Podcasts about crypto funds

Chris Dixon is a General Partner at Andreesen Horowitz, where he focuses on the a16z Crypto Funds.  Before joining Andreesen in 2013, Chris co-founded, built and sold two technology companies and was a prolific seed investor, founding member of Founder Collective, and personal investor.  At various spots along the way, Chris was an investor in BuzzFeed, Uber, Venmo, Hotel Tonight, Coinbase, and Oculus, among many others.     Our conversation covers Chris' early interest in computers and business, and lessons from starting companies and angel investing.  We then turn to his activities since joining Andreesen Horowitz, discussing new computing platforms, a brief history of centralized and decentralized computing, development of blockchain technologies, potential killer apps, token basics, and investor perception.     Chris Dixon is a General Partner at Andreesen Horowitz, where he focuses on the a16z Crypto Funds.  Before joining Andreesen in 2013, Chris co-founded, built and sold two technology companies and was a prolific seed investor, founding member of Founder Collective, and personal investor.  At various spots along the way, Chris was an investor in BuzzFeed, Uber, Venmo, Hotel Tonight, Coinbase, and Oculus, among many others.     Our conversation covers Chris' early interest in computers and business, and lessons from starting companies and angel investing.  We then turn to his activities since joining Andreesen Horowitz, discussing new computing platforms, a brief history of centralized and decentralized computing, development of blockchain technologies, potential killer apps, token basics, and investor perception.     Learn More  Follow Ted on Twitter at @tseides or LinkedIn  Subscribe to the mailing list  Access Transcript with Premium Membership 

Nathan McCauley is the CEO of Anchorage Digital. We discuss:- Anchorage's Crypto Custody services- Custodian for Eaglebrook Advisors and Franklin Templeton's new Digital Asset Dynamic BTC/ETH SMA strategy- Porto institutional self-custody wallet - Bitcoin Spot ETF & will thel Ethereum ETF be approved?- Crypto Regulations- NFTs and Tonkenization✅ Sponsor - VeChain is a versatile enterprise-grade L1 smart contract platform https://www.vechain.org/ 

A.M. Edition for Feb. 27. Following the SEC's January approval of U.S. exchange-traded funds that hold bitcoin, a slew of Wall Street firms have applied to launch other crypto funds holding a smaller and more volatile asset. WSJ reporter Vicky Ge Huang explains the prospects for spot ether ETFs. Plus, President Biden urges lawmakers to avoid a looming government shutdown. And Canada proposes forcing social-media platforms to remove harmful content. Luke Vargas hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Craig Salm, Chief Legal Officer at Grayscale Investments, discussed the transformation of Grayscale's Bitcoin GBTC trust into an exchange-traded fund (ETF) in a recent interview with Proactive. Celebrating a decade-long effort, Salm emphasised the importance of this milestone for the firm and its one-million investors. Grayscale reported robust trading volumes, with GBTC becoming the largest Bitcoin ETF based on assets under management (AUM) and the second-largest commodity-based ETF globally. Salm discussed fee pressures and Grayscale's intention to expand into Ethereum-based ETF products and other crypto assets, aligning with its four-stage product lifecycle strategy. He also commented on the regulatory landscape in the UK, acknowledging the challenges faced by regulators in balancing innovation and investor protection. He expressed optimism for the future acceptance of Bitcoin ETFs in the UK and other regions, influenced by the US's regulatory developments. #ProactiveInvestors #GrayscaleInvestments #BitcoinETF #CraigSalm #CryptoInvestment #GBTC #Cryptocurrency #grayscale #bitcoin #crypto #gbtc #etf #bitcointrading #cryptoregulations #digitalassets #bitcoinfutures #cryptomarket #ethereumetf #cryptostrategy #InvestmentTrends #CryptoNews #FinanceInterview #InvestorInsights #BlockchainTechnology #FinancialRegulation #invest #investing #investment #investor #stockmarket #stocks #stock #stockmarketnews

Looking for evidence that a resolution with Binance is a positive thing? Digital asset funds saw their 9th straight week of inflows, and there biggest week overall this year. Today's Sponsor: Kraken Kraken: See what crypto can be - https://kraken.com/TheBreakdown Enjoying this content? SUBSCRIBE to the Podcast: https://pod.link/1438693620 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/nathanielwhittemorecrypto Subscribe to the newsletter: https://breakdown.beehiiv.com/ Join the discussion: https://discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8 Follow on Twitter: NLW: https://twitter.com/nlw Breakdown: https://twitter.com/BreakdownNLW

Jean-Luc Ramdin of Cherokee Acquisition joins me to discuss how users who have crypto funds stuck on FTX, Celsius, BlockFi, Voyager, Genesis and more can recover some of these funds. Visit https://cherokeeacq.com/ & https://claims-market.com/ to learn more

Noelle Acheson, the mind behind the Crypto Is Macro Now newsletter, explores crypto funds, crypto integrating with finance outside the U.S. and some big-name hedge fund support.Today's episode is sponsored by CME Group.To get the show every day, follow the podcast here.Today's Stories:Digital Asset Fund Flows | October 30th 2023 Crypto Funds See Largest Inflow in 15 Months, With Bitcoin, Solana Leading Rally: CoinShares Thailand's Kasikorn Bank Buys Majority Stake in Satang Crypto Exchange for $103M Thailand's KBank Starts $100M Fund Targeting AI and Web3 Robin Hood NYC 2023 Fireside Chat Stan Druckenmiller and Paul Tudor Jones -From our sponsors:CME Group Cryptocurrency futures and options provide market-leading liquidity for bitcoin and ether trading. These cash-settled contracts give full exposure to crypto performance without the hassle of holding the physical position. No digital wallet? No problem. Trade nearly 24/7 in a transparent, CFTC-regulated market. Visit cmegroup.com/crypto to learn more.Disclaimer:This communication is not directed to investors located in any particular jurisdiction and is not intended to be accessed by recipients based in jurisdictions in which distribution is not permitted. The information herein should not be considered investment advice or the results of actual market experience. Past results are not necessarily indicative of future performance. Trading derivatives products involves the risk of loss. Please consider carefully whether futures or options are appropriate to your financial situation.-This episode was hosted by Noelle Acheson. “Markets Daily” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Noelle Acheson, the mind behind the Crypto Is Macro Now newsletter, explores crypto funds, crypto integrating with finance outside the U.S. and some big-name hedge fund support.Today's episode is sponsored by CME Group.To get the show every day, follow the podcast here.Today's Stories:Digital Asset Fund Flows | October 30th 2023 Crypto Funds See Largest Inflow in 15 Months, With Bitcoin, Solana Leading Rally: CoinShares Thailand's Kasikorn Bank Buys Majority Stake in Satang Crypto Exchange for $103M Thailand's KBank Starts $100M Fund Targeting AI and Web3 Robin Hood NYC 2023 Fireside Chat Stan Druckenmiller and Paul Tudor Jones -From our sponsors:CME Group Cryptocurrency futures and options provide market-leading liquidity for bitcoin and ether trading. These cash-settled contracts give full exposure to crypto performance without the hassle of holding the physical position. No digital wallet? No problem. Trade nearly 24/7 in a transparent, CFTC-regulated market. Visit cmegroup.com/crypto to learn more.Disclaimer:This communication is not directed to investors located in any particular jurisdiction and is not intended to be accessed by recipients based in jurisdictions in which distribution is not permitted. The information herein should not be considered investment advice or the results of actual market experience. Past results are not necessarily indicative of future performance. Trading derivatives products involves the risk of loss. Please consider carefully whether futures or options are appropriate to your financial situation.-This episode was hosted by Noelle Acheson. “Markets Daily” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Nick Tomaino is the Founder and General Partner @ 1confirmation, one of the leading seed firms fueling the decentralization of the web and society. The fund started with $26M in backing from individuals including Peter Thiel and Mark Cuban and it has been reported that the firm now has over $1B in assets under management. Nick has led seed investments in OpenSea, dYdX, SuperRare, Polkadot and Cosmos among others. Prior to 1confirmation, Nick was a Principal @ Runa Capital and before that led business development and marketing at Coinbase in the early days of the company. In Today's Episode with Nick Tomaino We Discuss: From Cryptokitties to founding the Leading Seed Crypto Firm: How did Nick first come into contact with crypto and bitcoin specifically? How did getting fired from Coinbase catalyse his move into venture? What does Nick know today that he wishes he had known when he started investing? 2. The Landscape Today: Funds and SBF Are the current generation of crypto funds too large? Should they give money back to their LPs? Will the next generation of crypto funds be smaller? Are any crypto funds able to raise right now? Why does crypto Twitter hate crypto VCs? Who are the worst VCs for pump and dump? 3. SBF & FTX: What Actually Happened, Who is to Blame, What Happens from here? What is the biggest misconception on SBF and FTX today? Who should be held accountable? What else would Nick like to see? How should FTX change the way that LPs invest into venture managers? 4. How to Build the Best Crypto Portfolio in Venture: How large are the funds? How does Nick determine the right size for a fund? How many investments does Nick make per fund? How do loss rates look in crypto? What have been Nick's biggest investment hits and losses? How did that impact his mindset? 5. The Future for NFTs and Opensea: Why does Nick remain bullish on the future of NFTs? How is Nick able to remain optimistic about the future of Opensea given their volumes? Where does Nick believe the fair price for Opensea should be today? Did Nick sell their Opensea at the $13Bn round?

