Uploaded November 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this episode of UpOnly, Cobie & Ledger are back and chat about the future of crypto with Matt Huang and Fred Ehrsam, founders of leading investment firm Paradigm.
Presented by FTX: uponly.tv/ftx
00:00 - Intro
02:40 - How did you meet?
04:48 - Metaverse talk / How will it play out over the next 10-15 years?
08:30 - The Metaverse and digital property rights
10:18 - Web 2 / Will Web 2 companies embrace the shift? / Network Effects
16:15 - Play to Earn
23:05 - Why is what we wear and who we are in the Metaverse matter?
29:20 - How did you build Paradigm? / How do you attract people to Paradigm?
38:35 - What is your strategy when it comes to sharing ideas and investment strategies?
41:45 - Where are we at in the life story of DeFi?
49:00 - How to establish more trust on chain?
53:22 - Public perception of crypto products
58:40 - Who is the smartest person you know that is bearish crypto? / What makes people skeptical?
1:05:50 - How do you approach investing given the cyclical nature of crypto? / Time horizon
1:09:12 - Thoughts on Layer 1s / Multi-chain world
1:11:50 - Humans underestimate exponential growth
1:16:45 - Metaverse / The importance of the wallet / Identity
1:20:35 - Privacy
1:22:55 - Web 2 companies / Ad awareness and targeting
1:25:10 - Final questions and thoughts
1:30:05 - Free alpha
In this episode of UpOnly, Cobie & Ledger are back and chat about the future of crypto with Matt Huang and Fred Ehrsam, founders of leading investment firm Paradigm.
Presented by FTX: uponly.tv/ftx
00:00 - Intro
02:40 - How did you meet?
04:48 - Metaverse talk / How will it play out over the next 10-15 years?
08:30 - The Metaverse and digital property rights
10:18 - Web 2 / Will Web 2 companies embrace the shift? / Network Effects
16:15 - Play to Earn
23:05 - Why is what we wear and who we are in the Metaverse matter?
29:20 - How did you build Paradigm? / How do you attract people to Paradigm?
38:35 - What is your strategy when it comes to sharing ideas and investment strategies?
41:45 - Where are we at in the life story of DeFi?
49:00 - How to establish more trust on chain?
53:22 - Public perception of crypto products
58:40 - Who is the smartest person you know that is bearish crypto? / What makes people skeptical?
1:05:50 - How do you approach investing given the cyclical nature of crypto? / Time horizon
1:09:12 - Thoughts on Layer 1s / Multi-chain world
1:11:50 - Humans underestimate exponential growth
1:16:45 - Metaverse / The importance of the wallet / Identity
1:20:35 - Privacy
1:22:55 - Web 2 companies / Ad awareness and targeting
1:25:10 - Final questions and thoughts
1:30:05 - Free alpha
