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CONSENSUS CONVERSATIONS: What the AI Explosion Means for Data Privacy
June 01, 2023 14:00 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBA Consensus 2023 panel with Edward Snowden and Ben Goertzel. A former U.S. defense contractor, whistleblower and activist weighs in on the surveillance implications of recent advancements in artificial intelligence in conversation with a cognitive scientist working to democratize AI development. David Z. Morris, chief insights columnist of CoinDesk, moderates alongside panelists: Ben Goertzel, CEO of SingularityNET Edward Snowden, president of Freedom of the Press Foundation Th...
CONSENSUS CONVERSATIONS: FTX – What Happened?
May 31, 2023 14:00 - 30 minutes - 28 MBA Consensus 2023 panel with Brett Harrison and Anthony Scaramucci. The fast and hard fall of Sam Bankman-Fried's empire sent shockwaves through the global crypto markets and raised troubling questions about industry governance practices. A hedge fund manager whose firm invested in SBF's exchange (and vice versa) and the former president of FTX's U.S. arm candidly reflect on how it all went wrong, what they'd do differently, and how they are reengaging and working to build a better ...
CONSENSUS CONVERSATIONS: Coinbase’s View from the Regulatory Hot Seat
May 30, 2023 14:00 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MBA Consensus 2023 panel with Paul Grewal. U.S. regulators, not least of all the Securities and Exchange Commission, have taken an aggressive tack lately with the crypto industry. A top executive at the country's largest and best-known exchange shares what it's been like working with the regulator to resolve the issues, and the broader implications for the industry. Nikhilesh De, managing editor of Global Policy and Regulation at CoinDesk moderates the panel featuring Paul Grewal, c...
CONSENSUS CONVERSATIONS: Lawmaker Town Hall
May 29, 2023 14:00 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBA Consensus 2023 panel with Sen. Cynthia Lummis and Rep. Patrick McHenry. Amid a broad regulatory crackdown, influential members of the U.S. Senate and House share the latest on the process of writing crypto legislation and the plausible outcomes for 2023 and beyond. Nikhilesh De, managing editor of Global Policy and Regulation at CoinDesk moderates alongside panelists: U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) This episode is executive produced by Ja...
CONSENSUS CONVERSATIONS: In the Eye of the Crypto Storm
May 28, 2023 14:00 - 20 minutes - 18.7 MBA Consensus 2023 panel with Laura Shin and Michael Sonnenshein. Grayscale’s now-publicly traded bitcoin trust was the original way for U.S. investors to gain exposure to the asset without the headache of setting up a wallet. For a time, it was the only game in town, and handsomely profitable for investors who tolerated the initial 12-month lockup period. The CEO of the world’s largest digital asset manager candidly discusses GBTC’s evolution and his perspective on the challenges of...
CONSENSUS CONVERSATIONS: Entertainment’s Final Frontier?
May 27, 2023 14:00 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MBA Consensus 2023 panel with William Shatner and Dave Broome. At age 92, William Shatner is still seeking out innovative ways of engaging with fans. The legendary actor, along with Orange Comet CEO Dave Broome, discusses his longtime interest in crypto and how Web3 is shifting the entertainment landscape as it redefines the fan experience. Shatner also reveals his new NFT collection, Infinite Connections. Featuring an extremely detailed digital Shatner 3D avatar, the collection visu...
CONSENSUS CONVERSATIONS: Crypto Banished From the Banking System?
May 26, 2023 14:00 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBA Consensus 2023 panel with Caitlin Long, Richard Booth and Oliver von Landsberg-Sadie. The demise of three crypto-friendly banks, along with not-so-subtle pressure from U.S. regulators, exacerbated a longstanding problem. Ever since the early days of bitcoin, startups in the field struggled to obtain or keep basic bank accounts as traditional financial institutions feared regulatory and reputational consequences from associating with anything “crypto”-coded. Industry veterans disc...