NLW looks at the top five stories in crypto this past week in a live conversation with Scott Melker. SEC vs. Binance Anti CBDC Legislation Advances Crypto Funds Raise SBF Parents No More Rate Hikes Enjoying this content? SUBSCRIBE to the Podcast: https://pod.link/1438693620 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/nathanielwhittemorecrypto Subscribe to the newsletter: https://breakdown.beehiiv.com/ Join the discussion: https://discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8 Follow on Twitter: NLW: https://twitter.com/nlw Breakdown: https://twitter.com/BreakdownNLW

The most valuable crypto stories for Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. "The Hash" team discusses why Goerli ether's (gETH) price spiked to over $1.60 during the weekend. These tokens are a testnet version of actual ether for developers to simulate transactions, smart contacts and other activities prior to deploying on the Ethereum mainnet. This means the tokens are supposed to be free – issued simply for testnet developers. Plus, a closer look at why crypto investment funds are turning to tokens of the Stacks Network as they bet on the growth of Bitcoin.See also:Start of the End? Testnet Goerli Ether Spikes to $1.60 as Traders Jump on Opportunity Meant for DevelopersAllure of Bitcoin Ordinals, DeFi Drives Crypto Funds to Bitcoin Layer 2-Token Stacks-This episode has been edited by Ryan Huntington. The senior producer is Michele Musso and the executive producer is Jared Schwartz. Our theme song is “Neon Beach.”-Are you building the next big thing in Web3? Apply to pitch your project live on stage at the CoinDesk Pitchfest Powered by Google Cloud at Consensus, the industry's most influential event happening April 26-28 in Austin, Texas. Apply by March 31 for a chance to be among the twelve finalists selected to pitch. Visit consensus.coindesk.com/pitchfest for more information.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The most valuable crypto stories for Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. "The Hash" team discusses why Goerli ether's (gETH) price spiked to over $1.60 during the weekend. These tokens are a testnet version of actual ether for developers to simulate transactions, smart contacts and other activities prior to deploying on the Ethereum mainnet. This means the tokens are supposed to be free – issued simply for testnet developers. Plus, a closer look at why crypto investment funds are turning to tokens of the Stacks Network as they bet on the growth of Bitcoin.See also:Start of the End? Testnet Goerli Ether Spikes to $1.60 as Traders Jump on Opportunity Meant for DevelopersAllure of Bitcoin Ordinals, DeFi Drives Crypto Funds to Bitcoin Layer 2-Token Stacks-This episode has been edited by Ryan Huntington. The senior producer is Michele Musso and the executive producer is Jared Schwartz. Our theme song is “Neon Beach.”-Are you building the next big thing in Web3? Apply to pitch your project live on stage at the CoinDesk Pitchfest Powered by Google Cloud at Consensus, the industry's most influential event happening April 26-28 in Austin, Texas. Apply by March 31 for a chance to be among the twelve finalists selected to pitch. Visit consensus.coindesk.com/pitchfest for more information.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ray Hindi and Jake Lynch of L1 Digital join the show. In this episode we discuss: L1 Digital's origin story and early path into the crypto ecosystem. The firm's approach to investing in managers and making direct investment. The evolution of crypto funds including views on structure, strategy, focus. The fundraising landscape – how pensions/larger pools of capital think about crypto investing. Views on the impact of FTX. Thoughts on the current regulatory landscape. Real World Assets (RWAs) and how L1D is exploring this thematic area. DAOs and how this framework is evolving. To learn more about L1 Digital visit L1.Digital.

Story of failure: Losing my Dad's antique anchor in the water.Dan Nunney lives in Cleveland, Ohio with his wife and three kids. He is the founder and owner of Golf Cart Garage, an online business dedicated to selling golf cart parts with superior customer service. He is also the founder of Side By Side Garage, and is a co-founder of The Long Game Fund, a crypto fund dedicated to investments in the cryptocurrency space. Dan is also a former attorney and has worked on Wall Street with a hedge firm, bringing him perspectives that few people possess. He attended Indiana University and received his law degree from Northern Illinois University.  In today's episode Dan talks about:from Cleveland, OH and married with three kidsalways wanted to be a business ownerwanting control over his freedomcleaning golf clubs and mowing lawns as a kida Craigslist for Universitiesmaking all the mistakes possible with a new business ideagetting a real job and working for a hedge fundafter 2008, going back to schoolgetting a law degree and working too muchwalking through life without a purposenot wanting to be like the guy a sat next to at work and how it woke him upquitting and starting a golf cart parts online storeworking in the back office of the hedge fund and learning with open eyesalways being interested in learningmistake of not having enough mentors early onalways wanting to do the opposite of everyone elseJesse Itzler as a mentor NetJetsMisogi Year of Challengestory of a kid scoring 8 goals and how he improved5 minutes a dayspending quality time with each of his three kidsowing his son $27.50teaching his kids skills and working with them at least five minutes a daywhy it's easy to forget you're a good parenta local friend as a mentorBob Campana as a mentorliving with intentionprioritizing goals based on valueclimbing the ladder on the wrong buildingwhy he couldn't do a side hustle with lawwriting his time down every six minutesburn the ships routea photo of a guy he didn't want to be like in his closetletting his law license expirestarting a crypto fundlike the early days of airplanesbeing very much into Bitcoindifferent crypto funds for investorsthe current bloodbath of cryptositting in cash and not getting impatientgiving credit to his OG partnerspicking the right partnersnot orange pilling people anymorewhy everyone will come to Bitcoin in their own timecomparing Bitcoin to the early days of the internetwhy it's hard to be associated with cryptothinking of Bitcoin as a massive computer networkwhy Dan doesn't make any price predictions anymoreif macro is bad, everything is badmassive growth over the last two years and dealing with repercussionswhy losing focus is badpositive green shoots in business“I go into action and start trying to figure out the problem.”“I am just seeing the results of not putting in great effort.”“Every single day, get a little bit better, and those efforts will compound.”how bamboo grows and compounding effectsbeing patient in the root building yearswhy cold plunges intimidated him in the beginningdoing one hard thing in the morning, making the rest of the day easierdone wiping butts and changing diapershaving to be a different dad to each of his kidsa brand new challenge everydaytrying every single day to get betterwanting to have the same relationship with his wife and kids five years from nowhoping 2023 is the year of relationshipssending three messages a day to people you care aboutchecking off the box on his daily tracker www.golfcartgarage.comwww.sidebysidegarage.comThe Long Game FundFacebook - Dan Nunneydnunney@gmail.com

Rabia Iqbal (Managing Partner at Nural Capital) joins The Tie's Fundamental Value podcast to discuss what to look for when investing in crypto funds, how to conduct due diligence, emerging areas in crypto as an investor, and direct investing in crypto companies.The information contained in this podcast is for informational purposes only and is not investment advice. The views and opinions expressed in this episode are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of The Tie, Inc. You are fully responsible for any decisions you make; The Tie Inc. is not liable for any loss or damage caused by reliance on information provided. For investment advice, consult with a registered investment advisor. Rabia Iqbal LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rabiaiqbal/Nural Capital Website: https://nural.capital/Nural Capital Twitter: @NuralCapitalJoshua Frank Twitter: @Joshua_Frank_Joshua Frank LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-frank-56950950/The Tie Twitter: @TheTIEIOThe Tie Website: https://www.thetie.io/The Tie is the leading provider of information services for digital assets. Our core offering, The Tie Terminal, is the fastest and most comprehensive workstation for institutional digital asset investors. https://www.thetie.io/crypto-sigdev-terminal/ 

