CopperCasts

Jason Yanowitz – Co-founder, Blockworks - Ep025

Ahead of the highly-anticipated Permissionless conference on Tuesday 17 May, we invited Blockworks co-founder and popular industry commentator, Jason Yanowitz, to meet Tyler in NYC.

 

Since its first event – a seven-person Happy Hour – Blockworks has ballooned into a cornerstone of the industry, creating and distributing quality educational content, in addition to organising some of crypto's most impressive events tailored to institutional investors. 

 

In this conversation with Tyler, Jason sheds light into how BlockWorks came to be and what some of the factors driving its success are. The two also discuss Blockwork’s wildly popular newsletter and Jason explains that keeping a close eye on who consumes Blockworks content can be highly revealing. He discloses that week prior to JP Morgan making public a major crypto announcement, 120+ employees of investment bank had signed to the newsletter. 

 

Also make sure to check out Jason’s Show & Tell, where he details why investors should be excited about 'The Merge' aka Ethereum’s move to PoS.

 

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Mirza Uddin – Business Development Director, Injective Labs – Ep024

Episode 24 of CopperCasts comes to you from the Big Apple!

Tyler sat down with Mirza Uddin, Head of Business Development at Injective Labs – the first universal DeFi protocol for cross-chain derivatives trading.

CopperCasts are split into two parts. The first is a short (2min) video in which our guest shares with us something they find unusual or inspiring about the digital asset space. The second part is a traditional audio-only podcast, which you can search for in all the usual places.

In the audio-only conversation, Mirza talks about his transition from the venture capital industry into the crypto space, discussing many of the exciting things that Injective Labs are working on. He also describes the key driving factors behind DeFi, and what it’ll take to draw TradFi institutions to the ecosystem.

For his Show & Tell, Mirza discusses the growth and maturation of the crypto derivatives market. He explains that as more institutions come on board, crypto derivatives will soon eclipse the spot market – as in traditional finance. Most interestingly, Mirza adds that a lot of the derivatives volume is now is moving away from CEXs and into DEXs.

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Julian Sawyer – CEO, Bitstamp – Ep023

In the crypto exchange world, it doesn’t get more OG than Bitstamp – the longest-running exchange out there. Episode 23 welcomes its CEO, Julian Sawyer, to discuss Bitstamp’s evolution throughout the years, as well as the wider crypto market’s growth.

CopperCasts are split into two parts. The first is a short (2min) video in which our guest shares with us something they find unusual or inspiring about the digital asset space. The second half is a traditional audio-only podcast, which you can search for in all the usual places.

In this audio interview, Julian dives deeper into the sector's demographic shift. He also shares his personal crypto origin story, Bitstamp’s vigorous listing process and even why he feels sorry for regulators. You can listen to Tyler's conversation with John by searching 'CopperCasts' on Apple Podcasts, Podbean, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Make sure to check out Julian's Show & Tell segment. In it, he describes the digital asset industry's changing demographic, explaining that a mere year ago, approximately 8% of Bitstamp's customers were female. Today, this figure stands at 18%.

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Fadi Aboualfa - Head of Research, Copper – Ep022

Welcome to another episode of CopperCasts. Our guest for the 22th edition is Fadi Aboualfa.

Fadi is well-known in crypto circles as the founder of Diar, a (now retired) newsletter providing market intelligence for the digital asset sector. Since 2021, Fadi has served as the research lead here at Copper, delivering detailed analysis of the crypto market to Copper’s institutional clients via various reports: the monthly Analyst Retrospective, In-Depth, Op-Ed and the Technical Analysis series.

CopperCasts are split into two parts. The first is a short (2min) video in which our guest shares with us something they find unusual or inspiring about the digital asset space. The second half is a traditional audio-only podcast, which you can search for in all the usual places.

In this wide-ranging conversation with host, Tyler Kenyon, Fadi details the origins of his interest in crypto, the industry's future in politics, and thoughts on how public blockchains can support a robust, secure and transparent digital economy.

Don't forget to check out Fadi's Show & Tell on our Youtube channel. Here, he explains that despite institutions spending $300bn+ annually to combat financial crimes, only 0.1% of criminal funds are recovered because of these anti-money laundering measures. Perhaps, though, better solutions exist?

Don’t forget to download the full episode, and subscribe on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

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Philippe Naegeli – Co-Founder and CEO, GenTwo – Ep021

Episode 21 of CopperCasts is brought to you from Zurich, Switzerland – a region where an investment vehicle innovation called Actively Managed Certificates (AMCs) is massively accelerating the adoption of digital assets.

Host, Tyler Kenyon, sits down with Philippe Naegeli, founder of the Zurich-based securitisation specialist, GenTwo, and its subsidiary, GenTwo Digital, to discuss how digital assets can be securitised with a Swiss ISIN.

CopperCasts are split into two parts. The first is a short (2min) video in which our guest shares with us something they find unusual or inspiring about the digital asset space. The second half is a traditional audio-only podcast, which you can search for in all the usual places.

