Podcasts about Blockchain

Can blockchain do more than make rich people argue on the internet? In this episode of The Liquid Lunch Project, Matt and Luigi sit down with Erai Beckmann, founder of Peace Through Trade, to talk about a much bigger use case for blockchain, AI, and cryptocurrency: global trade that creates trust, financial access, and maybe even less fighting between humans. Wild concept, apparently. Erai breaks down why trade has historically been one of the strongest tools for reducing conflict, how blockchain can open doors for people left out of traditional finance, and why Peace Through Trade is building a legal, sustainable Layer-1 Proof-of-Work blockchain with real-world use in mind.  The conversation covers regulation, energy use, stablecoins, government trust, environmental impact, and the giant gap between hype coins and technology built to last.  

Crypto News: Bitcoin crosses $65,000 and altcoins are following with the charts looking bullish. The White House has agreed on an ethics package for the Clarity Act. Patrick Witt will stay with the Trump administration to see the Clarity Act passing.

Mark Wendland, Chairman and CEO of Canton Strategic Holdings, joined me to discuss how the company is leveraging Canton Coin and supporting the Canton Network to accelerate institutional blockchain adoption.Topics: - Institutional blockchain adoption - Canton Strategic Holdings and Canton Network ecosystem - Tokenized asset vs Traditional asset marketsBrought to you by - Learn about iTrustCapital's powerful Premium Custody Account (PCA) and tax-advantaged Crypto IRA platforms https://www.itrustcapital.com/go/thinkingcrypto iTrustCapital Representative: R.Rankin@itrustcapital.com 

This week on the Fintech Newscast we sit down with Curve Finance founder Michael Egorov for an inside look at the latest developments in DeFi. From improving efficiency and reducing costs to rethinking decentralized governance, it’s an insightful conversation about the future of on-chain finance https://www.curve.finance/dex/ethereum/swap https://yieldbasis.com/earn Click Subscribe to keep up to date on … Continue reading Ep 290- Curve Finance founder Michael Egorov

Comments/ideas: ACFpod@outlook.comIs India's net zero push real, or just clever PR? Arun Kumar of Asia Research and Engagement joins the podcast to explain why the greenwashing era is ending and why decarbonisation now wins on cost, not sentiment. We dig into the hard-to-abate sectors, green steel and cement, alongside power, coal, renewables, carbon markets, corporate PPAs and how Indian banks are pricing climate transition risk. Essential listening for anyone in climate finance, energy transition and sustainable investment across India and the wider Asia Pacific.Ref.: Asia Research and Engagement Group, ARE's Asia Transition PlatformABOUT ARUN: Arun Kumar is a Strategic Advisor at Asia Research and Engagement (ARE), a Singapore-headquartered organisation whose collaborative platform connects institutional investors with large listed companies to accelerate the energy transition. His focus spans the highest market-cap companies in hard-to-abate sectors, Power, Cement, Steel and Automobiles, plus Banks and financial institutions. A recognised expert in India's power sector with over 30 years of experience, Arun brings deep expertise across power trading, management consulting and equity research. He has held senior positions at PTC India, HSBC, KPMG and CRISIL, advising investors, policymakers, regulators and corporates on critical aspects of the energy sector. His work spans Asia, the US, Europe and India. Arun holds a Master's in Economics from the Delhi School of Economics and an MBA from IMI Delhi, plus an advanced certification in Cloud Computing, Data Analytics and Blockchain from IIT Madras.Recommendations:Climate Capitalism by Akshat Rathi: A Bloomberg journalist's ground-level account of how clean technologies, from China's electric cars and batteries to solar, wind and green steel, are becoming commercially viable and profitable.  https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/akshat-rathi/climate-capitalism/9781529329957/ Value(s): Building a Better World for All by Mark Carney: The former Bank of England governor and current Canadian Prime Minister argues that finance and markets must be steered by human values rather than price alone. https://books.google.com/books/about/Value_s.html?id=Jz6XzQEACAAJHOST, PRODUCTION, ARTWORK: Joseph Jacobelli  |  MUSIC: Ep76 onward excerpts from Vivaldi's La Follia, played by Luca Jacobelli.

