BlockFi’s Zac Prince: Building A Fintech Platform For The Crypto Market

The Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy sits down with Scott Stuart, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at Kava Labs, which builds composable DeFi apps and services that can be accessed by anyone, anywhere in the world. The two discuss Kava’s focus on security, details around Kava Swap, bringing the next wave of users into crypto and much more. We would like to thank our sponsors for making this podcast possible. Kava: Kava connects the world's largest cryptocurrencies on DeFi’s most trusted platform. Mint stablecoins, lend, borrow, earn and swap safely across the top crypto assets with a simple user experience and the confidence of institutional-grade security. To learn more visit kava.io Celo: Celo is a mobile-first platform that makes financial dApps and crypto payments accessible to anyone with a mobile phone. Celo supports over 1000 projects who are everyday building applications and issuing digital currencies from 100+ countries around the world. Learn more at Celo.org.  Every Delphi Podcast is dropped first as a video interview for Delphi Digital Subscribers. Our members also have access to full interview transcripts. Join today to get our interviews, first. Show Notes: (00:00:02) - Introduction. (00:00:13) - First Question: When did Scott get into crypto. (00:00:53) - Scott's Background. (00:02:20) - Kava overview. (00:05:26) - What were the driving factors to build on Cosmos. (00:07:32) - Kava's products and offerings. (00:16:59) - How do you go from 1,0000 apps to being curated on Kava. (00:18:46) - How does the community curate. (00:21:05) - Kava Swap overview. (00:29:20) - How are funds protected in the cross-chain world. (00:32:32) - Assets supported in Swap and what is Scott planning in the future. (00:35:46) - Scott's thoughts on DeFi. (00:37:48) - What's on the roadmap for Kava and how to get involved in Kava. Resources: Scott's Twitter Scott’s Linkedin Kava Website More Our Video interviews Can Be Viewed Here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Yy99ZlQIX9-PdG_xHj43Q Access Delphi's Research Here: https://www.delphidigital.io/ Disclosures: This podcast is strictly informational and educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any tokens or securities or to make any financial decisions. Do not trade or invest in any project, tokens, or securities based upon this podcast episode. The host may personally own tokens that are mentioned on the podcast. Our current show features paid sponsorships which may be featured at the start, middle, and/or the end of the episode. These sponsorships are for informational purpose

6 Syys 202143min

The Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy sits down with Emile Dubié, Co-Founder of XDEFI Wallet, a chain-agnostic wallet to store, send and receive all your digital assets from a single place. The two discuss how the wallet works, interacting with dApps, challenging incumbents, and more! Emile's Twitter Emile’s LinkedIn XDEFI Wallet Twitter XDEFI Wallet Website We would like to thank our sponsors for making this podcast possible. Cosmos: Cosmos is on a mission, link one million blockchains. Name brand projects like Terra, Band, Kava, and Secret use Cosmos and the Cosmos Hub to connect to every other chain in our network. Learn more at cosmos.network. Kava: Kava connects the world's largest cryptocurrencies on DeFi’s most trusted platform. Mint stablecoins, lend, borrow, earn and swap safely across the top crypto assets with a simple user experience and the confidence of institutional-grade security. To learn more visit kava.io Celo: Celo is a mobile-first platform that makes financial dApps and crypto payments accessible to anyone with a mobile phone. Celo supports over 1000 projects who are everyday building applications and issuing digital currencies from 100+ countries around the world. Learn more at Celo.org.  Every Delphi Podcast is dropped first as a video interview for Delphi Digital Subscribers. Our members also have access to full interview transcripts. Join today to get our interviews, first. Show Notes: (00:00:00) - Introduction. (00:02:50) - First Question: Emile's Background. (00:03:57) - The story behind XDEFI. (00:06:45) - Why XDEFI is necessary for the cross-chain experience. (00:09:41) - Emile's thoughts on why Metamask hasn’t pushed to be cross-chain. (00:12:38) - XDEFI's design walkthrough. (00:17:54) - The difficulty of adding new supported chains to XDEFI. (00:21:15) - Emile's thoughts on going up against incumbents. (00:24:33) - XDEFI’s creative edge. (00:27:22) - Emile's thoughts on NFTs and wallets. (00:30:31) - Getting NFT-focused users onto XDEFI. (00:33:00) - Security for XDEFI wallet / Managing the complexity of security when adding new chains and functions. (00:40:25) - The XDEFI team today and what's next. (00:43:19) - Emile's advice to new crypto project founders. (00:45:48) - How to get involved in XDEFI. Resources: Emile's Twitter Emile’s LinkedIn XDEFI Wallet Twitter XDEFI Wallet Website More Our Video interviews Can Be Viewed Here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Yy99ZlQIX9-PdG_xHj43Q Access Delphi's Research Here: https://www.delphidigi

