Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) on FTX, the SEC, and the House Crypto Agenda for 2023 (EP.382)
Minnesota Representative and newly elected House Whip Tom Emmer joins the show for a discussion of the FTX fallout, the House hearings, the SEC’s behavior throughout the process, and developments in the House looking ahead to 2023. Rep. Emmer’s thoughts on the House hearing with John Ray How the FTX collapse was about a failure […]
Weekly Roundup 12/23/22 (Caroline pleads, SBF is extradited, Visa’s autopayments) (EP.383)
Matt and Nic return for another week of news and deals. In this episode: Are stablecoins still a priority in DC? The rise of the FUDfluencer Sam agrees to be extradited Did the SDNY wait for Sam to be extradited to release Caroline’s plea deal? Alameda was siphoning FTX funds from day 1 What’s the […]
Weekly Roundup 12/30/22 (Avi Eisenberg arrest, weather affects the hashrate, our predictions for 2023) (EP.384)
Nic and Matt return for another week of news and deals. In this episode: Galaxy acquires the Helios miner facility from Argo Consolidating in the miner space A new bad boy bursts onto the scene Avraham Eisenberg is arrested in Puerto Rico Should it be illegal to exploit defi contracts, even if you reach an […]
Weekly Roundup 01/06/23 (DCG vs Gemini, SBF’s plea, India’s crypto framework) (EP.385)
Matt and Nic return for another week of news and deals. In this episode: A call for on-chain archeology Nic’s scuppered NYE plans More news from the FTX crime family Who is SBF’s mystery bail benefactor? SBF pleads not guilty SBF is prohibited from moving further FTX/Alameda assets SBF had four meetings with White House […]
Weekly Roundup 01/13/23 (Nexo raided, crypto charity boxing, DCG vs Gemini II) (EP.386)
Matt and Nic return for another week of news and deals. In this episode: What’s happening with Proof of Reserves? Will BTC and ETH have another fee crisis? Nishad Singh has met with the SDNY in a proffer session The SEC is investigating VC funds that invested in FTX FTX debtors and the Bahamas announced a cooperation […]
Dhruv Patel and Himanshu Sahay (Arch) on Building a New Alternative Lender (EP.390)
Arch cofounders Dhruv Patel and Himanshu Sahay Arch coming out of stealth Key lessons learned from the crypto lending crisis Arch’s differentiated offering within crypto and other alternative assets Leveraging crypto rails to build a lender of the future Using experience at top technology companies to build a superior consumer product Learn more at Archlending.com […]
Luuk Strijers (Deribit) on a New Model for Proof of Reserves (EP.387)
Deribit Chief Commercial Officer Luuk Strijers joins the show to talk about their new Proof of Reserve rollout. In this episode: Why Deribit decided to do a PoR What were the considerations going into it? What made Deribit cautious about the procedure? Which PoRs did Deribit look at for inspiration? Has Deribit received client feedback […]
Weekly Roundup 01/20/23 (DOJ takes down Bitzlato, loyalty point inflation, FTX US still solvent?) (EP.389)
Matt and Nic return for another week of news and deals. In this episode: What’s going on with our merch? Nic’s pitch for pickleball What’s the deal with the leaked GTX pitch deck? What happened at CoinFLEX? Our conspiracy about GTX What’s the latest with the FTX crime family Will FTX or FTX.US be relaunched? […]
Tony Scuderi (Imperii) on Crypto Banking and Advisory (EP.388)
Tony Scuderi, the founder of Imperii Partners joins the show. In this episode we discuss: The investment banking landscape for crypto/blockchain companies. How the fundraising environment is evolving in 2023. The impact of FTX on the broader market. How companies backed by FTX are taking action. The M&A landscape. Common pitfalls that founders make when […]
Maneesh Gandhi & Michael Liddy (Evanston Capital) on The Institutional Allocator Landscape (EP.391)
Maneesh Gandhi and Michael Liddy of Evanston Capital join the show. In this episode we discuss: Evanston Capital’s history and thoughts on the blockchain ecosystem Their views on the current market environment and how this crypto cycle compares to others The evolution of the crypto venture landscape and how Evanston Capital thinks about crypto venture […]