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The latest price moves and insights with CoinFund founder and CEO Jake Brukhman.To get the show every day, follow the podcast here.CoinFund founder and CEO Jake Brukhman joins CoinDesk live at Consensus 2025 to discuss his insights on crypto innovation and capital markets. Plus, he delves into Worldcoin, emphasizing its biometric proof of personhood and rapid user growth.This content should not be construed or relied upon as investment advice. It is for entertainment and general information purposes.-This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “Markets Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Victor Chen.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
The latest price moves and insights with CoinFund founder and CEO Jake Brukhman.To get the show every day, follow the podcast here.CoinFund founder and CEO Jake Brukhman joins CoinDesk live at Consensus 2025 to discuss his insights on crypto innovation and capital markets. Plus, he delves into Worldcoin, emphasizing its biometric proof of personhood and rapid user growth.This content should not be construed or relied upon as investment advice. It is for entertainment and general information purposes.-This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “Markets Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Victor Chen.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
In this episode of Beyond the Code, Yitzy Hammer sits down with Jake Brukhman, founder and CEO of CoinFund, to explore the evolution of crypto investing. Jake shares his journey from discovering Bitcoin in 2011 to launching one of the first crypto-native investment firms, CoinFund, in 2015. The conversation dives into CoinFund's unique approach to long-term infrastructure investments, the role of governance in crypto VC, and Jake's predictions on how blockchain and decentralized tech will gain mainstream adoption. They also discuss regulatory impacts on the industry, the potential convergence of AI and crypto, and CoinFund's focus on deep-tech projects poised to shape the future of Web3, as well as [how could they not], the upcoming US elections and their impact on global crypto markets. You can follow Jake on Twitter/X at: @jbrukh You can learn more about CoinFund's ideal target companies going into this bull market, here: https://x.com/jbrukh/status/1848533323544482287
Can crypto unlock AI's full potential? Top investors debate the intersection of crypto and AI, exploring opportunities and challenges in decentralized AI development. This panel discussion, hosted by José Maria Macedo from Delphi Digital, features: - William Wolf (Arch Capital) - Jake Brukhman (CoinFund) - Casey Caruso (Topology) Key topics include: - The role of open-source models in crypto AI development - Unique advantages blockchain brings to AI infrastructure - Decentralized approaches to compute, training, and inference - The future of data ownership and aggregation - Potential for AI agents to utilize crypto payment rails - Challenges and opportunities in various crypto AI verticals This in-depth conversation provides valuable insights into the mindset of investors within the crypto x AI space and explores the potential for blockchain technology to reshape the AI landscape. Watch more sessions from Crypto x AI Month here: https://delphidigital.io/crypto-ai --- Crypto x AI Month is the largest virtual event dedicated to the intersection of crypto and AI, featuring 40+ top builders, investors, and practitioners. Over the course of three weeks, this event brings together panels, debates, and discussions with the brightest minds in the space, presented by Delphi Digital. Crypto x AI Month is free and open to everyone thanks to the support from our sponsors: https://olas.network/ https://venice.ai/ https://near.org/ https://mira.foundation/ https://www.theoriq.ai/ --- Follow the Speakers: - José Macedo on Twitter/X ► https://x.com/zemariamacedo - Casey Caruso on Twitter/X ► https://x.com/caseykcaruso - William Wolf on Twitter/X ► https://x.com/throughnothing - Jake Brukhman on Twitter/X ► https://x.com/jbrukh --- Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Sponsor Acknowledgments 00:52 Panel Introduction and Topic Overview 04:29 Responding to AI and Crypto Skepticism 11:56 Dependence on Open Source AI Models 18:10 Crypto's Unique Value Proposition in AI 25:07 Regulatory Challenges and KYC for AI 31:35 The Future of AI Models and Compute 38:29 Most Interesting Areas in Crypto AI 48:02 Decentralized Inference and Verifiability 52:27 The Value and Future of Data in AI 59:53 AI Agents and Multi-Agent Systems 1:06:22 Product-Market Fit in Crypto AI 1:12:13 Closing Thoughts and Future Predictions Disclaimer All statements and/or opinions expressed in this interview are the personal opinions and responsibility of the respective guests, who may personally hold material positions in companies or assets mentioned or discussed. The content does not necessarily reflect the opinion of Delphi Citadel Partners, LLC or its affiliates (collectively, “Delphi Ventures”), which makes no representations or warranties of any kind in connection with the contained subject matter. Delphi Ventures may hold investments in assets or protocols mentioned or discussed in this interview. This content is provided for informational purposes only and should not be misconstrued for investment advice or as a recommendation to purchase or sell any token or to use any protocol.
In this episode, Urbit founder Curtis Yarvin presents a case for reimagining the internet from the ground up. Yarvin dissects the evolution of the internet from its decentralized origins to today's centralized "social databases," explaining how this shift has degraded online communities and compromised digital sovereignty. He introduces Urbit as a potential solution, detailing its unique approach to digital identity and personal servers. The conversation explores the challenges of centralization, the potential for "accountable monarchies" in digital governance, and how crypto could fundamentally alter the internet's course. Thanks for tuning in! - - Start your day with crypto news, analysis and data from Katherine Ross and David Canellis. Subscribe to the Empire newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/empire?utm_source=podcasts Follow Curtis: https://substack.com/@graymirror Follow Jake: https://x.com/jbrukh Follow Jason: https://twitter.com/JasonYanowitz Follow Santiago: https://twitter.com/santiagoroel Follow Empire: https://twitter.com/theempirepod Subscribe on YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/4fdhhb2j Subscribe on Apple: https://tinyurl.com/mv4frfv7ww Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/wbaypprw Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - The 6th edition of Meridian, a web3 conference hosted by the Stellar Development Foundation is happening in London, England October 15-17, 2024. Learn more and get your early-bird priced tickets now at meridian.stellar.org by using the code BLOCKWORKSPOD. - - Harpie sets the standard in on-chain security, actively monitoring and safeguarding your crypto wallet against theft in real time. It detects, blocks, and recovers stolen assets from risky transactions before they execute, shielding you from even the most advanced hacks and scams. Harpie is free to use and compatible with all Ethereum, Base, Polygon, and Arbitrum wallets. Protect your crypto today at harpie.io. - - Supra Containers are secured by Supra's L1 nodes and get access to Supra's 500k TPS throughput, sub-second consensus latency, and all their built-in services like oracle price feeds and onchain randomness without any overhead. Supra is also MultiVM compatible so you can easily deploy your EVM, Move, and SVM smart contracts here. Get all the freedom, control, and tools you need to build super dApps and bring the world onchain. To learn more, visit www.supra.com/blockworks - - Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:51 The Evolution of the Internet 08:22 Rise of Centralized Networks 12:15 Future of Decentralized Systems 30:45 Urbit & Blockchains 46:53 Stellar Ad 47:43 Supra Ad 48:39 Harpie Ad 49:32 What is Urbit? 01:15:54 Decentralized Identity and Personal Servers - - 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.
Jake Brukhman is the the Founder and CEO of CoinFund. CoinFund is where web3 capable meets web3 capital: cryptonative technologists who invest in the future before it's a trend. Jake Brukhman's Twitter: https://x.com/jbrukh CoinFund's Twitter: https://x.com/coinfund_io CoinFund's Website: https://coinfund.io/ Logan Jastremski's Twitter: @LoganJastremski Frictionless's Twitter: @_Frictionless_ Frictionless's Website: https://frictionless.fund/
Jake Brukhman is the founder and CEO of CoinFund. In this episode, Brukhman explores the intersection of AI and blockchain technologies and their impact on consumers, and shares his thoughts on the saturation of the early-stage crypto VC market. OUTLINE 00:00 Introduction 01:33 CoinFund's Structure & Strategy 05:56 Early vs. Late Stage Crypto Venture 16:37 Crypto AI & DePIN 28:35 Crypto DePIN 32:51 Tokenomics & PMF 37:00 Interoperability Trends 41:14 Shifting LP Expectations 46:50 Closing Thoughts This episode is brought to you by our sponsor Polkadot Polkadot is the blockspace ecosystem for boundless innovation. To discover more head to polkadot.network The Block Community The Block is launching a new community experience for fans of The Scoop! Follow us on Lens on stay in the loop: hey.xyz/u/theblockcommunity The Block Newsletters The Block's newsletters bring you the latest news and analysis of the fast-moving crypto and DeFi markets. To subscribe, visit theblock.co/newsletters
In this episode, Jason sits down with Jake Brukhman and Seth Ginns, co-founders and managing partners at CoinFund. They dive deep into CoinFund's origin story, investment philosophy, and how the firm navigates the complex landscape of liquid and venture investing in the crypto space. Jake and Seth share their insights on the current crypto market cycle, drawing comparisons to previous cycles and discussing potential scenarios for how this one may unfold differently. They explore the intersection of AI and crypto, with Jake highlighting the importance of decentralization and democratization in the development of AI to avoid dangerous centralized control by a few big tech companies. Stay tuned for all of this and much more! - - Follow Jake: https://twitter.com/jbrukh Follow Seth: https://twitter.com/sethginns Follow Jason: https://twitter.com/JasonYanowitz Follow Santiago: https://twitter.com/santiagoroel 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 Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Monad is a fully EVM compatible Layer 1 blockchain that can support 10,000 real transactions per second. Monad aims to open up the design space for the EVM to support high fidelity defi, consumer facing applications, and more generally allow crypto to scale to the masses. If you are interested in participating in Monad's journey, follow: https://twitter.com/monad_xyz and join: https://discord.gg/monad - - Marinade is the leading Solana staking service that spreads your stake across 100+ top validators, distributes MEV rewards, and provides automatic downside protection with new Protected Staking Rewards. Choose to liquid stake for mSOL for use in DeFi, or delegate your stake through Marinade Native, which gives you full custody of your SOL and no smart contract risk. Max performance for you, max performance for Solana. https://blckwrks.co/Marinade - - Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (01:50) CoinFund Origin Story (12:53) Web2 vs Crypto Venture (27:28) Liquid Investing (36:00) Determining Valuations (44:54) Monad Ad (45:53) Marinade Ad (47:00) Opportunity in Interop (55:32) Market Cycles (01:11:16) Crypto & AI Thesis - - 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.
This week on The Index, host Alex Kehaya welcomes Jake Brukhman, Founder and CEO of Coinfund, to discuss the future of AI and Web3. They take a deep dive into how advanced AI and blockchain technologies are reshaping industries, from decentralized finance to the burgeoning NFT market. Alex and Jake explore AI's early applications in social media analytics for stock trading predictions and highlight the capabilities of tools like ChatGPT within today's digital landscape.Jake provides key insights into Coinfund's investment strategy and potential AI-blockchain integration projects. Don't miss this opportunity to understand how Coinfund is championing the new leaders of the Internet.