In this week's episode of 0xResearch, Matt Hougan and Ryan Rasmussen join us to discuss Bitwise's crypto thesis. We explore the expected fallout from FTX, Coinbase's massive market opportunity, Bitwise's investment products, crypto's next big unlock and more! Matt and Ryan share insight after insight in this brilliant episode that will leave you feeling psyched about the future of crypto. - - Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (01:05) Hot Seat/Cool Throne (13:53) Across Airdrop, Flipside Insights & Chainalysis (19:53) Expected Industry & Regulatory Fallout From FTX (34:40) Coinbase's Massive Opportunity (38:13) “Chainalysis Ad” (38:55) Coinbase's Massive Opportunity (42:31) Bitwise's Crypto Funds (47:49) How Has Client Interest Changed? (52:34) Custody, Governance and Fund Allocation (56:37) A Multichain vs Cross-Chain Future (01:01:24) Crypto's Next Big Unlock (01:06:54) Should Tokens Generate Cash Flows? - - Follow Matt: https://twitter.com/Matt_Hougan Follow Ryan: https://mobile.twitter.com/rasterlyrock Follow Dan: https://twitter.com/smyyguy Follow Blockworks Research: https://twitter.com/blockworksres Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3foDS38 Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3SNhUEt Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3NlP1hA Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Resources: Maxine Waters' tweet to SBF https://twitter.com/RepMaxineWaters/status/1598693811252875264 Circle's tweet on terminating Concord business combination https://twitter.com/circle/status/1599764500923703296 Matt's tweet on Coinabase's growth https://twitter.com/Matt_Hougan/status/1455626864400076800 -- Chainalysis is the leading blockchain analytics company. Web3 companies like Dapper, Gemini, and Crypto.com manage risk, drive investigations, and inform growth strategies with Chainalysis. Together, we build trust in blockchains, grow safe consumer access to cryptocurrency, and promote more financial freedom with less risk. Visit Chainalysis.com/blockworks to learn more now. -- Flipside has the most comprehensive data in web3 to get you the insights you need to work smarter. Instantly query the data yourself (for free!) or browse dashboards by elite analysts to find hidden alpha and get the edge you need to win. Earn up to $75 USDC by completing 0xResearch's exclusive bounty for analysts on Flipside: https://flipsidecrypto.xyz/drops/0xresearch-bounty-defi-users-7f5442 - - Disclaimer: Nothing said on 0xResearch is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Dan, Sam, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

We're back after a summer hiatus and crypto funds are on the agenda once again. This time, my guest is Daire Lawlor, MD at Interwoven, and we discuss the extent to which Irish regulated funds can invest in crypto currencies and digital assets. Our chat wanders into discussions about DLT, tokenisation and freedom with guardrails. Plenty to digest as we get our heads down for the run-in to year-end! Enjoy

This week we are joined by Rabia Iqbal and Jehan Chu of Nural Capital, which is a crypto-focused hybrid firm that invests in both crypto funds and companies. Before starting Nural, Rabia spent time at Coatue and Mubadala, while Jehan is also a partner at blockchain-focused Kenetic Capital and has been one of the early pioneers within the crypto space.Given the dynamic and evolving world of crypto, we had a great conversation on unpacking all angles on crypto including the current winter we are in, the role of governance, and insights on where crypto may go from here.First, a word from our sponsor:Allocate is the digital operating system for investors looking to build and manage world-class private portfolios within venture capital and other technology-focused private assets.Despite the enormous growth of the private markets and the rapid increase of retail demand for private alternatives, investing in the highest quality private assets within the innovation sector remains inaccessible and opaque.Go to allocate.co to apply to be an early-access member and join 500+ active Allocate users.About Rabia Iqbal:Rabia Iqbal is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Nural Capital. She started her career at Morgan Stanley, she had a stop at Coatue Management before joining Mubadala, a sovereign wealth fund. She co-founded Nural in 2021. Rabia got her bachelor’s degree from Cornell.About Jehan Chu:Jehan Chu is the Co-Founder of Nural Capital. He also is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Kenetic, a Blockchain platform focused on technology, advisory, asset management, and community. Jehan has been active in the Blockchain community since 2014, when he founded the Hong Kong Blockchain Meetup and the Bitcoin Association of Hong Kong. His experience prior to that was in the art world on the auction-side at Sotheby’s and the acquisition side at Vermillion Art Collections.In this episode we discuss:01:20 How and why Nural Capital was formed05:30 Jehan’s background in Crypto08:58 How this current Crypto Winter is similar and different to ones in the past13:00 Will Crypto be a correlated or non-correlated asset moving forward15:42 Lessons we can take from the high-profile problems in Crypto20:04 How governance and regulation is evolving in Crypto and what is needed25:12 Areas where web3 excels over web 2.028:20 Differences between the early web and where Crypto is today33:23 Who is currently investing in the Crypto space37:46 What does it truly mean to be differentiated in the Crypto market42:20 Areas in the Crypto space where Nural is most bullishI’d love to know what you took away from this conversation with Rabia and Jehan. Follow me @SamirKaji and give me your insights and questions with the hashtag #ventureunlocked. If you’d like to be considered as a guest or have someone you’d like to hear from (GP or LP), drop me a direct message on Twitter.Podcast Production support provided by Agent Bee Agency This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ventureunlocked.substack.com

In this episode of Empire's Weekly Roundup, Jason and Santi discuss this week's biggest stories. CeFi continues to implode, funds are facing redemptions and Bitcoin miners are in trouble. What could be the catalyst out of this mess? How has Santi changed his mind about DeFi? Tune in to find out! Highlights include: - Why Santi changed his mind on undercollateralized loans in DeFi - What is happening with CoinFLEX and Roger Ver - 3AC officially defaults - Why users aren't ready to use DeFi - Jason and Santi's bet on the next crypto catalyst - A potential Bitcoin miner death spiral - What is a high watermark - Arthur Hayes' predictions - Are we just reliant on the Fed? - Maker DAO is buying T-Bills - Jason/Santi book recommendations - - Follow Santi: https://twitter.com/santiagoroel Follow Jason: https://twitter.com/JasonYanowitz Follow Empire: https://twitter.com/theempirepod Subscribe on YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/4fdhhb2j Subscribe on Apple: https://tinyurl.com/mv4frfv7 Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/wbaypprw - - Referenced in the show: Jill Gunter of Espresso Systems https://twitter.com/jillrgunter Ryan Swanson (Blockworks Research Analyst) https://twitter.com/ryan_swansonx -- BitMEX is back and better than ever. Sign up for BitmEX's new Spot Exchange for a chance to win a piece of $500,000 in BTC (new users). Learn more about them at https://www.bitmex.com/ -- Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ -- (00:00) Introduction (03:01) State of the Market (09:45) Bearish On Undercollaterized Loans (12:15) CoinFLEX, Roger Ver and More Contagion (19:08) Will People Use DeFi? (26:25) A Privacy & Security Bet (29:06) Voyager Issues Default Notice to 3AC (29:58) Bitmex Ad (30:56) BTC Miner Death Spiral (42:26) Funder Redemptions ft. Arthur Hayes (50:25) Closing Crypto Funds & High Watermarks (59:10) MakerDAO Vote to Buy T-Bills (1:04:20) Catalyst For The Next Cycle (1:11:20) Crypto's Progress (1:15:48) New Episodes and Book Recommendations -- Disclaimer: Nothing said on Empire is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Santiago, Jason, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

Chris Dixon is a General Partner at Andreesen Horowitz, where he focuses on the a16z Crypto Funds.  Before joining Andreesen in 2013, Chris co-founded, built and sold two technology companies and was a prolific seed investor, founding member of Founder Collective, and personal investor.  At various spots along the way, Chris was an investor in BuzzFeed, Uber, Venmo, Hotel Tonight, Coinbase, and Oculus, among many others.   Our conversation covers Chris' early interest in computers and business, and lessons from starting companies and angel investing.  We then turn to his activities since joining Andreesen Horowitz, discussing new computing platforms, a brief history of centralized and decentralized computing, development of blockchain technologies, potential killer apps, token basics, and investor perception.   Chris Dixon is a General Partner at Andreesen Horowitz, where he focuses on the a16z Crypto Funds.  Before joining Andreesen in 2013, Chris co-founded, built and sold two technology companies and was a prolific seed investor, founding member of Founder Collective, and personal investor.  At various spots along the way, Chris was an investor in BuzzFeed, Uber, Venmo, Hotel Tonight, Coinbase, and Oculus, among many others.   Our conversation covers Chris' early interest in computers and business, and lessons from starting companies and angel investing.  We then turn to his activities since joining Andreesen Horowitz, discussing new computing platforms, a brief history of centralized and decentralized computing, development of blockchain technologies, potential killer apps, token basics, and investor perception.   Learn More  Follow Ted on Twitter at @tseides or LinkedIn  Subscribe to the mailing list  Access Transcript with Premium Membership 

Regulated crypto funds With investment in crypto continuing to generate investor interest (current market turmoil notwithstanding!), FS firms are exploring whether and how investment fund structures could be used to deliver exposure to crypto currencies. Leading the way when it comes to regulated crypto funds is Gibraltar. So I'm delighted to be joined by James Lasry, Funds and Crypto Lawyer at Hassans, to discuss how Gibraltar has approached the regulation and operation of crypto funds. With tons of insights and practical experience, James is a mine of information when it comes to regulated crypto funds. Enjoy!

