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In this episode, I had a fun conversation with a dear friend and queen of crypto Kavita Gupta, ex-ConsenSys fame. In today's conversation we discussed her new crypto fund Delta which is focused on blockchain based decentralised storage, computing and identity. We discussed her illustrious background with ConsenSys, the leading Ethereum VC fund, her Fintech.TV project which in 2 short years has got over 8 million views, the blockchain courses she teaches at Stanford and her celebrity life. It was an absolute privilege to have her on the show, I really enjoyed this conversation and I hope you do too.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
02:43 Your new blockchain fund
04:12 Your background
17:18 Your Fintech.TV project
19:56 Teaching blockchain courses at Stanford University
21:07 Your background with ConsenSys Ventures
24:15 ConsenSys Ventures investments, fund size, early deals
28:12 Favourite deals at ConsenSys
32:16 Investment thesis of your Delta Fund
39:26 Does Delta have any geographic focus
39:48 Where is the fund located
40:32 Fund management fee
41:30 Investing in bitcoin vs funds
43:59 Comments on current crypto prices
46:54 Contact you, find Delta Fund
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Harsh co-founder of Etherbit, an online marketplace in India which sells all the popular crypto hardware wallets like Trezor, Ledger and other popular crypto merchandise joins the show. In today's conversation we discussed the pain in trying to buy these hardware wallets and importing them in India and how Etherbit solves this problem, how Etherbit is able to sell these devices cheaper than their international prices, their crypto hardware manufacturing plans, which are the most popular hardware wallets, the hardware wallets that we both use and lots more.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
02:24 What does Etherbit sell
04:51 What's your background
05:53 Where are you based out of
06:17 Siblings as co-founders
08:58 Plans for manufacturing hardware wallets in India
10:11 Number of users, growth rate
11:14 Etherbit Experience Store
12:34 Most popular hardware wallets
13:28 Hardware wallets preferred by Harsh and me
16:01 Binance's hardware wallet
18:04 When will you sell the BlockClock
19:25 Why are the Bitcoin books sold out
20:17 The Bitcoin Standard book
21:26 Buying from Etherbit vs directly from the supplier
23:36 Bitcoin and business principles
24:26 Team size
25:18 User stories of problems with hardware wallets
28:17 Scope for wallet and custody companies
29:26 YourStory article on Etherbit
30:12 Funding plans
31:22 Bitcoin vs altcoins
32:39 Find Etherbit online
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Ankit from Mudrex, a marketplace where you can publish your own crypto trading strategies or algos or you can follow other people's strategies, they call it an open crypto hedge fund, joins the show. In today's conversation we discuss Mudrex's amazing numbers of users, AUM and trading volume, their recent funding round, how their platform works, their ambitious new plans and lots more.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
01:20 Your background
04:21 Products
05:52 Number of users, volume
09:22 How to use Mudrex trading algos
12:55 Risks in giving Mudrex access to your exchange wallet
15:17 Minimum transaction size
16:40 Favorite alogs
17:55 Profile of users who create the algos
19:27 Available in 90 countries, how
22:45 New business unit of Mudrex
24:25 Jurisdiction of the new fund
28:37 YCom experience
31:08 Mudrex treasury allocation
33:12 Sunny Bitcoin special announcements
37:47 Regulatory challenges in India on the ground
38:42 Bitcoin vs altcoins
41:54 Find Mudrex online
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Roshan, founder of GoSats an Indian bitcoin rewards startup and a bitcoin OG who has been involved in the crypto space in India since 2014 joins the show to discuss why he started GoSats, the GoSats debit card, the challenges in running a crypto startup in India, his views on Ethereum vs bitcoin and lots more.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:46 Your background and how you got involved in crypto
07:24 What does Sats mean in GoSats
09:45 Are there similar products in the international market
11:01 Tell us more about the new Rupay debit card
12:12 How were you able to get partnerships as a bitcoin company with large ecommerce companies
13:52 How are you able to offer such high rewards as 25% and 100%
16:56 How did you get a partnership with NPCI of RBI for this product
21:43 With which merchants can one use the Rupay debit card
23:20 What are your numbers in terms of users and transaction volume
