The Charlie Shrem Show

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Second Citizenship & Self Sovereignty with Jennifer Harding-Marlin May 04, 2021

Show notes

My guest today is my friend, Jennifer Harding-Marlin, Partner at JH Marlin Law. JH Marlin is a leading St.Kitts & Nevis law firm, specializing in Citizenship by Investment & Corporate Commercial Law. Their clients range from individuals to major international corporations. Their team of highly qualified lawyers are committed to providing results oriented solutions by applying an integrated and innovative approach to assist their clients across different practices and industries. Jennifer Harding-Marlin is a lawyer in Canada and the Federation of St.Christopher & Nevis. Prior to founding the Nevis Law Firm JH Marlin, Jennifer worked at Stuarts Walker Hersant Humphries in the Cayman Islands as a member of the corporate and specialist investment funds team. She has prior work experience from Higgs & Johnson Bahamas and at another local law firm in Nevis. In our discussion we cover what is citizen investment and the benefits of a second citizenship, and the process of how to obtain a second citizenship. We also discuss the rise of the global citizen and self sovereignty and its implications. Please enjoy my conversation with Jennifer Harding-Marlin.

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Bitcasino: February 9, 2021 - May 25, 2021

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Nexo: February 9, 2021 - May 4, 2021 (this one we aren't using an updated link since they end so soon)

Crypto banking just got real with Nexo. Get cryptо credit from just 5.9% APR, earn up to 12% interest on crypto, stablecoins & fiat, swap assets on their brand new integrated exchange, and much more all conveniently wrapped in a single wallet interface.

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Kava: March 23, 2021 - June 15, 2021

Kava is a leading DeFi platform trusted by Binance, Huobi, Kraken, Okex and Chainlink. Learn more about them at https://untoldstories.link/kava

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Nexo: The Leading Digital Asset Institution, with Antoni Trenchev Apr 30, 2021

Show notes

My guest today is my friend Antoni Trenchev, co-founder and Managing Partner of Nexo. Nexo is the world's leading regulated institution for digital assets. The company’s mission is to maximize the value and utility of cryptocurrencies by offering tax-efficient Instant Crypto Credit Lines, a high-yield Earn on Crypto & Fiat suite, Send & Pay capabilities, and sophisticated trading & OTC services, all while providing the top-tier custodial insurance and military-grade security of the Nexo Wallet. Prior to starting Nexo, Antoni was the chief Legal Officer at MDL, the leading company in the Bulgarian Fashion industry, and a member of the Bulgarian Parliament. Anotni returns to the show to celebrate Nexo's third birthday. In our conversation we discuss everything Nexo including what's next for Nexo's, the regulatory and organizational complexities that come with running the leading institutions in the digital asset space, the positive implications of Biden's tax law, Nexo's commitment to excellence and much more! Please enjoy my conversation with Antoni Trenchev.

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Yield:

With a market so new and so powerful, it goes without saying that investment opportunities are everywhere, with sometimes the potential for astonishing returns.

Yield filters through all defi investments, consolidated gas fees, and only invests in a select few to generate up to 20% APY, which more than double what you could earn from the top lending services in the space.

Check them out at https://untoldstories.link/yield

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Nexo:

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Kava:

Kava is a leading DeFi platform trusted by Binance, Huobi, Kraken, Okex and Chainlink. Learn more about them at https://untoldstories.link/kava

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This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com.

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Building the financial system of tomorrow with Jason Blick Apr 27, 2021

Show notes

My guest today is my friend Jason Blick, Director and CEO of EQIBank and the Chairman of EQIFI. EQIBank is a global, digital bank and financial services organization for corporations and High-Net-Worth Individuals. They serve clients through three global businesses: Private Banking, Commercial Banking, and Digital Asset Custody. With EQIBank, the clients are empowered to bank globally from one digital bank. EQIFI is a decentralized protocol for pooled lending, borrowing, and investing for ETH, ERC-20 tokens including wBTC, Stablecoins, and select fiat currencies. It provides a single uniform platform for DeFi products with access to bank accounts, custody, debit and credit cards, OTC, and wealth management. Jason Blick is a qualified UK attorney who went on to manage legal and compliance in over 90 countries for Sun Microsystems, overseeing upwards of €1.5 billion per year in transactions. He later became the CEO of Financial Partners Bank, with over 12,000 clients and $1.2 billion AUA. He is also the founder of Cayman Enterprise City, the Cayman Commodities and Derivative Exchange, and served on the board of the Cayman Islands Government Special Economic Zone Authority. In our discussion, we cover how legacy financial system is structured and the inherent systemic risks that exist within the system, how DeFi is building a more fundamentally sound financial infrastructure, how will Banks interact with DeFi, why DeFi will continue to grow exponentially, the moral obligation within crypto and much more.

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Bitcasino

Now until June 27th Untold Stories listeners will have the chance to WIN 1 of 3 Teslas! A 0.05 mBTC wager gets you in on the action and enters you to win a Tesla Model 3 Performance Vehicle!