Addressing issues such as bias, data ownership, innovation, and trust to foster a more inclusive and accessible technological landscape.This episode is sponsored by Consensus 2024 Now Available for pre-order | Michael Casey's New Book with Frank H. McCourt, their forthcoming book: Our Biggest Fight: Reclaiming Liberty, Humanity, and Dignity in the Digital AgeIn this week's installment of "Money Reimagined," hosts Michael Casey and Sheila Warren are joined by Jake Brukhman, CEO of CoinFund to discuss the intersection of AI and Web3. They explore the potential of decentralized computing and AI, the AI pipeline, and the benefits of bringing Web3 to AI. Brukhman breaks down the importance of decentralization in AI infrastructure and its impact on the finance industry. Hosts delve into the Google Gemini flub and the biases embedded in AI algorithms, the concept of tech neutrality and customization, and the Worldcoin project, highlighting its role in creating civil resistant accounts and its potential applications in fair value distribution, voting systems, and social media governance.TakeawaysThe intersection of AI and Web3 has the potential to revolutionize various industries, including finance.Decentralized computing and AI can democratize access to computing power and enable innovation.Web3 brings openness and collaboration to the AI space, fostering innovation and trust.Decentralization in AI infrastructure can address concerns about bias, ownership of data, and trustworthiness of models. Decentralized networks have the potential to democratize access to computation, making it more affordable and accessible to a wider range of individuals.Open-sourcing AI models can help address biases and allow for localization and customization based on cultural context.Worldcoin's proof of humanity technology enables the creation of civil-resistant accounts, fair value distribution, and democratic voting systems.Concerns about biometric data and privacy can be mitigated through the use of decentralized technologies and zero-knowledge proofs.Links | CoinFund The World Economic Forum CoinDesk.com-Consensus is where experts convene to talk about the ideas shaping our digital future. Join developers, investors, founders, brands, policymakers and more in Austin, Texas from May 29-31. The tenth annual Consensus is curated by CoinDesk to feature the industry's most sought-after speakers, unparalleled networking opportunities and unforgettable experiences. Take 15% off registration with the code MRP15. Register now at consensus.coindesk.com-Money Reimagined has been produced and edited by senior producer Michele Musso and our executive producer is Jared Schwartz. Our theme song is “The News Tonight ” by Shimmer. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Addressing issues such as bias, data ownership, innovation, and trust to foster a more inclusive and accessible technological landscape.This episode is sponsored by Consensus 2024 Now Available for pre-order | Michael Casey's New Book with Frank H. McCourt, their forthcoming book: Our Biggest Fight: Reclaiming Liberty, Humanity, and Dignity in the Digital AgeIn this week's installment of "Money Reimagined," hosts Michael Casey and Sheila Warren are joined by Jake Brukhman, CEO of CoinFund to discuss the intersection of AI and Web3. They explore the potential of decentralized computing and AI, the AI pipeline, and the benefits of bringing Web3 to AI. Brukhman breaks down the importance of decentralization in AI infrastructure and its impact on the finance industry. Hosts delve into the Google Gemini flub and the biases embedded in AI algorithms, the concept of tech neutrality and customization, and the Worldcoin project, highlighting its role in creating civil resistant accounts and its potential applications in fair value distribution, voting systems, and social media governance.TakeawaysThe intersection of AI and Web3 has the potential to revolutionize various industries, including finance.Decentralized computing and AI can democratize access to computing power and enable innovation.Web3 brings openness and collaboration to the AI space, fostering innovation and trust.Decentralization in AI infrastructure can address concerns about bias, ownership of data, and trustworthiness of models. Decentralized networks have the potential to democratize access to computation, making it more affordable and accessible to a wider range of individuals.Open-sourcing AI models can help address biases and allow for localization and customization based on cultural context.Worldcoin's proof of humanity technology enables the creation of civil-resistant accounts, fair value distribution, and democratic voting systems.Concerns about biometric data and privacy can be mitigated through the use of decentralized technologies and zero-knowledge proofs.Links | CoinFund The World Economic Forum CoinDesk.com-Consensus is where experts convene to talk about the ideas shaping our digital future. Join developers, investors, founders, brands, policymakers and more in Austin, Texas from May 29-31. The tenth annual Consensus is curated by CoinDesk to feature the industry's most sought-after speakers, unparalleled networking opportunities and unforgettable experiences. Take 15% off registration with the code MRP15. Register now at consensus.coindesk.com-Money Reimagined has been produced and edited by senior producer Michele Musso and our executive producer is Jared Schwartz. Our theme song is “The News Tonight ” by Shimmer. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Jake Brukhman is the Founder and Managing Partner at CoinFund. Evan Fisher is the Founder and Managing Partner at Portal Ventures. In this episode, we walk through a beginner's guide to Urbit, geared towards cryptonatives. If you're into crypto, you may find a home here in Urbit! Founded in 2002 long before Bitcoin and Ethereum, Urbit is a platform that enables the creation and execution of composable, permissionless, and trustless internet applications through a network of personal servers. We interview Urbit investors Evan Fisher and Jake Brukhman about the basics of how Urbit aims to rebuild the Internet from a clean slate, where there are intersections between crypto and Urbit, what use cases they're excited to see built, how Urbit accrues value, and how we can get involved. ------
In today's episode of The Metaverse Podcast, we host Jake Brukhman, Founder & CEO at CoinFund, one of the first Web3 funds (established in 2015) to champion leaders of the new internet. We discuss their new $550M fund, its thesis and their recent investment into Worldcoin; exploring decentralized identity and why they believe its founders and their approach to 'proof of personhood' is how it could be solved at scale. Jake addresses some key criticisms levelled at Worldcoin openly and frankly including; their use and storage of biometric data, degrees of current centralization, the possibility of state capture, their proposed pathway to decentralisation and why we should trust Sam Altman and his investors, including Coinfund, to get there. We critique if Worldcoin is truly proposing UBI as a use case, what would actually need to happen for that to be realised at scale, or the possibility it's a more cynical go-to-market strategy. We break down $WLD tokenomics, governance compared to industry standards and debate Sam's commitment to Web3 principles, based on track record at Open AI. We would particularly like to thank @ourielohayon and @DrNickA for the questions! Here is the link to the video referenced showing how biometrics can be bypassed with a simple mobile pin. #worldcoin #crypto #technology #vc ------------ Whether you're a founder, investor, developer, or just have an interest in the future of the Open Metaverse, we invite you to hear from the people supporting its growth. Outlier Ventures is the Open Metaverse accelerator, helping over 100 Web3 startups a year. You can apply for startup funding here - https://ov.click/pddsbcq122 Questions? Join our community: Discord - https://ov.click/pddssodcq122 Telegram - https://ov.click/pddssotgq122 Twitter - https://ov.click/pddssotwq122 LinkedIn - https://ov.click/pddssoliq122 More - https://ov.click/pddslkq122 For further Open Metaverse content: Listen to The Metaverse Podcast - https://ov.click/pddsmcq122 Sign up for our quarterly live events at - https://ov.click/pddsdfq122 Check out our portfolio - https://ov.click/pddspfq122 Thanks for listening!
CoinFund's Jake Brukhman and Chris Perkins join Unchained to dissect their recent $158 million seed round and the transformation of the investment landscape following the 2022 crypto carnage. As backers of Worldcoin, they confront criticisms about the project's approach of distributing money to individuals who may not fully comprehend the underlying technology. They also delve into why the Coinbase lawsuit could potentially boost the industry, share their perspectives on current crypto legislation, and explore the intersection of AI and crypto. Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Stitcher, Castbox, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform. Show highlights: how the fundraising crypto environment changed this past year after the 2022 carnage what the impact of FTX's alleged fraud has been why Chris and Jake believe that the SEC's lawsuit against Coinbase is bullish for the industry why Jake believes there's no massive consumer application in web3 yet how institutions have been building during the bear market whether Worldcoin solves the sybil resistance problem in crypto and whether it could become more decentralized than Bitcoin Jake's response to the criticism surrounding the centralization and privacy issues in Worldcoin the ethical implications of giving free money to people who may not fully understand how their biometric data is being used what the Composite Ether Staking Rate (CESR) is and what are its two main applications how the foundational web3 + AI intersection is happening in the compute area why Chris believes that the crypto market structure bill is not perfect whether creating proper stablecoin legislation is a very important opportunity for the US how DeFi should be regulated to ensure that privacy gets protected Thank you to our sponsors! Crypto.com Arbitrum Foundation TOKEN2049 Guests: Chris Perkins, President of CoinFund Jake Brukhman, Founder and CEO of CoinFund Links Unchained: Worldcoin Launches Token on Mainnet, Plans to Deploy 1,500 Eyeball Scanning Orbs Is Sam Altman's Worldcoin the End of People's Privacy? CoinDesk: Worldcoin Could Enable Wider Distribution of Crypto Than Even Bitcoin, Says CoinFund, Worldcoin Releases Tokenomics, Report Geofenced for Some Countries The Block: What exactly is CoinFund's new Composite Ethereum Staking Rate What do I think about biometric proof of personhood? By Vitalik Buterin CoinDesk Indices and CoinFund Announce CESR, the Benchmark Rate for Staking on Ethereum CoinFund Reinforces Commitment to Web3 Technology with the Close of $158M Seed IV Fund Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
CoinFund's Jake Brukhman and Chris Perkins join Unchained to dissect their recent $158 million seed round and the transformation of the investment landscape following the 2022 crypto carnage. As backers of Worldcoin, they confront criticisms about the project's approach of distributing money to individuals who may not fully comprehend the underlying technology. They also delve into why the Coinbase lawsuit could potentially boost the industry, share their perspectives on current crypto legislation, and explore the intersection of AI and crypto. Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Stitcher, Castbox, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform. Show highlights: how the fundraising crypto environment changed this past year after the 2022 carnage what the impact of FTX's alleged fraud has been why Chris and Jake believe that the SEC's lawsuit against Coinbase is bullish for the industry why Jake believes there's no massive consumer application in web3 yet how institutions have been building during the bear market whether Worldcoin solves the sybil resistance problem in crypto and whether it could become more decentralized than Bitcoin Jake's response to the criticism surrounding the centralization and privacy issues in Worldcoin the ethical implications of giving free money to people who may not fully understand how their biometric data is being used what the Composite Ether Staking Rate (CESR) is and what are its two main applications how the foundational web3 + AI intersection is happening in the compute area why Chris believes that the crypto market structure bill is not perfect whether creating proper stablecoin legislation is a very important opportunity for the US how DeFi should be regulated to ensure that privacy gets protected Thank you to our sponsors! Crypto.com Arbitrum Foundation TOKEN2049 Guests: Chris Perkins, President of CoinFund Jake Brukhman, Founder and CEO of CoinFund Links Unchained: Worldcoin Launches Token on Mainnet, Plans to Deploy 1,500 Eyeball Scanning Orbs Is Sam Altman's Worldcoin the End of People's Privacy? CoinDesk: Worldcoin Could Enable Wider Distribution of Crypto Than Even Bitcoin, Says CoinFund, Worldcoin Releases Tokenomics, Report Geofenced for Some Countries The Block: What exactly is CoinFund's new Composite Ethereum Staking Rate What do I think about biometric proof of personhood? By Vitalik Buterin CoinDesk Indices and CoinFund Announce CESR, the Benchmark Rate for Staking on Ethereum CoinFund Reinforces Commitment to Web3 Technology with the Close of $158M Seed IV Fund Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this captivating episode of the podcast, we are joined by Jake Brukhman, an expert in OpenAI and large language models (LLMs), to discuss the interplay between AI and crypto. We dive into various thought-provoking topics, starting with the concept of moats in AI and whether they are sustainable in the long term. Jake shares his insights on the limits of LLMs and their future, highlighting their impressive ability to continue text but also shedding light on their inherent limitations. We then explore the intriguing dynamics between established tech giants like Microsoft and Apple and the disruptive potential of AI. Jake shares his perspective on how these incumbents (and OpenAI) may leverage their massive distribution channels and data to maintain their dominance in the AI space. The conversation takes an interesting turn as we discuss OpenAI's cautious approach towards AI progress and their concerns about its potential dangers, contrasting with Stability.AI's more adventurous perspective. Delving into the intersection of crypto and AI, Jake provides valuable insights into the current and future possibilities of AI technology in the crypto landscape. From there, we move into fascinating discussions on far-fetched AI ideas, the potential of AI-driven crypto projects, Paradigm's transition to a Crypto and AI fund, and the intriguing concept of Worldcoin's solution for sybil resistance. Finally, we explore the impact of AI on the traditional job market and the potential for unlocking a greater form of humanity. Jake reflects on his past predictions in the AI field, sharing what he got wrong and how his views have evolved over the years. Join us for an engaging and thought-provoking conversation with Jake Brukhman, where we explore the fascinating world of AI and its interplay with crypto. Social Links Jake Brukhman Tommy Shaughnessy Follow Delphi Digital Website: https://members.delphidigital.io/home Twitter: https://twitter.com/Delphi_Digital Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Delphi_Digital Disclosures: This podcast is strictly informational and educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any tokens or securities or to make any financial decisions. Do not trade or invest in any project, tokens, or securities based upon this podcast episode. The host and members at Delphi Ventures may personally own tokens or art that are mentioned on the podcast. Our current show features paid sponsorships which may be featured at the start, middle, and/or the end of the episode. These sponsorships are for informational purposes only and are not a solicitation to use any product, service or token. Delphi's transparency page can be viewed here.
