How Synthetix Became the Second-Largest DeFi Platform - Ep.148
Kain Warwick, founder of Synthetix, talks about synthetic asset issuance platform, which enables people to create tokens that track the price of assets in traditional and crypto finance. We discuss th...
3 Dec 20191h 2min
Why CoinMarketCap Launched Its Liquidity Metric - Ep.147
Carylyne Chan, chief strategy officer at CoinMarketCap, and Gerald Chee, head of research, discuss the history of CoinMarketCap, why the founder Brandon Chez initially focused on circulating supply to...
26 Nov 20191h 10min
Why China Aims to Replace Cash With the Digital Yuan - Ep.146
Martin Chorzempa, research fellow the Peterson Institute, and Dovey Wan, founding partner at Primitive Ventures, discuss China's new blockchain push and the forthcoming DCEP. They cover how the blockc...
19 Nov 20191h 12min
Christopher Giancarlo on the Craziness of Becoming 'Crypto Dad' - Ep.145
Former CFTC chairman Christopher Giancarlo talks about how his experience of the financial crisis piqued his interest in blockchain technology, why the CFTC thought the introduction of Bitcoin futures...
12 Nov 20191h 4min
A Libra Co-Creator on How Facebook Will Make Money From Calibra - Ep.144
Christian Catalini, co-creator of Libra and chief economist at Calibra, explains why Facebook made the design choices it made for Libra, reveals whether the team was prepared for the regulatory blowba...
5 Nov 20191h 9min
Bitwise's Latest Plans to Get a Bitcoin ETF Approved - Ep.143
Hunter Horsley, cofounder and CEO of Bitwise Asset Management, and Matt Hougan, global head of research at Bitwise, describe their vision for Bitwise, its current funds and indices, as well as how it ...
29 Okt 20191h 6min
Congressman Patrick McHenry: 'Bitcoin Will Be of Enormous Value' - Ep.142
Congressman Patrick McHenry, or 'Mr. Fintech' to his peers in the House, is announcing the reintroduction of the Financial Services Innovation Act, a bill that would create what he calls "permanent be...
22 Okt 201931min
Think a DAO Will Automate Things? Think Again - Ep.141
Mariano Conti, the head of smart contracts for MakerDAO and creator of SelloutDAO, and Peter Pan, the summoner for Metacartel DAO, discuss all things DAOs, including how Peter started Metacartel DAO a...
15 Okt 20191h 8min
