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Base Layer will be providing insights from founders and investors in the base layer of cryptoassets. Simplifying complex projects & the technology being developed, from interoperability to relayers and more - who is building the future, why are they and how are they doing it.
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Is bitcoin a macro asset? Over the course of 2019, there has been growing focus on the role of bitcoin in the larger global economy. Is it becoming a safe haven asset, akin to digital gold? Is it something even larger - a generational hedge against the rise of modern monetary theory? This pop-up podcast, produced in conjunction with CoinDesk's Invest: NYC conference, talks to some of the markets leading thinkers to explore bitcoin in the macro economic context. To hear more from these speake ...
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Meltem Demirors on the Future Fetish and the Challenges of a New Asset Class
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Meltem Demirors is the CSO of Coinshares a digital asset investment firm, and one of the most salient and prolific voices in the bitcoin space. In this episode of Bitcoin Macro, CoinDesk’s head of strategy Nolan Bauerle talks with Meltem about:Why bitcoin and crypto seems all encompassing to the people in the space, but barely registers on the rada…
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Josh Brown on Protest Assets, Bitcoin Pessimism and Possibility
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Josh Brown is the CEO of Ritholtz Wealth Management and a regular contributor to CNBC. In this episode of Bitcoin Macro, CoinDesk’s head of strategy Nolan Bauerle talks with Josh about:Why bitcoin feels like a protest asset but doesn’t see huge amounts of capital flowing into it from turbulent regionsWhy US dollars and assets like Manhattan real es…
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Ambre Soubiran on What Makes Bitcoin Unique as a Financial Asset
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Ambre Soubiran is the CEO of Kaiko, a leading provider of institutional grade cryptocurrency market data. In this episode of Bitcoin Macro, CoinDesk’s head of strategy Nolan Bauerle talks with Ambre about:The “macro” origins of bitcoinThe uniqueness of a financial asset that has what amounts to a diminishing supply over the long termThe shifts in t…
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Caitlin Long on Bitcoin as an Insurance Policy on the Mainstream Financial Industry
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From high profile Wall Street defector to pro-crypto regulatory trailblazer, Caitlin Long is an unstoppable force. In this episode, she discusses: Why she believes her early interest in bitcoin could have gotten her fired from Morgan Stanley. Why bitcoin is a macro asset, but only for a very small niche (and why it isn’t ready for mainstream instit…
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Nic Carter on Bitcoin’s Evolution as a Heterogenous Safe Haven Asset
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As founder of Coinmetrics and founding partner of Castle Island Ventures, Nic Carter is one of bitcoin broadest and most heterodox thinkers. In this episode, he discusses: Why bitcoin is undeniably related to the larger political and economic climateWhy the emergence of Libra piqued the interest of central banks and sovereigns in bitcoin and the cr…
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Travis Kling on Why Bitcoin is a Baby X-Man
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As founder and CIO of Ikigai Asset Management, Travis Kling has exploded onto the bitcoin scene over the past year. Spending ten years in traditional finance before moving to crypto, Kling has become a mainstay for his clear-headed analysis of larger market trends - which he has called “the longest monetary policy experiment in history.” In this ep…
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Episode 4 has Will Peets, CIO of Passport Digital, join Base Layer to discuss a host of topics including, but not limited to: portfolio risk management in the context of crypto, the global economy as it relates to the crypto markets, valuations and much more.
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Base Layer Episode 3 - Anatoly Yakovenko (Founder/CEO of Solana)
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On episode 3 of Base Layer we had a great conversation with Anatoly Yakovenko, founder & CEO of Solana which is addressing the transactions per second issue in blockchain. Anatoly has an impressive career from Qualcomm where he and his team built the CDMA of the flip phones we all used to spending time at Dropbox. What Solana is building could be c…
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Base Layer Ep 2: Arianna Simpson, David Grider, Meltem Demirors, Nikhil Kalghatgi & Travis Kling
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In our second episode we are lucky enough to air a special one hour discussion with some of the best investors and practitioners in crypto today. We discussed capitulation, macro trends, the regulatory landscape and some thoughts on 2019. Not to be missed!
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Base Layer: Episode One Shawn Wilkinson (Founder of Storj)
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Base Layer is a new podcast aimed at providing education to Family Offices/HNW and investors who are trying to understand cryptoassets and the underlying technology. We will be bringing founders who are creating the building blocks of the asset class and technology, from file storage to interoperability and more. In addition you'll hear from other …
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On this episode of Unikrn Radio, Unikrn CEO Rahul Sood sits down with CoinCircle Erick Miller to discuss his journey as an entrepreneur, why he chose to invest in the crypto space, his goals for Coinbase, and what the future holds for Blockchain technology.By Unikrn
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Unikrn CEO Rahul Sood invites guest Meltem Demirors to discusses the myth of decentralization, her crypto journey, and the challenges crypto faces today.Meltem Demirors is a crypto expert who currently teaches at MIT and the University of Oxford. As an advisor to the World Economic Forum and part of the Digital Cryptocurrency Group’s founding team,…
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Unikrn Radio Episode 4: Liliana Pertenava
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Unikrn CEO Rahul Sood welcomes guest Liliana Pertenava on to Unikrn Radio to discuss how her life in STEMS shifted to venture capital and now into Blockchain.Pertenava's documentary has taken her all around the world discussing the new world of Crypto with some of its most influential and knowledgeable figures. It is due for release later this year…
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