One of the many joys of going independent and writing on Substack is that I work at the eye of a trend piece. There’s a storm circling around me with fights about Substack’s politics and its promise as a media disruptor. But at the center of that vortex, I’m far more focused on my own business than the broader maelstrom around me. I’m very fortunate to say that my paid subscriber count has now grown beyond 1,500 and more than 22,000 people now receive my free emails. I’ve been enjoying a steeper growth curve lately.This week on the Dead Cat podcast, Katie Benner, Tom Dotan, and I talk to technology Substack writer Casey Newton. On the podcast, I reminisce about how I phoned Newton during the depths of the pandemic to tell him that I was going to leave Bloomberg to start a Substack only to learn he was about to launch one as well. Newton founded Platformer, a go-to destination for news and analysis about what’s happening in the technology industry — especially at social media companies. Newton and I are part of a group of writers that formed the Discord community Sidechannel together. (Paying Newcomer subscribers get access to the community, though I’ll confess that my channels are fairly dormant.)Our discussion was sparked by a news story about what’s not happening. Substack apparently isn’t raising a new round of financing, according to the New York Times. Unlike fellow Andreessen Horowitz portfolio company Clubhouse, which raised at a $4 billion valuation in April 2021, Substack hasn’t earned a unicorn valuation. Substack reportedly generated about $9 million in revenue in 2021. Given the turbulent financial markets, Substack abandoned its fundraising effort, according to the report.Newton celebrated Substack’s failure to fundraise in his newsletter:One, it reduces the pressure on Substack to financialize every facet of its newsletter, podcast and app ecosystem. In March, when the company introduced an app, I noted here that Substack shut off emails from your subscribed publications by default — a worrying step, I thought, toward building a centralized platform that the company could monetize more aggressively. To its credit, Substack changed the default to preserve email subscriptions within 24 hours. But giving up more equity to VCs will bring more “suggestions” from the company’s board to move in this direction. The more Substack can rely on its own cash flow, the more easily it can chart its own future.Two, having less cash on hand can enforce a useful kind of discipline on a company. Having giant piles of cash on hand can be great for making splashy acquisitions or experimenting with new products. But Substack is still figuring out just how many people can sustainably enter this line of work — solo creators, operating mostly without a safety net, selling media for a monthly fee.(On the podcast, we also talk about Elon Musk’s Twitter bid and Snap’s tumbling stock price.)Give it a listen.Read the automated transcript.The State of NewcomerGiven that we’re already talking about Substack — and since I’ve gained a bunch of new readers lately — I wanted to give a brief tour of the Newcomer newsletter to help you all navigate what I’m publishing and get a sense for the rhythms around here.Dead CatI publish Dead Cat — the podcast with my friends and fellow reporters Tom Dotan and Katie Benner — toward the end of the workday every Tuesday. (We usually record on Fridays.)The podcast is free and is meant to be a little looser than the newsletter. Dead Cat, while still pretty fixated on Silicon Valley inside baseball, is more oriented toward the culture of tech and less focused on money than my newsletter articles.Dotan is a reporter for Insider. He writes about the gig economy after spending years covering companies like Snap and Disney. Benner writes about the U.S. Justice Department for the New York Times after many years writing about Wall Street and Silicon Valley. The three of us worked together as reporters at The Information, where I was the first employee. We’ve been close friends for many years.You can listen to the podcast on Substack’s app or on Apple or Spotify. I’ve started including an automated transcript of our conversation in each podcast post. We’re averaging more than 1,800 listeners for each episode, according to Substack’s analytics. If you’re not interested in Dead Cat or don’t need an email to remind you to listen, you can opt out of receiving the emails on your account page. (I’ve been trying to put more meat on the bone of podcast posts so that even if you just read them, you’re receiving an email that will interest you — like my interview with the Uber driver who leaked the video of Travis Kalanick that arrived beneath a Dead Cat episode.)The podcast’s name is a reference to a text conversation between Marc Andreessen and Mark Zuckerberg. Though if you prefer to associate it with a dead cat bounce, I won’t hold it against you.Newcomer NewsletterAs regular readers know, I publish newsletter articles somewhat chaotically. Variety is the spice of life and I enjoy chasing different types of stories that take varying amounts of time to complete.I almost always publish a standalone newsletter article each week (usually toward the end of the week). Most weeks, I try to save something for paying subscribers. That can mean putting a paywall halfway down an article — like saving exclusive financial information for paying subscribers — or putting entire pieces behind the paywall. Types of Newcomer PostsIn-depth profiles of Silicon Valley main characters based on a probing interview. Think: Elad Gil Wants You To Live Longer or General Catalyst's Secret CEO or Above the Crowd.Sweeping, deeply-reported narratives about a venture capital firm. Probably my most iconic piece remains, The Unauthorized Story of Andreessen Horowitz. And Andreessen Horowitz has been perhaps the main character of this newsletter with pieces like When Will a16z Become a Public Market Investor? I’d put my profile of Bessemer Venture Partners — The Anti-Portfolio — in this bucket. I’ve also been covering Y Combinator closely with my interview of YC President Geoff Ralston YC = Growth, What Insiders Think About YC's New Deal Terms, and Ali Partovi Wants to Beat the Old YC.Stories about top investment firms based on their private fundraising materials. Recently, I published a look at Tiger Global with some of the firm’s private fundraising decks. (I added a few more slides after publishing the article by the way if you haven’t returned to it since.) Fans of that piece should also check out my article Inside 3 Crypto Funds' Investor Decks. I’ve gotten my hands on another pitch deck so I should have another similar piece out in the coming days.Market trend pieces. Recent examples: Here’s What Investors Think the Treacherous Public Markets Mean for Private Startups or Good Times in The Great Revaluation. These pieces rely on my building up a depth of information about a particular sector before dropping it in a single post.Story of a Cap Table articles. These are fun and instructive venture capital case studies. They’re always popular. An example from late last year: The Story of a Cap Table: GitLab. The challenge with these pieces is that they require interesting companies to file to go public — and cooperative sources at a regulatorily-paranoid time in a company’s lifetime. Given the slow IPO pipeline, there’s been a slowdown in cap table stories.Weekend reading posts. It’s a fun way to concisely hit a bunch of different topics at once. But, truth be told, I’m always ambivalent about them. If you know me, then you know I feel guilty whenever I’m not breaking news or bringing exclusive access to a piece. But I think the reality is that I spend a unhealthy amount of time reading tech news and many readers are happy to get a rundown of what I think matters. I’m always trying to think of new ways to level these pieces up.Scoops. I’m addicted to scoops. I live for the adrenaline. Definitely, my scoop on OpenSea’s funding round was important for the newsletter. I made that piece a broader look at Katie Haun and Andreessen Horowitz. If it’s getting toward the end of the week and I haven’t published anything yet, I’m probably scrambling for a scoop. It’s a great time to send me a tip.There are other long-form pieces that don’t fit neatly into these categories. I wrote a case against Rivian. I’m still really proud of my investigation into Palantir’s SPAC investments. I should write a follow-up piece on how many of those investments have gone terribly. Get full access to Newcomer at www.newcomer.co/subscribe

