2/10/2021

Stig Kjos-Mathisen | NBX, Kryptovaluta, Bitcoin, DeFi, USD Coin vs Tether, Norwegian Air Shuttle

Stig Kjos-Mathisen, managing director av NBX (Norwegian Block Exchange), snakker om kryptovaluta og NBX sin historie. De startet med å lage en betalingsløsning for Norwegian Air Shuttle, men fant ut at de trengte en børs for å gjøre dette mulig. De vurderte å kjøpe en børs, men endte opp med å bygge sin egen. Kjos-Mathisen snakker også om DeFi (desentralisert finans), stable coins som USDC og Tether, og utfordringene med å få bankkontoer for kryptobedrifter. Han ser på kryptovaluta som fremtidens penger og tror at det vil bli en stor del av våre liv i fremtiden.

Transcript

Mentioned in the episode

NBX 

Norwegian Block Exchange, a cryptocurrency exchange founded by Stig Kjos-Mathisen

Stig Kjos-Mathisen 

Managing Director of NBX, former employee of Norwegian Air Shuttle

Norwegian Air Shuttle 

Airline company that faced cashflow issues, which led to the creation of NBX

Bitcoin 

Cryptocurrency discussed throughout the podcast

Ethereum 

Cryptocurrency discussed throughout the podcast

DeFi 

Decentralized finance, a system where smart contracts are used to create financial services without relying on banks or other traditional institutions

USD Coin 

Stable coin pegged to the US dollar, favored by Stig Kjos-Mathisen

Tether 

Stable coin pegged to the US dollar, questioned by Stig Kjos-Mathisen due to lack of transparency and potential for manipulation

Torbjørn Bull Jensen 

Guest on a previous episode of the podcast, expert in cryptocurrency

Vitalik Buterin 

Founder of Ethereum, mentioned in the context of an early encounter with cryptocurrency

The Gathering 

Gaming event in Norway, mentioned in the context of early internet and gaming experiences

Counter-Strike 

Popular video game, mentioned in the context of early internet and gaming experiences

StarCraft 

Popular video game, mentioned in the context of its long-lasting popularity

Binance 

Cryptocurrency exchange mentioned in the context of DeFi products

ZeroX 

DeFi protocol mentioned in the context of its rapid growth

CashFX Group 

Company that claims to have a trading algorithm that generates high returns, considered to be a scam by Stig Kjos-Mathisen

CoinMarketCap 

Website that tracks cryptocurrency prices and market capitalization

Visa 

Payment network company that is starting to use USDC for settlements

Circle 

Company that issues USDC, partner with Visa

Coinbase 

Cryptocurrency exchange that issues USDC

SEPA 

Payment system in Europe

Bank-ID 

Norwegian digital identification system

Dogecoin 

Meme coin that has no real function, but has gained value due to its popularity

Cardano 

Cryptocurrency platform that aims to be an alternative to Ethereum

Charles Hoskinson 

Founder of Cardano

Elon Musk 

CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, his tweets can have a big impact on the cryptocurrency market

Peter Barden 

Podcast host and cryptocurrency expert, mentioned in the context of trading advice

Taleb 

Author and statistician, mentioned in the context of advice on trading behavior

Nordnet 

Online brokerage platform, mentioned in the context of potential customers for NBX

Herbalife 

Multi-level marketing company, mentioned in the context of pyramid schemes

DN 

Norwegian business newspaper

Ledger 

Hardware wallet for cryptocurrency

VIPS 

Payment system used by young people in Norway

Fortnite 

Popular video game

PayPal 

Online payment service, potential competitor to NBX

Tormjølen 

Unknown, perhaps related to someone mentioned in the podcast

Matt Damon 

Actor, mentioned in the context of the movie Interstellar

Interstellar 

Movie by Christopher Nolan, mentioned in the context of time dilation

The Marchen 

Unknown, perhaps related to a character from Interstellar

Trump Coin 

Hypothetical cryptocurrency named after Donald Trump

MBX 

Abbreviation for Norwegian Block Exchange

Excel 

Spreadsheet software, mentioned in the context of online courses

EU 

European Union, mentioned in the context of cryptocurrency regulation

Black Mirror 

TV series that explores the dark side of technology

Netflix 

Streaming service

GDPR 

General Data Protection Regulation, European data privacy law

Participants

Host

Wolfgang Wee

Guest

Stig Kjos-Mathisen

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