Crypto News: Congress meets to discuss Clarity Act and Trump meets with Senators but odds fall for the passing of the bill. BlackRock CEO is bullish on Crypto. Bank of America taps new leaders to bridge crypto, AI and traditional finance.Brought to you

Summer Mersinger, CEO of the Blockchain Association, sat down with me at the Injective Policy Summit to discuss the latest on the CLARITY Act, crypto tax legislation, and the Anti-CBDC Act's inclusion in the House spending bill.

Traditional finance continues embracing crypto as Morgan Stanley's E*TRADE launches Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana trading for eligible retail clients, Citadel Securities invests $400 million in Crypto.com, and Visa unveils a new stablecoin platform designed for banks and fintech companies. Matt explains why competition to control digital dollar infrastructure is accelerating as more traditional financial firms enter the stablecoin market.The episode also covers Europe's growing list of MiCA-licensed crypto firms, Malaysia's investigation into a crypto-related network state project, Taiwan sentencing the operator behind the BitShine exchange to 22 years in prison, and a UK crypto fraud ring that impersonated police officers to steal more than £4 million. Matt wraps up with JPMorgan's improving outlook for Bitcoin, concerns over rising oil prices, and why he believes blockchain technology could eventually provide a more transparent and auditable election system.Happy Hodling, Everyone. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why can't we farm rattan on industrial plantations like corn or palm oil? In this episode, we break down Southeast Asia's near-total geographic monopoly over natural rattan—a trade controlling roughly 90 percent of global supply. We examine the unique biology of this climbing palm, the grueling reality of its jungle harvest, and how modern logistics tech is reshaping a centuries-old material for the global market.The Old-Growth Dependency: Unlike standard agricultural crops, rattan is a vine-like climbing palm that requires the tall, complex canopy of primary rainforests to climb toward sunlight. Because it cannot grow in open fields or artificial lab environments, its production remains tethered entirely to pristine equatorial ecosystems. The High-Stakes Supply Chain: Sourcing rattan is anything but simple. The episode details the journey from dangerous, labor-intensive jungle harvests to the essential, time-sensitive moisture stabilization process required to prevent rot, mold, and warping before processing.Modern Supply Chain Pivots: To offset skyrocketing international shipping costs and carbon footprints, manufacturers are abandoning bulkier traditional builds in favor of innovative flat-pack design engineering.Blockchain & Ecological Integrity: Discover how top brands are adopting blockchain tracking to verify sustainable, ethical sourcing. By proving the origin of raw canes, traceability technology ensures that purchasing rattan directly incentivizes the preservation—rather than deforestation—of threatened tropical forests.The Big Takeaway: Rattan isn't just a design trend—it is a finite luxury material whose existence depends entirely on keeping old-growth rainforests standing.Read our blog post https://mondoro.com/the-rattan-monopoly-why-its-mainly-grown-in-southeast-asia/

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Adrian Wall, Senior Director of U.S. Policy at TRON DAO and Managing Director of the Digital Sovereignty Alliance, joined us to discuss the path towards getting the Clarity Act passed. Recorded on June 12thTopics: - Will the Clarity Act pass? - Democrats support for crypto and the Clarity Act - Trump and Crypto Ethics- Crypto tax legislation - The Digital Sovereignty Alliance & Tron DAO Brought to you by

