ChainTalk
37 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsStarting with Bitcoin, cryptocurrency has grown to become a controversial topic around the world. The podcast uncovers the latest developments impacting the Asian market.
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Crypto Asia News: BitMex Losing Market Share, Canaan Losing Money, And More
April 13, 2020 07:57 - 30 minutes - 42.6 MBHere is the latest top news in crypto Asia... BitMex losing market share to Binance, Huobi, OKEx Binance moving back into China Canaaan reports loss of $148 million and much more on this edition of the ChainTalk podcast. If you enjoyed this episode and want to support this podcast please share it with your colleagues and friends. You can easily give us a rating and review by clicking the 5 blank stars and writing in your comments. For more info visit: https://www.chaintalk.media/ Foll...
Bobby Cho CMS Holdings: The Unpredictable Crypto Asset Market
April 01, 2020 07:37 - 47 minutes - 65.2 MBBobby Cho is Partner at CMS Holdings. In this chat we discuss his move from Cumberland to his own firm CMS Holdings, managing partner capital in an unpredictable and volatile crypto market, the state of his fund and what he looks for in new team members, and much more. Bobby Cho is President and Founding Partner at CMS Holdings. CMS is a principal investment firm focused on crypto assets. Previously, Bobby was chief operating officer of DRW’s crypto trading arm, Cumberland. Prior to DRW, Bo...
Jason Luo BitForex: Developing A Stronger Crypto Market
March 30, 2020 08:02 - 37 minutes - 52 MBJason Luo is Co-founder of BitForex. In this chat we discuss how to know which crypto exchanges are credible, the different ways BitForex is changing the exchange game and creating a stronger market, the future of IEO's, and much more. As entrepreneur period has developed online logistic trading platform with one stop financial and asset management solution. Now dedicate in Blockchain and Crypto-currency industry, strong believe that Blockchain and Crypto-currency will make revolutionary ch...
Alexandre Dreyfus CEO Chiliz: Tokenizing Juventus And FC Barcelona
March 19, 2020 09:27 - 23 minutes - 31.6 MBAlexandre Dreyfus is CEO of Chiliz. In this chat we discuss creating fan tokens for sports teams, signing big teams like Juventus to the platform, future sports markets for tokenization, and how sports could evolve with fan tokens. Alexandre Dreyfus is an entrepreneur and Blockchain enthusiast based in Malta. He is the CEO of chiliZ, a fintech platform whose cryptocurrency which aims to provide tokenization for sports. Learn more here:https://www.chiliz.com/en/home/ ------ If you enjoyed...
Torjus Gaaren Crypto Analyst: Why Bitcoin Price Could Fall Below $1k
March 16, 2020 03:51 - 1 hour - 92.1 MBTorjus Gaaren has been in crypto since 2013. He is an analyst of the market. In this chat we discuss how he called the recent fall of the crypto market, the pattern on Dow Jones, why Bitcoin could fall below $1000, how a deflationary economy turns hyperinflation, and a doomsday scenario that could happen. Learn More Here: https://www.patreon.com/whitemountain ------ If you enjoyed this episode and want to support this podcast please share it with your colleagues and friends. You can ea...
Spotlight: Catching Crypto Criminals With Thomas Glucksmann Merkle Science
March 12, 2020 08:31 - 53 minutes - 73.5 MBThomas Glucksmann is VP of Merkle Science. In this chat we discuss how crypto criminals hide transactions, current trends their using for illegal activities, how to monitor transaction history, challenges for law enforcement, and how to detect illegal activity on blockchain. This is an interview from our Spotlight series. Thomas is a multilingual business development, product management and marketing professional with extensive experience working with and for companies providing financial...
Paul Veradittakit Pantera Capital: Finding Alpha In Crypto Investing
March 05, 2020 07:44 - 40 minutes - 55.8 MBPaul Veradittakit is Partner at Pantera Capital. In this chat we discuss seeing market trends before they happen, VC and ICO investing, how to value crypto investments, the future of ICO's and crypto, managing a Bitcoin fund, finding investment opportunities in Asia, and finding a job at a crypto fund. As a partner at Pantera, Paul focuses on the firm’s venture capital and hedge fund investments. Since joining in 2014, he has helped launch Pantera Venture Fund II and the firm’s currency fun...