In the interview part of the podcast, Philippe sheds light on the GenTwo AMC ecosystem, bridging the TradFi and crypto worlds, and why it took time for Crypto Valley to warm to the concept of securitising cryptoassets. He also provides colour on how the regulatory landscape in Switzerland is evolving and shares what he's seeing that has him excited about the future of crypto.

Make sure to check out Philippe's Show & Tell on our Youtube channel. Here, he discusses the astronomical growth of GenTwo, which today boasts more than $1.6bn in assets under service and works with over 5% of all financial intermediaries in Switzerland.

Patrick Zielbauer – Global Strategic Accounts, Blockfills – Ep020

Episode 20 of CopperCasts welcomes Patrick Zielbauer of Blockfills.

Blockfills is a cryptoasset electronic market making, trading and prime brokerage firm with over 600 institutional clients that has seen an explosion of growth.

CopperCasts are split into two parts. The first is a short (2min) video in which our guest shares with us something they find unusual or inspiring about the digital asset space. The second half is a traditional audio-only podcast, which you can search for in all the usual places.

In his conversation with host, Tyler Kenyon, Patrick explains the origins story of Blockfills and how the organisation build out its derivatives, structured products and mining pool solutions in-house. He also shares his thoughts about the future of the digital asset space and what he’s most excited about.

Make sure to check out Patrick's Show & Tell on our Youtube channel to hear Patrick explain why institutional investors should be demanding the same white glove service from crypto service providers that they are used to receiving in the legacy markets.

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Mona El Isa - Founder, Enzyme Finance - Ep019

Episode 19 of CopperCasts welcomes DeFi entrepreneur, Mona El Isa, who joins us at our London office to discuss her popular on-chain asset management protocol, Enzyme Finance.

Enzyme empowers individuals to set up, manage and invest in customised on-chain investment vehicles. According to DeFi Pulse, the protocol currently has over $138m in assets committed to the platform.

CopperCasts are split into two parts. The first is a short (2min) video in which our guest shares with us something they find unusual or inspiring about the digital asset space. The second half is a traditional audio-only podcast, which you can search for in all the usual places.

In this audio-only conversation, Mona talks to host, Tyler Kenyon, about her background as a trader at Goldman Sachs and a fund manager, and the struggles she faced in TradFi. She then details what attracted her to the world of crypto, the origin story of Enzyme and also discusses the protocol’s new Sulu release.

Make sure to check out Mona's Show & Tell on our Youtube channel to hear Mona discuss the asset management tech stack for DeFi and the growth of the Enzyme protocol.

Don’t forget to download the full episode, and subscribe on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

You can hear more from the Copper team by following @CopperHQ, or visit our site and subscribe to our weekly newsletter, copper.co/insights.

Nate Hindman - Head of Growth, Bancor - Ep018

Episode 18 of CopperCasts welcomes Nate Hindman, Head of Growth at Bancor.

Bancor is an on-chain liquidity protocol that enables automated, decentralised exchange on the Ethereum network. Bancor is perhaps most famous for pioneering the world's first blockchain-based automated liquidity pool, or automated market maker (AMM).

CopperCasts are split into two parts. The first is a short (2min) video in which our guest shares with us something they find unusual or inspiring about the digital asset space.

The second half is a traditional audio-only podcast, which you can search for in all the usual places.

In this audio-only conversation with CopperCasts host, Tyler Kenyon. Nate details Bancor's history, what sets it apart from Uniswap and SushiSwap as an automated market maker, the protocol's pioneering role in protecting against impermanent loss, and the upcoming release of Bancor V3

In his Show & Tell, Nate dives deeper into the issue of impermanent loss and how Bancor is able to provide IL protection.

Rebecca Ferguson - Actress - CopperCasts Ep 017

In somewhat of a departure from our regularly scheduled programming, we bring you a unique episode of Coppercasts with our special guest, award-winning actress Rebecca Ferguson.

Copper recently released its first foray into the world of television advertising, with a 30 sec exclusive spot on Bloomberg. In this episode we speak to our leading lady about her star-studded career, growing up in Sweden, shooting her newest film Dune (out now, and amazing!), NFTs, and crypto writ large.

I can honestly say I've never had this much fun talking about crypto. We don't have our usual Show & Tell element, but in this case we have something better. Check out Rebecca and Copper's first TV commercial here.

Don’t forget to download the full episode, and subscribe on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

You can hear more from the Copper team by following @CopperHQ, or visit our site and subscribe to our weekly newsletter, copper.co/insights.

Jakob Palmstierna – Partner, GSR – CopperCasts Ep 016

Welcome to episode 16 of CopperCasts. This interview is with Jakob Palmstierna, partner at GSR.

Founded in 2013, GSR is a leading global market maker for cryptocurrency spot and crypto derivative markets.

In this conversation, CopperCasts host Tyler Kenyon and Jakob go into detail about the expansion of the crypto derivatives and options markets. Jakob also sheds lights on derivatives within the DeFi space, the crucial role GSR will play in DeFi options, as well regulatory complexities in the wider crypto markets.

Make sure to also check out Jakob's Show & tell on our Youtube channel. In this 2 minute clip, he examines the growth of the crypto derivatives and options, detailing why he believes that these markets may eventually outsize the spot markets 10 to 1 in the years to come.