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- Unconfirmed: Alameda Research's Sam Trabucco: What Solana Does Better Than Ethereum - Ep.289
Sam Trabucco, co-CEO of Alameda Research, discusses the different price drivers that led to BTC, ETH, SOL, and LUNA reaching new all-time highs in the past week. Show highlights:
- why Sam believes no bad news from regulators is good news
- what effect leverage has on the crypto markets
- the significance of Bitcoin hitting a new all-time high and the crypto market cap reaching $3 trillion
- how the approval of a bitcoin futures ETF affected the crypto market
- what Sam thinks about the actions of US crypto regulators (hint: it’s probably not what you would think)
- why Sam thinks ETH’s price hit a new all-time this week
- what Sam thinks about the changes to ETH monetary policy and the upcoming merge to Ethereum 2.0
- how Sam views the competition among layer 1 blockchains and why he is not a fan of maximalism
- what factors he believes are driving the price of SOL
- what sort of projects are being built on Solana, and why people are excited about the ecosystem
- what Sam thinks about Terra passing a proposal to burn LUNA
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Sam Trabucco
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-trabucco-79215263/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlamedaTrabucco
Alameda Research
- Website: https://www.alameda-research.com/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlamedaResearch
Recent all-time highs:
- BTC: https://www.yahoo.com/now/bitcoin-sets-time-high-above-152238016.html
- ETH: https://fortune.com/2021/11/08/ethereum-all-time-high-bitcoin-btc-ether-spot-etf/
- SOL: https://decrypt.co/85457/solana-hits-all-time-high-of-260
- LUNA: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2021/11/10/terra-passes-highly-anticipated-proposal-to-burn-nearly-89m-luna/
Links mentioned:
- Alexis Ohanian’s Solana investment: https://www.forbes.com/newsletters/forbescryptoassetadvisor/2021/11/09/reddit-co-founder-alexis-ohanian-bets-big-on-solana-and-web-30/
- Breakpoint conference: https://www.cryptoglobe.com/latest/2021/11/solana-network-highlights-from-breakpoint-conference-paint-a-very-healthy-picture/
- Sam Bankman-Fried on Solana: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/solana-ethereum-rival-price-rising-bitcoin-000139765.html
- Sam Trabucco on leverage trading: https://twitter.com/AlamedaTrabucco/status/1451281805584310273
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28 min - NFCastle 2021: Art Controversy – NFTS: Nothing F**king There? - Ep.288
At Non-Fungible Castle 2021, an NFT exhibition in Prague, four NFT experts debate some of the hottest topics in the metaverse, like how to value NFTs, whether insider trading exists, what makes Ethereum-based NFTS so special, and the environmental impact of NFTs.
Guests include Maria Paula Fernandez, co-founder at JPG, Kavita Gupta, cofounder of FINTECH.TV, Oliver Halsman Rosenberg, artist, and Gmoney, an NFT collector. Show highlights:
- what an NFT is
- why NFTs have value
- what the “myth of decentralization” has to do with NFT valuation
- why collectors like gmoney prefer to collect NFTs on Ethereum vs. other chains
- how provenance and IP rights interact with value
- why gmoney thinks Solana Punks are like fake Chanel bags
- what “owning an NFT” actually means
- whether newbies need to be protected from buying scam NFTs
- the “rite of passage” of falling pretty to a rug pull and the concept of “do your own research” (DYOR)
- what can be done about insider-trading-like activities in NFTs
- how to navigate public-facing blockchains when your address is doxed
- different ways to link off-chain assets to NFTs
- what the crypto industry can do to better understand the NFT impact on climate change
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Episode Links
Non-Fungible Castle 2021
- Website: https://www.nfcastle.com/
- Conference recordings: https://www.nfcastle.com/conference
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/nf_castle
- Tweet thread of Laura’s experience at NFCastle 2021:
https://twitter.com/laurashin/status/1449731658928824320Maria Paula Fernandez
- Medium: https://mariapaulafernandezneglia.medium.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mar%C3%ADa-paula-fern%C3%A1ndez-no-social-selling-please-a96a8034/
Kavita Gupta
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/KavitaGupta19
Oliver Halsman Rosenberg
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oliver_halsman_rosenberg/?hl=en
