In this week’s Digital Asset Digest, we discuss technology mega trends defining the next era, State Street’s partnership with Taurus to launch a comprehensive digital asset platform, Franklin Templeton’s Crypto Index ETF filing, Bitwise’s European expansion with acquisition of ETC Group, Apple’s decision to allow third party developers to use the iPhone’s NFC payment chip, the massive growth in activity on Ethereum L2s following Dencun, DeFi dominance hitting a three-year low despite the over 50% YTD TVL surge, how much of Polymarket’s volume encompasses the U.S. presidential election, and more.
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Episode 160: Top 5 Technology Mega-Trends, With Brett Winton of ARK
Join Alex Tapscott as he decodes the world of Web3 and DeFi with special guest Brett Winton, Chief Futurist of ARK Investment Management LLC.
Listen in as they discuss ARK’s evolution of thinking on disruptive technologies since their inception in 2014, their initial thesis on Tesla in the early days and how it’s coming to fruition, current issues with the automotive sector and its potential future transformation, how the convergence of these disruptive technologies will impact GDP and productivity growth, Cathie Wood’s prediction of Bitcoin surpassing over $1 million by 2030, the varying investment cases for Bitcoin and ARK’s primary belief, how Brett and ARK maintain expert thought leadership on so many emerging technologies, and more!
> How has ARK’s thinking evolved on disruptive technology platforms since their 2014 inception?
> What issues exist in today’s automotive sector, and how does Brett think this industry will transform?
> Why does Cathie Wood believe Bitcoin will be over $1 million by 2030, and how did ARK arrive at that?
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In this week’s Digital Asset Digest, we discuss five reasons the future of AI has already arrived, Coinbase’s plan to launch a potential WBTC alternative, Optimism’s roadmap for native interoperability across the Superchain, Tether’s plan to double its workforce to 200 employees in the year ahead, Polymarket’s partnership with Perplexity to redefine news summaries on prediction markets, Ethereum’s base fees declining 95% since the Dencun network upgrade, ETH becoming inflationary as a result, PayPal’s PYUSD Solana supply surpassing Ethereum’s, and more.
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Episode 159: Culture Needs a New Business Model. Audius is Providing the Blueprint
Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3 and DeFi with special guest Roneil Rumburg, Co-Founder and CEO of Audius.
Listen in as they discuss the current state of play for creators, issues with today’s streaming business models, the future of music content monetization, the underlying economics of Audius and creators’ take rate versus Web2 alternatives, the Audius’ ownership and AUDIO’s functions, token distribution and how they’ve deterred bad actors from the ecosystem, onboarding non-crypto-native artists and fans to the platform, Audius’ blockchain infrastructure, and more!
> What issues exist with today’s traditional streaming models, and how does Audius solve them?
> How does Audius onboard non-crypto-native artists and fans to its platform?
> Which strategies has Audius implemented to deter bad actors from its ecosystem?
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In this week’s Digital Asset Digest, we discuss what’s next for the crypto market following the global market sell off earlier this week, Morgan Stanley’s 15,000 financial advisors to begin pitching Bitcoin ETFs to eligible clients, Genesis Global’s completed restructuring and distribution of $4 billion to creditors, Ledn’s $1.16 billion of issued loans in H1 2024, the Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index being at comparable levels to post-FTX collapse, Crypto.com taking the lead in trading volume among USD-supported exchanges, staked ETH nearing 30% due to immense demand surge in liquid staking and restaking protocols, and more.
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Episode 158: What’s Next for the Crypto Market After the Global Market Sell Off with Joey Vidi of FRNT Financial
Join Andrew Young as he decodes the world of Web3 and DeFi with special guest Joey Vidi, CFA, VP of Sales and Trading at FRNT Financial.
Listen in as they discuss Joey’s background and journey into the space, the primary drivers of the global market sell off earlier this week and its impact on crypto, the next few months and what might follow, an analysis of the Ethereum ETF launch and flows throughout these volatility spikes, the impact the changing election odds have had on the crypto market, the hourglass bull market structure and whether it will continue on this cycle, a comparison of crypto interest rates versus products within traditional markets, areas that institutional investors are most interested in, which sector Joey is most excited about in the year ahead, an evaluation of Bitcoin’s post-halving performance relative to past ones, and more!
> What triggered the global market sell off earlier this week, and why was the crypto market hit hard?
> Where do we go from here, and how could things look in the next few months?
> What does Andrew mean by an hourglass bull market structure, and will this play out for the rest of the cycle?
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Episode 157: Hyperscaling the Internet of Blockchain with Susannah Evans of the Interchain Foundation
Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3 and DeFi with special guest Susannah Evans, IBC Product Lead, of the Interchain Foundation.
Listen in as they discuss Susannah’s journey from attaining a Ph.D in Manufacturing Engineering to working within the blockchain space, her experience working at Zero-Knowledge Validator, the Interchain Foundation’s core mission and structure, exciting initiatives on the roadmap to help integrate more chains into the Interchain, the long-term vision and future of IBC, the elevator pitch to developers for why IBC, and more!
> What is the Interchain Foundation, and how is it structured?
> Which exciting things on the roadmap will allow more chains to integrate into the Interchain?
> What are the top three reasons why developers should use IBC versus alternatives?
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In this week’s Digital Asset Digest, we discuss the rise of online prediction markets and their impact on this election, the debut of spot Ethereum ETFs in the U.S., pro-crypto Fairshake becoming the largest Super PAC with over $200 million raised, Ethena's plans to allocate to tokenized RWAs, Ferrari’s crypto payment option expansion in the European market, Polymarket’s cumulative betting volume nearing $4 billion, BlackRock's IBIT Bitcoin ETF having more YTD flows than the QQQ, and more.
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Episode 156: Building the Fastest Ethereum Layer 2 Using Solana with Terry and Ren of Eclipse
Join Andrew Young as he decodes the world of Web3 and DeFi with special guests Terry Chung, Head of Strategy, and Ren Yu Kong, Growth Marketer, of Eclipse Labs.
Listen in as they discuss their backgrounds and journeys into the space, Eclipse in simple terms and how it stands out from other layer 2 networks, a comparison of the Solana Virtual Machine and the Ethereum Virtual Machine, Eclipse’s approach to community building and its scaling strategy, SX Network’s decision to move to its own chain, Eclipse’s business model and potential unique incentive plans, key trends and exciting sectors to watch in the year ahead, and more!
> What is Eclipse in simple terms, and how is it different from other L2s?
> How do SVM and EVM compare, and why should people care?
> How is Eclipse approaching community building with two ecosystems that have historically gone against each other?
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