FinancialFox
147 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago -Key interviews feature technology leaders in the blockchain, crypto and data security space. Exclusive interviews with entrepreneurs, tech pioneers and leaders, listed company CEOs, investors, and famous and infamous personalities on financial markets and innovation.
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FinancialFox | Multichain operability: DeFi powered by Cardano and Avalanche
January 12, 2022 06:55 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MBIn this #FinancialFox episode, Steffy speaks with Christof Waton, founder of ADA Finance, a DeFi project built on Cardano and Avalanche blockchain. They discuss financial inclusion, multichain operability and ADA community. #FinancialFox #Cryptocurrency #DigitalAssets #Blockchain #Cardano
FinancialFox | Innovation in Finance | Equities vs. Digital Assets
December 29, 2021 06:15 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MBIn this #FinancialFox episode, Steffy speaks with former JP Morgan, now CEO of digital assets exchange Bitpanda Joshua Barraclough. They discuss how traditional finance institutions are embracing crypto, the benefit of investing in digital assets and innovation strategies in the European scene. Joshua believes that in the next few years we will see an acceleration of traditional players and regulators in crypto as the market grows and matures.
#FinancialFox | Regulating the new finance: Stablecoins, CBDCs and digital assets | ConsenSys
December 20, 2021 07:05 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBIn this #FinancialFox episode, Steffy speaks with Charles Dhaussy, Managing Director Asia-Pacific region at ConseSys. Ahead of the important hearings on crypto regulation in the US, they discuss the role of stablecoins, CBDCs and if regulation can be beneficial or damaging for crypto.
#FinancialFox | Using AI to optimise trading crypto in DeFi | SingularityDAO
December 20, 2021 07:02 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MBIn this #FinancialFox episode, Steffy speaks with Marcello Mari, CEO of SingularityDAO, an ecosystem of companies in different innovative industries. SingularityDAO leverages the sophistication of AI to develop tools for trading cryptocurrencies in DeFi platforms.
#FinancialFox NFTs and DeFi together in gaming
December 03, 2021 10:54 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MBDo you remember tamagotchi? In this #FinancialFox episode, Steffy speaks with Jesse Johnson, founder and COO of Aavegotchi, a Tamagotchi inspired digital pets game that combines NFTs, Decentralized Finance (DeFi) and the Metaverse. Aavegotchi is a platform for DeFi-focused non-fungible token (NFT) running on the Aave protocol, allowing game avatars to be used as DeFi collateral to earn staking rewards. They discuss how users can purchase in the Gotchiverse, the Aavegotchi bazaar, interope...
#FinancialFox Can regulation be good for crypto? Bitpanda
November 18, 2021 08:01 - 40 minutes - 36.8 MBWhat if regulation is actually beneficial for the crypto market? How are regulators approaching crypto and innovative finance? In this #FinancialFox episode, Steffy speaks with Matthias Bauer-Langgartner, Managing director for UK and Ireland at Bitpanda. Matthias has a background in regulation previously working at the FCA. As he jumped into the crypto world, he shared his thoughts about the value of embracing innovation. They also discuss the role of stablecoins and CBDC and the future o...
#FinancialFox Unique Network: The next generation of NFTs
November 12, 2021 10:06 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBIn this #FinancialFox episode, Steffy speaks with Irina Karagyaur, head of Metaverse Growth at Unique Network. Unique Network is a scalable blockchain for composable NFTs with advanced economies and the NFT chain built for Polkadot and Kusama. Unique Network is building a new infrastructure for composable NFTs with advanced economies, making new access to digital artists and innovators to build within the digital world. During this conversation, they discuss the next generation of NFTs, i...
#FinancialFox Revolution in Intellectual Property: Patents as NFTs
November 04, 2021 20:51 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MB👉Subscribe to our channel - don't miss upcoming #FinancialFoxepisodes 👉REMEMBER: All content in the video is for informational purposes only and it doesn't constitute financial advice. In this #FinancialFox episode, Steffy is joined by Lavinia Meliti, Global Legal Head of Business & Legal Affairs at innovative IP platform IPwe. IPwe, in a partnership with IBM, wants to bring innovation and transparency to the patent and licensing market helping businesses, especially SMEs, to pro...