Zac McClure CEO TokenTax: Automating Crypto Taxes And Harvesting Losses
March 02, 2020 01:49 - 1 hour - 66.5 MBZac McClure is the CEO of TokenTax. In this chat we discuss the current crypto tax rules on staking, forks, airdrops, hacks, mining, gains, and losses. Also, we discuss tax laws in different jurisdictions, LIFO vs FIFO vs average cost, tax loss harvesting, advantages of holding investments longer term, and much more. Zac is a true professional with crypto taxes and understands them inside and out. Zac McClure has worked in finance at JPMorgan, Imprint Capital, World Bicycle Relief and Bain....
Spotlight: Cryptography And MPC Technology With Yehuda Lindell
February 21, 2020 09:01 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBYehuda Lindell is a professor and CEO of Unbound Tech. In this chat we discuss cryptography in blockchain, security issues in digital assets, custody solutions for crypto, and a complete breakdown of MPC technology. This is an interview from our Spotlight series. Yehuda Lindell is a professor of Computer Science at Bar-Ilan University, and a cryptographer with expertise in secure multiparty computation (MPC) that forms the technological core of Unbound’s solutions. Yehuda served as the Ch...
Mati Greenspan CEO Quantum Economics: The Quantum Leap Of Financial Markets And Money
February 17, 2020 02:43 - 45 minutes - 41.2 MBMati Greenspan is the founder of Quantum Economics. In this chat we discuss why he decided to leave eToro, $10k Bitcoin, macro economic analysis of crypto and traditional markets, being a contrarian, central banks and global debt, altcoin opportunities, and much more. Mati Greenspan is the founder of Quantum Economics and a former Senior Market Analyst at eToro. Mati is a licensed portfolio manager in the European Union and his main focus is on macroeconomic analysis, portfolio diversificat...
Jimmy Song Programming Bitcoin: The Complete Case For Bitcoin
February 03, 2020 07:51 - 50 minutes - 46.7 MBJimmy Song is an early pioneer of Bitcoin and creator of Programming Bitcoin. In this chat we discuss technology in his childhood, what Bitcoin is and how it works, what makes Bitcoin valuable, its deflationary features and the Bitcoin halving, BTC vs BCH vs BSV, Bitcoin not blockchain, and the future of Bitcoin. Jimmy Song is a Bitcoin developer, educator and entrepreneur. He's an open source contributor to many different Bitcoin projects and is the author of Programming Bitcoin from O'Rei...
Jeffery Liu CEO XanPool: Local Currency To Crypto Without Custody
January 23, 2020 04:37 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBJeffery Liu is CEO of XanPool. In this chat we discuss how he got into the industry early on, exchanging local currencies to crypto without needing USD, being a fiat gateway without custody, focusing on Southeast Asia, how crypto can make a difference in the economy, and much more. Jeffery Liu is CEO of XanPool. He is a Systems Engineer and Project Manager by training. Experience in management of multinationals and startups. HODLer since 2013. Learn More: https://xanpool.com/ ------ If y...
Bobby Lee CEO Ballet: A Cryptocurrency Wallet For Everyone
January 15, 2020 02:24 - 49 minutes - 45.6 MBBobby Lee is Founder and CEO of Ballet. In this chat we discuss going from Yahoo and Wal-Mart executive to crypto, founding BTCC, investing in Bitcoin early, his new cryptocurrency wallet Ballet, attracting more people to crypto, Bitcoin and global economics, and much more. Bobby Lee is an entrepreneur in the cryptocurrency industry. He founded his second startup, Ballet, in early 2019. Ballet aims to drive global adoption of Bitcoin by making cryptocurrency accessible to everyone. The comp...
Kensaku Kimura Director Quantum Accounting: BIP39 The 25th Word
December 11, 2019 04:45 - 53 minutes - 48.8 MBKensaku Kimura is Director of Quantum Accounting and founder of Crypto Gain. In this chat we discuss discovering Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto, BIP39 and the 25th word, Wasabi Wallet and ways to store crypto, crypto taxes in Japan, and much more. Kensaku Kimura is Director of Quantum Accounting and founder of Crypto Gain. He has over 10 years experience with cross-border and domestic transactions involving multiple accounting standards such as IFRS, US GAAP and Japan GAAP. He provides valuation...