CONSENSUS CONVERSATIONS: Introducing Wi-Fi Sharing and Privacy While Earning Tokens With Josh and Jesse Berger
May 24, 2023 15:51 - 26 minutes - 24 MBThis episode is sponsored by Brave. We’re coming to you from the Brave Podcast Studio at Consensus 2023. Brave is the privacy browser used by almost 60 million people worldwide. It has everything you need to stay safe online. Check them out at brave.com. 'Consensus Conversations' host Michele Musso speaks with Josh and Jesse Berger co-founders of PKT Pal (Packetpal) a plug-and-play device that is designed for wifi sharing and mining of PKT tokens, all while keeping security a top...
CONSENSUS CONVERSATIONS: The Growth Areas for Crypto With Saga CEO Rebecca Liao
May 17, 2023 14:52 - 15 minutes - 13.8 MBThis episode is sponsored by Brave. We’re coming to you from the Brave Podcast Studio at Consensus 2023. Brave is the privacy browser used by almost 60 million people worldwide. It has everything you need to stay safe online. Check them out at brave.com. 'Consensus Conversations' host Kamala Alcantara speaks with Rebecca Liao, Co-Founder and CEO at Saga about blockchain technology and the crypto environment. Links: Saga.xyz From our sponsor: Brave is the privacy browser use...
CONSENSUS CONVERSATIONS: The Exciting Future of Cold Wallets - Security Solutions In Fintech and Growth of Women in the Industry
May 11, 2023 18:44 - 25 minutes - 23 MBThis episode is sponsored by Brave. We’re coming to you from the Brave Podcast Studio at Consensus 2023. Brave is the privacy browser used by almost 60 million people worldwide. It has everything you need to stay safe online. Check them out at brave.com. 'Consensus Conversations' host Michele Musso talks with Kristen Potocki, Solutions Engineer at Arculus, and Cider Lyons, Director of Brand also at Arculus, to describe the growth of women in the industry and how they have been a...
CONSENSUS CONVERSATIONS: The Regulation Battle With Crypto and Corporate Responsibility With eToro’s Anna Stone
May 09, 2023 17:24 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBThis episode is sponsored by Brave. We’re coming to you from the Brave Podcast Studio at Consensus 2023. Brave is the privacy browser used by almost 60 million people worldwide. It has everything you need to stay safe online. Check them out at brave.com. The goal of technology is to improve human lives, especially in the area of money. 'Consensus Conversations' hosts Kamala Alcantara and Michele Musso talk with Anna Stone, Web3 Director at eToro about the future of digital assets...
CONSENSUS CONVERSATIONS: The Role of Custody in Crypto Adoption, With Will Peck of WisdomTree
May 08, 2023 18:16 - 18 minutes - 16.7 MBWill Peck, head of digital assets at WisdomTree, breaks down the company’s new wallet app. This episode is sponsored by Brave. Asset manager and ETF sponsor WisdomTree aims to bring crypto mainstream. Its latest push to do so is a wallet app, WisdomTree Prime, that will allow users to trade tokenized real world assets. Live from Consensus 2023: Eleanor Pahl, associate producer at CoinDesk, sits down to chat with Will Peck to learn more about why WisdomTree’s latest move is a wall...
CONSENSUS CONVERSATIONS: Walking the Floor at Consensus 2023 With the Crypto Tutors
May 04, 2023 15:07 - 10 minutes - 9.39 MBThis episode is sponsored by Brave. We’re coming to you from the Brave Podcast Studio at Consensus 2023. Brave is the privacy browser used by almost 60 million people worldwide. It has everything you need to stay safe online. Check them out at brave.com. Michele Musso is on the Consensus 2023 floor and is joined by Nina Blankenship and Lisa Francoeur, co-founders of Crypto Tutors, a privately held, profitable and award-winning crypto education startup. CHECK OUT: Register f...
CONSENSUS CONVERSATIONS: WendyO Unplugged - ‘I’m Moving To Bermuda’
May 04, 2023 14:25 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MBThis episode is sponsored by Brave. We’re coming to you from the Brave Podcast Studio at Consensus 2023. Brave is the privacy browser used by almost 60 million people worldwide. It has everything you need to stay safe online. Check them out at brave.com. WendyO is a guest we’ve been wanting on the show for a long time— and not just because she’s a mom AND an OG crypto celebrity. Wendy originally worked in the healthcare industry and realizing the potential of blockchain technolog...
