Project interviews
Interviews with core contributors in crypto to gain insights into their day-to-day operations
- Exploring Arbitrum Stylus, Orbit, and Nitro: An Interview with Steven Goldfeder
Exploring Arbitrum Stylus, Orbit, and Nitro: An Interview with Steven Goldfeder
In this episode, we’re joined by Steven Goldfeder, Co-Founder and CEO of Offchain Labs, the team behind Arbitrum. We discuss the launch of Arbitrum Stylus, Arbitrum's strategic positioning in the expanding blockchain market, key developments within the Orbit ecosystem, the concept and significance of chain clusters, and much more.
- Navigating Asset Tokenization with Securitize | Interview with Carlos Domingo
Navigating Asset Tokenization with Securitize | Interview with Carlos Domingo
In this episode of the Fundamentals podcast, we're joined by Carlos Domingo, Co-Founder and CEO of Securitize – a financial services platform that specializes in the tokenization of real-world assets.
- Bitcoin, Macro, and the Fundamentals of Digital Asset Investing With Jamie Coutts From Real Vision
Bitcoin, Macro, and the Fundamentals of Digital Asset Investing With Jamie Coutts From Real Vision
In this episode, we’re joined by Jamie Coutts, Chief Crypto Analyst at Real Vision, a financial knowledge and education platform founded in 2014. Real Vision provides honest financial insights from industry experts, along with market tools, an AI concierge, charting, note-taking, and access to a community of like-minded investors.
- AggLayer: Polygon's Vision for the Internet of Value | Interview with Sandeep Nailwal & Marc Boiron
AggLayer: Polygon's Vision for the Internet of Value | Interview with Sandeep Nailwal & Marc Boiron
We were recently joined by Sandeep Nailwal and Marc Boiron from Polygon on our Fundamentals podcast to discuss the technological and economic aspects of the evolving blockchain landscape. During our discussion, we focused on AggLayer, Polygon’s solution for an infinitely scalable blockchain ecosystem that aims to provide economic sovereignty for individual chains while ensuring unified liquidity and interoperability.
- TON: Pantera's Largest Investment Ever | Interview With Cosmo Jiang
TON: Pantera's Largest Investment Ever | Interview With Cosmo Jiang
In this episode, we’re joined by Cosmo Jiang, Portfolio Manager at Pantera Capital to discuss the details behind Pantera’s largest investment ever, into The Open Network – or TON – the Layer 1 network originally designed by Telegram.
- Macro Trends, ETFs, Smart Contract Platforms, and Crypto Fundamentals: A Conversation with Grayscale
Macro Trends, ETFs, Smart Contract Platforms, and Crypto Fundamentals: A Conversation with Grayscale
In this episode of the Fundamentals Podcast, we’re joined by Zach Pandl, the Head of Research at Grayscale. Zach talks about his career transition from Wall Street to the crypto industry, the compelling reasons behind his move, and his role at Grayscale.
- Franklin Templeton's Approach to Digital Assets | Interview with Christopher Jensen
Franklin Templeton's Approach to Digital Assets | Interview with Christopher Jensen
In this episode, we’re joined by Christopher Jensen, Director of Digital Asset Research at Franklin Templeton. We speak about Franklin Templeton's fundamentals-driven approach to digital asset investments research, and internal analysis to understand protocols, tokens, and value accrual.
- The Power of Onchain: Updating the System with Jesse Pollak, Creator of Base
The Power of Onchain: Updating the System with Jesse Pollak, Creator of Base
In this episode, we’re joined by Jesse Pollak, the Creator of Base. Our conversation dives into the details behind moving Coinbase onchain, building Base as a ‘company within a company’, and combining the strengths of Coinbase and Optimism to create a global onchain economy.
- Analyzing the Evolving Blockchain Landscape With VanEck
Analyzing the Evolving Blockchain Landscape With VanEck
Matthew Sigel, Head of Digital Assets Research at VanEck – a global investment management firm with over $100 billion in assets under management – joined us to discuss the current state of blockchain fundamentals.