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Calgary Business Podcast is focused on meeting founders, entrepreneurs, students, psychologists, thought leaders, small business owners and pretty much anyone ready to share their stories of innovation, creativity and inspiration from Calgary, across Canada and throughout the world. A total of 401 episodes have been released to 5 December 2022 Beacons collects all of my social media posts | https://beacons.page/allenwaz

  1. Crypto Market Update, episode 18 with “Crypto Mark” from SwapAcross (CBP 420, 6 April 2024)

    8 APR

    Crypto Market Update, episode 18 with “Crypto Mark” from SwapAcross (CBP 420, 6 April 2024)

    This is the 18th episode of the Crypto Market update with Mark Magliocco, co-founder of SwapAcross (formerly known as X528 DAO) and Allen Wazny, Partner/CFO of Purpose Driven Travel in Calgary. All discussions in this episode are for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or digital assets are for illustrative purposes only, and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services ///// Yahoo Finance and Bitcoin trading charts.  As is customary, Mark opened the discussion by sharing his knowledge and understanding of reading the technical charts around the price of Bitcoin | https://finance.yahoo.com/chart/BTC-USD /// Crypto news articles discussed during this update: Ethena’s “Synthetic dollar” (CoinTelegraph, 5 April 2024) | https://tinyurl.com/4td46j8f What is Blast? Blur’s Native Yield L2 and Token Airdrop Explained (DappRadar, 28 February 2024) | https://tinyurl.com/3ducb7j7  Bitcoin Mining Ban Proposed in Paraguay Over Power Problems (Decrypt, 4 April 2024) | https://tinyurl.com/4vkfpmyp Solana Price Falls Amid Network Congestion as Wormhole Plunges After Airdrop (Decrypt, 5 April 2024) | https://tinyurl.com/4fyj2mtz Bitcoin Price Returns to $69,000 Ahead of 4/20 Halving (Decrypt, 4 April 2024) | https://tinyurl.com/2fsns5hd /// Crypto-related funding announcements 1kx, a blockchain fund focused on consumer crypto applications raised a $75 million fund that counts Andreessen Horowitz's Marc Andreessen and Chris Dixon as investors, along with Galaxy Digital and anchor tenant Accolade Partners. Website: https://1kx.network/ /// Midas, a Berlin, Germany-based provider of a asset tokenization protocol, raised $8M in funding led by Framework Ventures, BlockTower and HV Capital, with participation from Cathay Ledger, 6th Man Ventures, Hack VC, GSR, Lattice Capital, Phaedrus, Theia Blockchain, Pareto, Axelar Foundation, Peer VC, FJ Labs, and Coinbase Ventures Website: https://midas.app // OrdinalsBot allows users to attach various types of digital content like images, text, and videos to individual Bitcoin transactions, raised a $3 million seed round. DACM led the transaction, with Eden Block, Nural Capital, WWVentures, Lightning Ventures, Oak Grove Ventures, UTXO Management, Kenetic Capital, CMS Holdings, Kestrel0x1, Sora Ventures, London Real Ventures, Crypto Zombie and MDX Crypto  Website: https://ordinalsbot.com /// Rails, a decentralized crypto exchange seeking to be replacement for FTX, raised $6.2 million from Slow Ventures, CMCC Global, Round13 Capital and Quantstamp.  Website: https://rails.xyz /// Keyring, is building an on-chain compliance platform for institutional investors and protocols, raised $6 million from Gumi Cryptos Capital, Greenfield Capital, Motier Ventures and Kima Ventures Website: https://keyring.network // D2X, a crypto derivatives exchange for institutions, raised $10 million Series A from Point72 Ventures, GSR Markets, Tioga Capital, Fortino Capital, Jabre Capital Partners, Picus Capital, and TRGC also piling on.  Website: https://www.d2x.com // Umoja, automating the buying, selling, and risk management of blockchain-based assets, raised a $2 million seed extension from Coinbase, 500 Global, Quantstamp, Blockchain Founders Fund, Orange DAO, Hyperithm, Psalion and the Blizzard Fund by Avalanche.  Website: https://umoja.xyz /// We invite listeners to join the SwapAcross Discord channel (formerly X528 DAO): https://discord.gg/fhsekcgJVT Visit the SwapAcross website (formerly X528DAO) to learn more: ​​https://www.x528.io /// #web3 #Metaverse #Innovation #Technology #Marketplace #Community #DigitalAssets #CryptoAssets #Blockchain #TokenEconomy #DigitalBusiness #Bitcoin #Ethereum #DEFI #innovation #Finance #FinTech #cryptocurrencies #crypto #digitalwallet