#FinancialFox Why is Bitcoin the superior form of money? Nik Bathia
October 28, 2021 19:20 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBIn this #FinancialFox podcast, Steffy is joined by Nik Bhatia, author of Layered Money: From #Gold and #Dollars to #Bitcoin and Central Bank Digital Currencies. They discuss the history of #money and the complexity of the current financial system, which Nik calls "layers of money". For Nik, Bitcoin is on its way to becoming one of the most superior forms of money and the new world reserve currency. “When people own Bitcoin they own a commodity, with no centralisation and full autonomy over...
#FinancialFox Making digital fashion sustainable: NFTs and energy consumption, Digiconomist
October 25, 2021 08:05 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBIn this #FinancialFox episode, Steffy speaks with Alex de Vries, founder of Digiconomist. They discuss the environmental costs of crypto, NFTs on proof-of-stake blockchain and digital fashion. #NFT #Blockchain #Crypto
#FinancialFox Deep dive into the legal world of creating and buying NFTs
October 20, 2021 07:00 - 55 minutes - 51.2 MBIn this #FinancialFox, Steffy speaks with Catherine Zhu, a technology lawyer at Foley and Lardner. They discuss the legal implications of NFTs, how regulation and taxation can reshape the market and the impact of blockchain on the legal world. #Crypto #Blockchain #NFT #Legal
#FinancialFox Making the most of your crypto investment, trading strategies with PrimeXBT
October 19, 2021 08:06 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MBIn this #FinancialFox, Steffy speaks with Dirk Hartig, a professional trader and educator at PrimeXBT. They discuss the best strategies for crypto trading, common mistakes to avoid and how to identify the best opportunities in this booming market.
#FinancialFox China from the inside: Crypto, technology, economic growth & media misconceptions
October 15, 2021 07:59 - 1 hour - 74.3 MBIn this #FinancialFox, Steffy speaks with Kai Liang, Director Of Business Development at MEL Science. They discuss the economic growth of China, technology adoption, entrepreneurship and the crypto world in China. "China is an umbrella term to describe different realities," says Kai Liang as he explains popular misconceptions about China and its political-economic reality. An insightful conversation you can't miss.
#FinancialFox Nafty: Blockchain disruption on the adult industry & creators empowerment through NFTs
October 08, 2021 13:58 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MBIn this episode of #FinancialFox, Steffy speaks with Georgi Dimitrov, CMO at Nafty, an adult content blockchain platform. They discuss opportunities in the adult content industry market, ownership of content and how to cut the middlemen in such a risky industry.
Publicly-listed company embraces digital art and NFT
September 30, 2021 09:10 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBIn this #FinancialFox episode, Steffy speaks with Sarah Liebel, Chief Revenue Officer at 1stDibs, an e-commerce platform focused on luxury items and interior design. 1stDibs has recently launched its own NFT marketplace and auction with a highly curated inventory.
#FinancialFox Rarible: NFTs, the evolution of art and collectibles
September 27, 2021 08:07 - 49 minutes - 45.7 MBIn this #FinancialFox episode, Steffy speaks with Alexei Falin, CEO and co-founder of Rarible, a community-owned NFT marketplace. They discuss the NFTs hype, the process of minting NFTs and digital art/ fashion and collectibles.
Carbon footprint paradox in crypto, Digiconomist
September 10, 2021 12:05 - 39 minutes - 36 MBIn this #FinancialFox episode, Steffy speaks with Alex de Vries, founder of Digiconomist. They discuss the environmental costs of crypto, PoS or PoW, NFTs and digital fashion.
Flexa: Payment Evolution
September 06, 2021 08:12 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MBIn this #FinancialFox episode, Steffy speaks with Tyler Spalding, CEO of Flexa, a New York-based leading digital payment platform. They discuss the evolution of payment technology, privacy & security, and how blockchain disrupted the industry.
Coinpass becomes FCA-approved crypto assets firm in the UK
September 06, 2021 08:12 - 16 minutes - 14.8 MBIn this #FinancialFox episode, Steffy speaks with Jeff Hancock, CEO and founder of Coinpass. Coinpass has recently been recognised by FCA as a crypto asset firm in the UK. They discuss news in the crypto market, the leap from traditional finance to crypto and how regulation can help the crypto market grow.
Bitcoin: the new financial and monetary paradigm
August 13, 2021 08:27 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MBIn this #FinancialFox episode, Steffy speaks with Giacomo Zucco, Bitcoin entrepreneur and educator. They discuss the current monetary system, how Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies provide an alternative to the dollar and the role of financial education.
