In this episode of the podcast, we are sharing a replay of a conference call with Kyle Samani that we held for our Premium subscribers. To learn how to become a premium subscriber, check it out [here](https://globalcoinresearch.com/premium-2/) Kyle Samani is a Managing Partner at Multicoin Capital. In mid-January, Kyle went to Singapore and attended the first-ever Binance blockchain week. In this call, Kyle shares his conversation with CZ, Binance employees and highlights the ongoing themes and companies there. Additionally, Kyle talks about his thoughts for Binance chain and his observation of general crypto sentiment in Asia. What will 2019 look like for Binance as they kick off with strategic investment and partnership with Vertex ventures to create a fiat to crypto exchange in Singapore? Will this city-state be a new home for Binance permanently? Held in January 2019, Binance Blockchain Week was Binance’s first conference in Singapore and one of the largest public event held by the exchange.

We last spoke with Kyle at World Digital Asset Summit in December and shared it in a [podcast with our readers](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/insights-from-investors-operators-on-asia-cryptocurrency/id1399033937?mt=2).

Other recent, notable writings from Kyle include Questions from the [Crypto Idea Maze](https://multicoin.capital/2018/12/20/questions-from-the-crypto-idea-maze/) and [What P2P Markets are Better Decentralized ](https://multicoin.capital/2019/01/08/12-markets-crypto-decentralization-can-actually-improve/)

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In this episode, Joyce Yang from Global Coin Research is joined by Richard Lee, co-founder, and partner of GBIC (Global Blockchain Innovative Capital), and Mike Chen founding partner of GBIC and founder of Block72. Both Richard and Mike have been seasoned crypto investors, and they look at companies from both Asia as well as the US. GBIC is is a multi-strategy crypto fund with offices in New York, Shanghai, and Seoul. Block72 is a global consulting firm specializing in blockchain and distributed ledger technology. In this episode, we discuss GBIC's approach and views on investing in China and the US crypto companies. Additionally, China, Korea, and India's market opportunities.

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In this episode, Joyce Yang from Global Coin Research is joined by Jason Fang, Managing Partner at Sora Ventures, an Asia-based venture capital firm focused on blockchain and crypto investments. The mission of the fund to invest in entrepreneurs who can make positive changes in our world using blockchain technology. Their investments include Thunder, Urbit, Mithril, Alphaslot and more.

Jason was one of the earliest employees at Fenbushi Capital and started Sora Ventures when Mainland China banned ICOs in 2017. In this conversation, Jason and Joyce talks about how Sora invests in crypto projects, Jason's outlook for the crypto space, and his perspectives on crypto developments in the East and the West.

You can check out more of his thoughts on his medium articles here, in where he lays out Sora's investment thesis and his outlook on Asia:

[Sora Ventures’ Philosophy to Blockchain Investments](https://medium.com/@jason_11487/sora-ventures-philosophy-to-blockchain-investments-e4d25d82e5b3)
[Understanding Chinese Crypto Investors](https://medium.com/@jason_11487/understanding-chinese-crypto-investors-f3bb0f097c7d)

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In this episode, Joyce Yang from Global Coin Research is joined by Maomao Hu, partner at Eigen Capital, a Chinese market maker, and also CTO of Eigen Capital’s sell-side business, Calculus Network. Maomao has spent a significant amount of time in fintech and crypto in both China and Asia. He is experienced with building financial trading platforms. In our conversation, we talk about China’s labor arbitrage, the development of crypto capital markets ecosystem in both China and the US, and how after years of being in crypto, Maomao believes in Bitcoin more than ever. Eigen Capital consists of execution services and market making. The company is also building out a dark pool, and they are funding open source development for a decentralized dark pool.

