

Stacks
Luke Martin
Stacks, hosted by Luke Martin, explores the most exciting opportunities & key trends in crypto. From hedge funds to venture firms, traders to longterm investors, you will learn how the smartest players are making money. Episodes cover Bitcoin, altcoins, NFTs, and more.
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Dec 13, 2019 • 47min
Behind the Scenes: One of the Fastest Growing Crypto Exchanges w/ Ben Zhou
Ben Zhou is the CEO of Bybit, a derivitives exchange that allows traders to leverage positions in BTC, ETH, EOS, and XRP. We discuss how exchange origin story, how investors can test which exchanges have fake volume, the next step in decentralized exchanges, and more. This episode is sponsored by eToro: the worldwide leader in social trading. eToro is the best place for traders in the US to buy & sell crypto & now offers a new copytrader feature.

Dec 10, 2019 • 55min
Crypto Themes to Watch in 2020 w/ Su Zhu
Su Zhu is the CEO/CIO of Three Arrows Capital. In this episode we discuss Bitcoin volatility, S2F model, whether ETH can outperform, decentralized exchanges, and things to watch in 2020. This episode is presented by eToro: the worldwide leader in social trading. This show is also sponsored by Bybit exchange: the best place to trade BTC, ETH, XRP, and more with leverage.

Dec 2, 2019 • 40min
Smart Contract Wars w/ Tom Shaughnessy
Tom is the co-Founder of Delphi Digital & Host of the Chain Podcast. Delphi Digital is an independent research boutique providing institutional-grade analysis on the digital asset market. We discuss his recent research report covering blockchains set to launch in 2020, how ETH stacks up, how investors can evaluate the platforms, and more.

Nov 28, 2019 • 41min
The Automated Trading Platform Running on Bitcoin
Haas Online is an automated trading platform which allows you to rapidly create, backtest, and deploy automated strategies across dozens of cryptocurrency exchanges in minutes. We discuss automated strategies for hedge funds, individual traders, the flash crash bot, how they run on Bitcoin instead of a token and new features for exchanges.

Nov 21, 2019 • 1h 14min
Breaking Down the China Blockchain Narrative w/ Dovey Wan
Dovey Wan is a Founding Partner at Primitive Ventures, advisor to Coindesk, and ED at Hardcore Fund. In this episode we discuss the evolving China Blockchain narrative, how that news has switched from bullish to bearish, what is fact vs fiction, and more.

Nov 7, 2019 • 60min
The Future of Binance with CZ
In this episode I have a conversation with CZ, CEO of Binance. Binance is the largest crypto exchange in the industry which recently launched in the US, started offering margin trading, and has now done $1billion in profits. We discuss the China news, market manipulation, competing with Coinbase/Bitmex, and BNB.

Nov 1, 2019 • 58min
Crypto Market Perspectives: Blockchain Week Panel Recorded Live
This episode was recorded at the Compound Finance Thesis II event during Blockchain Week in San Francisco. The panel includes: Nic Carter, Tom Lee, and Marc Bhargava. Moderated by Luke Martin. We discuss the 2019 bull market, macro environment, risk-on assets, Libra impact, how many people are in Bitcoin and more.

Oct 14, 2019 • 1h 12min
Bitcoin Network Activity vs Network Value w/ Ikigai Fund
Ikigai is a crypto asset management firm. Travis Kling is the CIO, and Hans Hauge is a senior quantitative researcher. In this episode we discuss different network activity metrics & how they relate to Bitcoin network value. We also discuss the recent Bitcoin drop, what hashrate tells us, and more.

Oct 4, 2019 • 44min
Throwing Away The Bitcoin Chart w/ Jeff Dorman
Jeff Dorman is the CIO of Arca. Arca is a full-service investment management firm offering institutional-caliber products for sophisticated investors to gain exposure to digital assets. In this episode we discuss Jeff's journey from Wall Street to Bitcoin, whether banks are playing dumb, how Bitcoin relates to other commodities, and why investors should throw away the Bitcoin chart.

Sep 24, 2019 • 49min
Binance US Exchange Launch Exclusive w/ Catherine Coley
Catherine Coley is the CEO of Binance America. Binance US launched trading today, which is huge news in an industry that continues to reduce options for US based investors. In this episode we discuss everything you need to know about the platform, new tokens, plans for future, how they will compete with Coinbase, origin story, state of crypto in America, and more.