What Grinds My Gears

What Grinds My Gears


Latest Episodes

Episode 19: It’s All about DEX, Baby
May 07, 2019

Meltem Demirors and Jill Carlson discuss the Buttonwood Agreement, all the way through to Flash Boys, and even Tinder, and ending at decentralized exchange, or DEX.

Episode 18: Tarred and Tethered
April 30, 2019

Meltem Demirors and Jill Carlson discuss collateralization, fractional reserve banking, and market liquidity.

Episode 17: Fact or FUD: Crypto in the Media
April 23, 2019

Meltem Demirors and Jill Carlson discuss fear, uncertainty, and doubt in crypto media.

Episode 16: Beating the Market: A Game of Geeks and Greeks
April 16, 2019

Meltem Demirors and Jill Carlson discuss the theory and practice of financial performance and measurement, the challenges in applying this theory to crypto markets, and why this matters so much to investors of all stripes.

Episode 15: Fork Yourself
April 09, 2019

Meltem Demirors and Jill Carlson discuss forks, great schisms, and evolutionary theory.

Episode 14: This is Water: A Story about Liquidity
April 02, 2019

Meltem Demirors and Jill Carlson discuss liquidity and what it actually means in markets, for companies, for individual assets, and the role of market participants and market structure in managing this flow.

Episode 5: Venezuela: Living in a Powder Keg
January 29, 2019

Meltem Demirors and Jill Carlson discuss Venezuela and what fundamental challenges the crypto community has yet to address.

Episode 4: Square Peg Round Hole
January 28, 2019

Meltem Demirors and Jill Carlson discuss crypto assets and their old school financial equivalents.

Episode 3: DeFi, Same as the OldFi
January 24, 2019

Meltem Demirors and Jill Carlson discuss the evolution of crypto and the role of regulators.

Episode 2: Welcome to Bagel World
January 24, 2019

Meltem Demirors and Jill Carlson discuss what cryptocurrencies are actually worth.

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