    49 min
  2. Crypto Market Update, episode 18 with “Crypto Mark” from SwapAcross (formerly X528) Date of Podcast | 14 January 2024

    16 JAN

    Crypto Market Update, episode 18 with “Crypto Mark” from SwapAcross (formerly X528) Date of Podcast | 14 January 2024

    This is the 18th episode of the Crypto Market update with Mark Magliocco, co-founder of SwapAcross (formerly known as X528 DAO) and Allen Wazny, host of the Calgary Business Podcast and Partner/CFO of Purpose Driven Travel in Calgary. All discussions in this episode are for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or digital assets are for illustrative purposes only, and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services ///// Yahoo Finance and Bitcoin trading charts.  As is customary, Mark opened the discussion by sharing his knowledge and understanding of reading the technical charts around the price of Bitcoin | https://finance.yahoo.com/chart/BTC-USD /// Crypto news articles discussed during this update: “Bitcoin ETFs Start With a Bang: $4.5 Billion on Day One of Trading” | Decrypt, 11 January 2024: https://rb.gy/o2qzf7 “How to Buy a Bitcoin ETF” | Decrypt, 11 January 2024: https://rb.gy/okbzdy “MicroStrategy’s bitcoin is now worth $1B more than the actual company” | Blockworks, 11 January 2024: https://rb.gy/cwkswg “NEAR Foundation Cuts 40% of Workforce” | Unchained Crypto, 12 January 2024: https://rb.gy/nmaae2 “Terra founder Do Kwon asks court to delay SEC trial for personal appearance” | The Block, 12 January 2024: https://rebrand.ly/cqydqug /// Crypto-related funding announcements Eesee, a Dubai startup that provides sellers of digital assets, tokens, and RWAs with a gamified marketplace that they can use to sell their wares, raised a $2.85 million round from SevenX Ventures, Maven Capital, MetaBros, Contango Digital Assets, and BasementDAO  [StrictlyVC, 13 January 2024: http://tiny.cc/kfw0wz] Pontem, a seven-year-old Singapore startup whose platform enables developers to build and test applications for blockchains like Aptos and Sui, raised a $6 million seed round. Investors included Lightspeed Venture Partners, Pantera Capital, Aptos Foundation, Wintermute, Altonomy, Shima Capital, and Kraken Ventures.  [StrictlyVC, 13 January 2024; NFTgators article: https://rb.gy/tyx4e9] §§§ We invite listeners to join the SwapAcross Discord channel (formerly X528 DAO): https://discord.gg/fhsekcgJVT Visit the SwapAcross website (formerly X528DAO) to learn more: ​​https://www.x528.io §§§ #web3 #Web3.0 #Metaverse #Innovation #Technology #Marketplace #Community #DAO #DecentralizedAssets #DecentralizedFinance #DigitalAssets #CryptoAssets #Blockchain #TokenEconomy #DigitalBusiness #Bitcoin #Ethereum #AltCoins #DEFI #innovation #Finance #FinTech

    29 min
  3. Crypto Market Update, episode 17 with “Crypto Mark” from SwapAcross (formerly X528) (CBP 419, 9 January 2023)

    10 JAN

    Crypto Market Update, episode 17 with “Crypto Mark” from SwapAcross (formerly X528) (CBP 419, 9 January 2023)

