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Welcome to Daily Wisdom, a daily crypto podcast from The Flippening. These episodes feature short, to-the-point clips from our full-length interviews. We talk with the men and women behind the trades, crypto exchanges, regulations, and crypto market cap movements, with the goal of helping you become a better, more informed investor. Today’s episode is from a 2018 conversation with Stephen McKeon, professor of finance at the University of Oregon and partner at Collaborative Fund. We discuss use cases for stablecoins and Stephen’s view that they represent the clearest path to mass cryptocurrency adoption. For the full conversation, check out Flippening episode 19. Sponsors Crypto Loans by Nexo Nexo is the only lender offering INSTANT crypto credit lines, which let you use digital assets as collateral to get cash in 45 fiat currencies and stablecoins. Annual interest rates for credit lines are now starting at just 5.9% - which may very well be the lowest borrowing rate in the whole industry. Nexo is also a stra

Welcome to Daily Wisdom, a daily crypto podcast from The Flippening. These episodes feature short, to-the-point clips from our full-length interviews. We talk with the men and women behind the trades, crypto exchanges, regulations, and crypto market cap movements, with the goal of helping you become a better, more informed investor. Today’s episode is from a 2018 conversation with Dhruv Bansal, co-founder and CEO of Unchained Capital, a company that provides cash loans to holders of cryptoassets. We discuss what happens when the market tanks and shrinks a customer’s collateral. For the full conversation, check out Flippening episode 8. Sponsors Crypto Loans by Nexo Nexo is the only lender offering INSTANT crypto credit lines, which let you use digital assets as collateral to get cash in 45 fiat currencies and stablecoins. Annual interest rates for credit lines are now starting at just 5.9% - which may very well be the lowest borrowing rate in the whole industry. Nexo is also a strategic partner of exchanges,

This crypto podcast was recorded live. To attend a recording and submit interview questions to guests, enter your email address here & subscribe. Today's guest is Hasu, an anonymous cryptocurrency researcher who writes for Uncommon Core and Deribit Insights. He used to be a professional poker player, an experience that informs his current work. As he explains, there is overlap between poker and cryptoeconomics. Both can be understood through game theory. This conversation is split into 4 chapters: Hasu's background Proof-of-Work & Nakamoto Consensus Game theory and the incentives behind Proof-of-Work A Q&A covering Bitcoin maximalism, declining block rewards, and how China dominated crypto mining The episode also covers the following: Mining as a way to establish consensus & distribute currency The limits of centralized solutions to the double-spend problem How to launch a 51% attack The case for uncapping Bitcoin’s supply The hidden benefits of specialized mining tech Sponsors: Crypto Loa

Welcome to Daily Wisdom, a daily crypto podcast from The Flippening. These episodes feature short, to-the-point clips from our full-length interviews. We talk with the men and women behind the trades, exchanges, regulations, and crypto market cap movements, with the goal of helping you become a better, more informed investor. Today’s episode is from a 2018 conversation with Rick Marini, founder and managing partner at Protocol Ventures, the first fund-of-funds to focus exclusively on cryptoassets. We discuss how Rick manages his fund and adds value for clients but also why an investor might choose to go it alone. For the full conversation, check out Flippening episode 7. Sponsors Crypto Loans by Nexo Nexo is the only lender offering INSTANT crypto credit lines, which let you use digital assets as collateral to get cash in 45 fiat currencies and stablecoins. Annual interest rates for credit lines are now starting at just 5.9% - which may very well be the lowest borrowing rate in the whole industry. Nexo is al

Welcome to Daily Wisdom, a daily crypto podcast from The Flippening. These episodes feature short, to-the-point clips from our full-length interviews. We talk with the men and women behind the trades, exchanges, regulations, and crypto market cap movements, with the goal of helping you become a better, more informed investor. Today’s episode is from a 2017 conversation with Benjamin Roberts, co-founder of Citizen Hex, an Ethereum liquidity company. We discuss Ben’s vision of a future in which decentralized exchanges shift power from centralized exchanges to companies like Citizen Hex. For the full conversation, check out Flippening episode 5. Sponsors Crypto Loans by Nexo Nexo is the only lender offering INSTANT crypto credit lines, which let you use digital assets as collateral to get cash in 45 fiat currencies and stablecoins. Annual interest rates for credit lines are now starting at just 5.9% - which may very well be the lowest borrowing rate in the whole industry. Nexo is also a strategic partner of exc

