The Blockcrunch Podcast

In this episode, I chat with Kevin Owocki, founder of Gitcoin - an platform where teams/projects like ConsenSys, Ethereum, Metamask can pay bounties in cryptocurrency to fund open source work.

We discuss:

- Challenges facing open source work

- Why Gitcoin chose ETH as its native asset

- Why Gitcoin refused to raise an ICO

Please rate and subscribe to help us get this podcast to more people! Not financial advice. Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi)

I chatted with Jill Carlson, an independent contractor who's worked with projects such as 0x and Tezos, about strategic issues facing crypto projects, including:

- Pitfalls in managing reserves

- Recruiting and contracting in crypto 

- Different governance models for crypto projects

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Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi)

How will Ethereum scale? In Part 2 of this 2-episode interview, I chatted with Lane Rettig, core developer at Ethereum about everything scalability, including:

- Tech and social dimensions of scaling

- Overview of current scaling initiatives in Ethereum

- How solutions complement each other

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Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi)

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What are Ethereum's 2 biggest challenges?

In this 2-episode interview, I chatted with Lane Rettig, core developer at Ethereum. In part 1, we talk about 1 of the challenges - governance:

- How developers make decisions for Ethereum

- Current topics in governance discussions

- Who holds power in Ethereum

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Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi)

We take a look back at the past few months and summarize the key takeaways from in-depth conversations with some of crypto's top investors. 

We talk about:

- What are the different fund types in crypto

- What theses crypto fund managers have

- Thoughts on the general market from investors

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Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi)

Not investment advice.

We chat with Jordan Clifford, co-founder and managing partner of Scalar Capital, a crypto venture capital fund that focuses on privacy, among other theses.

We talk about:

- What is privacy, does it matter, and do people care?

- Comparing privacy-focused cryptocurrencies

- Future use cases for Monero-based tokens

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Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi)

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We chat with Anthony "Pomp" Pompliano, Founder & Partner at Morgan Creek Digital Assets, a blockchain-centric subsidiary of investment firm Morgan Creek Capital.

We talk about:

What is tokenization and why are its benefits

How tokenized assets stack up against traditional securitization

What regulatory hurdles are in place for tokenization

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Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi)

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We chat with Jake Brukhman, co-founder and managing partner of CoinFund LLC, a blockchain research and advisory firm.

We talk about:

- Why "Fat Protocols" is not a good investment thesis

- What drives values in utility tokens and decentralized apps

- When using a blockchain makes sense, and when not

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Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi)

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We chat with Paul Veradittakit, Partner at Pantera Capital, the first venture fund to invest in Bitcoin.

We talk about:

- When founders should go for traditional VC vs. launching their own ICOs

- Attractive areas of investment for Pantera

- and more!

Apologies for choppy audio - this episode was recorded early on before we streamlined our recording process!

Please rate and subscribe to help us get this podcast to more people! Host: David Ongchoco (@DoitChoco)

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We chat with Nick Tomaino, Founder and General Partner at 1confirmation, a venture fund investing long term in the crypto ecosystem.

We talk about

- 4 things investors should look at in crypto

- How Nick started 1confirmation and his career advice

- Why crypto are memes

...and more.

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Host: David Ongchoco (@DoitChoco)

Not financial advice.