Start playing today for your chance to WIN. Be sure to use my personal URL for each upcoming tournament to be entered https://untoldstories.link/bitcasino

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Cosmos

Visit https://untoldstories.link/cosmos to learn about the Cosmos Hub, the port city for blockchains across the world. With Cosmos, you can ensure you can access and use liquidity across chains, including Bitcoin and Ethereum.

Find new staking opportunities and applications, or build your own chain at https://untoldstories.link/cosmos

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Paraswap

If you want to make a swap at the best price across the DeFi market, check out https://untoldstories.link/paraswap. ParaSwap’s state-of-the-art algorithm beats the market price across all major DEXs and brings you the most optimized swaps with the best prices, and lowest slippage.

*terms and conditions apply

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This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com.

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The Digitization of Society with Fred Jin and Kenzi Wang Apr 15, 2021

Show notes

My guests today are Fred Jin and Kenzi Wang the Co-founders of the Cere Network. Cere Network is the first Decentralized Data Cloud platform optimized for service data integration and data collaboration. Cere aims to be more ethical, more efficient and more interoperable than any of its centralized counterparts. Fred is the co-founder and CEO of the Cere Network. Prior to Founding Cere, Fred is a Silicon Valley vetern, being in the valley since ‘93, he most recently co-founded 50cubes, a Tencent backed gaming company. He was also early at Bebo, and was instrumental in them being acquired for $850 million by AOL. Prior to co-founding Cere, Kenzi Wang was Partner at AU21 capital, a US VC investment firm, before jumping all into crypto by working for Huobi as their Vice-President. Our conversation focuses on how data integration and data collaboration leads to actionable insights for your business, regardless of what sector it is in. We discuss how the Cere Network helps brands build direct relationships with their supporters, why decentralizing Data storage is an ideal way to remove friction within the system, how Cere's DDC platform will help unlock the true potential of social tokens and digital collectibles by integrated them within fan experiences in novel ways, Data Privacy and Data Emancipation, the digitization of society, if we are living through an inflection point in the industry, and much more. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Fred Jin Kenzi Wang.

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YIELD

With a market so new and so powerful, it goes without saying that investment opportunities are everywhere, with sometimes the potential for astonishing returns. Yield filters through all defi investments, consolidated gas fees, and only invests in a select few to generate up to 20% APY, which more than double what you could earn from the top lending services in the space. Check them out at https://on.yield.app/charlie

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COSMOS

Visit Cosmos to learn about the Cosmos Hub and how it's the port city for blockchains across the world. Cosmos can bridge the siloed blockchains, like Bitcoin and Ethereum, to ensure your liquidity on any chain can be used anywhere. Find new staking opportunities and applications, or build your own, at cosmos.network

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Paraswap

If you want to make a swap at the best price across the DeFi market, check out paraswap.io/untold-stories. ParaSwap’s state-of-the-art algorithm beats the market price across all major DEXs and brings you the most optimized swaps with the best prices, and lowest slippage.

*terms and conditions apply

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This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com.

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Hard Money, Liberty and Crypto Loans with Shawn Owen Apr 13, 2021

Show notes

My guest today is my friend Shawn Owen, CEO of Equa. Equa is the leading one-stop-shop software solution for frictionless organization, integrated in a company's current workflow. From seed to fruition, Equa helps businesses form, raise, and grow by minimizing the chaos and pains of being an entrepreneur and business owner. Before founding Equa, Shawn has been heavily involved in the Crypto space. He is widely known for being an early Bitcoin advocate and pioneer in the crypto-backed lending space, which was deployed in 2017 as the company SALT launched the first Bitcoin-backed loan products. Shawn is a proven business founder with two decades of experience in leadership and enterprise operations, focused on innovation, product delivery, and consumer satisfaction. In our conversation, we discuss the evolution of the crypto community, Shawn's journey in the crypto space, Proof-of-Brain, what is true decentralization, DAOs, new ways of building trust and much more.

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NEXO

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KAVA

Kava.io is a leading DeFi platform trusted by Binance, Huobi, Kraken, Okex and Chainlink. Learn more at kava.io

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This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com.

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Exploring Comosland with Peng Zhong Apr 08, 2021

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My guest today is my friend Peng Zhong, the CEO of Tendermint. Peng has a background in interaction design and front-end engineering, he focuses on guiding blockchain technology across the chasm to the mainstream. Tendermint is a core contributor to the Cosmos Network and they are building some of the most powerful tools for distributed networks. Cosmos is an ever-expanding ecosystem of interoperable and sovereign blockchain apps and services, built for a decentralized future. At Tendermint, Peng mentors an incredible team that builds tools that improve the UX of blockchain for both developers and end-users. He also advises founders on building sustainable blockchain businesses.We do a deep dive into Cosmos and Cosmosland. In our conversation, we cover L1 maximalism vs pluralism, the importance of interoperability and recent launch of the IBC on Cosmos Hub, and how crypto has found product market fit and it's about scaling. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Peng Zhong.

