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The Mo Show | Presented by KAFD"How IWC Broke All The Rules!" | Christoph Grainger-Herr, CEO of IWC WatchesChristoph is the CEO of IWC Schaffhausen, where he blends creative design sensibility with strategic leadership to steer one of Switzerland’s premier luxury watchmakers. Originally from Germany, he studied interior design in England and Switzerland before first collaborating with IWC in 2006 to design its museum. As CEO, Christophe has focused on honoring IWC’s heritage while driving innovation and sustainability, and he has overseen the brand’s growing digital presence. His tenure has seen significant achievements, including IWC winning the prestigious “Aiguille d’Or” at the 2024 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève. Outside the world of wat...2025-05-2847 min
Klokkepodden#174 – Dypdykk: IWC Schaffhausen IngenieurI ukens episode tar Jim og Joakim et grundig dypdykk i én av IWCs mest tekniske og ikoniske kolleksjoner- Ingenieur! Guttene går i dybden på både historie, design og teknisk utvikling. Joakim deler også inntrykk fra en nylig tur med IWC i spektakulære omgivelser i Hardangerfjorden.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2025-05-0942 minKlokkepodden#169 – Watches & Wonders 2025 III: Panerai, IWC Schaffhausen og TAG HeuerDag tre i Genève hvor Jim og Joakim dykker videre ned i årets klokkelanseringer. I denne episoden er det Panerai, IWC Schaffhausen og TAG Heuer som står i fokus. Hør hva som imponerte mest og hvilke modeller som virkelig stjal oppmerksomheten på messen.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2025-04-0428 min
Startcast | Der Innovations, Business & Marketing Podcast#285 IWC Schaffhausen | Zeit für Innovation | Dr. Lorenz Brunner | Department Manager Research & Innovation#285 IWC Schaffhausen | Zeit für Innovation | Dr. Lorenz Brunner | Department Manager Research & InnovationWie ein Materialwissenschaftler die Zukunft der Luxusuhren schmiedetIn dieser faszinierenden Episode des Startcast Podcasts taucht Host Max Ostermeier in die Welt von Dr. Lorenz Brunner ein, dem Department Manager Research & Innovation bei IWC Schaffhausen. Von seinen Anfängen als Werkstoffingenieur an der ETH Zürich bis hin zur Revolutionierung der Luxusuhrenwelt - Lorenz teilt seine außergewöhnliche Reise mit einer Begeisterung, die ansteckend ist.Höre, wie Lorenz den Spagat zwischen Wissenschaft und Handwerkskunst meiste...2025-01-051h 05
5Ever TimepiecesThe IWC Schaffhausen Portugieser Constant Force Tourbillion “150 Years”, A Watch You Need.Today’s episode will be dedicated to the IWC Schaffhausen Portugieser Constant Force Tourbillion “150 Years”, And Why Exactly You Need This As A Piece In Your Collection. At $249,000USD* (pretax, free shipping) this is an investor’s and true collectors must have as it’s an appreciating asset.2025-01-0416 min
Startcast | Der Innovations, Business & Marketing Podcast#284 IWC Schaffhausen | Design, Emotionen und ikonische Uhren | Christian Knoop | Creative Director#284 IWC Schaffhausen | Design, Emotionen und ikonische Uhren | Christian Knoop | Creative DirectorDie Zeit im Blick mit Christian KnoopIn dieser inspirierenden Episode des Startcast Podcasts spricht Host Max Ostermeier mit Christian Knoop, dem Creative Director von IWC Schaffhausen, über die Kunst, Zeit in Form zu bringen. Seit über 15 Jahren prägt Christian die Designs der legendären Schweizer Uhrenmarke und verbindet dabei technisches Know-how mit emotionaler Tiefe. Christian gibt exklusive Einblicke in seine Arbeit und erklärt, warum eine Uhr weit mehr ist als ein technisches Produkt. Für ihn sind...2025-01-011h 10
This Watch Life188: Lydia visits IWC and becomes a watchmaker?In this episode Lydia talks about her trip to Schaffhausen to visit the IWC manufacture with Nymans Ur, and the coolest Ingenieur she’s seen yet!2024-11-0120 min
Startcast | Der Innovations, Business & Marketing Podcast#256 IWC Schaffhausen x DLR | Von Uhren zum Weltraum | Dr. Lorenz Brunner | Department Manager Research & Innovation#256 IWC Schaffhausen x DLR | Von Uhren zum Weltraum | Dr. Lorenz Brunner | Department Manager Research & InnovationWie IWC und DLR die Grenzen zwischen Luxusuhren und Raumfahrttechnologie verwischenTauche ein in die faszinierende Welt der Hochleistungskeramik mit Dr. Lorenz Brunner, dem brillanten Kopf hinter IWCs Innovationsabteilung, in dieser bahnbrechenden Spezialfolge des Startcast Podcasts. Host Max von Rocka Studio entlockt dem leidenschaftlichen Department Manager für Research and Innovation bei IWC Schaffhausen exklusive Einblicke in eine der spannendsten Kooperationen zwischen Luxusuhrenindustrie und Raumfahrttechnologie.In diesem fesselnden Gespräch enthüllt Dr. Brunner:2024-11-0135 min