Peter walks through the SecondFi security incident from the perspective of checking whether a Cardano wallet may have been affected, including the official SecondFi wallet checker, support resources, and exposure checks.This video focuses on practical safety steps: how to verify affected wallets, why you should be cautious before signing transactions from a potentially compromised wallet, and where to follow official SecondFi, Yoroi, and Lace updates.Chapters:0:00 SecondFi security incident2:30 What happened and why it matters5:00 Checking affected wallets8:00 Where to get official support11:00 Wallet exposure and next steps14:00 Lace, recovery, and safety reminders17:00 Final thoughtsWhat you'll learn:- How to check whether a Cardano wallet may have been affected by the SecondFi security incident.- Why people who previously used Yoroi or SecondFi should follow the official checker and support channels.- What to watch out for before signing transactions from a wallet that may be compromised.- How emergency sweeps, wallet exposure checks, and official support resources fit into the recovery process.- Why this is general safety guidance only and not personal wallet recovery or financial advice.Links & References:Security Incident Update:- https://link.learncardano.io/GWxDr4SecondFi Incident Wallet Checker:- https://link.learncardano.io/TY3hGySecondFi Support:- https://link.learncardano.io/QOJQY6Wallet Exposure Check:- https://link.learncardano.io/f4yw1CPhil UPLC:- https://link.learncardano.io/0hv6kpSecondFi X Account:- https://link.learncardano.io/gZ3GOCLace Wallet X Account:- https://link.learncardano.io/e4G1O8Website: https://link.learncardano.io/bQ68RcX/Twitter: https://link.learncardano.io/3a1QtvDisclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only. Nothing constitutes financial advice.DISCLAIMER: This content is for informational and educational purposes only and is not financial, investment, or legal advice. I am not affiliated with, nor compensated by, the project discussed—no tokens, payments, or incentives received. I do not hold a stake in the project, including private or future allocations. All views are my own, based on public information. Always do your own research and consult a licensed advisor before investing. Crypto investments carry high risk, and past performance is no guarantee of future results. I am not responsible for any decisions you make based on this content.

Charles Schwab's Jim Ferraioli talks about what BIP-110 means for crypto data fields and why some see it as a bullish catalyst for the crypto space. It comes as Bitcoin taps $65,000 for the first time in almost a month. Jim walks investors through key levels he's watching in Bitcoin's price action as the cryptocurrency continues to trade almost 50% below record highs. ======== Schwab Network ========Empowering every investor and trader, every market day.Subscribe to the Market Minute newsletter - https://schwabnetwork.com/subscribeDownload the iOS app - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/schwab-network/id1460719185Download the Amazon Fire Tv App - https://www.amazon.com/TD-Ameritrade-Network/dp/B07KRD76C7Watch on Sling - https://watch.sling.com/1/asset/191928615bd8d47686f94682aefaa007/watchWatch on Vizio - https://www.vizio.com/en/watchfreeplus-exploreWatch on DistroTV - https://www.distro.tv/live/schwab-network/Follow us on X – https://twitter.com/schwabnetworkFollow us on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/schwabnetworkFollow us on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/schwab-network/ About Schwab Network - https://schwabnetwork.com/about

