In this episode of the Crypto Rundown, Brendan Veihman and Tevo dive into the latest developments in the cryptocurrency markets, focusing on the impact of potential Federal Reserve rate cuts on Bitcoin and other digital assets. They explore how historical rate cuts have led to both significant market downturns and impressive rallies, analyzing whether current conditions might favor a bullish or bearish outcome for crypto. The discussion also highlights the critical role of the US Dollar Currency...
Aug 29, 2024•39 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Crypto 101, hosts Bryce Paul and Brendan Viehman are joined by Alessandro Maci, Senior Product Manager at P2P.org, to explore the evolving landscape of staking in the cryptocurrency world. Alessandro discusses his journey into crypto, driven by the Bitcoin halving in 2020, and how he became deeply involved in Ethereum and blockchain development. The conversation highlights P2P.org's role as a leading blockchain infrastructure provider, specializing in staking and data serv...
Aug 27, 2024•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Crypto Rundown, Brendan Viehman and Tevo dissect a week filled with significant developments in the crypto markets. They focus on the aggressive buying strategies of large institutions like MicroStrategy, which plans to raise $2 billion for further Bitcoin purchases, indicating a major vote of confidence in the market's future. They compare that to the Bitcoin Fear & Greed Index which has been in the “Fear” zone for a couple weeks now. They show the history of the ...
Aug 22, 2024•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this dynamic episode of the Crypto 101 podcast, hosts Brendan Viehman and Bryce Paul discuss the intersecting worlds of cryptocurrency, artificial intelligence, and the labor market with Adam Jackson, co-founder of Braintrust. Jackson explores the transformative impact of blockchain and AI on traditional employment paradigms, especially through Braintrust’s decentralized talent network which matches top tech talent with global enterprise needs. He shares insights into the challenges and oppor...
Aug 20, 2024•39 min•Transcript available on Metacast Brendan Viehman and Tevo analyze the latest trends in cryptocurrency, focusing on Bitcoin's price stability and the evolving dynamics of Ethereum ETFs. They discuss the recent market volatility, including Bitcoin's fluctuations between $60K and $50K, and the significant inflows and outflows affecting Ethereum ETFs. The episode also covers broader market movements, highlighting the impact of major players like BlackRock and Fidelity on the crypto ecosystem. As they dive into the technical...
Aug 15, 2024•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Crypto 101 Bryce Paul and Brendan Viehman sit down with Piers Richard, CEO of Radix, to explore the revolutionary DeFi solutions that Radix is bringing to the blockchain industry. Richard delves into his diverse background, which spans engineering, law, and finance, and how a call from a friend about Ethereum sparked his journey into cryptocurrency. He discusses the inception of Radix, emphasizing its unique approach to solving scalability issues prevalent in traditional block...
Aug 13, 2024•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this breaking news episode of the Crypto Rundown, Brendan Viehman, Bryce Paul, and Tevo dissect an unprecedented week in the financial markets, with a specific focus on the chaotic movements in cryptocurrency. They begin by detailing a sequence of dramatic global events starting from a sudden surge in the VIX, signaling massive market fear, to critical decisions by the FOMC not to cut rates, which many believed to be the initial domino in a series of market upheavals. The episode thoroughly c...
Aug 07, 2024•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast **PLEASE READ** This was recorded 2 weeks ago before the market action we saw this weekend. We will have Crypto Rundown episode Thursday breaking down all the price action we are seeing this week! With that said enjoy Safe! In this episode of Crypto 101, Bryce Paul and Brendan Viehman discuss the cutting-edge developments in cryptocurrency security with Tobias Schubotz, co-founder of Safe. They delve into the inception of Safe at Gnosis and its evolution into a leading self-custody solution. Tob...
Aug 06, 2024•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Crypto Market Rundown, Brendan Viehman and Tevo explore the current landscape of the cryptocurrency markets, with a special focus on the significant movements of Bitcoin and Ethereum. They discuss Bitcoin's resistance at the $70,000 level and its implications for market dynamics, alongside the exciting development of Ethereum's newly launched spot ETFs which continue to attract substantial inflows despite notable outflows from Grayscale. The episode also highlights...
Aug 01, 2024•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Crypto 101 Podcast, hosts Bryce Paul and Brendan Viehman are joined by Ryan O'Shea, COO of Maple Finance, to explore the advancements in decentralized finance (DeFi), particularly in real-world asset (RWA) tokenization and institutional lending. Ryan details his transition from traditional finance to DeFi and discusses Maple Finance's role in pioneering secured digital asset lending. The conversation also covers Maple's new product, Syrup, which targets non-U.S...
