The Crypto Conversation

We're revisiting the best Crypto Conversation podcast episodes of 2021. Jules Urbach is the CEO of OTOY, a leading cloud graphics company that is pioneering technology to redefine content creation and delivery. The work of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry is being cataloged in a new digital archive by OTOY.  Why you should listen: RNDR, whose partners include Amazon, Google, Apple, and HBO, deve...

We're revisiting the best Crypto Conversation podcast episodes of 2021. Tom Bilyeu is the CEO of Impact Theory and one of the world's leading motivational speakers. Tom is committed to pulling people out of the matrix. A successful multi-business entrepreneur, Tom's goal is to impact culture at scale. He plans to do this by building the next Disney. Impact Theory produces comics, graphic novels, b...

We're revisiting the best Crypto Conversation podcast episodes of 2021. Bobby Lee is the Founder of Ballet Crypto, co-founder of BTCChina, and he is the author of a superb new book called The Promise of Bitcoin: The Future of Money and How It Can Work for You. Why you should listen: With a software engineering and computer science background, Bobby Lee has always been technologically inclined. So...

We're revisiting the best Crypto Conversation podcast episodes of 2021. Sergey Nazarov is the co-founder of Chainlink where he is spearheading the smart contract oracle revolution. In this podcast, Sergey lays out his current thinking on DeFi (Decentralized Finance), how it improves on CeFi, the role of oracles in decentralized finance, and the fast and slow cases on what is needed for DeFi to go...

We're revisiting the best Crypto Conversation podcast episodes of 2021. Anthony "The Mooch" Scaramucci is best known for his short-lived, but very entertaining tenure as the White House communications director under President Trump. Anthony has had a long career in investment banking and he is the founder of Skybridge Capital, a global investment fund that has just launched the Skybridge Bitcoin f...

We're revisiting the best Crypto Conversation podcast episodes of 2021. In this episode, we talk to Jeff Zirlin , co-founder Axie Infinity, a Pokémon-inspired blockchain-based digital pet universe where players can earn tokens through gaming. Players can battle, collect, breed, and build a kingdom for their pets. Like CryptoKitties, Axies are non-fungible tokens (NFTs) represented as cryptographic...

We're a few days out from Xmas and it's time for this week's crypto market sentiment report. Plus, Jack Dorsey is not a fan of Web3. Why not? Why you should listen: As we move into the Xmas period Bitcoin is holding steady at just under $50,000 with ETH just over $4,000. The market is in a cooling-off period for now. Meanwhile, on Crypto Twitter, Jack Dorsey and Elon Musk are ruffling feathers wit...

Andrew Cordle is an American entrepreneur,  wealth strategist, and in-demand speaker. Andrew is the founder and CEO of Money Is, a company and show dedicated to sharing the secrets of the wealthy 1% and sparking authentic conversations about money.  Why you should listen: Andrew Cordle is an acclaimed author and international speaker, and host of the Money Is show where he hosts today's leaders an...

Aaron McDonald and Brooke Howard-Smith are leading the teams behind some of 2021's biggest NFT projects. Fluf World, Altered State Machine, Thingies, and now, Party Bears… a pack of loose unit DJs about to bring the party to the metaverse… Why you should listen: 2021 was the year NFTs went mainstream. Andy, Aaron, and Brooke reflect on a huge year and look at what happens next for Fluf World, Part...

Janine Grainger is the CEO and co-founder of Easy Crypto, a New Zealand-based digital currency retailer , and Vault International Bitcoin Fund (VIBF) a New Zealand-based Portfolio Investment Entity (PIE) Fund that provides investors with exposure to offshore listed Bitcoin funds and ETFs. Why you should listen: Vault Digital Funds Limited was founded in 2021 in partnership with Easy Crypto, New Ze...

Rekt Capital, a Forbes featured crypto technical analyst and trader returns to the Crypto Conversation. With Bitcoin dumping to $46,000 REKT and Andy discuss the current market conditions - is the bull market over? Why you should listen: December has failed to live up to the bulls' expectations with Bitcoin dropping to $46,000 and bear sentiment growing. With Bitcoin hashrate at an all-time high a...

Pat Doyle is the co-founder of Pink Swan Trading, the holding company of Genesis Volatility and Degen Data. The former caters for sophisticated options traders while the latter provides analysis of NFT projects.  Why you should listen: Genesis Volatility is an institutional-grade crypto analytics platform, providing live statistics, historical data, DeFi analytics, and API solutions for traders, i...

