Carpe Consensus
186 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratings“Carpe Consensus” is a show for crypto fans and foes, DeFi degens, non-fungible enthusiasts and welcomes the crypto curious. Each week, hosts Ben Schiller, Danny Nelson and Cam Thompson seize the world of crypto, debating the latest in industry and community news alongside guest experts and commentators.
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OPINIONATED: To Hide or Not to Hide? That’s the Bitcoiner’s Question
January 27, 2022 16:11 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBCrypto has deep roots in the privacy space. But today’s bitcoiners aren’t quite as skittish about sharing their ID as the maximalists of yesteryear were. This week on “Opinionated,” Lili Rhodes of Foundation Devices argues why they should. Keeping one’s identity hidden – away from the government, from companies, from counterparties – is a table-stakes demand in the privacy game. Does it have to be? Anna Baydakova, Danny Nelson and Ben Schiller spar over the nature of modern-day p...
To Hide or Not to Hide? That’s the Bitcoiner’s Question
January 27, 2022 16:11 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBCrypto has deep roots in the privacy space. But today’s bitcoiners aren’t quite as skittish about sharing their ID as the maximalists of yesteryear were. This week on “Opinionated,” Lili Rhodes of Foundation Devices argues why they should. Keeping one’s identity hidden – away from the government, from companies, from counterparties – is a table-stakes demand in the privacy game. Does it have to be? Anna Baydakova, Danny Nelson and Ben Schiller spar over the nature of modern-day p...
A Possible Russian Crypto Ban and Vitalik’s Synthetic Womb: This Is 2022
January 21, 2022 21:53 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MBThis week on “Opinionated,” the gang dives deep into some big news out of Russia, looks at the issue of rampant intellectual-property theft with NFTs and examines Vitalik Buterin’s idea for synthetic wombs. (Yes, you read that last one right. The founder of Ethereum thinks babies should be made in Cosmic Cocoons.) Could Russia ban crypto? That’s a possibility raised by a highly critical Bank of Russia report this week. It said cryptocurrencies are volatile and widely used in ille...
OPINIONATED: A Possible Russian Crypto Ban and Vitalik’s Synthetic Womb: This Is 2022
January 21, 2022 21:53 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MBThis week on “Opinionated,” the gang dives deep into some big news out of Russia, looks at the issue of rampant intellectual-property theft with NFTs and examines Vitalik Buterin’s idea for synthetic wombs. (Yes, you read that last one right. The founder of Ethereum thinks babies should be made in Cosmic Cocoons.) Could Russia ban crypto? That’s a possibility raised by a highly critical Bank of Russia report this week. It said cryptocurrencies are volatile and widely used in ille...
Web 3 and DAOs in 2022
January 10, 2022 14:20 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MB2022 has just begun. What will the hot topics in crypto be this year? On this episode of “Opinionated,” hosts Ben Schiller, Anna Baydakova and Danny Nelson kick off the new year with a discussion on the future and purpose of emerging technologies such as Web 3 and decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs). Though both include egalitarian philosophical interests like freedom, democracy, self-custody and decentralization, many worry the ideals will fall as well-funded companies a...
OPINIONATED: Web 3 and DAOs in 2022
January 10, 2022 14:20 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MB2022 has just begun. What will the hot topics in crypto be this year? On this episode of “Opinionated,” hosts Ben Schiller, Anna Baydakova and Danny Nelson kick off the new year with a discussion on the future and purpose of emerging technologies such as Web 3 and decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs). Though both include egalitarian philosophical interests like freedom, democracy, self-custody and decentralization, many worry the ideals will fall as well-funded companies a...
Bitcoin Politics: A Year of Reflection and 2022 Predictions
December 23, 2021 05:00 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MBThis week, “Opinionated” hosts Ben Schiller, Anna Baydakova and Danny Nelson are talking about the most exciting and most annoying things that happened in crypto this year. For Ben, the crypto hearings in the U.S. Senate – a whole bunch of them, actually! – really marked this year. Now it’s clear cryptocurrencies have some prominent opponents on Capitol Hill including Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.). What will the crypto politics be in 2022? Ben has some ideas. On another regulato...
