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En el Radar Empresarial de hoy analizamos la salida a Bolsa de Coinbase: la mayor empresa de criptomonedas del mundo se estrena hoy en el S&P 500. Esto es un hito dentro del mundo cripto ya que es la primera compañía de este mundillo en entrar en el Standard and Poor's. La noticia hizo que el pasado 13 de mayo sus acciones subieran un 24%. Lejos eso sí, quedan sus máximos de 340 dólares, en plena fiebre por los cripto activos que desató la victoria de Donald Trump. De hecho, su entrada se puede entender desde los cambios desatados por la Administración Trump: con él se produjo la llegada de Paul Atkins. La Comisión de Bolsa y Valores siempre había sido muy reacia a la incorporación de empresas cripto a la Bolsa y sobre ellas siempre pendía una regulación que muchas consideraban como “hostil”. La llegada de Atkins trae un soplo de aire fresco a estas compañías. De hecho, empresas como Gemini, Bit Go o el exchange Kraken se están preparando para su salida a Bolsa este año. Las malas noticias le han llegado a Coinbase en forma de ciberseguridad. El jueves un grupo de hackers sobornaron a empleados de atención al cliente para sacar información para conseguir datos de los usuarios de la empresa. Ahora los piratas informáticos exigen 20 millones de dólares para que los datos de más de 10.000 usuarios no salgan a la luz. Tal y como le dijo la empresa a la Comisión de Bolsa y Valores el ataque le podría costar entre 150 y 400 millones de euros. Brian Armstrong. Mayo ha sido un mes muy movido para la compañía, ya que a principios de mes anunció la compra del grupo dubaití Deribit por 2.900 millones de dólares. Es la mayor operación realizada en el mercado digital. Greg Tusar, director de producto institucional de Coinbase, afirmaba entonces que “las criptomonedas están a punto de experimentar una expansión significativa”. Coinbase es una plataforma de comercio de criptomonedas con sede en San Francisco, California. Gestiona activos digitales en 190 países en todo el mundo. La compañía fue fundada en 2012 por Brian Armstrong y Fred Ehrsam y solo dos años después la plataforma creció a un millón de usuarios. Uno de sus problemas más recurrentes es también bastante irónico: los usuarios siempre se han quejado del departamento de Aten

My guest today is Matt Huang, co-founder of Paradigm, a leading crypto investment firm with over $12 billion in assets under management. Before launching Paradigm in 2018 with Coinbase co-founder Fred Ehrsam, Matt was a partner at Sequoia Capital, where he led many of the firm's crypto investments. It's widely reported that Michael Moritz called Matt “the only regrettable loss in Sequoia's history.” In our conversation, Matt shares his framework for navigating the often illegible frontier of crypto, how his early investment in ByteDance (now worth 10,000x his initial capital) shaped his approach to identifying exceptional founders, and why he believes so deeply in crypto's long-term potential. His firm, Paradigm, not only invests in many of the leading companies in the industry, it also builds open-source tools used by most of crypto. Matt has a rare blend of IQ and EQ that allows him to understand technical complexity, bring together unique talents, and ride out crypto's notorious volatility. Whether you're crypto-curious or crypto-skeptical, I think you'll find his perspective valuable. Please enjoy my great conversation with Matt Huang. Matt Huang's Profile in Colossus Review. For the full show notes, transcript, and links to mentioned content, check out the episode page here. ----- This episode is brought to you by Ramp. Ramp's mission is to help companies manage their spend in a way that reduces expenses and frees up time for teams to work on more valuable projects. Go to Ramp.com/invest to sign up for free and get a $250 welcome bonus. – This episode is brought to you by Ridgeline. Ridgeline has built a complete, real-time, modern operating system for investment managers. It handles trading, portfolio management, compliance, customer reporting, and much more through an all-in-one real-time cloud platform. Head to ridgelineapps.com to learn more about the platform. –  This episode is brought to you by AlphaSense. AlphaSense has completely transformed the research process with cutting-edge AI technology and a vast collection of top-tier, reliable business content. Invest Like the Best listeners can get a free trial now at Alpha-Sense.com/Invest and experience firsthand how AlphaSense and Tegus help you make smarter decisions faster. ----- Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant (https://thepodcastconsultant.com). Show Notes: (00:00:00) Welcome to Invest Like the Best (00:06:15) Matt Huang's Early Life and Career (00:08:13) College Years and Early Career (00:12:27) The Failed Startup and Lessons Learned (00:25:58) The Journey to Sequoia Capital (00:32:51) Discovering Bitcoin and Crypto (00:39:33) Founding Paradigm (00:45:40) Building a Unique Investment Team (00:46:37) The Role of Engineers and Researchers (00:48:03) Challenges and Volatility in Crypto (00:52:11) The FTX Investment and Its Aftermath (00:58:40) Crypto as a New Financial System (01:05:19) The Importance of Stablecoins (01:09:54) AI and Crypto: The Next Frontier (01:16:19) Personal Motivations and Mission (01:29:23) The Role of Regulation in Crypto (01:32:27) The Kindest Thing Anyone Has Ever Done for Matt

Brian Armstrong is the co-founder and CEO of Coinbase. Brian and his co-founder, Fred Ehrsam, founded Coinbase in 2012 as a way for investors to trade Bitcoin and other digital currencies. Ten years later, Coinbase is a $20 billion company, listed on the NASDAQ, with more than 43 million users worldwide. ********FINFEST is coming very soon. Calling all bulls, bears and party animals.The market's closed and the bar is open. Come and trade ideas at Australia's biggest investing festival - Equity Mates' FinFest.With expert speakers and guests, it's an inspiring and empowering event for investors of any level of experience.15th October, 2022 Sydney - Head to equitymates.com/finfest Equity Mates' FinFest, powered by Stake****In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Equity Mates Investing Podcast acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****Equity Mates Investing Podcast is a product of Equity Mates Media. All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. Equity Mates gives listeners access to information and educational content provided by a range of financial services professionals. It is not intended as a substitute for professional finance, legal or tax advice. The hosts of Equity Mates Investing Podcast are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Equity Mates Media does not operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given.Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional. Do not take financial advice from a podcast or video. For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you. Equity Mates is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Campbell Harvey is a Professor at Duke University where he teaches the course Innovation and Cryptoventures. He also teaches Decentralized Finance (DeFi): The Future of Finance on Coursera. https://www.coursera.org/specializations/decentralized-finance-duke He is the author of the book Defi and the Future of Finance, to which Vitalik Buterin wrote the Preface and Fred Ehrsam the Foreward. https://www.amazon.com/DeFi-Future-Finance-Campbell-Harvey/dp/1119836018/ref=sr_1_3 He has published papers on finance, crypto, and beyond. His most recent, An Investor's Guide to Crypto, is available on SSRN, published June 2022. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4124576 Show Notes: mirror.xyz/epigenome.eth

What happens next for Bitcoin and the crypto market? Further price decrease or will the bottom be in soon? Elon Musk tweets that Tesla merch can be bought with Doge, soon SpaceX merch too. Coinbase co-founder Fred Ehrsam acquired another $1.8 million in $COIN stock the last Tuesday. Tether has launched its USDT token on Polygon. Ark Invest and 21Shares refile for a spot bitcoin ETF. JPMorgan starts to use blockchain for collateral settlements in trading & lending.Sponsors

