Inca Digital: Decoding Crypto with Data - [Web3 Breakdowns, EP.83]

This is Eric Golden and my guests today are Adam Zarazinski and Cameron Smith of Inca Digital. Inca is a Crypto Data and Analytics company that serves clients ranging from DARPA to banks to crypto exchanges, making Adam and Cameron well versed on a wide variety of topics. Our conversation covers how Inca built a business model on top of open-source data, the government’s view on Crypto and their work together, BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF, and much, much more. Please enjoy my conversation with Adam and Cameron. For the full show notes, transcript, and links to the best content to learn more, check out the episode page here. ----- This show is brought to you by OKX. Want to stop paying trading fees? You can now trade for free for two months with OKX. Over 20 million traders and institutions choose OKX when they want to trade. And you can join them by signing up at okx.com/landingpage/okxtraderseries to start your two months of fee-free trading today. ----- Web3 Breakdowns is a property of Colossus, LLC. For more episodes of Web3 Breakdowns, visit joincolossus.com/episodes. Stay up to date on all our podcasts by signing up to Colossus Weekly, our quick dive every Sunday highlighting the top business and investing concepts from our podcasts and the best of what we read that week. Sign up here. Follow us on Twitter: @Web3Breakdowns | @ericgoldenx | @patrick_oshag  Show Notes (00:02:25) - (First question) - An inside look at what Lazarus is and what they do (00:04:10) - Whether the attacks on crypto are aimed at organizations or individuals  (00:06:35) - Inca’s roll in national security (00:08:55) - A walk through of what Inca has to offer  (00:10:15) - The difference between forensic investigation and data analytics  (00:12:45) - Becoming a crypto data conglomerate in the future (00:15:30) - Changing client bases through evolving crypto cycles (00:17:45) - The government's reaction to Inca’s data analytics  (00:22:00) - How crypto's rails could potentially impact traditional assets  (00:23:45) - Whether decentralization is here to stay (00:24:50) - Proving markets are not being manipulated for future SEC approvals (00:28:55) - Predictions on the Inca ETF approval  (00:30:45) - Comparing crypto to traditional assets today (00:33:10) - Potential startups or clients that would benefit from Inca’s data (00:34:30) - How DEX regulation works (00:36:45) - The investment bodies looking for the cross exchange liquidity pockets (00:37:20) - Firms moving off-shore and its potential impact on the US market (00:41:05) - What Adam & Cameron are most excited to build over the next six month and six years Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices