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Welcome to The Scoop, The Block's flagship podcast covering finance and technology industries through unmatched interviews with top thought leaders, cultural icons and industry veterans. The Block’s Frank Chaparro hosts new guests every week, diving into breaking news and topics ranging from NFTs, to the impact of DeFi on Wall Street, to Bitcoin's role in the economy and beyond.

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Welcome to The Scoop, The Block's flagship podcast covering finance and technology industries through unmatched interviews with top thought leaders, cultural icons and industry veterans. The Block’s Frank Chaparro hosts new guests every week, diving into breaking news and topics ranging from NFTs, to the impact of DeFi on Wall Street, to Bitcoin's role in the economy and beyond.

    Crypto VCs are slowly transitioning into generalists

    Crypto VCs are slowly transitioning into generalists

    Jake Brukhman is the founder and CEO of CoinFund.
    In this episode, Brukhman explores the intersection of AI and blockchain technologies and their impact on consumers, and shares his thoughts on the saturation of the early-stage crypto VC market.
    OUTLINE
    00:00 Introduction
    01:33 CoinFund's Structure & Strategy
    05:56 Early vs. Late Stage Crypto Venture
    16:37 Crypto AI & DePIN
    28:35 Crypto DePIN
    32:51 Tokenomics & PMF
    37:00 Interoperability Trends
    41:14 Shifting LP Expectations
    46:50 Closing Thoughts

    This episode is brought to you by our sponsor Polkadot
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    • 50 min
    The crypto industry is refocusing on the uses of its tech stack

    The crypto industry is refocusing on the uses of its tech stack

    Denelle Dixon is the CEO and Executive Director of the Stellar Development Foundation — the primary development team supporting the Stellar blockchain.
    In this episode, Dixon emphasizes the potential of blockchain technology to transform financial services in low- to medium-income countries, particularly in Africa and South America.
    She also addresses the need for policymakers to create a supportive environment for the industry and the importance of asset issuance and payments in creating equitable access to the global financial system.
     
    This episode is brought to you by our sponsor Polkadot
    Polkadot is the blockspace ecosystem for boundless innovation. To discover more head to polkadot.network

    The Block Community
    The Block is launching a new community experience for fans of The Scoop! Follow us on Lens on stay in the loop: hey.xyz/u/theblockcommunity

    The Block Newsletters
    The Block's newsletters bring you the latest news and analysis of the fast-moving crypto and DeFi markets. To subscribe visit theblock.co/newsletters

    • 36 min
    The next phase of crypto derivatives

    The next phase of crypto derivatives

    Luke Hoersten is the founder and CEO of Bitnomial — a derivatives exchange that aims to replace the underlying rails of the global commodities trading market with crypto.
    Bitnomial has obtained regulatory approval for an exchange license, a clearinghouse license and a brokerage license, making them the first business to have all three licenses under one roof.
    In this episode, Hoersten discusses the technical innovation to collateral management and trading offered by crypto and the future of collateral management in the crypto derivatives market. 

    OUTLINE
    00:00 Introduction
    04:36 Bitnomial's Licenses
    05:48 Bitnomial's Product Suite
    07:46 Competition
    12:09 Phases of Crypto Collateral
    19:01 CME Marketshare
    21:07 Importance of Derivatives
    24:55 Future of Crypto Derivitives
    32:18 Onshore vs. Offshore Derivatives
    35:09 TradFi Perps
    37:37 Closing Thoughts

    • 39 min
    Crypto's crowded venture market could lead to a resurgence in liquid investing

    Crypto's crowded venture market could lead to a resurgence in liquid investing

    Zaheer Ebtikar is the founder and CIO of Split Capital.
    In this episode, Ebtikar discusses the opportunity of liquid crypto investment strategies and the challenges faced by crypto venture firms, including crowded markets and longer lock-up periods.
    OUTLINE
    00:00 Introduction
    05:14 Evolution of Crypto Venture
    08:12 Nuances of Liquid Crypto Funds
    10:58 Liquid Fund Capital Allocators
    13:59 Crypto Market Inefficiencies
    17:38 Shifting Fundamentals
    20:38 Impact of ETFs
    22:49 Market Opportunities
    37:02 Closing Thoughts

    • 40 min
    Debt markets are being overhauled by blockchain

    Debt markets are being overhauled by blockchain

    Max Boonen is the founder of PV01 — a platform that allows issuers to access capital and for investors to purchase debt using blockchain.
    In this episode, Boonen discusses the challenges of accessing debt capital markets and the potential of tokenization in the crypto space, including the paradigm shift from provider-based markets to token-based markets in DeFi.
    PV01 uses a special purpose vehicle (SPV) to buy one bond and issue a token that represents the bond. This token is both a representation of a bond and a bond itself.

    • 47 min
    Bringing every market onchain

    Bringing every market onchain

    Mike Cagney is the co-founder and CEO of Figure Markets.
    In this episode, Cagney discusses the need for a 'marketplace of everything,' the potential for equity trading on the blockchain, and more.
    OUTLINE
    00:00 Intro
    07:21 The 'Everything' Platform
    12:16 Onchain Equities Trading
    17:50 Institutionalization of Crypto
    27:12 DeFi Lending
    29:59 Rebuilding Crypto's Credit Markets
    33:51 Wall Street Appetite for ATS
    36:28 Regulatory Considerations
    38:09 Closing Thoughts

    • 42 min

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