CoinGecko Podcast - Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency Insights
98 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago -Learn about bitcoin, blockchain, and cryptocurrency technologies as we interview entrepreneurs and thought leaders of the industry in this crypto podcast.
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Discussing About Multifunctional Crypto Wallet with Brandon Millman, CEO and Co-founder of Phantom Wallet - Ep. 40
October 03, 2021 05:00 - 29 minutes - 20 MBIn this episode, Benjamin Hor, market research analyst of CoinGecko is joined by Brandon Millman, co-founder and CEO of Phantom wallet. Benjamin interviewed Brandon on the background of Phantom, the differences between Phantom and other crypto wallets, their plans for NFTs, as well as their upcoming plans for Phantom. [00:00:38] Intro [00:01:45] What is a wallet in crypto space? [00:05:31] Why is Phantom built on Solana? [00:08:15] What separates Phantom from other wallets? [00:10:21] Phant...
Discovering The Google Of Blockchain With Tegan Kline, Co-Founder and Business Lead At Edge & Node - Ep. 39
August 21, 2021 05:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MBIn this episode, Bobby Ong, co-founder of CoinGecko is joined by Tegan Kline, co-founder and business lead at Edge & Node. Bobby interviewed Tegan on the background of The Graph, the relationship between the Edge & Node and The Graph, the different roles to earn GRT, as well as their upcoming plans for The Graph. [00:00:38] Intro [00:01:26] What is The Graph and why is it needed? [00:07:49] The Graph is the Google of Web3 [00:09:17] Relationship between Edge & Node and The Graph [00:12:07] ...
Understanding MCDEX's Decentralised Perpetual Contract With Jean Miao, Co-Founder of MCDEX - Ep.38
August 14, 2021 11:00 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MBIn this episode, Bobby Ong, co-founder of CoinGecko is joined by Jean Miao, co-founder of MCDEX. Bobby interviewed Jean on the background of MCDEX, the launching of MCDEX V3, as well as their upcoming plans for MCDEX. [00:00:38] Intro [00:02:40] What is MCDEX? [00:03:47] Differences between MCDEX V2 and V3 [00:10:10] Fees on MCDEX [00:11:26] Maximum leverage on perpetual trades on MCDEX [00:14:42] How does liquidation work on MCDEX? [00:15:53] Why did MCDEX choose to launch on Arbitrum? [00...
Growing the Insurance Industry in Crypto Space With Hugh Karp, Founder of Nexus Mutual - Ep. 37
August 02, 2021 01:00 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MBIn this episode, Bobby Ong, co-founder of CoinGecko is joined by Hugh Karp, Founder of Nexus Mutual. Bobby interviewed Hugh on the background of Nexus Mutual, insurance in the crypto space, protocols supported by Nexus Mutual, as well as their upcoming plans for Nexus Mutual. [00:01:20] Intro [00:01:22] What is Nexus Mutual? [00:06:46] Why does crypto space need insurance? [00:14:11] Protocols supported by Nexus Mutual [00:15:15] Does Nexus Mutual support multi-chain [00:24:33] Comparison w...
Co-founder, Yenwen Feng, Explains How Perpetual Protocol is Preparing For More! - Ep. 36
July 29, 2021 01:00 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MBIn this episode, Bobby Ong, co-founder of CoinGecko is joined by Yenwen Feng, Co-Founder at Perpetual Protocol. Bobby interviewed Yenwen on the background of Perpetual Protocol, changes on Perpetual Protocol V2, as well as Perpetual Protocol’s upcoming plans for 2021. [00:01:20] Intro [00:02:07] What does Perpetual Protocol do? [00:05:13] Difference between Perpetual Protocol V1 and Perpetual Protocol V2 [00:13:42] Changes in Perpetual Protocol V2 [00:18:46] Maximum leverage one can trade o...
Scott Moore, Co-Founder and Community Lead of Gitcoin Explains Open Source Software - Ep. 35
July 18, 2021 10:00 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MBIn this episode, Bobby Ong, co-founder of CoinGecko is joined by Scott Moore, Co-Founder and Community Lead of Gitcoin. Bobby interviewed Scott on the background of Gitcoin, their products, their GTC token launch, as well as Gitcoin’s upcoming plans for 2021. [00:01:20] Intro [00:02:31] What is Gitcoin? [00:05:17] Differences between Gitcoin’s products [00:10:55] What is Quadratic Funding? [00:15:16] Steps for preventing Sybil attacks on Gitcoin [00:19:58] Application process to receive mat...