    This is the 17th episode of the Crypto Market update with Mark Magliocco, co-founder of SwapAcross (formerly known as X528 DAO) and Allen Wazny, host of the Calgary Business Podcast and Partner/CFO of Purpose Driven Travel in Calgary. All discussions in this episode are for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or digital assets are for illustrative purposes only, and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services ///// Yahoo Finance and Bitcoin trading charts.  As is customary, Mark opened the discussion by sharing his knowledge and understanding of reading the technical charts around the price of Bitcoin | https://finance.yahoo.com/chart/BTC-USD /// Crypto news articles discussed during this update: Bitcoin climbs above $45,000 to 21-month peak as new year kicks off | (Reuters,2 January 2024):  http://tiny.cc/s19tvz Celsius to Unstake $466 Million Ethereum Holdings, 'Ensure Ample Liquidity' for Creditors | (Decrypt, 5 January 2024): http://tiny.cc/k49tvz Ether ETF likely coming, as SEC ‘implicitly’ nodded ETH as commodity | (CoinTelegraph, 4 January 2024): http://tiny.cc/4tyyvz Fox Corporation collaborates with Polygon Labs to launch blockchain-based media platform Verify | (The Block, 9 January 2024): https://www.theblock.co/post/271288/fox-corporation-polygon-labs-verify /// Crypto-related funding announcements Cumulus Encrypted Storage System, a Singapore-based provider of a blockchain-powered decentralized storage and CDN infrastructure for Web3, raised $8M in Series A funding led by HTX Venture, Infinity Ventures Crypto, DWF Labs, Mentha Partners, Vespertine Capital , Web3 Foundation, Singchain Investment, 7 O’Clock Capital, SolrDAO, FishDAO, OneBlock+, Winkrypto, and Polkadot Ecology Research Institute | FinSMEs article (2 January 2024): http://tiny.cc/y89tvz Addressable, a Los Angeles startup that specializes in analyzing blockchain data to identify and categorize cryptocurrency wallet owners for targeted advertising and marketing campaigns, raised a $6 million seed extension led by BITKRAFT Ventures, with participation from Karatage as well as previous investors Viola Ventures, Fabric Ventures, Mensch Capital Partners, and North Island Ventures. (StrictlyVC, 21 December 2023) | CTech article: http://tiny.cc/ncgtvz Metagood, a blockchain technology and digital assets company, announced the successful completion of a $5 million series seed funding round aimed at advancing its Osura marketplace, focused on art within the Bitcoin ecosystem.  The funding was led by Sora Ventures, ACTAI Ventures, Bitcoin Frontier Fund, UTXO Management, London Real Ventures, and Peach.xyz | FinSMEs article (19 December 2023): http://tiny.cc/bvmtvz §§§ We invite listeners to join the SwapAcross Discord channel (formerly X528 DAO): https://discord.gg/fhsekcgJVT Visit the SwapAcross website (formerly X528DAO) to learn more: ​​https://www.x528.io §§§ #web3 #Web3.0 #Metaverse #Innovation #Technology #Marketplace #Community #DAO #DecentralizedAssets #DecentralizedFinance #DigitalAssets #CryptoAssets #Blockchain #TokenEconomy #DigitalBusiness #Bitcoin #Ethereum #AltCoins #DEFI #innovation #Finance #FinTech

    27 min
  4. Crypto Market Update, episode 16 with “Crypto Mark” from SwapAcross (formerly X528) (CBP 418, 31 December 2023)

    2 JAN

    Crypto Market Update, episode 16 with “Crypto Mark” from SwapAcross (formerly X528) (CBP 418, 31 December 2023)

