Exploring the Blockchain

Zain Merchant and Josh Cohen
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Keeping you up to date with all things Blockchain and Web3. Learn from industry experts about this rapidly changing and innovative technology as well as stay current with new developments and headlines in the field.

  1. 10/11/2022

    Ep. 14 - Turning $1,000 to $400,000 with NFTs and Building a DAO with George Tsiolis

    George Tsiolis joins us to talk buying Bored Apes, building ReidarDAO, and the confluence of AI and NFTs. 00:00 - Introduction 04:38 - Buying Bored Ape 09:29 - Future of NFTs 14:44 - Building ReidarDAO 38:27 - Recruiting talent and members 43:29 - George’s Tweets https://linktr.ee/exploringtheblockchain Disclaimer: This is not financial or legal advice.

    56 min

  2. 10/04/2022

    Ep. 13 - DAOs, Crypto Use Cases, and Venture Capital with Richard Zhang

    Richard Zhang, the President of Blockchain at USC joins us to talk about DAOs, crypto use cases, and working in venture capital.   00:00 - Introduction 01:48 - Building the Blockchain at USC Club 03:25 - Best way to learn about crypto 06:55 - Correlation between building and prices 08:44 - VC impact in crypto space 11:40 - Particular categories Dragonfly looks at 13:21 - Richard’s presents a use case of crypto 18:27 - Identity management 21:20 - Community 25:20 - When will we see real use cases?  27:00 - Richard’s tweets 32:30 - Diversity in Web3  https://linktr.ee/exploringtheblockchain Disclaimer: This is not legal or financial advice.

    35 min
  3. Ep. 12 - Investing in Blockchain Projects and Crypto Trading Advice for Beginners with Lili Wang

    09/06/2022

    Ep. 12 - Investing in Blockchain Projects and Crypto Trading Advice for Beginners with Lili Wang

    Lili Wang joins the Exploring the Blockchain podcast to talk about investing in crypto, gives advice to new traders, discussing crypto regulation, and talks about investing in blockchain projects. (00:00) - Introduction (03:12) - Investing indicators (06:28) - Advice for new traders (07:44) - Differences in traditional finance and crypto (10:12) - Will crypto become less volatile? (12:23) - Regulation (14:20) - Hype vs technology (18:32) - Future of NFTs (20:40) - Investing in blockchain projects (25:40) - Blockchain adoption https://linktr.ee/exploringtheblockchain Disclaimer: This is not legal or financial advice.

    28 min
  4. Ep. 11 - GameFi and the Future of Blockchain Gaming with Alex from Footprint

    08/23/2022

    Ep. 11 - GameFi and the Future of Blockchain Gaming with Alex from Footprint

    In this episode, Alex from Footprint Analytics talks to us about blockchain analytics, GameFi, NFTs, and tokenomics. (00:00) - Introduction (03:04) - What is Footprint Analytics (09:17) - What is GameFi (14:25) - Tokenomics of GameFi (20:28) - Do we need NFTs in gaming https://linktr.ee/exploringtheblockchain Disclaimer: This is not financial or legal advice.

    25 min
  5. Ep. 10 - What is a DAO, using DAOs For Good, and Governance Tokens with Felix

    08/09/2022

    Ep. 10 - What is a DAO, using DAOs For Good, and Governance Tokens with Felix

    Felix joins us to talk about DAOs, tokens, governance, and using DAOs for good. (00:00) - Introduction (01:36) - What is a DAO? (04:50) - What is Juicebox? (08:07) - Does more money mean more power? (11:13) - DAO vs regular nonprofit (12:55) - Tracing money (16:12) - Token ownership benefits (18:00) - DAOs for good (21:05) - Types of people in DAOs Felix: https://twitter.com/RealFelixander https://linktr.ee/exploringtheblockchain Disclaimer: This is not legal or financial advice.

    25 min
  6. Ep. 9 - Crypto Use Cases and Mainstream Adoption with James Healy

    07/26/2022

    Ep. 9 - Crypto Use Cases and Mainstream Adoption with James Healy

    Today we talk to James Healy about crypto use cases, what it's going to take for mainstream adoption, bitcoin as an inflation hedge, and educating people about Web3. (00:00) - Introduction (01:45) - Do we even need crypto? (04:24) - Mainstream adoption (08:40) - Fundraising (10:14) - Crypto and the government (12:23) - Inflation hedge (15:10) - Banks in DeFi (17:52) - Collateral in DeFi (19:50) - Educating people about Web3 https://linktr.ee/exploringtheblockchain Disclaimer: This is not legal or financial advice.

    23 min
  7. Ep 8 - NFTs Disrupting the Ticketing Industry with Colby from GET Protocol

    07/19/2022

    Ep 8 - NFTs Disrupting the Ticketing Industry with Colby from GET Protocol

    Today we are joined by Colby from GET Protocol to talk about using NFTs as tickets. (00:00) - Introduction to GetProtocol (01:45) - Value of NFT ticket (04:05) - Drawbacks to NFT ticketing (07:45) - Why NFT tickets are necessary (12:30) - Other Web3 ticketing platforms (15:10) - Web2.5 (17:40) - NFTs as more than art (21:23) - Future of GetProtocol https://linktr.ee/exploringtheblockchain Disclaimer: This is not financial or legal advice.

    25 min
  8. Ep. 7 - Founding Rari Capital and Using DeFi for Good with Jai Bhavnani

    07/12/2022

    Ep. 7 - Founding Rari Capital and Using DeFi for Good with Jai Bhavnani

    In this episode, we talk to Jai Bhavnani, founder of Rari Capital. Rari ultimately managed over $1.5b, and has since merged with the Fei Protocol to create TribeDAO. (00:00) - Introduction (00:35) - Jai’s background and how he got started (03:40) - What is DeFi (05:00) - What is a yield aggregator and what Rari Capital does (06:53) - Where does the yield come from (09:35) - What is Fuse (10:50) - Current markets (12:05) - Using Twitter (14:00) - Autonomous Philanthropy Machine (15:16) - What’s next for Jai (17:00) - How Jai manages school, business, mental health (18:00) - Does Jai go to classes (19:51) - Crypto regulation (22:00) - Does location matter (22:56) - Founding story of Rari Capital (25:10) - DAOs https://linktr.ee/exploringtheblockchain Disclaimer: This is not financial or legal advice.

    28 min
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