Bitcoin Lighthouse

Sandeep Goenka

Bridging the gap between Bitcoin and investment, one block at a time.

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Updated Jan 18, 2024

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Aug 23, 2021 · 42 min
#16 GoSats - India's first bitcoin rewards debit card
Roshan, founder of GoSats an Indian bitcoin rewards startup and a bitcoin OG who has been involved in the crypto space in India since 2014 joins the show to discuss why he started GoSats, the GoSats debit card, the challenges in running a crypto startup in India, his views on Ethereum vs bitcoin and lots more. Chapters 00:00 Introduction 00:46 Your background and how you got involved in crypto 07:24 What does Sats mean in GoSats 09:45 Are there similar products in the international market 11:01 Tell us more about the new Rupay debit card 12:12 How were you able to get partnerships as a bitcoin company with large ecommerce companies 13:52 How are you able to offer such high rewards as 25% and 100% 16:56 How did you get a partnership with NPCI of RBI for this product 21:43 With which merchants can one use the Rupay debit card 23:20 What are your numbers in terms of users and transaction volume 24:07 Give us details of your latest investment round 24:46 What is the Stacks accelerator programme 25:54 Are you going to support other cryptos for rewards 27:48 What's your take on Ethereum 31:31 What are your future plans 32:58 How large is your team 33:10 Has the working environment changed for crypto startups in India 36:04 What is your take on the current bitcoin price 38:28 Your take on Ethereum and Dogecoin 40:48 How can people find GoSats Links from this show: https://gosats.io If you want to learn about bitcoin or ask me Qs, sign up for free at https://www.sunnybitcoin.com. Telegram: https://t.me/sunnybitcoin Sunny Bitcoin Podcast: - https://www.sunnybitcoin.com/c/podcast - YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBnIgIKJjojCojJveevdjMWTRfkvsJ94t - Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/sg/podcast/sunny-bitcoin/id1560959546 - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6X2WkOg74tVQLo0C182aNv Social Media: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/sunny_bitcoin - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sunnybitcoin - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sunnybitcoin - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/goenkas/detail/recent-activity/
Aug 10, 2021 · 1 hr 10 min
#15 Hive - The first publicly traded bitcoin mining company
rank Holmes, Executive Chairman of Hive Blockchain joins the show to discuss crypto mining, gold, virgin bitcoin, the Bitcoin Mining Council and Elon Musk, Hive's future plans, his views on Ethereum vs Bitcoin and lots more. Chapters 00:00 Introduction 00:58 Your background and journey to crypto and Hive 03:51 Your journey to gold 07:57 Are you still bullish on gold 14:53 How did the Bitcoin Miami crowd respond to your opinion on virgin bitcoin 15:37 What do you think of Peter Schiff 23:01 Why Frank got into crypto after Consensus 2017 24:04 Frank's historic analogy of blockchain 27:38 Why Frank started Hive 30:16 Tell us about your ETF journey 39:08 What does Hive do and the product it offers to investors 41:48 Tell about the skepticism you faced when trying to be the first public listed crypto mining company 48:11 How is Elon Musk responding to the Bitcoin Mining Council 50:33 Is US part of your future plans 53:50 Any specific reasons for expanding rapidly right now, are you concerned that you could be over optimistic 56:23 What's your bitcoin mining cost and how do you compare with other miners 58:21 What are Hive's future plans 58:55 Do you keep both Bitcoin and Ethereum as part of your reserves 01:01:04 What's your view on the current bitcoin price 01:02:02 Your view on Ethereum's price being correlated to bitcoin but an investor takes a lot more risk 01:03:42 Does Ethereum face an existential risk when it moves from Proof of Work to Proof of Stake 01:05:59 What are your prediction for Hive's stock price 01:07:11 How can people find you Links from this show: https://www.hiveblockchain.com/ https://www.usfunds.com If you want to learn about bitcoin or ask me Qs, sign up for free at https://www.sunnybitcoin.com. Telegram: https://t.me/sunnybitcoin Sunny Bitcoin Podcast: - https://www.sunnybitcoin.com/c/podcast - YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBnIgIKJjojCojJveevdjMWTRfkvsJ94t - Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/sg/podcast/sunny-bitcoin/id1560959546 - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6X2WkOg74tVQLo0C182aNv Social Media: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/sunny_bitcoin - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sunnybitcoin - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sunnybitcoin - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/goenkas/detail/recent-activity/