Jul 30, 2024•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Crypto Market Rundown Brendan and Bryce delve into the launch of Ethereum spot ETFs in the United States, marking a significant moment for cryptocurrency adoption and institutional investment. The episode explores the immediate impact of these ETFs, highlighting the substantial inflows they've attracted and the broader implications for the crypto market, including potential effects on altcoins like Solana. The hosts discuss how these developments could reshape investme...
Jul 25, 2024•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Crypto 101, Dion Chu, founder of Term Finance, shares his extensive background in traditional finance and how it shaped his approach to innovating within the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector. Dion discusses the challenges and volatility of current DeFi lending protocols and introduces Term Finance's solution: fixed-rate lending through a unique auction-based system designed to provide stability and predictability to both borrowers and lenders. The conversation delves in...
Jul 23, 2024•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the latest episode of Crypto Rundown, hosts Brendan Veihman and Tevo dive into the thrilling resurgence in the crypto market, with Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies showing strong recovery signs. They discuss the potential bottoming out of the Bitcoin drip and explore how recent political events, including an assassination attempt on former president Trump and his pro Bitcoin VP JD Vance shows a playbook on how the market could react if Trump won in November. The episode also cove...
Jul 18, 2024•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Crypto 101, hosts Bryce Paul and Brendan Viehman dive into the evolving landscape of cryptocurrency investment with Rennick Palley, the founding partner of Stratos, an innovative crypto investment firm. Palley shares his journey from traditional finance to crypto, focusing on the early days of his investment in DeFi and his strategic approach to venture funding in the crypto space. The discussion delves into the trends and shifts in market dynamics observed in recent quarters,...
Jul 16, 2024•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Crypto Market Rundown, Brendan and Tevo discuss recent cryptocurrency market developments, focusing on Bitcoin's price volatility and potential bottom formation. They highlight positive fundamentals despite price declines, including strong ETF inflows and progress on Solana and Ethereum ETFs. The hosts analyze technical indicators suggesting hidden bullish divergence for Bitcoin and note the outperformance of Ethereum and Solana in the altcoin market. They also touch o...
Jul 11, 2024•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Crypto 101 Podcast, Bryce Paul chats with Austin Barack, the founder, CEO, and Chief Investment Officer of Relayer Capital, a cryptocurrency hedge fund. Recorded live in Austin, Texas at Consensus 2024, they discuss the dynamic interplay of various crypto communities and the exciting developments in the blockchain space. Barack shares his unique journey from a young stock trader to becoming a hedge fund manager, emphasizing his early interest in financial markets and how h...
Jul 09, 2024•39 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Crypto Rundown, hosts Brendan Viehman and Tevo delve into the latest trends and developments in the cryptocurrency markets, focusing on Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana, and the anticipation surrounding new ETFs. They discuss the prolonged range-bound movement of Bitcoin, maintaining stability between significant support and resistance levels, while noting Ethereum's resilience and Solana's recent upswing due to ETF prospects. The episode also covers the political and...
Jul 04, 2024•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Crypto 101 Podcast, host Bryce Paul speaks with Rune Christensen, co-founder of MakerDAO, at the Consensus conference. They dive into the transformative journey of MakerDAO from its inception in 2015 to spearheading real-world asset tokenization in the blockchain space. Christensen explains the evolution of MakerDAO's DAI stablecoin and its role in the DeFi ecosystem, emphasizing its decentralized nature and the new financial opportunities it creates. The discussion al...
Jul 02, 2024•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Crypto Market Rundown, hosts Brendan Viehman and Tevo delve into current crypto market trends, focusing particularly on Bitcoin and Ethereum's performance amidst fluctuating indices. They discuss Bitcoin's resilience at the $60k support level and speculate on potential movements towards all-time highs based on historical price actions and ETF developments. The episode also highlights Ethereum's strong performance relative to Bitcoin, suggesting it might lead th...
Jun 27, 2024•39 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Crypto 101 podcast, Bryce Paul chats with Alex Zozos, General Counsel at Superstate, about the transformative potential of tokenizing real-world assets. Zozos, with his rich background in securities law with time at the SEC shares insights into Superstate's mission to move traditional assets onto the blockchain, thereby enhancing their accessibility and efficiency. They delve into Superstate’s flagship product, USTB—a tokenized vehicle representing treasury bills, whic...
