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Block Crunch - Loot: What Is It...And Why Are VCs So Excited About This NFT? - Ep. 163
September 22nd, 2021 by
BTCMedia Would you pay $30-$40,000 for a few lines of text against a black background? That's precisely what buyers of Loot - the latest NFT to capture the attention of the entire crypto space - are doing. I'm joined by early Loot adopters and crypto investors Jon Kol (@thePalenimbus) and Angie Dalton (@Daltonan). We discuss: Loot's origins and ties to MMORPG games "Meta-games": the new wave of crypto gaming? Will gaming studios contribute to open source games? What's next for Loot --... Read More -
Block Crunch - "This is the future of Ethereum scaling" - Starkware, Uri Kolodny & Eli Ben-Sasson, Ep 164
September 27th, 2021 by BTCMedia Many crypto industry titans - including Vitalik Buterin - believe ZK Rollups are the key to Ethereum's scalability. With DeFi exchange dYdX generating over $2 BILLION in daily volume on Starkware, a ZK Rollup solution, I'm excited to chat with Starkware founders about: Why ZK-Rollups are the future vs. other Layer 2s Starkware vs. Optimism vs. Arbitrum: who wins? Can Fast Layer 1s like Solana compete with Starkware? Host: Jason Choi @mrjasonchoi . Not financial advice. ------------ ... Read More -
Block Crunch - EGL: A New Protocol Solving High Ethereum's Gas Issue - Eleni Steinman & Uri Klarman, Ep. 157
August 5th, 2021 by BTCMedia High fees on Ethereum is a persistent problem. Founders of Ethereum Gas Limit (EGL), Eleni (@EleniThinks) and Uri (@UriKlarman), join us in discussing: 1. How miners control Ethereum's gas limit today 2. How it affects network fees 3. How EGL coordinate gas limit effectively 4. Implications with EIP 1559 Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi). This show is not financial advice; show host and guest may hold some of the assets discussed. ------------- Sponsors ------------- PARASWAP... Read More -
Block Crunch - Will Regulations Kill DeFi? What You Need to Know - Jake Chervinksy, Compound Labs, Ep. 152
June 29th, 2021 by BTCMedia Regulations are coming for DeFi. With the recent comments from the SEC, CFTC, FATF and the rest of the regulator alphabet soup - where is DeFi headed? DeFi's star lawyer and Compound Labs General Counsel, Jake Chervinsky (@jchervinsky) joins us in discussing: Why SEC is open-minded about DeFi CFTC's hostile stance towards DeFi exchanges How FATF's "travel rule" affects everyone Will regulations end DeFi as we know it? Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi). This show is not fina... Read More -
Block Crunch - Alpha Leak: Alchemix is Creating a New DeFi Primitive
March 23rd, 2021 by BTCMedia Last week, a group of pseudonymous developers raised $8M from leading investors in crypto to build a completely new way to borrow and lend in DeFi. Developer Scoopy (@scupytrooples) joins us in dicussing what Alchemix is, how it adds a new design space to DeFi, and why he thinks Alchemix will become a major pillar in DeFi. Host: @mrjasonchoi Read More -
Block Crunch - NFTs for Skeptics: Bubble or New Paradigm? - Nick Tomaino
February 26th, 2021 by BTCMedia I've been a vocal skeptic of NFTs as investments in the long term. To challenge my view, veteran crypto VC and ex-Coinbase early employee, Nick Tomaino (@NTMoney), joins us to debate: Read More -
Block Crunch - Alpha Leak: Hashflow: Building the Ultimate DeFi Exchange - Varun Kumar, Haseeb Qureshi, Ep. 153
July 9th, 2021 by BTCMedia Uniswap is now a 10 BILLION dollar behemoth. Hashflow has launched to challenge for the mantle of the leading DeFi exchange. Will it succeed? Founder Varun Kumar(@GandalfTheBr0wn) and Haseeb Qureshi of Dragonfly Capital (@hosseeb), an investor in Hashflow, joins us in discussing: How Hashflow beats Uniswap in pricing Hashflow vs. 0x RFQ Trade offs of the Hashflow design Why there may be more than one winner in dex's Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi). This show is not fin... Read More -
Block Crunch - dYdX: Winning the DeFi Exchange Wars - Antonio Juliano, Ep. 121
November 24th, 2020 by BTCMedia Why is dYdX focusing on perpetual swaps Uniswap vs. dYdX vs. Synthetix Building on Layer 2 vs. building on other chains Tactics for scaling DeFi users Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi). This show is not financial advice; show host and guest may hold some of the assets discussed. Read More -
Block Crunch - Ex-Binance OG Disrupting How Projects Are Launched - Calvin Chu, Impossible Finance, Ep. 158
August 17th, 2021 by BTCMedia I'm excited to be joined by my friend Calvin Chu (@calchulus), former core team at Binance. At Binance, Calvin helmed initiatives such as Launchpad, and is now leveraging his experience to start IMPOSSIBLE FINANCE, a decentralized incubator for new crypto projects. We discuss what it takes to launch a successful token, regulatory compliance, and the landscape for decentralized launchpads. Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi). This show is not financial advice; show host and guest may ho... Read More -
Block Crunch - Goldfinch: the Endgame in DeFi? - Mike Sall, Ep. 154
July 20th, 2021 by BTCMedia Mike Sall (@sall) is the co-founder of Goldfinch, a decentralized credit protocol lending to emerging markets and one of my favorite projects in the space. Mike and I discuss: Finding conviction as a founder How Goldfinch tackles distribution uniquely where others have failed Challenges of scaling a decentralized credit fund How Goldfinch got to its current traction Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi). This show is not financial advice; show host and guest may hold some of the... Read More -
Block Crunch - Finding Conviction in a Crypto Bear Market - Arthur Cheong, DeFiance Capital, Ep. 156
August 3rd, 2021 by BTCMedia DeFiance Capital is one of the first hedge funds that champion "fundamentals investing" - focusing less on market structure and technical analysis, more on things such as protocol revenues and user growth when formulating their trades. Founder Arthur Cheong (Arthur0x) joins me in discussing: Finding conviction in bear markets Finding valuation frameworks that matter in crypto How Arthur identifies successful projects Why DeFi is Arthur's primary focus Host: Jason Choi (@MrJ... Read More -
Block Crunch - Tranchess: $500M of Capital to DeFi Structured Products In One Week - Danny Chong, Tranchess, Ep. 159
August 20th, 2021 by BTCMedia Tranchess (@tranchess) is a new structured DeFi product offering a fixed income and Bitcoin exposure to users. Within one week of its launch, Tranchess has attracted $500M of capital in the protocol. I invited Tranchess co-founder, Danny Chong, to discuss the tranche product landscape, who are the next big wave of users in DeFi, and the challenges of creating sustainable protocol incentives. Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi). This show is not financial advice; show host and guest may... 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 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 - $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 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 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 - 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 - 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 -
Block Crunch - Alpha Leak: The Algo Coin to End All Algo Coins - Sam Kazemian, Frax
May 27th, 2021 by BTCMedia Algorithmic stablecoins like Ampleforth, Terra Luna, and Yam have had varying degrees of success - but what is the ideal model? Read More
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