From the Front Page - Chain Reaction
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Delphi Digital Podcast: U.S. Dominance in the “New Normal”
August 7th, 2020 by
BTCMedia In this episode, Kevin Kelly sits down with Sri Thiruvadanthai, the director of research for The Jerome Levy Forecasting Center, an independent economic research and consulting firm. Read More -
Delphi Digital Podcast - CZ: Binance’s Early Days To Handling Trillions in Volume
August 3rd, 2020 by BTCMedia The early days of Binance, and how CZ overcame specific barriers and struggles. What scares CZ most about the space and his biggest mistakes that he had to overcome. Competing against centralized exchanges and decentralized versions (AMMs, DEXs, etc). Managing a decentralized team of 1,500 (up from 500) and plans to decentralize even further over time. Scaling Binance to be able to handle trillions in annual trade volume with goals of handling $100T in annual volumes. Much more! Read More -
Delphi Digital Podcast - Macro Matters: Laurence Kotlikoff - America is Broke
July 27th, 2020 by BTCMedia Host Jose Maria Macedo sits down with economist Laurence Kotlikoff, professor of economics at Boston University, president of Economic Security Planning, New York Times best-selling author and 2x presidential candidate. We discuss the US's fiscal state, $200T in off balance sheet liabilities, MMT as well as Laurence's solutions to the problems facing the US. We also spend some time discussing digital assets and the role they may play in this. Read More -
The Delphi Podcast - Ryan Gill: A Crucible Moment Pt 1 - Metaverse Musings
July 24th, 2020 by BTCMedia Host Piers Kicks sits down with Ryan Gill the Founder and CEO of Crucible for Episode 02 of Metaverse Musings. Both Ryan and his Co-Founder Toby Tremayne have been hard at work laying the foundations for an exciting chapter in the evolution metaverse. Keep an eye on Crucible as more information comes online in the coming weeks as the company officially moves out of stealth. We talk through Ryan's White Mirror philosophy, their blueprints for the open metaverse, and the worlds of tomorrow. Stay tuned for Part 2 which will feature Toby for a more granular technical exploration of the themes covered. https://crucible.network/ Read More -
Chain Reaction - Viktor Bunin: Bison Trails - Powering Blockchain Infrastructure Globally
July 20th, 2020 by BTCMedia Host Tom Shaughnessy sits down Viktor Bunin, a protocol specialist at Bison Trails. The two discuss Viktor's journey in crypto, how Biston Trails is powering the leading crypto projects through providing easy to use node infrastucture globally and so much more. Read More -
Chain Reaction - John Egan: On the Road to a Digital Species - Metaverse Musings Ep 01
July 17th, 2020 by BTCMedia In the inaugural episode of Metaverse Musings, host Piers Kicks sits down with John Egan the CEO of BNP Paribas’ L’Atelier. John and his team focus on foresight in order to identify future market opportunities and challenges in digital and virtual domains through research, analysis, and exploratory fiction. The most compelling area they have identified is the virtual economy, on which they produced an unusually thorough landmark research report which is linked below. Together, they explore the primary drivers behind our accelerated transition into a digital species as well as the novel financial opportunities unlocked along the way. Read More -
Chain Reaction - Michael Egorov: Inside Curve, The Hyper-growth Stablecoin Exchange
July 13th, 2020 by BTCMedia Host Tom Shaughnessy sits down Michael Egorov, the Founder and CEO of Curve. Curve has garnered a ton of attention in the space as a new type of decentralized stablecoin exchange which also features yield farming and more. Michael covers everything in this interview. Read More -
Chain Reaction - Alexander Leishman: The Easiest Way to Buy Bitcoin, Stored In a 2,000 Pound Vault
July 10th, 2020 by BTCMedia Host Tom Shaughnessy sits down with Alexander Leishman the founder and CEO of River Financial. Based in San Francisco, River Financial is a firm dedicated to helping people invest in Bitcoin. We provide our users with premium customer service and access to cutting edge Bitcoin features, like the Lightning Network. Read More -
Chain Reaction - Kelvin Koh: Spartan Group’s Relentless Search For Alpha
July 2nd, 2020 by BTCMedia Host Tom Shaughnessy sits down with Kelvin Koh: Co-founder & Partner, CIO, Spartan Capital. Kelvin has over 20 years of experience in investment and research across multiple asset classes and geographies. Prior to serving as CIO of Spartan Capital, the hedge fund arm of Spartan Group, Kelvin was Managing Partner of Trident Venture Partners, an early stage venture capital firm. Read More -
Chain Reaction - Hassan Bassiri: Arca’s Portfolio Manager on Navigating Yield Farming and Understanding Risk/Reward
June 30th, 2020 by BTCMedia Hosts Tom Shaughnessy sits down with Hassan Bassiri, VP of Portfolio Management at Arca, a crypto hedge fund. The two discuss Hassan's journey as an ex-lawyer, to completing the CFA program to now being Arca's PM. They discuss understanding risk/reward, the risks with yield farming and much more. This is an unmatched episode into the inner workings of an active fund. Read More -
Chain Reaction - Anatoly, Maya and Ryan: Experts Discuss The Parallels Between Crypto and Wireless Networks
June 26th, 2020 by BTCMedia Hosts Tom Shaughnessy sits down with Anatoly Yakovenko, Maya Zehavi and Ryan Gentry for a wide reaching discussion on the parallels between the wireless industry and crypto. From how Wireless technologies played out on a geographic basis, to narrative changes and where value accrued, there are clear comparisons between the two industries. I was thrilled to have on a group of wireless experts turned crypto experts! Read More -
Chain Reaction - Daniel Segundo: Value Investing In Crypto
June 22nd, 2020 by BTCMedia Hosts Tom Shaughnessy sits down with Daniel Segundo, a General Partner at Off The Chain. The two discuss value investing in crypto vs the traditional world, Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger the Mount Gox claims and much more! Read More -
Chain Reaction - All Roads Lead to Gold & Bitcoin
June 17th, 2020 by BTCMedia In this episode, Kevin Kelly sits down with Luke Gromen, founder of Forest for the Trees (FFTT), a macro/thematic research firm, to discuss the growing risks within sovereign bond markets, the end game of major central bank intervention, consequences of fiat currency debasement, and the outlook for various asset classes under such conditions. Read More -
Chain Reaction - Peter Mauric: Polkadot’s Competitive Edge
June 15th, 2020 by BTCMedia Hosts Tom Shaughnessy sits down with Peter Mauric the Head of Public Affairs at Parity who is helping to deliver the vision of Polkadot and Kusama. The two discuss Polkadot's viability as a layer-1 blockchain, its potential competitive advantages and much more. This podcast is timely as Polkadot's first iteration just went live. Dive in! Read More -
Chain Reaction - John McAfee: Why Bitcoin Is Going To Zero
June 12th, 2020 by BTCMedia Hosts Tom Shaughnessy sits down with John McAfee, the Founder of McAfee AntiVirus and Privacy Coin GHOST. John details his views on Bitcoin, Monero, GHOST and other cryptos, the state of the world and the government and much more. We thank John for joining us on this episode. Read More -
Chain Reaction - Dan Hannum: Slow, Steady, and Silent. A Crypto OG That Stays Under the Radar
June 10th, 2020 by BTCMedia Hosts Tom Shaughnessy sits down with Dan Hannum, the COO of ZenLedger and Founder and CIO at Hannum Capital Management. On this episode we discuss Dan's past on Wall Street to Blockchain Capital to eventually starting his own $25M fund over 4 years ago. We discuss life lessons, what Dan looks for in an investment and so much more! Read More -
Chain Reaction - Avoiding Pitfalls & Crisis Investing
June 3rd, 2020 by BTCMedia Kevin Kelly welcomes Cullen Roche, Founder & CIO of Orcam Financial Group, for a lively discussion on crisis investing, elevated risks in fixed income & Treasuries, the growing disconnect between stocks and economic readings, and much more! Read More -
Chain Reaction - Andreas Antonopoulos: A Pragmatist’s View on The World & Its Future
June 1st, 2020 by BTCMedia Hosts Tom Shaughnessy and Medio Demarco sit down with Andreas Antonopoulos, the best-selling author, speaker, educator, and highly sought after expert in Bitcoin and open blockchain technologies. The group discuss the intersection of Bitcoin and geo-politics, social contracts, developer communities, the lightning network, what a dystopian future could look like and so much more. Read More -
Chain Reaction - Ian Cassel: A Legendary Investor’s Search For A 100-Bagger
May 25th, 2020 by BTCMedia On this episode, Tom Shaughnessy interviews a long time friend Ian Cassel. We discuss Ian's journey as a legendary startup/microcap investor, the creation of MicroCapClub which is the most prestigious microcap investing community, what Ian looks for in an investment and management team and so much more. Read More -
Chain Reaction - Multicoin’s Ben and Tony: The Trust Spectrum
May 21st, 2020 by BTCMedia In this episode, Tom Shaughnessy talks with Ben Sparango and Tony Sheng of Multicoin capital to discuss their latest report on The Trust Spectrum. We will keep this short, as the episode covers everything - enjoy and share! Read More
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