Untold Stories

My guest today is Steve Gregory, CEO of the US Branch of Currency.com. Currency.com is a high-growth, crypto-asset platform helping everyone securely connect with the booming world of cryptocurrencies to buy, sell or trade digital assets. Steve has extensive working experience in the digital currency space and is an expert in the legal area. Before joining Currency.com, he was previously the Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Counsel at CEX.IO, another crypto exchange. Based in New York, he also spent more than two years as a Compliance Officer at the Winklevoss-twins established crypto exchange and custodian Gemini and played a crucial role in the company's US expansion. He started his legal practice in 2007 and spent time with several law firms. Steve is currently the Chief Executive Officer of the US branch of Currency.com. In our conversation, we discuss with a wide range of topics including the regulatory nuances of digital assets domestically and abroad, DeFi, and the growth of industry. Steve discusses the transformation of the industry from when joined in 2016 to now and he gives advice for people aspiring to make the jump into the crypto industry. We discuss why crypto startups face larger regulatory burdens in the United States than in other parts of the globe. We also discuss the growth of DeFi and how crypto has found product market fit with DeFi. We finish our conversation discussing how Currency.com is making it easier for the average person who is not crypto-native interact and trade crypto. Steve explains why UI/UX experience for the average user is still not ideal and how solving these issues will help onboard the next billion users. Please enjoy my conversation with Steve Gregory. --- Shopping.io:  Shopping.io is the leader in mainstream Crypto E-commerce solutions.  This is the first time Crypto E-commerce has ever gone international, building the bridge behind Crypto and retail. My listeners get an additional 2% off on top of all loyalty program discounts, so be sure to check them out at https://untoldstories.link/shopping.io  --- Kava: Kava connects the world's largest cryptocurrencies, ecosystems and financial applications on DeFi's most trusted, scalable and secure earning platform.  Built to scale on the largest decentralized PoS network, Kava lets you mint stablecoins, lend, borrow, earn and swap safely and efficiently across the world's biggest crypto assets with a simple and intuitive user experience and the full confidence of institutional-grade security and quality . To learn more visit https://untoldstories.link/kava  --- This podcast is powered by Blockworks. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

My guest today is Stephen Tse, Founder of Harmony. Harmony is a blockchain platform designed to facilitate the creation and use of decentralized applications (DApps). The network aims to innovate the way decentralized applications work by focusing on random state sharding, which allows creating blocks in seconds. According to the project's website, Harmony is expected to introduce cross-shard contracts and a cross-chain infrastructure by the end of 2021. Stephen's been obsessed with protocols and compilers since high school. He reverse-engineered ICQ and X11 protocols, coded in OCaml for more than 15 years, and graduated with a doctoral degree in security protocols and compiler verification from the University of Pennsylvania, where he specialized in cryptographic protocols and type theory. Stephen was a researcher at Microsoft Research, a senior infrastructure engineer at Google, and a principal engineer for search ranking at Apple. He founded the mobile search Spotsetter with institutional venture capital; Apple later acquired the startup. He is currently the Founder of Harmony Protocol, which he founded in 2017. The Harmony founding team comprises twelve people, with seven of them being former employees at Google, Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon. In our conversation, we discussed reverse engineering a new financial system that is transparent and fair. We also discuss Harmony's role in the crypto-ecosystem, Harmony's Effective Proof-of-Stake, DAOs, Decentralization and much more. Stephen explains sharding and why horizontal sharding will be the solution for scaling. Additionally, Stephen gives great advice about how to learn new skills and how to tackle complex problems. This conversation is filled with so much knowledge, please enjoy my conversation with Stephen Tse. --- Bitcasino:  This episode was brought to you by Bitcasino, a leading online BTC casino & crypto-gaming platform. Discover 2500 themed slots, tables and live casino experiences.   From July 21 - August 8, 2021, my listeners can unlock rotating prizes such as free spins, cash incentives, and Bitcoin bonuses when you complete daily missions. Head over to https://untoldstories.link/bitcasino and you'll get a special incentive!  ParaSwap: If you want to make a swap at the best price across the DeFi market, check out https://untoldstories.link/paraswap. ParaSwap's state-of-the-art algorithm beats the market price across all major DEXs and brings you the most optimized swaps with the best prices, and lowest slippage. --- This podcast is powered by Blockworks. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

My guest today is my friend, Oliver Gale. Oliver is a serial entrepreneur and Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) pioneer with 9 years experience building blockchain projects, involved in policy making discussions and thought leadership at the United Nations, ITU, MIT, Columbia University, the IMF, and numerous central banks and governments. At the time of the interview, Oliver was the Director of Bitt, a global financial technology (FinTech) company that provides digital currency solutions to central banks, financial institutions and financial ecosystem participants worldwide. Oliver is currently Founder and CEO of Panther Protocol. Our conversation centers around the importance of financial inclusion. We cover how American foreign policy has weaponized their dollar hegemony. We discuss why there is a need for sovereign money and how the financial system is interconnected. Oliver goes on to discuss his experience working with and building tools for financial institutions like central banks. We also touch on the government policies in the Caribbean, Oliver's experience building a pilot project for the Caribbean central bank, and the insidiousness of payday lending. --- Shopping.io:  Shopping.io is the leader in mainstream Crypto E-commerce solutions.  This is the first time Crypto E-commerce has ever gone international, building the bridge behind Crypto and retail. My listeners get an additional 2% off on top of all loyalty program discounts, so be sure to check them out at https://untoldstories.link/shopping.io  --- Kava: Kava connects the world's largest cryptocurrencies, ecosystems and financial applications on DeFi's most trusted, scalable and secure earning platform.  Built to scale on the largest decentralized PoS network, Kava lets you mint stablecoins, lend, borrow, earn and swap safely and efficiently across the world's biggest crypto assets with a simple and intuitive user experience and the full confidence of institutional-grade security and quality . To learn more visit https://untoldstories.link/kava  --- This podcast is powered by Blockworks. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

My guest today is my friend Luke Stokes, Managing Director for the Foundation for Interwallet Operability (FIO). FIO is a decentralized service layer that removes the risk, complexity, and inconvenience of sending and receiving tokens and coins identically across every blockchain and near error-free by providing a decentralized human-readable address (NFT). Luke is passionate about voluntary systems of governance and has been involved in bitcoin since early 2013. He's been a consensus witness for the Steem blockchain since early 2018 and a custodian for eosDAC, a community-owned EOSIO Block Producer and DAC Enabler, since its inception. With a computer science degree from UPENN, he built, bootstrapped and co-founded the shopping cart software company FoxyCart over a ten year period and is now focused on blockchain technology as a means to create a world we all want to live in. Our discussion covers a range of topics from creating resilient systems, to personal discovery, to normie fomo. We discuss the appeal of the Bitcoin/Crypto community and the ethos of "Fix the Money, Fix the World." We also have an existential conversation about the meaning of life. A few other topics we address on the episode include: building tools for freedom, best practices for building communities, and Puerto Rico (the major crypto Mecca). Please enjoy my conversation with Luke Stokes. --- Bitcasino: This episode was brought to you by Bitcasino. The world's leading Bitcoin-led online casino and crypto-centric gaming destination. Wager your way into a world of opportunity, with the ultimate Fun, Fast and Fair crypto-casino experience. Deposit, wager, and withdraw in real-time with a host of top cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), LiteCoin (LTC), Tether (USDT), TRON (TRX), Ripple (XRP), and more! Use the promo link https://untoldstories.link/bitcasino, to unlock your 200 FREE SPINS in the Legacy of Dead Promotion. ParaSwap: If you want to make a swap at the best price across the DeFi market, check out https://untoldstories.link/paraswap. ParaSwap's state-of-the-art algorithm beats the market price across all major DEXs and brings you the most optimized swaps with the best prices, and lowest slippage. --- This podcast is powered by Blockworks. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

My guest today is Michael O'Rourke, Founder of the Pocket Network. Pocket Network is a blockchain data platform built for applications that uses cost-efficient economics to coordinate and distribute data at scale, enabling seamless interactions between blockchains and applications. With Pocket, the use of blockchains can be simply integrated into websites, mobile apps, IoT and more, giving developers the freedom to put blockchain-enabled applications into the “pocket” of every mainstream consumer. Before starting Pocket, Michael was an IOS developer and solidify dev. He also is the founder of the Tampa Bay Blockchain Developer Meetup. Our conversation contains a wealth of knowledge on the plumbing and infrastructure of digital assets. We discuss how nodes work, how Pocket incentivizes people to run full nodes, and the role nodes play in decentralizing a protocol. We also discuss how to do due diligence on projects and what metrics to look at when doing research on a project. A few other topics we touched on were the Tampa Blockchain scene, the evolution of Ethereum, protocol governance, and much more. --- Shopping.io: Shopping.io is the leader in mainstream Crypto E-commerce solutions. This is the first time Crypto E-commerce has ever gone international, building the bridge behind Crypto and retail. My listeners get an additional 2% off on top of all loyalty program discounts, so be sure to check them out at https://untoldstories.link/shopping.io --- Kava: Kava connects the world's largest cryptocurrencies, ecosystems and financial applications on DeFi's most trusted, scalable and secure earning platform. Built to scale on the largest decentralized PoS network, Kava lets you mint stablecoins, lend, borrow, earn and swap safely and efficiently across the world's biggest crypto assets with a simple and intuitive user experience and the full confidence of institutional-grade security and quality . To learn more visit https://untoldstories.link/kava --- This podcast is powered by Blockworks. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