OPINIONATED: Bitcoin Politics: A Year of Reflection and 2022 Predictions
December 23, 2021 05:00 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MBThis week, “Opinionated” hosts Ben Schiller, Anna Baydakova and Danny Nelson are talking about the most exciting and most annoying things that happened in crypto this year. For Ben, the crypto hearings in the U.S. Senate – a whole bunch of them, actually! – really marked this year. Now it’s clear cryptocurrencies have some prominent opponents on Capitol Hill including Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.). What will the crypto politics be in 2022? Ben has some ideas. On another regulato...
El Salvador’s Landmark, Elon Musk’s Lowlight, and the Coming Layer 1 Wars
December 17, 2021 16:11 - 24 minutes - 22.1 MBThis week on “Opinionated,” we sit down with David Z. Morris, CoinDesk’s chief insights columnist. DZM gives us the highlights and lowlights from 2021, and looks ahead to 2022. His highlight? El Salvador. “For me, the bitcoin policy in El Salvador was the landmark moment of the year,” he says. El Salvador has been buying bitcoin at a rapid clip, attracting bitcoin entrepreneurs. It has issued a “Bitcoin Bond” that’s available to nationals through the Chivo bitcoin wallet. ...
OPINIONATED: El Salvador’s Landmark, Elon Musk’s Lowlight, and the Coming Layer 1 Wars
December 17, 2021 16:11 - 24 minutes - 22.1 MBThis week on “Opinionated,” we sit down with David Z. Morris, CoinDesk’s chief insights columnist. DZM gives us the highlights and lowlights from 2021, and looks ahead to 2022. His highlight? El Salvador. “For me, the bitcoin policy in El Salvador was the landmark moment of the year,” he says. El Salvador has been buying bitcoin at a rapid clip, attracting bitcoin entrepreneurs. It has issued a “Bitcoin Bond” that’s available to nationals through the Chivo bitcoin wallet. ...
OPINIONATED: Craig Wright Isn't Satoshi Nakamoto and Other Facts 'The Media' Won't Tell You
December 10, 2021 15:44 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MBA Florida jury kinda sorta ruled in Craig Wright’s favor: The man who claims to be Satoshi won’t need to cough up half his multi-billion-dollar bitcoin stash. But he does owe $100 million to the estate of his former business partner. So who won? The gang discusses ramifications of a high-stakes trial and its often-misleading coverage in the press. Also on the table are 2021’s big crypto influencers. CoinDesk's “Most Influential” dropped this week and featured Elon Musk, Cynthia Lum...
Craig Wright Isn't Satoshi Nakamoto and Other Facts 'The Media' Won't Tell You
December 10, 2021 15:44 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MBA Florida jury kinda sorta ruled in Craig Wright’s favor: The man who claims to be Satoshi won’t need to cough up half his multi-billion-dollar bitcoin stash. But he does owe $100 million to the estate of his former business partner. So who won? The gang discusses ramifications of a high-stakes trial and its often-misleading coverage in the press. Also on the table are 2021’s big crypto influencers. CoinDesk's “Most Influential” dropped this week and featured Elon Musk, Cynthia Lum...
Are NFTs Taking Over the Art Market? Notes From Art Basel Miami Beach
December 03, 2021 18:07 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MBThis week, “Opinionated” hosts Ben Schiller, Anna Baydakova and Danny Nelson are talking about Art Basel Miami Beach, the annual international art fair that took place in Florida last week. Danny was reporting from the ground: This year, a new kind of art made its way to Miami, under the picky gaze of art collectors, curators and, yes, artists themselves. And yes, it’s NFTs, or non-fungible tokens. NFTs used to be seen as merely cute funny antics of the crypto world (remember Cryp...
OPINIONATED: Are NFTs Taking Over the Art Market? Notes From Art Basel Miami Beach
December 03, 2021 18:07 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MBThis week, “Opinionated” hosts Ben Schiller, Anna Baydakova and Danny Nelson are talking about Art Basel Miami Beach, the annual international art fair that took place in Florida last week. Danny was reporting from the ground: This year, a new kind of art made its way to Miami, under the picky gaze of art collectors, curators and, yes, artists themselves. And yes, it’s NFTs, or non-fungible tokens. NFTs used to be seen as merely cute funny antics of the crypto world (remember Cryp...
