Dan Matuszewski (CMS Holdings) – What explains the growth of Tether? (EP.83)
Dan Matuszewski, Principal and Co-Founder of CMS Holdings joins the show once again. Since he last appeared, the market has been through some gut-wrenching turmoil, and Tether (one of the subjects of the first episode) has tacked on a casual $5B in market cap. Dan, alongside his colleagues at CMS, has also joined the Crypto […]
Paolo Ardoino (Bitfinex/Tether) – Managing the growth of Tether (EP.87)
So far on the crypto-dollarization miniseries, we’ve covered Tether’s stability mechanics, we’ve heard from traders and OTC desks using the asset, but we haven’t heard from the issuers of the stablecoin itself. To give us insight into how they run the system, Paolo Ardoino, the CTO of Tether and Bitfinex, joins the show. In this […]
Mark Casady on Financial Advice, Fintech and Cryptoassets
Mark Casady, cofounder and General Partner at Vestigo Ventures, and former Chairman and CEO of LPL Financial joins the show. In this episode we discuss: Mark’s career in financial services and the path that led him to becoming CEO of the world’s largest independent broker-dealer The evolution of the financial advice industry Mark’s thesis on […]
Weekly News Roundup 6/12/20 feat. Christine Sandler (Fidelity’s institutional survey, the GBTC premium trade, Coinbase at a crossroads) (EP.89)
Matt and Nic review the stories of the week, featuring special guest Christine Sandler, head of Sales and Marketing at Fidelity Digital assets. Christine joins the show to discuss Fidelity’s newly-released survey of institutional investor attitudes on digital assets. We talk about what FDAS is up to, client enthusiasm for the asset class, and how […]
Ryan Rabaglia (OSL) – Cryptodollars: the view from Hong Kong (EP.90)
Ryan Rabaglia has had a colorful career trading forex, equity, and oil before making his way into the cryptocurrency markets. He’s witnessed crypto develop from a niche, uninvestable curiosity to a liquid and financialized global asset. Now Managing Director and Global Head of Trading at OSL, one of the largest digital asset brokerages in the […]
Weekly News Roundup 6/05/20 (Avanti Bank, Hester Peirce re-nominated, Section 230 and digital property rights) (EP.86)
Matt and Nic review the top stories of the week in the cryptoasset industry. In today’s episode: Avanti Bank’s raise and Wyoming’s Special Purpose Depository Institution regulation GBTC eating up the new supply Bloomberg’s commentary on Bitcoin Hester Pierce is re-nominated to the SEC The prospects for blockchain games The Section 230 debate, and how […]
David Nage (Arca) on how family offices are engaging with cryptoassets (EP.91)
David Nage, Principal and Head of Strategic Relations at Arca joins the show. In this episode we discuss: David’s experience in the family office channel and his path to the crypto industry His upcoming FO256 family office virtual conference on June 24th Podcasting and content creation as a complement to investing in the blockchain industry […]
Weekly News Roundup 6/19/20 (River Financial, Microsoft ION launches, a new Bitcoin ETF approach) (EP.92)
Matt and Nic cover the top stories of the week. In this episode: An update on our office plant River Financial raises a seed round, and our thesis on Bitcoin financial institutions Microsoft ION launches on mainnet Private keys as private property Wisdomtree’s commodity ETF… feat. Bitcoin Another ICO bites the dust Former CFTC chairman […]
Noah Buxton and Jeremy Nau (Armanino LLP) on Proof of Reserves: the view from the auditors (EP.93)
Noah Buxton, director and co-lead of Armanino’s blockchain practice and Jeremy Nau, senior manager of the practice join the show. Armanino LLP is an accounting and audit firm that has developed proof of reserve tools for exchanges and custodians, as well as real time attestation tools for stablecoins. In this episode, we cover: How Armanino […]
Weekly News Roundup 6/26/20 (Paypal rumors, Telegram settles with the SEC, the Compound situation demystified) (EP.95)
Matt and Nic cover the top stories of the week. In this episode: More Proof of Reserve chatter OmiseGo’s parent company raises $80m Bitmex backs a new options exchange Paypal plans to roll out crypto products KPMG announces Chain Fusion USDC goes multi-chain We explain the COMP situation Telegram finally settles with the SEC Jay […]