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Yitong Zhang is CEO and Co-Founder of Agora (https://www.agora.xyz). Backed by Haun Ventures, Coinbase Ventures and Consensys Ventures, among others, Agora is a cross-chain platform that offers a new standard of on-chain governance for protocols. Yitong discusses how Agora is simplifying on-chain governance and developing tooling for the future state of token-backed voting and collective governance.
Kavita Gupta is the Founder and General Partner of Delta Blockchain Fund. She has over 18 years of investment experience via The World Bank, IFC, and the Eric Schmidt Family office. She started one of the first Blockchain early-stage funds, ConsenSys Ventures and accelerator Tachyon. Kavita has invested first checks into sector-defining companies such as Polygon, Starkware, Quantstamp, and Sorare, to name among over 100 companies - she is also a visiting scholar at Stanford University teaching the Beyond Bitcoin class and an advisor to the Hus Institute, the UNICEF Giga project, the Katapult investment fund, the International Emmys and more. In 2015, Kavita received the UN Innovation Award for being one of the core members of creating green and social impact bonds.In this conversation, we discuss:- CZ and Binance news- The role of institutional demand- SEC decisions and regulatory hurdles- The evolving crypto VC landscape- Bitcoin ETF approval- The impact of global and geopolitical events on market dynamics- How a spot Bitcoin ETF approval could reshape the crypto investment landscape- Fostering a decentralized world- Life of a crypto VCDelta Blockchain FundWebsite: deltafund.ioX: @Deltabc_fundLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/delta-blockchain-fundKavita GuptaX: @KavitaGupta19LinkedIn: Kavita Gupta --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This episode is brought to you by PrimeXBT. PrimeXBT offers a robust trading system for both beginners and professional traders that demand highly reliable market data and performance. Traders of all experience levels can easily design and customize layouts and widgets to best fit their trading style. PrimeXBT is always offering innovative products and professional trading conditions to all customers. PrimeXBT is running an exclusive promotion for listeners of the podcast. After making your first deposit, 50% of that first deposit will be credited to your account as a bonus that can be used as additional collateral to open positions. Code: CRYPTONEWS50 This promotion is available for a month after activation. Click the link below: PrimeXBT x CRYPTONEWS50
Timestamp: 0:00 Welcome 4:16 Governance and Nature 10:30 Inevitability of Collapse 14:18 Isolation vs Coordination 18:19 Coordination 21:31 Fiduciaries 27:06 Dictatorships vs Democracies 33:15 Reputation Systems 36:36 But it will collapse anyway 37:56 Transparency 40:30 KYC and Persistent Identity 41:37 Voting and Contribution History 49:15 Fairness 52:52 Predatory Behavior
In this episode, I had a fun conversation with a dear friend and queen of crypto Kavita Gupta, ex-ConsenSys fame. In today's conversation we discussed her new crypto fund Delta which is focused on blockchain based decentralised storage, computing and identity. We discussed her illustrious background with ConsenSys, the leading Ethereum VC fund, her Fintech.TV project which in 2 short years has got over 8 million views, the blockchain courses she teaches at Stanford and her celebrity life. It was an absolute privilege to have her on the show, I really enjoyed this conversation and I hope you do too. Chapters 00:00 Introduction 02:43 Your new blockchain fund 04:12 Your background 17:18 Your Fintech.TV project 19:56 Teaching blockchain courses at Stanford University 21:07 Your background with ConsenSys Ventures 24:15 ConsenSys Ventures investments, fund size, early deals 28:12 Favourite deals at ConsenSys 32:16 Investment thesis of your Delta Fund 39:26 Does Delta have any geographic focus 39:48 Where is the fund located 40:32 Fund management fee 41:30 Investing in bitcoin vs funds 43:59 Comments on current crypto prices 46:54 Contact you, find Delta Fund Links from this show: https://twitter.com/KavitaGupta19 If you want to learn about bitcoin or ask me Qs, sign up for free at https://www.sunnybitcoin.com. Telegram: https://t.me/sunnybitcoin Sunny Bitcoin Podcast: - https://www.sunnybitcoin.com/c/podcast - YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBnIgIKJjojCojJveevdjMWTRfkvsJ94t - Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/sg/podcast/sunny-bitcoin/id1560959546 - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6X2WkOg74tVQLo0C182aNv Social Media: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/sunny_bitcoin - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sunnybitcoin - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sunnybitcoin - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/goenkas/detail/recent-activity/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/btclighthouse/message
Did you know that Jack Dorsey sold his first ever tweet as an NFT for 2.9 million dollars in March of this year?On this episode, Rohan asks the question - "What are NFT's?" to Kavita Gupta, Co-founder at Fintech.TV and Delta Blockchain Fund, ex-Founding Managing Partner at ConsenSys Ventures and Visiting Scholar at Stanford. He also asks her what 'NFT' stands for (Non-Fungible Token), what it means for a token to be non-fungible, how NFTs work, how they are being used by artists and in the art world right now, and lots more. Also, that Jack Dorsey tweet thing! Tune in and find out.Follow Kavita on Twitter: https://twitter.com/KavitaGupta19Follow Rohan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mojorojoDownload the CoinSwitch app today on Android and iOS devices at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.coinswitch.kuber&hl=en_IN&gl=US and https://apps.apple.com/in/app/coinswitch/id1540214951You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the new and improved IVM Podcasts App on Android: https://ivm.today/androidor iOS: https://ivm.today/ios
DeFi...What is it? What does it do? How is it different from the current financial system? How do I participate in it? Praneeth helped answer all my questions around this topic and more. I really enjoyed this discussion and gave me a lot of food for thought!Disclaimer: Opinions are my own. The content on the site and in the podcast do not constitute financial, legal, accounting, tax, or investment advice.
