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Why fake cryptocurrency trading data is still a problem with flovtec
Nisa spoke with David Lifchitz, managing partner and CIO at ExoAlpha, and Anton Golub, founder and CEO of flovtec, about quantitative funds and traders migrating from the traditional markets to crypto markets in recent years. Among the themes they discussed was the strategies that lend…
How there’s some magical thinking in some DeFi projects with Union Square Ventures
Union Square Ventures has been one of the earliest investors in the blockchain space, backing companies like cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase. They are also directly invested in a number of protocol level projects. Albert Wenger, managing partner at Union Square Ventures, discussed how he feels about…
Why enterprise blockchains may be less sexy than DeFi but they’re still very real with ConsenSys
In August, blockchain startup ConsenSys acquired JPMorgan’s Quorum project while the Wall Street bank also became a strategic shareholder of ConsenSys. Teana Baker-Taylor spoke with Emmanuel Marchal, managing director and global head of sales at ConsenSys, about the deal. Marchal said, (22:11) “On Aug. 27,…
Bytetree’s new method to capture transaction volume with Charlie Morris
Charlie Morris, chairman of ByteTree, provided a macro view of onchain data over the past week using a new method to capture transaction volume. He said that with the blockchain, transaction data is subjective for various reasons. (39:30) “Our new methodology strips out a lot…
The state of crypto trading in the Asian markets with Matrixport
Nisa Amoils spoke with Cynthia Wu and Daniel Yan, both of Matrixport, about the state of crypto trading in the Asian markets and structured products. Matrixport is a spinoff from blockchain and crypto mining giant Bitmain and offers digital asset financial services. The company is…
Enabling DeFi for bitcoin with IOV Labs and Money on Chain
Much of the hype surrounding DeFi has been on Ethereum-based projects. But RSK, which was founded in 2015, was in decentralized finance before DeFi became the force that it is today. Teana Baker-Taylor spoke with Gabriel Kurman, master advocate at IOV Labs, the company powering…
Discussing redundant compute and unused network capacity with Cudo and The Hut Group
The explosion in cloud computing and the gaming industry over the past few years has left a great deal of redundant compute and network capacity unused. That’s where Cudo, a tech company dedicated to capturing unused computing power, comes in. It is looking to solve…
Demand for DeFi stemming from institutional investors with Delphi Digital
While liquidity pools and automated market making have been taking the DeFi spotlight of late, Veta Protocol started developing its DeFi network for issuing, trading and settling derivatives contracts two years ago. With the launch of the protocol nearing, Vega Protocol Founder Barney Mannerings and…
Why bitcoin has been pretty extraordinary over the past 10 weeks with Chainalysis
Philip Gradwell, chief economist at Chainalysis, provided this week’s onchain reaction. (43:40) Bitcoin is in its tenth week with an average price above $10K. Gradwell said it’s pretty extraordinary, considering there’s only been two other times that bitcoin has maintained a high price above 10K…
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