Crypto games often face criticism for being unpolished and lacking quality, but Illuvium is unlikely to face this issue. Built by a team of 220 people, $35 million has been reportedly invested over 2 years in building this AAA Sci-Fi game world - and they're expected to launch their games this year Today, we have Kieran Warwick, Co-Founder of Illuvium, to share with us: Building the next big gaming franchise like Pokemon and League of Legends Why crypto games are better than traditional games Ho...
Jan 31, 2023•46 min
Crypto markets are off to a bullish start in the new year, and one of the projects that have renewed a ton of community interest is Frax - the only semi-algorithmic stablecoin that has actually persisted throughout 2022's thick and thin without depegging. Today, we have Sam Kazemian, Founder of Frax, to share with us: How Frax's 5 products all tie together in 1 unifying vision Frax's roadmap in 2023 Frax's liquid staking ETH versus others Host: Jason Choi @mrjasonchoi . Not financial advice. Tim...
Jan 26, 2023•1 hr 4 min
P.S Blockcrunch VIP subs can access exclusive alpha from Hal in our part 2 interview over at http://bit.ly/3iTnsS4 2022 was one of the toughest years to be in crypto with even professional investors suffering from 80-90% losses. However, crypto hedge fund North Rock Digital reportedly navigated 2022's crises nimbly, and its founder quickly rose to prominence on Twitter for his timely and decisive market commentary. Today, we have Hal, Founder of North Rock Digital, to share with us: His transiti...
Jan 20, 2023•38 min
Since 2020, the development of the Web 3 space has arguably validated the value propositions of decentralized blockchains. However, Web 3 today primarily serves crypto-natives and exists as a subset of the internet. An up-and-coming vertical of projects known as Consumer Vertical focuses on helping empower the everyday internet user and helping Web 3 reach its fullest potential. Today, we have Derek, Co-Founder of Collab+Currency, to share with us: - What is the Consumer vertical? - 3 consumer v...
Jan 12, 2023•49 min
*PS* we apologize for the background noise around the 17min mark. We have already tried to minimize it to the best we can, but it is still audible. Even amidst all the blowups in the bear market, great builders continue to build and great investors continue to support them. Blockchain Capital is one of the earliest and leading venture capital firms in the blockchain industry. Today, Blockchain Capital manages $2 billion in AUM, and has invested in some of the largest blockchain companies like Op...
Dec 14, 2022•49 min
How can crypto be dead when we still have outstanding teams building amidst this bear market? STEPN took the world by storm when it introduced the idea of earning through movement - at its peak, there were more than a million daily active users using STEPN. Since then, Find Satoshi Labs (team behind STEPN) has made further strides and verticalized to launch its own decentralized exchange DOOAR and more recently, their NFT marketplace MOOAR. Today on Blockcrunch we have Mable Jiang, Chief Revenue...
Nov 30, 2022•50 min
GoldenTree, one of the largest independent asset managers with $47 billion AUM recently announced their official foray into the crypto space with a new subsidiary GoldenChain and a $5.2 million investment in Sushi While traditional funds entering the crypto space is becoming more common, GoldenTree's entrance is huge news because of their caliber and active investment strategy Today on Blockcrunch, we have Avi Felman, GoldenChain's Head of Digital Asset Trading to share with us: How might crypto...
Nov 22, 2022•48 min
Last week was one of the darkest weeks for the crypto industry - the implosion of one of the largest crypto exchanges that no one saw coming. In this episode, Blockcrunch Host Jason Choi recounts the entire FTX saga all the way from FTX's 2019 beginnings to the aftermath of the implosion. Host: Jason Choi @mrjasonchoi . Not financial advice. ------------ Timestamps ------------- (00:00:00) – Introduction (00:01:30) – Alameda's Raise in 2019 (00:03:14) – Raising for FTX (00:06:13) – Becoming One ...
Nov 14, 2022•29 min
With DeFi activity reportedly down 70% from its all-time high and the recent OFAC regulations, it is safe to say DeFi took a heavy beating in 2022. However, Sam Kazemian, Founder of decentralized stablecoin protocol Frax thinks that DeFi is not dead but requires innovation to reignite interest in the vertical. Today on Blockcrunch, we have Sam and Wangarian to share with us: Regulatory landscape and tips on navigating it Lessons that the DeFi industry could learn from Luna's implosion How to rev...
Nov 08, 2022•46 min
Recently we've seen the rise of applications verticalizing into their own app-specific chains While app-chains offers customizability, they lack the social coordination that generic chains bring - Sei offers both by being in the intersection of app-specific and generic chains Sei is the first sector-specific Layer 1 blockchain specialized for trading to give exchanges an unfair advantage Today on Blockcrunch, we have Jay, Co-Founder of Sei to share with us: Why sector-specific chains are better ...
