The FTX Podcast - Builders and Innovators in the Cryptocurrency Industry

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The FTX Podcast #124 - Anand Gomes Founder of Paradigm Oct 21, 2022

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Welcome to the 124th episode of the FTX podcast with special returning guest Anand Gomes and your host Tristan Yver!
Anand is co-founder and CEO of Paradigm & was previously a guest on episode 13. Their company mission is simple: on-demand liquidity for traders, anytime and anywhere without compromising on trading preferences, execution costs and immediacy. Anand explains exactly what that means in this episode. Let’s dive in!
Paradigm is just over three years old. They are known for options - they typically account for 30% of the world’s option trading volume on any given day. At this point: they are the largest & fastest growing liquidity network in crypto with about 2,500 institutions on the platform. They just launched their futures business with FTX and it is off to an explosive start!

The FTX Podcast #123 - Crypto Kaleo Oct 13, 2022

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Welcome to the 123rd episode of the FTX Podcast featuring special guest Crypto Kaleo and your host Tristan Yver!
Crypto Kaleo is a renowned “Crypto Twitter” personality; sharing his journey in the space through insights, memes, thoughts on different setups and trades. Just this past year he became an official FTX partner.
On this podcast episode we hear his crypto genesis story, first bear market round trip experience, lessons he learned the hard way (so you don’t have to), what he’s excited about in the space moving forward & more!
This is a great conversation about the reality of being a trader in a new space with volatile markets. There’s lots to be gained from his candid takes & how he maneuvered from some really tough pinch points to being back on top (and better for it)!
Thanks for joining us on the podcast @CryptoKaleo; your time, energy & insights are appreciated!

The FTX Podcast #122 - Sam Bankman-Fried 3/3 Sep 15, 2022

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Welcome to the 122nd episode of the FTX Podcast with the man Sam Bankman-Fried and your host Tristan Yver!
This episode is a milestone, the 3rd of 3 for the series started two years ago! In this episode SBF shares about his recent focus on building regulatory framework, USA margin & futures unlock, his lessons as leader, new favorite game and more!
For newcomers: Samuel Bankman-Fried, also known by his initials SBF, is an American entrepreneur, billionaire, and investor. He is the founder and CEO of FTX, a cryptocurrency exchange, and FTX.US, its U.S. affiliate. As of February 2022, the exchange averages $10 billion of daily trading volume and has over one million users.
Thanks for coming on the podcast SBF! Your time, energy & insight is appreciated!

The FTX Podcast #121 - Sam Trabucco on Trading 2018 - 2022 Sep 08, 2022

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Welcome to the 121st episode of the FTX Podcast with special guest Sam Trabucco and your host Tristan Yver!
This is a great episode for aspiring traders to get an inside look at Trabucco’s personal approach to the markets & finding work-life balance. He recently stepped down from his position of co-CEO at Alameda after a very intense & rewarding amount of time. In this episode he shares great insight on arbitrage opportunities, market events over the last several years & the inner-workings of Alameda.
Thanks for coming on the show Trabucco! Your time, energy & insight is appreciated!

The FTX Podcast #120 - Nathaniel Whittemore Head of Marketing at FTX Aug 29, 2022

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Welcome to the 120th episode of the FTX Podcast with special guest Nathaniel Whittemore and your host Tristan Yver!
Early in his career he was the Founder of the Center of Global Engagement at Northwestern, which guides undergraduate students who want to make an impact on international issues. He was working at Blockfolio when it was acquired by FTX - he is now our Head of Marketing. He leads the charge on brand narrative, storytelling and the advertising side of things. He is the host of The Breakdown; the world's largest daily crypto podcast with analysis of macroeconomics, bitcoin, geopolitics and big picture power shifts. You can find him on all social networks: @NLW.
Thanks for coming on the show Nathaniel! Your time, energy & insight is appreciated!

