Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, shares his thoughts on the five-year anniversary of Ethereum, challenges with ETH 2.0 and criticisms about DeFi. We discuss: his thoughts and feelings ahead of[…]
Tag: stablecoins
Why Stablecoin Growth Over 5 Years Doubled in 4 Months
Nate Maddrey, senior research analyst at Coin Metrics, discusses a report on the rise of stablecoins over the last few months that Coin Metrics published in conjunction with Bitstamp. He[…]
Why Bitcoin Now: Mike Novogratz and Raoul Pal on ‘the Single Greatest Brand’ of the Last 10 Years
This episode is the first in a series, Why Bitcoin Now, that takes a deeper dive into Bitcoin and the history of money in the macroeconomic environment of the coronavirus.[…]
Spencer Bogart on the $20 Trillion in Store-of-Value Assets
Spencer Bogart, general partner at Blockchain Capital, the first VC firm to tokenize one of its funds, talks about how well offering tokenized shares has worked out, why it didn’t[…]
What Happened to Bitfinex/Tether’s $850 Million
Robert-Jan Den Haan, a contributor to the Block who has been researching the Bitfinex/Tether situation for over a year, talks about how Bitfinex found itself without access to $850 million[…]
Charlie Lee on How Litecoin Can Be Truly Successful
Charlie Lee, the creator of Litecoin and aka SatoshiLite, discusses how he came to launch Litecoin, how the “fair” launch may have helped its success, why he didn’t work on[…]
Rune Christensen of MakerDAO Part 2: How Dai Stayed at $1 While ETH Crashed From $1,400 to $85
Rune Christensen, CEO and cofounder of MakerDAO, explains how multicollateral Dai will work, what happens if one type of collateral fails, and what happens when someone’s collateralized debt position with[…]
Rune Christensen of MakerDAO Part 1: How to Keep a Crypto-Collateralized Stablecoin Afloat
Rune Christensen, CEO and cofounder of MakerDAO, explains the intricacies of the MakerDAO system, which includes the stablecoin Dai, which is pegged to $1, backed by collateral, and whose governance[…]
Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss on Being the ‘Fastest Tortoise in the Race’
Gemini’s Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, who serve as chief executive and president, respectively, discuss their new ad campaign — what they mean when they say crypto needs rules, why they[…]
Rune Christensen of MakerDao on Its $15 Million From Andreessen Horowitz – Ep.039
Rune Christensen, founder and CEO of MakerDao, explains what Andreessen Horowitz’s $15 million investment in its Maker token means for the ecosystem and why they chose to work with a16z[…]