    This is the 16th episode of the Crypto Market update with Mark Magliocco, co-founder of SwapAcross (formerly known as X528 DAO) and Allen Wazny, host of the Calgary Business Podcast and Partner/CFO of Purpose Driven Travel in Calgary. All discussions in this episode are for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or digital assets are for illustrative purposes only, and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services ///// Yahoo Finance and Bitcoin trading charts.   As is customary, Mark opened the discussion by sharing his knowledge and understanding of reading the technical charts around the price of Bitcoin | https://finance.yahoo.com/chart/BTC-USD We also highlighted the price of Bitcoin on 30 December between 2017 and 2023 courtesy of the team at CoinMarketCap: 30 December 2023: US $42,250 30 December 2022: US $16,547 30 December 2021: US $46,306 30 December 2020: US $29,002 30 December 2019: US $7,194 30 December 2018: US $3,743 30 December 2017: US $14,156  To track all historical prices of BTC and other crypto currencies, click on the link to the CoinMarketCap website: https://coinmarketcap.com /// 2023 Year in Crypto Mark referenced the 25 December 2023 article published by The Block titled “From SBF to Taylor Swift, BlackRock, CZ and Binance: The top crypto stories of 2023” with some notable takeaways:  USDC Stablecoin The key issue related to the failure of Silicon Valley Bank and the exposure that the fintech giant, Circle, had to the bank resulting in massive sell-off of its stablecoin, USDC and a 15% drop in the coin’s market cap within a 24-hour period. Taylor Swift and FTX Unlike notable football hall of famer, Tom Brady, and NBA great, Shaquille O’Neal, Taylor Swift did not sign on to promote FTX.  It seems that Swift-enomics kicked in and some due diligence was performed prior to the decision, unlike other celebrity influence BlackRock and Bitcoin ETF In June of 2023, BlackRock filed a registration with the SEC for its spot bitcoin ETF, known as the iShares Bitcoin Trust.  Other notable investment firms, including Franklin Templeton, VanEck and Fidelity, are reportedly also seeking approval for a spot bitcoin ETF Binance and Changpeng Zhao (“CZ”) Binance and the US Department of Justice settled for $4.3 billion after the DOJ commenced a criminal investigation alleging money laundering and sanctions violations. As part of the plea deal, CZ agreed to step down as CEO of Binance and pay a $50 million fine after pleading guilty to violations of the Bank Secrecy Act.  Link to The Block article: https://www.theblock.co/post/265652/sbf-taylor-swift-blackrock-cz-binance-top-crypto-stories-2023 /// Celsius bankruptcy  Celsius actually declared bankruptcy in July 2022 but continued to form part of the 2023 crypto narrative alongside other notable bankruptcies such as Three Arrows Capital and Genesis (founded by Barry Silbert).   We discussed the back story to Celsius and the founder of Celsius, Alex Mashinsky and a spring 2018 conference with Alex on stage with anti-crypto influencer, Nouriel Roubini (or “Dr. Doom” ) and Bill Barhydt (founder of Abra Global).  Alex rebutted Nouriel’s claims of "99% of crypto land is one shitcoin traded for another shitcoin…" Link to Yahoo Finance article of October 2018 titled “Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin Throws Shade at Bitcoin Bashing Economist”  | http://tiny.cc/t7qnvz §§§ We invite listeners to join the SwapAcross Discord channel (formerly X528 DAO): https://discord.gg/fhsekcgJVT Visit the SwapAcross website (formerly X528DAO) to learn more: ​​https://www.x528.io §§§ #DecentralizedFinance #Decentralized #Autonomous #Organizations #DigitalA

    33 min
  5. Crypto Market Update, episode 15 with “Crypto Mark” from SwapAcross (formerly X528) (CBP 417, 16 December 2023)

    19/12/2023

    Crypto Market Update, episode 15 with “Crypto Mark” from SwapAcross (formerly X528) (CBP 417, 16 December 2023)