EMEA Recruitment PodcastEMEA Recruitment Podcast #167 - René Behr – Building Resilience to Power PerformanceWe were proud to welcome René Behr, Chief People Officer at IWC Schaffhausen, onto the EMEA Recruitment podcast. “True success lies in shaping a future where people and business grow in tandem, leaving a legacy that transcends time.” René has always been fascinated by human dynamics and interactions. He believes that Human Resources is the most influential function in business, because people are critical to success. He cites figures like David Ulrich, the “Father of Modern HR”, inspirational speaker Simon Sinek, and former Google VP of People Operations, Laszlo Bock, as key influences. He also reveals the...2024-10-2940 min
OT: The PodcastIWC CEO Chris Grainger on the Portugieser and the partnership with MercedesThis week, we get to see Andy in his natural environment of Watches & Wonders as he chats to IWC CEO Chris Grainger in the middle of the packed IWC booth to discuss everything that makes the Schaffhausen-based manufacturer such a force to be reckoned with. From the ongoing evolution of the Portugieser to the future of the brand’s partnership with Mercedes and even the very nature of time itself. Before the headline act, Felix and Andy chat about some of the interesting developments in the world of watches, including Bernard Arnault’s investment in Richemont and LVMH...2024-07-0433 min
Pioniercast: Wipf&BlunschiJohannes Rauschenbach - Retter der IWCJohannes Rauschenbach: Der Retter der IWCPioniercast Folge 5«Welcome to Zurich. A pretty little suburb of Schaffhausen». Ohne den Wirtschaftspionier Johannes Rauschenbach gäbe es heute bei der Ankunft am Flughafen Zürich keine provokativen Werbekampagnen der Luxusuhrenmarke IWC. Rauschenbach, der im 19. Jahrhundert als einer der grössten Fabrikanten von Landwirtschaftsmaschinen in Europa Wohlstand erlangt hatte, rettete die damals insolvente IWC vor dem Untergang. Zudem hatte er massgeblichen Anteil an der Nutzung der Wasserkraft und dem Bau des «Moserdamms», der für die Industrialisierung von Schaffhausen zentral wichtig war. Der Historiker und Publizist Matthias Wipf (maw...2024-04-1615 min
CD Voice英语新闻丨Snow-themed travel proves big draw among touristsRevenues from snow-themed travel are forecast to witness rapid growth this winter, as operators offer improved services and consumers indicate increased enthusiasm for hitting the slopes following the country's optimized COVID-19 response measures.预计今年冬季，冰雪主题旅游的收入会迅速增长，随着旅游景点服务不断优化，在国家防疫政策优化后，消费者对滑雪运动的热情不断上涨。Since the holding of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games, teenagers and young children have shown a greater interest in skiing-related activities.自2022年北京冬季奥运会举办以来，青少年和儿童对与滑雪有关的活动表现出巨大的兴趣。Chinese people born in the 1990s and after the year 2000 are the main groups of skiers, according to Nanjing, Jiangsu province-based online travel agency Tuniu.根据位于江苏省南京市的在线旅行社“途牛”的信息，滑雪爱好者主要是九零后和零零后。The number of bookings for skiing-related services made by these two age groups put together accounts for 60 percent of the total such bookings, and the number of children who have gone skiing with their parents is on the rise, Tuniu said.途牛表示，九零后和零零后预定的滑雪相关服务数量占总预订量的60％，与父母同行，开展滑雪运动的儿童数量正在增加。Eyeing the trend of Chines...2024-01-0904 min
Scottish WatchesScottish Watches Podcast #533 : The History of Watchmaking with IWCWelcome to the Scottish Watches Podcast Episode 533! David Seyffer, IWC Museum Director takes us through the American origins of the International Watch Company, how Schaffhausen was chosen as a...
The post Scottish Watches Podcast #533 : The History of Watchmaking with IWC appeared first on Scottish Watches.2024-01-0842 min
Retail News FlashRetail News Flash vom 08.12.2023News aus dem Handel - fachkundig kommentiert
"HDE sees rising consumer sentiment in December and an upward trend in Christmas business.
“As things stand, there is a chance that private consumption will stabilize in the last month of this year and there will be no significant slump in Christmas business,” said the industry organization on Monday, citing the current HDE consumption barometer for December.
Consumers’ propensity to buy is increasing
The index, which is created by the Handelsblatt Research Institute on behalf of the HDE and is based on a survey of 1,600 people on consumption-related topics, rose sharply compared to the...2023-12-0839 min
UhrTalk - Der erste deutschsprachige Uhrenpodcast.196: Jede Menge neue ChronographenHeute gibts mal wieder UhrTalk in Überlänge. Lucas und Chris sind einige neue Chronographen unter anderem von Seiko, Furlan Marri und IWC ins Auge gestochen, die zuletzt vorgestellt wurden. Gemeinsam tauschen sie sich über die aus und diskutieren die Neuheiten. Wieso sie sich nun erstmalig für einen mechanischen Chronographen von Seiko begeistern können und wieso sie die neue IWC eher kritisch sehen, erfahrt Ihr in dieser UhrTalk-Episode. Wir wünschen wie immer gute Unterhaltung!
