Hi everyone, we are back with another episode of our podcast allowing you to get to know people working behind the scenes of the crypto industry. Today we are joined by Jim Myers, the CTO and Founder of Flipside Crypto. Before Flipside, Jim developed the core technology that took products from 0 to 1 at Mylestone, Pluralsight (IPO), and Smarterer (acquisition).
Welcome to the 177th episode of the Inside Crypto Podcast. This episode was recorded on November 12, 2023. We chatted with Jim about data analytics, the state of the market, AI, and predictions for 2024.
Thanks, everyone for listening, and don’t forget to tune in to 2024 when we speak to Zak Taher, CEO of Multibank.io.
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Jim, earlier this month you released a crypto economy snapshot which has a great summary of what is going on at the moment. I’d like to chat about that for a bit. One of the most interesting details is that Binance Smart Chain continues to have the most daily active users despite everything that has happened. What do you think that is?
Dex Volume peaked at 4.06B on December 9th. I know many people think DEXs will the the mainstay for crypto in the future. Do you think we can expect to see DEXs pull more users in 2024?
Arbitrum pulled in the greatest amount of new users. Do you think L2s will be the main onboarding platforms in the future?
Let’s come back to Flipside. You are our first-ever data analytics platform guest. I’ve spoken on previous podcasts about who these platforms are for but perhaps you could tell us in your own words, who Flipside is for?
Looking at some of the dashboards that have been produced, one thing I like is that it is very colorful and makes it interesting to explore data compared to other platforms but at the same time, I feel the average crypto user would be lost. Are their plans to make Flipside more accessible?
I think one of the most frequent comments I got when I mentioned you were coming on the show was a Chat GPT-like integration for querying dashboards. Is that available now or is it planned in the future?
So our research analyst Tom is a big fan of yours. I loved the previous podcast that you two were on. One of the coolest things you do is pay analysts for dashboards. I was wondering if you could explain how that works.
Is that something you plan to do in perpetuity?
You’re on at a perfect time. 2024 looks to be an exciting time for crypto and I was wondering if you could tease anything that’s coming from Flipside next year.
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Hi everyone, we are back with another episode of our podcast allowing you to get to know people working behind the scenes of the crypto industry. Today we are joined by Bill Wolf, who is the Chief Investment Officer of Archblock. He has been in the specialty finance/lending, investment banking, and asset management industries for over 30 years.
Welcome to the 176th episode of the Inside Crypto Podcast. This episode was recorded on December 5, 2023. With the crypto market seemingly on the rebound, we speak to Bill about some of the infrastructure they are building as well as what is in demand at the moment.
Thanks, everyone for listening, and don’t forget to tune in next week when we speak to Jim Myers, CEO of Flipside Crypto.
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So we’ve had a lot going on this past few weeks with Binance, and spot ETFs, where do you and Archblock sit amongst all of this?
Let’s dive into Archblock, who are you and what do you do?
Looking at the recent press, you rebranded your Stablecoin portfolio in September. Looking at stablecoins, most people would be familiar with USDT or USDC, what are you doing that is different?
What do you think is the future of stablecoins?
It seems that we might be shifting towards CBDCs at some point. Does that threaten what you are doing?
What do you think is the future of stablecoins? Do you think we will ever see mass retail adoption?
What about Archblock for asset managers? How does that work?
Looking at your product lines, what do you think will be the standout success in 2024?
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Hi everyone, we are back with another episode of our podcast allowing you to get to know people working behind the scenes of the crypto industry. Today we are joined by Max Howell, the CEO of tea.xyz and creator of Homebrew. Brew was one of the largest open-source projects of all time, with tens of millions of users to this day.
Welcome to the 175th episode of the Inside Crypto Podcast. This episode was recorded on November 21, 2023. A lot of the software that we love and enjoy was built on an open-source foundation. The problem is that the devs who did this have never been appropriately compensated for creating this public good. Max Howell is going to change this with his platform tea.xyz.
Thanks, everyone for listening, and don’t forget to tune in next week when we speak to Bill Wolf, the CIO of Archblock.
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I’m old but perhaps not as old as some of the senior contributors to the biggest Open Source projects that exist out there. I feel like to this day, open source is still the space for geeks rather than the general public. Why do you think that is?
