This week, hosts welcome FCAT researcher, Vanessa Kargenian to discuss enterprise blockchain adoption. Together they break down the differences between permissioned and permissionless blockchains, dive into how companies are using blockchains and discuss what may be next for the technology.

Episode Topics:

[2:45] Permissioned vs permissionless

[7:50] How Companies Are Using Blockchain Technology

[17:40] How DTCC is using blockchain technology

[23:10] Challenges with Enterprise Blockchain Adoption

[28:00] What’s Next for Blockchain Adoption

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 episode, loaded with analogies, hosts break down the complex topic of liquid staking derivatives (LSDs) specifically explaining different types of staking, what LSDs are as well as the benefits, risks and challenges of liquid staking.

Episode Topics:
[2:45] What is staking?
[6:00] What is liquid staking and why would someone do it?
[9:15] Different types of staking
[14:30] Benefits of liquid staking
[22:20] Risks and challenges of LSDs
[35:45] Changes brought on by the Shanghai upgrade

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.

This week, briefers focus on the latest regulatory activity including the SEC’s settlement with Kraken as well as reports of pending action against Paxos.

Episode Topics

[2:40] What Parth Tried This Week: Fire Browser Extension

[5:10] Kraken Settlement with SEC

[20:55] Regulatory Action Against Paxos

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.

There was no shortage of news this week as briefers dive into updates in the NFT ecosystem, progress regarding euro stablecoins and the recent denial of Custodia’s Fed master account application.

Episode Topics:

[3:00] What Parth Tried this Week: ZK NFTs

[9:00] Euro Stablecoin Updates

[20:15] Coinbase Pauses NFT Drops on its Platform

[22:00] NFT Royalty Debate

[30:15] Custodia Receives Denial for Fed Master Account

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.

This week, briefers discuss the current landscape of wallets and how innovations are developing in the space, leading to improvements in user experience. Plus, hear about positive news regarding NFT and digital collectible initiatives.

Episode Topics:

[2:50] What Parth Tried This Week: Tribes.xyz

[7:00] What’s Next for Wallets

[17:50] Binance Management of Customer Funds

[26:10] Amazon NFT Initiative

[28:20] Ordinal Theory & Digital Collectibles

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 analyze this week’s crypto news including Genesis filing for Chapter 11, MakerDAO’s vote and Banco de Espana’s approval for a Euro token to be used in a regulatory sandbox.

Episode Topics:

[2:05] What Parth Tried This Week: Bubble Maps

[6:30] The Current State of Genesis

[15:04] DeFi Lending & MakerDAO

[27:40] Euro Linked Token for Sandbox Use

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 welcome Chris Kuiper from Fidelity Digital Assets to discuss possible scenarios for crypto markets this year and new trends and technologies they are following that may influence the industry in 2023 and beyond.

Episode Topics:

[2:30] Macro Environment

[11:50] Bitcoin

[18:25] Ethereum - Post-merge view; Shanghai upgrade; What’s next for blobs, sharding and more

[28:00] Stablecoins

[32:00] Trends in CeFi and DeFi

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 four dominating themes we saw in crypto markets in 2022 and discuss how the trends may influence the ecosystem in 2023.

Episode Topics:

[2:30] The Impact of Global Macro Trends on Crypto Markets

[20:25] Regulatory Environment

[38:00] Bitcoin Mining

[58:30] Emerging Utility of Digital Assets

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.

As the FTX story develops, there’s more clarity about what led to the downfall of FTX. Hosts break down what is known about the current situation and what questions are still looming. Then, hosts discuss the latest Binance news and Trust Wallet’s Integration with THORChain.

Episode Topics:

[3:05] What Parth Tried This Week: Subscription-Based NFTs

[6:20] Charges Against Bankman-Fried & Current State of FTX

[13:30] Binance News: Halted Withdrawals of USDC, Potential Money Laundering Charges & Other Concerns

[25:00] Trust Wallet’s Integration with THORChain

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.

This week, Parth kicks off by sharing his experience using a website that aggregates real world asset yield opportunities through tokenization of assets. Then, briefers discuss the latest news around the target timeline for Ethereum’s Shanghai upgrade, changes to the MetaMask data tracking policy, and new guidance from the SEC.
Episode Topics
[2:22] What Parth Tried This Week: Tokenization of Real World Assets Aggregator
[7:12] Target Release Date for the Shanghai Upgrade & Staked ETH Withdrawals
[20:05] Privacy Concerns in Metamask
[27:10] SEC Issues Guidance Regarding Disclosure of Crypto Risks

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.