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Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3 and DeFi with special guest Alfred Tom, Executive Director and Board Member of OMA3. Listen in as they discuss the core differences between an open and closed metaverse, Alfredâs journey into the space, OMA3âs 100+ members and their reasons for joining the consortium, the complexities involved in building metaverse standards, the value and benefits of interoperability, the future liquidity hub of the metaverse, best practices for collaborating on standards, Wivity's relationship with OMA3, the best-equipped network for the metaverse, and more!
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Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3 and DeFi. Listen in as they discuss the impact of rate cuts on the crypto market in the near and long term, the current phase of the unwinding of the Yen carry trade, Arthur Hayesâ thesis on an imminent market collapse, the potential liquidity effect if China distributes a fresh stimulus package, the deteriorating ETH/BTC ratio, the current state of Ethereum and reasons for its poor performance and sentiment, the role reflexivity plays in cryptoasset valuations, and more.
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Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3 and DeFi with special guest Andrei Poliakov, Founder of APX Lending. Listen in as they discuss the state of the crypto market and whatâs next, the extreme bearish sentiment that has emerged, the level of demand for crypto-backed loans, an overview of APX Lending and its various offerings, its key counterparties and liquidity providers, how itâs managing risk to grow sustainably, where leverage will come from and its potential impact moving forward, how APX Lending is future-proofing its business, its long-term vision, and more!
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Join Andrew Young as he decodes the world of Web3 and DeFi with special guest Fabian Gompf, CEO of the Web3 Foundation. Tune in as they discuss Fabianâs journey into the space and his current role, the Web3 Foundation's various functions, Polkadotâs evolution since its inception and long-term vision, the significance of Polkadotâs JAM chain, the current DeFi landscape on Polkadot, the functionalities of the DOT token within the Polkadot ecosystem, the areas Fabian is most excited about in the year ahead, and more!
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Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3 and DeFi with special guest Yorke Rhodes III, Co-Founder of Blockchain at Microsoft. Listen in as they discuss Yorkeâs journey at Microsoft and in blockchain, leadershipâs thoughts on embracing new technologies and whether an internal consensus exists, whether public blockchain networks are ready to handle enterprise-grade applications and workloads, how institutions consider L1s versus L2s, the current degree of enterprise adoption, key catalysts that could drive Web3 into the mainstream, the potential for Bitcoin to evolve into a platform for applications, the impact that the election outcome will have, and more!
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Join Alex Tapscott as he decodes the world of Web3 and DeFi with special guest Brett Winton, Chief Futurist of ARK. Listen in as they discuss ARKâs evolution of thinking on disruptive technologies since their inception in 2014, their initial thesis on Tesla in the early days and how itâs coming to fruition, current issues with the automotive sector and its potential future transformation, how the convergence of these disruptive technologies will impact GDP and productivity growth, Cathie Woodâs prediction of Bitcoin surpassing over $1 million by 2030, the varying investment cases for Bitcoin and ARKâs primary belief, how Brett and ARK maintain expert thought leadership on so many emerging technologies, and more!
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Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3 and DeFi with special guest Roneil Rumburg, Co-Founder and CEO of Audius. Listen in as they discuss the current state of play for creators, issues with todayâs streaming business models, the future of music content monetization, the underlying economics of Audius and creatorsâ take rate versus Web2 alternatives, the Audiusâ ownership and AUDIOâs functions, token distribution and how theyâve deterred bad actors from the ecosystem, onboarding non-crypto-native artists and fans to the platform, Audiusâ blockchain infrastructure, and more!
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Join Andrew Young as he decodes the world of Web3 and DeFi with special guest Joey Vidi, VP of Sales and Trading at FRNT Financial. Listen in as they discuss Joeyâs background and journey into the space, the primary drivers of the global market sell off earlier this week and its impact on crypto, the next few months and what might follow, an analysis of the Ethereum ETF launch and flows throughout these volatility spikes, the impact the changing election odds have had on the crypto market, the hourglass bull market structure and whether it will continue on this cycle, a comparison of crypto interest rates versus products within traditional markets, areas that institutional investors are most interested in, which sector Joey is most excited about in the year ahead, an evaluation of Bitcoinâs post-halving performance relative to past ones, and more!
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Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3 and DeFi with special guest Susannah Evans, IBC Product Lead, of the Interchain Foundation. Listen in as they discuss Susannahâs journey from attaining a Ph.D in Manufacturing Engineering to working within the blockchain space, her experience working at Zero-Knowledge Validator, the Interchain Foundationâs core mission and structure, exciting initiatives on the roadmap to help integrate more chains into the Interchain, the long-term vision and future of IBC, the elevator pitch to developers for why IBC vs alternatives, and more!
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Join Andrew Young as he decodes the world of Web3 and DeFi with special guests Terry Chung, Head of Strategy, and Ren Yu Kong, Growth Marketer, of Eclipse. Listen in as they discuss their backgrounds and journeys into the space, Eclipse in simple terms and how it stands out from other layer 2 networks, a comparison of the Solana Virtual Machine and the Ethereum Virtual Machine, Eclipseâs approach to community building and its scaling strategy, SX Networkâs decision to move to its own chain, Eclipseâs business model and potential unique incentive plans, key trends and exciting sectors to watch in the year ahead, and more!
