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Anthony Scaramucci sat down with Mrinal Manohar, co-founder and CEO of the layer-1 blockchain infrastructure company Casper Labs, to discuss how blockchain tech and artificial intelligence can work together, Casper Labs' blockchain enterprise solutions and the company's exciting next steps that include a groundbreaking partnership with IBM's A.I. program Watson. They talk about the benefits of open source technology, the importance of blockchain-enabled transparency and Casper Labs' ability to become the AWS and Linux of blockchain infrastructure.  

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

1:58 - What is artificial intelligence?

8:20 - A.I. guardrails with blockchain

11:00 - Casper Labs & enterprise blockchain solutions

16:43 - Proving blockchain's worth

22:03 - Casper Labs model

24:45 - The dangers of A.I.

29:50 - IBM partnership & business model

34:23 - Open sourcing

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𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞:

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Moderated by Anthony Scaramucci. Developed, created and produced by SALT Venture Group, LLC.

Steve Kurz is the Global Head of Asset Management at Galaxy and a member of Galaxy’s founding team. Galaxy is a digital asset and blockchain leader providing access to the growing digital economy, spanning three complementary operating businesses: Global Markets, Asset Management, and Digital Infrastructure Solutions. Kurz discusses his background and journey to crypto, helping start Galaxy and the next chapter for crypto.

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𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐒𝐀𝐋𝐓 𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚:

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro and background

7:10 - Bitcoin & starting Galaxy

10:40 - Crypto cycles and long-term future

19:50 - Next crypto wave

32:50 - Crypto's durability

Moderated by Anthony Scaramucci. Developed, created and produced by SALT Venture Group, LLC.

John D’Agostino is a Senior Advisor at Coinbase, overseeing strategic partnerships for the business. John brings deep experience with sophisticated private investment vehicles characterized by complex strategies and asset classes, notably derivatives, structured credit, direct lending, high frequency/quant trading and similar strategies.

John discusses his background and journey into the digital asset space, the crypto market outlook and Coinbase’s recent partnerships with BlackRock and Google. Then, he analyses the state of retail and institutional adoption, and the future of regulation.

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Moderated by Anthony Scaramucci. Developed, created and produced by SALT Venture Group, LLC.

Crypto Regulation: Present & Future with Sydney Schaub, Chief Legal Officer, Gemini. Ryne Miller, General Counsel, FTX US. Zach Dexter, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, LedgerX. 

Moderated by Robert Hackett, Senior Writer & Tech Editor, Fortune.

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SALT New York is a global thought leadership and networking forum at the intersection of finance, technology and public policy. Over the course of three days, leading investors, creators and thinkers will take the stage in support of SALT’s mission: empowering big ideas.

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Joe Torre was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY on July 27, 2014 and the New York Yankees retired his Number 6 at a ceremony at Yankee Stadium the following month. Joe is currently a consultant to Major League Baseball Commissioner Robert Manfred. Prior to his current role, he served as the Chief Baseball Officer for Major League Baseball. In this capacity, he was responsible for overseeing several areas that included Major League Operations, On-Field Operations, On-Field Discipline and Umpiring. He served as the Office of the Commissioner’s primary liaison to the general managers and field managers of the 30 Major League Clubs regarding all baseball and on-field matters. 

Bobby Valentine was born and raised in Stamford, the son of Joseph and Grace. Bobby attended Ryle Elementary, Cloonan Middle School, and Rippowam High School, where he was elected student body president and became the only three-time All-State football player in Connecticut history. Bobby received a scholarship to the University of Southern California and was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1968. After 10 seasons as a professional baseball player, Bobby made his major league managerial debut in 1985 with the Texas Rangers. He was the American League Manager of the Year in 1986 and went onto become the winningest manager in Rangers history. Bobby began managing the New York Mets in 1996 and led the team to back-to-back postseasons, including a 2000 World Series appearance. He also won the 2005 Japan Series Championship while managing the Chiba Lotte Marines. 

