DeFi Decoded

By: Alex Tapscott & Andrew Young
  • Summary

  • Alex Tapscott, Andrew Young and guests break down the fundamentals of Decentralized Finance (DeFi) and how this cutting edge technology enables individuals and institutions to transact, and create value, without the need for traditional financial intermediaries. If you want to get a more in-depth view of what's going on in Web3 and the digital asset space, and access to the most recent information and insights available, please sign up for FREE to our weekly newsletter, Digital Asset Digest - https://1.ninepoint.com/subscribe-digital-asset-digest.html
    2024
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Episodes
  • DeFi Decoded - Enterprise Blockchain is Dead with Yorke Rhodes III of Microsoft
    Aug 30 2024

    Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3 and DeFi with special guest Yorke Rhodes III, Co-Founder of Blockchain at Microsoft. Listen in as they discuss Yorke’s journey at Microsoft and in blockchain, leadership’s thoughts on embracing new technologies and whether an internal consensus exists, whether public blockchain networks are ready to handle enterprise-grade applications and workloads, how institutions consider L1s versus L2s, the current degree of enterprise adoption, key catalysts that could drive Web3 into the mainstream, the potential for Bitcoin to evolve into a platform for applications, the impact that the election outcome will have, and more!

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    40 mins
  • DeFi Decoded - Top 5 Technology Mega-Trends, With Brett Winton of ARK
    Aug 23 2024

    Join Alex Tapscott as he decodes the world of Web3 and DeFi with special guest Brett Winton, Chief Futurist of ARK. Listen in as they discuss ARK’s evolution of thinking on disruptive technologies since their inception in 2014, their initial thesis on Tesla in the early days and how it’s coming to fruition, current issues with the automotive sector and its potential future transformation, how the convergence of these disruptive technologies will impact GDP and productivity growth, Cathie Wood’s prediction of Bitcoin surpassing over $1 million by 2030, the varying investment cases for Bitcoin and ARK’s primary belief, how Brett and ARK maintain expert thought leadership on so many emerging technologies, and more!

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    46 mins
  • DeFi Decoded - Culture Needs a New Business Model. Audius is Providing the Blueprint
    Aug 16 2024

    Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3 and DeFi with special guest Roneil Rumburg, Co-Founder and CEO of Audius. Listen in as they discuss the current state of play for creators, issues with today’s streaming business models, the future of music content monetization, the underlying economics of Audius and creators’ take rate versus Web2 alternatives, the Audius’ ownership and AUDIO’s functions, token distribution and how they’ve deterred bad actors from the ecosystem, onboarding non-crypto-native artists and fans to the platform, Audius’ blockchain infrastructure, and more!

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    43 mins

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