Jun 25, 2024•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this edition of the Crypto Market Rundown, Brendan Viehman and Tevo delve into the shifting dynamics within the cryptocurrency markets, especially focusing on Ethereum and Bitcoin amidst the anticipation of Ethereum ETFs. They discuss the current state of altcoins, significant inflows into Bitcoin ETFs, and the potential impact of an approved Ethereum ETF on the market. Additionally, the episode touches on the increasing political engagement with cryptocurrency, highlighting Donald Trump’s pr...
Jun 20, 2024•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Crypto 101, hosts Bryce Paul and Brendan Viehman dive into the groundbreaking capabilities of POKT Network with director Dermot O'Riordan. Dermot discusses POKT Network's role as a decentralized API for accessing open data sources, comparing its function to a crypto-native version of AWS but with the user-centric flexibility of platforms like Uber or Airbnb. They explore how POKT Network serves as a crucial infrastructure layer for blockchain and other data services, a...
Jun 18, 2024•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast PLEASE NOTE: The original date upon recording live at Consensus in Austin Texas the date for the ASI merger was June 13th. On 6/11/2024 it was postponed to July 15th, 2024. While watching this interview please keep this in mind as we were interviewing based on the original announcement! There is still awesome information about the merger so hope you enjoy! In this episode of the Crypto Rundown Bryce Paul interviews Humayun Sheikh, the founder of FetchAI, about the monumental ASI merger combining...
Jun 13, 2024•22 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Crypto 101, hosts Bryce Paul and Brendan Viehman are joined by Professor Sean Ren, CEO and co-founder of Sahara AI. They delve into the intersection of AI and blockchain technologies, discussing how Sahara AI aims to address the deficiencies in the current AI economy by ensuring equitable economic participation through blockchain. Ren details his journey from traditional AI applications to integrating AI with blockchain, emphasizing the potential to secure user data and enhanc...
Jun 11, 2024•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Crypto Rundown, hosts Brendan Viehman and Tevo dive into the exciting price action in the crypto markets, focusing on the significant rise of Bitcoin and Ethereum to cycle highs, and the potential of altcoin season around the corner. They discuss the prevailing market trends, the consolidation at critical resistance levels, and the implications of newly approved Ethereum Spot ETFs. Furthermore, the episode explores the strategic shifts in the altcoin space, suggesting a po...
Jun 06, 2024•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Crypto 101, Rob Chang, the CEO of Gryphon Digital Mining, joins hosts Brendan Viehman and Bryce Paul to discuss the intersection of traditional commodity mining and cryptocurrency mining. Rob shares his journey from the metals and mining sector to leading a high-efficiency Bitcoin mining company, emphasizing the importance of operational efficiency and cost management in the volatile crypto market. The conversation explores how Griffin Digital maintains low production costs an...
Jun 04, 2024•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Crypto Market Rundown, Brendan Viehman navigates the intersection of cryptocurrency and politics, emphasizing the increasing political support for favorable crypto regulations both in the U.S. and globally. He discusses recent legislative victories that reflect a bipartisan effort to facilitate a more crypto-friendly regulatory environment, including the significant backing for Ethereum ETFs. Brendan also highlights the corporate adoption of Bitcoin strategies by companies...
May 30, 2024•19 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Crypto 101, Jesse Pollak, creator of Base, discusses the transformative role of layer twos in scaling Ethereum, emphasizing Base's mission to bring the global economy onchain. Pollak explains how Base, by reducing transaction costs dramatically, makes blockchain applications accessible to a broader audience, thereby fostering widespread adoption. He delves into the technical aspects and benefits of layer twos, which optimize security and decentralization while enhancing sc...
May 28, 2024•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Crypto Rundown, Brendan Viehman and Tevo delve into the thrilling developments around the potential approval of Ethereum ETFs, sparking significant market movements. They discuss the shift from a 25% to a 75% likelihood of ETF approval, which has led to substantial price surges for Ethereum and related cryptocurrencies. The conversation explores the broader implications of ETF approval on market dynamics, including its potential to trigger an altcoin season. They also anal...
May 23, 2024•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Crypto 101, hosts Bryce Paul and Brendan Viehman dive deep into the complex world of crypto derivatives and options with Yev Feldman, co-founder of Swap Global. Feldman shares his transition from traditional finance at Bank of America to the dynamic sector of crypto, particularly his time at BlockFi, before venturing into creating a platform that caters to institutional investors with tailored derivatives solutions. The discussion illuminates the nuances of trading crypto opti...
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