Ground Floor Consensus
22 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsBitcoin, blockchain, digital assets, cryptocurrency, and distributed ledger technology—it’s an incredibly exciting space, but it can be complicated. To help you make sense of it all is Ground Floor Consensus, hosted by Real Vision Crypto Editor, Ash Bennington. Each episode of Ground Floor Consensus connects listeners with the biggest names in crypto to cover the critical concepts and ideas around digital assets. We’ll also share deep dive interviews with true experts in the technology, investment, and trading of these assets. On Ground Floor Consensus, we connect with people on a personal level about their journeys in this space in a way that is transparent and most importantly, accessible to everyone. Listeners don't need any experience with cryptocurrency to understand what we’re talking about. Ground Floor Consensus is all about bringing people together, getting rid of the jargon, and getting to the bottom of what's really happening here in the crypto space. We hope you’ll join us on the journey.
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Episodes
GFC020: Crypto currency and the Evolution of Financial Services (w/ Michael Wu)
October 12, 2021 14:16 - 51 minutes“It’s easier to predict the future further along than the near future.” Michael Wu, founder and CEO of Amber Group, joins Ash Bennington to share his journey in the cryptocurrency space. He shares how he started Amber Group, discussing their services and client base, and he then goes on to explain the Asian perception of cryptocurrencies, crypto regulations in China, and what he sees as the future of crypto. Recorded in July 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adc...
GFC019: A Life In Bitcoin ( w/ Peter McCormack)
April 20, 2021 17:00 - 1 hourOne of the top Bitcoin podcasters in the UK, Peter McCormack, talks about his journey into Bitcoin and his transition from entrepreneur, to trader, to Bitcoin advocate, on this episode of Ground Floor Consensus. It’s an intensely personal story from an entertaining personality that you don’t want to miss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
GFC018: Ethereum And Beyond ( w/ Joe Lubin and Erik Voorhees )
April 13, 2021 12:40 - 46 minutesGuests Joseph Lubin, founder of ConsenSys and cofounder of Ethereum, and Erik Voorhees, CEO and founder of ShapeShift, join host Ash Bennington for a conversation that explores how the crypto space is growing and where Bitcoin and Ethereum fit into the landscape. They talk about use cases, discuss how each technology complements the other, explain why the either/or narrative is misguided, and consider the potential each holds to reshape the current financial system. Learn more about your ad...
GFC017: Bitcoin And Emerging Markets ( w/ Stephen Kelso )
April 06, 2021 14:25 - 57 minutesSteve Kelso returns to Real Vision to talk about one of his passions: Bitcoin through the lens of emerging markets. In this engrossing conversation, he touches on everything from macro-market psychology to the mechanics of ETPs, the use case for Bitcoin as a store of value in emerging markets, and how Bitcoin can help level the playing field around the world. Visit www.realvision.com/crypto to join the crypto revolution. You can reach out to Ash Bennington on Twitter : https://twitter.com/Ash...
GFC016: Digital Assets And Institutional Investor ( w/ Peter Hans )
March 30, 2021 12:06 - 1 hourPeter Hans, Managing Director at Arca and host of Real Vision’s Between Two Chains podcast, joins Ash Bennington for a special episode of Ground Floor Consensus. Peter and Ash interview each other, share their individual journeys into the space, talk about the different aspects of being market participant in this asset class, and much more. If you’ve ever wanted to know more about the personalities behind the podcasts on Real Vision, this is an episode you don’t want to miss. For Our Listener...
GFC015: The Long And Winding Bitcoin Journey ( w/ Dan Held )
March 23, 2021 18:03 - 1 hourDan Held, Director of Business Development at Kraken, is back on Real Vision to discuss his journey into Bitcoin, which coincided with the rise of Bitcoin in Silicon Valley. Held shares his perspective as a Bitcoin veteran: what got him interested in the space back in 2011, the evolving narratives around digital assets, how he thinks of risk, the root value of Bitcoin, the difference between NFTs and Bitcoin, his adventures in lending Bitcoin, and more. Visit www.realvision.com/crypto to joi...
