In this electrifying episode, Charlie Shrem hosts Brent De Jong of Qenta and Valentin Pletnev of Quasar Finance. Together, they decode the quantum leap in the world of digital assets and cryptocurrencies. Brent discusses Qenta's mission to digitize all the world's assets and transactions, aiming for global financial inclusion. Valentin shares insights on Quasar's work in decentralized asset management and the potential of multi-chain vaults. Tune in to discover how these industry leaders are transforming the crypto landscape and driving the next big leap in digital finance. What you can expect to learn? Leveraging Bitcoin and Crypto to digitize all the world's assets and transactions, and its impact on global financial inclusion. The role of multi-chain vaults in decentralized asset management. The potential and future of digital assets beyond quick profits. The importance of compliance and security in the digital asset ecosystem. Insights into the opportunities and challenges in the rapidly evolving crypto landscape.

Today, my guest is Jason Brett, Founder and CEO of Value Technology Foundation. Value Technology Foundation is a DC nonprofit think tank dedicated to blockchain advocacy, education, research and development, and advocacy. Jason has extensive experienced with blockchain and has made presentations to several U.S. government agencies and regulatory bodies. Prior to becoming the founder of Value Technology Foundation, Jason was the Director of Operations at the Digital Chambers of Commerce. He was also a Policy Director for ConsenSys. While serving as Policy Director for the blockchain technology company ConsenSys, he was responsible for their domestic and international policy during a critical period of its growth. He has worked in both the Division of Finance and Capital Markets during the height of the 2008-2009 global financial crisis at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Additionally, he has extensive experience in developing and implementing successful governmental affairs programs for various companies, including clients of Key Bridge Advisors. He is also a forbes.com contributor who writes on policy issues related to cryptocurrency and blockchain. Jason holds an M.B.A. from American University and a Bachelor’s degree from Cornell University. We discuss various topics ranging from a Bitcoin Constitutional Amendment, the Bitcoin Voting Block, Bitcoin/Crypto Regulation, and much more. We began our conversation by discussing why Jason believes it is necessary to pass a constitutional amendment codifying the right for people to own and control their Bitcoin. We discuss the importance of protecting people from the overreach of government and the American ideals that are present in Bitcoin. Our conversation transitions to focus on the growing Bitcoin Voting Block. We discuss the increasing number of constituents becoming single-issue voters about Bitcoin and Crypto. We also discuss the increasing number of politicians that are pro-Bitcoin and pro-Crypto. We discuss how these politicians are fighting to protect the industry. Our next conversation topic focused on the recent executive order, and its possible impact on the industry. We discuss how the current executive order was focused mainly on gathering information that could impact potential legislation in the future. We discuss the benefits of the American political system compared to countries like China. Our final conversation centered around BIP 119 and trying to make changes to Bitcoin. We discuss why the process should be challenging to change Bitcoin. Please enjoy my conversation with Jason Brett.

My guest today is Pat Duffy, co-founder of The Giving Block. Pat began as a federal consultant for pharmaceutical companies, focused on collaboration with nonprofits. He then shifted to the nonprofit sector, focusing on executive leadership and fundraising. Leading to eventually starting The Giving Block with his co-founder Alex Wilson by merging their passion for Nonprofits and Bitcoin. The Giving Block makes it easy for nonprofits to accept bitcoin and other crypto donations while giving donors a more tax efficient way to support their favorite causes. They've developed the first solution specific to the nonprofit ecosystem. We have an incredible conversation where we go deep on crypto and charity. Pat explains the tax incentives for crypto investors to donate their crypto and why charities' are embracing crypto. We discuss the charitable culture within crypto and The Crypto Giving Pledge. We also touch on the Pineapple Fund and much more. Please enjoy my conversation with Pat Duffy --- Shopping.io:  Shopping.io is the leader in mainstream Crypto E-commerce solutions.  This is the first time Crypto E-commerce has ever gone international, building the bridge behind Crypto and retail. My listeners get an additional 2% off on top of all loyalty program discounts, so be sure to check them out at https://untoldstories.link/shopping.io  --- Kava: Kava connects the world's largest cryptocurrencies, ecosystems and financial applications on DeFi’s most trusted, scalable and secure earning platform.  Built to scale on the largest decentralized PoS network, Kava lets you mint stablecoins, lend, borrow, earn and swap safely and efficiently across the world’s biggest crypto assets with a simple and intuitive user experience and the full confidence of institutional-grade security and quality . To learn more visit https://untoldstories.link/kava  --- This podcast is powered by Blockworks. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

My guest today is my lovely wife, Courtney Warner. Courtney recently finished filming her first feature length film, Ask Me To Dance, co-starring Tom Malloy, Briana Evigan, Mario Cantone, Joyce DeWitt, and Kurt Angle. Our discussion centers around pursuing your passion and achieving success. We specifically touch on Courtney’s journey to becoming an actor, the commitment and sacrifices she needed to do to achieve her goals, her experience filming a feature length film, and how she landed the role of Amy on Ask Me To Dance. We also go on to talk about our experience at Bitcoin 2021 and the craziness, we also touch on NFTs and the film industry and much more. Please enjoy my conversation with Courtney Shrem. --- Kava:  Kava is a leading DeFi platform trusted by Binance, Huobi, Kraken, Okex and Chainlink. Learn more about them at https://untoldstories.link/kava  --- ParaSwap: If you want to make a swap at the best price across the DeFi market, check out https://untoldstories.link/paraswap. ParaSwap’s state-of-the-art algorithm beats the market price across all major DEXs and brings you the most optimized swaps with the best prices, and lowest slippage.  *terms and conditions apply --- This podcast is powered by Blockworks. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

