
The Delphi Podcast
Conversations with Crypto Gigabrains. Hosted by Tommy, Co-Founder and Founding Partner at Delphi Ventures
Latest episodes

Aug 20, 2020 • 43min
Anton Bukov: From a $1B Volume DEX To Launching An Automated Market Maker
Chain Reaction Host Tom Shaughnessy sits down with Anton Bukov, the co-founder of 1InchExchange. This is the go-to episode on 1inch as a DEX aggregator, scaling to handle over $1B in volume in a short period of time and the launch and benefits of Mooniswap - a next generation AMM protocol.
Thank you to our sponsor Crypto.com for making this happen! Visit bit.ly/cryptodelphi for more information!
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Resources:
Anton's Twitter: https://twitter.com/k06a
1InchExchange: https://1inch.exchange/#/ETH/YFI
Mooniswap: https://mooniswap.exchange/#/swap
Tom's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Shaughnessy119
Delphi Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDelphi
More
Our Video interviews Can Be Viewed Here: https://youtu.be/fubeSokngY8
Access Delphi's Research Here: https://www.delphidigital.io/
Kubera lets you monitor your crypto and traditional portfolios in a single place. Think Coinbase and Fidelity on the same dashboard. All major banks, brokerages, crypto exchanges and wallets supported. https://www.kubera.com/
Disclosures: This podcast is strictly informational and educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any tokens or securities or to make any financial decisions. Do not trade or invest in any project, tokens, or securities based upon this podcast episode. The host may personally own tokens that are mentioned on the podcast. Tom Shaughnessy personally owns tokens in ETH, BTC, RUNE, NXM, BTC, SOL, SNX, STX, MLN, DXD AND HNT. Lets Talk Bitcoin is a distribution partner for the Chain Reaction Podcast, and our current show features paid sponsorships which may be featured at the start, middle, and/or the end of the episode. These sponsorships are for informational purposes only and are not a solicitation to use any product or service.

Aug 19, 2020 • 44min
Anonymous: Running a Large Venezuelan Virtual Labour Arbitrage Operation - Metaverse Musings Ep 03
Host Piers Kicks sits down with DuckM the Co-Founder of FancyHire for Episode 03 of Metaverse Musings. His operation is one of the most fascinating early examples of how the internet can unlock extreme economic niches, and the types of behaviours we can expect to develop with the emergence of the Metaverse. In this episode, DuckM walks us through the exciting bitcoin-enabled multi-million dollar businesses that are forming around large video game economies. Join us to learn more about what it takes to build a robust international operation whose business model is the export of cheap virtual labour from struggling economies.
Thank you to our sponsor Crypto.com for making this happen! Visit bit.ly/cryptodelphi for more information!
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Links:
FancyHire's webpage: https://fancyhire.co/https://youtu.be/-dHasR2cs9w
Twitter:
FancyHire's (new!) Twitter: https://twitter.com/FancyHireOSRS
Piers’ Twitter: https://twitter.com/pierskicks
Support the show:
Delphi Podcast video interviews can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/xa7SIcET_FI
Access Delphi's Research here: https://www.delphidigital.io/
Disclosures: This podcast is strictly informational and educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any tokens or securities or to make any financial decisions. Do not trade or invest in any project, tokens, or securities based upon this podcast episode. The host may personally own tokens that are mentioned on the podcast.
Tom Shaughnessy owns tokens in ETH, BTC, CKB, MLN, SNX, RUNE, sUSD, SOL, DXD and HNT. Lets Talk Bitcoin is a distribution partner for the Chain Reaction Podcast, and our current show features paid sponsorships which may be featured at the start, middle, and/or the end of the episode. These sponsorships are for informational purposes only and are not a solicitation to use any product or service.

Aug 17, 2020 • 51min
Kurt Watkins: A 360° Crypto Legal Update
Chain Reaction Host Tom Shaughnessy sits down with Kurt Watkins, the founder of Watkins Legal. The two have a broad legal conversation on token generation events, DAOs (open law, Aragon and others), DeFi, privacy, GDPR, CEXS vs DEXs and more.
Thank you to our sponsor Crypto.com for making this happen! Visit bit.ly/cryptodelphi for more information!
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Resources:
Watkins Legal: https://watkins.legal/team
Tom's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Shaughnessy119
Delphi Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDelphi
More
Our Video interviews Can Be Viewed Here: https://youtu.be/fubeSokngY8
Access Delphi's Research Here: https://www.delphidigital.io/
Kubera lets you monitor your crypto and traditional portfolios in a single place. Think Coinbase and Fidelity on the same dashboard. All major banks, brokerages, crypto exchanges and wallets supported. https://www.kubera.com/
Disclosures: This podcast is strictly informational and educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any tokens or securities or to make any financial decisions. Do not trade or invest in any project, tokens, or securities based upon this podcast episode. The host may personally own tokens that are mentioned on the podcast. Tom Shaughnessy personally owns tokens in ETH, BTC, RUNE, NXM, BTC, SOL, SNX, STX, MLN AND HNT. Lets Talk Bitcoin is a distribution partner for the Chain Reaction Podcast, and our current show features paid sponsorships which may be featured at the start, middle, and/or the end of the episode. These sponsorships are for informational purposes only and are not a solicitation to use any product or service.