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- Lucas trug seine Tudor Black Bay 58
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Into The MindE5: How To Deal With Impostor Syndrome - UK Director For IWC Schaffhausen A Company Worth Over 700 Million - Grant WilsonGrant Wilson is the UK Director for IWC Schaffhausen. IWC are a luxury watch brand valued at over 700 Million and have ambassadors from Lewis Hamilton to Eileen Gu.2023-07-161h 06
EXPLORING LUXURY#2 IWC-CEO Chris Grainger-HerrIm Gespräch mit Kiki Maeder
Mit 45 Jahren gehört er zu den jüngsten CEOs im Luxusuhren-Business: Christoph «Chris» Grainger-Herr führt das Traditionsunternehmen IWC aus dem beschaulichen Schaffhausen zielstrebig in die digitale Ära. Im Gespräch mit Kiki Maeder erklärt er, warum Luxus auch bescheiden wirken darf.2023-05-2444 min
El Podcast de Klokker100 El Nuevo Reloj De IWC Y Mercedes AMG | KlokkerEl nuevo reloj de IWC Schaffhausen Pilot's Watch Chronograph 41 Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One! Te presentaremos la combinación perfecta entre la precisión de la relojería suiza y la pasión por las carreras de Fórmula 1.
Este reloj es una edición especial diseñada en colaboración con el equipo de carreras Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One, y está inspirado en los instrumentos de vuelo de la aviación. El reloj cuenta con una esfera negra con detalles en rojo, que hace referencia a los colores del equipo Mercedes AMG, y su caja de acero inoxidable tiene un d...2023-05-1103 min
Casa ÁrabeDiscussion with the Iraqi film director Maysoon Pachachi (ENG)Listen here to the discussion with the Iraqi director Maysoon Pachachi, that was held after the secreening of her first fictional feature film , "Our River, Our Sky".
Baghdad, Iraq. In winter 2006, three years after the U.S.-led invasion, sectarian violence is extreme, against a backdrop of night-time curfews and the country’s occupation. You never know what you will see when you walk out your front door in the morning. Sara is a single mother and novelist, living with a shock that has plunged her into silence. She and her neighbors give us a glance into th...2023-04-2833 min
Casa ÁrabeColoquio con la directora de cine iraquí Maysoon PachachiColoquio con la directora y productora de cine iraquí Maysoon Pachahi, con motivo de la proyección de su primer largometraje de ficción, "Our River... Our Sky".
Bagdad, Iraq. Invierno de 2006, tres años después de la invasión liderada por EE.UU. La violencia sectaria es extrema, en un contexto de toques de queda nocturnos y de ocupación del país. Nunca sabes lo que verás cuando salgas por la puerta de tu casa por la mañana. Sara es madre soltera y novelista, bajo una conmoción que la ha sumido en el silen...2023-04-2833 min
Sport Unites Us - der Podcast von Laureus Sport for Good#33 Markus Steinhauser und Tabea Gering >> Gemeinsam mehr erreichen! <<Sport Unites Us – der Podcast von Laureus Sport for Good
Was haben New York, London, Hongkong und Feldkirchen bei Straubing bald gemeinsam? Ja… sie haben tatsächlich bald etwas gemeinsam: Es ist die so genannte Sport for Good City. Während New York, London und Hongkong bereits Sport for Good Cities sind, werden wir gemeinsam mit unserem
Partner, der Wohnraum AG, in der kleinen Gemeinde Feldkirchen bei Straubing die erste Sport for Good City in Deutschland aufbauen – und genau darum geht es in dieser besonderen ersten Sport Unites Us Folge im Jahr 2023. Tabea Gering, Projektverantwortliche der Laureus Sport for Good Sti...2023-03-011h 01
UhrTalk - Der erste deutschsprachige Uhrenpodcast.148: Weihnachts-Q&A 2022In der diesjährigen Weihnachtsepisode stellen sich Raf, Chris und Lucas euren Fragen und besprechen dabei diverse Themen, wobei es nicht nur um die Wahl der passenden Uhr für die Festtage und den Start ins neue Jahr geht, sondern auch um den Einfluss von Marketing auf unser Kaufverhalten, unterbewertete Uhren sowie geplante NWAs für 2023. Wir wünschen gute Unterhaltung und frohe Weihnachten!
