Crypto Talks from CoinDesk

Does blockchain make things more utopian or more dystopian? A discourse on the aspirations of governments, developers and governments related to cryptocurrency. This episode is sponsored by Bitstamp and Ciphertrace.Let's talk about the world cryptocurrency people are trying to build. What does that look like socially, politically, economically, and how do the people who inhabit this world behave? CoinDesk’s Joon Ian Wong and Annaliese Milano host the discussion with guests McGill University PhD student Ann Brody, Bitcoin.com’s Garrick Hileman and Liquality’s Thessy Mehrain.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

An exploration of theories about, and systems of, money including physical and virtual, old and new.This episode is sponsored by Bitstamp and Ciphertrace.Where does money derive its value? Join Cameron Robertson of Kong Cash, “Money Burning Guy” Jonathan Harris and author Brett Scott as they discuss the relationship between monetary tokens and the systems behind them. This segment is hosted by CoinDesk’s Joon Ian Wong and London School of Economics PhD student Annaliese Milano.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This episode is sponsored by Bitstamp and Ciphertrace.Maria Paula of ETHBerlin and Sunny Aggarwal of Sikka discuss what makes a healthy cryptocurrency community, how narratives affect consensus and how crypto platforms’ consensus compares to the design process of the internet. This segment is hosted by CoinDesk’s Joon Ian Wong and London School of Economics PhD student Annaliese Milano.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This episode is sponsored by Bitstamp and Ciphertrace.Miners in the West: Could They Catch Up With the East? CoinDesk Analyst Christine Kim talks to some of the principal bitcoin mining operators in the U.S., Layer1’s Alexander Liegl, Hive Blockchain Technologies’ Frank Holmes and Luxor Technologies’ Ethan Vera. Discussions include the emerging mining sector and the outlook for costs, user growth and investment fundamentals, as well as some of the main differences with their counterparts in Asia.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Volatility: Friend or Foe? Some traders and fund managers thrive on volatility – others believe the potential returns are not worth the risk.This episode is sponsored by Bitstamp and Ciphertrace.CoinDesk’s Galen Moore talks to experienced fund managers and traders Michael Moro, CEO of Genesis Global Trading, and YinFeng Shao, CEO of Reciprocity Trading, about why they trade crypto, how they mitigate the risk and how they deal with the stress.Volatility “is more of a feature than a bug” of crypto, Moro said. “It comes down to expected volatility. What did you expect coming into this asset class, versus what did you actually get.” Considering Bitcoin’s 11 years of existence, volatility shouldn’t catch people off guard.“In a properly allocated portfolio construction… the volatility plays into why investors are certainly interested,” Moro said.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.