Learn about protecting your crypto with Oliver Xie, Founder and Project Lead at InsurAce - Ep. 34
June 24, 2021 03:00 - 42 minutes - 29.1 MBIn this episode, Bobby Ong, co-founder of CoinGecko is joined by Oliver Xie, founder and Project Lead of InsurAce. Bobby interviewed Oliver on the background of InsurAce, their products, their advantages compared to Nexus Mutual, as well as InsurAce’s upcoming plans for 2021. [00:01:20] Intro [00:02:56] What is InsurAce? [00:06:58] InsurAce’s product launched on Ethereum [00:08:15] Competitive advantage against Nexus Mutual [00:11:47] Portfolio-based coverage [00:19:00] What is InsurAce’s I...
Get Familiar with Fractionalized NFTs and More with Joël Hubert, Co-founder of NIFTEX - Ep. 33
May 30, 2021 02:00 - 49 minutes - 33.9 MBIn this episode, Bobby Ong, co-founder of CoinGecko is joined by Joël Hubert - Co-founder, NIFTEX. Bobby interviewed Joël on the background of NIFTEX, their updates for NIFTEX V2, their NFT bundle, as well as Joël’s advice for beginner NFT collectors. [00:01:42] Intro [00:02:38] What is NIFTEX? [00:08:01] What happens to the fractionalized NFT when there’s a bid on it? [00:19:09] Updates on NIFTEX V2 [00:27:00] Interesting stats on NIFTEX [00:31:45] NIFTEX’s R64X NFT bundle [00:41:02] Thou...
Get Familiar with Fractionalized NFTs and More with Joël Hubert, Co-founder of NIFTEX - Ep. 34
May 30, 2021 02:00 - 49 minutes - 33.9 MBIn this episode, Bobby Ong, co-founder of CoinGecko is joined by Joël Hubert - Co-founder, NIFTEX. Bobby interviewed Joël on the background of NIFTEX, their updates for NIFTEX V2, their NFT bundle, as well as Joël’s advice for beginner NFT collectors. [00:01:42] Intro [00:02:38] What is NIFTEX? [00:08:01] What happens to the fractionalized NFT when there’s a bid on it? [00:19:09] Updates on NIFTEX V2 [00:27:00] Interesting stats on NIFTEX [00:31:45] NIFTEX’s R64X NFT bundle [00:41:02] Thou...
Emin Gün Sirer, CEO of Ava labs, Talks About Avalanche’s Growth And More - Ep. 32
May 12, 2021 03:00 - 47 minutes - 32.7 MBAvalanche (AVAX)In this episode, Bobby Ong, co-founder of CoinGecko is joined by Emin Gün Sirer, founder and CEO of Ava Labs. Bobby interviewed Gün on the background of Avalanche, differences between three Avalanche’s blockchains, use cases of AVAX token, as well as Avalanche’s plans for 2021. [00:00:02] Intro [00:02:28] What is Avalanche? [00:08:20] Avalanche’s consensus mechanism [00:11:50] Avalanche’s competitors [00:19:52] P-Chain, X-Chain, C-Chain [00:25:32] Projects launched on top o...
Kosala Hemachandra, CEO of MyEtherWallet, Talks About ETH 2.0 and More! - Ep. 31
April 29, 2021 03:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MBIn this episode, Bobby Ong, co-founder of CoinGecko is joined by Kosala Hemachandra, CEO of MyEtherWallet. Bobby interviewed Kosala on the background of MyEtherWalllet, its business model, his thoughts on ETH 2.0 and Layer 2, their experience with phishing attacks, as well as MyEtherWallet’s future plans. [00:00:02] Intro [00:01:07] Introduction of MyEtherWallet [00:05:28] MyEtherWallet’s business model [00:10:55] Thoughts about Layer 2 and ETH 2.0 [00:17:39] Thoughts on multi-chain [00:19:...
