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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 -
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 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 -
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 -
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 -
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 - 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 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 - $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 - 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 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 - 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 -
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 - 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 - Why Democracy Doesn't Work in Blockchain Governance - Arthur Breitman (Tezos)
August 1st, 2019 by DSholla Arthur Breitman of Tezos joins us in breaking down the common critiques for on-chain governance in this deeply insightful and provocative episode. Read More
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