Best Ben Lakoff Podcasts (2024)

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94: NFT Markets Macro Outlook with Ben Roy 44:07

1+ y ago44:07

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For the full audio interview, transcript, show notes and more visit: https://altassetallocation.com/ NFTs - they’re dead according to the media (again), but all you have to do is spend a little time in our space to see that NFT developments continue despite the current market. In this Benterview, we go into detail on what’s happening in the NFT mar…

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93: Cryptocurrency Taxes with Micah Fraim 54:28

1+ y ago54:28

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For the full audio interview, transcript, show notes and more visit: https://altassetallocation.com/ In this episode, we talked about why crypto taxes are so difficult. We covered some of the biggest misconceptions or mistakes people make when doing their crypto taxes, how to get smarter about taxes this year and in the future (e.g. tax loss harves…

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92: Scaling Ethereum with Offchain Lab's Co-Founder Steven Goldfeder 47:20

1+ y ago47:20

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For the full audio interview, transcript, show notes and more visit: https://altassetallocation.com/ Today's interview is with Steven Goldfeder of Offchain Labs, the company behind Arbitrum. This one is very Ethereum / Sclaing focused but pretty darn key for understanding how the future of ethereum might look. --- Support this podcast: https://podc…

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91: Crypto Liquid and Venture Fund of Funds with Greg of Scenius Capital 56:07

1+ y ago56:07

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For the full audio interview, transcript, show notes and more visit: https://altassetallocation.com/ Greg is a co-founder at Scenius which runs a hedge fund of funds and is launching a venture fund of funds in the crypto space. He shares his bird's eye view on how the industry's best fund managers are allocating their capital and thinking about the…

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90: Commercial Real Estate Investing with Streitwise Founder Jeff Karsh 33:41

1+ y ago33:41

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For the full audio interview, transcript, show notes and more visit: https://altassetallocation.com Today's interview is with Jeff Karsh, the co-founder & CEO of Streitwise, a private REIT. Commercial Real Estate is a tricky one, spanning types like Office, Retail, Industrial, Multi-Family Apartments, Hotels, etc. In this episode we talk about Comm…

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89: Bitcoin is Sound Money with Rob Price 57:21

1+ y ago57:21

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For the full audio interview, transcript, show notes and more visit: https://altassetallocation.com Today's interview is with Rob Price. Bitcoin. Sound Money or just another Risk asset? Globally there is likely a Monetary Regime change coming… What we change into is anyone’s guess, but Bitcoin could (who knows… keep that in mind) be a contender. Ro…

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88: Blockchain Gaming with Horizon 47:02

1+ y ago47:02

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For the full audio interview, transcript, show notes and more visit: https://altassetallocation.com/ Blockchain Gaming with Michael Sanders of Horizon Games (creators of Trading Card Game Skyweaver). In this episode with Michael we go over the state of the blockchain gaming industry where it is and where it could be going, we talk about blockchain …

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87: Macro Financial Markets Outlook with Peter Harlin 36:41

2y ago36:41

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For the full audio interview, transcript, show notes and more visit: https://altassetallocation.com/ For the full audio interview, transcript, show notes and more visit: https://altassetallocation.com/ Peter is one of those rare individuals that keeps pretty close tabs on a number of financial assets and markets. He’s my go-to guy for insight into …

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86: Intro to DeFi with Kris Kay 52:07

2y ago52:07

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For the full audio interview, transcript, show notes and more visit: https://altassetallocation.com/ Today's interview is with Kris Kay - a DeFi Educator and YouTuber. Decentralized Finance, or DeFi, is something I’ve talked a lot about on this channel. Kris is doing a lot of onboarding in DeFi - which is very hard. I run CryptoMondays here in LA a…

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85: Business and Economic Cycles For Investors with Lakshman Achuthan 40:46

2y ago40:46

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For the full audio interview, transcript, show notes and more visit: https://altassetallocation.com/ Lakshman Achuthan of Economic Cycle Research Institute (ECRI) returns to the show to share his current macro outlook. We cover Lakshman's best insights on this business cycle and what that could mean for your asset allocation. --- Support this podca…

