Q4 Will Be Strong For Bitcoin | Grayscale’s Head Of Research Explains Why

This episode covers two main topics: the Ethereum merge and the flood of VC money into crypto. Technical analysis suggests Ethereum may drop to $1,284 before the upcoming merge in September. I am breaking down why this may happen and discuss the possible scenarios for Ether. Also, I am joined by David Nage, portfolio manager at Arca who provided deep insights as to what's going on with VC money in crypto, where the funds are deploying cash and how venture investing has changed since last year's bull market. JOIN THE FREE WOLF DEN NEWSLETTER https://www.getrevue.co/profile/TheWolfDen  GET UP TO A $8,000 BONUS IN USDT ►► https://thewolfofallstreets.info/bitget    TRADE ON THE WORLD’S BEST DEX, BULLISH: ►► https://thewolfofallstreets.info/bullish/youtube  Follow Scott Melker: Twitter: https://twitter.com/scottmelker  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wolfofallstreets   Web: https://www.thewolfofallstreets.io  Spotify: https://spoti.fi/30N5FDe  Apple podcast: https://apple.co/3FASB2c  Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 1:30 Crypto market update 3:09 David Nage 4:05 $290 billion in dry powder 5:15 $10 billion deployed in crypto in Q2 2022 6:30 VC money is still coming into crypto 7:10 42% of all investments are in Web3 10:00 DeFi and the code 11:30 Main point of failure are bridges 12:15 Arca’s fund performance 14:15 The merge 17:55 a16z invested $1 billion in seed in 500 companies 19:47 VC behavior: what is behind the urge to deploy money 22:53 Ethereum can go down to $1,284  31:02 Argentine Presidential Candidate Sued Over Alleged Crypto Ponzi Scheme 32:35 a16z believes in crypto 33:42 Telegram CEO Proposes Auctioning Usernames, Links As NFTs 34:35 Metaverse avatar platform Ready Player Me raises $56 million 36:40 NFT exchange SudoRare suffers $800,000 ‘rug pull’ six hours after launch 38:00 Hackers Lose 5 Ether While Trying to Attack Near Protocol’s Rainbow Bridge 39:17 Wrap up The views and opinions expressed here are solely my own and should in no way be interpreted as financial advice. This video was created for entertainment. Every investment and trading move involves risk. You should conduct your own research when making a decision. I am not a financial advisor. Nothing contained in this video constitutes or shall be construed as an offering of financial instruments or as investment advice or recommendations of an investment strategy or whether or not to "Buy," "Sell," or "Hold" an investment.

24 Aug 202241min

Meltem Demirors understands what drives much of the crypto market - community. Meltem has spent years in the industry, leading strategy at CoinShares, a digital asset investment firm. Arguably nobody has a better grasp of both the retail and institutional sides of the market, or is deeper in the weeds of the most obscure projects and communities. We talked about how the rise of metaverses is driving an urgent need to create new infrastructure, why Bitcoin is a cult and why Meltem is so obsessed with CryptoDickButts