My guest today is my friend Omer Ozden, CEO and Founder of RockTree Captial. RockTree Capital is a pioneer in international merchant banking with expertise in cross-border transactions, mergers and acquisitions, blockchain and technology, energy, investment, and real estate between China, North America, the Middle East, and Central. Omer is also co-founder and International Expansion Partner of UCommune, China's largest co-working company with over 200 locations globally, Partner of DGroup, and its investment arm, DFund, one of the most active Blockchain cryptofunds in Asia, currently invested in over 70 blockchain projects, as well as International Partner of ZhenFund, China's top Angel investment fund. Omer is an international securities lawyer and former Partner with Baker & McKenzie LLP in New York and associate with Morrison & Foerster LLP in Hong Kong. His career spans over 450 transactions totaling over $30 Billion and includes venture capital investments, initial public offerings and other transactions for such companies as NetEase, Alibaba, Baidu, New Oriental and Facebook. Omer was on the legal team that invented the Variable Interest Entity (VIE) structure, which opened up China's internet industry to foreign investment and overseas public listings. In our discussion we cover China's Red Line Policy and how it has fostered blockchain's largest regulatory sandbox, China's BSN and their blockchain initiative, and the lack of regulatory clarity and a blockchain initiative in the United States. We also touch on the mining exodus and why it was a byproduct of the energy mandate given by the CCP to stop the curbing of energy consumption with the only exception being national priorities. We go on to discuss how RockTree helps crypto startups break into the Chinese Market by helping them navigate the regulatory barriers but more importantly helping them bootstrap their community and branding/marketing efforts within China. We finish our conversation by discussing that even though there are cultural differences between the West and the East, if we are able to see past those differences we would realize that our similarities greatly out way those differences. Please enjoy my conversation with Omer Ozden. --- Bitcasino: This episode was brought to you by Bitcasino. The world's leading Bitcoin-led online casino and crypto-centric gaming destination. Wager your way into a world of opportunity, with the ultimate Fun, Fast and Fair crypto-casino experience. Deposit, wager, and withdraw in real-time with a host of top cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), LiteCoin (LTC), Tether (USDT), TRON (TRX), Ripple (XRP), and more! Use the promo link https://untoldstories.link/bitcasino, to unlock your 200 FREE SPINS in the Legacy of Dead Promotion. --- ParaSwap: If you want to make a swap at the best price across the DeFi market, check out https://untoldstories.link/paraswap. ParaSwap's state-of-the-art algorithm beats the market price across all major DEXs and brings you the most optimized swaps with the best prices, and lowest slippage. --- This podcast is powered by Blockworks. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

My guest today is Latif Peracha, General Partner (GP) at M13. M13 is a venture capital firm focused on building a team of industry-leading operating executives to help founders make better decisions and win in their category. They believe founders deserve an investor who propels them on their mission of transforming an idea into a successful company, while staying out of their way. This is why they are building a Venture Engine, a full-service venture firm that provides the right people, platform, and partnerships for founding teams to build high-velocity businesses. Latif spent 8 years working for Sir Richard Branson and during this time he developed a clear understanding of how a single brand and visionary was able to scale 8 companies in disparate industries and geographies to a billion dollars or more of enterprise value. Specifically, Virgin's approach at entering markets is driven by its focus on creating a sustainable value proposition to the consumer — anchored in rapid product development, creative marketing strategies, and the power of brand. He has bought these same lessons with him to M13, and where he searches for entrepreneurs who are attacking markets with the same perspective. The crypto focused companies in M13's portfolio include Lightning Labs, River Financial, The Fold App, and CoinMine. In our discussion, we cover venture investing in Web3, ideal characteristics for startup founders, and advice for entrepreneurs. We also discuss the space industry and what Latif learned leading Virgin's Venture arm. We go on to talk about the importance of El Salvador's decision to make Bitcoin legal tender and scaling Bitcoin. Please enjoy my conversation with Latif Peracha. --- Shopping.io:  Shopping.io is the leader in mainstream Crypto E-commerce solutions.  This is the first time Crypto E-commerce has ever gone international, building the bridge behind Crypto and retail. My listeners get an additional 2% off on top of all loyalty program discounts, so be sure to check them out at https://untoldstories.link/shopping.io  --- Kava: Kava connects the world's largest cryptocurrencies, ecosystems and financial applications on DeFi's most trusted, scalable and secure earning platform. Built to scale on the largest decentralized PoS network, Kava lets you mint stablecoins, lend, borrow, earn and swap safely and efficiently across the world's biggest crypto assets with a simple and intuitive user experience and the full confidence of institutional-grade security and quality . To learn more visit https://untoldstories.link/kava  --- This podcast is powered by Blockworks. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

My guest today is Konstantin Richter, CEO and Founder of Blockdaemon. Blockdaemon is a provider of a node management platform designed to empower businesses to simply and efficiently manage blockchain applications. The company's platform offers a multi-chain multi-cloud network management tool that can deploy nodes and connect them to blockchains within minutes and also offers its own infrastructure for select projects to offer faster deploy times and lower costs, enabling businesses to quickly deploy and iterate blockchain applications and simplify peer-to-peer network management. Konstantin is a serial entrepreneur and investor. He has led several SaaS B2B companies towards meaningful exits in the media/advertising space, including Audiotube, Lookbooks and Wiredrive. He also is an advisor to blockchain company Gem, and serves on the board of MadHive, a media/advertising blockchain business, Genymobile, the android dev tool and DNAstack.com, the genomic search-engine. He currently serves as the CEO and founder of Blockdaemon, a hybrid cloud middleware platform for major blockchain protocols. Konstantin delivers a masterclass in blockchain infrastructure and node operation. We discuss the importance and role that nodes play in the ecosystem, the process of decentralization, and how projects work with node providers to build towards decentralization. We also talk about the Bitcoin Scaling Wars and Ethereum migrating to Eth 2.0. This is an amazing conversation, it's a must listen for anyone interested in understanding how blockchains work. Please enjoy my conversation with Konstantin Richter. --- Bitcasino:  This episode was brought to you by Bitcasino. The world's leading Bitcoin-led online casino and crypto-centric gaming destination. Wager your way into a world of opportunity, with the ultimate Fun, Fast and Fair crypto-casino experience. Deposit, wager, and withdraw in real-time with a host of top cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), LiteCoin (LTC), Tether (USDT), TRON (TRX), Ripple (XRP), and more! Use the promo link https://untoldstories.link/bitcasino, to unlock your 200 FREE SPINS in the Legacy of Dead Promotion. --- This podcast is powered by Blockworks. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

My guest today is Pat Duffy, co-founder of The Giving Block. Pat began as a federal consultant for pharmaceutical companies, focused on collaboration with nonprofits. He then shifted to the nonprofit sector, focusing on executive leadership and fundraising. Leading to eventually starting The Giving Block with his co-founder Alex Wilson by merging their passion for Nonprofits and Bitcoin. The Giving Block makes it easy for nonprofits to accept bitcoin and other crypto donations while giving donors a more tax efficient way to support their favorite causes. They've developed the first solution specific to the nonprofit ecosystem. We have an incredible conversation where we go deep on crypto and charity. Pat explains the tax incentives for crypto investors to donate their crypto and why charities' are embracing crypto. We discuss the charitable culture within crypto and The Crypto Giving Pledge. We also touch on the Pineapple Fund and much more. Please enjoy my conversation with Pat Duffy --- Shopping.io:  Shopping.io is the leader in mainstream Crypto E-commerce solutions.  This is the first time Crypto E-commerce has ever gone international, building the bridge behind Crypto and retail. My listeners get an additional 2% off on top of all loyalty program discounts, so be sure to check them out at https://untoldstories.link/shopping.io  --- Kava: Kava connects the world's largest cryptocurrencies, ecosystems and financial applications on DeFi's most trusted, scalable and secure earning platform.  Built to scale on the largest decentralized PoS network, Kava lets you mint stablecoins, lend, borrow, earn and swap safely and efficiently across the world's biggest crypto assets with a simple and intuitive user experience and the full confidence of institutional-grade security and quality . To learn more visit https://untoldstories.link/kava  --- This podcast is powered by Blockworks. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

My guest today is Peter Wall, CEO of Argo. Argo is a publicly-traded blockchain technology company focused on large-scale cryptocurrency mining. Headquartered in London, England, Argo is the only cryptocurrency mining company listed on the London Stock Exchange. Their energy-efficient, powerful mining operations are strategically located throughout North America. Peter was a member of the management team that founded Argo, and was the vice president of operations since the group's beginning - responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the mining organization as well as the management of the software development team. He became CEO in Jan 2020. In addition to his work with Argo, Peter has had a varied career including working as a technology entrepreneur, journalist, and filmmaker. In our discussion, we cover the mining industry from a high level. We discuss the mining ban in China and the immediate/possible long-term ramifications from the ban. Peter explains immersion mining and the financialization of the mining industry. We go on to discuss why Texas is becoming a huge mining hub and various nuances of the Texas power grid. We finish our conversation with a philosophical conversation about proof-of-work. Please enjoy my conversation with Peter Wall. --- Bitcasino: This episode was brought to you by Bitcasino. The worlds leading Bitcoin-led online casino and crypto-centric gaming destination. Wager your way into a world of opportunity, with the ultimate Fun, Fast and Fair crypto-casino experience. Deposit, wager, and withdraw in real-time with a host of top cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), LiteCoin (LTC), Tether (USDT), TRON (TRX), Ripple (XRP), and more! Use the promo link https://untoldstories.link/bitcasino, to unlock your 200 FREE SPINS in the Legacy of Dead Promotion. --- This podcast is powered by Blockworks. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

My guest today is my friend, Jeremy Gardner. Jeremy is an American serial entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist based in Beverly Hills, California. He is primarily known for his early investments in Bitcoin, Crypto Castles brand, and as a co-founder of Augur. Before Augur, he founded the Blockchain Education Network, a global educational nonprofit, and afterwards founded Distributed magazine, SAAVHA, an enterprise security startup. He continues to advise and invest in startups in the blockchain industry as the co-founder of Ausum Ventures, a hybrid venture-hedge fund comprised of startups and crypto-assets for social good. He is currently the founder and CEO of MadeMan, a men's skincare cosmetic company featured in publications Maxim, The Daily Front Row, and Wealth Magazine. This conversation is full of incredible insights about success, dealing with hardship, the crypto space, and much more. We discuss Augur and how it transformed the crypto landscape, the difficulty of bootstrapping a crypto startup, and the origin story of the OG Crypto Castle. We also dismiss the Energy FUD and talk about the various narrative battles Bitcoin has had to endure throughout its history. We end our conversation by discussing the importance of personal care and why everyone should focus on personal development. Please enjoy my conversation with Jeremy Gardner. --- Shopping.io:  Shopping.io is the leader in mainstream Crypto E-commerce solutions.  This is the first time Crypto E-commerce has ever gone international, building the bridge behind Crypto and retail. My listeners get an additional 2% off on top of all loyalty program discounts, so be sure to check them out at https://untoldstories.link/shopping.io  --- This podcast is powered by Blockworks. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