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84: Investing in the NFT Markets in 2H22 with Sasha from Arca 52:53

2y ago52:53

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For the full audio interview, transcript, show notes and more visit: https://altassetallocation.com/ Sasha Fleyshman is the GP of a $50M NFT Fund from Arca. In this episode we talk about the NFT Market. Prices are down, volumes are down, but Sasha is still bullish on this nascent space. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/s…

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83: The Global Current Macro Outlook with Dr. Marc Faber 49:21

2y ago49:21

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For the full audio interview, transcript, show notes and more visit: https://altassetallocation.com/ Dr. Faber is a legend in the space. He rejoins the show at a time where the current monetary regime have backed us into a pretty curious situation. Dr. Faber argues we may be transitioning into a time period where returns are no longer easily genera…

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82: Why Crypto Winter is not here with Jaime Burke of Outlier Ventures 50:59

2y ago50:59

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For the full audio interview, transcript, show notes and more visit: https://altassetallocation.com/ Jaime has seen a lot: he has been investing in Web3 / Crypto / Blockchain since 2014 - about 8 years. Jamie sees a lot of early stage startups and knows where investor money is headed. In this episode he lays out what projects are getting the most t…

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81: Energy and Oil Markets with Art Berman 1:02:44

2y ago1:02:44

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For the full audio interview, transcript, show notes and more visit: https://altassetallocation.com/ Art Berman is my go to person for all things energy related. He rejoins the show in a moment where it seems like every headline is focused on inflation and energy costs to break down what is happening on a global level. Listen to catch up on the cur…

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80: Investing in Farmland with Carter Malloy 32:11

2y ago32:11

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For the full audio interview, transcript, show notes and more visit: https://altassetallocation.com/ Today's interview is with Carter Malloy of AcreTrader. In this episode we cover why you might be interested in investing in farmland, and more details specifically on what AcreTrader is doing to allow more investors access to Farmland. --- Support t…

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79: Investing in Crypto with Tijo of Arcane Bear 48:41

2y ago48:41

48:41

For the full audio interview, transcript, show notes and more visit: https://altassetallocation.com/ There’s a lot going on in crypto at all times and it’s very difficult - if not impossible these days - to stay on top of it all. Tijo prides himself in living on the fringes and identifying investment opportunities before they’re mainstream. Right n…

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78: Investing in Psychedelic Medicine with Brom 42:41

2y ago42:41

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For the full audio interview, transcript, show notes and more visit: https://altassetallocation.com Today's interview is with Brom Rector of Empath Ventures. The stats around the potential of Psychedelic Medicine are staggering. We’re moving towards legalization of Psychedelics for medicinal purposes and there are many ways to invest in this trend …

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77: Building Blockchain Games with Samee Siddiqui 41:14

2y ago41:14

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For the full audio interview, transcript, show notes and more visit: https://altassetallocation.com/ Samee is a builds blockchain games. Is blockchain gaming the “next big thing”? We discuss in this chat about where blockchain gaming could go, what currently is being done well in the space and what it’s like building a game. Enjoy! Time Codes: 0:00…

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76: Real Estate Investing with Matt Bowles 54:17

2y ago54:17

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For the full audio interview, transcript, show notes and more visit: https://altassetallocation.com/ Rising Interest Rates, Supply / Demand Imbalance, Globalization, Demographic changes, technology changes… there’s been A LOT that has happened that really impacts the rental unit investment strategy and there’s a lot to think about if you’re still o…

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75: Ticket NFTs and Music NFTs with YellowHeart’s Josh Katz 45:45

2y ago45:45

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For the full audio interview, transcript, show notes and more visit: https://altassetallocation.com/ This episode is all about Ticket NFTs and Music NFTs. In Mar’21 Kings of Leon released their album as a NFT and made >$2M. This opened up the floodgates to artists thinking a bit more seriously about NFTs when it comes to their music as well as thei…

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74: All Things Art NFTs with Kyle Gordon 56:35

