From the Front Page - The Blockcrunch
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Block Crunch - Why Avalanche is Not an Ethereum Killer - John Wu, Ava Labs
July 14th, 2020 by
BTCMedia John Wu (@john1wu) spent a decade on Wall Street working at some of the top investment firms. Now he heads Ava Labs, the company overseeing the development of a new blockchain backed by the who's who of crypto VCs. Read More -
The Revival of Layer 1s is Near - Illia & Erik, NEAR Foundation, Ep. 106
July 8th, 2020 by BTCMedia Can Layer 1s make a come back in a market obsessed with apps and DeFi? Illia Polosukhin (@ilblackdragon) and Erik Trautman (@ErikTrautman) of NEAR foundation join us this week in discussing Read More -
Block Crunch - Are Fan Tokens A Multi-Billion Dollar Opportunity? - Alexander Dreyfus, Socios
July 1st, 2020 by BTCMedia Socios recently sold $1.3M worth of "fan tokens" to fans of soccer club FC Barcelona, with more on the way. Alex Dreyfus (@alex_dreyfus), founder of Socios, joins us in discussing: What are fan tokens, and how big is the opportunity? Using cryptoassets to engage consumers in B2C businesses What the Chilliz token is Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi). If you enjoyed the show, consider tipping! This show is not financial advice. BTC: 3EFSLnPpme6Lo6DynN1bVV9owooueFvEmJ ETH: 0xdec40AA30B... Read More -
Block Crunch - Token Maximalism: The Next 1000x in Crypto - Lasse Clausen
June 23rd, 2020 by BTCMedia Lasse Clausen (@lalleclausen), co-founder of Berlin-based token fund 1kx, joins me in discussing the latest trends in crypto. Read More -
Block Crunch - How Polkadot Plans to Win the Layer 1 Race - Joe Petrowski, Parity
June 17th, 2020 by BTCMedia Polkadot is live! Joe Petrowski (@joepetrowski), research analyst at Parity Technologies, joins us in discussing what this means for the ever competitive layer 1 space. Read More -
Blockcrunch - Kyber vs. Uniswap: Building Moats in DeFi - Deniz Omer, Kyber Network Ep. 102
June 9th, 2020 by BTCMedia DeFi nerds, tune in! This week we discuss whether decentralized exchanges can build moats, or whether they'll be commoditized. Read More -
Blockcrunch - Why the CryptoKitties Team is Building a New Blockchain - Roham Gharegozlou, Dapper Labs, Ep. 101
May 26th, 2020 by BTCMedia Story behind the most popular crypto game Why does Dapper Labs need Flow, its new blockchain? Flow vs. sharding chains vs. Ethereum Tactics for closing big partnerships Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi). If you enjoyed the show, consider tipping! This show is not financial advice. Read More -
Blockcrunch - The Rise of Decentralized Options - Aparna Krishnan, Opyn
May 19th, 2020 by BTCMedia Trustless options protocol Opyn is the latest in decentralized finance innovations and already attracting over $1M in value locked. Co-founder Aparna Krishnan (@aparnalocked) joins me in discussing: Read More -
The Block Crunch - Stablecoins vs. Bitcoin in Macro Uncertainty - Kevin Kelly, Delphi Digital
May 5th, 2020 by BTCMedia As global macro uncertainty continues to surprise investors across all asset classes, how are investors thinking about crypto today? Delphi Digital's macro strategist joins me in discussing: Read More -
The Block Crunch: What to Expect from Augur 2.0 - Tom Kysar, Forecast Foundation
April 21st, 2020 by BTCMedia Prediction markets platform Augur is launching its most important revamp to date - but can it resolve the challenges facing its low liquidity, clunky UX? Tom Kysar (@tomkysar), Head of Operations at Forecast Foundation, joins me in chatting: The key elements in Augur v2 and how they will change everything How Augur competes with centralized betting platforms Why Dai is used in Augur, not ETH Read More -
The Block Crunch - Is Plasma Dead? The Rise of Optimistic Rollups on Ethereum - Kevin Ho, Optimism
