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In this episode of defire (@defiremoney): The story of Jason Hitchcock (@jasonhitchcock). Jason is the founder and General Partner of Four Moons, a hedge fund actively investing in DeFi. Before moving to crypto, Jason spent over a decade at early-stage startups, helping companies get the first 1000 users. One startup, Bebo, a live streaming app, got acquired by Twitch. Even though Jason is managin...

Today on the show, I (@defiremoney) am going to visit a VC with a pleasing baritone voice. Ryan Zurrer (@kukulabanze) is the founder of Dialectic (@Dialectic_CH). Ryan somehow managed to reliably be early to almost everything. From crypto, renewables, NFTs and now even psychedelics. In this conversation, we talk about his journey from trading dot com stocks as a teenager to how he became CEO of a...

This episode, REZ (@0xRez) takes us into the world of carbon credits on the blockchain. He explains how the carbon credit market functions and how buying such credits funds climate projects in real life. This episode is an excellent introduction to Regenerative Finance (ReFi) - a new crypto movement that uses the powerful market mechanics of DeFi to combat climate change. About Defire defire is a...

In this episode I talked with Orange DAO and Origami founder Matt Voska. we talked about: How Matt hacked his way into Y Combinator. Why regulations crushed his startup dream of flight-sharing. How he and his friends built Orange DAO. Why he believes 2022 to be the year of the DAOs. Why Rio de Janeiro is an ideal city for digital nomads.. Why Matt is not a tech-bro. Which gadget help for a good ni...

How this Brazilian Unicorn founder launched the world’s first DeFi ETF and helped my father-in-law to buy Bitcoin with Roberta Antunes When Roberta Antunes launched a new Bitcoin ETF last year at the Brazilian stock exchange in São Paolo, she was the first woman ever to hold such an opening speech at this venue. She did this in her current role as Chief of Growth at Hashdex. This financial service...

Today on the show, we will hear the story of Archon (@Archon_0x). You might know Archon from Crypto Twitter, Discord and his work with Venture DAOS, Qi Capital (@Qi_Capital) and 0X Ventures (@0x_Ventures). Archon and his fellow DAO members are always looking to find and fund the next Thorchain, Luna or Olympus DAO but also do not shy back from getting their hands dirty and helping new projects wit...

Four months ago, @Danku_R launched a YouTube channel. Today, over 11,000 crypto fans have already subscribed to his channel. In his YouTube videos, Danku explains the latest DeFi protocols. He focuses mainly but not exclusively on the Terra Luna ecosystem. In this episode, we talk about his crypto journey, the opportunities of web 3 and NFTs for content creators. We philosophize about money. And,...

Today on the show, I got to interview a local crypto powerhouse, Feyyaz Alingan or @FreshFey, as he is known on Twitter, is the driving force and founder of Blue Alpine Research, a german speaking crypto community and research and education company. However, you may have heard his voice elsewhere before. Feyyaz is a regular guest on Kevin Rose's Modern Finance podcast. Probably one of the biggest...

The DAO was one of the first and most ambitious projects launched on Ethereum. Imagine a fully decentralized fund where tokenholders could invest in exciting new ventures together. It was supposed to be an unhackable pile of money. $250 million worth of Ether, about 16% of the available Ether supply was locked in the DAO. It was the biggest crowdfunding event in history. Then the DAO was hacked. S...

Today on the show, we hear the story of Roy alias Zeneca 33. That's how he is more widely known on crypto Twitter. Roy recently turned full-time NFT trader/investor. Before that, he was a professional poker player for 15 years. Roy had so many fascinating stories about NFTs, poker playing, how to stay mentally healthy, and industry insights to share that this episode is a bit longer than usual. Pl...

Yesterday a historic price correction throughout all cryptocurrencies occurred. Is this the beginning of a new crypto winter? I called up Christian Spahr ( Also on Episode 1), he is running a crypto trading bot, and asked him to share his perspective.

Bringing the promise of blockchain technology to millions and millions of people is the goal and mission of today's guest. Do Kwon is the Co-founder and CEO of Terraform Labs, the company behind the Terra Blockchain. Do and his team have built a flourishing ecosystem on top of Terra. Each of the applications is designed to solve one of the common financial problems of everyday users: Chai Pay is f...

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As the head of research at Bitcoin Suisse, Raffael Huber's job is to stay on top of the latest development when it comes to crypto. In this episode, we discuss the drivers of the current bull market and deep dive into the DeFi hype. Raffael shares how to evaluate interesting crypto projects, the monetary premium of Bitcoin and Ethereum, and why in the end, it all boils down to trust.

How a bunch of filmmakers flip the script on how movies are financed, produced and distributed. There's the blockchain involved, at least kind of ... and Heidi.

How a 19-year-old genius and a ragtag group of hackers invented the new internet of money. Camila Russo, entrepreneur, journalist, and author, is our field guide through the Ethereum Genesis Story.

Can you Imagine getting phone calls from strangers, begging, and threatening you to invest money in your startup? Cyrus Fazel (@Cyrus_Fazel) has experienced exactly that when he was raising money through an initial coin offering (ICO) at the end of 2017. In this episode, we dive deep into the origin story of his startup SwissBorg. Cyrus shares his best-kept secrets as we relive the ups and downs b...

The Case for Tezos with Adrian Brink ‘My baker just sent me some XTZ’ Do you know what this means? If not, then this episode is for you! Adrian Brink (@adrian_brink) is the Co-founder of Cryptium Labs. He and his team of engineers and researchers are running one of the biggest staking services for the Tezos network directly out of the Swiss alps. In this conversation, we dive deep into the Tezos b...

Do you think your favorite cryptocurrency is money? One indicator could be, if someone already released a rap track about it. Because we all know that money and rap go together like Snoop and weed. On this episode, Jonas talks to three artists who made or continue to make (rap) music about crypto / blockchain. They talk about what drives them, how they got into crypto and why it’s sometimes import...

Trading cryptocurrencies can be stressful. But what if there was a computer program, that could do it for you? In the very first episode of Unforkable I talk with Christian Spahr about his experience with crypto trading bots. During his time at the University Christian started trading bitcoins and other cryptocurrencies in. After one too many trading sessions that lasted until the early morning, i...