The Global Coin Podcast by Joyce Yang

The Global Coin Podcast uncovers and contextualizes what the Crypto insiders are thinking on Asia. Cryptocurrency and Blockchain will globalize our communities and nations more than ever before, and for a true Crypto operator and investor, Asia is crucial to understand. We are differentiated in offering insights from English-speaking and leading executives, operators and investors on their thoughts on Asia, including countries such as China, Japan, Korea and Singapore. We provide relevant and robust information on true inner workings of Crypto companies in their go-to-market strategies and operational challenges. We publish a new episode once every two weeks. Check out our newsletter to get the most important happenings on Asia blockchain and cryptocurrency at GlobalCoinResearch.com

Episode 37 | Partner at AGE Crypto Ethan Kravitz on the State of Crypto Hedge Funds, Transition from CTO Role to Investor and Institutional Capital 11/07/2019

Episode 36 | Cofounder of Coda Protocol Evan Shapiro on Coda, the Current PoS Landscape and Osaka Devcon Takeways 10/23/2019

Ep 35 | Special Episode: Analyse Asia on The Small Handbook to Asia Cryptocurrency featuring Joyce Yang 10/17/2019

Ep 35 | Special Episode: Analyse Asia on The Small Handbook to Asia Cryptocurrency featuring Joyce Yang Today, we are excited to reshare Analyse Asia's latest episode featuring our own Joyce Yang. Joyce joined Analyse Asia in a conversation about the Asian cryptocurrency market in Asia with the new Analyse Asia host, Carol Yin. Joyce and Carol discussed the recent publication by Global Coin Research (GCR) “” and identified the key important trends and currents in the Asian market, specifically China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Indonesia, and Singapore. Here are the interesting show notes and links to the discussion (with time-stamps included): Joyce Yang ( , ), Founder of [0:40] Since our last conversation, what have you been up to? [1:03] : On local ecosystems, trends & regulations published by Global Coin Research (GCR) [4:56] Joyce discuss the GCR’s new advisory & venture fund. How did you and your team in GCR put the handbook together? [5:08] Who are the intended audience? [8:14] What are the main themes of the handbook? [10:26] Are there any common threads on cryptocurrency within Asia? For example, it seems that a lot of Asian countries have banned ICOs. Prolonged bear market, IEO. [11:22] China [13:25] China is probably the most important market for cryptocurrency whether it’s bitcoin and blockchain and have banned ICOs since 2017 and at the same time, reducing bitcoin mining towards zero, what are the key trends in 2019 which you believe that are most important? [13:46] One interesting part on China is that you have broken down the major financial institutions in the Chinese government that everyone dabbling in bitcoin and blockchain must know, which are they and why they are important to the whole ecosystem? [16:01] Are there any major differences between Hong Kong and China when it comes to cryptocurrency? [17:41] Is Hong Kong following China with respect to regulation in blockchain and bitcoin given that it has also banned ICOs now? [19:41] Japan and Korea [20:34] How has the Japanese cryptocurrency market changed after the major theft of bitcoins from Mount Gox in 2014? [20:49] Can you briefly talk about the Japanese blockchain startup ecosystem and also the Japanese enterprises in blockchain? [22:55] Who are the key players from the startup spaces and major enterprises involved in cryptocurrency within Korea? [24:44] Korea is known for the kimchi premium: can you explain what that means in the context of cryptocurrency? [26:32] Singapore and Indonesia [28:27] Indonesia is the largest market in Southeast Asia, can you talk about how the government is viewing cryptocurrency (bitcoin + blockchain)? [28:29] Who are the key players from the startup spaces and major enterprises involved in cryptocurrency within Indonesia? [29:58] How is Singapore looking at regulation in the cryptocurrency market? [31:05] We notice a lot of major cryptocurrency players () are based in Singapore, what are its competitive strengths and weaknesses? [32:54] Other interesting Asian markets: Thailand and Vietnam. [35:02] Closing [36:14] How do my audience find you? [36:28] **This is a reshared podcast episode, with permission, hosted by Analyse Asia.** Find them . To find out more about Global Coin Research, visit our website: Connect with us: /episode/index/show/globalcoinresearch/id/11675792

Ep 34 | Wyre CEO Michael Dunworth on Supporting the Fiat to Crypto Ecosystem and Crypto's Way to Mass Adoption 09/04/2019

Ep 33 | Quoine CEO Mike Kayamori on the Regulatory Environment in Japan, and Advice He Has for New Projects Looking to Enter the Japanese Market.rojects looking to enter the Japanese market 08/28/2019

Ep 32 | Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire on the rapid rise of USDC, China's digital currency and regulatory headwinds in the US 08/21/2019

Ep 31 | Is Facebook Libra Opening A Pandora’s Box? Singapore Professor David Lee Explains 07/18/2019

