What Crypto Needs to Build Next, Feat. Qiao Wang

The Breakdown

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🗓️ 26 July 2022

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, Chainalysis and FTX US. Qiao Wang is a creator of and core contributor to Alliance DAO, an accelerator for Web3 companies in decentralized finance (DeFi), infrastructure, distributed autonomous organizations (DAO), non-fungible tokens (NFT) and more. In this episode, he and NLW discuss the macro landscape, how this bear market is different and what he’d like to see entrepreneurs build during this quieter period. - Nexo is a security-first platform where you can buy, exchange and borrow against your crypto. The company safeguards your crypto by relying on five key fundamentals including real-time auditing and insurance on custodial assets. Learn more at nexo.io. - Chainalysis is the blockchain data platform. We provide data, software, services and research to government agencies, exchanges, financial institutions and insurance and cybersecurity companies. Our data powers investigation, compliance and market intelligence software that has been used to solve some of the world’s most high-profile criminal cases. For more information, visit www.chainalysis.com. - FTX US is the safe, regulated way to buy Bitcoin, ETH, SOL and other digital assets. Trade crypto with up to 85% lower fees than top competitors and trade ETH and SOL NFTs with no gas fees and subsidized gas on withdrawals. Sign up at FTX.US today. - “The Breakdown” is written, produced by and features Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with editing by Michele Musso and research by Scott Hill. Jared Schwartz is our executive producer and our theme music is “Countdown” by Neon Beach. The music you heard today behind our sponsors is “The Now” by Aaron Sprinkle. Image credit:Westend61/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk. Join the discussion at discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8.

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0:00.0	Welcome back to The Breakdown with me, NLW.
0:09.2	It's a daily podcast on macro, Bitcoin, and the big picture power shifts remaking our world.
0:14.8	The breakdown is sponsored by nexus.com, chain aliasis, and FtX, and produced and distributed by CoinDes.
0:22.8	What's going on, guys? It is Saturday, July 23rd, and instead of our normal weekly recap,
0:28.8	we are rounding out midsummer macro with Chow Wang. Before we get into this conversation,
0:34.0	however, if you are enjoying the breakdown, please go subscribe to it, give it a rating, give it a review, or if you want to dig deeper into the conversation,
0:41.3	come join us on the Breakers Discord. You can find a link in the show notes or go to bit.lea
0:45.6	slash breakdown pod. Also, a disclosure, as always, in addition to them being a sponsor of the show,
0:51.3	I also work with FTX. So for this final episode of this mini
0:56.3	series on Midsummer Mechro, I am excited to welcome back returning guest Chow Wang. Chow has done a
1:02.2	ton in the crypto space, with his most recent contributions focused around Alliance Dow. Alliance is an
1:08.2	accelerator slash startup mentorship program that works with companies in
1:11.5	DeFi, Dow's, NFT, infrastructure, and more. Full disclosure, I am also an investor in Alliance,
1:17.9	but much beyond his work in that front, I've just long found Chow to be one of the most
1:22.9	insightful, clear-eyed thinkers and communicators in the crypto space. In this conversation,
1:28.3	we talk about how this bear market is different, what he believes needs to get built, and most
1:34.0	of all, why he can't see any long-term reason to be bearish. Without any further ado, let's dive
1:40.2	in. All right, welcome back to the show. So good to have you here again.
1:45.5	How have you been?
1:46.2	Good.
1:46.8	What's the latest in your world?
1:48.4	I see you kind of moving effortlessly in between, big picture, kind of helping people ground
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