Moderator Tom Verducci is an analyst and reporter for FOX Sports’ Major League Baseball coverage. Joining the network in 2012, Verducci has been a reporter for the MLB Postseason since 2016.

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SALT New York is a global thought leadership and networking forum at the intersection of finance, technology and public policy. Over the course of three days, leading investors, creators and thinkers will take the stage in support of SALT’s mission: empowering big ideas.

#SALTNY

Making the Bucks: The Road to an NBA Title with Marc Lasry, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, Avenue Capital and Co-Owner of the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks.

Moderated by Anthony Scaramucci, Founder & Managing Partner, SkyBridge.

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For podcast transcripts and show notes, visit https://www.salt.org/

SALT New York is a global thought leadership and networking forum at the intersection of finance, technology and public policy. Over the course of three days, leading investors, creators and thinkers will take the stage in support of SALT’s mission: empowering big ideas.

#SALTNY

How to Keep the U.S. On the Forefront of High-Tech Growth with Congressman Ro Khanna of California’s 17th Congressional District. Governor Jeb Bush, 43rd Governor of Florida. Jason Crabtree, Chief Executive Officer, QOMPLX.

Moderated by Jeff Sonnenfeld, Senior Associate Dean for Leadership Studies, School of Management, Yale University.

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SALT New York is a global thought leadership and networking forum at the intersection of finance, technology and public policy. Over the course of three days, leading investors, creators and thinkers will take the stage in support of SALT’s mission: empowering big ideas.

#SALTNY

Sustainable Infrastructure Investing with Petya Nikolova, Head of Infrastructure Investments, New York City Retirement System, Office of the Comptroller. Maureen O’toole, Head of the Americas Investor Development Group, Actis. Pieter Houlleberghs, Director, Investment (Energy & Environment), Temasek.

Moderated by Caroline Abramo, Founder & Chief Investment Officer, Panal LCE.

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For podcast transcripts and show notes, visit https://www.salt.org/

SALT New York is a global thought leadership and networking forum at the intersection of finance, technology and public policy. Over the course of three days, leading investors, creators and thinkers will take the stage in support of SALT’s mission: empowering big ideas.

#SALTNY

Dr. Michio Kaku is one of the most renowned figures in science and the world today. He is a theoretical physicist, bestselling author, acclaimed public speaker, futurist, and popularizer of science, he co-founded “String Field Theory” and continues Einstein’s quest to unite the fundamental forces of nature into a single grand unified “Theory of Everything.”

Dr. Kaku holds the Henry Semat Chair in Theoretical Physics at City University New York, graduating summa cum laude from Harvard with a Ph.D. from UC Berkeley. He has written numerous New York Times bestselling books including The Future of Humanity, The Future of the Mind, Physics of the Future, and Physics of the Impossible.

Kaku’s latest bestselling book The God Equation: The Quest for a Theory of Everything explores the history of unification theories from Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation through Quantum Mechanics and The Standard Model of Particle Physics — culminating in his own landmark contributions to the most cutting-edge ideas in theoretical physics.

Moderator Alex Klokus is a Founder and Managing Partner at the SALT Fund. Alex is a serial entrepreneur who built and sold both the media company Futurism and the sleep and wellness business Gravity.

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SALT New York is a global thought leadership and networking forum at the intersection of finance, technology and public policy. Over the course of three days, leading investors, creators and thinkers will take the stage in support of SALT’s mission: empowering big ideas.

#SALTNY

How Crypto Changes Everything: The Future of Finance & Culture with Sam Bankman-Fried, Chief Executive Officer, FTX. Kevin O’leary, Founder, WonderFi. Anatoly Yakovenko, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Solana. Jeremy Allaire, Co-Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Circle. 

Moderated by Kristin Smith, Executive Director, Blockchain Association.

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Watch this video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SALTTube/videos

For podcast transcripts and show notes, visit https://www.salt.org/

SALT New York is a global thought leadership and networking forum at the intersection of finance, technology and public policy. Over the course of three days, leading investors, creators and thinkers will take the stage in support of SALT’s mission: empowering big ideas.

#SALTNY