If you were on the internet for the past 6 months, chances are you have realized that we're entering into the age of Artificial Intelligence (AI), and maybe even experimented with ChatGPT As investors, you might have also considered what's the best way for you to capitalize on this paradigm shift - Jake Brukhman is here to answer that Jake is the Founder of CoinFund, one of the earliest crypto funds, and has a reputation for being extremely early to large trends. In this episode, he shares with us: Thesis on the Intersection of AI x Crypto Interesting Use Cases for AI in Crypto Will AI Destroy Humanity Host: Jason Choi @mrjasonchoi . Not financial advice. Timestamps: (00:00:00) – Introduction to Crypto x AI (00:04:26) – Convergence of AI x Crypto (00:11:19) – Jake's thesis on AI x Crypto (00:16:18) – Decentralizing computing for AI (00:25:42) – Interesting intersections of AI x Crypto (00:32:12) – Future of AI models (00:35:41) – AI disrupting investing (00:38:59) – Is open source dangerous for humans (00:41:58) – Problems AI builders should be solving Sponsor message: Filecoin is enabling open services for data, built on top of IPFS. Today, Filecoin focuses primarily on storage as an open service, but looks to build the infrastructure to store, distribute and transform data. Read the full 30-page report on the future of Filecoin written by Blockcrunch over here: https://bit.ly/41gLdUm More Resources: Guest Jake Brukhman's Twitter: https://twitter.com/jbrukh Jake's post on Jargon: https://bit.ly/45aSNCU Jake's article on AI x Web 3: https://bit.ly/435ZTa0 CoinFund's Website: https://www.coinfund.io/ Blockcrunch Blockcrunch VIP: https://blockcrunch.substack.com/ Blockcrunch Twitter: https://twitter.com/theBlockcrunch Jason Choi's Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrjasonchoi Disclaimer: The Blockcrunch Podcast (“Blockcrunch”) is an educational resource intended for informational purposes only. Blockcrunch produces a weekly podcast and newsletter that routinely covers projects in Web 3 and may discuss assets that the host or its guests have financial exposure to. Views held by Blockcrunch's guests are their own. None of Blockcrunch, its registered entity or any of its affiliated personnel are licensed to provide any type of financial advice, and nothing on Blockcrunch's podcast, newsletter, website and social media should be construed as financial advice. Blockcrunch also receives compensation from its sponsor; sponsorship messages do not constitute financial advice or endorsement. Full disclaimer: https://blockcrunch.substack.com/about
Jake Brukhman is the founder and CEO of Coinfund. We talk LLMs leading to AGI, the dangers of privatized AI owning and controlling user data, and how web3 might play a role in mitigating these risks. Read: Open neural networks: the intersection of AI and web3 (https://blog.coinfund.io/open-neural-networks-the-intersection-of-ai-and-web3-f9b44dde19d5) Follow: Jake on Twitter (@jbrukh) Follow: Chase on Twitter (@chaserchapman)
On this extra special episode, the boys (including OG host ~timluc-miptev) are joined by Jake Brukhman (~ranter-tapper), the founder and CEO of Coinfund, as well as an engineer, technologist, investor, and cosmonaut exploring the frontiers of AI. The crew discusses the creation of Jargon, a Chat GPT pseudolanguage, which Jake used to build a personal AI Spanish teacher, and the implications of recent AI development. In particular, they focus on AI's implications for privacy, the intersection of AI and Web3 (including crypto as a force of decentralization), and the many types of doom that could be facing us. All this, plus how to use Chat GPT to optimize your personal life, the role of AI in education, the coming marriage between Urbit and AI, and whether interacting with AI is a religious experience. Don't miss it. Timestamps0:00—Intro3:16—A brief history of Jake Brukhman6:00—AI language teacher and the creation of Jargon pseudolanguage14:44—The implications of AI and natural language programming for developers18:37—Jake's approach to AI investment and the marriage of AI and crypto24:42—Open AI and AI safety33:25—A unique AI doomsday scenario38:34—AI integration with Urbit and Hoon and rapid AI advancements45:20—Using Chat GPT to improve daily life52:00—Personal AI and AI assistants (plus more Urbit AI)1:08:25—Are we overestimating AI?1:17:35—OutroMentions:The Bitter Lesson by Rich SuttonThe Scaling Hypothesis by GwernConnect:Jake Brukhman (@jbrukh / ~ranter-tapper)~bichul-ritsen (@bichulR)~timluc-miptev (@basileSportif)~nilrun-mardux (@AlephDAO)And, if you liked the episode, don't forget to give us a five star review. Say something nice and we'll even read it on the pod.
In this episode, Ben sits down with Jake Brukhman, Founder and CEO of CoinFund. Jake was one of the first to build a crypto investment firm and has since scaled CoinFund into a pioneering, institutional-grade asset manager with a liquid token hedge fund and multiple venture funds. Let's get into it. Timestamps 2:14 What is your background? 4:11 What is your process for identifying emerging trends? 8:04 What was the insight to invest in crypto vs. found a tech start-up? 11:06 What did the first few years of CoinFund look like? 16:37 What is the process of building CoinFund into an institution? 20:47 How can we change the crypto narrative despite regulatory headwinds? 30:13 What elements of AI do you think are most impactful? 40:12 What does crypto enable within AI? 43:10 What are you excited by on the NFT creators side? 57:39 What is your most contrarian take in crypto? Resources Mentioned VenRock & CoinFund https://blog.coinfund.io/venrock-and-coinfund-teams-announce-strategic-partnership-eb1277dd4658 CryptoDad https://www.amazon.com/CryptoDad-Future-J-Christopher-Giancarlo/dp/111985508X CoinFund President Appointed to CFTC https://crypto.news/coinfunds-chris-perkins-appointed-to-cftcs-gmac/ OpenAI https://openai.com/ WorldCoin https://worldcoin.org/ Ilya of NearProtocol https://metaschool.so/articles/alexander-skidanov-ilya-polosukhin-founders-near-protocol-profile/ Jake's Mirror Post on AI and Open Neural Networks https://jake.mirror.xyz/0hTmrmEddmTu7BA4feMonEA_z6LXJ6ulH4cAjwj1KMM Stable Diffusion https://stablediffusionweb.com/ Zero Knowledge Proofs https://ethereum.org/en/zero-knowledge-proofs/ Gensyn https://www.gensyn.ai/ Connect with the guest CoinFund https://www.coinfund.io/ Jake Brukhman Twitter https://twitter.com/jbrukh Disclaimer Ben Jacobs is a partner at Scenius Capital Management. All views expressed by Ben and the guests of this podcast are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of Scenius Capital Management. Guests and the host may maintain positions in the assets or funds discussed in this podcast. You should not treat any opinion expressed by anyone on this podcast as a specific inducement to make a particular investment or follow a particular strategy but only as an expression of their personal opinion. This podcast is for informational purposes only.
Co-Founder and Co-lead of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy hosts Ryan Zurrer the founder of Dialectic and Jake Brukhman the Co-Founder and CEO of Coinfund. Ryan and Jake are experienced VCs who have been in crypto for a combined 21 years, have invested into hundreds of projects worth collectively tens of billions of dollars. The three discuss: AI Global Macro The bear Markets Genesis and DCG solvency Web3 UI, incentives and architecture Issues with DAOs and the goal of investment DAOs NFT Art and the end goal of PFPs (Movies, IP, games) Web3's vision and Web2 incumbent moves like Twitter Disclosures: This podcast is strictly informational and educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any tokens or securities or to make any financial decisions. Do not trade or invest in any project, tokens, or securities based upon this podcast episode. The host and members at Delphi Ventures may personally own tokens or art that are mentioned on the podcast. Our current show features paid sponsorships which may be featured at the start, middle, and/or the end of the episode. These sponsorships are for informational purposes only and are not a solicitation to use any product, service or token. Delphi's transparency page can be viewed here.
CoinFund is a crypto-native investment firm and registered investment advisor. The team specialises in portfolio management, token design, decentralised networks, as well as research, trading, market structure, engineerings, brand strategy, law, and regulation. CoinFund has made investments in a number of different projects, some of which include Dapper Labs, Upshot, The Graph, Balancer, and Fuel Labs.Chapters[01:23] Why Jake decided to start CoinFund and how he got his start in the investment industry [04:16] The more complicated aspects of being an investor[05:56] Where did CoinFund obtain its first round of funding? [06:57] What was the amount of CoinFund's initial financing round and what was the return on investment? [07:20] Investment and capital allocation mindsets may be shifted via foresight, conviction, and the support of others (including those closest to you in life).[09:32] When looking back on the infancy of the cryptocurrency market, what trends does Jake observe that the CoinFund team looks for in addition to the three things a traditional investor looks for (team, technology, and traction)?[10:03] Blog article by Jake detailing the 9 core value propositions of crypto networks[12:14] What does Jake see as the insight that will make the overlap between crypto and AI succeed in terms of deep value delivery?[19:01] How do we move from open development to guaranteeing that the original investors monetise the output of the final model and receive a return on their investment?[23:10] The desktop of the future will be little more than a text command prompt, and all software will be built from scratch[24:01] Generative and creative artificial intelligence systems and algorithms hold great promise for the creation of valuable assets. What does Jake think of NFTs as an asset class, and how does he anticipate that this category of assets will continue to expand and become increasingly financialised in the future?[26:44] Is there a difference in the liquidity of fungible and non-fungible assets?[28:57] Blog post by Jake: "Appraisal Games and the NFT Liquidity Problem"[30:00] Upshot.xyz: a pricing mechanism using machine learning[31:08] Is Jake of the opinion that private investors, mindful of the idiosyncratic risk associated with individual assets, will increasingly choose basket assets that have been transparently rated using AI?[35:09] For every asset or token, the early stages are the most challenging.[36:20] The NFT financialization process was pioneered by the arts. Jake names the next three things he predicts will become NFTs.[39:50] Jake writes on his blog that “all digital content is going on-chain”[40:43] Is it going to take longer than anticipated to get real-world assets on-ledger?[42:02] What is CoinFund's perspective on the next phase of public ledger scalability?[48:16] The value of keeping an open mind as to the potential outcomes of the future of blockchainsFurther resourcesCoinFund's WebsiteJake Brukhman's WebsiteCoinFund on Twitter: @coinfund_ioJake Brukhman on Twitter: @jbrukh
Jake Brukhman is the founder and CEO of CoinFund, a web3 and crypto-focused investment firm. We cover in detail web3 investing, how does it intertwines with the metaverse, and what are some of his lessons learned from investing in the space, especially web3, for the past 8 years.
Jake Brukhman is Founder & CEO at CoinFund. Born in St. Petersburg, Russia to computer scientists, Jake learned how to code at the age of fourteen. Starting from this early age, Jake closely followed the adoption of computing, the Internet, and mobile. Achieving degrees in mathematics and computer science, Jake spent the following 12 years of his career in pure and financial technology, quantitative research, and blockchain.
In this episode of Empire, Jason and Santi are joined by Jake Brukhman, the founder and CEO of CoinFund, to explore the concept of crypto as a public good. We discuss: -- How crypto is a public good, and why that's important -- How public goods can monetize and accrue value -- How crypto will democratize public goods funding Tune in for these answers and more! - - Timestamps (00:00) Introduction (02:23) Defining Crypto's Value Proposition (07:17) Private vs Public vs Common Goods (13:59) Can Public Goods Accrue Value? (28:41) The Tragedy Of The Commons (32:35) What Crypto Skeptics Get Wrong (38:32) Why Users Will Want Decentralized Networks (41:50) A New Business Model To Fund Public Goods (50:03) Rapid Fire Questions - - Follow Jake: https://twitter.com/jbrukh Follow Jason: https://twitter.com/JasonYanowitz Follow Santi: https://twitter.com/santiagoroel 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 -- The Network State by Balaji https://thenetworkstate.com/ -- Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ -- 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.