My guest today is my friend Michael Kimelman. Michael is an expert on disruptive innovation and personal disruption; he uses the lessons of his own life to offer inspiration and insight to others — from formerly incarcerated youth to global CEOs — on overcoming personal and professional challenges. His mission is to empower people with the skills and mindset to become resilient and prosper in the face of adversity. Michael was a lawyer at Sullivan & Cromwell and then founded Incremental Capital, a New York-based hedge fund. He led Blockchain Strategic Development at Loop Media, Inc., and co-founded Crypto.IQ, a strategic advisory and media firm with a focus on digital assets. Michael is currently focused on providing value and insights to his clients through one-on-one coaching, mastermind groups, and speaking events. I also highly recommend Michael's newsletter: Sovereign Sundays. Michael provides weekly informative and thought provoking content about the markets, politics, and personal disruption. In our discussion, we cover the importance of independent thinking, the erosion of American liberties, and the Great American Schism. We also discuss Bitcoin and the need for sovereign money. Another major talking point in our discussion was the eroding belief of achieving the American dream and a cultural shift toward a society that embraces a victim mentality. This is a must listen. Please enjoy my conversation with Michael Kimelman and check him out on Substack at  https://michaelkimelman.substack.com/. --- Bitcasino: Now until June 27th Untold Stories listeners will have the chance to WIN 1 of 3 Teslas! A 0.05 mBTC wager gets you in on the action and enters you to win a Tesla Model 3 Performance Vehicle! Start playing today for your chance to WIN. Be sure to use my personal URL for each upcoming tournament to be entered https://untoldstories.link/bitcasino --- This podcast is powered by Blockworks. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

My guest today is my lovely wife, Courtney Warner. Courtney recently finished filming her first feature length film, Ask Me To Dance, co-starring Tom Malloy, Briana Evigan, Mario Cantone, Joyce DeWitt, and Kurt Angle. Our discussion centers around pursuing your passion and achieving success. We specifically touch on Courtney's journey to becoming an actor, the commitment and sacrifices she needed to do to achieve her goals, her experience filming a feature length film, and how she landed the role of Amy on Ask Me To Dance. We also go on to talk about our experience at Bitcoin 2021 and the craziness, we also touch on NFTs and the film industry and much more. Please enjoy my conversation with Courtney Shrem. --- Kava:  Kava is a leading DeFi platform trusted by Binance, Huobi, Kraken, Okex and Chainlink. Learn more about them at https://untoldstories.link/kava  --- ParaSwap: If you want to make a swap at the best price across the DeFi market, check out https://untoldstories.link/paraswap. ParaSwap's state-of-the-art algorithm beats the market price across all major DEXs and brings you the most optimized swaps with the best prices, and lowest slippage.  *terms and conditions apply --- This podcast is powered by Blockworks. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

My guest today is Saswata Basu, CEO and co-founder of 0Chain. 0Chain provides automated data privacy compliance, continuous protection, and secured sharing for your application. 0Chain is near-impossible to breach, has an immutable data ledger to resolve disputes, conduct audits, and eliminate data liability. In addition, 0Chain enables secure data sharing between customers, partners, internal groups, and employees. The platform extends private data usage in smart contract applications on blockchain platforms such as Hyperledger and Ethereum with simple API interfaces and can provide such integration with any smart contract blockchains. Saswata Basu is a serial entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience in Privacy, Data Security, Distributed Systems, Secured Sharing, Blockchain, AI, IoT, Cloud, Wireless. Experience spans roles with Intel, Harris, Nortel, Aviat, and Energous. MS and PhD in EE from UCLA. Our discussion centered around decentralized cloud storage and how 0Chain is disrupting the cloud storage industry. We also discuss why 0Chain is an ideal NFT hosting platform and innovative ways creators can monetize on their platform. The conversation also touches on how farmers monetize their data, the importance of security and our experiences being sim swapped, how 0Chain started, and much more. --- Bitcasino:  Now until June 27th Untold Stories listeners will have the chance to WIN 1 of 3 Teslas! A 0.05 mBTC wager gets you in on the action and enters you to win a Tesla Model 3 Performance Vehicle! Start playing today for your chance to WIN. Be sure to use my personal URL for each upcoming tournament to be entered https://untoldstories.link/bitcasino  -- Shopping.io:  Shopping.io is the leader in mainstream Crypto E-commerce solutions.  This is the first time Crypto E-commerce has ever gone international, building the bridge behind Crypto and retail. My listeners get an additional 2% off on top of all loyalty program discounts, so be sure to check them out at https://untoldstories.link/shopping.io  --- This podcast is powered by Blockworks. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

My guest today is John Burris, the Chief Strategy & Blockchain Officer at Together Labs. Together Labs aims to redefine social media as a catalyst for authentic human connection through the development of a family of products grounded in this core value. Together Labs are the makers of IMVU, a social gaming space that has been around since the early 2000s. It's similar to Second Life, where players gather with virtual avatars and items you can buy. The service operates in over 140 countries, and it's best thought of as an adult-oriented version of Roblox. Prior to joining Together Labs, John spent the bulk of his 20 year career working in very high growth industries: he began his career at Netscape as an engineer, he spent time at Sprint where he helped lead product, business development and marketing teams across a number of quickly transforming industries: media, music, sports, gaming, social, messaging, data plans, etc. He would later go on to be one of the founders of Silver Chalice, a capital deployment firm focused on building high-tech, sports and media businesses. In our discussion, we go deep on the Metaverse and how socio-economics present within the Metaverse. We also touch on why internet-first friendships are empowering, the future of live events, and why NFTs and the Metaverse will be a major sector in crypto. We also discuss IMVU, how they hosted the first metaverse fashion show, how they integrated crypto into a non-crypto native business and much more. Please enjoy my conversation with John Burris. --- Kava:  Kava is a leading DeFi platform trusted by Binance, Huobi, Kraken, Okex and Chainlink. Learn more about them at https://untoldstories.link/kava  --- ParaSwap: If you want to make a swap at the best price across the DeFi market, check out https://untoldstories.link/paraswap. ParaSwap's state-of-the-art algorithm beats the market price across all major DEXs and brings you the most optimized swaps with the best prices, and lowest slippage.  *terms and conditions apply --- This podcast is powered by Blockworks. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

My guest today is my friend, Tom Malloy, a critically acclaimed Actor/Writer/Producer. Tom as a critically acclaimed actor, wowed Hollywood with his stunning turn in the indie-cult favorite Gravesend in 1998, which was produced by Oliver Stone. Tom became a trend setter as one of the first successful triple-hyphenate Actor/Writer/Producers. Tom starred in the 2019 thriller Trauma Therapy opposite Brian Krause (Charmed) and Chase Coleman (The Originals). Prior to that, Malloy starred in the found footage horror/thriller #Screamers, which was in theaters via Dread Central in 2018. Some of his other previous roles include the lead male role opposite Ray Wise in the drama Shattered and Hero of the Underworld, directed by John Vincent, starring Malloy, Nicole Fox and Quinton Aaron. In addition to his work as a filmmaker, Tom is an accomplished author whose book Bankroll: A New Approach to Financing Feature Films was considered the "gold standard" of indie film financing instruction. In our discussion, we cover films influence on society, the film business, and we compare crypto and the film industry. We also talk about Tom's career, how the demand for multidisciplinary thinkers has grown exponentially, and the importance of staying humble. We also discuss the blueprint for success, how to train your brain into having an abundance mindset, and much more. Please enjoy my conversation with Tom Malloy --- Kava:  Kava is a leading DeFi platform trusted by Binance, Huobi, Kraken, Okex and Chainlink. Learn more about them at https://untoldstories.link/kava  --- ParaSwap: If you want to make a swap at the best price across the DeFi market, check out https://untoldstories.link/paraswap. ParaSwap's state-of-the-art algorithm beats the market price across all major DEXs and brings you the most optimized swaps with the best prices, and lowest slippage.  *terms and conditions apply --- This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

My guest today is Lina Seiche, the Managing Director of the BTC Times. The BTC Times delivers high quality coverage focused on Bitcoin from an economic, technical, social, and political angle. The BTC Times counters the news that prioritize clicks over accuracy, with the facts that set the record straight. In comprehensive, authentic coverage, we seek to capture the impact of Bitcoin and how it is transforming the future of money. Lina is not only the Managing Director of the BTC Times but she's also on the editorial board. In our conversation, we cover being an open Bitcoiner and the constant debate around Bitcoin in the mainstream media, the allure and dangers of CBDCs for the general public, why Bitcoin's origin story cannot be recreated, and the importance of Satoshi's anonymity. We also discuss The BTC Times and their mission to provide quality journalism to the Bitcoin space, how to find credible sources in Crypto, and Elon's feud with Crypto Twitter. We end out discussion on how everyone has a unique journey to Bitcoin, the Bitcoin community, and how everyone can play a role in the Bitcoin ecosystem. Please enjoy my conversation with Lina Seiche --- Bitcasino:  Now until June 27th Untold Stories listeners will have the chance to WIN 1 of 3 Teslas! A 0.05 mBTC wager gets you in on the action and enters you to win a Tesla Model 3 Performance Vehicle! Start playing today for your chance to WIN. Be sure to use my personal URL for each upcoming tournament to be entered https://untoldstories.link/bitcasino  -- Shopping.io:  Shopping.io is the leader in mainstream Crypto E-commerce solutions.  This is the first time Crypto E-commerce has ever gone international, building the bridge behind Crypto and retail. My listeners get an additional 2% off on top of all loyalty program discounts, so be sure to check them out at https://untoldstories.link/shopping.io  --- This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

