What’s burning, CryptNation? In The Weekly Fire, Bryce and PizzaMind recap the most important events of the week, and give you a piece of their mind. As always, we cover this week’s hottest topics, crypto’s most burning questions, and get into some heated debates. Recurring Show Segments: “Hot or Not”, “Smoke and Mirrors”, “Fire Tweets”, and “Scorched Earth”. “Hot or Not” is a quick look at the biggest winners and losers from last week. “Smoke and Mirrors” spurs debate between PizzaMind and Bryc...
Nov 23, 2019•28 min
In this episode of CRYPTO 101, brought to you by eToro, we sit down Thomas Bertani, President of Poseidon Group, and founder of Provable and Eidoo. If you are a lover of all things DeFi, then this episode is definitely for you! We discuss the brand new pTokens that are being launched, and why they are set to become a critical part of crypto infrastructure. We also address one of the biggest problems that the blockchain space faces today-- “the Oracle Problem.” What is it, and how is it being sol...
Nov 21, 2019•56 min
This is Bryce's new favorite episode, Cryptnation. Today on CRYPTO 101, brought to you by eToro, we sit down with Neil Van Huis, Partner and Director of Trading and Sales at Blockfills. Blockfills is one of the largest active traders of cryptocurrency. We break down the role of the ever-elusive “market maker”, Neil’s craziest day of trading Bitcoin, all things China vs. U.S.A., asset-backed cryptoassets, OTC markets, and predictions for trends going into 2020. Sponsored link: https://www.crypto2...
Nov 18, 2019•1 hr
What’s burning, CryptNation? In The Weekly Fire, Bryce and PizzaMind recap the most important events of the week, and give you a piece of their mind. As always, we cover this week’s hottest topics, crypto’s most burning questions, and get into some heated debates. Recurring Show Segments: “Hot or Not”, “Smoke and Mirrors”, “Fire Tweets”, and “Scorched Earth”. “Hot or Not” is a quick look at the biggest winners and losers from last week. “Smoke and Mirrors” spurs debate between PizzaMind and Bryc...
Nov 16, 2019•41 min
In this episode of CRYPTO 101, brought to you by eToro, we sit down Beni Hakak, co-founder and CEO of LiquidApps. He was also a top 5 EOS block producer at LiquidEOS, and shares a ton of insight into mining vs. staking, and delegated proof-of-stake vs. proof of work. LiquidApps is making dApps on Ethereum and EOS interoperable, and envisages a world where all dApps on all platforms can interact. The world of cross-chain value transfer is upon us! Sponsored link: http://etoro.com/crypto101 Guest ...
Nov 14, 2019•30 min
In this episode of CRYPTO 101, brought to you by eToro, we sit down Lou Kerner, a former Wall Street analyst. He breaks down what he calls “the bet of a lifetime”, and why he believes crypto is poised to take over the world. Sponsored link: http://etoro.com/crypto101 Guest Links: https://twitter.com/loukerner https://cryptooracle.io/ Show Links: https://CRYPTO101podcast.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/user?u=8429526 Twitter: https://twitter.com/Crypto101Pod https://twitter.com/BrycePaul101 https://...
Nov 11, 2019•33 min
What’s burning, CryptNation? In The Weekly Fire, Bryce and PizzaMind recap the most important events of the week, and give you a piece of their mind. As always, we cover this week’s hottest topics, crypto’s most burning questions, and get into some heated debates. Recurring Show Segments: “Hot or Not”, “Smoke and Mirrors”, “Fire Tweets”, and “Scorched Earth”. “Hot or Not” is a quick look at the biggest winners and losers from last week. “Smoke and Mirrors” spurs debate between PizzaMind and Bryc...
Nov 09, 2019•29 min
In this episode of CRYPTO 101, brought to you by eToro, we sit down with Uri Klarman, founder and CEO of bloXroute. We discuss what the main bottleneck in scaling blockchain networks is, and the solution might surprise you...if you’ve never heard of layer zero, don’t worry. We hadn’t either. Sponsored link: https://crypto101podcast.com/etoro Guest Links: https://bloxroute.com/ https://twitter.com/bloXrouteLabs https://twitter.com/uriklarman Show Links: https://CRYPTO101podcast.com Patreon: www.p...
Nov 07, 2019•50 min
In this episode of CRYPTO 101, brought to you by eToro, we sit down Corey Segall, founder and CEO of Abstrakt, who builds critical crypto infrastructure. Corey is a quintessential entrepreneur and technologist, and has a knack for breaking down big concepts. This is a high energy and informative episode where we discuss the real-world applications of blockchain and crypto, and we highlight the specific differences between the two. Sponsored link: http://etoro.com/crypto101 Guest Links: https://w...
Nov 04, 2019•47 min
What’s burning, CryptNation? In The Weekly Fire, Bryce and PizzaMind recap the most important events of the week, and give you a piece of their mind. As always, we cover this week’s hottest topics, crypto’s most burning questions, and get into some heated debates. Recurring Show Segments: “Hot or Not”, “Smoke and Mirrors”, “Fire Tweets”, and “Scorched Earth”. “Hot or Not” is a quick look at the biggest winners and losers from last week. “Smoke and Mirrors” spurs debate between PizzaMind and Bryc...