Dan Robinson is a Research Partner and the Head of Research at the VC firm, Paradigm. Paradigm was founded in 2018 by Coinbase co-founder Fred Ehrsam and former Sequoia Capital partner Matt Huang. Today with a $2.5 billion fund, Paradigm is one the most high profile and active crypto native venture firms. Some of Paradigm's investments include FTX, Coinbase, BlockFi, Maker, Uniswap, and Sky Mavis.Paradigm first hired Dan as a weird experiment of embedding a protocol researcher at an investment firm. 3 years later, Dan has built an industrial research organization within the firm. Giving Paradigm an incredible competitive advantage.Learn more about Dan and ParadigmDan's Twitter: @danrobinsonGeorgios Konstantopoulos's Twitter: @gakonstsamczsun's Twitter: @samczsunParadigm Website: https://www.paradigm.xyzArticles and Research Papers referenced in episodeEthereum is a Dark Forest - Dan RobinsonEscaping the Dark Forest - samczsunUniswap V2 WhitepaperUniswap V3 WhitepaperUniswap v3: The Universal AMM Research PaperLiquidity Mining on Uniswap v3 Research PaperAPE/ETH Liquidity pool impermanent loss - 0xfbifemboyTWAMM (Time Weighted Average) Research PaperPower Perpetuals (SQUETH) Research PaperRICKS (Fractionalized NFTs) Research PaperGradual Dutch Auctions Research PaperParadigm Foundry ToolkitIn this episode we discuss:How Dan went from Harvard Law School graduate to protocol researcherHow Dan was recruited by Matt Huang to ParadigmHow Dan built out the research team at ParadigmGeorgios Konstantopoulos kept showing up in their portfolio companiesWhat is the pitch to Georgios, samczsun, and other insanely talented people to join Paradigm?Issues with a CLOB:Very inefficient way to complete trades on BlockchainMarket makers typically make and close orders frequentlyWhat is Uniswap?What is an Automated Market Maker?Decentralized exchangeCentral limit order book (aka CLOB)Issues with a decentralized CLOB:Very inefficient way to complete trades on Blockchain. Market makers typically make and close orders frequently.What are the differences between Uniswap V1, V2, and V3?How is the price set in an AMM?New DEX concepts that still need to be exploredWhat is MEV (Miner extractable value)?Flash Boys 2.0Miners continuously bidding up the right to mine first, so they can extract the valueWhat is the downside of the miners maximizing MEV? Estimate over $500,000 a day.Could be a threat to proof of work mining.How does the research team work with portfolio companies?What are power perpetuals? SqueethWhat are NFT fractionalized primitives? FractionalHow the ultimate future goal for Paradigm's research team is build the next Bell LabsIf you liked this episode, you can find more episodes at wld.show!

Avid NFT collector Aftab Hossain (aka @iamDCinvestor on Crypto Twitter) discusses why OpenSea and NFT volumes are popping to start 2022, how LooksRare's vampire attack is a good thing for the NFT market, and how royalties affect a project's trading potential. Show topics: why Aftab thinks NFT floor prices are rising and what role NFT “flippers” have to do with his theory whether the NFT industry could continue growing even if fungible crypto assets enter a bear market how the LooksRare vampire attack on OpenSea works why people are wash trading NFTs on LooksRare why Aftab would choose to list NFTs on LooksRare over OpenSea whether LooksRare's vampire attack will force OpenSea to decentralize and/or tokenize what sort of NFT projects should have royalties… and which projects shouldn't  Thank you to our sponsors! Avado: ava.do Crypto.com: https://crypto.onelink.me/J9Lg/unconfirmedcardearnfeb2021    Episode Links   Aftab Hossain Twitter: https://twitter.com/iamDCinvestor   LooksRare LooksRare vampire attack + wash trading:  https://decrypt.co/90317/ethereum-nft-market-looksrare-wash-trading https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2022/01/11/one-day-after-launch-opensea-competitor-looksrare-sells-over-100m-in-nfts/  LooksRare: https://twitter.com/LooksRareNFT  LooksRare vs OpenSea data: https://dune.xyz/hildobby/LooksRare-VS-OpenSea   Background Links NFT volume to start the year: https://cryptopotato.com/opensea-records-over-2-billion-in-trading-volume-early-in-2022/  OpenSea metrics: https://dune.xyz/rchen8/opensea  Fred Ehrsam tweet: https://twitter.com/FEhrsam/status/1370414944265572353 The Chopping Block: https://unchainedpodcast.com/the-chopping-block-why-the-crypto-markets-have-been-down-this-week/  Nas NFTs:  ​https://decrypt.co/89881/rap-legend-nas-sells-2-songs-as-nfts-on-dj-3laus-royal-platform  https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/130123/3lau-backed-platform-royal-crashes-during-first-music-nft-drop-mint-delayed  OpenSea IPO rumors: https://decrypt.co/87701/opensea-ipo-criticism-crypto-ethereum-token  SushiSwap vampire attack: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/76419/uniswap-fork-sushiswap-700-million-total-value-locked

Avid NFT collector Aftab Hossain (aka @iamDCinvestor on Crypto Twitter) discusses why OpenSea and NFT volumes are popping to start 2022, how LooksRare's vampire attack is a good thing for the NFT market, and how royalties affect a project's trading potential. Show topics: why Aftab thinks NFT floor prices are rising and what role NFT “flippers” have to do with his theory whether the NFT industry could continue growing even if fungible crypto assets enter a bear market how the LooksRare vampire attack on OpenSea works why people are wash trading NFTs on LooksRare why Aftab would choose to list NFTs on LooksRare over OpenSea whether LooksRare's vampire attack will force OpenSea to decentralize and/or tokenize what sort of NFT projects should have royalties… and which projects shouldn't  Thank you to our sponsors! Avado: ava.do Crypto.com: https://crypto.onelink.me/J9Lg/unconfirmedcardearnfeb2021    Episode Links   Aftab Hossain Twitter: https://twitter.com/iamDCinvestor   LooksRare LooksRare vampire attack + wash trading:  https://decrypt.co/90317/ethereum-nft-market-looksrare-wash-trading https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2022/01/11/one-day-after-launch-opensea-competitor-looksrare-sells-over-100m-in-nfts/  LooksRare: https://twitter.com/LooksRareNFT  LooksRare vs OpenSea data: https://dune.xyz/hildobby/LooksRare-VS-OpenSea   Background Links NFT volume to start the year: https://cryptopotato.com/opensea-records-over-2-billion-in-trading-volume-early-in-2022/  OpenSea metrics: https://dune.xyz/rchen8/opensea  Fred Ehrsam tweet: https://twitter.com/FEhrsam/status/1370414944265572353 The Chopping Block: https://unchainedpodcast.com/the-chopping-block-why-the-crypto-markets-have-been-down-this-week/  Nas NFTs:  ​https://decrypt.co/89881/rap-legend-nas-sells-2-songs-as-nfts-on-dj-3laus-royal-platform  https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/130123/3lau-backed-platform-royal-crashes-during-first-music-nft-drop-mint-delayed  OpenSea IPO rumors: https://decrypt.co/87701/opensea-ipo-criticism-crypto-ethereum-token  SushiSwap vampire attack: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/76419/uniswap-fork-sushiswap-700-million-total-value-locked

"Governance minimized protocols will see the most use. It is the core attribute which kicks off the positive feedback loop between trust and adoption as a standard. It also puts powerful, basic tools in the hands of all creators, generating more opportunity and faster progress for the entire crypto ecosystem." -- Governance minimization, Fred Ehrsam and Dan Robinson. https://fehrsam.xyz/blog/governance-minimization Today we're exploring Governance minimization and why credible neutrality is foundational to building in crypto.

