Decoding Crypto

Venture capitalist and angel investor Balaji Srinivasan has gone all out Bitcoin - betting the price will hit $1 million in 90 days. We've seen the price pump over the last couple of weeks, but this still seems like a wild bet. So why is he making it and what can that tell us about where it's headed? CREDITS Hosts: Edwina Stott & Ben Simpson Executive Producer: Edwina Stott CONNECT WITH US You...

Meta cut 11,000 people as they give up on NFTs, rumours are swirling that Amazon are primed to launch their own marketplace & Brave browser now allows you to earn crypto while you browse the web & sell it for fiat from the in-built wallet. Ed & Ben wrap up everything you might have missed while you were distracted by the price of Bitcoin! CREDITS Hosts: Edwina Stott & Ben Simpson E...

Bitcoin reached $26k this week - a 9 month high. Ben & Ed explain why & what it means for your investment strategy. CREDITS Hosts: Edwina Stott & Ben Simpson Executive Producer: Edwina Stott CONNECT WITH US You can find Ben and his team at Collective Shift   here Or find us on Twitter: @edwinastott  &  @bensimpsonau And Instagram @edwinastott & @bensimpsonau Nova Podcast's Inst...

What a wild weekend! 3 banks go under in the US & USDC loses its peg. Ed & Ben explain what's happened & what it means for crypto. CREDITS Hosts: Edwina Stott & Ben Simpson Executive Producer: Edwina Stott CONNECT WITH US You can find Ben and his team at Collective Shift   here Or find us on Twitter: @edwinastott  &  @bensimpsonau And Instagram @edwinastott & @bensimpsonau...

Ed & Ben wrap up the week's news in a neat little parcel for you. The explain why 'crypto friendly' bank Silvergate has gone under, a new coinbase wallet that could transform Web 3 & the NFTs that have sent crypto twitter into a frenzy.  CREDITS Hosts: Edwina Stott & Ben Simpson Executive Producer: Edwina Stott CONNECT WITH US You can find Ben and his team at Collective Shift   here Or...

We've seen the metaverse making news, but what actually is it & how can you invest? Ed & Ben talk it through. CREDITS Hosts: Edwina Stott & Ben Simpson Executive Producer: Edwina Stott CONNECT WITH US You can find Ben and his team at Collective Shift   here Or find us on Twitter: @edwinastott  &  @bensimpsonau And Instagram @edwinastott & @bensimpsonau Nova Podcast's Instagram...

We talk a lot about the benefits of NFTs for collectors, but we're yet to chat to an artist. Today Ed is joined by Melbourne based artist Danielle Weber who's launched 3 NFT collections & has created art for big name celebs like The Rock. CREDITS Hosts: Edwina Stott & Ben Simpson Guest: Danielle Weber , Artist Executive Producer: Edwina Stott Use the code DECODE for 20% off Danielle's onli...

Australia moves one step closer to a CBDC, a growing list of companies are severing ties with crypto friendly bank Silvergate & NFT sales volume appears to have skyrocketed this month...or did they? CREDITS Host: Edwina Stott Executive Producer: Edwina Stott CONNECT WITH US You can find Ben and his team at Collective Shift   here Or find us on Twitter: @edwinastott  &  @bensimpsonau And In...

NFTs are mostly thought of as living on the Ethereum blockchain but lately the chat has been all about Ordinals - kind of like NFTs on Bitcoin. In this episode, Ed explains what Ordinals are and why the hype might be fading. CREDITS Host: Edwina Stott Executive Producer: Edwina Stott CONNECT WITH US You can find Ben and his team at Collective Shift   here Or find us on Twitter: @edwinastott  &...

Technical analysis can seem as complicated as quantum physics when your first starting out in crypto. But Dave Haslop says its just simple maths & it can be super helpful when it comes to deciding where to invest. In this episode he joins Ed & Ben to break it all down for us & point you in the direction of the things you should really be paying attention to. CREDITS Hosts: Edwina Stott...

In this wrap of the week's news Ed & Ben discuss dormant Bitcoin, more charges for former FTX boss Sam Bankman-Fried & an NFT that gives you access to secret Spotify playlists. CREDITS Hosts: Edwina Stott & Ben Simpson Executive Producer: Edwina Stott CONNECT WITH US You can find Ben and his team at Collective Shift   here Or find us on Twitter: @edwinastott  &  @bensimpsonau And I...

Ed & Ben walk you through the things they wished they'd known when they were starting out in crypto. CREDITS Hosts: Edwina Stott & Ben Simpson Executive Producer: Edwina Stott CONNECT WITH US You can find Ben and his team at Collective Shift   here Or find us on Twitter: @edwinastott  &  @bensimpsonau And Instagram @edwinastott & @bensimpsonau Nova Podcast's Instagram @novapodcasts...

