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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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    • 4.6 • 97 Ratings

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.

    This Avalanche backed project is creating a fully encrypted exchange

    This Avalanche backed project is creating a fully encrypted exchange

    David Wells is the CEO of Enclave Markets — a development team whose first product, Enclave Cross, essentially creates on-chain OTC dark pools for digital assets.
    In this episode, Wells explains why OTC traders benefit from maintaining confidentiality via Enclave's Fully Encrypted Exchange ('FEX'), and how Enclave aims to combine the best elements of centralized and decentralized exchanges in its products.
    During this episode, Chaparro and Wells also discuss:

    How Enclave Cross eliminates MEV

    Why crypto needs crossing networks

    The 'giga-FUD' in the market


    This episode is brought to you by our sponsors Railgun, and Flare Network
    About Railgun
    Railgun is a private DeFi solution on Ethereum, BSC, Arbitrum and Polygon. Shield any ERC-20 token and any NFT into a Private Balance and let Railgun’s zero-knowledge cryptography encrypt your address, balance and transaction history. You can also bring privacy to your project with Railgun SDK, and be sure to check out Railgun with partner project Railway Wallet, also available on iOS and Android. Visit Railgun.org to find out more.
    About Flare
    Flare is an EVM-based Layer 1 blockchain designed to allow developers to build applications that can use data from other blockchains and the internet. By providing decentralized access to a wide variety of high-integrity data from other blockchains and the internet, Flare enables new use cases and monetization models. Build better and connect everything at Flare.Network.

    • 33 min
    LMAX CEO: It's time for crypto to embrace regulation

    LMAX CEO: It's time for crypto to embrace regulation

    David Mercer is the CEO of LMAX Group — a leading operator of institutional execution venues for FX and crypto trading.
    In this episode, Mercer makes the case that embracing regulation is the only way for the crypto industry to mature beyond its "tiny" role in global markets.
    During this episode, Chaparro and Mercer also discuss:

    Why bitcoin dominance has been increasing

    Post-SEN/Signet opportunities

    Where markets go from here


    This episode is brought to you by our sponsors Railgun, and Flare Network
    About Railgun
    Railgun is a private DeFi solution on Ethereum, BSC, Arbitrum and Polygon. Shield any ERC-20 token and any NFT into a Private Balance and let Railgun’s zero-knowledge cryptography encrypt your address, balance and transaction history. You can also bring privacy to your project with Railgun SDK, and be sure to check out Railgun with partner project Railway Wallet, also available on iOS and Android. Visit Railgun.org to find out more.
    About Flare
    Flare is an EVM-based Layer 1 blockchain designed to allow developers to build applications that can use data from other blockchains and the internet. By providing decentralized access to a wide variety of high-integrity data from other blockchains and the internet, Flare enables new use cases and monetization models. Build better and connect everything at Flare.Network.

    • 36 min
    How Metamask is attacking crypto's 'biggest plague'

    How Metamask is attacking crypto's 'biggest plague'

    Dan Finlay is the co-founder of MetaMask — a leading crypto wallet provider that allows users to access decentralized web3 applications.
    In this episode, Finlay makes the claim that people not feeling safe holding crypto is the "biggest plague" the industry faces and unpacks what MetaMask is doing to address the problem.
    During this episode, Chaparro and Finlay also discuss:

    A recent MetaMask all-time high


    MetaMask's plans to decentralize

    "Sign-in with MetaMask"


    This episode is brought to you by our sponsors Railgun, and Flare Network
    About Railgun
    Railgun is a private DeFi solution on Ethereum, BSC, Arbitrum and Polygon. Shield any ERC-20 token and any NFT into a Private Balance and let Railgun’s zero-knowledge cryptography encrypt your address, balance and transaction history. You can also bring privacy to your project with Railgun SDK, and be sure to check out Railgun with partner project Railway Wallet, also available on iOS and Android. Visit Railgun.org to find out more.
    About Flare
    Flare is an EVM-based Layer 1 blockchain designed to allow developers to build applications that can use data from other blockchains and the internet. By providing decentralized access to a wide variety of high-integrity data from other blockchains and the internet, Flare enables new use cases and monetization models. Build better and connect everything at Flare.Network.

