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The crypto native's podcast for DeFi, NFTs, and Web 3. . Jason Choi (@mrjasonchoi), full-time crypto investor since 2018, goes deep into the technology and economics behind crypto projects to dissect trends and themes in a global context. Nothing on this show is financial advice. Blockcrunch and its personnel may hold positions in assets discussed on the show.
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How Galaxy is Building the Social Graph for Web 3, Ep. 203
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Monthly trading volume on Hashflow grew from $20m in August to $670m in October after a campaign with Project Galaxy - that’s a 3000% increase in volume in 3 months! Project Galaxy is an open and collaborative data network that empowers developers to build better products and communities using on-chain credentials. In this episode, co-founder of Pr…
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Why the Metaverse Is Inevitable - Ahad, cofounder of Webaverse, Ep. 202
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Popular metaverse projects like Sandbox and Decentraland are trading > 80% lower than their previous all-time highs - are metaverses still the future? Webaverse is an open-sourced metaverse that enables creators and communities to build their own virtual worlds and rich experiences which they truly own. In this episode, co-founder of Webaverse, Aha…
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How To Survive Crypto Bear Market as a Trader - Jordi, Selini Capital, Ep. 201
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Total crypto market cap is now less than $1 trillion. Bitcoin and Ethereum are currently trading near their 2018 all-time highs. Where do we go from here? In this episode, CIO of Selini Capital, Jordi Alexander shares with us: What market stage are we at and how long it’ll last Can Bitcoin ever break its previous ATH of $70k Indicators to navigate …
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Is StepN Sustainable? Behind the Fastest Growing Game in Crypto - Yawn Rong, Co-Founder, StepN, Ep. 200
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How are some users getting paid to walk? StepN is a Walk-to-Earn mobile app and in less than 6 months, they managed to amass 1.7 million monthly active users and up to 400k users are using it on a daily basis. This episode, Co-Founder Yawn Rong shares with us: How is StepN actually paying users and is it sustainable? Comparison of StepN over compet…
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VBA: The NBA Of The Metaverse With Virtual Basketball Players
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Basketball is a sport with 2.2 billion fans worldwide - and Virtual Basketball Association (VBA) wants to bring them all into crypto. Charles, founder of VBA shares with us: How does VBA compare to other basketball based video games? Is VBA Play-To-Earn? What can users expect in upcoming & future launches? Host: Jason Choi @mrjasonchoi . Not financ…
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Wassieverse: How a Meme Mobilized Crypto Twitter - 0xbags, Wassieverse, Ep. 198
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Every crypto-native must have seen a small green creature appear on their Twitter timeline when others tag @Inversebrah on a Twitter thread. A group of wassie-lovers banded together to bring the green creature to life via a 3D NFT project, Wassieverse. This week, member of Wassieverse, 0xBags shares with us: What exactly is a wassie? What utilities…
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The Crypto Big Short: How I Predicted the $50B Luna Collapse - Kevin Zhou, Galois Capital, Ep. 197
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Last week, $60B in value was wiped from crypto in a few days. Not many saw the collapse of Luna coming - even fewer had the guts to bet on it. Since the start of the year, Galois Capital has been openly calling out for the impending fall of Luna and endured the barrage of hate comments until 8th May 2022 - the day that Luna started death spiraling.…
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NFT trading reimagined? How to trade NFTs using AMM pools - 0xmons, Sudoswap, Ep. 196
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Opensea facilitated $14 billion transactions in 2021 and is the largest NFT trading platform. However, users often face platform liveness, high fees and collection censorship issues. What if there was a decentralized alternative that could disrupt Opensea, just like Uniswap did to centralized trading exchanges? This week, founder of Sudoswap, Owen …
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Everything You Need to Know About Cross-chain Bridges in 2022 - Pranay Mohan, Nomad, Ep. 195
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Bridges are critical to a omni-chain future, but the recent bridge hacks totaling $1 billion lost in funds have struck fear in users and many are worried about the security of bridges. Can Nomad's security-focused bridge be the answer? Founder Pranay shares with us: Is there a difference between bridges and interoperability protocols? What is the i…
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Why This Fund is Investing $100M into NFTs - Andrew Steinwold, Sfermion, Ep. 194
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Sfermion is NFT-focused fund with managing partners that were early investors of OpenSea Recently, they raised a $100m fund aimed at accelerating the emergence of an open, decentralized metaverse. In this episode, Founder Andrew Steinwold shares with us: What are the 4 NFT sub-markets and their different value-drivers How they analyze NFT-investmen…
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How NFTfi Brings DeFi to Bored Apes - Stephen Young, NFTfi founder, Ep. 193
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The total market-cap of NFT has hit $18 billion in 2022 - but most of these value are illiquid and NFTs sit idly in wallets. NFTFi (@NFTfi) unlocks the liquidity of these NFTs by allowing owners to take NFT-collateralized loans. Till date, they have facilitated $128 million over 7000 loans. In this episode, NFTFi co-founder, Steven Young shares wit…
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$1B in Bridge Hacks...Is the Future Still Multi-Chain? - Dmitriy Berenzon, 1kx, Ep. 192
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Bridges facilitate cross-chain asset communication and play an imperative role in a multi-chain future. However, the recent WormHole & Ronin Bridge hack that led to a total loss of close to $1 billion has caused fear in users and led them to wonder - is the future still multi-chain? In this episode, Dmitriy - Research Partner at 1kx shares with us:…
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Blockcrunch First Live AMA, Ep. 191
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Over the years, Jason has interviewed 100+ guests on Blockcrunch. This time, he's finally on the show as the guest! In his first ever LIVE AMA, he shared with us: His crypto journey Advice for beginners in crypto and aspiring analysts Investment frameworks & due diligence process Contrarian theses Jason has Host: Jason Choi @mrjasonchoi . Not finan…
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Think and Invest like a NFT Fund - Richard Chen, GP of 1confirmation, Ep. 190
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Back in 2018, Richard saw Opensea’s potential as one of the earliest investors - despite its measly yearly volume of $475k. In 2021, OpenSea became the largest NFT marketplace and facilitated $15 billion in volume, a 31,578x increase, In this episode, Richard shares with us: - Is the NFT market a bubble? - Is it possible to value NFTs like with DeF…
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Secrets of a Pro NFT Trader - DeezeFi, Ep. 189
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There’s a seemingly endless horde of new NFT projects - some of them rocket to the moon and some crash and burn. How should you navigate the NFT space? In this episode, NFT OG DeezeFi shares with us: What are some of his biggest wins and losses? What are his secrets and framework for evaluating NFTs? What are some projects that he believes will app…
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Music NFTs Are Here: How Decent Allows Fans To Invest In Artists - Ep. 188
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The song "Stand By Me" has made over $60M in royalties alone. What if you had a slice of that just by being a fan? Music NFTs may allow that. Decent (@decentxyz) is a new startup that package royalties into NFTs. This week, the Decent team joins us and talk: Current state of music NFTs How Decent lets fans invest in royalties Can songs outperform s…
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Why Crypto Scammers Are Scared of This Man - ZachXBT, On-chain Detective, Ep. 187
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On-Chain Detective ZachXBT built a large following exposing over 40 cases of alleged fraud and questionable ethics in crypto...and he's done it again! His latest bust of Wonderland is one of the most controversial and has even made Bloomberg headlines. This week, he shares with us: His most memorable exposés How investors can detect and expose frau…
