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Today's guest is Mark Lurie, the CEO & Co-Founder of Shipyard Software. Shipyard Software builds decentralized exchanges (DEX) for specific types of trades, traders, and instruments, starting with Clipper, a DEX with the best prices anywhere on retail trades. Mark is an entrepreneur and investor who founded two venture-backed startups, Codex Protocol and Lofty. He is currently a Venture Partner at FJLabs, a board member of GMO Trust (issuer of GYEN, the first Yen-backed stablecoin), and a board member of the Foundation for Art and Blockchain (a 501c3 nonprofit). He is also the host of the podcast, WTF, Crypto, where he chats with experts in the industry about how the most significant developments in crypto affect traders. Previously, he was an investor at Bessemer Venture Partners, where his investments included Twilio (NYSE: TWLO). He has an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA in Economics from Harvard College. We discuss various things, including Shipyard Software, DeFi, DEXs, Compliance, Venture Investing, and much more. We begin our conversation by discussing the importance of Twilio in connecting Web1 and Web2. Mark discusses his investment thesis behind investing in Twilio. We transitioned to discussing Shipyard. Mark shares why he pivoted from being a VC to founding Shipyard. Mark discusses the concept of shared prosperity and how that guides his understanding and thesis around DeFi. Mark goes on to share how he believes DeFi will develop. We discuss how Clipper has been optimized for retail traders and why specialized DEXs with individual use cases will be the future of DEXs. Mark explains how Clipper is the most profitable DEX. We discuss competitive differentiation. We pivot our conversation to focus on OFAC Compliance. Mark explains why it is essential to be OFAC compliant and how to integrate OFAC sanctions into the crypto space. We stress the importance of tradeoffs and differentiation and how this applies to the DEX space and compliance. Please enjoy my conversation with Mark Lurie.
In this episode, Jess Houlgrave joins me as a guest to discuss crypto art. She is the Co-founder of Codex Protocol, an advocate for women in blockchain, and she is listed on the Forbes 30 under 30 list for 2019. Jess Houlgrave --- Twitter: https://twitter.com/JessyBlock --- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/houlgrave/ Check out BlockHash on social media: --- Twitter: https://twitter.com/zempbrand --- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theblockhash --- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theblockhash/ --- Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/blockhash --- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcMWGVZFBqq3stSuKrmSX3Q --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/blockhash-exploring-the-blockchain/support
We hear more and more about the need to get more women in tech. More female founders, female funders, and more female panelists at events. Is it a man's world? Jess Houlgrave, founder of Codex Protocol and shEOS recently said in an interview with the Spectator that blockchain is "an industry based on merit. It’s very diverse, very varied politically and geographically — so no one cares whether you’re male or female, it’s about how good you are". Does that mean there isn't a problem? We discuss with Jess herself, her thoughts, experiences and theories, on the role of software, society, finance, the media, quotas, regulation and education in correcting the balance.
Can blockchain solve problems of origin, ownership and price in the art market? Josh Spero put this question to Georgina Adam, author of Dark Side of the Boom, Jess Holgrave from Codex Protocol, and Anne Bracegirdle from Christie's at the FT’s recent Weekend Festival in London. Dark Side of the Boom: The Excesses of the Art Market in the 21st Century is published by Lund Humphreys See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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"After writing an M.A. thesis on the use of blockchain technology in the art ecosystem and working at Sotheby's helping collectors to bid at auction, I co-founded Codex Protocol, a decentralised title registry for art and collectibles. I previously spent six years in the finance industry. Sailing enthusiast and collector of old maps." After listening to this episode you will learn: How Jess initially got into the Blockchain The connection Jess saw between Blockchain and the art world How that led Jess into the academic world and ultimately publishing a thesis paper How there was a perfect storm for Jess to combine her non-technical business and investment skillsets to create the Codex protocol How Jess was really excited by the creativity and diversity of the Blockchain scene Some tips on how to pick A players and manage a remote team across the world How they use all hands meetings three times a week to keep people and incentives aligned Why team building is such an important building block for success About how art is a $2 trillion dollar asset class How the Codex protocol works and helps tokenize art and collectables For show notes and more please visit: LAB Radio
With Mark Lurie, CEO.Codex is the leading decentralized title registry created for the arts & collectibles ecosystem, which includes art, fine wine, collectible cars, antiques, decorative arts, coins, watches, jewelry, and more.Powered by the DEX native token, the Codex Protocol is open source, allowing third party players in the A&C ecosystem to build applications and utilize the title system. Codex’s landmark application, Biddable, is a smart deposit-escrow system deeply integrated into the Codex protocol, solving the biggest issues faced in A&C auctions: non-performing bidders, lack of privacy, and barriers to market access.
