Zach Abrams (Bridge) on Moving Money (EP.500)
Bridge CEO and Co-Founder Zach Abrams joins us for an episode chronicling the explosion of stablecoin volume and how Bridge is building critical infrastructure. In this episode: Zach’s origin story and how he arrived at building Bridge Bridge’s core products today and how clients use their APIs Future issuance of stablecoins Key global use cases […]
Weekly Roundup 01/19/24 (ETF winners, Dimon’s Satoshi theory, Lutnick on Tether) (EP.499)
Matt and Nic return for another week of news and deals. In this episode: Our plans for episode 500 Jamie Dimon thinks Satoshi might return and vanish the bitcoins or increase the 21m cap Howard Lutnick goes to bat for Tether Chevron doctrine is challenged in SCOTUS Dunking on Tether Truthers Coinbase vs SEC resumes […]
Weekly Roundup 01/12/24 (BTC ETFs launch, more ETF, even more ETF) (EP.498)
Matt and Nic are back for a historic week in the history of Bitcoin. In this episode: Spot ETF approved and starts trading Why day 1 flows might disappoint but longer term flows could materialize Day 1 price action review The GBTC conversion effect ETF scoreboard after one day of launch The SEC’s multiple SNAFUS […]
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Eric Wall on Eric’s Orb (EP.417)
Eric Wall is a cryptocurrency researcher, analyst, critic, and investor. In this episode we sit down to discuss the creation and premise of his new project, the Orb. What is the orb? How did the orb come about? How to bet on the human capital and reputational growth of individuals Why previous social tokens failed […]
Weekly Roundup 04/14/23 (ETH unstaking, FedNow vs CBDCs, NYT on mining, FTX 2.0 gets closer) (EP.416)
Matt and Nic return for another week of news and deals. In this episode: Is Ethereum going through a ‘bullish unlock’? Did the SEC decicion around staking help decentralize Ethereum? What is a commodity? We pitch futures for restaurant bookings The problem with ‘phygitals’ What’s going on with DWF labs? Twitter users will be able […]
Dennison Bertram (Tally) on the Future of DAOs (EP.415)
Dennison Bertram, the co-founder and CEO of Tally, returns to the show. In this episode we discuss: Dennison’s career in the crypto industry from exchange founder to founding Tally. How to frame DAOs from a total addressable market perspective. What types of companies and industry categories would be better served as DAOs. Best practices in […]
Weekly Roundup 04/07/23 (OCP2.0 remedies, Treasury on DeFi, FTX.com relaunch?) (EP.414)
Matt and Nic return for another week of news and deals. In this episode: What are the prospects for dealing with OCP 2.0? Creditors are considering relaunching FTX int’l The boundary between being a visionary and a scammer Nic’s feud against NPR What’s the deal with the bug eating meme? Are lobsters bugs? What happened […]
Lorien Gabel and Benjamin Thalman (Figment) on Staking and the Ethereum Shanghai Upgrade (EP.413)
Lorien Gabel and Benjamin Thalman of Figment join the show. In this episode we discuss: The founding story of Figment and the focus of the firm. The evolution of proof of stake blockchains and how Figment helps their customers with staking. Ethereum, the Shanghai upgrade and the likely impacts of withdrawal functionality on the network. […]
David Thompson (Cooper & Kirk) on What Can be Done about Operation Choke Point 2.0 (EP.412)
In this episode I sit down with David Thompson, managing partner at Cooper & Kirk. We cover the emergence of Operation Choke Point 2.0 and what recourse can be sought by the industry. In this episode: Cooper & Kirk’s track record and reputation The story of Choke Point 1.0 and how Cooper & Kirk helped […]