GFC014: Aave And The DeFI Revolution ( w/ Stani Kulechov )
March 16, 2021 18:22 - 55 minutesStani Kulechov, founder & CEO of Aave, returns to Real Vision after his recent deep-dive conversation with Ash Bennington to talk about his journey in the defi space and how he sees the world. Kulechov discusses where we are in the space, what it will take for mainstream adoption of defi, how defi is radically shifting paradigms in the financial world, why governance is so critical for the space, privacy, NFTs, and more. It’s a fascinating conversation that covers the most important issues in...
GFC013: Bitcoin And The Great Crypto Schism ( w/ Brandon Quittem)
March 09, 2021 18:30 - 56 minutesBrandon Quittem of Swan Bitcoin joins this episode to talk about divide between Bitcoiners and those who have a more expansive view of the digital assets space. Quittem and host Ash Bennington dive into the complexity and scale of the issues around Bitcoin, the competing ideologies at play, and the social and political ramifications of digital currencies. Their conversation tackles some of the most important questions in the crypto community—it’s an episode you won’t want to miss. Visit www.r...
GFC012: The Institutionalist Bitcoin Investor( w/ Anthony Scaramucci )
March 02, 2021 13:38 - 1 hourFinancier and former White House Director of Communications Anthony Scaramucci joins this episode for a lively conversation about the inevitability of Bitcoin. From his position as a longtime institutionalist, Scaramucci shares why he has embraced this disruptive technology, what led him into the Bitcoin space, how he understands the valuation of the asset, and where he sees Bitcoin going in the future. Visit www.realvision.com/crypto to join the crypto revolution. You can reach out to Ash Be...
GFC011: The Crypto Narrative (w/ Demetri Kofinas)
February 23, 2021 17:08 - 1 hourDemetri Kofinas, Host of Hidden Forces Podcast joins this episode for a wide-ranging conversation about what’s happening in our world and how crypto fits in to our global systems. Kofinas talks about the importance of challenging consensus narratives, his view of Bitcoin and why he owns it as an “anti-FOMO” mechanism, how religious templates can be applied to understand the crypto landscape, what is driving the divisions in our world, the prevailing existential angst in our society and how it...
GFC010: Raoul Pal - Cryptocurrency and the Macro Framework
February 16, 2021 15:31 - 1 hourReal Vision CEO Raoul Pal joins this episode to unpack his macro framework of cryptocurrency and explore the lessons he has learned watching markets for decades. He and host Ash Bennington talk about Pal’s journey into macro, how he sees markets, why macro investors are all betting big on crypto, the forces driving the crypto space, and how investors can think like a macro fund manager when analyzing opportunities in crypto and beyond. Visit www.realvision.com/crypto to join the crypto revolu...
GFC009: Crypto & Meme Stocks Collide ( w/ Frank Chaparro)
February 09, 2021 14:46 - 1 hourFrank Chaparro, news director at The Block, joins host Ash Bennington for an intriguing conversation about the interconnectedness of traditional capital and digital asset markets in light of the Robinhood-Reddit-GameStop saga. Chaparro does a deep dive into how Robinhood works and shares what the recent events reveal about market structure. He also talks about the flow of institutional money into the crypto space and how it is changing those markets. Chaparro is a savvy observer of markets an...
GFC008: The Hazy Line: Crypto & Capital Markets (w/ Michael Rogers & Ryan Todd)
February 02, 2021 05:04 - 1 hourMichael Rogers and Ryan Todd are back for a wide-ranging conversation, from how to break into the crypto space professionally to a deep dive into the macro backdrop of crypto markets. The pair open the discussion with their thoughts about the value of building your own brand across social media platforms and share advice for people looking to work in the space. They then move on to topics like speculation in traditional capital markets, valuation metrics for crypto, digital scarcity, Bitcoin ...
GFC007: What Crypto Markets Tell Us ( w/ Lawrence Lewitinn )
January 26, 2021 05:00 - 1 hourLawrence Lewitinn, managing editor of Markets at CoinDesk, joins this episode to help contextualize what’s happening in crypto markets after a busy few weeks of news flow and price action. Lewitinn discusses how we’re still in the early innings of crypto, how institutional money is testing the waters, the “cult” of Bitcoin, and the risk of overinvestment in the space. He also explains how the pandemic has been a catalyst for digital technology, and why he believes there are even more interest...