3 Syys 202148min

The Delphi Podcast Host Jeremy Parris is joined by Michael Wagner (founder of Star Atlas). In this episode we explore not only what Star Atlas hopes to achieve in the future, but what they’ve already accomplished to date. We dive deep into the P2E weeds and imagine what a future looks like where someone could be a “space pirate” for a living. Beyond that we touch upon their upcoming TGE (token generation event) and what to expect next from the project. Star Atlas Twitter Star Atlas Website Star Atlas Whitepaper Star Atlas Economics Paper We would like to thank our sponsors for making this podcast possible. Cosmos: Cosmos is on a mission, link one million blockchains. Name brand projects like Terra, Band, Kava, and Secret use Cosmos and the Cosmos Hub to connect to every other chain in our network. Learn more at cosmos.network. Kava: Kava connects the world's largest cryptocurrencies on DeFi’s most trusted platform. Mint stablecoins, lend, borrow, earn and swap safely across the top crypto assets with a simple user experience and the confidence of institutional-grade security. To learn more visit kava.io Celo: Celo is a mobile-first platform that makes financial dApps and crypto payments accessible to anyone with a mobile phone. Celo supports over 1000 projects who are everyday building applications and issuing digital currencies from 100+ countries around the world. Learn more at Celo.org.  Every Delphi Podcast is dropped first as a video interview for Delphi Digital Subscribers. Our members also have access to full interview transcripts. Join today to get our interviews, first. Show Notes: (00:00:00) - Introduction. (00:03:59) - First Question: Star Atlas overview. (00:10:15) - What players might be able to vote on in Star Atlas DAOs. (00:12:41) - Start Atlas feature releases. (00:15:33) - The challenge of crypto game design. (00:19:11) - What gameplay for Star Atlas will look like. (00:26:02) - Michael's thoughts on the future of Star Atlas. (00:27:14) - The story behind Star Atlas. (00:30:50) - On the community that has evolved around Star Atlas. (00:34:04) - Star Atlas poster sale. (00:38:45) - $ATLAS and $POLIS token sale. (00:41:49) - What's on the roadmap for Star Atlas. (00:45:05) - In-game high stakes PvP. (00:49:19) - How to get involved in Star Atlas. Resources: Star Atlas Twitter Star Atlas Website Star Atlas Whitepaper Star Atlas Economics Paper More Our Video interviews Can Be Viewed Here: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/

