The Blocked Show: Recent Episodes
Amir Mohtashami & Amine Khalladi
The Blocked Show is the podcast that brings you everything Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies, Mining and Finance. Hosted by Amir and Amine, 2 friends, blockchain entrepreneurs and enthusiasts
Meysam is a blockchain entrepreneur and one of the Bitcoin OGs in Iran.
However, he is not your typical bitcoin maximalist. He is a true believer in BSV: Bitcoin Satoshi's vision.
In this episode, he looks at the bitcoin narrative in an alternative way and opens new channel of discussion on the topic. He expresses his concern for scalability and decentralization of the bitcoin network and offers practical insights on how to tackle those.
Meysam is the cofounder of Koalament and Zixo, two blockchain applications and he also creates educational content on YouTube and Instagram on the topic.
Meysam's Twitter handle: @meysamrezaei
Meysam's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meysamrezaei
Zack is a long time friend of the Blocked Show.
He is a blockchain enthusiast who is truly obsessed with cryptocurrencies and the DLT technology.
In this friendly conversation, we discuss his involvement with this technology and why he thinks this is disruptive and revolutionary area.
He also talks about what future holds for the industry as a whole and what is the right approach to welcome it.
Zack's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zachary-delf-735679131
In this episode
We discuss the Binance Smart Chain and projects within this blockchain, as a comparison to the Ethereum network.
Yield farming, staking, NFTs
Resources mentioned:
mobox.io
autofarm.network
yieldwatch.net
binance.com
In this episode, Amine shares his interactions with Axie Infinity, the Ethereum blockchain and the Ronin side chain.
Blockchain is providing players with "play to earn" opportunities and what holds in the future for gaming and blockchain in general.
Amin walks us through how to get started with the game, select Axies, what strategies to employ to buy a land and how his overall experience has been digging into this game.
you can checkout the game here:
Web: https://axieinfinity.com/
Twitter: @AxieInfinity
Discord: https://discord.gg/axie
In this episode, we discuss the most important news happening in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space
Bitcoin’s time has come: TIME magazine to hold BTC on balance sheet
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-s-time-has-come-time-magazine-to-hold-btc-on-balance-sheet
Bitcoin Price Can Reach $400K Thanks to Institutional Adoption: Bloomberg
https://cryptopotato.com/bitcoin-price-can-reach-400k-thanks-to-institutional-adoption-bloomberg/
Grayscale Adds $1 Billion in Bitcoin In Merely 24 Hours
https://u.today/grayscale-adds-1-billion-in-bitcoin-in-merely-24-hours
DeFi’s critical missing piece: Credit scores
https://cointelegraph.com/news/defi-s-critical-missing-piece-credit-scores
CZ on his investment in fiat world
HSBC reportedly blacklists MicroStrategy's stock for investing in Bitcoin
https://cointelegraph.com/news/hsbc-reportedly-blacklists-microstrategy-s-stock-for-investing-in-bitcoin
The declining selling pressure for bitcoin via Glassnode
Robinhood's Q1 2021 Shows 450% Growth in Crypto Trading on its Platform
https://cryptopotato.com/robinhoods-q1-2021-shows-450-growth-in-crypto-trading-on-its-platform/
and the most important news of the month: Coinbase going public, the watershed moment for crypto
In this episode, we interview Pretty Kubyane, Co-founder at Coronet Blockchain.
Coronet Blockchain is building a B2B2C Marketplace that provide blockchain vetted human hair extensions, haircare products & salon equipment to African salons, distributors & retailers from ethical global manufacturers at lower sourcing costs.
In this interview, she talks about her journey in the blockchain ecosystem, founding of the coronet blockchain, the financial inclusion of Africans interacting with DeFi and how BC democratises governance.
Twitter: @prettykubyane
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pretty-kubyane-6a5b1987
Website: https://www.coronetblockchain.com/
Nima Dehqan is a long time friend of the Blocked Show. He is a gaming entrepreneur who is truly obsessed with digital value and the blockchain technology.