LinksMatt TwitterFred TwitterWebShow PartnerThis episode is presented by FTX. Trade on an awesome mobile interface fee-free, and still get all the great portfolio tracking features you know and love: https://uponly.tv/ftxShow NotesHow'd You Meet?– Coinbase pitched Sequoia– Fred pitched the basis of the metaverse on the blockchain when Matt was at Sequoia– Then Matt and Fred emailed back and forth, then the rest is history– This was 2017Metaverse– Fred: “People don't yet realize that crypto is the metaverse”– It's not just some VR world– Cobie: “How do you think this plays out over the next 15 to 20 years?”– Matt: “To state the obvious people are spending more time in these digital worlds. As people spend more time there they are also spending money”– Blockchain can enable property rights in the metaverseNext Levels of Crypto– Crypto will not be fully decentralized at every level that is the wrong way to think about it– Think gaming companies might be able to make the jump to crypto– Social media probably not– Matt: “all monarchies are dictatorships” (quoting someone else)– Network effects based businesses have a chicken and an egg problem– Overcoming is hard– Crypto presents the first real solve to potentially getting new network effectsPlay-to-earn– Play to earn has been around for a very long time– It's just been under the table– Play to earn games present it in a transparent way with an open economy– People see work as purpose – this could fall into line with play to earn games– Cobie was skeptical, but what made it click for him was thinking about old Halo gameplay when he spent ages trying to earn a special helmet– Cobie bullish on interoperable assets for p2e gaming– Fred: “I played WoW for thousands of hours and all i cared about was how my character looked”– To the parents who always say you're wasting your time playing video games – the founder of Paradigm did the same thing!– You can have multiple identities in the metaverseParadigm Now– In 2017 all the big internet companies had already be built– Crypto felt like the next frontier– Tried to make Paradigm a place where brilliant, curious people would want to spend their time– Didn't care about roles just wanted the best talent– Talented young people are the people that actually create the future – 20yrs ago it was Goldman etc., 10 years ago it was Google etc., today it is crypto– FOLLOW THE TALENTED YOUNG PEOPLE– The quality of crypto investors has gone up– Crypto will be a powerful movement that takes over the worldHow to Keep Talent?– Help the most ambitious people keep building– Getting to work on multiple projects at once is very attractive– How many anons on Paradigm?– At least Samczsun and Hasu, another joining soonDeFi– Matt: “I think we're super early. If we're building a financial system from the ground up there is still so much left to build”– Cobie: “What takes us from 100Bs to multi-trillions?”– Matt: “I think it just takes time”– This is the progression of new tech– Institutions will like a middle man at first to help use– Ledger: “It reminds me of when elevators came out and there was an attendant just cause it made people feel safer”– Laughing thinking about Ledger being 190 years old and around when elevators came outSmartest Person Bearish Crypto?– Struggle to think of an example of someone who is very well informed and still bearish– Only people who are worried about regulation– Ledger: “What about Charlie Munger?”– Matt: “I mean he also missed the internet”– DUNK!New Paradigm $2.5B Fund– “We are looking at the growth over the next 10 years”– Trying to orient vision out there instead of shorter term– Cobie: “It makes it easier if you think in 10 years – if you're thinking 10 years from now you might be seed investing in the main L1 today lol”– Fred: “We're finally getting to a place where people can build and create mainstream applications with crypto”– Matt: “We are wired as humans to underestimate what exponential growth looks like”Future of Web3– Top level framing – there's an iPhone bundling moment that's happening with crypto– Fred: “The same way the iPhone put all mp3s, email, a telephone, etc into one thing, crypto is bundling all of your internet identity into your wallet”– Ledger: “Can we do this and maintain any type of financial or personal privacy?”– Fred: “Zero-Knowledge Proofs.”– Privacy will be really importantQuickfire QsPunks – overvalued vs. undervalued?– Fred: “So we don't give out investment advice”Biggest mistake/ worst investment?– Prediction marketsHow to work for Paradigm?– Always interested in thoughtful/ energetic people– “Send us something cool you made on the internet”FINAL ALPHA– Matt: “It's easy in life to sweat the small stuff. Zoom out and find the 1 or 2 things that really matter (for life, investing, etc). If you get those right everything else works out”– Fred: “All the people that do things that really matter think through things for themselves. They think from first principles and think what makes sense for them”Notes by KevinMusic by GiovanniPickle

Today we are re-sharing our Hash Power documentary. This series was originally released in September 2017 when 1 Bitcoin hovered around $4000 US Dollars. While so much has changed in the years since - these episodes are a great introduction into the technology, the power of decentralization, Bitcoin, Ethereum, ICO's, cryptography, and hashing. You will hear from a variety of industry experts throughout these episodes - please enjoy.   For the full show notes, transcript, and links to the best content to learn more, check out the episode page here.    ----   Original Intro (10.10.17)   In episodes one and two of Hash Power, we explored blockchain technology and cryptocurrency investing. In this episode, we discuss the current and potential future states of the crypto world. We cover new forms of cooperation, regulation, security and storage, and why blockchains allow systems to evolve at such a rapid pace.    Be sure to listen until the end, where we close with some advice about conducting ourselves in a new world where creativity reigns and repetitive jobs disappear—a trend that may only accelerate thanks to blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies.   -----   Web3 Breakdowns is a property of Colossus, LLC. For more episodes of Web3 Breakdowns, visit joincolossus.com/episodes.   Stay up to date on all our podcasts by signing up to Colossus Weekly, our quick dive every Sunday highlighting the top business and investing concepts from our podcasts and the best of what we read that week. Sign up here.   Follow us on Twitter: @Web3Breakdowns | @patrick_oshag | @JoinColossus   Show Notes: [00:00:05] – Intro to episode 3 and what to expect [00:04:00] – Olaf Carlson-Wee, founder of Polychain, on how the funding and investing in cryptocurrencies could easily get out of hand [00:05:00] – How people are creating holding companies to fund cryptocurrencies protocols [00:06:45] – Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) and how they will replace the aforementioned holding companies [00:08:32] – Could fully decentralized organizations replace other more traditional organizational structures, even outside of cryptocurrency [00:09:59] – How can DAO's impact everyday lives [00:12:39] – Why your skills and accomplishments will become more important than who you are or where you are from [00:16:09] – Naval Ravikant, CEO of Angellist, on the way humans cooperate and build new entities [00:17:51] – When people will demand oversight and regulation over cryptocurrency [00:20:42] – Peter Van Valkenburg, Director of Research at Coincenter on the current state of regulation [00:26:06] – Jameson Lopp on security needed to protect your cryptocurrency [00:27:51] – Ari Paul, co-founder of Blocktower, on how nail polish is used to protect their crypto wallet [00:30:03] – Juan Benet explains the Filecoin Protocol [00:35:52] – Muneeb Ali, co-founder of Blockstack, on how his team is planning to provide basic tools that will allow the broader developer community to build apps that the cryptocurrency population will use [00:38:01] – Comparing blockstack to the analogy of creating a city [00:40:17] – How the blockstack token fits into everything [00:43:15] – Fred Ehrsam, co-founder of Coinbase, on forking in blockchains [00:47:52] – Naval Ravikant on how the idea of work will change in the future, and how that change helped to produce the idea of a blockchain in the first place [00:49:31] – Why curiosity should govern what you do in life [00:53:22] – Naval's framework for making money

Today we are re-sharing our Hash Power documentary. This series was originally released in September 2017 when 1 Bitcoin hovered around $4000 US Dollars. While so much has changed in the years since - these episodes are a great introduction into the technology, the power of decentralization, Bitcoin, Ethereum, ICO's, cryptography, and hashing. You will hear from a variety of industry experts throughout these episodes - please enjoy.   For the full show notes, transcript, and links to the best content to learn more, check out the episode page here.   ----   Original Intro (09.26.17)   Welcome to the first episode of Hash Power, an audio documentary that explores the world of blockchain and cryptocurrencies with leaders in the field like Naval Ravikant, Olaf Carlson-Wee, Fred Ehrsam, & Ari Paul. Hash Power is meant to be an introduction, but really, it is an invitation to explore this emerging world on your own.    We will cover the technology, the power of decentralization, bitcoin, Ethereum, ICOs, cryptography and hashing. We will spend time with the leading active hedge fund managers in the field, and with outside investors who are both optimistic and skeptical. Episode one covers the big picture, and answers the question: what is blockchain and why might it significantly affect our world?   -----   Web3 Breakdowns is a property of Colossus, LLC. For more episodes of Web3 Breakdowns, visit joincolossus.com/episodes.   Stay up to date on all our podcasts by signing up to Colossus Weekly, our quick dive every Sunday highlighting the top business and investing concepts from our podcasts and the best of what we read that week. Sign up here.   Follow us on Twitter: @Web3Breakdowns | @patrick_oshag | @JoinColossus   Show Notes: [00:03:25] – CHAPTER 1 – Understanding the Concept of Blockchain [00:04:30] – Jeremiah Lowin explains how blockchain is like a database [00:05:46] – Owning a digital asset [00:07:14] – Naval Ravikant, CEO of Angelist on how blockchains can help to create personal networks and organize humans [00:11:01] – How blockchains represent a way to coordinate global activity through tokens [00:13:33] – New coins popping up around data storage and utility needs like solar panels [00:14:57] – Permission vs permissionless networks [00:16:37] – Protocols and the introduction of scarcity [00:18:13] – Keeping track of scarcity and the introduction of tokens [00:18:49] – Societal structures and how blockchains will change them again [00:21:55] – The role of blockchains in the informational age and the rise of more individual sovereignty [00:23:29] – Fred Ehrsam, co-founder of Coinbase, on the increasing shift to digital worlds led by incentive structures [00:27:48] – CHAPTER 2 – Blockchain Technology [00:31:53] – Charlie Noyes, Pantera Capital, explains how SHA-256 was developed and what makes it so special [00:35:48] – How miners create new blocks and the incentives to do so [00:40:22] – The nonce field [00:43:48] – The incentives that exist for miners and the arms race to build more powerful systems to mine [00:45:20] – The development of mining pools [00:46:54] – Ethereum, the “spiritual successor” to bitcoin [00:48:36] – How the Ether network is an ecosystem in which other tokens can sit [00:50:51] – Naval Ravikant on alternative coins or tokens [00:51:37] – How the protocol creators are the ones getting wealthy [00:52:43] – Blockchain as an experiment in distributed government [00:54:10] – How cryptocurrency is more than just technology, it's a movement [01:00:07] – Peter Jubber, of Fidelity, on how huge institutions, like theirs, are getting into the cryptocurrency game [01:03:34] – The notion of cooperation in an open-source project or protocol [01:04:39] – Olaf Carlson-Wee, the first employee at Coinbase and the founder of Polychain, on the early excitement for cryptocurrency