US Constitution for Sale? ConstitutionDAO Makes Bold Moves
November 25, 2021 05:30 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MBLast week a ramshackle group of crypto investors tried (and failed) to buy the U.S. Constitution. This week on “Opinionated,” Ben, Anna and Danny talk about why. Recorded one day prior to the auction, this week’s episode explores the tough questions decentralized autonomous organizations (DAO) face in the wake of ConstitutionDAO. For starters, how should DAOs organize themselves? Should it be one wallet, one vote or should larger contributors get a bigger share of the pie? Most pro...
OPINIONATED: US Constitution for Sale? ConstitutionDAO Makes Bold Moves
November 25, 2021 05:30 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MBLast week a ramshackle group of crypto investors tried (and failed) to buy the U.S. Constitution. This week on “Opinionated,” Ben, Anna and Danny talk about why. Recorded one day prior to the auction, this week’s episode explores the tough questions decentralized autonomous organizations (DAO) face in the wake of ConstitutionDAO. For starters, how should DAOs organize themselves? Should it be one wallet, one vote or should larger contributors get a bigger share of the pie? Most pro...
‘Tis the Season of Ransomware Indictments, Feat. Chainalysis’ Gurvais Grigg
November 18, 2021 14:23 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBThis week, “Opinionated” hosts Ben Schiller, Anna Baydakova and Danny Nelson are talking to Gurvais Grigg, global public sector chief technology officer at Chainalysis, a blockchain investigative firm. Grigg spent 23 years at the FBI, rising from a trainee to assistant director. But this April, he took a career turn and joined a private sector company, which is often helping law enforcement agencies investigate crypto-related crimes. In his intro blog post, Grigg said crypto beco...
OPINIONATED: ‘Tis the Season of Ransomware Indictments, Feat. Chainalysis’ Gurvais Grigg
November 18, 2021 14:23 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBThis week, “Opinionated” hosts Ben Schiller, Anna Baydakova and Danny Nelson are talking to Gurvais Grigg, global public sector chief technology officer at Chainalysis, a blockchain investigative firm. Grigg spent 23 years at the FBI, rising from a trainee to assistant director. But this April, he took a career turn and joined a private sector company, which is often helping law enforcement agencies investigate crypto-related crimes. In his intro blog post, Grigg said crypto beco...
Synthetic ‘Fake’ ID’s Can Buy Crypto?
November 10, 2021 16:43 - 18 minutes - 17.3 MBThis week, “Opinionated” hosts Ben Schiller, Anna Baydakova and Danny Nelson are discussing Anna’s investigative piece on the black market of “verified” accounts on crypto exchanges and payment apps. Know-Your-Customer (KYC) at crypto exchanges might be a painstaking process for users but there is a way to avoid all the troubles by simply buying a verified account in someone else’s name, Anna’s investigation found. Online forums and Telegram groups where people buy and sell acco...
OPINIONATED: Synthetic ‘Fake’ ID’s Can Buy Crypto?
November 10, 2021 16:43 - 18 minutes - 17.3 MBThis week, “Opinionated” hosts Ben Schiller, Anna Baydakova and Danny Nelson are discussing Anna’s investigative piece on the black market of “verified” accounts on crypto exchanges and payment apps. Know-Your-Customer (KYC) at crypto exchanges might be a painstaking process for users but there is a way to avoid all the troubles by simply buying a verified account in someone else’s name, Anna’s investigation found. Online forums and Telegram groups where people buy and sell acco...
OPINIONATED: DeFi Needs Clear Regulation; Or Does it? Feat. PaperImperium
November 04, 2021 17:47 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MBThis week, “Opinionated” hosts Ben Schiller, Anna Baydakova and Danny Nelson are talking to PaperImperium, the first and only pseudonymous crypto advocate, lobbying on behalf of MakerDAO in the corridors of power. PaperImperium, or Paper, or Chris (his real name, but he’s not keen to publicize his full name), is advocating for a clear regulation for DAOs, or decentralized autonomous organisations. DAOs are a brainchild of the crypto-anarchist culture, and the concept implies tha...