This week on The Miami Tech Pod the hosts chat with Jake Brukhman CEO of Coinfund.Topics on Deck:- What is Coinfund?- The state of the crypto market- Fortune 100 companies riding the Crypto Train- Wen NFT mass adoption?- CCO's in NFT's- Future use cases for NFTS- and more!Follow the hosts:Brian Breslin @BrianBreslinCesar Fernandez @CFernandezFLMaria Derchi @MariaDerchiWill Weinraub @WillWeinraubFollow the Jake:https://twitter.com/jbrukhCheck out Coinfund:https://www.coinfund.ioCheck out Rabbit Hole Talks:https://www.coinfund.io/communitySpecial Thank you to Building.co for the space to record this week's episode.Please Like + Subscribe + Rate + Review!#miamitech #miamitechpod #crypto #nft
Jake Brukhman is the founder and CEO of CoinFund, a cryptoasset-focused investment firm. Their portfolio includes CoinList, Dapper, Republic, Polkadot, NEAR protocol among others. Prior to CoinFund Jake served as a Partner at Triton.ai, an intelligence platform that helps institutional investors, private equity, strategy, corp dev, and innovation professionals size, analyze and value companies for competitive analysis, investment, partnerships, or acquisition. You can learn more about: 1. What to look for when investing in top crypto startups 2. Sectors to focus on when it comes to crypto startup investing 3. How to build a successful crypto investing team Check out our brand new YouTube Video Podcast! https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https://bit.ly/gracegongyoutube Join the SVP fam with your host Grace Gong. In each episode, we are going to have conversations with some of the top investors, super star founders, as well as well known tech executives in the silicon valley. We will have a coffee chat with them to learn their ways of thinking and actionable tips on how to build or invest in a successful company. ===================== Brought to you by: https://link.blockfolio.com/9dzp/stwlap68 Use code: smartventure https://momentonft.com
✨ SUBSCRIBE TO THE OVERPRICED JPEGS CHANNEL ✨ https://bankless.cc/jpegs On this episode of Overpriced JPEGs, Carly welcomes Jake Brukhman, Founder & CEO of CoinFund, one of the first blockchain-focused investment firms in the United States. The two dive into the VC-funding slow-down, what Jake's betting on for the next big market trend, and what metrics NFT investors should be looking at (because floor prices are a faulty indicator!) Jake has been actively investing in crypto and blockchain for seven years so he's seen it all - the good, the bad, the bear and the bull! Enjoy! ------
✨ SUBSCRIBE TO THE OVERPRICED JPEGS CHANNEL ✨ https://bankless.cc/jpegs On this episode of Overpriced JPEGs, Carly welcomes Jake Brukhman, Founder & CEO of CoinFund, one of the first blockchain-focused investment firms in the United States. The two dive into the VC-funding slow-down, what Jake's betting on for the next big market trend, and what metrics NFT investors should be looking at (because floor prices are a faulty indicator!) Jake has been actively investing in crypto and blockchain for seven years so he's seen it all - the good, the bad, the bear and the bull! Enjoy! ------
Founded in 2015, crypto-native VC firm CoinFund has spent the past year bolstering its leadership with talent from the world of traditional finance, including Chris Perkins — a former executive at Citigroup — and Christopher Giancarlo, the former CFTC chair. CoinFund's hiring of Chris Perkins as the firm's new President is part of a larger exodus of talent from Citi towards digital asset companies, as reported by The Block. In this episode of The Scoop, CoinFund's President Chris Perkins and CEO Jake Brukhman break down the recent personnel updates at CoinFund, and explain why the combination of crypto-natives and experienced executives from traditional finance are key to pushing blockchain technology to the point of mass adoption. While Brukhman and Perkins believe outsiders from traditional finance can help crypto projects scale, that is not to say that all crypto projects are eager for VC firms to get involved. As Perkins mentioned during the interview: “Crypto is all about community, and you really have to work to navigate that community to understand the founders and to help them grow.” While the crypto community can be nuanced compared to the world of traditional finance, Perkins believes the allure of working with the burgeoning digital asset industry is strong enough to continue to draw in talent: “We're effectively in the process of giving birth to a brand new asset class. And it's just so incredibly exciting being a pioneer, being on the cutting edge. For those of us who are wired like that, it's kind of obvious why you'd want to transition into this space.” Episode 36 of Season 4 of The Scoop was recorded remotely with The Block's Frank Chaparro and Senior Fintech Reporter Lucy Harley-McKeown, and Chris Perkins, President and Jake Brukhman, CEO & Founder of CoinFund. Listen below, and subscribe to The Scoop on Apple, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher or wherever you listen to podcasts. Email feedback and revision requests to podcast@theblockcrypto.com. This episode is brought to you by our sponsors Fireblocks, Coinbase Prime & Cross River Fireblocks is an enterprise-grade platform delivering a secure infrastructure for moving, storing, and issuing digital assets. Fireblocks enables exchanges, lending desks, custodians, banks, trading desks, and hedge funds to securely scale digital asset operations through the Fireblocks Network and MPC-based Wallet Infrastructure. Fireblocks serves over 725 financial institutions, has secured the transfer of over $1.5 trillion in digital assets, and has a unique insurance policy that covers assets in storage & transit. For more information, please visit www.fireblocks.com. About Coinbase Prime Coinbase Prime is an integrated solution that provides institutional investors with an advanced trading platform, secure custody, and prime services to manage all their crypto assets in one place. Coinbase Prime fully integrates crypto trading and custody on a single platform, and gives clients the best all-in pricing in their network using their proprietary Smart Order Router and algorithmic execution. For more information, visit www.coinbase.com/prime. About Cross River Cross River is powering today's most innovative crypto companies, with banking and payments solutions you can rely on, including fiat on/off ramp solutions. Whether you are a crypto exchange, NFT marketplace, or wallet, Cross River's API-based, all-in-one platform enables banking as a service, ACH & wire transfers, push-to-card disbursements, real-time payments, and virtual accounts and subledgers. Request your fiat on/off ramp solution now at crossriver.com/crypto.
This week Matthew & Rizzle spoke with the generative artist YRDGZ (big shout out to @abysms11 for the recommendation!). NFTs, and more specifically cryptoart, changed the entire life trajectory of YRDGZ beginning way back in 2019 when she joined the Editional community where she eventually made her first sale to the legendary Jake Brukhman. From there the trio discuss the blowup of the space that occurred since, her thoughts on the various marketplaces (and gaps that still remain), the golden rule of collecting and creating (i.e. buy and create what you love), and take an aggressive look into her ETH wallet to see what she has been collecting. The conversation is capped off by a beautiful story of an early interaction between YRDGZ's and the one-and-only Max Osiris. If you would like to learn more about YRDGZ please check out the following links. Twitter: https://twitter.com/theYRDGZ Some notable shout-outs and shots fired in this episode include: @foxyoga_om @ezincr @sandyme0ws @MattAndRizzShow @theYRDGZ @abysms11 @editionalapp @instagram @BoredApeYC @larvalabs @Playform_art @Coldie @instaxHQ @opensea @KnownOrigin_io @rarible @objktcom @ephimera_com @SuperRare @hicetnunc2000 @robnessofficial @maxosirisart @Jay_Delay @luluixixix @secondrealm @iHodl_com_en @CypherpunkGuild @mightymooseART _______________________ The Matthew & Rizzle Show is proudly sponsored by Proof of Beauty Studios, a lab that has been running a series of beautiful and thought-provoking generative art projects on the Ethereum blockchain. Follow Proof of Beauty Studios on Twitter to stay on the bleeding edge of tokenized digital experiences.
Episode Index: 1) Timing and Exponential growth of NFTs Art, Collectibles, Games, Financial Assets: history going back to "rare Pepes" and timing 2) Art could be a breakthrough for non-blockchain mass adoption. Non-technical and non-blockchain artists are joining and making a full-time living 3) Coinfund's investment thesis around NFT--liquid Intellectual Property: the wholesale migration and transformation of the Internet model towards ownership 4) Lessons learned from operating the first edition.XYZ Jake's Digital Art Gallery online: Authenticity, counterfeit art, true ownership 5) How far are we in rebuilding the Internet around ownership? Gateways to the real world, advertisement? CryptoVoxels, Decentraland, Async 6) Politics, Trust, Privacy, Fake News, Voting, Authenticity: NFT's as a way of tackling some of the hard issues facing society 7) How is authenticity handled in the real-world art world historically? 40-page documents that certify authenticity that you still can't even trust 8) How camera hardware makers could use digital signatures to authenticate photography 9) Provenance, immutable digital history, ownership history, intellectual property supply chains 10) Browser cookies for the real world: Grateful Dead mixtapes, tickets, proof of attending events 11) Miko: Relics and Authenticity 12) How many people REALLY attended Trump's inauguration? How digital authentication, anonymity, privacy, cryptographic signatures, NFTs, Blockchain can help with problems like this. 13) Miko: How the gaming world, AR, VR, are providing leadership for these new experiences: World of Warcraft 14) Digital Scarcity 15) When does Banksy come into NFTs and what would he do? 16) What are the most expensive and valuable examples of digital art NFTs? 17) Elitza Rodriguez, POC, Osavage 18) How much do NFT digital artists cater or pander to Bitcoin fans? 20) What about the Music and Audio segment of the NFT industry? 21) The Adult content, porn and NFT Spank Chain, OnlyFans, Patreon
Today we're talking to Jake Brukhman, founder and CEO of CoinFund. Jake has always been a computer science and math guy, with a 10-year career in financial technology. He says he learned about bitcoin in 2011 and while he thought it was fascinating, it took him a couple of years to really understand what blockchains were. It was after reading a white paper on Ethereum that he realized it made a lot of sense to make a new digital asset class. This led him to found CoinFund in 2015 which was the first investment and research firm in the industry. CoinFund has studied and supported development of blockchain since its inception and the team has more than 30 years of experience in investing, engineering, and law. The evolution has been about how this technology can be applied to all of these different areas. Jake says blockchain is a coordination technology that's as broadly applicable as a database. He believes blockchain technology can play a role in so many different areas with some core ones being transfer of money, accumulation of value and digital goods, Web3, and decentralized financial protocols. -- The Fortune Teller podcast is a discussion between industry leaders in blockchain and financial technologies. The podcast focuses on the development of blockchain-based financial services and outlines the current state of the industry and future predictions for the adoption of decentralized finance. Go to www.teller.finance/
The Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy sits down with Jake Brukhman, Founder & CEO at CoinFund, a blockchain-focused investment firm based in Brooklyn, New York. The two spend over two hours discussing all things NFTs, including NFT liquidity, judging NFT communities, CryptoPunks, fractionalization, scarcity, DAOs, pricing NFT assets, the future of NFTs, and much more! We would like to thank our sponsors for making this podcast possible. Cosmos: Cosmos is on a mission, link one million blockchains. Name brand projects like Terra, Band, Kava, and Secret use Cosmos and the Cosmos Hub to connect to every other chain in our network. Learn more at cosmos.network. Kava: With a proven track record of delivering successful projects safely, the Kava Platform is DeFi's most trusted, scalable and secure institutional grade cross-chain engine. Learn more at kava.io. Celo: Celo is a mobile-first platform that makes financial dApps and crypto payments accessible to anyone with a mobile phone. Celo supports over 1000 projects who are everyday building applications and issuing digital currencies from 100+ countries around the world. Learn more at Celo.org. Every Delphi Podcast is dropped first as an audio interview for Delphi Digital Subscribers. Our members also have access to full interview transcripts. Join today to get our interviews, first. - Show Notes: (00:00:53) Jake's background and interest in NFTs. (00:03:24) What is an NFT? (00:12:35) Judging NFT communities. (00:15:44) CryptoPunks and long-term resilience. (00:21:05) Complexity of NFTs / cultural difference between the DeFi and the NFT communities. (00:24:00) Nouns DAO is auctioning off a new noun every day. (00:36:36) How PartyDAO works / crowdfunding capital. (00:41:47) Jake's thoughts on scarcity of NFTs and fractionalization. (01:02:59) Upshot is a more efficient way to price NFTs. (01:16:35) The NFT exchange market and importance of GTM strategies. (01:21:00) Rarible Protocol serves as a back end for NFT applications. (01:36:36) How the success of each marketplace benefits Rarible token holders. (01:45:46) Jake's thoughts on NFT metadata storage and on-chain vs. off-chain assets. (01:54:22) Jake's thoughts on regulation in the NFT space. (01:56:34) Where we're at now in the NFT cycle. (02:12:17) Founders in the NFT space. (02:14:40) The royalty aspect of NFT drops. (02:21:48) The category of NFT projects Jake is most excited about. Resources: Jake's Twitter CoinFund website Past interview with Jake FIRSTEDITION.XYZ "Appraisal games and the NFT liquidity problem" More Our Video interviews Can Be Viewed Here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Yy99ZlQIX9-PdG_xHj43Q Access Delphi's Research Here: https://www.delphidigital.io/ Disclosures: This podcast is strictly informational and educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any tokens or securities or to make any financial decisions. Do not trade or invest in any project, tokens, or securities based upon this podcast episode. The host may personally own tokens that are mentioned on the podcast. Our current show features paid sponsorships which may be featured at the start, middle, and/or the end of the episode. These sponsorships are for informational purposes only and are not a solicitation to use any product, service or token. Delphi's transparency page can be viewed here. Music Attribution: Cosmos by From The Dust | https://soundcloud.com/ftdmusic Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US
Host Alex Kehaya joins Jake Brukhman, Founder of CoinFund one of the first venture firms to invest in blockchain technologies. They take a deep dive into the Web3 revolution, what top 5 blockchain projects Jake's most interested in right now, and why the future of the internet will be decentralized.
