The FTX Podcast - Builders and Innovators in the Cryptocurrency Industry

Welcome to episode 89 of the FTX podcast with special guest Michelle Bailhe and your host Tristan Yver!

Michelle is a partner at Sequoia Capital. Michelle was previously employed at Google; focusing on technology development alongside designers, engineers and filmmakers to bring products to fruition as fast as possible. Transitioning to investment scouting - Michelle now works alongside founders, focused on team growth across the gaming, fintech and software sectors.

Welcome to episode 88 of the FTX Podcast with Larry Cermak, VP of Research for News at the Block, with your host Tristan Yver. 

Larry is the Director of Research and Analysis at The Block where he manages a 30 person team. He has a vision to bring rationality to the cryptocurrency and blockchain space. He focuses on macro developments in Bitcoin, Ethereum and DeFi. Previously, he was the Head of Analysis at Diar and received a Master’s degree in International Finance in Austria.

Welcome to episode 87 of the FTX Podcast with special guest Ryan Salame, CEO of FTX Bahamas, and host Tristan Yver.

FTX Digital Markets is establishing a substantial presence in The Bahamas as FTX continues to expand its global presence. Ryan Salame, former Head of OTC at Alameda Research has been appointed as the CEO of FTX Digital Markets and will be responsible for leading their local initiatives.

Frank Chaparro covers the intersection of financial markets and cryptocurrency as Director of News. Since joining the publication in 2018 as its first reporter, he has played a key role in building The Block into a leader in financial journalism and research. He leads special projects, including The Block's flagship podcast, The Scoop. Prior to The Block, he held roles at Business Insider, NPR, and Nasdaq. Frank writes about investments, security tokens and mergers & acquisitions.

Welcome to episode 85 of the FTX Podcast with special guests Vishal Gupta and Kayvon Pirestani of Coinbase with host Tristan Yver.

Coinbase is an American company that operates a cryptocurrency exchange platform founded in 2012. Coinbase offers products for both retail and institutional cryptocurrency investors, as well as other related cryptocurrency products.

Vishal is Head of Exchange at Coinbase and Kayvon is Coinbase’s head of institutional sales for the APAC region.

Welcome to episode 84 of the FTX Podcast with special guest Amy Wu, an investment partner at Lightspeed Ventures, with host Tristan Yver.

Amy has enjoyed being on both sides of the table as investor and operator, joining Lightspeed in 2019 as an early member of the growth team to lead gaming and growth-stage consumer and enterprise business investing.

Welcome to episode 83 of the FTX Podcast with featured guest Calvin Chu, the core builder of Impossible Finance, and host Tristan Yver.

Impossible Finance is a multi-chain incubator, launchpad, and swap platform which offers a robust product-first ecosystem that supports top-tier blockchain projects to targeted user audiences.

Welcome to episode 82 of the FTX Podcast with guests Tommy & Taylor Johnson, the founders of Psyoptions, with host Tristan Yver.

PsyOptions is an American style options protocol built on the Solana blockchain. The principles that have guided the architecture and development of the core protocol are flexibility and composability. PsyOptions strives to be the most community oriented DeFi protocol. 

Welcome to episode 81 of the FTX Podcast with returning guest Sam Williams, founder of Arweave, and host Tristan Yver.

Arweave makes information permanence sustainable. It is a new type of storage that backs data with sustainable and perpetual endowments, allowing users and developers to truly store data forever.

The protocol matches people who have hard drive space to spare with those individuals and organizations that need to store data or host content permanently. This is similar to how Uber connects drivers with people who need transport. This is achieved in a decentralized network and all data stored is backed by a sustainable endowment ensuring it is available in perpetuity.

Thanks for coming on to speak again Sam!

Welcome to episode 80 of the FTX podcast with special guest Yat Siu, founder and CEO of Animoca Brands, with host Tristan Yver.

Yat Siu is a Hong Kong based entrepreneur and angel investor who was born and raised in Vienna, Austria. He has an absolutely incredible story and reassuring perspectives. Come and enjoy the show!

Thank you for sharing your time Yat!