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliver-halsman-rosenberg-940a0935
gmoney
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57 min - Unconfirmed: Legal Issues With NFTs: Would a Fractionalized Mona Lisa Be a Security? - Ep.287
At Non-Fungible Castle 2021, an NFT exhibition in Prague, four NFT experts discuss the legal implications of NFTs. Guests include Jonathan Victor, product/business development at Protocol Labs; Louis Baudoin, advisor at Monax; Diana Stern, product counsel at Stripe; and Shant Marootian COO at Fractional.art. Show highlights:
- what users are receiving with the purchase of an NFT
- how the terms of service for different NFT marketplaces change NFT rights
- how on-chain storage and off-chain storage affects NFT ownership
- what rights do creators need to mint an NFT
- what recourse creators have if someone mints their art as an NFT and profits from it
- whether NFT marketplaces should respect NFT royalty standards on resales
- how NFT marketplaces could make it easier for creators to clarify licensing and royalty standards
- whether NFTs should be regulated under existing laws and what gaps in regulation need to be filled
- when an NFT should be considered a security
- how different jurisdictions may work together to regulate NFTs
- why money laundering is a problem for NFTs
- how a DAO could go about owning an NFT or IP
- what would happen to NFTs and DAOs if Ethereum were to suffer a hard fork again
- why DAOs should stay compliant with traditional regulations
- how to improve licensing and industry standards for NFTs
- whether NFTs should be considered as financial objects
- what would happen if a museum fractionalized the Mona Lisa
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Episode Links:
Non-Fungible Castle 2021
- Website: https://www.nfcastle.com/
- Conference recordings: https://www.nfcastle.com/conference
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/nf_castle
- Tweet thread of Laura’s experience at NFCastle 2021:
https://twitter.com/laurashin/status/1449731658928824320Jonathan Victor
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-victor-69a44255
Louis Baudoin
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lou-baudoin-5b847a151/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/MerkleData
Diana Stern
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dianajstern
Shant Marootian
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/smarooti/
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1 hr 11 min - Tor Bair of Secret on Why Private Smart Contracts Are Important - Ep.286
Secret Network is a privacy-first, permissionless layer 1 blockchain built for computational privacy. Tor Bair, founder of Secret Foundation, a developer of Secret Network, discusses what makes Secret Network unique, including smart contract privacy, private metadata for NFTs, and how regulators should treat privacy tech in blockchain. Show highlights:
- how Tor fell down the crypto rabbit hole
- what the Secret Network is and how it is bringing privacy to blockchain
- why public blockchains are problematic
- what makes Secret Network different from Monero or Zcash
- how Secret Network works from a technical perspective
- what type of applications Secret Network can support that public blockchains cannot
- why blockchain voting is probably a bad idea (for now)
- what attack vectors exist regarding Secret Network
- how Secret Network nodes work and why there are only 50 of them
- how Secret Network fixes miner extractable value (MEV)
- what DeFi applications are possible on Secret Network
- how NFTs on Secret Network are different from public blockchain NFTs
- how regulators should treat Secret Network
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Episode Links
Tor Bair
https://twitter.com/TorBair- Website
- http://www.torbair.com/
- Medium
- https://medium.com/@TorBai
Secret Network
- Primers
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- Messari:
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- https://messari.io/asset/secret-network/profile
https://messari.io/article/shhhhh-it-s-a-secret-network- Decrypt:
https://decrypt.co/resources/what-is-secret-network-scrt-formerly-enigma- Coin Monks:
https://medium.com/coinmonks/what-is-secret-network-bad9a233c481- Tech Crunch:
https://techcrunch.com/2021/05/03/in-the-race-towards-web-3-financial-privacy-secret-network-attracts-backing-from-key-players/- Introduction from Enigma/Secret
- Article:
