With staking rapidly gaining momentum within the crypto ecosystem, we sat down with Jesper Johansen , founder and CEO of Northstake . Founded in 2021, Northstake is a Nordic staking provider that has registered its activity with the Danish FSA. Northstake operates dedicated validator node infrastructure that allows investors to earn rewards through network participation, without having to run their own infrastructure 24/7. In this conversation with host Tyler , Jesper discusses the formation of ...
Nov 11, 2022•32 min•Ep. 34
Episode 33 welcomes Michelle Noyes , Head of Americas at the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), to clear up misconceptions about institutional digital asset investment during this crypto winter. AIMA is the global representative of the alternative investment industry with over 2,000 corporate members in over 60 countries. Michelle recently celebrated her 10th anniversary at AIMA, having joined the organisation in 2012. In this conversation with host Tyler , she discusses seein...
Nov 01, 2022•29 min•Ep. 33
Episode 32 of CopperCasts welcomes Morgan Stanley Managing Director-turned-startup-founder, Kyle Downey. Downey launched the digital asset risk management firm Cloudwall in late-2021 shortly after calling time on his 17 year career at Morgan Stanley, where he was a managing director in the bank's automated risk trading department. Based out of NYC and Singapore, Cloudwall is building an industry-leading set of digital asset risk management tools and metrics for institutional investors. The firm’...
Sep 20, 2022•36 min•Ep. 32
Episode 31 of CopperCasts welcomes Dr Niclas Sandström, co-founder and CEO of Hilbert Group, a Nasdaq First North listed digital asset investment firm. Niclas started paying attention to digital assets whilst working at a large London-based emerging markets hedge fund. He noted that the characteristics that exist in emerging markets – heightened volatility, high-growth and large inefficiencies – also typify crypto markets. In 2018, Niclas went on to co-found Hilbert, which specialises in quantit...
Sep 07, 2022•37 min•Ep. 31
With the Ethereum Merge on the horizon, everybody is talking about staking – a process whereby crypto holders put their digital assets to work and earn passive income without needing to sell them. Episode 30 of CopperCasts welcomes Lorien Gabel , CEO of one of the most important players in the Proof-of-Stake (PoS) space, Figment . Founded in 2018, Figment is a Canadian-based PoS infrastructure provider that offers institutional staking and supports various projects with infrastructure and servic...
Aug 30, 2022•29 min•Ep. 30
There are very few people in crypto who have transitioned from the Metropolitan Opera to digital assets. Joseph Cox , COO at XMonetae Capital, is one of them. XMonetae is an NFA and SEC registered asset management firm specialising in digital asset trading for sophisticated and institutional investors. In this conversation with CopperCasts host, Tyler Kenyon , Joe speaks about rising institutional interest in crypto as a digital asset class, how XMonetae approaches risk management, the challenge...
Aug 30, 2022•29 min•Ep. 28
Daniel Masters , Chairman of CoinShares, Europe's largest and longest standing digital asset investment firm, joins the pod to provide his perspective on the state of the crypto market. CoinShares needs no real introduction. Since its inception, the firm has been a pioneer in digital assets by offering a suite of financial products and crypto ETPs, enabling digital asset exposure for investors on traditional exchanges such as Euronext, Börse Xetra, Six Swiss Exchange. In this wide-ranging conver...
Jul 29, 2022•41 min•Ep. 29
Episode 27 of CopperCasts welcomes Glenn Morgan , Digital Asset Practice Leader, at Aon. Aon is a leading global professional services firm providing a broad range of risk solutions for a range of businesses, including crypto firms. CopperCasts are split into two parts. The first is a short (2min) video in which our guest shares with us something they find unusual or inspiring about the digital asset space. The second half is a traditional audio-only podcast, which you can search for in all the ...
Jun 20, 2022•37 min•Ep. 27
In recent months, crypto has certainly received more than its fair share of attention from regulators and policymakers. The enormity of this interest was evidenced at the DC Blockchain Summit in downtown Washington in May. Attended by over 800 people – including many of the country’s top lawmakers, regulators and crypto lobbyists – the conference was the largest gathering of the crypto industry in Washington to date. Ahead of the summit, Tyler sat down with Perianne Boring , the founder and pres...
Jun 08, 2022•34 min•Ep. 26
Ahead of the highly-anticipated Permissionless conference on Tuesday 17 May, we invited Blockworks co-founder and popular industry commentator, Jason Yanowitz , to meet Tyler in NYC. Since its first event – a seven-person Happy Hour – Blockworks has ballooned into a cornerstone of the industry, creating and distributing quality educational content, in addition to organising some of crypto's most impressive events tailored to institutional investors. In this conversation with Tyler , Jason sheds ...