2 Syys 202153min

The Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy sits down with John Crain, Founder & CEO of SuperRare, a marketplace to collect and trade unique, single-edition digital artworks. The two discuss SuperRare, decentralizing the platform through community-driven curation and the RARE token, differentiating from OpenSea, and much more! We would like to thank our sponsors for making this podcast possible. Cosmos: Cosmos is on a mission, link one million blockchains. Name brand projects like Terra, Band, Kava, and Secret use Cosmos and the Cosmos Hub to connect to every other chain in our network. Learn more at cosmos.network. Kava: Kava connects the world’s largest cryptocurrencies on DeFi’s most trusted platform. Mint stablecoins, lend, borrow, earn and swap safely across the top crypto assets with a simple user experience and the confidence of institutional-grade security. To learn more visit kava.io Celo: Celo is a mobile-first platform that makes financial dApps and crypto payments accessible to anyone with a mobile phone. Celo supports over 1000 projects who are everyday building applications and issuing digital currencies from 100+ countries around the world. Learn more at Celo.org.  Every Delphi Podcast is dropped first as a video interview for Delphi Digital Subscribers. Our members also have access to full interview transcripts. Join today to get our interviews, first. - Show Notes: (00:00) – Introduction. (02:53) – First Question: John’s Background. (07:48) – SuperRare overview. (12:38) – What gets John excited about NFTs now and in the future. (16:10) – Curating despite NFT abundance. (18:06) – How SuperRare is differentiated. (22:00) – John’s thoughts on curation. (31:09) – John’s thoughts on royalties for artists on SuperRare and other platforms. (34:38) – SuperRare’s Sovereign Smart Contracts. (43:59) – How SuperRare helps unknown artists achieve success. (47:58) – Biggest hurdle for $RARE. (50:00) – Biggest setback John overcame in SuperRare’s history. (52:51) – John’s advice for the people entering the NFT space now. (54:53) – John’s advice for artists. (56:31) – John’s thoughts on giving curation to the community. Resources: John’s Twitter SuperRare Website More Our Video interviews Can Be Viewed Here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Yy99ZlQIX9-PdG_xHj43Q Access Delphi’s Research Here: https://www.delphidigital.io/ Disclosures: This podcast is strictly informational and educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any tokens or securities or to make any financial decisions. Do not trade or invest in any project, tokens, or securities based upon this podcast episode. The host may personally own tokens that are mentioned on the podcast. Our current show features paid sponsorships which may be featured at the start, middle, and/or the end of the episode. These sponsorships are for informational purposes only and are not a solicitation to use any product, service or token. Delphi’s transparency page can be viewed <a href='https:

1 Syys 20211h 1min

The Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy sits down with Jake Brukhman, Founder & CEO at CoinFund, a blockchain-focused investment firm based in Brooklyn, New York. The two spend over two hours discussing all things NFTs, including NFT liquidity, judging NFT communities, CryptoPunks, fractionalization, scarcity, DAOs, pricing NFT assets, the future of NFTs, and much more! We would like to thank our sponsors for making this podcast possible. Cosmos: Cosmos is on a mission, link one million blockchains. Name brand projects like Terra, Band, Kava, and Secret use Cosmos and the Cosmos Hub to connect to every other chain in our network. Learn more at cosmos.network. Kava: With a proven track record of delivering successful projects safely, the Kava Platform is DeFi’s most trusted, scalable and secure institutional grade cross-chain engine. Learn more at kava.io.  Celo: Celo is a mobile-first platform that makes financial dApps and crypto payments accessible to anyone with a mobile phone. Celo supports over 1000 projects who are everyday building applications and issuing digital currencies from 100+ countries around the world. Learn more at Celo.org. Every Delphi Podcast is dropped first as an audio interview for Delphi Digital Subscribers. Our members also have access to full interview transcripts. Join today to get our interviews, first. - Show Notes: (00:00:53) Jake’s background and interest in NFTs. (00:03:24) What is an NFT? (00:12:35) Judging NFT communities. (00:15:44) CryptoPunks and long-term resilience. (00:21:05) Complexity of NFTs / cultural difference between the DeFi and the NFT communities. (00:24:00) Nouns DAO is auctioning off a new noun every day. (00:36:36) How PartyDAO works / crowdfunding capital. (00:41:47) Jake’s thoughts on scarcity of NFTs and fractionalization. (01:02:59) Upshot is a more efficient way to price NFTs. (01:16:35) The NFT exchange market and importance of GTM strategies. (01:21:00) Rarible Protocol serves as a back end for NFT applications. (01:36:36) How the success of each marketplace benefits Rarible token holders. (01:45:46) Jake’s thoughts on NFT metadata storage and on-chain vs. off-chain assets. (01:54:22) Jake’s thoughts on regulation in the NFT space. (01:56:34) Where we’re at now in the NFT cycle. (02:12:17) Founders in the NFT space. (02:14:40) The royalty aspect of NFT drops. (02:21:48) The category of NFT projects Jake is most excited about. Resources: Jake's Twitter CoinFund website Past interview with Jake FIRSTEDITION.XYZ "Appraisal games and the NFT liquidity problem" More Our Video interviews Can Be Viewed Here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Yy99ZlQIX