Maomao Hu's Linkedin:

http://bit.ly/2MZTryT

Maomao's Recommended Dark Pool Book:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B006OFHLG6

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We have an exclusive, special episode with a returning guest, Benny Giang, co-founder and fortune cat of Cryptokitties. In our very first global coin research podcast, Benny and I discussed Cryptokitties' decision to expand into China since early 2018. Now that its mid August and Benny has just spent 3 weeks in Asia, he has returned to highlight for our listeners some really interesting takeaways from the crypto gaming space in Asia. To learn more, check out our first episode in our discussion with Benny in the podcast and also our website at GlobalCoinResearch.Com to see the main takeaways.

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In this episode, Joyce Yang from Global Coin Research is joined by Zac Cheah, CEO of Pundi X. Zac is originally from Malaysia and operates Pundi X out of Singapore. He has seen the evolution of cryptocurrency adoption in Singapore and Southeast Asia first hand. In the podcast, Zac gives useful insight on working across different jurisdictional and regulatory boundaries, the relationship between the West and the East, and the importance of working with local tokens.

Pundi X website:

https://www.pundix.com/ 

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In this episode, Joyce Yang from Global Coin Research is joined by Jake Smith and Mike Malley, both of whom are advisors to bitcoin.com. Both Jake and Mike grew up in the state but have spent a combined over 30 years in Asia, specifically China and Japan. They share unique perspectives on the distinction between the Western and Eastern Cryptocurrency space and blockchain communities. In our conversation, we cover topics including cryptocurrency and bitcoin cash adoption in Asia, community building in Japan, and main differences between the West Coast in the US and Asia Cryptocurrency communities and culture. Jake Smith is an advisor to Bitcoin.com. He has spent extensive time in China and Japan, and previously worked with all the large figures in Asia Crypto, including Li Xiaolai from INBLOCK and Jihan Wu of Bitmain. Fun fact, he also spent a number of years living in the Crypto Castle in San Francisco. Mike Malley is an advisor to Bitcoin.com. He previously worked as a product manager at Bitcoin.com on the wallet and block explorer teams. He has been involved with Bitcoin since late 2012 and working in the industry since 2015. His background is in philosophy, psychology, user experience, product, and business development. Both Jake and Mike currently live in Tokyo and produces a Youtube channel with Roger Ver on promoting Bitcoin Cash.

Sites and Resources mentioned:

Bitcoin.com

Purse.io

wallet.bitcoin.com

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We interviewed the CEO of ImToken Ben He at DevCon in Prague. ImToken is currently the world's largest Ethereum wallet with over 7.51million in installed devices. Feature-rich digital asset wallet enabling multi-chain asset management, DApp browsing and secure, private exchange of value. In this interview, we talk about Ben's thoughts on the company success in Asia, on OpenSourcing their code, on their upcoming hardwallet, thoughts on potential expansion to the US and the outlook for 2019.

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In this episode, Joyce Yang from Global Coin Research has prepared a very special episode just in time for the New Years. Joyce emceed and moderated at the World Digital Assets Summit in San Francisco this past week, and also got the chance to speak with a number of fantastic funds, projects and reporters who were present. As we go into the New Years with some uncertainty as an industry, it is refreshing to hear different perspectives from a number of thoughtful, experienced individuals on their outlook for 2019. This podcast is a compilation of 8 separate conversations that Joyce had with individuals. On the funds side, she spoke with Haseeb Qureshi from Metastable Capital, Kyle Samani from Multicoin Capital, Alex Rusnak from LedgerX, Martina Long from Primitive ventures. She had the pleasure of catching up with Nathaniel Popper from the NY Times. And on the projects side, she spoke to founders and execs from NEAR Protocol, and Cryptokitties. As each of these conversations is played, the podcast will be prefacing them with a quick introduction on the person and their organization. The order of the conversation is as follows: Haseeb Qureshi and Metastable Capital Nathaniel Popper from the NY Times Ilia Polosukhin of Near Protocol Kyle Samani and Multicoin Capital Alex Rusnak of LedgerX Martina Long of Primitive Ventures.

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