24:07 Give us details of your latest investment round
24:46 What is the Stacks accelerator programme
25:54 Are you going to support other cryptos for rewards
27:48 What's your take on Ethereum
31:31 What are your future plans
32:58 How large is your team
33:10 Has the working environment changed for crypto startups in India
36:04 What is your take on the current bitcoin price
38:28 Your take on Ethereum and Dogecoin
40:48 How can people find GoSats
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https://gosats.io
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rank Holmes, Executive Chairman of Hive Blockchain joins the show to discuss crypto mining, gold, virgin bitcoin, the Bitcoin Mining Council and Elon Musk, Hive's future plans, his views on Ethereum vs Bitcoin and lots more.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:58 Your background and journey to crypto and Hive
03:51 Your journey to gold
07:57 Are you still bullish on gold
14:53 How did the Bitcoin Miami crowd respond to your opinion on virgin bitcoin
15:37 What do you think of Peter Schiff
23:01 Why Frank got into crypto after Consensus 2017
24:04 Frank's historic analogy of blockchain
27:38 Why Frank started Hive
30:16 Tell us about your ETF journey
39:08 What does Hive do and the product it offers to investors
41:48 Tell about the skepticism you faced when trying to be the first public listed crypto mining company
48:11 How is Elon Musk responding to the Bitcoin Mining Council
50:33 Is US part of your future plans
53:50 Any specific reasons for expanding rapidly right now, are you concerned that you could be over optimistic
56:23 What's your bitcoin mining cost and how do you compare with other miners
58:21 What are Hive's future plans
58:55 Do you keep both Bitcoin and Ethereum as part of your reserves
01:01:04 What's your view on the current bitcoin price
01:02:02 Your view on Ethereum's price being correlated to bitcoin but an investor takes a lot more risk
01:03:42 Does Ethereum face an existential risk when it moves from Proof of Work to Proof of Stake
01:05:59 What are your prediction for Hive's stock price
01:07:11 How can people find you
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https://www.usfunds.com
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Anil, a bitcoin educator and author, among the 20 bitcoiners I regularly read on Twitter joins the show to discuss his amazing Twitter threads, his mini books that he has published, his current project on mental models and bitcoin, his views on bitcoin vs altcoins and more.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:39 Your background and how you got involved with crypto
08:01 Tell us about the MBA bitcoin scholarship you started
11:38 Tell us more about the bitcoin books you have published
20:16 Who have been your biggest bitcoin influencers
22:06 Were you there for the Bitcoin Miami conference
22:43 What do you think about the current bitcoin price
23:37 You have written about Ethereum, what's your take on altcoins
26:23 Any new projects or books that you are working on
28:26 How can people find you
31:30 Any last comments for the audience
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His books: https://anilsaidso.gumroad.com
His Twitter threads: https://threadreaderapp.com/user/anilsaidso
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Fred Thiel, CEO of Marathon Digital Holdings (NASDAQ: MARA) joins the show to discuss investing in bitcoin mining stocks vs directly buying bitcoin, the impact of China's bitcoin mining ban, why bitcoin mining companies are making windfall profits right now. We also discuss the Bitcoin Mining Council, his visit to the Bitcoin Miami conference, Marathon's controversial decision to signal a bitcoin block as OFAC compliant and lots more.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
01:00 Your background and your journey becoming the CEO of Marathon
13:04 What is the main product that Marathon offers to investors
15:20 When did you get listed on Nasdaq and what's the current market cap
16:15 How does Marathon compare with other US bitcoin miners
18:44 Any non-US miners you compete with
20:01 Are bitcoin mining stocks more volatile than bitcoin
21:52 How have you achieved one of the lowest mining costs
23:33 How long do you think the windfall due to China bitcoin mining ban is going to last
26:39 Is the current windfall period for miners reflected in your stock price
32:54 How did the Bitcoin Mining Council start and what's the purpose
37:56 Your opinions on Bitcoin PoW vs Ethereum's PoS
43:23 Your comments on Marathon's signalling of a block as OFAC compliant
46:30 How was Bitcoin Miami and what were the key takeaways
