Oct 2, 2023
Matt Hougan, the Chief Investment Officer of Bitwise Asset Management joins the show. In this episode we discuss:
Oct 2, 2023
David Phelps is the co-founder and CEO of jokerace and a prolific writer. He joins the podcast to discuss:
- Why tokens are not optimal for effective governance
- Alternative ways to incentivize users and distribute decision making power
- How we solve for retaining users versus just attracting them
- Composability and...
Sep 29, 2023
Matt and Nic return for deals and news. In this episode:
- Is AI going to cause unemployment for IB associates?
- Blockchain based sneakers
- Tungsten business cards
- What’s happening with OTB merch?
- Nic’s Vespa catastrophe
- Gensler’s HSFC hearing
- How Gensler is the Tonya Harding of crypto
- Made up airlines
- What’s...
Weekly Roundup 09/22/23 (SBF family in focus, Tether is lending again, BTC security budget) (EP.454)
Sep 22, 2023
Matt and Nic return for news and deals. In this episode:
- We recap the conferences
- Nic's Columbia lecture snafu
- The Bitcoin security budget debate
- One theory for what might provide Bitcoin with long term security
- FTX sues Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried
- Tether has resumed their lending operations
- Did SBF's parents...
Sep 21, 2023
Henri
Stern, CEO and co-founder of Privy, joins us to discuss:
- The contradictory functions that wallets serve
- Offering in-app non-custodial embedded wallets
- Balancing the trade offs of security versus convenient recovery
- How customers are customizing their embedded wallet experience
- The decision to build third...