CRYPTO 101

In this episode of Crypto 101, brought to you by LinkedIn , we talk to Chris Perkins of CoinFund who formerly worked at both Citi Group and Lehman Brothers as well as being in the United States Marine Corps. CoinFund is a cryptonative investment firm and registered investment advisor. The team specializes in portfolio management, token design, decentralized networks, research, trading, market stru...

In this episode of Crypto 101 we talk to Hart Lambur of UMA Protocol who explains to us why launching his new project in a bear market is the ultimate preparation for the next bull cycle. UMA's Optimistic Oracle allows contracts to quickly request and receive data information. The Optimistic Oracle acts as a generalized escalation game between contracts that initiate a price request and UMA&#3...

In this episode of Crypto 101 we are wishing you the happiest of New Years this week as Bryce and Aaron bring on 2 of our Crypnation Analysts and do a 2022 review around the year that was in Crypto. From the bear market and SBF to the Ethereum merge and the adoption institutional investors we cover it all! Make sure to listen to the end for a Bitcoin Price Prediction. Happy New Year and thank you...

In this episode of Crypto 101 we talk to Andrew Beal of Forta Network to dive into how a security company operates in Web3. As a decentralized monitoring network, Forta detects threats and anomalies on DeFi, NFT, governance, bridges and other Web3 systems in real-time.  This type of security is necessary for top projects to be informed on and great for beginners to start to understand how security...

In this episode of Crypto 101 we talk to Brian Gallagher of Partisia Blockchain. We discuss how Partisia Blockchain is working to establish a WEB 3.0 infrastructure with no single point of trust for generic coordination of public and private information to be used by all applications across all platforms. From crypto to social media we touch it all in this episode of what the future could look lik...

In this episode of Crypto 101 we talk to Antonio Juliano who is the Founder and CEO of the DYDX Exchange.  This discussion is a great look into how the average trader and institutional trader can trade crypto with leverage.  Leverage is a strategy used that needs to be fully understood as it comes with a lot of risk.  This is a great discussion to start that education and learn how leverage was us...

In this episode of Crypto 101 we talk to Mario Nawfal of IBC Group who has curated the most notable and real time town square on Twitter with Twitter Spaces. If you don’t already make sure you follow us on Twitter @Crypto101POD because this is the future of real time news in Crypto and in the world. Twitter Spaces is basically a live podcast and Mario has been a leader on Twitter covering the FTX...

In this episode of Crypto 101 we talk to Chad Barraford, the Technical Lead at THORChain, about how THORChain got its start both as a project and as a name. We also dive into the current state of regulation and how it could be bullish news for the industry as a whole if it is done correctly. Chad breaks down the staking procedure for THORChain and gives his take on SBF and the FTX situation.  Gues...

In this episode of Crypto 101, brought to you by LinkedIn, we talk to Mike Belshe of BitGo who arguably has one of the toughest jobs in the crypto industry right now with BitGo being an industry leader in managing the institutional custody side of the crypto industry. Mike gives us his take on the FTX saga and how he believes this will help shape the future of crypto regulation in a positive way a...

In this episode of Crypto 101 we talk to Joe Chui, the host of the newest podcast in our family "Real Talk NFT" and the creator of the NFT Nation. Joe has a fascinating history of finding some of the most valuable NFTs early in the game or for free. Joe is an awesome educator who helps show us the utility and the future of NFTs in both art and in real world function. Give Real Talk NFT a l...

In this episode of Crypto 101 we talk to Harsh Rajat of Push Protocol who is working on a web3 communication network that enables cross-chain notifications and messaging for apps, wallets, and services. As the future of web3 and blockchain technology converges Push Protocol looks to tie it all together. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@crypto101podcast Guest Links: https://twitter.com/pushprotoco...

In this episode of Crypto 101, we talk to Dan Gunsberg of HXRO who gives us unprecedented insight into what it was like to work with FTX and Sam Bankman Fried.  Dan clarifies HXRO’s past relationship that they had with FTX and how they will come back stronger from the lessons learned in seeing this develop first hand.  Dan was an amazing guest who really gave full access to his insider viewpoint o...

A special Thanksgiving episode where Pizza and Bryce are joined by our analyst team, Matt and Brendan, to discuss the current crypto bear market and discuss the question: Adding in the FTX mess how long will this bear market last. It is a conversation you don't want to miss around the current and future state of the crypto markets. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtTBOezgZJ2yxXCio4TI...