DeFi Needs Clear Regulation; Or Does it? Feat. PaperImperium
November 04, 2021 17:47 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MBThis week, “Opinionated” hosts Ben Schiller, Anna Baydakova and Danny Nelson are talking to PaperImperium, the first and only pseudonymous crypto advocate, lobbying on behalf of MakerDAO in the corridors of power. PaperImperium, or Paper, or Chris (his real name, but he’s not keen to publicize his full name), is advocating for a clear regulation for DAOs, or decentralized autonomous organisations. DAOs are a brainchild of the crypto-anarchist culture, and the concept implies tha...
OPINIONATED: Is a Bitcoin Futures ETF Good for Bitcoin?
October 27, 2021 14:29 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBThe first bitcoin-linked ETF to ever hit U.S. markets has finally arrived. But what does that mean for bitcoin as an investment? For starters, hundreds of millions of dollars in speculative bets from traders whose brokerage accounts have never tasted crypto before. But are they betting on bitcoin? Not exactly…. They’re betting on bitcoin futures contracts. And it’s not quite the same. Karan Sood joins the “Opinionated” squad to break down crypto’s hot new investment trend. His i...
Is a Bitcoin Futures ETF Good for Bitcoin?
October 27, 2021 14:29 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBThe first bitcoin-linked ETF to ever hit U.S. markets has finally arrived. But what does that mean for bitcoin as an investment? For starters, hundreds of millions of dollars in speculative bets from traders whose brokerage accounts have never tasted crypto before. But are they betting on bitcoin? Not exactly…. They’re betting on bitcoin futures contracts. And it’s not quite the same. Karan Sood joins the “Opinionated” squad to break down crypto’s hot new investment trend. His i...
Is Crypto Really a Threat to Financial Stability?
October 21, 2021 20:29 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBIt’s Policy Week here at CoinDesk! We’re diving deep into Washington, D.C., lobbying, DeFi regulation, how non-fungible tokens (NFT) could be seen as securities, and much more through a series of feature stories, op-eds, interviews, research and video. For the “Opinionated” podcast, co-hosts Ben Schiller, Anna Baydakova and Danny Nelson discuss some regulatory hot topics. First up: Is crypto a threat to financial stability? A senior Bank of England official recently suggested ...
OPINIONATED: Is Crypto Really a Threat to Financial Stability?
October 21, 2021 20:29 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBIt’s Policy Week here at CoinDesk! We’re diving deep into Washington, D.C., lobbying, DeFi regulation, how non-fungible tokens (NFT) could be seen as securities, and much more through a series of feature stories, op-eds, interviews, research and video. For the “Opinionated” podcast, co-hosts Ben Schiller, Anna Baydakova and Danny Nelson discuss some regulatory hot topics. First up: Is crypto a threat to financial stability? A senior Bank of England official recently suggested ...
DraftKings Co-Founder Matt Kalish Explains Why the Betting Site Is Serious About NFTs
October 18, 2021 21:34 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MBDraftKings co-founder Matt Kalish became personally infatuated with non-fungible tokens (NFT) earlier this year. He’s now helping his sports betting giant navigate digital collectibles. It's one of the few publicly traded companies with an on-platform NFT marketplace. This week on “Opinionated,” Danny, Ben and Anna learn more about the Bored Ape Yacht Club-owning president of DraftKings. In a wide-ranging conversation, the hosts spar over what makes an NFT valuable, whether fundame...
OPINIONATED: DraftKings Co-Founder Matt Kalish Explains Why the Betting Site Is Serious About NFTs
October 18, 2021 21:34 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MBDraftKings co-founder Matt Kalish became personally infatuated with non-fungible tokens (NFT) earlier this year. He’s now helping his sports betting giant navigate digital collectibles. It's one of the few publicly traded companies with an on-platform NFT marketplace. This week on “Opinionated,” Danny, Ben and Anna learn more about the Bored Ape Yacht Club-owning president of DraftKings. In a wide-ranging conversation, the hosts spar over what makes an NFT valuable, whether fundame...
