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/Fear, Uncertainty & Doubt in 2020 with Galaxy Digital on Heard Around the Block
The past two months have been unprecedented ones for all of us. Given the significant moves in digital assets' price and volume levels, many have openly wondered if Bitcoin in particular has lived up to its purpose.
/Ben Sparango and Tony Sheng talk The Trust Spectrum on the Chain Reaction Podcast
In this episode, Tom Shaughnessy talks with Ben Sparango and Tony Sheng of Multicoin capital to discuss their latest report on The Trust Spectrum. We will keep this short, as the episode covers everything - enjoy and share!
/Is Crypto the Next Cleantech? Tushar Jain talks with Galaxy Digital Trading on Heard Around the BLOCK
As with many new fields, crypto and blockchain technologies have doubters, and certainly some with reasoned points of views. One line of criticism is that no matter how big crypto gets, it may end up like cleantech-- full of innovation, but perhaps not able to generate a predictable return for investors.
/Ethereal Virtual Summit 2020: Fireside Chat with SKALE Labs
The two-day Ethereal Virtual Summit agenda features 100+ ecosystem leaders and can't-miss talks on the most exciting trends in the blockchain space, from decentralized finance to Ethereum 2.0. This interview features Jack O'Holleran (SKALE Labs) and Stan Kladko (SKALE Labs) Interviewed by Tushar Jain (Multicoin Capital).
/Digital Asset Strategy Summit (DASS): How does COVID-19 impact Bitcoin and the digital gold thesis?
Kyle Samani and Don Friedman, founder of the Joint Venture Group, discuss COVID-19 and impact Bitcoin and the digital gold thesis at the Digital Asset Strategy Summit (DASS). What kind of businesses are doing well in this time of crisis, and what kinds of new distressed opportunities are there in the crypto space?
Many developers and investors interested in building Web3 gave up on building on top of Bitcoin years ago, assuming that its limited throughput, high latency, and conservative programmability made such development impossible. Indeed, this is precisely what led to the birth of Ethereum, and a plethora of Web3 platforms (e.g. Arweave, Cosmos, Polkadot, Solana, Near) that developers are leveraging today.
/The Stacks Podcast with Kyle Samani & Muneeb Ali (Blockstack PBC)
Kyle Samani, the Managing Partner of Multicoin, and Muneeb Ali, the Co-Founder of Blockstack, join the The Stacks Podcast to discuss research, investment theses, and debate the biggest trends in the industry.
As a suite of new layer 1 blockchains are launching, I’ve been thinking about Ethereum’s network effects, and the defensibility of the DeFi protocols built on top of Ethereum. A couple of years ago, I wrote about the network effects of non-sovereign layer 1 monies like Bitcoin and Ethereum.
Today I’m excited to announce that Multicoin Capital led a $1.5M round in dForce, the world’s first unified network for open finance protocols. Coinvestors include our friends at China Merchant Bank International (CMBI) and Huobi Capital.
/Unchained Podcast Audio Essay: The Most Forkable DeFi Protocols on Ethereum
As a suite of new layer 1 blockchains are launching, I’ve been thinking about Ethereum’s network effects, and the defensibility of the DeFi protocols built on top of Ethereum.