The Blockcrunch Podcast

As part of our Asia series, Matthew Graham, co-founder of Beijing based blockchain investment firm Sino Global Capital, shares his on-the-ground views on:

• Retail sentiment in China crypto
• 700x leverage & speculation
• Alipay/Wechat pay vs crypto
• Scams & regulators
• Provincial government's approach to blockchain

Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi). If you enjoyed the show, consider tipping! This show is not financial advice.

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Disclaimer: Jason Choi is an investor at Spartan Capital, the hedge fund arm 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 and personnel. This podcast is for information purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. The Spartan Group and its clients may hold positions in assets described in the episode. Detailed disclaimers available at jasonchoi.me and spartangroup.io/disclaimer. This episode is sponsored by eToro, Celsius Network and SALT Lending

As part of our Asia series, I team up with Mable Jiang to dissect the latest happenings in China's crypto ecosystem. We discuss:

• Is China cracking down on crypto exchanges?
• Are Chinese regulators really pro-blockchain?
• What's happening with China's central bank digital currency?
• How does that affect investors and projects?

Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi). If you enjoyed the show, consider tipping! This show is not financial advice.

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Disclaimer: Jason Choi is an investor at Spartan Capital, the hedge fund arm 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 and personnel. This podcast is for information purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. The Spartan Group and its clients may hold positions in assets described in the episode. Detailed disclaimers available at jasonchoi.me and spartangroup.io/disclaimer. This episode is sponsored by eToro, Celsius Network and SALT Lending

Polkadot, to be launched in 2020, is a project helmed by Ethereum co-creator Gavin Wood.

Its token design incorporates multiple ideas seen throughout the brief history of cryptoassets: work/stake token, fee token, token burns and "medallion"-like use cases.

Web 3 Foundation's Jack Platt joins me in breaking down the how tokens such as DOT aim to accrue value - and why they are not crypto "currencies".

Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi). If you enjoyed the show, consider tipping! This show is not financial advice.

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• Sign up for eToro here

• Get the Celsius App here (promo code: CRUNCH)

• Sign up for BITDEXS, best crypto accounting tool here
  
  
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Disclaimer: Jason Choi is an investor at Spartan Capital, the hedge fund arm 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 and personnel. This podcast is for information purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. The Spartan Group and its clients may hold positions in assets described in the episode. Detailed disclaimers available at jasonchoi.me and spartangroup.io/disclaimer. This episode is sponsored by eToro, Celsius Network and SALT Lending

With the launch of its most important update to date, Maker is setting its sights on evolving beyond the niche crypto industry to take on the traditional banking world. Founder Rune Christensen joins me again to discuss:

• What is MCD and why is it important?
• How Maker intends to scale beyond crypto
• Rune's thoughts on introducing permissioned assets 
• Maker vs. Libra vs. China's central bank coin
• Projects building on top of Dai
• The technicalities of the MCD transition

Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi). If you enjoyed the show, consider tipping! This show is not financial advice.

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Resources:

• Sign up for eToro here

• Get the Celsius App here (promo code: CRUNCH)

• Sign up for BITDEXS, best crypto accounting tool here
  
  
• Real T - check out tokenized real estate here
  
  
• MakerDao Reddit here

• Relay node newsletter (Asia crypto events)

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Disclaimer: Jason Choi is an investor at Spartan Capital, the hedge fund arm 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 and personnel. This podcast is for information purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. The Spartan Group and its clients may hold positions in assets described in the episode. Detailed disclaimers available at jasonchoi.me and spartangroup.io/disclaimer. This episode is sponsored by eToro, Celsius Network and SALT Lending

Privacy is a fundamental right and crucial for the world of crypto - so why are some investors betting against privacy coins? Multicoin Capital's lead analyst Ryan Gentry joins me in discussing:

• Why privacy is a feature, not a product
• Bearish thesis for Monero & ZCash
• How Bitcoin & Ethereum can achieve privacy
• Lightning Network & privacy

Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi). If you enjoyed the show, consider tipping! This show is not financial advice.

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Resources:

• Sign up for eToro here

• Get the Celsius App here (promo code: CRUNCH)

• BITDEXS - the best crypto accounting tool
• Read Multicoin Capital's privacy thesis here

• Relay node newsletter (Asia crypto events)

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Disclaimer: Jason Choi is an investor at Spartan Capital, the hedge fund arm 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 and personnel. This podcast is for information purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. The Spartan Group and its clients may hold positions in assets described in the episode. Detailed disclaimers available at jasonchoi.me and spartangroup.io/disclaimer. This episode is sponsored by eToro, Celsius Network and SALT Lending

It's almost 2020 - Ethereum is seeing traction in DeFi, but ETH's price has tumbled from above $1,000 to under $200, and ICOs have pretty much died. Is there still a bull case for ETH?

