In this episode of #FinancialFox, Steffy speaks with Edan Yago, co-founder of Sovryn BTC, a Bitcoin trading and lending platform. They talk about building DeFi on Bitcoin and the differences between Ethereum and Bitcoin blockchain that can impact the DeFi ecosystem.

In this episode of #FinancialFox, Steffy speaks with Cameron Hejazi, CEO and Founder of Cent, the NFT marketplace where Twitter founder Jack Dorsey auctioned his first tweet ever for $2.9m. They discuss the NFT fever, how to monetise digital creations and innovation on social media platforms.

In a world today characterised by economic uncertainty and market volatility, it is harder to preserve your wealth and become finally independent.  In this episode of #FinancialFox, Steffy speaks with Alan Steel, founder and chairman of Alan Steel Asset Management, an independent  financial adviser since 1975. Alan has survived 5 stock market crashes and his advise has been constantly proved successful increasing his client wealth over time. Highlights ================= Fears of rising inflation  Analysts are predicting rising inflation rates over the coming months which means that investors must adapt their strategies to make sure gains are above inflationary levels. Alan believes that the tech sector has proved to be resilient and could be good options. Gold and gold-linked assets could work for more cautious investors.  ================ Financial planning and Tax efficiency  The best time to think about your retirement "was 25 years ago" joked Alan. He shares insights about his approach to financial and tax planning which is done according to each investors' needs and objectives.  ================ Gold, silver & precious metals It is worth having some exposure to gold and precious metals, says Alan, as economic uncertainty tends to favour safe-haven assets. However, these are unprecedented times so markets may behave differently, he adds.

With rising inflation it's time to get into hard assets: Silver, 'gold on steroids'   In this episode of #FinancialFox, Steffy speaks with Ian Williams, CEO of Charteris Treasury boutique investment manager and precious metals specialist. They discuss currency devaluation, inflation-hedge assets and moves in commodities markets.  Highlights ============ Rising inflation The current monetary policy is likely to cause a more permanent inflationary state, says Ian. It is time to get into hard, inflation-hedge assets like gold and other precious metals.  ============ Silver, 'gold on steroids' Silver is the big winner in the commodities space, says Ian, adding that silver is more volatile allowing for more gains in the near future. Growing industrial demand helps push silver prices up.  =========== Bitcoin, digital gold? Ian is more skeptical about cryptocurrencies and how regulation from central authorities can impact the crypto market. Ian also believes that the issues around energy usage can undermine the value of Bitcoin.  =========== China geopolitical power Ian comments on China's moves around digital currencies, geopolitical strategies and how it can shift global economic balance. The next years should be crucial to establish China as the new economic superpower.

In this episode of #FinancialFox, Steffy speaks with Adriana Hoppenbrouwer-Pereira Co-founder & Partner at The Fabricant, a leading digital-only fashion house. They discuss the boom of digital fashion, NFTs and the fashion metaverse. 

In this episode of #FinancialFox podcast Steffy speaks with investor and crypto guru Clem Chambers about the recent Bitcoin price crash. Chambers says that Bitcoin has a four-year price cycle and the best strategy is to buy the dip not the crash. They also discuss energy efficiency in crypto and DeFi opportunities.  HIGHLIGHTS ================== Bitcoin cycle: According to Clem Chambers, Bitcoin has a four-year price cycle and we just reached the peak as institutional investors bought into crypto. Now Bitcoin price is on a downward slope. "Boom, bubble, bust, it's what the markets do. If the price went up to $100,000 it would bust anyway. The key is to have a strategy to buy and sell to make gains. Buy the dip not the crash!" =================== DeFi and other opportunities in crypto But don't forget there are other opportunities in crypto, he says: "While Bitcoin was going up, I was buying into DeFi. Looking at Bitcoin price from day one we can see cycles of 'boom, bubble, bust' and this is exactly what is happening to NFTs now and what happened to DeFi about nine months, a year ago.  ===================  Crypto energy efficiency  Clem believes that despite recent headlines about the environmental impact of Bitcoin mining, crypto is still a superior money system."Banks create a lot more energy usage than bitcoin. The thing about money is: if it is cheaper, it wins, if it is more efficient, it wins. That's the law, and crypto is winning."

 In this episode of #FinancialFox podcast, Steffy talks to Patrick Baron, founder of Moola Market about the evolution of the money market with the advent of blockchain technology, financial inclusion and the sustainable aspect of mining cryptocurrencies. Moola is a non-custodial liquidity protocol that is democratizing access to yield and credit. Visit https://moola.market/ HIGHLIGHTS =============== The new money market The concept of money is being disrupted by cryptocurrencies and blockchain, which allow for tokenization and monetisation of assets. "The current financial system is set up to create growth through debt and that is unsustainable" says Patrick. A blockchain-powered money allows for more creation of value and sustainable finance.  ================== Environmental-friendly crypto With some experience in the renewable energy industry, Patrick discusses the environmental impact of crypto mining and how crypto could be more sustainable and green. "Bitcoin turns electricity into money, that's what makes it so resistant to attacks," says Patrick. ================== Financial Inclusion Steffy and Patrick also talk about the role of community and local connections to help increase financial inclusion in developing countries. Crypto has opened up opportunities for people to be integrated in the system that previously excluded them. This also means more access to financial services that bring value to both individuals and businesses.