How do you buy or sell an NFT? It takes some steps. First, you usually have to buy a cryptocurrency, like Ethereum. That's a process in and of itself. But once you do, you can go to an NFT marketplace. Some of the popular ones include KnownOrigin, Rarible and OpenSea. There, you can bid on an NFT and wait for the auction to end. If no one outbids you, you get the bragging rights. Still. What exactly do you get when you buy an NFT? This question unleashes a fury of debate among NFT enthusiasts. The answer is not simple. Are you buying what amounts to an Internet trophy? Clout? A feeling? A digital collector's item? Perhaps, but you are also purchasing a kind of bar code, almost a certificate of authenticity that serves as proof that a certain version of something is uniquely yours. "The underlying thing that you're buying is code that manifests as images," said Donna Redel, who teaches courses on crypto-digital assets at Fordham Law School. "You're buying a different format of art." But note that when you buy an NFT, you're usually not getting the copyright or trademark to the item. And just because you own an NFT doesn't mean there aren't endless other versions of that thing on the Internet. There will be. It's the Internet. Still, NFT enthusiasts say owning a piece of code in a blockchain has shown itself to be an incredibly valuable thing. "You're not buying the picture," said Jake Brukhman, founder of cryptocurrency investment company CoinFund. "You're buying the property rights to the picture." Source Articles: https://www.theverge.com/22310188/nft-explainer-what-is-blockchain-crypto-art-faqhttps://www.npr.org/2021/03/05/974089381/whats-an-nft-and-why-are-people-paying-millions-to-buy-themhttps://beincrypto.com/learn/nfts-explainer/https://www.forbes.com/advisor/investing/nft-non-fungible-token/ Additional Resources Check out Kash's Youtube Playlist: Bookkeeping basics for small business owners. Get this affordable guide to reconciling any account quickly and accurately! Click here: https://kashthebookkeeper.com/paid-resources/ and scroll down to Reconcile any business or personal account in 4 easy steps!! On Sale now! Want more KASH? Sign up for the free newsletter!
Jake Brukhman, CEO of CoinFund, joins host Peter Hans this episode to share his perspective as one of the first digital asset managers in the world. Brukhman is incredibly knowledgeable and is great at balancing the potential of blockchain technology with its financial and investable implications. From Bitcoin to defi to venture investing and more, there's a lot to learn from this conversation with institutional investor in the digital assets space. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Host Piers Kicks and sits down for Episode 23 of Metaverse Musings with Jake Brukhman, the Founder and CEO of CoinFund which was one of the earliest institutional crypto investors in the world. Jake is an incredibly insightful thinker who marries a strong technical background with creative passion. Some of his writing linked below has been highly influential in the NFT ecosystem and has established him as a leading commentator for this evolving landscape. Resources: Guests' Twitter: https://twitter.com/jbrukh CoinFund blog: https://blog.coinfund.io Art platform: https://firstedition.xyz Piers' Twitter: https://twitter.com/pierskicks Delphi Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDelphi More Our Video interviews Can Be Viewed Here: https://tinyurl.com/ycvsp75h Access Delphi's Research Here: https://www.delphidigital.io/ Disclosures: This podcast is strictly informational and educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any tokens or securities or to make any financial decisions. Do not trade or invest in any project, tokens, or securities based upon this podcast episode. The host may personally own tokens that are mentioned on the podcast. Lets Talk Bitcoin is a distribution partner for The Delphi Podcast. Delphi’s transparency page can be viewed here.
We are about to experience a convergence of NFTs with DeFi, forming a new capital market for content and brands. Join us this week on Clubhouse where we explore these concepts with special guests Sean Neville, Co-Founder of Circle and Jake Brukhman. Foudner & CEO of CoinFund.
We are about to experience a convergence of NFTs with DeFi, forming a new capital market for content and brands. Join us this week on Clubhouse where we explore these concepts with special guests Sean Neville, Co-Founder of Circle and Jake Brukhman. Foudner & CEO of CoinFund. About the show The global economy is experiencing unprecedented challenges and change. Business leaders everywhere are grappling with how to transform their companies to become more digital, resilient and efficient. As we face this change, a new global movement is building around the promise of digital currencies and blockchains — forming a new architecture for the global economy and creating new opportunities for companies everywhere. The Money Movement explores and chronicles the issues and ideas driving this brave new world of digital money. The Money Movement is brought to you by Circle. Our mission is to raise global economic prosperity through programmable internet commerce. Learn more about Circle Business Accounts and Platform APIs at circle.com.
Unconfirmed (Crypto) Podcast Notes Key Takeaways Whereas a cryptocurrency has many identical units all worth the same, Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) represent unique digital assets.For instance, collectibles, 3D models, stock photography, syndicated content, music royalties, movies, articles, blog posts, books, etc.NFTs allow creators to sell and license digital content to users in various ways, which opens up liquidity in previously non-tradable paper rightsAdditionally, blockchain technology replaces privately owned market places with a decentralized smart contract-based systemIntellectual property rights can apply to NFTs in different jurisdictions, platforms will facilitate agreement terms between buyers and creatorsRead the full notes @ podcastnotes.orgJake Brukhman, cofounder and CEO of CoinFund, explains why people are excited about non-fungible tokens, how they can be used, and what new behaviors and businesses they might enable. He discusses: what a NFT or non-fungible token is how they can be "liquid intellectual property" what kinds of digital assets can be turned into NFTs what new types of behaviors and new products and services can be created based off NFTs why consumers would prefer to use an NFT photo or song vs. one from Shutterstock or Spotify why someone would want to buy an NFT when it's so easy to make digital copies of things like art or ebooks or mp3s how disputes over digital objects could be adjudicated in a global marketplace how NFTs enable fractionalized ownership how NFTs can be used as collateral to manage risk how NFTs are combining with DeFi to create NFTFi how NFTs and NFTFi bring non-crypto people in to the space and expose them to finance why the NFT space is much bigger than people probably expect, and how it's drawing a new crowd to crypto Thank you to our sponsors! Crypto.com: http://crypto.com Cosmos: http://five.hackatom.org Episode links: Jake Brukhman: https://twitter.com/jbrukh CoinFund: https://coinfund.io CoinFund’s NFT thesis: https://blog.coinfund.io/all-digital-content-is-going-on-chain-ae26a7071657 Rarible: https://rarible.com Unchained show about Aragon: https://unchainedpodcast.com/how-aragon-hopes-to-improve-on-democracy/ The LAO: https://www.thelao.io https://twitter.com/thelaoofficial?lang=en Yield farming on digital collectibles: https://www.coindesk.com/yield-farming-expands-from-finance-to-digital-collectibles-rarible-nfts NFTFi: https://tokentuesdays.substack.com/p/defi-x-nfts-nftfi Aavegotchi: https://aavegotchi.com $MEME: https://medium.com/@dontbuymeme/nft-farming-guide-how-to-stake-meme-and-earn-crypto-collectibles-ac8121e93e8 Links from news recap: https://unchainedpodcast.com/why-uni-could-be-a-security/
In this episode of Crypto Investors, we chat with Jake Brukhman, Founder at CoinFund. Jake is heavily involved in the NFT space - investing in NFT companies as well as creating and collecting digital art. We talk about various things related to NFTs like current and future use-cases, financial products for NFTs like NFT loans, fractionalization etc. We also touched upon the learnings from the DeFi summer and where are things headed in the future. 00:00 Introduction 00:26 Jake's background and how he started CoinFund 02:12 How did Jake fall down into NFT rabbit hole 04:56 NFT sector segments - Issuers, Issuance Platform, Marketplaces, Financial Services 08:05 NFT Financial Services - Liquidity, Loans, Fractionalization 13:01 Deeper Dive into NFT Fractionalization 15:53 How to Make NFTs more useable - L2, meta-transactions, better key management 21:17 Mainstream adoption of NFTs - Democratization of supporting artists 25:53 Secondary markets and revenue sharing in NFTs 28:52 Art auctions houses getting into NFTs 32:48 Suggestions for retail investors looking to invest in NFTs 36:45 Other crypto areas coinfund is looking at - oracles via API3, 43:13 Learnings from DeFi Summer 49:17 Closing Thoughts CoinFund Website : https://www.coinfund.io/ Jake's Twitter : https://twitter.com/jbrukh Jake's Personal Website : http://www.brukhman.com/
Episode 5 of Sharing Secrets is an interview with Jake Brukhman of Coinfund. Tor asks Jake: What secrets has he learned as an investor, builder, and artist in the blockchain space? Why are NFTs finally gaining traction after years of development - and what will the next phase of growth look like? How will the introduction of privacy impact both the NFT and DeFi spaces? And how close are we to "mainstreaming" NFTs and other blockchain-based applications? Coinfund: https://coinfund.io Jake on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jbrukh --- Sharing Secrets - a new series from the Secret Foundation - explores the biggest secrets of the blockchain and cryptocurrency space. Featuring everything from interviews, to monologues, to special guests, to technical explainers, to surprises, and beyond. The Secret Foundation is a key organization in the Secret Network ecosystem. It is dedicated to building, researching, and scaling adoption of open-source, privacy-centric technologies and networks. Its guiding values are Usability, Sustainability, Impact, and Empowerment. Secret Network is the first blockchain to allow privacy-preserving smart contracts. That means applications built on Secret can utilize encrypted data without revealing it to anyone, even the nodes in the network. Using groundbreaking privacy technologies (such as trusted execution environments), Secret Network allows developers to build new types of powerful, permissionless, privacy-preserving applications - Secret Apps. Join our communities and help us build! Homepage: https://scrt.network Official Chat: https://chat.scrt.network Community Telegram: https://t.me/scrtcommunity Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/secretnetwork
CoinFund’s Jake Brukhman Talks Active Investing in the DeFi and NFT SpaceMany investors, particularly in the venture capital space, like to take a hands-off approach to investments. Not Jake Brukhman at CoinFund, whose firm actively participates in various cryptocurrency networks in which his firm has decided to deploy capital. Some of this comes from the need to understand these networks. CoinFund, launched in 2015, was one of the first cryptocurrency investment firms to get involved with decentralized finance and the yield farming craze. The firm allocates about 20% of its capital to active DeFi investing. “The beauty of these open protocols is that they make it fairly easy to iterate on the technology and really move fast with the speed of software towards efficiency,” said Brukhman. “The problem of investing in DeFi for crypto investors is largely a portfolio construction problem.”The sheer choice of DeFi projects for investment makes the space challenging, with a plethora of options in the automated market making (AMM) and decentralized exchange (DEX) space, says Brukhman. “As investors, how do we think about what to invest in? Do we invest in all the possible iterations of AMMs and DEXs that come along? Do we invest in the most innovative one? Do we invest in the first one?”AMMs specifically have key importance in DeFi, Brukhamn told CoinDesk, bringing institutional-level liquidity that has enabled the market to grow in 2020. “AMMs enable liquidity like we’ve never really had before,” he said. “Retail users can get the same benefits as a professional hedge fund market maker.” And while DeFi is a hot subject in 2020, Brukhman’s fascination with scarce items on the blockchain in the form of non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, might be a peek into future developments within the blockchain ecosystem. Brukhman believes all digital content will end up on a blockchain somewhere. “Non-fungibles are not just about cat pictures, they are not just about art or collectibles,” Brukhman said. “It’s also about domain names, about selling insurance policies and maybe in the future about selling royalty-bearing assets.” All of this and much more on the first edition of The Thesis podcast!
