The Missing Link

On this month's episode of The Missing Link, we are joined by Thomas Puech, Co-Founder and CEO at INDIGO Fund. Thomas Thomas is an experienced professional with six years of expertise in the cryptocurrency market. His diverse background underscores a profound comprehension of the industry, making him a trusted leader at the helm of INDIGO Fund. In 2023, INDIGO Fund employed a strategic mix of Insu...

On this month's episode of The Missing Link, we're joined by Sidney Powell. Sid is the CEO & Co-Founder of Maple, and with his Co-Founder Joe Flanagan, launched Maple in 2021. Maple is transforming capital markets through technology having facilitated over $3b in loans since launch in 2021. During Sid's career in traditional finance, he participated in $3BN+ of corporate bond issuance, established...

On the first episode of 2024, Dan and Danielle reflect on ONE WHOLE YEAR of The Missing Link! With so many epic guests in 2023, we've had some wonderful conversations with industry leaders. They look back on all the "missing links" in the industry and how we can start to make some progress to promote mass adoption. There are several themes throughout the episode, and they even share what they thin...

On our last episode of 2023, we welcome Erik Voorhees! If you're a crypto believer, there's no doubt you have heard of Erik. His origins in the crypto space can be traced back to 2011 when he discovered Bitcoin from a Facebook post, and then to 2012 when he joined BitInstant LLC as Head of Marketing. Voorhees co-founded the Bitcoin company Coinapult and founded SatoshiDICE, which he later sold for...

On this episode of The Missing Link, we're joined by Martin Carrica, Co-Founder and CEO of Mountain Protocol. Mountain Protocol are the issuer of USDM, the first regulated permissionless yield-bearing stablecoin. Mountain Protocol like Nayms, is a Bermuda licensed Digital Asset Business. Although regulated in Bermuda, you'll be surprised to hear how many jurisdictions he considered before he lande...

Mona Tiesler is an investor at tokentus investment AG, a leading VC firm in the German blockchain ecosystem, where she invests in start-ups that leverage blockchain technology globally. She joins the Missing Link as our tenth guest where we cover the state of venture markets - she gives tips to founders currently raising - and the macroeconomic factors at play. We discuss upcoming regulations and...

On this episode of the Missing Link we had a lively discussion with CEO of Ether Capital, Brian Mosoff. Ether Capital stakes more than 50% of their balance sheet via Ethereum Staking, we learn about their decision to do so and debate the hot topic around too much centralization in the Ethereum staking community. We discuss the risks we face in crypto and if the risk is always worth the reward, or...

We interviewed Dr. Sebastian Banescu, CEO of Chainproof and Managing Director of Quantstamp Germany on this episode of The Missing Link. At Chainproof, security excellence means more than just providing insurance. Chainproof’s novel approach to smart contract security and insurance offers web3 companies unparalleled safety and protection from start to finish. We recently worked with Chainproof to...

In the second episode of our Sponsor Series, Dan Thomson, CMO of InsurAce joins us on The Missing Link! What is a sponsor in the Nayms Marketplace? A sponsor is a user of our platform who run cells (on-chain balance sheet) on the Nayms' infrastructure to raise and access capital for their insurance programmes, and InsurAce's desire to bring in more capacity for access to decentralized finance insu...

Nayms has gone from 0 to 1...we've achieved our biggest milestone yet and officially launched our first fully capitalised insurance program on the Nayms Marketplace! Now what? Your favorite podcast hosts, Dan and Danielle sit down and take a moment to reflect back on what it took to get here and what is in store for our future. They cover everything from their experiences as CEO and COO, to buildi...

As our first episode of our Sponsor Series, Jaskanwar (Jas) Singh, Co-Founder of Uno Re joins us on The Missing Link! This is an especially special episode for us as Uno Re is engaged with Nayms as a sponsor. What is a sponsor you may ask? A sponsor is a user of our platform who run cells (on-chain balance sheet) on the Nayms' infrastructure to raise and access capital for their insurance programm...

On today's episode, Dan and Danielle sit down with Alex Thorn, Head of Firmwide Research at Galaxy Digital. At Galaxy, Alex leads a team of researchers dedicated to understanding and unpacking developments in the cryptocurrency ecosystem, producing insights for internal and external audiences. With over 15+ years of experience in blockchain research, crypto ventures, and exploring the intersection...

Kain Warwick, a "founder of DeFi" is actually founder of Synthetix, a cryptoasset-backed network that enables the creation of on-chain synthetic assets. He's been in the crypto world since 2014 and as a market player, supports the Ethereum ecosystem and expansion ambitions. Kain joins The Missing Link to discuss DeFi lending, yield farming, NFT’s, and what trends in the space he sees emerging next...

Kevin de Patoul, Co-Founder and CEO of Keyrock joins The Missing Link as our second guest. As a market maker in the ecosystem, he discusses his selection criteria for working with crypto companies, his thoughts on what the believes investors are looking for the most, and some trends he's seen over the last 12 months. Tune in for Kevin's opinion on what he believes the next wave of crypto will be c...

Steven Becker, CEO of UDHC joins us as our first guest to discuss his background, what's impressing him most in the industry right now, his thoughts on a new finance, and so much more. Listen to find out what he thinks the missing link between crypto and insurance is. This podcast does not contain any financial or legal advice and you should not seek to rely on it as such. Opinions are the persona...

Our co-hosts, Dan Roberts and Danielle Wall Elliott talk about Nayms, crypto in insurance, and how blockchain can improve insurance. Throughout The Missing Link, they will interview investors, sponsors, capital providers, and those in the broader crypto ecosystem, sparking the discussion what is the missing link in crypto is. This podcast does not contain any financial or legal advice and you shou...