FCAT Crypto Brief™

Jason, Parth, and Ryan talk about the emergence of Bitcoin NFTs, Ordinals, and BRC-20 tokens –– and how they impact the overall Bitcoin and crypto ecosystem. The hosts also touch on trending news in the world of stablecoins.  

Episode Topics:

[4:10] What Parth Tried This Week: Sats Names

[8:50] Differences between Ordinals, NFTs, and BRC 20’s

[13:44] How Taproot opened the door for Bitcoin NFTs

[16:11] Why Bitcoin NFTs are different from Ethereum NFTs

[18:45] Downsides of using bitcoin NFTs?

[24:35] How will Bitcoin Ordinals/NFTs impact the bitcoin network?

[28:37] Tether Announcements

Please remember: this podcast is solely for informational and educational purposes and is not investment, tax, legal or insurance advice. Digital assets are speculative and highly volatile and you should conduct thorough research before you invest. To learn more, visit: fcatalyst.com FMR LLC. © 2022 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.

Jason and Ryan speak with Kevin Kelly, who is part of FCAT’s Bitcoin mining team, about how Bitcoin is created. The three talk about their personal history with mining, and touch on the different economic, political, and technological complexities of mining.

Episode Topics:

[4:45] What is Bitcoin Mining?

[13:45] What are hashrates?

[16:45] Energy Economics

[20:05] Role of mining pools

[22:30] Geographic Shifts

[30:40] Innovation in Bitcoin mining

[32:50] Proof of Stake vs Proof of Work

[34:30] Blockchain Trilemma

[37:00] Resources

Please remember: this podcast is solely for informational and educational purposes and is not investment, tax, legal or insurance advice. Digital assets are speculative and highly volatile and you should conduct thorough research before you invest. To learn more, visit: fcatalyst.com FMR LLC. © 2022 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.

In this special edition episode, crypto-native Parth gives Ryan and Jack a rundown of the current state of Web3 gaming, how it differs from traditional gaming, what challenges the industry still faces and more.

Episode Topics:

[3:25] Differences Between Web3 Gaming & Tradition Gaming

[6:30] Intersection of Gaming and Blockchain

[11:35] Challenges and evolution of web3 gaming

[20:25] Recent Wins & Next Steps

Please remember: this podcast is solely for informational and educational purposes and is not investment, tax, legal or insurance advice. Digital assets are speculative and highly volatile and you should conduct thorough research before you invest. To learn more, visit: fcatalyst.com FMR LLC. © 2022 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.

Jack, Jason, and Ryan discuss Ethereum’s blockchain having difficulties and delays with finalizing transactions. The guys then touch on new enterprise solutions that leverage distributed ledger technology.

Episode Topics:

[3:00] Ethereum Finality Delays

[16:25] Enterprise Distributed Ledger Technology

Please remember: this podcast is solely for informational and educational purposes and is not investment, tax, legal or insurance advice. Digital assets are speculative and highly volatile and you should conduct thorough research before you invest. To learn more, visit: fcatalyst.com FMR LLC. © 2022 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.

Hosts tackle the week’s hottest news: the revival of meme coins. Briefers dive into meme coin projects, including PEPE coin, fungible tokens for text on blockchain, as well as Coinbase updates and announcements.

Episode Topics:

[3:30] What Parth Tried This Week: Big Incorporation

[8:00] Meme Coin Projects

[10:00] What is Pepecoin?

[12:15] Bitcoin NFTs?

[25:00] Coinbase Sunsets Borrow Program

[30:30] Coinbase Derivatives Announcement

Please remember: this podcast is solely for informational and educational purposes and is not investment, tax, legal or insurance advice. Digital assets are speculative and highly volatile and you should conduct thorough research before you invest. To learn more, visit: fcatalyst.com FMR LLC. © 2022 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.

Jack and Ryan debrief on their trip to Consensus, describing positive vibes despite the crypto winter. Hosts discuss the announcements made over the week, including news from Binance, Circle, and Mastercard.

Episode Topics:

[2:15] What Parth Tried This Week: Push Protocol

[9:00] An Overview of Consensus

[13:15] News from Binance US

[19:45] Circle CCTP Goes Live

[24:30] Mastercard’s Announcement of Crypto Credential

Please remember: this podcast is solely for informational and educational purposes and is not investment, tax, legal or insurance advice. Digital assets are speculative and highly volatile and you should conduct thorough research before you invest. To learn more, visit: fcatalyst.com FMR LLC. © 2022 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.

Ryan and Jack tackle this week’s top stories including Coinbase’s news to launch a derivatives exchange to international customers, MakerDAO’s votes to deposit $500 million in USDC to Coinbase cold storage custody, and the MEV sandwich attacks that made $1 Million in single day profit. 

Episode Topics:

[3:25] Coinbase Gets Bermuda License for International Derivatives Exchange

[11:30] MakerDAO’s Governance Votes

[23:45] MEV Sandwich Attacks

Please remember: this podcast is solely for informational and educational purposes and is not investment, tax, legal or insurance advice. Digital assets are speculative and highly volatile and you should conduct thorough research before you invest. To learn more, visit: fcatalyst.com FMR LLC. © 2022 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.

Briefers take on the topic of crypto regulation but this time, from a global point of view, pointing out policies and progress across Asia, Europe, Africa and the United States.

[4:00] Crypto Regulation: A Marathon, Not a Sprint

Policies and Progress in:
[7:10] Asia

[23:00] Europe

[30:10] Africa and the United States

Please remember: this podcast is solely for informational and educational purposes and is not investment, tax, legal or insurance advice. Digital assets are speculative and highly volatile and you should conduct thorough research before you invest. To learn more, visit: fcatalyst.com FMR LLC. © 2022 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.

Briefers dive into the Shanghai-Capella upgrade, explaining what the upgrade means for users and how it can impact the ecosystem.

Episode Topics:

[1:40] What Parth Tried This Week: ShareMint

[6:45] Shanghai & Capella Upgrades: What Is It, What Does It Mean for Users & What To Expect

Please remember: this podcast is solely for informational and educational purposes and is not investment, tax, legal or insurance advice. Digital assets are speculative and highly volatile and you should conduct thorough research before you invest. To learn more, visit: fcatalyst.com FMR LLC. © 2022 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.

Hosts tackle the biggest news of the week: the CTFC’s claims against Binance. Plus, Parth shares how he is participating in DeFi projects that push the limits and dives into Ticketmaster’s latest NFT initiative.

Episode Topics:

[1:45] Ireland’s Crypto Ecosystem – Takeaways from Jason’s Trip

[8:10] What Parth Tried This Week: Degen Score

[13:45] CFTC Action Against Binance

[30:30] Ticketmaster NFT Update

Please remember: this podcast is solely for informational and educational purposes and is not investment, tax, legal or insurance advice. Digital assets are speculative and highly volatile and you should conduct thorough research before you invest. To learn more, visit: fcatalyst.com FMR LLC. © 2022 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.