Jul 31, 2022
Welcome to The Chopping Block! Crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, and Tarun Chitra chop it up about the latest news in the digital asset industry. In this episode, Balaji Srinivasan discusses his latest book, “The Network State, how different digital tools like crypto will help empower network states, and...
Jul 29, 2022
Marisa Tashman, policy counsel
at Blockchain Association, analyzes the US Securities and Exchange
Commission’s (SEC) decision to name nine tokens as securities and
investigate whether Coinbase lists securities.
Show
highlights:
- why the SEC named tokens as securities in an insider trading case where no exchanges or...
Jul 26, 2022
Two crypto law experts,
WassieLawyer and Adam Levitin, analyze the bankruptcies of 3AC,
Celsius, and Voyager.
Show highlights:
- the difference between Voyager and Celsius “custody” and “earn” deposits
- why Celsius commingling customer custody and earn deposits could make it harder for creditors to get their...
Jul 22, 2022
Adam Cochran, partner at Cinneamhain Ventures, discusses the impact of 3AC’s impending liquidation. Show topics:
- why 3AC founders (and family members) are listing themselves as creditors
- what the “corporate veil” is and why it matters regarding 3AC
- where retail investors stand in the pecking order of creditors
Jul 19, 2022
Nelson Rauda, Salvadoran journalist for El Faro, comes to talk about the impact of Bitcoin in El Salvador, the needs of Salvadoran people, Bitcoin City and the Bitcoin Bond, and much more.
Show highlights:
- Nelson’s story and how he began covering BTC
- what kind of politician and president Nayib Bukele was before...