The Chopping Block: Will Genesis Creditors Be Made Whole? - Ep. 447
Welcome to “The Chopping Block!” – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Robert Leshner, Tom Schmidt, and Tarun Chitra chop it up about the latest news. This week, they covered: why the markets were ...
25 Tammi 202357min
Not Just FTX: One Skeptic’s Take on Why Crypto Is a Scam - Ep. 446
James Block, crypto skeptic and author of the Dirty Bubble Media newsletter, rose to prominence with a timely post predicting FTX’s insolvency. The blogger, a doctor by day, explains why he sees crypt...
24 Tammi 20231h 5min
Why Crypto Developer Activity Continues to Grow Despite the Bear Market - Ep. 445
Maria Shen, partner at Electric Capital, unpacks the venture firm’s latest Developer Report. Hotly anticipated among crypto observers, the annual report captures which chains developers are building o...
20 Tammi 202338min
How Crypto Bankruptcy Claims Buyers Will Profit From the Collapse of FTX - Ep. 444
From 3AC to FTX (and possibly more to come), it’s boom times for those trading crypto bankruptcy claims. Thomas Braziel, founder and CEO of 507 Capital, gives a crash course on bankruptcy law, offerin...
17 Tammi 20231h 19min
The Chopping Block: Why Gemini Users Are Mad at Genesis and DCG - Ep. 443
Welcome to “The Chopping Block!” – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Robert Leshner, Tom Schmidt, and Tarun Chitra chop it up about the latest news. Show topics: Haseeb’s TL;DR of the ongoing si...
14 Tammi 20231h 1min
DCG's Dilemma: Should It Sell Its GBTC Holdings to Repay Gemini? - Ep. 442
Gemini has accused Digital Currency Group CEO Barry Silbert of fraud after allegedly misrepresenting the financials of his company. The accusations follow a dispute over the return of $900 million in ...
13 Tammi 202342min
What Does Mango Markets Exploiter Avi Eisenberg's Arrest in Puerto Rico Mean for DeFi? - Ep. 441
Gabriel Shapiro, general counsel at Delphi Labs, and Collins Belton, managing partner at Brookwood P.C., dive into the controversial case of Avi Eisenberg, the self-described “applied game theorist” w...
10 Tammi 202357min
Gemini vs. DCG Is Heating Up. Could Gemini Force Genesis Into Bankruptcy? - Ep. 440
Ram Ahluwalia, CEO and cofounder at Lumida, talks about the ongoing dispute between Gemini and Digital Currency Group (DCG), specifically focusing on the actions and statements of DCG CEO Barry Silber...
6 Tammi 202340min