Swift, het wereldwijde betaalnetwerk voor banken, zet een nieuwe stap. Het bedrijf gaat met zeventien grootbanken op zes continenten testen met een op blockchain gebaseerd grootboek, dat 24/7 grensoverschrijdende betalingen mogelijk moet maken. Banken als HSBC, Citi, UBS, BNP Paribas en Wells Fargo bereiden zich voor op live transacties met getokeniseerde deposito's, digitale versies van bankgeld die op de eigen grootboeken van de banken worden uitgegeven. Het systeem is negen maanden geleden aangekondigd en moet klanten in staat stellen geld te verplaatsen buiten kantooruren om, ook in het weekend, voordat de definitieve afwikkeling via de bestaande betalingssystemen plaatsvindt. Het nieuwe grootboek van Swift maakt daarbij geen gebruik van een publieke blockchain of een cryptomunt, en werkt dus met eigen bankgeld in plaats van stablecoins. Dat roept vragen op over de toekomst van partijen als Ripple, dat met XRP al jaren claimt sneller en goedkoper grensoverschrijdende betalingen te kunnen afhandelen. Verschillende deelnemende banken hebben ook banden met Ripple's netwerk, dus een rol voor XRP is niet meteen uitgesloten. De stap van Swift laat vooral zien dat grootbanken liever zelf de regie houden over hun digitale infrastructuur dan afhankelijk te zijn van externe partijen. Decentralisatie, vaak het uitgangspunt van crypto, is bij dit initiatief ver te zoeken. Terwijl banken zich buigen over hun eigen betaalinfrastructuur, blijft de koers van bitcoin voorlopig zijn eigen weg volgen. Analist Bert Slagter van kennisplatform Bitcoin Alpha bespreekt hoe de koers de afgelopen week, op twee schokken na, redelijk stabiel bleef, terwijl de zoektocht naar de bodem voortduurt. Het oplaaiende conflict tussen de Verenigde Staten en Iran zorgt voor meer onzekerheid op de markten en een stijgende olieprijs, met gevolgen voor bitcoin. En er is nieuws over de Amerikaanse Clarity Act. Door het zomerreces van het Amerikaanse congres begint de tijd te dringen voor het aannemen van de wet in 2026. Bovendien komen de tussentijdse verkiezingen dichterbij. Komt de Clarity Act er überhaupt nog wel? Co-host is Mauro Halve, voorzitter van branchevereniging VBNL. Over de podcast Cryptocurrency are here to stay. In deze wekelijkse podcast gidst Daniël Mol je door het belangrijkste cryptonieuws, langs hypes en trends, voor- en tegenstanders en winst en verlies. In het A-deel bespreken we het laatste nieuws en in het B-deel gaan we in gesprek met een gast. Van cypherpunkpioneers tot grootbanken die aan de haal gaan met stablecoins, van Bitcoin tot Ethereum tot CBDC's. Alles passeert de revue.Reageren? Stuur dan een mail naar cryptocast@bnr.nl Gasten Mauro Halve is voorzitter bij de branchevereniging voor cryptodienstverleners VBNL. Bert Slagter is analist bij kennisplatform Bitcoin Alpha. Links Persbericht van Swift over de lancering van het nieuwe blockchainsysteem met 17 banken Coindesk over hoe Swift met 17 banken 24/7 bankieren mogelijk wil maken CCN over de mogelijke gevolgen van Swifts nieuwe grootboek voor Ripple Host Daniël Mol is presentator en redacteur van de Cryptocast. Hij is sinds 2017 met Bitcoin bezig en kwam in 2021 bij het team van de Cryptocast. Redactie Daniël Mol Matthijs Damsteeg See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Every blockchain today relies on replication techniques first developed in the 1980s by researchers who weren't thinking about cryptocurrencies at all. In this episode, Tim Roughgarden speaks with MIT professor and Turing Award winner Barbara Liskov, one of the pioneers of programming languages, fault tolerance, and distributed systems. Joined by a16z crypto research partner Ittai Abraham, they trace the evolution of ideas that now underpin modern blockchain networks. The conversation explores viewstamped replication, Practical Byzantine Fault Tolerance (PBFT), state machine replication, and why concepts developed decades before Bitcoin became the foundation for today's blockchain protocols. Along the way, Liskov reflects on the relationship between theory and practice, the importance of modularity and formal reasoning, and why AI is creating a new generation of systems research.   Resources: Follow Tim Roughgarden on X: https://x.com/Tim_Roughgarden Follow Ittai Abraham on X: https://x.com/ittaia Follow a16z Crypto on X: https://x.com/a16zcrypto Subscribe to The a16z Crypto Show: https://a16zcrypto.substack.com/subscribe/ Stay Updated:Find a16z on YouTube: YouTubeFind a16z on XFind a16z on LinkedInListen to the a16z Show on SpotifyListen to the a16z Show on Apple PodcastsFollow our host: https://twitter.com/eriktorenberg Please note that the content here is for informational purposes only; should NOT be taken as legal, business, tax, or investment advice or be used to evaluate any investment or security; and is not directed at any investors or potential investors in any a16z fund. a16z and its affiliates may maintain investments in the companies discussed. For more details please see a16z.com/disclosures. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

