Episodes
Jon Kol is the co-founder of Hyperlane, an interoperability protocol.
In this episode, Kol and Chaparro discuss the challenges and progress of blockchain interoperability, and how the industry may now be turning a corner.
OUTLINE
00:00 Introduction
04:24 A year away
08:50 Interchange singularity
10:30 Bridge opportunities
13:32 Balancing speed and security
18:35 Poor UX, Poor DevX
20:11 Who’s the buyer?
26:52 Conclusion
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Published 12/02/24
Joshua Lim is the co-founder of Arbelos Markets.
In this episode, Lim and Chaparro discuss the crypto market surge sparked by Donald Trump's election as U.S. President. Lim sheds light on how the Trump administration's regulatory stance could pave the way for institutional investors to dive deeper ino the crypto space, potentially driving higher trading volumes and boosting liquidity across the ecosystem.
OUTLINE
00:00 Introduction
01:01 Macro Tailwinds
03:17 Flows &...
Published 11/29/24
Anthony Scaramucci is the founder and Managing Partner of Skybridge.
In this episode, Scaramucci and Chaparro discuss the recent U.S. Presidential election and its implications for the crypto industry. Scaramucci analyzes the factors that led to Kamala Harris's loss, naming crypto as a key factor.
OUTLINE
00:00 Introduction
00:36 2024 Presidential Election Retrospective
04:16 Trump's Cabinet
07:37 The Future of the Democrats
11:29 Market's Response to Trump Victory
14:23...
Published 11/25/24
dYdX founder Antonio Juliano discusses the evolution of dYdX and the broader DeFi landscape, highlighting the need for DeFi to move beyond copying tradfi products and build truly innovative applications made possible by decentralization.
OUTLINE
00:00 Intro
01:33 DeFi's Development
04:24 dYdX Mega Vault AMM
05:32 dYdX Prediction Markets
08:47 High-Performance Blockchain Development
10:35 Appchain Drawbacks
12:47 dYdX vs. Hyperliquid
14:36 New dYdX Markets
17:11 Onchain RWA...
Published 11/21/24
Syncracy Capital co-founder Ryan Watkins sheds light on Ethereum, Solana and finding the next "generational winners" in the crypto market.
OUTLINE
00:00 Intro
01:47 Watkins' Crypto Journey
05:22 Syncracy's Liquid Strategy
06:51 Crypto Market Analysis
08:52 Ethereum's Underperformance
13:14 Long-Only
15:34 Picking Winners
20:38 SOL Trade
28:27 Bitcoin vs. Crypto
34:16 Market Cycle Analysis
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Published 11/15/24
Ripple Head of Product Jasmine Cooper and Axelar Co-Founder Sergey Gorbunov discuss advancements in Real World Assets (RWAs), tokenization, and interoperability.
OUTLINE
00:00 Introduction
01:12 Interoperable RWAs
04:18 Regulatory Clarity
08:09 RWA Tech Stack
11:37 White Labeling RWAs
13:05 Choosing a Chain
14:43 XRP Ledger RWA Experience
20:35 Asset Issuance 101
22:49 Global Accessibility of RWAs
26:05 Corporate Admin Crypto Adoption
27:26 Advancements...
Published 11/13/24
Justin Slaughter is the vice president of regulatory affairs at Paradigm.
In this episode, Slaughter and Chaparro discuss the Democratic Party's performance leading up to and during the recent election, particularly in relation to the crypto industry.
OUTLINE
00:00 Introduction
03:19 2024 Election Recap
04:47 Harris Campaign
07:50 Single-Issue Crypto Voters
11:13 Democratic Party Policy
22:48 Policy Flip-Flopping
26:49 Split Ticket Voters
36:37 New SEC Regime
43:01 Pro-Crypto...
Published 11/11/24
Alex Gluchowski is the Co-Founder CEO of Matter Labs, a company focused on scaling Ethereum using zero-knowledge proofs, and Matthias Broner is their Head of Growth for Latin America.
In this episode, Gluchowski and Broner discuss the QuarkID project in Buenos Aires, which uses zero-knowledge proofs to give citizens control over their digital identity and serve as a model for decentralized digital identity systems.