Jul 29, 2021 · 33 min
#14 Anil SaidSo - One of my top 20 bitcoin educators I follow on Twitter
Anil, a bitcoin educator and author, among the 20 bitcoiners I regularly read on Twitter joins the show to discuss his amazing Twitter threads, his mini books that he has published, his current project on mental models and bitcoin, his views on bitcoin vs altcoins and more. Chapters 00:00 Introduction 00:39 Your background and how you got involved with crypto 08:01 Tell us about the MBA bitcoin scholarship you started 11:38 Tell us more about the bitcoin books you have published 20:16 Who have been your biggest bitcoin influencers 22:06 Were you there for the Bitcoin Miami conference 22:43 What do you think about the current bitcoin price 23:37 You have written about Ethereum, what's your take on altcoins 26:23 Any new projects or books that you are working on 28:26 How can people find you 31:30 Any last comments for the audience Links from this show: https://twitter.com/anilsaidso His books: https://anilsaidso.gumroad.com His Twitter threads: https://threadreaderapp.com/user/anilsaidso If you want to learn about bitcoin or ask me Qs, sign up for free at https://www.sunnybitcoin.com. Telegram: https://t.me/sunnybitcoin Sunny Bitcoin Podcast: - https://www.sunnybitcoin.com/c/podcast - YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBnIgIKJjojCojJveevdjMWTRfkvsJ94t - Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/sg/podcast/sunny-bitcoin/id1560959546 - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6X2WkOg74tVQLo0C182aNv Social Media: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/sunny_bitcoin - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sunnybitcoin - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sunnybitcoin - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/goenkas/detail/recent-activity/
Jul 15, 2021 · 52 min
#13 Marathon - One of the biggest US public listed bitcoin miner
Fred Thiel, CEO of Marathon Digital Holdings (NASDAQ: MARA) joins the show to discuss investing in bitcoin mining stocks vs directly buying bitcoin, the impact of China's bitcoin mining ban, why bitcoin mining companies are making windfall profits right now. We also discuss the Bitcoin Mining Council, his visit to the Bitcoin Miami conference, Marathon's controversial decision to signal a bitcoin block as OFAC compliant and lots more. Chapters 00:00 Introduction 01:00 Your background and your journey becoming the CEO of Marathon 13:04 What is the main product that Marathon offers to investors 15:20 When did you get listed on Nasdaq and what's the current market cap 16:15 How does Marathon compare with other US bitcoin miners 18:44 Any non-US miners you compete with 20:01 Are bitcoin mining stocks more volatile than bitcoin 21:52 How have you achieved one of the lowest mining costs 23:33 How long do you think the windfall due to China bitcoin mining ban is going to last 26:39 Is the current windfall period for miners reflected in your stock price 32:54 How did the Bitcoin Mining Council start and what's the purpose 37:56 Your opinions on Bitcoin PoW vs Ethereum's PoS 43:23 Your comments on Marathon's signalling of a block as OFAC compliant 46:30 How was Bitcoin Miami and what were the key takeaways 51:32 How can people find you and find Marathon Links from this show: https://marathondh.com If you want to learn about bitcoin or ask me Qs, sign up for free at https://www.sunnybitcoin.com. Telegram: https://t.me/sunnybitcoin Sunny Bitcoin Podcast: - https://www.sunnybitcoin.com/c/podcast - YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBnIgIKJjojCojJveevdjMWTRfkvsJ94t - Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/sg/podcast/sunny-bitcoin/id1560959546 - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6X2WkOg74tVQLo0C182aNv Social Media: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/sunny_bitcoin - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sunnybitcoin - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sunnybitcoin - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/goenkas/detail/recent-activity/