Distributing Real-time Data: Streamr, open source platform for the data economy
August 06, 2021 09:22 - 30 minutes - 28.5 MBIn this #FinancialFox episode, Steffy speaks with Matthew Fontana, head of ecosystem at Streamr, a decentralized platform for real‑time data. They discuss the importance of data, decentralisation and open-source platforms. Visit https://streamr.network/
Are we ready to live in the metaverse?
August 06, 2021 09:17 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBIn this #FinancialFox episode Steffy speaks with Yat Siu, chairman of Animoca Brands is a global developer leveraging popular brands, gamification, AI, blockchain, and mobile technology. They discuss life and society in the metaverse
#FinancialFox The multi-chain future: Scalability and interoperability, Harmony Protocol
July 23, 2021 08:47 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MBIn this #FinancialFox episode, Steffy speaks with Li Jiang, COO of Harmony, a layer-one Ethereum scalability and cross-chain finance platform. Transactions on Harmony are completed in two seconds and are significantly cheaper. Harmony also has an NFT marketplace for digital artwork.
Unlocking the new Web: Governance and Freedom in the Web3, Miko Matsumura
July 23, 2021 08:36 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBIn this #FinancialFox episode, Steffy speaks with Miko Matsumura, blockchain investor and start-up builder. They discuss the model of the Web3, internet & financial governance and how to tap into the innovation space. A look into the future of the web.
#FinancialFox RTFKT: The most expensive sneakers are digital
July 23, 2021 08:32 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MBIn this episode of FinancialFox, Steffy speaks with Benoit Pagotto, founder of RTFKT (pronounced 'artifact'), digital sneaker studio. RTFKT uses the latest in game engines, NFT, blockchain authentication and augmented reality, combined with manufacturing expertise to create one of a kind sneakers and digital artifacts. Earlier in the year, RTFKT made headlines after selling more than $3 million in digital sneakers in just seven minutes.
Data is the new Oil: Question of data and privacy in Web3, Ocean Protocol
July 23, 2021 08:27 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MBIn this episode of the FinancialFox, Steffy talks to Bruce Pon, founder of Ocean Protocol. They discuss the value of data in the digital economy, the dilemma of access to data and privacy, and how data is managed in Web3.
#FinancialFox: DeFi innovation in the Polkadot ecosystem
July 23, 2021 08:22 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBIn this episode of the FinancialFox, Steffy talks to Dan Reecer VP Growth of Acala and Karura Network, all-in-one DeFi hubs of Polkadot and Kusama. They discuss the Polkadot ecosystem, Kusama chain, Defi, cross-chain communication and interoperability, chain customisation and upgrading, security governance, Polkadot wallet, what is Acala and Karura Network and how they work together to innovate the space.
Ethereum scalability solutions: Polygon co-founder shares his insights
July 13, 2021 08:01 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MBIn this episode of the FinancialFox, Steffy talks to Jaynti Kanani, Co-founder of Polygon (former Matic Network). Polygon is one of the leading scalability platforms in the crypto/ DeFi space. Polygon allows building and connecting Ethereum-compatible blockchain networks and has established several key partnerships over the last months. Polygon is one of the most promising solutions in DeFi, a must-watch interview.
Dark side of crypto: Enhancing security with Erica Stanford
July 01, 2021 12:41 - 49 minutes - 45 MBIn this episode of the FinancialFox, Steffy talks to Erica Stanfrod, founder of the Crypto Curry Club- a series of fun networking lunches and educational events for leaders in blockchain, crypto and emerging tech. Erica is also the author of the upcoming book 'Crypto Wars: Faked Deaths, Missing Billions and Industry Disruption'. They discuss scams in the crypto space, fraudulent projects, questions of anonymity and how to approach security issues in such a young industry like crypto. After...
Protect your wealth as inflation kicks in - Increase exposure to gold
June 28, 2021 10:51 - 43 minutes - 39.9 MBIn this episode of #FinancialFox, Steffy breaks down the fundamentals of why investing in gold. You will find useful insights about the gold market linked to the current economic backdrop; the best strategies for investors to increase exposure to gold, how and why. She speaks with gold fund manager Angelos Damaskos, CEO at Sector Investment Managers, and also with Mark Child CEO and Chairman of London and Toronto listed Condor Gold. TIME STAMPS: 0:00 Intro 1:00 Introduction to Angelos ...