23 Aug 202235min

When’s the last time you watched a podcast recorded on a driving range? As a 20+ year veteran of the derivatives market, Dan Gunsberg knows that business is done on the golf course. Well, now he’s at the driving range talking crypto. Dan is the CEO and Co-Founder of Hxro Trade, a platform built on Solana for trading crypto options, that hopes to be the home for clearing, risk, settlement, and exchange for the entire DeFi market. JOIN THE FREE WOLF DEN NEWSLETTER 📩 https://www.getrevue.co/profile/TheWolfDen THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSOR ►► Have you ever had your exchange go completely offline during days of high volatility? Of course you have. We've all been through it. Those days are no longer with Bullish. Bullish is a new breed of digital asset exchange that empowers users to trade with deep and predictable liquidity across highly variable market conditions. They also have incredible automated market-making and industry-leading security. I can't get enough of this platform and it's fully regulated. Sign up here: https://bullish.com/melker Bullish is licensed by the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission. Virtual assets and related products are high risk. Consult your investment advisor and trade responsibly. Bullish is available in select locations only and not to U.S persons. Visit bullish.com/legal for important information and risk warnings. EPISODE LINKS Dan’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/hxrobtc Hxro: https://hxro.trade/ Production & Marketing Team: https://penname.co/ FOLLOW SCOTT MELKER • Twitter: https://twitter.com/scottmelker • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wolfofallstreets • Web: https://www.thewolfofallstreets.io • Spotify: https://spoti.fi/30N5FDe • Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3FASB2c SHOW NOTES 00:15 A Note from Our Sponsor - Bullish: https://bullish.com/melker 00:22 Golf with Dan Gunsberg Intro 04:24 Links DAO 06:08 Crypto Is 24-7-365 07:23 Building Hxro in a Bear Market 09:55 What is Hxro? 12:03 A Note from Our Sponsor - Bullish: https://bullish.com/melker 12:51 The Future of Derivatives and DeFi 14:28 Regulation Roadmap 17:30 Institutional Investment 20:14 Monopolies Are Breaking Down 21:53 3-5 Year Outlook for Crypto

21 Aug 202224min

Will Ethereum become a deflationary asset? Should we expect Ethereum's price to increase in 3 months? How does the merge define the future of Web3? This and more questions about the possible outcomes of the upcoming Ethereum merge, in my latest episode with David Duong, CFA, Head of Institutional Research at Coinbase! JOIN THE FREE WOLF DEN NEWSLETTER https://www.getrevue.co/profile/TheWolfDen Follow Scott Melker: Twitter: https://twitter.com/scottmelker Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wolfofallstreets Web: https://www.thewolfofallstreets.io Spotify: https://spoti.fi/30N5FDe Apple podcast: https://apple.co/3FASB2c

19 Aug 202234min

Three of the brightest minds in crypto and investing, Raoul Pal, Anthony Scaramucci and Mark Yusko, joined Scott Melker to discuss the inevitable bullish future of crypto. They discussed both markets and adoption of the technology, making the case that crypto will eat the world. JOIN THE FREE WOLF DEN NEWSLETTER https://www.getrevue.co/profile/TheWolfDen Follow Scott Melker: Twitter: https://twitter.com/scottmelker Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wolfofallstreets Web: https://www.thewolfofallstreets.io Spotify: https://spoti.fi/30N5FDe Apple podcast: https://apple.co/3FASB2c

18 Aug 202258min

The biggest crypto story of the last week was the US Department of Treasury’s decision to sanction cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash. Why did it happen? What does it mean for freedom of speech? What are the implications to ordinary Americans who were using Tornado Cash? What does it have to do with Putin and North Korea? I discussed all of this and more with subject matter experts: Michael Fasanello, a compliance officer, and Seth Hertlein, global head of policy at Ledger. Read Seth’s Twitter thread on Tornado Cash: https://mobile.twitter.com/SethHertlein/status/1557442355678117889 JOIN THE FREE WOLF DEN NEWSLETTER https://www.getrevue.co/profile/TheWolfDen THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSOR ►► Have you ever had your exchange go completely offline during days of high volatility? Of course you have. We've all been through it. Those days are no longer with Bullish. Bullish is a new breed of digital asset exchange that empowers users to trade with deep and predictable liquidity across highly variable market conditions. They also have incredible automated market-making and industry-leading security. I can't get enough of this platform and it's fully regulated. Sign up here https://thewolfofallstreets.info/bullish/youtube Bullish is licensed by the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission. Virtual assets and related products are high risk. Consult your investment advisor and trade responsibly. Bullish is available in select locations only and not to U.S persons. Visit bullish.com/legal for important information and risk warnings. Timestamps: 1:32 Tornado Cash story 2:10 Sea turtle attack 2:55 Meet the guests: Seth Hertlein & Michael Fasanello 3:30 Sanctioning a piece of code 6:20 Illicit transactions with Tornado Cash 8:05 Cash should be banned! 10:20 Tornado Cash developer arrested 12:20 Multi billion fines for violating OFAC 13:10 Violation of free speech 15:50 The timing of Tornado Cash sanctions 20:45 Putin and North Korea 22:10 The role of politics in Tornado case 23:40 The consequences of the sanctions Follow Scott Melker: Twitter: https://twitter.com/scottmelker Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wolfofallstreets Web: https://www.thewolfofallstreets.io Spotify: https://spoti.fi/30N5FDe Apple podcast: https://apple.co/3FASB2c