Correct me if I’m wrong, but you started to try to fix the very real problem of the lack of appropriate compensation for open-source developers. But I feel some of the biggest projects on Github like Mastodon, most of the devs are not a big believer in Web 3 or blockchain tech. How do you overcome that?
We’ve danced around the topic. Please tell our audience how tea works and who is it for.
How does Proof of Contribution work?
Can I get involved with tea even if I’m not a developer?
How are developers incentivized?
What would the internet look like if more devs could work full-time on their passion projects?
What’s the end goal with tea and when you reach it, where do you want to go from there?
What are your plans for 2024 with regard to tea?
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Hi everyone, we are back with another episode of our podcast allowing you to get to know people working behind the scenes of the crypto industry. Today we are joined by Zechariah Zheng, associated with eToro, he is a crypto expert on a mission to transform the cryptocurrency landscape.
Welcome to the 174th episode of the Inside Crypto Podcast. This episode was recorded on November 24, 2023. The investing landscape has changed dramatically over the last 10 years. So much of it is dominated by big personalities so this week we talk to Zechariah Zheng about going beyond the facade to understand what trading is really like.
Thanks, everyone for listening, and don’t forget to tune in next week when we speak to Zak Taher, COO of Multibank.
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Things seem to be picking up in the cryptocurrency market, if there is another bull run, I think accessibility has improved a fair bit but do you think we have done enough?
How are you feeling about the markets overall? What’s top of mind when you think about 2024 and your plans around crypto?
Do you think cryptocurrency has become more transparent in 2023 and will it become even more so next year?
We’ve got to chat about Etoro, they are my personal favorite platform just because going through my broker here in Taiwan is super complicated and their trading interface is ancient. Tell us about your association with them and how that works.
So you’ve obviously had a lot of experience trading. I also want to remind everyone here that we are not offering you advice but rather tips from experience. What do you think are some of the biggest mistakes younger traders make?
I’ve seen posts on Reddit where people are thinking about loans to start trading. Obviously, that is not a good idea but what’s the best way to get started?
Tell me about ethical trading practices. What does that mean why is it so important?
Lastly, what are your top 5 tips for people getting into trading?
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Hi everyone, we are back with another episode of our podcast allowing you to get to know people working behind the scenes of the crypto industry. Today we are joined by Nathan Leung, co-founder and host of Cryptonauts. Cryptonauts has been doing what we’ve been doing but for much longer and honestly much better. Making crypto education accessible and reminding people about all the amazing innovation that continues to happen in the space.
Welcome to the 167th episode of the Inside Crypto Podcast. This episode was recorded on October 4th, 2023. We sat down with one of the most prolific content creators in the crypto space to talk about the current state of the industry and what he sees coming down the pipeline.
Thanks, everyone for listening, and don’t forget to tune in next week when we speak to Rachid Ajaja, CEO and Founder of Allianceblock.
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What are some of the biggest challenges in the crypto space right now and how do you see them being addressed in the future?
You were recently at the Korean Blockchain Week. What was the general consensus from the people that you spoke to there?
It’s been my general prediction that blockchain tech will grow in Asia and some parts of Europe before it becomes acceptable in the West. Am I totally off base?
What’s one piece of advice you would give to someone who is skeptical about the value or potential of cryptocurrency?
Can you share some of the most common misconceptions about cryptocurrency that you’ve encountered through cryptonauts?
How do you see the role of cryptocurrency evolving in the global economy over the next decade?
What about the channel? You’re doing some amazing content. How do you plan on taking your content to the next level or is there something else that you have planned?
What’s one prediction you have for the future of cryptocurrency?
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Hi everyone, we are back with another episode of our podcast allowing you to get to know people working behind the scenes of the crypto industry. Today we are joined by Sebastian Widmann who is Head of Strategy at Komainu, where he leads the development and execution of Komainu's vision to become the key partner for institutions entering the digital asset industry.
Welcome to the 166th episode of the Inside Crypto Podcast. This episode was recorded on September 25, 2023. With the fallout from FTX and other situations in 2022, more organizations are looking for ways to demonstrate to their clients how their assets are stored. We chat about asset flows, regulations and much more.
Thanks, everyone for listening, and don’t forget to tune in next week when we speak to Rachid Ajaja, CEO and Co-Founder of AllianceBlock.