25 Elo 20212h 28min

The Delphi Podcast co-host and co-founder of Delphi Digital, Kevin Kelly, sits down with Tom Lombardi, Managing Director at 3iQ and adjunct professor of Finance at Pepperdine University, to get his take on several important trends in crypto and markets. The two discuss a wide array of topic areas ranging from the rise of DeFi and its growing popularity among institutional investors to the evolution of liquidity mining programs and how proper token incentives can better align stakeholders to create more valuable products than their centralized counterparts. We would like to thank our sponsors for making this podcast possible. Cosmos: Cosmos is on a mission, link one million blockchains. Name brand projects like Terra, Band, Kava, and Secret use Cosmos and the Cosmos Hub to connect to every other chain in our network. Learn more at cosmos.network. Kava: With a proven track record of delivering successful projects safely, the Kava Platform is DeFi’s most trusted, scalable and secure institutional grade cross-chain engine. Learn more at kava.io.  Celo: Celo is a mobile-first platform that makes financial dApps and crypto payments accessible to anyone with a mobile phone. Celo supports over 1000 projects who are everyday building applications and issuing digital currencies from 100+ countries around the world. Learn more at Celo.org. Every Delphi Podcast is dropped first as an audio interview for Delphi Digital Subscribers. Our members also have access to full interview transcripts. Join today to get our interviews, first. - Show Notes: (03:32) – Updates from Tom. (03:56) – Iron Finance stablecoin debacle. (08:03) – dYdX’s promotion / thoughts on the incentives and leverage in crypto. (12:35) – Thoughts on Uniswap’s AMM model. (16:58) – Tom’s thoughts on incentives – right or wrong? (20:03) – Token models and incentives. (24:44) – Tom’s thoughts on global adoption. (30:58) – What institutional investors really care about. (37:56) – Uneducated narratives against crypto. (48:34) – Tom’s students versus institutional investors. (01:02:13) – Tom’s thoughts on NFTs. (01:06:38) – Thoughts on current developments and the future of crypto. (01:15:42) – Where to find Tom and 3iQ. Resources: Tom Lombardi’s Twitter Referenced Kraken blog post on self-custody  Pepperdine class syllabus 3iQ’s website More Our Video interviews Can Be Viewed Here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Yy99ZlQIX9-PdG_xHj43Q Access Delphi’s Research Here: https://www.delphidigital.io/ Disclosures: This podcast is strictly informational and educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any tokens or securities or to make any financial decisions. Do not trade or invest in any project, tokens, or securities based upon this podcast episode. The host may personally own tokens that are mentioned on the pod