CONSENSUS CONVERSATIONS: Future-Focused Crypto Custody, With Tim Tully, CEO of Zelcore
May 03, 2023 19:01 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MBWhere there’s crypto, there’s custody. This episode is sponsored by Brave. The term “crypto” has become somewhat all-encompassing. The umbrella term now covers everything in the industry, from Web3 and non-fungible tokens (NFT), decentralized finance (DeFi) to venture capital. But where there’s crypto, there’s custody. And not all crypto custody solutions are alike. Live from Consensus 2023: Eleanor Pahl, associate producer at CoinDesk, sits down to chat with Tim Tully, CEO of Z...
CONSENSUS CONVERSATIONS: Building a Better Browser, With Luke Mulks, Vice President of Business Operations at Brave
May 02, 2023 16:04 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MBWeb3 is an opportunity to reset the internet. Here’s what the Brave browser is doing to return agency to its users. This episode is sponsored content from Brave. The browser is a gateway to the internet. How can browsers create better experiences for its users, while following the ethos of crypto? Live from Consensus 2023: Cam Thompson, CoinDesk Web3 reporter and host of “Carpe Consensus,” sits down to chat with Luke Mulks, vice president of business operations at Brave. Brave i...
CONSENSUS CONVERSATIONS: Day 3
May 01, 2023 21:27 - 8 minutes - 8.2 MBA collection of on-the-ground interviews at Consensus 2023. This episode is sponsored by Brave. What’s it been like at Consensus this year? Jared Schwartz explores the biggest topics at this year’s event, featuring: Will Foxley and Zack Seward, hosts of “The Hash” McKenzie Stratigopoulos and Nicole Gibson, CoinDesk TV producers George Kaloudis, senior research analyst and host of “All About Bitcoin” Brave is the privacy browser used by almost 60 million people worldwide. The b...
CONSENSUS CONVERSATIONS: Regulation, Regulation, Regulation, With Senator Cynthia Lummis; What’s the Holdup?
May 01, 2023 20:06 - 20 minutes - 18.5 MBThis episode is sponsored by Brave. We’re coming to you from the Brave Podcast Studio at Consensus 2023. Brave is the privacy browser used by almost 60 million people worldwide. It has everything you need to stay safe online. Check them out at brave.com. During the third day of Consensus 2023, Michele Musso, senior producer of podcasts at CoinDesk, spoke with Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) about the current state of crypto regulation and innovation, the national security risks a...
CONSENSUS CONVERSATIONS: Day 2
April 28, 2023 19:16 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBA collection of on-the-ground interviews at Consensus 2023. This episode is sponsored by Brave. What’s it been like at Consensus this year? Adrian Blust explores the biggest topics at this year’s event, featuring: Jalak Jobanputra, founder of Future Perfect Ventures Melissa Montanez, senior producer, booking at CoinDesk Attendees Linda, Nathaniel and Nicholas Brave is the privacy browser used by almost 60 million people worldwide. The built-in Brave Wallet is your secure passp...
CONSENSUS CONVERSATIONS: Day 1
April 27, 2023 19:02 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MBA collection of on-the-ground interviews at Consensus 2023. This episode is sponsored by Brave. What’s it been like at Consensus this year? Eleanor Pahl, Jared Schwartz and Frederick Munawa explore the biggest topics at this year’s event, featuring: Kamala “Kamz” Alcantara, host of CoinDesk’s “Women Who Web3” podcast Travis McGee, head of derivatives for North America for Crypto.com Cam Thompson, host of CoinDesk’s “Carpe Consensus” Sam Ewen, head of CoinDesk Studios and host ...