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Before we jump into Komainu, I was wondering if you could talk about what flows you are seeing this month. September is typically a poor month across the board for crypto not to mention equities. Are you seeing the same thing?
You recently acquired your virtual asset provider license in Dubai. Why is that so important for the future?
Do you see Dubai as being the hub for crypto in 5 years with users all over the world utilizing your services there?
You are also regulated in Jersey. Given your history, do you see yourself setting up shop in Japan or the U.S. in the future?
For those who might not know you, who is Komainu? What’s your unique proposition when it comes to custody services?
Moving a little more granular, Bitcoin and Ethereum continue to dominate the investment landscape. Do you ever think we’ll move beyond that?
I’ve heard the word tokenization thrown around this year but honestly haven’t seen much progress from a retail perspective. What’s your take on that?
We’re almost at the end of the year, what’s your vision for Komainu for 2024?
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Hi everyone, we are back with another episode of our podcast allowing you to get to know people working behind the scenes of the crypto industry. Today we are lucky to be joined by Peter Fernandez, Financial Products Operations and Management Senior Associate at 21Shares
Welcome to the 165th episode of the Inside Crypto Podcast. This episode was recorded on September 20, 2023. With the launch of 21.co’s new tokens, we talked to Peter about how the operations team helps keep everything running behind the scenes for our newly launched tokens.
Thanks, everyone for listening, and don’t forget to tune in next week when we speak to Sebastian Widmann, Head of Strategy at Komainu.
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Before we jump into the crux of today’s show, Peter, for those who might have missed Krish’s episode two weeks ago. I was wondering if you could fill us in on what we launched and why this is so unique.
What are wrapped tokens and how do people make use of them?
Now, let’s dive into the process of the 21.co-wrapped tokens. What makes them so special?
How does the underlying process work? How are these tokens created? Walk us through step-by-step.
This sounds amazing but I was wondering if you can fill us in on some of the challenges of this process.
What’s the future of wrapped assets? Krish seemed to hint that there will be more to come in the future.
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Hi everyone, we are back with another episode of our podcast allowing you to get to know people working behind the scenes of the crypto industry. Today we are joined by Gurjeet Kundi who is the Managing Director and Head of Trading at 21co. He joined the company last year, with over two decades of experience in the ETF industry including two years as head of cross-asset ETF trading at Mizuho.
Welcome to the 164th episode of the Inside Crypto Podcast. This episode was recorded on September 18, 2023. With the launch of 21.co’s new tokens, we talked to Gurjeet about some of the core infrastructure behind our tokens. We discuss why liquidity is so important as well as the role a market maker plays.
Thanks, everyone for listening, and don’t forget to tune in next week when Andres Valencia ( Vice President of ETP and Trading Operations at 21Shares) joins the podcast to talk about the underlying process for our newly launched wrapped tokens.
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Before we jump into the main topic of today’s show, Gurjeet, I was wondering if you could fill our audience in on what happened last week and why is this so important.
For those new to finance or even crypto. What is liquidity and why is it important?
What about market making? What do market makers do?
How do wrapped tokens help us bring liquidity at scale?
What was wrong with previous solutions? Why is ours better?
How is the trading team helping facilitate this?
This seems like the first step into something bigger. Could better liquidity give rise to newer products that we’ve never seen before? What do you imagine those could look like?
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Hi everyone, we are back with another episode of our podcast allowing you to get to know people working behind the scenes of the crypto industry. Today we are lucky to be joined once again by Krishnan Nair, an engineering & MBA professional focused on building technology products & high-performing teams. He’s also currently VP of Product at 21.co.
Welcome to the 163rd episode of the Inside Crypto Podcast. This episode was recorded on September 8th, 2023. With the launch of 21.co’s new tokens, we talked to Krish about some of the challenges behind these wrapped tokens. We also talk about how the company approached security for these products a bit differently.
Thanks, everyone for listening, and don’t forget to tune in next week when we once again have Gurjeet Kundi (Head of Trading) on the podcast to talk about liquidity and market making.
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Before we jump into the crux of today’s discussion, I was wondering if you could give our audience an overview of what we’ve released this week.
