
Crypto During COVID-19: A Veteran Trader’s Take - Jeff Dorman, Arca Funds, Ep. 95
03/31/20 • 45 min
COVID-19 has put the world on temporary lockdown and is sending global economies into recession. Arca Funds CIO Jeff Dorman, Wall Street trader and portfolio manager of 13 years and fintech entrepreneur of 5, joins me in discussing:
- How crypto will do during a recession
- What we can expect in the coming 18 months
- How the "digital gold" narrative will adapt
- Why fundamentals will start to matter again in equities and crypto
Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi). If you enjoyed the show, consider tipping! This show is not financial advice.
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- Do your crypto taxes in a few clicks: cointracker.io/a/blockcrunch
- Copy trade crypto on: etoro.us
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Musical credits:
Transition track: "BHANGER" by Phortissimo. Used with permission
Outro track: "LEMMiNO - Infinity [Chill]" is released under a Creative Commons license (BY-SA) 4.0 Music provided by BreakingCopyright: https://youtu.be/uweorwa3q34
Disclaimer: Jason Choi is an investor at Spartan Capital, the hedge fund arm of The Spartan Group. All opinions expressed by Jason and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and do not reflect the opinion of The Spartan Group and any of its subsidiaries and personnel. This podcast is for information purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions.
COVID-19 has put the world on temporary lockdown and is sending global economies into recession. Arca Funds CIO Jeff Dorman, Wall Street trader and portfolio manager of 13 years and fintech entrepreneur of 5, joins me in discussing:
- How crypto will do during a recession
- What we can expect in the coming 18 months
- How the "digital gold" narrative will adapt
- Why fundamentals will start to matter again in equities and crypto
Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi). If you enjoyed the show, consider tipping! This show is not financial advice.
- BTC: 3EFSLnPpme6Lo6DynN1bVV9owooueFvEmJ
- ETH: 0xdec40AA30B9C562aB4b839529BfC290C1B5Da61E
******
Resources:
- Do your crypto taxes in a few clicks: cointracker.io/a/blockcrunch
- Copy trade crypto on: etoro.us
- Subscribe to my essays here: jasonchoi.substack.com
******
Musical credits:
Transition track: "BHANGER" by Phortissimo. Used with permission
Outro track: "LEMMiNO - Infinity [Chill]" is released under a Creative Commons license (BY-SA) 4.0 Music provided by BreakingCopyright: https://youtu.be/uweorwa3q34
Disclaimer: Jason Choi is an investor at Spartan Capital, the hedge fund arm of The Spartan Group. All opinions expressed by Jason and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and do not reflect the opinion of The Spartan Group and any of its subsidiaries and personnel. This podcast is for information purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions.
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The Crypto Renaissance in India - Sumit Gupta (CoinDCX), Ep. 94
The Supreme Court in India just overturned a ban on financial services providing banking services for crypto companies. Billionaire Tim Draper calls this a crypto Renaissance in Asia's third largest economy. To find out more, I chat with Sumit Gupta, founder of CoinDCX and one of the people who helped overturn the central bank's crypto banking ban.
- Why India is entering a crypto renaissance
- Why India's Supreme Court overturned the country's crypto ban
- How local startups are benefitting
- Indian exchange CoinDCX's unique aggregator model
Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi). If you enjoyed the show, consider tipping! This show is not financial advice.
- BTC: 3EFSLnPpme6Lo6DynN1bVV9owooueFvEmJ
- ETH: 0xdec40AA30B9C562aB4b839529BfC290C1B5Da61E
******
Resources:
- Do your crypto taxes in a few clicks: cointracker.io/a/blockcrunch
- Copy trade crypto on: etoro.us
- Subscribe to my essays here: jasonchoi.substack.com
******
Musical credits:
Transition track: "BHANGER" by Phortissimo. Used with permission
Outro track: "LEMMiNO - Infinity [Chill]" is released under a Creative Commons license (BY-SA) 4.0 Music provided by BreakingCopyright: https://youtu.be/uweorwa3q34
Disclaimer: Jason Choi is an investor at Spartan Capital, the hedge fund arm of The Spartan Group. All opinions expressed by Jason and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and do not reflect the opinion of The Spartan Group and any of its subsidiaries and personnel. This podcast is for information purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions.
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Why ”Scalability” is Misleading for New Blockchains - Emre Tekisalp (O1 Labs), Ep. 96
With more "high-throughput" blockchains launching in 2020, each promising to change the world, is transactional throughput the best way to think about these projects? Emre Tekişalp (@etekis) from O1 Labs joins me in discussing:
- The new layer 1 chains: Coda vs. Solana vs. Polkadot
- When "transactions per unit of decentralization" is the right metric to compare blockchains
- How Coda creates a constant-size blockchain that fits in your phone
- How blockchains can differentiate as competition heats up
Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi). If you enjoyed the show, consider tipping! This show is not financial advice.
- BTC: 3EFSLnPpme6Lo6DynN1bVV9owooueFvEmJ
- ETH: 0xdec40AA30B9C562aB4b839529BfC290C1B5Da61E
******
Resources:
- Do your crypto taxes in a few clicks: cointracker.io/a/blockcrunch
- Copy trade crypto on: etoro.us
- Subscribe to my essays here: jasonchoi.substack.com
******
Musical credits:
Transition track: "BHANGER" by Phortissimo. Used with permission
Outro track: "LEMMiNO - Infinity [Chill]" is released under a Creative Commons license (BY-SA) 4.0 Music provided by BreakingCopyright: https://youtu.be/uweorwa3q34
Disclaimer: Jason Choi is an investor at Spartan Capital, the hedge fund arm of The Spartan Group. All opinions expressed by Jason and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and do not reflect the opinion of The Spartan Group and any of its subsidiaries and personnel. This podcast is for information purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions.
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