How does someone who has been through multiple bear and bull markets in crypto, cope with such a volatile industry? Keep Building. In this “Live from Links” episode, Caitlin Barnett , Director of Regulation & Compliance at Chainalysis ) reconnects with her former Gemini co-worker, Ira Auerbach (Head of Tandem, Offchain Labs ) as they go deep on the scalability and innovation challenges and successes on the Ethereum blockchain. Ira shares the initiatives at NASDAQ and Gemini that bridged traditional finance products to the crypto market and how his focus has shifted at Offchain Labs, where they are fostering blockchain innovation, solving complex computational challenges and emphasizing stablecoins' impact on market dynamics. A great episode for founders, investors and compliance folks in the crypto industry. Minute-by-minute episode breakdown 2 | Lessons from many crypto bull and bear markets 4 | Focus on institutional solutions and stablecoins 6 | Offchain Labs and Arbitrum improve scalability and usability on Ethereum 8 | Blockchain gaming, decentralized sequencers and fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) 10 | Tandem's partner studio and venture capital Approach 12 | Current crypto investment landscape 14 | Camelot and the industry’s shift to DeFi after centralized collapses 16 |Future of investing in blockchain and AI 18 | Thoughts on stablecoin infrastructure players in the industry Related resources Check out more resources provided by Chainalysis that perfectly complement this episode of the Public Key. Website: Offchain Labs: Scaling Ethereum Without Compromise Blog: Bringing Interoperability to Arbitrum and Ethereum Announcement: Tandem by OCL Invests in Camelot, the Largest Native DEX on Arbitrum Blog: OFAC Sanctions Funnull Technology Inc. for Supporting Pig Butchering Scams Blog: Bitcoin Strategic Reserves: Behind the Changing Architecture of Sovereign Finance Blog: AI-Powered Crypto Scams: How Artificial Intelligence is Being Used for Fraud YouTube: Chainalysis YouTube page Twitter: Chainalysis Twitter: Building trust in blockchain Speakers on today’s episode Caitlin Barnett *host* (Director of Regulation & Compliance, Chainalysis ) Ira Auerbach (Head of Tandem, Offchain Labs ) This website may contain links to third-party sites that are not under the control of Chainalysis, Inc. or its affiliates (collectively “Chainalysis”). Access to such information does not imply association with, endorsement of, approval of, or recommendation by Chainalysis of the site or its operators, and Chainalysis is not responsible for the products, services, or other content hosted therein. Our podcasts are for informational purposes only, and are not intended to provide legal, tax, financial, or investment advice. Listeners should consult their own advisors before making these types of decisions. Chainalysis has no responsibility or liability for any decision made or any other acts or omissions in connection with your use of this material. Chainalysis does not guarantee or warrant the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, suitability or validity of the information in any particular podcast and will not be responsible for any claim attributable to errors, omissions, or other inaccuracies of any part of such material. Unless stated otherwise, reference to any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by Chainalysis. The views expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Views and opinions expressed by Chainalysis employees are those of the employees and do not necessarily reflect the views of the company.
