Why CoinFund Believes Worldcoin Could Become More Popular Than Bitcoin - Ep. 525

Published: Aug. 1, 2023, 11 a.m.

b"CoinFund\\u2019s Jake Brukhman and Chris Perkins join Unchained to dissect their recent $158 million seed round and the transformation of the investment landscape following the 2022 crypto carnage.\\xa0As backers of Worldcoin, they confront criticisms about the project's approach of distributing money to individuals who may not fully comprehend the underlying technology.\\xa0They also delve into why the Coinbase lawsuit could potentially boost the industry, share their perspectives on current crypto legislation, and explore the intersection of AI and crypto.\\nListen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Stitcher, Castbox, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform.\\nShow highlights:\\n\\nhow the fundraising crypto environment changed this past year after the 2022 carnage\\n\\nwhat the impact of FTX\\u2019s alleged fraud has been\\xa0\\n\\nwhy Chris and Jake believe that the SEC\\u2019s lawsuit against Coinbase is bullish for the industry\\n\\nwhy Jake believes there's no massive consumer application in web3 yet\\n\\nhow institutions have been building during the bear market\\n\\nwhether Worldcoin solves the sybil resistance problem in crypto and whether it could become more decentralized than Bitcoin\\n\\nJake's response to the criticism surrounding the centralization and privacy issues in Worldcoin\\n\\nthe ethical implications of giving free money to people who may not fully understand how their biometric data is being used\\n\\nwhat the Composite Ether Staking Rate (CESR) is and what are its two main applications\\n\\nhow the foundational web3 + AI intersection is happening in the compute area\\n\\nwhy Chris believes that the crypto market structure bill is not perfect\\n\\nwhether creating proper stablecoin legislation is a very important opportunity for the US\\n\\nhow DeFi should be regulated to ensure that privacy gets protected\\n\\n\\nThank you to our sponsors!\\n\\nCrypto.com\\n\\nArbitrum Foundation\\n\\nTOKEN2049\\n\\nGuests:\\n\\n\\nChris Perkins, President of CoinFund\\n\\n\\nJake Brukhman, Founder and CEO of CoinFund\\n\\nLinks\\n\\nUnchained:\\xa0\\n\\nWorldcoin Launches Token on Mainnet, Plans to Deploy 1,500 Eyeball Scanning Orbs\\n\\nIs Sam Altman's Worldcoin the End of People's Privacy?\\n\\nCoinDesk:\\xa0\\n\\n\\nWorldcoin Could Enable Wider Distribution of Crypto Than Even Bitcoin, Says CoinFund,\\xa0\\n\\n\\n\\nWorldcoin Releases Tokenomics, Report Geofenced for Some Countries\\xa0\\xa0\\n\\n\\nThe Block: What exactly is CoinFund's new Composite Ethereum Staking Rate\\n\\n\\n\\nWhat do I think about biometric proof of personhood? By Vitalik Buterin\\n\\nCoinDesk Indices and CoinFund Announce CESR, the Benchmark Rate for Staking on Ethereum\\n\\nCoinFund Reinforces Commitment to Web3 Technology with the Close of $158M Seed IV Fund\\n\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"