With Mark Lurie, CEO.Codex is the leading decentralized title registry created for the arts & collectibles ecosystem, which includes art, fine wine, collectible cars, antiques, decorative arts, coins, watches, jewelry, and more.Powered by the DEX native token, the Codex Protocol is open source, allowing third party players in the A&C ecosystem to build applications and utilize the title system. Codex’s landmark application, Biddable, is a smart deposit-escrow system deeply integrated into the Codex protocol, solving the biggest issues faced in A&C auctions: non-performing bidders, lack of privacy, and barriers to market access.
As part of the Top 5 news, we have identified a few new or current projects we've learned about as a result of the Rare Digital Art Festival on January 13. We've got a lively discussion about the event among ourselves and with our guest, Jason Bailey of Artnome. 1. Art Project Decentralized - This is a blockchain-driven collaborative open source art project by artist Jessica Angel in collaboration with TrueBit. https://vimeo.com/249089063 https://projects.invisionapp.com/share/R6F7UY5CQ#/screens/269818683_Art_Project 2. Scrilla release December 2017 - You Can't Smoke a Bitcoin. Inspiration? One listener commented: "Sound like the theme music for a wolf of wall street sequel" https://soundcloud.com/scrillaventura/cant-smoke-a-bitcoin 3. Creative Tech Week - New York May 3-12, 2018. This is a crowd-funded event with installation locations across NYC. Artists are given an opportunity to install and promote their work. http://creativetechweek.nyc/ 4. 50 Cent Made Millions Off Bitcoin in Album Sales, by Rap-Up, January 23, 2018, http://www.rap-up.com/2018/01/23/50-cent-made-millions-off-bitcoin-in-album-sales/ 5. Codex Protocol annonymous art bidding and registration service launched. A unique crypto-based decentralized title regisry launched in January 2018. http://www.codexprotocol.com/#idteam Knowledge A. Reinventing the Art Lab on the Blockchain, Janury 3, 2018, Lucy Sollitt in Rhizome. http://rhizome.org/editorial/2018/jan/03/reinventing-the-art-lab-on-the-blockchain/ B. The Blockchain Art Market is here, Jason Bailey, our guest for today https://www.artnome.com/news/2017/12/22/the-blockchain-art-market-is-here and What is Cryptoart? https://www.artnome.com/news/2018/1/14/what-is-cryptoart C. Art and Blockchain - Revolution in Art, by Sandra Breslau, January 30, 2018 https://cointelegraph.com/news/art-and-blockchain-revolution-in-art-collectin AOTB About Hosts Posts 1. DJ Pepe Invades Rare Art Festival in New York City, by DJ Pepe https://medium.com/@DJPEPE_/djpepe-invades-rare-art-festival-in-new-york-city-7b7d95843f1e 2. Tokens, Branding and Digital Assets, by Cynthia Gayton, https://medium.com/@squizzi3/tokens-branding-and-digital-assets-37009d9aef79 3. RareAF talks DJ Pepe, by R.A.R.E. Art Labs, January 30, 2018 https://medium.com/@rareartlabs/rareaf-talks-dj-pepe-93f11afb4cce 4. How Much for That Pepe? Scenes from the First Rare Digital Art Auction, by Daniel Penny, January 23, 2018, The Paris Review. https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2018/01/23/much-pepe-scenes-first-rare-digital-art-auction/ 5. Blockchain Insider: Cynthia M. Gayton, Esq., by Portia Burton, December 21, 2017. https://medium.com/@chain_explainer/blockchain-insider-cynthia-m-gayton-esq-f218b763bbc5 Bitcoin Tips: 1D3DYP4nBC5DqTm1g5GeKf1uWeemLipwpY
The art and collectibles asset class includes fine art, jewelry, fine wines, watches, collectible cars, and more, and is estimated to be worth $6 trillion globally. However, there is no recognized system of verifying ownership and transactions, which is one of the major drivers of authenticity and value. Codex Protocol hopes to change that by creating a decentralized title registry for this asset class. Codex will pull the provenance, the history of an item's ownership and transactions–onto the blockchain, and will then allow others to build applications on top of their protocol. The first app to be built is Biddable, which allows users to register and bid anonymously at auction houses around the world, and pay in cryptocurrency. At their launch, they will have over 5000 auction houses worldwide available for users to register through on Day 1, which solves the large problem of auction houses having to turn away potential bidders because they either can't or won't provide their financial disclosures, and will ultimately allow more people to get involved in auctions. Mark also discusses what he sees as the future of Codex Protocol, the other types of applications that can be built with their technology, and how it will change the art and collectibles asset class. For more information, visit www.codexprotocol.com.