Oct 28, 2022•48 min
Cosmos has grown to become one of the largest blockchain ecosystem, with apps and services trading at more than $59 billion market cap However, the community has always criticized ATOM, the token that powers the ecosystem, for its inability to accrue value ATOM 2.0 is here to change that. Today on Blockcrunch, we have 2 Cosmos experts to share with us: The 4 proposed changes of ATOM 2.0 How value can be accrued to ATOM after the change Timeline of upcoming updates Host: Jason Choi @mrjasonchoi ....
Oct 18, 2022•54 min
Yield Guild Games is the largest gaming guild in Web 3 and have invested in standout Web 3 game titles like Axie Infinity, Sandbox and more . To date, they claim to have helped 30,000 players worldwide earn over $10 million playing Web 3 games thanks to their scholarship model. Today, Yield Guild Game's Co-Founder Gabby Dizon shares with us: 2 new ways Web 3 guilds are evolving 3 ways to make Web 3 games "fun" Framework on investing in games 2 games Gabby is excited for Host: Jason Choi @mrjason...
Oct 11, 2022•49 min
*Apologies for the audio quality this week! Usual quality will resume in the next episode DeFi has been accused of being propped up by unsustainable ponzis - can Ribbon be the solution? Ribbon is a DeFi protocol that allows users access to crypto structured products. Till date, they reported over $10 billion in notional volume and claims to offer 24% on their ETH - despite being in a bear market. Today, Ribbon's Co-Founder Julian Koh shares with us: How Ribbon generates yield Building new produc...
Oct 04, 2022•1 hr 4 min
Many businesses have been disrupted by technology - Electric Capital thinks investing is no different Electric Capital, a crypto VC fund with more than $1 billion AUM, hires Software Engineers and Designers instead of Financiers to manage its fund. Today, Managing Partner Avichal from Electric Capital shares with us: Thesis on Software Eating Money DAOs as Internet-native corporations Importance of UI/UX to onboard the next billion users Great Thinkers = Good Founders Host: Jason Choi @mrjasonch...
Sep 27, 2022•52 min
Most wouldn't be comfortable with broadcasting their daily lives to the entire world - but that's what happening with the transparent nature of blockchains Founders of Aztec Network believe that privacy is a fundamental human right and that crypto-users should have easy and cheap access to privacy. Today, Co-Founder Joe Andrews and Head of Growth Jon Wu from Aztec shares with us: Use-cases for privacy beyond illegal activities Achieving privacy as a default option Regulatory landscape for on-cha...
Sep 20, 2022•57 min
Who best to understand struggles of crypto founders than fellow founders? Tascha is the Co-Founder of Alpha Venture DAO and built a DeFi protocol that had a TVL of $3 billion at its peak. Today, she joins us as a mentor in Tangent to share with us: How Alpha scaled to $3B in deposits 2 crypto verticals Tascha is excited about How to identify great founders in 60 minutes Host: Jason Choi @mrjasonchoi . Not financial advice. ------------ Timestamps ------------- (00:00:00) – Introduction (00:02:42...
Sep 14, 2022•45 min
If you're a gamer you must have thought it'd be nice if you could transfer your in-game resources from one game to the other. Well, you finally can with composable resources in Treasure's game ecosystem. Treasure is building the decentralized app-chain for an interoperable metaverse. In less than a year, Treasure onboarded over 100,000 community members and facilitated over $264 million with their NFT marketplace. Today, we have John and Karel, Co-Founder and COO of Treasure on the show to share...
Sep 06, 2022•1 hr 1 min
The Merge, which marks the official transition to Proof-of-Stake, is slated to occur around September 15 - 16th and is possibly the largest crypto event to happen in a long time. The transition to Proof-of-Stake is supposedly a bullish event, but lately, there have been concerns raised on whether it is the right move. If you're a founder or investor in crypto, you should be prepared for what's to come. Today, we have Anthony Sassano, one of the largest proponents and educator of Ethereum on the ...
Aug 30, 2022•1 hr 15 min
Three senior hires at top crypto funds Spartan Capital, Multicoin Capital and DeFiance Capital recently stepped down and started Tangent - an angel fund by founders, for founders. Together, Tangent's mentors have built billion-dollar protocols, managed hundreds of millions in capital and have deep expertise across every major Web 3 vertical. Today, we have the co-founders Jason Choi, Darryl Wang and mentor, Mable Jiang on the show to share with us: Crypto verticals they're excited about Dangers ...
Aug 19, 2022•1 hr 7 min
Decentralized Autonomous Organizations or DAOs for short are hailed as the future of managing organizations and work. However, many are starting to doubt the feasibility of DAOs given its major blockers for it to succeed at scale. In this episode, the 2 largest proponents of DAOs, Dmitriy and Peter from 1kx discusses: The current DAO landscape Why they are still bullish on DAOs What will it take for DAOs to succeed Host: Jason Choi @mrjasonchoi . Not financial advice. ------------ Timestamps ---...