Jun 30, 2021 · 42 min
#12 AlphaPoint - Start your own crypto exchange in only 60 days
Scott Bambacigno, head of Sales for AlphaPoint joins the show to discuss why AlphaPoint is one of the top companies which provides ready to go live software for anyone who wants to run a crypto exchange. We discuss AlphaPoint's exchange software, their new products like yield platform and digital asset token platform, his recent Bitcoin Miami trip and some great takeaways from the trip and finally his views on bitcoin, ethereum and other altcoins. Chapters 00:00 Introduction 01:26 Your background and how you got involved in crypto 02:34 Background of AlphaPoint's founders and their vision with AlphaPoint 03:27 Products AlphaPoint offers and who is your target customer 04:34 Volume of trade AlphaPoint powered exchanges do 05:12 Who are your existing customers 06:56 What is the benefit of running a crypto exchange powered by AlphaPoint vs building their own 09:48 Is it true that someone can start an exchange powered by AlphaPoint in 60 days 12:32 Does AlphaPoint support mobile crypto exchange apps 14:02 What are the security and risk management features AlphaPoint provides 18:37 How does the pricing work 20:00 Is it correct that a new crypto exchange could start with AlphaPoint but later build the software internally 24:22 How large is the team and where are you based out of 25:17 Tell more about the new products like yield platform and asset digitization 29:29 Does AlphaPoint support NFTs 30:32 Any new products 31:10 How was Bitcoin Miami 32:17 Is Bitcoin Miami for bitcoin maxis or suitable for bitcoin noobs also 33:53 Any key takeaways from Bitcoin Miami 36:08 What's your take on the current bitcoin price 37:57 Your views on Ethereum and Dogecoin 41:10 How can people find you and AlphaPoint Links from this show: https://alphapoint.com If you want to learn about bitcoin or ask me Qs, sign up for free at https://www.sunnybitcoin.com. Telegram: https://t.me/sunnybitcoin Sunny Bitcoin Podcast: - https://www.sunnybitcoin.com/c/podcast - YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBnIgIKJjojCojJveevdjMWTRfkvsJ94t - Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/sg/podcast/sunny-bitcoin/id1560959546 - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6X2WkOg74tVQLo0C182aNv Social Media: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/sunny_bitcoin - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sunnybitcoin - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sunnybitcoin - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/goenkas/detail/recent-activity/
May 24, 2021 · 46 min
#11 Unchained Capital - 'Bitcoin only' custody and lending company
Phil Geiger of Unchained Capital, a top tier bitcoin only custody and lending company, joins the show to discuss why Unchained is one of the rare bitcoin only companies, how all their products are aligned with bitcoin principles, details of their 3 main products - Vault, Lending and OTC and more. Chapters 00:00 Introduction 00:46 Phil’s Background 02:35 About Phil's LinkedIn title as a Bitcoin Specialist 04:29 What it means that Unchained was incorporated at blockheight 433179 05:41 What is the co-founders vision for Unchained 10:29 What is the size of Unchained 12:21 Which products are available globally and in the US 14:26 How is Unchained Vault different for other wallet solutions 19:16 Does Unchained Vault need KYC 24:03 How much does Unchained Vault cost 27:23 The pricing philosophy of Unchained Vault 31:19 How does Unchained lending differ from other crypto lending companies 34:10 How much interest do you charge 37:33 What is the buy bitcoin product and how does it differ for other exchanges 39:03 Any new product on the way 40:17 What are your views on the current bitcoin price 41:55 What are your views on other cryptocurrencies 44:29 What are your views on NFT 45:16 Where can people connect with you and Unchained Links from this show: https://unchained-capital.com If you want to learn about bitcoin or ask me Qs, sign up for free at https://www.sunnybitcoin.com. Telegram: https://t.me/sunnybitcoin Sunny Bitcoin Podcast: - https://www.sunnybitcoin.com/c/podcast - YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBnIgIKJjojCojJveevdjMWTRfkvsJ94t - Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/sg/podcast/sunny-bitcoin/id1560959546 - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6X2WkOg74tVQLo0C182aNv Social Media: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/sunny_bitcoin - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sunnybitcoin - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sunnybitcoin - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/goenkas/detail/recent-activity/
