From the Front Page - Chain Reaction
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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 -
Chain Reaction - Market Dispersion & Post-Crisis Consequences w/ Mark Yusko
May 18th, 2020 by BTCMedia In this episode, Kevin Kelly sits down with Mark Yusko, the CEO & CIO of Morgan Creek Capital Management and Managing Partner of Morgan Creek Digital Assets, to discuss the current state of markets, implications of extreme policy decisions in the wake of COVID-19, and the potential role Bitcoin and crypto will play in its aftermath. Mark shares invaluable insights from his +25yrs in investment management, drawing parallels to prior downturns and tech cycles while sharing his views on where we're headed in the New Normal. Read More -
Chain Reaction - The Tie’s Joshua Frank: The State of Digital Assets
May 13th, 2020 by BTCMedia In this episode,Kevin Kelly talks with Joshua Frank, CEO of The Tie about their mega 60 page State Of Digital Assets Report. The Tie filters 850M+ tweets per day, tracks unique sentiment, conducted in-depth interviews and analyzed the wisdom of the crowd for this mega report. Read More -
Chain Reaction - Haseeb Qureshi and Kevin Wang: Nervos’ Strategy in China
May 6th, 2020 by BTCMedia Host Tom Shaughnessy talks to Haseeb Qureshi, Managing Partner at Dragonfly Capital ($100M fund) and and Kevin Wang, co-founder of Nervos. On this episode the three discuss the benefits of a localization strategy in China, competition between layer-1 blockchains, what makes Nervos different (specifically token economics and sustainability are covered) and much more. If you enjoy this episode, please share it! Read More -
Chain Reaction - Tavi Costa and Kevin Kelly: Deficits, Debasements & Disconnects
May 4th, 2020 by BTCMedia In this episode,Kevin Kelly brings back Tavi Costa, of Crescat Capital to discuss his latest market outlook, the drastic disconnect between markets and the underlying economy, the growing risk of fiat currency debasement, consequences of historic monetary & fiscal responses, and why the current backdrop is bullish for scarce assets like gold, precious metals, and bitcoin in the coming years. Read More -
Chain Reaction - Brian Klein: Crypto’s Most Esteemed, High Stakes Lawyer
April 30th, 2020 by BTCMedia Host Tom Shaughnessy talks to Brian Klein, partner at Baker Marquart, LLP. Brian is one of the most well known lawyers in the space with clients including Erik Voorhees, Block.One, Tezos' Kathleen and Arthur Brietman and others. On this episode we discuss representing major clients in the space, Brian's thoughts on the Telegram case, regulations (SEC) and more. Read More -
Chain Reaction - Arthur Breitman: A Deep Dive With One Of The Industry’s Great Minds
April 27th, 2020 by BTCMedia Host Tom Shaughnessy talks to Arthur Breitman, Co-Founder of Tezos. In an all encompassing conversation, they discuss the pros and cons of proof of stake and proof of work networks; innovation vs competition; supply dynamics, thought experiments and more. Then, they have some fun discussing their shared interest in sci-fi through the lens of COVID-19, including whether Arthur believes we will colonize space or Antarctica first. Read More -
Chain Reaction - Jason Williams: Selling FastMed For $500M to Deploying $130M in Crypto
April 22nd, 2020 by BTCMedia Host Tom Shaughnessy talks to Jason Williams, co-founder of Morgan Creek Digital - a fund in the crypto space. Jason previously grew and sold FastMed, an urgent care provider for $500M and started Full Tilt Capital, a Venture Fund that deployed $18M into 63 deals. Read More
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