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Raf: Cartier Santos Vendôme 81912
Lucas: IWC Schaffhausen Fliegerchronograph 3706
Chris: Breitling Navitimer B012022-12-251h 33
The Worn & Wound PodcastThe Worn & Wound Podcast Ep 275: Our Favorite Purchases of the Year, Plus a New Moser Made for the Metaverse, and a Record Setting UrwerkToday on the podcast, we’ve got Blake, Thomas, Patrick and Zach on mic for a loose conversation about an impressive Urwerk that recently sold at auction, a new Moser design built for the metaverse, and, of course, the new Avatar film. Patrick also fills us in on his favorite new purchase of the year (besides his PS5, anyway), as does the rest of the group. Plus, we ask the eternal question: can a QR code be aesthetically pleasing? Feel free to weigh in on this critical topic in the comments below.This week’s episode is brou...2022-12-2158 minSport Unites Us - der Podcast von Laureus Sport for Good#32 Holger Stromberg >> Wie der Sport, verbindet auch das Essen uns Menschen <<Sport Unites Us – der Podcast von Laureus Sport for Good
Holger Stromberg, ehemaliger Koch der deutschen Nationalmannschaft und CCO von Organic Garden, ist in dieser Folge des „Sport Unites Us“ Podcasts von Laureus Sport for Good zu Gast. Der ambitionierte und leidenschaftliche Koch sowie Unternehmer Holger Stromberg hat sich zum Ziel gesetzt, aufzuzeigen, wie wichtig die individuelle richtige Ernährung mit gesunden und wertvollen Lebensmitteln für uns alle ist und, dass Essen viel mehr als nur „Geschmack und Satt“ ist. Wer diesen Podcast hört, wird sich danach wahrscheinlich erstmal mehr Gedanken über seine Essgewohnheiten machen und davon hoffentlich ei...2022-12-141h 12The Worn & Wound PodcastThe Worn & Wound Podcast Ep 273: Breaking New Design Ground, and a CPO Concept Comes to RolexThis week on the podcast, Blake, Patrick, and Thomas are chatting about some of the biggest news to hit the watch industry in quite some time, as Rolex has announced a new CPO program to see gently used watches through their authorized dealer networks. But before that, the team jumps into a recent release from Audemars Piguet that’s notably not a Royal Oak, and grapples with the very idea of evolving heritage watch designs as opposed to breaking new ground. Have we been robbed of original designs over the last generation of watchmaking? We examine that idea by fr...2022-12-0753 min
The ScoopzkSync head of product: Ethereum learning to scale will be like 'coming out of Plato's cave'For the final installment of this three-part Ethereum Merge special edition of The Scoop, we take a closer look at zero-knowledge (ZK) rollups — technology that could enable Ethereum to scale to millions of transactions per second.There are four main teams working on ZK-rollups: Polygon, Scroll, Starkware, and Matter Labs.In this episode of The Scoop, Matter Labs Chief Product Officer Steve Newcomb shares what he believes to be the key ingredients of a good ZK-rollup, and why he believes scaling solutions will herald a new wave of innovation.According to Newcomb, a pa...2022-09-3052 min
The ScoopCrypto games are moving away from play-to-earn to build robust digital economiesLast year, Sky Mavis’ Axie Infinity inspired an entire genre of ‘play-to-earn’ crypto games.In recent months however, the volume of in-game NFT sales has been in decline as data from The Block shows: In this episode of The Scoop, Sky Mavis Co-Founder and Growth Lead Jeff Zirlin explains why he believes the core Axie community is stronger than ever, and how Axie Infinity’s in-game economy will become less reliant on speculative activity.According to Zirlin, the key to developing Axie’s in-game economy “away from play-to-earn to something that's more play-and-own,” is to give peop...2022-09-2846 min
The ScoopThis Paradigm-backed project is making Ethereum's technical underbelly more accessibleIn the crypto world, MEV (‘Maximal Extractable Value’) refers to block producers’ ability to reorganize the sequence of transactions in any given block to extract a premium.While MEV can be used nefariously in instances such as front-running large transactions, it can also be used for arbitrage opportunities that do not directly impact other market participants.In this episode of The Scoop, we take a closer look at the world of MEV with Viktor Bunin, a protocol specialist at Coinbase, and Stephane Gosselin, the founder of Flashbots — a research project that provides MEV solutions to Ethereum...2022-09-2652 min
The ScoopMulticoin's Kyle Samani on when token models make senseIn the last episode of The Scoop, we explored why some venture capitalists are becoming reluctant to invest in token models.However, not all VCs in the crypto space share this sentiment. Multicoin Capital — a VC whose combined crypto funds total nearly $550 million — is “primarily token investors,” according to managing partner Kyle Samani.In this episode of The Scoop, Kyle Samani talks through some of Multicoin’s recent investments and lays out when the token model can be an effective value capture mechanism for up-and-coming crypto projects.As Samani explains, token incentives are ideal for...2022-09-2336 min
The ScoopVenture capitalists are shunning tokens, say veteran crypto investorsLast year’s bull market exuberance is a distant memory, as are the wildly inflated crypto funding rounds that attracted an unprecedented amount of venture capital to the space.In this episode of The Scoop, CoinShare’s Chief Strategy Officer Meltem Demirors and Aglaé Ventures Managing Partner Vanessa Grellet unpack how the crypto VC landscape has changed since last year’s bull market, and particularly why venture capitalists are becoming more reluctant to invest in early token rounds.As Demirors explains, savvy investors are realizing the token model is not always the best way to capture...2022-09-2138 min