May 19, 2021 · 55 min
#10 Unocoin - India's oldest crypto exchange
Sathvik, co-founder of Unocoin, one of India's oldest crypto exchanges since 2013, joins the show to discuss product offerings of Unocoin, the famous investors they have on board, their cautious approach to regulations in India and and lots more. Chapters 00:00 Introduction 01:00 What's your background and how did you start Unocoin 11:15 What is your current funding investment status 12:30 How is the support from Digital Currency Group so far 15:15 Do you feel that you were not able to build on the first-mover advantage 19:20 What is your current volume and number of users 20:55 What are the main products you offer 26:05 What about crypto lending and interest 28:15 What is the interest you charge on crypto deposits 30:20 Do you still have the bitcoin point of sale app? 33:25 What are your future plans? 34:52 What are the biggest challenges you are dealing with 37:30 What are your views on the legality of bitcoin 41:50 Do you still face a lack of banking infrastructure 44:55 Is there any change in Indian crypto user behavior in last few months 46:44 Any plans to expand outside India 47:25 What do you think about the current bitcoin price 49:20 What are your views about bitcoin vs other cryptos 52:20 What do you think about NFTs Links from this show: https://www.unocoin.com If you want to learn about bitcoin or ask me Qs, sign up for free at https://www.sunnybitcoin.com. Telegram: https://t.me/sunnybitcoin Sunny Bitcoin Podcast: - https://www.sunnybitcoin.com/c/podcast - YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBnIgIKJjojCojJveevdjMWTRfkvsJ94t - Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/sg/podcast/sunny-bitcoin/id1560959546 - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6X2WkOg74tVQLo0C182aNv Social Media: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/sunny_bitcoin - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sunnybitcoin - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sunnybitcoin - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/goenkas/detail/recent-activity/
May 6, 2021 · 49 min
#9 Compute North - Bitcoin Mining company based in the US
Dave Perrill, co-founder and CEO of Compute North, a bitcoin mining company based in the US joins the show to discuss why bitcoin mining is a critical part of bitcoin, what are the recent trends in bitcoin mining, is this a good time to invest in bitcoin mining and lots more. Chapters 00:00 Introduction 01:04 What's your background and how did you start Compute North 05:34 What is bitcoin mining 07:29 What are the trends you are seeing in mining 12:14 Whose a typical customer of Compute North 15:26 What are the products you offer, are they packaged or customized 16:54 Is it a good time to invest in bitcoin mining right now 19:39 What would be a minimum transaction size to invest via Compute North in bitcoin mining 20:20 What would be your estimated ROI 21:42 Can an investment in bitcoin mining get you better returns than investing directly in bitcoin 24:47 Are American miners at a disadvantage compared to Chinese miners due to chip manufacturing in China 27:51 Will bitcoin mining be more profitable in the next few years due to shortage of chips 29:57 Is electricity cheaper in China compared to the US 31:36 Is the institutional interest increasing in bitcoin mining 33:07 What's your take on this narrative that bitcoin consumes too much energy and is bad for the world 35:52 Do miners now have the ability to raise money and so go long on bitcoin 37:43 Tell us about your contract with Nasdaq listed BitDigital 39:05 What are your views on the centralization of mining pools 41:30 Do you do mining for other cryptos besides bitcoin 42:31 What percentage of mining you do for bitcoin vs other cryptos 43:27 What do you feel about Ethereum's update to Proof of Stake which will remove miners 46:18 What are your future plans 47:27 How can