Welcome to Daily Wisdom, a daily crypto podcast from The Flippening. These episodes feature short, to-the-point clips from our full-length interviews. We talk with the men and women behind the trades, exchanges, regulations, and crypto market cap movements, with the goal of helping you become a better, more informed investor. Today's episode is from a 2017 conversation with Kyle Samani, co-founder and managing partner at Multicoin Capital, a crypto hedge fund based in Austin, TX.  We discuss how Kyle manages risk and how he positions his portfolio to profit from long-term trends without the benefit of a long time horizon.  For the full conversation, check out Flippening episode 2. Sponsors Crypto Loans by Nexo Nexo is the only lender offering INSTANT crypto credit lines, which let you use digital assets as collateral to get cash in 45 fiat currencies and stablecoins. Annual interest rates for credit lines are now starting at just 5.9% - which may very well be the lowest borrowing rate in the whole i

Welcome to Daily Wisdom, a crypto podcast from The Flippening, published each weekday. These episodes feature short, to-the-point clips from our full-length interviews. We talk with the men and women behind the trades, exchanges, regulations, and crypto market cap movements, with the goal of helping you become a better, more informed investor. Today's episode is taken from a 2019 conversation with Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO of FTX (which publishes the FTT token), one of the world’s fastest-growing crypto derivatives exchanges. We discuss the Asian cryptocurrency market and how cities like Hong Kong and Singapore have become hubs for exchange activity. For the full conversation, check out Flippening Episode 55. Sponsors Crypto Loans by Nexo Nexo is the only lender offering INSTANT crypto credit lines, which let you use digital assets as collateral to get cash in 45 fiat currencies and stablecoins. Annual interest rates for credit lines are now starting at just 5.9% - which may very well be the lowest borrowi

This crypto podcast was recorded live. To attend a recording and submit interview questions to guests, enter your email address here & subscribe. Today's guest is Mike Dudas, CEO of The Block, one of the top research, analysis and news brands in the digital asset space. We discuss The Block's origins, its incredible growth, and what it’s like to lead a crypto-focused media and information organization. This conversation is split into 3 chapters: Mike's career before The Block The Block’s founding, staff, and revenue Key moments in The Block’s history & its main sources of traffic The episode also covers the following: Mike's discovery that crypto has an “information” problem How mainstream journalism became anti-tech The Block’s business model and plans for the future Stories that established The Block as a serious journalistic organization The importance of transparency and not playing favorites Sponsors: CryptoTrader.Tax CryptoTrader.Tax makes the excruciating task of reporting your cryptocurrenc

This crypto podcast was recorded live. To attend a recording and submit interview questions to guests, enter your email address here & subscribe. Today's guest is Camila Russo, founder of The Defiant, a daily newsletter focused on decentralized finance or DeFi. We discuss how DeFi has become the top use case for the Ethereum network. This conversation is split into 3 chapters: The early days of Ethereum Recent developments in decentralized finance The future of DeFi The episode also covers the following: The historical importance of ICOs How blockchain enables an “Internet of value” The success of decentralized derivatives trading Exciting DeFi projects like PoolTogether, Sablier & DeFiZap How undercollateralized loans could drive mass DeFi adoption The promise of zero-knowledge proofs The need for a decentralized identity system Sponsors: Crypto Loans by Nexo Nexo is the only lender offering INSTANT crypto credit lines, which let you use digital assets as collateral to get cash in 45 fiat currenc

This crypto podcast was recorded live. To attend a live recording and submit interview questions to guests, enter your email address here & subscribe. Today's guest is Ricky Tan, founder of TokenData, a research organization focused on token sales and crypto mergers and acquisitions. Ricky gives us the state of crypto M&A then considers the future of crypto M&A markets. This conversation is split into 3 chapters: The state of crypto M&A Driving forces behind crypto M&A activity A Q&A on acquihires, TokenData’s business model etc. The episode also covers the following: How TokenData got started in crypto M&A The history of crypto M&A Acquihires vs. asset acquisitions Why 2018 was such a big year for crypto M&A M&A as a way to overcome regulatory hurdles When exchanges like Coinbase acquire crypto startups The first token mergers The global nature of crypto M&A Why crypto exchanges haven’t consolidated – yet Where TokenData gets its information Sponsors: CryptoTra