One of the many joys of going independent and writing on Substack is that I work at the eye of a trend piece. There's a storm circling around me with fights about Substack's politics and its promise as a media disruptor. But at the center of that vortex, I'm far more focused on my own business than the broader maelstrom around me. I'm very fortunate to say that my paid subscriber count has now grown beyond 1,500 and more than 22,000 people now receive my free emails. I've been enjoying a steeper growth curve lately.This week on the Dead Cat podcast, Katie Benner, Tom Dotan, and I talk to technology Substack writer Casey Newton. On the podcast, I reminisce about how I phoned Newton during the depths of the pandemic to tell him that I was going to leave Bloomberg to start a Substack only to learn he was about to launch one as well. Newton founded Platformer, a go-to destination for news and analysis about what's happening in the technology industry — especially at social media companies. Newton and I are part of a group of writers that formed the Discord community Sidechannel together. (Paying Newcomer subscribers get access to the community, though I'll confess that my channels are fairly dormant.)Our discussion was sparked by a news story about what's not happening. Substack apparently isn't raising a new round of financing, according to the New York Times. Unlike fellow Andreessen Horowitz portfolio company Clubhouse, which raised at a $4 billion valuation in April 2021, Substack hasn't earned a unicorn valuation. Substack reportedly generated about $9 million in revenue in 2021. Given the turbulent financial markets, Substack abandoned its fundraising effort, according to the report.Newton celebrated Substack's failure to fundraise in his newsletter:One, it reduces the pressure on Substack to financialize every facet of its newsletter, podcast and app ecosystem. In March, when the company introduced an app, I noted here that Substack shut off emails from your subscribed publications by default — a worrying step, I thought, toward building a centralized platform that the company could monetize more aggressively. To its credit, Substack changed the default to preserve email subscriptions within 24 hours. But giving up more equity to VCs will bring more “suggestions” from the company's board to move in this direction. The more Substack can rely on its own cash flow, the more easily it can chart its own future.Two, having less cash on hand can enforce a useful kind of discipline on a company. Having giant piles of cash on hand can be great for making splashy acquisitions or experimenting with new products. But Substack is still figuring out just how many people can sustainably enter this line of work — solo creators, operating mostly without a safety net, selling media for a monthly fee.(On the podcast, we also talk about Elon Musk's Twitter bid and Snap's tumbling stock price.)Give it a listen.Read the automated transcript.The State of NewcomerGiven that we're already talking about Substack — and since I've gained a bunch of new readers lately — I wanted to give a brief tour of the Newcomer newsletter to help you all navigate what I'm publishing and get a sense for the rhythms around here.Dead CatI publish Dead Cat — the podcast with my friends and fellow reporters Tom Dotan and Katie Benner — toward the end of the workday every Tuesday. (We usually record on Fridays.)The podcast is free and is meant to be a little looser than the newsletter. Dead Cat, while still pretty fixated on Silicon Valley inside baseball, is more oriented toward the culture of tech and less focused on money than my newsletter articles.Dotan is a reporter for Insider. He writes about the gig economy after spending years covering companies like Snap and Disney. Benner writes about the U.S. Justice Department for the New York Times after many years writing about Wall Street and Silicon Valley. The three of us worked together as reporters at The Information, where I was the first employee. We've been close friends for many years.You can listen to the podcast on Substack's app or on Apple or Spotify. I've started including an automated transcript of our conversation in each podcast post. We're averaging more than 1,800 listeners for each episode, according to Substack's analytics. If you're not interested in Dead Cat or don't need an email to remind you to listen, you can opt out of receiving the emails on your account page. (I've been trying to put more meat on the bone of podcast posts so that even if you just read them, you're receiving an email that will interest you — like my interview with the Uber driver who leaked the video of Travis Kalanick that arrived beneath a Dead Cat episode.)The podcast's name is a reference to a text conversation between Marc Andreessen and Mark Zuckerberg. Though if you prefer to associate it with a dead cat bounce, I won't hold it against you.Newcomer NewsletterAs regular readers know, I publish newsletter articles somewhat chaotically. Variety is the spice of life and I enjoy chasing different types of stories that take varying amounts of time to complete.I almost always publish a standalone newsletter article each week (usually toward the end of the week). Most weeks, I try to save something for paying subscribers. That can mean putting a paywall halfway down an article — like saving exclusive financial information for paying subscribers — or putting entire pieces behind the paywall. Types of Newcomer PostsIn-depth profiles of Silicon Valley main characters based on a probing interview. Think: Elad Gil Wants You To Live Longer or General Catalyst's Secret CEO or Above the Crowd.Sweeping, deeply-reported narratives about a venture capital firm. Probably my most iconic piece remains, The Unauthorized Story of Andreessen Horowitz. And Andreessen Horowitz has been perhaps the main character of this newsletter with pieces like When Will a16z Become a Public Market Investor? I'd put my profile of Bessemer Venture Partners — The Anti-Portfolio — in this bucket. I've also been covering Y Combinator closely with my interview of YC President Geoff Ralston YC = Growth, What Insiders Think About YC's New Deal Terms, and Ali Partovi Wants to Beat the Old YC.Stories about top investment firms based on their private fundraising materials. Recently, I published a look at Tiger Global with some of the firm's private fundraising decks. (I added a few more slides after publishing the article by the way if you haven't returned to it since.) Fans of that piece should also check out my article Inside 3 Crypto Funds' Investor Decks. I've gotten my hands on another pitch deck so I should have another similar piece out in the coming days.Market trend pieces. Recent examples: Here's What Investors Think the Treacherous Public Markets Mean for Private Startups or Good Times in The Great Revaluation. These pieces rely on my building up a depth of information about a particular sector before dropping it in a single post.Story of a Cap Table articles. These are fun and instructive venture capital case studies. They're always popular. An example from late last year: The Story of a Cap Table: GitLab. The challenge with these pieces is that they require interesting companies to file to go public — and cooperative sources at a regulatorily-paranoid time in a company's lifetime. Given the slow IPO pipeline, there's been a slowdown in cap table stories.Weekend reading posts. It's a fun way to concisely hit a bunch of different topics at once. But, truth be told, I'm always ambivalent about them. If you know me, then you know I feel guilty whenever I'm not breaking news or bringing exclusive access to a piece. But I think the reality is that I spend a unhealthy amount of time reading tech news and many readers are happy to get a rundown of what I think matters. I'm always trying to think of new ways to level these pieces up.Scoops. I'm addicted to scoops. I live for the adrenaline. Definitely, my scoop on OpenSea's funding round was important for the newsletter. I made that piece a broader look at Katie Haun and Andreessen Horowitz. If it's getting toward the end of the week and I haven't published anything yet, I'm probably scrambling for a scoop. It's a great time to send me a tip.There are other long-form pieces that don't fit neatly into these categories. I wrote a case against Rivian. I'm still really proud of my investigation into Palantir's SPAC investments. I should write a follow-up piece on how many of those investments have gone terribly. Get full access to Newcomer at www.newcomer.co/subscribe

How can a market be experiencing such a crash in the midst of so much heavy adoption? GameStop launched a Wallet, VC's have raised billions to fund crypto and web3 companies, Coinbase is on the Fortune 500 list, and so much more with the weekly recap of what's happened in Crypto news. Week 21, Year 2022, Episode 11. Crypto Vibes Podcast by Fort Brox is a weekly podcast recapping the news in the world of crypto. Timestamps: (00:00:00) Crypto Vibes Intro Song (00:00:01) Intro & Disclosures (00:01:08) GameStop Wallet (00:01:23) Terra / Luna Updates (00:02:37) Binance News (00:02:58) Ethereum News (00:04:02) Selling Land In Africa With $BTC (00:04:10) Earn Crypto For Your Data (00:04:26) Aaron Levie Box CEO Soundbyte (00:05:14) Coinbase on Fortune 500 List (00:05:32) Coffeezill Exposing Crypto Scams (00:05:42) ENS Service Crushing It (00:05:57) Major Outages On Solana and Nano Networks (00:06:45) Goldman Sachs Crypto Crash POV (00:06:56) "Crypto Assets Are Worth Nothing" (00:07:53) OpenSea Introduces Seaport (00:08:49) JPMorgan Crypto Update (00:09:18) Income Impacts How Consumers Use Crypto: Report (00:09:34) eBay Launches NFT Collection (00:09:46) Japanese Bank Digital Asset Custodian (00:09:59) Earn While You Learn (00:10:17) Mastercard Exe Crypto Quote (00:11:00) NFL Play To Earn Gaming (00:11:13) Crypto Influencer Hype Machine (00:11:24) NFT Trading Card App of Influencers (00:11:51) Study: Lack of Knowledge Biggest Barrier To Crypto Entry (00:13:18) Tether X Peso (00:13:26) Portugal Crypto Tax Limbo (00:13:50) Digital Yuan Not For US (00:14:04) More CBDC Updates (00:14:13) MetaMask Helping Victims of Scams (00:14:24) Crypto VC Updates - Good Stuff (00:15:13) What Not To Do As A Crypto Founder On A National Interview (00:15:49) In Closing -------------------------------------------------- Link to all news sources referenced during show,

Today we discussed the tech VC firm, A16Z's fourth crypto fund that totaled 4.5 billion dollars. This gives a clear indication that big money is very much interested in crypto and web3. NFTfi is a lending platform that offers a unique Peer-to-Peer system as opposed to it's competitors that are central lending. The conversation dives deep into this concept, the people getting loans and those doing the lending. We ended discussing Degenz and Regenz, an NFT collection created by our hosts's Mando & OSF that went to basically zero and was revived by their efforts to provide value to their community setting a shining example for founders in similar positions. There was also talk of Dynamic NFTs and how they could shift the meta in the future. GM.