someone find you, follow you Links from this show: https://www.computenorth.com If you want to learn about bitcoin or ask me Qs, sign up for free at https://www.sunnybitcoin.com. Telegram: https://t.me/sunnybitcoin Sunny Bitcoin Podcast: - https://www.sunnybitcoin.com/c/podcast - YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBnIgIKJjojCojJveevdjMWTRfkvsJ94t - Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/sg/podcast/sunny-bitcoin/id1560959546 - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6X2WkOg74tVQLo0C182aNv Social Media: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/sunny_bitcoin - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sunnybitcoin - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sunnybitcoin - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/goenkas/detail/recent-activity/
Apr 27, 2021 · 59 min
#8 CoinDCX - Indian exchange backed by Coinbase, Polychain and Temasek
Sumit Gupta, co-founder of CoinDCX, an Indian crypto exchange and among the top 30 exchanges in the world, joins the show to discuss how CoinDCX has some of the top investors on their cap table like Bain Capital, Coinbase, Polychain and Tamasek, how CoinDCX provides the widest range of crypto offerings that any exchange provides for the Indian market, products like CoinDCX Go app through which users can buy crypto within a few minutes of downloading the app, their interest earning products on their crypto deposits and more. Chapters 00:00 Introduction 02:27 What's your background and how did you start CoinDCX 08:47 Who is the other co-founder 10:50 How does CoinDCX rank as the top exchange in India on Coinmarketcap 13:36 How did you raise funds from some of the top investors 21:44 What are your plans for CoinDCX token 28:03 What are the products that CoinDCX offers 33:37 How can a user buy their crypto in minutes using CoinDCX Go app 34:33 How can one earn interest on crypto deposits 35:59 Do you offer loans against crypto deposits 36:32 Are Indian institutions buying bitcoin 39:13 What do you feel about international competition 42:47 What is CoinDCX doing in terms of regulation 47:12 What do you think of the current bitcoin price and cycle 52:53 What do you feel about NFTs 56:37 How can people find CoinDCX Links from this show: https://coindcx.com If you want to learn about bitcoin or ask me Qs, sign up for free at https://www.sunnybitcoin.com. Telegram: https://t.me/sunnybitcoin Sunny Bitcoin Podcast: - https://www.sunnybitcoin.com/c/podcast - YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBnIgIKJjojCojJveevdjMWTRfkvsJ94t - Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/sg/podcast/sunny-bitcoin/id1560959546 - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6X2WkOg74tVQLo0C182aNv Social Media: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/sunny_bitcoin - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sunnybitcoin - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sunnybitcoin - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/goenkas/detail/recent-activity/
Apr 19, 2021 · 46 min
#7 Gemini - Earn interest with Gemini Earn
Jeremy NG, Head of Gemini Asia Pacific, joins the show to discuss the Winklevoss Brothers and their popular crypto exchange Gemini, the products they offer including Gemini Custody and the newly launched Gemini Earn, competition with Coinbase, their stable coin GUSD, his Sunny Bitcoin special announcement on NFTs and more. Chapters 00:00 Introduction 04:52 How are the Winklevoss Brothers involved in Gemini 07:23 What are Gemini's views on Facebook's Libra 08:43 Which products does Gemini offer 10:52 What is Gemini Earn 14:05 What is Gemini Singapore 16:07 Which countries Gemini does NOT serve 17:03 Any plans for India 18:19 Which products for institutions 20:49 Is Gemini prepared for current surge 22:14 Why is Gemini lagging behind Coinbase 24:39 Why is Gemini Custody so popular 27:52 What is the fee for using Gemini Custody 28:29 Does Gemini offer USD loans 29:10 What are plans with GUSD Gemini's stable coin 32:02 Is Gemini seeing increase in institutional activity 35:02 Winklevoss' article on bitcoin touching $500k 38:38 What is the regulatory status in the US and Singapore 43:39 Sunny Bitcoin special announcement on NFTs 45:24 How can people find Gemini Links from this show: Gemini APAC Telegram group: https://t.me/geminiofficial_APAC https://winklevosscapital.com/the-case-for-500k-bitcoin/ If