Chieh Liu CEO Overbit: The Truth About Bitcoin Derivatives Trading
December 02, 2019 03:36 - 30 minutes - 28.4 MBChieh Liu is CEO of Overbit. In this chat we discuss trading swaps, why Overbit chose to have zero fees, the importance of a clean and simple interface, Bitcoin as an underlying asset, price manipulation from whales, Gold vs Bitcoin, the Bitmex data leak, leverage trading, and much more. Chieh is an entrepreneur and investor. Founder of several successful technology and finance companies. He has over eight years experiences in FX trading and derivative products. He also has extensive experi...
Molly Marketing Director HashKey Hub: Blockchain In China And Cryptography At Age 11
November 22, 2019 01:53 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MBMolly is the Marketing Director of HashKey Hub and former member of BTC Media. In this chat we discuss her destiny of being in blockchain after reading about cryptography at age 11, her experience at BTC Media, how crypto media impacts Bitcoin price and market, the mission of HashKey Hub, missing factors that blockchain needs for more usability, biggest threats to blockchain, and the current state of blockchain, crypto, and technology advances in China. Molly is the Marketing Director of Ha...
Yuming Yuan CEO Huobi China: The Blockchain Side Of Huobi
October 29, 2019 04:20 - 47 minutes - 43.2 MBYuming Yuan is CEO of Huobi China and Director of Huobi Research. In this chat we discuss, his experience running one of the biggest companies in blockchain, the blockchain side of Huobi that operates separately from their exchange, how they help startups and enterprises enter blockchain, how he keeps up with the continuous advancements in the industry, Libra vs Tencent, possible recession, and how he wants to be remembered in blockchain. Yuming Yuan, also known as Hubery Yuan, graduated fr...
Jason Lee VP NEM Foundation: Recovery And Resurgence Of NEM Foundation
October 23, 2019 02:58 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MBJason Lee is Vice President of NEM Foundation. In this chat we discuss how NEM Foundation almost went under, how they recovered and are now on a path of resurgence, competing with foundations like Ethereum, how Jason made Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia and joining NEM, NEM Consensus, and other important industry topics. Jason Lee is the Vice President and Honorary Secretary as part of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee for NEM Foundation. He is an advisory board member for Blockchain P...
Phil Bonello Crypto Researcher And Investor: Crypto Asset Valuation And Incentive Structures
October 14, 2019 02:46 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBPhil Bonello is a crypto researcher and investor. In this chat we discuss why blockchain is experiencing a lack of adoption, how user driven design can help, interesting projects in the industry right now, the present opportunity of Bitcoin, incentive structures, Augur, Bitcoin days and UTXO's, the best analysis tool, crypto analysis process broken down into steps, crypto asset valuation, and finding an investment. Phil Bonello worked at Ikigai as Head of Research for a year before transiti...
Peter Sherif The Wolf Of Bitcoins: Dark Web To Bitcoin Trader
October 07, 2019 06:22 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MBPeter Sherif is the creator of Wolf Of Bitcoins and crypto investor. In this chat we discuss his introduction to Bitcoin on the dark web, supporting Wikileaks, investing in Bitcoin early and riding the ICO wave, opening crypto exchanges, Bitcoin as sound money, how Bitcoin impacts a possible recession, the chances of Libra launching, and of course robots. Peter Sherif is the person behind the popular crypto Instagram account Wolf Of Bitcoins. He is a crypto trader who invested in Bitcoin an...
Takatoshi Shibayama CEO Blockshine Singapore: Japan Economics, Blockchain, Investment Funds, Corporate Restructuring
October 01, 2019 02:18 - 56 minutes - 52.1 MBTakatoshi Shibayama is the CEO of Blockshine Singapore. In this chat we discuss getting into investment funds, blockchain solutions and the current state of the industry, how corporate restructuring works, the past, present, and future of the Japanese economy, living in Tokyo, raising capital and investing strategies, and how Taka achieves maximum performance and success. Takatoshi Shibayama is the CEO of Blockshine Singapore, providing blockchain consulting and solutions. He has been a cor...
Anthony Pompliano Partner Morgan Creek: Cracking The Entrepreneurship and Bitcoin Code
September 24, 2019 07:28 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBAnthony Pompliano is partner at Morgan Creek Digital. In this chat we discuss growing up in an Italian household, getting the call for duty, adapting to life after the army, first business and defining moment in entrepreneurship, what makes a great entrepreneur, getting into the investment fund game, the current economy with respect to inflation and possible recession, the impact of Bitcoin, advising President Trump, Aliens and Bob Lazar, and the evolution of robots. Anthony Pompliano, a...