The Bitcoin network effect with Edan Yago
June 18, 2021 07:43 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MBIn this episode of #FinancialFox, Steffy speaks with Edan Yago, co-founder of Sovryn BTC, a Bitcoin trading and lending platform. They talk about building DeFi on Bitcoin and the differences between Ethereum and Bitcoin blockchain that can impact the DeFi ecosystem.
Turning Tweets into NFTs: Powering the Creator Economy
June 14, 2021 08:28 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MBIn this episode of #FinancialFox, Steffy speaks with Cameron Hejazi, CEO and Founder of Cent, the NFT marketplace where Twitter founder Jack Dorsey auctioned his first tweet ever for $2.9m. They discuss the NFT fever, how to monetise digital creations and innovation on social media platforms.
#FinancialFox Preserving Wealth and Secrets of Financial Freedom with Alan Steel
June 09, 2021 10:02 - 37 minutes - 34.8 MBIn a world today characterised by economic uncertainty and market volatility, it is harder to preserve your wealth and become finally independent. In this episode of #FinancialFox, Steffy speaks with Alan Steel, founder and chairman of Alan Steel Asset Management, an independent financial adviser since 1975. Alan has survived 5 stock market crashes and his advise has been constantly proved successful increasing his client wealth over time. Highlights ================= Fears of rising i...
#FinancialFox With rising inflation it's time to get into hard assets: Silver, 'gold on steroids'
June 04, 2021 08:14 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBWith rising inflation it's time to get into hard assets: Silver, 'gold on steroids' In this episode of #FinancialFox, Steffy speaks with Ian Williams, CEO of Charteris Treasury boutique investment manager and precious metals specialist. They discuss currency devaluation, inflation-hedge assets and moves in commodities markets. Highlights ============ Rising inflation The current monetary policy is likely to cause a more permanent inflationary state, says Ian. It is time to get into h...
#FinancialFox Fashion Digital Transformation: From Consumers to Co-Creators, The Fabricant
May 31, 2021 17:06 - 30 minutes - 28.4 MBIn this episode of #FinancialFox, Steffy speaks with Adriana Hoppenbrouwer-Pereira Co-founder & Partner at The Fabricant, a leading digital-only fashion house. They discuss the boom of digital fashion, NFTs and the fashion metaverse.
#FinancialFox Clem Chambers on Bitcoin Price crash: It is a 4 year crypto cycle - Buy the dip not the crash
May 21, 2021 10:10 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBIn this episode of #FinancialFox podcast Steffy speaks with investor and crypto guru Clem Chambers about the recent Bitcoin price crash. Chambers says that Bitcoin has a four-year price cycle and the best strategy is to buy the dip not the crash. They also discuss energy efficiency in crypto and DeFi opportunities. HIGHLIGHTS ================== Bitcoin cycle: According to Clem Chambers, Bitcoin has a four-year price cycle and we just reached the peak as institutional investors bought in...
#FinancialFox Podcast The new money market, financial inclusion & environmental economic impacts of crypto
May 20, 2021 11:55 - 49 minutes - 45 MBIn this episode of #FinancialFox podcast, Steffy talks to Patrick Baron, founder of Moola Market about the evolution of the money market with the advent of blockchain technology, financial inclusion and the sustainable aspect of mining cryptocurrencies. Moola is a non-custodial liquidity protocol that is democratizing access to yield and credit. Visit https://moola.market/ HIGHLIGHTS =============== The new money market The concept of money is being disrupted by cryptocurrencies and blo...
Building Defi Services for the Financial System of Future
May 13, 2021 08:17 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MBIn this new episode of #FinancialFox, Steffy talks to Brian Kerr, CEO of Kava Labs about Kava's newest products and the DeFi disruption set to transform the financial system. Kava is a DeFi platform aimed at financial institutions offering a fully integrated suite of financial products for crypto. Kava has been working on exciting products and updates such as Kava Lending platform, the Hard Protocol - the world's first cross-chain money market, coming soon Kava Swap, and the next generati...
The digital universe of fashion: Blockchain, NFTs & Metaverse with Dematerialised
May 05, 2021 05:57 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MBIn this new episode of #FinancialFox, Steffy speaks with Marjorie Hernandez and Karinna Nobbs co-founders of Dematerialised, a marketspace for authenticated digital fashion, about innovation and digital technology in fashion.