On Friday Bitcoin dropped 25% in one day, one of the steepest drops since March 2020. With the market sentiment now in extreme fear, is the bull market over? Why you should listen: The Bitcoin stock to flow model is in danger of being invalidated, $100K targets for December are off the table. There seems to be an increasing acceptance that clear bear and bull market cycles may be a thing of the pa...

Bill Ottman is CEO and founder of Minds - an alternative social network with over 5M users. Minds is building an open-source and decentralized app that shares revenue and crypto with its community.  Why you should listen: Minds is an alt-tech blockchain-based social network. Users can earn money or cryptocurrency for using Minds, and tokens can be used to boost their posts or crowdfund other users...

Andras Kristof is CEO and founder of Ether Cards - a platform that provides tools for gamifying and supercharging your NFTs. Ether Cards are advanced NFT cards that allow the community to use the platform and its features with increased benefits.  Why you should listen: Ether Cards is a limited-edition collection of dynamic NFT cards that activate discounts, enable access, unlock features, connect...

Jake Sally is the COO of Jadu, an AR platform and narrative layer for Web3 and the metaverse. Jadu is pioneering the functionality of digital assets in AR and the physical world by converting 3D NFTs into playable avatars and objects that can interact with each other in an ever-expanding AR game world. Jadu is minting 5555 hoverboard NFTs in December. Why you should listen: Jadu's vision is to bui...

Bitcoin price action is subdued this week with Mt Gox jitters spooking the market. Blockstream has partnered with El Salvador to issue $1B in Volcano Bonds. It's this week's crypto market sentiment report. Why you should listen: Andy looks at the most important data points and narratives driving the crypto news cycle this week. The Mt Gox Trustee's pool of bitcoins (about 141,000 BTC) appears to b...

Artist Grace Ng is about to launch Crash Punks - an NFT collection on Stacks/Bitcoin. Crash Punks is inspired by sci-fi, anime, and Snow Crash, the iconic 1992 novel by Neal Stephenson. Snow Crash has been an inspiration for the Stacks and Bitcoin communities and is considered one of the greatest science fiction novels of all time. Why you should listen: Grace Ng is a tech entrepreneur, angel inve...

Cecil Pang and IIan Klein are co-founders at Open Art Source, a blockchain-supported marketplace where artists can sell their works. It provides the tools necessary for artists to showcase their works and for collectors to research their purchases. The Arties is an NFT collaboration between Open Art Source, Shaderverse, and NFT artist Spencer Terry. The project is funding the development of the Op...

Sam Zou and James Bayly head the team at SubQuery, a decentralized data aggregation, indexing, and querying layer between Layer-1 blockchains and decentralized applications. SubQuery is focused on the fast-growing Polkadot ecosystem.  Why you should listen: The team had experienced first-hand the difficulties of testing, deploying, and managing blockchain infrastructure. The team founded OnFinalit...

Stacks 2.0 (formerly Blockstack) is a layer-1 blockchain that connects to Bitcoin and brings smart contracts, DeFi, NFTs, and decentralized apps to Bitcoin. Smart contracts and apps developed on the Stacks platform are natively integrated with the security, stability, and economic power of Bitcoin. Why you should listen: Trevor Owens is the managing director at Stacks Accelerator. The Stacks Accel...

Nick, the lead developer at ENS, the Ethereum Naming Service joins Andy for a wide-ranging discussion on ENS, DAOs, Proof of Stake Vs Proof of Work, and why Cory Doctorow is wrong about NFTS. Why you should listen: ENS is a decentralized namin g system for crypto addresses, wallets, websites, and more. ENS is moving towards decentralization and has passed ENS governance to the community through th...

Markets are on the edge, torn in opposite directions by two big news events. Inflation hit 6.2% hitting earners and shoppers in their wallets. In response, Bitcoin was poised to smash through $69,420 before Evergrande headlines spoiled the party. Why you should listen: Bitcoin got tantalizingly close to the mythical $69,420 level today as investors continue to seek exposure to Bitcoin to hedge aga...

Shiba Inu (SHIB), a dog-based crypto memecoin, has defied all expectations to become the best-performing asset of 2021. In the last year, the token is up ~75,000,000%, and for the last month, it has felt like everybody wants a piece of it. What is the bull and bear case for Shiba Inu? Why you should listen: Brave New Coin analyst Aditya Das joins Andy to discuss the fascinating, controversial hist...

Memecoins are dominating the crypto markets while Bitcoin takes a breather. U.S. politicians from all sides are warming up to Bitcoin, with some even taking part of their salaries in BTC. It's the weekly Crypto market update. Why you should listen: First, there was DOGE. Then SHIBA. Then SQUID. Memecoins are dominating the frothy end of the market as the meme narrative attracts new retail investor...