Talking Tokens

On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn Melinek is joined by Scott Shapiro, senior director of product management at Coinbase. They discuss Coinbase’s suite of products, what advanced traders want more of, how the spot bitcoin ETF impacted the industry and when will crypto get its watershed moment to onboard the masses. Links: - Follow Scott: https://twitter.com/scottshapiro - Follow Coinbase: https://twitter.com/coinbase - Follow Jacquelyn: https://twitter.com/jacqmelinek - Follow Talking Tokens: https://twitter.com/_TalkingTokens - Follow Token Relations: https://twitter.com/Token_Relations Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0LOgWxI... Subscribe to the podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2Wy... Please note that this podcast is for informational purposes only and any views shared by anyone on the show are opinions, not financial advice. The host or guests may have a direct or indirect financial interest in content mentioned in this episode.

On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn Melinek is joined by Nikil Viswanathan, co-founder and CEO of Alchemy. Jacquelyn and Nikil dive into Alchemy’s origin story, what it’s like to scale a business and maintain a culture, which blockchains developers are focused on today and how crypto and blockchain technology can impact all businesses in the long term. Links: Follow Nikil: https://twitter.com/nikil Follow Alchemy: https://twitter.com/alchemyplatform Follow Jacquelyn: https://twitter.com/jacqmelinek Follow Talking Tokens: https://twitter.com/_TalkingTokens Follow Token Relations: https://twitter.com/Token_Relations Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0LOgWxIQ0NnNUD5eXsSuoZ?si=9a9fda1d29224d57&nd=1&dlsi=e618e463ed104548 Subscribe to the podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talking-tokens/id1743669141 Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TalkingTokens Please note that this podcast is for informational purposes only and any views shared by anyone on the show are opinions, not financial advice. The host or guests may have a direct or indirect financial interest in content mentioned in this episode.

On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn Melinek is joined by Alex Felix, the managing partner and chief investment officer of CoinFund. They dive into how Alex entered the crypto space from a TradFi background, how competitive the investor landscape is today, what projects he’s most interested in, Telegram’s deeper dive into the crypto space and the crypto venture capital market heating up. Episodes air every Tuesday and Thursday on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, X and more. For more updates, subscribe to the Talking Tokens newsletter here: https://talkingtokens.beehiiv.com/ And follow us on X: Alex: https://twitter.com/flexthought CoinFund: https://twitter.com/coinfund_io Jacquelyn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/jacqmelinek⁠⁠⁠⁠ Talking Tokens: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/_TalkingTokens⁠⁠⁠⁠ Token Relations: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/Token_Relations⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/0LOgWxIQ0NnNUD5eXsSuoZ⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to the podcast on Apple: ⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talking-tokens/id1743669141⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2WysLnPg6k3t_jXo-YFitg⁠⁠⁠ Please note that this podcast is for informational purposes only and any views shared by anyone on the show are opinions, not financial advice. The host or guests may have a direct or indirect financial interest in content mentioned in this episode.

On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn Melinek is joined by Qiao Wang, founding member of Alliance DAO, a web3 accelerator program. Its most recent cohort All12 had its demo day showcasing its 12 graduates on May 2. Startups that take part in the program receive a $350,000 investment from Alliance as well as introductions to VCs and mentorship from some of the industry’s biggest leaders. Jacquelyn and Qiao dive into how Alliance picks startups for its cohorts, what successful projects have in common, the struggles and successes through bull and bear markets and what he’s following in the market. Episodes air every Tuesday and Thursday on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, X and more. For more updates, subscribe to the Talking Tokens newsletter here: https://talkingtokens.beehiiv.com/ And follow us on X: Qiao: https://twitter.com/QwQiao Alliance: https://twitter.com/alliancedao Jacquelyn: ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/jacqmelinek⁠⁠⁠ Talking Tokens: ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/_TalkingTokens⁠⁠⁠ Token Relations: ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/Token_Relations⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify: ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/0LOgWxIQ0NnNUD5eXsSuoZ⁠⁠ Subscribe to the podcast on Apple: ⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talking-tokens/id1743669141⁠⁠ Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2WysLnPg6k3t_jXo-YFitg⁠⁠ Please note that this podcast is for informational purposes only and any views shared by anyone on the show are opinions, not financial advice. The host or guests may have a direct or indirect financial interest in content mentioned in this episode.

On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn Melinek is joined by Zhuoxun ‘Zedd’ Yin, co-founder of the NFT marketplace Magic Eden. At the time of our podcast recording, Yin shared Magic Eden's Runes platform volume was $12 million, so it has increased 366% in less than a week to $56 million at the time of publication, signaling extremely strong demand for Runes infrastructure through the marketplace. They dive into Magic Eden’s strategy, building out an NFT marketplace in a competitive space, how to manage risk in a volatile NFT market and what he thinks is the next big thing for the sector. Links: Follow Zedd: https://twitter.com/ZhuoxunYin Follow Magic Eden: https://twitter.com/MagicEden Follow Jacquelyn: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/jacqmelinek⁠⁠ Follow Talking Tokens: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/_TalkingTokens⁠⁠ Follow Token Relations: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/Token_Relations⁠⁠ Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/0LOgWxIQ0NnNUD5eXsSuoZ⁠ Subscribe to the podcast on Apple: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talking-tokens/id1743669141⁠ Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2WysLnPg6k3t_jXo-YFitg⁠ Please note that this podcast is for informational purposes only and any views shared by anyone on the show are opinions, not financial advice. The host or guests may have a direct or indirect financial interest in content mentioned in this episode.

On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn Melinek is joined by Anthony Pompliano, a long-time entrepreneur and investor. The two recently co-founded Token Relations, a firm focused on connecting blockchains and crypto projects with their ecosystems and token holders. They dive into why they created Token Relations, how the business fits into the industry and what blockchains and crypto projects can do to shift their focus and better engage their ecosystems. Links: Follow Pomp: https://twitter.com/APompliano Follow Jacquelyn: https://twitter.com/jacqmelinek Follow Talking Tokens: https://twitter.com/_TalkingTokens Follow Token Relations: https://twitter.com/Token_Relations Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0LOgWxIQ0NnNUD5eXsSuoZ Subscribe to the podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talking-tokens/id1743669141 Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2WysLnPg6k3t_jXo-YFitg Please note that this podcast is for informational purposes only and any views shared by anyone on the show are opinions, not financial advice. The host or guests may have a direct or indirect financial interest in content mentioned in this episode.