Wrapped tokens are not new. Most crypto users would have seen WBTC on the top 20 at some point. How do our tokens differentiate themselves from other such offerings?
Wrapped tokens sound simple but I was wondering if you could highlight some interesting use cases for this technology.
I know some might have alarm bells ringing with the thought of bridges. Before we dive further, perhaps we can talk about the rough structure of a bridge and how it works in crypto.
What are some of the challenges involved in bridges?
What are some recent advancements in bridge technology that we are using? How is this filling the gap in the industry?
Security is essential in any industry, how are we keeping our products as secure as possible?
Anyone whose never heard of us might have googled 21Shares and realized we’re kind of a Cefi company. That’s partially true but at the same time we are moving in a new direction and our wrapped tokens have a role to play. What is that role?
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Hi everyone, we are back with another episode of our podcast allowing you to get to know people working behind the scenes of the crypto industry. Today we are joined by Anik Dang CEO and co-founder of Reneverse. ReneVerse is the only end-to-end gaming solution that brings gaming asset interoperability, multi-chain support, and cutting-edge in-game advertising to any game.
Welcome to the 162nd episode of the Inside Crypto Podcast. This episode was recorded on August 16, 2023. Gaming has existed in a silo for many years. Despite cross-play and Roblox, nothing exists that allows games to be connected. Today Reneverse takes a stab at this issue with some fantastic results.
Thanks, everyone for listening, and don’t forget to tune in next week when we interview Krishnan Nair, VP of Product at 21.co about our security features in something new we are launching.
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The gaming space is one of the most competitive in the modern world today with many solutions trying to address the issue of interoperability, what made you want to address this challenge?
What are the biggest challenges and opportunities facing the borderless gaming industry today?
How does ReneVerse see itself fitting into the broader gaming ecosystem?
What are the benefits of using ReneVerse's interoperability technology for developers?
How does ReneVerse's blockchain technology help to ensure the security and authenticity of gaming assets?
What are some of the challenges that ReneVerse has faced in its development?
How does ReneVerse measure its success?
What are the long-term goals for ReneVerse?
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Hi everyone, we are back with another episode of our podcast allowing you to get to know people working behind the scenes of the crypto industry. Today we are joined by Aaron Kong who is a Growth & Strategy Contributor at Osmosis, where he spearheads growth initiatives and forward strategy.
Welcome to the 161st episode of the Inside Crypto Podcast. This episode was recorded on August 23, 2023. Many people might assume that Cosmos is out of the running for best blockchain but after talking to Aaron, we learn that not only have they been building but together with Osmosis, they have some great plans.
Thanks, everyone for listening, and don’t forget to tune in next week when we speak to Anik Danh, CEO and Co-Founder of Reneverse.
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Before we jump into Osmosis, I really wanted to talk about this article here:
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/once-pioneer-cosmos-blockchain-project-153321233.html
Do you think Cosmos is in trouble? As a marketer, I hardly see it in the news. The cycle seems to be dominated by Ethereum, Solana, and Avax. Not to mention all the L2s. How do you feel about it as someone on the inside?
Like many Dexes, your TVL has dropped quite significantly since a year ago. Is there a plan to attract more money? Or are you moving away from TVL as a metric of your ecosystem?
Now with that story out of the way, for our audience who are not in the know, tell us about Osmosis.
Your launched supercharged liquidity last month? How’s the launch been so far? What have your users felt?
I saw something that was just released as I was preparing for this podcast. That being the Osmosis Front End is leveling up. What does that mean?
You’ve got quite a lot of plans for the rest of the year and into 2024. Let’s talk about Mesh Security…
You’re also doing a token refresh which seems to be a big thing this year especially when we are talking about Polygon. Why are you doing it and what’s the purpose?
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Hi everyone, we are back with another episode of our podcast allowing you to get to know people working behind the scenes of the crypto industry. Today we are joined by Nathan Snell, the CEO, and Co-Founder of Raleon, a web3 marketing platform empowering brands, games, and dApps to engage and retain users using on and off-chain data.
Welcome to the 160th episode of the Inside Crypto Podcast. This episode was recorded on August 18th, 2023. Raleon provides unique insights into user behavior by combining off-chain app data with on-chain data, giving you the data you need to boost conversions and retention. We talk about some of the existing problems with Web 3 communities and how the Raleon solution solves them.
