CryptoNews Podcast

Alex Tapscott is an entrepreneur, writer, and seasoned capital markets professional focused on the impact of emerging technologies, such as blockchain and cryptocurrencies, on business, government, and society.Alex is the Managing Director of the Digital Assets Group at Ninepoint Partners, one of Canada’s leading independent asset management firms. Among other things, Ninepoint launched the world’s first carbon-neutral Bitcoin ETF (BITC:TSX). Alex is also co-author of the critically acclaimed non-fiction best-seller, Blockchain Revolution, which has been translated into more than 19 languages and has sold more than 500,000 copies worldwide. His latest book, Digital Asset Revolution, was published June 2022.In 2017, Alex co-founded the Blockchain Research Institute (BRI), a global think-tank investigating blockchain strategies, opportunities, and use-cases. Previously, Alex was an executive at the investment bank Canaccord Genuity. Alex is a graduate of Amherst College (Cum Laude) and is a CFA Charterholder. He lives in Toronto.In this conversation, we discuss:- Crypto in Toronto- ETH being born in Toronto- BTC + ETH = most important technological breakthrough of the last decade- Leaving banking for crypto- Writing a book- NFT based storytelling and token-gated communities- @mv3nft NFTs- Cosmos and $ATOM- Interoperability and bridges- Dollar MilkShake theory- Elon Musk twitter takeover- Big companies embracing public blockchainsNinepointWebsite: ninepoint.comTwitter: @NinepointLinkedIn: Ninepoint PartnersBlockchain Research InstituteWebsite: blockchainresearchinstitute.orgTwitter: @blockchainRILinkedIn: Blockchain Research InstituteAlex TapscottWebsite: alextapscott.com Twitter: @alextapscott ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  This episode is brought to you by PrimeXBT.  PrimeXBT offers a robust trading system for both beginners and professional traders that demand highly reliable market data and performance. Traders of all experience levels can easily design and customize layouts and widgets to best fit their trading style. PrimeXBT is always offering innovative products and professional trading conditions to all customers.  PrimeXBT is running an exclusive promotion for listeners of the podcast. After making your first deposit, 50% of that first deposit will be credited to your account as a bonus that can be used as additional collateral to open positions.  Code: CRYPTONEWS50  This promotion is available for a month after activation. Click the link below:  PrimeXBT x CRYPTONEWS50

Matt McGuire is the Chief Technology Officer of Caduceus and brings 18+ years of leadership, strategic business growth, and development experience. Building on his strong development background Matt overlays a passion for code and inventive solutions. Board and investor-level pitch specialist with a background as a digital innovator and emerging technology thought leader. Matt has a hands-on proactive and integrated planning approach to his leadership. He is a team builder and technical mentor with an impressive portfolio of award-winning work.In this conversation, we discuss:- UK’s PM Situation- Current economic situation- Building pitch decks - MetaVerse development advancement- Cloud edge rendering- Tapping into power users and energy savers- CMP Coin Tokenomics- Different types of metaverses- Fully EVM compatible- Caduceus Incubator- Current crypto landscape- Current economic landscape being much worse than 2008- Crypto liquidity pools have become so prominent - BTC and ETH won’t disappearCaduceus Website: caduceus.foundationTwitter: @Caduceus_CMPDiscord: discord.gg/caduceus  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  This episode is brought to you by PrimeXBT.  PrimeXBT offers a robust trading system for both beginners and professional traders that demand highly reliable market data and performance. Traders of all experience levels can easily design and customize layouts and widgets to best fit their trading style. PrimeXBT is always offering innovative products and professional trading conditions to all customers.  PrimeXBT is running an exclusive promotion for listeners of the podcast. After making your first deposit, 50% of that first deposit will be credited to your account as a bonus that can be used as additional collateral to open positions.  Code: CRYPTONEWS50  This promotion is available for a month after activation. Click the link below:  PrimeXBT x CRYPTONEWS50