Working Towards Permanent Information Storage with Sam Williams, CEO and Co-founder of Arweave - Ep. 30
March 23, 2021 15:00 - 46 minutes - 31.9 MBIn this episode, Bobby Ong, co-founder of CoinGecko is joined by Sam Williams, CEO and co-founder of Arweave. Bobby interviewed Sam on the background of Arweave, its AR drive, its AR token and the use cases, as well as Arweave’s plans. [00:00:02] Intro [00:01:04] What is Arweave? [00:09:40] What happens if the AR token price falls? [00:10:34] Differences between Arweave and the other decentralized storage solutions? [00:12:27] Where does the idea to build a permanent storage solution come f...
Take a Dive into DeFi Dollar with Co-founder Siddharth Jain - Ep. 29
March 19, 2021 03:00 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MBIn this episode, Bobby Ong, co-founder of CoinGecko is joined by Siddharth Jain, co-founder of DeFi Dollar. Bobby interviewed Siddharth on the background of DeFi Dollar, its stablecoins, its token and the use cases, more DeFi Dollar’s products, as well as DeFi Dollar’s plans. [00:00:02] Intro [00:01:11] Introduction of DeFi Dollar [00:02:42] DeFi Dollar’s stablecoins [00:04:39] DeFi Dollar Dao token (DFD) VS DeFi Dollar (DUSD) token [00:12:40] Utility of DUSD [00:16:19] Difference between D...
Jack O’Holleran, CEO of SKALE Labs, Weighs in on SKALE and more - Ep. 28
March 10, 2021 13:00 - 43 minutes - 29.7 MBIn this episode, Bobby Ong, co-founder of CoinGecko is joined byJack O'Holleran, CEO of SKALE Labs. Bobby interviewed Jack on the background of SKALE Network, its SKALE chain, his thoughts on gas tokens and other Layer 1 chains, as well as the use cases of the SKALE token. [00:00:02] Intro [00:01:10] Introduction of SKALE [00:04:57] Categories of scalability solution [00:14:40] Target market for SKALE chain [00:20:54] Thoughts on Layer 1’s growth [00:28:50] Thoughts on the interoperability ...
Ganesh Swami, CEO of Covalent Explains Covalent’s Technology - Ep. 27
March 03, 2021 03:00 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MBIn this episode, Bobby Ong, co-founder of CoinGecko is joined by Ganesh Swami, the co-founder and CEO of Covalent. Bobby interviewed Ganesh on the background of Covalent, differences between Covalent and The Graph, his thoughts on ETH 2.0 as well as Covalent’s plans for 2021. [00:00:02] Intro [00:01:19] Introduction of Covalent [00:05:46] Users of Covalent [00:11:40] Differences between Covalent and The Graph [00:10:40] Index Data for Layer 1 and Layer 2 solutions [00:18:35] Thoughts on ET...
Bringing Bitcoin to DeFi with Chris Spadafora, Founder of Badger DAO - Ep. 26
February 23, 2021 10:00 - 39 minutes - 27.2 MBIn this episode, Bobby Ong, co-founder of CoinGecko is joined by Chris Spadafora, founder of Badger DAO. Bobby interviewed Chris on the background of Badger, their products, Sett and Digg, the differences between Digg and Ampleforth, plans to launch tokenized Bitcoin and Badger on other Layer 1 platforms as well as the key partnerships with Badger. [00:00:02] Intro [00:01:28] Introduction of Badger DAO [00:03:30] Details on Sett and Digg [00:07:22] Plans for Digg [00:11:57] Opinions on tok...
Bringing Bitcoin to DeFi with Chris Spadafora, Founder of Badger DAO - Ep. 26
February 23, 2021 10:00 - 39 minutes - 27.2 MBIn this episode, Bobby Ong, co-founder of CoinGecko is joined by Chris Spadafora, founder of Badger DAO. Bobby interviewed Chris on the background of Badger, their products, Sett and Digg, the differences between Digg and Ampleforth, plans to launch tokenized Bitcoin and Badger on other Layer 1 platforms as well as the key partnerships with Badger. [00:00:02] Intro [00:01:28] Introduction of Badger DAO [00:03:30] Details on Sett and Digg [00:07:22] Plans for Digg [00:11:57] Opinions on tok...