#FinancialFox Web3 Foundation: Blockchain literacy, utility-based NFTs & Polkadot
April 28, 2021 09:35 - 56 minutes - 52.7 MBIn this episode of #FinancialFox, Steffy speaks with Bruno Skvorc, blockchain developer, writer and technical educator at Web 3 Foundation, a Switzerland-based foundation aimed at allowing to create a non-intermediated communication ecosystem connecting all blockchain networks out there. Bruno is also working on a new NFT project built on Kusama Network called Kanaria, which focuses on unlocking the utility value of NFTs.
#FinancialFox Crypto: Bitcoin is going to bankrupt nation states in this century
April 21, 2021 09:29 - 42 minutes - 39.4 MBIn this episode of #FinancialFox, Steffy welcomes back Robert Breedlove, Bitcoin advocate and CEO of Parallax Digital, to talk about Bitcoin, Gold, crypto and fiat currencies; to discuss the value of money, inflation and the problems with current monetary policy. A must watch thought-provoking episode. "Bitcoin is going to bankrupt nation states in this century" Robert Breedlove Timestamps: 01:31 - Intro/Robert background 05:30 - Peter Schiff 12:04 - Robert Kiyosa...
#FinancialFox: The Upside of Institutionalisation and Regulation in DeFi
April 13, 2021 05:48 - 33 minutes - 31.3 MBIn this episode of #FinancialFox, Steffy talks with Ajit Tripathi, Head of Institutional Business at Aave about financial institutions embracing crypto and regulation in the DeFi space. In this informative talk, Ajit shows a positive perspective of having regulation in crypto and DeFi - a topic that can be controversial in this space. Regulation, after all, is aimed at improving services and providing better transparency. Ajit believes in the power of customers to get financial insti...
#FinancialFox Smart strategies for Investing in Cryptocurrencies with Crypto Michaël
April 13, 2021 05:43 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MBIn this episode of #FinancialFox Stefania speaks to Michael van de Poppe, trader and crypto analyst in Amsterdam. This is an informative conversation, aimed at offering precious insights on crypto investing and explaining the basic strategies to identify opportunities. Michael emphasizes the value of Bitcoin as a 'savings instrument'; he is also quite averse to investing in 'hype' assets such as "spotlights coins" and NFTs. Michael's tip: make a plan, be critical, do your own resear...
Discussing the next evolution stage in Defi: Uniswap V.3
March 31, 2021 19:05 - 53 minutes - 45.5 MBUniswap is a blockchain-based application powered by smart contracts on Ethereum blockchain; it is arguably one most important decentralised application on the top of Ethereum. Uniswap has been the key innovator in Automated Market Making (AMM) space and still one of the most used decentralised exchanges making up 60% of the DEX market. It has recently announced the launch its Uniswap version 3 to go live on L1 Ethereum mainnet on May 5, with an L2 deployment on Optimism set to follow s...
#FinancialFox Crypto gaming & the secrets of pet blockchain game Axie Infinity (AXS)
March 29, 2021 09:36 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBIn this episode of #FinancialFox Stefania speaks to Aleksander Larsen, co-founder and COO of Axie Infinity (AXS), an Ethereum-based platform that turns game players into asset owners. Axie is the #1 Ethereum game universe, the platform has 24,000 daily players and 30,000 weekly players and it has generated over 6,400 ETH in revenue (2M+ USD) so far. With Axie, users can play with digital pets and earn tokens from their skills. More than earning crypto, users are interested in collect...
#FinancialFox Dr. Julian Hosp: Bitcoin, Defi, the NFT hype.. & why fasting is good for your health.
March 22, 2021 08:03 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBIn this episode, Steffy speaks with Dr. Julian Hosp, Blockchain expert and CEO of Cake DeFi. Cake DeFi is one of the pioneering platforms in the space, allowing users to get cashflow from their crypto. Unlike most of DeFi advocates, Julian is quite positive about Bitcoin, what he calls 'digital gold'. Given the recent economic impacts of covid, Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies can be a store of value to hedge against inflation and falls in the stock market. They also talk about the NFT hype, ...
#FinancialFox Innovation meets the Stock Market: A look into the blockchain strategy at LSE
March 22, 2021 07:57 - 35 minutes - 33.3 MBIn this episode, Steffy speaks with Dotun Rominiyi, Blockchain Architect at the London Stock Exchange about the initiatives to deploy technology with the stock market. LSE is committed to embracing innovation and at the moment the team is focused on building the foundations for the future uses of blockchain and crypto in the market. A must-watch for finance enthusiasts.