Paradigm, a crypto-focused VC firm, has raised a $2.5 billion fund, the industry's largest to date. It is bigger than the $2.2 billion crypto fund Andreessen Horowitz announced in June. It cements Paradigm's position as a leading crypto investor, The Information points out. “We've immersed ourselves in the frontier of protocol research and the culture of Web3,” Paradigm's partners Fred Ehrsam and Matt Huang said in a blog post. Ehrsam previously co-founded America's biggest crypto company Coinbase and Huang is a former Sequoia Capital partner. Meanwhile, in India, a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the weekend, showed that government departments differed from the Reserve Bank of India in their respective positions on cryptocurrency, Economic Times reported. Most government departments were in favour of regulating cryptocurrencies whereas the RBI is said to have reiterated its preference for a crypto ban, citing concerns over financial stability. Microsoft will soon update Windows 11 to block redirection of taskbar search results to browsers other than its Edge browser, Engadget reports. The workaround was popularised by EdgeDeflector—an app that allows Windows users to bypass some of the built-in browser restrictions found in Windows 10 and 11. Companies such as Mozilla and Brave had planned to implement similar workarounds to allow users to open Start menu results in their respective browsers, according to Engadget. Now they may not be able to do so. This move “places Microsoft in the same user-hostile and anticompetitive category as Big Tech competitors like Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google,” said Paul Thurrot, who runs the technology news and analysis site Thurrot. “This behaviour needs to be examined by antitrust regulators in the United States, EU, and elsewhere,” he wrote. Roblox will invest $10 million to support the development of educational video games using its platform, David Baszucki, the video gaming platform maker's founder and CEO, said in a blog post on Monday. According to The Wall Street Journal, the move is a way for Roblox to expand its reach beyond its pre-teens and teens userbase. The company had about 47 million users in the third quarter this year—about half are less than 13 years of age. (3:24) Interview: Sanjay Nekkanti, founder and CEO, Dhruva Space on making space-grade solar panels in India for the global market India isn't known for hi-tech hardware, but a small number of startups are trying to change that by making varied products from computer vision modules to wireless equipment. In today's interview, Sanjay Nekkanti, founder and CEO of Dhruva Space, talks about manufacturing space-grade solar panels in India for the global market.

#Bitcoin #crypto #NFTI'd like to welcome everyone to my new PODCASTDave's Daily Crypto TakeIn this channel I will be providing you with news on a daily basis about cryptocurrency, bitcoin, blockchain, FIAT. My main purpose is to share UNBIASED news and updates. Ultimately I learn and hopefully you learn while I go on this journey.ARTICLES used in today's video:https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3137932/global-cryptocurrency-crackdown-looms-governments-enter-digital?utm_source=rss_feedGlobal cryptocurrency crackdown looms as governments enter digital currency raceCryptocurrencies, which threaten state control over currency circulation, have gained traction only because governments were slow to actWith China pushing the US and Europe into action, a digital currency battle is shaping up, and cryptocurrencies will be the losershttps://mashable.com/article/classic-memes-sold-nft-prices/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+Mashable+(Mashable)Classic memes that have sold as NFTsIt wasn't long ago that your average person had no clue what an NFT was. Nowadays, they're making headlines for selling for hundreds of thousands of bucks. Predictably, folks are learning about NFTs fast.https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/06/20/regulators-capital-rules-crypto-how-it-works/?source=isafpbcs0000001&utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=firehoseRegulators Have Proposed Capital Rules at Banks for Crypto Assets. Here's How It Would WorkThe Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS), a global forum of central banks and regulators that essentially sets the pace for banking regulation around the world, just released a proposal for how regulators should require banks to treat crypto assets. If passed, the proposal could have far-ranging implications for how willing banks are to hold crypto assets. Let's take a look at what BCBS is proposing.https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/20/10percent-to-20percent-correction-may-be-underway-due-to-inflation-mark-zandi.htmlBeware of inflation ‘headwinds': It could take a year to break even after a 10% to 20% market correction, economist Mark Zandi warnsMoody's Analytics Mark Zandi has a message for investors: Brace for a significant market correction.The firm's chief economist expects a more hawkish Federal Reserve will spark a 10% to 20% pullback.https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2021/06/cryptocurrency-worthless-nft-five-years-coinbase/Most Cryptocurrencies And NFTS Will Be Worthless In Five Years, According To The Coinbase FounderCoinbase co-founder Fred Ehrsam has issued a stark warning that “most” cryptocurrencies and blockchain-based assets like NFTs “won't work” and will have “little to no value in three to five years” following recent crashes in the market.Ehrsam's comments come after Bitcoin has continued to drop in value in recent days after a short spike off the back of more tweets from Tesla founder Elon Musk over the weekend.https://news.bitcoin.com/billionaire-steve-cohen-deep-dive-into-crypto-fully-converted-not-missing-this/Billionaire Steve Cohen: 'I'm Doing a Deep Dive Into Crypto, I'm Fully Converted, I'm Not Missing This'Billionaire investor and CEO of Point 72 Asset Management, Steve Cohen, says he is taking a deep dive into cryptocurrency. Emphasizing that he is “fully converted,” the billionaire said, “I'm not going to miss this. I already feel like I missed the first part of it.”https://ambcrypto.com/when-is-the-right-time-to-buy-bitcoin/When is the right time to buy Bitcoin?‘Resist the urge to close down positions. If you have the emotional and financial resources, go the other way'… this is a trading mantra that's echoed on several platforms for several assets. In bitcoin, ‘HODL' has become the go-to phrase during every bitcoin correction.The primary bull case for bitcoin is based on the virtues of patience. It points to the cryptocurrency's previous price action as proof that bitcoin's price will rise again. According to the technical analysis of many analysts, bitcoin's price follows a predictable pattern based on previous trends, and that it will rise again.https://alternative.me/crypto/fear-and-greed-index/https://coinmarketcap.com/Please subscribe, like, and share so that more and more people can view this content.DISCLAIMER: I will never give any financial advice. And my channel is not considered official Financial Advice. Please do your research before purchasing any cryptocurrency.Thank you very much DaveSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/daves-daily-crypto-take/donations

Fred Ehrsam sits down with Blake Robbins and Jesse Walden to revisit their conversation on how crypto can enable creators and communities, one year later. 

The dynamic cryptocurrency space would likely not be possible if not for the belief and work of Fred Ehrsam. He left his position as a Goldman Sachs trader in 2012 to combine his passions of computer science with gaming - and help set up Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the U.S. with Brian Armstrong. In 2017, he left the day-to-day operations at Coinbase to launch his own investment firm called Paradigm, also focused on blockchain. In this latest Bloomberg Studio 1.0, Ehrsam sits down with Emily Chang to discuss his early motivations, cryptocurrency volatility, and why he thinks crypto will be the most world-changing technology of the coming decades - creating a new form of money, financial system, and internet.

From first discovering the bitcoin white paper through the crypto winters to taking the company public... Coinbase founders Brian Armstrong and Fred Ehrsam tell their story, with Good Time Show hosts Aarthi Ramamurthy and Sriram Krishnan, plus early investors, employees, and board members — Garry Tan, Marc Andreessen, Dan Romero, Balaji Srinivasan, and Katie Haun.

