Crypto Veteran’s Insight: THORChain Podcast #187

About this episode

Mark Jeffrey discusses the evolution of cryptocurrency from Bitcoin to BitTensor and the potential for new cross-chain swaps.

In this episode, crypto veteran Mark Jeffrey takes us from the early days of Bitcoin to the cutting edge of Bittensor. With roots tracing back to the original computer and dot-com boom. Swap now on THORChain https://swap.thorchain.org/ without KYC or limits! https://x.com/markjeffrey https://stillcorecapital.com/ TL;DR: Preliminary talks have begun between THORChain and BitTensor about adding a native $TAO pool, enabling permissionless $BTC-to-$TAO swaps for the first time Mark Jeffrey (Stillcore Capital partner, serial entrepreneur) calls BitTensor "the third great coin" alongside Bitcoin and Ethereum for making mining programmable BitTensor subnets are producing AI products at 1/10 the cost of centralized alternatives, with Templar's Covenant-72B catching the attention of Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark and NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang $TAO mirrors Bitcoin's tokenomics (21 million cap, halving schedule, fair launch) and is currently around $300, tracking Bitcoin's 2013 price trajectory Swap interface beta now includes custom memo, bonding, and $TCY staking, with the new website targeting April 17 You can find Rayyyk’s full write-up on X…

People in this episode

Guest: Mark Jeffrey

Topics covered

• crypto history
• decentralized finance
• cross-chain swaps
• AI products
• blockchain technology

Keywords

• THORChain
• BitTensor
• cryptocurrency
• decentralized apps
• AI mining
• $TAO

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: THORChain, BitTensor, Stillcore Capital

Products: $TAO, $BTC, $TCY

Books & works: Covenant-72B

Places: Bitcoin, Ethereum

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