May 16, 2022•31 min•Ep. 25
Episode 24 of CopperCasts comes to you from the Big Apple! Tyler sat down with Mirza Uddin, Head of Business Development at Injective Labs – the first universal DeFi protocol for cross-chain derivatives trading. CopperCasts are split into two parts. The first is a short (2min) video in which our guest shares with us something they find unusual or inspiring about the digital asset space. The second part is a traditional audio-only podcast, which you can search for in all the usual places. In the ...
May 10, 2022•31 min•Ep. 24
In the crypto exchange world, it doesn’t get more OG than Bitstamp – the longest-running exchange out there. Episode 23 welcomes its CEO, Julian Sawyer, to discuss Bitstamp’s evolution throughout the years, as well as the wider crypto market’s growth. CopperCasts are split into two parts. The first is a short (2min) video in which our guest shares with us something they find unusual or inspiring about the digital asset space. The second half is a traditional audio-only podcast, which you can sea...
Apr 29, 2022•35 min•Ep. 23
Welcome to another episode of CopperCasts. Our guest for the 22th edition is Fadi Aboualfa. Fadi is well-known in crypto circles as the founder of Diar, a (now retired) newsletter providing market intelligence for the digital asset sector. Since 2021, Fadi has served as the research lead here at Copper, delivering detailed analysis of the crypto market to Copper’s institutional clients via various reports: the monthly Analyst Retrospective, In-Depth, Op-Ed and the Technical Analysis series. Copp...
Mar 24, 2022•27 min•Ep. 22
Episode 21 of CopperCasts is brought to you from Zurich, Switzerland – a region where an investment vehicle innovation called Actively Managed Certificates (AMCs) is massively accelerating the adoption of digital assets. Host, Tyler Kenyon , sits down with Philippe Naegeli, founder of the Zurich-based securitisation specialist, GenTwo, and its subsidiary, GenTwo Digital, to discuss how digital assets can be securitised with a Swiss ISIN. CopperCasts are split into two parts. The first is a short...
Mar 03, 2022•25 min•Ep. 21
Episode 20 of CopperCasts welcomes Patrick Zielbauer of Blockfills. Blockfills is a cryptoasset electronic market making, trading and prime brokerage firm with over 600 institutional clients that has seen an explosion of growth. CopperCasts are split into two parts. The first is a short (2min) video in which our guest shares with us something they find unusual or inspiring about the digital asset space. The second half is a traditional audio-only podcast, which you can search for in all the usua...
Feb 16, 2022•27 min•Ep. 20
Episode 19 of CopperCasts welcomes DeFi entrepreneur, Mona El Isa , who joins us at our London office to discuss her popular on-chain asset management protocol, Enzyme Finance. Enzyme empowers individuals to set up, manage and invest in customised on-chain investment vehicles. According to DeFi Pulse , the protocol currently has over $138m in assets committed to the platform. CopperCasts are split into two parts. The first is a short (2min) video in which our guest shares with us something they ...
Dec 21, 2021•28 min•Ep. 19
Episode 18 of CopperCasts welcomes Nate Hindman, Head of Growth at Bancor. Bancor is an on-chain liquidity protocol that enables automated, decentralised exchange on the Ethereum network. Bancor is perhaps most famous for pioneering the world's first blockchain-based automated liquidity pool, or automated market maker (AMM). CopperCasts are split into two parts. The first is a short (2min) video in which our guest shares with us something they find unusual or inspiring about the digital asset sp...
Nov 19, 2021•34 min•Ep. 18
In somewhat of a departure from our regularly scheduled programming, we bring you a unique episode of Coppercasts with our special guest, award-winning actress Rebecca Ferguson. Copper recently released its first foray into the world of television advertising, with a 30 sec exclusive spot on Bloomberg. In this episode we speak to our leading lady about her star-studded career, growing up in Sweden, shooting her newest film Dune (out now, and amazing!), NFTs, and crypto writ large. I can honestly...
Nov 11, 2021•38 min•Ep. 17
Welcome to episode 16 of CopperCasts. This interview is with Jakob Palmstierna, partner at GSR. Founded in 2013, GSR is a leading global market maker for cryptocurrency spot and crypto derivative markets. In this conversation, CopperCasts host Tyler Kenyon and Jakob go into detail about the expansion of the crypto derivatives and options markets. Jakob also sheds lights on derivatives within the DeFi space, the crucial role GSR will play in DeFi options, as well regulatory complexities in the wi...
Sep 07, 2021•42 min•Ep. 16
Many people think of Bitcoin as a 'finished product’ that does not require technical improvements. This couldn’t be further from the truth. Today, it is estimated that there are around 20-30 developers fixing bugs, improving performance and adding new features to Bitcoin. Episode 15 of CopperCasts welcomes John Newbery , one such developer who for over five years has been working on enhancing the security of the most sophisticated software of our time. In 2020, John founded Brink , a non-profit ...
