From the Front Page - The Blockcrunch
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Block Crunch - What's Next For Aave? - Stani Kulechov
October 8th, 2020 by
BTCMedia How did Aave successfully pivot, and grow to $1B in deposits? What is "Aavenomics" and why is it gamechanging? How will Aave onboard traditional assets and bridge DeFi with traditional finance? What excites Stani the most? Read More -
The Block Crunch - A Market Vet's 2021 Crypto Outlook - Seth Ginns (CoinFund), Ep 114
September 8th, 2020 by BTCMedia Seth Ginns (@sethginns), Head of Liquid Strategy at CoinFund, hops on the podcast to share his crypto investment thesis, informed by over 2 decades of investment experience. Read More -
Block Crunch - Nexus Mutual: The Missing Pillar in DeFi - Hugh Karp, Ep. 113
August 25th, 2020 by BTCMedia Hugh Karp (@HughKarp), founder of Nexus Mutual, the largest project that provides insurance-like coverage for DeFi users, hops on Blockcrunch to answer your questions. Read More -
Block Crunch - Serum: What it Means for DeFi - Sam Bankman-Fried (FTX), Anatoly Yakovenko (Solana)
August 19th, 2020 by BTCMedia Ethereum DeFi may soon face some competition from Serum - a high speed decentralized exchange built on Solana! Sam Bankman-Fried (@SBF_Alameda) and Anatoly Yakovenko (@aeyakovenko), founders of FTX exchange and Solana, join us in discussing their joint creation. We talk: Read More -
Block Crunch - From Apple to DeFi: Design Thinking in Crypto - Ian Lee, IDEO CoLab, Ep. 111
August 14th, 2020 by BTCMedia IDEO is a design studio known for designing the Apple mouse and championing design thinking in Silicon Valley in the 90s. Today, IDEO CoLab invests and helps DeFi projects find product market fit. Managing Director Ian Lee (@ianjohnlee) joins me in discussing: - Finding product-market fit for Layer 1s and DeFi - How design thinking benefits founders in crypto - How IDEO works with DeFi startups Read More -
Block Crunch - The Secret to Synthetix's Success - Kain Warwick
August 5th, 2020 by BTCMedia Synthetix came out of nowhere in 2019 and became one of the largest DeFi projects today. Founder Kain Warwick (@kaiynne @synthetix_io) joins us in discussing some of your burning questions: Read More -
Block Crunch - Balancer vs. Uniswap, Yield Farming and DeFi Moats - Fernando Martinelli, Balancer Labs
July 28th, 2020 by BTCMedia Balancer's origins What are "automated market makers"? How does Balancer differ from Uniswap? Will aggregators destroy value capture for decentralized exchanges? Do new AMMs like Thorchain & Bancor work? Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi). If you enjoyed the show, consider tipping! This show is not financial advice; show host and guest may hold some of the assets discussed. Read More -
Block Crunch - Is DeFi in a Bubble? - Ben Forman, ParaFi Capital
July 22nd, 2020 by BTCMedia Is DeFi in a bubble? How can we tell? What areas of DeFi are under-invested? What's overhyped? Specific projects and verticals Ben is tracking Thoughts on yield mining Are institutions looking at DeFi? Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi). If you enjoyed the show, consider tipping! This show is not financial advice. Read More -
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
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