The ScoopWhy crypto domain names could evolve into the internet's first identity systemUnstoppable Domains allows users to register domain names via non-fungible tokens (NFTs) which can then be used to receive crypto payments, and as digital identity markers around Web3.In July, the company raised $65 million in a Series A, successfully clinching ‘unicorn’ status at a $1 billion valuation.In this episode of The Scoop, Unstoppable Domains’ Founder and CEO Matt Gould explains why NFT domain names are likely the future identity system for Web3, and how persistent digital identities will redefine the importance of online reputation. As Gould explains, once people start using an NFT domain...2022-09-1941 min
The ScoopFTX’s Brett Harrison unpacks how regulatory uncertainty holds back the crypto industryBack in July, the SEC launched an investigation into Coinbase for allegedly listing several tokens that should have been listed as securities. Yesterday, SEC Chair Gary Gensler made comments that indicate he believes more crypto exchanges and broker-dealers are still in violation of guidelines put in place under former SEC Chair Clayton in 2017.In this episode of The Scoop, FTX President Brett Harrison shares how FTX US is striving to avoid regulatory issues, and why regulatory clarity in the digital asset space will lead to more domestic innovation in the US. According to Ha...2022-09-1637 min
The ScoopInside Bakkt's mission to help banks offer crypto services to retailSince going public last October, the digital asset management platform Bakkt has been working towards enabling more businesses to provide crypto services to their customers.For example, in April of this year, Bakkt closed a deal with American Bank which allows the bank’s customers to buy and sell both bitcoin and ether.In this episode of The Scoop, Bakkt’s Chief Product Officer Dan O'Prey lays out Bakkt’s ambitions for the future and breaks down his company’s strategy to help banks grow their client-facing crypto offerings.According to O'Prey, Bakkt hopes to...2022-09-1438 min
The ScoopEthereum Merge Edition Part 2: Moving to proof of stake is like swapping planes in flightIn part one of this three-part Ethereum Merge special edition of The Scoop, Lex Sokolin — head economist at Consensys — examined how The Merge will improve web3’s reputation outside of the crypto space.In this episode of The Scoop, Ethereum Foundation researcher Danny Ryan provides a technical overview of The Merge, and explains why it took longer than expected to prepare the network for its transition to proof of stake.According to Ryan, changing the consensus mechanism of an active blockchain is no small feat:“It's like we built this better plane and started...2022-09-1255 min
The ScoopEthereum Merge Edition Part 1: How The Merge alleviates ESG concernsAfter years of anticipation and development, the Ethereum blockchain is finally on the verge of transitioning its consensus mechanism from proof-of-work to a more energy-efficient mechanism known as proof-of-stake.According to a blog post from The Ethereum Foundation, switching the consensus mechanism of the blockchain is like changing the engine of a spaceship, and in just a few days, it will be “time to hot-swap the new engine for the old mid-flight.”In this special Ethereum Merge edition of The Scoop, Lex Sokolin, head economist at leading Ethereum development company ConsenSys, examines the implications of Ethe...2022-09-0944 min
The ScoopHow the multi-trillion dollar derivatives industry could be disrupted by decentralized technologyHxro Network (pronounced “hero”) raised $34 million in a token round in November to help advance the platform’s vision of building a decentralized derivative platform on Solana.Now, Hxro is on the cusp of launching USDC collateralized markets, which will mark the first time users are able to trade derivatives products using collateral with real value.In this episode of The Scoop, Hxro co-founder and CEO Dan Gunsberg joins host Frank Chaparro to unpack the idea behind the Hxro protocol and to explain how Hxro hopes to solve liquidity problems that currently exist in the decent...2022-09-0746 min
The ScoopPaolo Ardoino talks Holepunch and the future of P2P techLast time Paolo Ardoino came on The Scoop podcast back in 2019, the USDT stablecoin had a market cap of less than $5 billion.Today, that number has risen to more than $66 billion, according to data from The Block's Data Dashboard.While Ardoino serves as both the CTO of Tether (the issuing company behind USDT), as well as CTO of the crypto exchange Bitfinex, recently he has been focusing much of his attention on developing Holepunch — a fully encrypted platform for peer-to-peer applications.In this episode of The Scoop, Paolo Ardoino shares his vision for th...2022-09-0252 min
Klocksnack med Berns & GästerInför Kaplans Klockauktion 3 september 2022Vi ringer upp Georgios Betselas på Kaplans Auktioner inför deras månatliga klockauktionen på Lördag den 3 september för att plock ut några favoriter. [1:30] - Auktionsnummer 73 BREITLING B-1 [8:10] - Auktionsnummer 98 LONGINES, Heritage Diver 1967 [12:30] - Auktionsnummer 114 ROLEX, Yacht-Master [15:10] - Auktionsnummer 122 JAEGER LECOULTRE, Memovox [24:30] - Auktionsnummer 128 IWC, Schaffhausen, Mark XII [28:10] - Auktionsnummer 162 BREITLING, Chrono Cockpit [31:30] - Auktionsnummer 55 OMEGA, Seamaster Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2022-09-0140 min