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Jake Brukhman, cofounder and CEO of CoinFund, explains why people are excited about non-fungible tokens, how they can be used, and what new behaviors and businesses they might enable. He discusses: what a NFT or non-fungible token is how they can be "liquid intellectual property" what kinds of digital assets can be turned into NFTs what new types of behaviors and new products and services can be created based off NFTs why consumers would prefer to use an NFT photo or song vs. one from Shutterstock or Spotify why someone would want to buy an NFT when it's so easy to make digital copies of things like art or ebooks or mp3s how disputes over digital objects could be adjudicated in a global marketplace how NFTs enable fractionalized ownership how NFTs can be used as collateral to manage risk how NFTs are combining with DeFi to create NFTFi how NFTs and NFTFi bring non-crypto people in to the space and expose them to finance why the NFT space is much bigger than people probably expect, and how it's drawing a new crowd to crypto Thank you to our sponsors! Crypto.com: http://crypto.com Cosmos: http://five.hackatom.org Episode links: Jake Brukhman: https://twitter.com/jbrukh CoinFund: https://coinfund.io CoinFund’s NFT thesis: https://blog.coinfund.io/all-digital-content-is-going-on-chain-ae26a7071657 Rarible: https://rarible.com Unchained show about Aragon: https://unchainedpodcast.com/how-aragon-hopes-to-improve-on-democracy/ The LAO: https://www.thelao.io https://twitter.com/thelaoofficial?lang=en Yield farming on digital collectibles: https://www.coindesk.com/yield-farming-expands-from-finance-to-digital-collectibles-rarible-nfts NFTFi: https://tokentuesdays.substack.com/p/defi-x-nfts-nftfi Aavegotchi: https://aavegotchi.com $MEME: https://medium.com/@dontbuymeme/nft-farming-guide-how-to-stake-meme-and-earn-crypto-collectibles-ac8121e93e8 Links from news recap: https://unchainedpodcast.com/why-uni-could-be-a-security/
Jake Brukhman is Founder of CoinFund which has been investing in blockchain since 2016. Through his unique experience in computer science, quantitative trading and product management at places like Amazon, he and his team have developed an approach to Web 3 called ‘Network Lifecycle Investing’, where they work with startups in both an early stage venture capacity but also helping bootstrap networks as they mature.He talks about ‘dogfooding’ Web 3 tech like DAOs, as the 3rd member of Moloch DAO, and actively participating in staking or mining in networks like Live Peer. As a visual artist and creative himself we go deep into his passion and investment thesis in Digital Art and NFTs (Non Fungible Tokens).Join some of the world’s most exciting elements of the Web 3 ecosystem, for one-day virtual demos, panels, and more September 15th & 16th 2020: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/diffusion-digital-september
My guest today is Jake. Jake is a man of many talents, from art to tech he seems to be exercising both the creative and analytical sides of his brain with regularity. Jake is probably most well known for being the founder and managing partner of CoinFund, an investment firm focused on the blockchain sector. Having been involved with crypto since the early days Jake is exceptionally well versed in all things traditional crypto and he is extremely knowledgeable about the niche of non-fungible tokens. This expertise allows our conversation to dive deep into mainstream crypto-specific subjects and then into the more esoteric NFTs topics. We also talk about Jake’s keen interest in crypto art and how it's democratizing access to both artists and collectors. And of course we chat about the metaverse and how blockchain provides the value, identity, and data layer for the future virtual worlds we will inhabit. It was really great speaking with Jake and I can't wait to see his continued involvement within the NFT space. Please enjoy my conversation with Jake. https://firstedition.xyz/ https://firsteditionxyz.substack.com/ https://twitter.com/jbrukh
Charlie Shrem interviews Jake Brukhman, the founder and managing director of Coinfund, the longest running VC fund in the crypto space operating since 2015. He shares how they didn’t even consider smart contracts in the beginning, only digital assets. Jake thinks we’re still very early in the crypto space and that radical innovation will require governance and regulation to get to market. He shares how VC funds operate and how they invest. He also explains the advantages and disadvantages of proof of work, proof of stake and DAG structured projects like IOTA and Hashgraph. Charlie and Jake also talk about how different projects are approaching scalability solutions. Jake believes there will be a boom in app dedicated chains in the future and discuss the reasons for that. They also elaborate on voting theory and different governance systems in and out of the crypto industry. Last but not least, Jake discusses how great projects can be hampered by unfair distribution. --- BitPay gives you the tools to live life on crypto. Whether you want to send crypto to friends, use crypto to buy video games or computer parts, or turn crypto into gift cards for more than 100 mainstream brands, the BitPay app has you covered. You can hold your own private keys in a secure wallet while accessing the best of crypto commerce. Get started at bitpay.com/wallet. --- Bitpanda is a fintech based in Vienna, Austria founded in 2014 by Eric Demuth, Paul Klanschek and Christian Trummer. The company is a firm believer in the innovative power of cryptocurrencies, digitised assets and blockchain technology. Bitpanda’s mission is to tear down the barriers to investing and bring traditional financial products to the 21st century. Today, Bitpanda has more than 1 million users and 120 team members. With a PSD2 payment service provider license, state-of-the-art security and streamlined user experience, Bitpanda has grown into a popular trading platform for newbies and experts alike. Users can currently trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, gold and over 20 other digital assets. --- Pepo was founded by Jason Goldberg, who has been building user experiences for creators and communities for decades. Jason has worked at AOL, Jobster, Social Median, and more recently he connected designers at Hem and Fab. Visit us at Pepo.com/stories for more information. --- If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe.This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at: https://www.blockworksgroup.io
Charlie Shrem interviews Jake Brukhman, the founder and managing director of Coinfund, the longest running VC fund in the crypto space operating since 2015. He shares how they didn’t even consider smart contracts in the beginning, only digital assets. Jake thinks we’re still very early in the crypto space and that radical innovation will require governance and regulation to get to market. He shares how VC funds operate and how they invest. He also explains the advantages and disadvantages of proof of work, proof of stake and DAG structured projects like IOTA and Hashgraph. Charlie and Jake also talk about how different projects are approaching scalability solutions. Jake believes there will be a boom in app dedicated chains in the future and discuss the reasons for that. They also elaborate on voting theory and different governance systems in and out of the crypto industry. Last but not least, Jake discusses how great projects can be hampered by unfair distribution. --- BitPay gives you the tools to live life on crypto. Whether you want to send crypto to friends, use crypto to buy video games or computer parts, or turn crypto into gift cards for more than 100 mainstream brands, the BitPay app has you covered. You can hold your own private keys in a secure wallet while accessing the best of crypto commerce. Get started at bitpay.com/wallet. --- Bitpanda is a fintech based in Vienna, Austria founded in 2014 by Eric Demuth, Paul Klanschek and Christian Trummer. The company is a firm believer in the innovative power of cryptocurrencies, digitised assets and blockchain technology. Bitpanda’s mission is to tear down the barriers to investing and bring traditional financial products to the 21st century. Today, Bitpanda has more than 1 million users and 120 team members. With a PSD2 payment service provider license, state-of-the-art security and streamlined user experience, Bitpanda has grown into a popular trading platform for newbies and experts alike. Users can currently trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, gold and over 20 other digital assets. --- Pepo was founded by Jason Goldberg, who has been building user experiences for creators and communities for decades. Jason has worked at AOL, Jobster, Social Median, and more recently he connected designers at Hem and Fab. Visit us at Pepo.com/stories for more information. --- If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe.This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at: https://www.blockworksgroup.io
Jake Brukhman is always a few steps ahead of the crypto world. The founder of the first VC fund in crypto (CoinFund) joins me in kicking off 2020 with his contrarian theses: Why app chains make sense despite Ethereum's moat Why DeFi isn't a sign of mainstream adoption Why apps accrue value, not protocols Why crypto art is hugely overlooked Subscribe or miss out! Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi). If you enjoyed the show, consider tipping! This show is not financial advice. BTC: 3EFSLnPpme6Lo6DynN1bVV9owooueFvEmJ ETH: 0xdec40AA30B9C562aB4b839529BfC290C1B5Da61E ****** Resources: Pay your crypto taxes with the help of https://bitdexs.com/ Sign up for eToro here Subscribe to Jason's newsletter here Libsyn link Apple Podcast Stitcher Spotify ****** Disclaimer: Jason Choi is an investor at Spartan Capital, the hedge fund arm of The Spartan Group. All opinions expressed by Jason and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and do not reflect the opinion of The Spartan Group and any of its subsidiaries and personnel. This podcast is for information purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. The Spartan Group and its clients may hold positions in assets described in the episode. Detailed disclaimers available at jasonchoi.me and spartangroup.io/disclaimer. This episode is sponsored by eToro.
Host Tom Shaughnessy of Delphi Digital (DelphiDigital.io) is joined by Jake Brukhman, the founder of Coinfund a crypto fund launched in 2015. On this episode we discuss Jake's investing thesis, what he's most interested in now, and his entire stance on Network Lifecycle Investing. If you're looking to learn from the best, this is the episode for you. To help support the show, please hit the subscribe button on iTunes so we can keep bringing you episodes like these! To access the insights package of Delphi's leading crypto research, visit DelphiDigital.io on your device and sign up using coupon code CHAINREACTION Follow Tom on Twitter @Shaughnessy119 Follow Jake on Twitter @jbrukh Resources: Check out eToro to Create Your Perfect Crypto Portfolio Disclosures: This podcast is strictly informational and educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any tokens or securities or to make any financial decisions. Do not trade or invest in any project, tokens, or securities based upon this podcast episode. The host may personally own tokens that are mentioned on the podcast. Tom owns tokens in ETH, BTC, XTZ, LEO, DCR and STX. Lets Talk Bitcoin is a distribution partner for the chain reaction Podcast, and our current show is sponsored by eToro which is a paid show sponsor. - Advertisers: To advertise on this podcast, email Tom@DelphiDigital.io Potential Guests: If you're interested in appearing on the podcast, email Tom@DelphiDigital.io
The fifth episode of Staked - a Podcast about blockchain and crypto governance. In this episode, we are joined by Jake Brukhman, Co-Founder and CEO of coinfund.io to discuss how governance influence investors in the space. You can follow Jake (@jbrukh) and Coinfund (@coinfund_io) on twitter, or learn more on their website, https://coinfund.io. Staked is brought to you by Joystream - the user governed video platform. Subscribe to our channel, find us with your favorite podcast player, or listen to our content through the Joystream platform: https://testnet.joystream.org/ Learn more about the Joystream project, how we work, and where we are going on our website and github landing repo: https://www.joystream.org/ https://github.com/JoyStream/joystream Follow us on twitter: Staked: @staked_podcast (https://medium.com/@staked_podcast) Joystream: @joystreamapp Hosts: @bedehomender and @bwhm0
Hosted by Enigma's Head of Growth Tor Bair, our twenty-sixth episode features Jake Brukhman. Jake is the founder of CoinFund, a cryptoasset-focused investment and research firm founded in 2015. CoinFund directly engages with decentralized networks and contributes support to companies designing blockchain protocols and applications - something they've referred to as "generalized mining." Jake himself has a technical background, previously studying mathematics and computer science and working as a technical product lead at Amazon. On this episode Jake talks about the vision he had for CoinFund in 2015, why he embraces the term "generalized mining" (and how he defines it), the future of decentralized finance on Ethereum, and why 2019 might be the year of decentralized governance. Enigma's podcast "Decentralize This!" features guests from all over the decentralization space: developers, investors, entrepreneurs, researchers, writers, artists, people in government and enterprise - all individuals who care deeply about building a more decentralized and sustainable world. How can all these people with different perspectives collaborate to create and scale the technologies we need to shape a better future? ---- Relevant links: CoinFund: https://coinfund.io Grassfed Network: https://grassfed.network Jake's Twitter: https://twitter.com/jbrukh Enigma: www.enigma.co Enigma Blog: blog.enigma.co Enigma Twitter: www.twitter.com/enigmampc
Our CEO Ryan sat down with Jake Brukham at ETHDenver to talk about CoinFund and generalized mining.