CoinBase IPO What you should know for your buy-in. What is Coinbase? The Silicon Valley crypto exchange was co-founded in 2012 by Brian Armstrong, 38, who runs the platform as chief executive. Fred Ehrsam, a Coinbase director, also helped to create the company. According to Forbes, Armstrong's net worth is currently $6.5 billion based on his ownership in the company and his wealth is likely to increase if the direct listing goes off successfully. my podcast's website. https://tvtheories.com/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/keith-detwiler/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/keith-detwiler/support

In this episode:So Facebook has just quietly announced that they will be canceling Facebook Analytics in June, allowing advertisers two months to gather or download any past reporting data before it disappears.  Why is this (or is not) big news?Well, for professional marketers, Facebook Analytics was pretty much useless.  What started as an attempt to match Google Analytics, ended up very much dead on arrival.  Reporting was so simple that you couldn't make any use of it.  While Google Analytics keeps improving on a regular basis, Facebook Analytics was stuck with the same old and very basic reports that had little or no use.But the more relevant issue is that the disappearance of Facebook Analytics is just one more sign of how the new iOS14 privacy requirement imposed by Apple has affected the second largest online advertising platform.  The issue has been debated to death since Apple made the initial announcement in June 2020.  Since then, Facebook has fought hard (and unsuccessfully) to convince Apple to reverse this rule.  But the new policy is here to stay.If you're interested in Facebook's own opinion about this policy, you can read it here. Of course, Apple's side is completely the opposite caring most about its users privacy and their ability to choose what information they want to share with any of the apps.The bottom line is that advertisers and marketers are going to need to adjust their strategies to account for the new policy.  The accuracy of their audience targeting will decrease and more likely the revenue generating by their ad campaigns on Facebook/Instagram will also decrease accordingly.  To what extent?  Only time will tell but so far, it's not looking so good for Facebook.Finally, we shift gears completely to cover briefly what the new Uniswap V3 means in the crypto world.  For reference, Uniswap, is the leading decentralized exchange (DEX) on Ethereum and a centerpiece of the $42 billion decentralized finance (DeFi) sector. David delves into some of the details but the key change, as outlined in the new white paper, is what Uniswap is calling “concentrated liquidity.”“In this paper, we present Uniswap v3, a novel AMM (Automated Market Maker) that gives liquidity providers more control over the price ranges in which their capital is used, with limited effect on liquidity fragmentation and gas inefficiency,” it states.The lead author of the white paper was Hayden Adams, Uniswap’s founder, and three other members of the team. It also includes Dan Robinson of Paradigm, the VC fund led by Coinbase co-founder Fred Ehrsam.Want more?Subscribe to The Edge eComm Digest and receive weekly news directly in your INBOX >Check our other stuff out too: The Edge  Instagram  Facebook  LinkedIn  Medium  Twitter  MGR Agency Website This episode is brought to you by MGR Agency. Scaling marketing for leading digital brands.If you liked this episode, please share it with your friends.  If you REALLY liked it, please leave us a positive review on your favorite podcast platform.  Thank you for watching or listening!

Il lancio del Crypto Council è stato spinto dall'enorme aumento dei prezzi delle criptovalute negli ultimi mesi. La capitalizzazione di mercato totale ha quasi raggiunto $ 2 trilioni per la prima volta in assoluto. Il Crypto Council for Innovation giocherà un ruolo importante nelle prossime normative sulle criptovalute. Fred Ehrsam, co-fondatore di Paradign e l'ex presidente di Coinbase ha dichiarato: Crypto è a un livello di flessione mainstream. È ai suoi primissimi livelli e, molto simile al web (non appena lo è stato), è molto fragile mentre è in quella fase. Grayscale si impegna a convertire GBTC in Bitcoin ETF man mano che il predominio del fondo diminuisce. Grayscale ha recentemente annunciato che convertirà la sua fiducia in Bitcoin in un fondo negoziato in borsa quando l'ambiente normativo negli Stati Uniti inizierà a riscaldarsi con i fondi negoziati in borsa (ETF) di Bitcoin. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bitcoin-informa/support

Il lancio del Crypto Council è stato spinto dall'enorme aumento dei prezzi delle criptovalute negli ultimi mesi. La capitalizzazione di mercato totale ha quasi raggiunto $ 2 trilioni per la prima volta in assoluto. Il Crypto Council for Innovation giocherà un ruolo importante nelle prossime normative sulle criptovalute. Fred Ehrsam, co-fondatore di Paradign e l'ex presidente di Coinbase ha dichiarato: Crypto è a un livello di flessione mainstream. È ai suoi primissimi livelli e, molto simile al web (non appena lo è stato), è molto fragile mentre è in quella fase.Grayscale si impegna a convertire GBTC in Bitcoin ETF man mano che il predominio del fondo diminuisce. Grayscale ha recentemente annunciato che convertirà la sua fiducia in Bitcoin in un fondo negoziato in borsa quando l'ambiente normativo negli Stati Uniti inizierà a riscaldarsi con i fondi negoziati in borsa (ETF) di Bitcoin.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bitcoin-informa/support

Today, On Deck is announcing that it's raising a $20 million Series A led by Keith Rabois at Founders Fund with participation from Learn Capital, Chamath Palihapitiya, Slack Fund, Village Global, Eric Yuan, Fred Ehrsam, Allison Picken's The New Normal Fund, Charles Hudson at Precursor Ventures, Adam D'Angelo, Jen Rubio, Elad Gill, Julia DeWahl, Henry Ward, Afton Vechery, Jules Walter, Eric Su, Julia Lipton, Scott Belsky, Anthony Pompliano, Bloomberg Beta, Dylan Field, Aarti Ramamurthy, and many, many more members of the On Deck community. We cover why On Deck has a chance to build a Stanford for the internet: On Deck Investment Thesis. Natively Integrated Education. Platform and Team Constellation. The On Deck Opportunity. You can read the full original post and subscribe at notboring.co. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/notboring/message

Co-Founder of Coinbase Fred Ehrsam joins Creator Economics to discuss the future of Cryptocurrency, NFTs, and what the future for these technologies look like. Disclosure: Paradigm is an investor in Zora and Uniswap. The views expressed herein are for informational purposes only and, unless otherwise stated, reflect only the subjective views of the applicable speaker, which are subject to change. Nothing herein constitutes investment, legal, or tax advice or recommendations. This material does not constitute or form part of an offer to issue or sell, or of a solicitation of an offer to subscribe or buy, any securities or other financial instruments, nor does it constitute a financial promotion, investment advice or an inducement or incitement to participate in any produce, offering or investment. This material should not be relied upon as a basis for making an investment decision. It should not be assumed that any investment in the asset class described herein, or any company or asset described herein, will be profitable and there can be no assurance that future events and market factors would lead to results similar to the results discussed in this article. Any projections, estimates, forecasts, targets, prospects and/or opinions expressed in these materials are subject to change without notice and may differ or be contrary to opinions expressed by others. No representation or warranty, express or implied, is made as to the accuracy or completeness of the information contained herein