you want to learn about bitcoin or ask me Qs, sign up for free at https://www.sunnybitcoin.com. Telegram: https://t.me/sunnybitcoin Sunny Bitcoin Podcast: - https://www.sunnybitcoin.com/c/podcast - YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBnIgIKJjojCojJveevdjMWTRfkvsJ94t - Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/sg/podcast/sunny-bitcoin/id1560959546 - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6X2WkOg74tVQLo0C182aNv Social Media: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/sunny_bitcoin - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sunnybitcoin - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sunnybitcoin - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/goenkas/detail/recent-activity/
Apr 15, 2021 · 33 min
#6 Weekly News Roundup 16-Apr-2021 (Coinbase lists on Nasdaq at $85 billion valuation)
Sign up for free to receive news and price updates at sunnybitcoin.com. Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 02:33 Price analysis 12:28 Coinbase public listing on Nasdaq 15:03 Goldman Sachs CEO considers bitcoin important 15:58 Record breaking crypto volumes 17:15 Peter Thiel calling bitcoin a Chinese financial weapon against the US 20:01 USDT FUD 21:38 Class action lawsuit against Ledger wallet 23:20 Large insurance companies enter into crypto 25:23 New US SEC Chief 26:51 HSBC bans MicroStrategy stock 27:42 India news - Revolut, RBI QE, regulation, bank risks 31:44 Data leaks If you want to learn about bitcoin or ask me Qs, sign up for free at https://www.sunnybitcoin.com. Telegram: https://t.me/sunnybitcoin Sunny Bitcoin Podcast: - https://www.sunnybitcoin.com/c/podcast - YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBnIgIKJjojCojJveevdjMWTRfkvsJ94t - Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/sg/podcast/sunny-bitcoin/id1560959546 - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6X2WkOg74tVQLo0C182aNv Social Media: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/sunny_bitcoin - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sunnybitcoin - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sunnybitcoin - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/goenkas/detail/recent-activity/
Apr 14, 2021 · 54 min
#5 Zebpay - $25 billion trading volume in 2021
Rahul Pagidipati current owner and CEO of Zebpay joins the show to discuss his long history with bitcoin, his investments in Coinbase and Brave, his journey with Zebpay, a Sunny Bitcoin special announcement of upcoming NFT token, Indian crypto regulations, Bitcoin vs Eth and more. It was a great conversation with the owner of the exchange that I had co-founded. Chapters 00:00 Introduction 02:08 Your background, how you got involved in crypto and Zebpay 13:07 You are the largest investor in Brave browser 17:12 Impact on price because of Coinbase IPO listing 19:55 Journey been so far in Zebpay 23:38 What do you feel about the competition 26:40 How are you taking care of the volume surge 28:07 $25 billion volume in 2021 29:29 What's the T-shirt that you are wearing 33:38 Crypto regulation in India 36:37 Sunny Bitcoin special announcement on upcoming NFT token 40:48 Are NFTs a fad 43:11 Efforts by the industry association on government advocacy 44:25 Radical transparency at Zebpay 46:38 Bitcoin or Eth 49:23 Current Bitcoin price 52:10 How can people find you Links for this episode: https://zebpay.com Sunny Bitcoin: https://www.sunnybitcoin.com https://twitter.com/sunny_bitcoin
Apr 12, 2021 · 31 min
#4 Blockfi - One of my favourite crypto companies
Rishi Ramchandani, Business Head of Asia for Blockfi, a US crypto company joins the show to discuss why the interest rates on crypto deposits has dropped so low, how earning interest rates on stable coins is a good opportunity, the countries which Blockfi accepts customers from. He also discussed Blockfi's risk management practices, its massive funding, their plans for Asian countries and the soon to be launched crypto reward credit card. It was a great conversation with one of my favourite crypto companies. Chapters 00:00 Introduction 01:01 Your background, how you got involved in crypto and Blockfi 03:32 Whose a target user 06:54 Which countries you accept users and which you don't 07:57 Why is it easier to open an account with Blockfi vs other US exchanges 10:27 What is Blockfi planning with the $300 million fund raise 12:38 Why has Blockfi grown so fast 15:10 Interest rates on crypto deposits has been falling 19:19 How do you manage risk 22:18 Will Blockfi offer USD loans without lending out the crypto collateral 23:19 How do you pay such a high interest on stable coins 24:52 Do you offer market neutral trades to investors 25:32 When is the bitcoin reward credit card launching 27:34 What new things are coming 28:14 Blockfi's plans for Asian markets 29:15 What's the US regulatory landscape looking like 30:12 What's the experience with MAS Singapore 30:29 How can people find you Links for this episode: https://blockfi.mxuy67.net/sunnybitcoin Sunny Bitcoin: https://www.sunnybitcoin.com https://twitter.com/sunny_bitcoin
