The Bitcoin Super cycle with Blockworks co-founder Jason Yanowitz

Published: March 23, 2021, 11 a.m.

Leaving traditional finance in favor of cryptocurrency, Jason Yanowitz knew he couldn\u2019t work in any other sector ever again. As the co-founder of Blockworks, Yanowitz has not only played a pivotal role in developing media in the crypto space for growing institutional interest, but he has also helped build Melker\u2019s podcast to what it is today. He believes that not only is crypto an improvement on traditional finance, but it is offering the first chance in history for retail investors to front-run institutions\u2019 slow arrival to the crypto space.\n\xa0In this episode, Melker and Yanowitz discuss a range of topics including:\n\nA Bitcoin super cycle\n\nLearning from Reddit and Twitter\n\n\u201cThis time is different\u201d\n\nCoinbase becoming a top 5 company\n\nVanEck\u2019s Bitcoin ETF\n\nCoindesk vs The Wall Street Journal\n\n2017\u2019s frenzy\n\nCrypto\u2019s infrastructure\n\nRegret minimization framework\n\nShort Squeezes and Melvin Capital\n\nFront running institutions\n\n\n---\nVOYAGER\nThis episode is brought to you by Voyager, your new favorite crypto broker. Trade crypto fast and commission-free the easy way. Earn up to 9.5% interest on top coins with no lockups and no limits. Go to https://www.investvoyager.com/ and download the Voyager app and use code \u201cSCOTT25\u201d to get $25 in free Bitcoin when you create your account.\n---\nMina Protocol\nMina is the world's lightest blockchain, powered by participants. Rather than apply brute computing force, Mina uses advanced cryptography and recursive zk-SNARKs to ensure a super-light and constant sized chain, that allows participants to quickly sync and verify the network. The team behind Mina is backed by VCs such as Coinbase Ventures, and Mina's adversarial testnet was the largest public testnet outside of ETH 2.0. To get involved ahead of Mina\u2019s mainnet, visit https://minaprotocol.com/wolf\n---\nMatcha 0x\nMatcha is the easiest way to trade in DeFi. Matcha enables traders to seamlessly swap tokens using 20+ aggregated liquidity sources that deliver better prices than going to a centralized exchange or Uniswap. Connect your wallet and start today at https://matcha.xyz/wolf\n---\nJoin the Wolf Den newsletter:\n\u25ba\u25bahttps://www.getrevue.co/profile/TheWolfDen/members\n---\nIf you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe. This podcast is presented by Blockworks. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at: https://www.blockworks.co