Blockcrunch: The Crypto Investor Podcast |Project Breakdowns| Founder Interviews | Bi-weekly Recaps

#27 Quarkchain: Understanding Sharding & Scalability -- 500 Blockcrunch

What the heck is a state channel, and what's being built right now? I talk to Connext's Arjun Bhuptani to find out: - What are the different types of state channels - How they will help blockchains scale to millions of users - What are the biggest challenges facing state channels Rate + subscribe to stay up to date with the latest scaling projects! Not financial advice. Resources: Blockcrunch on Twitter: @mrjasonchoi Connext's Discord: https://discord.gg/KFqnvuM

Celer Network is a project funded by 500 Startups building "internet-scale blockchains" via a unique network of state channels. I caught up with their co-founder, Dr. Mo Dong, to discuss: Why liquidity is an issue for state channels. how Celer differs from other state channel projects, and the biggest challenges facing blockchain scalability projects Rate + subscribe to stay up to date with the latest scaling projects! Not financial advice. Host: @mrjasonchoi

Solana is a project funded by 500 Startups that's aiming to build the fastest blockchain, using an interesting concept called Proof of History. I caught up with their founder, Anatoly Yakovenko, to discuss: - What is Proof of History, and why blockchains are just decentralized clocks, what makes the Solana blockchain different from others, and why Anatoly thinks there will be multiple winners in crypto Rate + subscribe to stay up to date with the latest scaling projects! Not financial advice.

I partnered with 500 Startups' Bonnie Cheung to bring to you a miniseries on all things crypto scaling. You've probably heard that scaling is a problem in crypto. To start to understand it requires hours & hours of research...which we did for you. We cover: - The 4 key pieces of the scaling challenge - Major projects working on Layer 0 to Layer 2 solutions - Explanations of each type of solution Rate + subscribe to stay up to date! Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi) not financial advice

Richard Burton is one of the most interesting people I've met in crypto. After spending some time at Ethereum and Stripe, he's now building Balance - a crypto wallet app and the first step of many towards creating a crypto bank. We chat about: - Ethereum as a Supreme Court of crypto - The 1 word missing from Coinbase's mission statement - What a decentralized crypto native bank looks like. Be sure to rate and subscribe for more! Not financial advice. Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi)

In this exciting episode, I chat with Anthony Apollo, Universe Architect of Cellarius, a project backed by ConsenSys that's trying to crowdsource a dystopian Star Wars-like story on the blockchain. We chat about: - Copyright in open source storytelling - How the community votes on a story - How creators will collaborate to create a sci-fi universe A unique episode highlighting an exciting project; be sure to rate and subscribe for more! Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi) Not financial advice.

In this episode, I chat with Kevin Owocki, founder of Gitcoin - an platform where teams/projects like ConsenSys, Ethereum, Metamask can pay bounties in cryptocurrency to fund open source work. We discuss: - Challenges facing open source work - Why Gitcoin chose ETH as its native asset - Why Gitcoin refused to raise an ICO Please rate and subscribe to help us get this podcast to more people! Not financial advice. Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi)

I chatted with Jill Carlson, an independent contractor who's worked with projects such as 0x and Tezos, about strategic issues facing crypto projects, including: - Pitfalls in managing reserves - Recruiting and contracting in crypto  - Different governance models for crypto projects Please rate and subscribe to help us get this podcast to more people! Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi)

How will Ethereum scale? In Part 2 of this 2-episode interview, I chatted with Lane Rettig, core developer at Ethereum about everything scalability, including: - Tech and social dimensions of scaling - Overview of current scaling initiatives in Ethereum - How solutions complement each other Please rate and subscribe to help us get this podcast to more people! Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi) Not financial advice.

What are Ethereum's 2 biggest challenges? In this 2-episode interview, I chatted with Lane Rettig, core developer at Ethereum. In part 1, we talk about 1 of the challenges - governance: - How developers make decisions for Ethereum - Current topics in governance discussions - Who holds power in Ethereum Please rate and subscribe to help us get this podcast to more people! Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi)

We take a look back at the past few months and summarize the key takeaways from in-depth conversations with some of crypto's top investors.  We talk about: - What are the different fund types in crypto - What theses crypto fund managers have - Thoughts on the general market from investors Please rate and subscribe to help us get this podcast to more people! Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi) Not investment advice.

We chat with Jordan Clifford, co-founder and managing partner of Scalar Capital, a crypto venture capital fund that focuses on privacy, among other theses. We talk about: - What is privacy, does it matter, and do people care? - Comparing privacy-focused cryptocurrencies - Future use cases for Monero-based tokens Please rate and subscribe to help us get this podcast to more people! Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi) Not financial advice.

We chat with Anthony "Pomp" Pompliano, Founder & Partner at Morgan Creek Digital Assets, a blockchain-centric subsidiary of investment firm Morgan Creek Capital. We talk about: What is tokenization and why are its benefits How tokenized assets stack up against traditional securitization What regulatory hurdles are in place for tokenization Please rate and subscribe to help us get this podcast to more people! Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi) Not financial advice.

We chat with Jake Brukhman, co-founder and managing partner of CoinFund LLC, a blockchain research and advisory firm. We talk about: - Why "Fat Protocols" is not a good investment thesis - What drives values in utility tokens and decentralized apps - When using a blockchain makes sense, and when not Please rate and subscribe to help us get this podcast to more people! Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi) Not financial advice.