Thanks, everyone for listening, and don’t forget to tune in next week when we speak to Aaron Kong, Growth & Strategy Lead at Osmosis.
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You posted something on Twitter last month that I thought was really interesting: “I've wondered recently whether user acquisition in web3 is actually tiered today.” What do you mean by that?
Before, we get any further, what is Raleon and how does it work?
How is Raleon different from other Web3 customer engagement platforms?
Why did you go about creating it?
Do you think we just aren’t engaging with customers in the right way or that perhaps society has changed and the old engagement paradigms don’t apply anymore?
I was speaking to a coworker of mine and he mentioned the next generation of Web3 users are going to be millennials and zoomers, how do we reach them?
Raleon uses a lot of gamification but if we look at gamified apps like Duolingo, their overall adoption curve has flattened. Do you think web3 will be different?
What is your vision for the future of customer engagement in Web3?
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Hi everyone, we are back with a long-forgotten segment of the Inside Crypto podcast. Today we’ll be covering 8 of the hottest and most impactful news stories that have graced the headlines in the last 48 hours.
Welcome to the 159th episode of the Inside Crypto Podcast. This episode was recorded on August 15th, 2023. With the halving approaching next year, mines around the world are gearing up for a reduction in profits. At the same time, the industry continues to onboard new players and move towards more clarity in the future. These are just some of the stories in today’s episode so please contact us to let us know what was your favorite story.
Thanks, everyone for listening, and don’t forget to tune in next week when we speak to the CEO of Raleon, Nathan Snell.
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Bitcoin Frontier Fund Launches Accelerator to Boost Ordinals Adoption - Decrypt
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FBI warns of increasing cryptocurrency recovery scams
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Bitcoin Miner Hut 8 Shares Plummet 8% After Disappointing Q2 Revenue Figures - Decrypt
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Immutable zkEVM begins testnet phase with 12 Web3 games in development
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https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/08/14/hbar-rallies-on-fednow-addition-of-hedera-based-dropp/
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Ethereum (ETH) Burn Rate Plummets Dramatically, No Longer Deflationary?
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Coca-Cola Launches Exclusive NFT Collection “MasterPiece” on Base Blockchain
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Shell and Gitcoin: A True Blockchain Alliance or Greenwashing Attempt? - Crypto Briefing
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Hi everyone, we are back with another episode of our podcast allowing you to get to know people working behind the scenes of the crypto industry. Today we are joined by Fraser Edwards who is the Co-founder & CEO of Cheqd. They also just launched their newest product - Creds. Prior to Cheqd, he led a digital identity pilot for the World Economic Forum and the Dutch and Canadian governments.
Welcome to the 158th episode of the Inside Crypto Podcast. This episode was recorded on August 7th, 2023. Cheqd is building the payment infrastructure and the trust layer that enables the creation of marketplaces for trusted data. Their technology changes the current data paradigm, enabling consumers to fully own their data. They are not unique in this space but today’s episode sheds some light on why their solution is going to make a difference.
Thanks, everyone for listening, and don’t forget to tune in next week when we look at the latest headlines in the cryptocurrency space with your host, Crian Padayachee.
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I really want to talk about Creds first but before we do, fill our audience in on what Cheqd is?
Please correct me if I am wrong, we’ve had a few identity solutions on the platform. In my mind, your key differentiator is that you have your payment rails?
Let’s jump into Creds, what is it and how does it work?
I saw your post on LinkedIn about two weeks ago. It seems like you are setting yourself up as a platform, is that true?
Who’s the initial target of this and how do you see it expanding in a year?
Worldcoin is the hot topic of the day, you’re obviously doing something different but with that OpenAI clout, do you think anyone else can catch up?
Why is digital identity so important? I know there are some crypto skeptics in our audience and how do we convince them that this is the best solution?
Nothing is smooth sailing, at least not for me… what are some of the challenges you’ve faced in creating Cheqd and creds?
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Hi everyone, we are back with another episode of our podcast allowing you to get to know people working behind the scenes of the crypto industry. Today we are joined by Akash Mahendra who is the Portfolio Manager at the digital wealth platform Yield App, as well as Director of the Haven1 Foundation where he leads strategy, operations, and risk management efforts in support of Haven1.
