460 episodes
The Scoop The Block
-
- Business
-
-
4.6 • 101 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.
-
Common crypto scam tactics and how to protect yourself
Jeff Lunglhofer is Coinbase's Chief Information Security Officer.
In this episode, Lunglhofer highlights common techniques used by malicious actors in the crypto space and offers suggestions on how to avoid these threats.
The crypto industry lost $336 million in the first quarter of 2024 due to hacks and fraud, according to blockchain bug bounty platform Immunefi.
OUTLINE
00:00 Introduction
01:22 Malicious Actors
03:32 Data Leaks
09:30 Scammer Psychology
10:19 Red Flags
12:57 Phising Frequency
15:06 Victim Recourse
17:57 Security Best Practices
23:21 Scammer Trends
26:46 Coinbase's Security
30:20 Closing Thoughts
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 to 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 -
Inside the market structure of crypto token launches
Wesley Pryor is the founder of Acheron Trading — a crypto market maker operating in the space since 2018.
In this episode, Pryor discusses the role of market makers in the context of token market debuts, and explains the nuances of market making in the crypto space, where assets are highly volatile and lack established processes.
OUTLINE
00:00 Introduction
04:40 Institutional Trading
11:19 Institutional Adoption
17:02 Market Opportunities
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 to 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 -
The 'perpetual-ification' of all assets is coming onchain
Kaledora Fontana Kiernan-Linn is the co-founder of Ostium — a startup that facilitates the trading of digitized commodities perpetual swaps.
In this episode, Kaledora discusses Ostium's integration of perpetual swaps with real-world assets, highlighting the maturation of digital asset trading.
The conversation also addresses technical and structural challenges in creating perpetual-like instruments, emphasizing the need for robust onchain data systems.
OUTLINE
00:00 Introduction
00:50 Ostium Overview
02:26 RWA Landscape
04:45 Post-Covid Market
06:17 Geopolitical Risk
08:17 Ostium Value Prop
13:04 RWA Perps
15:11 Ostium Architecture
26:50 Onchain Price Oracles
34:42 Price Data Innovations
37:19 Predictions
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 to 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 -
Institutions want more crypto asset diversity
Anton Katz is the co-founder and CEO of Talos — a one-stop shop for institutional digital asset trading.
In this episode, Katz shares how large buy-side institutions such as hedge funds and asset managers are entering the crypto market, and why a lack of asset diversity is keeping others sidelined.
OUTLINE
00:00 Introduction
04:40 Institutional Trading
11:19 Institutional Adoption
17:02 Market Opportunities
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 to 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 -
DeFi and stablecoins are coming to the Bitcoin ecosystem
Willem Schroé is the founder of Botanix Labs — a development team building an EVM-compatible Layer 2 on Bitcoin that allows users to deploy Ethereum smart contracts on the Bitcoin network.
In this episode, Schroé discusses the development of Bitcoin Layer 2s and the potential for Bitcoin-native ecosystems to become major platforms for decentralized finance (DeFi) applications.
OUTLINE
00:00 Introduction
02:45 Bitcoin L2 Landscape
08:48 Improving Bitcoin L2s
12:16 Bitcoin Applications
15:07 The Future of BitcoinFi
16:18 The Future of Ethereum
17:24 Bitcoin L2 Attack
18:36 Bitcoin L2 User Profile
21:00 Bitcoin RWAs
23:53 Closing Thoughts
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 to 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 -
Horizontally scaling Ethereum with zkSharding
Avi Zurlo is the chief product officer at the =nil; Foundation — a cryptography firm building a zkEVM Layer 2 on Ethereum.
In this episode, Zurlo discusses the importance of horizontal scaling in the crypto space and the need for blockchain technology to solve societal issues of trust and transparency.
OUTLINE
00:00 Introduction
02:15 L2 Competition
04:22 =nil;'s Architecture
06:41 Scaling for Mass Adoption
08:56 Horizontal Scaling
14:34 Scaling Solutions
19:41 Accelerating Mass-Adoption
24:18 Closing Thoughts
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 to 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
Customer Reviews
Get the scoop 🍦
Frank honestly never misses! Every conversation is packed with actionable insights from top-tier guests. Glad to have discovered this killer investing resource!
Frank is always cool
As he sits by the pool
SBF Shill
Washed up FTX trash