Weekly Roundup 01/29/21 (Reflections on the debate, the Robinhood affair, Ray Dalio warms to Bitcoin) (EP.172)
Nic and Matt return for another week of news and deals. In this episode: Our view on the Robinhood/Gamestop affair Why ‘rebuilding the financial system from scratch’ is a good idea, actually Could the brokerages deplatform Bitcoin financial products too? Will FTX be the last Gamestop market standing? Nic’s reflections on the Mike Green / […]
Matthew Gould (Unstoppable Domains) on the blockchain domain name opportunity (EP.167)
Matthew Gould, co-founder and CEO of Unstoppable Domains joins the show. In this episode we discuss: Matthew’s path into the cryptocurrency industry and the insight behind launching Unstoppable Domains. How Matthew sees the opportunity for blockchain-based domain systems. Tradeoffs between the various layer-one blockchains that are addressing this opportunity. Views on single sign-on and potential […]
Amanda Fabiano (Galaxy Digital) on the North American Mining Ecosystem (EP.174)
Amanda Fabiano, the Head of Mining at Galaxy Digital joins the show. In this episode we discuss: Amanda’s path to finding her passion in the mining sector Her role in leading Fidelity’s mining initiatives Her views on the Bitcoin mining value chain and the categories that are most compelling Thoughts on the future of off-grid […]
Weekly Roundup 02/05/21 (Saylor Day reflections, IBM jettisons ‘Blockchain’, India Bitcoin ban) (EP.175)
Nic and Matt return for another jam packed week. In this episode: Our reflections on Saylor day Is Ross Stephens the 2021 Bitcoin MVP? NYDIG bursts onto the scene Visa’s overlooked crypto API pilot for banks Is hashrate moving to the US? Nic’s ongoing spat with the Wall Street Journal Bitcoiin 2gen gets taken down […]
Galen Wolfe-Pauly (Tlon) on Urbit and the Architecture of the Internet (EP.176)
Galen Wolfe-Pauly, cofounder of Tlon, joins the show to give us an update on Urbit in light of the politicization of internet infrastructure. In this episode: The purpose of Urbit How the power of internet oligopolies has been recently revealed in the last few months Does the internet of today resemble the internet of 1994? […]
Edan Yago (Sovryn) on Bitcoin-Native DeFi (EP.177)
Edan Yago, product lead at Sovryn, talks us through the prospects for DeFi on Bitcoin. In this episode: Edan Yago’s origin story How Edan became disenchanted with the Bitcoin community’s ambition Did Bitcoiners compromise on an original vision of adopting successful alternative technologies? Is Bitcoin sufficiently expressive to be a functional base layer for smart […]
Weekly Roundup 02/12/21 (BNY Mellon supports Bitcoin, the Bitcoin energy debate, Elon Day) (EP.178)
Nic and Matt return for one of the most explosive weeks in the history of the podcast. In this episode: How Nic ended up at war with the Dogecoin fans CIV closes a $50m fund Tom Brady wins the Super Bowl Should responsible CFOs own Bitcoin on their corporate balance sheets? Bitcoin on the balance […]
Zachary Kelman (Kelman Law) on the lingering effects of Choke Point (EP.179)
Repeat guest Zach Kelman joins the show to break down the contemporary effects of Operation Choke Point from his perspective as a lawyer having worked in compliance and regulatory for large financial institutions. In this episode: The (pre)history of Choke Point – and how it wasn’t a bolt from the blue How Choke Point was […]
Teddy Fusaro (Bitwise) on the Bitwise DeFi Index Fund (EP.181)
Teddy Fusaro, the President of Bitwise Asset Management joins the show. In this episode we discuss: The new Bitwise DeFi Index Fund The decentralized finance opportunity set and the narratives driving the space Teddy’s career path to cryptoassets and joining Bitwise The prospects of a Bitcoin ETFs Cured meats To learn more about Bitwise visit […]
Rene Van Kesteren (BlockFi) on how BlockFi handles risk (EP.180)
BlockFi Chief Risk Officer Rene Van Kesteren joins the show to explain how crypto lender and brokerage BlockFi engages in risk management. In this episode: Rene’s career trajectory and the path that led him to joining BlockFi The mechanics of how BlockFi offers interest bearing accounts The borrowing and lending market structure How BlockFi thinks […]