CONSENSUS CONVERSATIONS: The Consensus 2023 Kick-Off With CoinDesk CEO Kevin Worth
April 26, 2023 20:18 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MBKevin Worth discusses Consensus 2023, the state of the industry and how vital crypto media is to the future of money. It’s day one of Consensus 2023. Who’s here? What are the most important conversations underway? Kevin Worth and Jared Schwartz, executive producer of podcasts, assess the macro crypto environment and how it impacts discussions at the conference. Brave is the privacy browser used by almost 60 million people worldwide. The built-in Brave Wallet is your secure passpo...
CONSENSUS REWIND: Demystifying the Fed: Insiders Look at How Innovation Happens at the Federal Reserve
December 09, 2022 18:35 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBFederal Reserve System Chief Innovation Officer Sunayna Tuteja, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Chief Information Officer Ghada Ijam, Federal Reserve Financial Services Chief Payments Exec Mark Gould and David Mills, associate director of Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System discuss technological innovations at the U.S. central bank. - The panel discussion took place on June 10, the second day of CoinDesk’s Consensus 2022 festival in Austin, Texas. The executive pro...
MONEY REIMAGINED: Crypto’s Most Influential of 2022, With Ben Schiller
December 09, 2022 17:54 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MBThis episode is sponsored by Roofstock onChain I think it's fair to say that this year has been remarkable for crypto, as it is the ninth consecutive year that we honor people and institutions that have made a significant impact on crypto, whether for good or bad, by curating a list … CoinDesk’s Most Influential. On this episode of “Money Reimagined,” hosts Michael Casey and Sheila Warren speak with Ben Schiller, managing editor of CoinDesk’s Consensus Magazine, about the muc...
MONEY REIMAGINED: The Mother of All Risks - Attacks by Rogue States With Juan Zarate
December 02, 2022 19:03 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MBThis episode is sponsored by Roofstock onChain The crypto world has been a little different every week after the fallout with FTX and the image of Sam Bankman-Fried versus the reality of what was actually happening has created distrust in the crypto industry. So where do we begin to ask the right questions to balance the need for security with privacy in the future? On this episode of “Money Reimagined,” hosts Michael Casey and Sheila Warren speak with Juan Zarate, senior advise...
MONEY REIMAGINED: Worse Than Enron? The FTX Collapse Leaves Many With Egg on Their Faces
November 18, 2022 10:00 - 37 minutes - 34 MBThis episode is sponsored by Roofstock onChain This is a story of how something can appear to be what it is not. It’s a tale of a jarring contrast between the image the world had of Sam Bankman-Fried before FTX’s meltdown pushed the crypto world into a nauseating tailspin and the reality of a wildly mismanaged multibillion-dollar empire with what Bankman-Fried’s appointed successor described as an “unprecedented” failure of accounting, oversight and discipline. Before Ian Allis...
CONSENSUS REWIND: DAOs for Humanity
November 10, 2022 16:28 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBEven before the pandemic, social scientists knew that the infinite social-media scroll and offline social isolation left humans more depressed. At the same time, faith in traditional party politics continues to wane. Kevin Owocki, founder of Gitcoin; Nathan Schneider, an assistant professor of media studies at the University of Colorado Boulder, Ellie Rennie, a professor, and researcher at RMIT University in Australia; and Tanisi Pooran, a partner at The Ready join David Morris, Co...
CONSENSUS REWIND: DeFi Regulation, What's the Government's Role?
November 07, 2022 21:27 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MBYuta Takanashi, director for International Digital Strategy and Policy at the Financial Services Agency in Japan, Kristin Smith, executive director at the Blockchain Association, and Rebecca Rettig, general counsel at the Aave Cos., join CoinDesk’s U.S regulatory reporter Cheyenne Ligon to discuss the government role in the regulation of DeFi. They discuss what exactly DeFi is and why it is important for the government to learn about the decentralized system and why people in the D...
CONSENSUS REWIND: The Rise and Fall (and Rise Again) of Pseudonymity
November 04, 2022 20:43 - 16 minutes - 14.8 MBAccording to Merriam-Webster, “pseudonymity” is the fact or state of being signed with a pseudonym, and a pseudonym is a fictitious name. Tasheme Thomas, also known to some as Default Friend, is an internet historian who talks about the difference between pseudonymity and anonymity She breaks down the history of pseudonymity throughout different time periods, from the start of authors writing books under fake names, to its evolving to people existing in various digital spaces und...