In today's episode of compounding lifestyle, we talk about What is the stock market is going to do today, $JNJ Johson and Jonhson Stock, and Coinbase IPO. Cryptocurrency giant Coinbase announced on Thursday that it has confidentially filed for a public offering, becoming the latest in a parade of high-profile startups to pursue an IPO in 2020. Founded in 2012 as a simple way for consumers to purchase Bitcoin, Coinbase has since become a conglomerate of crypto-related business and the standard-bearer for an industry long regarded with suspicion by regulators and the traditional financial establishment. The company launched in 2012 founded by Airbnb alum Brian Armstrong and Fred Ehrsam, and was valued at the end of 2020 at $8 billion. In July 2020, the company said it has 35 million users in 100 countries. Roblox Corp. will soon join the ranks of closely held companies turning to public markets to support growth. The San Mateo, Calif.-based videogame provider plans to hold a direct listing for its shares on or around March 10 on the New York Stock Exchange, bypassing the traditional route of an initial public offering. Coinbase has high trading fees and the company is profitable since 2017 which is rare among recent tech IPOs for the past years. Stocks going to recover from this point and consider loading up on worthy growth stocks discounted from their highs. FDA Gives Emergency Use Authorization For $JNJ Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 Vaccine. The FDA has approved this vaccine for people over the age of 18. The FDA confirms that this vaccine is slightly less effective than the Moderna and Pfizer shots overall — but showed 85% efficacy against severe illness and complete protection against COVID-19 deaths 28 days after getting the shot. Roblox Corp. will soon join the ranks of closely held companies turning to public markets to support growth. The San Mateo, Calif.-based videogame provider plans to hold a direct listing for its shares on or around March 10 on the New York Stock Exchange, bypassing the traditional route of an initial public offering. Roblox is accessible on computers, consoles, and mobile devices. The company said it had roughly 33 million daily users last year, of whom more than half are under the age of 13. Roblox was privately valued at $29.5 billion in January after raising more than a half-billion dollars of funding from private investors such as Altimeter Capital and Dragoneer Investment Group. The company was valued at $4 billion following a February 2020 fundraising round led by Andreessen Horowitz. Roblox generated $923.9 million in revenue last year, up from $508 million in 2019. $TSLA $AAL $BNGO $MARA $M $AAPL $FCEL $REGN GOOGL $EZGO $MTCH $DIS $AMGN $ $TWTR $MVIS $PLTR $BFLY $ENZC $GM $ABNB $TRUE check for Coin Base IPO share prices are $200 estimated release date is late February or early March 2021 Control the Cash balance today and position yourself accordingly. Let's GO!!!!! Research Links: www.Finviz.com www.Nasdaq.com Learn more about options: https://tinyurl.com/Compounding-Lifestyle Music-Madam Wahala Beat - Nana Kwabena Voice Mail link, show us some love, call in to ask questions: https://anchor.fm/compounding-lifestyle/message (copy/paste the URL) Robinhood link: https://join.robinhood.com/arristw DISCLAIMER: These Podcasts are for educational purposes only. Nothing in this podcast should be construed as financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell any sort of security or investment. Consult with a professional financial advisor before making any financial decisions. Do your research and due diligence. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/compounding-lifestyle/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/compounding-lifestyle/support

We unstack:► V2 features: stable/variable rate borrowing, enhanced flash loans, credit delegation► Aave on other L1 and L2 chains► Response to Fred Ehrsam's governance minimalism► Creating new money markets & private money marketsFOLLOW OUR GUESTStani's Twitter: @StaniKulechov Aave's Twitter: @AaveAave FOLLOW AMBER GROUPTwitter: https://twitter.com/ambergroup_ioEmail: contact@ambergroup.ioWebsite: https://www.ambergroup.io/DISCLOSUREThe Crypto Unstacked Podcast is meant for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial or investment advice. Nothing expressed in this podcast should be construed as a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement or offer by Amber Group to buy or sell any financial products. Information expressed by the host or guest in this podcast does not necessarily reflect the views of Amber Group.#AmberGroup #Aave #CUPofCrypto #CryptoUnstacked

Ryan co-founded Primer with a simple goal “to free the next generation of kids to be more ambitious, more creative, and think for themselves –– starting with homeschoolers”. The company’s investors include Keith Rabois, Naval Ravikant, Balaji Srinivasan, Cyan Bannister, Erik Torenberg, Scott Belsky, Fred Ehrsam, Harry Stebbings, David Perell, and more. -- Thank you for listening to Pod of Jake! All shares and reviews are appreciated! If you enjoy this podcast, you might like reading blogofjake.com If you prefer listening over reading, you might prefer Blog of Jake's blog on tape, available through any of your favorite podcast providers. Website: podofjake.com Twitter: @blogofjake Email: jake@blogofjake.com Call: superpeer.com/jake Support: patreon.com/blogofjake Bitcoin: 3ESGQxrJZmGqd2SifqCUiHPvah1uWtN1Zd

Fred Ehrsam sits down with Blake Robbins, student of the new wave of content creators and e-sports and partner at Ludlow Ventures, and Jesse Walden, long time thinker at the intersection of internet communities and crypto and founder of Variant, to discuss how crypto can enable creators and communities to do things they may never have expected.

Jeff Roberts, staff writer at Fortune and author of the recent Audible book, “Kings of Crypto: Coinbase and the Coming Disruption of Finance,” discusses Coinbase's past, present and future. In this episode, we cover:  when Coinbase duped Apple with its app and eventually got kicked out of the App Store when Coinbase's hot wallet got hacked how CEO Brian Armstrong handled challenges like the Bitcoin block size debate and an IRS summons on all its customers' activities for years how it handled the competition from Binance why that led to "screaming in the board room"  the "complete mercenary" and "brilliant asshole" who tore the leadership ranks apart and led to a number of departures by top execs why Brian and JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon met privately where Coinbase goes from here Take the Unchained survey! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/unchained2020 Apply for the editorial assistant job at Unchained! https://unchainedpodcast.com/seeking-remote-editorial-assistant/ Thank you to our sponsors!  Crypto.com: https://crypto.com Nexo: https://nexo.io Episode links:  Jeff Roberts: https://twitter.com/jeffjohnroberts Kings of Crypto on Audible: https://www.amazon.com/Kings-of-Crypto/dp/B085PY7S7H Harvard Business Review edition: https://www.amazon.com/Kings-Crypto-Startups-Cryptocurrency-Silicon-ebook/dp/B085TRJY8X Jeff’s interview with Coinbase cofounder Fred Ehrsam at Consensus: Distributed: https://www.coindesk.com/video/the-kings-of-crypto-an-inside-look-at-the-history-of-coinbase  JPMorgan banks Coinbase: https://www.wsj.com/articles/jpmorgan-extends-banking-services-to-bitcoin-exchanges-11589281201 Brian Brooks becoming acting comptroller of the Office of the Currency: https://www.coindesk.com/a-former-coinbase-lawyer-is-about-to-become-acting-head-of-us-bank-regulator Coinbase going remote-first: https://blog.coinbase.com/post-covid-19-coinbase-will-be-a-remote-first-company-cdac6e621df7 Links from news recap: https://unchainedpodcast.com/90-million-down-the-toilet/

My guest today is Joel, co-founder of Metalith and NIFTEX. Joel is building products that are expanding the economic capabilities of NFTs. By focusing on foundational financial infrastructure, Joel intends to set up the NFT market to be larger than the traditional crypto market. Speaking with Joel reminds me a lot of reading Fred Ehrsam’s early blogs. For those who don't know, Fred is the former co-founder of Coinbase. Fred’s blogs from 2016 and 2017 were so far ahead of their time, reading them will make you feel like he had access to a time machine. Joel seems to have that same foresight when it comes to NFTs. Per usual, what I admire most about Joel is that he is a builder, not just thinking of the future and how it will play out but actively shaping it. Please enjoy my conversation with Joel. Metalith NIFTEX Website Joel Twitter Metalith Twitter

This time I present you Hart Lambur, the CEO and founder of Universal Market Access, also known as UMA. UMA recently took over crypto media with the announcement of the USStocks token, which allows anyone with access to the internet to participate in the US stock market. The fact that UMA breaks literally all financial borders made it absolutely necessary for me to have them on the podcast. While the project is still in its early days, its potential is hard to understate. UMA is building the infrastructure that will allow even people in the lowest income bracket to build a diverse investment portfolio or to get exposure to assets that are today accessible only to large institutional investors. This conversation was super interesting for me. Hart is an extremely intelligent person on a mission to break financial borders. He helped me learn what financial derivatives are, how you can benefit from the price increase of an asset, without actually owning that asset, and how transparent financial derivatives built on UMA will positively affect the financial world. I hope you enjoy this talk, just like I did. UMA and Hart’s Contact: https://umaproject.org Hart - https://twitter.com/hal2001 UMA - https://twitter.com/UMAprotocol Evangelists who converted Hart into crypto: Fred Ehrsam - https://twitter.com/FEhrsam Hart recommends reading and following: Token Economy Newsletter - https://tokeneconomy.co Christ Burniske - https://twitter.com/cburniske Fred Wilson’s blog - https://avc.com

Aaron and Max have a stream-of-consciousness discussion where we look at some recent discussions on the tech web: Fred Ehrsam on Blockchain AI Marketplaces, and Chris Messina on the effect of AI agents on the economy.