In this friendly conversation, we discuss what gamers can expect in the new paradigm of blockchain disruption in the gaming industry, being monetization of gaming experience, bringing ownership and liquidity to gaming ecosystem and talk about Nima's experience interacting with couple of emerging games into the space like Axie Infinity.
We also explore yield farming opportunities and risks in a simple user oriented way.
Nima's Twitter handle: @nima_dhn
As an effort to dive deeper into the NFT world, in this episode we interview the Founders of Reality Cards, a unique hybrid project of prediction markets and Non Fungible Tokens.
We talk about their journey into the blockchain ecosystem, the advent of Reality Cards, the project roadmap and different phases of the product development. We also get to know how they evaluate the current NFT ecosystem and their suggestion for the average investor to interact with it.
Check out Reality Cards here:
Website: https://realitycards.io/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RealityCards?s=09
Discord: https://discord.com/invite/RS8pYJu
In this episode we talk about NFTs
A non-fungible token (NFT) is a special type of cryptographic token which represents something unique. non-fungible tokens are thus not mutually interchangeable.
We study and present platforms such as Open Sea, Rarible and Mintable as well as projects such as So Rare, NBA Top shot and F1 Delta time.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- https://rarible.com/tour
- https://mintable.app
- https://verisart.com/
- https://www.nbatopshot.com
- https://unstoppabledomains.com
- https://www.larvalabs.com/cryptopunks
- https://www.sandbox.game/
- https://sorare.com/
In this episode, we will discuss:
The BTC purchase by Tesla
The Ethereum futures launch on CME
Fundamental analysis of crypto projects
The GitHub repository and developer activity metrics
Resources mentioned in this episode:
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/08/tesla-buys-1point5-billion-in-bitcoin.html
https://www.coindesk.com/ethereum-ether-futures-launch-cme-exchange
https://outlierventures.io/research/blockchain-developer-trends-2021/
In this episode we interview Ibrahim Alkurd:
Ibrahim is the CEO and founder of New Mine, a company that specializes in building large scale cryptocurrency mining operations. New Mine’s expertise includes machine manufacturing and hosting, data center build outs and software development.
Alongside his role at New Mine, he also serves as a partner at Lavaliere Capital. Lavaliere, a digital asset hedge fund, leverages its principals’ deep market knowledge and technical expertise to achieve healthy portfolio growth for its clients. In Q4 2019 & Q2 2020, Lavaliere Capital was named the top performing fund in the industry out of 800+ funds.
Ibrahim shares his experience and knowledge with us in this episode.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Www.newmine.io
https://www.crunchbase.com/person/ibrahim-alkurd
In this episode, we will discuss:
Platforms in Crypto, Ethereum and its Killers
DEFI and the opportunities
Retirement plan, financial freedom and the importance of bull runs
Resources mentioned in this episode:
https://cointelegraph.com/news/challenging-ethereum-20-competing-blockchains-are-seizing-the-moment
https://cryptoslate.com/cryptos/defi/#:~:text=DeFi%20Coins,decentralized%20technologies%2C%20particularly%20blockchain%20networks.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/house-investment-wealth-1.3716641#:~:text=Kristy%20Shen%20and%20Bryce%20Leung,trapped%20in%20a%20pricey%20home.