Ethereum bull Ryan Sean Adams of Mythos Capital joins me in discussing:

• ETH vs. BTC's monetary premium
• Whether the "world computer" thesis is still relevant
• Challenges with ETH's immutability
• ETH vs. ETH killers

Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi). If you enjoyed the show, consider tipping! This show is not financial advice.

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Resources:

• BITDEXS - the best crypto accounting tool

• Sign up for eToro here

• Get the Celsius App here (promo code: CRUNCH)

• Ryan's BANKLESS Program

• Relay node newsletter (Asia crypto events)

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Disclaimer: Jason Choi is an investor at Spartan Capital, the hedge fund arm 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 and personnel. This podcast is for information purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. The Spartan Group and its clients may hold positions in assets described in the episode. Detailed disclaimers available at jasonchoi.me and spartangroup.io/disclaimer. This episode is sponsored by eToro, Celsius Network and SALT Lending

Why do so many believe gaming will bring crypto mainstream? Is "blockchain in gaming" just a gimmick? For this week's Blockcrunch Asia Series, we talk to Andy Anderson, Blockchain Developer Strategist at Singapore gaming company, Enjin, about;

• How blockchain benefits games
• How non-crypto games achieve inteoperability
• Incentives for large game cos. to adopt blockchain
• How Enjin's NFTs work

Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi). If you enjoyed the show, consider tipping! This show is not financial advice.

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• ETH: 0xdec40AA30B9C562aB4b839529BfC290C1B5Da61E

 ******

Resources:

• Sign up for eToro here

• Get the Celsius App here (promo code: CRUNCH)

• Relay node newsletter (Asia crypto events)

• Libsyn link

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Disclaimer: Jason Choi is an investor at Spartan Capital, the hedge fund arm 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 and personnel. This podcast is for information purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. The Spartan Group and its clients may hold positions in assets described in the episode. Detailed disclaimers available at jasonchoi.me and spartangroup.io/disclaimer. This episode is sponsored by eToro, Celsius Network and SALT Lending

For this week's Blockcrunch Asia Series, we look to India's Matic Network, a Coinbase and Binance-backed team scaling Ethereum via Plasma.

COO Sandeep Nailwal joins me in discussing:

• Why (still) Plasma?
• The technical trade-offs of Matic
• Matic vs. other layer 2 solutions
• Go-to-developer strategy
• Indian crypto regulation

Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi). If you enjoyed the show, consider tipping! This show is not financial advice.

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• ETH: 0xdec40AA30B9C562aB4b839529BfC290C1B5Da61E

 ******

Resources:

• Sign up for eToro here

• Get the Celsius App here (promo code: CRUNCH)

• Relay node newsletter (Asia crypto events)

• Libsyn link

• Apple Podcast

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Disclaimer: Jason Choi is an investor at Spartan Capital, the hedge fund arm 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 and personnel. This podcast is for information purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. The Spartan Group and its clients may hold positions in assets described in the episode. Detailed disclaimers available at jasonchoi.me and spartangroup.io/disclaimer. This episode is sponsored by eToro, Celsius Network and SALT Lending

Will Bitcoin be more than digital gold or even money? What are Ethereum's chances of being the main blockchain platform? Is crypto gaming overhyped?

China-US crypto fund Dragonfly Capital Partners' Haseeb Qureshi joins us in our Asia Series to break down some of his most provocative crypto theses.

Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi).

If you enjoyed the show, consider tipping! This show is not financial advice.

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Resources:

• Relay node newsletter (Asia crypto events)

• Libsyn link

• Apple Podcast

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Disclaimer: Jason Choi is an investor at Spartan Capital, the hedge fund arm 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 and personnel. This podcast is for information purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. The Spartan Group and its clients may hold positions in assets described in the episode. Detailed disclaimers available at jasonchoi.me and spartangroup.io/disclaimer

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What's going on in the China crypto scene? What do investors think about DeFi and DAOs? Are Chinese regulators banning crypto? What is the PBoC actually doing with its "cryptocurrency"? Why is there a DAO targeting China's "996" work culture?

As part of our Asia series, Mable Jiang, Partner of Beijing based crypto fund, Nirvana Capital, joins us in answering your burning questions about the China crypto world.

Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi).

If you enjoyed the show, consider tipping! This show is not financial advice.

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Disclaimer: Jason Choi is an investor at Spartan Capital, the hedge fund arm 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 and personnel. This podcast is for information purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. The Spartan Group and its clients may hold positions in assets described in the episode. Detailed disclaimers available at jasonchoi.me and spartangroup.io/disclaimer

Track Name: "Better Days"

Music By: LAKEY INSPIRED @ https://soundcloud.com/lakeyinspired

Original upload HERE - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXLzv...

Official "LAKEY INSPIRED" YouTube Channel HERE - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOmy...

License for commercial use: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported "Share Alike" (CC BY-SA 3.0) License.

Full License HERE - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...

Music promoted by NCM https://goo.gl/fh3rEJ