My guest today is Mark Lamb, CEO and Co-Founder of CoinFLEX. CoinFLEX (Coin Futures and Lending Exchange) is the world’s first physically delivered cryptocurrency futures exchange, developed to provide avenues for investors to hedge cryptocurrency exposure with minimal index or price settlement risk, Mark has also been a longtime advocate for physically delivered futures over cash settlement as a way to prevent manipulation. For their traders, CoinFLEX prioritizes user education, advanced order types and frequent competitions, CoinFLEX aims to bring a culture of risk management and professional trading techniques to the crypto community. Their partnership with Trading Technologies brings a pioneer in the futures trading space into the cryptocurrency world. For institutions, CoinFLEX provides a robust matching engine coupled with physical settlement. Their best-in-class API performance allows high throughput with low latencies. Mark’s vision is for crypto derivatives is to grow the industry beyond speculation into real commercial use for lending, borrowing, hedging and payments. Mark Lamb has been in bitcoin since 2012 and previously co-founded Coinfloor, the UK’s first cryptocurrency exchange back in 2013. Our discussion focuses on the crytpo's derivatives market, we touch on the structure of the futures market, why Mark envisions the derivatives market in crypto to grow exponentially as the industry matures, and why crypto is the perfect collateral. We also discuss why Mark prefers physically delivered futures over cash settlement, how CoinFLEX is building a DeFi native derivatives platform, and how CoinFLEX is able to offer crypto derivative products to US clients. We also compared how the exchange sector has evolved over the years and what we should expect in the future. Please enjoy my conversation with Mark Lamb. --- Cosmos:  Visit https://untoldstories.link/cosmos to learn about the Cosmos Hub, the port city for blockchains across the world. With Cosmos, you can ensure you can access and use liquidity across chains, including Bitcoin and Ethereum. Find new staking opportunities and applications, or build your own chain at https://untoldstories.link/cosmos --- ParaSwap: If you want to make a swap at the best price across the DeFi market, check out https://untoldstories.link/paraswap. ParaSwap’s state-of-the-art algorithm beats the market price across all major DEXs and brings you the most optimized swaps with the best prices, and lowest slippage.  *terms and conditions apply --- This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

My guest today is my friend, Graham Friedman, a Director at Republic & Co-founder and Partner at TLDR Global. Republic is an investment platform for everyone to invest in private deals, including startups, real estate, video games, and crypto. TLDR Global is a global investment firm focusing on tokenized assets and DLT technology.Our conversation covers a wide range of topics including the importance of Memetics in crypto and the rise in popularity of meme-coins, ethereum's incredible Q1 performance and it's growing network effect, and why cross-chain is the future. We also touch on Coinbase's recent announcement that they are launching their own media-arm and crypto's possible future addressable industries. Other topics we discussed included the best way to onboard normies to crypto and contextualizing bitcoin's energy usage and dismissing the energy FUD. Please enjoy my conversation with Graham Friedman. --- Bitcasino Now until June 27th Untold Stories listeners will have the chance to WIN 1 of 3 Teslas! A 0.05 mBTC wager gets you in on the action and enters you to win a Tesla Model 3 Performance Vehicle! Start playing today for your chance to WIN. Be sure to use my personal URL for each upcoming tournament to be entered https://untoldstories.link/bitcasino  --- Kava: Kava is a leading DeFi platform trusted by Binance, Huobi, Kraken, Okex and Chainlink. Learn more about them at https://untoldstories.link/kava  --- Shopping.io Shopping.io is the leader in mainstream Crypto E-commerce solutions.  This is the first time Crypto E-commerce has ever gone international, building the bridge behind Crypto and retail. My listeners get an additional 2% off on top of all loyalty program discounts, so be sure to check them out at https://untoldstories.link/shopping.io --- This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

My guests today are my friends, Scott Walker and Jason Chambers. Scott is an Angel Investor and Serial Entrepreneur that has invested in or started over a dozen companies. He began in the Internet space in 1995. The firms he founded or invested in include the $50M+ Internet advertising company www.content.ad also Software companies www.teensafe.com www.phonecheck.com, and video content website www.liveleak.com. In 2012, he fell in love with Bitcoin and is now actively investing in Cryptocurrencies, Crowdsales and helping entrepreneurs with Blockchain related business opportunities. Jason is a mixed martial artist, actor, Host of the History Channel’s Human Weapon, MMA commentator, and Bitcoin enthusiast. In our conversation we discuss the differences in mindset between investors and entrepreneurs, evolution of altcoins, the history of doge, the technical limitations of Ethereum and the Bull case for Ethereum, Casper’s product market fit, Scott’s investment framework, the evolution of the crypto industry, which sector in crypto he’s most bullish on, and much more. Please enjoy my conversation with Scott Walker and Jason Chambers. --- Cosmos Visit https://untoldstories.link/cosmos to learn about the Cosmos Hub, the port city for blockchains across the world. With Cosmos, you can ensure you can access and use liquidity across chains, including Bitcoin and Ethereum. Find new staking opportunities and applications, or build your own chain at https://untoldstories.link/cosmos --- Paraswap If you want to make a swap at the best price across the DeFi market, check out https://untoldstories.link/paraswap. ParaSwap’s state-of-the-art algorithm beats the market price across all major DEXs and brings you the most optimized swaps with the best prices, and lowest slippage.  *terms and conditions apply --- This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

My guest today is my friend, Joel Edgerton, the COO of BitFlyer USA. BitFlyer is a Bitcoin exchange and marketplace that enables its customers to buy, sell, and spend bitcoins. The site offers an Application Programming Interface which allows their clients to access and control their accounts, using custom-written software. In addition, it offers businesses e-commerce payment services that can transfer Bitcoin inorder to provide users with secure trading by all possible measures of security as a comprehensive platform of Bitcoin. Prior to joining bitFlyer, Joel spent his career in traditional finance, most recently he worked for BNP Paribas Cardif as their COO, where he was leading the charge to pivot the company to a digital insurance company. He built a closed-loop customer experience program, supported by data-oriented system architecture, and data-driven process optimization. In our conversation, we discuss the differences in regulation between the west and Japan, the general sentiment towards crypto by the Japanese people, and how crypto is being implemented within Japanese society. We also discuss why the crypto industry needs clear and explicit regulation, advice for TradFi people looking to make the jump to crypto, is Satoshi Japanese, and much more. Please enjoy my conversation with Joel Edgerton. --- Bitcasino From May 10 to May 22, 2021 (GMT), you could win $500 worth of Bitcoin prizes from a $10,000 Bitcoin prize pool, all you have to do is tweet the story behind your Bitcoin “Pizza” and include the unique hashtag #pizzaio and tag @BitcoinPizza_io  Check it out at https://untoldstories.link/bitcasino  --- Kava Kava is a leading DeFi platform trusted by Binance, Huobi, Kraken, Okex and Chainlink. Learn more about them at https://untoldstories.link/kava  -- Shopping.io Shopping.io is the leader in mainstream Crypto E-commerce solutions.  This is the first time Crypto E-commerce has ever gone international, building the bridge behind Crypto and retail. My listeners get an additional 2% off on top of all loyalty program discounts, so be sure to check them out at https://untoldstories.link/shopping.io  --- This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

My guest today is Jamie Thomson, Co-founder and CEO of Vulcan Verse. Vulcan Verse is a fantasy decentralized universe that bridges the gap between normal blockchain sandbox games to MMO (massively multiplayer online) game functionality. It offers complex building tools as well as fight, forage and spy mechanics embedded into the game world. VulcanVerse encompasses a 3km by 3km virtual environment set in a Greco-Roman fantasy theme. Jamie has extensive experience building web projects by building multiple web projects for schools, NGOs, personal profiles, but now he's creating Vulcan Forged, which has now reached the top 5 marketplace volume in the blockchain space, houses 10 blockchain games and of course VulcanVerse! In our conversation we discuss the MetaVerse, Vulcan Verse, the lore behind Vulcan Verse, the appeal of digitally native scarce goods, social dynamics in cyberspace, and much more. --- Cosmos: March 4. 2021 - May 27, 2021 Visit https://untoldstories.link/cosmos to learn about the Cosmos Hub, the port city for blockchains across the world. With Cosmos, you can ensure you can access and use liquidity across chains, including Bitcoin and Ethereum. Find new staking opportunities and applications, or build your own chain at https://untoldstories.link/cosmos --- Paraswap: March 25 - June 17, 2021 If you want to make a swap at the best price across the DeFi market, check out https://untoldstories.link/paraswap. ParaSwap’s state-of-the-art algorithm beats the market price across all major DEXs and brings you the most optimized swaps with the best prices, and lowest slippage. *terms and conditions apply --- This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

My guest today is my friend, Nicholas Chan, co-founder of Refinable, the first major NFT marketplace on BSC, empowering both individual creators and beloved brands to easily and affordably create, discover, trade, and leverage NFTs. As one of the first NFT marketplace on Binance Smart Chain, the Refinable ecosystem allows Creators, Collectors, and Traders to engage with rare tokenized content on an ultra-fast and low-cost network. By leveraging NFT's provable scarcity and transferability, Refinable provides its users with an intuitive and no-code trading experience for all digital goods. Nick has been a crypto enthusiast since early 2015, previously, he has worked on ecommerce and tech startups from hospitality to gaming. He also helped launch the first 3D fashion management system at Li & Fung, the world’s largest sourcing agent. After taking more of a role in the crypto space in 2017, Nick got involved and even organized the first Binance PreHack in Hong Kong a few years ago. However, it wasn’t until last year that he started thinking about NFTs and its potential in the digital commerce space as a global medium for digital transactions. In our discussion we define NFTs and the exponential growth in interest in NFTs. We also discuss Refinable and their mission to democratize the NFT industry, why Refinable chose to go to market on the Binance Smart Chain, the future of NFTs, and much more. Please enjoy my conversation with Nick Chan. --- Bitcasino Now until June 27th Untold Stories listeners will have the chance to WIN 1 of 3 Teslas! A 0.05 mBTC wager gets you in on the action and enters you to win a Tesla Model 3 Performance Vehicle!  Start playing today for your chance to WIN. Be sure to use my personal URL for each upcoming tournament to be entered https://untoldstories.link/bitcasino  --- Kava Kava is a leading DeFi platform trusted by Binance, Huobi, Kraken, Okex and Chainlink. Learn more about them at https://untoldstories.link/kava  -- Shopping.io Shopping.io is the leader in mainstream Crypto E-commerce solutions.  This is the first time Crypto E-commerce has ever gone international, building the bridge behind Crypto and retail. My listeners get an additional 2% off on top of all loyalty program discounts, so be sure to check them out at https://untoldstories.link/shopping.io --- This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

