Adam Cochran, partner at Cinneamhain Ventures, talks about the collapses suffered during this year, their impacts on big traditional finance players, and what’s coming in the crypto markets in the near future. 

Show highlights:

whether Sam Bankman-Fried lied during his interview at the Deal Book Summit

why SBF kept the number of FTX's engineers at such a low number

why Adam is optimistic about Genesis and DCG

what options Genesis have to raise liquidity

the significance of a potential meltdown of DCG in the crypto industry

why Adam is worried about Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC)

what lessons can be learned from this crypto winter

Adam's prognosis for crypto lending and for the crypto markets in general

the impact of the bankruptcy of BlockFi and all the other centralized lenders


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Adam:

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Thread on community buyout

Previous Unchained episodes:

Why 3AC’s Collapse Could Spell the Start of a Crypto Credit Crunch



Episode Links


BlockFi: 

Unchained: Crypto Lender BlockFi Files for Bankruptcy as FTX’s Contagion Effects Continue


Decrypt: FTX, Alameda Owe BlockFi More Than $1 Billion: Court Hearing




Genesis:

Bloomberg: Genesis Creditors Seek Options to Keep Crypto Brokerage Out of Bankruptcy


Semafor: Online news site CoinDesk attracts suitors amid crypto crash


Unchained: 

Genesis Warns of Bankruptcy If Funding Plans Fail: Report

On-chain Analysts ID 432 GBTC Addresses After Grayscale Says No to Proof-of-Reserves

WSJ: Crypto Lender Genesis Asks Binance and Apollo for Cash


Decrypt: Digital Currency Group Says No Imminent Threat Despite Owing Genesis $575M


The Block: DCG CEO Barry Silbert updates shareholders, says company will emerge 'stronger'


Previous coverage of Unchained on Genesis:

Why Genesis Could Very Well Be Insolvent, Not Just Illiquid

‘The Last Big Whale’: Why the Crypto Contagion of 2022 Eventually Hit Genesis


FTX:
Unchained: FTX Bankruptcy Overseer Says Company’s Collapse Is Worst He’s Ever Seen



Previous coverage of Unchained on FTX:

Jesse Powell and Kevin Zhou on How FTX and Alameda Lost $10 Billion

Is the Collapse of Crypto Lending Over, or Is It Just Starting?

Did the Bahamian Government Direct SBF and Gary Wang to Hack FTX?

The Chopping Block: Why Lenders Didn’t Liquidate Alameda When It Was Underwater 

Erik Voorhees and Cobie on Why FTX Loaned Out Customers’ Assets

The Chopping Block: FTX: The Biggest Collapse in the History of Crypto?

Sam Bankman-Fried on How to Prevent the Next Terra and 3AC


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