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The Blockcrunch -What is Ampleforth? Dissecting Bitfinex's New IEO
June 10th, 2019 by
DSholla Ampleforth is one of the most unique projects I've seen - supposedly price stable, but not quite a stablecoin either. Ahead of their Bitfinex IEO, co-founder Brendon Iles joins me in discussing: - What is Ampleforth and "smart commodity money"? - The unique cryptoeconomics behind AMPL - Why do an IEO on Bitfinex? Support the show: * Pay with Dai here * BTC: 3EFSLnPpme6Lo6DynN1bVV9owooueFvEmJ * ETH: 0xdec40AA30B9C562aB4b839529BfC290C1B5Da61E **Host:** Jason Choi (@MrJason... Read More -
The Blockcrunch - Is Governance a Moat for Blockchains? - Jacob Arluck (TQ Group)
June 3rd, 2019 by DSholla Tezos just passed their first ever onchain governance protocol upgraded. In part 1 of our 2-part Tezos series, I touched base with Tezos' Tocqueville Group's Jacob Arluck to discuss: - Do all blockchains need governance? - Why does a Tezos vote take so long? - Can good governance attract developer mindshare? Support the show: - Pay with [Dai](https://daicard.io/send?recipient=0xfe3c9c1eba03591216282d5570539dbf82bb572a) - BTC: 3EFSLnPpme6Lo6DynN1bVV9owooueFvEmJ - ETH: 0xde... Read More -
The Blockcrunch - Can Crypto Change How We Run Organizations? - Luis Cuende (Aragon)
May 20th, 2019 by DSholla With the rise of decentralized companies and organizations, the need for tools to manage people around the world also emerges. Aragon co-founder Luis Cuende and I continue our exploration of crypto governance this week. We discuss: - Why do we need decentralized tools for management? - Who is Aragon targeting? - Why Aragon is interested in Polkadot Support the show: - Pay with [Dai](https://daicard.io/send?recipient=0xfe3c9c1eba03591216282d5570539dbf82bb572a) - BTC: 3EFSLn... Read More -
The Blockcrunch - Can Blockstack Decentralize the Internet? - Muneeb Ali
May 6th, 2019 by DSholla Blockstack set out to decentralize the internet in 2013, and now the Harvard Endowment-backed startup is expecting to issue the first SEC-registered token offering. Co-founder Muneeb Ali and I touch on: - How much decentralization is enough? - Balancing UI/UX and decentralization - Is Ethereum's "world computer" vision possible? - Do dapps have to be smart contracts? - Blockstack's recent SEC filing **Disclaimer: Spartan Group is an advisor to Blockstack** Support the show:... Read More -
The Blockcrunch - Deep Dive in Crypto Valuation Methods Dan Zuller (Vision Hill Advisors)
April 30th, 2019 by DSholla Can crypto be valued? How have institutional investors valued cryptoassets? Vision Hill Advisor's Dan Zuller joins me in this deep dive into all things crypto valuation: - Does "MV = PQ" make sense for utility tokens? - What good is Metcalfe's Law? - Do token burns accrue value? - Case study on Maker valuation Sponsored message: Crypto investors - get a loan with your crypto assets with [SALT](https://saltlending.com/get-real/) Support the show: - Pay with [Dai](ht... Read More -
The Blockcrunch - How does Polkadot Compare to Ethereum & Cosmos? - Rob Habermeier (Polkadot)
April 25th, 2019 by DSholla In this highly requested episode, I speak with Polkadot's cofounder to tackle some much-debated topics, including: - Does Polkadot compete with Ethereum? - How do Cosmos & Polkadot differ? - How should developers choose between Polkadot and other platforms? - How does the DOT token accrue value? **Sponsored message: Crypto investors - get a loan with your cryptoassets with [SALT](https://saltlending.com/get-real/)** Support the show: - Pay with [Dai](https://daicard.io/... Read More -
The Blockcrunch - What Does Dharma Lever Mean for Decentralized Finance? - Brendan Forster (Dharma Labs)
April 15th, 2019 by DSholla The Dharma team recently launched Lever, a platform for decentralized loans. I caught up with Dharma COO Brendan Forster to discuss this step forward for DeFi, and touch on: Surprises from the Lever launch How will Dharma capture value? How does Dharma compete with Compound? How do 150% collateralized loans benefit the unbanked? **Sponsored message: Crypto investors and projects - get a free investment consultation from Wave Financial at [wavegp.com](wavegp.com)!** Rate and... Read More -
The Blockcrunch - Inside UMA's Decentralized Derivatives - Hart Lambur (UMA Project)
April 2nd, 2019 by DSholla Funded by Coinbase, Placeholder, Bain Capital and more, UMA is creating decentralized synthetic assets for all. Co-founder Hart Lambur joins host Jason Choi to discuss: - Why decentralize derivatives? - How does UMA differ from dYdX and other projects? - UMA's decentralized "US Stock Index" token - What UMA means for the wider DeFi ecosystem Rate and subscribe! Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi). **Not finance advice. Spartan Capital and/or Jason may or may not have position... Read More -
The Blockcrunch - What the Cosmos Launch Means for Crypto - Sunny Aggarwal (Tendermint)
March 26th, 2019 by DSholla Jason sits down with Sunny Aggarwal to discuss one of the most awaited project launches recently and tackle every question about Cosmos and blockchain interoperability. Topics Discussed: - How does Cosmos work? - Does Cosmos compete with Ethereum? - Does Cosmos need the ATOM token? - Cosmos vs. Polkadot - which one is better? - and much more! Rate and subscribe! Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi). **Not finance advice. Spartan Capital and/or Jason may or may not have po... Read More -
The Blockcrunch - Defending Decred's Onchain Governance - Noah Pierau (Decred, Part 2)