Apr 6, 2021 · 53 min
#3 WazirX India's largest crypto exchange's WRX touching $1 billion market cap
Nischal Shetty, Founder of WazirX on being India's largest crypto exchange and WRX touching $1 billion market cap. In this episode: Nischal's background, his experience with Crowdfire and why he entered the crypto industry Why he started WazirX Why the name WazirX Why recently the WazirX website crashed Why have Indian volumes jumped massively Are Indian volumes growing at same rate as global volumes or faster How record breaking users are signing up per day Why skeptics who claim such high exchange volumes are fake are wrong Why they launched WazirX NFT marketplace Why WRX token's market cap touched $1 billion market cap What the future plans are for using WRX token Why WRX token increased 10x in the last week What have been the challenges in running an Indian crypto exchange What he feels about international crypto exchanges entering India WazirX big new feature announcement, announced first on Sunny Bitcoin How did the Binance funding happen and how has life changed since then How involved is Binance in WazirX What crypto industry wide initiative is happening right now for government advocacy What are his views on the current crypto industry market Why he doesn't think the bitcoin blockchain is the Internet His message to WazirX and Indian crypto users
Apr 2, 2021 · 38 min
#2 Weekly News Roundup 2-Apr-2021 (Big Institutions Keep Coming Into Bitcoin)
Sunny Bitcoin is back for another blockbuster bitcoin week. In this episode: Price updates from Glassnode New Zealand's $350 million retirement fund gets into bitcoin Sovereign funds start to invest in bitcoin but some governments could outlaw crypto Ark Invest CEO: $1 trillion is nothing compared to where Bitcoin is going Indian Government says crypto gains taxable as income Indian government asks companies to disclose crypto transactions and holdings Hackers allegedly leak data of 100 million Mobikwik users in India JP Morgan adjusts its bitcoin target at $130k Morgan Stanley to acquire Korea's largest crypto exchange Bithumb Blockfi lands a $350 million Series D at a $3 billion valuation Blockchain.com raises $300 million Bitcoin price jumps after Visa set to allow payment settlement using crypto
Mar 31, 2021 · 50 min
#1 AI Powered Cryptocurrency Fund
Lili Wang (QIS Capital) on AI powered cryptocurrency fund. Lili Wang, Founder of QIS Capital, joins the show to explain how an AI powered cryptocurrency fund can minimize drawdown risk and / or increase return while investing in bitcoin and cryptos. In this episode: How she started QIS due to annoyance with her husband checking cryptocurrency prices day and night and to automate cryptocurrency investing How she was frustrated because Economics assumes everyone is rational but reality is sentiment driven How she realized that in investing, investors get an edge via information but how today information is accessible to everyone and so old information based strategies are not relevant anymore How sentiment and community is now extremely important in investing How her fund's goal is mainly to limit drawdowns and create alpha vs the beta strategy of HODL which is just buy and hold Informs the results that QIS has achieved which is double the bitcoin returns with a quarter of the drawdown How they use arbitrage and market making opportunities but mainly directional bets How manual oversight is necessary even with an AI powered fund Why don't they only look at technical analysis for cryptocurrency prices How they had a very small drawdown in March 2020 vs the actual massive drawdown in the cryptocurrency market Why she feels that FIAT currencies have become very political and how there is something wrong with centralized finance