🎙️ In this episode, we sit down with Joshua Frank, the visionary Founder & CEO of The Tie — the leading provider of alternative data and analytics powering the institutional side of crypto.🔍 With clients ranging from hedge funds and trading desks to top exchanges, The Tie delivers real-time insights into crypto sentiment, market-moving news, and on-chain activity. Joshua shares how he built the company from a simple idea into a must-have intelligence tool for the digital asset industry.🔥 What you'll learn:How data and sentiment shape crypto marketsWhy institutions rely on alt-data for an edgeThe future of crypto intelligence and token analyticsJoshua's journey from idea to industry standard💡 Whether you're a trader, investor, or builder, this episode is packed with insights on the real signals driving crypto adoption.📊 Data doesn’t lie. People do. – Joshua Frank Follow Joe Flanagan: 🔗 LinkedIn: / https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-frank-56950950/ 🔗Twitter/X: https://x.com/Joshua_Frank_ Listen to the full podcast here! 🎧 https://anchor.fm/constantinkogan ✉️ For any business inquiries, email me here: ck@ckogan.com Subscribe to my channel 🔗 / @constantinkogan Follow me on socials: 🌐 Website: https://ckogan.com📲 Telegram: https://t.me/constantinkogan 📸 Instagram: / constkogan 🐦 Twitter: / constkogan 🎙️ Podcast: https://anchor.fm/constantinkogan Timestamps:00:16 Intro – Holistic Investments & The Tie 01:47 - the start of Joshua's journey 03:18 - Why choose B2B vs B2C 06:26 - How much money was raised 08:40 - Exit strategies & generating revenue 10:44 - Paying out dividends to investors & employees 12:42 - How to distribute to employees 14:42 - USP of the Tie 19:32 - Quantitive approach 21:52 - Matching strategy with tailored data 24:11 - AI usage 30:02 - Pricing 32:33 - Important trends 38:32 - Risks of big institutions entering the market 40:48 - New liquidity in crypto 43:02 - RWA tokenization 44:42 - TXSE 50:22 - Advice on building successful data driven B2B business 53:42 - Biggest mistake 55:55 - Meaning of life for Joshua 57:22 - Origin of the brand name ("The Tie")Drop your thoughts in the comments! What’s the future of crypto lending? Let’s talk Web3! #Crypto #Web3 #Blockchain #TrustWallet #Joe Flanigan #Bitcoin #DeFi #CryptoWallet #Tokenomics #Binance #CryptoSecurity #Web3Future #DecentralizedFinance #CryptoPodcast #TechTrends #defi #CryptoCommunity #WalletLife #Web3Revolution #CryptoInvesting #maplefinance #syrup #thetie #decentralizedfinance #lending #defilending #borrowing #defiborrowing #joshuafrank #b2b #dataanalytics #sentimentanalysis #alternativedata

Join me as I sit down with Seamus Rocca, visionary CEO of Xapo Bank, a trailblazer at the intersection of Bitcoin and traditional finance. We unpack Xapo’s transformation into a fully licensed bank, how it safeguards your crypto, the regulatory balancing act, and the future of digital assets. Plus, Wences shares his thoughts on yield, DeFi, CBDCs—and even the meaning of life.

Follow Seamus Rocca:

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seamus-rocca

🔗Twitter/X: https://x.com/SeamusRocca

Listen to the full podcast here!

🎧 https://anchor.fm/constantinkogan

✉️ For any business inquiries, email me here: ck@ckogan.com

Subscribe to my channel

🔗 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeM6DzWBS9K-MHXMIEiCjSw

Follow me on socials:

🌐 Website: https://ckogan.com

📲 Telegram: https://t.me/constantinkogan

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/constkogan

🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/constkogan

🎙️ Podcast: https://anchor.fm/constantinkogan

Timestamps:

00:16 Intro – Holistic Investments & Xapo

03:00 Meet Seamus Rocca

05:35 Why Xapo Became a Bank – The Big Shift

06:19 The Three Essentials of Bitcoin Banking

08:57 “We Had to Build Our Own Bank”

10:02 Xapo Serves 45+ Countries

14:12 Bridging TradFi & Crypto with Compliance

17:10 Balancing Innovation and Regulation

21:47 What Happened to Signature, Silvergate, SVB?

25:48 Positives in the Bitcoin Landscape

26:43 Bitcoin’s Role in the Financial Future

29:12 Stablecoins, CBDCs & Central Bank Tensions

33:18 Crypto Regulation & the SEC Debate

35:15 “We Don’t Have a Lot of Time”

36:35 Trends for the Next 5–10 Years

41:53 Trust is Everything – How Xapo Earns It

44:25 Yield Never Comes Risk-Free

45:24 Where Does the Yield Come From?

45:40 4% Yield on Dollar Deposits – How It Works

48:20 What About Bitcoin Yield?

49:28 DeFi Protocols & Xapo’s Zapper Product

51:36 Asset-Backed Lending Explained

54:33 Bitcoin’s Long-Term Wealth Effect

57:47 Minimum Deposits & Subscription Model

59:00 $1,000 Annual Fee – Who Is It For?

1:02:31 Wences on the Meaning of Life

1:03:03 Travel, Purpose, and Philosophical Reflections

Drop your thoughts in the comments! What’s the future of crypto wallets? Let’s talk Web3!

#Crypto #Web3 #Blockchain #TrustWallet #EowynChen #Bitcoin #DeFi #CryptoWallet #Tokenomics #Binance #CryptoSecurity #Web3Future #DecentralizedFinance #CryptoPodcast #TechTrends #AIinCrypto #CryptoCommunity #WalletLife #Web3Revolution #CryptoInvesting