Bitcoin and Beyond

Mark Witten CIO of Portal Asset Management joins us to discuss why digital assets are so volatile, what effects correlation with traditional markets and why we expect to ultimately see a decoupling of correlation between digital assets and traditional finance.

We explore the role Stablecoins might play in increasing volatility through correlation with traditional markets and what this means for two parallel financial systems. 

Consider this, the high yields in crypto markets is to attract liquidity, and while the risk-on risk-off equation at play will attract capital and issuance of Stablecoins it also inherits the mechanics of the global macro, which implies that any shifts in traditional finance capital markets such as interest rates, money supply, inflation etc. which plays an important role in calculus that goes into asset valuation may begin to impact the crypto market which in principle is meant to be independent and disruptive.

Do these coins present the best opportunity for DeFi to solve the Stablecoin trilemma of scalability, decentralization and efficiency but is there a better way?  This equation is worth the study and interesting, but also ironic.

We explore the role Stablecoins might play in increasing volatility through correlation with traditional markets and what this means for two parallel financial systems. 

Consider this, the high yields in crypto markets is to attract liquidity, and while the risk-on risk-off equation at play will attract capital and issuance of Stablecoins it also inherits the mechanics of the global macro, which implies that any shifts in traditional finance capital markets such as interest rates, money supply, inflation etc. which plays an important role in calculus that goes into asset valuation may begin to impact the crypto market which in principle is meant to be independent and disruptive.

Do these coins present the best opportunity for DeFi to solve the Stablecoin trilemma of scalability, decentralization and efficiency but is there a better way?  This equation is worth the study and interesting, but also ironic.

Between creators and mass adoption of NFT's lays the technical challenges of minting an NFT, building a community and sharing the NFT's.  Charu Sethi walks us through how Unique Networks is trying to simplify this process and what that could mean to the creative communities.

Between creators and mass adoption of NFT's lays the technical challenges of minting an NFT, building a community and sharing the NFT's.  Charu Sethi walks us through how Unique Networks is trying to simplify this process and what that could mean to the creative communities.

Our special guest today is the CTO of L1X Mr Kevin Coutinho.  

Join us on a journey from today's volatility, to the interconnectedness of all digital assets to the need for scalable decentralised blockchains and the interoperability that is at best in its infancy.  

L1X has taken on the challenge to solve each of these blockchain limitations while keeping interoperability at the forefront.  Does this matter?  You bet it does.  Inexpensive, secure, decentralised transactions that can occur seamlessly between all blockchains are the holy grail.

Our special guest today is the CTO of L1X Mr Kevin Coutinho.  

Join us on a journey from today's volatility, to the interconnectedness of all digital assets to the need for scalable decentralised blockchains and the interoperability that is at best in its infancy.  

L1X has taken on the challenge to solve each of these blockchain limitations while keeping interoperability at the forefront.  Does this matter?  You bet it does.  Inexpensive, secure, decentralised transactions that can occur seamlessly between all blockchains are the holy grail.

What would the world look like if you could tokenise, fractionate and democratise almost any asset anywhere on the globe?  Will regulators race not to be the last country to support tokenisation of assets or are the institutional gatekeepers ready to protect TradFi? Alex Nascimento joins us to guide us on what is an STO, which country might be best to establish an STO and why it is still worthwhile launching an STO in the USA.

What would the world look like if you could tokenise, fractionate and democratise almost any asset anywhere on the globe?  Will regulators race not to be the last country to support tokenisation of assets or are the institutional gatekeepers ready to protect TradFi? Alex Nascimento joins us to guide us on what is an STO, which country might be best to establish an STO and why it is still worthwhile launching an STO in the USA.

NFT's (Non-Fungible Tokens) are possibly the most misunderstood sector of the world of digital assets.  So much more than tokenised art NFT's are likely to see real estate, finance and fund management disrupted, assets fractionated and shared and communities created and empowered.  Enjoy our conversation with Jimmie Lenz  Director, Master of Engineering in FinTech and Master of Engineering in Cybersecurity at Duke University.