The FTX Podcast #119 - Sina Nader Head of Partnerships at FTX Aug 18, 2022

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Welcome to the 119th episode of the FTX Podcast with special guest Sina Nader and your host Tristan Yver!
We dive in behind-the-scenes with Sina, the Head of Partnerships at FTX, to learn how he has helped cultivate relationships with world-renown ambassadors to bring validation and expansion to the company. Sina shares how it’s been partnering with stars like Tom Brady, Stephen Curry & Larry David. Prior to FTX Sina co-founded one of the first fund-to-funds in the crypto space, worked on Wall St at Morgan Stanley, and was the first Head of Crypto at Robinhood. With his experience and positive vision, Sina is helping create change with and through FTX.
Thanks for coming on the show Sina! Your time, energy & insight is appreciated!

The FTX Podcast #118 - Joe Bankman Aug 13, 2022

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Welcome to the 118th episode of the FTX Podcast with special guest Joe Bankman and your host Tristan Yver!
What an opportunity it is to have a conversation with Sam’s father! After graduating Yale Law School in 1980 and then working at a Law Firm for four years, Joe became a professor at USC. Joe’s career has given him a unique inside look at the mechanics of social change in the USA and positioned him to be at the heart of business transactions - with his specialty in the field of tax. Joe’s accumulation of knowledge, networking, and expertise has great utility for FTX’s charitable initiatives and navigating regulatory relations for the crypto industry.
Thank you so much Joe! Your time, energy, and insight are appreciated!

The FTX Podcast #117 - Austin Federa on Solana Tech, Ecosystem and Decentralization Aug 07, 2022

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Welcome to episode 117 of the FTX Podcast with special guest Austin Federa and your host Tristan Yver!
Austin is Head of Communications at Solana Foundation and a central figure to the Solana ecosystem in its entirety.
Thank you for your time, energy & insight Austin!

The FTX Podcast #116 - Rahul Maganti & Kaveh Aasaraai from Jump's Applied ZK and Hardware R&D Teams Jul 29, 2022

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Welcome to episode 116 of the FTX Podcast featuring special guests Kaveh Aasaraai & Rahul Maganti with your host Tristan Yver!
In this episode we dive back in with Jump to explore ZKs and hardware optimization!
As some of you are familiar with by now: Jump Crypto is the crypto arm of Jump Trading Group that is home to builders, partners and traders working towards the next frontier in crypto infrastructure.
Kaveh works at the Research Department for Jump with a Ph.D. in computer engineering from the University of Toronto. Kaveh’s research interests include computer architecture, soft processors, low-power designs and now the utility of hardware for crypto. Rahul is Vice President at Jump Crypto Venture and a leader on the applied ZK team.
Kaveh & Rahul have found a synergistic link in working together through combining their respective strengths. An off-chance meet up at a crypto conference has set them on a path to utilize Kaveh’s breadth of hardware knowledge with Rahul’s groundbreaking work on ZKs. Tune in to learn how these two fields complement each other and the potential for future utility. The team over at Jump Crypto is on a mission to bring the ecosystem together through cross-chain interoperability and streamlining transactional verification proofs across blockchains. Kaveh has an extensive history working with hardware components - this is proving to be a key part to Rahul’s ZK mission; as custom optimized hardware provides computational power needed to generate realtime proofs on the blockchain.

The FTX Podcast #115 - Kanav Kariya and Hendrik Hofstadt of Jump Crypto on Wormhole and ZK Rollup's Jul 21, 2022

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Welcome to episode 115 of the FTX Podcast with special guests Hendrik Hofstadt & Kanav Kariya with your host Tristan Yver!
Kanav is President of Jump Crypto, the crypto arm of Jump Trading Group; home to builders, partners and traders working towards the next frontier in crypto infrastructure.
Hendrik co-founded and served as CEO for Certus One, a blockchain infrastructure company, which was acquired by Jump Crypto in 2021. Certus One is the premier validator for distributed ledger technology (DLT). Hendrik currently serves as a Director of the Wormhole Foundation; with a mission to bridge communication between different public blockchains utilizing the Wormhole protocol.
Thank you Hendrick & Kanav for your time, energy and insight!

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