Leo Cheng, Co-Founder at C.R.E.A.M. Finance Explains the Iron Bank in C.R.E.A.M. V2 - Ep. 25
February 05, 2021 03:00 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MBIn this episode, Bobby Ong, co-founder of CoinGecko is joined by Leo Cheng, co-founder at C.R.E.A.M. Finance. Bobby interviewed Leo on the background of C.R.E.A.M., the collaboration between C.R.E.A.M. and Compound, the merge with the Yearn team as well as the Iron Bank in C.R.E.A.M. V2. [00:00:02] Intro [00:01:19] Introduction of C.R.E.A.M. [00:04:16] FTX related token on C.R.E.A.M. ecosystem [00:09:11] Thoughts on Polkadot and Serum [00:10:44] Competition for Aave and Compound [00:14:15...
Building The First Fractional Algorithmic Stablecoin with Sam Kazemian, Founder at FRAX Finance – Ep. 24
January 26, 2021 02:00 - 47 minutes - 32.9 MBIn this episode, Bobby Ong, co-founder of CoinGecko is joined by Sam Kazemian, Founder at FRAX Finance. Bobby interviewed Sam on the background of FRAX, its fractional algorithmic stablecoin, problems with stablecoins, plans to increase FRAX adoption as well as proposed FRAX bond. [00:00:02] Intro [00:01:23] Introduction of FRAX [00:04:32] Use of FRAX Share token (FXS) [00:06:30] Idea of fractional algorithmic stablecoin [00:12:22] Thoughts on problems of stablecoins [00:18:19] Thoughts on...
Tascha Punyaneramitdee, Project Lead at Alpha Finance Explains Alpha Homora V2, Alpha Token, and More – Ep. 23
December 17, 2020 04:00 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MBIn this episode, Bobby Ong, co-founder of CoinGecko is joined by Tascha Punyaneramitdee, Project Lead at Alpha Finance. Bobby interviewed Tascha on the background of Alpha Finance Lab, Alpha Homora V2, Alpha token and its use cases, the risks of lending on Alpha Finance as well as their upcoming plans. [00:00:02] Intro [00:01:20] Introduction of Alpha Finance Lab [00:02:08] Alpha Homora V2 [00:06:54] Lending risks on IBETH [00:12:00] Partnership with Aave [00:21:27] Plans for Alpha Homora ...
Jordan Lyall, Founder of $MEME Project Shares his Thoughts on the Intersection of DeFi and NFT – Ep. 22
November 07, 2020 10:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBIn this episode, Bobby Ong, co-founder of CoinGecko is joined by Jordan Lyall, Founder of $MEME Project. Bobby interviewed Jordan on the history of $MEME, Pineapples and its use cases, MEME's trading cards as well as the intersection of DeFi and NFT. [00:00:02] Intro [00:01:22] History of MEME Project [00:09:43] Name shift from DeGenerator to MEME [00:13:00] Pineapples staking with MEME token [00:16:25] Why stake a maximum of only five MEME tokens? [00:20:20] Rewards for loyal users [00:22:...
Stani Kulechov of Aave Talks Flash Loans and aTokens – Ep. 21
September 29, 2020 14:00 - 36 minutes - 25.4 MBIn this episode, Bobby Ong, co-founder of CoinGecko is joined by Stani Kulechov, Founder and CEO of Aave. Bobby interviewed Stani on Aave, its Flash Loans, its aTokens as well as Aave’s upcoming plans. [00:00:02] Intro [00:01:16] History of Aave [00:03:56] Flash Loans [00:09:48] Differences between aTokens from Aave and cToken from Compound [00:15:50] How is the variable interest rate and stable interest rate set on Aave? [00:21:41] Aave’s plans with respect to its governance [00:26:31] Imp...
Building The Fastest, Lowest Latency Blockchain with Anatoly Yakovenko, Founder and CEO at Solana – Ep. 20
September 21, 2020 00:00 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MBIn this episode, Bobby Ong, co-founder of CoinGecko is joined by Anatoly Yakovenko, founder and CEO at Solana. Bobby interviewed Anatoly on Solana, its scalability, proof-of-history as well as Solana’s plans for Q4 of 2020 and beyond. [00:00:02] Intro [00:01:23] Background on Solana [00:02:38] Scalability Trilemma problem [00:06:34] Solana blockchain size? [00:11:26] Other applications on Solana blockchain [00:13:15] Is Solana an Ethereum competitor? [00:19:28] Solana’s proof-of-stake with ...
