Vivek Ramaswamy on his crypto platform, stablecoins, and Choke Point 2.0 (EP.478)
Vivek Ramaswamy is a Republican candidate for President in 2024. In this episode we sit down to dig into his crypto policy proposals: Vivek’s keynote in Ft Worth Vivek’s crypto platform and how that derives from his convictions Vivek’s view on Bitcoin mining Is Choke Point 2.0 real? Is banking a utility? ‘Choke Point 6.0’ […]
Ruud Smets and Marc de Kloe (Theta Capital) on Blockchain Fund of Funds (EP.480)
Ruud Smets and Marc de Kloe of Theta Capital join the show. In this episode we discuss: Theta‘s initial foray into the world of blockchain focused venture funds and hedge funds. The process of educating institutional limited partners on this emerging technology. How the Theta team segments the investable opportunities in the blockchain industry. Views […]
Kim Grauer (Chainalysis) on the Geography of Crypto Adoption (EP. 481)
Kim Grauer, director of research at Chainalysis, joins the show to talk about their 2023 Geography of Crypto Adoption report. In this episode: The difficulty of ascertaining reliable illicit finance data for crypto Why Chainalysis started publishing the Geography of Crypto report Why emerging markets dominate in terms of crypto adoption How Chainalysis devised their […]
Weekly Roundup 12/01/23 (SEC v Binance, Treasury letter to Congress) (EP.479)
Nic and Matt return for news and deals. In this episode: CZ must stay in the US until sentencing The SEC is looking into Binance US In kind versus cash creations for ETFs The Major Questions Doctrine FDIC scandal keeps rumbling Is there a world where GBTC doesn’t get converted? Elizabeth Warren versus Subway Content […]
Weekly Roundup 12/08/23 (JPM vs crypto, Do Kwon extradited, Nubank) (EP.482)
Matt and Nic return for deals and news of the week. In this episode: Chainalysis Geography of Crypto adoption Jamie Dimon comes out against crypto – again Our vote for Time Person of the year The AICPA announces their stablecoin attestation framework Do Kwon is being extradited to the US Nubank is getting into crypto […]
Rowan Stone (Coinbase) on Bringing Offchain Users Onchain (EP.483)
In this episode, we sit down with Rowan Stone who leads Business Development at Base – the layer-2 network on Ethereum launched by Coinbase earlier this year. Rowan expands on: The decision to build Base using Optimism’s OP stack and the “Superchain” vision The vectors of centralization in L2 networks and the path to decentralization Early […]
Brian Foster on The Evolution of Coinbase (EP.484)
Brian Foster, Global Head of Wholesale at Coinbase, joins the show. In this episode we discuss: Brian’s career and the path that led him to joining Coinbase. An overview of the Coinbase business model and how the company is segmented. The evolution of the Coinbase Institutional business. The Wholesale business at Coinbase and how the […]
Weekly Roundup 12/15/23 (Cantor and Tether, cash vs in-kind ETFs) (EP.486)
Matt and Nic return for another week of news and deals. In this episode: Coinbase’s positioning ahead of the ETF Cantor CEO Howard Lutnick acknowledges their Tether role Where do we stand on cash creation versus in-kind creation for the Bitcoin ETF? Coinbase launches an RWA hub in Abu Dhabi Kucoin settles with the state […]
Itai Turbahn (Dynamic) on Web3 logins and announcing Dynamic’s Series A (EP.485)
Itai Turbahn, the co-founder and CEO of Dynamic joins the show. In this episode we discuss: The mission of Dynamic and the how the company is enabling seamless web3 log in experiences. Breakout applications in the web3 category. An overview of Passkeys and the impact that this technology will have on both web2 and web3 […]
Nick Neuman (Casa) on Adding Support for Stablecoins (EP.487)
In this episode, we host Nick Neuman, CEO of Casa to discuss their recent stablecoin launch and: Casa’s value proposition How customers use Casa The decision to expand beyond Bitcoin to Ethereum The rationale behind supporting stablecoins Building custody tools for security versus convenience Nick’s views on experimentation on Bitcoin Further reading: Protect your stablecoins: […]