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Decypher
Conversations about crypto with founders & investors. Hosted by crypto commentator and angel investor Jack Niewold.
Episodes
40 episodes
Can Algorithmic Stablecoins Work? ft. Pinto
Welcome to Decypher — where crypto’s boldest builders and biggest questions collide. Every week, we dive deep with founders, VCs, and pioneers reshaping the digital frontier.In this episode, we’re joined by Pinto to tackle one of crypto...
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Unlocking Billions Into DeFi ft. Treehouse
Treehouse Finance (@TreehouseFi) is a crypto powerhouse that has grinded for years on building frontier tech DeFi products.Their latest? A product that they think is the missing link for DeFi - something that might bring billions of dol...
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From Zero to Superfund: The Delphi Digital Playbook ft. Anil Lulla
Anil Lulla is CEO and founding partner of Delphi Digital - a research firm that went from an upstart group of digital natives to one of the biggest research and investment shops around.Here is the story of their growth and their evoluti...
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AI in Crypto Is Dead: Here's Why ft. Jamie Burke
AI is dead, long live AI.At least that's what Jamie Burke, executive chairman of Outlier Ventures thinks about the space.After a little cool off, Jamie thinks that crypto AI is exactly what will take the crypto space to the next...
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The Bull Market Isn't Over Yet ft. Mike Dudas
In This Episode of Decypher:I sit down with Mike Dudas, the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of 6th Man Ventures — a visionary crypto VC firm pushing the boundaries of blockchain investment. Mike’s diverse background spans from founding ...
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The Project That Will Save Ethereum ft. Caldera
In this episode of Decypher, we dive deep into the revolutionary potential of Caldera, a groundbreaking crypto project poised to enhance Ethereum's scalability, efficiency, and user experience.oin us as we explore:• What is Caldera? Und...
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How to Break TradFi ft. Kinto
In this episode of Decypher, we sit down with Ramon Recuero, founder of Kinto, to discuss how his project is shaking up traditional finance (TradFi). Kinto is building a non-custodial, community-driven Layer 2 solution that makes DeFi accessibl...
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Is This the Breakthrough Crypto Was Waiting For? Nillion Deep Dive
In this exclusive episode, we sit down with Miguel de Vega, Chief Scientific Officer of Nillion Network, to explore the groundbreaking tech behind one of the most talked-about projects in Web3. 🚀With their token freshly launched, Nillio...
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Why Bitcoin Will Eat All Of Finance ft. BounceBit
Bitcoin has been the star of this cycle, and with its success comes a thirst for Bitcoin yield.BounceBit brings with it a solution for yield, whether its for institutions, retail, or new TradFi participants.Learn why they think ...
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The Man Who Will Single-Handedly Fix Crypto ft. Andre Cronje
Andre Cronje is a legendary (and occasionally controversial) crypto developer and thought leader. After a brief hiatus in 2021, he's back, this time at the helm of crypto Layer One Sonic.In this episode, we chat about his announce...
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How to Unify All Blockchains ft. Skate Network
The future will be multi-chain, multi-VM, and chain-abstracted.But what will that future look like? Today on Decypher we talk with Siddarth, founder of Skate, an innovative liquidity solution for the future of the cross-cha...
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Why Crypto Will Change Forever ft. Rushi Manche of Movement
Movement cofounder Rushi Manche is in war mode.Today brought the Movement Labs public mainnet launch and the announcement of a potential MOVE ETF.On today's episode, we discuss the controversial movement token launch, the pressu...
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The Apps Will Save Crypto ft. Ryan Watkins
Ryan Watkins is one of the most successful crypto investors.I sat down to talk with him about why the app layer can flip L1s, why the 4-year cycle is over, why he doesn't care about the US crypto reserve and last but not least why he's ...
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Wanna Be A Crypto Millionaire? Borrow Against Your Assets ft. Altitude Finance
Crypto, and particularly deFi, begs for evolution. But the borrowing and lending space resists. Today on Decypher, Altitude Finance explains why they are the next wave.Follow us on social media:X:
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How AI Will Change Crypto Forever ft. NetMind
Coming from a country where AI could be particularly impactful, Ronald, Web3 lead at NMT has pioneered a business model that is both trad-tech facing and crypto native. With innovative DePin products as well as a platform for the agentic econom...
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How To Build An Edge As A Crypto Trader ft. 0xSmac
Smac is an incredibly well known investor and commentator in the crypto space, despite his anon status. A partner focusing on crypto at the storied VC shop, Compound, today he comes on the pod to chat about cycle theory, the few legit AI projec...
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The Project That Brings The Future To Crypto ft. Variational
What if you could trade perps on literally anything? Variational founder Lucas tells us how his crypto-native zero-fee exchange can take on the biggest players in the space.Follow us on social media:X:
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The Expert Crypto Trader Who Disappeared Is Back For More ft. Thiccy
Thiccy is the first ever returning guest on the Decypher podcast. After a hugely successful first run in crypto he disappeared. Now he’s back and ready to dominate the market again.Follow us on social media:X:
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How To Bring The World On-Chain ft. Somnia Network
Paul Thomas, started out in other corners of tech but came to crypto with Somnia Network - a new platform to open up real time applications powered by real-time data. His goal? Bring billions on chain with a highly perfo...
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The L1 of the Future ft. Flare Network
Layer One Flare Network is a chain that takes a new perspective on what will attract the on-chain apps of the future. This makes them uniquely positioned for the world of AI, big data, consumer apps, and TradFi onboarding.
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Ethereum L2s Are Broken - I can Fix it ft. Mode Network
L2s have struggled over the last year, but with a bold pivot, Mode Network, piloted by founder James Ross has been able to buck the trend and find success despite headwinds. The pivot? A focus on product, innovation, and a strong narrative shif...
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A New Era of Crypto is Here ft. Sophon
Sophon is a crypto project that attempts to address the biggest issues in crypto today based on a series of new assumptions. Sophon sets out a set of new ideals - opinions and perspectives - that they propose could help unlock a new frontier of...
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Crypto's Moment is Now. ft Jeff Morris Jr. - Chapter One Ventures
An investor in blockbuster crypto companies like Farcaster, Helius, EtherFi, and Ondo, Jeff Morris Jr. has proven that he's figured out some of the secrets of crypto investing. On today's edition of the Decypher Podcast, he shares them....
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The AI Company Unleashing Human Creativity ft. Zara AI / Vistara
Mayur Chougule entered crypto from a machine learning/AI background before the LLM revolution, looking to simplify the process of creating an app. But as AI exploded, he had the perfect background to launch his own agent - Zara. Today we chat a...
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The Most Ambitious Crypto Project Ever ft. Supra
Ethereum and Solana should copy this layer one blockchain - at least; that's what it's founder and CEO, Josh Tobkin says. Supra labels itself as a disruptive technology; one that is both competitive and complimentary to the existing landscape. ...
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