Aug 02, 2022•42 min
When centralized lending desks were blowing up from the 3AC contagion, DeFi lending protocol Maple Finance remained stable. Could DeFi have prevented the crypto blowup? Maple Finance is an undercollateralized lending protocol where pooled capital is managed by credit experts and lent to reputable and profitable crypto-institutions. In this episode, Co-Founder Sid Powell shares with us: How DeFi might have prevented the recent blow-up How Maple Finance differs from other DeFi protocols Maple's bu...
Jul 26, 2022•50 min
The largest GameFi project in the Cosmos ecosystem was inevitably affected by the Terra implosion - can Levana make a comeback? Levana is the pioneering DeFi protocol to incorporate NFTs and GameFi mechanics in their DeFi products. Jonathan, Levana's Head of Communications shares with us: Levana's solution to problems other DEXes are facing Levana's future on a new chain Performance of incorporating NFTs into their products Host: Jason Choi @mrjasonchoi . Not financial advice. ------------ Times...
Jul 19, 2022•51 min
The recent Luna collapse and 3AC contagion unfortunately set the entire crypto-space back.Is crypto just a fad or can it make a comeback? DeFi Dad, partner at 4R Capital and one of the most prolific supporters of DeFi shares with us: Current State Crypto Markets vs 2018 DeFi Markets Thus Far Future of DeFi Host: Jason Choi @mrjasonchoi . Not financial advice. ------------ Timestamps ------------- (00:00:00) – Introduction (00:01:40) – Introduction to DeFi Dad (00:03:16) – Current State of DeFi (...
Jul 12, 2022•57 min
What will the future of NFTs and Multi-Chain experience look like? Longhash, one earliest and largest accelerator funds in Asia shares with us: Takeaways from NFT NYC on the future of NFTs Vision of Multi-Chain future Projects they're excited about Host: Jason Choi @mrjasonchoi . Not financial advice. ------------ Timestamps ------------- (00:00:00) – Introduction (00:02:07) – Vibes at NFT NYC (00:03:49) – Introduction to LongHash (00:09:42) – Future of NFTs (00:13:47) – Social Tokens vs NFTs (0...
Jul 05, 2022•45 min
Monthly trading volume on Hashflow grew from $20m in August to $670m in October after a campaign with Project Galaxy - that's a 3000% increase in volume in 3 months! Project Galaxy is an open and collaborative data network that empowers developers to build better products and communities using on-chain credentials. In this episode, co-founder of Project Galaxy, Harry shares with us: What is Galaxy and On-chain Credentials Use-cases of Galaxy Galaxy's token and own chain Host: Jason Choi @mrjason...
Jun 28, 2022•40 min
Popular metaverse projects like Sandbox and Decentraland are trading > 80% lower than their previous all-time highs - are metaverses still the future? Webaverse is an open-sourced metaverse that enables creators and communities to build their own virtual worlds and rich experiences which they truly own. In this episode, co-founder of Webaverse, Ahad shares with us: What is a metaverse and what is it trying to replace? The importance of an interoperable metaverse Upcoming Webaverse experience ...
Jun 21, 2022•52 min
Total crypto market cap is now less than $1 trillion. Bitcoin and Ethereum are currently trading near their 2018 all-time highs. Where do we go from here? In this episode, CIO of Selini Capital, Jordi Alexander shares with us: What market stage are we at and how long it'll last Can Bitcoin ever break its previous ATH of $70k Indicators to navigate this market Host: Jason Choi @mrjasonchoi . Not financial advice. ------------ Timestamps ------------- (00:00:00) – Introduction (00:02:12) – Current...
Jun 14, 2022•31 min
How are some users getting paid to walk? StepN is a Walk-to-Earn mobile app and in less than 6 months, they managed to amass 1.7 million monthly active users and up to 400k users are using it on a daily basis. This episode, Co-Founder Yawn Rong shares with us: How is StepN actually paying users and is it sustainable? Comparison of StepN over competitors and their moat StepN's vision for the future Host: Jason Choi @mrjasonchoi . Not financial advice. ------------ Timestamps ------------- (00:00:...
Jun 07, 2022•48 min
Basketball is a sport with 2.2 billion fans worldwide - and Virtual Basketball Association (VBA) wants to bring them all into crypto. Charles, founder of VBA shares with us: How does VBA compare to other basketball based video games? Is VBA Play-To-Earn? What can users expect in upcoming & future launches? Host: Jason Choi @mrjasonchoi . Not financial advice. ------------ Timestamps ------------- (00:00:00) – Introduction (00:01:37) – Background of Charles (00:04:20) – Introduction to VBA (0...
May 31, 2022•40 min
Every crypto-native must have seen a small green creature appear on their Twitter timeline when others tag @Inversebrah on a Twitter thread. A group of wassie-lovers banded together to bring the green creature to life via a 3D NFT project, Wassieverse. This week, member of Wassieverse, 0xBags shares with us: What exactly is a wassie? What utilities can NFT owners get immediately post-mint and in the future? How can the community be involved in Wassieverse? Host: Jason Choi @mrjasonchoi . Not fin...
May 23, 2022•36 min
