Crypto and Muay Thai Podcast with Chris Brookins: Recent Episodes
Christopher Brookins
Quenching the intellectual thirst of those interested in Crypto, Decentralized Finance, Muay Thai, Mixed Martial Arts, and Boxing.
Do Kwon and I discuss how Terra Lab's stable coin ($UST) and Chai wallet are bringing billions of users to crypto, utility of $LUNA / $MIR /$ANCHOR, and much more!
Do Kwon is the Co-founder and CEO of Terra Labs, the company behind Terra ($LUNA) stable coin, offering instant settlements, low fees and seamless cross-border exchange to millions of users and merchants.
Terra Labs Resources:
Website: https://terra.money/
CoinGecko: https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/terra-luna
CoinGecko: https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/mirror-protocol
Do Kwon's
Social: Twitter: https://twitter.com/d0h0k1
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/do-kwon/
Host's Social:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CryptoBrookins
Disclosure
The Crypto & Muay Thai Podcast is meant for educational purposes only and should not be considered as financial or investment advice.
Lawrence and I discuss RAMP DeFi's unique protocol design, their liquidity solution for unlocking staked assets onto #ETH ecosystem, and much more!
Lawrence Lim is the Project Lead of RAMP DeFi, a protocol unlocking liquid capital from staked assets.
RAMP DeFi Resources:
Website: https://rampdefi.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RampDefi
Discord: https://discord.gg/WY5TU7b
Telegram: https://t.me/rampdefiofficial
CoinGecko: https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/ramp
Lawrence's Social:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/lawrence_ramp
LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/lawrencelimhz/
Host's Social:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CryptoBrookins
Disclosure
The Crypto & Muay Thai Podcast is meant for educational purposes only and should not be considered as financial or investment advice.
Tyler and I talk about genesis of BarnBridge idea, protocol design and tokenomics, attracting $200M in TVL in 48 hours, future of DeFi vs TradFi, and much more!
Tyler Ward is the Co-Founder of BarnBridge, a tokenized risk protocol hedging yield sensitivity and market price.
BarnBridge Resources:
Website: https://barnbridge.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/barn_bridge
Discord: https://discord.com/invite/FfEhsVk
Telegram: https://t.me/barnbridge_official
Medium: https://medium.com/barnbridge/yield-farming-bond-the-risks-involved-7cefdba01b17
GitHub: https://github.com/BarnBridge/
Tyler’s Social:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LordTylerWard
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyler-scott-ward-42638627/
Host's Social:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CryptoBrookins
Telegram: https://t.me/valiendero_signals
Substack: weeklyjab.substack.com
Disclosure
The Crypto & Muay Thai Podcast is meant for educational purposes only and should not be considered as financial or investment advice.
Dan and I talk about bitcoin's killer 2020, DeFi valuations, layer 1 alternatives, and much more!
Dan Matuszewski is a Partner at CMS Holdings, a principal investment firm focused on making investments across the cryptoasset ecosystem.
CMS Resources:
Website: http://cmsholdings.io/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cms-holdings-llc/
Host's Social:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CryptoBrookins
Telegram: https://t.me/valiendero_signals
Substack: weeklyjab.substack.com
Disclosure
The Crypto & Muay Thai Podcast is meant for educational purposes only and should not be considered as financial or investment advice.
Chad and I talk about THORChain's ($RUNE) unique technical and economic design, cross-chain liquidity as a killer app, building a new DeFi ecosystem on $RUNE, and much more!
Chad Barraford is the Technical Lead at THORChain, a decentralized and community-driven protocol facilitating cross-chain liquidity pools with no pegged or wrapped tokens.
THORChain Resources:
Website: https://thorchain.org/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/thorchain_org
Discord: https://discord.gg/V6pNp8A
Telegram: https://t.me/thorchain_org
Medium: https://medium.com/thorchain
Chad’s Social:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CBarraford
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadbarraford/
Host's Social:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CryptoBrookins
Telegram: https://t.me/valiendero_signals
Substack: weeklyjab.substack.com
Disclosure
The Crypto & Muay Thai Podcast is meant for educational purposes only and should not be considered as financial or investment advice.
