WassieLawyer is a former restructuring lawyer and an active participant in the ongoing conversation surrounding FTX's bankruptcy proceedings.
In this episode, WassieLawyer outlines how the prospects of FTX creditors have improved over the course of the past year, including what to expect in the coming months.
FTX's investment in Anthropic made headlines recently following reports that the company's most recent valuation could be as high as $30 billion.

OUTLINE:
00:00 Introduction
00:39 Anthropic Investment
05:00 FTX Ventures
07:14 The FTX Estate
11:02 Unsecured Creditors Committee
15:26 What’s Next for FTX Bankruptcy
17:20 FTX 2.0
20:20 FTX’s Business Model
22:10 Clawbacks
25:24 Bidding for FTX
28:21 Closing Thoughts

Everything you need to know about FTX's ongoing bankruptcy process

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Mike Cagney is the co-founder and CEO of Figure Markets.
In this episode, Cagney discusses the need for a 'marketplace of everything,' the potential for equity trading on the blockchain, and more.
OUTLINE
00:00 Intro
07:21 The 'Everything' Platform
12:16 Onchain Equities Trading
17:50 Institutionalization of Crypto
27:12 DeFi Lending
29:59 Rebuilding Crypto's Credit Markets
33:51 Wall Street Appetite for ATS
36:28 Regulatory Considerations
38:09 Closing Thoughts

Mike Cagney on bringing every market onchain

Soona Amhaz is the managing parter at Volt Capital.
In this episode, Amhaz delves into the evolving crypto venture landscape including: challenges for capital allocators, the rise of meme coins, and controversies in token distributions.
OUTLINE
00:00 Introduction
03:40 New Venture Verticals
10:30 Last Cycle's Winners
14:29 Mainstream Crypto Adoption
21:26 Macro Impact on Crypto VC
25:44 The 'Memecoin Meta'
30:21 Points vs. Tokens
38:09 Tokenomics Best Practices
42:19 Closing Thoughts

‘Don’t forget about’ last cycle's hot investment categories, says Volt Capital's Soona Amhaz

Michael Bentley is the co-founder and CEO of Euler Labs.
In this episode, Bentley reflects on last year's $200 million Euler hack and the recovery process and walks through the steps taken to enhance security in Euler V2.
Euler V2 is a modular and composable lending platform that allows users to create flexible and secure lending pools.

Euler co-founder reflects on $195m hack and how DeFi protocols are becoming more robust

Roshun Patel is a partner at the Web3 venture capital firm HackVC.
In this episode, Chaparro and Patel discuss the recent crypto market volatility and the trends shaping crypto's venture capital landscape.
OUTLINE
00:00 Intro
08:11 Market Volatility
25:57 Caution in the Funding Market
32:18 The Intersection of AI and Crypto
43:05 The Future of Tokenomics

Everything you need to know about FTX's ongoing bankruptcy process

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