CONSENSUS REWIND: Dismantling the Philanthropic Industrial Complex, Community-Oriented Crypto Solutions
November 04, 2022 20:19 - 10 minutes - 10 MBSheila Warren, CEO of the Crypto Council of Innovation and co-host of CoinDesk’s “Money Reimagined” podcast discusses her theory of the philanthropic industrial complex. She digs into whether the system of philanthropy as we know it is broken. She gives information about her background in various positions, including blockchain team founder at the World Economic Forum, which helped her notice the ways in which the traditional philanthropic efforts and philanthropic efforts within t...
CONSENSUS REWIND: Who's Buying the Dip?
November 04, 2022 16:56 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBSean Farrell, the head of digital asset strategy at Fundstrat; Nicola White, the CEO of B2C2 USA; and Akshi Federici- Kraken, a ventures partner, join Lyllah Ledesma, CoinDesk markets reporter, to discuss who is investing in bitcoin during the dip, from different angles of the industry. They speak about what they are watching to prepare for the slow crypto season, including consolidation, new non-fungible token projects and traditional finance entering the space. They end with thei...
OPINIONATED: An Ode to ‘Opinionated’
November 03, 2022 12:00 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBOn this final episode, the hosts discuss standout moments in crypto history over the course of the show’s run. Every week, “Opinionated” hosts Ben Schiller, Danny Nelson and Anna Baydakova have taken an in-depth look at the biggest topics in the crypto industry, discussing topics from policy to tech and sharing the latest casual controversy alongside special guests. As the series comes to a close, the hosts recount how crypto has played into the biggest narratives, sometimes in u...
CONSENSUS REWIND: The Song That Owns Itself, the New Aesthetics of Creativity
October 28, 2022 20:35 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MBGeorge Howard, Distinguished Professor of Music Business/Management at Berklee College of Music, takes the stage to discuss the history of “Pancho and Lefty,” a song by Townes Van Zandt made famous by Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson. He breaks down what the Song That Owns Itself (STOI) project is and how it is working to help artists get all of the money they are owed. The panel discussion took place on June 10, the second day of CoinDesk’s Consensus 2022 festival in Austin, Texa...
CONSENSUS REWIND: The Meme Economy
October 28, 2022 19:33 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBChris Gabriel, host of MemeAnaylasis on YouTube, sits CoinDesk’s Chief Insights Columnist David Z Morris to discuss the meme economy. They get into a conversation about what the meme economy is and how people are more connected to the space than they know. See also: The Meme Economy The panel discussion took place on June 10, the second day of CoinDesk’s Consensus 2022 festival in Austin, Texas. The executive producer for CoinDesk Reports is Jared Schwartz. Nia Freeman edited...
MONEY REIMAGINED: Insurance for Web3, Cannabis, and Crypto With Joseph Ziolkowski
October 28, 2022 09:00 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MBThis episode is sponsored by Near. The Bermuda government has taken an interesting approach to encourage the development of crypto, blockchain, and digital assets within the territory. The insurance sector is one area where Bermuda seems well-positioned to dominate crypto finance and its territory is one of the largest insurance and reinsurance hubs in the world. Does its model set the stage for other countries in the quest for viable insurance? On this episode of “Money Reimagi...
CONSENSUS REWIND: Community Tokens Are the New Black
October 27, 2022 15:47 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MB“Community tokens are a form of social tokens that are created as a means of incentivizing community and governance,” says Whale Shark. The speakers discuss what community tokens are. They get into the history of the tokens and how social/community tokens are used throughout different industries. They also talk about the difference between community tokens and loyal rewards programs. The panel discussion took place on June 10, the second day of CoinDesk’s Consensus 2022 festival i...