Kadan Stadelmann is a blockchain developer, operations security expert, and Chief Technology Officer of Komodo. Komodo is a leader in blockchain interoperability and atomic swap technology. Its flagship technology and end-user application are AtomicDEX - a mobile and web-compatible non-custodial multi-coin wallet and atomic swap-powered DEX rolled into one dApp. Kadan strongly identifies with Komodo’s open-source vision and ideology. His dedication to the Komodo project is founded on an unwavering desire to make the world a better place. In addition to cryptography, blockchain technology, and development, Kadan is interested in literature, mathematics, astrophysics, and traveling.In this conversation, we discuss:- Cosmos ecosystem- $ATOM price prediction- Chance of $ATOM flipping $ETH- Cosmos being quality all around- Cosmos becoming a major player in the DeFi space- Achieving total blockchain interoperability on Cosmos- EVM-compatible blockchains- Paying fees on your own token- CosmoVerse in Medellín- Neural interfaces- Komodo HD wallet + hardware wallet KomodoWebsite: komodoplatform.comTwitter: @KomodoPlatformDiscord: komodoplatform.com/discordKadan StadelmannTwitter: @0xca333LinkedIn: Kadan Stadelmann ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  This episode is brought to you by PrimeXBT.  PrimeXBT offers a robust trading system for both beginners and professional traders that demand highly reliable market data and performance. Traders of all experience levels can easily design and customize layouts and widgets to best fit their trading style. PrimeXBT is always offering innovative products and professional trading conditions to all customers.  PrimeXBT is running an exclusive promotion for listeners of the podcast. After making your first deposit, 50% of that first deposit will be credited to your account as a bonus that can be used as additional collateral to open positions.  Code: CRYPTONEWS50  This promotion is available for a month after activation. Click the link below:  PrimeXBT x CRYPTONEWS50

Fuad Fatullaev is the Co-founder and CEO of WeWay, a Web3 ecosystem  for influencers and content makers to support their metaverse presence and teach them how to reach their full potential. Fuad is an entrepreneur with more than 10 years in launching and developing fintech startups in the UK and UAE. He graduated from Harvard Extension School and launched a startup partnered with McKinsey's startup club. Fuad Fatullaev ran projects with a contract value of over $16.1M and led an international team of more than 300 people in cross-functional departments.In this conversation, we discuss:- Dubai becoming the new Switzerland- Launching food delivery startups- Creating web3 ecosystems- The end of fiat currency- MADBACKPACKS- Growth of traditional gaming- Fun > financial incentives- Find-to-earn- Building mobile games- WeWay LaunchPad- Learning, Earning and Playing- Centralized exchange volume drying up- Crypto Hot takesWeWayWebsite: weway.ioTwitter: @WeWay_ioTelegram: t.me/WeWay_ioFuad FatullaevTwitter: @fuad_fatullaevLinkedIn: Fuad Fatullaev---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  This episode is brought to you by PrimeXBT.  PrimeXBT offers a robust trading system for both beginners and professional traders that demand highly reliable market data and performance. Traders of all experience levels can easily design and customize layouts and widgets to best fit their trading style. PrimeXBT is always offering innovative products and professional trading conditions to all customers.  PrimeXBT is running an exclusive promotion for listeners of the podcast. After making your first deposit, 50% of that first deposit will be credited to your account as a bonus that can be used as additional collateral to open positions.  Code: CRYPTONEWS50  This promotion is available for a month after activation. Click the link below:  PrimeXBT x CRYPTONEWS50

Adam Ilenich is the Head of Community at Rarible, where he oversees social media marketing, partnership activations, and Discord—all while finding ways to be involved in events and new business, too. He also co-hosts Rarible’s Monday “GM Weekly” Twitter Spaces. Prior to joining Rarible, he worked at Twitter running the @TwitterMktg handle and producing some of the highest-performing content on that channel. He has bachelor’s degrees in Journalism and Political Theory from Michigan State University.In this conversation, we discuss:- Working at Twitter- Elon Musk Twitter takeover- Crypto Twitter- Importance of community in Web3- Replying & responding to people online- Rarible 2- Long-term lockers receiving greater voting power- $RARI Buying and Listing Rewards- Community marketplaces- Royalties on NFT exchanges- Quality interactions over numbersRaribleWebsite: rarible.comTwitter: @rarible Instagram: @raribleDiscord: discord.gg/raribleAdam IlenichTwitter: @adamilenichLinkedIn: Adam Ilenich Photo credit: Doodles and Letters by Vinnie Hager ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  This episode is brought to you by PrimeXBT.  PrimeXBT offers a robust trading system for both beginners and professional traders that demand highly reliable market data and performance. Traders of all experience levels can easily design and customize layouts and widgets to best fit their trading style. PrimeXBT is always offering innovative products and professional trading conditions to all customers.  PrimeXBT is running an exclusive promotion for listeners of the podcast. After making your first deposit, 50% of that first deposit will be credited to your account as a bonus that can be used as additional collateral to open positions.  Code: CRYPTONEWS50  This promotion is available for a month after activation. Click the link below:  PrimeXBT x CRYPTONEWS50