HuiChi Man Director Provenance Events: Preparing Your Blockchain Startup For Event Success
September 20, 2019 07:35 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBHuiChi Man is Founder and Director of Provenance Events. In this chat we discuss current issues with blockchain events and how to fix them, the difference between blockchain startups and other types of startups, when a startup is ready to scale, the pros and cons of working in a decentralised team, product growth strategies, and the upcoming Japan Blockchain Week. I will be moderating a panel at Provenance Summit on Oct 14 in Tokyo. Use discount code TEAMZ to redeem $100 discount on Provena...
Mansoor Madhavji Partner BlockchainFF: Ultimate Marketing Strategy For Any Blockchain Project
September 17, 2019 06:14 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MBMansoor Madhavji is Partner at Blockchain Founders Fund. In this chat we discuss when a token makes sense for a project, how to find your target market, best ways to keep users engaged, digital marketing strategies working right now, creating viral content, the best marketing metrics to track, overcoming bots, scaling, and how to keep investors interested in seeing the project grow. Mansoor Madhavji 穆大胜 is a Partner at Blockchain Founders Fund which invests in and venture builds top-tier St...
Special Thank You + Solar Powered Bitcoin Mining Explained With Ramak Sedigh
September 14, 2019 07:34 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBThis episode starts off with a special thank you message from the host. We're starting a new fun promotion for everyone to take part in. You can get the details on the podcast. Also, the host Eric gives a little background into how he ended up in Tokyo from Toronto. As well, we included an interview Eric did with Ramak Sedigh, CEO of Plouton Mining at Futurist Conference in Toronto. In this chat we speak with Ramak Sedigh CEO of Plouton Mining at Blockchain Futurist Conference in Toronto. H...
Elena Kang Director Huobi Korea: Cryptocurrency Trading Industry in Korea Uncovered
September 14, 2019 06:14 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MBElena Kang is Director of Huobi Korea. In this chat we discuss day-to-day life working at a crypto exchange, Busan and becoming a regulation free blockchain zone, barriers towards cryptocurrency and not blockchain, her opinion on Bitcoin and crypto, the Kimchi Premium, the dense crypto trading industry in Korea, future and limitations of DEX, the lack of guidelines for exchanges and impacts, and much more. Elena is director of Huobi Korea where she plans strategies to survive in the Korean ...
Chieh Liu CEO Overbit: Trading Bitcoin Derivatives With Leverage
September 02, 2019 02:28 - 28 minutes - 26 MBChieh Liu is CEO of Overbit. In this chat we discuss the difference between working in Asia compared to North America, FX vs crypto markets, how leverage trading works, how Overbit is sourcing liquidity, what a CFD is, how derivatives can impact the crypto markets, the possibility of buying equities with Bitcoin, competing with Bitmex, and dealing with regulations. Chieh is an entrepreneur and investor. Founder of several successful technology and finance companies. He has over eight years ...
Kevin Kelly Co-Founder Delphi Digital: Complete Macro Economic Outlook For Bitcoin Investors
August 27, 2019 06:48 - 56 minutes - 51.5 MBKevin Kelly is Co-Founder and Principal of Delphi Digital. In this chat we discuss a breakdown of Delphi's recent economic macro outlook, the implications of rate cuts, the inverted yield curve, Asian currencies being devalued compared to USD, US treasuries, the roadmap from her that could lead to a depression, the perfect storm for Bitcoin, why Gold and Bitcoin both have value, breakdown of UTXO's, and Bitcoin maximalism. Kevin comes with a background in traditional equity research. In his...
Jason Choi Head of Research Spartan Group: Deep Dive Into Crypto Investment Analysis
August 21, 2019 05:12 - 43 minutes - 39.8 MBJason Choi is Head of Research at Spartan Group and host of the Blockcrunch Podcast. In this chat we discuss how to start when evaluating a project, the fundamentals of token research, what on-chain metrics are most important, equity vs token investing, economic factors when investing, risk management and diversifying a portfolio, Blockstack, and Bitcoin against government and economic uncertainty. Jason is a former venture investor and founder of The Blockcrunch Podcast. Jason first came ...
Cathy Zhu CEO BW: Competitive Challenges Impacting Crypto Exchanges
August 14, 2019 19:36 - 50 minutes - 46.7 MBCathy Zhu is CEO of crypto exchange BW. In this chat we discuss the high efficiency of business professionals in China, the goals of the Chinese government, day-to-day life running a crypto exchange, the current challenges faced by cryptocurrency exchanges in a highly competitive market, the difference between fake and real trading volumes, crypto derivatives, decentralized exchanges, exchange tokens like BNB, and a robot waiter serving Chinese hot pot. Cathy Zhu started trading cryptocurre...