GFC006: A peak behind the curtain (w/ Sebastian Moonjava)
January 19, 2021 12:07 - 1 hourHost Ash Bennington is joined by Real Vision Associate Crypto Editor Sebastian Moonjava to discuss the origins of his cryptocurrency story and how it informs his view of the space today. From buying his first Bitcoin before exchanges existed, to how he moved beyond Bitcoin to embrace smart contracts, Ethereum, and more, they dive into the reasons Moonjava is 100% all-in on crypto. The pair also debate the existential questions that hackers and bugs in the technology pose for decentralization,...
GFC005: Understanding Smart Contracts ( w/ Sergey Nazarov )
January 12, 2021 05:00 - 1 hourSergey Nazarov, co-founder of Chainlink, joins this episode to talk about the technology behind smart contracts. Diving into topics like brand- vs. math-based models of trust, the nuances of understanding the value of blockchains in smart contracts, and practical use cases for the technology, Nazarov makes the case for how Chainlink’s decentralized oracle network has the potential to change the way the world works. Visit www.realvision.com/crypto to join the crypto revolution. You can reach o...
GFC004: A Hedge Fund Manager’s View of the World with Ari Paul
January 05, 2021 10:00 - 1 hourHost Ash Bennington and Ari Paul, CIO and managing partner of BlockTower Capital, rip up the script and talk about game theory, adversarial thinking, principal agency conflict, network effects, information asymmetry, and the core mental models that we use to understand our world. Join the conversation as they go down the rabbit hole to unearth the ideas behind the story on this episode of Ground Floor Consensus. Visit www.realvision.com/crypto to join the crypto revolution. You can reach out ...
GFC003: Crypto and the Competitive Trading Landscape ( w/ Chris Sullivan )
December 29, 2020 14:00 - 50 minutesChris Sullivan joins Ash Bennington to detail his journey from high frequency trading into the crypto space. Sullivan talks about market conditions, manipulation, and the demise of true price discovery in traditional capital markets and contrasts it with the accountability that is intrinsic to blockchain technology. He also talks about how he looks at risk in the crypto space, its potential to democratize financial assets, and the diverse capitalist ecosystem he sees enabled by Ethereum and o...
GFC002: Crypto Perspectives with Nic Carter
December 21, 2020 12:00 - 1 hourNicolas Carter, partner at Castle Island Ventures and cofounder of Coinmetrics, joins Real Vision Crypto Editor Ash Bennington for an in-depth discussion of some philosophical questions around cryptocurrency, including governance models, asset classification, settlement finality, Bitcoin protocol updates, and the threat stable coins pose to central banks. Visit www.realvision.com/crypto to join the crypto revolution. You can reach out to Ash Bennington on Twitter : https://twitter.com/AshBenn...
GFC001: Deconstructing the Bitcoin Mythos with Meltem Demirors
December 19, 2020 04:12 - 1 hourOn the first episode of Ground Floor Consensus, Meltem Demirors, Chief Strategy Officer at CoinShares, joins Ash Bennington to talk about the mythos surrounding cryptocurrency, including the ideological concept of Bitcoin as a truth preserving machine, how decentralization is reconceptualizing how markets can function, why Bitcoin fits perfectly into our post-truth world, and more. Visit www.realvision.com/crypto to join the crypto revolution. You can reach out to Ash Bennington on Twitter : ...
Ground Floor Consensus by Real Vision Podcast Network - Introduction
December 11, 2020 15:59 - 3 minutesReal Vision Podcast Network brings you a new bitcoin/blockchain/digital assets/cryptocurrency,/distributed ledger technology podcast - Ground Floor Consensus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ground Floor Consensus - Crypto podcast by Real Vision Podcast Network - Introduction
December 11, 2020 15:59 - 2 minutesReal Vision Podcast Network brings you a new crypto podcast - Ground Floor Consensus.