Crypto Cast

Ever wondered what is staking and how it works? gunnercooke Partner & Crypto Cast host James Burnie sits down with Daniel Gould, CEO & Co-founder of Nodamatics Ltd, an institutional staking platform to share everything you need to know.

The pair share; what is staking and how does it work, why is staking important, how does staking compare with more traditional forms of finance, e.g. deposits, and what advice Daniel has for those looking to become involved in staking?

This podcast and the accompanying notes are provided by gunnercooke for general information purposes only and do not constitute legal, financial, tax or investment advice, or an invitation or inducement to buy, sell or hold any asset, including any cryptoasset. Listeners should seek independent professional advice tailored to their own circumstances before making any decision. The views expressed by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of gunnercooke or of the guests’ own firms. gunnercooke accepts no liability for any loss arising from reliance on the content of this podcast. Cartwright Financial Solutions Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and advises professional and institutional clients only. Nothing in this episode is advice to retail investors.

In this instalment of Crypto Cast, James is joined by two guests,  Robert Cooper & James Byrne from Digivault. Digivault is a powerful custodian that combines multiple layers of protection that eliminate the need for trust through new processes and technology.

The trio shares the story around the launch of Digivault, how it fills the gaps in the digital asset security market and how it fits into the Eqonex system. Robert and James also share advice for firms looking to deal with regulation when growing their businesses and general information around dealing with different regulators in different jurisdictions.

This podcast and the accompanying notes are provided by gunnercooke for general information purposes only and do not constitute legal, financial, tax or investment advice, or an invitation or inducement to buy, sell or hold any asset, including any cryptoasset. Listeners should seek independent professional advice tailored to their own circumstances before making any decision. The views expressed by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of gunnercooke or of the guests’ own firms. gunnercooke accepts no liability for any loss arising from reliance on the content of this podcast. Cartwright Financial Solutions Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and advises professional and institutional clients only. Nothing in this episode is advice to retail investors.

In the latest episode of Crypto Cast, FinTech Partner & Host James Burnie is joined by Alex Smyth,  Co-founder and Director at Oakbridge Fund Services (Jersey) Limited, a boutique Fund Administration Company

James and Alex discuss the function Jersey plays Crypto industry as well as providing a more in-depth insight into what role would an administrator in Jersey would play for a blockchain or crypto assets firm,  advice for people looking to operate from Jersey, and whether there are any future developments in Jersey which people should be aware of.

This podcast and the accompanying notes are provided by gunnercooke for general information purposes only and do not constitute legal, financial, tax or investment advice, or an invitation or inducement to buy, sell or hold any asset, including any cryptoasset. Listeners should seek independent professional advice tailored to their own circumstances before making any decision. The views expressed by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of gunnercooke or of the guests’ own firms. gunnercooke accepts no liability for any loss arising from reliance on the content of this podcast. Cartwright Financial Solutions Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and advises professional and institutional clients only. Nothing in this episode is advice to retail investors.

In this episode of Crypto Cast, James joins Lori Stein, a Partner & Co-lead of the Digital Assets and Blockchain group at Canadian law firm Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP. 

Lori provides an insight into the attitude of the Canadian regulators to blockchain and cryptoassets to date, shares her expertise and advice for people looking to sell crypto services into Canada, and also discusses with James future Canadian/Crypto projects that may be of interest to the industry.

This podcast and the accompanying notes are provided by gunnercooke for general information purposes only and do not constitute legal, financial, tax or investment advice, or an invitation or inducement to buy, sell or hold any asset, including any cryptoasset. Listeners should seek independent professional advice tailored to their own circumstances before making any decision. The views expressed by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of gunnercooke or of the guests’ own firms. gunnercooke accepts no liability for any loss arising from reliance on the content of this podcast. Cartwright Financial Solutions Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and advises professional and institutional clients only. Nothing in this episode is advice to retail investors.

 
Fintech Partner and Host James Burnie is joined by two guests this week, Professor Sarah Green, Law Commissioner for Commercial and Common Law and Matthew Kimber, Lawyer at The Law Commission.

The trio share who are The Law Commission and their role in UK,  provide guidance to companies in the crypto space as to  the purpose of the digital assets consultation, answer whether it is possible for crypto firms to cherry pick in their responses parts of the consultation they particularly want to give feedback on, and what will happen after the consultation closes?

This podcast and the accompanying notes are provided by gunnercooke for general information purposes only and do not constitute legal, financial, tax or investment advice, or an invitation or inducement to buy, sell or hold any asset, including any cryptoasset. Listeners should seek independent professional advice tailored to their own circumstances before making any decision. The views expressed by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of gunnercooke or of the guests’ own firms. gunnercooke accepts no liability for any loss arising from reliance on the content of this podcast. Cartwright Financial Solutions Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and advises professional and institutional clients only. Nothing in this episode is advice to retail investors.

