Episodes
![Eric Chen - Co-Founder & CEO at Injective Labs - Ep041](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/9210529/Coppercasts_cover_yubyq6_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday Jul 04, 2023
Eric Chen - Co-Founder & CEO at Injective Labs - Ep041
Tuesday Jul 04, 2023
Tuesday Jul 04, 2023
In the most recent CopperCast our Head of Research, Fadi Aboualfa, spoke to Eric Chen, Co-Founder and CEO of Injective Labs, an interoperable layer one blockchain for decentralized financial markets. Fadi and Eric talk about Injective’s developments since launching their mainnet in 2021, their venture goals with the announcement of their $150 million Ecosystem Fund, and philosophical takes on interoperability and scaling the DeFi ecosystem.
Since recording the podcast, Injective has integrated Polygon [$MATIC], as well as completed the Avalon Mainnet upgrade, improving the DEX’s performance, scalability, and user experience.
Read more about Injective's updates here : https://blog.injective.com/
![Burak Yenigun and Robert Carver - Stylus Capital - EP040](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/9210529/Coppercasts_cover_yubyq6_300x300.jpg)
Monday Jun 19, 2023
Burak Yenigun and Robert Carver - Stylus Capital - EP040
Monday Jun 19, 2023
Monday Jun 19, 2023
In the newest episode of CopperCasts our Head of Research, Fadi Aboualfa, speaks to Stylus Capital’s Founder Burak Yenigun and his Research Advisor, Robert Carver.
Stylus Capital is a digital asset hedge fund that relies solely on momentum trading strategies. Burak and Robert may work closely together in developing sound strategies, but their approaches and long-term views differ from one another, even if slightly. The podcast delves into whether the fundamental data available is enough information for traders to make a decision all the way to why exposure to holding native cryptocurrency is a valuable proposition even when cash-settled futures markets are available.
For regular updates on macro research on cryptocurrency, digital assets and distributed FMI follow Fadi Aboualfa on twitter @fadiaboualfa. And to hear more from the Copper team, follow @CopperHQ on Twitter, or visit our website, copper.co.
Learn more about Stylus Capital : stylus.digital
Robert Carver's blog : qoppac.blogspot.com
![Anthony Scaramucci - Founder & Managing Partner at SkyBridge - Ep039](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/9210529/Coppercasts_cover_yubyq6_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Jun 01, 2023
Anthony Scaramucci - Founder & Managing Partner at SkyBridge - Ep039
Thursday Jun 01, 2023
Thursday Jun 01, 2023
SkyBridge’s Founder and Managing Partner, Anthony "the Mooch" Scaramucci, joins Copper in a colourful interview where we hear about his bold predictions on Bitcoin and the future of money. Guns blazing, Anthony calls out certain politicians and public figures who have made Crypto unattractive for US organisations looking to make headway in the digital asset space. At any rate, the future is bright and under the sanctity of law, the Mooch believes that the US can comeback in grand style to dominate innovation in the ecosystem. The interview is brought to a close with a special guest, ChatGPT, who had a few questions of its own.
![Gordon Liao – Chief Economist at Circle – Ep038](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/9210529/Coppercasts_cover_yubyq6_300x300.jpg)
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
Gordon Liao – Chief Economist at Circle – Ep038
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
In this episode of CopperCasts our Head of Research, Fadi Aboualfa, speaks with Gordon Liao, Chief Economist at Circle, about how stablecoins will fundamentally change financial market infrastructure.
“Many people thought that crypto would be a risk to banking, but what we have experienced just now is the reverse of that.”
During this episode, Fadi and Gordon unpack the recent run-on banks in the US and explore the idea that USDC seems to be a safer asset to hold than an actual commercial bank deposit. As the industry re-groups and continues to build an improved financial infrastructure, the need for a good stablecoin is paramount. Gordon explains how he believes a stablecoin should be structured in the future, taking into account the recent events.
For regular updates on macro research on cryptocurrency, digital assets and distributed FMI follow Fadi Aboualfa on twitter @fadiaboualfa. And to hear more from the Copper team, follow @CopperHQ on Twitter, or visit our website, copper.co.
![Lord Hammond – Former Chancellor of the Exchequer and Chair at Copper – Ep037](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog9210529/Coppercasts_cover_e95cva_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday Feb 14, 2023
Lord Hammond – Former Chancellor of the Exchequer and Chair at Copper – Ep037
Tuesday Feb 14, 2023
Tuesday Feb 14, 2023
In this episode of CopperCasts our Head of Research, Fadi Aboualfa, speaks with Lord Hammond, British former Chancellor of the Exchequer and now Chair at Copper, about the politics surrounding digital assets.
"It’s a new method of exchange for goods and services. Is there any politics attached to it? You bet there is.”
During the episode, Lord Hammond discusses his tenured financial and political career, in a nation that has historically played a critical role in the evolution of financial services. It's evident that blockchain and blockchain-based services will be a cornerstone for this next phase of growth in the UK and beyond.
To hear more from the Copper team, follow @CopperHQ on Twitter, or visit our website, copper.co.
![Tania Reif – Founder and CIO, Senda Digital Assets – Ep036](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog9210529/Square_Thumbnail_tania_s75nv6_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday Dec 13, 2022
Tania Reif – Founder and CIO, Senda Digital Assets – Ep036
Tuesday Dec 13, 2022
Tuesday Dec 13, 2022
![Kevin de Patoul – CEO, Keyrock –Ep035](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog9210529/Square_Thumbnail_Kevin_1__qrqqc7_300x300.jpg)
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
Kevin de Patoul – CEO, Keyrock –Ep035
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
![Jesper Johansen – Founder and CEO, Northstake – Ep034](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog9210529/Square_Thumbnail_Jesper_pif23d_300x300.jpg)
Friday Nov 11, 2022
Jesper Johansen – Founder and CEO, Northstake – Ep034
Friday Nov 11, 2022
Friday Nov 11, 2022
![Michelle Noyes – Head of Americas, AIMA – Ep033](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog9210529/Michelle_Noyes_square_zyw7ac_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday Nov 01, 2022
Michelle Noyes – Head of Americas, AIMA – Ep033
Tuesday Nov 01, 2022
Tuesday Nov 01, 2022
![Kyle Downey – CEO, Cloudwall – Ep032](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog9210529/Square_Thumbnail_kyle_r57fhe_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday Sep 20, 2022
Kyle Downey – CEO, Cloudwall – Ep032
Tuesday Sep 20, 2022
Tuesday Sep 20, 2022
Episode 32 of CopperCasts welcomes Morgan Stanley Managing Director-turned-startup-founder, Kyle Downey.
Downey launched the digital asset risk management firm Cloudwall in late-2021 shortly after calling time on his 17 year career at Morgan Stanley, where he was a managing director in the bank's automated risk trading department.
Based out of NYC and Singapore, Cloudwall is building an industry-leading set of digital asset risk management tools and metrics for institutional investors. The firm’s flagship product, Serenity, will help investors to understand market, liquidity, credit, operational and other risks both at the level of individual assets and whole sectors.
In this conversation, Kyle describes what prompted his interest in digital assets, Cloudwall’s founding story and dives into the challenges the platform is striving to solve. He also discusses the different types of risk in crypto – counterparty, regulatory, stablecoin, smart contract etc – and how institutional investors should be evaluating and assessing these risks.
Don’t forget to check out Kyle’s Show & Tell segment on our YouTube channel for his succinct explanation on the risks, benefits and trade-offs of different models of stablecoins (fiat-collaterised, crypto-collaterised and algo-stablecoins).