    This is the 15th episode of the Crypto Market update with Mark Magliocco, co-founder of SwapAcross (formerly known as X528 DAO) and Allen Wazny, host of the Calgary Business Podcast and Partner/CFO of Purpose Driven Travel in Calgary. All discussions in this episode are for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or digital assets are for illustrative purposes only, and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services ///// Yahoo Finance and Bitcoin trading charts.  As is customary, Mark opened the discussion by sharing his knowledge and understanding of reading the technical charts around the price of Bitcoin | https://finance.yahoo.com/chart/BTC-USD /// Crypto news articles discussed during this update: Over $2.7 million in Ethereum and others stolen from OKX Exchange | The Daily HODL (14 December 2023): http://tiny.cc/5l9jvz Tech billionaires launch fund to create new Libertarian societies | Vice article (14 December 2023): http://tiny.cc/9l9jvz Ledger Phishing Attack | Decrypt article (14 December 2023): http://tiny.cc/jl9jvz JPMorgan says Ethererum to outperform Bitcoin in 2024 | Decrypt article (14 December 2023):  Solana mobile phone “Saga” sells out on high demand for BONK | Decrypt article (15 December 2023): http://tiny.cc/tl9jvz /// Crypto-related funding announcements There were 5 companies highlighted in this episode, based upon the following funding announcements found in one or more newsletters of StrictlyVC, FinSMEs, VentureBeat and Crunchbase: Lolli, a Durham, N.C.-based startup whose rewards app lets consumers earn Bitcoin or cash back on everyday purchases, raised an $8 million Series B round led by BITKRAFT Ventures, with participation from Sfermion, Prisma Ventures, Hypersphere Ventures, 2 Punks Capital, and MZ Web3 Fund as well as previous investors Seven Seven Six, Founders Fund, Bain Capital Ventures, Serena Ventures, MrBeast’s Night Media, and Logan Paul [TechCrunch, 15 December 2023] NodeKit, an Ames, Iowa startup, helps crypto developers avoid sequencing delays, raised a $1.2 million pre-seed round led by Borderless Capital, with Blizzard Fund, Polygon Ventures, and Wormhole Cross-Chain Ecosystem Fund also stepping up [The Block, 15 December 2023] Hackless, a Kyiv, Ukraine-based company which specializes in blockchain security solutions, raised $1.2M in funding led by DaoMaker, Insignius Capital, Cosima Capital, DeltaHub Capital, Factorial, and Halvings Capital [FinSMEs, 15 December 2023] Reltime, an Oslo, Norway-based blockchain technology company, received a funding approval from the Research Council of Norway [FinSMEs, 12 December 2023] Gacha Monsters, a Tokyo startup that publishes a web3 game called Poglin, raised a $3 million seed round from Animoca Brands, Infinity Ventures Crypto, FBG, and Big Time Games [FinSMEs, 9 December 2023] §§§ We invite listeners to join the SwapAcross Discord channel (formerly X528 DAO): https://discord.gg/fhsekcgJVT Visit the SwapAcross website (formerly X528DAO) to learn more: ​​https://www.x528.io §§§ #web3 #Web3.0 #Metaverse #Innovation #Technology #Marketplace #Community #DAO #DecentralizedAssets | #DecentralizedFinance #Decentralized #Autonomous #Organizations #DigitalAssets #CryptoAssets #Blockchain #TokenEconomy #DigitalBusiness #Bitcoin #Ethereum #AltCoins

    39 min
  6. Crypto Market Update, episode 14 with “Crypto Mark” from X528 (CBP 416, 11 December 2023)

    14/12/2023

    Crypto Market Update, episode 14 with “Crypto Mark” from X528 (CBP 416, 11 December 2023)

    This is the 14th episode of the Crypto Market update with Mark Magliocco, co-founder of X528 DAO and Allen Wazny, host of the Calgary Business Podcast and Partner/CFO of Purpose Driven Travel in Calgary. All discussions in this episode are for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or digital assets are for illustrative purposes only, and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services ///// Yahoo Finance and Bitcoin trading charts.  As is customary, Mark opened the discussion by sharing his knowledge and understanding of reading the technical charts around the price of Bitcoin | https://finance.yahoo.com/chart/BTC-USD /// Crypto news articles discussed during this update: Tether's new sanctions froze 161 wallets | The Block (10 December 2023) |  https://rb.gy/gcc1mb Crypto Provisions Dropped From 2023 U.S. Defense Bill | Coindesk (8 December) | https://rb.gy/kykfcc Chainlink Community Staking Pool Draws more than $620 million | Unchained Crypto (7 December) | https://rb.gy/h0q4hj Reebok and Digital Wearables | Decrypt (7 December) | http://tiny.cc/dk8ivz Ethereum Layer-2 Starknet Reveals STRK Token Airdrop | Decrypt (8 December) | http://tiny.cc/qk8ivz PayPal (Stable Coin) and CoinBase (TikTok and Instagram transfers) were both mentioned by David Pakman, partner at CoinFund, during his appearance on the “Chain Reaction” podcast which aired on 7 December 2023 | https://rb.gy/4tlumq |  /// Crypto-related funding announcements There were 2 companies highlighted in this episode, based upon the following funding announcements: Sindri, a one-year-old Denver startup that helps developers build and deploy zero-knowledge applications, raised a $5 million seed round led by CoinFund. The Block: http://surl.li/ocizg [8 December 2023] Shadow, a Paris startup that says it can help businesses develop crypto products faster and cheaper by creating “shadow forks,” or private testing grounds that mirror the blockchain, raised a $9 million seed round. Paradigm was the deal lead, with additional investors including Coinbase Ventures, Electric Capital, Ethereum Foundation, Uniswap, and Flashbots. The Block: http://surl.li/ocjvb [6 December 2023] §§§ We invite listeners to join the X528 Discord channel: https://discord.gg/fhsekcgJVT Visit the X528 website to learn more: ​​https://www.x528.io/ §§§ #web3 #Web3.0 #Metaverse #Innovation #Technology #Marketplace #Community #DAO #DecentralizedAssets | #DecentralizedFinance #Decentralized #Autonomous #Organizations #DigitalAssets #CryptoAssets #Blockchain #TokenEconomy #DigitalBusiness #Bitcoin #Ethereum #AltCoins ///// END