Travis is a man of success, having worked in technology for over 2 decades. His most recent ventures are into multifamily Real Estate investing and being part of a Crypto Mining Fund.Travis walks us through his background in tech, his RE journey from Single Family to Multifamily, his education in the commercial real estate space, capital raising techniques and mindset, and finally wraps it all up with some fascinating discussions and nuggets about crypto! Travis' Profilelinkedin.com/in/travis-gibson-63a949192Websitefreemanequity.com  (Company Website)Emailtravis@freemanequity.comTwitterFreemanEquity

Joel broke down so many relevant topics including raising money the Wall Street way, World Economies, Block Chain technology, Broker/ Dealer licenses and being a mentor to scaling fund managers.  https://syndicatefast.com

In this conversation, we chat with Ruben Nieto, the managing director at Allfunds Blockchain S.L.U., who has more than 15 years applying technology to the financial services industry. Ruben has been intrumental in building solutions for the institutional fund distribution leading platform in Europe, Allfunds Bank. More specifically, we touch on all things digital asset management, wealth management, Ruben's, blockchain journey around digital assets in the enterprise space, and so so much more!

CHANGING THE GAME Through Real Estate ep 22This Episode we talked to Bridger Pennington where he tells his story on how he got started in business from finding out that his dad runs a 20 billion dollar fund to starting and scaling his own fund!To find out more info about us check out:https://linktr.ee/Wynningteam757FEATURING:  Bridger Pennington founder of IFS and current fund managerhttps://linktr.ee/ifs.linkshttps://www.instagram.com/bridger_pennington/?hl=enHost: Tyler Wynn ( https://linktr.ee/Wynningteam757 )CoHost: Emily Wynn ( https://www.instagram.com/wynningteam757/?hl=en )Music By: King Reynard  ( https://www.instagram.com/kingreynard11/?hl=en )*****DISCLAIMER****I AM NOT A CPA, ATTORNEY, INSURANCE, CONTRACTOR, LENDER, OR FINANCIAL ADVISOR. THE CONTENT IN THESE  VIDEOS SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS TAX, LEGAL,INSURANCE, CONSTRUCTION, ENGINEERING, HEALTH OR SAFETY, ELECTRICAL, FINANCIAL ADVICE, OR OTHER AND MAY BE OUTDATED OR INACCURATE; IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO VERIFY ALL INFORMATION YOURSELF. THIS IS A PODCAST AND YOUTUBE VIDEO FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY

The SEC Ripple XRP lawsuit expert discovery deadline has been pushed back to February 28th. Also Ripple believes judge this week could rule on its motion to get internal SEC documents re the commission's discussions of XRP. Crypto funds outperformed traditional hedge funds and digital asset benchmarks. US inflation hits 7% which could drive more investments in Bitcoin and Crypto. Congressman Tom Emmer releases CBDC Digital Dollar bill. Jack Dorsey, the CEO of Block and ex-CEO of Twitter, has proposed creating a nonprofit organization to protect the rights and interests of open-source Bitcoin developers, who are often subject to “litigation” and “threats.” Arkansas council offering $10,000 in Bitcoin to tech workers who relocate to the state. Coinbase held $139 billion in crypto for institutions in Q3 2021 vs $17 billion in Q3 2020 (717% YoY increase). Iran to allow crypto and Bitcoin payments for international trade.Denelle Dixon interview - https://youtu.be/kIvEHb3BiGcLearn more about Algorand - https://www.Algorand.com

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In this episode we answer emails from Julie, Pat, Craig, Chris and Matt, in which we discuss the Retirement Spending Calculator at Portfoliocharts, leveraged portfolios and ETFs in taxable and tax-protected accounts, crypto-fund alternatives, risk parity research and articles, and asset location in Roth vs. taxable.  And THEN And then we go to our weekly portfolio reviews of the seven sample portfolios you can find at Portfolios | Risk Parity RadioAdditional Links:Retirement Spending Calculator:  RETIREMENT SPENDING – Portfolio ChartsChooseFI/M1 Experimental Risk Parity Portfolio:   M1 Pies: Manage and Optimize Your Portfolio Like a Pro (choosefi.com)Kiplinger Article Re 11 Crypto-Funds:  11 Bitcoin ETFs and Cryptocurrency Funds You Should Know | KiplingerEpisode 5 and Links to Articles:  Podcast 5| Risk Parity RadioEpisode 7 and Links to Videos:  Podcast 7| Risk Parity RadioAQR Risk Parity Article:  Understanding Risk Parity (aqr.com)Bridgewater Site:  Research & Insights — Bridgewater AssociatesEpisode 93 re I-bonds:  Podcast 93 | Risk Parity RadioTreasury Direct Website:  Individual - Buying Series I Savings Bonds (treasurydirect.gov)

This week on The Encrypted Economy, my guest is Greg Xethalis, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at Multicoin Capital. Being involved with the legal side of the cryptosphere since the first proposal for a Bitcoin ETF in 2013, Greg gives us his perspective on the structuring of digital assets and legal issues surrounding the space. Be sure to subscribe to The Encrypted Economy for more insight on the regulatory framework that will drive forward innovation in the blockchain economy. Topics Covered:·       Introduction·       Greg's Background ·       Breaking Down Different Types of Fund Offerings·       Can Closed-End Funds offer Bitcoin Exposure? ·       APs and the Primary Driver for ETFs·       Discussing the May 11th Staff Statement ·       Are Stablecoins Securities or Funds? ·       Concerns With Lending ProgramsResource List:·       Greg's LinkedIn·       Greg's Twitter ·       Multicoin Capital·       What is an interval fund?·       Private placements - Rule 506(b)·       General solicitation - Rule 506(c)·       Securities Exchange Act of 1934·       Investment Company Act of 1940·       Rule 6c-11·       Stoneridge Interval Fund·       May 11 Staff StatementFollow The Encrypted Economy on your favorite platforms! Twitter LinkedIn Instagram Facebook      

Welcome to Episode 43 with Byron Goldberg. In this episode, Adriana and Byron discuss how to start working in crypto (just make a start!), the challenges of launching a business to a new market and the dangers of hurried regulation.Byron's Bio - Byron Goldberg is the Australia's Country Manager of Luno, a global cryptocurrency platform. After working as a Chartered Accountant at EY in Johannesburg, New York and Sydney, he joined Luno and launched them in the Australian market in August 2020. Luno is already turning heads with their: 'If you see Bitcoin on a bus' marketing campaign.Connect with ByronLinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/byrongoldberg/Twitter https://twitter.com/ByronGoldbergLunoConnect with AdrianaTwitter https://twitter.com/abelottiLinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrianabelotti/Blockchain ProTwitter https://twitter.com/blockchainpro_YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/BlockchainProChannelWebsite https://blockchainpropodcast.com

In this episode we talk to Konstantin Lomashuk, the founder of P2P, a secure, non-custodial staking service for your cryptocurrency. Konstantin's Twitter (https://twitter.com/Lomashuk) P2P validator provides highly-secure, non-custodial staking infrastructure for your portfolio optimization and guarantees a successful staking experience. P2P is one of the largest validators across the POS blockchain space, validating such networks as Cosmos, Polkadot, Solana, etc. We spoke to Konstantin about liquid staking, and: Custodial and non-custodial validation Building unicorn projects Distribution of voting power Timing and team quality. The 2 necessary components for a projects success Hiring people with the same values Fairlaunch Experiments in the blockchain space NFT's DeFi Interoperability and security Failures and mistakes DAO's Challenges of remote work The projects and people that have been mentioned in this episode: | Tendermint (https://tendermint.com/) | Cosmos (https://cosmos.network/) | P2P (https://p2p.org/) | Ethereum (https://ethereum.org/en/) | Tezos (https://tezos.com/) | IBC (https://ibcprotocol.org/) | Dfinity (https://dfinity.org/) | Solana (https://solana.com/) | Polkadot (https://polkadot.network/) | Binance (https://www.binance.com/) | Lido.fi (https://lido.fi/) | Kraken (https://www.kraken.com/) | Maker (https://makerdao.com/) | Commun (https://github.com/communcom) | Certus.one (https://certus.one/) | Stakefish (https://stake.fish/) | Staking Facilities (https://stakingfacilities.com/) | A16Z (https://a16z.com/) | Sushiswap (https://sushi.com/) | Uniswap (https://uniswap.org/) | Ethermint (https://docs.ethermint.zone/) | Zaki Manian (https://twitter.com/zmanian) | Aragon (https://aragon.org/) | Kava (https://www.kava.io/) | Terra (https://terra.money/) | Regen Network (https://www.regen.network/) | Swarm (https://swarm.ethereum.org/) | The LAO (https://www.thelao.io) | Vasiliy Shapovalov (https://twitter.com/_vshapovalov) | If you like what we do at Citizen Cosmos: Stake with Citizen Cosmos validator (https://www.citizencosmos.space/staking) Help support the project via Gitcoin Grants (https://gitcoin.co/grants/1113/citizen-cosmos-podcast) Listen to the YouTube version (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGJD7HA1DGM) Read our blog (https://citizen-cosmos.github.io/blog/) Check out our GitHub (https://github.com/citizen-cosmos/Citizen-Cosmos) Join our Telegram (https://t.me/citizen_cosmos) Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/cosmos_voice) Sign up to the RSS feed (https://www.citizencosmos.space/rss)