Gracy Chen is the Managing Director of Bitget and oversees the growth and expansion of global markets, strategy, execution, business, and corporate development of Bitget. She started her journey to crypto world since 2014, and has been an investor since the early days of BitKeep, Asia’s leading decentralised wallet.Before joining Bitget, Gracy held executive roles at XRSPACE, a VR technology company. During her time there, Gracy oversaw and led the marketing and business development functions, as well as government and public relations in the region. Formerly an anchor and producer at Phoenix TV’s technology and finance channel, one of the largest media conglomerates in China, Chen has reported on financial news and events extensively, including the World Economic Forum. During her time at Phoenix, she interviewed tech leaders, including Kevin Kelly, founding editor of Wired. Gracy was named a Global Shaper by the World Economic Forum in 2015. A graduate of the National University of Singapore, Chen will also be pursuing an MBA degree at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.In this conversation, we discuss:- Partnership with Messi- Synergies between football and crypto- Sports partnerships giving credibility to crypto- The competitive landscape in crypto exchange- Social trading- Crypto winter, how to navigate during a bear market- Current market trends from crypto trading- Bitget's 3-5 years goal- High-performing habits- Women in web3BitgetWebsite: bitget.comTwitter: @bitgetglobalLinkedIn: BitgetTelegram: t.me/bitgetEN Gracy Chen Twitter: @GracyBitgetLinkedIn: Gracy Chen ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  This episode is brought to you by PrimeXBT.  PrimeXBT offers a robust trading system for both beginners and professional traders that demand highly reliable market data and performance. Traders of all experience levels can easily design and customize layouts and widgets to best fit their trading style. PrimeXBT is always offering innovative products and professional trading conditions to all customers.  PrimeXBT is running an exclusive promotion for listeners of the podcast. After making your first deposit, 50% of that first deposit will be credited to your account as a bonus that can be used as additional collateral to open positions.  Code: CRYPTONEWS50  This promotion is available for a month after activation. Click the link below:  PrimeXBT x CRYPTONEWS50

Collin O’Brien is the Head of Marketing at Rubic, a leading cross-chain swap service that allows users to swap assets between major blockchains in one click and with the lowest gas fees.Collin has 15+ years of experience in marketing and sales in multiple industries, including crypto, tech, real estate, and medical equipment. He has been a crypto investor for 5+ years and almost bought 1,000+ BTC in early 2011! He also was an investor in Rubic before becoming a team member.In this conversation, we discuss:- Almost buying 1,000+ BTC in early 2011- Trusting your gut - it’s your moral compass- Investing in Rubic and then joining the team- Cross-chain swaps - why are they so important?- The future is multi-chain- What are SDKs?- Competition - there are usually two big behemoths- The tedious process of cross-chain trading- Rubic's SDK - Software Development Kit (SDK)- How far away are we from mass adoption- Applications being the catalyst for growth- Cross-chain in layman's terms- Advice to 20yr old selfRubicWebsite: rubic.exchangeTwitter: @CryptoRubicDiscord: discord.gg/7EYzPbWKFQTelegram: t.me/cryptorubic_chatCollin O'BrienTwitter: @Collin_Rubic LinkedIn: Collin O'Brien ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  This episode is brought to you by PrimeXBT.  PrimeXBT offers a robust trading system for both beginners and professional traders that demand highly reliable market data and performance. Traders of all experience levels can easily design and customize layouts and widgets to best fit their trading style. PrimeXBT is always offering innovative products and professional trading conditions to all customers.  PrimeXBT is running an exclusive promotion for listeners of the podcast. After making your first deposit, 50% of that first deposit will be credited to your account as a bonus that can be used as additional collateral to open positions.  Code: CRYPTONEWS50  This promotion is available for a month after activation. Click the link below:  PrimeXBT x CRYPTONEWS50

