Best Timothy Somerville Podcasts (2024)

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DeFi Decoded - Bitcoin's Second Act: Can The OG Network Lead the Next Era of Web3? 40:16

2h ago40:16

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Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3 and DeFi. Listen in as they discuss Bitcoin’s fourth-ever halving that occurred last Friday, gold’s considerable uptick in recent weeks, the geopolitical neutrality of Bitcoin and whether central banks will adopt it as a reserve asset, the impact of Bitcoin Runes and BRC-20 tokens…

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DeFi Decoded - How MetaMask Institutional is Taking Web3 Mainstream with Daniel Lynch 46:34

8d ago46:34

46:34

Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3 with special guest Daniel Lynch, Head of MetaMask Institutional Partnerships at Consensys. Listen in as they discuss Daniel’s journey from working at SWIFT to Consensys, MetaMask at its core and the role it fulfills, its future integrated functionalities, their strategy and suppor…

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DeFi Decoded - DCG's Bright Future, Plus MONAD Secures the Bag 29:34

15d ago29:34

29:34

Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3. Listen in as they discuss Monad Labs’ $225 million fundraising round led by Paradigm, why developers are excited about Monad, what EVM-compatible blockchains are and how they work, the current chain ecosystem dynamics and how things might look in the future, the FTX estate sellin…

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DeFi Decoded - Is Memecoin Madness Over? Plus: How to Value Base 37:58

25d ago37:58

37:58

Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3. Listen in as they discuss a crypto market recap, which phase of the cycle we’re likely in, whether the recent multi-month memecoin madness could finally be coming to an end, where investors may rotate into next, the series of big raises by crypto VC firms in past weeks, the state…

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DeFi Decoded - Bringing an Engineer's Mentality to Early Stage VC with Avichal Garg & Ken Deeter of Electric Capital 33:24

1M ago33:24

33:24

Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3 with special guests Avichal Garg, Co-Founder and General Partner, and Ken Deeter, General Partner, of Electric Capital. Listen in as they discuss the different phases of crypto adoption, how they think about investing in the space and key areas they’re monitoring, what the future …

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DeFi Decoded - Ethereum's Tim Beiko on how Dencun massively scales Ethereum 46:16

1M ago46:16

46:16

Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3 with special guest Tim Beiko, Protocol Support of the Ethereum Foundation. Listen in as they discuss a simple explanation of Ethereum’s Dencun upgrade, the sustainability of lower layer two transaction fees, whether there’s still a need for several different layer two chains, what…

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DeFi Decoded - Which country will lead the Web3 Era? With Chris Giancarlo, Former Chairman of the CFTC 44:01

1M ago44:01

44:01

Join Alex Tapscott as he decodes the world of Web3 with special guest Christopher Giancarlo, the thirteenth Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Senior Counsel of Willkie Farr & Gallagher. Listen in as they discuss whether Web3 will be an important agenda topic in upcoming presidential elections, the industry’s ideal regula…

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DeFi Decoded - Animal Spirits Return! ETH Denver Roundup with Sid Powell of Maple Finance 42:50

2M ago42:50

42:50

Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of DeFi and Web3 with special guest Sidney Powell, Co-Founder and CEO of Maple Finance. Listen in as they discuss key takeaways from the ETHDenver 2024 conference, the different types of stablecoins, potential lending opportunities that exist with restaking, Maple’s next growth areas, the…

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DeFi Decoded - Revenge of Old School DeFi and Bitcoin’s Reflexivity Explained 46:05

2M ago46:05

46:05

Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of DeFi and Web3. Listen in as they discuss this past week’s Bitcoin-led market rally, their current takes on the crypto market and what’s next, gaining digital asset exposure through MicroStrategy vs. Bitcoin ETFs, the potential for SEC approval on Ethereum ETFs, the emergence of Bitcoin…

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DeFi Decoded - The Bitcoin ETF launch was the most successful ever. Is ETH next? With James Seyffart of Bloomberg 53:13

2M ago53:13

53:13

Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of DeFi and Web3 with special guest James Seyffart, ETF Research Analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence. Listen in as they discuss James’ methodology behind the Bitcoin ETF approval odds he set last year, reading between the lines of GBTC and ETHE’s discounts to NAV, the likelihood of Ethereum…

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DeFi Decoded - Web3 Gaming. A powerful idea whose time has come…again! With Rebecca Liao of Saga 42:00