2y ago56:35

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For the full audio interview, transcript, show notes and more visit: https://altassetallocation.com With Kyle’s background in crypto, art and entertainment - he is my go to guy for insight on where the art NFT market is going. We’ve talked quite a bit about different NFT categories - you should be starting to see the breadth of what is possible her…

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73: Blockchain and Web3 Gaming with Ryan Wyatt 43:51

2y ago43:51

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For the full audio interview, transcript, show notes and more visit: https://altassetallocation.com/ Ryan Wyatt is the ex Head of Gaming at YouTube and made the jump full time into Web3 with Polygon Studios earlier this year. Web3 gaming will be huge. The future is certainly bright. I really enjoyed this conversation and we covered a ton including …

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72: Investing in Esoteric Alternative Investments with Wyatt Cavalier 49:09

2y ago49:09

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For the full audio interview, transcript, show notes and more visit: https://altassetallocation.com/ Today's interview is with Wyatt Cavalier on all things Alternative Assets. If you’ve listened to this podcast much, you’ve realized that “Alternative” Investments likely deserve a spot in many if not all investors’ portfolios. Wyatt runs http://alts…

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71: BoredElonMusk on Blockchain Gaming 52:16

2y ago52:16

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For the full audio interview, transcript, show notes and more visit: https://altassetallocation.com/ Today's interview is with Bored Elon Musk. What started as a parody account 8 years ago, Bored is a massive presence in the crypto space now with over 1.8 million followers on Twitter. Bored Elon is in the process of transitioning to full entreprene…

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70: Web3 Identities and NFTs with Hadrien of Sismo 42:03

2y ago42:03

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For the full audio interview, transcript, show notes and more visit: https://altassetallocation.com/ Today's interview is with Hadrien from Sismo. Web3 Identities, NFTs and Privacy. These would be the key topics today. Web3 Identity has beenn all the rage lately. In this conversation we talk about it in a lot more detail, and dig into some of the w…

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69: Music NFTs with Jesse Grushack 33:43

2y ago33:43

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For the full audio interview, transcript, show notes and more visit: https://altassetallocation.com/ Today's interview is with Jesse Grushack Music NFTs. Still not understood by many but in some corners of the internet they’re all the rage. In this episode we talk about Music NFTs, especially given Jesse’s background in the Music Industry. Enjoy th…

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68: NFTs with OG Jordan Lyall 50:49

2y ago50:49

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For the full audio interview, transcript, show notes and more visit: https://altassetallocation.com/ Today's interview is with Jordan Lyall. Jordan is an OG in the space and has been involved with NFTs from the very beginning. In this episode we have a wide-ranging conversation from his company Niftys working with gigantic brands like Warner Brothe…

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67: NFT Investing in 2022 with Les Borsai of Wave Financial 50:23

2y ago50:23

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For the full audio interview, transcript, show notes and more visit: https://altassetallocation.com/ Today's interview is with Les Borsai Les is a GP at NFT Fund from Wave Financial. I’ve known Les for some time now and know that he’s quite an early adopter in the crypto world, he’s deep in the NFT space and we chat all about the state of the NFT m…

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66: Jacob Martin: NFT Investing w/ 2punks capital 39:32

2y ago39:32

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For the full audio interview, transcript, show notes and more visit: https://altassetallocation.com/ Today's interview is with Jacob Martin or The NFT Attorney. In 2019, 2020... Buying NFTs was easy. Buying a BAYC for about $190 gave you a return of around $450K. That’s insane. But investing in the NFT space these days, or “flipping NFTs” is no lon…

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65: All Things NFTs and Web3 with Drew Austin 43:30

2+ y ago43:30

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For the full audio interview, transcript, show notes and more visit: https://altassetallocation.com/ Today's interview is with Drew Austin. Drew covers a very broad spectrum on all things NFTs, exciting Web3 projects, and the Metaverse. Drew is the Managing Partner of Red Beard Ventures and Co-Founder of Knights of Degen among all of the other cryp…

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64: Building Web3 DAOs with DeFi Ted 49:53