Jake Brukhman, Founder at Coinfund joins us on Base Layer for our twelfth episode to discuss generalized mining, the scalability issues in blockchain, what a future Facebook on blockchain could look like and the infrastructure needed, staking as a service and much more.
Rune Christensen, CEO and cofounder of MakerDAO, explains the intricacies of the MakerDAO system, which includes the stablecoin Dai, which is pegged to $1, backed by collateral, and whose governance is managed by holders of the MKR token. He describes how the current version of "single-collateral" Dai, is backed by ether, how Dai is created with a collateralized debt position and what happens when the value of the collateral falls too low. He also talks about the roles of various players in the system, such as keepers, oracles and MKR token holders. We also cover how the system handles black swan events or other emergencies. The MakerDAO system is so complex, however, that we will reconvene for a part 2 to describe the rest of the system and how a multi-collateral Dai will function. Thank you to our sponsors! Tokensoft: https://www.tokensoft.io Microsoft: https://twitter.com/MSFTBlockchain CipherTrace: http://ciphertrace.com/unchained Episode links: MakerDAO: https://makerdao.com/en/ Rune Christensen: https://twitter.com/RuneKek Previous Unchained episode on stablecoins with Rune and Philip Rosedale of High Fidelity: https://unchainedpodcast.com/why-its-so-hard-to-keep-stablecoins-stable/ Unconfirmed episode with Rune on Andreessen Horowitz's $15 million investment: https://unchainedpodcast.com/rune-christensen-of-makerdao-on-its-15-million-from-andreessen-horowitz-ep-039/ MakerDAO white paper: https://makerdao.com/en/whitepaper/ Decreasing the stability fee: https://medium.com/makerdao/decreasing-the-stability-fee-1f9fe50cf582 Unchained episode on generalized mining with Jake Brukhman and Tushar Jain: https://unchainedpodcast.com/coinfunds-jake-brukhman-and-multicoins-tushar-jain-on-generalized-mining-ep-92/ Laura's TEDx talk: https://unchainedpodcast.com/lauras-tedx-talk-how-crypto-could-allow-more-people-to-be-their-own-boss-ep-047/ USD Coin's banking partners: https://support.usdc.circle.com/hc/en-us/articles/360015278272-Who-are-the-banking-and-financial-partners-you-are-using-for-USDC- TrueUSD's trust companies and their correspondent banks: https://blog.trusttoken.com/who-are-the-correspondent-banks-and-trustee-partners-for-trueusd-e12508f0d5a2
Rune Christensen, CEO and cofounder of MakerDAO, explains the intricacies of the MakerDAO system, which includes the stablecoin Dai, which is pegged to $1, backed by collateral, and whose governance is managed by holders of the MKR token. He describes how the current version of "single-collateral" Dai, is backed by ether, how Dai is created with a collateralized debt position and what happens when the value of the collateral falls too low. He also talks about the roles of various players in the system, such as keepers, oracles and MKR token holders. We also cover how the system handles black swan events or other emergencies. The MakerDAO system is so complex, however, that we will reconvene for a part 2 to describe the rest of the system and how a multi-collateral Dai will function. Thank you to our sponsors! Tokensoft: https://www.tokensoft.io Microsoft: https://twitter.com/MSFTBlockchain CipherTrace: http://ciphertrace.com/unchained Episode links: MakerDAO: https://makerdao.com/en/ Rune Christensen: https://twitter.com/RuneKek Previous Unchained episode on stablecoins with Rune and Philip Rosedale of High Fidelity: https://unchainedpodcast.com/why-its-so-hard-to-keep-stablecoins-stable/ Unconfirmed episode with Rune on Andreessen Horowitz's $15 million investment: https://unchainedpodcast.com/rune-christensen-of-makerdao-on-its-15-million-from-andreessen-horowitz-ep-039/ MakerDAO white paper: https://makerdao.com/en/whitepaper/ Decreasing the stability fee: https://medium.com/makerdao/decreasing-the-stability-fee-1f9fe50cf582 Unchained episode on generalized mining with Jake Brukhman and Tushar Jain: https://unchainedpodcast.com/coinfunds-jake-brukhman-and-multicoins-tushar-jain-on-generalized-mining-ep-92/ Laura's TEDx talk: https://unchainedpodcast.com/lauras-tedx-talk-how-crypto-could-allow-more-people-to-be-their-own-boss-ep-047/ USD Coin's banking partners: https://support.usdc.circle.com/hc/en-us/articles/360015278272-Who-are-the-banking-and-financial-partners-you-are-using-for-USDC- TrueUSD's trust companies and their correspondent banks: https://blog.trusttoken.com/who-are-the-correspondent-banks-and-trustee-partners-for-trueusd-e12508f0d5a2
Ari Paul, CIO of BlockTower Capital, explains why he likes how short-term trades concentrate risk in investment, why, "no matter what," he thinks Bitcoin is a good-value buy today, and how big university endowments investing in crypto now could eventually lead institutions to go from having a fear-of-loss attitude about crypto to having FOMO. He also dives into why he's not as excited about generalized mining as some of BlockTower's crypto fund peers and who he thinks is really well-poised in that space. We also discuss why Bitcoin futures didn't have a positive impact on the price and what effect Bakkt and Fidelity launching their crypto products could have. Plus, he responds to people who accused him of insider trading when a private conversation in which he mentioned Stellar was acquiring enterprise blockchain startup Chain was released. Thank you to our sponsors! CipherTrace: https://ciphertrace.com/unchained Altlending: https://altlending.com Episode links: Ari Paul: https://twitter.com/AriDavidPaul BlockTower Capital: https://www.blocktower.com Harvard, Stanford, MIT endowments invest in crypto: https://www.theinformation.com/articles/harvard-stanford-mit-endowments-invest-in-crypto-funds Yale endowment invests in a16z and Paradigm: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/05/yale-investment-chief-david-swensen-jumps-into-crypto-with-bets-on-two-silicon-valley-funds.html Bitcoin Cash hard fork recap: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/week-2-how-bitcoin-cash-hash-war-came-and-went-and-not-much-happened/ Unconfirmed episode on Bitcoin Cash hard fork with Aaron Van Wirdum: http://unconfirmed.libsyn.com/the-bitcoin-cash-hard-fork-bitcoin-abc-vs-bitcoin-sv-ep046 Unchained episode with Riccardo Spagni of Monero: http://unchainedpodcast.co/coinfunds-jake-brukhman-and-multicoins-tushar-jain-on-generalized-mining-ep92 Unchained episode with Jake Brukhman and Tushar Jain of Multicoin Capital: http://unchainedpodcast.co/coinfunds-jake-brukhman-and-multicoins-tushar-jain-on-generalized-mining-ep92 Unconfirmed episode with Fidelity's Tom Jessop: http://unconfirmed.libsyn.com/fidelity-digital-asset-services-tom-jessop-on-why-its-serving-institutional-clients-first-ep043 Ari's private conversation in which he mentioned Stellar was acquiring Chain: https://hackernoon.com/ten-questions-for-ari-david-paul-of-blocktower-capital-dcd8d81ef27e IMF managing director Christine Lagarde's talk on the case for central bank digital currencies: https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2018/11/13/sp111418-winds-of-change-the-case-for-new-digital-currency
Ari Paul, CIO of BlockTower Capital, explains why he likes how short-term trades concentrate risk in investment, why, "no matter what," he thinks Bitcoin is a good-value buy today, and how big university endowments investing in crypto now could eventually lead institutions to go from having a fear-of-loss attitude about crypto to having FOMO. He also dives into why he's not as excited about generalized mining as some of BlockTower's crypto fund peers and who he thinks is really well-poised in that space. We also discuss why Bitcoin futures didn't have a positive impact on the price and what effect Bakkt and Fidelity launching their crypto products could have. Plus, he responds to people who accused him of insider trading when a private conversation in which he mentioned Stellar was acquiring enterprise blockchain startup Chain was released. Thank you to our sponsors! CipherTrace: https://ciphertrace.com/unchained Altlending: https://altlending.com Episode links: Ari Paul: https://twitter.com/AriDavidPaul BlockTower Capital: https://www.blocktower.com Harvard, Stanford, MIT endowments invest in crypto: https://www.theinformation.com/articles/harvard-stanford-mit-endowments-invest-in-crypto-funds Yale endowment invests in a16z and Paradigm: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/05/yale-investment-chief-david-swensen-jumps-into-crypto-with-bets-on-two-silicon-valley-funds.html Bitcoin Cash hard fork recap: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/week-2-how-bitcoin-cash-hash-war-came-and-went-and-not-much-happened/ Unconfirmed episode on Bitcoin Cash hard fork with Aaron Van Wirdum: http://unconfirmed.libsyn.com/the-bitcoin-cash-hard-fork-bitcoin-abc-vs-bitcoin-sv-ep046 Unchained episode with Riccardo Spagni of Monero: http://unchainedpodcast.co/coinfunds-jake-brukhman-and-multicoins-tushar-jain-on-generalized-mining-ep92 Unchained episode with Jake Brukhman and Tushar Jain of Multicoin Capital: http://unchainedpodcast.co/coinfunds-jake-brukhman-and-multicoins-tushar-jain-on-generalized-mining-ep92 Unconfirmed episode with Fidelity's Tom Jessop: http://unconfirmed.libsyn.com/fidelity-digital-asset-services-tom-jessop-on-why-its-serving-institutional-clients-first-ep043 Ari's private conversation in which he mentioned Stellar was acquiring Chain: https://hackernoon.com/ten-questions-for-ari-david-paul-of-blocktower-capital-dcd8d81ef27e IMF managing director Christine Lagarde's talk on the case for central bank digital currencies: https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2018/11/13/sp111418-winds-of-change-the-case-for-new-digital-currency
Jake Brukhman of CoinFund and Tushar Jain of Multicoin Capital discuss a new trend among crypto funds: generalized mining, also called mining 2.0, in which investors participate in the networks in order to seed activity on them. For instance, an investor might offer disk space on a file storage network or provide capital on a decentralized lending network. They explain why it makes more sense to do this in the early days of a network than when it's matured, whether this will lead away from a peer-to-peer vision for crypto toward more professionalization and how this affects the basic premise of the fat protocols thesis. We also discuss how this impacts how crypto funds hire, do their accounting and reporting and structure their LP agreements. Thank you to our sponsors! Abra: Click this special link for a free $25 in Bitcoin! https://www.abra.com/unchained Altlending: https://altlending.com WeTrust: WeTrust: Donate in crypto and have your donation matched by WeTrust through Giving Tuesday, November 27! http://wetrust.io/unchained Episode links: Jake Brukhman: https://twitter.com/jbrukh?lang=en CoinFund: https://coinfund.io Tushar Jain: https://twitter.com/TusharJain_ Multicoin Capital: https://multicoin.capital Jake's post on crypto borrowing: https://blog.coinfund.io/crypto-borrowing-and-staking-networks-e7d2d64a81a4 Tushar's post on generalized mining: https://multicoin.capital/2018/10/23/the-evolving-role-of-crypto-investors/ Jake on LivePeer as a case study: https://blog.coinfund.io/livepeer-cryptoeconomics-as-a-case-study-of-active-participation-in-decentralized-networks-19a932415e0e Unchained episode with MakerDAO: http://unchainedpodcast.co/why-its-so-hard-to-keep-stablecoins-stable Unconfirmed episode with Rune Christensen of MakerDAO: http://unconfirmed.libsyn.com/rune-christensen-of-makerdao-on-its-15-million-from-andreessen-horowitz-ep039 Initial witness offerings, by Jake's partner Alexsandr Bulkin: https://blog.coinfund.io/iwos-with-adapt-a-creative-technological-solution-to-a-regulatory-problem-513b0bc811ff Jake's post on fat protocols not being an investment thesis: https://blog.coinfund.io/fat-protocols-are-not-an-investment-thesis-17c8837c2734 Unchained interview with Joel Monegro, the author of the fat protocols thesis: http://unchainedpodcast.co/placeholders-joel-monegro-on-the-fat-protocols-thesis-today-ep65 Videos that Jake mentions at the end of the show: Generalized Mining, An Introduction & Primer by Jake Brukhman, CEO of CoinFund: https://youtu.be/ceex9CN2YZU Panel #1: Supply Side Services | Generalized Mining and The Third-Party Economy: https://youtu.be/Cr6H2FcidjY Panel # 2: New Role of Crypto Investors | Generalized Mining and The Third-Party Economy: https://youtu.be/zakQc07GRXA Panel #3: Staking Economic Design | Generalized Mining and The Third-Party Economy: https://youtu.be/ydViUpTZens