Jay and I chat about how Avalanche ($AVAX) fits into DeFi, interoperability with Ethereum, NFTs, and much more!
Jay Kurahashi-Sofue is the VP of Marketing at Ava Labs, the company behind Avalanche, a blockchain platform built for decentralized applications and interoperability.
Avalanche Resources:
Website: https://avax.network
Twitter: https://twitter.com/avalancheavax
Discord: https://chat.avax.network
Telegram: https://t.me/avalancheavax
Jay’s Social:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jayks17
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayksofue/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jayksphoto/
Host's Social:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CryptoBrookins
Telegram: https://t.me/valiendero_signals
Substack: weeklyjab.substack.com
Disclosure
The Crypto & Muay Thai Podcast is meant for educational purposes only and should not be considered as financial or investment advice.
Jon Fitch and I chat about $BTC, retirement, common young fighter mistakes in training and finances, and much more!
Jon Fitch is one of the top Welterweight MMA fighters of all-time with over 40 fights; including epic battles against other legends like George St. Pierre.
Links:
Twitter: @jonfitchdotnet
Instagram: @jonfitchsmash
Website: www.jonfitch.net
Podcast: jonfitchknowsnothing.podbean.com
Social:
twitter.com/CryptoBrookins
weeklyjab.substack.com
t.me/valiendero_signals
Disclosure
The Crypto and Muay Thai Podcast is meant for educational purposes only and should not be considered as financial or investment advice.
Anatoly Yakovenko and I chat about Proof of History, blockchain eating finance, Visa scalability + NASDAQ speed to DeFi, and much more!
Anatoly Yakovenko is the Co-Founder of the Solana Foundation, a Layer 1 blockchain built to support thousands of transactions per second at NASDAQ speed. Previously, Anatoly was a senior engineer at Qualcomm.
Links:
Twitter: @aeyakovenko
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/anatoly-yakovenko
Website: solana.com
Social:
https://twitter.com/CryptoBrookins
https://t.me/valiendero_signals
Disclosure
The Crypto and Muay Thai Podcast is meant for educational purposes only and should not be considered as financial or investment advice.
Shiliang Tang and I chat about his fund's approach to quant and derivatives trading in bitcoin and alts, trading on DEXs, liquidity, and much more!
Shiliang Tang is the CIO of Ledger Prime, a quantitative digital asset investment firm. Previously, Shiliang spent eight years as a derivatives trader on the proprietary trading desks of UBS and Merrill Lynch.
Links:
Twitter: @ShiliangTang
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/shiliangtang
Website: www.ledgerprime.com
Social:
https://twitter.com/CryptoBrookins
https://t.me/valiendero_signals
Disclosure
The Crypto and Muay Thai Podcast is meant for educational purposes only and should not be considered as financial or investment advice.
Coleman Maher and I chat about Origin Protocol ($OGN) current roadmap and foray into #DeFi, bull market exuberance, and training Muay Thai in Bangkok.
Coleman Maher is the Head of Business Development at Origin Protocol, a decentralized e-commerce platform.
Links
Twitter: @colemansmaher
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/coleman-maher-sf/
Blog: medium.com/originprotocol/origin-protocol-and-defi-9e9b6ac4f4f0
Website: www.originprotocol.com/en
Social
https://twitter.com/CryptoBrookins
https://t.me/valiendero_signals
*Disclosure*
The Crypto and Muay Thai Podcast is meant for educational purposes only and should not be considered as financial or investment advice.
Jesse Proudman is the CEO of Strix Leviathan, a Seattle-based asset management firm operating a crypto focused quantitative hedge fund.
Previously, Jesse founded Blue Box Group, an agile cloud resources technology company that was acquired by IBM.
Jesse and I discussed:
- Technological Approach to Quant Trading in Crypto
- Critiques of the Stock to Flow Model
- DeFi exuberance re-igniting retailers
- And much more!
