The FTX Podcast - Builders and Innovators in the Cryptocurrency Industry

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The FTX Podcast #45 - Santiago Santos Partner at Parafi Capital Mar 01, 2021

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In this episode, we explore what makes an investment worthwhile for Parafi Capital and the different methodologies that are used to evaluate teams, projects, and founders. We also look at the cryptocurrency space and DeFi as a whole and were we seem to be moving to.

The FTX Podcast #44 - Zaheer Ebtikar Partner at Immutable Capital Feb 25, 2021

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Zaheer Ebtikar has a strong and clean grasp of financial and crypto markets, in this episode he gives his thoughts on several of the events we've seen driving the markets and what they could mean down the road.

The FTX Podcast #43 - Phil Bonello Director of Research at Grayscale Feb 22, 2021

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As the Director of Research at Grayscale Investments Phil has a plethora of powerful lenses through which to look at the market and come away with a better understanding.

The FTX Podcast #42 - Paul Veradittakit Partner at Pantera Capital Feb 18, 2021

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Pantera Capital is an investment firm focused exclusively on ventures, tokens, and projects related to blockchain tech, digital currency, and crypto assets. Paul has been instrumental in many of the firms investments in projects which are now instrumental to the entire blockchain and cryptocurrency industry. In this episodes he shares his and the firms methodology for analyzing investments, as well as various perspectives on macro and micro environments in our space.

The FTX Podcast #41 - Riccardo "Fluffypony" Spagni Feb 15, 2021

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Riccardo is one of the main reasons Monero exists to this day. We had an insightful conversation into privacy in our digital age, maintaining a coin project for almost a decade and mechanisms to improve our control of our information online.

The FTX Podcast #40 - John Wu President of AVA Labs Feb 11, 2021

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Ava Labs is the group behind Avalanche (AVAX) which is an open-source platform for launching decentralized applications, new financial primitives, and new interoperable blockchains.

The FTX Podcast - 0xMaki SushiChef of SushiSwap Feb 08, 2021

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The most common advice I get when I ask founders for advice on building a company is to truly be passionate about what you're building or the reason you're building it. Maki covers both of those boxes, and his passion is a large driver in the enormous growth and innovation Sushi has seen in the past months.

The FTX Podcast - Alex Mashinsky CEO of Celsius Network Feb 04, 2021

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Alex is a tech innovator that has founded several largely successful companies and is a pioneer in VOIP technology. He is now dedicated full time to allowing anyone to access yield accrual through Celsius Network, with the aim of leveling the financial playing field.

The FTX Podcast #39 - Exploring a Blockchain Metaverse Feb 01, 2021

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Decentral Games is a Decentraland metaverse casino with the end goal of being a full suite VR community and casino. The liquidity 'mining' through playing the games is an interesting token distribution model that I think may prove something worth assimilating in other blockchain gaming projects.

The FTX Podcast - Andre Cronje Ep.3 Jan 28, 2021

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In this episode, we discuss KP3R, impermanent loss protection, the Iron Bank, DeFi conglomerates and building for yourself rather than money.