The Blockcrunch Podcast
The crypto native's podcast for DeFi, NFTs, and Web 3. . Jason Choi (@mrjasonchoi), full-time crypto investor since 2018, goes deep into the technology and economics behind crypto projects to dissect trends and themes in a global context. Nothing on this show is financial advice. Blockcrunch and its personnel may hold positions in assets discussed on the show.
Episodes
Today Jason explains why now is the end for The Blockcrunch Podcast.
Today Jason is exploring all things DeSci. In this episode Jason is joined by BIO Protocol's CEO & Co-founder Paul Kohlhaas, as well as VitaDAO's Co-lead Alex Mukhin.
In this episode we discuss:
- What exactly is DeSci?
- What is VitaDAO?
- How is VitaDAO set to increase human longevity
- How does crypto solve medical research?
- Medic...
Today Jason and Sanat are back with another Roundtable! This time they’re discussing the memecoin hype and constant need for new narratives.
In this episode we discuss:
- pump.fun live streaming feature
- Crypto cycles, market buyers, & onchain retail onboarding
- Cycle swings: utility vs memes
- Reta...
Today Jason is joined by Imran Khan, Core Contributor at Alliance, the leading crypto accelerator.
In this episode we discuss:
- Alliance’s early days
- What to focus on with your App
- Speculation vs skeuomorphic
- Tips for Founders
- Focusing on small problems first
- Where to build: market research
- Measuring success
- Is chain focus important
- Chain ideologies as pain po...
Today Jason is joined by Taiki Maeda, Founder of HFA Research to discuss AI crypto agents, with a deep dive on Terminal of Truths and $GOAT.
In this episode we discuss:
- Terminal of Truths, Infinite Backrooms, $GOAT
- Finding $GOAT
- Terminal of Truths wallet/$GOAT ownership
- Are AI memecoins the Loot of this cycle?
- Why $GOAT is different
- Proof-of-AI
- LUNA AI agent, GNON, + more
- M...
Today Jason is joined by Memecoin analyst Murad Mahmudov to discuss all things memecoins, including:
- Sound money vs meme coins
- Horseshoe theory: ideology exports
- Product vs price attention
- Memecoin nihilism
- Billion dollar market cap meme coins: blue chips
- Memcoin founder profile
Welcome to 'On a Tangent' episode 3 , a special segment of Blockcrunch!
Jason and Darryl, prop investors at Tangent, sit down with Multicoin Capital Managing Partner Kyle Samani to discuss:
- Kyle's Breakpoint takeaways
- Solana thesis
- Why SOL will flip ETH
- Kyle's biggest investment losses
- Investing time horizons
Today Jason is joined by GEODNET Project Creator, Mike Horton to discuss the fast evolving DePIN industry. In this episode Mike shares:
* How and why they launched GEODNET
* GPS refinement challenges & blockchain solutions
* GEODNET node operators
* GEODNET customer-profile
* DePIN unit economics
* Centralized vs decentralised geo-spa...
Today Jason and Sanat sit down to share their takeaways from Token2049 and more! In this episode they discuss:
* Firedancer
* zkTLS
* SocialFi
* Crypto xAI
* DePIN
* Traders' sentiment
* Hyperliquid
* And much more!
Host: Jason Choi @mrjasonchoi . Not financial advice.
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Today Jason is joined by MegaETH's Co-Founder, Shuyao Kong to discuss:
* The L1 Endgame
* Compatibility tradeoffs
* Increased throughput tradeoffs: TPS
* Centralized risks
* Competing with Solana
* Ethereum’s L2 ethos
* MegaETH's Developer-acquisition strategy
* Blockchain community/culture creation
Today Jason is joined by Spectral's Co-Founder & CEO, Sishir Varghese to discuss the Onchain Agent Economy and the future of machine intelligence networks aiding autonomous onchain agents . In this episode they discuss:
- AI/LLM integration abstractions
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Revenue-generating agents
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Competitive market dynamics: The Agent App Store
-
...
We're back with another Roundtable episode! Today Jason and Sanat discuss:
- Apps: the changing user onboarding landscape
- App vs Infra investment flows
- Fee taking business model vs token value accrual
- Regulation: incentive alignment
- And much more!
Host: Jason Choi @mrjasonchoi . Not financial advice.
Today Jason is joined by Prodia Co-Founder & CEO, Shawn Wilkinson to discuss the future of AI x Crypto and decentralized compute. In this episode they discuss:
- The foundations for Prodia
- Why now is the time for DePIN
- Decentralized node use-cases
- Training vs decentralization
- Web3 compute network scepticisms
- Will Prodia launch a token?
- Read more
Welcome to 'On a Tangent' episode 2 , a special segment of Blockcrunch!
Jason and Darryl, prop investors at Tangent, sit down to discuss:
- H1 2024 review
- How to develop edge as an investor
- Bull/bear inflection analysis
- How to conduct conviction reviews
- ETH ETF post-launch
- Verticals
- Jason & Darryl...
Today Jason is joined by NEAR Protocol Co-Founder, Illia Polosukhin to discuss the future of AI and blockchain technology. In this episode they discuss:
- The early days of NEAR
- AI x Crypto verticals
- User-AI
- NEAR's AI R&D lab
- Why NEAR is well positioned for AI x Crypto
- And much more!
Host: Jason Choi @mrjasonchoi . Not financia...
Welcome to 'On a Tangent' episode 1 , a special segment of Blockcrunch!
Jason and Darryl, prop investors at Tangent, sit down to discuss:
- How Tangent began
- Tangent’s investment strategies that led to top percentile returns since inception
- Biggest wins and losses
- Trading vs venture investing
- How to succeed as a...
Today Jason and Sanat sit down to discuss bear markets. Jason kicks things off with an explanation of his bear market framework. The two then review token creation vs token value in the current cycle, defining a 'bear market', as well as investment time horizons. Jason and Sanat also review the Major vs Alts debate, how to weather down cycles, as well as sharing bear market horror stories. The two close with a discussi...
Today Jason is joined by Arch Network CEO, Matt Mudano and CTO Amine ElQaraoui to discuss Bitcoin programmability. Matt and Amine kick things off by explaining why building on Bitcoin makes sense, how Ordinals were the catalyst, and the possibilities of Bitcoin programmability. The conversation then turns to multisig security assumptions on Bitcoin, BitVM, and the dApp endgame. The two then provide a deep dive on what...
Today Jason and Sanat breakdown the ETH ETF approval news. They discuss the custody unlocks thanks to the ETF, what price activity might look like as a result of inflows, the implications for Lido, NFT's, and EigenLayer. As well as wider ramifications on L2s and what this could mean for memecoins. The two then discuss the slow down in activity on Ethereum's L1 and much more—enjoy!
Host: Jason Choi @mrjason...
In today's episode Jason sits down with Yield Guild Games Co-Founder Gabby Dizon! Gabby discusses YGG's origin story, the future of P2E, and scholarships. As well as how YGG reviews the Web3 gaming landscape, Gabby's lessons from his days in Web2 gaming, plus Gabby shares his top up and coming Web3 games! To finish, Jason and Gabby discuss the Guild Protocol, quest elements and upcoming integrations for YGG, future ver...
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