We chat with Emmanuel Goh, Co-Founder of SKEW, a leading data analytics and crypto trade execution platform. In this episode, Emmanuel and I cover the founding story behind SKEW, SKEW’s most recent product launch, and his thoughts on the latest market trends. How does SKEW make it easy for people…
We chat with Matt Yamamoto, Research Analyst at Coindesk. Matt and I chat about his work building up Coindesk’s institutional research arm and his goal to cover research for all publicly listed crypto companies. We talk about why mining companies decide to go public and focus our conversation around Hut8,…
We chat with Xin Xu, Founder of Sparkpool, the world’s largest Ethereum mining pool. Xin talks about the origin story (hint: it was a hacking incident!) that led him to founding Sparkpool. He shares his thoughts on the major differences between the GPU and ASIC mining industries, why GPU hardware…
We chat with Kirk Su, Founder of Hash House based in China. In this episode, we have a special chat with an OG Bitcoin miner who's operated mining facilities in the West and the East. He shares his thoughts on a variety of topics including: coal as the preferable energy…
This week I chat with Harry Sudock, Director of Strategy at Griid, one of the preeminent mining infrastructure companies in North America. In this episode, Harry talks about his team’s year long global search for the right mining location and why they ultimately chose to come back to the U.S…
We chat with Ethan Vera, CFO and Co-Founder of Luxor Technologies, one of the largest Bitcoin and altcoin mining pools in North America. We cover topics including: mining pool business model, the Luxor profit switching pool, their enterprise partnerships, and the volatility of mining luck . Ethan breaks down the…
In 2019, Fireblocks came out of stealth mode raising $16m from investors including Eight Roads (the proprietary investment arm of Fidelity International), Swisscom Ventures, and Tenaya Capital. By January 2020, Fireblocks announced that they were securing $9bn+ in assets and that number has now surpassed $30bn as Fireblocks continues to…
We continue our brilliant conversation with the one and only - John McAfee. Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 0:21 McAfee on Crypto “By the end of this month, the GHOST Exchange will be up and running with the ability to cash out into fiat if you want.” 19:47 McAfee on being a…
This week we chat with Alex Liegl, CEO at Layer1 Technologies. Layer1 Technologies is the Peter Thiel-backed Bitcoin mining company based in West Texas. In this episode, Alex unstacks the process of converting energy into money, how Layer1 plans to achieve supply chain independence, and the philosophy behind mining from…
This week Mustafa Yilham, Vice President of Global Business Development at Bixin Global, joins us to talk about mining in Asia. Bixin is one of the earliest offline crypto wallet businesses and operates one of the largest mining operations. Recently, they announced the formation of a 6600 BTC Fund of…
Crypto Unstacked Podcast | Your cryptocurrency questions unstacked weekly Amber Group presents #CUPofCrypto, covering everything from crypto finance to global macroeconomics. If you enjoyed the episode, please hit the thumbs up button & subscribe! This week John Lee Quigley, Head of Research at MinerUpdate, joins Crypto Unstacked for Part 2…
This week #CUP welcomes a very special guest - the one and only - John McAfee. In this episode, we chat about the military industrial complex, Shakespeare's "insolence of office", John's fascination with drugs and hallucinogenics, his early start in entrepreneurship from the age of 11, his view on crypto…
Crypto Unstacked Podcast | Your cryptocurrency questions unstacked weekly Amber Group presents #CUPofCrypto, covering everything from crypto finance to global macroeconomics. If you enjoyed the episode, please hit the thumbs up button & subscribe! This week we unstacked with Daniel Armitage, Co-Founder of MinerUpdate, a crypto mining media company that…
This week’s #CUPofCrypto features Pallop Angsupun, Chief Risk Officer at JST Capital. Pallop worked alongside Nassim Nicholas Taleb during the financial crisis, managing the Black Swan Tail-Risk protection fund at Universa Investments. A respected trader in the financial markets, Pallop has now taken his expertise over to the crypto markets.…
Annabelle Huang, Head of OTC And Structured Solutions, at Amber Group joins us to help unstack trends in the crypto derivatives industry, how Black Thursday was a catalyst for bespoke options from market participants such as miners, and differences in crypto derivatives trading activity between Asian and Western institutional players.…
In EP 2 #CUPofCrypto, we unstack three crypto yield capture opportunities: the carry trade, collateralized lending, and the futures basis trade. Follow Amber Group for your weekly #CUPofCrypto Twitter: @ambergroup_io Telegram: @AmberGroup Email: contact@ambergroup.io Website: www.ambergroup.io Recorded in April 2020 #AmberGroup #CryptoUnstacked #CUPofCrypto #Crypto #Finance #Stacksonstacks #Stacksats #Yield #Cryptotrading **Disclosure**…
Crypto Unstacked Podcast | Your cryptocurrency questions unstacked weekly Amber Group presents #CUPofCrypto, covering everything from crypto finance to global macroeconomics. In EP 1 #CUPofCrypto, we unstack crypto market volatility, major US macro moves, and the recent Dollar funding shortage. Follow Amber Group for your weekly #CUPofCrypto Twitter: @ambergroup_io Telegram:…