In the latest episode of Crypto Cast, gunnercooke Partner and Host James Burnie is joined by James Sullivan, Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel at Ziglu, a crypto and currency payments and exchange platform

Both James's discuss a host of topics such as how more traditional financial services industry, compare with how the crypto industry works, how James  feels about the recent trend for cryptoasset prices to react to the statements of people such as Elon Musk and from the point of view of an exchange and will the trend continue?

This podcast and the accompanying notes are provided by gunnercooke for general information purposes only and do not constitute legal, financial, tax or investment advice, or an invitation or inducement to buy, sell or hold any asset, including any cryptoasset. Listeners should seek independent professional advice tailored to their own circumstances before making any decision. The views expressed by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of gunnercooke or of the guests’ own firms. gunnercooke accepts no liability for any loss arising from reliance on the content of this podcast. Cartwright Financial Solutions Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and advises professional and institutional clients only. Nothing in this episode is advice to retail investors.

In this episode, FinTech Partner and Host James Burnie is joined by Gaël Durand-Perdriel, consultant at Havas Blockchain, an international blockchain and crypto consultancy.
 
James and Gaël discuss all things ICO (Initial Coin Offering) and STO (Security Token Offering), including what sorts of projects does an ICO / STO work well for? Advice for people looking to launch an ICO / STO, the main challenges when launching a toke, and where Gaël sees the future of crypto and blockchain heading.

This podcast and the accompanying notes are provided by gunnercooke for general information purposes only and do not constitute legal, financial, tax or investment advice, or an invitation or inducement to buy, sell or hold any asset, including any cryptoasset. Listeners should seek independent professional advice tailored to their own circumstances before making any decision. The views expressed by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of gunnercooke or of the guests’ own firms. gunnercooke accepts no liability for any loss arising from reliance on the content of this podcast. Cartwright Financial Solutions Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and advises professional and institutional clients only. Nothing in this episode is advice to retail investors.

This week, James is joined by Jannah Patchay, director of Markets Evolution, a financial innovation and market structure consultancy, as well as being a member of the Whitechapel Think Tank, which recently produced a paper entitled "The Impact of Digital Currency on the Future of Payments", looking at the case for and design considerations around a UK CBDC.  Jannah shares with James all things CBDC. What is a CBDC, what can you do with a CBDC that can't be done now, will we see CBDC's become ubiquitous in many countries, and how will CBDCs fit into a wide spectrum of digital currencies, including Bitcoin and stablecoins?

This podcast and the accompanying notes are provided by gunnercooke for general information purposes only and do not constitute legal, financial, tax or investment advice, or an invitation or inducement to buy, sell or hold any asset, including any cryptoasset. Listeners should seek independent professional advice tailored to their own circumstances before making any decision. The views expressed by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of gunnercooke or of the guests’ own firms. gunnercooke accepts no liability for any loss arising from reliance on the content of this podcast. Cartwright Financial Solutions Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and advises professional and institutional clients only. Nothing in this episode is advice to retail investors.

Welcome back to another episode of Crypto Cast. In this episode, James sits down with Serafino Manca, who until recently has been working with a digital asset custodian and settlement operator, and is a member of the chartered institute of marketing, a freeman of the city of London and a liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Marketers.  

Serafino joins us to share his vast knowledge of both marketing and working with Crypto firms to help manage your budget, digital marketing, hw blockchain/crypto marketing differs from other channels, and increasing brand awareness.

This podcast and the accompanying notes are provided by gunnercooke for general information purposes only and do not constitute legal, financial, tax or investment advice, or an invitation or inducement to buy, sell or hold any asset, including any cryptoasset. Listeners should seek independent professional advice tailored to their own circumstances before making any decision. The views expressed by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of gunnercooke or of the guests’ own firms. gunnercooke accepts no liability for any loss arising from reliance on the content of this podcast. Cartwright Financial Solutions Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and advises professional and institutional clients only. Nothing in this episode is advice to retail investors.

In this episode James is joined by Ralph Payne, CFO of Copper.Co, a crypto custodian which allows you to trade without moving assets to exchanges, with a view to eliminating the risk of hacked, frozen, or misappropriated assets.

Ralph and James explore in detail the use cases for why you should use a custodial solution rather than doing self-custody, and the main issues to be aware of when setting up a custodian for cryptoassets.

Ralph also shares some of the different approaches taken by custodians to securing cryptoassets, as well Coppers own ultra-secure methodology. 

This podcast and the accompanying notes are provided by gunnercooke for general information purposes only and do not constitute legal, financial, tax or investment advice, or an invitation or inducement to buy, sell or hold any asset, including any cryptoasset. Listeners should seek independent professional advice tailored to their own circumstances before making any decision. The views expressed by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of gunnercooke or of the guests’ own firms. gunnercooke accepts no liability for any loss arising from reliance on the content of this podcast. Cartwright Financial Solutions Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and advises professional and institutional clients only. Nothing in this episode is advice to retail investors.