April 15th, 2020 by BTCMedia My friend Kevin Ho (@kevinjho_), from Optimism (formerly Plasma Group) joins us in breaking down the most talked about scaling solution on Ethereum today. We break down for non-technical analysts and developers alike: Read More -
The Block Crunch - Why "Scalability" is Misleading for New Blockchains - Emre Tekisalp (O1 Labs)
April 7th, 2020 by BTCMedia With more "high-throughput" blockchains launching in 2020, each promising to change the world, is transactional throughput the best way to think about these projects? Emre Tekişalp (@etekis) from O1 Labs joins me in discussing: Read More -
Blockcrunch - Will Crypto Do Well in a Recession? A Veteran Trader's Take - Jeff Dorman, Arca Funds, Ep. 95
March 31st, 2020 by BTCMedia COVID-19 has put the world on temporary lockdown and is sending global economies into recession. Arca Funds CIO Jeff Dorman, Wall Street trader and portfolio manager of 13 years and fintech entrepreneur of 5, joins me in discussing: Read More -
The Blockcrunch - The Crypto Renaissance in India - Sumit Gupta (CoinDCX)
March 24th, 2020 by BTCMedia The Supreme Court in India just overturned a ban on financial services providing banking services for crypto companies. Billionaire Tim Draper calls this a crypto Renaissance in Asia's third largest economy. To find out more, I chat with Sumit Gupta, founder of CoinDCX and one of the people who helped overturn the central bank's crypto banking ban. Read More -
No BTC, No Ethereum Killers: Activist Investing in Crypto - Vance Spencer (Framework Ventures), Ep. 93
March 17th, 2020 by BTCMedia I'm thrilled to be joined by Vance Spencer (@iam__vance) from Framework Ventures, an activist crypto fund bullish on DeFi and governance. Read More -
The Blockcrunch - What Crypto Investors Miss about Singapore - Kenrick Drijkoningen (Lunex Ventures), Ep 91
March 10th, 2020 by BTCMedia Singapore's status as the crypto hub of Asia has slowly been cemented in the past few years. Kenrick Drijkoningen (@KenrickLuneX), founding partner of Lunex Ventures, a SG-based crypto VC fund, joins me in discussing: Read More -
Blockcrunch - The Secret Whales of DeFi - Taiyang Zhang (Ren Protocol), Tom Schmidt (Dragonfly Capital), Ep. 90
March 3rd, 2020 by BTCMedia A very special discussion on DeFi liquidators with Tom Schmidt (@tomhschmidt) from Dragonfly Capital and Taiyang Zhang (@bftzhang) from Ren Protocol & KeeperDao. Read More -
Blockcrunch: DeFi, The Ticking Time Bomb - Ben Sparango (Multicoin Capital) vs. Christian Keroles (BTC Inc), Ep. 89
February 25th, 2020 by BTCMedia In this very special episode, Ben Sparango (@bennybitcons) from Multicoin Capital and Christian Keroles (@CK_SNARKS) debate the most common critiques for DeFi: DeFi can't scale beyond speculation, DeFi can't bank the unbanked, composability is a ticking time bomb, the "skeumorphism" of DeFi Read More -
The Blockcrunch - The Missing Pieces in Crypto UX - Chris Winfrey (Co-founder, Authereum), Ep. 88
February 18th, 2020 by BTCMedia This week, I'm joined by Chris Winfrey, co-founder of Authereum, which aims to bridge the gap between Web 3 and Web 2 user experiences. We dive into: the missing UX components in Web 3, what Metamask & Coinbase wallets lack, the risks of contract-based accounts, building a moat around crypto wallet businesses, why Authereum puts Dai first. Read More -
The Blockcrunch — 2020: Preparing for the Year of Staking with Joe Lallouz (CEO, Bison Trails), Ep. 87
February 11th, 2020 by BTCMedia This week, I'm joined by Joe Lallouz (@JoeLallouz), the CEO of Bison Trails. We talk about how staking companies can build moats, whether exchanges are a threat to independent stakers, why Bison Trails joined Facebook's Libra and the origins and differentiation of Bison Trails' threat of centralization in staking. Read More
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