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Checkmate, Permabull Nino, & Mister Black giving their rough, unfiltered takes on the happenings of the cryptocurrency space

Checkmate, Permabull Nino & Angel


    • Apr 23, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 10m AVG DURATION
    • 18 EPISODES


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    Episode 18: Bull Market Blues

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2021 64:08


    In this episode Checkmate and Permabull Nino get down in the weeds and discuss: - Macro age of exponential == UpOnly - BTC at $1T Market Cap + On-Chain + Market Dump - Altseason - DCR performance + narratives - Favorite on-chain tools to use - And more...

    Episode 17: Spidey Reunion

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2021 57:29


    In this episode, the long lost co-host Mister Black rejoins the pod to talk: - Bullish / Bearish tendencies - State of financial markets - Bagholding - Technicals / On-Chain - And more...

    Episode 16: The Safe Haven for Chaos w/ David Puell

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2021 73:47


    In this episode David Puell joins the pod to discuss: - History of Bitcoin / Onchain Analysis - The value of Onchain Analysis and where the field is headed - Current market conditions - Where Bitcoin fits it our world today, and why it's the ultimate safe haven - And more...

    Episode 15: The Next Paradigm with Mav (Ready Set Crypto)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2020 87:35


    In this episode, Mav from Ready Set Crypto hops on the pod to talk big picture crypto: - What is Ready Set Crypto - Mav's general crypto thesis - Overview of 2020 and beyond as it relates to crypto - What conditions support higher $100k BTC & more - The 2021 slate for Ready Set Crypto - And more...

    Episode 14: Rehashing Bull Market Happenings

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2020 70:32


    In this episode Checkmate and Permabull Nino do a little catch up and share their thoughts on everything happening within the crypto space: - Bitcoin ATHs - ETH 2.0 - DCR 1.6 - Markets / On-Chain - And more...

    Episode 13: Digital Autonomy and Freedom with Frank Braun

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2020 62:02


    In this episode the spidermen are joined by Frank Braun (@thefrankbraun) in a wide ranging conversation covering: - Cypherpunk digital societies - Privacy and Freedom in the digital age - Role of BTC, DCR, Scrit and others in a brighter future

    Episode 12: Bitcoin Has Entered the China Shop w/ ck_SNARKs

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2020 72:15


    In this episode the lads are joined by @ck_SNARKs, co-host of @POVCryptoPod and Bitcoin Magazine. In this episode the discussion surrounds: - Bitcoin adoption - Lessons from altcoin boom and bust cycles - The role of price within the cryptocurrency space - And more...

    Episode 11: Open Source, Bitcoin, & Decred with Chris Dannen

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2020 76:32


    In this episode the spidermen are joined by Chris Dannen from Iterative Capital with a wide ranging conversation including discussion over: - Open source - Bitcoin - Decred - Bootstrapping cryptocurrencies - And more...  

    Episode 10: Bitcoin, Decred & Altcoins with notsofast

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2020 82:17


    In this episode the spidermen are joined by @notsofast - a cryptocurrency OG with wide ranging expertise, and pick his brain surrounding: - Bitcoin vs Altcoins - Why Decred - Mining - Investment / Trading Approach  - And much more...

    Episode 9: Early Crypto Bull?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2020 74:55


    Mister Black, Checkmate and Permabull Nino discuss the possible emergence of an early crypto bull market and relevant narratives that might underpin it, which includes DeFi, staking, leverage, yield chasing, and hard assets.

    Episode 8: Talking Macro with Ammar

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2020 71:49


    The macro picture is constantly shifting within traditional + crypto markets alike. In this episode, Ammar joins the spidey squad to discuss inflation, deflation, crypto bull theses, investing, and the strings that tie all of these pieces together.

    Episode 7: The Rigged Game

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2020 67:10


    Mister Black, Checkmate and Permabull Nino discuss the current state of the global union with the rise of social unrest, the stock market's v-shape recovery, and the rigged game that ties the two together.

    Episode 6: Narratives with Seth Simmons

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2020 71:05


    Narratives drive the direction of the cryptocurrency space, often to a fault. In this episode, the three spideys invite Seth Simmons, an advocate for privacy in digital cash, to discuss the realities of narratives within the Bitcoin, Decred and Monero space.

    Episode 5: Deflation, Dollars, & Decred

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2020 75:09


    Mister Black, Checkmate and Permabull Nino discuss the upcoming Bitcoin halving, the relief rally in traditional markets, the realities of deflation and inflation on the economy, and how Decred stands out as an undervalued SoV contender.

    Rough Consensus 4: Gold, Bitcoin and Decred

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2020 61:16


    Mister Black, Checkmate and Permabull Nino discuss the state of macro and crypto markets in the context of collapsing economies and unlimited QE. The conversation considers the nature of sound money and how Gold, Bitcoin and Decred represent different areas of the sound money spectrum. Show Notes: Grant Williams presentations on Gold: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjhLp8AHAYc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEwuGHFF7qE  

    Rough Consensus 3: The Long Road Ahead

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2020 61:37


    Mister Black, Checkmate and Permabull Nino discuss the latest macro shift driven by coronavirus and the popping of the longest equities bull market in history. The discussion looks into how the cryptocurrency market fits into the mix and what the industry may look like in the distant future. We brainstorm a number of potential outcomes and pathways to try and establish a rational thesis for the long term.

    Rough Consensus 2: Distributed Consensus

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2020 74:15


    Mister Black, Checkmate and Permabull Nino discuss the concept of triple entry accounting and how this provides a framework for analysing consensus mechanisms. The theory is that Proof-of-Work, Proof-of-Stake and Hybrid security systems provide different security and ledger assurances.

    Rough Consensus 1: Rough Start

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2020 59:57


    Checkmate, Permabull Nino, and Angel kick off episode 1 by doing introductions and setting the stage for what is to come in future releases. They also cover prevalent topics going into 2020, such as: Derivatives Alt Season Blockchain Mechanics

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