Aly Madhavji Partner Blockchain Founders Fund: The Biggest Investing Opportunities In Blockchain
August 07, 2019 20:56 - 58 minutes - 53.5 MBAly Madhavji is Managing Partner at Blockchain Founders Fund. In this chat we discuss his slightly sketchy first experience with crypto, tokens vs equity investing, biggest opportunities right now to invest in, obstacles faced by blockchain companies, working with the United Nations and how blockchain is helping charities and the unbanked, the present and future of blockchain, Asia vs USA in adopting crypto, and the latest news in Asia surrounding crypto including the US China trade wars and...
Tomohiro Yamaguchi Executive Managing Director SBI: Changing Banking With Blockchain
August 01, 2019 18:06 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBTomohiro Yamaguchi is Executive Managing Director at SBI Fintech Solutions. In this chat we discuss his background and role at SBI, SBI's commitment to blockchain technology, their investment into Ripple, cross border transactions within banks and the affect on international business, Libra and bank tokens, blockchain in the Middle East, and opportunities for investors. Yamaguchi-san is an 18-year experienced pioneer in finance business and payment/international money transfer industry, in ...
Seth Lim CEO Soar Labs: Early XRP Whale Discusses Secrets Of Ripple
July 26, 2019 15:06 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MBSeth Lim is founder and CEO of Indonesian crypto exchange Soar Labs and exclusive watch company Watch Gain. In this chat we discuss how he discovered Ripple and invested in it, his time in the army, growing Ripple in China, secrets behind how XRP and Ripple work, what we can expect out of Ripple in the future, starting his crypto exchange in Indonesia, and luxury watches. Seth Lim is the CEO and founder of Soar Labs and cryptocurrency exchange soarexchange.io. He oversees the strategy and p...
Mike Kayamori CEO Liquid And Quoine: Golden Age Of Crypto Is Just Starting
July 18, 2019 16:12 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBMike Kayamori is co-founder and CEO of crypto exchange Liquid and Quoine. In this chat we discuss his background in finance and eventually joining the crypto industry, Liquid's mission statement, stablecoins, crypto exchange issues including trading volumes, security tokens, appropriate regulation, impact of Libra and Calibra on Bitcoin, encouraging innovation in Japan, Telegram token sale on Liquid, the beginning of new monetary policy, and humans potentially evolving into robots. Inspired...
Franklyn Richards, CEO Litecoin Haus: An Early Pioneer Of Litecoin
June 26, 2019 04:40 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MBFranklyn Richards is founder of Litecoin Haus, operator of Litecoin.com, and director of Litecoin Foundation. In this chat we discuss his journey of getting involved with Litecoin in 2012/2013 as a teenager, the Litecoin blockchain and how its being used today, the upcoming Litecoin halving, his excitement for cryptocurrency, crypto regulation, Bitcoin ETF, Libra coin, how to use Litecoin, going to Mars, and robots evolution into society. Franklyn Richards joined the Litecoin team in 2013 a...
Adam Farthing, VP AiX: Former Market Maker Details His Support For Digital Assets
June 26, 2019 04:26 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MBAdam Farthing is a former market maker and Vice President of AiX. In this chat we talk about his experience as a market maker, journey to becoming a professional trader, traditional institutions and getting them into crypto, issues that large volume traders are facing with crypto, background into the AiX platform and how it will help traders, Bitcoin ETF, Gold and private wealth markets being impacted by Bitcoin, and robots becoming the next human evolution. Adam brings over 20 years of exp...
Rose Sun Managing Partner BICA Investment Fund: The Impact Of Cryptocurrency On The Global Economy
June 26, 2019 04:11 - 37 minutes - 34.1 MBRose Sun is managing partner of BICA Investment Fund. In this chat we talk about how Rose got involved in crypto and became on early stage investor in Vechain, traditional institutions getting into crypto, Bitcoin and its affect on the global economy, China and USA trade negotiations, Bitcoin ETF, bank coins, and what she enjoys doing beyond crypto. Rose Sun is a young successful crypto investor from China, investing in over 20 projects and managing 200k ETH in another fund. ------ If you...