Chandler Song of Ankr Talks About Running Your Own Staking Nodes - Ep. 19
September 05, 2020 12:00 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MBIn this episode, Bobby Ong, co-founder of CoinGecko is joined by Chandler Song, CEO of Ankr. Bobby interviewed Chandler on Ankr and their technology, the DeFi trend and his thoughts on the crypto market as well as Ankr’s plans for 2020 and beyond. [00:00:02] Intro [00:01:13] Background on Ankr [00:02:54] Ankr’s customers [00:05:00] Coins supported by Ankr [00:08:09] Ankr’s pivot [00:09:40] How is Ankr different from other providers? [00:14:23] Ankr’s product, Stkr [00:18:57] Microstaking [...
Thor Chan Explains AAX Technology - Ep. 18
August 22, 2020 16:00 - 20 minutes - 14.1 MBIn this episode, Bobby Ong, co-founder of CoinGecko is joined by Thor Chan, CEO of AAX. Bobby interviewed Thor on AAX and their technology, the DeFi trend and his thoughts on the crypto market as well as AAX’s plans for 2020 and beyond. [00:00:02] Intro [00:01:02] Background on AAX [00:01:55] AAX’s technology [00:04:02] Thoughts on institutional money coming into the crypto space [00:09:08] Thoughts on DeFi trend [00:11:16] Plannings for the DeFi space [00:13:02] Thoughts on upcoming produc...
Chris Zaknun and Hatu Sheikh of DAO Maker Talks About Social Mining - Ep. 17
August 12, 2020 14:00 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MBIn this episode, Bobby Ong, co-founder of CoinGecko is joined by Chris Zaknun, CEO of DAO Maker and Hatu Sheikh, CMO of DAO Maker. Bobby interviewed Chris and Hatu on DYCO, what it does, social mining, their thoughts on the market, and yield farming as well as DAO Maker’s plans for 2020 and beyond. [00:00:02] Intro [00:01:42] What is DYCO? [00:10:29] Amount raised in ICO market [00:12:17] Thoughts on IEOs [00:16:44] Social mining [00:18:16] Thoughts on the market in 2020 and 2021 [00:25:15]...
Decentralized Oracles with Nick Fett and Michael Zemrose of Tellor - Ep. 16
August 07, 2020 01:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MBIn this episode, Bobby Ong, co-founder of CoinGecko is joined by Nick Fett, CTO at Tellor and Michael Zemrose, CSO of Tellor. Bobby interviewed Nick and Michael on the Tellor oracle, how it works, the utility behind Tellor Tributes, as well as Tellor’s upgrades in V2. [00:00:02] Intro [00:01:20] Background on Tellor [00:03:59] The main difference between Tellor and Chainlink [00:05:19] How does Tellor work? [00:12:44] Tellor’s upgrades in V2 [00:18:55] Who’s using the Tellor oracles? [00:21...
Getting Enterprises to use Blockchain with Ivan Golovko of LTO Network - Ep. 15
July 29, 2020 01:00 - 43 minutes - 29.7 MBIn this episode, Bobby Ong, co-founder of CoinGecko is joined by Ivan Golovko, Chief Marketing Officer at LTO Network. Bobby interviewed Ivan on LTO Network, the LTO Network Token, the fee burn mechanism proposal as well as the staking program for LTO Network. Bobby and Ivan also shared their thoughts on DeFi and Yield-farming. [00:00:02] Intro [00:01:15] Background on LTO Network [00:05:30] How permissioned blockchain is built into LTO Network? [00:08:09] Why use LTO Network? [00:17:50] T...
Ciara Sun of Huobi talks about the Huobi Ecosystem - Ep. 14
July 16, 2020 01:00 - 25 minutes - 17.5 MBIn this episode, Bobby Ong, co-founder of CoinGecko is joined by Ciara Sun, Head of Global Business and Markets, Vice President at Huobi. Bobby interviewed Ciara on Huobi exchange, its role in developing the blockchain industry, thoughts on wash trading, as well as Huobi’s strategy and plans for growth. [00:00:02] Intro [00:03:26] Background on Huobi [00:05:40] Thoughts on exchanges doing wash trading [00:11:22] Plans and use cases for Huobi Chain [00:13:50] Use cases for Huobi Token [00:1...