March 18th, 2019 by DSholla We continue our discussion on onchain governance by diving into the common critiques that people have for Decred. Decred's Noah Pierau and I touch on: - Enforceability of onchain votes - Stake-based vs. entity-based voting - Fairness & centralization in proof of stake systems - The threat of malicious actors Rate and subscribe! Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi). **Not finance advice. Spartan Capital and/or Jason may or may not have positions in assets discussed on the show.... Read More -
The Blockcrunch - How Does Decred's Governance Work? - Noah Pierau | Decred Part 1
March 12th, 2019 by DSholla We continue our discussion of crypto governance with Decred, a radical project that wants to make all decisions in a decentralized way. In part 1 of our interview, we chat with community lead Noah Pierau about: -How Decred's governance works -How stakeholders are rewarded -What are people voting on? -Why we need both miners & stakers -Rate and subscribe for Part 2! Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi). **Not finance advice. Spartan Capital and/or Jason ma... Read More -
The Blockcrunch - How the World's Top Crypto Hedge Fund Invests - Niraj Pant (Partner, Polychain Capital)
March 4th, 2019 by DSholla Polychain Capital turned $4 Million into $1 Billion and became the world's largest crypto hedge fund. Partner and research lead Niraj Pant joins Blockcrunch on this episode to discuss: - Polychain's investment funnel - Value accrual in tokens - Tokens vs. equity - Fat Protocols, dapps and interoperability - Structuring a hedge/ venture fund Rate and subscribe! Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi). Intro music by [Phortissimo](https://soundcloud.com/phortissimo) **Not finance... Read More -
The Blockcrunch - How to Think about Liquidity in Crypto Markets - Michael Feng (Hummingbot)
February 26th, 2019 by DSholla Do you really understand crypto if you don't understand liquidity? For investors, liquidity in crypto can be a huge risk - but also a big opportunity. I chat with Michael Feng from CoinAlpha/Hummingbot on: - What market makers do - The problem with tokenizing illiquid assets Market asymmetries in crypto - How traders arbitrage across centralized and decentralized exchanges Rate and subscribe! Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi). Intro music by [Phortissimo](https://soundclo... Read More -
The Blockcrunch - How Should We Build a Democracy on the Blockchain? — Chris McCoy (Storecoin)
February 18th, 2019 by DSholla What would the three branches of the government look like...on the blockchain? This week, we continue our discussion on crypto governance with Storecoin, backed by Blocktower and Arrington XRP Capital, to find out. Founder Chris McCoy and I touch on: Why 1-coin-1-vote doesn't work How to creates a p2p democracy and its tradeoffs Whether a system of checks and balances makes sense Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi) Not finance advice. Spartan Capital and/or Jason may or may not have... Read More -
The Blockcrunch - How Maker Became Ethereum's Biggest Project - Rune Christensen (Founder, MakerDao)
February 11th, 2019 by DSholla More than $240M worth of ETH are locked up in MakerDao's smart contracts, making it the largest project on Ethereum in terms of value locked up (beyond direct speculation). Founder Rune Christensen joins us on this special episode. We touch on: - The origins of Dai and its adoption so far - How will Maker scale? - Maker's stabilization mechanism and governance - How would Maker bootstrap a new synthesized asset? Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi) Rate and subscribe! **Not... Read More -
The Blockcrunch - Crypto Governance: Where Are We Now? - Gregory Rocco (ConsenSys)
February 4th, 2019 by DSholla Losing track of the million things happening in crypto governance? This is the episode you don't want to miss. Gregory Rocco (@Obstropolos) from ConsenSys gives us a quick recap and his take on the different experiments out there today. We touch on: - Do governance tokens work? - Should we have subjectivity in governance? - The major types of governance models today - On-chain vs. off-chain - pros and cons Not finance advice. Rate and subscribe! Host: Jason Choi (@MrJas... Read More -
The Blockcrunch - How Should We Govern Blockchains? - Ryan Zurrer (Web3 Foundation)
January 29th, 2019 by DSholla Ryan Zurrer, Director of the Web3 Foundation and former Principal at Polychain Capital, joins us in discussing one of the most important questions in crypto: how should we govern blockchains? We touch on: How should blockchains be governed? What are the different models of governance? How do we prevent plutocracies? How does Polkadot further the governance debate? ****** Show links: - [Libsyn](http://www.blockcrunch.libsyn.com/) - [Apple Podcast](https://itunes.a... Read More -
The Blockcrunch - $52M Later, Where is Kyber Network Today?
January 22nd, 2019 by DSholla Decentralized exchanges have a problem with liquidity. Kyber Network, a Singaporean based on-chain liquidity project, raised ~$50M in their ICO to tackle this with a unique model. Where are they today? Are people using them? I caught up with Anton Buenavista, senior developer at Kyber, to find out: Kyber's unique approach to managing liquidity How Kyber compares to 0x and other dex projects Where value accrues at the dex layer What is on Kyber's roadmap Not finance advi... Read More -
The Blockcrunch - Tokenizing the World with Blockchain featuring Anthony
January 16th, 2019 by DSholla We chat with Anthony "Pomp" Pompliano, Founder & Partner at Morgan Creek Digital Assets, a blockchain-centric subsidiary of investment firm Morgan Creek Capital. Follow host Jason Choi on Twitter *@MrJasonChoi* ****** Show links: [Libsyn](bit.ly/blockcrunch_libsyn) [Apple Podcast](bit.ly/blockcrunch_apple) [Stitcher](bit.ly/blockcrunch_stitcher) [Spotify](bit.ly/blockcrunch_spotify) ****** Intro music by Phortissimo: https://soundcloud.com/phortissimo Sound eng... Read More
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