Making Markets

Bored, a veteran in the video games industry, discusses Crypto Gaming, AI's impact on the industry, his new venture Edison, and more. He explores the failure of Crypto Gaming, the challenges in integrating crypto into games, the potential of event gaming in the metaverse, and the intersection of blockchain, crypto, and gaming. The discussion also touches on evolving ownership in web three gaming, future visions for the gaming industry, and reflections on the crypto market cycle's influence on gaming.

The podcast explores the evolution of investing platforms, including how new-age brokerages compete with industry giants. Topics cover revenue models, payment for order flow, fractionalization, gamification, alternative investments, and discussions on the current market cycle and economic factors.

Paul Goodrich discusses the importance of labor unions, highlighting their impact on construction workers and advocating for fair wages. He explores the evolution of unions, challenges in organizing labor, and the role of unions in addressing social inequalities. The conversation touches on pension challenges, the need for worker support, and fair treatment across industries.

Pomp discusses his early career, evolution as an investor, and views on public and private investing. He reflects on the complexities of digital media, balancing traditional and modern sources for knowledge acquisition, and embracing risk and innovation in investments. The conversation also touches on the significance of founders as chief marketing officers and reflections on challenges, Bitcoin performance, and future cycles.

Jim Bianco shares his contrarian view on interest rates, discusses the impact of COVID on the economy and the new consumer, introduces his fixed-income ETF, talks about cryptocurrency and the Red Sea crisis.

From making millions in poker to becoming a crypto VC, Haseeb Qureshi's journey is like a Netflix movie. He discusses Bitcoin ETF, Dragonfly Capital, and his biggest VC miss. Exploring the relationship between work, money, and happiness, he shares insights on investing and reflective moments in his career.

Edward Woodford, CEO and Co-Founder of Zero Hash, discusses major crypto use cases like payments, tokenization, remittances, and more. He also covers the US regulatory landscape, challenges in crypto adoption, and the fast-paced nature of the crypto market.

George Robertson, a highly interesting and contrarian investor, discusses his colorful career, the diminishing power of the Federal Reserve, and provocative claims on the market for US treasuries. He highlights the loss of the Fed's reaction function, the outcomes of their asset purchases, and the impact of massive government spending. Robertson also explores the role of sentiment and macroeconomics, concerns about market rigging, and shares insights on the current sentiment cycle and market manipulation.

David Kalk, former Macro Fund Manager and CIO of Reflexive Capital, discusses the current state of the crypto market including reflexivity, evaluating new tokens, Solana's resurgence, and the Bitcoin ETF. The podcast explores the concept of reflexivity in the crypto market, the structure of the Reflexive Capital fund, the ongoing regime transition in crypto trading, the impact of a Bitcoin ETF, the need for institutional investors in crypto, and the perspective of venture capitalists in the market.

In this podcast, the hosts discuss the Bitcoin ETF approval, Ethereum ETF prospects, Eric's transition from crypto to traditional markets, transferable skills from niche markets, top market performers living in paranoid states, and general outlook on venture capital speculation.