Money Reimagined: ‘The Fairweather Sailors Are Out and the Builders Are In’
October 21, 2022 15:06 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBThis episode is sponsored by Near. Now in the bear market, we are approaching the potential for a secure, privacy-preserving Web3. Why is it so important or even possible to have a truly portable identity now more than ever? On this episode of “Money Reimagined” hosts Michael Casey and Sheila Warren speak with Greg Kidd, a serial entrepreneur, investor, and the founder of the Hard Yaka investment group. As an early investor in companies such as Twitter, Square, Ripple, Coinbase...
CONSENSUS REWIND: Social Money, Infrastructure and the Next Billion Creators
October 20, 2022 15:01 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBBradley Miles, CEO of Roll, a platform that uses blockchain to bring social tokens to life, and Rob Collier, CEO of Rally, a platform that allows creators and artists to launch their own digital currencies, sit down with Jess Sloss, instigator of Seed Club, a leading network for DAO builders and operators, to discuss social tokens. They break down what social tokens are, their importance and how people are using this form of currency to make lots of money. The panel discussion to...
OPINIONATED: Hiring and Firing in Crypto Winter
October 20, 2022 11:30 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBInsights into the realities of hiring during a bear market. The 2022 bear market has left many of the industry’s workers in the cold of crypto winter as rounds of layoffs are continually announced. Today’s episode explores a recruiter’s perspective of hiring in a bear market. Dani Schlarmann, senior recruiter at Ava Labs, joins “Opinionated” hosts Ben Schiller, Danny Nelson and Anna Baydakova to discuss trends in the recruiting space throughout the market downturn. Plus: Schlarman...
CONSENSUS REWIND: Terra: the Sacking of Crypto Carthage
October 18, 2022 20:14 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBKevin Zhou, co-founder of hedge fund Galois Capital, sits down with CoinDesk reporter Sam Kessler to discuss all things Terra. They discuss why the stablecoins and its sister coin collapsed and what Zhou noticed and warned people of before the implosion. The panel discussion took place on June 10, the second day of CoinDesk’s Consensus 2022 festival in Austin, Texas. The executive producer for CoinDesk Reports is Jared Schwartz. Nia Freeman edited this episode. See Privacy Poli...
CONSENSUS REWIND: How Crypto Is Shaking Up the VC World
October 14, 2022 17:54 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBJenn Kalidoss, go-to-market and growth lead at SyndicateDAO, a decentralized investing protocol and social network, Alexander Ye, “hokage” at Republic Crypto, a private investing platform, and Jocelyn Cheng, CEO of Luno Expeditions, a global early-stage investor, sit down with CoinDesk senior reporter Tracy Wang, sat down to discuss venture capital in crypto. They talk about how VC investing in Web3 differs from investing in Web2 and how they are similar. They break down how they ...
CONSENSUS REWIND: Re-imagining Brands in the Web 3 Era
October 14, 2022 17:09 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBTodd Kaplan, chief marketing officer of PepsiCo, and Raja Rajamannar, chief marketing officer at Mastercard, sit down with Keith Grossman, president of Time to discuss how brands are re-imagining their views on Web3 growth. They discuss each company's different approach to bringing Web3 experiences to their users in ways that include live non-fungible token (NFT) minting at the Billboard Music Awards. The panel occurred on Friday, June 10, 2022, the second day of CoinDesk’s Consen...
Money Reimagined: Drafting Legislation - the Group Project Until It’s Not
October 14, 2022 15:20 - 43 minutes - 39.5 MBThis episode is sponsored by Circle and Near. Over the past year, Michael and Sheila have talked quite a bit on this show about the quickly evolving crypto policy environment. A big theme in all of that has been the intersection – and quite often the clash – between the industry’s breakneck pace of innovation and regulation. As the industry grows, governments around the world are looking to get up to speed, and increasingly their actions have ramifications in the sector. One regu...
CONSENSUS REWIND: Saving Humanity, One Crypto City at a Time
October 13, 2022 17:48 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBAustin Hill, a principal at angel investor firm Intentional Ventures, and Salim Ismail, chairman and co-founder of OpenExO, a management consulting ecosystem and marketplace developer, sit down with Liv Boeree, a poker champion, effective altruist and filmmaker to discuss crypto cities. They discuss how these cities are benefiting people everywhere and why they believe we can no longer live in a centralized economy. The panel occurred on Friday, June 10, 2022, the second day of Co...