The ScoopBlockFi CEO shares lessons learned from liquidating 3ACEarlier this summer, the collapse of Three Arrows Capital (3AC) sent the crypto lending world into chaos. Many lenders suffered heavy losses due to 3AC exposure and some were forced into bankruptcy.BlockFi — a prominent crypto lender that was valued at nearly $5 billion during the height of the bull market — was one of the firms that took a big hit when 3AC collapsed, prompting the company's shareholders to approve a $680 million deal with FTX US that outlines a path to a potential acquisition later next year. In this episode of The Scoop, BlockFi CEO Zac Princ...2022-08-3148 min
The ScoopNFT Scoop with MK Manoylov: UTA's head of web3 explains Hollywood's push to represent NFT brandsWhile NFT projects grew in popularity, so too did brand recognition — and the interest of talent representatives to sign them on.United Talent Agency (UTA) was among the first in August of 2021, when it signed CryptoPunks and Meebits creators Larva Labs, followed by Deadfellaz in April of this year. Other talent representatives got into web3 as well, such as Creative Artists Agency (CAA) signing on the NFT collector 0xb1 in October 2021 and even hiring a Chief Metaverse Officer in August of this year. But why did talent representatives like UTA sign on these NFT brands at a...2022-08-2639 min
The ScoopPlaid executive breaks down the future of digital financePlaid, a fintech infrastructure and payments provider aiming to simplify the digital financial ecosystem through a single API, recently announced big crypto players such as Gemini and Binance.US are joining its network of financial institutions.The move is part of Plaid's broader effort to integrate both legacy institutions and crypto service providers into its platform, which was valued at more than $13 billion last year after a $425 million fundraise.In this episode of The Scoop, Plaid's head of UK, Keith Grose, joins host Frank Chaparro to discuss how its integration with crypto platforms is helping...2022-08-2445 min
The ScoopPolicy Scoop with Aislinn Keely: Grayscale CLO on taking their bitcoin ETF rejection to the courtsThe US has yet to see a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) reach the market, but when a futures-based product got the green light from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last year, issuers were hopeful.Some thought it signified the regulator becoming more comfortable with crypto products and a spot ETF could be on the horizon. But since then, the SEC continued to shoot down application after application on the basis that there aren't sufficient mechanisms to prevent price manipulation in the spot market.Grayscale, which has long desired to convert its flagship GBTC...2022-08-1932 min
The ScoopWhy new digital communities are forming around 'fractionalized' NFTsFractional — a crypto startup whose tech allows individual non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to be locked in a smart contract, and then 'fractionalized' into fungible digital pieces — is changing its name to 'Tessera.' In addition to the name change, Tessera announced they closed a $20 million Series A earlier this summer in a funding round led by Paradigm.In this episode of The Scoop, Tessera co-founder and CEO Andy Chorlian explains how fractionalized NFTs foster new digital communities, and why 'Tessera' is a more suitable name for the direction of the platform.According to Chorlian, Tesse...2022-08-1746 min
The ScoopHow data ownership redefines the relationship between artists and fansOver the course of the past two decades, Grammy Award-winning DJ, André Allen Anjos (also known as RAC) has noticed a growing trend."There's been a trend since 2005 in the MySpace era, and all of that has been a trend towards sovereignty of an artist, of putting the artists on top," he says.RAC is an advisor to Audius — a decentralized music streaming platform that raised $5 million last September from big names including Coinbase Ventures and Pantera Capital, along with popular artists such as Jason Derulo and Katy Perry.In this episode of The...2022-08-1252 min
The ScoopCrypto markets still have an 'opacity' problem says CoinShares CEOCoinShares — a London-based crypto firm whose operations include asset management, venture capital, and proprietary trading — had exposure to Terra's "algorithmic" stablecoin UST, the collapse of which resulted in a loss of $21 million for the firm's trading unit of the business.In this episode of The Scoop, CoinShares CEO Jean-Marie Mognetti provides an inside look at how CoinShares navigated Terra's collapse, and why crypto's "private company environment" leads to marketplace uncertainty.According to Mognetti, a lack of standardized disclosure requirements for crypto firms makes it difficult to verify balance sheet details."The opacity despite all...2022-08-1046 min
The ScoopBlock’s Mike Brock on 'Web5' and the role of digital identitiesBlock CEO Jack Dorsey has called 'Web5,' a decentralized identity platform under development by TBD, the Block's blockchain arm, "likely our most important contribution to the internet."In this episode of The Scoop, TBD lead Mike Brock explains how Web5, whose name is a play on the idea of connecting Web2 and Web3, aims to reimagine the way trust is established and maintained, and how digital identity can connect the emerging decentralized financial system to the existing real-world economy.Hardcore crypto proponents dream of creating a fully decentralized, trustless system. But Brock says there...2022-08-0848 min