2M ago42:00

42:00

Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of DeFi and Web3 with special guest Rebecca Liao, Co-Founder and CEO at Saga. Listen in as they discuss an update of the past year for Saga, their upcoming $SAGA community genesis airdrop to five different ecosystems, thoughts on crypto loyalty ‘points’ with projects like Blur, the thesis…

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DeFi Decoded - Tether Money Printer Go Brrrrr, Plus when Elon Coin? 33:14

3M ago33:14

33:14

Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of DeFi and Web3. Listen in as they discuss Tether’s 2023 Attestation Report, GoDaddy’s partnership with Ethereum Name Service to bridge domain names with crypto wallets, FTX’s desire to sell 8% Anthropic stake as part of its liquidation process to help make customers “whole,” Farcaster’s…

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DeFi Decoded - Is the Bitcoin Halving the Bull Market’s Next Catalyst? 20:42

3M ago20:42

20:42

Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of DeFi and Web3. Listen in as they discuss an update on Bitcoin ETF flows after their first two official trading weeks, Bitcoin’s fast-approaching halving in less than 75 days, Bitwise’s decision to publicly disclose their Bitcoin wallet address, Bitcoin ETF issuers’ fee competition and …

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DeFi Decoded - Noble CEO Jelena Juric on Democratizing Dollars and RWAs 40:32

3M ago40:32

40:32

Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of DeFi and Web3 with special guest Jelena Djuric, Founder and CEO of Noble. Listen in as they discuss an update following Noble’s launch of bringing USDC to Cosmos, key metrics they use to measure their success, dYdX’s impact on the ecosystem, exciting upcoming projects within Cosmos, so…

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DeFi Decoded - Bull Market Vibes? We Unveil our Top Web3 Predictions for 2024 39:01

3M ago39:01

39:01

Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of DeFi and Web3. Listen in as they discuss a roundup of the current crypto market post-ETF approval, the potential for a revenge rally from original alternative layer-1 chains, possible attention shift from underlying fundamentals toward growth, the chance of Ethereum ETFs taking longer …

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DeFi Decoded - Bitcoin ETFs Get the Green Light, a Conversation with Osmosis Co-Founder Sunny Aggarwal 38:00

4M ago38:00

38:00

Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3 and DeFi with special guest Sunny Aggarwal, Co-Founder of Osmosis. Listen in as they discuss the Bitcoin ETF approvals and their potential implications, the state of Web3 and Osmosis’ role within it, the impact of having native USDC on Cosmos, exciting narratives circulating withi…

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DeFi Decoded - dYdX ditches Ethereum and migrates to Cosmos. Why it matters - with Charles d’Haussy of dYdX 39:02

4M ago39:02

39:02

Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of DeFi and Web3 with special guest Charles d’Haussy, CEO of the dYdX Foundation. Listen in as they discuss Charles’ journey into crypto, the history of dYdX, the thought process behind and decision to migrate, the reasoning for Cosmos SDK selection, their rare situation and chance at bec…

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DeFi Decoded - Top Gaming VC Reveals why Web3 will Reinvent Gaming, The Metaverse and More 35:51

4M ago35:51

35:51

Join Alex Tapscott as he decodes the world of Web3 and gaming with special guest Justin Swart, Principal, Investment Team of BITKRAFT Ventures. Listen in as they discuss BITKRAFT’s discovery of Web3 gaming’s potential, the significance of property rights in gameplay and gaming economics, the gaming market’s biggest opportunity moving forward, the ‘…

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DeFi Decoded - Investing in Web3, the Easy Way with ML Tech 34:05

5M ago34:05

34:05

Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of DeFi and Web3 with special guest Leo Mindyuk, Co-Founder and CEO of ML Tech. Listen in as they discuss an overview of ML Tech, Leo’s trading experience and journey into the crypto space, differentiating features from first-generation firms within the decentralized quant trading movemen…

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DeFi Decoded - “Silent Rally” Pushes Bitcoin Through $40,000. Where to Next? 26:04

5M ago26:04

26:04

Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of DeFi and Web3. Listen in as they discuss Bitcoin’s ‘silent’ rally beyond $44,000 and its driving forces, crypto market trajectory predictions based on past cycle experiences, interesting metrics regarding retail investor sentiment and Bitcoin supply, the intersection of AI and blockcha…

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DeFi Decoded - Missionaries, Mercenaries and Pragmatists - The Debate Between Decentralization and Growth Rages On 24:11