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Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3 and DeFi. Listen in as they discuss the âTrump Pumpâ in the crypto markets this past week following the assassination attempt last weekend, the authenticity of Trumpâs promises to support and embrace the crypto industry in America, the differing views that Democrats and Republicans have on big and little tech, how successful the imminent ETH ETF launch in the U.S. could be, the recent strength and influx of net flows into the BTC ETFs, Grayscaleâs new Decentralized AI Fund, and more!
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Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3 with special guest Tom Dunleavy, Managing Partner at MV Capital. Listen in as they discuss the impact of BTC selling from Mt. Gox and the German government, the potential buying pressure when FTX claim holders are repaid in Q4, the current market dynamics and future outlook, MV Capital and Tomâs management of their VC Web3 fund, Tomâs focus areas within Web3 and what heâs excited about, the state of DeFi, Tomâs fund positioning throughout various market phases and cycles, the soon launch of ETH ETFs and their potential inflows, Tomâs reasoning for believing Solana would outperform Bitcoin and Ethereum this year, and more!
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Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3. Listen in as they discuss the large disparity in U.S. presidential election odds between general pundits in the mainstream media and peer-to-peer prediction markets, its connection to James Surowieckiâs âThe Wisdom of Crowdsâ novel, SX Networkâs recent quarterly report and major updates, USDCâs official compliance with the European Union's Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulatory framework and its implications for the broader stablecoin landscape, Circle Internet Financialâs comeback story and potential IPO on the horizon, the overlooked value of Coinbase Venturesâ investment portfolio, and more!
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Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3 and DeFi with special guest Kendall Cole, Founder of Proximity Labs. Listen in as they discuss Kendallâs journey into the space, his key learnings from working at Consensys, Proximity Labs' purpose and mission, NEAR's unique value proposition and its main types of dApps, creating an open internet of value, the state of DeFi in the NEAR ecosystem, Kendall's conversations with institutions interested in coming onchain, the future of NEAR and its scaling roadmap, the evolution of the NEAR Virtual Machine, breaking through to the next stage of Web3 adoption, and more!
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Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3 and DeFi. Listen in as they discuss Alexâs key takeaways from Coinbaseâs Institutional Summit in New York last week, the evolution of Wall Streetâs thinking on Web3, the early days of crypto versus airdrops today, whether an institutional L2 frenzy is on the horizon as Coinbaseâs Base continues to shine, the idea of altcoin dispersion and its relevance to the current market environment, the emergence of politifi memecoins ahead of the upcoming U.S. election in November, and more!
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Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3 and DeFi. Listen in as they discuss whatâs going on in the broader market, NVIDIAâs ever-growing dominance and its comparison to Cisco Systems during the dot com era, the pendulum moving from infrastructure to applications with all these newly announced grant programs, which adoption phase we're likely in, Telegram's TON layer 1 blockchain, the latest on crypto's increasing spotlight in U.S. politics, Alex's Toronto Star article on Canada's once global lead in Web3, the current innovation problem in Canada and why startups are moving elsewhere, and more!
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Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3 and DeFi. Listen in as they discuss the growing political spotlight on crypto ahead of the upcoming U.S. presidential election in November, how this may influence Canadaâs approach on the industry, the net impact that the Ethereum ETFs might have, the strong fundamentals of the Ethereum network, whether layer 2s are good or bad for Ethereum, why ETH has underperformed and its potential revenge rally, the value capture of infrastructure versus applications throughout the history of the internet, and more!
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Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3 and DeFi with special guest Molly Mackinlay, Head of Engineering, Product, & Research Development at Protocol Labs. Listen in as they discuss Mollyâs journey from working at Google to in Web3, Filecoinâs origin and where it stands today, core reasons why projects are using it, the provenance of data within artificial intelligence models, the structure of data DAOs and how they work, some consumer use cases, the importance of Filecoin Virtual Machine and its future, and more!
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Join Alex Tapscott as he decodes the world of Web3 and DeFi with special guest Hunter Horsley, Co-Founder and CEO of Bitwise Asset Management. Listen in as they discuss Hunterâs busy week with the Ethereum ETF decision deadline, the accelerating momentum of developing policy around digital assets, the broad bipartisan support for the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act, embracing an opportunity mindset on innovative and emerging technologies, Hunterâs experience at Facebook and journey to founding Bitwise, incorporating digital asset exposure into traditional portfolios, Bitwiseâs decision to disclose the Bitcoin holding addresses of its BITB Bitcoin ETF, and more!
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Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3 and DeFi with special guest Jacquelyn Melinek, Co-Founder and CEO of Token Relations. Listen in as they discuss Jacquelynâs experience as a crypto reporter, the craziest story she ever covered, why she left the world of journalism to become a founder, the current problem with projects' communications, how Token Relations help enhance relationships with token holders, how they are approaching business development and partnerships, the rise of key opinion leaders, the value arbitrage opportunity for great tech with lacking communication, the current best practices and what the future will look like, learning resources, and more!
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