    28 min
  7. Crypto Market Update, episode 13 with Mark Magliocco from X528 (CBP 415, 2 December 2023)

    03/12/2023

    Crypto Market Update, episode 13 with Mark Magliocco from X528 (CBP 415, 2 December 2023)

    This is the 13th episode of the Crypto Market update with Mark Magliocco, co-founder of X528 DAO and Allen Wazny, host of the Calgary Business Podcast and Partner/CFO of Purpose Driven Travel in Calgary. All discussions in this episode are for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or digital assets are for illustrative purposes only, and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services ///// Crypto news articles discussed during this update: Cristiano Ronaldo faces $1bn lawsuit over Binance Ads | BBC News: https://bbc.in/3R3U6O4 [29 November 2023] Kyberswap ransom hack | U Today article:  https://bit.ly/3RsHaTj [30 November] Grayscale optimistic SEC will approve Bitcoin ETF | Decrypt article: https://bit.ly/3uHXbf8 [1 December] Mysterious Whale Accumulating Bitcoin | Decrypt article: https://bit.ly/3R4n3cz [30 November] Philippines SEC to Block Access to Binance [Decrypt: https://bit.ly/47BMNnC [29 November] ///// Crypto-related funding announcements There were 6 companies highlighted in this episode: Acctual, Coinchange, Mummolin, Wormhole, MYX and Wind, based upon the following funding announcements: Acctual [New York] helps crypto companies better manage accounts payable and accounts receivable, raised a $3.9m seed round co-led by Third Prime, IDEO, Alchemy Ventures, OrangeDAO, and Soma Capital | TechCrunch: https://tcrn.ch/48129SG [1 December 2023] Coinchange [Toronto] | helps businesses (and especially cryptocurrency exchanges) provide trading and yield services for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and stablecoins through its API, raised $10m from G1.VC, Spirit Blockchain, Good News Ventures, K2.CA and Mintfox | CoinDesk: https://bit.ly/47WeEyE [1 December] Mummolin [Wyoming] operates a decentralized Bitcoin mining pool called Ocean, raised $6.2m seed from Jack Dorsey, Accomplice, Barefoot Bitcoin Fund, MoonKite, NewLayer Capital, and the Bitcoin Opportunity Fund | Cointelegraph: https://bit.ly/416hY89 [1 December] Wormhole, a spinoff of Jump Trading Group whose developer platform allows different blockchain networks to communicate with each other, raised a $225m. Investors included Jump Trading Group, Brevan Howard, Coinbase Ventures, and Multicoin Capital. CoinDesk: https://bit.ly/3RrNM4l [29 November] MYX | decentralized platform to facilitate the trading of derivatives, specifically perpetual contracts; raised $5m seed round from HongShan, Consensys, Hack VC, OKX Ventures, Redpoint China, HashKey Capital, Foresight Ventures, GSR Markets, Alti5, Leland Ventures, Cypher Capital, Bing Ventures, and Lecca Ventures | CoinTelegraph: http://surl.li/nvmcu [29 November]  Wind (Singapore) | crypto wallet designed for the average consumer; lets users send and receive payments, store their crypto, and exchange crypto for fiat; raised $3.8m pre-seed round from Global Founders Capital, Spartan Group, Saison Capital, Alumni Ventures, and Tiny VC | TechCrunch: https://tcrn.ch/412nj0l  [28 November 2023] ///// Yahoo Finance and Bitcoin trading charts.  As is customary, Mark opened the discussion by sharing his knowledge and understanding of reading the technical charts around the price of Bitcoin | https://finance.yahoo.com/chart/BTC-USD §§§ We invite listeners to join the X528 Discord channel: https://discord.gg/fhsekcgJVT Visit the X528 website to learn more: ​​https://www.x528.io/ §§§ #web3 #Web3.0 #Metaverse #Innovation #Technology #Marketplace #Community #DAO #DecentralizedAssets | #DecentralizedFinance #Decentralized #Autonomous #Organizations #DigitalAssets #CryptoAssets #Blockchain #TokenEconomy #DigitalBusiness #Bitcoin #Ethereum #AltCoins