The ScoopHow Solana is bridging the gap between web3 and the physical worldIn this episode of The Scoop, Solana Labs co-founder and COO Raj Gokal discusses his early impression of Solana Spaces, as well as the innovation and experimentation that is occurring across the Solana ecosystem at a "breakneck pace."As Gokal explains, some people who visit Solana Spaces' first location in Manhattan are discovering that web3 might not be as daunting as it seems:"There's hundreds of people coming through — just starting their first Phantom wallet, sending their first USDC, and learning, 'okay, using crypto is like not that complicated.'"In addition to th...2022-08-0543 min
The ScoopCBDCs are 'anti-democratic' says Circle's Dante DisparteCircle's USDC stablecoin is the second largest by market capitalization, and has steadily grown in dominance over the last couple of years.In this episode of The Scoop, Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Global Policy at Circle, Dante Disparte, joins host Frank Chaparro to share his take on what a responsible approach to stablecoin regulation might look like and why he believes central bank digital currencies are "anti-democratic."According to Disparte, the separation between the central banks and citizens' pockets is important to maintain:"The gap between the central bank, the banking...2022-08-0342 min
The ScoopTalos co-founders believe crypto will bounce back stronger than everEarlier this year, crypto infrastructure provider Talos closed a $105 million Series B for a valuation of $1.25 billion.In this episode of The Scoop, Talos cofounders Ethan Feldman and Anton Katz provide insider perspectives on how institutions have been positioning themselves during the crypto market’s recent upheaval, and why they believe the industry will rebound stronger than ever before.As Katz points out during the interview, the more market participants think about risk, the more stable the industry will become:“I think a lot of people are revising how they're thinking about risk… So ove...2022-08-0143 min
The ScoopA crypto fund that just raised $450 million offers bull case for web3Variant — a venture capital firm founded on the idea that the next iteration of the internet is going to be defined by decentralized, user-owned networks — has raised $450 million to be deployed across two new funds.In this episode of The Scoop, Variant co-founders Jesse Walden and Spencer Noon reveal how they plan on allocating the capital — and why Variant remains bullish on the long-term future of web3.According to Walden, the technology powering the emerging web3 industry will only improve from here:“In the history of technology, technology doesn't get worse and disappear — it gets be...2022-07-2854 min
The ScoopThe Mining Report with Wolfie Zhao: When miner capitulation?Following the crypto market crash in May and June, several institutional bitcoin mining companies have liquidated large portions of their bitcoin reserves, adding more fuel to the selling pressure.In this episode, we discussed the impact of the shrinking hash price and the profitability of bitcoin mining at the moment. The network's hash price has reached the lowest point since late 2020 due to bitcoin's price decline and only moderate difficulty correction. Even though the network has had three difficulty declines in a row over the past month, the competition level is still up by about 10% year-to-date.2022-07-2731 min
The ScoopNFT Scoop with MK Manoylov: A Brief History of NFTsNon-fungible tokens (NFTs), the blockchain-based method to verify and transfer ownership of a digital asset, exploded in popularity in 2021. Though some collections such as NBA Top Shot and CryptoPunks had existed before last year’s climb in popularity, NFTs largely did not enter mainstream consciousness until the arrival of Bored Ape Yacht Club, a collection of 10,000 algorithmically assembled images of languid monkeys. The success of Bored Ape Yacht Club in the spring of 2021 sparked an influx of large-scale NFT collections such as Mutant Ape Yacht Club, Meebits, Doodles, Cool Cats and Azuki. What followed was the...2022-07-2537 min
The ScoopAbra CEO reveals how his lending firm weathered the Three Arrows Capital storm, and why other lenders failedAs head of a retail crypto platform with lending exposure to Three Arrows Capital (‘3AC’), Abra CEO Bill Barhydt has personal insight into what led similar platforms to go bust in the wake of 3AC defaulting on $3.5 billion in loans across 27 different counterparties.In this episode of The Scoop, Barhydt reveals how Abra has been able to remain operational despite 3AC exposure, and where other lenders who incurred severe losses from 3AC went wrong.Adequately accounting for ‘concentration risk’ for example, which Barhydt describes simply as not putting “all your eggs in one basket,” has been key to...2022-07-2254 min
The ScoopEthereum will define web3's 'benchmark interest rate' post-merge, according to Raoul PaulLast time Real Vision CEO Raoul Pal came on The Scoop podcast back in 2020, the investment strategist cautioned that the Federal Reserve's monetary policy was simply “papering up the cracks” in the economic crunch caused by Covid-19.Over two years later, Pal’s predictions seem to have come true, as the global economy struggles to keep pace with rampant inflation, which reached a 40-year high of 9.1% in the US in June.Although the crypto markets have been hit especially hard in recent months, Pal feels “that the forced selling participants are out of the market,” adding tha...2022-07-201h 07
