Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO and founder of FTX, describes what happened between the Subreddit Wall Street Bets and hedge funds around the stock of GameStop this week. In this episode, he covers:what happened with the stock of video game retailer

How Cryptocurrencies Could Threaten the State

1 Sep 13th, 2019 26m 38s

Nic Carter, partner at Castle Island Ventures, discusses the ways in which cryptocurrencies could weaken the state, how they're already providing an alternative to central bank currencies for people in economies undergoing hyper-inflation. He d

We're Moving to Unchained. Follow Us There!

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Girl Gone Crypto: How These Wildly Entertaining Crypto Videos Get Made

Feb 19th, 2021 41m 49s

Lea Thompson, aka Girl Gone Crypto, talks about what goes into producing her popular “The Crypto Minute” vlog, what initially got her into crypto, and her recent decision to quit her day job and go full time crypto. In this episode we discuss:

Michael Moro on Tesla's BTC Buy and the New Genesis Treasury

Feb 12th, 2021 37m 19s

Michael Moro, CEO of Genesis Global, discusses Tesla’s purchase of $1.5 billion in bitcoin and Genesis’s new unit: Genesis Treasury. He also talks about how demand has shaped Genesis’ bitcoin and crypto offerings over the years, which events ha

Why Asia Is So Important to Crypto

Feb 5th, 2021 35m 50s

Mira Christanto, research analyst at Messari, recently wrote a comprehensive report on the crypto scene in Asia. In this episode, she covers cultural differences in crypto trading between East and West, plus gives us the latest on the diverse r

Is Tether a Fraud? Its Bank Says It's Not

Jan 22nd, 2021 40m 51s

Gregory Pepin, deputy CEO of Deltec Bank and Trust, responds to allegations in a blog post by the pseudonymous Crypto Anonymous, that Tether is a "highly probably fraud." In this episode, he covers:how Deltec accounts for its reserves, and w

What You Need to Know About Bitcoin Layer 2s

Jan 15th, 2021 44m 23s

Meltem Demirors, chief strategy officer at Coinshares, and Nic Carter, general partner at Castle Island Ventures, join me at the Stacks conference to discuss Bitcoin layer 2s. In this episode, they cover: why layers 2s existhow layer 2s, s

2021 in Crypto: What to Expect in the Year Ahead

Jan 8th, 2021 33m 19s

Frank Chaparro, director of news at The Block, gives his predictions for what will happen in crypto in 2021. In this episode, we discuss:the big stories in crypto in 2020how the market has changed in 2020how the market differs from the 2

Laura's New Year's 2021 AMA: Your Questions About Privacy, the STABLE Act, Diem and More

Jan 1st, 2021 28m 11s

For the holidays, I'm doing two AMAs. In the second of two, I cover:privacy blockchainsmy thoughts on the STABLE Actwhether or not Facebook's Diem will have a positive or negative impact on cryptowhat I miss from pre-COVID about the cr

Laura's Christmas 2020 AMA: Your Questions About Crypto Media and More

Dec 25th, 2020 28m 9s

For the holidays, I'm doing two AMAs. In this first of two, I cover:how my book is goingtips for aspiring podcasterswhat it's like being an independent journalisthow I spent my time outside cryptoif I send bitcoin to North Koreawhe

Beeple on How and Why He Raked In $3.5 Million

Dec 18th, 2020 35m 20s

Mike Winkelmann, the digital artist also known as Beeple who has made an artwork every day for over 13 years, talks about the NFT auctions he held last weekend, after learning about crypto two months ago. In the show, he discusses:how he got

Why Rohan Grey Believes Stablecoin Issuers Need to Be Banks

Dec 11th, 2020 36m 37s

Rohan Grey, assistant professor at Willamette Law, talks about the STABLE Act, which would require stable coin issuers to obtain a banking charter, require approval from the Federal Reserve and require issuers to have FDIC insurance. In this ep