Jonathon Miller has had a front seat in Australia's crypto scene since he launched Bit Trade, Australia's longest-running crypto service provider, in 2013. In 2020, it was acquired by US exchange Kraken & Jonathon become the managing Director. Over the last 10 years, he's watched the crypto industry evolve in Australia. He chats with Ed & Ben on his observations, running an exchange post F...

Feel like this week's crypto news has passed you by? Ben & Ed have got you. This week; what would make someone burn a $169k NFT, Ordinals are hitting their stride, Reddit have created the perfect Web3 on ramp & Rihanna releases an NFT that gives fans a portion of her royalties. CREDITS Hosts: Edwina Stott & Ben Simpson Executive Producer: Edwina Stott CONNECT WITH US You can find Ben a...

Crypto exchange Coinbase has jumped to defend its staking services, after the SEC hit fellow exchange Kraken with a $30 million fine for offering its staking-as-a-service without registering it. So what is staking & should you be getting involved? CREDITS Hosts: Edwina Stott & Ben Simpson Executive Producer: Edwina Stott CONNECT WITH US You can find Ben and his team at Collective Shift   h...

Morty and Samira Tollo are the co-founders of Elbaite, a self-custody exchange they founded in 2017 after falling victim to several exchange hacks themselves. We talk about what self-custody means, why it’s so important to take control over your own crypto & how Samira & Morty's background, growing up in Afghanistan during the war, has given them a different perspective on the possibilitie...

Ed & Ben are back with a wrap of the week's news; crypto pours into Turkey, open edition NFTs, no crypto at the super bowl & why institutional investors are still bullish on BTC. CREDITS Hosts: Edwina Stott & Ben Simpson Executive Producer: Edwina Stott CONNECT WITH US You can find Ben and his team at Collective Shift   here Or find us on Twitter: @edwinastott  &  @bensimpsonau And...

One of Ben's big predictions for 2023 is the boom of crypto-gaming, so what is it & why should it be on our radar? Ed & Ben discuss. CREDITS Hosts: Edwina Stott & Ben Simpson Executive Producer: Edwina Stott CONNECT WITH US You can find Ben and his team at Collective Shift   here Or find us on Twitter: @edwinastott  &  @bensimpsonau And Instagram @edwinastott & @bensimpsonau No...

For a sport that dates back to the 12th century, Web 3 doesn’t seem like a natural fit. But this year Tennis Australia served up their very first NFT & made their way into the metaverse. Today we’re chatting to the man who’s responsible for it all. Ridley Plummer is the senior manager of metaverse, NFTs, web3 & cryptocurrency at Tennis Australia.  CREDITS Hosts: Edwina Stott & Ben Simp...

Ed & Ben wrap up all the week's crypto news just for you: the NFTs that have Bitcoiners upset, Zuckerberg's $13.7bn losses in the metaverse & a bloke who turned his resignation letter into an NFT. CREDITS Hosts: Edwina Stott & Ben Simpson Executive Producer: Edwina Stott CONNECT WITH US You can find Ben and his team at Collective Shift   here Or find us on Twitter: @edwinastott  & ...

Crypto Twitter is not without its faults, but it can be an awesome place to get up to speed & stay entertained at the same time. In this ep Ben & Ed run through their Twitter favs. CREDITS Hosts: Edwina Stott & Ben Simpson Executive Producer: Edwina Stott CONNECT WITH US You can find Ben and his team at Collective Shift   here Or find us on Twitter: @edwinastott  &  @bensimpsonau A...

On-chain analysis helps us to see how money moves on the blockchain & to spot opportunities. So where do you start? And what can on-chain data tell us about the state of the market? Today, Ed & Ben talk to Checkmate. He's the lead on-chain analyst at Glassnode, an on-chain data & intelligence platform for crypto markets. CREDITS Host: Edwina Stott & Ben Simpson Executive Producer:...

Bitcoin has jumped 11% this week, Porsche NFTs have crashed & burned & how you can earn Bitcoin by listening to podcasts! Ed is here to give you a rundown of the week's crypto news all wrapped up in this neat little episode. CREDITS Host: Edwina Stott Executive Producer: Edwina Stott CONNECT WITH US You can find Ben and his team at Collective Shift   here Or find us on Twitter: @edwinastot...

This week, Bank of America analysis has claimed that CBDCs are “the most significant technological advancement in the history of money.” Today Ed explains what a CBDC is & why they’re wrong. CREDITS Host: Edwina Stott Executive Producer: Edwina Stott CONNECT WITH US You can find Ben and his team at Collective Shift   here Or find us on Twitter: @edwinastott  &  @bensimpsonau And Instagram...

We're zooming out on the crypto markets to take a look at how macroeconomics are influencing and shifting crypto. Ed & Ben are joined by eToro Market Analyst Josh Gilbert as he talks through whats going on in the market in basic terms. We talk about how crypto is tied to the traditional market, its relationship to inflation, the possibility of a recession & the big trends to look out for i...