This week, Katherine is on the grounds at DevCon in Prague and chats with Erik Vorhees (Founder + CEO, Shapeshift) about the 10th anniversary of the publication of the Bitcoin whitepaper. Later, Ari Paul (CIO, Blocktower Capital) shares what he is excited about and what he wants to learn more about in the crypto space.

Messari Podcast #12: Conversation with Erik Voorhees & Ari Paul at DevCon4

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In 2019's first episode, we take a really interesting dive into Hong Kong's crypto ecosystem with Leo Weese, President of the Bitcoin Association of Hong Kong. We talk about how the Hong Kong crypto ecosystem has changed since 2012, what some of the common misconceptions are about crypto in Hong Kong, and what makes this city so unique and well suited for crypto development.

Messari Podcast #19: Examining Hong Kong's Crypto Ecosystem w/ Leo Weese (Bitcoin Association of Hong Kong)

In this week's episode, Tian Li (co-founder, DDEX) talks about the decision by the DDEX team to fork away the 0x protocol and carry on with their own implementation of the protocol, named Hydro. Tian also addressed the decision to remove to 0x token, and what the short term future looks like for DDEX.

Messari Podcast #18: Tian Li (Co-founder, DDEX) on the decision to fork 0X & move to Hydro

In this episode, Circle's Ria Bhutoria talks about her research process (how long it takes, and what the most frustrating parts of the process are), and also goes into her latest report on prediction markets. We talk about what prediction markets are, how they work, the advantages and challenges of a decentralized prediction market, and what usage is like on current platforms.

Messari Podcast #17: Circle Research's Ria Bhutoria on the crypto research process, with a primer on prediction markets

Decentralization isn't an easy concept to define or understand, so Zcash Foundation Executive Director Josh Cincinnati shares his thoughts on what it means to be decentralized. He also emphasizes the utility of non-profit foundations in the cryptocurrency space, which he thinks can affect a lot of good.

Messari Podcast #16: Josh Cincinnati on the Zcash Foundation and the nuances of decentralization

Given the crypto market downturn this quarter, Dan McArdle shares his thoughts on what is now the fourth "crypto recession" for him, and where he thinks things might head in the short to medium term.

Messari Podcast #12: Conversation with Erik Voorhees & Ari Paul at DevCon4

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