Poly Network, a cross-chain DeFi protocol, recently suffered a $600M hack — the largest DeFi exploit in crypto history. Mudit Gupta, security researcher and SushiSwap dev, breaks down the attack,[…]
Category: 2021
How Congress Might Pass Laws Bad for Proof-of-Stake and DeFi
Kristin Smith, executive director at the Blockchain Association, discusses the latest news on a provision in the infrastructure bill that seeks to raise $28B from the crypto industry in taxes.[…]
Axie Infinity’s July Revenue Tops $200 Million. Here’s How Filipinos Drove It
Leah Callon-Butler, director of Emfarsis, discusses her documentary, “Play-to-Earn: NFT Gaming in the Philippines,” and the real-world impact that crypto is having in the Philippines. Show highlights: how the Axie[…]
MIT’s Neha Narula on Why Building DeFi on Bitcoin Is a Great Idea
Neha Narula, director of the Digital Currency Initiative at the MIT Media Lab, discusses Elon Musk’s appearance at ‘The B Word’ conference, along with a few current events in the[…]
Why It Might Be Too Late for Binance to Avoid Regulatory Action
Christine Parker, partner at Reed Smith, summarizes the slew of regulatory headlines facing Binance and how such scrutiny may affect the exchange going forward. Show highlights: which countries are investigating[…]
How Axie Infinity Boosted Revenue 400%+ in 30 Days
Aleksander Larsen, co-founder and COO of Axie Infinity, discusses Axie Infinity’s recent growth, which has seen the platform do 20X the volume of NBA Top Shot in recent days. Show[…]
FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Gives the Tom Brady/Gisele Bundchen Backstory
Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO and founder of FTX, explains FTX’s sports-centric advertising model and talks about what is on his regulatory wish list going forward. Show highlights: why Sam is so[…]
Strong Hands Aren’t Selling Bitcoin. So Who Is?
Will Clemente, author of the BTC by WC3 newsletter, breaks down the current state of Bitcoin’s on-chain activity and explains why he believes the market is in a mid-cycle lull[…]
Polygon: The Layer 2 Solution Doing 8 Times as Many Transactions a Day as Ethereum
Jaynti Kanani, cofounder and CEO of Polygon, discusses why the layer 2 solution has seen so much success during a down crypto market. Show highlights: what factors have led to[…]
Want Crypto in Your 401(k)? It’s Finally Possible — With This Provider
ForUsAll recently announced a new product that will allow cryptocurrency investments to be made inside 401(k) retirement accounts. Jeff Schulte, CEO of ForUsAll, discusses why putting crypto in a 401(k)[…]