Welcome to the 157th episode of the Inside Crypto Podcast. This episode was recorded on June 28th, 2023. Defi has had numerous security issues over the last two years which is the issue Haven1 plans to tackle. They have a multi-layer security approach that looks to match the standards that regulators expect.
Thanks, everyone for listening, and don’t forget to tune in next week when we interview Anik Dang, the co-founder, and CEO of Reneverse.
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We have to talk about the two keywords when someone visits your website. What do you mean Haven1 is secure and regulated? Let’s touch on secure first…
What about regulated?
While preparing the script, I had a look at Peckshield and they mention some Tier-1 NFTS being stolen. When is security going to be fixed in Defi?
For those in the audience who haven’t done their research, tell us about Haven1.
Why build an EVM-compatible chain? Why not just build on Ethereum itself or one of the existing layer 2 solutions?
What’s it like building the Haven1 ecosystem out? What have the challenges been?
You haven’t quite launched yet, what’s the roadmap looking like and when do you expect to launch?
You're based in Australia, what’s the reception been like there to crypto? What about the events of 2022? The market looks like it is turning around, is there a bit of optimism in your circles?
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Hi everyone, we are back with another episode of our podcast allowing you to get to know people working behind the scenes of the crypto industry. Today we are joined by Barney Mannerings, the Co-Founder of Vega, the derivatives layer for Web3, backed by Coinbase, Pantera, and other prominent VCs.
Welcome to the 156th episode of the Inside Crypto Podcast. This episode was recorded on July 6th, 2023. Vega Protocol is bringing accessibility to options, derivatives, and much more. We chat with the co-founder behind his motivations and what is coming down the road for new and older users.
Thanks, everyone for listening, and don’t forget to tune in next week when we interview Akash Mahendra, Director of Have1.
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When you load up the site, you have that very bold statement… the world’s most advanced DEX, why is that true?
You recently launched your alpha mainnet, how’s it going?
Before we get deeper into the questions, what is Vega protocol for those in our audience who haven’t already looked you up?
I remember when I first got into crypto in 2018, I was explicitly told by a friend of mine to stay away from derivatives. Do you think the experience has come a long way since then? Does it still have more to go?
Why the big emphasis on decentralization? I feel like a lot of people we have spoken to this year decided on this blend of core crypto tenets but also modern conveniences. Are you taking a risk by choosing your current path?
I have to say I love your Github roadmap, it’s one of the most transparent I’ve seen in a long while. One of the things I noticed is bridges to other networks. Are there any that come to mind that you are able to talk about?
You are also working on something called Wendy to help combat MEV, do you want to explain to our listeners why this is so significant?
Stepping away from Vega, how do you feel about the state of the protocol given the current regulatory climate?
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Hi everyone, we are back with another episode of our podcast allowing you to get to know people working behind the scenes of the crypto industry. Today we are joined by Isabell Moessler who is the Head of Distribution of 21Shares, the world's largest ETP crypto issuer. She heads up the Sales and Capital Markets teams.
Welcome to the 155th episode of the Inside Crypto Podcast. This episode was recorded on June 13th, 2023. Isabell has always been the person who understands what crypto clients are looking for. We listen to her experiences over the last two years and gain an understanding of the challenges and successes of the space.
Thanks, everyone for listening, and don’t forget to tune in next week when we interview Barney Mannerings, CEO of Vega Protocol.
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You were recently at a ceremony last month to ring in the two-year anniversary of 21Shares listing products at Euronext Paris. What’s the journey been like since you started at the company 2 years ago?
Speaking to the rest of the sales team? How’s the perception of crypto changed this year compared to last year?
What are the most difficult and easiest conversations?
What are some of the crypto myths that you have heard speaking to clients?
What do crypto companies need to do to help get more people on board?
The space is becoming more competitive with the entrance of Blackrock, Fidelity, etc. How do you think we can stand out as a company?
Our research team does some impressive educational pieces but what else do you think is needed from the client’s perspective?
Taking a step back from the events of the last year, what piece of news has had the most influence on the industry? Why?
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Hi everyone, we are back with another episode of our podcast allowing you to get to know people working behind the scenes of the crypto industry. Today we are joined by Venket Naga CEO of Serenity Shield. Serenity Shield offers a secure and multi-chain private data storage solution that enables you to store various types of assets.
