Marthe NaudtsinVenture BeyondOn AI, the GPU Shortage, and the Potential of Decentralised Inference and Training NetworksTraining large language models requires powerful and scarce Nvidia GPUs. Can decentralised marketplaces compete with hyper scalers?Feb 1Feb 1
Marthe NaudtsinVenture BeyondLessons from Fiat: The Crypto Payments Industry and the Race to VolumeJudging by how most people talk about crypto, you’d be forgiven for forgetting the ‘currency’ half of the word. The payments industryOct 23, 2023Oct 23, 2023
Marthe NaudtsinVenture BeyondDeep Dive: Opportunities in Consumer Credit Part 2Traditional credit providers are feeling the heat from fintechs as both are constantly looking for new ways to sustain and increase marginsMar 15, 20231Mar 15, 20231
Marthe NaudtsinVenture BeyondDeep Dive: Opportunities in Consumer Credit Part 1Consumer credit has been an essential and indeed constant component in society’s financial fabric throughout history. From our farming…Mar 1, 2023Mar 1, 2023
Marthe NaudtsinVenture BeyondThe Last Bull Standing: The Year Ahead for Ethereum and Liquid Staking ProtocolsIndex Coop releases its staked Eth index, ready for Ethereum’s upcoming Shanghai Upgrade which finally unlocks staked Eth. Lido, Rocket…Jan 29, 2023Jan 29, 2023
Marthe Naudts5 Books to Understand Venture CapitalIn today’s times of thousands of startups, all declaring that they have the magic product that will change the world, what drives a VC…Dec 11, 20222Dec 11, 20222
Marthe NaudtsDon’t Trust, Verify: An FTX/Alameda Post Mortem and the Promise of DeFiThe biggest scam in crypto history was run by a single man behind centralised entities. In DeFi, we don’t need to trust anyone- Code is…Nov 8, 20221Nov 8, 20221
Marthe NaudtsinVenture BeyondFBA, CLOBS, MEV, and HFTs: How Sei’s On-Chain Orderbook Cracks LiquiditySei- it’s like Sui, but it took the bold step of switching out one of the vowels. It’s a new Layer 1 optimised for decentralised…Oct 7, 20222Oct 7, 20222
Marthe NaudtsSui vs AptosEveryone’s talking about two new L1s. What’s different? How do they use Move? What’s the consensus mechanism? Let’s dive in.Sep 2, 20223Sep 2, 20223