CONSENSUS REWIND: The Merge
October 13, 2022 16:48 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MBPreston Van Loon, co-founder of Prysmatic Labs, technical infrastructure builder for the Ethereum blockchain; Joseph Lubin, founder and CEO of ConsenSys, a blockchain software technology company; and Dani Osorio, a partner with MetaWeb Ventures, a crypto-native investment research team, sit down with Christine Kim, an associate of Research at Galaxy Digital, a digital asset and blockchain leader, to discuss the Ethereum Merge. They break down what the Merge is, the community reacti...
OPINIONATED: Culture and Crypto Collide, With Mixed Results
October 13, 2022 12:00 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBNFTs brought culture to crypto. But with floor prices dropping, are crypto and culture doomed to remain separate? “Opinionated” hosts Ben Schiller, Danny Nelson and Anna Baydakova break down CoinDesk contributing writer Jeff Wilser’s article “Investing in Web3: Culture and Entertainment,” which categorizes potential investment opportunities in crypto. The hosts debate how the biggest culture-focused crypto projects – non-fungible tokens, decentralized autonomous organizations, gami...
CONSENSUS REWIND: NFTs Powering Politics and Campaigns
October 07, 2022 16:37 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MBBrian Forde, CEO of Numero Inc., talks with Leah Butler, manager at Emfarsis, an Asian-focused technology specialist company, to discuss how politicians are using, and can use, non-fungible tokens (NFT) to fund political campaigns. They discuss some of the similarities between political campaigns and sports and how Numero helps to provide support through its business model, which includes help with organizing data, setting up call times and more. The panel occurred on Friday, Jun...
MONEY REIMAGINED: Redesigning Money - What Drives the Fintech Space?
October 07, 2022 13:30 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBThis episode is sponsored by Circle and Near. Can financial inclusion be achieved without a bank account or a digital money solution, such as crypto? Host Michael Casey is solo on this episode of “Money Reimagined,” to speak with Brett Scott, journalist, financial hacker, activist, and author of ‘Cloud Money: Cash, Cards, Crypto and the War for Our Wallets.’ According to Scott’s thesis, digitizing money is putting humanity at risk. He argues that cash, with its unique capacity t...
CONSENSUS REWIND: When Credit Cards Meets Crypto
October 06, 2022 16:20 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MBMohammed Badi, the President of Global Network Services at American Express, and Bill Barhydt, CEO at Abra, sit with Coindesks’ lead anchor Christine Lee, to announce the Abra crypto card rollout and to discuss why it is important to the crypto space. Barhydt defines it as “the first U.S. market-based product that allows you to earn unlimited crypto rewards on any purchase you make.” In addition to unlimited crypto rewards, the Abra card offers all the perks of an American Express...
OPINIONATED: Is Kim Kardashian the SEC's Scapegoat?
October 06, 2022 13:44 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBDetails on the SEC’s million-dollar fine for the influencer’s promotion of a token without disclosing payment. Celebrities regularly accept promotional deals, hyping products from swimsuits to weight loss tea on social media to their hordes of followers. Trouble arrived when a crypto token deemed by regulators a security entered the mix. “Opinionated” hosts Ben Schiller, Danny Nelson and Anna Baydakova are joined by writer and Assistant Opinion Editor Daniel Kuhn to dissect the bu...
MONEY REIMAGINED: Decentralized Systems of Identity and Owning Your Own Data
September 30, 2022 09:00 - 42 minutes - 39.4 MBThis episode is sponsored by Circle and Near. By what means do we think about identity? A substantial amount of regulation and policy work that is happening in crypto right now, is about how and when one will need to classify a transaction or exchange and to what extent do pre-existing rules apply in the Web3 space. On this episode of “Money Reimagined,” hosts Michael Casey and Sheila Warren are together again but this time, at Converge22 by Circle. They discuss the challenges of...