The Blockcrunch Podcast

On-Chain Detective ZachXBT built a large following exposing over 40 cases of alleged fraud and questionable ethics in crypto...and he's done it again!

His latest bust of Wonderland is one of the most controversial and has even made Bloomberg headlines. This week, he shares with us:

• His most memorable exposés
• How investors can detect and expose fraud
• Dealing with death threats
• Zach's future targets

Host: Jason Choi @mrjasonchoi . Not financial advice.

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Disclaimer: Jason Choi is a General Partner at Spartan Capital, a subsidiary of The Spartan Group. All opinions expressed by Jason and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and do not reflect the opinion of The Spartan Group and any of its subsidiaries

Staking is an important aspect of Proof-Of-Stake blockchains as it ensures security of the network. Despite its importance, the percentage of staked assets continues to fall as asset owners are able to get a higher yields via other DeFi use-cases even without locking their assets.

Claystack makes staking assets more attractive and profitable by providing liquidity and composability of the staked assets across multiple chains. In this episode, Claystack founder Mohak shares with us:

• How is Claystack better than current staking platforms?
• How much more yield can you get with liquid staking derivatives and how?
• What are the different strategies / use-cases possible with ClayStack?
• What are the risks of liquid staking?

Host: Jason Choi @mrjasonchoi . Not financial advice.

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Disclaimer: Jason Choi is a General Partner at Spartan Capital, a subsidiary of The Spartan Group. All opinions expressed by Jason and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and do not reflect the opinion of The Spartan Group and any of its subsidiaries

Syndicate provides the tools for anyone with a crypto wallet to create an Investment Club in

Will and Ian, the founders of Syndicate, comes on the show to share:

• How the future of VC investing is radically different
• Why Syndicate investment clubs is the future of investing
• Pitfalls and best practices when setting up DAOs?
• CityDAO: the world’s first DAO-governed city

Host: Jason Choi @mrjasonchoi . Not financial advice.

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------------ Disclosures -------------

Disclaimer: Jason Choi is a General Partner at Spartan Capital, a subsidiary of The Spartan Group. All opinions expressed by Jason and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and do not reflect the opinion of The Spartan Group and any of its subsidiaries

After Layer 1s and 2s, a new primitive is capturing the attention of the crypto community: the modular blockchain.

Celestia, the first-mover in this arena, is determined to solve the infamous blockchain trilemma with their unique infrastructure.

Nick White, COO of Celestia, shares with us:

• What exactly is Celestia?
• What is the data availability problem?
• Will Celestia eliminate monolithic chains like Solana?

Host: @mrjasonchoi, may hold assets discussed. Not financial advice

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Disclaimer: Jason Choi is a General Partner at Spartan Capital, a subsidiary of The Spartan Group. All opinions expressed by Jason and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and do not reflect the opinion of The Spartan Group and any of its subsidiaries

Jason Kam (@MapleLeafCap) left a lucrative career at a hedge fund to pursue crypto full time. With backing from ParaFi and Dragonfly Capital Partners, Jason launched Folius Ventures to bet big in crypto in 2022 - with a strong focus in China. We discuss:

• Is crypto in China over?
• The 4 trends Folius is betting on
• 3 things projects can do to build a moat
• 5 names Jason is bullish on

Host: Jason Choi @mrjasonchoi . Not financial advice.

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Disclaimer: Jason Choi is a General Partner at Spartan Capital, a subsidiary of The Spartan Group. All opinions expressed by Jason and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and do not reflect the opinion of The Spartan Group and any of its subsidiaries

Bribe Protocol is one of the most controversial investments we’ve made. It allows users to auction their assets out to whoever wants to borrow them to vote on governance proposals - in other words, it enables bribery! We speak with Bribe’s founder, Condorcet, about:

• How is Bribe different from lending protocols?
• What is “voter extractable value”?
• Does Bribe protocol break governance in Web 3?

Host: Jason Choi @mrjasonchoi . Not financial advice.

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Disclaimer: Jason Choi is a General Partner at Spartan Capital, a subsidiary of The Spartan Group. All opinions expressed by Jason and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and do not reflect the opinion of The Spartan Group and any of its subsidiaries

With uncertain macro headwinds ahead and liquidity expected to tighten - can crypto still thrive as an asset class?