Aug 11, 2020 • 43min
Erik Voorhees: Goodbye Tribes, It’s Digital Assets Vs The World
Host Tom Shaughnessy sits down with Erik Voorhees, a bitcoin OG and the CEO of Shapeshift. The two discuss Shapeshift's exchange, how its not Bitcoin vs Ethereum but Digital Assets vs the world, and what a crypto future looks like in terms of rebuilding the world in the face of a coming potential major currency debasements.
Thank you to our sponsor Crypto.com for making this happen! Visit bit.ly/cryptodelphi for more information!
This episode was released first for Delphi Digital subscribers! https://www.delphidigital.io/
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Resources:
Erik's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ErikVoorhees
Shapeshift's Website: https://shapeshift.com/
Tom's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Shaughnessy119
Delphi Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDelphi
More
Our Video interviews Can Be Viewed Here: https://youtu.be/fubeSokngY8
Access Delphi's Research Here: https://www.delphidigital.io/
Kubera lets you monitor your crypto and traditional portfolios in a single place. Think Coinbase and Fidelity on the same dashboard. All major banks, brokerages, crypto exchanges and wallets supported. https://www.kubera.com/
Disclosures: This podcast is strictly informational and educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any tokens or securities or to make any financial decisions. Do not trade or invest in any project, tokens, or securities based upon this podcast episode. The host may personally own tokens that are mentioned on the podcast. Tom Shaughnessy owns tokens in BTC, RUNE, NXM, BTC, SNX, STX, MLN AND HNT. Lets Talk Bitcoin is a distribution partner for the Chain Reaction Podcast, and our current show features paid sponsorships which may be featured at the start, middle, and/or the end of the episode. These sponsorships are for informational purposes only and are not a solicitation to use any product or service.

Aug 7, 2020 • 45min
ParaFi’s Ben and Santiago: DeFi Is A Complete Redesign Of The Financial System
Ben Forman and Santiago from ParaFi Capital discuss DeFi's impact on finance, including investment opportunities, Synthetix's DAOs, Ethereum's role in DeFi, and the convergence of DeFi and CFI. They explore challenges, governance, and the future potential of decentralized finance.

Aug 5, 2020 • 58min
U.S. Dominance in the ”New Normal”
Sri Thiruvadanthai, the director of research for The Jerome Levy Forecasting Center, and Kevin Kelly discuss today’s extraordinary policy regime, the growth profile of the US vs. the rest of the world, why the US dollar could be poised for further strength, the struggles and headwinds facing the European economy, and how the post-COVID world is likely to look.

Aug 3, 2020 • 55min
CZ: Binance’s Early Days To Handling Trillions in Volume
Host Tom Shaughnessy sits down with CZ, Founder and CEO at Binance Exchange.
The two discuss:
The early days of Binance, and how CZ overcame specific barriers and struggles.
What scares CZ most about the space and his biggest mistakes that he had to overcome.
Competing against centralized exchanges and decentralized versions (AMMs, DEXs, etc).
Managing a decentralized team of 1,500 (up from 500) and plans to decentralize even further over time.
Scaling Binance to be able to handle trillions in annual trade volume with goals of handling $100T in annual volumes.
Much more!
Thank you to our sponsor Crypto.com for making this happen! Visit bit.ly/cryptodelphi for more information!
This episode was released first for Delphi Digital subscribers! https://www.delphidigital.io/
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Twitter:
CZ's Twitter: https://twitter.com/cz_binance
Tom's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Shaughnessy119
Delphi Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDelphi
More
Our Video interviews Can Be Viewed Here: https://youtu.be/fubeSokngY8
Access Delphi's Research Here: https://www.delphidigital.io/
Disclosures: This podcast is strictly informational and educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any tokens or securities or to make any financial decisions. Do not trade or invest in any project, tokens, or securities based upon this podcast episode. The host may personally own tokens that are mentioned on the podcast. Tom Shaughnessy owns tokens in BTC, RUNE, NXM, YFI, BTC, BNB, SNX, CKB, STX, MLN AND HNT. Lets Talk Bitcoin is a distribution partner for the Chain Reaction Podcast, and our current show features paid sponsorships which may be featured at the start, middle, and/or the end of the episode. These sponsorships are for informational purposes only and are not a solicitation to use any product or service.

