Weekly Roundup 08/20/21 (Uniswap governance wars, Bitcoin adoption in EM, OnlyFans gets Choke Pointed) (EP.237)
Nic and Matt are back for news and deals. In this episode: Our current sentiment on the Senate infrastructure bill The controversial Flipside/Uniswap portfolio MIT’s 2014 Bitcoin airdrop Chainalysis’ new data on Bitcoin adoption shows that it’s a developing markets phenomenon Is there a conflict between good stablecoins and a competitive market for stablecoins? Are […]
Alex Svanevik (Nansen) on extracting signal from on-chain noise (EP.240)
We welcome Alex Svanevik, CEO of Nansen.ai to On the Brink to provide color on Nansen’s unique approach to on-chain data and analysis. We discuss: The evolution of Nansen from a wallet labelling tool to an end-to-end analytics platform How Nansen provides actionable insights from its analysis of individual addresses, transactions, and contracts Nansen’s process to scale […]
Weekly Roundup 09/03/21 (Two years of OTB, Matt’s NFT strategy, Square’s Bitcoin DEX) (EP.239)
Nic and Matt are back for another week. Patriots choose Mac Jones Kanye releases Donda Two year anniversary of OTB The fate of the OTB lost episode Matt’s peculiar NFT acquisition strategy What the hell is Loot Punks weren’t the first NFTs Square is making a Bitcoin DEX The SEC sues Bitconnect Sponsor notes This […]
Weekly Roundup 09/10/21 (Bukele buys the dip, oil majors are mining, SEC v Coinbase) (EP.241)
Matt and Nic are back for another week. In this episode: El Salvador’s bitcoin launch Was the Chivo rollout really that bad? Bukele buys the dip Did El Salvador’s bitcoin day cause a 20% selloff? McDonalds supports lightning in El Salvador SEC v Coinbase Introducing the Reves test Takeaways from the Miami Bitmain conference What […]
Weekly Roundup 09/17/21 (Fidelity’s spot ETF plea, Solana goes down, Are Bitcoiners cosplayers?) (EP.242)
Matt and Nic return to recap a tumultuous week. In this episode: Matt’s ongoing war against the turkeys Fidelity thinks the SEC should approve a spot ETF The Futures based Bitcoin ETFs are nearing approval The SEC stonewalling an ETF is a political choice The OpenSea insider scandal Elizabeth Warren’s critiques of the industry get […]
Chris Maurice (Yellow Card) on driving fundamental crypto adoption in Africa (EP.245)
In this episode, Chris Maurice, co-founder and CEO of pan-African crypto platform Yellow Card, joined us to talk about his background, the business, and the state of crypto adoption in Africa. The company’s goal is to provide a seamless on and off ramp to anyone in Africa. We also discuss: Yellow Card’s recently announced fundraise […]
Weekly Roundup 09/24/21 (Regulators keep talking about Free Banking, Twitter rolls out LN support, Biden’s new OCC nominee) (EP.243)
Nic and Matt return for another week of news and deals. In this episode: Latest on the infrastructure bill The latest on the platinum coin Zany things that financial regulators said this week Gensler continues to misrepresent the free banking era How bad was the wildcat banking era really? Why are financial regulators so interested […]
Christian Dittmeier on NFT analytics (EP.244)
Christian Dittmeier, cofounder and CEO of Evaluate Market joins the show. In this episode we discuss: How Christian and his cofounders Alex and Cody came to find themselves spending their free time analyzing NFTs The insight that led them to start Evaluate Market, a platform for discovering, search for, and evaluating NFTs Christian’s perspective on […]
Weekly Roundup 10/01/21 (Flare mining in WY, nuclear BTC mines, Compound exploited) (EP.246)
Matt and Nic return for another week. In this episode: Is fasting lindy? Ripple’s 250m NFT fund Kraken reaches a $1.25m settlement with the CFTC Could Ripple win their case against the SEC? Wyoming gives a tax break to flare gas miners Coinbase adds direct deposits to their platform Should stablecoins be issued by banks? […]
Weekly Roundup 10/08/21 (How to offset emissions, SocGen’s Maker play, Tether revelations) (EP.248)
Nic and Matt are back for more deals and news. In this episode: Our podcast SNAFU Can you wear a suit with sneakers How to offset your Bitcoin emissions (without buying offsets) Soc Gen asks Maker for a loan Bloomberg’s Tether bombshell Are stablecoins like money market funds? Sponsor notes: This show supported by Coinbase Prime, […]