16 Aug 202228min

Can anyone take on internet giants like Google and Facebook? If anyone can, it’s Brendan Eich. Brendan is an internet legend, the brains behind Netscape and Firefox, the inventor of Javascript, and former CEO of Mozilla. Now, he’s taking on the monster he helped create. He’s the CEO of Brave - a browser that pays users in crypto (via the Basic Attention Token, BAT). Brave is flipping the model that made Google rich by giving users back power, privacy, and paying them for their time and attention. This is a can’t-miss interview for anyone interested in privacy or the future of Web3. JOIN THE FREE WOLF DEN NEWSLETTER 📩 https://www.getrevue.co/profile/TheWolfDen EPISODE LINKS Brendan’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrendanEich Brave Browser: https://brave.com/ Production & Marketing Team: https://penname.co/ FOLLOW SCOTT MELKER • Twitter: https://twitter.com/scottmelker • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wolfofallstreets • Web: https://www.thewolfofallstreets.io • Spotify: https://spoti.fi/30N5FDe • Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3FASB2c SHOW NOTES 00:15 Brendan Eich Intro 00:38 Privacy Concerns with Browsers 01:08 What Makes Brave Different 03:07 When Brendan Became Concerned About Privacy 07:16 How Scared Should We Be? 08:40 How To Protect Yourself 10:00 Brave’s Basic Attention Token (BAT) 13:20 How to Beat Google 16:05 What’s Next for Brave and Web3 18:40 Metaverse 21:20 When Will People Care About Privacy? 23:00 Technological Privacy Solutions

14 Aug 202226min

Crypto has a major User Experience (UX) and User Interface (UI) problem. Kosala Hemachandra, CEO of MyEtherWallet, shares how his company provides best-in-class UX/UI while remaining non-custodial, free, and open-source. MEW allows users to interact with the Ethereum Blockchain, smart contracts, and much more. He talks about how they got started, how they scaled from 0 to 3 million monthly active users, and where he thinks crypto is headed in the next 10 years. JOIN THE FREE WOLF DEN NEWSLETTER 📩 https://www.getrevue.co/profile/TheWolfDen THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSOR ►►This episode is brought to you by Athletic Greens https://athleticgreens.com/melker This stuff is incredible, and I start every day with it. It’s just one scoop in a cup of water each morning, and you get 75 high-quality vitamins, whole-food sourced ingredients, probiotics, and adaptogens to help you start your day right. Right now, Athletic Greens will give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit https://athleticgreens.com/melker EPISODE LINKS Kosala’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/kvhnuke_ MyEtherWallet: https://www.myetherwallet.com/ Production & Marketing Team: https://penname.co/ FOLLOW SCOTT MELKER • Twitter: https://twitter.com/scottmelker • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wolfofallstreets • Web: https://www.thewolfofallstreets.io • Spotify: https://spoti.fi/30N5FDe • Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3FASB2c SHOW NOTES 00:15 A Note from Our Sponsor - Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/MELKER 00:22 Kosala Hemachandra Intro 00:52 How MEW Got Started 03:20 The Problem with Custodial Wallets 05:13 Security and Education 12:36 A Note from Our Sponsor - Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/MELKER 13:39 Obstacles to Mass Adoption 16:02 What Makes MEW Different? 20:00 Product Roadmap 21:54 10 Years to Mass Adoption

11 Aug 202223min