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YIELD

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COSMOS

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Paraswap

*terms and conditions apply

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This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com.

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We are all Bitcoiners, with Nic Carter Apr 06, 2021

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My guest today is my friend Nic Carter, a partner at Castle Island Ventures and the cofounder of blockchain data aggregator Coinmetrics.io. Castle Island Ventures is an early stage venture capital firm exclusively focused on public blockchains. Prior to founding Castle Island, he served as Fidelity Investments’ first cryptoasset analyst. This is a must listen for everyone whether you are an OGs or a crypto noobie. In our conversation, we break down Bitcoin, Venture Investing in the Crypto Space, Nic's experience being Fidelity's first crypto analyst, Nic's dispels the environmental FUD surrounding Bitcoin and much more. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Nic Carter.

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Legacy of Dead

Deposit, wager, and withdraw in real-time with a host of top cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), LiteCoin (LTC), Tether (USDT), TRON (TRX), Ripple (XRP), and more!

Use the promo link https://Bitcasino.io/Shrem, to unlock your 200 FREE SPINS in the Legacy of Dead Promotion.

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NEXO

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KAVA

Kava.io is a leading DeFi platform trusted by Binance, Huobi, Kraken, Okex and Chainlink. Learn more at kava.io

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This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com.

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Why Information is the ultimate currency with Dovey Wan Apr 01, 2021

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My guest today is Dovey Wan, one of the founding partners of Primitive Ventures. Dovey is an American investor, founder, mentor and advisor, crypto-analyst, and trader. She's currently the managing partner at Primitive Ventures and is on the n Advisory Board at CoinDesk. Dovey began her career at eBay, where she spent almost four years working as Data Science Engineer, Senior Business Analyst, and Product Manager. In our conversation, we discuss the concept of a currency and how the definition is changing, we also cover the rise of information arbitrage, the growth of innovation in Asia, the Blocksize Wars, and much more. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Dovey Wan.

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YIELD

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COSMOS

Visit stargate.cosmos.network to learn about the Cosmos Hub and how it's the port city for blockchains across the world. Cosmos can bridge the siloed blockchains, like Bitcoin and Ethereum, to ensure your liquidity on any chain can be used anywhere. Find new staking opportunities and applications, or build your own, at stargate.cosmos.network.

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Paraswap

*terms and conditions apply

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This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com.

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Are NFTs the ICOs of 2020? with David Gokhshtein Mar 30, 2021

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My guest today is David Gokhshtein. Davis is one of the leading marketers in the crypto space. David began Gokhshtein Media in 2012, the company behind Hodlgang, a community based platform that consists of fundamental market analysis, real time market updates and upcoming cryptocurrency events. He was also the host Gokhshtein Unfiltered and Blockchain Breakfast and is a member and contributing writer for the Forbes Finance Council. We discuss NFTs and various use-cases other than art, the growing hype surrounding digital collectibles and art, the parallels it has to the 2017 ICO bubble, the influence of social media on crypto's culture, and much more. I hope you enjoy my conversation with David Gokhshtein.

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Legacy of Dead

Deposit, wager, and withdraw in real-time with a host of top cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), LiteCoin (LTC), Tether (USDT), TRON (TRX), Ripple (XRP), and more!

Use the promo link https://Bitcasino.io/Shrem, to unlock your 200 FREE SPINS in the Legacy of Dead Promotion.

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NEXO

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KAVA

Kava.io is a leading DeFi platform trusted by Binance, Huobi, Kraken, Okex and Chainlink. Learn more at kava.io

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This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com.

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Rise of Crypto’s Capital Markets with Annabelle Huang Mar 25, 2021

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My guest today is Annabelle Huang, a Partner at Amber Group. Amber Group is a diversified crypto finance firm. The Amber Group helps clients buy and sell cryptocurrency products, earn yield, manage risk and access liquidity, with a presence in Asia and North America. Prior to the Amber Group, Ms. Huang was the Asia lead at AirSwap, a decentralized trading platform that enables peer-to-peer trading. Before transitioning into digital assets, she advised private equity funds, US corporates and hedge funds on structured solutions and risk management as an FX structurer at Deutsche Bank. Her deep understanding in traditional finance markets, in combination with her expertise on how institutions and macro markets work, has played a key role in helping develop the product strategy and solutions delivered through Amber Group. This is a must listen for anyone interested in how capital markets are evolving. We discuss the market structure within crypto such as the reasons for the high yield on stable coins, how to capitalize on the high volatility in the crypto market, and the growth of crypto adoption in areas like Africa, India and Latin America. We also do a deep dive into Central Bank digital currencies, the dollar as the global reserve currency, and the sentiment outside of America of US monetary policy. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Annabelle Huang.

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YIELD

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COSMOS

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Paraswap

50% GAS FEES WILL BE REFUNDED* for 1 ETH minimum trades done before May 1st, 2021, 00:00 CET.

* It applies to the first swap only. Refunds will happen every Friday starting April 9th.

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This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com.

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