The Scoop Podcast

Frank Chaparro and Ryan Todd interview Zac Prince and discuss BlockFi’s coming push into phase II of its roadmap, how its planned crypto-reward credit card could attract a wave of new entrants on the margin, its opportunity to explore servicing the Libra ecosystem, and more! < Read Full Transcript >

David Mercer has been building out LMAX Digital, a UK-based institutional exchange venue, which recently clocked in $1 billion in volumes in one trading day. The firm counts dozens of banks and trading firms as its clients. Mercer joins The Scoop with Frank Chaparro and Ryan Todd at the Crypto Evolved event in New York […]

It’s been three months since Yuval Rooz stepped into his new role at Digital Asset as CEO. Rooz, a cofounder of the firm, had a goal of making the firm – which was best known for partnering with large financial institutions on blockchain project – more open. In this episode of The Scoop, Rooz joins […]

Frank Chaparro and Matteo Leibowitz interview Joe McCann, the Founder and Chairman of the Board of NodeSource in this week’s episode of The Scoop. Frank, Teo, and Joe discuss open-source software, how it’s changing the banking industry, decentralized financing, and how they’re all coming together. Read Full Transcript

In this episode of The Scoop, Frank Chaparro and Teo Leibowitz interview Carlos Domingo, CEO and Co-founder of Securitize. Carlos touches on what securities have to gain from being tokenized, the future of the tokenized security platform landscape, and the advantage of taking tokenized security route vs. traditional finance. Frank, Teo, and Carlos also touch […]

Frank Chaparro and Ryan Todd speak to Kristin Smith, the Director of External Affairs at the Blockchain Association in this week’s episode of The Scoop. Frank, Ryan, and Kristin discuss the implications of the case against Kik as well as the recently reintroduced Token Taxonomy Act. Kristin also reveals what it’s like to represent leading […]

Frank Chaparro and Teo Leibowitz interview Emilie Choi, VP of Business, Data & International at Coinbase in this episode of The Scoop. Frank and Teo ask questions that cover a variety of topics spanning Emilie’s rise at Coinbase to why crypto exchanges shouldn’t be compared to their traditional counterparts. Emilie also shares her thoughts on […]

In this episode of The Scoop, Frank Chaparro and Ryan Todd interview Stephen Palley, Partner at corporate law firm Anderson Kill. Over the course of a forty-five-minute long conversation, Stephen discusses the most current lawsuits including recent developments at Bitfinex and Tether. Stephen also shares his thoughts on projects like Maker and how he sees […]

In this episode of The Scoop, Frank Chaparro and Larry Cermak interview Robert-Jan den Haan, an independent journalist focused on cryptocurrencies and expert on all things Bitfinex and Tether. Robert guides Frank and Larry through the latest Bitfinex news, including the NYAG lawsuit, what may have happened their 850 million dollar reserves, and why Bitfinex […]

In this episode of The Scoop, Frank Chaparro and Ryan Todd interview Michael Moro, Chief Executive Officer at Genesis Trading / Genesis Capital. Genesis Trading is a Digital Currency Group company providing over the counter digital currency trading for high net worth individuals or institutions. In their conversation, Frank, Ryan, and Michael discuss legacy OTC […]