This crypto podcast was recorded live. To attend a live recording and submit interview questions to guests, enter your email address here & subscribe. Today's guest is Rob Paone, founder of Proof of Talent, a recruiting firm focused on the blockchain and crypto industries. Because he specializes in blockchain and crypto hiring, Rob is able to offer precise insight into recruiting top talent and getting hired in these verticles. This conversation with Rob is split into 3 chapters: The state of hiring and recruiting in the blockchain/crypto space How to get hired by a crypto company A Q&A covering networking, trends in remote hiring, and Rob's competition The episode also covers the following: How blockchain-related job searches tend to be correlated with Bitcoin Hiring in a competitive market Rob’s concept of risk squared: startup risk + technology risk Where the blockchain/crypto jobs are The benefits of networking – both online and in-person How to stand out as a job-seeker Sponsors: Crypto

This cryptocurrency podcast was recorded live. To attend a live recording and directly submit interview questions to guests, go here, enter your email address and subscribe. Welcome to this conversation with Matt Chwierut, co-founder and Director of Research at Smith + Crown (S+C), a blockchain research organization that regularly publishes on cryptoassets and cryptoeconomic systems. This episode is special because it’s one of the few times that Matt has shared his thoughts in public. Much of what S+C does takes place behind the scenes. This conversation with Matt is split into 3 chapters: An intro to cryptoeconomic design How S+C applies cryptoeconomic design principles A Q&A covering S+C's advisory work, the evolving case for Bitcoin & more The episode also covers the following: Today’s BTC-dominated market Why cryptoeconomic design goes unappreciated How a utility token can become valuable Cryptoeconomics and stablecoins Ethereum and the Fat Protocol thesis Sponsors: CryptoTrader.Tax CryptoTrad

This cryptocurrency podcast was recorded live. To attend a live recording and directly submit interview questions to guests, go here, enter your email address and subscribe. Welcome to this conversation with Brantly Millegan, Director of Operations at Ethereum Name Service (ENS), a non-profit that allows users to register human-friendly addresses for sending money and interacting with smart contracts. For example, ENS lets Alice shorten her 0x-prefixed Ethereum address (something like “0x4cbe58c50480…”) to “alice.eth." This conversation with Brantly is split into 3 chapters: An explanation of what naming systems are How ENS works and what users can do with it A Q&A covering ENS' competitors, future use cases & more The episode also covers the following: How blockchain makes ENS censorship-resistant Programming ENS names with smart contracts The difference between .eth and ENS Why ENS is no longer creating new TLDs How ENS is funded Trading a .eth name like any other NFT Sponsors: Crypto Loan

Welcome to this conversation with Antoni Trenchev, co-founder and Managing Partner at Nexo, a provider of instant cryptoasset-backed loans and high-yield savings products. Since the April 2018 ICO of their NEXO token, the company has processed over $1 billion dollars in transactions. My conversation with Antoni is split into 5 chapters: Chapter 1: Nexo’s business model and some of its products Chapter 2: The lifecycle of a Nexo loan Chapter 3: A history and evolution of cryptoasset-backed lending Chapter 4: The present state of crypto-backed lending Chapter 5: The future of the space In this episode, we discuss: Antoni’s background prior to Nexo Nexo's origin as a hand-drawn graphic on a piece of paper Bitcoin (BTC) forums & the early days of crypto-backed lending The mechanics of serving customers in 200+ jurisdictions The challenge of complying with diverse US state laws Nexo's zero-fee model – they only make money from loan interest Why Nexo doesn't pay interest on crypto – yet The fortuitous t

This episode is the second of a two-part conversation with Will Warren and Amir Bandeali, co-founders of 0x (which issues the ZRX token), an open-source protocol that powers the decentralized exchange of tokens on Ethereum. This interview is part of a series with exchange operators. We've interviewed Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ), Binance CFO Wei Zhou, Ivan Poon from Switcheo, Alex Wearn from IDEX, Sam Bankman-Fried from FTX, John Jansen from Deribit, and Mario Lozada from Liquid. My conversation with Will and Amir is split into 4 chapters: - Chapter 1: Decentralized exchange before DEXs- Chapter 2: A short history of DEXs and 0x- Chapter 3: The current state of DEXs and 0x- Chapter 4: An exploration of the future In this episode, we finish chapter 3 and cover chapter 4. We discuss: Ways that 0x relayers can compete for users How 0x Mesh enables a more efficient marketplace KYC and AML on DEXs The introduction of bridge contracts in v3 Lesser-known use cases for 0x Why DEXs are suited for security tokens

