Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWeekly News Roundup 4/03/20 (CoinMarketCap, Telegram, and bailouts)
Matt and Nic review the top stories of the week in the cryptoasset industry. This week's topics include:
Binance's acquisition of CoinMarketCap Factom's insolvency Telegram's latest setback in court…Published on 5 years, 8 months ago
Adam Draper (Boost VC) on Investing in Sci-Fi Technologies
Episode 61
Adam Draper, co-founder of BoostVC, an accelerator and venture fund focused on Sci-Fi technologies joins the show. In this episode we discuss:
- Adam's advice for portfolio companies navigating the c…
Published on 5 years, 9 months ago
Lawrence White on Free Banking in the Age of Crypto
Episode 60
Larry White, economics professor at George Mason University and senior fellow at the Cato Institute's Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, joins the show to discuss free banking, the histo…
Published on 5 years, 9 months ago
Weekly News Roundup 3/27/20 (Gold market, difficulty adjustments, deals and more)
Episode 59
Matt and Nic from Castle Island Ventures review the top stories of the week in the cryptoasset industry. This week's topics include:
- Deals of the Week
- Dislocations in the gold markets
- The effe…
Published on 5 years, 9 months ago
Jurrien Timmer (Fidelity) on the global macro landscape
Episode 58
Jurrien Timmer, the Director of Global Macro at Fidelity Investments, joins the podcast. In this episode we discuss:
- Jurrien's career trajectory and how he became the Director of Global Macro at F…
Published on 5 years, 9 months ago
David Vorick (Nebulous) – Building Decentralized Cloud Storage
Episode 57
David Vorick, the founder of Nebulous and the blockchain Sia, joins the show to discuss Sia and its latest layer 2, Skynet. We also cover David's experience as an ASIC manufacturer, and what he learn…
Published on 5 years, 9 months ago
Alejandro Machado (Open Money Initiative) – Contemporary Dollarization in Venezuela
Episode 56
Open Money Initiative founder Alejandro Machado joins the show to explain how Bitcoin is actually used in Venezuela, and how the country is dollarizing in real time.
In this episode:
How a power cut…Published on 5 years, 9 months ago
Patrick South (Chamber of Digital Commerce) on Blockchain Policy
Episode 55
Patrick South, VP of Development at the Chamber of Digital Commerce joins the show. In this episode we discuss:
The mission of the Chamber of Digital Commerce and the policy initiatives that the org…Published on 5 years, 9 months ago
Weekly News Roundup 3/20/20 (Market Commentary, Deals, Quarantine Tips)
Episode 54
Matt and Nic from Castle Island Ventures review the top stories of the week in the cryptoasset industry. This week's topics include:
- Market Commentary
- Deals of the Week
- Attestiv, Coase and oth…
Published on 5 years, 9 months ago
Nicos Vekiarides (Attestiv) on Commercial Uses for Blockchain Timestamping
Episode 53
Nicos Vekiarides, the cofounder and CEO of Attestiv joins the show. Attestiv is a company that builds software to prove the authenticity of photos and videos using public blockchains to timestamp the…
Published on 5 years, 9 months ago