On The Brink with Castle Island
Hosts Matt Walsh and Nic Carter of Castle Island Ventures explore news and deals in the public blockchain space and talk to some of the leading experts in the industry. Learn more and stay up to date at CastleIsland.vc and follow on twitter @CastleIslandVC
Latest episodes
Jan 10, 2020 • 32min
Weekly News Roundup 1/10/20 (AMA Fallout, Telegram, Deribit, SEC news and more) (EP.32)
Matt and Nic from Castle Island Ventures review the top stories of the week in the cryptoasset industry. This week's topics include: - AMA predictions fallout - Deribit moves to Panama - Telegram blog post and much more news of the week
Jan 6, 2020 • 1h 22min
AMA Episode (thoughts on custody, proof of stake, career choices, bad football picks and more) (EP.31)
Matt and Nic from Castle Island Ventures answer listener questions on a range of topics
Jan 3, 2020 • 34min
Weekly News Roundup 1/3/20 (Alternative Launch Ideas, Token-economic flops, Crypto Banks, and more) (EP.30)
Matt and Nic from Castle Island Ventures review the top stories of the week in the cryptoasset industry. This week's topics include: - Hedera Hashgraph Tokeneconomics Proposal - Iota goes down for 15 hours - Nic's Alternative Launch Blog Post - Crypto Banks and more
Dec 30, 2019 • 48min
Dave Balter (Flipside Crypto) (EP.29)
Dave Balter, co-founder and CEO of Flipside Crypto joins the show. In this episode we discuss: - Dave's entrepreneurial journey to starting Flipside Crypto, his seventh company - His perspective on the public blockchains that are attracting meaningful users - His stance that many of these so-called protocols are actually companies And much more. Learn more about Flipside Crypto at: https://flipsidecrypto.com/
Dec 23, 2019 • 57min
Joe Lallouz (Bison Trails) (EP.28)
Joe Lallouz, co-founder and CEO of Bison Trails joins the show. In this episode we discuss: - Joe's career trajectory and the path that led him and his co-founder Aaron to launch Bison Trails - Joe and Aaron's initial mining project in the Pacific Northwest - How Joe thinks about the landscape for infrastructure services in the public blockchain industry - The Libra Association (Bison Trails is a founding member) - Raising capital in the blockchain industry in 2019 Learn more about Bison Trails at: https://bisontrails.co/
Dec 20, 2019 • 29min
Weekly News Roundup 12/20 (ErisX's one trade day, PlusToken, EMH in Bitcoin, Deals and more) (EP.27)
Matt and Nic from Castle Island Ventures review the top stories of the week in the cryptoasset industry. This week's topics include: - ErisX's futures launch - PlusToken - Efficient Markets at the halvening? - Deals of the week and more
Dec 16, 2019 • 1h 2min
Terrence Dempsey (Head of Product at Fidelity Digital Assets) (EP.26)
Terrence Dempsey, the Head of Product at Fidelity Digital Assets joins the show. In this episode we discuss: - Terrence's career trajectory, including his role at Second Market prior to Fidelity - Fidelity's product offering and ambitions in the cryptoasset industry - Terrence's views on the current state of play for market infrastructure
Dec 13, 2019 • 37min
Weekly News Roundup 12/13 (Pipe to Crypto, ICO Scammers, Jack Dorsey just gets it, and more) (EP.25)
Matt and Nic from Castle Island Ventures review the top stories of the week in the cryptoasset industry. This week's topics include: - Deals - ICO Scammers and DOJ arrests - Charles Schwab Study - Jack Dorsey (Square and Twitter) - Poloniex cold wallets
Dec 9, 2019 • 1h 6min
Alex Pack (Dragonfly Capital) (EP.24)
Alex Pack, Co-Founder and General Partner at Dragonfly Capital joins the show. Alex has been investing in the cryptoasset/blockchain space since 2014, and prior to founding Dragonfly, led cryptoasset focused investments for Bain Capital Partners. In this episode we discuss: - The blockchain landscape in China - Dragonfly's investment thesis - Regulatory implications of starting a protocol - Stablecoins - The evolving nature of venture investing
Dec 6, 2019 • 34min
Weekly News Roundup 12/6 (North Korea, Crypto War Games, Huobi) (EP.23)
Matt and Nic from Castle Island Ventures review the top stories of the week in the cryptoasset industry. This week's topics include: - Deals - North Korea Case - War Gaming Event at Harvard Kennedy School - Personnel Moves - Huobi PlusToken Dumping