OUTLINE
00:00 Introduction
04:25 Blockchain Scaling
07:19 Buenos Ares...
Published 11/06/24
Robert Leshner is the CEO of Superstate, an asset management firm that tokenizes traditional financial assets like U.S. Treasuries and brings them onchain.
In this episode, Leshner explains the advantages of tokenized assets, such as the ability to operate 24/7 and the increased composability with DeFi protocols. He also discusses the regulatory and macroeconomic tailwinds that have made this an opportune time to launch tokenized products.
OUTLINE
00:00 Health & Routines
07:03 Superstate...
Published 10/31/24
Erik Voorhees and Teana Baker-Taylor are co-founders of Venice, an open-source and uncensored AI chatbot and content generation platform.
In this episode, the Venice co-founders discuss the vision and approach of their product in contrast to more restrictive and centralized AI models like ChatGPT.
OUTLINE
00:00 Introduction
00:43 Origin of Venice AI
02:37 'AI is like Bitcoin but scarier'
07:29 Proprietary AI Models
09:12 Regulatory Inefficiencies
11:16 Global AI Regulatory Regimes
16:46 AI...
Published 10/14/24
Michael Shaulov is the Co-Founder & CEO of Fireblocks.
In this episode, Shaulov discusses how Fireblocks' core business has evolved over the past few years, particularly in the area of stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets.
OUTLINE
00:00 Introduction
00:56 Business at Fireblocks
06:15 Fireblocks & Stablecoins
09:59 RWA TVL Growth
15:36 Institutional Stablecoin Adoption
25:22 TradFi's Adoption of Crypto Infrastructure
29:27 Onchain Identity Systems
38:10 Closing...
Published 10/10/24
Sam Hallene and Aryan Sheikhalian are analysts at CMT Digital, a subsidiary of the CMT Group.
In this episode, Hallene and Sheikhalian unpack the key trends they are observing in crypto's VC market, including the intersection of blockchain and AI and its implication for improving user data ownership, verified inference, and the use of blockchain to govern non-deterministic models.
OUTLINE
00:00 Introduction
05:31 Current VC Landscape
07:02 VC Market Decoupling
12:11 PMF in Crypto
15:58...
Published 10/01/24
Sandy Peng is the co-founder of Scroll.
In this episode, Peng discusses scaling Ethereum and particularly emphasizes the importance of business insight and experience outside of crypto in driving application-level innovation.
OUTLINE
00:00 Intro
01:07 Peng's Journey to Scroll
04:27 Peng's Regulatory Background
07:52 Industry Headwinds
10:31 Ethereum Scaling Competition
15:00 Consumer Crypto Apps
16:49 Improving Crypto UX
23:06 Stepn's Success
26:11 ZK Advantages
29:45 Scroll's Roadmap...
Published 09/30/24
This episode of The Scoop features Bitget Wallet COO Alvin Kan, and two builders from the TON ecosystem — Catizen co-founder Ricky Wong and Miles, a core team member of Tomarket.
The conversation explores how Telegram's large user base is enabling rapid adoption and growth of Telegram 'Mini Apps' on top of the TON blockchain.
OUTLINE
00:00 Introduction
01:29 TON Overview
03:06 TON's Advantages
06:21 TON's Future
08:29 Catizen's Hyper Adoption
10:30 Tomarket Overview
12:34 Ton Ecosystem...
Published 09/25/24
Vishal Gupta is the co-founder and CEO of TrueX — a new stablecoin-native trading platform.
In this episode, Gupta unpacks how TrueX aims to provide a "stablecoin-native" trading experience with segregated custody, primarily targeted at institutional clients in the United States.
OUTLINE
00:00 Introduction
04:50 TrueX Overview
11:13 Exchange Innovation
14:42 Institutional Client Trading Needs
17:52 Stablecoin Collateral
19:21 TrueX Matching Engine
23:11 Segregated Service Offerings
25:52...
Published 09/19/24
Steve Kurz is the Global Digital Head of Asset Management at Galaxy Digital.
In this episode, Kurz and Chaparro discuss the current state and future of crypto asset management, including the challenges and opportunities in the industry.