How to Get Your ETH2 Yield and Take Out a Loan on It

Dec 4th, 2020 37m 11s

James Slazas, founder and CEO of LiquidStake and DARMA Capital, describes their retail and institutional offerings for customers who want to stake on Ethereum 2.0 but still access the locked-up capital. In this episode, we discuss: what prob

Crypto on Every Corner: Driving Adoption With Jeremy Allaire and Meltem Demirors

Nov 27th, 2020 31m 4s

This episode is a discussion from Stellar's Meridian conference, in which I moderated the panel, Crypto on Every Corner: Driving Adoption, featuring Jeremy Allaire, cofounder, chairman and CEO of Circle, and Meltem Demirors, chief strategy offi

9 Ways Bitcoin Is at an All-Time High

Nov 20th, 2020 34m 44s

Nic Carter, general partner at Castle Island Ventures, and cofounder and chairman of Coin Metrics, explains why the Bitcoin price has been rising without the retail bubble seen in 2017-2018. In this episode he covers:how this Bitcoin rally

Chad Cascarilla on Paxos's Partnership With PayPal

Nov 13th, 2020 38m 48s

Paxos CEO and cofounder Chad Cascarilla discusses his company's partnership with PayPal, which just opened up its crypto purchase and selling product to all its US customers. In this episode, he covers:how Paxos enables PayPal's crypto produ

What the Crypto Industry Could See Under a Biden Administration

Nov 6th, 2020 41m 37s

Kristin Smith, executive director of the Blockchain Association and a board member of HODLpac, discusses how advocating for crypto will change under what is likely to be a new presidential administration. In this episode she talks about:what

The 2 Types of Investors Driving Interest in Crypto

Oct 30th, 2020 40m 40s

Matt Hougan, chief investment officer of Bitwise Asset Management, discusses a milestone Bitwise reached this week -- hitting $100 million in assets under management. He also coveredwhat has been driving interest in Bitwise productsthe two

Willy Woo on Why It's 'an Extremely Great Time to Buy Bitcoin'

Oct 23rd, 2020 41m 29s

Willy Woo, on-chain Bitcoin analyst and writer of “The Bitcoin Forecast,” a market intelligence newsletter, discusses how the Bitcoin markets have been changing amidst what may be a forthcoming ebbing of derivatives exchanges and a revival of t

What You Need to Know About the DOJ's Cryptocurrency Enforcement Framework

Oct 16th, 2020 36m 13s

Jessie Liu, partner at Skadden and the former US attorney for the District of Columbia, headed up the team that has prosecuted what some believe is the greatest number of cryptocurrency crimes worldwide — Welcome to Video, Dark Scandals, Helix,

Abuse and Ethical Lapses: What Happened When Justin Sun Acquired BitTorrent

Oct 9th, 2020 40m 57s

Freelance reporter and audio producer Chris Harland-Dunaway speaks about his long investigative story on Tron founder Justin Sun after his acquisition of BitTorrent. In this episode, Harland-Dunaway describes:how after his acquisition of pee

Coinbase in Turmoil: Why Employees Walked Out

Oct 2nd, 2020 41m 17s

Frank Chaparro, director of news at The Block, discusses a controversial blog post by Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong about how the company intends to take an apolitical stance, the pushback it received afterward, and the company's offer of genero

Why NFTs Are Attracting Everyday People to Crypto

Sep 25th, 2020 42m 16s

Jake Brukhman, cofounder and CEO of CoinFund, explains why people are excited about non-fungible tokens, how they can be used, and what new behaviors and businesses they might enable. He discusses:what a NFT or non-fungible token ishow the

The First Crypto Bank: What Kraken Financial Will Do and How

Sep 18th, 2020 39m 44s

David Kinitsky, CEO of Kraken Financial, talks about Kraken's news that it is launching a bank, after receiving approval to form a special purpose depository institution (SPDI) from the state of Wyoming. He discusses:why Kraken decided to be