Whether you're a cryptocurrency novice or expert, this episode will teach you a ton. My guest, Fred Ehrsam, founded the world's largest platform for storing & trading Bitcoin and more. Just us for a full crypto education!

In episodes one and two of Hash Power, we explored blockchain technology and cryptocurrency investing. In this episode, we discuss the current and potential future states of the crypto world. We cover new forms of cooperation, regulation, security and storage, and why blockchains allow systems to evolve at such a rapid pace.  Be sure to listen until the end, where we close with some advice about conducting ourselves in a new world where creativity reigns and repetitive jobs disappear—a trend that may only accelerate thanks to blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies. Hash Power is presented by Fidelity Investments   For comprehensive show notes on this episode go to http://investorfieldguide.com/hashpower For more episodes go to InvestorFieldGuide.com/podcast. To get involved with Project Frontier, head to InvestorFieldGuide.com/frontier. Sign up for the book club, where you’ll get a full investor curriculum and then 3-4 suggestions every month at InvestorFieldGuide.com/bookclub. Follow Patrick on Twitter at @patrick_oshag    Show Notes 0:05 – Intro to episode 3 and what to expect  4:00 - Olaf Carlson-Wee, founder of Polychain, on how the funding and investing in cryptocurrencies could easily get out of hand  5:00 – How people are creating holding companies to fund cryptocurrencies protocols  6:45 – Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) and how they will replace the aforementioned holding companies  8:32 – Could fully decentralized organizations replace other more traditional organizational structures, even outside of crypto currency  9:59 – How can DAO’s impact everyday lives  12:39 – Why your skills and accomplishments will become more important than who you are or where you are from             15:38 – Ready Player One: A Novel  16:09 - Naval Ravikant, CEO of Angellist, on the way humans cooperate and build new entities  17:51 – When people will demand oversight and regulation over crypto currency  20:42 - Peter Van Valkenburg, Director of Research at Coincenter on the current state of regulation  26:06 - Jameson Lopp on security needed to protect your cryptocurrency             26:22 - Glacierprotocol.org  27:51 - Ari Paul, co-founder of Blocktower, on how nail polish is used to protect their crypto wallet  30:03 – Juan Benet explains the Filecoin Protocol  35:52 - Muneeb Ali, co-founder of Blockstack, on how his team is plans to provide basic tools that will allow the broader developer community to build apps that the cryptocurrency population will use.  38:01 - Comparing blockstack to the analogy of creating a city  40:17 – How the blockstack token fits into everything  43:15 – Fred Ehrsam, co-founder of Coinbase, on forking in blockchains  47:52 – Naval Ravikant on how the idea of work will change in the future, and how that change helped to produce the idea of a blockchain in the first place.  49:31 – Why curiosity should govern what you do in life 53:22 - Naval’s framework for making money   Learn More For more episodes go to InvestorFieldGuide.com/podcast.  Sign up for the book club, where you’ll get a full investor curriculum and then 3-4 suggestions every month at InvestorFieldGuide.com/bookclub Follow Patrick on twitter at @patrick_oshag

In this episode featuring **Fred Ehrsam** , Co-Founder of Coinbase, you'll learn: * What a decentralized exchange (DEX) is, how they work, what types of applications can be built on top of decentralized exchanges, and how they compare to a centralized exchange * The benefits that decentralized exchanges can uniquely offer that centralized exchanges cannot, as well as some of the current drawbacks of decentralized exchanges * Why there is a need for the decentralized exchange for tokens * The difference between a decentralized exchange and a decentralized exchange protocol Don't forget, you can sign up for our free cryptocurrency newsletter and receive new episodes before anyone else at https://blockchaincurated.com

In this episode featuring Fred Ehrsam , Co-Founder of Coinbase, you’ll learn: What a decentralized exchange (DEX) is, how they work, what types of applications can be built on top of decentralized exchanges, and how they compare to a centralized exchange The benefits that decentralized exchanges can uniquely offer that centralized exchanges cannot, as well as some of the current drawbacks of decentralized exchanges Why there is a need for the decentralized exchange for tokens The difference between a decentralized exchange and a decentralized exchange protocol Don't forget, you can sign up for our free cryptocurrency newsletter and receive new episodes before anyone else at https://blockchaincurated.com

with Chris Dixon and Fred Ehrsam We've already talked about why bitcoin matters. But as the set of cryptocurrencies — and networks and “tokens” enabled by the underlying blockchain — grow (Ethereum being one of the fastest-growing ones), where do we go from here? How do we tease apart the signal from the noise, given all the buzz and critiques out there? In this episode of the a16z Podcast, general partner Chris Dixon and Fred Ehrsam (former Goldman Sachs trader and a co-founder of Coinbase) break down the fundamentals of it all — from incentives, developer communities, and protocols, to new models of governance and the tradeoffs between centralized and decentralized systems (including central planning vs. letting a thousand experiments bloom). And then, given all the hype out there right now around crypto tokens and “ICOs”, how do we tell the difference between what's promising/legitimate vs. a red flag? How could we value tokens? And what does it mean for incumbents when all the value that was created in the previous paradigm is being commoditized by the new one, and that value creation now has to happen at some new layer? At the end of the day, the key word through it all is incentives. And it's a testament to the power of getting incentive structures right that someone pseudonymously dropping a 9-page whitepaper onto the internet led to a $70 billion cryptocurrency, a whole ecosystem of companies and users, and the largest supercomputer network in the world. Then again… isn't that how innovation happens? The views expressed here are those of the individual AH Capital Management, L.L.C. (“a16z”) personnel quoted and are not the views of a16z or its affiliates. Certain information contained in here has been obtained from third-party sources, including from portfolio companies of funds managed by a16z. While taken from sources believed to be reliable, a16z has not independently verified such information and makes no representations about the enduring accuracy of the information or its appropriateness for a given situation. This content is provided for informational purposes only, and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or digital assets are for illustrative purposes only, and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services. Furthermore, this content is not directed at nor intended for use by any investors or prospective investors, and may not under any circumstances be relied upon when making a decision to invest in any fund managed by a16z. (An offering to invest in an a16z fund will be made only by the private placement memorandum, subscription agreement, and other relevant documentation of any such fund and should be read in their entirety.) Any investments or portfolio companies mentioned, referred to, or described are not representative of all investments in vehicles managed by a16z, and there can be no assurance that the investments will be profitable or that other investments made in the future will have similar characteristics or results. A list of investments made by funds managed by Andreessen Horowitz (excluding investments and certain publicly traded cryptocurrencies/ digital assets for which the issuer has not provided permission for a16z to disclose publicly) is available at https://a16z.com/investments/. Charts and graphs provided within are for informational purposes solely and should not be relied upon when making any investment decision. Past performance is not indicative of future results. The content speaks only as of the date indicated. Any projections, estimates, forecasts, targets, prospects, and/or opinions expressed in these materials are subject to change without notice and may differ or be contrary to opinions expressed by others. Please see https://a16z.com/disclosures for additional important information.

