FinancialFox

In this #FinancialFox episode, Steffy speaks with Paolo Ardoino, Chief Technology Officer at Bitfinex and Tether. In this episode they both discuss the recent FTX and Silicon Valley Bank Collapse, its impact and the way ahead; regulations; DEX's vs CEX's; Bitfinex products and the Company long term strategy, Tether, Tether Gold; and the backing of stable coin and much more... Tune in now :...

In this #FinancialFox episode, Steffy speaks with Gwendolyn Regina, Investment Director at BNB Chain, which is an amalgamation of Binance Chain and Binance Smart Chain (BSC) put together. BNB Chain is a community-driven, open-sourced and decentralized ecosystem. Through the concept of MetaFi (“Meta” for metadata, and “Fi” for DeFi), the BNB Chain community aims to build the infrastructure that pow...

In this #FinancialFox episode, Steffy speaks with Robby Yung, CEO at Animoca Brands. Animoca Brands is a leader in digital entertainment, blockchain, and gamification. It develops and publishes a broad portfolio of products and has a growing portfolio of more than 420 investments in NFT-related companies and decentralized projects that are contributing to building the open metaverse, including Axi...

In this #FinancialFox episode, Steffy speaks with Grant Haseley, Executive Director at Wagyu Games which is leading the charge on Kill-To-Earn Gaming. The Wagyu Games flagship product is set in the post-apocalyptic world of UndeadBlocks, which is a multiplayer kill-to-earn zombie survival game. The game allows players to collect weapon NFTs and upgrade them to increase damage, ammo capacity, and a...

In this #FinancialFox episode, Steffy speaks with Evan Luthra, a Top 30 under 30 Entrepreneur and also Angel Investor who been building and investing in fast growing technology products since he was 13.    Tune in now :).

In this episode of FinancialFox, we discuss the benefits and challenges of Gold tokenisation. Steffy is joined by March Child, CEO of London-listed gold mining development company Condor Gold and Navin D'souza, Co-Founder and CEO of ComTech Gold.   Tokenised gold is an inclusive asset, expanding access to a well-known physical asset, while also facilitating increased liquidity, faster se...

In this #FinancialFox episode, Steffy speaks with Erin Plante, VP of Investigations at @Chainalysis . Chainalysis offers cryptocurrency investigation and compliance solutions to global law enforcement agencies, regulators, and businesses as they work together to fight illicit cryptocurrency activity.   Here they discuss cyber space - The evolution of cyber crimes over the years, what are cryp...

In this #FinancialFox episode, Steffy speaks with Ian Bentley, CEO of WAGMI Games - A Web3 gaming franchise with exciting games, sustainable in-game economies, and vibrant communities.  Here they discuss how the mobile gaming market, the use cases for NFTs for digital ownership of in-game assets, interoperability of digital assets, the concept of play-2-earn, how games can benefit from being...

In this #FinancialFox episode, Steffy speaks with John Woods, Chief Technology Officer at Algorand Foundation. Founded by Turing Award–winning cryptographer Silvio Micali, Algorand’s high–performing Layer-1 blockchain is unparalleled for bringing fast, frictionless, and inclusive technologies to everyone.  Here they discuss the Blockchain Trilemma - Selecting Trade Offs between Scalability, S...

In this #FinancialFox episode, Steffy speaks with Tim, Founder of IAMX - a token-based self-sovereign identity (SSI) and authentication system, enabling 1Click-Fulfillment transactions that are legally binding on the state/national level. IAMX is the first-ever SSI solution to financially incentivize and reward consumers each time they use their identity online. Here they discuss self-sovereign id...

In this #FinancialFox episode, Steffy speaks with Sandy Carter, Senior Vice President and Channel Chief at Unstoppable Domains - the number one provider of NFT domains, a type of domain name that uses blockchain technology to handle registration and many other features.  In this episode, Steffy and Sandy, both attending the DCentral Miami, the largest Web3 conference in Miami during Art Basel...

In this #FinancialFox episode, Steffy speaks with Blakelock Brown, CEO of JPG Store - The largest Cardano NFT marketplace which allows users to discover artwork, support creators and join communities on a decentralized blockchain. What's the difference between NFTs on Cardano vs NFTs on other blockchains ? In this interview, Stef and Blakelock discuss the reasons he chose the Cardano blockchain fo...

In this #FinancialFox episode, Steffy speaks with Michael Kong, CEO of Fantom Foundation.  Fantom is a fast and scalable next-gen Layer-1 and a consensus-as-a-service (CaaS) platform for the next generation of distributed ledgers.   In this episode, Steffy and Michael discuss the Fantom blockchain's USP with its scalability and interoperability features.  They expand on not-dis...

