Crypto arbitrage searcher Dave Belvedere on crypto and dApps such as Wizards & Dragons - EP178

<p>Dave Belvedere is a software engineer who searches for opportunities to make the crypto market more efficient and to make money at the same time - e.g. by exploiting arbitrage opportunities. Dave gives show host Gene Tunny and his colleague Tim Hughes an overview of cryptocurrency and also talks about NFTs and decentralized applications (dApps), such as Wizards & Dragons.</p><p>Please get in touch with any questions, comments and suggestions by emailing us at <a href="mailto:contact@economicsexplored.com">contact@economicsexplored.com</a> or sending a voice message via <a href="https://www.speakpipe.com/economicsexplored">https://www.speakpipe.com/economicsexplored</a>. </p><h3>What’s covered in EP178</h3><ul><li>What is Dave’s role in the crypto market? [1:10]</li><li>What is a chain and how does it work? [3:39]</li><li>How long does it take to make a transaction? [9:26]</li><li>What does a crypto exchange (e.g. FTX) do? [15:30]</li><li>What do we know about miners? [20:20]</li><li>What’s the future of crypto currencies? [25:44]</li><li>What is Ethereum and how does it work? [45:57]</li><li>What are the pros and cons of crypto? [52:07]</li><li>What are dApps? [57:01]</li><li>What are the use cases? What would motivate you to have crypto? [1:06:33]</li></ul><h3>Links relevant to the conversation</h3><p>Bitcoin creator:</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satoshi_Nakamoto">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satoshi_Nakamoto</a></p><p>Wizards & Dragons game:</p><p><a href="https://dappradar.com/ethereum/games/wizards-dragons-game">https://dappradar.com/ethereum/games/wizards-dragons-game</a></p><h3>Credits</h3><p>Thanks to Obsidian Productions for mixing the episode and to the show’s sponsor, Gene’s consultancy business <a href="http://www.adepteconomics.com.au">www.adepteconomics.com.au</a>. </p><p>Full transcripts are available a few days after the episode is first published at <a href="http://www.economicsexplored.com">www.economicsexplored.com</a>. Economics Explored is available via <a href="https://pod