Chris Dixon is a General Partner at Andreesen Horowitz, where he focuses on the a16z Crypto Funds.  Before joining Andreesen in 2013, Chris co-founded, built and sold two technology companies and was a prolific seed investor, founding member of Founder Collective, and personal investor.  At various spots along the way, Chris was an investor in BuzzFeed, Uber, Venmo, Hotel Tonight, Coinbase, and Oculus, among many others.   Our conversation covers Chris’ early interest in computers and business, and lessons from starting companies and angel investing.  We then turn to his activities since joining Andreesen Horowitz, discussing new computing platforms, a brief history of centralized and decentralized computing, development of blockchain technologies, potential killer apps, token basics, and investor perception.   Learn MoreSubscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google  Follow Ted on Twitter at @tseides or LinkedIn Subscribe Monthly Mailing List  Read the Transcript   

Chris Dixon is a General Partner at Andreesen Horowitz, where he focuses on the a16z Crypto Funds.  Before joining Andreesen in 2013, Chris co-founded, built and sold two technology companies and was a prolific seed investor, founding member of Founder Collective, and personal investor.  At various spots along the way, Chris was an investor in BuzzFeed, Uber, Venmo, Hotel Tonight, Coinbase, and Oculus, among many others.   Our conversation covers Chris’ early interest in computers and business, and lessons from starting companies and angel investing.  We then turn to his activities since joining Andreesen Horowitz, discussing new computing platforms, a brief history of centralized and decentralized computing, development of blockchain technologies, potential killer apps, token basics, and investor perception.   Learn More Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google   Follow Ted on twitter at @tseides or LinkedIn Subscribe Monthly Mailing List  Read the Transcript   

In our thirty-first episode Matthew Edwards (CEO and CIO at Dalpha Capital) discusses conducting due diligence on and investing in crypto funds, the traits he looks for in fund managers, how he handles funds with small track records, and benchmarking performance.

On the Vox Markets Podcast Today: 24th November 2020- Vadim Alexandre discusses Covid Testing Stocks Novacyt #NCYT & also covers Tissue Regenix #TRX- Glen Goodman talks about how to store #Bitcoin $BTC and Crypto Funds.Vadim Alexandre, Head of Healthcare at SP Angel discusses Covid Testing Stocks Novacyt #NCYT & also covers Tissue Regenix #TRXGlen Goodman, former ITV News Business correspondent and now author of, "The Crypto Trader", talks about how to store #Bitcoin $BTC and Crypto Funds.Vox Markets is revolutionising the way companies engage with shareholders and the stock market at large. By aggregating IR and digital content onto one secure and compliant platform, Vox Markets has established itself as the go-to resource for the investment community.#VoxMarkets #StockMarket #LivePrices #StockMarketNews #Money #Investing #Investments #Finance #Business #Podcasthttps://www.voxmarkets.co.uk/

Digital assets had an amazing rally in the first 9 month of 2020, driven by many geo-political and economic insecurities. But what about 2021? Acceptance of cryptocurrencies is broadening globally. More and more professional investors are starting to invest in digital assets and the ‘space' of Decentralized Finance – "DeFi" aka "DeFi Crypto" is starting to pose a long term threat to traditional banking models. A cheap way to invest into this ‘new asset class' of digital currencies, is to go via Exchange Traded Products, Funds, Certificates. Instead of picking the coins individually, entering through these vehicles offers a diversified coin portfolio which potentially reduces the investment risk. Regulation of this asset class is key and there is a long way to go. Désirée Velleuer, Co-Founder & Partner of Crypto Consulting and SwissRex AG will share her insights on these developments with us. What you get: 00:00 - Crypto Rally 2020 04:48 - Asset Allocation & Crypto Dynamics 11:15 - How to Analyze Digital Assets & Altcoins 15:10 - Traditional Banking v's Decentralized Finance 19:10 - Regulation & Security & Transparency 21:15 - Liquidity & Protecting against Losses 27:20 - Crypto Outlook 2021 31:00 Key Learnings - - - About Désirée Velleuer: Co-founder Crypto Consulting AG and SwissRex AG - Launch of Crypto Fund based on fundamental analysis - Lecturer at HWC and for the Certified Crypto Finance Expert (CCFE) - Fund manager at GAM and Credit Suisse - Master's degree in Banking and Finance, University of St.Gallen Website: https://cryptoconsultingag.ch LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/crypto-consulting-ag/ About: https://cryptoconsultingag.ch/hsg-alumna-desiree-mueller-was-a-speaker-at-the-hsg-alumni-event/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/swissrexag?lang=en - - - More about Mentorit.TV Sign up for our newsletter here: https://mentorit.tv Website: http://www.principle.ch/#company - - - Road Trip by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/vpssnpH_H4c

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Today's story [1] is about a Reddit user who claims to have lost 40 ETH ($8,000) by sending it to the wrong address [2]. This is unusual because in principle addresses should have a checksum [3,4,5] but it is a real problem with the ill-designed ENS [6]. This leads us to a discussion of Prof Schuster's paper on same related difficulties in the securities token space [7]. 1. https://cointelegraph.com/news/eth-community-discuss-dao-for-reversing-funds-lost-to-wrong-addresses 2. https://www.reddit.com/r/ethfinance/comments/geek8d/daily_general_discussion_may_6_2020/ 3. https://tokenmarket.net/ethereum-address-validator 4. https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/blob/master/EIPS/eip-55.md 5. https://learnmeabitcoin.com/guide/checksum 6. https://ens.domains 7. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3476678

David Nage of Arca brings his family office knowledge to today's show! This week In Bitcoin has never had a guest like this before. Will family offices soon be pouring money into the space? Crypto funds & custodians diversify and this is good news for some altcoins and for the Defi fans in the space. Normalcy creep, Financial system issues, crypto funds, China, Libra, holding, and much more! Recorded in Adelaide, Australia! David Nage- https://twitter.com/DavidJNage Arca- https://twitter.com/arca Watch the show here- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUYvPbKPr7Q Follow Adam on Twitter- https://twitter.com/TechBalt All of the BitcoinMeister videos are here at http://DisruptMeister.com Financially support the podcast here: https://anchor.fm/bitcoinmeister/support --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bitcoinmeister/support

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Most of you have known the following "Bitcoin insider information" for a while: diversification for the sake of diversification is nonsense. BTC beats crypto- funds (of course) and many are frustrated. Last week BSV showed how a centralized coin can market itself through mainstream players that are used to dealing with traditionally structured organizations. The world is going digital so why live in the "mall world" with gold? Libra is BTC .5? Much more! Recorded in Tel Aviv, Israel! WATCH the show here- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLJcwT6tz4A Follow Adam on Twitter- https://twitter.com/TechBalt All of the BitcoinMeister videos are here at http://DisruptMeister.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bitcoinmeister/support

Dennis O'Neill has over 25 years experience as an Investment Banker. He helped start two of the largest regional Investments banks in Chicago, Madison Securities and Advanced Equities. He was the Managing Director for Softbank Investments/ E2Capital office in Chicago for two years and raised over 2 billion dollars in capital for early stage companies to date. Mr. O'Neill has significant amount of experience and success in Sales, Marketing, Financial Media, Business Development and Institutional Capital Raises. He has spoken at over 50 Private Equity, Venture Capital and Small Cap conferences. He is a sought after speaker for Blockchain, STO, Crypto and BlockChain conferences. O'Neill Capital Advisors helps companies conducting STO's/ ICO's access Institutional Capital with a network of over 37k investors consisting of Family Offices, Ultra High Networth Individuals, Hedge Funds, Money Managers, Fund Managers and Crypto Funds, Which we have relationships with allowing the company's project to be taken very seriously by Institutional Investors. Our experience and reputation provides 3rd party credibility and validation for highly sophisticated investors. The network is global with significant strength in Europe, Asia and UAE. For more information:https://oneillcapitaladvisors.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dennis.oneill.71404LinkedIn Profile: linkedin.com/in/oneillcapital

Another Bitcoin cold storage idea. Second Tier Altcoins, Andreas Antonopoulos & Ethereum, another exchange hack, classic FUD that can strengthen your hand, Much more! See you in Baltimore on Opening day! RECORDED IN LOS ANGELES, CA! WATCH the show here- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zyX8Xf9rIM Follow Adam on Twitter- https://twitter.com/TechBalt All of the BitcoinMeister videos are here at DisruptMeister.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bitcoinmeister/support

Frank Geßner is a seasoned entrepreneur and the CEO of INVAO in Germany. Join our conversation about AI, Fund Construction and more. Frank is a member of the Nextblock Community Please find him here: https://de.linkedin.com/in/frankgessner

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Ryan Yi speaks about conducting investment research and due diligence at CoinFund, metrics he looks at in new investments, financial models for valuing tokens and projects no tokens, the concept and facets of generalized mining, how it aligns stakeholders but also has a dark side, how generalized mining changes the function of crypto investment funds, how many decentralized projects need central planners at the beginning, if blockchain products are public goods or not, and much more. Ryan is an investment analyst at CoinFund, where he focuses on high-level research and constructing investment strategies. Before that he completed his Masters in Financial Math from MIT, where he also conducted research on crypto asset-class economics with the MIT Digital Currency Initiative, and he holds a B.A. in Economics and Philosophy from Northwestern University. Ryan Yi: https://www.twitter.com/yiryan, https://www.medium.com/@youngjoon CoinFund: https://www.coinfund.io The Blockchain and Us newsletter To stay up to date about what blockchain pioneers, innovators and entrepreneurs from all around the world think about the future of this space, sign up for the newsletter on http://www.theblockchainandus.com on https://www.theblockchainandus.com.

