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TokenTax’s Zac and Alex: The Ultimate Crypto Tax Deep Dive Nov 24, 2020

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Chain Reaction Host Tom Shaughnessy hosts Alex Miles and Zac McClure, the co-founders of TokenTax. The team answers our most nuanced crypto tax questions and get into detail on how the founders are scaling their tax software. This was a must-listen episode for anyone filling their crypto taxes.

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Show Notes

(1:35) – (First Question) Token Tax Background

(3:39) – How hard it was to do Crypto Taxes in past years

(6:28) – Main reasons people come to Token Tax

(7:56) – Token Tax, does it reduce Audits

(12:27) – Minimization, a new option to calculate tax burden

(18:12) – Is a complex Tax Code good for business

(24:10) – Insights about Tax Loss Harvesting going into New Year

(28:52) – What’s behind integrating New DeFi Platforms

(30:30) – Tax implications of staking ETH 2.0 (*)

(33:27) – Inside Token Tax and Active Aggregators

(36:00) – Rebasing coins (*)

(37:57) – How are rug pulls accounted for (*)

(39:58) – Implications on moving from BTC to WBTC (*)

(41:09) – Biggest Mistakes that the average Crypto Investor makes with their Taxes (*)

(*) questions posed by our Delphi Twitter members

Resources:

Guest’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/TokenTax
Guest’s Website: https://tokentax.co/
Tom's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Shaughnessy119
Delphi Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDelphi

Our Video interviews Can Be Viewed Here: https://youtu.be/fubeSokngY8
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Disclosures: This podcast is strictly informational and educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any tokens or securities or to make any financial decisions. Do not trade or invest in any project, tokens, or securities based upon this podcast episode. The host may personally own tokens that are mentioned on the podcast. Lets Talk Bitcoin is a distribution partner for the Chain Reaction Podcast, and our current show features paid sponsorships which may be featured at the start, middle, and/or the end of the episode. These sponsorships are for informational purposes only and are not a solicitation to use any product or service. Delphi’s transparency page can be viewed here.

Helium’s Frank Mong: Scaling to 1M Nodes, Capping HNT Supply and 5G/WiFi Plans Nov 20, 2020

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Chain Reaction Host Tom Shaughnessy hosts Frank Mong, the COO of Helium. The two discuss Helium’s plans to grow nodes from ~12K much higher and globally, HIP20 which will hard cap supply while allowing the network to run and future plans of WiFi and 5G. We previously covered Helium in a post in December 2019.

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Show Notes

(1:38) – (First Question) What is Helium Network

(2:50) – Helium’s Incentive Structure

(6:40) – Insights about Helium’s community

(13:39) – HNT and crypto

(21:10) – How do you think people will interact with Helium

(24:28) – Helium now has 12000 nodes

(28:20) – If you want to drive demand you need to have the network available

(29:40) – Global wireless networks

(30:52) – Status of HIP 20

(35:35) – Insights about Helium’s Usage

(39:25) – Incentivizing the community

(42:17) – Helium biggest Risks

(46:42) – Helium, a network that could provide 5G network coverage around the world

Resources:

Guest’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/fmong
Guest’s Website: https://twitter.com/Helium
Tom's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Shaughnessy119
Delphi Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDelphi

Our Video interviews Can Be Viewed Here: https://youtu.be/fubeSokngY8
Access Delphi's Research Here: https://www.delphidigital.io/

3LAU and Cooper Turley: Audius Is Reinventing Music Streaming Nov 18, 2020

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Tom Shaughnessy hosts 3LAU and Cooper Turley who came on the pod to discuss Audius 🎶

We discussed how Audius is completely reinventing music streaming - granting content creators and the majority of revenue and control over the platform and distribution.

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Show Notes

(1:47) – Audius, a music streaming protocol built on Ethereum

(5:30) – Key differences between Audius and the traditional Music industry

(7:51) – Largest issues in Traditional Music

(12:30) – How decentralized is Audius / Governance module

(15:45) – Insights about artists opting out of Spotify and Youtube

(17:53) – Audius now has A million users

(19:28) – Audius process for artists and users

(23:10) – Insights about how Spotify will compete in streaming market

(25:48) – Audius NFTs

(29:35) – What Audius do differently for fans

(31:12) – What does Audius need to attract Spotify’s users

(31:50) – New ways to access the audience

(34:18) – What’s the plan for distributing the large percent of tokens held by the insiders (*)

(35:38) – How do you stop people from sharing music that doesn’t belong to them (*)

(*) questions posed by our Delphi Institutional Chat members

Resources:

3LAU’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/3LAU
Cooper’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Cooopahtroopa
Audius Website: https://audius.co/
Tom's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Shaughnessy119
Delphi Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDelphi

Our Video interviews Can Be Viewed Here: https://youtu.be/fubeSokngY8
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Red from Harvest Finance: Scaling A Community To Match $1B In TVL At Its Height Nov 17, 2020

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Chain Reaction Host Tom Shaughnessy hosts Red, a community manager at Harvest Finance.

