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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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On a Tangent #1: How We 4x'd Our Fund in the First Year - Darryl Wang and Jason Choi
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Welcome to 'On a Tangent' episode 1 , a special segment of Blockcrunch! Jason and Darryl, the co-founders of prop crypto fund Tangent, sit down to discuss: - How Tangent began - Tangent’s investment strategies that led to top percentile returns since inception - Biggest wins and losses - Trading vs venture investing - How to succeed as an Analyst A…
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AI is NEAR: Why AI OG Wants to Build a Blockchain for AI - Illia Polosukhin, NEAR Protocol, Ep. 259
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Today Jason is joined by NEAR Protocol Co-Founder, Illia Polosukhin to discuss the future of AI and blockchain technology. In this episode they discuss: The early days of NEAR AI x Crypto verticals User-AI NEAR's AI R&D lab Why NEAR is well positioned for AI x Crypto And much more! Host: Jason Choi @mrjasonchoi . Not financial advice. -- Timestamps…
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How Crypto Investors Think About Bear Markets - Blockcrunch Roundtable 012
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Today Jason and Sanat sit down to discuss bear markets. Jason kicks things off with an explanation of his bear market framework. The two then review token creation vs token value in the current cycle, defining a 'bear market', as well as investment time horizons. Jason and Sanat also review the Major vs Alts debate, how to weather down cycles, as w…
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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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Josh Lee - Keplr, and the future of Interchain Wallets
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In this episode, we chat with Josh Lee, founder of Keplr. We reminisce about the early days of Keplr, and what building a Korean Crypto company is like. We also touch on the origin story behind Osmosis, and what Josh has learned from being a co-founder of both Keplr and Osmosis. Josh also shares lessons from building an infrastructure company in Cr…
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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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Anand Gomes - Paradex and the Crypto Derivatives Landscape
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In this episode, we chat with Anand Gomes, founder of Paradigm and Paradex, two different crypto derivatives products. We begin with Anand’s journey as a derivatives trader, which led him to build Paradigm, an institutional block trading platform for crypto options. After the FTX crash, Anand was inspired to create a new decentralized exchange – Pa…
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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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Cem Özer - Sovereign Labs, Rollups, and Appchains
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In this episode, we chat with Cem Ozer, founder of Sovereign Labs. We begin with Cem’s personal journey in crypto, and how this experience led him to build Sovereign Labs. We then discuss how developers evaluate the many permutations of rollups and blockchain frameworks available today, and where Sovereign Labs fits into this landscape. We dive int…
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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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Jacob Arluck and Andrew Huang - Celestia, Conduit, and the Modular Future
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In this episode, we chat with Jacob Arluck, head of strategy at Celestia Labs, and Andrew Huang, founder of Conduit. We cover a number of topics in the modular blockchain space, starting with the impact of DA solutions on the rollup landscape and the budding partnership between Conduit and Celestia, the leading RaaS and DA solutions in the market r…
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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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