    35 min
  8. Crypto Market Update, episode 12 with Mark Magliocco from X528 (CBP 414, 25 November 2023)

    27/11/2023

    Crypto Market Update, episode 12 with Mark Magliocco from X528 (CBP 414, 25 November 2023)

    This is the 12th episode of the Crypto Market update with Mark Magliocco, co-founder of X528 DAO and Allen Wazny, host of the Calgary Business Podcast and Partner/CFO of Purpose Driven Travel in Calgary. All discussions in this episode are for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or digital assets are for illustrative purposes only, and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services ///// Crypto news articles discussed during this update: Binance challenges; CZ resigns | Link to CoinDesk article (22 November 2023): https://bit.ly/3RhvVwI US Department of Justice and Binance settlement: $4.3 billion | Crypto Potato article (21 November 2023): https://bit.ly/47OkZvT BNB Coin impact from Binance challenges | FinBold news article (22 November 2023): https://bit.ly/3QYsUQr NetFlix Scandal and Doge Coin | Benzinga Crypto Article (23 November 2023): https://bit.ly/3sQsYKa Tether freezes $225million with potential link to Human Trafficking | CoinDesk article (20 November 2023): https://bit.ly/3SWAptW ///// Crypto-related funding announcements There were 5 companies highlighted in this episode: Kinto, Superstate, Union Labs, Privy and Fence based upon the following funding announcements: Kinto, an Orlando, FL-based provider of a KYC'ed Layer 2 blockchain capable of supporting both financial institutions and decentralized protocols, raised $5M in two funding rounds Kyber Capital Crypto, Spartan Group, and Parafi, with additional investors including Skybridge, Kraynos, Soft Holdings, Deep Ventures, Modular, Tane, and Robot Ventures | FinSMEs: https://t.ly/2hjNr [16 November 2023] Superstate, a NYC-based blockchain powered asset management firm, raised $14M in Series A funding led by Galaxy Venture Capital, Hack VC, IKX, Modular Capital and Nascent | https://superstate.co [16 November 2023] Union Labs, a San Francisco startup that is developing a cross-chain bridge based on zero-knowledge proofs,raised a $4 million seed round. Galileo, Semantic Ventures, Tioga Capital, Nascent, Lightshift, and Chorus One invested in the deal. The Block article: https://bit.ly/3uDhgD6 [18 November 2023] Privy, a New York startup that works with mainstream companies like Resy to build blockchain-based services for consumers that work through Privy's wallet, raised an $18 million Series A round led by Paradigm, with previous investors Sequoia Capital, BlueYard Capital, and Archetype also contributing. The Block article: https://t.ly/ItlDx [22 November 2023] Fence, a Spanish blockchain startup founded this year whose software automates and optimizes debt operations for asset financing, raised a $2 million pre-seed round led by Semantic.vc and including Crane Earth and Actyus | PYMNTS article: https://t.ly/F0nPm [22 November 2023] ///// Yahoo Finance and Bitcoin trading charts.  As is customary, Mark opened the discussion by sharing his knowledge and understanding of reading the technical charts around the price of Bitcoin | https://finance.yahoo.com/chart/BTC-USD §§§ We invite listeners to join the X528 Discord channel: https://discord.gg/fhsekcgJVT Visit the X528 website to learn more: ​​https://www.x528.io/ §§§ #web3 #Web3.0 #Metaverse #Innovation #Technology #Marketplace #Community #DAO #DecentralizedAssets | #DecentralizedFinance #Decentralized #Autonomous #Organizations #DigitalAssets #CryptoAssets #Blockchain #TokenEconomy #DigitalBusiness #Bitcoin #Ethereum #AltCoins

    31 min
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Calgary Business Podcast is focused on meeting founders, entrepreneurs, students, psychologists, thought leaders, small business owners and pretty much anyone ready to share their stories of innovation, creativity and inspiration from Calgary, across Canada and throughout the world. A total of 401 episodes have been released to 5 December 2022 Beacons collects all of my social media posts | https://beacons.page/allenwaz

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    Allen R. Wazny
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