How Erick Calderon Turned NFT Squiggles Into a $6M Funding Round
October 06, 2021 18:20 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MBArt Blocks CEO Erick Calderon has turned generative NFT squiggles into a digital art behemoth. This week on “Opinionated,” we speak with “Snowfro” about the artists whose algorithms power one of the hottest corners of the metaverse. Their NFT sales recently helped Art Blocks raise $6 million from equity investors, Snowfro told “Opinionated.” Ben and Danny (Anna’s out this week) sort through the term sheets to find what makes Art Blocks tick. Their conversation begins with its cap t...
OPINIONATED: How Erick Calderon Turned NFT Squiggles Into a $6M Funding Round
October 06, 2021 18:20 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MBArt Blocks CEO Erick Calderon has turned generative NFT squiggles into a digital art behemoth. This week on “Opinionated,” we speak with “Snowfro” about the artists whose algorithms power one of the hottest corners of the metaverse. Their NFT sales recently helped Art Blocks raise $6 million from equity investors, Snowfro told “Opinionated.” Ben and Danny (Anna’s out this week) sort through the term sheets to find what makes Art Blocks tick. Their conversation begins with its cap t...
Chainalysis, Gensler and a Supposed Senate Bid
October 01, 2021 13:08 - 30 minutes - 28 MBThis week, “Opinionated” hosts Anna Baydakova, Danny Nelson and Ben Schiller address an emerging global trend: an increasing frequency of clashes between state and private money. Three recent stories bring these clashes front-and-center, through surveillance programs, regulator biases and crypto as a single-issue campaign. Leaked documents show Chainalysis has a hush-hush advantage in the analytics race: its scraping of suspects’ IP addresses from walletexplorer.com. As CoinDesk re...
OPINIONATED: Chainalysis, Gensler and a Supposed Senate Bid
October 01, 2021 13:08 - 30 minutes - 28 MBThis week, “Opinionated” hosts Anna Baydakova, Danny Nelson and Ben Schiller address an emerging global trend: an increasing frequency of clashes between state and private money. Three recent stories bring these clashes front-and-center, through surveillance programs, regulator biases and crypto as a single-issue campaign. Leaked documents show Chainalysis has a hush-hush advantage in the analytics race: its scraping of suspects’ IP addresses from walletexplorer.com. As CoinDesk re...
OPINIONATED: Jamie Rogozinski, Wallstreetbets: ‘Crypto Should Help, Not Replace TradFi’
September 22, 2021 13:57 - 35 minutes - 32.1 MB“I don't think you're going to replace the stock market with the blockchain just because it's better. I think they can coexist. Take all the benefits that you have from blockchain and figure out a way to adapt it." Jaime Rogozinski is the founder and ousted chief of Reddit’s infamous trading community: WallStreetBets. He spent years watching crypto from the sidelines as a die-hard “stonks only” investor. This week on “Opinionated,” he tells Ben, Danny and Anna how he finally came...
Jamie Rogozinski, Wallstreetbets: ‘Crypto Should Help, Not Replace TradFi’
September 22, 2021 13:57 - 35 minutes - 32.1 MB“I don't think you're going to replace the stock market with the blockchain just because it's better. I think they can coexist. Take all the benefits that you have from blockchain and figure out a way to adapt it." Jaime Rogozinski is the founder and ousted chief of Reddit’s infamous trading community: WallStreetBets. He spent years watching crypto from the sidelines as a die-hard “stonks only” investor. This week on “Opinionated,” he tells Ben, Danny and Anna how he finally came...
OPINIONATED: Banks Will Have to Adapt to DeFi, Feat. Eric Wall
September 16, 2021 19:33 - 44 minutes - 40.4 MBThis week, “Opinionated” hosts Anna Baydakova, Danny Nelson and Ben Schiller are talking to Eric Wall, chief investment officer at a Swedish hedge fund Arcane Crypto – and one of Crypto Twitter’s favorite trouble stirrers. “I spent my entire 20s in bitcoin. What the f*ck,” Eric tweeted in July on the day of his 30th birthday, and that decade did not pass in vain for him: He’s been trading bitcoin since Mt. Gox (and lost his money there), he worked as a crypto guy in the legacy fin...