My guest today is my friend, Mounir Benchemled, the founder and CEO of ParaSwap. ParaSwap aims to solve the liquidity problem in crypto markets by bringing every exchange protocol into one platform. Their goal is to empower users with the most competitive market prices and the highest liquidity. Currently, they exclusively handle Ethereum and ERC-20 tokens, but they have stated their goal is to handle most major blockchains. Mounir's a tech/ product guy. He started as a software engineer in 2007. Since then, he's mostly worked in startups as a developer, product manager, or as a CTO. He got interested in crypto back in 2013 when he realized that Bitcoin is only the beginning of a great financial shift. In our conversation we discuss Paraswap and their goal to become an integral part of the infrastructure layer of the digital asset industry. We also touch on the importance of liquidity within a market, the history of decentralized exchanges, the benefits of a system that is decentralized trustless, and much more. Please enjoy my conversation with Mounir Benchemled. --- Yield: February 16, 2021 - May 6, 2021 With a market so new and so powerful, it goes without saying that investment opportunities are everywhere, with sometimes the potential for astonishing returns. Yield filters through all defi investments, consolidated gas fees, and only invests in a select few to generate up to 20% APY, which more than double what you could earn from the top lending services in the space. Check them out at https://untoldstories.link/yield --- Cosmos: March 4. 2021 - May 27, 2021 Visit https://untoldstories.link/cosmos to learn about the Cosmos Hub, the port city for blockchains across the world. With Cosmos, you can ensure you can access and use liquidity across chains, including Bitcoin and Ethereum. Find new staking opportunities and applications, or build your own chain at https://untoldstories.link/cosmos --- Paraswap: March 25 - June 17, 2021 If you want to make a swap at the best price across the DeFi market, check out https://untoldstories.link/paraswap. ParaSwap’s state-of-the-art algorithm beats the market price across all major DEXs and brings you the most optimized swaps with the best prices, and lowest slippage. *terms and conditions apply --- This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

My guest today is my friend, Jennifer Harding-Marlin, Partner at JH Marlin Law. JH Marlin is a leading St.Kitts & Nevis law firm, specializing in Citizenship by Investment & Corporate Commercial Law. Their clients range from individuals to major international corporations. Their team of highly qualified lawyers are committed to providing results oriented solutions by applying an integrated and innovative approach to assist their clients across different practices and industries. Jennifer Harding-Marlin is a lawyer in Canada and the Federation of St.Christopher & Nevis. Prior to founding the Nevis Law Firm JH Marlin, Jennifer worked at Stuarts Walker Hersant Humphries in the Cayman Islands as a member of the corporate and specialist investment funds team. She has prior work experience from Higgs & Johnson Bahamas and at another local law firm in Nevis. In our discussion we cover what is citizen investment and the benefits of a second citizenship, and the process of how to obtain a second citizenship. We also discuss the rise of the global citizen and self sovereignty and its implications. Please enjoy my conversation with Jennifer Harding-Marlin. --- Bitcasino: February 9, 2021 - May 25, 2021 Now until June 27th Untold Stories listeners will have the chance to WIN 1 of 3 Teslas! A 0.05 mBTC wager gets you in on the action and enters you to win a Tesla Model 3 Performance Vehicle!  Start playing today for your chance to WIN. Be sure to use my personal URL for each upcoming tournament to be entered https://untoldstories.link/bitcasino  --- Nexo: February 9, 2021 - May 4, 2021 (this one we aren't using an updated link since they end so soon) Crypto banking just got real with Nexo. Get cryptо credit from just 5.9% APR, earn up to 12% interest on crypto, stablecoins & fiat, swap assets on their brand new integrated exchange, and much more all conveniently wrapped in a single wallet interface.  Sign up for free at nexo.io. Download the Nexo Wallet App on Google Play or the App Store. --- Kava: March 23, 2021 - June 15, 2021 Kava is a leading DeFi platform trusted by Binance, Huobi, Kraken, Okex and Chainlink. Learn more about them at https://untoldstories.link/kava --- This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

My guest today is my friend Antoni Trenchev, co-founder and Managing Partner of Nexo. Nexo is the world's leading regulated institution for digital assets. The company’s mission is to maximize the value and utility of cryptocurrencies by offering tax-efficient Instant Crypto Credit Lines, a high-yield Earn on Crypto & Fiat suite, Send & Pay capabilities, and sophisticated trading & OTC services, all while providing the top-tier custodial insurance and military-grade security of the Nexo Wallet. Prior to starting Nexo, Antoni was the chief Legal Officer at MDL, the leading company in the Bulgarian Fashion industry, and a member of the Bulgarian Parliament. Anotni returns to the show to celebrate Nexo's third birthday. In our conversation we discuss everything Nexo including what's next for Nexo's, the regulatory and organizational complexities that come with running the leading institutions in the digital asset space, the positive implications of Biden's tax law, Nexo's commitment to excellence and much more! Please enjoy my conversation with Antoni Trenchev. --- Yield: With a market so new and so powerful, it goes without saying that investment opportunities are everywhere, with sometimes the potential for astonishing returns. Yield filters through all defi investments, consolidated gas fees, and only invests in a select few to generate up to 20% APY, which more than double what you could earn from the top lending services in the space. Check them out at https://untoldstories.link/yield --- Nexo: Crypto banking just got real with Nexo. Get cryptо credit from just 5.9% APR, earn up to 12% interest on crypto, stablecoins & fiat, swap assets on their brand new integrated exchange, and much more all conveniently wrapped in a single wallet interface. Sign up for free at nexo.io. Download the Nexo Wallet App on Google Play or the App Store. --- Kava: Kava is a leading DeFi platform trusted by Binance, Huobi, Kraken, Okex and Chainlink. Learn more about them at https://untoldstories.link/kava --- This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

My guest today is my friend Jason Blick, Director and CEO of EQIBank and the Chairman of EQIFI. EQIBank is a global, digital bank and financial services organization for corporations and High-Net-Worth Individuals. They serve clients through three global businesses: Private Banking, Commercial Banking, and Digital Asset Custody. With EQIBank, the clients are empowered to bank globally from one digital bank. EQIFI is a decentralized protocol for pooled lending, borrowing, and investing for ETH, ERC-20 tokens including wBTC, Stablecoins, and select fiat currencies. It provides a single uniform platform for DeFi products with access to bank accounts, custody, debit and credit cards, OTC, and wealth management. Jason Blick is a qualified UK attorney who went on to manage legal and compliance in over 90 countries for Sun Microsystems, overseeing upwards of €1.5 billion per year in transactions. He later became the CEO of Financial Partners Bank, with over 12,000 clients and $1.2 billion AUA. He is also the founder of Cayman Enterprise City, the Cayman Commodities and Derivative Exchange, and served on the board of the Cayman Islands Government Special Economic Zone Authority. In our discussion, we cover how legacy financial system is structured and the inherent systemic risks that exist within the system, how DeFi is building a more fundamentally sound financial infrastructure, how will Banks interact with DeFi, why DeFi will continue to grow exponentially, the moral obligation within crypto and much more. --- Bitcasino Now until June 27th Untold Stories listeners will have the chance to WIN 1 of 3 Teslas! A 0.05 mBTC wager gets you in on the action and enters you to win a Tesla Model 3 Performance Vehicle!  Start playing today for your chance to WIN. Be sure to use my personal URL for each upcoming tournament to be entered https://untoldstories.link/bitcasino  --- Cosmos Visit https://untoldstories.link/cosmos to learn about the Cosmos Hub, the port city for blockchains across the world. With Cosmos, you can ensure you can access and use liquidity across chains, including Bitcoin and Ethereum. Find new staking opportunities and applications, or build your own chain at https://untoldstories.link/cosmos --- Paraswap If you want to make a swap at the best price across the DeFi market, check out https://untoldstories.link/paraswap. ParaSwap’s state-of-the-art algorithm beats the market price across all major DEXs and brings you the most optimized swaps with the best prices, and lowest slippage.  *terms and conditions apply ––– This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

Douglas Borthwick is Chief Marketing and Business Development Officer of INX Services. INX is bringing Crypto Trading into the Light with a Fully Regulated Platform by offering a fully-licensed and regulated cryptocurrency, security token and derivatives trading platform. Their goal is to be a leader in the regulated security token platform space. INX announced in January 2018 its submission of a confidentially-filed draft registration statement to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an initial public offering of the INX Token. Douglas is a Wall St veteran holding various senior roles at Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch from the mid 90s to the late 00s. After, Douglas began his own startup, Faros Trading, a foreign exchange agency, which was ultimately sold to FXCM in 2013. Our conversation is a master class on capital markets and security tokens. We discuss why INX is committed to being fully transparent and regulatory compliant, why INX is focused on retail, what is a security token, how tokenization will unlock non traditional assets, why it is inevitable that we will tokenize all securities , and much more. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Douglas Borthwick. ––– YIELD With a market so new and so powerful, it goes without saying that investment opportunities are everywhere, with sometimes the potential for astonishing returns. Yield filters through all defi investments, consolidated gas fees, and only invests in a select few to generate up to 20% APY, which more than double what you could earn from the top lending services in the space. Check them out at https://on.yield.app/charlie ––– COSMOS Visit Cosmos to learn about the Cosmos Hub and how it's the port city for blockchains across the world. Cosmos can bridge the siloed blockchains, like Bitcoin and Ethereum, to ensure your liquidity on any chain can be used anywhere. Find new staking opportunities and applications, or build your own, at cosmos.network ––– Paraswap If you want to make a swap at the best price across the DeFi market, check out paraswap.io/untold-stories. ParaSwap’s state-of-the-art algorithm beats the market price across all major DEXs and brings you the most optimized swaps with the best prices, and lowest slippage.  *terms and conditions apply ––– This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

My guest today is my friend Brian Kerr, CEO of Kava Labs and Founder of the Kava Blockchain. Kava is a cross-chain decentralized finance (DeFi) lending platform which enables users to take out loans by locking-in collateral in exchange for USDX, a stablecoin soft-pegged to the U.S. dollar. Built on Cosmos, the protocol utilizes the ecosystem’s zones feature to provide interoperability and support for cryptocurrencies that reside on disparate blockchains, such as Bitcoin and XRP. Kava Labs is a developer of Kava, is the most trusted DeFi platform by financial institutions. Prior to Kava, he founded and was the CEO Of Func, a gaming peripheral company that designs and distributes gaming mice, keyboards, headsets, and mouse pads, which was acquired by Fnatic He also worked for The Kenwood Group, a marketing agency that specializes in architecting brand experiences, product launches, marketing campaigns, and events for global brands. He ran campaigns for top brands such as NVIDIA and Nascar. In our conversation, we do a deep dive into DeFi and stablecoins. We discuss why DeFi is currently not accessible to a mainstream audience, how Kava built a USDX, decentralized stablecoin, why a multi-chain future is inevitable, and much more. ---- NEXO Crypto banking just got real with Nexo. Get cryptо credit from just 5.9% APR, earn up to 12% interest on crypto, stablecoins & fiat, swap assets on their brand new integrated exchange, and much more all conveniently wrapped in a single wallet interface. Sign up for free at nexo.io. Download the Nexo Wallet App on Google Play or the App Store . ––– KAVA Kava.io is a leading DeFi platform trusted by Binance, Huobi, Kraken, Okex and Chainlink. Learn more at kava.io ––– This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