Harvest automatically farms the highest yields in DeFi. We chatted reaching $1B in TVL at its height, scaling a community over time, competition between aggregators, the recent hack and more! 🧑‍🌾

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Show Notes

(1:31) – (First Question) Red or Redemption

(2:05) – Harvest Finance, an automated Yield Farming platform

(5:00) – Harvest’s Backend Walkthrough

(6:22) – A road from 0 to 500 million in deposits

(12:21) – What makes Harvest so appealing / Harvest’s Target

(16:01) – Insights about technical debt with crypto projects

(20:18) – Incentivize people to create vs automatic Yield Farming passive investors

(36:30) – What projects would Red like to have in Harvest

(26:00) – What Farmholders are receiving / Farm Token

(31:35) – What is Grain Token / What the model is for (*)

(36:30) – Insights about Hacking risks

(40:50) – Does Red know who the Hacker is (*)

(*) questions posed by our Delphi Institutional Chat members

Resources:

Guests Twitter: https://twitter.com/smokatokey
Harvest’s Website: https://twitter.com/harvest_finance
Tom's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Shaughnessy119
Delphi Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDelphi

Our Video interviews Can Be Viewed Here: https://youtu.be/fubeSokngY8
Access Delphi's Research Here: https://www.delphidigital.io/

Delphi 15: LiquidStake Launches To Bootstrap ETH 2.0 Staking Nov 16, 2020

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Chain Reaction Host Tom Shaughnessy hosts Andrew Keys and James Slazas, the founders of DARMA Capital and LiquidStake for a timely 15-minute interview on LiquidStake's release which helps bootstrap ETH 2.0 staking by removing a key staking hurdle - allowing users to receive a loan against the ETH they lockup in the staking contract.

Check out LiquidStake: https://liquidstake.com/

Every Delphi Podcast is dropped first as a video interview for Delphi Digital Subscribers. Join today to get our interviews, first!

Resources:

LiquidStake's Website: https://liquidstake.com/
Tom's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Shaughnessy119
Delphi Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDelphi

Our Video interviews Can Be Viewed Here: https://youtu.be/fubeSokngY8
Access Delphi's Research Here: https://www.delphidigital.io/

Crucible: Blueprints for the Open Metaverse — Metaverse Musings Ep 10 Nov 13, 2020

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Host Piers Kicks sits down for Episode 10 of Metaverse Musings with Ryan Gill & Toby Tremayne, the Co-Founders of Crucible. Both Ryan and Toby are two of the highest conviction operators working towards the Metaverse. Their strong sense of purpose and appreciation for the philosophical aspects of the world of tomorrow inform their unique mindset and approach. The business focuses on building infrastructure across the “in between” spaces for Web 3.0 technology, as well as tailoring the existing stack to gaming and virtual worlds. Keep an eye on their upcoming event with VentureBeat and Facebook on January 27th 2021.

Resources:

Guest’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/RyanCrucible
Guest’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/magicindustries
Guest’s Website: http://crucible.network/
Piers' Twitter: https://twitter.com/pierskicks
Delphi Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDelphi

Our Video interviews Can Be Viewed Here: https://tinyurl.com/ycvsp75h
Access Delphi's Research Here: https://www.delphidigital.io/

Jamie Burke: Accelerating the Emergence of the Metaverse — Metaverse Musings Episode 09 Nov 06, 2020

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Host Piers Kicks sits down for Episode 09 of Metaverse Musings with Jamie Burke, the Founder & CEO of Outlier Ventures. Jamie shares deep insights gleaned from his experience with the rise of Web 2.0, and how they relate to its successor and the growing digital asset space more broadly. Having started his blockchain investment firm in 2013, Jamie has seen all sorts come and go and it was fascinating to learn how his theses on topics such as DeFi, NFTs, and more have evolved. We discuss how user-centric elements of this new digital landscape such as portability of data, identity, and virtual assets will drive stratospheric growth in the coming years.

