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The crypto native's podcast for DeFi, NFTs, and Web 3. . Jason Choi (@mrjasonchoi), full-time crypto investor since 2018, goes deep into the technology and economics behind crypto projects to dissect trends and themes in a global context. Nothing on this show is financial advice. Blockcrunch and its personnel may hold positions in assets discussed on the show.
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Why Arch Network is the Future for Bitcoin dApps - Matt & Amine, Arch Network, Ep. 258
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Today Jason is joined by Arch Network CEO, Matt Mudano and CTO Amine ElQaraoui to discuss Bitcoin programmability. Matt and Amine kick things off by explaining why building on Bitcoin makes sense, how Ordinals were the catalyst, and the possibilities of Bitcoin programmability. The conversation then turns to multisig security assumptions on Bitcoin…
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How We're Playing the ETH ETF - Blockcrunch Roundtable 011
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Today Jason and Sanat breakdown the ETH ETF approval news. They discuss the custody unlocks thanks to the ETF, what price activity might look like as a result of inflows, the implications for Lido, NFT's, and EigenLayer. As well as wider ramifications on L2s and what this could mean for memecoins. The two then discuss the slow down in activity on E…
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YGG is Building the First Guild Protocol - Gabby Dizon, Ep. 257
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In today's episode Jason sits down with Yield Guild Games Co-Founder Gabby Dizon! Gabby discusses YGG's origin story, the future of P2E, and scholarships. As well as how YGG reviews the Web3 gaming landscape, Gabby's lessons from his days in Web2 gaming, plus Gabby shares his top up and coming Web3 games! To finish, Jason and Gabby discuss the Guil…
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The Upcoming SocialFi Wave in Crypto - Blockcrunch Roundtable 010
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In today's Roundtable Jason and Sanat discuss Social Apps! They kick things off with a review of friend.tech's Airdrop, before defining ‘Web3 Social’ and ‘SocialFi’. The two then take a look at Farcaster's DAU growth, 'Stealcam', and the value-transfer in Social Apps. The two then discuss fantasy.top, Social Apps monetization, the explosion of pump…
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Top Investors on What Makes a Good Crypto Token - Blockcrunch Roundtable 009
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In today's episode Jason and Sanat take stock of token fundamentals. The two conduct a deep dive on C/DEX listing strategy, airdrop/liquidity campaigns, liquidity vs token volume, and much more. As well as looking at examples of winners and losers and also commentary on the recent StarkWare controversy, as well as Ethena's success—enjoy! Host: Jaso…
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Why Drift Is Betting Big on Solana - Cindy Leow & Chris Heaney, Ep. 256
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Today Jason is joined by Drift Co-Founder Cindy Leow & Developer Chris Healey. In today’s episode the three discuss the founding story of Drift, why there was a gap in the market for Drift, why the Solana ecosystem made sense, and whether it would if Drift launched today. Cindy and Chris then share their bear market learnings, what they took away f…
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AO: The Hyper Parallel Computer You Need to Know - Sam Williams, Ep. 255
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Today Jason is joined by Arweave Co-Founder & CEO Sam Williams. In this episode the two discuss the founding story of Arweave, solving infinite scalability, smart contract transferability, as well as breaking down actor oriented computing. Sam also explains the possibility of on-chain AI training with AO, AO’s ostensibility, what the ecosystem allo…
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How to Play Memecoins, From the Godfather of MEME - Ray Chan, Ep. 254
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Today Jason is joined by 9GAG CEO Ray Chan, the Godfather of meme’s. In this episode Ray breaks down how to successfully transition from Web2 to Web3, why the ‘midcurve strategy’ might be best, the best Web3 GTM execution, as well as exploring a framework for Memeland, meme coin fundamentals, and an analysis of the modern day attention economy. For…
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Why Top Investors Are Excited About DePIN - Mahesh from EV3, Ep. 253
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Today Jason is joined by Mahesh Ramakrishnan, Seed Investor at Escape Velocity (EV3). Today Mahesh joins us to discuss all things DePIN. The conversation begins with an overview on the DePIN category and why EV3 has chosen to focus it's attention here. The two then go on to review how the labour market may change as a result of DePIN developments, …
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2024 Q1 Crypto Recap: What You Missed - Blockcrunch Roundtable 008
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In today’s Roundtable, Jason and Sanat take a moment to assess what has happened in Q1 2024. They kick things off by discussing new BTC ATH's and what this means for liquidity flows and meme coins. As a result, the two turn to venture opportunities this cycle, given the meme activity in recent months. Jason and Sanat then go on to discuss the Jupit…
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Is BRC Over in 2024? - Blockcrunch Roundtable 007 feat. Catrina from Portal Ventures
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In today’s Roundtable, Jason and Sanat are joined by Catrina Wang of Portal Ventures. Catrina has written one of the most comprehensive breakdowns of the BTC/BRC thesis to-date. At the time of recording (02/22/24) Bitcoin just broke $50,000, however what’s new this cycle is the BRC phenomenon. Today, BRC’s are at a $3 billion market cap and now mor…
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Eigenlayer: Everything You Need to Know in 2024 - Sreeram Kannan, Ep. 253
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Today Jason is joined by none other than EigenLayer Founder, Sreeram Kannan. Sreeram kicks things off by sharing the founding story of EigenLayer and how Sreeram and the team thought about EigenLayer's value proposition. Jason then digs into the details; what are EigenLayer's Actively Validates Services (AVS)? Are there security assumptions related…
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Airdrops Are Poison for Crypto - Blockcrunch Roundtable 006
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In today’s Roundtable 006 episode Jason and Sanat discuss all things Airdrops. They start by reviewing the history of Airdrops, among the most successful releases, before diving deep on trying to objectively evaluate Airdrops and their utility; are they a good way for retail investors to make money, for founders to grow their projects and whether o…
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Is ETH Uninvestable? The ETH Disaggregation Thesis - Blockcrunch Roundtable 005 feat. Yuan from Blockchain Capital
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In today’s Roundtable 005 episode Jason and Sanat are joined by Blockchain Capital’s Principle, Yuan Han Li, where the three discuss ETH value accrual, ETH’s money utility, before diving deep on infrastructure mechanics and Jason’s changing views on ETH. As well as much, much more — enjoy! Host: Jason Choi @mrjasonchoi . Not financial advice. Times…
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9 Predictions for Crypto in 2024 - Blockcrunch Roundtable 004
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It’s the start of 2024 and you know what time it is - time for predictions! Don't miss this week's thrilling episode where Jason and Sanat unveil their top 9 predictions for the year: Will ETH ETF bring about another bull run Launch of restaking and future of ETH Will Cosmos ecosystem finally take off And more! Host: Jason Choi @mrjasonchoi . Not f…
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What You Need to Know About Sei: The First Parallelized EVM - Jay Jog, Sei Network, Ep. 250
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In December 2023, Sei Network joined the “billion-dollar network club” in market cap, as its value doubled and its user count skyrocketed. Sei stood out amongst the crypto natives as it claims to be the fastest Layer 1 out there (yes, even faster than Solana) and the first live blockchain to become a parallelized EVM chain. Today we have Jayendra J…
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Can Ethena Win the Stablecoin Market in 2024? - Guy Young, Ethena Labs, Ep. 249
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Stablecoins represent a significant segment of the cryptocurrency market due to their widespread applicability. So far, stablecoin models range from centralized, fiat-backed variants such as USDT and USDC, to more decentralized models like Maker's DAI, an over-collateralized stablecoin, and the infamous algorithmically-backed UST by Luna. Despite t…
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