My guests today are Fred Jin and Kenzi Wang the Co-founders of the Cere Network. Cere Network is the first Decentralized Data Cloud platform optimized for service data integration and data collaboration. Cere aims to be more ethical, more efficient and more interoperable than any of its centralized counterparts. Fred is the co-founder and CEO of the Cere Network. Prior to Founding Cere, Fred is a Silicon Valley vetern, being in the valley since ‘93, he most recently co-founded 50cubes, a Tencent backed gaming company. He was also early at Bebo, and was instrumental in them being acquired for $850 million by AOL. Prior to co-founding Cere, Kenzi Wang was Partner at AU21 capital, a US VC investment firm, before jumping all into crypto by working for Huobi as their Vice-President. Our conversation focuses on how data integration and data collaboration leads to actionable insights for your business, regardless of what sector it is in. We discuss how the Cere Network helps brands build direct relationships with their supporters, why decentralizing Data storage is an ideal way to remove friction within the system, how Cere's DDC platform will help unlock the true potential of social tokens and digital collectibles by integrated them within fan experiences in novel ways, Data Privacy and Data Emancipation, the digitization of society, if we are living through an inflection point in the industry, and much more. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Fred Jin Kenzi Wang. ––– YIELD With a market so new and so powerful, it goes without saying that investment opportunities are everywhere, with sometimes the potential for astonishing returns. Yield filters through all defi investments, consolidated gas fees, and only invests in a select few to generate up to 20% APY, which more than double what you could earn from the top lending services in the space. Check them out at https://on.yield.app/charlie ––– COSMOS Visit Cosmos to learn about the Cosmos Hub and how it's the port city for blockchains across the world. Cosmos can bridge the siloed blockchains, like Bitcoin and Ethereum, to ensure your liquidity on any chain can be used anywhere. Find new staking opportunities and applications, or build your own, at cosmos.network ––– Paraswap If you want to make a swap at the best price across the DeFi market, check out paraswap.io/untold-stories. ParaSwap’s state-of-the-art algorithm beats the market price across all major DEXs and brings you the most optimized swaps with the best prices, and lowest slippage.  *terms and conditions apply ––– This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

My guest today is my friend Shawn Owen, CEO of Equa. Equa is the leading one-stop-shop software solution for frictionless organization, integrated in a company's current workflow. From seed to fruition, Equa helps businesses form, raise, and grow by minimizing the chaos and pains of being an entrepreneur and business owner. Before founding Equa, Shawn has been heavily involved in the Crypto space. He is widely known for being an early Bitcoin advocate and pioneer in the crypto-backed lending space, which was deployed in 2017 as the company SALT launched the first Bitcoin-backed loan products. Shawn is a proven business founder with two decades of experience in leadership and enterprise operations, focused on innovation, product delivery, and consumer satisfaction. In our conversation, we discuss the evolution of the crypto community, Shawn's journey in the crypto space, Proof-of-Brain, what is true decentralization, DAOs, new ways of building trust and much more. ---- Legacy of Dead  This episode was brought to you by Bitcasino. The worlds leading Bitcoin-led online casino and crypto-centric gaming destination. Wager your way into a world of opportunity, with the ultimate Fun, Fast and Fair crypto-casino experience.  Deposit, wager, and withdraw in real-time with a host of top cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), LiteCoin (LTC), Tether (USDT), TRON (TRX), Ripple (XRP), and more!  Use the promo link https://Bitcasino.io/Shrem, to unlock your 200 FREE SPINS in the Legacy of Dead Promotion. ---- NEXO Crypto banking just got real with Nexo. Get cryptо credit from just 5.9% APR, earn up to 12% interest on crypto, stablecoins & fiat, swap assets on their brand new integrated exchange, and much more all conveniently wrapped in a single wallet interface. Sign up for free at nexo.io. Download the Nexo Wallet App on Google Play or the App Store . ––– KAVA Kava.io is a leading DeFi platform trusted by Binance, Huobi, Kraken, Okex and Chainlink. Learn more at kava.io ––– This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

My guest today is my friend Peng Zhong, the CEO of Tendermint. Peng has a background in interaction design and front-end engineering, he focuses on guiding blockchain technology across the chasm to the mainstream. Tendermint is a core contributor to the Cosmos Network and they are building some of the most powerful tools for distributed networks. Cosmos is an ever-expanding ecosystem of interoperable and sovereign blockchain apps and services, built for a decentralized future. At Tendermint, Peng mentors an incredible team that builds tools that improve the UX of blockchain for both developers and end-users. He also advises founders on building sustainable blockchain businesses.We do a deep dive into Cosmos and Cosmosland. In our conversation, we cover L1 maximalism vs pluralism, the importance of interoperability and recent launch of the IBC on Cosmos Hub, and how crypto has found product market fit and it's about scaling. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Peng Zhong. ––– YIELD With a market so new and so powerful, it goes without saying that investment opportunities are everywhere, with sometimes the potential for astonishing returns. Yield filters through all defi investments, consolidated gas fees, and only invests in a select few to generate up to 20% APY, which more than double what you could earn from the top lending services in the space. Check them out at https://on.yield.app/charlie ––– COSMOS Visit Cosmos to learn about the Cosmos Hub and how it's the port city for blockchains across the world. Cosmos can bridge the siloed blockchains, like Bitcoin and Ethereum, to ensure your liquidity on any chain can be used anywhere. Find new staking opportunities and applications, or build your own, at cosmos.network ––– Paraswap If you want to make a swap at the best price across the DeFi market, check out paraswap.io/untold-stories. ParaSwap’s state-of-the-art algorithm beats the market price across all major DEXs and brings you the most optimized swaps with the best prices, and lowest slippage.  *terms and conditions apply ––– This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

My guest today is my friend Nic Carter, a partner at Castle Island Ventures and the cofounder of blockchain data aggregator Coinmetrics.io. Castle Island Ventures is an early stage venture capital firm exclusively focused on public blockchains. Prior to founding Castle Island, he served as Fidelity Investments’ first cryptoasset analyst. This is a must listen for everyone whether you are an OGs or a crypto noobie. In our conversation, we break down Bitcoin, Venture Investing in the Crypto Space, Nic's experience being Fidelity's first crypto analyst, Nic's dispels the environmental FUD surrounding Bitcoin and much more. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Nic Carter. ---- Legacy of Dead  This episode was brought to you by Bitcasino. The worlds leading Bitcoin-led online casino and crypto-centric gaming destination. Wager your way into a world of opportunity, with the ultimate Fun, Fast and Fair crypto-casino experience.  Deposit, wager, and withdraw in real-time with a host of top cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), LiteCoin (LTC), Tether (USDT), TRON (TRX), Ripple (XRP), and more!  Use the promo link https://Bitcasino.io/Shrem, to unlock your 200 FREE SPINS in the Legacy of Dead Promotion. ---- NEXO Crypto banking just got real with Nexo. Get cryptо credit from just 5.9% APR, earn up to 12% interest on crypto, stablecoins & fiat, swap assets on their brand new integrated exchange, and much more all conveniently wrapped in a single wallet interface. Sign up for free at nexo.io. Download the Nexo Wallet App on Google Play or the App Store . ––– KAVA Kava.io is a leading DeFi platform trusted by Binance, Huobi, Kraken, Okex and Chainlink. Learn more at kava.io ––– This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

My guest today is Dovey Wan, one of the founding partners of Primitive Ventures. Dovey is an American investor, founder, mentor and advisor, crypto-analyst, and trader. She's currently the managing partner at Primitive Ventures and is on the n Advisory Board at CoinDesk. Dovey began her career at eBay, where she spent almost four years working as Data Science Engineer, Senior Business Analyst, and Product Manager. In our conversation, we discuss the concept of a currency and how the definition is changing, we also cover the rise of information arbitrage, the growth of innovation in Asia, the Blocksize Wars, and much more. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Dovey Wan.  ––– YIELD With a market so new and so powerful, it goes without saying that investment opportunities are everywhere, with sometimes the potential for astonishing returns. Yield filters through all defi investments, consolidated gas fees, and only invests in a select few to generate up to 20% APY, which more than double what you could earn from the top lending services in the space. Check them out at https://on.yield.app/charlie ––– COSMOS Visit stargate.cosmos.network to learn about the Cosmos Hub and how it's the port city for blockchains across the world. Cosmos can bridge the siloed blockchains, like Bitcoin and Ethereum, to ensure your liquidity on any chain can be used anywhere. Find new staking opportunities and applications, or build your own, at stargate.cosmos.network. ––– Paraswap If you want to make a swap at the best price across the DeFi market, check out paraswap.io/untold-stories. ParaSwap’s state-of-the-art algorithm beats the market price across all major DEXs and brings you the most optimized swaps with the best prices, and lowest slippage.  *terms and conditions apply ––– This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

My guest today is David Gokhshtein. Davis is one of the leading marketers in the crypto space. David began Gokhshtein Media in 2012, the company behind Hodlgang, a community based platform that consists of fundamental market analysis, real time market updates and upcoming cryptocurrency events. He was also the host Gokhshtein Unfiltered and Blockchain Breakfast and is a member and contributing writer for the Forbes Finance Council. We discuss NFTs and various use-cases other than art, the growing hype surrounding digital collectibles and art, the parallels it has to the 2017 ICO bubble, the influence of social media on crypto's culture, and much more. I hope you enjoy my conversation with David Gokhshtein. ---- Legacy of Dead  This episode was brought to you by Bitcasino. The worlds leading Bitcoin-led online casino and crypto-centric gaming destination. Wager your way into a world of opportunity, with the ultimate Fun, Fast and Fair crypto-casino experience.  Deposit, wager, and withdraw in real-time with a host of top cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), LiteCoin (LTC), Tether (USDT), TRON (TRX), Ripple (XRP), and more!  Use the promo link https://Bitcasino.io/Shrem, to unlock your 200 FREE SPINS in the Legacy of Dead Promotion. ---- NEXO Crypto banking just got real with Nexo. Get cryptо credit from just 5.9% APR, earn up to 12% interest on crypto, stablecoins & fiat, swap assets on their brand new integrated exchange, and much more all conveniently wrapped in a single wallet interface. Sign up for free at nexo.io. Download the Nexo Wallet App on Google Play or the App Store . ––– KAVA Kava.io is a leading DeFi platform trusted by Binance, Huobi, Kraken, Okex and Chainlink. Learn more at kava.io ––– This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

