Wyre Talks

Yogesh Srihari is a serial entrepreneur, who started several companies until he stumbled upon blockchain and was convinced by its potential to refocus his attention. Now, he is co-founder and CEO at LQDEX (pronounced "liquid-ex"), an inter-blockchain trading platform which allows trading of digital tokens across multiple blockchains. Because the exchange is decentralized, all the trading can be done without counterparty risk. Cross-chain trading often utilizes what are called atomic swaps. We explore what atomic swaps are, and why LQDEX does not use them, so therefore does not require modifications to the existing blockchains. As he discusses his past with Spankchain, Yogesh tells of the lessons he learned to not only build a great product, but to become an effective leader and decision-maker. In this episode, we also cover: How the adult entertainment industry has catalyzed other technologies in the past Launch of the LQDEX Bridge Collators in the LQDEX ecosystem, why they're crucial to the system Ensuring good behavior from those participating on the platform by issuing LQD tokens Stake and earn token models Training yourself to become a hyper-rational thinker Using a sidechain for more efficient cross-chain trading LQDEX website: https://lqdex.com/#exchange LQDEX blog: https://medium.com/lqdex LQDEX Whitepaper: https://lqdex.com/doc/LQDEX-Whitepaper.pdf You can follow the host on Twitter! Thomas Scaria: @tomscaria

In this episode of Wyre Talks, we welcome Apurv Mishra, founder and CEO of Zeus Protocol, who explains the mission of the Zeus protocol of breaking down data silos to help developers and how the blockchain can empower users in owning their own identity and personal data. Zeus Protocol: https://zeusprotocol.com/ Contact Zeus Protocol with Telegram: https://t.me/zeusprotocol Sign up for ZeusID: https://id.zeusprotocol.com/ You can follow the host on Twitter! Thomas Scaria: @tomscaria

In this episode of Wyre Talks, we host Michael Dunworth, CEO of Wyre, and Louis Aboud, Head of Research at Wyre Capital; we took this opportunity to dissect a topic we're not only very interested in, but feel is an important next step for crypto: the DEX. Through the episode, we discuss topics including: What is a DEX (decentralized exchange)? How having unregulated exchanges attracts bad actors How to get the first 100 million users for DEXs Challenges in improving user experience Regulation and compliance for exchanges Scaling issues with DEXs How will this ecosystem play out? Questions or comments? Feel free to reach out to us on Twitter, Facebook, or the Wyre Blog! Remember to subscribe on Google Play or iTunes to get the latest episodes and let us know if you have any topics you’d like us to cover. You can follow the hosts on Twitter! Thomas Scaria (host): @tomscaria Michael Dunworth (co-host): @MichaelDunwort1 Louis Aboud (co-host): @louAboudHogben

As traditional investors enter the crypto world, they not only bring their legitimacy and access to funds with them, they also bring old habits with them. This week's episode is about institutional players entering the crypto market and why bitcoin ETF's are so important to the market. We also cover topics like: Are ETF's good for bitcoin? Why the bitcoin ETF was rejected by the SEC Financial institutions making crypto mainstream Why Sillicon Valley is more threatened by crypto than Wall Street You can follow the host on Twitter! Thomas Scaria: @tomscaria

In this episode Wyre Talks, we interview the cofounders of Wyre: Michael Dunworth and Ioannis (Yanni) Giannaros. They recounted the story of Wyre; where it came from and where it's going. Wyre has been in the crypto space for five years now, and it's been a long and winding road, but we've seen a lot and learned a lot. It wasn't always easy but this is the story that defines who Wyre is today. Mike and Yanni also talk about: the struggles of founding a company and scaling it beyond the hacker house trying to get into Boost VC and handling rejection finally getting some traction and raising funds You can follow the host on Twitter! Thomas Scaria: @tomscaria