Ethereum To Drop To $1,284 Before The Merge? VC Money In Crypto With David Nage, Arca

Raoul Milhado began his career as an entrepreneur at the age of 19. After becoming an expert in building financial services catering to a luxury lifestyle, Raoul built Elitium, a crypto wealth management service focused on bringing big money into the crypto space. As a macro investor, Raoul believes that cryptocurrencies will save wealthy individuals from the effects of the "great financial reset," resulting from trillions in debt and endless money printing. Scott Melker and Raoul Milhado further discuss taking the crypto red pill, entrepreneurship at age 19, selling mega yachts, bridging old money into crypto, founding Elitium, DeFi velocity, luxury crypto lifestyles, trillions in debt, a failing dollar, an imminent great reset, generating tokens, billion-dollar ICO’s and more. ––– MONEY ON CHAIN Money On Chain brings Bitcoin to mass adoption with solutions to meet the needs of different types of users: a fully bitcoin-collateralized stablecoin (DoC), a bitcoin on steroids (BPro), and a dizzying bitcoiner option for lovers of leveraged trading (BTCx). All this, without requiring the delivery of private keys. Money On Chain - Bringing bitcoin into the mainstream. Visit moneyonchain.com/wolf to learn more --- VOYAGER This episode is brought to you by Voyager, your new favorite crypto broker. Trade crypto fast and commission-free the easy way. Earn up to 9.5% interest on top coins with no lockups and no limits. Download the Voyager app and use code “SCOTT25” to get $25 in free Bitcoin when you create your account. --- If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe. This podcast is presented by Blockworks. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at: https://www.blockworks.co

9 Feb 202158min

At a young age, Andrew Henderson was advised to “go where you are treated best.” With a deep seeded love of travel and an entrepreneurial spirit, Andrew became an expert on international investing, taxes, property, citizenship, and regulations. He became a "nomad capitalist," building a business around teaching high-net-worth individuals how to manage their and protect their wealth in a cost-efficient and enjoyable way.   Scott Melker and Andrew Henderson further discuss going where you are treated best, coining the term “nomad capitalist,” second citizenships, wealth taxes, overseas audits, tax havens, offshore hiring, mega-wealthy crypto investors, finding a culture that suits you, the most underrated places to live, citizenship by investing, building an escape hatch, political homelessness and more.  ---- If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe. This podcast is presented by Blockworks. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at: https://www.blockworks.co

4 Feb 20211h 21min

Jonathan Chester became a Bitcoin adopter almost a decade ago, with the intention of changing the way that people are paid. He is the founder and CEO of BitWage, the most popular crypto payment company and is responsible for making sure that anyone and everyone around the world can be paid in Bitcoin. As Jonathan elaborates on in the podcast, it's usually when disbelief creeps in that the best things begin to unfold in crypto. Scott Melker and Jonathan Chester further discuss early adopters in crypto, magic internet money, paying the world in crypto, storing cash under a mattress, perverse incentives, Tim Draper as an investor, Wall Street’s coordinated FUD, the scarcity of Bitcoin, beneath the whitepaper, infinite wealth on a paper wallet, borrowing against Bitcoin, the disbelief of bull runs, and more. ––– MONEY ON CHAIN Money On Chain brings Bitcoin to mass adoption with solutions to meet the needs of different types of users: a fully bitcoin-collateralized stablecoin (DoC), a bitcoin on steroids (BPro), and a dizzying bitcoiner option for lovers of leveraged trading (BTCx). All this, without requiring the delivery of private keys. Money On Chain - Bringing bitcoin into the mainstream. Visit moneyonchain.com/wolf to learn more --- VOYAGER This episode is brought to you by Voyager, your new favorite crypto broker. Trade crypto fast and commission-free the easy way. Earn up to 9.5% interest on top coins with no lockups and no limits. Download the Voyager app and use code “SCOTT25” to get $25 in free Bitcoin when you create your account. --- If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe. This podcast is presented by Blockworks. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at: https://www.blockworks.co

2 Feb 20211h 3min

To make money in crypto, you have to have some skin in the game. But for the masses to enter, someone has to build the infrastructure and tools for traders to utilize. James Putra, head of product strategy at TradeStation, is more than just a designer and builder, he is a trader at heart and knows exactly what features people need to gain exposure to digital assets. It doesn't hurt that James is also a mega bull. Scott Melker and James Putra discuss the ultimate Swiss Franc Forex trade, the jargon of trading, the psychology of trading, the costs of short term capital gains, the root of FUD headlines, miners taking profit, 30% dips, the systemic risk of Tether, awakening bears, retiring off Home Depot stock, the crypto supply crisis, negative interest rates, endless money printing, Miami as the crypto hub, the 2021 crypto outlook and more.  ---- If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe. This podcast is presented by Blockworks. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at: https://www.blockworks.co