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https://blog.enigma.co/introducing-secret-network-ed48621754ad- Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c70BBVUCxxk- Tech
- Smart contracts → Secret contracts
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- https://scrt.network/blog/programmable-privacy/
- Upcoming Supernova upgrade (November 9)
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https://scrt.network/blog/supernova-explosive-vision-future-secret-network- Secret NFTs (only the holder can view the NFT)
- https://scrt.network/blog/secret-opensea-partner-nfts-world-renowned-artist
https://www.yahoo.com/now/secret-network-partners-opensea-launch-130000946.html- SCRT Tokenomics
https://scrt.network/blog/secret-network-tokenomics-and-ecosystem-poolhttps://scrt.network/about/about-scrt- Secret Network block-explorer/node explorer
https://secretnodes.com/secret/chains/secret-3- Ecosystem
https://scrt.network/ecosystem/overview- Graypaper
https://scrt.network/graypaper- Node information
https://docs.scrt.network/node-guides/secret-nodes.htmlEnigma
- Original ICO
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- `https://icodrops.com/enigma/
- Research
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https://picoloresearch.com/upload/attachment/14614.pdf- Enigma token swap
https://medium.com/staky-io/how-to-swap-eng-enigma-to-scrt-secret-f80d855992efhttps://blog.enigma.co/enigma-announces-settlement-with-sec-and-successful-launch-of-enigma-mainnet-3811ef291705https://beincrypto.com/privacy-token-enigma-files-with-sec-after-settlement/Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1 hr 10 min - Unconfirmed: Why Terraform Labs Cofounder Do Kwon Is Unfazed by US Regulators - Ep.285
Do Kwon, cofounder of Terraform Labs, was recently served subpoenas by the US Securities and Exchange Commission during Messari’s mainnet event, leading Kwon and Terraform to preemptively sue the SEC. On Unconfirmed, Kwon discusses:
- what Terraform Labs does and how it is building its DeFi ecosystem around TerraUSD ($UST)
- why Terraform Labs created its synthetics protocol, Mirror, and how it works
- what Do thinks about the SEC’s investigation into Mirror
- what happened to Do at Messari’s mainnet event
- why the SEC’s approach to crypto regulation does not impact Do very much
- what Do thinks about how US regulators are treating crypto companies
- how Do would regulate the crypto industry
- why he believes the current state of crypto regulation doesn’t work in a global context
- why he says the SEC couldn’t do anything to TerraUSD -- even if it wanted to
- what two characteristics are critical in building a decentralized protocol
- how the crypto industry could improve security in light of the $130 million Cream Finance hack
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Episode Links
Do Kwon
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/stablekwon
Terra
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/terra_money
- Website: https://www.terra.money/
- Terra ecosystem: https://docs.terra.money/Reference/ecosystem.html
SEC Lawsuit
- CoinDesk
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https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/10/23/terras-do-kwon-was-served-by-sec-new-lawsuit-shows/- Terraform V SEC
https://www.scribd.com/document/534537134/Terraform-v-SEC- Stephen Palley
https://twitter.com/stephendpalley/status/1451709816020348933Messari Mainnet Serving
https://twitter.com/gogoSlava/status/1439972015910408195Miscellaneous
- SEC charging Abra
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- https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2020-153
- Stablecoin market cap comparison
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- https://coinmarketcap.com/view/stablecoin/
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38 min - Not Reporting Info on Some Transaction Partners Could Soon Be a Felony - Ep.284
Remember the $1 trillion infrastructure bill, which caused considerable backlash from the crypto community due to the language regarding “brokers?” Abe Sutherland, an adjunct professor at University of Virginia School of Law, believes another provision tucked inside the bill could end up being a far more significant issue for anyone transacting in digital assets. Show highlights:
- how Abe fell down the crypto rabbit hole
- what provision 6050I is and how it could affect anyone transacting with digital assets
- how 6050I works and when it would apply
- why violating 6050I would be a felony