5M ago24:11

24:11

Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of DeFi and Web3. Listen in as they discuss the crypto market rally following Binance’s $4B settlement last week, key signals of growing confidence in Bitcoin ETF approvals, the controversy encompassing Ethereum layer-2 (L2) Blast, the potential upcoming Cosmos fork, and more!…

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DeFi Decoded - OpenAI drama makes the case for Decentralized AI, plus Binance settles 24:47

5M ago24:47

24:47

Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of DeFi and Web3. Listen in as they discuss OpenAI’s history and structure, Sam Altman’s firing, the importance of decentralized artificial intelligence, Binance’s $4 billion settlement and CZ resignation, NVIDIA’s impact on the crypto space, and more!…

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DeFi Decoded - We Reveal the Narratives and Themes for the Next Bull Market 38:25

6M ago38:25

38:25

Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of DeFi and Web3. Listen in as they discuss the approaching ‘three horsemen’ crypto catalysts, the potential magnitude of inflows in the event of SEC-approved BTC ETFs, investors' cryptoasset rotation from bitcoin into ethereum and solana, 3iQ’s new Ether Staking ETF, Coinbase’s positioni…

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DeFi Decoded - How Decentralized Computing will Unleash the Spatial Web with Jules Urbach and Trevor Harries-Jones 43:46

6M ago43:46

43:46

Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of DeFi and Web3 with special guests Jules Urbach, CEO of OTOY and Founder of the Render Network, and Trevor Harries-Jones, COO of OTOY and on the Board of Directors for the Render Network Foundation. Listen in as they discuss the Render Network’s origin story, customer preferences on usi…

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DeFi Decoded - What are Tokenomics? With Mehdi Farooq of Animoca Brands 32:39

6M ago32:39

32:39

Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of DeFi and Web3 with special guest Mehdi Farooq, Senior Tokenomics Analyst of Animoca Brands. Listen in as they discuss Mehdi’s day-to-day role, past projects he’s worked on, the intersection of in-game assets with governance models, ApeCoin’s evolution toward ApeChain, exciting ecosyste…

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DeFi Decoded - How Bitcoin and Stablecoins Empower the Oppressed 31:47

6M ago31:47

31:47

Join Alex Tapscott as he decodes the world of DeFi and Web3 with special guest Alex Gladstein, Chief Strategy Officer of the Human Rights Foundation (HRF). Listen in as they discuss the Human Rights Foundation’s purpose, the initial bridging of the HRF and Bitcoin in 2017, the number of charitable organizations leveraging it, reasoning for the lops…

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DeFi Decoded - Bitcoin ETF False Alarm Sends Market into Frenzy 28:30

7M ago28:30

28:30

Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of DeFi and Web3. Listen in as they discuss Cointelegraph’s false U.S. Bitcoin ETF approval report, Grayscale Investments’ cryptoasset trusts’ narrowing spreads, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink’s interview on the genuine demand for Bitcoin, Marc Andreessen’s recent “The Techno-Optimist,” and mor…

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DeFi Decoded - Enterprise Blockchain is Dead. Long Live Public Blockchains for the Enterprise! 21:36

7M ago21:36

21:36

Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of DeFi and Web3. Listen in as they discuss an update on the FTX trial after week one in court, the influx of VC funding toward AI-based businesses, a macroeconomic crypto market analysis and potential upcoming catalysts, current enterprise interest and sentiment surrounding public blockc…

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DeFi Decoded - Grayscale Applies to Convert Ether Trust into ETF. Plus: FTX Trial Begins 24:37

7M ago24:37

24:37

Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of DeFi and Web3. Listen in as they discuss Michael Lewis’ new book on FTX’s collapse, his controversial comments regarding Sam Bankman-Fried, Grayscale’s official application to convert its Ethereum Trust (ETHE) into an ETF, Ethereum’s post-Merge performance, outcomes of Bitcoin ETF appr…

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DeFi Decoded - LIVE from Forum Fintech Montreal! 21:35

7M ago21:35

21:35

Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of DeFi on center stage at the Canada Fintech Forum 2023 in Montréal. Listen in as they discuss Andrew’s journey into Web3, Uniswap’s revolution, DAO’s incentivization model, use cases for decentralization, SX Network’s role within the ecosystem, importance of smart contracts, balancing t…

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DeFi Decoded - How WonderFi’s Dean Skurka thinks about the Role of Centralized Exchanges in Web3 30:23