OUTLINE
00:00 Introduction
01:53 Refining Market Structure
03:36 Galaxy Strategy
06:31 TradFi Capital Allocators
09:17 Future Products
13:26 Galaxy PMF
15:05 Crypto Lending
17:11 Regulatory Climate
19:40 Closing Thoughts
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Published 09/17/24
David Ripley is the CEO of Kraken.
In this episode, Ripley discusses Kraken's strategic expansion into institutional services, including custody and lending.
OUTLINE
00:00 Introduction
03:57 Institutional Crypto Services
07:22 FTX Fallout
11:02 Institutional Adoption
15:25 Crypto Credit Crisis
17:10 Crypto Banking
19:14 Regulatory Environment
22:39 Closing Thoughts
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Published 09/12/24
This episode of The Scoop was recorded with former chairperson of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Jay Clayton.
Chaparro and Clayton discuss how the crypto industry has evolved since Clayton's tenure as head of the SEC.
OUTLINE
00:00 Introduction
00:54 Crypto's Evolution
03:42 Crypto Securities & Crypto Commodities
07:02 Token Fundraising
09:57 US Crypto Exchanges
11:12 2022 Crypto Credit Crisis
12:47 The Future of Finance
15:05 Short Selling
16:08 Closing...
Published 09/06/24
This episode of The Scoop was recorded with US Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) and Falcon X Global's Head of Revenue and Business Austin Reid live at the SALT Conference in Jackson Hole.
Senator Scott and Reid discuss the growing political interest in crypto and digital assets in the United States, and the need for better education that clearly conveys the value proposition of this new form of technology.
OUTLINE
00:00 Introduction
00:40 Crypto's Political
03:05 Trump's Crypto Shift
04:23 US...
Published 09/02/24
Carlos Domingo is the founder and CEO at Securitize.
Earlier this year, Securitize partnered with BlackRock to launch the BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL).
In this episode recorded live at last week's SALT Conference, Domingo discusses the successful launch of BUIDL and highlights the growing institutional adoption of tokenized treasuries over stablecoins.
OUTLINE
00:00 Introduction
01:03 Blackrock & BUIDL
02:13 Strengthening Crypto Collateral
05:50...
Published 08/30/24
Anthony Scaramucci serves as both the founder and managing partner of Skybridge Capital, as well as the founder and chairman of SALT Conferences.
In this episode recorded live at last week's SALT Conference in Jackson Hole, Chaparro and Scaramucci discuss the upcoming 2024 U.S. presidential election and the rising importance of the 'crypto vote.'
OUTLINE
00:00 Intro
04:16 2024 Election
14:19 Presidential Crypto Policy
15:58 Donald Trump
19:59 China Policy
25:05 Closing Thoughts
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Published 08/27/24
Caitlin Cook is the director of growth at the onchain fitness platform Moonwalk Fitness.
In this episode, Cook shares how Moonwalk is attempting to build a consumer crypto app that helps people hit their health goals through daily step competitions.
Moonwalk plans to tap into fitness communities, influencers, and corporate wellness programs to attract a broader non-crypto audience.
OUTLINE
00:00 Introduction
02:12 Moonwalk Overview
02:56 Consumer Crypto Apps
21:44 Moonwalk's GTM Strategy...
Published 08/19/24
Diogo Mónica is the founder and executive chairman of Anchorage Digital, and a general partner at Haun Ventures.
In this episode, Chaparro and Diogo discuss how culture and intensity are crucial in building successful teams and companies in the crypto industry.
OUTLINE
00:00 Introduction
03:44 Macro & Geopolitical Risks
04:39 Buying the Dip
06:20 VC Conviction
09:20 Mónica's Background
18:19 Startup Culture
23:58 Building Crypto Companies
26:13 Advice for Founders
33:44 2024 VC...
Published 08/16/24
Smokey the Bera is the pseudonymous co-founder of Berachain — a Layer 1 network that raised $100 million in a Series B back in April.
In this episode, Chaparro and Smokey discuss how memetics influences community building, and unpack Berachain's innovative 'proof of liquidity' consensus, where users earn governance tokens by contributing liquidity to the ecosystem.
OUTLINE
00:00 Introduction
04:42 Berachain Conception
14:08 Ecosystem 'Politics'
15:58 The Power of Memetics
20:31 Tri-Token...
Published 08/08/24