My guest today is Mark Lamb, CEO and Co-Founder of CoinFLEX. CoinFLEX (Coin Futures and Lending Exchange) is the world’s first physically delivered cryptocurrency futures exchange, developed to provide avenues for investors to hedge cryptocurrency exposure with minimal index or price settlement risk, Mark has also been a longtime advocate for physically delivered futures over cash settlement as a way to prevent manipulation. For their traders, CoinFLEX prioritizes user education, advanced order types and frequent competitions, CoinFLEX aims to bring a culture of risk management and professional trading techniques to the crypto community. Their partnership with Trading Technologies brings a pioneer in the futures trading space into the cryptocurrency world. For institutions, CoinFLEX provides a robust matching engine coupled with physical settlement. Their best-in-class API performance allows high throughput with low latencies. Mark’s vision is for crypto derivatives is to grow the industry beyond speculation into real commercial use for lending, borrowing, hedging and payments. Mark Lamb has been in bitcoin since 2012 and previously co-founded Coinfloor, the UK’s first cryptocurrency exchange back in 2013. Our discussion focuses on the crytpo's derivatives market, we touch on the structure of the futures market, why Mark envisions the derivatives market in crypto to grow exponentially as the industry matures, and why crypto is the perfect collateral. We also discuss why Mark prefers physically delivered futures over cash settlement, how CoinFLEX is building a DeFi native derivatives platform, and how CoinFLEX is able to offer crypto derivative products to US clients. We also compared how the exchange sector has evolved over the years and what we should expect in the future. Please enjoy my conversation with Mark Lamb. --- Cosmos:  Visit https://untoldstories.link/cosmos to learn about the Cosmos Hub, the port city for blockchains across the world. With Cosmos, you can ensure you can access and use liquidity across chains, including Bitcoin and Ethereum. Find new staking opportunities and applications, or build your own chain at https://untoldstories.link/cosmos --- ParaSwap: If you want to make a swap at the best price across the DeFi market, check out https://untoldstories.link/paraswap. ParaSwap’s state-of-the-art algorithm beats the market price across all major DEXs and brings you the most optimized swaps with the best prices, and lowest slippage.  *terms and conditions apply --- This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

My guest today is Annabelle Huang, a Partner at Amber Group. Amber Group is a diversified crypto finance firm. The Amber Group helps clients buy and sell cryptocurrency products, earn yield, manage risk and access liquidity, with a presence in Asia and North America. Prior to the Amber Group, Ms. Huang was the Asia lead at AirSwap, a decentralized trading platform that enables peer-to-peer trading. Before transitioning into digital assets, she advised private equity funds, US corporates and hedge funds on structured solutions and risk management as an FX structurer at Deutsche Bank. Her deep understanding in traditional finance markets, in combination with her expertise on how institutions and macro markets work, has played a key role in helping develop the product strategy and solutions delivered through Amber Group. This is a must listen for anyone interested in how capital markets are evolving. We discuss the market structure within crypto such as the reasons for the high yield on stable coins, how to capitalize on the high volatility in the crypto market, and the growth of crypto adoption in areas like Africa, India and Latin America. We also do a deep dive into Central Bank digital currencies, the dollar as the global reserve currency, and the sentiment outside of America of US monetary policy. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Annabelle Huang. ––– YIELD With a market so new and so powerful, it goes without saying that investment opportunities are everywhere, with sometimes the potential for astonishing returns. Yield filters through all defi investments, consolidated gas fees, and only invests in a select few to generate up to 20% APY, which more than double what you could earn from the top lending services in the space. Check them out at https://on.yield.app/charlie ––– COSMOS Visit stargate.cosmos.network to learn about the Cosmos Hub and how it's the port city for blockchains across the world. Cosmos can bridge the siloed blockchains, like Bitcoin and Ethereum, to ensure your liquidity on any chain can be used anywhere. Find new staking opportunities and applications, or build your own, at stargate.cosmos.network. ––– Paraswap If you want to make a swap at the best price across the DeFi market, check out paraswap.io/untold-stories. ParaSwap’s state-of-the-art algorithm beats the market price across all major DEXs and brings you the most optimized swaps with the best prices, and lowest slippage.    50% GAS FEES WILL BE REFUNDED* for 1 ETH minimum trades done before May 1st, 2021, 00:00 CET. * It applies to the first swap only. Refunds will happen every Friday starting April 9th. ––– This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

On this week’s Untold Stories, Binance’s CZ sits down with Charlie to talk about his life, leaving China, Binance’s inner workings and his vision for the future evolution of crypto exchanges, including:The founding of binance and the rationale behind itHow crypto-to-crypto trading changed the spaceHow Biance fundamentally changed how exchanges operateWhy CZ’s family had to flee China and how that changed his worldviewHow decentralization helped Binance succeedThe politics of wearing flip flopsWhy taking care of exchange users over shareholders makes sense in cryptoBinance Coin’s bright future-----This episode of Untold Stories is sponsored by Scott Offord, a broker of ASIC mining gear and the creator of This episode of Untold Stories is sponsored by Scott Offord, the creator of CryptoMining. Scott’s a broker of ASIC mining gear, and helps people buy or sell their miners. He created a bitcoin mining profitability calculator and an interactive ASIC hardware comparison chart that you can find at CryptoMining.Tools It's the only free online tool for calculating profitability & "Days to ROI" that includes the impact of the bitcoin block reward halving. The calculator lets you put in your estimated uptime to give you more realistic profit projections. Check it out and find Scott on telegram and twitter @offordscott -----If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe.This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at: https://www.blockworksgroup.io