Nov 02, 2019•50 min
In this episode of CRYPTO 101, brought to you by eToro, we sit down Peter Fedchenkov, founder and CEO of Insolar. Founded by two Goldman Sachs alumni, Insolar is one of the most actively developed blockchain platforms out there according to Coincodecap.com. Surrounded by a deep team of researchers and business professionals, Insolar is well on its way to becoming the de facto blockchain for business solution. Sponsored link: http://etoro.com/crypto101 Guest Links: https://insolar.io/ https://twi...
Oct 31, 2019•33 min
In this episode of CRYPTO 101, brought to you by eToro, we sit down with Dave Hendricks, CEO & Co-founder of Vertalo. Vertalo is a platform to digitize and manage the lifecycle of traditional securities. They are putting private asset cap tables on a distributed ledger and connecting them to secondary markets. Tune into this deep dive on the security token ecosystem. Sponsored link: https://crypto101podcast.com/etoro Guest Links: https://twitter.com/davehendricks https://twitter.com/Vertalo_...
Oct 28, 2019•49 min
What’s burning, CryptNation? In The Weekly Fire, Bryce and PizzaMind recap the most important events of the week, and give you a piece of their mind. As always, we cover this week’s hottest topics, crypto’s most burning questions, and get into some heated debates. Recurring Show Segments: “Hot or Not”, “Smoke and Mirrors”, “Fire Tweets”, and “Scorched Earth”. “Hot or Not” is a quick look at the biggest winners and losers from last week. “Smoke and Mirrors” spurs debate between PizzaMind and Bryc...
Oct 26, 2019•43 min
In this episode of CRYPTO 101, brought to you by eToro, we sit down with Loi Luu, the founder of Kyber Network. Loi is an expert in applied cryptography, engineering, and financial markets. In this episode that we are calling this the episode the “DeFi Deep Dive,” we get lots of clarity around the legality of decentralized finance platforms, staking, liquidity and trading. We also get some insights into the tradeoffs made when deciding to go decentralized. Kyber Network has been pioneering many ...
Oct 24, 2019•47 min
In this episode of CRYPTO 101, brought to you by eToro, we sit down with Shiv Malimk, the head of communications and marketing at STREAMR. STREAMR is pioneering the concept of “data unions”. They’ve built a platform that allows internet users to monetize their online presence like never before. Tune into this discussion to learn about the importance of online privacy, and the new paradigm of individual data ownership. We also enjoy some discussion about the future of Ethereum. Sponsored link: ht...
Oct 21, 2019•40 min
What’s burning, CryptNation? In The Weekly Fire, Bryce and PizzaMind recap the most important events of the week, and give you a piece of their mind. As always, we discuss what we are seeing in the markets, where we think it is going, the main market movers, and fire tweets from the past week. Throughout our various segments this week, we discuss the nuclear fallout from this past bear market, the current state of crypto conferences (spoiler alert...hahahaha), and the hottest news headlines from...
Oct 19, 2019•28 min
In this episode of CRYPTO 101, brought to you by eToro, we meet with Anatoly Ressin of Parsiq and Kevin Murcko of Coinmetro to discuss how traders can get use publicly available data on the blockchain to get an edge. Parsiq has created a very sleek platform which parses through public blockchains to deliver real-time, actionable insights. Kevin shares many insights into what it is like to run a crypto exchange, and paints a bright picture for our future. Sponsored link: https://crypto101podcast....
Oct 17, 2019•46 min
CRYPTO 101’ Founders Series. QTUM’s Patrick Dai and Jordan Earls. In this series we focus on the people behind successful business and projects. We explore: ● The dynamic between co founders that lead to QTUM’s success ● Business building principles ● Balancing entrepreneurship and business management ● Personal visions of the future ● The story behind starting QTUM ● Obstacles overcome as a team Sponsored link: https://crypto101podcast.com/etoro Guest Links: https://twitter.com/PatrickXDai http...
Oct 14, 2019•55 min
What’s burning, CryptNation? In The Weekly Fire, Bryce and PizzaMind recap the most important events of the week, and give you a piece of their mind. This week we are talking about: the biggest gainers and losers in the crypto space, the CFTC classifying ETH as a commodity, the rapid increase in Bitcoin wallet addresses with 1000 BTC or more and what this implies, the SEC throwing down the hammer on Telegram's Gram Token, the Facebook Libra "dropouts", and how to keep yourself safe from hacks. T...
Oct 12, 2019•40 min
In this episode of CRYPTO 101, brought to you by eToro, we meet with Alex Gladstein of the Human Rights foundation. We do a deep compare and contrast of the U.S. monetary policy and Bitcoin’s monetary policy, and ultimately uncover why Bitcoin matters for your future, freedom, and finances. We discuss a lot about how Bitcoin, the one world currency, can bring freedom and power to the disenfranchised, and what a future global society built with Bitcoin looks like. Check out his book, The Little B...