    • 41 min
    Brett Harrison on how the meltdowns of Silvergate and Signature can reshape crypto

    Brett Harrison on how the meltdowns of Silvergate and Signature can reshape crypto

    After leaving his role as President of FTX.US late last year, Brett Harrison has moved on to become the Founder and CEO of Architect — a soon-to-be-released trading platform aiming to unify crypto's CeFi and DeFi capital markets.
    In this episode, Harrison discusses the market opportunities created by Silvergate's and Signature Bank's closures, as well as why his long-term vision is that "the trading of crypto looks very much like the trading of everything else."
    During this episode, Chaparro and Harrison also discuss:

    What pain-points Architect's product addresses

    Regulators' evolving views towards crypto

    How Harrison's relationship with SBF deteriorated


    This episode is brought to you by our sponsors Railgun, and Flare Network
    About Railgun
    Railgun is a private DeFi solution on Ethereum, BSC, Arbitrum and Polygon. Shield any ERC-20 token and any NFT into a Private Balance and let Railgun’s zero-knowledge cryptography encrypt your address, balance and transaction history. You can also bring privacy to your project with Railgun SDK, and be sure to check out Railgun with partner project Railway Wallet, also available on iOS and Android. Visit Railgun.org to find out more.
    About Flare
    Flare is an EVM-based Layer 1 blockchain designed to allow developers to build applications that can use data from other blockchains and the internet. By providing decentralized access to a wide variety of high-integrity data from other blockchains and the internet, Flare enables new use cases and monetization models. Build better and connect everything at Flare.Network.

    • 35 min
    How this user-owned talent network is disrupting the staffing industry

    How this user-owned talent network is disrupting the staffing industry

    Adam Jackson is the Founder and CEO of Freelance Labs — the development company behind the user-owned talent network, BrainTrust.
    In this episode, Jackson explains how decentralization helps BrainTrust operate more efficiently than traditional staffing firms and how recent tech layoffs have impacted the crypto job market.
    During this episode, Chaparro and Jackson also discuss:

    Why contractors are in high demand

    How token models bootstrap growth

    The role of VCs in web3


    This episode is brought to you by our sponsors Railgun, Flare Network
    About Railgun
    Railgun is a private DeFi solution on Ethereum, BSC, Arbitrum and Polygon. Shield any ERC-20 token and any NFT into a Private Balance and let Railgun’s zero-knowledge cryptography encrypt your address, balance and transaction history. You can also bring privacy to your project with Railgun SDK, and be sure to check out Railgun with partner project Railway Wallet, also available on iOS and Android. Visit Railgun.org to find out more.
    About Flare
    Flare is an EVM-based Layer 1 blockchain designed to allow developers to build applications that can use data from other blockchains and the internet. By providing decentralized access to a wide variety of high-integrity data from other blockchains and the internet, Flare enables new use cases and monetization models. Build better and connect everything at Flare.Network.

    • 33 min
    Here are the court cases that will shape the future of crypto

    Here are the court cases that will shape the future of crypto

    Jessica Furr and Bryan Edelman are legal counsels for crypto-focused VC firm Dragonfly Capital.
    In this episode, Furr and Edelman break down several crypto court cases that are set to answer critical legal questions for the first time and explain why 2023 is becoming a turning point for crypto regulation and legislation in America.
    During this episode, Chaparro, Edelman, and Furr also discuss:

    The SEC's "cherrypicking" approach to regulation

    Updates on crypto bankruptcy cases

    How IP rights relate to NFTs


    This episode is brought to you by our sponsors Circle, Railgun, Flare Network
    About Circle
    Circle is a global financial technology company helping money move at internet speed. Our mission is to raise global economic prosperity through the frictionless exchange of value. Visit Circle.com to learn more.
    About Railgun
    Railgun is a private DeFi solution on Ethereum, BSC, Arbitrum and Polygon. Shield any ERC-20 token and any NFT into a Private Balance and let Railgun’s zero-knowledge cryptography encrypt your address, balance and transaction history. You can also bring privacy to your project with Railgun SDK, and be sure to check out Railgun with partner project Railway Wallet, also available on iOS and Android. Visit Railgun.org to find out more.
    About Flare
    Flare is an EVM-based Layer 1 blockchain designed to allow developers to build applications that can use data from other blockchains and the internet. By providing decentralized access to a wide variety of high-integrity data from other blockchains and the internet, Flare enables new use cases and monetization models. Build better and connect everything at Flare.Network.

    • 43 min

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97 Ratings

97 Ratings

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Frank, host of the The Scoop podcast, highlights all aspects of investing , crypto and more in this can’t miss podcast! The host and expert guests offer insightful advice and information that is helpful to anyone that listens!

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