My guest today is Annabelle Huang, a Partner at Amber Group. Amber Group is a diversified crypto finance firm. The Amber Group helps clients buy and sell cryptocurrency products, earn yield, manage risk and access liquidity, with a presence in Asia and North America. Prior to the Amber Group, Ms. Huang was the Asia lead at AirSwap, a decentralized trading platform that enables peer-to-peer trading. Before transitioning into digital assets, she advised private equity funds, US corporates and hedge funds on structured solutions and risk management as an FX structurer at Deutsche Bank. Her deep understanding in traditional finance markets, in combination with her expertise on how institutions and macro markets work, has played a key role in helping develop the product strategy and solutions delivered through Amber Group. This is a must listen for anyone interested in how capital markets are evolving. We discuss the market structure within crypto such as the reasons for the high yield on stable coins, how to capitalize on the high volatility in the crypto market, and the growth of crypto adoption in areas like Africa, India and Latin America. We also do a deep dive into Central Bank digital currencies, the dollar as the global reserve currency, and the sentiment outside of America of US monetary policy. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Annabelle Huang. ––– YIELD With a market so new and so powerful, it goes without saying that investment opportunities are everywhere, with sometimes the potential for astonishing returns. Yield filters through all defi investments, consolidated gas fees, and only invests in a select few to generate up to 20% APY, which more than double what you could earn from the top lending services in the space. Check them out at https://on.yield.app/charlie ––– COSMOS Visit stargate.cosmos.network to learn about the Cosmos Hub and how it's the port city for blockchains across the world. Cosmos can bridge the siloed blockchains, like Bitcoin and Ethereum, to ensure your liquidity on any chain can be used anywhere. Find new staking opportunities and applications, or build your own, at stargate.cosmos.network. ––– Paraswap If you want to make a swap at the best price across the DeFi market, check out paraswap.io/untold-stories. ParaSwap’s state-of-the-art algorithm beats the market price across all major DEXs and brings you the most optimized swaps with the best prices, and lowest slippage.    50% GAS FEES WILL BE REFUNDED* for 1 ETH minimum trades done before May 1st, 2021, 00:00 CET. * It applies to the first swap only. Refunds will happen every Friday starting April 9th. ––– This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

My guest today is my friend Adam Goldman, the co-founder and president of BitBUY.ca, a cryptocurrency brokerage firm. Prior to BitBuy, Adam was an entrepreneur with several startups under his belt and spent time working at Yahoo! as an IT business analyst. Bitbuy is the leading Canadian digital currency trading platform. The company's mission is to provide convenient, dependable and secure access to Bitcoin and other digital currencies. Currently, Bitbuy offers deep liquidity across 10+ spot trading markets through its trading interfaces and OTC (Over-the-counter) trading desk. We discuss the development Canadian Tech and Crypto Scene, Bitbuy leveraging Knox’s custody and 1:1 deposit insurance, how an OTC trading desk works, the memetic nature of crypto, and why we are beginning the second Chapter of crypto's journey. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Adam Goldman. ---- Legacy of Dead  This episode was brought to you by Bitcasino. The worlds leading Bitcoin-led online casino and crypto-centric gaming destination. Wager your way into a world of opportunity, with the ultimate Fun, Fast and Fair crypto-casino experience.  Deposit, wager, and withdraw in real-time with a host of top cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), LiteCoin (LTC), Tether (USDT), TRON (TRX), Ripple (XRP), and more!  Use the promo link https://Bitcasino.io/Shrem, to unlock your 200 FREE SPINS in the Legacy of Dead Promotion. ---- NEXO Crypto banking just got real with Nexo. Get cryptо credit from just 5.9% APR, earn up to 12% interest on crypto, stablecoins & fiat, swap assets on their brand new integrated exchange, and much more all conveniently wrapped in a single wallet interface. Sign up for free at nexo.io. Download the Nexo Wallet App on Google Play or the App Store . ––– KAVA Kava.io is a leading DeFi platform trusted by Binance, Huobi, Kraken, Okex and Chainlink. Learn more at kava.io ––– This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

My guest today is my friend, William Noble, the Chief Technical Analyst at Token Metrics. Token Metrics is a data-driven cryptocurrency investment research platform that leverages artificial intelligence to build indices, rankings, and price predictions to help crypto investors build profitable portfolios. Bill is also the host of Token Metrics's podcast and Youtube channel. Prior to Token Metrics, Bill was a former Goldman Sachs Analyst for 12 years, where he was widely considered a thought leader for his ability to understand market dynamics and capitalize on them. Our conversation covers the current commodity super cycle, how the Bitcoin market has changed since Bitcoin has become more mainstream, the rise of inflation and what investors can do to protect their wealth, where we are in the crypto cycle and much more. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Bill. ––– YIELD With a market so new and so powerful, it goes without saying that investment opportunities are everywhere, with sometimes the potential for astonishing returns. Yield filters through all defi investments, consolidated gas fees, and only invests in a select few to generate up to 20% APY, which more than double what you could earn from the top lending services in the space. Check them out at https://on.yield.app/charlie ––– COSMOS Visit stargate.cosmos.network to learn about the Cosmos Hub and how it's the port city for blockchains across the world. Cosmos can bridge the siloed blockchains, like Bitcoin and Ethereum, to ensure your liquidity on any chain can be used anywhere. Find new staking opportunities and applications, or build your own, at stargate.cosmos.network. ––– This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

My guests today are Medha Parlikar, CTO of CasperLabs, and Cliff Sarkin, COO of CaperLabs. Medha is a product and engineering leader with a wealth of experience delivering leading software projects at marquee companies including Adobe, Omniture, Avalara, MP3.com, and DivX. Her first formal involvement with Blockchain came in 2017 with the RChain project where she served as the tech manager before co-founding CasperLabs in the fall of 2018. Before joining CasperLabs in January 2019, he was VP of Business Development at DNA, a leading early-stage blockchain venture fund. Prior to blockchain, Clifford help grow and scale three successful technology companies, highlights include: helping scale Duda.co from 12 employees to 70+ from 2012 - 2015 and leading VideoSurf’s $80M acquisition by Microsoft in 2011. In this conversation, Medha and Cliff take us through the world of enterprise focused blockchains and we dive deep into how enterprise companies build and deploy software. We also cover Casper's innovative tech, the future of corporate governance and product management, how to get involved in the crypto space, and much more. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Medha Parlikar and Clifford Sarkin. ---- Bitcasino This episode was brought to you by Bitcasino. The worlds leading Bitcoin-led online casino and crypto-gaming destination. Wager your way into a world of opportunity, with the ultimate Fun, Fast and Fair crypto-casino experience. Deposit, wager, and withdraw in real-time with a host of top cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), LiteCoin (LTC), Tether (USDT), TRON (TRX), Ripple (XRP), and more! Choose from over 2000+ games, developed by the best in the business and curated into one seamless platform.  Bitcasino. A world of epic gaming awaits.  ---- NEXO Crypto banking just got real with Nexo. Get cryptо credit from just 5.9% APR, earn up to 12% interest on crypto, stablecoins & fiat, swap assets on their brand new integrated exchange, and much more all conveniently wrapped in a single wallet interface. Sign up for free at nexo.io. Download the Nexo Wallet App on Google Play or the App Store . ––– This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

My guests today are my friends Steven Capone, the VP, Marketing at Fidelity Digital Assets, and Phil Leibovski, who runs a concierge trading desk. Steven has a wealth of experience: he has Voyager's first hire as their CMO, he has worked Microsoft as a Senior Strategist / Senior Business Development Mgr. Phil has been trading professionally in the crypto space for over 5 years and brings a deep understanding of the carypto market. We discuss the institutional adoption of bitcoin, the hype around NFTs, the current socioeconomic conditions in America, the human psyche and investing, plus much more. ––– YIELD With a market so new and so powerful, it goes without saying that investment opportunities are everywhere, with sometimes the potential for astonishing returns. Yield filters through all defi investments, consolidated gas fees, and only invests in a select few to generate up to 20% APY, which more than double what you could earn from the top lending services in the space. Check them out at https://on.yield.app/charlie ––– COSMOS Visit stargate.cosmos.network to learn about the Cosmos Hub and how it's the port city for blockchains across the world. Cosmos can bridge the siloed blockchains, like Bitcoin and Ethereum, to ensure your liquidity on any chain can be used anywhere. Find new staking opportunities and applications, or build your own, at stargate.cosmos.network. ––– This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

My guest today is Diego Gutierrez, CEO of IOVLabs. IOVLabs builds low-cost, highly secure, easy-to-use platforms for the new global economy. Diego is a pioneer of web development in Argentina and Latin America since 1995, Diego was also one of the first persons to foster and develop Bitcoin and blockchain technology in Latin America, which he has done since 2012. In addition to IOVLabs, he also has co-founded Koibanx, another blockchain company that is aiming to transform the potential of Bitcoin and blockchain technologies into real use cases, which serve as a driver for social and economic change. We discuss why Bitcoin is the future, why build on Bitcoin, Layer 2 solutions for Bitcoin, technical breakdown of the Bitcoin network, and much more. ---- Legacy of Dead  This episode was brought to you by Bitcasino. The worlds leading Bitcoin-led online casino and crypto-centric gaming destination. Wager your way into a world of opportunity, with the ultimate Fun, Fast and Fair crypto-casino experience.  Deposit, wager, and withdraw in real-time with a host of top cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), LiteCoin (LTC), Tether (USDT), TRON (TRX), Ripple (XRP), and more!  Use the promo link https://Bitcasino.io/Shrem, to unlock your 200 FREE SPINS in the Legacy of Dead Promotion. ---- NEXO Crypto banking just got real with Nexo. Get cryptо credit from just 5.9% APR, earn up to 12% interest on crypto, stablecoins & fiat, swap assets on their brand new integrated exchange, and much more all conveniently wrapped in a single wallet interface. Sign up for free at nexo.io. Download the Nexo Wallet App on Google Play or the App Store . ––– This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