Ciara Sun of Huobi talks about the Huobi Ecosystem - Ep14
July 16, 2020 01:00 - 25 minutes - 17.5 MBIn this episode, Bobby Ong, co-founder of CoinGecko is joined by Ciara Sun, Head of Global Business and Markets, Vice President at Huobi. Bobby interviewed Ciara on Huobi exchange, its role in developing the blockchain industry, thoughts on wash trading, as well as Huobi’s strategy and plans for growth. [00:00:02] Intro [00:03:26] Background on Huobi [00:05:40] Thoughts on exchanges doing wash trading [00:11:22] Plans and use cases for Huobi Chain [00:13:50] Use cases for Huobi Token [00:1...
Running a Regulated Crypto Exchange in Japan with Seth Melamed, COO at Liquid - Ep. 13
June 26, 2020 08:00 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MBIn this episode, Bobby Ong, co-founder of CoinGecko is joined by Seth Melamed, COO at Liquid Exchange. Bobby interviewed Seth on Liquid exchange, blockchain industry and crypto exchange landscape in Japan, their token QASH, as well as Liquid’s plan in 2020 and beyond. [00:00:02] Intro [00:03:44] Background on Liquid Exchange [00:06:31] Thoughts on operating in a regulated blockchain space in Japan [00:04:50] What is Liquid’s focus? [00:16:42] Utility and plans for QASH [00:21:04] Thoughts o...
Running a Regulated Crypto Exchange in Japan with Seth Melamed, COO at Liquid - Ep13
June 26, 2020 08:00 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MBIn this episode, Bobby Ong, co-founder of CoinGecko is joined by Seth Melamed, COO at Liquid Exchange. Bobby interviewed Seth on Liquid exchange, blockchain industry and crypto exchange landscape in Japan, their token QASH, as well as Liquid’s plan in 2020 and beyond. [00:00:02] Intro [00:03:44] Background on Liquid Exchange [00:06:31] Thoughts on operating in a regulated blockchain space in Japan [00:04:50] What is Liquid’s focus? [00:16:42] Utility and plans for QASH [00:21:04] Thoughts o...
Scaling Blockchains on Layer 0 with Professor Kuzmanovic of bloXroute - Ep 12
May 28, 2020 06:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBIn this episode, Bobby Ong, co-founder of CoinGecko is joined by Professor Aleksandar Kuzmanovic, Co-Founder & Chief Architect of bloXroute. Bobby interviewed Professor Kuzmanovic on what is bloXroute and Blockchain Distribution Network (BDN), the BLXR token, as well as bloXroute’s plans in 2020 and beyond. [00:00:02] Intro [00:01:23] What is bloXroute and why is it important? [00:02:53] Blockchain Distribution Network (BDN) vs Content Distribution Network (CDN) [00:09:28] Transactions Per ...
Scaling Blockchains on Layer 0 with Professor Kuzmanovic of bloXroute - Ep. 12
May 28, 2020 06:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBIn this episode, Bobby Ong, co-founder of CoinGecko is joined by Professor Aleksandar Kuzmanovic, Co-Founder & Chief Architect of bloXroute. Bobby interviewed Professor Kuzmanovic on what is bloXroute and Blockchain Distribution Network (BDN), the BLXR token, as well as bloXroute’s plans in 2020 and beyond. [00:00:02] Intro [00:01:23] What is bloXroute and why is it important? [00:02:53] Blockchain Distribution Network (BDN) vs Content Distribution Network (CDN) [00:09:28] Transactions Per ...
CoinGecko Meetup #2 - Thoughts on the Upcoming Bitcoin Halvening
May 18, 2020 06:00 - 51 minutes - 35.7 MBIn this episode, Bobby Ong, co-founder of CoinGecko is joined by Alejandro De La Torre, Vice President of Poolin, Edward Evenson, Director of Business Development at SlushPool, and Koji Higashi, Founder of Koinup for CoinGecko's Second Virtual Meetup that took place on 8th of May 2020. Bobby interviewed Alejandro, Edward and Koji about the third bitcoin halving that happened on the 11 May 2020. [00:00:02] Intro [00:01:20] Introduction of the guests [00:04:45] Thoughts on Bitcoin halving [00...