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Resources:

Guest’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/jamie247
Guest’s Website: https://outlierventures.io/
Piers' Twitter: https://twitter.com/pierskicks
Delphi Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDelphi

Our Video interviews Can Be Viewed Here: https://tinyurl.com/ycvsp75h
Access Delphi's Research Here: https://www.delphidigital.io/

Patrick Manfra: The Alternative, Crypto Powered Yield Account Nov 03, 2020

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Chain Reaction Host Tom Shaughnessy hosts Patrick Manfra, the co-founder of Outlet Finance. The two dive into Outlet Finance which is creating a brand new yield account linking the traditional world and crypto for users.

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Show Notes

(1:10) – (First Question) Patrick’s Manfra Background

(1:53) – Walkthrough Outlet Finance

(2:36) – Outlet Finance vs. BlockFi

(3:24) – Outlet Finance, mostly non crypto users

(4:04) – Outlet Finance’s Background / New Features

(8:49) – Head to Head with the banking sector

(12:35) – Insights about Outlet Finance strategy

(14:33) – Worldwide or USA

(17:21) – Insights about the savings market

(20:48) – Is there space for DeFi in Outlet Finance

(23:46) – What happens first

(25:03) – Biggest risks that Outlet Finance may face

(28:55) – Outlet Finance website /contacts

Resources:

Guest’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/PatrickManfra
Guest’s Website:https://outlet.finance/
Tom's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Shaughnessy119
Delphi Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDelphi

Our Video interviews Can Be Viewed Here: https://youtu.be/fubeSokngY8
Access Delphi's Research Here: https://www.delphidigital.io/

Colin Evran: Filecoin Ushers In A New Generation of Cloud Storage Nov 02, 2020

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Chain Reaction Host Tom Shaughnessy hosts Colin Evran of Filecoin and Protocol Labs. The two discuss Filecoin's launch, why the project is a storage layer that transcends borders to persist for generations, and why Filecoin is way more than just storage!

Filecoin raised $200M+ in an ICO and is one of the space’s most anticipated projects.

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Show Notes

(1:02) – Finally! Filecoin launched

(1:40) – How long have Colin Evran been working on Filecoin

(3:10) – 5 Web’s problems

(5:08) – What is Filecoin / Filecoin’s benefits

(7:56) – Filecoin, there has to be an alternative in the future

(11:20) – Filecoin, an amazing ecosystem

(12:23) – How does Filecoin incentivize people to be miners

(14:49) – Filecoin, an ecosystem of differents use cases

(17:22) – Filecoin Token’s role within the network

(21:15) – Proof of Replication / Proof of Space Time

(22:58) – Filecoin Magical Feature

(25:40) – What does Colin Evran like to see built in the future

(29:52) – Filecoin’s competition

(33:26) – How does Filecoin handle governance

(34:38) – What’s on the roadmap for Filecoin

(37:40) – A Thank you to Filecoin’s community

(38:17) – A balance between meeting demand and massive capacity

Resources:

Guest’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/colinevran
Guest’s Website: https://filecoin.io/
Tom's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Shaughnessy119
Delphi Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDelphi

Our Video interviews Can Be Viewed Here: https://youtu.be/fubeSokngY8
Access Delphi's Research Here: https://www.delphidigital.io/

Robbie Ferguson: Building the Next Generation of NFT Infrastructure — Metaverse Musings Episode 08 Oct 29, 2020

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Host Piers Kicks sits down for Episode 08 of Metaverse Musings with Robbie Ferguson, who is a Co-Founder of Immutable—the company behind Gods Unchained and the upcoming Immutable X exchange. Robbie has some fascinating ideas about what the future of media and ownership will look like. We cover plenty of ground such as the new design space being unlocked in video games, financial markets for virtual goods, the current lack of robust commercial incentives for metaverse interoperability, and why the value of virtual assets will eventually dwarf physical ones. Robbie even shares the lessons learned from the painful memory of dying in the Runescape wilderness with all of his brother’s gear… all too familiar.

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Resources:

Guest’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Immutable
Guest’s Website: https://www.immutable.com/
Piers' Twitter: https://twitter.com/pierskicks
Delphi Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDelphi

Our Video interviews Can Be Viewed Here: https://tinyurl.com/ycvsp75h
Access Delphi's Research Here: https://www.delphidigital.io/

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