Mitchell Amador is the Founder of Immunefi, the leading bug bounty and security services platform for web3 that protects crypto projects and regular users. In a span of less than two years, Immunefi has saved more than $25 billion dollars from being hacked and actively guards over $60 billion in users’ funds.Before Immunefi, Mitchell was best known for making Sophia the Robot a worldwide sensation as the CMO of SingularityNET and as the VP of Marketing at Steemit, where he drove its adoption and growth, resulting in a peak $2 billion valuation. In addition, he was a member of the rLoop Hyperloop team, drove growth for the world’s dominant web .pdf company, and helped launch the largest user-owned open world, Decentraland.In this conversation, we discuss:- Paying out over $60 million in bounties- Web3 security- How bounties get paid out- History of Immunefi- Unsexy problems being very profitable- The “Hell” lottery- Scaling - Creating frameworks and forging new pathways in business- Blockchain and crypto hacks … will they ever slow down?- Anonymous workflows- Immunefi's recent raise with Framework Ventures- Building the 911 layer of crypto- Building new systems - it's going to be weird, but it will workImmunefiWebsite: immunefi.comTwitter: @immunefiLinkedIn: ImmunefiDiscord: discord.gg/rpkPDR7pVV Mitchell AmadorTwitter: @MitchellAmador LinkedIn: Mitchell Amador  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  This episode is brought to you by PrimeXBT.  PrimeXBT offers a robust trading system for both beginners and professional traders that demand highly reliable market data and performance. Traders of all experience levels can easily design and customize layouts and widgets to best fit their trading style. PrimeXBT is always offering innovative products and professional trading conditions to all customers.  PrimeXBT is running an exclusive promotion for listeners of the podcast. After making your first deposit, 50% of that first deposit will be credited to your account as a bonus that can be used as additional collateral to open positions.  Code: CRYPTONEWS50  This promotion is available for a month after activation. Click the link below:  PrimeXBT x CRYPTONEWS50

Haseeb Awan is the CEO & Founder of Efani Secure Mobile. Efani Secure Mobile works with ultra-high net worth individuals on their mobile Security and guarantees protection against SIM Swap, Eevasdropping & location tracking. Haseeb is a Telecom engineer & Y-Combinator Alumni. Previously he co-founded one of the largest Bitcoin ATM networks. He has been featured on NYT, Techcrunch, WSJ, Hulu, and several international media outlets.In this conversation, we discuss:- Telephone numbers are linked to everything and it can be hacked!- Stories of people being hacked- Security tips - Efani- Decentralized Wireless (DeWi)- Distributed vs Decentralized wireless systems- Crypto evolving behind Ponzi-nomics- Can we build a better product with privacy at its front- If you’re not paying for it, you are the product- Founding BitAccess back in 2013- Founding fathers of crypto story back in Miami 2013- Staying focused and solving a simple problem- Credit score for telephone numbersEfani Secure MobileWebsite: efani.comTwitter: @efaniLinkedIn: EfaniHaseeb AwanTwitter: @haseebLinkedIn: Haseeb Awan  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  This episode is brought to you by PrimeXBT.  PrimeXBT offers a robust trading system for both beginners and professional traders that demand highly reliable market data and performance. Traders of all experience levels can easily design and customize layouts and widgets to best fit their trading style. PrimeXBT is always offering innovative products and professional trading conditions to all customers.  PrimeXBT is running an exclusive promotion for listeners of the podcast. After making your first deposit, 50% of that first deposit will be credited to your account as a bonus that can be used as additional collateral to open positions.  Code: CRYPTONEWS50  This promotion is available for a month after activation. Click the link below:  PrimeXBT x CRYPTONEWS50

Grace “Ori” Kwan is a programmer, designer, illustrator, and Co-Founder of Orca. Her specialty is creating simple, human-centered interfaces for deeply technical fields. Upon graduating from Stanford with a B.S. and M.S. in Computer Science, she started her career as a software engineer at Coursera in the Bay Area. After that, she became an Interaction Designer at IDEO's Tokyo studio, which gave her a deep appreciation for the many and varied meanings of "good design." Outside of the space, Ori dabbles as a food writer and has contributed stories to Gastro Obscura.In this conversation, we discuss:- Design fundamentals; talking to people and finding solutions to problems- Society rewarding specialists over generalists- Orca DeFi- Orca’s climate footprint- Measuring energy consumption via SDKs and validators- Solana being energy efficient in contrast to the Solana Conference- How Web3 leaders can support climate initiatives- DeFi lego - The smart router - Creating value and not just moving value around- Reality of NFT value- Living in Mexico City- Being a food writerOrcaWebsite: orca.soTwitter: @orca_soDiscord: discord.orca.soGrace "Ori" Kwan Twitter: @oritheorcaLinkedIn: Ori Kwan ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  This episode is brought to you by PrimeXBT.  PrimeXBT offers a robust trading system for both beginners and professional traders that demand highly reliable market data and performance. Traders of all experience levels can easily design and customize layouts and widgets to best fit their trading style. PrimeXBT is always offering innovative products and professional trading conditions to all customers.  PrimeXBT is running an exclusive promotion for listeners of the podcast. After making your first deposit, 50% of that first deposit will be credited to your account as a bonus that can be used as additional collateral to open positions.  Code: CRYPTONEWS50  This promotion is available for a month after activation. Click the link below:  PrimeXBT x CRYPTONEWS50