7M ago30:23

30:23

Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of DeFi with special guest Dean Skurka, President and CEO of WonderFi. Listen in as they discuss Dean’s crypto journey, WonderFi’s institutional and retail customer breakdown, its regulatory moat, ease of gaining approval on futures versus perps, CeFi exchanges integrating DeFi components…

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DeFi Decoded - Building a New Financial Architecture on Top of Bitcoin with Ledn Co-Founder Mauricio Di Bartolomeo 44:15

8M ago44:15

44:15

Join Alex Tapscott as he decodes the world of DeFi with special guest Mauricio Di Bartolomeo, Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Ledn. Listen in as they discuss Mauricio’s incredible background and journey into crypto, moving to Canada and Ledn’s development, its core business offerings, its supported cryptoassets for lending, role within the ec…

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DeFi Decoded - US Moves Closer to Bitcoin ETF Approval 28:26

8M ago28:26

28:26

Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of DeFi. Listen in as they discuss Grayscale Investments’ victory in its Bitcoin ETF conversion case, first-mover advantage versus reputation among ETF filers, their underlying subscription and redemption processes, crypto market arbitrage trading strategies, friend.tech’s design and earl…

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DeFi Decoded - Will Canada be a Leader in Web3? A Conversation with Kraken Canada's Mark Greenberg 33:02

8M ago33:02

33:02

Join Alex Tapscott as he decodes the world of DeFi with special guest Mark Greenberg, Managing Director of Canada at Kraken. Listen in as they discuss Mark’s incredible journey, experience at Scotiabank, biggest surprises upon starting work at Kraken, balancing business growth pace with regulations, the pre-registration undertaking process within C…

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DeFi Decoded - More like CeFi Decoded! Coinbase, WonderFi, and BitGo Make Moves 29:40

9M ago29:40

29:40

Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of DeFi. Listen in as they discuss Coinbase receiving approval to list crypto futures in the United States, their official launch in the Canadian market, the current cryptoexchange ecosystem within Canada, BitGo’s $100M raise, Zynga’s first-ever Web3 game, and more!…

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DeFi Decoded - The USDT Juggernaut Keeps on Rolling, Plus ETHCC and DeFi Woes 32:29

9M ago32:29

32:29

Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of DeFi. Listen in as they discuss Andrew’s recent trip to Paris and his on-the-ground key takeaways from EthCC, Tether’s Q2 2023 attestation report, Curve Finance’s exploit and its potentially seismic implications for the DeFi ecosystem and more!…

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DeFi Decoded - Be Mobile Africa’s Plan to Lift 100 Million People Out of Poverty Using Blockchain and DeFi 37:27

9M ago37:27

37:27

Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of DeFi with special guest Dr. Cédric Jeannot, Co-Founder and CEO of Be Mobile Africa. Listen in as they discuss Cédric’s journey into the blockchain space, Be Mobile Africa’s mission and role, addressing off-ramp implementation challenges, back-end liquidity structure, determining which …

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DeFi Decoded - Investing in Web3 Part 2 with Alex Tapscott 28:35

9M ago28:35

28:35

Join Alex Tapscott and Michael Hainsworth as they engage in an in-depth conversation that explores what using Web3 technology will look like, early enterprise adopters, the impact of decentralization on government and governance, whether lawmakers will get regulation right, examples of successful first-mover companies, gaining exposure to the Web3 …

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DeFi Decoded - Simpler Transactions and Mobile-First Approach Will Fuel Mass Adoption Says Crypto VC Charlie Morris 41:28

10M ago41:28

41:28

Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of DeFi with special guest Charlie Morris, Managing Partner and Co-Founder of CMCC Global. Listen in as they discuss the current crypto market cycle phase and next catalyst, the importance of intent-centric designs for Web3 transactions, improving wallets with account abstraction, channel…

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DeFi Decoded - Investing in Web3 part 1 with Alex Tapscott 25:32

10M ago25:32

25:32

Join Alex Tapscott and Michael Hainsworth as they engage in a high-level, beginner-friendly, and educational episode that breaks down Web3 in simple terms, discusses its applications and disruptive potential on financial markets, introduces the Ninepoint Web3 Innovators Fund (TSX: TKN; TKN.U), and more!…

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DeFi Decoded - Alex Shares a Big Announcement. Also: DeFi’s Growth and Innovation Over the Years 35:10