Welcome to the first episode of Hash Power, an audio documentary that explores the world of blockchain and cryptocurrencies with leaders in the field like Naval Ravikant, Olaf Carlson-Wee, Fred Ehrsam, & Ari Paul. Hash Power is meant to be an introduction, but really, it is an invitation to explore this emerging world on your own.  In the coming weeks, we will cover the technology, the power of decentralization, bitcoin, Ethereum, ICOs, cryptography and hashing. We will spend time with the leading active hedge fund managers in the field, and with outside investors who are both optimistic and skeptical. Episode one covers the big picture, and answers the question: what is blockchain and why might it significantly affect our world? If you enjoy what follows, you’ll still be very early in understanding this field. Most don’t. So help me spread it like wildfire, because the more people that understand blockchain, the better its impact might become. Please enjoy episode one, and stay tuned next week for episode 2, which explores investing in cryptocurrencies. Hash Power is presented by Fidelity Investments   For comprehensive show notes on this episode go to http://investorfieldguide.com/hashpower For more episodes go to InvestorFieldGuide.com/podcast. To get involved with Project Frontier, head to InvestorFieldGuide.com/frontier. Sign up for the book club, where you’ll get a full investor curriculum and then 3-4 suggestions every month at InvestorFieldGuide.com/bookclub. Follow Patrick on Twitter at @patrick_oshag   Books Referenced The Sovereign Individual: Mastering the Transition to the Information Age Nostalgia for the Absolute   Links Referenced Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System Reddit User jav_rddt SHA-256 Calculator The BitCoin Model for Crowdfunding Fat Protocols #cryptotwitter   Show Notes 0:05 – Introduction    CHAPTER 1 – Understanding the Concept of Blockchain (3:25) 4:30 – Jeremiah Lowin explains how blockchain is like a database             5:14 – Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System 5:46 – Owning a digital asset 7:14 – Naval Ravikant, CEO of Angelist on how blockchains can help to create personal networks and organize humans 11:01 – How blockchains represent a way to coordinate global activity through tokens 13:33 – New coins popping up around data storage and utility needs like solar panels 14:57 – Permission vs permissionless networks 16:37 – Protocols and the introduction of scarcity 18:13 – Keeping track of scarcity and the introduction of tokens 18:49 – Societal structures and how blockchains will change them again             18:51 – The Sovereign Individual: Mastering the Transition to the Information Age 21:55 – The role of blockchains in the informational age and the rise of more individual sovereignty 23:29 - Fred Ehrsam, co-founder of Coinbase, on the increasing shift to digital worlds led by incentive structures   CHAPTER 2 – Blockchain Technology (27:48)             29:09 - Reddit User jav_rddt             30:43 - SHA-256 Calculator 31:53 - Charlie Noyes, Pantera Capital, explains how SHA-256 was developed and what make its so special 35:48 – How miners create new blocks and the incentives to do so 40:22 – The nonce field 43:48 – The incentives that exist for miners and the arms race to build more powerful systems to mine 45:20 – The development of mining pools 46:54 – Ethereum, the “spiritual successor” to bitcoin 48:36 – How the Ether network is an ecosystem in which other tokens can sit 50:51 - Naval Ravikant on alternative coins or tokens             50:50 - The BitCoin Model for Crowdfunding 51:37 – How the protocol creators are the ones getting wealthy             52:35 – Fat Protocols 53:22 – Blockchain as an experiment in distributed government 54:47 – How cryptocurrency is more than just technology, it’s a movement             54:50 – Nostalgia for the Absolute             57:27 - #cryptotwitter 1:00:58 - Peter Jubber, of Fidelity, on how huge institutions, like theirs, are getting into the cryptocurrency game 1:4:01 –The notion of cooperation in an open source project or protocol 1:05:21- Olaf Carlson-Wee, first employee at Coinbase and the founder of Polychain, on the early excitement for cryptocurrency 1:06:56– Closing thoughts from Patrick             Looking to work in this space - hashpowerdeveloper@gmail.com   Learn More For more episodes go to InvestorFieldGuide.com/podcast.  Sign up for the book club, where you’ll get a full investor curriculum and then 3-4 suggestions every month at InvestorFieldGuide.com/bookclub Follow Patrick on twitter at @patrick_oshag

In this episode featuring **Fred Ehrsam** , Co-Founder of Coinbase, you'll learn: * How Ethereum is pouring rocket fuel on digital currency app development * Why no killer apps have emerged for Bitcoin beyond potentially being a store of value * Why Ethereum, with its easy to use programming language, is leading the rise of more diversified decentralized applications * Why some of the fundamental beliefs of the Bitcoin and Ethereum communities lead to different priorities and development outcomes * Why Ethereum has a bright future ahead of it, led by a strong developer community and an emphasis on scalability and growth * How the rate of change in digital currencies is accelerating

In this episode featuring Fred Ehrsam , Co-Founder of Coinbase, you’ll learn: How Ethereum is pouring rocket fuel on digital currency app development Why no killer apps have emerged for Bitcoin beyond potentially being a store of value Why Ethereum, with its easy to use programming language, is leading the rise of more diversified decentralized applications Why some of the fundamental beliefs of the Bitcoin and Ethereum communities lead to different priorities and development outcomes Why Ethereum has a bright future ahead of it, led by a strong developer community and an emphasis on scalability and growth How the rate of change in digital currencies is accelerating

Fred Ehrsam is an "OG" in the crypto world. But we barely talk crypto - instead, we talk about his journey. Fred joined Goldman as an FX Trader because it was “the cool kids” job, only to find an industry suffering from the classic Innovator’s Dilemma  — one focused on extracting rents, instead of innovation. Fred’s such a crisp and honest thinker and we discuss chasing objective achievement to define self-worth, the power of executive coaching (“I thought it as armchair therapy for the weak”), the naïve algorithm of life (“getting stuck at local maximums of happiness”), and how we humans are wired to be pleasure seeking, pain avoidant.

Data is the new oil, and those who control massive amounts of it have a major competitive advantage. That advantage becomes exponential when that data is used to teach artificial intelligence. Companies such as Google, Facebook and Amazon have a far greater probability of building strong AI than smaller actors simply by the sheer amount of user data and metadata they possess. Let’s now envision an alternate reality where big data lives on public infrastructure and is accessible to anyone who wishes to use it for the purpose of teaching AI. Big data as a public resource could have the potential to enable vast amounts of innovation at the edges, far greater than that of a small set of incumbents building large centralized AI systems. We’re joined by Trent McConaghy, who is the CTO and Co-founder of BigchainDB and Ascribe. Trent brings along a special surprise guest, Fred Ehrsam, former Co-founder at Coinbase. For the first half of the show, we have a fascinating discussion with Trent and Fred about the intersection of AI and blockchain technologies, and the implications of publicly available data sets on innovation in AI. For the second half of the show, we talk with Trent about the public implementation of BigchainDB, the Interplanetary Database (IPDB), and the applications for a public big data storage network accessible to all of humanity. Topics covered in this episode: The issues which arise with big data centralization in the context of building artificial intelligence How blockchain technologies could serve as the public data infrastructure for teaching AI How an AI might gain financial dominance over humanity by selling art on a DAO An update on Ascribe and BigchainDB The IPDB network and what goals it hopes to achieve The IPDB Foundation, its members and governance rules The technical components of the IPDB network Use cases and applications for a public decentralized global database Episode links: IPDB - Interplanetary Database Foundation IPDB Dev Portal This episode is hosted by Sébastien Couture. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/184

Bitcoin quickly made its way from a whitepaper to a production network, which is pretty amazing when you think about it. But its scripting/ programming language was initially, intentionally, limited for a few reasons, which meant that building new apps on bitcoin wasn't always easy. Enter ethereum in 2014 -- a public blockchain platform that moved away from the "Swiss-army knife" approach to a more general protocol approach. This would in turn allow endless (and entirely new) use cases to be built on top of the blockchain, whether smart contracts or "app coins" that allow decentralized crowdfunding and decentralized business models. The results, at first glance, may seem just like a new way of financing a company. But it actually goes much deeper than that: They're really software protocols that are almost replacing centralized companies or what those companies would do. The possibilities are endless... In this episode of the a16z Podcast, Ethereum inventor and co-creator Vitalik Buterin joins Fred Ehrsam, co-founder of Coinbase (an a16z portfolio company) in conversation with Chris Dixon. The conversation covers everything from the politics of open source (and value of network effects even when those networks split) to the challenges of mainstreaming and scaling tech. And what happens next?

On today’s show, we have Eddy Travia who joins us from Hong Kong. Eddy is co-founder and Chief Startup Officer at Seedcoin, a seed-stage virtual incubator for Bitcoin startups. He is also the founder of the Bitcoin Institute, a platform to facilitate research into different aspects of cryptocurrencies such as trading, market making, and entrepreneurship. Eddy along with Seedcoin also organised the first Bitcoin conference in Asia in November 2014. Topics covered in this episode: Crypotopay BTC.sx Coin Simple Hive Wallet MEXBT DealCoin zSIM: no URL Episode links: Apple Policy Update May Open Door for Bitcoin Transactions (Coindesk) CoinJar back in the App Store (reddit) Fred Ehrsam on CNBC (reddit) CoinJar on iTunes Apple App Store Review Guidelines Seedcoin Havelock Investments Bitcoin Institute This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain and Sébastien Couture. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/023