Crypto Corner: Israeli Mining Firm Files for #IPO in Canada, Swiss Stock Exchange SIX to List First ETP and Israeli Investment Firm Launches 2 #Crypto Funds

Crypto Corner: Israeli Mining Firm Files for #IPO in Canada, Swiss Stock Exchange SIX to List First ETP and Israeli Investment Firm Launches 2 #Crypto Funds

Crypto Corner: Israeli Mining Firm Files for #IPO in Canada, Swiss Stock Exchange SIX to List First ETP and Israeli Investment Firm Launches 2 #Crypto Funds

#CryptoCorner: #Sony Develops #Crypto Hardware Wallet, Japan's FSA Considers Margin Trading Leverage Cap, South Korea's FSC Warns Against Crypto Funds

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Simon and Sarah are with Teana Baker-Taylor, CMO at Coinfloor. We also have a great talk with Jeff Bandman, Principal at Bandman advisors, to take us through the biggest story of the week. First up we hear from Jeff Bandman on the world’s biggest stock exchange operator launching a Bitcoin market. ICE (the owner of NYSE) made the groundbreaking announcement on Friday, revealing that the new platform — Bakkt — has been developed in partnership with a variety of blockbuster names, including Microsoft, Starbucks, and BCG.Bakkt will integrate with the ICE’s U.S. futures market and clearinghouse to list a physically-settled one-day bitcoin futures product, complete with physical warehousing managed in-house by ICE. Next up we go over our Twitter poll results, don't forget to vote this week! Then the trio takes a look at Starbucks clarifying media misrepresentation on its new crypto venture. Starbucks has clarified that it will not be accepting Bitcoin (BTC) or other cryptocurrencies as payment -“customers will not be able to pay for Frappuccinos with bitcoin”. After that we discuss OKEx moving to protect its futures market with an injection of 2500 BTC into the exchange’s insurance fund from its own capital after a forced liquidation on July 31st threatened to destabilize its operations. The futures contract amounted to a staggering $420 million worth of BTC. Next the panel discusses Northern Trust opening doors to cryptocurrency hedge funds as part of pervasive blockchain expansion. In addition to adding a number of new blockchain features for managing its private equity workflow, the company, which has almost $10.7 trillion in assets under custody and administration, has also quietly opened its fund administration services to a select group of hedge funds betting on bitcoin and ethereum. Goldman Sachs Is Considering a Custody Offering for Crypto Funds. A formal offering from an institution like Goldman Sachs would provide a credible backing for crypto funds and could pave the way for more investors to bet on the asset class. Having a custody operation in place could also lead to other ventures, including prime-brokerage services. We also have a Tweet of the Week on Satoshi Nakamoto that you just can't miss. All this and so much more on this week's episode of Blockchain Insider. And if you enjoyed our tweet of the week why not send us your best tweets? See if you can get a shout out on the show! We hope you enjoy the show and, as ever, don't forget to subscribe! Want to join the conversation on all the topics discussed? Tweet the show @bchaininsider and if you really love the show, please leave us a review on iTunes. This week's episode of Blockchain Insider was produced by Laura Watkins and Petrit Berisha. Edited by Holly Blaxill. Special Guests: Jeff Bandman and Teana Baker-Taylor.

On this episode of BlockChannel, McKie, Dee, and new guest host Erica Amatori, sit down with Lisa Cuesta of Next Gen Ventures to discuss investing and the parallels between crypto investing and traditional VC investing. Lisa previously worked at Google, Pepsi, and holds an MBA from Harvard — she’s a seasoned tech-focused professional, and we discuss insights and lessons learned that she’s picked up through her career thus far. If you’re keen on crypto investing and its many nuances, this is the episode for you. Show Links: NextGenVP: http://nextgenvp.com Lisa's Twitter: http://twitter.com/lisacuesta TheBitDaily: http://thebitdaily.com Intro/Outro Music "Pray for Me" by Meech:https://soundcloud.com/ovaeastmeech/pray-for-me Show Sponsor(s): Bitcoin Cash: http://bitcoincash.org Disclaimer: This is not investment advice, it is an engaged discussion on new technology; BlockChannel reminds you to always do your own due diligence before investing in any crypto-related project in the industry.

In Episode 32 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Ari Paul about the inner workings of hedge funds focused exclusively on the cryptocurrency space. Over the course of the last year, cryptocurrency has dominated our society. The price of the most popular digital currencies surged, increasing in value by well over 1000% in a matter of weeks. We saw similar rises in initial coin offerings, with the number of token offerings increasing from just seven a month in January 2017 to more than forty a month by the end of the year. This crypto euphoria fueled the formation of several cryptocurrency hedge funds which, according to their various founders, aim to bring the professional trading and portfolio management of Wall Street to the emerging class of digital asset. Although this work promises to open the crypto space to an entirely new class of traders, there are many questions regarding how these funds work and how reliable they are. For example, how are crypto fund managers managing risk? What sorts of benchmarks are crypto funds using in order to measure performance? And how does a cryptocurrency investor seek alpha in an already uncorrelated market? To answer these questions, and help shed some light on the emerging world of crypto hedge funds, we turned to Ari Paul. As a portfolio manager who oversaw risk at the University of Chicago’s endowment investment office and the Chief Investment Officer at BlockTower Capital- a leading crypto hedge fund that raised over $140 Million in 2017 - Ari Paul is uniquely qualified to discuss the most interesting and creative investment opportunities for making money in cryptocurrencies. His positioning also means that he is intimately familiar with many of the risk factors that populate this new and fledgling market. Over the course of the discussion, Ari Paul speaks with host Demetri Kofinas about the skepticism surrounding market values, how we can protect ourselves from counterparty and exchange risk, and how hedge funds like BlockTower Capital are making it easier for someone who may not be intimately familiar with blockchain technologies or the inner working of specific cryptocurrencies, participate in this new digital economy. Demetri also asks Ari what the benchmarks for crypto funds like Blocktower are and how they measure performance. The challenge in the cryptocurrency space, according to Paul, Is that there are really three benchmarks: bitcoin, cryptocurrencies in general, as well as the broader equity markets. Seeking Alpha in an already uncorrelated asset class, therefore, presents a slew of new risk factors that aren’t present for traditional hedge fund managers. Ari Paul also gives his opinion on how the flood of institutional capital might alter these correlations, what a consolidation in cryptocurrencies might look like, and if we are verging near a collapse in valuations. The two also take a look at cash-settled futures markets, consider the use of put and call options, and explore ways in which investors can better protect themselves from counterparty and exchange risk. Finally, they examine some of the most interesting and creative investment opportunities for making money in cryptocurrencies and what the average investor can do in order to take advantage of them. Producer & Host: Demetri Kofinas Editor & Engineer: Stylianos Nicolaou Join the conversation at @hiddenforcespod

In this episode featuring Ryan Selkis , you will learn: Why starting a crypto hedge fund seem like such an attractive pitch including the potential for outsized returns, a steep learning curve, and lack of yield on more traditional investment categories Why simply outperforming a Bitcoin and Ethereum portfolio over the next 10 years will require ballsy assumptions Why some tokens could require billions of dollars in capital inflows over the coming years simply to maintain their current token prices How government intervention — including an SEC crackdown — could influence liquidity and token prices

In this episode featuring **Ryan Selkis** , you will learn: * Why starting a crypto hedge fund seem like such an attractive pitch including the potential for outsized returns, a steep learning curve, and lack of yield on more traditional investment categories * Why simply outperforming a Bitcoin and Ethereum portfolio over the next 10 years will require ballsy assumptions * Why some tokens could require billions of dollars in capital inflows over the coming years simply to maintain their current token prices * How government intervention — including an SEC crackdown — could influence liquidity and token prices