2+ y ago49:53

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For the full audio interview, transcript, show notes and more visit: https://altassetallocation.com DAOs are all the rage right now. Decentralized Autonomous Organizations. DeFi Ted, was one of the founding core team members behind ParagonsDAO. In this episode, we cover a lot about being anon in the space, ParagonsDAO, Parallel NFTs, misconceptions…

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63: PlannerDAO and the DeFi Space in 2022 with Adam Blumberg 1:07:50

2+ y ago1:07:50

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For the full audio interview, transcript, show notes and more visit: https://altassetallocation.com/ In this episode, we discuss all things Decentralized Finance or DeFi. We’ve discussed DeFi a few times already, but Adam is taking a slightly different approach. He’s building PlannerDAO - “empowering financial professionals to make digital assets &…

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62: Self Directed Retirement Accounts are Changing with Damion Lupo 43:00

2+ y ago43:00

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For the full audio interview, transcript, show notes and more visit: https://altassetallocation.com/ Today's interview is with Damion Lupo Most of our listeners will know what a 401K and IRA are. If you're interested in alternative investments, you've likely been frustrated that they're hard to own in a retirement account. Maybe this led you to a s…

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61: Taking the Financial Path Less Traveled with Nick Kosko 1:05:21

2+ y ago1:05:21

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For the full audio interview, transcript, show notes and more visit: https://altassetallocation.com/ Today's interview is with Nick Kosko Nick is a wealth strategist at CreateTailwind and in this episode, we discuss financial Independence, Taking control of you money and questioning the financial norms. Infinite banking has been called a scam by Da…

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60: Puerto Rico Tax Advantages with Chris Hamm 53:26

2+ y ago53:26

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For the full audio interview, transcript, show notes and more visit: https://altassetallocation.com/ Have you heard about Puerto Rico being the last true tax haven for Americans? In this episode we dive deep into Puerto Rico; Most importantly what the tax savings opportunities are for Americans. We talk about all things Puerto Rico. What’s it like …

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59: Investing in Pre-Publicly Traded and Synthetic Assets with Xavier Ekkel 21:51

2+ y ago21:51

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For the full audio interview, transcript, show notes and more visit: https://altassetallocation.com/ Today's interview is with Xavier Ekkel, founder of PrePO. prePO is a decentralized exchange allowing anyone, anywhere, to speculate on the value of any pre‑IPO company or pre‑token project. The project is community driven and the markets listed on p…

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58: Non Fungible Tokens and The Metaverse with Rizzle 55:25

3y ago55:25

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For the full audio interview, transcript, show notes and more visit: https://altassetallocation.com/ Non Fungible Tokens, or NFTs, are making headlines again. Rizzle is so plugged into the NFT Ecosystem. He's just the guy to give this update on what's going on, and why NFTs are valuable beyond the hype. We cover a very broad discussion on all thing…

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57: Cash Value Life Insurance with Matt Golliher 1:01:52

3y ago1:01:52

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For the full audio interview, transcript, show notes and more visit: https://altassetallocation.com/ Today, I'm talking to Matt about Index Universal Life Insurance which is a type of Cash Value Life Insurance. Life insurance as an asset class and as part of your investment strategy. I have a bit of a mental block when it comes to Life insurance as…

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56: Decentralized Finance (DeFi) with DeFi Dad 1:10:58

3y ago1:10:58

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For the full audio interview, transcript, show notes and more visit: https://altassetallocation.com/ Today's interview is with DeFi Dad and we are doing a deep dive into Decentralized Finance (DeFi). Interested in knowing what DeFi is, where we are currently, why it's important and where it might be going? Don't miss this episode. --- Support this …

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55: MakerDAO and DeFi Today in Crypto with Mariano 51:02

3y ago51:02

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For the full audio interview, transcript, show notes and more visit: https://altassetallocation.com/ Today's interview is with Mariano of Maker Growth, with MakerDAO. MakerDAO is one of the oldest and arguably most important protocols built on Ethereum. Where you are able to take your Digital Asset collateral and generate DAI - a stable coin. Don't…