51:32 How can people find you and find Marathon
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https://marathondh.com
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Scott Bambacigno, head of Sales for AlphaPoint joins the show to discuss why AlphaPoint is one of the top companies which provides ready to go live software for anyone who wants to run a crypto exchange. We discuss AlphaPoint's exchange software, their new products like yield platform and digital asset token platform, his recent Bitcoin Miami trip and some great takeaways from the trip and finally his views on bitcoin, ethereum and other altcoins.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
01:26 Your background and how you got involved in crypto
02:34 Background of AlphaPoint's founders and their vision with AlphaPoint
03:27 Products AlphaPoint offers and who is your target customer
04:34 Volume of trade AlphaPoint powered exchanges do
05:12 Who are your existing customers
06:56 What is the benefit of running a crypto exchange powered by AlphaPoint vs building their own
09:48 Is it true that someone can start an exchange powered by AlphaPoint in 60 days
12:32 Does AlphaPoint support mobile crypto exchange apps
14:02 What are the security and risk management features AlphaPoint provides
18:37 How does the pricing work
20:00 Is it correct that a new crypto exchange could start with AlphaPoint but later build the software internally
24:22 How large is the team and where are you based out of
25:17 Tell more about the new products like yield platform and asset digitization
29:29 Does AlphaPoint support NFTs
30:32 Any new products
31:10 How was Bitcoin Miami
32:17 Is Bitcoin Miami for bitcoin maxis or suitable for bitcoin noobs also
33:53 Any key takeaways from Bitcoin Miami
36:08 What's your take on the current bitcoin price
37:57 Your views on Ethereum and Dogecoin
41:10 How can people find you and AlphaPoint
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Phil Geiger of Unchained Capital, a top tier bitcoin only custody and lending company, joins the show to discuss why Unchained is one of the rare bitcoin only companies, how all their products are aligned with bitcoin principles, details of their 3 main products - Vault, Lending and OTC and more.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:46 Phil’s Background
02:35 About Phil's LinkedIn title as a Bitcoin Specialist
04:29 What it means that Unchained was incorporated at blockheight 433179
05:41 What is the co-founders vision for Unchained
10:29 What is the size of Unchained
12:21 Which products are available globally and in the US
14:26 How is Unchained Vault different for other wallet solutions
19:16 Does Unchained Vault need KYC
24:03 How much does Unchained Vault cost
27:23 The pricing philosophy of Unchained Vault
31:19 How does Unchained lending differ from other crypto lending companies
34:10 How much interest do you charge
37:33 What is the buy bitcoin product and how does it differ for other exchanges
39:03 Any new product on the way
40:17 What are your views on the current bitcoin price
41:55 What are your views on other cryptocurrencies
44:29 What are your views on NFT
45:16 Where can people connect with you and Unchained
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Sathvik, co-founder of Unocoin, one of India's oldest crypto exchanges since 2013, joins the show to discuss product offerings of Unocoin, the famous investors they have on board, their cautious approach to regulations in India and and lots more.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
01:00 What's your background and how did you start Unocoin
11:15 What is your current funding investment status
12:30 How is the support from Digital Currency Group so far
15:15 Do you feel that you were not able to build on the first-mover advantage
19:20 What is your current volume and number of users
20:55 What are the main products you offer
26:05 What about crypto lending and interest
28:15 What is the interest you charge on crypto deposits
30:20 Do you still have the bitcoin point of sale app?
33:25 What are your future plans?
34:52 What are the biggest challenges you are dealing with
37:30 What are your views on the legality of bitcoin
41:50 Do you still face a lack of banking infrastructure
44:55 Is there any change in Indian crypto user behavior in last few months
46:44 Any plans to expand outside India
47:25 What do you think about the current bitcoin price
49:20 What are your views about bitcoin vs other cryptos
52:20 What do you think about NFTs
Links from this show:
https://www.unocoin.com
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The podcast currently has 19 episodes available.