Nicos Vekiarides, the cofounder and CEO of Attestiv joins the show. Attestiv is a company that builds software to prove the authenticity of photos and videos using public blockchains to timestamp these records. In this podcast we discuss:
– The benefits of public blockchains as public notary systems
– Use cases for deep fake detection in the insurance industry
– Tooling and user experience building on public blockchains
Learn more about Attestiv at www.attestiv.com
Douglas Jackson, the founder of E-gold, arguably the first widely-used electronic medium of exchange, appears on the show. In this episode we discuss:
– Douglas’ motivations for starting E-gold
– His disagreements with his cypherpunk contemporaries
– Why private monetary issuers might be more responsible than public ones
– The challenge of creating an open payments system which is also compliant
– His critiques of stablecoins and native-unit cryptocurrencies
Matt and Nic from Castle Island Ventures review the top stories of the week in the cryptoasset industry. This week’s topics include:
– Market Turmoil
– Market Infrastructure
– Deals
and much more news of the week
Jeremy Allaire, the co-founder and CEO of Circle joins the show. In this episode we discuss:
– Jeremy’s entrepreneurial journey and the original vision for Circle
– The geopolitical impact of US Dollars on public blockchains
– The goals of USDC
– Circle Platform Services, a new product launching today
– The regulatory environment globally for cryptoassets
and much more
Matthew Le Merle, the co-founder and Managing Partner of Fifth Era, Keiretsu Capital and Blockchain Coinvestors joins the podcast. In this episode we discuss:
– Matthew’s career arc and how he came to understand the potential impact of blockchain technology
– Building Blockchain Coinvestors, and the investment strategy of investing in blockchain venture capital funds
– Predictions and analysis on institutional custody, stablecoins, Bitcoin adoption in emerging markets and more
Learn more about Matthew and Blockchain Coinvestors at:
https://www.blockchaincoinvestors.com/
Matt and Nic from Castle Island Ventures review the top stories of the week in the cryptoasset industry. This week’s topics include:
– Deals of the week
– India’s Supreme Court Ruling
– South Korea regulation
– OFAC issues
– Treasury meeting with industry leaders
and much more news of the week
Joseph Jacks of OSS Capital joins the show. In this episode we discuss:
– What constitutes commercial open source, and how this differs from regular open source projects
– the history of the open source software movement
– why programmers contribute unpaid to open source projects
– whether tokens are required to monetize open source
OSS Capital: https://oss.capital/
The COSS Index: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17nKMpi_Dh5slCqzLSFBoWMxNvWiwt2R-t4e_l7LPLhU/edit#gid=0
Joseph’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/asynchio
Matt and Nic from Castle Island Ventures review the top stories of the week in the cryptoasset industry. This week’s topics include:
– Deals of the week
– SEC denies another Bitcoin ETF
– SEC whacks Steven Seagal
– Ripple Moneygram payments
– Central Bank Digital Currency
– Binance jurisdiction shopping
and much more news of the week
Sunayna Tuteja, the Head of Digital Assets and DLT at TD Ameritrade, appears on the show. On this episode we discuss:
– What guides TD’s decision making in this asset class
– How they think about blockchain/DLT versus Bitcoin
– Crypto ideology versus crypto agnosticism
– Her career trajectory to date
– Lessons from being a pilot
Matt and Nic from Castle Island Ventures review the top stories of the week in the cryptoasset industry. This week’s topics include:
– Deals of the week
– Enigma settles with the SEC
– Fcoin lost user funds
– Tim Draper bought 2.5% of Aragon
– DeFi infrastructure
– Neel Kashkari’s thoughts on crypto
and much more news of the week
Balaji Srinivasan is an angel investor and entrepreneur. He was formerly the CTO of Coinbase, a General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, and the co-founder of Earn.com, Counsyl, Teleport and Coin Center. In this episode we discuss:
– the 100x’ crypto has delivered over traditional finance
– how Balaji’s views of what Bitcoin is good for have changed over time
– the ‘sovereign collective’ versus the sovereign individual
– whether Twitter is a functioning digital commonwealth and the prospects for Bluesky
– why handles on social media might more closely resemble property than a platform
– what Balaji is trying to achieve with nakamoto.com
Matt and Nic from Castle Island Ventures review the top stories of the week in the cryptoasset industry. This week’s topics include:
– BlockFi raise
– Other deals
– JPM spinout?
– USDC
and much more news of the week
Jake Chervinsky the General Counsel of Compound joins the podcast. In this episode we discuss:
– The history of securities markets in the US
– The Howey test in plain language
– Whether commodities can transmute to securities, and vice versa
– Why markets function best with regulation
– The purpose of open finance
– Being a bitcoiner at an ethereum-focused company
Matt and Nic from Castle Island Ventures review the top stories of the week in the cryptoasset industry. This week’s topics include:
– Deals of the week
– U.S. Marshalls auction
– ICE eyes Ebay
– Crypto safe harbor?
and much more news of the week
Alex Leishman, the cofounder and CEO of River Financial joins the show. In this episode we discuss:
– Why Alex started River Financial
– Why they are Bitcoin only
– Why other exchanges were so quick to list tokens
– The role of banks in Bitcoin
– Practical issues with implementing Proof of Reserves
To learn more about River Financial visit: www.river.com
Matt and Nic from Castle Island Ventures review the top stories of the week in the cryptoasset industry. This week’s topics include:
– Nic’s Presidential Endorsement
– Proof of Stake Tax Policy
– Popper’s NYT Article
– Ripple IPO?
– Super Bowl Picks
and much more news of the week
Mike Moro, the CEO of Genesis Capital/Genesis Trading joins the show. In this episode we discuss:
– Mike’s pre-Bitcoin career and his path to Second Market and then Genesis
– POV on Bitcoin ETF viability
– The state of play for cryptoasset market infrastructure
– Cryptoasset lending
…and much more
Matt and Nic from Castle Island Ventures review the top stories of the week in the cryptoasset industry. This week’s topics include:
– new SPAC for Blockchain Co’s
– DigixDAO treasury liquidation
– Bitcoin Investment Trust is now an SEC reporting company
– Bcash dev funding proposal
and much more news of the week
Hunter Merghart, the Head of USA Operations for Bitstamp joins the show. In this episode we discuss:
– Bitstamp’s history and USA roadmap
– Hunter’s career path in trading and how he came to enter the cryptoasset market
– Market infrastructure: where we are as an industry, and what needs to be built in order to support institutional adoption
…and much more
Matt and Nic from Castle Island Ventures review the top stories of the week in the cryptoasset industry. This week’s topics include:
– SEC Actions
– Bitwise RIA report
– Canada’s Guidance on Exchanges
– GBTC Q4 Report
– Digital Dollar Think Tank
and much more news of the week
