On this episode of The Scoop, The Block's research team speak with Dinwiddie about his crypto journey, what originally got him excited about the space, what made him buy bitcoin, the investments that have made him excited about DeFi, Calaxy, and the NBA.

The inside story of NBA star Spencer Dinwiddie's crypto journey

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Roshun Patel is a partner at the Web3 venture capital firm HackVC.
In this episode, Chaparro and Patel discuss the recent crypto market volatility and the trends shaping crypto's venture capital landscape.
OUTLINE
00:00 Intro
08:11 Market Volatility
25:57 Caution in the Funding Market
32:18 The Intersection of AI and Crypto
43:05 The Future of Tokenomics

Memecoins have more potential upside than blue-chip governance tokens, according to VC

Professor J.W. Verret teaches corporate and securities law and financial accounting at George Mason Law School.
In this episode of The Scoop,  Verret discusses the potential legal challenges that Uniswap may face from the Securities and Exchange Commission and highlights the similarities between the Coinbase case and the possible claims against Uniswap.
Verret says the charges the SEC is likely to bring against Uniswap could include operating as an unlicensed broker dealer, operating an unregistered exchange, and/or selling unregistered securities.

Securities law professor: It's time for Uniswap to 'prepare for war'

Brandon Mulvihill is the co-founder and CEO of Crossover Markets.
In this episode of The Scoop, Mulvihill discusses crypto's changing market structure and the role of Crossover as an execution-only trading venue.
OUTLINE
00:00 Introduction and Background
01:07 The Role of Crossover in the Market
04:04 FX & Crypto Trading Similarities
08:22 ECN vs. CLOB Differences
18:30 The Importance of Fee Compression
22:33 Crypto Flash Crashes
26:15 Crypto Market Structure Maturity
29:27 Institutional Credit
34:02 Closing Thoughts

A trading shop you've never heard is trying to overhaul crypto's market structure to lower fees

Austin Reid is the global head of revenue and business at FalconX.
In this episode of The Scoop, Reid discusses why we are still at the 'early stages' of institutional adoption of crypto, and the role retail traders have played in the market's current rally.
OUTLINE
00:00 Introduction
04:12 Market Overview
08:06 FalconX Volume
12:03 Crypto Derivatives
15:55 Interest Rates
19:19 Institutional Adoption
22:10 ETF Flows
26:49 Retail Flows
32:51 Market Maturation
35:06 Exchange Improvements
39:25 Closing Thoughts

The inside story of NBA star Spencer Dinwiddie's crypto journey

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