28 Jan 20211h 2min

Steven McClurg is leading the race towards mainstream adoption of Bitcoin and the acceptance of an ETF. According to Steven, once an ETF is approved, institutional players will finally have a chance to put their reserves, investments, cash, and balance sheets into Bitcoin. This episode contains everything you need to know about the race for an ETF and institutional adoption. Scott Melker and Steven McClurg further discuss esoteric money management, emerging markets, structured credits, close-knit mutual funds, asset-backed securities, Tesla as a proxy to oil trading, the GBTC premium, family offices, endowments, insurance companies, and pensions exploring Bitcoin, the degradation of the dollar, 500k Bitcoin and more. ––– MONEY ON CHAIN Money On Chain brings Bitcoin to mass adoption with solutions to meet the needs of different types of users: a fully bitcoin-collateralized stablecoin (DoC), a bitcoin on steroids (BPro), and a dizzying bitcoiner option for lovers of leveraged trading (BTCx). All this, without requiring the delivery of private keys. Money On Chain - Bringing bitcoin into the mainstream. Visit moneyonchain.com/wolf to learn more --- VOYAGER This episode is brought to you by Voyager, your new favorite crypto broker. Trade crypto fast and commission-free the easy way. Earn up to 9.5% interest on top coins with no lockups and no limits. Download the Voyager app and use code “SCOTT25” to get $25 in free Bitcoin when you create your account. --- If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe. This podcast is presented by Blockworks. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at: https://www.blockworks.co

26 Jan 20211h

Ryan Selkis is the co-founder and CEO of Messari which boasts the longest running crypto daily brief in the world, with over 40,000 readers. Their readers and platform customers include retail traders, investors, family offices, hedge funds, crypto institutions, governments and more. Placed at the heart of the operation, Ryan is inextricably tied to every important aspect of crypto and has a keen awareness of what's likely to unfold in the coming years. This conversation focuses on the potential explosion of interest in the crypto space in 2021.   Scott Melker and Ryan Selkis further discuss the 2020 Crypto Thesis, aggregating high signal information for investors, GBTC’s premium, alpha for whales, a crypto bubble that won't pop, the gold market as a proxy, the legitimacy of Tether, threats to Bitcoin, top DeFi blue chips, sending money at the speed of light, Ethereum as the backbone of DeFi, a Bitcoin ETF, Picasso’s Bull, NFTs and more.  ---- If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe. This podcast is presented by Blockworks. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at: https://www.blockworks.co

21 Jan 202155min

Justin Sun is one of the most prominent members of the crypto community. His crypto story started in 2012, when Justin worked on some of the the earliest projects in the space before building Tron (TRX). Justin's previous experience gives him unique insight into every major trend occurring in 2021, and has Justin poised to make Tron a major player in the DeFi space and beyond. Scott Melker and Justin Sun further discuss working for Ripple in 2012, graduating from UPenn, the pre-Tron days, solving the scalability problem, building Tron, 2017 ICOs, paper Bitcoin, learning from Jack Ma, dot-com and crypto bubbles, the digital Yuan, North Korea, the future of Tron and more. ––– RSK/IOV Sovryn is a decentralised Bitcoin trading and lending platform and one of the first Bitcoin-native DeFi platforms. Earn interest on your Bitcoin and get paid for lending assets, with up to 5x leverage on long and short trades using USDT, BTC and bitcoin-backed stablecoins. All with no KYC. Click the link below to get your first month’s trading fees for free. Be one of the first 100 and claim a $100 bonus! Visit Sovryn.app/wolf for more info. --- VOYAGER This episode is brought to you by Voyager, your new favorite crypto broker. Trade crypto fast and commission-free the easy way. Earn up to 9.5% interest on top coins with no lockups and no limits. Download the Voyager app and use code “SCOTT25” to get $25 in free Bitcoin when you create your account. --- If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe. This podcast is presented by Blockworks. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at: https://www.blockworks.co

19 Jan 20211h 12min

Edan Yago grew up during apartheid in South Africa and at one point had to smuggle gold as a child to help his family. Yago discovered Bitcoin and, after years of prepping for a revolution, immediately knew that his life would change forever. Stepping into the crypto space, Edan set out to design a new way of approaching DeFi and built Sovryn, a sidechain off of Bitcoin instead of Ethereum. Edan is excited for the monetary revolution that DeFi will bring to the 99% of the world that does not have full access to the world’s financial garden - and all based on Bitcoin.   Scott Melker and Edan Yago further discuss sewing gold into coat pockets, growing up in South Africa’s apartheid, a family of political activists, the only important choice is buying Bitcoin, bringing Bitcoin’s liquidity to DeFi, designing Sovryn, defeating crypto tribalism, fighting the no-coiners, loaning against DeFi, pseudo-Bitcoin, hyper dumps, hyper pumps and more. ---- If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe. This podcast is presented by Blockworks. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at: https://www.blockworks.co

14 Jan 20211h