On The Margin | Boaz Sobrado & Ivan Patriki

Trevor Traina just told me everything. How Trump appointed him as US ambassador, how to sell companies to Microsoft and Mastercard, and his biggest project yet: Kresus, a Web3 super app. I sat down with Trevor, a serial entrepreneur turned U.S. Ambassador to Austria and now founder of Kresus, to get an honest look at what it actually takes to reach the top. From raising your first $100k from frien...

Stanislav, a growth consultant for brokers and prop firms, gave me an honest look at what's really going on behind the scenes. From firms going bankrupt the moment payouts are due, to influencers faking their trading profits, to why entire countries get banned from platforms — this conversation goes places most people in finance won't touch. If you're thinking about starting a prop firm, or puttin...

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This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.on-the-margin.com

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With Gianluca Minoprio of Daimo This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.on-the-margin.com

Cryptocurrencies have furthered the professionalisation of the global scamming industry. How do these scams work? Who are the players involved? What can we do about them? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.on-the-margin.com

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Most Fintechs startups fail. But why? And does AI now mean we should be revisiting some of the ideas behind the failed Fintech startups of the past? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.on-the-margin.com

BNB Chain is often overlooked in Western financial circles, but is a behemoth that serves many people across the world. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.on-the-margin.com

Polygon is moving towards a vertically integrated payments stack. What does that mean? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.on-the-margin.com

Why does every single world religion control sexual behaviour? Why do all religions have rules around food and fasting? These are the topics I discussed with Jim Penman, a businessman who is funding his own research on the controversial topic of biohistory. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.on-the-margin.co...

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Patrick Kim, a quantitative researcher at Artemis & Brian Mehler, the CEO of Stable discusses the exponential rise of crypto cards and stablecoins. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.on-the-margin.com

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Speaking to Ismail Vali from Gaming Compliance International on illegal crypto gambling in the USA. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.on-the-margin.com

According to crypto analyst Ran Neuner, crypto treasury companies like SBET and Strategy aren't actually driving crypto prices higher because they're primarily redistribution mechanisms rather than net buyers of digital assets. Instead of purchasing crypto on open markets, these companies allow crypto insiders to exchange their existing holdings for publicly traded shares at premium valuations, es...

YieldSec, an anti-crime platform using adapted military counter-terrorism technology, claims the illegal crypto gambling industry generated $81.4 billion in revenue in 2024, nearly matching the entire estimated legal online gambling market and dwarfing traditional operators like Flutter and DraftKings who struggle with profitability. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with...

Jeffrey Wurgler is the Nomura Professor of Finance at New York University Stern School of Business. In this conversation, Professor Jeffrey Wurgler discusses his research on retail investor behaviour, focusing on how individual investors gather information and make trading decisions. He highlights the challenges of data collection and analysis, the influence of price action and news on trading beh...