Jul 23, 2021•30 min•Ep. 15
The latest CopperCasts episode welcomes Philip Gradwell, Chief Economist at Chainalysis , the blockchain analysis company. In this conversation, you’ll get a glimpse of how difficult it is to link a wallet address to real identities, how privacy coins such as Monero work, Chainalysis’ plans in DeFi, the true scale of illicit activity occurring on the network, and buying socks with Bitcoin (which Philip once did!). Make sure to also check out Philip’s Show & Tell on our Youtube channel , whic...
Mar 23, 2021•43 min•Ep. 14
Welcome to another episode of CopperCasts, where we recently had the opportunity to sit down and chat with Hugo Philion , CEO and co-creator of Flare Network . CopperCasts are split into two parts. The first is a short (2min) video in which our guest shares with us something they find unusual or inspiring about the digital asset space. The second half is a traditional audio-only podcast, which you can stream at the bottom of this page, or search for it in all the usual places. In this longer con...
Mar 05, 2021•47 min•Ep. 13
Welcome to episode 12 of CopperCasts, where we're joined by Stani Kulechov, the founder and CEO of Aave. Unless you've been living under a rock for the past year, you'll know that Aave is a wildly popular decentralised finance (DeFi) platform for lending and borrowing assets. In August 2020, it became the second DeFi protocol to hit $1 billion in total value locked (TVL). Six months later, this figure has swollen to an astounding $6 billion TVL. CopperCasts are split into two parts. The first is...
Feb 11, 2021•43 min•Ep. 12
In episode 11 we speak with David Marsh, a financial specialist, author and commentator on political, economic and monetary issues. David Marsh worked for more than 20 years as a reporter for outlets including Reuters and the Financial Times. He then turned to a career in investment banking. Currently he serves as Chairman of the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum ( OMFIF ), an independent think tank organisation concerned with central banking and economic policy. In the Show &am...
Jan 08, 2021•36 min•Ep. 11
This week's Coppercast comes to you from the Finnish seaside city of Helsinki, where we met with the dynamic Yichen Wu, CEO and co-founder at Tesseract Investment . Tesseract is a forerunner in the rapidly growing digital asset lending market, enabling individuals or institutions to earn passive income on their cryptocurrency assets. CopperCasts are split into two parts. The first is a short (2min) video in which our guest shares with us something they find unusual or inspiring about the digital...
Dec 23, 2020•37 min•Ep. 10
In the hot seat this week is Konstantin Anissimov, Executive Director of CEX.IO , one of the oldest and most established cryptocurrency exchanges. CopperCasts are split into two parts. The first is a short (2min) video in which our guest shares with us something they find unusual or inspiring about the digital asset space. The Show & Tell segment sees Konstantin outlines the factors driving the growth of DeFi, highlighting that even in its nascency, the sector has already left an indelible m...
Dec 11, 2020•31 min•Ep. 9
If you consider yourself an avid networker, chances are you are already familiar with our latest Coppercasts guest. The eighth episode welcomes Erica Stanford, founder of the popular Crypto Curry Club – the UKs no 1 rated networking lunches and educational events for leaders in blockchain, crypto and emerging tech. In her Show & Tell segment, Erica presents a passionate argument for how 2.5 billion of the world’s poorest population are poised to benefit from crypto by sending money to anyone...
Nov 27, 2020•31 min•Ep. 8
It’s easy to read about institutional investment in crypto, but what’s it like to live it? For episode seven of CopperCasts we speak with Michael Hall, the co-founder and CIO of Nickel Digital. One of the most successful crypto hedge funds going. In his Show & Tell segment , Michael gave us a sneak peak of their recently launched Digital Factors Fund, a multi-strategy approach for startup funds that leverages the infrastructure and relationships that Nickel has already built up and which sma...
Oct 29, 2020•34 min•Ep. 7
Layer one protocols are at the heart of everything in our industry, which is why it was such a pleasure to speak with Iain Wilson, the CFO of the NEM Project, for episode 6 of CopperCasts. In his Show & Tell segment, which you can catch on Youtube, Iain talks about the tokenisation of the world and what the projected market cap of tokenised assets could be before the decade is out In our longer conversation we talk about the whole NEM ecosystem, it’s evolution from NIS1 to Symbol, the impact...
Oct 22, 2020•38 min•Ep. 6
With artificial intelligence only becoming more pervasive in our lives, in CopperCasts episode 5 we welcome the globally-recognised innovation specialist and author, David Shrier. In his Show & Tell segment, which you can find on our YouTube channel, the Oxford and MIT futurist highlights the astonishing adoption rate of crypto vs the adoption rate of the internet and 150 years of technological advancements. In this second part of the podcast, a wide ranging talk with host Tyler Kenyon , Dav...
Sep 11, 2020•43 min•Ep. 5