In this new episode of #FinancialFox, Steffy talks to Brian Kerr, CEO of Kava Labs about Kava's newest products and the DeFi disruption set to transform the financial system.   Kava is a DeFi platform aimed at financial institutions offering a fully integrated suite of financial products for crypto. Kava has been working on exciting products and updates such as Kava Lending platform, the Hard Protocol - the world's first cross-chain money market, coming soon Kava Swap, and the next generation RoboAdvisor.

In this new episode of #FinancialFox​, Steffy speaks with Marjorie Hernandez and Karinna Nobbs co-founders of Dematerialised, a marketspace for authenticated digital fashion, about innovation and digital technology in fashion.

In this episode of #FinancialFox​​​, Steffy speaks with Bruno Skvorc, blockchain developer, writer and technical educator at Web 3 Foundation, a Switzerland-based foundation aimed at allowing to create a non-intermediated communication ecosystem connecting all blockchain networks out there. Bruno is also working on a new  NFT project built on Kusama Network called Kanaria, which focuses on unlocking the utility value of NFTs.

In this episode of #FinancialFox​​, Steffy welcomes back Robert Breedlove, Bitcoin advocate and CEO of Parallax Digital, to talk about Bitcoin, Gold, crypto and fiat currencies; to discuss the value of money, inflation and the problems with current monetary policy.    A must watch thought-provoking episode.    "Bitcoin is going to bankrupt nation states in this century" Robert Breedlove   Timestamps:   01:31​​ - Intro/Robert background   05:30​​ -  Peter Schiff  12:04​​ - Robert Kiyosaki   17:44​​ - Defi  23:00​​ -Jerome Powell & Federal Reserves   27:00​​ - Bitcoin to bankrupt nation states   33:05​​ -Robert’s What is Money Show  35:40 - Bitcoin pandora box & institutions   38:15​​ - Ray Dalio   41:08​​ - Where bitcoin is heading to / Bitcoin accumulation strategy

In this episode of #FinancialFox​, Steffy talks with Ajit Tripathi, Head of Institutional Business at Aave about financial institutions embracing crypto and regulation in the DeFi space.    In this informative talk, Ajit shows a positive perspective of having regulation in crypto and DeFi - a topic that can be controversial in this space. Regulation, after all, is aimed at improving services and providing better transparency.   Ajit believes in the power of customers to get financial institutions and banks to change their attitude towards new technologies and services such as DeFi. "Bitcoin was the first step towards DeFi" and the more mainstream adoption of Bitcoin represents a positive development for more growth in the industry.   He believes that more friendly regulation is on the way as more financial bodies realise the potential and benefits of cryptocurrencies, and that the "markets follow the technology," he says.  A key aspect is ensuring that institutionalisation and regulation in crypto are able to maintain user autonomy and decentralisation.

In this episode of #FinancialFox​​​ Stefania speaks to Michael van de Poppe, trader and crypto analyst in Amsterdam.  This is an informative conversation, aimed at offering precious insights on crypto investing and explaining the basic strategies to identify opportunities. Michael emphasizes the value of Bitcoin as a 'savings instrument'; he is also quite averse to investing in  'hype' assets such as "spotlights coins" and  NFTs.  Michael's tip: make a plan, be critical, do your own research on projects that have potential (powerful use cases) without focusing on coins that haven't run so much yet. Comments and considerations on the future of DeFi, the evolution of trading from traditional finance into crypto, investing in commodities and stocks, and regulation in the space.

Uniswap is a blockchain-based application powered by smart contracts on Ethereum blockchain; it is arguably one most important decentralised application on the top of Ethereum.  Uniswap has been the key innovator in Automated Market Making (AMM) space and still one of the most used decentralised exchanges making up 60% of the DEX market.  It has recently announced the launch its Uniswap version 3 to go live on L1 Ethereum mainnet  on May 5, with an L2 deployment on Optimism set to follow shortly after. In this episode of #FinancialFox Podcast, Steffy is joined by Hamzah Khan, Growth at Polygon ( formerly Matic Network ) and Oscar and Barney Chambers, co-lead developers and founders at Umbria Network.  Tune in to learn about everything that Uniswap V.3 is set to bring in the Defi ecosystem.  Umbria is on a mission to demystify and simplify DeFi and get people earning income on their crypto, learn more about the project: https://umbria.network/ Follow us on Twitter for more such informative content that will keep you up to date with the new curves in the Defi ecosystem: @_FinancialFox Follow Stefania Barbaglio: @stefixy Follow Umbria: @NetworkUmbria Follow Polygon: @0xPolygon

In this episode of #FinancialFox​ Stefania speaks to Aleksander Larsen, co-founder and COO of Axie Infinity (AXS), an Ethereum-based platform that turns game players into asset owners.   Axie is the #1 Ethereum game universe, the platform has 24,000 daily players and 30,000 weekly players and it has generated over 6,400 ETH in revenue (2M+ USD) so far.    With Axie, users can play with digital pets and earn tokens from their skills. More than earning crypto, users are interested in collecting NFTs, those unique digital assets that could be worth up to thousands of dollars.    Axie also has a strong emphasis on governance, and with time Axie Infinity will gradually evolve into a community-owned decentralized organisation.    Among Axie's partners are Binance, Ubisoft and Samsung. WATCH THE FINANCIALFOX VIDEO: https://youtu.be/d_mFqW6Z-Yk