This episode is the first of a two-part conversation with Will Warren and Amir Bandeali, co-founders of 0x. 0x is an open-source protocol that powers the decentralized exchange of tokens on Ethereum. This interview is part of a series with exchange operators. We've interviewed Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ), Binance CFO Wei Zhou, Ivan Poon from Switcheo, Alex Wearn from IDEX, Sam Bankman-Fried from FTX, John Jansen from Deribit, and Mario Lozada from Liquid. My conversation with Will and Amir is split into 4 chapters: - Chapter 1: Decentralized exchange before DEXs- Chapter 2: A short history of DEXs and 0x- Chapter 3: The current state of DEXs and 0x- Chapter 4: An exploration of the future In this episode, we cover chapters 1, 2, and part of chapter 3. In the next episode, we finish chapter 3 and cover chapter 4. In this episode, we discuss: How Amir and Will got into cryptocurrency Why Ethereum needed a protocol like 0x Why 0x decided to open source The early days of decentralized exchange The benefits

I'm joined by Patrick Meenan, General Partner at Arthur Ventures, a venture capital firm that invests in B2B software companies located outside of San Francisco. Patrick has been with Arthur Ventures since 2012. He's also a board member at Nomics, the company that produces this podcast. This interview is relevant to blockchain startups. Indeed, most blockchain startups are not in the Valley and even if they were, the standard playbooks wouldn’t apply to many of them because of the unique dynamics of this space. In this episode, we discuss methods and approaches for funding, growing, and operating a company outside Silicon Valley or even the United States.As a side note, Patrick and I go back quite a bit. He was involved in the first round of funding for my previous company, LeadPages, which went on to acquire an email service provider called Drip. We’ve sat on a board together for over six years. My conversation with Patrick is split into 4 chapters: - Chapter 1: Lessons learned investing outside the Valley-

Welcome to this conversation with Mario Lozada, co-founder, President, and CTO at Liquid , a cryptocurrency exchange . Liquid launched in 2014. In 2017, they raised over $100 million in an ICO for their utility token, QASH . In the past year, they've done nearly $100 billion in real volume. This interview is part of a series with exchange operators. We've interviewed Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) , Binance CFO Wei Zhou , Ivan Poon from Switcheo , Alex Wearn from IDEX , Sam Bankman-Fried from FTX , and John Jansen from Deribit . My conversation with Mario is split into 5 chapters: - Chapter 1: The current state of Liquid - Chapter 2: Revenue sources - Chapter 3: Liquid’s product roadmap - Chapter 4: Branding - Chapter 5: The future for Liquid and the crypto space In this episode we discuss: Mario’s background Working with Japanese regulatory agencies The value of customer feedback Why spot markets outnumber derivatives platforms Exciting new products Sponsors Crypto Loan

My guest today is actually me, Clay. In this episode, I am interviewed by Rob Paone. Rob is the host of the Crypto Bobby Podcast. He’s also the founder of Proof of Talent, a boutique recruiting firm that helps companies fill positions in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space. A few months ago, Rob interviewed me for his podcast and I liked the content so much that I asked Rob if I could air a modified version of that conversation here on the Flippening. He generously said yes, so here we are. By the way, this is the second time I’ve been on Rob’s show. You can listen to my first interview with Rob at episode #11. In this conversation, Rob and I explore: - How and why crypto exchanges spam aggregators like CoinMarketCap - What ticker stuffing is and how it works - Why referring to fake volume as wash trading is an inaccurate description of the problem - Why liquidity providers that are really just providing volume as a service to exchanges and crypto projects are hurting the space

This episode is the second and final installment of our two-part series on the history of crypto exchanges. Once again, I'm joined by Nathaniel Whittemore, a freelance crypto communications strategist. This conversation is part of a larger series we’re doing on crypto exchanges. As part of this series, we’ve already interviewed Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao and John Jansen from Deribit, among others. Nathaniel and I are teaming up to write an article about the history of cryptocurrency exchanges. In this two-part series, we explore the main ideas from that article and share our understanding of how the crypto exchange ecosystem has evolved over time. This conversation is broken up into 5 chapters: - Chapter 1: The pre-history of Bitcoin and how regulation from that era still affects us today- Chapter 2: An exploration of the first crypto exchange that launched only a year after Bitcoin went live- Chapter 3: The Mt. Gox story and the fallout caused by that hack- Chapter 4: The rise o