6 Elo 20211h 18min

The Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy sits down with Allen Lee, Founder at Beta Finance, the first permissionless money market protocol for shorting any crypto asset. The two discuss Beta’s use cases, shorting long tail assets, being part of the Alpha Launchpad Incubator, and more. We would like to thank our sponsors for making this podcast possible. Cosmos: Cosmos is on a mission, link one million blockchains. Name brand projects like Terra, Band, Kava, and Secret use Cosmos and the Cosmos Hub to connect to every other chain in our network. Learn more at cosmos.network. Kava: With a proven track record of delivering successful projects safely, the Kava Platform is DeFi's most trusted, scalable and secure institutional grade cross-chain engine. Soon, USDC is coming to Kava! Learn more at kava.io.  Celo: Celo is a mobile-first platform that makes financial dApps and crypto payments accessible to anyone with a mobile phone. Celo supports over 1000 projects who are everyday building applications and issuing digital currencies from 100+ countries around the world. Learn more at Celo.org Every Delphi Podcast is dropped first as a video interview for Delphi Digital Subscribers. Our members also have access to full interview transcripts. Join today to gain exclusive early access to every new interview before it's published. - Show Notes: (2:40)- First Question: Allen's Background and how he got in crypto. (8:50)- Allen's thoughts on AI. (10:14) - Most compelling use cases. (13:43) - Beta's focus. (15:09) - How Beta works / how assets get listed on the platform in a secure way. (18:26) - Filtering assets by parameter in Beta. (22:50) - Beta's isolated collateral model / how Beta differentiates from other platforms. (28:00) - Beta's interest rate model. (32:07) - Allen’s thoughts on the culture of shorting assets. (36:52) - Experience launching out of the Alpha Finance Incubator. (40:00) - Allen's thoughts on value accrual / Beta's token. (42:20) - Beta Finance roadmap. Resources: Allen’s Twitter Beta Finance Website More Our Video interviews Can Be Viewed Here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Yy99ZlQIX9-PdG_xHj43Q Access Delphi's Research Here: https://www.delphidigital.io/ Disclosures: This podcast is strictly informational and educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any tokens or securities or to make any financial decisions. Do not trade or invest in any project, tokens, or securities based upon this podcast episode. The host may personally own tokens that are mentioned on the podcast. Lets Talk Bitcoin is a distribution partner for the Chain Reaction Podcast, and our current show features paid sponsorships which may be featured at the start, middle, and/or the end of the episode. These sponsorships are for informational purposes only and are not a solicitation to use an

3 Elo 202145min

The Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy sits down with Jimmy McNelis, Co-founder and CEO at nft42, the company that built Nameless, a platform empowering brands and creators to launch professional, custom NFT projects in a completely visual way with zero code. The two discuss other NFT platforms, partner networks, traditional brands and NFT experiences, and more. We would like to thank our sponsors for making this podcast possible. Cosmos: Cosmos is on a mission, link one million blockchains. Name brand projects like Terra, Band, Kava, and Secret use Cosmos and the Cosmos Hub to connect to every other chain in our network. Learn more at cosmos.network. Kava: With a proven track record of delivering successful projects safely, the Kava Platform is DeFi's most trusted, scalable and secure institutional grade cross-chain engine. Soon, USDC is coming to Kava! Learn more at kava.io.  Celo: Celo is a mobile-first platform that makes financial dApps and crypto payments accessible to anyone with a mobile phone. Celo supports over 1000 projects who are everyday building applications and issuing digital currencies from 100+ countries around the world. Learn more at Celo.org Every Delphi Podcast is dropped first as a video interview for Delphi Digital Subscribers. Our members also have access to full interview transcripts. Join today to gain exclusive early access to every new interview before it's published. - Show Notes: (4:23)- First Question: Jimmy's Background and how he got up to nft42 and Nameless. (13:47) - How Jimmy got into CryptoKitties. (19:42) - Goal of Nameless / what Jimmy’s trying to do differently / Nameless' target market. (26:58) - Minting an NFT on Nameless vs OpenSea. (28:47) - How the partner program works. (36:40) - Issues with current NFT space. (42:58) - How Jimmy out innovates. (44:21) - The most important forms of NFTs for businesses. (46:27) - How far away we are from NFT’s being ubiquitous / does it matter or it is all going to be crypto native. (51:56) - Jimmy's thoughts on customer’s feedback. (57:55) - Where to find Nameless. (01:00:44) - Jimmy's thoughts on brands and enterprises giving up control to the community. Resources: Jimmy McNelis: Co-Founder and CEO at nft42 nft42 Website Nameless Website More Our Video interviews Can Be Viewed Here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Yy99ZlQIX9-PdG_xHj43Q Access Delphi's Research Here: https://www.delphidigital.io/ Disclosures: This podcast is strictly informational and educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any tokens or securities or to make any financial decisions. Do not trade or invest in any project, tokens, or securities based upon this podcast episode. The host may personally own tokens that a

28 Heinä 20211h 7min