Welcome to the 154th episode of the Inside Crypto Podcast. This episode was recorded on June 26th, 2023. Serenity Shield has come a long way since their original goals. Today we listen to their story and understand their CEO’s passion for privacy solutions and why they are so important in the world we are living in.
Thanks, everyone for listening, and don’t forget to tune in next week when we interview Isabell Moessler, Head of Distribution at 21Shares.
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We’ve had a few different privacy solutions on the podcast over the last year and a bit. Our audience knows I was never that into it but now I understand the need for privacy or at least giving people the choice. What differentiates Serenity from other solutions?
I see you’ve partnered with Sam from Findora, he was on the show earlier this year and was an awesome guest. Why did you not choose to build your own solution?
I want to talk about your rebrand. Why did you decide to go down that route? Your website hasn’t launched yet, when do you expect to launch?
Once you do launch, what will the typical user experience be like?
My personal observation is that many crypto platforms are moving away from the typical terminology we tend to use, are you also doing that with Serenity?
Stepping out of the crypto world, what are some of the biggest challenges to privacy in 2023?
My last question has got to be this. Regulation in certain jurisdictions has been tightening… India seems to be following the U.S. in that regard, how is that affecting development at Serenity?
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Hi everyone, we are back with another episode of our podcast allowing you to get to know people working behind the scenes of the crypto industry. Today we are joined by Krishnan Nair, an engineering & MBA professional focused on building technology products & high-performing teams. He’s also currently VP of Product at 21. co.
Welcome to the 153rd episode of the Inside Crypto Podcast. This episode was recorded on June 30th, 2023. Krish has had an extensive tech career which has helped bring him to where he is today. We chat about some of his experiences and how they help him lead the product side of the organization.
Thanks, everyone for listening, and don’t forget to tune in next week when we interview Venket Naga, the CEO of Serenity Shield.
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Tell me about what you're doing at 21. co. There are a lot of exciting things that we maybe can’t talk about but whatever you are able to…
I understand convergence has been and will continue to be a big theme at 21.co. can you talk to me about convergence, and what it means to you?
How does 21.co think about pushing products out?
What are the most rewarding and challenging parts of building out tech products?
How did you build out your team, and how do you lead a product org?
You are currently VP of product, why did you decide to get into product management? You mentioned to me in our previous call that product management is a unique field… Why make that career path switch?
Speaking more broadly about the industry we are both in, what do you think the future holds? You being in the U.S. but having taken multiple trips to Asia, do you think we are going to be seeing that shift? But at the same time, Blackrock seems to be making progress… Where are you in this regard?
Given all the things that are happening behind the scenes, perhaps you could shed some light on one of the things you are most passionate about that is coming down the line.
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Hi everyone, we are back with another episode of our podcast allowing you to get to know people working behind the scenes of the crypto industry. Today we are joined by Wes Levitt, Head of Strategy at Theta Labs. Theta is a decentralized, peer-to-peer video delivery network powered by blockchain technology that enables free, high-bandwidth content delivery.
Welcome to the 152nd episode of the Inside Crypto Podcast. This episode was recorded on June 23rd, 2023. Wes discusses the evolution of Theta and the direction they are currently heading in. We also touch on some of crypto’s pressing issues including regulation and the future of the U.S. in the crypto sector.
Thanks, everyone for listening, and don’t forget to tune in next week when we interview Krishnan Nair, VP of Product at 21. co.
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Wes, it’s been a trying month if you are in crypto. As an outsider, looking in, Theta looks more well-equipped to weather the storm that is coming stateside. Do you agree?
For those in our audience who are unfamiliar with Theta, do you want to give us a high-level overview of what you do?
Living in Asia, one of the things I don’t understand is that bandwidth is accessible and cheap here. Much like Scandinavia, how does a decentralized solution fit in this demographic?
Theta’s been around for a while, for some people who are looking for a community to get involved with, what would be your pitch?
I recently saw on your Twitter that you’ve enabled the billing dashboard in the Theta Video API. Why is this such a big step?
Stepping away from Theta, streaming services like Disney and Netflix have had a tough year. Is your business model a bit healthier than theirs?
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