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The Pomp Podcast

Steven Nerayoff, Chairman of ADAPtive Holdings: Crypto’s Trajectory and Stories from the Past

The Pomp Podcast

Anthony Pompliano

Business, Investing

4.81.9K Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2019

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Steven Nerayoff @stevennerayoff is the Chairman of ADAPtive Holdings, parent company of CasperLabs. In this conversation, Steven and Anthony Pompliano discuss the past, present, and future of Crypto, the original founding story and architecture of Ethereum and its ICO, how Casper plans to scale, and why Steven is so bullish on tokenized securities and how they differ from the ICO mania of 2017. ----- Join the Off the Chain newsletter. Pomp's daily email analyzes the crypto market for institutional investors. Simply, it’s the best crypto newsletter delivered to your inbox every morning. No frills. No bullsh*t. Just everything you need to know in a 3-minute read. https://offthechain.substack.com/ ----- ZenLedger simplifies crypto taxes for investors and CPAs. We provide the best software for importing crypto transactions, calculating gains and income, and auto-completing tax forms like 8949, Schedule D and FinCEN. If you had losses in your crypto investments, ZenLedger can help you save up to $3,000 on your income taxes, with our tax loss harvesting tool. ZenLedger is also a TurboTax partner and has the best support for EOS owners. Finally, a simple tax tool that saves you a ton of time and headache!Visit Zenledger.io/OffTheChain to get your taxes done with ease, and as an Off the Chain listener, save 20% of your 2018 tax forms! ----- Totle is a rare blockchain investment opportunity, one that offers a live product, active customers, an established revenue model. Totle solves three significant problems with blockchain asset exchange: 1) Security 2) Complexity and 3) Pricing. Over $4 trillion of blockchain assets were exchanged in 2018 and growth is forecast for at least the next 10 years. Totle’s sophisticated platform powers the blockchain economy with safe, simple decentralized asset exchanges at the best price for traders, wallets, businesses and other financial apps. Totle’s B2C Web App and B2B API are live and serving customers today. Visit totle.com/pomp for more info. ----- BlockFi allows you to keep your crypto, put it up as collateral, and receive a USD loan funded directly to your bank account. They do loans ranging from $2,000 to $10,000,000, and they're perfect for helping you reach your financial goals of all sizes. Visit BlockFi.com/Pomp to learn more about putting your crypto to work without having to sell it. ----- If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe. This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at: https://www.blockworksgroup.io

Transcript

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0:00.0

What's up, everyone? This is Anthony Pompliano. Most of you know me as Pomp. You're listening to Off the Chain, simply the best podcasting Crypto. Let's kick this thing off.

0:13.0

Stephen Nirov is the chairman of Adaptive Holdings. In this conversation, we talk about the past, present, and future of crypto.

0:21.7

He has some wild stories and great anecdotes to share with us.

0:25.5

I really enjoyed this conversation, and I hope you do as well.

0:29.4

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0:33.7

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0:42.4

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0:46.0

You can learn more by visiting zenledger.io slash off the chain to get your taxes done with ease.

0:51.2

And as an off the chain listener, you'll save 20% of your 2018 tax

0:55.2

forms. That's right. Listening to this podcast makes you smarter and saves you money. I got you.

1:00.6

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1:12.4

exchanges at the best price for traders, wallets, businesses, and other financial apps.

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1:18.7

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1:24.3

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1:27.9

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1:32.5

the fragmented, decentralized exchange landscape and it integrates with many exchanges and

1:37.1

protocols.

1:38.2

Total.

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