In this episode of Crypto 101 we talk to Jacob Blish of Lido which is a provider of Liquid Staking for Crypto assets.  It is a crucial time to learn about liquid staking during this bear market so you can weigh the pros and cons of the opportunities when it comes to liquid staking.  A lot of new users see the APY they can earn and do not fully understand the process of staking so this is a great o...

NEW SHOW ALERT PLEASE READ! The Crypto Rundown is a new weekly show we are launching on our Youtube Channel. We thought this episode was important to get out to keep you all updated on the markets but if you like the format of weekly market updates and current events in the Crypto space please subscribe to our Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOa8iJb3K0Y In this episode of the Crypto Rundo...

In this episode of Crypto 101, we talk to Doug Petkanics of Livepeer which is a back end video infrastructure technology that hopes to be leveraged and become the next level YouTube, Twitch, and Vimeo via the blockchain.  Integrating web3 into the viral content game is the vision as leveraging NFTs and tokenizing content is going to bring more opportunity for the content creators as well as the co...

In this episode of Crypto 101, we talk to Oliver Linch of Bittrex Global. Oliver started his time at Bittrex as a lawyer before becoming CEO of Bittrex Global. This is the perfect time to listen to Oliver’s view of the crypto market as we discuss how regulation is the future of the mostly unregulated crypto markets. He touches on how Bittrex is pro regulation to keep things safe for the end user a...

In this episode of Crypto 101, brought to you by LinkedIn, we talk to Dr. Nicolas Kokkalis and Dr. Chengdiao Fan of Pi Network. Pi Network is the only crypto currency you can mine on your phone. We take a deep dive into how you can mine Pi by using your existing social connections with no cost on the Pi app. We also talk about what is coming up for the future of the Pi Network. Sam Bankman Fried &...

In this episode of Crypto 101 we talk to Stani Kulechov of Aave about the current social media landscape and how Aave aims to deliver the next generation of social media options on the blockchain. Giving insight on the recent Twitter acquisition for Elon Musk, social media and the blockchain has never been more in the spotlight. Stani gives us his take on the Twitter drama and explains to us how t...

In this episode of Crypto 101, we talk to John Peurifoy of Floating Point Group who is a leader in the discipline of leveraging data driven research to solve problems in the Crypto Markets. John gives us an update of his view of the current market as well as how hedge funds are looking at the state of the Crypto Markets and how they are using data to make their decisions. You won’t want to miss th...

In this episode of Crypto 101, brought to you by Zengo, we talk to Robert Bryan of the Karate Combat League.  The Co-Founder talks to us about this unique combat sports company that is using Web3 to operate their combat league by letting the fans run the league through a DOA.  From picking fight matchups to interacting with the fighters we learn about this unique operation for what could be the fu...

In this episode of Crypto 101, we talk to Sergej Kunz of 1inch Network about his 36-hour sleepless hackathon creation of the company, the application of the 1inch token, Improving on Ethereum gas fees plus an overview of the different vertices in the DeFi space today. Guest Links: https://twitter.com/deacix Show Links: https://CRYPTO101podcast.com   Twitter:  https://twitter.com/Crypto101Pod https...

In this episode of Crypto 101, we talk to Jane Ma of zkLend about DeFi institutional and retail lending… along with how she has developed her “dream team” of Web3 developers to create her DeFi lending protocol company.  Guest Links: https://mobile.twitter.com/jane0mac https://mobile.twitter.com/zklend https://zklend.com/ Show Links: https://CRYPTO101podcast.com   Twitter:  https://twitter.com/Cryp...

In this episode of Crypto 101, Sebastian Borget of Sandbox joins us to discuss all things Metaverse. Sandbox is a leader in the Metaverse space, having projects with artists like Steve Aoki and Deamaus. They also focus on separating themselves in developing a space where true digital ownership can intersect with digital playgrounds. Sebastian covers it all with us - breaking down how Sandbox is di...

In this episode of Crypto 101,, we talk to Sam Kazemian of Fraxlend about his grand vision he first told us about four years ago. His idea was a sustainable and transparent DeFi banking system with stablecoin issuance and core financial services. Sam walks us through the Frax economy, including Fraxlend, the Frax algorithmic stablecoin, and new future features. We address the topic of stablecoin d...