Jul 30, 2020 • 45min
Anthony Pompliano: Bitcoin Will Underpin The Global Financial Future
Host Tom Shaughnessy sits Anthony Pompliano, Co-Founder and Partner at Morgan Creek Digital Assets.
The two discuss Pomp's creation of one of the largest crypto newsletters, his leading podcast, Morgan Creek Digital investing 9 figures in the crypto space, Bitcoin, the decentralization spectrum and much more.
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Thank you to our sponsor Crypto.com for making this happen! Visit bit.ly/cryptodelphi for more information!
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Twitter:
Pomp's Twitter: https://twitter.com/APompliano
Tom's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Shaughnessy119
Delphi Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDelphi
More
Our Video interviews Can Be Viewed Here: https://youtu.be/fubeSokngY8
Access Delphi's Research Here: https://www.delphidigital.io/
Disclosures: This podcast is strictly informational and educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any tokens or securities or to make any financial decisions. Do not trade or invest in any project, tokens, or securities based upon this podcast episode. The host may personally own tokens that are mentioned on the podcast. Tom Shaughnessy owns tokens in ETH, BTC, CKB, MLN, SNX, RUNE, sUSD, and HNT. Lets Talk Bitcoin is a distribution partner for the Chain Reaction Podcast, and our current show features paid sponsorships which may be featured at the start, middle, and/or the end of the episode. These sponsorships are for informational purposes only and are not a solicitation to use any product or service.

Jul 27, 2020 • 1h 27min
Macro Matters: Laurence Kotlikoff - America is Broke
Host Jose Maria Macedo sits down with economist Laurence Kotlikoff, professor of economics at Boston University, president of Economic Security Planning, New York Times best-selling author and 2x presidential candidate. We discuss the US's fiscal state, $200T in off balance sheet liabilities, MMT as well as Laurence's solutions to the problems facing the US. We also spend some time discussing digital assets and the role they may play in this.
Thank you to our sponsor Crypto.com for making this happen! Visit bit.ly/cryptodelphi for more information!
Links mentioned:
Laurence's website: https://kotlikoff.net/:
The Inform Act
"The Big Con"
Twitter:
Laurence's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Kotlikoff
Jose's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZeMariaMacedo
Support the show:
Delphi Podcast video interviews can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/xa7SIcET_FI
Access Delphi's Research here: https://www.delphidigital.io/
Disclosures: This podcast is strictly informational and educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any tokens or securities or to make any financial decisions. Do not trade or invest in any project, tokens, or securities based upon this podcast episode. The host may personally own tokens that are mentioned on the podcast. Tom Shaughnessy owns tokens in ETH, BTC, CKB, MLN, SNX, RUNE, sUSD, and HNT. Lets Talk Bitcoin is a distribution partner for the Chain Reaction Podcast, and our current show features paid sponsorships which may be featured at the start, middle, and/or the end of the episode. These sponsorships are for informational purposes only and are not a solicitation to use any product or service.

Jul 24, 2020 • 1h 2min
Ryan Gill: A Crucible Moment Pt 1 - Metaverse Musings Ep 02
Host Piers Kicks sits down with Ryan Gill the Founder and CEO of Crucible for Episode 02 of Metaverse Musings. Both Ryan and his Co-Founder Toby Tremayne have been hard at work laying the foundations for an exciting chapter in the evolution metaverse. Keep an eye on Crucible as more information comes online in the coming weeks as the company officially moves out of stealth. We talk through Ryan's White Mirror philosophy, their blueprints for the open metaverse, and the worlds of tomorrow. Stay tuned for Part 2 which will feature Toby for a more granular technical exploration of the themes covered. https://crucible.network/
Thank you to our sponsor Crypto.com for making this happen! Visit bit.ly/cryptodelphi for more information!
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Links mentioned:
Our "Forging the Open Metaverse" panel: https://youtu.be/-dHasR2cs9w
Ryan's upcoming virtual worlds webinar: https://www.evernym.com/webinar-virtual-worlds/
Twitter:
Ryan's Twitter: https://twitter.com/siixgill
Piers’ Twitter: https://twitter.com/pierskicks
Support the show:
Delphi Podcast video interviews can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/xa7SIcET_FI
Access Delphi's Research here: https://www.delphidigital.io/
Disclosures: This podcast is strictly informational and educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any tokens or securities or to make any financial decisions. Do not trade or invest in any project, tokens, or securities based upon this podcast episode. The host may personally own tokens that are mentioned on the podcast. Tom Shaughnessy owns tokens in ETH, BTC, CKB, MLN, SNX, RUNE, sUSD, and HNT. Lets Talk Bitcoin is a distribution partner for the Chain Reaction Podcast, and our current show features paid sponsorships which may be featured at the start, middle, and/or the end of the episode. These sponsorships are for informational purposes only and are not a solicitation to use any product or service.