Building a Highly Scalable Blockchain with Beniamin Mincu, CEO of Elrond - Ep. 11
May 04, 2020 07:00 - 43 minutes - 30 MBIn this episode, Bobby Ong, co-founder of CoinGecko is joined by Beniamin Mincu, CEO of Elrond. Bobby interviewed Beniamin on what Elrond is, why it is important, its token model, as well as its plan for the future. [00:00:02] Intro [00:01:20] What is Elrond and why is it important? [00:04:05] Adaptive State Sharding Technology and Secure Proof of Stake (SPoS) consensus [00:15:09] What will be the “killers application” for Elrond? [00:18:05] How many shards will there be in Elrond? [00:21:2...
Dr. Omri Ross Shares His Thoughts on the Future of Finance - Ep. 10
April 21, 2020 01:00 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MBIn this episode, Bobby Ong, co-founder of CoinGecko is joined by Dr. Omri Ross, Chief Blockchain Scientist at eToro. Bobby interviewed Dr. Omri Ross on his story joining the eToro team, his thoughts on Ethereum, blockchain and the future of finance, Bancor whitepaper, as well as his works academically. [00:00:02] Intro [00:01:17] Dr. Omri Ross’ personal story [00:04:25] How has things changed since Colored Coins days? [00:07:56] Thoughts on how to improve Ethereum’s scalability [00:11:35] T...
Steven McKie on Why We need to Decentralize the Domain Name System - Ep. 9
April 08, 2020 02:00 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MBIn this episode, Bobby Ong, co-founder of CoinGecko is joined by Steven McKie, Founding Partner and CEO of Amentum Investment Management. Bobby interviewed Steven on the story behind Handshake, its structure, as well as its plans for Handshake in the next few years. [00:00:02] Intro [00:01:15] What is Handshake? [00:09:00] Handshake’s structure [00:14:20] How is Handshake different from Namecoin? [00:18:24] How does Handshake compare against .crypto and .eth? [00:23:40] How will Handshake T...
Nicolas Van Hoorde Talks About Delta And His eToro Acquisition - Ep. 8
March 17, 2020 07:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MBIn this episode, Bobby Ong, co-founder of CoinGecko is joined by Nicolas Van Hoorde, CEO of Delta. Bobby interviewed Nicolas on the story behind Delta, its features, as well as his plans for Delta in 2020 and beyond. [00:00:02] Intro [00:00:39] Nicolas Van Hoorde’s personal story [00:02:02] Background on Delta [00:05:28] Monetization of Delta app [00:06:39] Acquisition by eToro [00:09:20] Stats on Delta [00:13:47] Plans for Delta in 2020 [00:16:03] Reaction of the Delta community regarding ...
Personal Token Revolution with Reuben Bramanathan - Ep. 7
March 11, 2020 03:00 - 37 minutes - 26.1 MBIn this episode, Bobby Ong, co-founder of CoinGecko is joined by Reuben Bramanathan, creator of the Counsel token. Bobby interviewed Reuben on the story behind Counsel, steps on creating personal tokens, benefits and risks of tokenizing oneself, as well as his plans for Counsel in 2020 and beyond. [00:00:02] Intro [00:01:12] Reuben Bramanathan’s personal story [00:02:39] Background on Counsel [00:04:52] Steps for creating personal token [00:10:19] Benefits for tokenizing oneself [00:13:09]...
Leighton Cusack Explains How PoolTogether, a No-Loss Lottery Works - Ep. 6
March 02, 2020 06:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MBIn this episode, Bobby Ong, co-founder of CoinGecko is joined by Leighton Cusack, CEO of PoolTogether. Bobby interviewed Leighton on the story behind PoolTogether, some of the stats on PoolTogether and challenges to grow PoolTogether, as well as the plan for 2020. [00:00:02] Intro [00:01:29] Background on PoolTogether [00:03:34] Stats on PoolTogether [00:07:23] The meaning of Open Ticket [00:10:42] How PoolTogether selects the winner? [00:13:07] The experience of receiving a MakerDAO grant...
Reuben Yap, Project Steward of Zcoin Talks About Blockchain Governance - Ep. 5
February 25, 2020 02:00 - 49 minutes - 34 MBIn this episode, Bobby Ong, co-founder of CoinGecko is joined by Reuben Yap, Project Steward of Zcoin. Bobby Interviewed Reuben about Zcoin and its voting mechanism, the future of Lelantus, as well as some of his thoughts and plans for what lies ahead of Zcoin. [00:00:02] Intro [00:01:36] Background on Reuben Yap [00:06:39] Background on Zcoin [00:09:40] Operation of Zcoin Foundation [00:12:16] Change in development reward [00:21:15] How does Zcoin handle governance? [00:29:24] How is Lelan...