In this #FinancialFox episode, Steffy speaks with Michael Wagner, Co-founder of Star Atlas. Built on Solana, Star Atlas is building unique gaming experiences harnessing the power of a triple-A game and blockchain mechanics.   How do you build a sustainable gaming metaverse?   In this interview, we break down the concept of play-to-earn, gaming architecture and incentives as well as the c...

In this #FinancialFox episode, Steffy speaks with Jason Yeh, Co-Founder at Patron. Patron is an early-stage venture firm investing in the convergence of games, consumers, and Web 3.    Jason began his VC career in 2007 as a founding investor at FirstMark, where he led diligence on Riot Games Series A. In this episode, Stef and Jason discuss the future of the internet and the role of gami...

In this #FinancialFox episode, Steffy speaks with Steven Goldfeder, CEO & Co-founder of Offchain Labs,  which is a venture-backed and Princeton-founded company that is also the developer of Arbitrum, the leading Layer 2 (L2) scaling solution for Ethereum.    Here Steffy and Harry talk about Arbitrum and it being the biggest total valu lock for Roll ups, significance of Arbitrum'...

In this #FinancialFox episode, Steffy speaks with Harry Horsfall, CEO of Zebu Digital - London's biggest web3 conference is scheduled to take place on the 22nd and 23rd of September 2022, with the goal to celebrate Crypto, Web3, and Blockchain industry and bring all the biggest communities in the UK together to work towards the goal of mainstream adoption.   Here Steffy and Harry talk about c...

Gold prices are struggling again as interest rates go up, but reading the charts, time is due to come for gold. What is the best way to position your investing in Gold?   In this episode of the FinancialFox, Steffy discussed investing in gold equities and gold prices with Kevin Wadsworth & Patrick Karim, co-founders  NorthstarBadcharts.com and Mark Child, CEO London listed Condor Gol...

In this #FinancialFox episode, Steffy speaks with Michele Curtoni, Head of Strategy at SIX Digital Exchange. SDX is licensed by Switzerland’s financial market regulator, FINMA, to operate an Exchange and a Central Securities Depository (CSD).   Here they discuss Web3, role of NFT's as an essential part of the web3 economy, working with FINMA, Unified Regulatory Framework approach and risks &a...

In this #FinancialFox episode, Steffy speaks with Darcy Donavan an American film and television actress, recording artist, writer, author, producer, entrepreneur and philanthropist.  Darcy Donavan has been investing in crypto for the last 5 years. She is on a  mission to unlock the great value that web 3 technologies can add to the entertainment industry making it more transparent and fa...

In this #FinancialFox episode, Steffy speaks with Benyamin Ahmed, a London-based 13-year-old developer and crypto expert whose NFTs traded for more than $5 Million; he is the youngest guest speaker at Oxford University.    Benyamin is a crypto expert and is doing a lot in the space to introduce and educate people about NFTs.  Stef and Benyamin discuss the willingness of the newer ge...

In this #FinancialFox episode, Steffy speaks with E. Glen Weyl, Founder and Chairperson of the RadicalxChange Foundation, a Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research, and a lecturer at Princeton University.    In this episode they discuss SoulBound tokens, a new Web3 project focused on digital identity and decentralised reputation.   In a white paper entitled “Decentralized So...

In this #FinancialFox episode, Steffy speaks with Shiti Rastogi Manghani, Chief Marketing Officer at STEPN - A move2earn NFT Game-Fi project on mobile devices that aims to help millions of runners to adapt Web 3.0 and at the same time, slow down global warming through on chain governance.  Here Stef and Shiti discuss StepN and how it is encouraging users to adapt to a healthy lifestyle while...

In this #FinancialFox episode, Steffy speaks with Gary Bracey, Cofounder of Terra Virtua - An immersive collectables platform, offering exclusive social, gaming and creative metaverse experiences, through NFTs.   Here Stef & Gary discuss the immersive metaverse platform that Terra Virtua is, Integrating Virtual Reality in the metaverse, Scalability issues, partnerships with brands, ethica...

In this #FinancialFox episode, Steffy speaks with Jack Lu, CEO & Co-Founder at MagicEden -  the #1 NFT marketplace on Solana. Magic Eden aims to bring the strongest user-friendly experience with cutting-edge tools and support that will allow creators to seamlessly mint and generate digital content and lead the fate and growth of their digital communities online.  Here Stef and Jack d...