What the Fork is Crypto?: Recent Episodes
Elize Giese and Alex Straus
Entering the world of crypto should be an exciting, eye-opening experience. Why bore yourself with bland, overly technical content? Here at What the Fork, we tactfully break down every essential concept regarding crypto. Whether it’s the merits of investing in the space, what its future may hold, or how exactly the crypto revolution will touch your life, our wonderful panel of guests have you covered. So many fascinating developments are occurring in this field; we can’t wait to walk you through it all! The content of this podcast us not intended to be financial advice. They are only intended for entertainment and educational purposes only. Absolutely nothing shared in any of the What The Fork is Crypto podcasts are to be taken as financial, legal, or tax advice. The content of our podcast is solely the opinions of the speakers who are not a licensed financial advisor or registered investment advisor. The Information shared should not be construed as investment / trading advice and is not meant to be a solicitation or recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any securities, crypto or stocks mentioned. The speakers do not guarantee any particular outcome.
We may be in the bear market but lots is happening in the world of cryto.
This week we cover:
- Adoption continues to grow - Mastercard is going all in on crypto
- Wyre, a cryptocurrency payments firm, is allegedly sunsetting its business.
- Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky is sued
- An update on SBF and FTX: SBF pleads not guilty
- Microsoft, AI and ChatGPT
We have been hearing alot about DeFi in the news lately.
In this episode we are unpacking DeFi with Pranjal Prashar, the Founder and CEO of Paxo.Finance.
Paxo is a decentralised money market protocol which opens up investment loan options in the DeFi space and allows users to invest in digital assets through multi pool borrowing.
Let's hear it directly from someone who is developing products in this space!
https://paxo.finance/
This is a fun chat with our friend Tatum, exploring the new show: Between Two ASICs.
As chats go, this then covered all thing related (and unrelated) like cool new guests, how it got started and his plans to film his friends watching BTA so that he can also enjoy the jokes for the first time!
Be inspired to just get things done. Join us.
Tatum: @tatumturnup
Kenny has always had a passion for education and sharing knowledge with others. Now his skills are focussed on upskilling others about Bitcoin and helping people enter the world of crypto.
Join us to hear his story and tips for everyone wanting to enter the industry
Kenny on Twitter: @KennyD21m
Guardrail Mining is a veteran owned and operated business, providing multiple levels of service in and around bitcoin mining farms. They specialize in miner repairs and operations management.
In this episode we talk to Brett Garman, Founder and CEO of Guardrail Mining, exploring his story and the exciting business they have built.
Real Nifty uses NFT's to help artists, musicians, fashion brands (and others) bridge the physical and virtual worlds.
Hear from their CEO: Jamie Parmenter about what Real Nifty does, what they are passionate about and how he landed this amazing gig.
Follow @wtforkcrypto for the latest news and updates.
Jamie: linkedin.com/in/jamieparmenter/
www.realnifty.xyz
Who doesn't love fast, clever ways of advancing the industry?
In this episode we talk to Rowland Graus, Director of Product Management at Agoric.
Agoric is a Proof-of-Stake chain in the Cosmos ecosystem. Their JavaScript smart contract platform enables 15M+ developers across the globe to rapidly build and deploy dapps on-chain.
Join us on Twitter: @WTForkCrypto
Agoric: @agoric
Rowland: @rowlandgraus
In this episode we chat to Ben Klein: a public defender turned Head of Community at Shipyard Software.
We unpack what Shipyard does, the exciting plans they have to support the little guys (like us!) and how Ben entered the world of crypto.
Oh, and there's a bonus section at the end about Ben's experience in Lesotho and learning more about South Africa from Elize.
Jam-packed, don't miss it!
Messari brings transparency to the cryptoeconomy. They help us all by building data tools that will drive informed decision making and investment.
In this episode we speak to Shane about what Messari does, his role and how he landed a job in the crypto industry!
Pocket Network’s mission is to coordinate open access to the world’s public data by empowering anyone to provide unstoppable infrastructure.What's not to love?
In this episode we talk to Arthur Sabintsev, CIO at Pocket Network. We delve into Pocket Network and their exciting vision and project, Arthur's journey, and he also shares some insights about what it's like working in the crypto industry.
Join us on Twitter for more updates and news: @WTForkCrypto
In this episode we unpack the work of Bitcoin mining, proof of work and what it takes to work in the crypto space.
A jam-packed and exciting chat with Tatum Cave, a Bitcoin Mining Concierge at Compass Mining.
Join us on Twitter: @WTForkCrypto and @tatumturnup for more great news and updates.
Many of us wonder what it's like working in the crypto space: in this episode we talk to Robyn Pineault who recently started working as a Marketing Director at Serotonin.
Serotonin builds, incubates and bring to market web3 products that have broad market appeal and help solve problems for consumers and brands.
The Blockchain Trilemma: the balancing act between decentralization, security and scalability within a blockchain infrastructure.
Bitcoin is great on decentralization and security, but scalability has always been a concern and the's where the Lightning Network comes in to help with speed and scale!
Join us to unpack the Lightning Network and why we are so excited about this technology.
Twitter: @WTForkCryto
Bear markets are tough. It's an emotional time when we reconsider our strategies and battle to check the market prices.
BUT, it's also a time to think, learn and prepare for the future bull market!
Join us to hear what our plans and tips are.
Follow up on @WTForkCrypto on Twitter for more info, tips and news.
The Bitcoin white paper is the nucleus of this incredible cryptocurrency revolution and the true birth of Bitcoin the asset and the network.
It is a document that is worth studying and helps you understand the origin and true objective when starting Bitcoin.
Let's get into it!
Follow us on Twitter: @WTForkCrypto
Decentralized finance (DeFi) is an emerging financial technology and could fundamentally change the way we use and manage our money on a daily basis! This could completely overturn the financial services industry as we know it.
Exciting times!
A stablecoin is a type of cryptocurrency that relies on a more stable asset as a basis for its value. Most commonly, people refer to stablecoins as linked to a fiat currency, such as the U.S. dollar, but they can also have value linked to precious metals or other cryptocurrencies.
Stablecoins have a specific role to play in the crypto ecosystem.
Let us know what you think of this uncpacking!
Follow us on Twitter: @WTForkCrypto
NFTs (non-fungible tokens) are on everyone's lips these days.
These unique digital assets are held on the blockchain and most of us relate them to collectibles such as art, music, in-game assets; but the tech is developing so fast that many of our every day process and experiences could be made more efficient by this NFT technology.
Scott, Alex and Elize unpack NFTs and why we are excited about them.
Please join us on Twitter: @WTForkCrypto, we'd love to hear your feedback on the podcast.
Web3 is the next major phase in the evolution of the internet.
In this episode we unpack the development of the Web 3, what is and what are the fundamental building block of this new technology?
Thank you to our guest: Karl Redekopp - it was great chatting to you!
Please join us on Twitter and share your thoughts on our podcast: @WTForkCrypto
What makes Bitcoin so exciting and powerful?
In this episode we break down the key properties of Bitcoin and why we believe it will revolutionise the financial system.
Glad to have you with us on the “What the Fork is Crypto?” podcast!
Entering the world of crypto should be an exciting, eye-opening experience.
Why bore yourself with bland, overly technical content? Here at What the Fork, we tactfully break down every essential concept regarding crypto. Whether it’s the merits of investing in the space, what its future may hold, or how exactly the crypto revolution will touch your life, our wonderful panel of guests have you covered. So many fascinating developments are occurring in this field; we can’t wait to walk you through it all!
Join us on Twitter: @WTForkCrytpo - we would love to hear from you and understand what topics you'd like to hear about in future.