Aaron Gong, Director of Binance Futures Talks Crypto Derivatives - Ep 4
February 12, 2020 06:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MBIn this episode, Bobby Ong, co-founder of CoinGecko is joined by Aaron Gong, Director of Binance Futures. Bobby interviewed Aaron on the story behind Binance Futures, features found in Binance Futures, as well as some of his thoughts and plans for what lies ahead of Binance Futures and the crypto derivatives. [00:00:02] Intro [00:01:36] Background on Aaron Gong [00:02:23] Experience working at CME Group [00:03:39] Becoming the Director of Binance Futures [00:04:57] Blitzscaling culture in B...
Sandeep Nailwal of Matic Network talks about Ethereum Scalability - Ep. 3
January 30, 2020 09:00 - 47 minutes - 32.5 MBIn this episode, Bobby Ong, co-founder of CoinGecko is joined by Sandeep Naiwal, Co-founder and COO of Matic Network. Bobby interviewed Sandeep on the story behind Matic Network, how it aims to solve scalability issues, as well as some recent issues surrounding Matic Network and the crypto industry in India. [00:00:02] Intro [00:01:07] Background on Sandeep Naiwal [00:05:50] What is Matic Network? [00:12:56] Layer 0 solutions and its place in the ecosystem [00:15:41] Layer 2 solutions for ...
CoinGecko Podcast Ep. 2 - Interview with George Cao, CEO of BitMax.io
January 21, 2020 03:00 - 46 minutes - 31.6 MBIn this episode, Bobby Ong, co-founder of CoinGecko is joined by George Cao, Founder and CEO of BitMax.io. Bobby Interviewed George on the story behind BitMax.io, the features found in the crypto exchange, as well as some of his thoughts and prediction about what lies ahead for BitMax.io and the crypto exchange industry as a whole as it catches up with the traditional financial markets industry. [00:00:02] Intro [00:01:02] Background on George Cao [00:04:20] The Team behind BitMax.io [00:06...
George Cao Shares His Thoughts on the Crypto Exchange Landscape - Ep. 2
January 21, 2020 03:00 - 46 minutes - 31.6 MBIn this episode, Bobby Ong, co-founder of CoinGecko is joined by George Cao, Founder and CEO of BitMax.io. Bobby Interviewed George on the story behind BitMax.io, the features found in the crypto exchange, as well as some of his thoughts and prediction about what lies ahead for BitMax.io and the crypto exchange industry as a whole as it catches up with the traditional financial markets industry. [00:00:02] Intro [00:01:02] Background on George Cao [00:04:20] The Team behind BitMax.io [00:06...
Alexander Zaidelson & Alex Romanov Talks Privacy and Beam's 2020 Plans - Ep. 1
January 07, 2020 03:00 - 43 minutes - 29.6 MBIn this episode Bobby Ong, co-founder of CoinGecko is joined by Alexander Zaidelson, CEO of Beam and Alex Romanov, CTO of Beam. They discussed about Beam, comparison with other privacy coins, decentralized governance, and Beam’s emission curves. They discuss achievements from 2019 and what is coming next for the evolution of Beam, the foundation and operation of the company. [00:00:02] - Intro [00:00:43] - Disclaimer [00:02:02] - Background on Beam and Mimblewimble protocol [00:03:45] - F...
CoinGecko Podcast Ep. 1 - Interview with Alexander Zaidelson, CEO of Beam and Alex Romanov, CTO of Beam
January 07, 2020 03:00 - 43 minutes - 29.6 MBSummary: In this episode Bobby Ong, co-founder of CoinGecko is joined by Alexander Zaidelson, CEO of Beam and Alex Romanov, CTO of Beam. They discussed about Beam, comparison with other privacy coins, decentralized governance, and Beam’s emission curves. They discuss achievements from 2019 and what is coming next for the evolution of Beam, the foundation and operation of the company. [00:00:02] - Intro [00:00:43] - Disclaimer [00:02:02] - Background on Beam and Mimblewimble protocol [00:...