- how 6050I discourages digital asset transactions
- how 6050I would apply to different transaction types, like peer-to-peer trades, NFT sales, and smart contract escrow accounts
- what information recipients of digital assets must verify from the sender
- how the government came up with the $10,000 reporting threshold and why Abe believes this number is outdated
- why Abe thinks proposing 6050I within the infrastructure bill is inappropriate
- what reasons the government has to want to put such stringent reporting requirements on digital asset transactions
- how 6050I fits under the financial laws of the Bank Secrecy Act
- why Abe believes the amendment should be struck from the infrastructure bill
- what Abe thinks of the constitutionality of 6050I
- how Abe views 6050I as less about generating tax revenue and more about tracking people’s digital asset transactions
- what action steps he says the crypto community can take to fix the bill
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Episode links
Abe Sutherland
- https://twitter.com/abesutherland
Medium Post: https://medium.com/@laurashin/why-not-reporting-info-on-your-crypto-trading-partner-could-become-a-felony-c6399998f113
Information on 6050I
- Abe’s research report
- https://www.proofofstakealliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Research-Report-on-Tax-Code-6050I-and-Digital-Assets-printable.pdf
- Tweet thread from Abe
- https://twitter.com/abesutherland/status/1438881314871156736
- https://twitter.com/abesutherland/status/1443082205383696384
- 6050I article Abe wrote for Bitcoin Magazine
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/the-proposal-to-regulate-digital-asset-transactions-should-be-struck- Abe’s appearance on What Bitcoin Did to discuss 6050I
- https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/hidden-danger-in-the-infrastructure-bill
- Twitter spaces with Congressman Warren Davidson, Peter McCormack, and others regarding the infrastructure bill
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCq6BVLzF44
- Miscellaneous 6050I links
- https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-crypto-industry-could-take-tax-fight-all-the-way-to-the-supreme-court-11632509009
- https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/09/29/infrastructure-bills-crypto-surveillance-criticized-unconstitutional/
- https://fortune.com/2021/09/21/crypto-transactions-report-to-government/
- https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2021/09/17/crypto-lobbying-group-warns-of-another-tax-provision-in-senate-infrastructure-bill
- https://www.coincenter.org/an-unworkable-and-arguably-unconstitutional-tax-change-tucked-away-in-the-infrastructure-bill/
- https://decrypt.co/81236/overlooked-part-senate-infrastructure-bill-renews-worries-crypto-lobby
- https://nickanthony.substack.com/p/last-minute-cryptocurrency-taxation
- https://www.cato.org/blog/infrastructure-bill-hangs-balance-so-does-crypto
- https://ambcrypto.com/what-is-the-u-s-infra-bill-crypto-amendment-really-all-about
Unchained coverage of the infrastructure bill
- How Congress Might Pass Laws Bad for Proof-of-Stake and DeFi
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51 min - Unconfirmed: Bitcoin Projected to Reach $135,000 in December, According to PlanB - Ep.283
PlanB, a former institutional investor with 25 years of experience in financial markets turned anon Bitcoin analyst, discusses Bitcoin’s price action, from the macroeconomic drivers to what his models predict for the rest of 2021. Show highlights:
- PlanB’s background and how he got into Bitcoin
- what a stock-to-flow model is and how PlanB uses it to predict Bitcoin’s price
- why PlanB called for a $1 trillion market cap when Bitcoin was priced at sub $4K
- how the approval of a bitcoin futures ETF has affected Bitcoin’s price
- why institutions are more comfortable with bitcoin futures, rather than the underlying asset
- how to properly calculate gold’s stock-to-flow model
- why he believes the stock-to-flow models works -- even when detractors say it is flawed
- how the pandemic has affected Bitcoin’s price
- what PlanB thinks about China’s decision to effectively ban Bitcoin
- the three charts PlanB uses to model Bitcoin
- what the price floor for Bitcoin will be in October, November, and December
- whether PlanB thinks we are in a supercycle
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Episode Links
PlanB:
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/100trillionUSD
- Website: https://100trillionusd.github.io/
Topics Covered