Banks Will Have to Adapt to DeFi, Feat. Eric Wall
September 16, 2021 19:33 - 44 minutes - 40.4 MBThis week, “Opinionated” hosts Anna Baydakova, Danny Nelson and Ben Schiller are talking to Eric Wall, chief investment officer at a Swedish hedge fund Arcane Crypto – and one of Crypto Twitter’s favorite trouble stirrers. “I spent my entire 20s in bitcoin. What the f*ck,” Eric tweeted in July on the day of his 30th birthday, and that decade did not pass in vain for him: He’s been trading bitcoin since Mt. Gox (and lost his money there), he worked as a crypto guy in the legacy fin...
CBDCs, Tether and Digital Real Estate
September 09, 2021 12:56 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBThis week, “Opinionated” hosts Anna Baydakova, Danny Nelson and Ben Schiller are getting a bit more light-hearted, discussing the hottest topics of this summer, which (sigh!) is officially over. First, let’s get it clear: We’re not crazy about all those central bank digital currency (CBDC) announcements the central banks did throughout this year and summer. To Ben Schiller, they pretty much remind him of the 2018 hype around enterprise blockchains, which mostly came to nothing. ...
OPINIONATED: CBDCs, Tether and Digital Real Estate
September 09, 2021 12:56 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBThis week, “Opinionated” hosts Anna Baydakova, Danny Nelson and Ben Schiller are getting a bit more light-hearted, discussing the hottest topics of this summer, which (sigh!) is officially over. First, let’s get it clear: We’re not crazy about all those central bank digital currency (CBDC) announcements the central banks did throughout this year and summer. To Ben Schiller, they pretty much remind him of the 2018 hype around enterprise blockchains, which mostly came to nothing. ...
OPINIONATED: The Digital Art Craze: Everyone Is Jumping In
September 02, 2021 19:46 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBThis week on “Opinionated,” the hosts dive deep into the non-fungible token (NFT) boom with guest Andrew Steinwold, managing partner at Sfermion, an NFT fund. Andrew works with wealthy clients from around the world who want a piece of the digital art boom. Our biggest question for Andrew was last week’s biggest news: Visa bought a CryptoPunk. By Andrew’s telling, paying $150,000 for a pixelated head is a relative bargain, especially as an advertising tool. It’s good for CryptoPun...
The Digital Art Craze: Everyone Is Jumping In
September 02, 2021 19:46 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBThis week on “Opinionated,” the hosts dive deep into the non-fungible token (NFT) boom with guest Andrew Steinwold, managing partner at Sfermion, an NFT fund. Andrew works with wealthy clients from around the world who want a piece of the digital art boom. Our biggest question for Andrew was last week’s biggest news: Visa bought a CryptoPunk. By Andrew’s telling, paying $150,000 for a pixelated head is a relative bargain, especially as an advertising tool. It’s good for CryptoPun...
OPINIONATED: Angela Walch: A Realist’s View of the Infrastructure Bill
August 25, 2021 21:03 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBThis week, “Opinionated” hosts Ben Schiller, Anna Baydakova and Danny Nelson talk to Angela Walch, a professor at St. Mary’s University School of Law in San Antonio and a research associate at the Centre for Blockchain Technologies at University College London. This episode is sponsored by Unique One Network. An original and independently minded commentator on the crypto industry, Walch was a key voice in the recent debate over the infrastructure bill and its cryptocurrency-relate...
Angela Walch: A Realist’s View of the Infrastructure Bill
August 25, 2021 21:03 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBThis week, “Opinionated” hosts Ben Schiller, Anna Baydakova and Danny Nelson talk to Angela Walch, a professor at St. Mary’s University School of Law in San Antonio and a research associate at the Centre for Blockchain Technologies at University College London. This episode is sponsored by Unique One Network. An original and independently minded commentator on the crypto industry, Walch was a key voice in the recent debate over the infrastructure bill and its cryptocurrency-relate...
OPINIONATED: Is Africa the Next Hotbed of Crypto Adoption? Feat. Anita Posch
August 18, 2021 17:30 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBThis week, “Opinionated” hosts Anna Baydakova, Danny Nelson and Ben Schiller, are talking to Anita Posch, an Austria-based bitcoin educator, advocate and bilingual podcaster. Anita has just published a book about the leading cryptocurrency basics entitled “(L)earn Bitcoin.” This episode is sponsored by Unique One Network. We invited Anita to talk about the topic she knows so well – cryptocurrencies in Africa. LocalBitcoins said that Africa delivered 12% of its $600 million in ...
