BitMEX founder Arthur Hayes, fresh out of home confinement after settling charges with the U.S. government, joins “The Chopping Block” with Haseeb Qureshi, Robert Leshner, and Tarun Chitra. The early crypto pioneer pulls no punches in his assessment of SBF, TradFi’s failings, and how crypto traders lost the plot in trusting CeFi middlemen.
Show highlights:
why Arthur travels with stuffed animals, and what his favorite brands are
what factors led Sam Bankman-Fried to success
how Bill Clinton seems to be related to many multibillion-dollar downfalls
whether everyone in crypto thinks that prices are eventually going up
what’s the thesis behind Maelstrom, Arthur’s new investment arm
why he’s bullish on decentralization but also game to trade “dog shit”
what the impact of Silvergate’s failure will be on the crypto industry
what would Arthur have done if he was the CEO of Silvergate
the role of rising interest rates in understanding Silvergate’s downfall
why holding Tether’s USDT is not so different from USDC
why crypto needs alternatives to dollar-backed stablecoins
the real reasons why the U.S. Treasury is worried about stablecoins
Hosts
Haseeb Qureshi, managing partner at Dragonfly
Tarun Chitra, managing partner at Robot Ventures
Robert Leshner, founder of Compound
Guest
Arthur Hayes, cofounder of BitMEX
Twitter
Medium
Disclosures
Links
Unchained:
Silvergate to Wind Down Operations in ‘Voluntary Liquidation’
Silvergate Confers With FDIC to Avoid Closing Down: Report
Silvergate Shuts Down Crypto Payments Network
Bloomberg: Silvergate Had a Crypto Bank Run
NYMAG: Arthur Hayes, the Original King of Crypto, Is Back.
Arthur’s posts:
White Boy
Dust on Crust
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