Jake Brukhman of CoinFund and Tushar Jain of Multicoin Capital discuss a new trend among crypto funds: generalized mining, also called mining 2.0, in which investors participate in the networks in order to seed activity on them. For instance, an investor might offer disk space on a file storage network or provide capital on a decentralized lending network. They explain why it makes more sense to do this in the early days of a network than when it's matured, whether this will lead away from a peer-to-peer vision for crypto toward more professionalization and how this affects the basic premise of the fat protocols thesis. We also discuss how this impacts how crypto funds hire, do their accounting and reporting and structure their LP agreements. Thank you to our sponsors! Abra: Click this special link for a free $25 in Bitcoin! https://www.abra.com/unchained Altlending: https://altlending.com WeTrust: WeTrust: Donate in crypto and have your donation matched by WeTrust through Giving Tuesday, November 27! http://wetrust.io/unchained Episode links: Jake Brukhman: https://twitter.com/jbrukh?lang=en CoinFund: https://coinfund.io Tushar Jain: https://twitter.com/TusharJain_ Multicoin Capital: https://multicoin.capital Jake's post on crypto borrowing: https://blog.coinfund.io/crypto-borrowing-and-staking-networks-e7d2d64a81a4 Tushar's post on generalized mining: https://multicoin.capital/2018/10/23/the-evolving-role-of-crypto-investors/ Jake on LivePeer as a case study: https://blog.coinfund.io/livepeer-cryptoeconomics-as-a-case-study-of-active-participation-in-decentralized-networks-19a932415e0e Unchained episode with MakerDAO: http://unchainedpodcast.co/why-its-so-hard-to-keep-stablecoins-stable Unconfirmed episode with Rune Christensen of MakerDAO: http://unconfirmed.libsyn.com/rune-christensen-of-makerdao-on-its-15-million-from-andreessen-horowitz-ep039 Initial witness offerings, by Jake's partner Alexsandr Bulkin: https://blog.coinfund.io/iwos-with-adapt-a-creative-technological-solution-to-a-regulatory-problem-513b0bc811ff Jake's post on fat protocols not being an investment thesis: https://blog.coinfund.io/fat-protocols-are-not-an-investment-thesis-17c8837c2734 Unchained interview with Joel Monegro, the author of the fat protocols thesis: http://unchainedpodcast.co/placeholders-joel-monegro-on-the-fat-protocols-thesis-today-ep65 Videos that Jake mentions at the end of the show: Generalized Mining, An Introduction & Primer by Jake Brukhman, CEO of CoinFund: https://youtu.be/ceex9CN2YZU Panel #1: Supply Side Services | Generalized Mining and The Third-Party Economy: https://youtu.be/Cr6H2FcidjY Panel # 2: New Role of Crypto Investors | Generalized Mining and The Third-Party Economy: https://youtu.be/zakQc07GRXA Panel #3: Staking Economic Design | Generalized Mining and The Third-Party Economy: https://youtu.be/ydViUpTZens
Epicenter - Learn about Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed Technologies
CoinFund is one of the earliest crypto-funds to have taken shape, forming in early 2016. The fund is well known for running an active Community Slack, conducting great podcast interviews with cryptocurrency projects and an emphasis on building network nodes / services. We are joined by Jake Brukhman, CEO, and Alexander Bulkin, Chief Alchemist, to discuss their latest thoughts on investing in the cryptocurrency space. We cover a wide variety of themes such as their opinions on the “fat protocol hypothesis,” thesis on value capture in the cryptocurrency space, their efforts to build network nodes; and their effort to build an open source token-less technology that allows entrepreneurs to launch their blockchains. Topics covered in this episode: Coinfund’s history What is a cryptofund? Coinfund approach to investing in the cryptocurrency space Generalised mining – what it is, and how it offers cryptofunds a competitive advantage The ADAPT toolkit – a tokenless toolkit for rapid blockchain innovation Episode links: CoinFund Slack CoinFund interviews The ADAPT project Fat protocols are not an investment thesis Generalised mining CoinFund Twitter Thank you to our sponsors for their support: Simplify your hiring process & access the best blockchain talent . Get a $1,000 credit on your first hire at toptal.com/epicenter. The open, decentralized trading protocol for ERC20 tokens using the Dutch auction mechanism. More at epicenter.tv/dutchx. This episode is hosted by Friederike Ernst and Meher Roy. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/256
Venrock partner David Pakman speaks with CoinFund’s Jake Brukhman and Aleksandr (Alex) Bulkin about their path to the crypto space, projects they have worked on, as well as the challenges they have faced. The crypto ecosystem is still early in its evolution and there is a lot of room for improvement, but what will catalyze widespread adoption? David, Jake and Alex also discuss opportunities for investors and what projects excite them.
Erik's guests for this episode are:- Andrew Cronk (@ajcronk), partner at Figment- Meher Roy (@MeherRoy), co-founder of Chorus One- Jake Brukhman (@jbrukh), founder of CoinFundThey talk about a number of interesting topics, including the unique way that an investment firm participates in the growth of a company in the crypto world and why it's more important to be a network participant than just a funder.The four of them go through what a validator is and what being one entails. They talk about the big differences in people composition of a crypto fund versus a typical VC fund and they explain what kind of expertise the people at a crypto fund need to have.The group also discusses evaluating crypto networks, the relative importance of "user experience" vs. "developer experience" and what it means to have LPs and institutional investors paying attention to the space.Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.Venture Stories is brought to you by Village Global, is hosted by co-founder and partner, Erik Torenberg and is produced by Brett Bolkowy.
Erik's guests for this episode are:- Andrew Cronk (@ajcronk), partner at Figment- Meher Roy (@MeherRoy), co-founder of Chorus One- Jake Brukhman (@jbrukh), founder of CoinFundThey talk about a number of interesting topics, including the unique way that an investment firm participates in the growth of a company in the crypto world and why it's more important to be a network participant than just a funder.The four of them go through what a validator is and what being one entails. They talk about the big differences in people composition of a crypto fund versus a typical VC fund and they explain what kind of expertise the people at a crypto fund need to have.The group also discusses evaluating crypto networks, the relative importance of "user experience" vs. "developer experience" and what it means to have LPs and institutional investors paying attention to the space.Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.Venture Stories is brought to you by Village Global, is hosted by co-founder and partner, Erik Torenberg and is produced by Brett Bolkowy.
We chat with Jake Brukhman, co-founder and managing partner of CoinFund LLC, a blockchain research and advisory firm. We talk about: Why "Fat Protocols" is not a good investment thesis What drives values in utility tokens and decentralized apps When using a blockchain makes sense, and when not Please rate and subscribe to help us get this podcast to more people! Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi) ****** Show links: Libsyn: bit.ly/blockcrunch_libsyn Apple Podcast:bit.ly/blockcrunch_apple Stitcher: bit.ly/blockcrunch_stitcher Spotify: bit.ly/blockcrunch_spotify ****** Intro music by Phortissimo: https://soundcloud.com/phortissimo Outro music by Garreth Chan: https://www.garrethchan.com/ Disclaimer: The Blockcrunch podcast series is intended for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Conduct your own research and invest at your own risk.
Grey Mirror: MIT Media Lab’s Digital Currency Initiative on Technology, Society, and Ethics
Jake Brukhman, the Managing Partner at Coinfund, a blockchain-based investment fund. We chat about Fat Protocols, Cryptokitties, and Social Choice Theory. Support me on Patreon! www.patreon.com/rhyslindmark Thanks to Aaron Foster, Mike Goldin, John Desmond, Colin Wielga, Harry Lindmark, Joe Urgo, John Lindmark, Daniel Segal, Jacob Zax, Katie Powell, Jonathan Isaac, Brady McKenna, Jeff Snyder, Ryan X Charles, Chris Edmonds, Ned Mills, Kenji Williams, Brayton Williams, Scott Levi, Peter Rodgers, Keith Klundt, Andrew O’Neill, Matt Daley, and Kenzie Jacobs for supporting me on Patreon!
Jake Brukhman is Co-Founder at CoinFund, a group that does Blockchain research, advisory & cryptoasset investments. He writes for regularly for Medium.com and is the Editor of The Blockchain Investments Blog, and PROPS Project. He sits down for a conversation on Blockchain, Bitcoin, Cryptoassets, and the future.
On this episode of BlockChannel, McKie and Dee & Dr. Petty are joined by Jake Brukhman of Coinfund. Jake is a crypto nerd (an honorable title) with a mission to bring sound investment practices to interested investors/technologists/tech junkies like yourself. He walks us through his credentials, then breaks down his plans for CoinFund going forward into the picture; as well as his personal perspectives for the future of the crypto space. Support the Show! ETH Donation Address: 0xa368e33E927D825F5FD05463E6A781414672251c Show Links: CoinFund Website: http://coinfund.io CoinFund Medium: https://medium.com/@coinfund_io Intro/Outro Music “Have to Go” by Faruhdey: https://soundcloud.com/faruhdey/have-to-go?in=faruhdey/sets/shirley Show Sponsor(s): Gnosis Prediction Market: http://gnosis.pm
On this episode of BlockChannel, McKie and Dee & Dr. Petty are joined by Jake Brukhman of Coinfund. Jake is a crypto nerd (an honorable title) with a mission to bring sound investment practices to interested investors/technologists/tech junkies like yourself. He walks us through his credentials, then breaks down his plans for CoinFund going forward; as well as his personal perspectives for the future of the crypto space. Show Links: CoinFund Website: http://coinfund.io CoinFund Blog: https://blog.coinfund.io/coinfund-2016-year-in-review-3a24f8ec43de Intro/Outro Music “Have to Go” by Faruhdey: https://soundcloud.com/faruhdey/have-to-go?in=faruhdey/sets/shirley Show Sponsor(s): Gnosis: http://gnosis.pm
Lucius Gregory Meredith, chief technology officer at Synereo is a mathematician and cryptocurrency expert. The Synereo platform began as a decentralized social network but out of a need for smart contracts, high scalability, and concurrent transactions, the project has become something much more than a replacement for facebook. Greg’s work is fascinating and novel, and frankly I don’t do it justice in this interview. Interested listeners should follow up on the provided links. What lead me to Synereo however was not the tech, but the idea that conversations about the direction of development could be conducted by users, on the platform in question itself. This would filter the noise of open forums like Reddit and Twitter, where uninvolved parties have equal voice. After we’ve heard from Greg, Jake Brukhman of CoinFund discusses investment in the cryptocurrency space. The CoinFund blog is one of the most insightful and impartial out there, driven by the research their team conducts. We occasionally syndicate CoinFund content on ConsenSys Media - it’s definitely worth a read. synereo.com Coinfund.io Content: Lucius Gregory Meredith, Jake Brukhman, Arthur Falls Additional music for today’s episode was provided by Dreamers Delight
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