The ScoopAlgorand Foundation CEO Staci Warden on how Algorand is going to distinguish itself in the bear marketAlthough Algorand may not be the most popular blockchain ecosystem, its underlying technology is arguably among the most cutting edge.Founded in 2017 by Silvio Micali, MIT professor and Turing Award recipient for his pioneering work in the fields of cryptography and computer science, Algorand uses a highly efficient consensus mechanism it calls pure proof of stake, and is one of the most energy-efficient blockchains in the industry.While Silvio Micali oversees the research and development of Algorand's technology, the Algorand Foundation is responsible for helping the surrounding community flourish.In this episode of...2022-07-1845 min
The ScoopDomain Money CEO on responsible crypto asset management and where failed lenders went wrongAs the industry continues to cope with fallout from the implosion of Three Arrows Capital, July has been a brutal month for crypto lenders, with both Voyager Digital and Celsius declaring bankruptcy, and other prominent lenders including Genesis, BlockFi and Blockchain.com incurring severe losses.In the case of Celsius — which is now reporting a $1.2 billion hole in its balance sheet — retail investors have a long road to recovering any of the crypto they deposited in the platform.In this episode of The Scoop, Domain Money founder and CEO Adam Dell walks through some of the...2022-07-1540 min
The ScoopInside the Avalanche ecosystem with Ava Labs' COO Kevin Sekniqi No matter the blockchain, individual blocks are limited in the amount of information they can hold; so when blockspace becomes limited, transaction fees increase.As Ava Labs COO Kevin Sekniqi puts it: “Chains are only cheap as long as the blockspace has not been filled up completely — once blockspace gets filled up completely, it becomes expensive.”In this episode of the Scoop, Sekniqi explains how Avalanche — the proof-of-stake blockchain Ava Labs launched back in September 2020 — utilizes ‘subnets’ to tackle the problem of blockchain scalability, and how subnets compare to other scaling solutions.As Sekniqi explain...2022-07-1338 min
The ScoopPolicy Scoop with Aislinn Keely: Former SDNY prosecutor breaks down crypto's first insider trading caseLast month, a grand jury indicted OpenSea's former head of product in what amounts to the first insider trading enforcement in crypto. Nathaniel Chastain allegedly purchased and sold non-fungible tokens (NFTs) he knew would be listed on OpenSea's homepage at a considerable profit. This alleged activity looks a lot like front running or insider trading, in which someone profits off of non-public information.But insider trading is a securities violation, and NFTs are not currently classified as securities. For that reason, the Department of Justice is arguing a creative case theory that doesn't include securities v...2022-07-0824 min
The ScoopBitcoin is the 'Holy Grail' of accounting, says Core Scientific founderWith bitcoin’s market cap hovering around $380 billion — down from over $1.25 trillion last November — lately much attention has been paid to bitcoin’s price action in the mainstream media.Although headlines often focus on bitcoin’s economic component, they are missing the most important aspect of the technology, according to Darin Feinstein, founder of bitcoin mining company Core Scientific. According to Feinstein, “The root of what this technology is, it's a new accounting technology — that's the base.”In a new episode of The Scoop, Feinstein explains the significance of the technology underlying the bitcoin blockchain, and why he think...2022-07-061h 06
The ScoopThe Solana phone is the leap that Google and Apple won't take, says Anatoly YakovenkoMany Web3 platforms require users to connect their crypto wallets before engaging with the platform in any meaningful way.Consequently, the Web3 experience on mobile devices is tedious at best, given current devices are not designed with such functionalities in mind.Solana Mobile — a subsidiary of the development team behind Solana — hopes to address the difficulties that surround the Web3 mobile user experience with its new Android phone called ‘Saga,’ which is slated for release in early 2023. Last week, Solana Labs co-founder and CEO Anatoly Yakovenko announced the new mobile device, which will run a ‘So...2022-07-0141 min
Made in Germany 2.0#23 Der IWC Diamond Hand Club - Maurice Moitroux / Director Global Brand Marketing IWCIWC Schaffhausen hat vor einigen Wochen ein eigenes NFT-Projekt entworfen und gelauncht: Den IWC Diamond Hand Club. Doch wie gestaltet man so ein Projekt? Wie setzt man es um? Und was erhofft sich die Luxusmarke IWC von dem Projekt? Darüber spreche ich mit Maurice. Maurice ist seit 10 Jahren bei IWC und für das internationale Brand-Marketing verantwortlich.Spannende Insights von einem realen NFT-Projekt, das als Auftakt der IWC Web3-Strategie zu sehen ist.Mehr zu Maurice: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mauricemoitroux/
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Made in China#34 - Schweizer Luxusuhren für chinesische Kunden: Maurice Moitroux - Global Brand Marketing Director bei IWC Schaffhausen im GesprächSeit 1868 ist IWC Schaffhausen eine führende Schweizer Uhrenmanufaktur. Wie viele andere europäische Luxusmarken auch, hat sie das Herz der chinesischen Konsumenten im Sturm erobert. Maurice Moitroux erzählt uns live auf dem OMR-Festival in Hamburg über Luxusuhren als Gewinner der Coronakrise, über Marketing-Stunts in der Heimat der Pandas und warum Philipp Westermeyer, der junge Gründer von OMR, neben Tennis- und Formel-1-Stars das perfekte Uhrenmodel für die traditionsreiche Marke ist. 2022-06-0734 min