Is Africa the Next Hotbed of Crypto Adoption? Feat. Anita Posch
August 18, 2021 17:30 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBThis week, “Opinionated” hosts Anna Baydakova, Danny Nelson and Ben Schiller, are talking to Anita Posch, an Austria-based bitcoin educator, advocate and bilingual podcaster. Anita has just published a book about the leading cryptocurrency basics entitled “(L)earn Bitcoin.” This episode is sponsored by Unique One Network. We invited Anita to talk about the topic she knows so well – cryptocurrencies in Africa. LocalBitcoins said that Africa delivered 12% of its $600 million in ...
What If Tether Goes Belly-Up? Feat. Grant Gulovsen
August 09, 2021 08:00 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MBThis week, “Opinionated” hosts Ben Schiller, Anna Baydakova and Danny Nelson are talking to Grant Gulovsen, a private attorney specializing in crypto space. This episode is sponsored by Unique One Network. Grant is fascinated by the story of Tether, and so are we. Tether is the $62 billion stablecoin powering much of the liquidity in the crypto markets. What would happen if that mammoth project went belly-up? Grant has been watching Tether for years and has a few thoughts on the...
OPINIONATED: What If Tether Goes Belly-Up? Feat. Grant Gulovsen
August 09, 2021 08:00 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MBThis week, “Opinionated” hosts Ben Schiller, Anna Baydakova and Danny Nelson are talking to Grant Gulovsen, a private attorney specializing in crypto space. This episode is sponsored by Unique One Network. Grant is fascinated by the story of Tether, and so are we. Tether is the $62 billion stablecoin powering much of the liquidity in the crypto markets. What would happen if that mammoth project went belly-up? Grant has been watching Tether for years and has a few thoughts on the...
OPINIONATED: What Is Latin America’s Love for Bitcoin? Feat. Sebastian Serrano
August 02, 2021 14:27 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MBThis week, “Opinionated” hosts Ben Schiller and Anna Baydakova are talking to Sebastian Serrano, who is the CEO of Ripio, a popular crypto wallet and exchange in Latin America. This episode is sponsored by Unique One Network. Ripio was founded in 2013 and since then has been expanding in the region with offices in Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay as well as Mexico and Spain. Ripio bought Brazil’s second-largest exchange, BitcoinTrade, in January. (Full disclosure: One of Ripio’s early...
What Is Latin America’s Love for Bitcoin? Feat. Sebastian Serrano
August 02, 2021 14:27 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MBThis week, “Opinionated” hosts Ben Schiller and Anna Baydakova are talking to Sebastian Serrano, who is the CEO of Ripio, a popular crypto wallet and exchange in Latin America. This episode is sponsored by Unique One Network. Ripio was founded in 2013 and since then has been expanding in the region with offices in Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay as well as Mexico and Spain. Ripio bought Brazil’s second-largest exchange, BitcoinTrade, in January. (Full disclosure: One of Ripio’s early...
OPINIONATED: Jameson Lopp: The History of F-You Money and the Future of Bitcoin
July 12, 2021 15:05 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBThis week, “Opinionated” hosts Ben Schiller, Anna Baydakova and Danny Nelson are talking to Jameson Lopp, developer and chief technology officer of Casa, a bitcoin custodian. This episode is sponsored by Unique One Network and Mimo. Lopp is a vocal bitcoin advocate and one of those people you probably think about when you hear “bitcoin maximalist.” In this conversation, Jameson explains his attitude toward non-bitcoin projects, DeFi projects and how he, himself, likes to kick the ...
Jameson Lopp: The History of F-You Money and the Future of Bitcoin
July 12, 2021 15:05 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBThis week, “Opinionated” hosts Ben Schiller, Anna Baydakova and Danny Nelson are talking to Jameson Lopp, developer and chief technology officer of Casa, a bitcoin custodian. This episode is sponsored by Unique One Network and Mimo. Lopp is a vocal bitcoin advocate and one of those people you probably think about when you hear “bitcoin maximalist.” In this conversation, Jameson explains his attitude toward non-bitcoin projects, DeFi projects and how he, himself, likes to kick the ...