To prepare investors and founders alike for what might be choppy times ahead, I’m excited to chat with Jordi Alexander, CIO at Selini Capital and veteran trader to discuss:

• Stages of a crypto market cycle
• Why 2022 is unlikely to be bear market, but...
• Opportunities Jordi is paying attention to
• Positioning into 2022

Host: Jason Choi @mrjasonchoi . Not financial advice.

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PARASWAP is the best place to trade your tokens and get the best price in DeFi today. Get started on paraswap.io/blockcrunch NOTIONAL: Borrow & lend at fixed rates for up to 1 year, or contribute liquidity to earn interest, fees, & NOTE token incentives with notional.finance HBAR FOUNDATION: Fund your project quickly and easily with the HBAR Foundation. Apply for a grant and be put on the fast track to success at https://www.hbarfoundation.org/apply

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Disclaimer: Jason Choi is a General Partner at Spartan Capital, a subsidiary of The Spartan Group. All opinions expressed by Jason and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and do not reflect the opinion of The Spartan Group and any of its subsidiaries

A must-listen for those interested in or working in DAOs!

Many are skeptical about whether groups of people without traditional org structures can truly collaborate.

To discuss how to scale DAOs to the next level, I’m joined by Jacob Phillips, researcher at Polychain Capital to discuss:

• How much should DAOs spend on hiring?
• What is governance mining and how can DAOs do it?
• What are some DAOs that scaled well, some that didn’t?

Host: Jason Choi @mrjasonchoi . Not financial advice.

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PARASWAP is the best place to trade your tokens and get the best price in DeFi today. Get started on paraswap.io/blockcrunch

NOTIONAL: Borrow & lend at fixed rates for up to 1 year, or contribute liquidity to earn interest, fees, & NOTE token incentives with notional.finance

HBAR FOUNDATION: Fund your project quickly and easily with the HBAR Foundation. Apply for a grant and be put on the fast track to success at https://www.hbarfoundation.org/apply

------------ Disclosures -------------

Disclaimer: Jason Choi is a General Partner at Spartan Capital, a subsidiary of The Spartan Group. All opinions expressed by Jason and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and do not reflect the opinion of The Spartan Group and any of its subsidiaries

Crypto guilds - entities that sponsor play-to-earn gamers in return for game earnings, have exploded in size.

With multiple guilds trading north of $1B in valuation and a long tail of 4,000+ guilds servicing millions of daily active users, Peter Ing, founder of BlockchainSpace, is seeking to build a hub to manage all of them. We discuss:

• Difference between "Micro guilds" vs. "macro guilds"
• Painpoints facing P2E guilds today
• Are guilds in crypto overly reliant on Axie Infinity?
• Roadmap to 20,000 guilds

Host: Jason Choi @mrjasonchoi . Not financial advice.

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PARASWAP is the best place to trade your tokens and get the best price in DeFi today. Get started on paraswap.io/blockcrunch NOTIONAL: Borrow & lend at fixed rates for up to 1 year, or contribute liquidity to earn interest, fees, & NOTE token incentives with notional.finance HBAR FOUNDATION: Fund your project quickly and easily with the HBAR Foundation. Apply for a grant and be put on the fast track to success at https://www.hbarfoundation.org/apply

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Disclaimer: Jason Choi is a General Partner at Spartan Capital, a subsidiary of The Spartan Group. All opinions expressed by Jason and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and do not reflect the opinion of The Spartan Group and any of its subsidiaries

Avenged Sevenfold has sold 8M records globally, wrote theme songs for popular video games, and was even nominated for a Grammy. But issuing their own NFT? That’s probably the last thing their fans expected!

Today, I’m joined by celebrated guitarist Synyster Gates to discuss Avenged’s “Deathbat” NFT. We chat about:

• How to use NFTs to engage fans
• How Web 3 can disrupt royalties and streaming
• Embracing innovation as a metal band
• Syn’s personal journey in crypto

Host: Jason Choi @mrjasonchoi . Not financial advice.

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Disclaimer: Jason Choi is a General Partner at Spartan Capital, a subsidiary of The Spartan Group. All opinions expressed by Jason and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and do not reflect the opinion of The Spartan Group and any of its subsidiaries