- Stock-to-flow modeling
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https://medium.com/@100trillionUSD/modeling-bitcoins-value-with-scarcity-91fa0fc03e25- https://medium.com/@100trillionUSD/efficient-market-hypothesis-and-bitcoin-stock-to-flow-model-db17f40e6107
https://medium.com/@100trillionUSD/bitcoin-stock-to-flow-cross-asset-model-50d260feed12- Bitcoin RSI
- https://twitter.com/100trillionUSD/status/1451128329176768514
- Worst-case scenario BTC prices
- https://twitter.com/100trillionUSD/status/1406577006230245376
- Bitcoin futures ETF approved
- https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2021/10/15/sec-approves-bitcoin-etf-opening-crypto-to-wider-investor-base/
- China’s decision to boot out crypto miners
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/10/13/us-claims-bitcoin-mining-crown-following-china-crackdown/- https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/109315/bitcoin-hashrate-declines-50-percent-china-mining-crackdown
- Why stock-to-flow is not accurate
- https://francistapon.com/Work/WanderLearn-Podcast/8-Flaws-in-Bitcoin-s-Stock-to-Flow-Model-Will-Doom-It
- Bitcoin supercycle
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41 min - Is the Metaverse Already Here? Two Experts Disagree - Ep.282
Andrew Steinwold, managing partner at Sfermion, and John Egan, CEO at L'Atelier BNP Paribas, discuss NFTs and debate the characteristics of the metaverse. Show highlights:
- their backgrounds and how they got into NFTs
- how they each define the metaverse
- what NFTs have to do with the metaverse
- how John and Andrew’s depiction of the metaverse differs
- what John thinks about Facebook’s entrance into the metaverse
- whether Second Life is a metaverse game
- how blockchain technology allows for an open metaverse (and why Web2 is “communist”)
- what NFTs currently unlock for the metaverse
- whether the metaverse will necessarily have to be experienced through augmented reality
- whether there will be multiple metaverses across different blockchain platforms
- why John thinks NFT maxis and crypto maxis are destined to clash
- how the metaverse is changing how people generate income
- how to make the metaverse more accessible
- whether regulators will force the metaverse to be siloed
- how the metaverse will handle jurisdictional disputes
- what happens when someone’s Web3 avatar/identity is stolen in the metaverse
- what John and Andrew predict will happen in the metaverse over the next 6-12 months.
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NFT Research
John Egan
- Twitter:
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https://twitter.com/iamjohnegan- Website:
https://www.iamjohnegan.com/- LinkedIn
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/johndegan/
- Content
- NFTs are like gambling, but could be the bedrock of virtual economy
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- https://decrypt.co/62809/buying-nfts-like-gambling-in-a-casino-analyst
- Wired article on NFTs
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https://www.wired.co.uk/article/crypto-tokensL’Atelier
- NFT Content
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- How NFTs are changing ownership
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- https://atelier.net/insights/nfts-art-ownership-collecting
- The Virtual economy
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- https://atelier.net/virtual-economy
- Real estate NFTs
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https://atelier.net/insights/tech-real-estate-nfts-tokenisation- Metaverse Content
- Unified coms vs. the Metaverse
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- https://atelier.net/insights/unified-communications-metaverse-tech
- Primer on the metaverse
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- https://atelier.net/insights/primer-define-metaverse-fortnite
- Digital anthropology
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https://atelier.net/insights/nathalie-bechet-digital-anthropologyAndrew Steinwold
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- https://twitter.com/AndrewSteinwold
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- https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-steinwold/
- Blog must-reads
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- A quick overview of the NFT ecosystem
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https://andrewsteinwold.substack.com/p/-quick-overview-of-the-nft-ecosystem- NFTs will introduce the world to crypto?
