Interchange founders Dan Held and Clark Moody on Kraken Acquisition

Earliertoday,KrakenannouncedthatwehaveacquiredInterchange–aleadingportfolioreconciliationtoolforinstitutionaltraders.Aspartoftheacquisition,we’reexcitedtobringovertheInterchangeteam,includingco-foundersandcryptoveteransDanHeldandClarkMoody.BelowDanandClarkgetintowhythisacquisitionmadesomuchsensetothem,whatthefuturemightlooklikeforcryptohedgefundsandtheplanahead…

WhatexcitesyouaboutcomingovertoKrakenaspartofthecompany’sacquisitionofInterchange?Dan:Beingatasmallstartupyouareveryresourceconstrained–eachdayyou’reputtingoutamissioncriticalfirethatcoulddestroythecompanyinitsfragileinfancy.WithKraken’sfocusoninvestingforlong-termgrowth,wewillbeabletoleveragetheresources,customersandteamtobuildwhatwecouldonlydreamofbuildingbefore.MyrolespecificallywillbeonBusinessDevelopmentacrossallproducts,soI’mpersonallyexcitedtodigintoeverythingKrakenhastooffer.

NFT市场LooksMintable将于7月18日上线Fetch.ai测试网:7月4日消息,Fetch.ai发推称,AzoyaLabs团队开发的以Al为中心的NFT市场LooksMintable将于7月18日在Fetch.ai的测试网上推出。[2023/7/4 22:17:46]

Clark:ThecultureatKrakenismostexcitingtome.Toppriorityisplacedonsecurity,bothdigitalandphysical,forallemployees.Thisemphasisonsecuritymeansthateveryonepaysattentiontothedetails,andtheengineeringeffortishigherqualitybecauseofit.

ClarkMoody(left)andDanHeld(right)Whathastheevolutionofthecryptohedgefundspacelookedlikeoverthelast2yearssinceyoustarted?Dan:I’vebeeninthecryptospaceforoversevenyearsnowandit’sbeenawildjourneytowatchdifferentideascomeandgo–fromthefirstalternativecryptocurrencybubblein2014,tothemostrecentonein2017.Attheendof2017tokens/SAFTs/ICOswerethedominantnarrative.Nowit’salmostnonexistent.CryptohedgefundshavehadtodeepentheirunderstandingofBitcoinandblockchainfundamentals.Additionally,manylearnedahardlessonregardingdiversificationinanassetclassthatishighlycorrelated.Thehedgefundsthathavesurvivedthecryptowinterarenowmoremature,sophisticatedandprocessheavy.

Unlimint和Credits将在欧盟和拉美地区发行万事达借记卡:金色财经报道,金融科技公司Unlimint宣布与数字银行Credits合作,为欧洲和拉丁美洲的用户发行万事达借记卡,提供增强的银行体验。客户需要在Credits应用程序中注册,通过KYC验证并下订单。该项目将于2023年第一季度推出,首先将针对欧洲市场,并计划进一步扩展到墨西哥和巴西。启动的第一阶段将包括发布虚拟卡的功能,然后是发行实体卡。[2023/2/2 11:43:38]

Clark:What’smostimpressiveabouttheinstitutionalspaceistheincreasingsophisticationofstrategiesandallocationapproaches.Fundsareexploringeverypossibleinstrumentandtechniquetofindanedgeinthis24/7globalmarket.Iexpectthistrendwillcontinueaslargerplayersbringmorecapitaltothemarketandasexchangesintroducemoreproducts,includingadvancedderivatives.

Mark Cuban支持的NFT市场Mintable对OpenSea发起「吸血鬼攻击」:2月2日,由 NBA 达拉斯独行侠队老板马克·库班(Mark Cuban)支持的 NFT 市场 Mintable 正通过亏本出售 NFT 收藏品的方式对头部 NFT 市场 OpenSea 发起「吸血鬼攻击」(吸血鬼攻击是一种向特定平台用户提供奖励或激励以将他们引诱到另一个平台的策略),总部位于新加坡的 Mintable 在 1 月底时曾以低于底价 1 到 2 ETH 的价格出售了 9 款 Mutant Ape Yacht Club NFT,该平台表示打算重复此类销售以削弱 OpenSea 的市场地位。

OpenSea 最近成为了 NFT 市场「吸血鬼攻击」的主要目标,2021 年 10 月,其竞争对手 Infinity 曾对 OpenSea 用户进行特定空投。[2022/2/2 9:27:38]

AlookattheInterchangedashboard

Whenandhowdidyoustartinthecryptocurrencyindustry?Dan:IgotmyfirstBitcoinin2012whenmyfriendpaidmebackforabeerwithaCasasciuscoin.Atthattimeitwasagoodwaytobridgetheanalogytodigital,asdigitalmoneywasstillaverynewidea.Afterlearningmoreabouthowitenabledhumanstostorevalueandinteractwithcompletefreedom,Iwashooked!IwasabigLibertarianandAustrianschoolofeconomicsguysoBitcoinwasaperfectfitformyideology.

动态 | CoinText BCH短信交易服务扩展至哥伦比亚和多米尼加:据financemagnates报道,哥伦比亚和多米尼加的居民现在已可以使用CoinText的BCH短信交易服务。该服务现已在37个国家或地区推出。[2018/12/11]

Clark:AfterhearingaboutBitcoinwhenitreacheddollarparityin2011,Ireadthewhitepaperandimmediatelyfelldowntherabbithole.TwodriversledtothecreationofmyfirstBitcoin-relatedproduct:freestreamingmarketdatafromMt.Goxcombinedwiththeterribleuserexperienceonexchangewebsitesbackthen.Afewweekslater,Ilaunchedareal-timemarketdatawebsiteforMt.Goxwiththegroundworklaidtobuildacross-exchangetradingplatform.I’vebeenbuildingproductsonthemarketssideoftheindustryeversince.

CoinText推出新钱包 允许用户通过短信交易BCH:区块链支付解决方案提供商CoinText推出了一个新的钱包,允许用户通过短信交易BCH。CoinText首席开发人员Vin Armani称,此项服务将打开未开设银行账户的巨大经济潜力。“直接在链上建立交易可以让我们构建很多简单有用的工具。这个短信钱包只是一个开始。”[2018/2/12]

What’sthemostcypherpunkorcryptothingyou’vedone?(ex:settingupyourownnode)Dan:Thisisatoughone!I’vebeenafanofTor,VPNs,torrentingandothermore“edgy”privacyenablingservicesforquitesometime.SettingupmyCasanodewasprobablymymost“Bitcoin”thingI’vedone.FeelsreallycooltobeabletoconnectdirectlytotheBitcoinnetworkwithouttrustinganythirdparty.Don’ttrust,verify!

Clark:Forawhile,IranJoinMarketasaliquiditymakerwiththesystemhookeduptomyfullnode.DuringmyaltcoinphaseIminedafewblocksofPrimeCoinonmyCPU.CheckingOpenDimebalancesviaSamouraiWalletisalsoprettysweet.You’llneverhearaboutthereallycypherpunkstuff?

What’sonepieceofadviceyou’dgivetonewcryptohedgefundfounders?Dan:Bedatadriven.Developarigorousoperationalprocess.Questionyourassumptions.

Clark:Buybitcoin.

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