Ep 31 | Is Facebook Libra Opening A Pandora’s Box? Singapore Professor David Lee Explains Global Coin Research partnered up with the number 1 Taiwanese Crypto Media Blocktempo at the Asia Blockchain Summit in early July. Our founder Joyce Yang interviewed David Lee, Visiting Fulbright Scholar (2015) at Stanford University and Professor, Singapore University of Social Sciences. Prof David LEE Kuo Chuen is the founder of several entities including LeftCoast in Silicon Valley, Libai.io for Chinese wealth management education, and BlockAsset for Fintech and Blockchain. He was the Director of the Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics at the Singapore Management University. He graduated with BSc, MSc and PhD from the London School of Economics and Political Science in Econometrics. He was the Group Managing Director of OUE and Auric Pacific. He founded and managed Ferrell hedge funds from 1998-2012 and was the property developer for Ferrell Residences. He is also an independent director on several boards including one of the world’s largest FinTech companies. He assisted regulators and investment associations in several capacities including the design of the framework for risk and complexity of investment products, allocation of research funding, launching of new investment products and editorial. His operation and management experience include F&B, manufacturing, hospitality, hedge funds, stockbroker, property management, property development, REITs, medical plastic components, listing and de-listing of companies, start-ups and multinationals. He is the author/editor of the American Library Association Outstanding Award Reference Book titled “Digital Currency” by Elsevier. His latest two books entitled “Blockchain, Digital Finance, and Inclusion” are published by Elsevier with a new book on Inclusive Fintech on Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and ICO by World Scientific to be launched in 2018. His current interest is in decentralized technology for financial inclusion. Joyce Yang is the founder of Global Coin Research, a paid subscription newsletter that provides the most important insights and analysis on Asia crypto and blockchain. She is an angel investor and advisor to some of the top projects in the space. She has been featured as a guest in Laura Shin and Anthony Pompliano’s podcasts as well as cited in TechCrunch, South China Morning Post, and Cointelegraph. Joyce Yang graduated from Harvard University and formerly spent over 5 years at Merrill and China’s largest investment bank CICC. The Global Coin Research Podcast is produced by Connect with us: /episode/index/show/globalcoinresearch/id/10618310

Ep 30 | Special Episode: With CFO of Binance Wei Zhou on the Happenings from the Asian Blockchain Summit 07/11/2019

Ep 29 | Bitmex Arthur Hayes on his debate with Nouriel Roubini at the Asia Blockchain Summit 07/03/2019

Ep 28 | Special Episode: Analyse Asia on Binance featuring Joyce Yang 06/28/2019

Ep 28 | Special Episode: Analyse Asia on Binance featuring Joyce Yang Today, we are excited to reshare Analyse Asia's latest episode featuring our own Joyce Yang. Joyce joined Analyse Asia to discuss Biance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange globally, to review its rapid rise and current lead in the industry. They began with the chronological history of the company and how the founders Zhao Changpeng and He Yi built up the cryptocurrency exchange from 2017 to now the leading player with 40% of the market share globally. They discuss their current business footprint, their current projects from the stable coin project to the recent announcement of the Binance chain. Here are the interesting show notes and links to the discussion (with time-stamps included): Joyce Yang ( , ), Founder of [0:34] How did you start your career? [0:47] From your career journey, what are the interesting lessons learnt? [2:31] You are currently the founder of Global Coin Research, can you discuss what it does and what are you currently covering in the cryptocurrency and blockchain space? [5:09] Do you need bifurcate the segmentation of the market to split between the cryptocurrency and blockchain when you cover the Asia market? [8:19] Do you have to split China and the rest of Asia in the coverage of the cryptocurrency and blockchain space as well? [10:01] [11:49] Can you introduce Binance, a global cryptocurrency exchange to my audience? [12:24] What’s the chronology behind the formation of Binance, as the current CEO, Zhao Changpeng was the third member of the Blockchain.info team and also former CTO for OkCoin, one of the top 3 cryptocurrency exchanges in China? [14:56] Who are the other key executives in Binance other than the founders (Zhao Changpeng and He Yi)? [18:00] What is Binance’s mission and vision according to their founders? [21:17] What’s the current business footprint of Binance given that it is originally founded in China and has to move out due to regulation in China? [25:37] How did it become the largest crypto-exchange with a market capitalization of US$1.3B? [28:52] Can you explain the concept of and how Binance and three other major cryptocurrency exchanges known as Terra? [32:55] Why did Binance not build their own stable coin alone with Terra but instead partner with the other exchanges? [35:48] Recently, they have announced , which is a blockchain made by Binance, what does it mean for the business and why is it important? [39:22] Closing [42:29] Can you recommend a book or movie or podcast or anything which recently made an impact to your work and personal life? [42:46] Joyce’s recommendations: by Tom Wright and Bradley Hope BL’s recommendation: by Clare Rewcastle Brown. How do my audience find you? [44:43] **This is a reshared podcast episode, with permission, hosted by Analyse Asia.** Find them . To find out more about Global Coin Research, visit our website: Connect with us: /episode/index/show/globalcoinresearch/id/10369430

Ep 27 | GCR Workshop: An Essential and Practical Guide to Chinese Community in 30 minutes with Toya from Nervos Network 06/21/2019