https://andrewsteinwold.substack.com/p/nfts-will-introduce-crypto-to-the- Why functional NFTs will gain value slower than crypto art
https://andrewsteinwold.substack.com/p/-the-promise-effect-why-functional- History of NFTs
https://medium.com/@Andrew.Steinwold/the-history-of-non-fungible-tokens-nfts-f362ca57ae10- NFT Value Drivers
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1 hr 9 min - Unconfirmed: What Is the Role of Investors in a Decentralized World? - Ep.281
Four investors talk about the decentralized web, explain how the crypto industry is improving upon Web 2, and discuss what can be done to increase diversity and financial inclusion within Web 3. Featuring Rik Willard, founder of Agentic Group, Thomas France, co-founder of Cygni Capital, Dylan Hixon, president of Arden Road Investments, and Nick Grossman,general partner at Union Square Ventures . Show highlights:
- how funding rounds for decentralized protocols differ from investing in traditional companies
- what VC investors can do to 1) participate in the protocols they invest in, and 2) not take advantage of whale holdings in governance voting
- how Web 3 has the potential to displace the “plantation economy”
- the difference between crypto idealism (i.e., banking the unbanked) versus what has actually played out (i.e., Salvadorans being mandated to accept BTC)
- what area of blockchain is delivering on the promise of financial inclusion
- how to bring diversity to the blockchain + crypto industry
- what can be done to solve the gender imbalance in crypto
- how investors are navigating the murky waters of US regulations regarding crypto projects
- how institutions fit into the Web 3 landscape
- what I think about the state of sexism within the crypto industry
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Episode Links
Original Link: https://vimeo.com/showcase/8884996/video/614236078
Rik Willard
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/rik_willard?lang=en
- Agentic Group: https://www.agenticgroup.com/
Nick Grossman
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/nickgrossman?lang=en
- Website: https://www.nickgrossman.xyz/
- Union Square Ventures: https://twitter.com/usv
Dylan Hixon
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dylan-hixon-1887803
- Arden Road Investments: https://www.ardenrd.com/
Thomas France
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/totofrance?lang=en
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasfrance/
Topics mentioned
- Fereshteh Forough on Unchained
- https://unchainedpodcast.com/crypto-actually-fixes-this-how-code-to-inspire-uses-crypto-in-afghanistan/
- Discussing crypto’s gender disparity on Unchained
- https://unchainedpodcast.com/cryptos-gender-disparity-what-can-be-done-about-it-4-women-weigh-in/
- she256
- https://she256.org/
- El Salvador and BTC
- https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2021/09/24/why-el-salvador-is-botching-its-bitcoin-experiment/
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1 hr - Visa Is Building Infrastructure for NFTs, Smart Contracts, and L2s. Why? - Ep.280
Cuy Sheffield, Visa’s head of crypto, discusses Visa’s crypto game plan, stablecoin regulation, NFTs, and more. Show highlights:
- Cuy’s background and his journey down the crypto rabbit hole
- how Visa and cryptocurrency can coexist
- why crypto companies and fintech companies are similar
- what Visa is trying to solve for consumers regarding cryptocurrencies
- how cross-chain payment infrastructure would work
- why Visa requires enhanced diligence for crypto companies
- what countries can learn from stablecoins when building CBDCs
- why Visa is creating a universal payment channel for CBDCs and other cryptocurrencies
- why Visa chose USDC to begin making payments with
- the two main reasons why stablecoins are used (hint: it’s not for buying cups of coffee)
- how cryptocurrency is changing financial education and inclusion
- how crypto’s open-source ethos is helping underserved and emerging markets build financial infrastructure
- why NFTs are Cuy’s favorite topic
- how NFTs level the playing field for black artists (and artists in general)
- why Visa purchased a CryptoPunk and how other businesses could leverage NFTs
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Cuy Sheffield
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/cuysheffield
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Content:
- Medium
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https://medium.com/@cuysheffield- Tweets
- Thoughts on payroll deposits
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https://twitter.com/cuysheffield/status/1442571326447767554- DAOs as chaotic organizations
- https://twitter.com/cuysheffield/status/1441536551016534019
Visa Crypto Plays
- CryptoPunk purchase
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https://usa.visa.com/visa-everywhere/blog/bdp/2021/08/18/nfts-mark-a-1629328216374.html- First smart contract on Ropsten
- https://ropsten.etherscan.io/address/0xadb1f7e78a3ac3d0a006961f95d96bbb0ec14326#code
- NFT research report
https://usa.visa.com/content/dam/VCOM/regional/na/us/Solutions/documents/visa-nft-whitepaper.pdf- Cross-chain Interoperability
- https://usa.visa.com/visa-everywhere/blog/bdp/2021/09/29/making-digital-currency-1632954547520.html
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2109.12194v2.pdf- Visa + USDC
https://usa.visa.com/about-visa/newsroom/press-releases.releaseId.17821.htmlhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/ninabambysheva/2021/03/29/visa-to-start-settling-transactions-with-bitcoin-partners-in-usdc/- Digital currency whitepaper
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