We interviewed Mr. Zac Prince of Block Fi CEO & Founder. Block Fi operates a service that lends legal currencies individuals and companies holding crypto assets such as Bitcoin and Ethereum as collateral assets. The company raised $ 18.3 million in Series A rounds, underwriting by Peter Thiel Valar Ventures, Winklevoss Capital, Galaxy Digital, and ConsenSys Ventures. By the way, Recruit.inc invested the Block Fi in the previous round. We interviewed Zac Prince, “Why did you launch Block Fi ?” And “What is Block Fi aiming for as a company?” In addition, We have been asked, “What problems are the companies that create new finance such as Block Fi, solving for legacy financial companies?” By listening to this interview, you can get a glimpse of the challenges of existing financial institutions. Please listen. about [Neweconomy] Neweconomy is Blockchain and Cryptocurrency media in japan. [Japanese] https://www.neweconomy.jp/ [English] https://medium.com/neweconomy --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/neweconomy/message
In this episode of Blockchain and Financial Inclusion, Arun Krishnakumar and Efi Pylarinou talk to Kavita Gupta - Managing Partner at Consensys Ventures. In her role at Consensys, Kavita also manages Tachyon - an incubator programme for Blockchain startups using Ethereum.The discussion covers the core areas of focus for Consensys Ventures, and some of the investments they have made in the past, and the overarching thesis they have for their investments. Kavita touches upon her views of Blockchain in the emerging markets, and highlights that many firms they have worked with at Consensys ventures and Tachyon are based out of emerging markets, and have tremendous technology potential along with a market to go after.Kavita also shares her vision of Blockchain in Governments, and how a Blockchain based tax system could potentially have significant impact in markets such as India. We close the conversation with her views on the cryptocurrency ban in India, and why she felt Blockchain was still a big opportunity in the subcontinent. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In this episode of Blockchain and Financial Inclusion, Arun Krishnakumar and Efi Pylarinou talk to Kavita Gupta - Managing Partner at Consensys Ventures. In her role at Consensys, Kavita also manages Tachyon - an incubator programme for Blockchain startups using Ethereum.The discussion covers the core areas of focus for Consensys Ventures, and some of the investments they have made in the past, and the overarching thesis they have for their investments. Kavita touches upon her views of Blockchain in the emerging markets, and highlights that many firms they have worked with at Consensys ventures and Tachyon are based out of emerging markets, and have tremendous technology potential along with a market to go after.Kavita also shares her vision of Blockchain in Governments, and how a Blockchain based tax system could potentially have significant impact in markets such as India. We close the conversation with her views on the cryptocurrency ban in India, and why she felt Blockchain was still a big opportunity in the subcontinent. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Andrew Keys, the Co-Founder of ConsenSys Capital discusses all things blockchain and the future of both ConsenSys and Crypto - a must listen to episode. - ConsenSys Capital Overview (token Foundry, consensus digital securities, consensus ventures, Trustology, Balan3e) -Custodianship is the main factor for institutional adoption, through Trustology. - What types of investments ConsenSys Ventures is making (Rocket Pool, Exchanges) - Brooklyn Project (regulatory frameworks for tokens), Civil for Journalism, focus on consumer utility tokens as software licenses. Add your email on 51pct.io for our extensive research reports. 51percent's Institutional Crypto Podcasts are to the point discussions with crypto leaders for analysts, funds and institutions. Make sure to add your email on 51pct.io Disclosure: Tom Shaughnessy owns tokens in ETH. This podcast is NOT investment advice and is only informational. Do not make investment decisions based upon this podcast.
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Kavita Gupta, the Founding Managing Parter of ConsenSys Ventures, a $50M fund that invests in the Ethereum ecosystem. We chat about an omni-considerate co-evolution mindset and the various companies ConsenSys Ventures has invested in. Support me on Patreon! www.patreon.com/rhyslindmark Thanks to Mike Goldin, John Desmond, Colin Wielga, Harry Lindmark, Joe Urgo, John Lindmark, Daniel Segal, Jacob Zax, Katie Powell, Jonathan Isaac, Brady McKenna, Jeff Snyder, Ryan X Charles, Chris Edmonds, Ned Mills, Kenji Williams, Brayton Williams, Scott Levi, Peter Rodgers, Keith Klundt, Andrew O’Neill, Matt Daley, and Kenzie Jacobs for supporting me on Patreon!