Twitter: @jesseproudman
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jesseproudman
Blog: strixleviathan.com/blog/2020/6/29/a-chameleon-model-why-bitcoins-stock-to-flow-model-is-fatally-flawed
Website: strixleviathan.com
Disclosure
The Crypto and Muay Thai Podcast is meant for educational purposes only and should not be considered as financial or investment advice.
Josh Oszewicz is the Head Trader at Techemy Capital and Market Analyst for Brave New Coin. He also curates his trading expertise via his Youtube channel, Carpe Noctum.
Josh and I discussed:
- Day trading in crypto
- Multi-year bull market for digital assets
- DeFi token craze
- And much more!
Twitter: @CarpeNoctom
Youtube: www.youtube.com/carpenoctom
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/olszewicz/
Disclosure
The Crypto and Muay Thai Podcast is meant for educational purposes only and should not be considered as financial or investment advice.
Peng Zhong is the CEO at Tendermint, the blockchain company behind the open source Cosmos Network SDK. Peng was previously the Chief Design Officer at Tendermint, and plans to increase blockchain adoption through better usability design.
Peng and I discussed:
- What are Cosmos & ATOM
- Powering DeFi protocols like KAVA & BAND
- Improving user experience
- Chain security as a service
- And much more!
https://tendermint.com/
https://cosmos.network/
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/nylira/
Twitter: twitter.com/zcpeng
Disclosure
The Crypto and Muay Thai Podcast is meant for educational purposes only and should not be considered as financial or investment advice.
Mike McGlone is the Chief Commodity Strategist at Bloomberg, a privately held financial, software, data, and media company. Mike has decades of experience in financial and commodity markets, which he leverages for his monthly Crypto Outlook newsletter.
Mike and I discussed:
- Bullish fundamentals for bitcoin
- Bitcoin portfolio allocation as prudent given risk-adjusted returns
- Long-term ramifications of current monetary policies
- And much more!
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/mike-mcglone-a8442513/
Crypto Outlook: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/blog/stocks-bonds-gold-and-bitcoin-60-40-in-transition-to-58-38-4/
Twitter: @business
Disclosure
The Crypto and Muay Thai Podcast is meant for educational purposes only and should not be considered as financial or investment advice.
Daniel Kim is the Head of Revenue at SFOX, a venture-backed Prime Brokerage offering simplified access and deep liquidity to digital asset investors.
Daniel and I discussed:
- The subtle wave of institutional adoption
- Importance of liquidity and Prime Brokers in the future of crypto
- Thriving during the March Flash Crash
- And much more!
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/danielandrewkim
Twitter: @SFox
Website: www.sfox.com
Blog: www.sfox.com/blog
Disclosure
The Crypto and Muay Thai Podcast is meant for educational purposes only and should not be considered as financial or investment advice.
Paul "Reaper" Banasiak is the Founder of Striking Academy, an online and on-demand learning platform designed for striking students of all levels.
He is a Pro Muay Thai fighter with 50+ fights in a variety of organizations, including Lion Fight and Glory Kickboxing.
Paul and I discussed:
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Giving up career stability to pursue his passion
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Immigrant work ethic driving his success
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Adapting fight style from Amateur to Professional ranks
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Mastering all facets of Muay Thai
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And much more!
Youtube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCibKtggsc7i3Ot1y0MzY6VQ
Instagram: @muaythaitechnician
Website: www.muaythaitechnician.com/home/
Jeff Chan is the Founder of MMAShredded, an online community designed to aid beginners and fighters alike in their martial arts journey. He is also a current ONE Championship fighter and has trained all over the world with legends of Muay Thai and MMA.
Jeff and I discussed:
- Fighting style evolution from Muay Thai to MMA
- Life changing events needed to achieve ones full potential
- Origins and future plans for MMAShredded
- Fighting in ONE Championship
- Favorite fighters we incorporate into our styles
- and much more!
Youtube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCt1ZR07apYANZ3MmlbipIXg
Instagram: @mmashredded
Website: www.mmashredded.com/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/MMAShredded/
Patreon: www.patreon.com/MMAShredded
TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@mmashredded
Florian and I chatted about proof of stake (PoS) versus proof of work (PoW), Cosmos, PoS networks as hedge to ETH 2.0 collapse, greatest risks to PoS space, and much more.