10M ago35:10

35:10

Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of DeFi. Listen in as they discuss Alex’s big announcement on his new book, “Web3: Charting the Internet’s Next Economic and Cultural Frontier,” its structure and focal points, concepts from Niall Ferguson’s “The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World,” asset types that hold th…

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DeFi Decoded - Bringing Real World Assets into the Digital World – The Noble Approach 51:35

10M ago51:35

51:35

Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of DeFi with special guests Jack Zampolin of Strangelove and Jelena Djuric of Noble. Listen in as they discuss Noble’s emerging role in the Cosmos ecosystem onboarding USDC, how they pitched themselves to Circle and won the partner role for Cosmos, the chain’s underlying business model, t…

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DeFi Decoded - Our 100th Episode! UK Goes all in on Web3, plus the market reacts to the US Regulatory Crackdown 26:35

11M ago26:35

26:35

We are celebrating our 100th Episode! Thanks to our listeners and fans for your loyalty, feedback and support. It's been quite a ride, but just like the industry we cover, the future for DeFi Decoded is bright and we're only getting started! Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of DeFi. Listen in as they discuss an insightfu…

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DeFi Decoded - U.S. Crackdown on Crypto Intensifies. Plus: Making Bitcoin Fun Again! 40:27

11M ago40:27

40:27

Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of DeFi with special guest FarmerJoe, an OG Bitcoin Ordinal Whale. Listen in as they discuss the definition of a Bitcoin Ordinal, their growth and evolution, their impact on the Bitcoin network, how they take on those that critique them, the sustainability of their demand, whether the net…

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DeFi Decoded - Unpacking Beijing’s Web3 White Paper, Circle’s Euro Coin, and Crypto’s Course 36:31

11M ago36:31

36:31

Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of DeFi. Listen in as they discuss Beijing’s recently released “Internet 3.0 Innovation and Development White Paper,” the current standpoint of China’s crypto ecosystem, Circle launching Euro Coin (EUROC) on the Avalanche blockchain, a macroeconomic roundup, predicting the next big crypto…

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#7 - Return of the Big Dawgs with Ramier and Vosk (feat. Timothy West) 49:08

11M ago49:08

49:08

Woof! Woof! The Return of the Big Dawgs is here! Ramier and Vosk get into it in the this sequel to the ESG Live Show. But unlike other sequels this is actually good and 100% worth you time! They talk about big guys on EV's, sports and so much more. Plus, they get to spend a couple minutes interviewing Timothy West at Tim's Electric--the OG big dawg…

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DeFi Decoded - Casting an Encrypted and Compliant Blockchain with Elena Nadolinski of Iron Fish 33:54

11M ago33:54

33:54

Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of DeFi with special guest Elena Nadolinski, Founder and CEO of Iron Fish. Listen in as they discuss Elena’s incredible journey from working at Microsoft and Airbnb to Web3, private yet compliant-friendly protocol designs, exciting types of potential new use cases and applications, Iron F…

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#6 - 🚨NERD ALERT🚨 RG Testing Procedures, Scooter Fails, The Nuts and Bolts with Paul and Mitchell 40:07

11M ago40:07

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Welcome back to the show! This week we are breaking up the norm, kicking Chase off, and Paul and Mitchell deep dive into the nuts and bolts about scooter testing, fails and much more! You don't want to miss this one. Leave us a review and share this with your friends! Thanks so much! 🛴CHECK OUT OUR REVIEWS AND DISCOUNTS🛴 https://riderguide.com 💻 NE…

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DeFi Decoded - Opening Your Eyes to Sam Altman’s WorldCoin Crypto Project 30:38

12M ago30:38

30:38

Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of DeFi. Listen in as they discuss a roundup of current macroeconomic themes, the looming debt ceiling situation in the United States, potential Bitcoin selling pressure resulting from the U.S. government’s Silk Road seizure, newfound popularity of Bitcoin ordinals, and all things OpenAI …

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#5 - Origins of Unagi, Subscription Scooters, Unagi Voyager with CEO David Hyman and Chief Product Officer TJ Compagnone 49:15

12M ago49:15

49:15

Hey scooter gang! We are back with Episode 5 of The Rider Guide Podcast. On this episode, Chase and Paul interview the CEO and co-founder of Unagi, David Hyman, and the Chief Product Officer TJ Compagnone. We are super excited to share this conversation with you. We discuss the origins of Unagi, their subscription scooter model, the new Unagi Voyag…

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