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54: DAOs, NFTs, Social Tokens - A Crypto Landscape Update with Cooper Turley 31:20

3y ago31:20

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For the full audio interview, transcript, show notes and more visit: https://altassetallocation.com/ The Crypto Ecosystem is quite vast and always quickly moving. There are some major trends that are accelerating - DAOS, Decentralized Autonomous Organizations - NFTs - Non Fungible Tokens - DeFi - Decentralized Finance and Social Tokens... loads to …

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53: Investing in Gold with Lynette Zang 1:26:15

3y ago1:26:15

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For the full audio interview, transcript, show notes and more visit: https://altassetallocation.com/ Lynette Zang is Chief Market Analyst at ITM Trading, and they have a fantastic YouTube channel. In this episode, Lynette goes over the history of Gold as a currency and how we ended up in a Fiat Monetary system. How the financial system is changing,…

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52: Macro, MMT, Gold and Inflation with Frank Holmes 27:52

3y ago27:52

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For the full audio interview, transcript, show notes and more visit: https://altassetallocation.com/ Frank is the man, and he is really well known for Gold. This was recorded around the first of march - but the macro and gold views here are evergreen and still valid. Macro, MMT, Gold, Inflation, the changing capital markets... We cover a lot. If yo…

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51: All Things Crypto with Dan Hannum 1:01:02

3y ago1:01:02

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For the full audio interview, transcript, show notes and more visit: https://altassetallocation.com/ This episode is all about Crypto - from an investor, VC, and operator... also a bit around the confusing aspects in crypto - taxes and accounting. The content here is evergreen and valid for anyone interested in learning more about the crypto space …

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50: Crypto Banking with Celsius Network 33:41

3y ago33:41

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For the full audio interview, transcript, show notes and more visit: https://altassetallocation.com/ Today's interview is with Zach Wildes of Celsius Network. Celsius burst onto the scene in 2018, and has grown quickly since. Their tagline is "“The modern way to manage assets” and for retailers offers 4 main businesses, EARN, BORROW, CelPay... and …

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49: Macro Investing with Axel Merk 48:44

3y ago48:44

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For the full audio interview, transcript, show notes and more visit: https://altassetallocation.com/ The Macro outlook is a fun one to cover. Equity markets, US Dollar, Monetary & Fiscal Policies, Precious Metals... There's a lot to unpack. Where does this all end? Fiscal Austerity or Debt Jubilee? Not Likely. Inflation? Obviously, but less obvious…

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48: Macro Outlook with MOVE Index inventor Harley Bassman 1:04:35

3y ago1:04:35

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For the full audio interview, transcript, show notes and more visit: https://altassetallocation.com/ Harley Bassman was the inventor of the popular MOVE index, the treasury volatility cousin of the VIX. Since he has “retired” he has continued to make a name for himself giving away decades of accrued wisdom for free on his blog The Convexity Maven. …

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47: Bitcoin Banking with BlockFi 1:00:40

3y ago1:00:40

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For the full audio interview, transcript, show notes and more visit: https://altassetallocation.com/ Today's interview is with Shayne Mullen from BlockFi. BlockFi is "Redefining Banking" and for retailers, offers 4 main business pillars: Interest Account, Trading, Crypto Loans, and Credit Card. Being Paid to HODL? Not selling your crypto and access…

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Charged Particles: A New NFT Protocol with Ben Lakoff 54:59

3y ago54:59

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The mic is turned around. In this episode you can see Ben's Interview on The Unstoppable Podcast, talking all about Charged Particles — a brand new protocol allowing users to deposit any ERC token into any NFT. Originally aired on 12-May-21, Here's the description: We talk to Ben about his transition from corporate finance into decentralized financ…

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46: Bonds and Macro Outlook with George Goncalves 59:34

3y ago59:34

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For the full audio interview, transcript, show notes and more visit: https://altassetallocation.com/ George Goncalves on Macro Outlook. Fed Action, USD - including Shadow Banking & EuroDollar, Gold, and obviously Bonds. We talk about the current state of these markets and where they could go in the future. George has a wealth of information and sha…

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