Oct 10, 2019•51 min
In this episode of CRYPTO 101, brought to you by eToro, we talk with Florian Le Goff, founder of Synaps.io, about digital identity. He goes into what inspired him to solve the problem of repetitive and inconsistent KYC requirements, to building what essentially serves as “Single-Sign-On” for platforms that require KYC. While fairly new, Synaps.io already works with major enterprises like Bitfinex, Ubisoft, and more. Sponsored link: https://crypto101podcast.com/etoro Guest Links: https://synaps.i...
Oct 07, 2019•31 min
What’s burning, CryptNation? In The Weekly Fire, Bryce and PizzaMind recap the most important events of the week, and give you a piece of their mind. This week we discuss whether institutions coming into crypto is a good thing or a bad thing, and what some possible outcome scenarios might be. Bryce and Pizza whine about the woes of being non-accredited investors in a “free and open market.” Show Links: CRYPTO101podcast.com Twitter: twitter.com/Crypto101Pod twitter.com/BrycePaul101 twitter.com/Pi...
Oct 05, 2019•40 min
In this episode of CRYPTO 101, brought to you by eToro, we meet with Konstantin Gladych, the CEO of Atomic Wallet (and former CEO of Changelly). Konstantin has been a major contributor to the crypto space for years, and his unique perspective is on display here. He talks about the vision for Atomic Wallet, the future of crypto, and how cryptocurrency has become a store of value and exchange from its earliest days. Sponsored link: https://crypto101podcast.com/etoro Guest Links: https://atomicwall...
Oct 03, 2019•25 min
In this episode of CRYPTO 101, brought to you by eToro, we meet with Fran Strajnar, CEO and founder of BraveNewCoin. BraveNewCoin is the Bloomberg for crypto, and they just announced that they are launching an IEO. We do a deep dive into their token offering and the products they are rolling out. Fran shares with us some deep market insights, and his take on the future of crypto. For a guy with as much data as he has access to, his bullishness should not be taken lightly! Fran is the real deal, ...
Sep 30, 2019•56 min
What's burning CryptNation?! This week's installment of The Weekly Fire is brought to you by eToro! Today we are talking about inefficient governments that can learn a thing or two from crypto, during our Smoke and Mirrors segment! We share some horror stories from the bear market, during our Scorched Earth segment. As always we have some FIRE Tweets and we breakdown the trending coins, during Hot or Not. We also share some big Facebook Libra and BAKKT news! Come get it while its hot... Sponsore...
Sep 28, 2019•33 min
In this episode of CRYPTO 101, brought to you by eToro, we meet with Kosala Hemachandra, CEO and founder of MyEtherWallet (MEW). We thought this was a great opportunity to cover some crypto basics and gather some hot takes. Kosala has a unique vision for the future and kindly paints us a picture. By the end of this episode, you will understand the power of Ethereum and how it can empower ownership over your identity and financial life. Sponsored link: CRYPTO101podcast.com/etoro Guest Links: http...
Sep 26, 2019•41 min
In today’s episode, sponsored by eToro, CRYPTO 101 dives into a topic we haven’t dived very deep into before— renewable energy. We meet with Assad Razzouk of Sindicatum and his non-profit, Reneum. Assad walks us through how blockchain is changing the way that corporations can manage their energy consumption. This is direly important. Assad says that studies show that if we don’t change our consumption habits by 2030, we are completely done for. We also speak about energy consumption in relation ...
Sep 23, 2019•36 min
What's burning in CryptNation? In this weeks installment of The Weekly Fire, CRYPTO 101 discusses a framework for analyzing the legitimacy and upside potential of a cryptocurrency. Bryce and Pizzamind also discuss Bitcoin's hash rate hitting another all-time high, the Fed cutting interest rates and printing a shit ton of cash, "Wells Fargo Coin", and the CME offering Bitcoin options in Q1 2020. Sponsored link: CRYPTO101podcast.com/etoro Show Links: CRYPTO101podcast.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/u...
Sep 21, 2019•44 min
In this episode of CRYPTO 101, sponsored by eToro, we sit down with Matthew Finlayson, co-founder of Invictus Capital. We dive deep into the world of finance, and how platforms like Ethereum are fundamentally shifting the ways in which investment vehicles are structured. We cover the 101 on tokenized funds, traditional vs. crypto asset management, and breakdown the decentralized finance revolution (DeFi). Shout out to our show sponsor, eToro. You can get started trading on their platform by goin...
Sep 19, 2019•28 min
Cosmos. Definition: “The universe seen as a well-ordered whole.” In this episode of CRYPTO 101, sponsored by eToro, we take a high level look at a future where public blockchains are fully interoperable. The implications are far-reaching, and will bring unprecedented efficiencies and security to a decentralized, global financial ecosystem. Dubbed “interblockchain communications” we unpack what Jack Zampolin and his team at Tendermint are calling an “internet of blockchains” aka the Cosmos Networ...
Sep 16, 2019•42 min