Ep 26 | GCR WORKSHOP: Blockchain Gaming in Asia With CryptoKitties co-founder Benny Giang 06/20/2019

Ep 25 | Electric Coin Company (ZCash) on its Asia Focus and Challenges in 2019 05/11/2019

Ep 25 | Electric Coin Company (ZCash) on its Asia Focus and Challenges in 2019 This is a replay of a conference call held jointly by Global Coin Research and Messari on May 9, 2019. In the last year, the Electric Coin Company, formerly Zcash, has been moving beyond the technical and scientific cypherpunk community towards those with a need or desire for an alternative store of value (SoV). And for that reason, Electric Coin Company has begun focusing on countries in Asia as primary targets for their research, marketing, and business development efforts. As Josh Swihart, Electric Coin Company's head of business development and marketing,in January, Electric Coin Company will begin focusing on Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and Hong Kong. The team also intends to lightly engage in the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia. For this call, we invite Josh to share with us his thought process for onboarding users in Asia, with his outline of the customer decision journey, focusing first on SoV use cases for near-term full adoption and then exploring medium of exchange (MoE) use cases in an effort to find product-market fit. Josh and Zooko also recently went to a number of countries in Asia and held a number of local . We will ask for their takeaways there. delivers daily research briefs, bi-weekly analyst calls, and access to advanced tools on messari.io. offers subscribers resources and analyses, including invite-only meetups, resources, and insights on the most important happenings in Asia. About Josh Swihart: Josh is responsible for Electric Coin Company’s marketing and business development. Prior to Electric Coin Company, he served as the Senior Vice President of Global Marketing for K2, leading global growth from start-up to acquisition by Francisco Partners. He has also served as a global practice principal for EMC, the CEO of Aspenware, and was the co-founder of a couple of other companies with exits to Accenture and EMC. He began his career as a software developer, data recovery specialist and BBS sysop. Josh has received numerous global and national awards for leadership, marketing, and solution delivery. About Zcash: Electric Coin Company’s mission is to empower everyone with economic freedom and opportunity. We believe that everyone has a right to privacy, that the pursuit of economic freedom is virtuous, and that the future of money is an attack- and censorship-resistant digital currency. Since its launch in 2016, Electric Coin Company has quickly grown to be one of the most valued and admired cryptocurrencies in the world. The Global Coin Research Podcast is produced by /episode/index/show/globalcoinresearch/id/9740630

Ep 24 | DRW Cumberland's Justin Chow on the Crypto Markets in Asia; IEOs and OTC Trading 04/27/2019

Ep 23 | Tezos Southeast Asia on STOs in Thailand, Regional Attitude to Blockchain and TZ.Ventures 04/16/2019

Ep 22 | MakerDao China Lead Chao Pan on Stablecoins and Dai's Future in China, China's Digital Currency 03/28/2019

Ep 21 | Tezos Korea Team on Building Great Local Developer Communities in Korea 03/18/2019

Ep 20 | Evan Kereiakes from Terra on the Updated Protocol, Upcoming Mainnet Launch, and Adoption Strategy 03/17/2019

Ep 20 | Evan Kereiakes from Terra on the Updated Protocol, Upcoming Mainnet Launch, and Adoption Strategy Our founder Joyce Yang recently spoke with Laura Shin as a guest on her Unconfirmed podcast about the crypto community in Korea, and she mentioned that one of the interesting companies based there is Terra, a stable coin that is looking to grow its adoption in Asia through its e-commerce payment gateway. In this conference call we held for our premium subscribers with core researcher Evan at Terra, we'll learn about how Terra works, its recent partnership with the Mongolia government, and its plans to integrate with checkout processes of 15 e-commerce platforms across Asia collectively processing 25 billion USD in volume and 40 million monthly active users. To learn more about our premium offering: About Terra: Terra is a price-stable cryptocurrency aiming to empower the next-generation payment network on the blockchain. 6 months ago, the Korea-based team announced that they've raised $32mn from global exchanges including Binance Labs, OKEx, Huobi Capital, FBG and Dunamu — the firm behind Korea’s Upbit, along with Polychain, FBG and others. The project is headed by Daniel Shin, founder and president of TicketMonster— the $1.7 billion Korean e-commerce firm that has been formerly owned by both Living Social and Groupon. According to co-founder Do, Terra's initial growth will be bootstrapped by an e-commerce payment gateway, TerraX, that is slated to be integrated into checkout processes of 15 e-commerce platforms across Asia collectively processing 25 billion USD in volume and 40 million monthly active Scaling Seigniorage Kwon in his Medium post users. About Our Guest: Evan Kereiakes worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York for over 7 years. He was most recently the Head Japanese Portfolio Manager and Trading Operations Manager for the foreign reserves portfolio. Prior to that, he was an Economic Analyst at the U.S. Treasury and he also worked at the White House National Economic Council. Evan holds an MBA from the University of Chicago and engineering degrees from Duke and the University of Illinois. -- The Global Coin Research Podcast is produced by /episode/index/show/globalcoinresearch/id/9776144