In this episode, we will discuss:
BTC Recap in 2020
Forbes 2020 Crypto Awards
2021 Predictions for the Crypto and Blockchain World
Resources mentioned in this episode:
https://decrypt.co/52303/bitcoin-by-the-numbers-2020-recap
https://www.forbes.com/sites/seansteinsmith/2020/12/22/bitcoin-cryptocurrency-and-blockchain-predictions-for-2021/?sh=2cc2d5346126
https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeldelcastillo/2020/12/26/forbes-cryptocurrency-awards-2020-the-3-trillion-bitcoin-marketing-campaign/?sh=51a005c6184e
https://fortune.com/2020/12/21/ripple-to-be-sued-by-sec-cryptocurrency-xrp/amp/?__twitter_impression=true&s=09
In this episode, we will discuss:
BTC ATH
Do not be stressed out with FOMO and how to manage one's portfolio
Fat Protocols and Slim Applications of the Blockchain Era
The Altcoin season and what are our interesting Picks
Resources mentioned in this episode:
https://medium.com/coinmonks/fat-protocol-and-value-capture-over-time-part-1-of-2-51c7e7d0ca34
In this episode, we will cover the Paris Blockchain Week:
Statistics of the event
The interesting attendees and big figures of the industry
The interesting pitches and what projects to look for
The sentiment of the summit and where we are headed
Resources mentioned in this episode:
https://hopin.com/events/paris-blockchain-week-summit/
https://myreflet.com
https://age-ify.com
https://www.mylastwill.io
https://www.ngrave.io
https://asvin.io
https://deip.world
https://www.stakerdao.com
https://datarella.com
https://www.apio.cc
https://datafund.io
https://vottun.com
In this episode, we interview Mr. Salman Sadeghi Researcher at GCAS College of Dublin and we discuss:
Systems and ecosystems
Emergence of the decentralised philosophy and crypto space
The definition of money and how bitcoin is/ is not money
Resources mentioned in this episode:
The Global Centre for Advance Studies, Dublin (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15893654-the-making-of-the-indebted-man)
About GCAS (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Center_for_Advanced_Studies)
The Making of the Indebted Man, Maurizio Lazzarato
What is Gift economy? (https://www.economicshelp.org/blog/155069/economics/the-gift-economy/)
Mises institute: bitcoin (https://mises.org/search-mises?search=bitcoin)
www.coiniran.com
https://salli-sadeghi.medium.com/a-step-to-step-guide-to-assess-the-quality-of-cryptocurrency-exchanges-d4ecd26202c0
In this episode, we will discuss:
Fed Printing and S&P 500 Cycle examinations
How did the different asset classes perform in the pandemic
The econometrics of the Macro economy
Different Scenarios of money entering the Crypto economy
The optimal SAA (Strategic Asset Allocation) for the modern portfolio
Resources mentioned in this episode:
https://seekingalpha.com/amp/article/4391718-bitcoin-dont-panic-is-just-short-term-retracement
https://www.coindesk.com/complete-case-for-100k-bitcoin
In this episode, we will discuss:
The Qubittech project
- a due diligence conducted by Amine on its products, roadmap and team
- The communication with its project team
- the red flags of the project
The Ponzi and pyramid schemes
The bitsonar Project
The Robinhood and Citadel story
The value long-term investing approach to trading in the markets
Resources mentioned in this episode:
https://www.qubittech.ai/digital-licenses/
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/ponzischeme.asp#:~:text=A%20Ponzi%20scheme%20is%20a%20fraudulent%20investing%20scam%20which%20generates,to%20pay%20the%20earlier%20backers.
http://bitsonar.com/
https://www.ft.com/content/4a439398-88ab-442a-9927-e743a3ff609b
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/v/valueinvesting.asp
In this episode:
Let's meet the hosts
Why blocked?
The wonderland of crypto and why we are hooked
What are the shortcomings of the ecosystem and how to fix them
Let's talk projects
Resources mentioned in this episode:
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwid5Jn06p7tAhVF6RoKHRzuCg0QFjAAegQIARAB&usg=AOvVaw05-4mYD7EyyKjwcHh8i0Vw&cshid=1606346480881
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aminekhalladi
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohammadamir-mohtashami-8468383a
In this episode, we will discuss:
Mining and Investment Summit 2020
The announcements on new generation Antminer, warranty extensions and the AntRack launch
Matrixport and its financial products
Three panels and the important topics discussed there
- Compass and "democratisation" of the Mining industry
- The cost of production of a bitcoin and its valuation
- Energy consumption of mining industry and new sources of energy production, in particular natural gas
Resources mentioned in this episode:
https://www.eventbrite.sg/e/mining-and-investment-summit-2020-tickets-127981904321#