Florian Liss is the Co-Founder of Staking Facilities, a non-custodial infrastructure company that allows PoS token holders to securely stake and earn rewards on their assets.
Twitter: @stakingfac
Website: stakingfacilities.com
Staking Academy: staking-academy.com
Medium: medium.com/@stakingfac
Disclosure The Crypto and Muay Thai Podcast is meant for educational purposes only and should not be considered as financial or investment advice.
Richard and I discuss early days of Muay Thai in U.K., constantly learning as a coach, sharpening fighter's strengths versus weaknesses, Bad Company fighting style (or lack thereof), applications of Muay Thai to MMA, and much more.
Richard Smith is the Founder and Head Coach of Bad Company Muay Thai Gym in Leeds, England. He has taught numerous World Champions including Liam Harrison and Andy Howson.
Twitter: @BadCompanyGym
Instagram: @richardsmith_badcompany_gym
Website: https://www.badcompany.co.uk
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/BadcompanyGym
Marcel and I discuss quant life in crypto, stock to flow model journey, valuation frameworks to attract institutions, The Crypto RAT, and more.
Marcel Burger is the Founder of Burger Crypto.
Twitter: @BurgerCryptoAM
Website: www.burgercrypto.com
Book Website: www.bitcoinometrics.io
Crypto RAT: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/182d4fybG2wl0Zt_CUizfDIAjILHKhVdUwfRYezSbjrI/edit?usp=sharing
Disclosure The Crypto and Muay Thai Podcast is meant for educational purposes only and should not be considered as financial or investment advice.
Six Gun and I talk about being a martial artist versus a fighter, constantly evolving as a coach, Aaron Pico, film study, Jon Jones, and lifetime bonds between coach and fighter.
Brandon "Six Gun" Gibson is a world renowned Striking Coach at JacksonWink Gym in Albuquerque, New Mexico, coaching the likes of Jon Jones, Carlos Condit, and Aaron Pico to name a few.
Twitter: @SixGunGibson
Instagram: @sixgungibson
Facebook: www.facebook.com/SixGunGibson
Tyrone Ross and I talk about working on Wall Street without the right credentials, finding mentors, why athletes win in business, using blockchain to bank the unbanked, DeFi, Dharma, and the future of finance.
Tyrone Ross is a Financial Consultant at 401 and Director of Community at Altruist.
Twitter: @TR401
Instagram: @tyrun401
Website: tyroneross.io
Mike Finch is a partner at Pirata Capital Management, a digital asset investment fund focusing on market neutral investment strategies. Previously, He was the Founder of ICO Alert, the most comprehensive list of Pre-ICO and ICO projects.
In this episode, Mike and I talk about:
- How he got involved in crypto
- What it was like creating one of the most successful companies during the ICO boom of 2017 - ICO Alert
- His thoughts on the red hot DeFi and Proof of Stake space
- Where he thinks bitcoin price is headed in the near-term
- How he got interested in the UFC
Website: https://piratacapital.com/
Twitter: @thatfinchguy
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-finch-b0263952/
Disclosure The Crypto and Muay Thai Podcast is meant for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial or investment advice.
Daniel Mross is the CEO of Altangent Labs and Partner at Maximalist Capital. Daniel is a bitcoin OG, and shares some interesting stories about the past and thoughts on the future of bitcoin and digital assets.
In this episode Daniel and I talk about:
- How he got involved in bitcoin
- Early experiences in 2011 from buying bitcoin "over the counter" and mining
- What it was like creating the first bitcoin documentary
- Thoughts on the technical superiority of bitcoin's proof of work (PoW) code versus proof of stake (PoS)
- Current sentiment towards long-term holding and short-term trading
- Where he sees bitcoin in near future
Website: www.altangent.com
Website: www.blocktap.io/
Website: www.maximalist.capital
Website: www.cryptolist.com/
Twitter: @altangent
Disclosure The Crypto and Muay Thai Podcast is meant for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial or investment advice.