My guests today are Luca Cosentino the Product Lead at Oasis Labs and Viktor Bunin a Protocol Specialist at Bison Trails. Oasis Labs is a privacy-first cloud computing platform on blockchain technology and Luca focuses on creating the infrastructure for privacy-preserving applications. Bison Trails is a technology platform providing enterprise-grade security, multi-cloud and multi-region distribution, and a 99.99% uptime guarantee for node operators and Viktor researches emerging technologies and translates those insights into business development, product, operations, and marketing. Our discussion focuses on crypto's infrastructure layer. We did deep dive into Taproot and its implications, nodes and their role in the consensus process, privacy vs anonymity. I hope you enjoy the conversation. ––– YIELD With a market so new and so powerful, it goes without saying that investment opportunities are everywhere, with sometimes the potential for astonishing returns. Yield filters through all defi investments, consolidated gas fees, and only invests in a select few to generate up to 20% APY, which more than double what you could earn from the top lending services in the space. Check them out at https://on.yield.app/charlie ––– COSMOS Visit stargate.cosmos.network to learn about the Cosmos Hub and how it's the port city for blockchains across the world. Cosmos can bridge the siloed blockchains, like Bitcoin and Ethereum, to ensure your liquidity on any chain can be used anywhere. Find new staking opportunities and applications, or build your own, at stargate.cosmos.network. ––– This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

My guest today is Tom Albright, CEO of Bittrex Global. Bittrex Global is a secure, reliable and advanced digital asset trading platform developed for international customers and built on Bittrex’s cutting-edge technology. Before becoming CEO in February 2020, Tom served as general counsel of Bittrex in the United States, where he supervised all legal matters and managed all legal operations. This is a must listen for anyone interested in understanding the inefficiencies in traditional finance and how crypto is building a new financial system. We discuss how legacy capital markets and securities work, the growth decentralization throughout society, crypto's current regulatory framework, Bittrex and tokenizing stocks. I hope you enjoy this conversation. ––– YIELD With a market so new and so powerful, it goes without saying that investment opportunities are everywhere, with sometimes the potential for astonishing returns. Yield filters through all defi investments, consolidated gas fees, and only invests in a select few to generate up to 20% APY, which more than double what you could earn from the top lending services in the space. Check them out at https://on.yield.app/charlie ––– This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

My guest today is my friend Steve Ehrlich is the co-Founder and CEO of Voyager, a retail-first publicly-traded, licensed crypto-asset broker that provides investors with a simple solution to trade crypto assets. Steve has a long history in the brokerage and market structure industry, he founded Lightspeed Financial, a retail broker-dealer where he was responsible for eight major transactions. This is a must listen for anyone interested in the future of capital markets. We discuss Voyager and its mission democratize capital markets, the rise of retail investors, the tokenization of assets and much more. ––– YIELD With a market so new and so powerful, it goes without saying that investment opportunities are everywhere, with sometimes the potential for astonishing returns. Yield filters through all defi investments, consolidated gas fees, and only invests in a select few to generate up to 20% APY, which more than double what you could earn from the top lending services in the space. Check them out at https://on.yield.app/charlie ––– This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

My guest today is Kevin Chou, is the founder of Rally, is the CEO and co-founder of Rally, an emerging blockchain ecosystem where creators, fans and developers are joining forces to create the world’s first creator-owned economies. Kevin is also currently, serving as the Chairman of Gen.G, a new esports enterprise bridging Asia and North America. GenG is the parent company of Seoul Dynasty and Samsung Galaxy. Previously, Kevin was CEO and co-founder of Kabam, a top developer of mobile games. Kevin led the company from business plan founding to over $400M in annual revenue serving over 500 million players. Kabam developed leading partnerships with Marvel, Star Wars, Fast & Furious, Lord of the Rings, and Hunger Games. Our conversation focuses on the Creator Economy. We discuss Rally is the culmination of everything he learned in his career, the future of gaming and crypto, a deep dive into Social Tokens, and much more. I hope you enjoy this episode, it was one of my favorites. ---- Legacy of Dead  This episode was brought to you by Bitcasino. The worlds leading Bitcoin-led online casino and crypto-centric gaming destination. Wager your way into a world of opportunity, with the ultimate Fun, Fast and Fair crypto-casino experience.  Deposit, wager, and withdraw in real-time with a host of top cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), LiteCoin (LTC), Tether (USDT), TRON (TRX), Ripple (XRP), and more!  Use the promo link https://Bitcasino.io/Shrem, to unlock your 200 FREE SPINS in the Legacy of Dead Promotion. ---- NEXO Crypto banking just got real with Nexo. Get cryptо credit from just 5.9% APR, earn up to 12% interest on crypto, stablecoins & fiat, swap assets on their brand new integrated exchange, and much more all conveniently wrapped in a single wallet interface. Sign up for free at nexo.io. Download the Nexo Wallet App on Google Play or the App Store . ––– This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

My guests today are Russell Cann, Chief Customer Success Officer, and Taras Kulyk, the Senior Vice President of Blockchain Business Development from Core Scientific. Our conversation focuses on the Digital Mining Industry. We discuss the role of mining within the Bitcoin Network, debunking the myths and false narratives centered around the environmental impact of Digital Asset Mining, how the market cycle effects the mining industry, and why it’s important to ensure America is the leader in the digital mining industry. I hope you enjoy this conversation.  ––– YIELD With a market so new and so powerful, it goes without saying that investment opportunities are everywhere, with sometimes the potential for astonishing returns. Yield filters through all defi investments, consolidated gas fees, and only invests in a select few to generate up to 20% APY, which more than double what you could earn from the top lending services in the space. Check them out at https://yield.app  ––– This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

My Guest today is my friend Michael Terpin an American investor, entrepreneur and public relations (PR) agency manager. Terpin in 2013 co-founded BitAngels, an investment network for blockchain technology startups, and Transform Group, a PR firm for the digital currency industry, in 2014. BitAngels was the first angel network for bitcoin and digital currency startups. The Transform Group is a bitcoin and blockchain marketing firm headquartered in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The company has four major divisions: public relations, social media, event managing and cryptocurrency consulting. We discuss The BitAngels' Origin Story and some of their iconic investments, what is angel investing and it's role within the investing ecosystem, and how the public relations within crypto has evolved as the community has become more informed and mainstream.

My guest today is my friend Anthony Di Iorio, a serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist, community organizer, and thought leader in the field of digital currencies, blockchain and decentralized technologies. I didn't know where this conversation would take us given Anthony's wide range of activities and influence in the digital asset space but I think this conversation provides a glimpse into the history of our industry and gives a road map to how to move forward as crypto begins gaining mainstream adoption. In our wide-ranging discussion we cover the founding of Ethereum, the Holy Grail of Crypto, disrupting society's current incentive framework, the importance of mental health for entrepreneurs, building mental models and problem solving skills and much more. ––– TOKENIZED STOCKS from BITTREX GLOBAL Bittrex Global is offering all of the Charlie’s listeners the ability to now buy tokenized stocks from Tesla, Apple, Amazon and more. Please visit https://global.bittrex.com/discover/tokenized-stocks to get fractional shares of your favorite stocks now from almost anywhere in the world. ––– YIELD With a market so new and so powerful, it goes without saying that investment opportunities are everywhere, with sometimes the potential for astonishing returns. Yield filters through all defi investments, consolidated gas fees, and only invests in a select few to generate up to 20% APY, which more than double what you could earn from the top lending services in the space. Check them out at https://yield.app  ––– This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

My guest today is Mayor Francis Suarez of Miami. Mayor Suarez recently rose to national prominence by being the most tech-friendly mayor on Twitter which has resulted in successfully attracting top tech and finance talent and leading companies to Miami. I had the pleasure to sit down with Mayor Suarez to discuss all things Miami, and Bitcoin. Mayor Suarez is at the vanguard of political leaders embracing tech and crypto to help create a better society; this is a must listen for anyone interested in the intersection of politics and tech/crypto. Our conversation touches on the exponential growth of Miami, Bitcoin and the Social Responsibility of Wealth, the importance of education and how to address the growing income inequality gap and much more. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Mayor Suarez. ---- NEXO Crypto banking just got real with Nexo. Get cryptо credit from just 5.9% APR, earn up to 12% interest on crypto, stablecoins & fiat, swap assets on their brand new integrated exchange, and much more all conveniently wrapped in a single wallet interface. Sign up for free at nexo.io. Download the Nexo Wallet App on Google Play or the App Store . ---- COIN GAMING This episode was brought to you by Bitcasino. The worlds leading Bitcoin-led online casino and crypto-centric gaming destination. Wager your way into a world of opportunity, with the ultimate Fun, Fast and Fair crypto-casino experience.  Deposit, wager, and withdraw in real-time with a host of top cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), LiteCoin (LTC), Tether (USDT), TRON (TRX), Ripple (XRP), and more!  Use the promo link Bitcasino.io/Charlie to unlock your 200 FREE SPINS in the Legacy of Dead Promotion. 

My guests today are John Sarson, CEO and Founder of Sarson Funds, and Jason Penner, Senior Trader and General Partner at Sarson Funds. Sarson Funds is an independent provider of blockchain technology and cryptocurrency marketing and educational services focusing on the financial professional community and their clients. Sarson Funds was among the first US cryptocurrency managers to directly address the concerns of Financial Advisors by focusing on education for both the advisor and the client. Our conversation ranges from the origins of Sarson Funds, the explosive growth of interest in crypto from institutional investors, the current crypto regulations, legacy institutions entering the crypto space and so much more. ––– TOKENIZED STOCKS from BITTREX GLOBAL Bittrex Global is offering all of the Charlie’s listeners the ability to now buy tokenized stocks from Tesla, Apple, Amazon and more. Please visit https://global.bittrex.com/discover/tokenized-stocks to get fractional shares of your favorite stocks now from almost anywhere in the world. ––– This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

My guest today is Pablo Gonzalez, Co-Founder and Chief Design Officer of Bitso, the leading cryptocurrency exchange platform in Latin America boasting 1 million users. Before venturing into the crypto space, Pablo founded his own design and animation firm where he worked on high profile games like FIFA and Resident Evil. I found this conversation fascinating and think it will be essential for anyone who wants to understand the extent of the inefficiencies of the legacy financial markets or crypto helping bring the large global unbanked population into the financial system. Our conversation touches on how Bitso is helping their users send remittances payments and fight against unstable inflationary currencies by being the on ramp for stablecoin access, the current state of the local inefficient and corrupt legacy financial institutions, and why design is Crypto's biggest obstacle for adoption. ---- This podcast is powered by Blockworks . For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co