What happens to blockchain networks, digital assets, and the wider internet when quantum computers become powerful enough to break the cryptography protecting them? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I speak with Bruno Martins, Chief Technology Officer of the Algorand Foundation, about what quantum computing means for blockchain security, why post-quantum cryptography is becoming a technology priority, and how enterprises should evaluate blockchain infrastructure for payments, digital assets, identity, and other business applications. Bruno brings experience from across several major blockchain ecosystems, including Consensys and IOHK, alongside a background in applied cryptography, key management systems, enterprise blockchain development, and software engineering. His perspective provides a useful view of how the blockchain industry has changed from experimental projects and speculative use cases toward platforms expected to support real financial transactions and business operations. We begin with the quantum threat itself. Bruno explains why the cryptographic systems protecting blockchains, financial infrastructure, communications, messaging platforms, and much of the internet could eventually become vulnerable to sufficiently powerful quantum computers.  While the exact timeline remains uncertain, he argues that waiting for a cryptographically relevant quantum computer to arrive before beginning migration would leave companies with too little time to update infrastructure, applications, wallets, accounts, and user behavior. The conversation examines why post-quantum security is not simply a future technology problem. Large digital ecosystems can take months or years to migrate, and businesses need time to understand their cryptographic dependencies, introduce new standards, educate users, and build systems capable of adopting new security methods without disrupting existing operations. Bruno shares how Algorand has been working on post-quantum security for several years, including the deployment of Falcon signatures for state proofs and plans to introduce quantum-resistant account types and additional protections across consensus and network communications. We discuss why cryptographic agility may be more important than simply replacing existing cryptography with newer algorithms that have not yet experienced decades of testing in real-world systems. This leads to one of the most valuable technical lessons in the episode. Moving directly from classical cryptography to post-quantum cryptography introduces its own risks because newer cryptographic methods may later reveal weaknesses. Bruno explains why hybrid approaches, where digital assets and accounts can be protected by both established and quantum-resistant cryptography, could provide a more responsible path for institutions managing long-lived systems and valuable assets. We also examine how enterprises should evaluate blockchain platforms. With thousands of networks competing for developers, users, and institutional adoption, Bruno argues that businesses need to look beyond market attention and transaction speed. Throughput, decentralization, security, programmability, finality, operational risk, and the ability to trust the state of a ledger all influence whether blockchain infrastructure is suitable for real business operations. Payments provide a practical example. Companies issuing payment products backed by stablecoins need confidence that transactions are final and cannot later be reorganized or reversed by the underlying network. Bruno explains why instant finality can reduce operational uncertainty and risk for companies building financial applications on public blockchain infrastructure. The conversation also turns to AI agents and agentic commerce. If autonomous software agents begin negotiating, purchasing services, exchanging value, and conducting transactions with other agents, they will need payment rails, identity systems, trusted counterparties, and ways to establish ownership and accountability. Bruno explains why stablecoins, digital identity, decentralized finance, and blockchain infrastructure could become increasingly relevant as AI systems begin participating directly in economic activity. Throughout the episode, Bruno offers a balanced assessment of the blockchain industry itself. He discusses the problems created by technical fragmentation, competing standards, thousands of networks, and ecosystem tribalism. Greater cooperation between blockchain communities, particularly around wallets, hardware, cryptographic standards, and post-quantum security, could make it easier for enterprises and developers to build applications that work across ecosystems. For technology leaders, security professionals, blockchain developers, and anyone responsible for long-lived digital infrastructure, this conversation provides a practical introduction to quantum threats, post-quantum cryptography, cryptographic agility, blockchain finality, stablecoins, and the technical questions companies should ask before choosing distributed infrastructure. The quantum threat may not arrive tomorrow, but migrating complex systems takes time. The companies and technology platforms preparing today will be in a much stronger position to protect digital assets, maintain trust, and continue operating when current cryptographic standards eventually need to change.

Crypto News: Senate Democrats call for hearings into Trump's ties to crypto amid CLARITY Act discussions. Hyundai becomes first major South Korean company to introduce internal stablecoin transfers.Brought to you by

Jeff Walton, Chief Risk Officer at Strive, joined me to discuss how the company is building its Bitcoin treasury strategy to drive growth and generate yield.Topics: - Strive recently surpassed Coinbase as a public Bitcoin holder - Bitcoin accumulation strategy - Generating Bitcoin yield - MSTR Strategy STRC Brought to you by

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Australia's High Court has ruled that Block Earner's old Earner product was a financial product, giving crypto earn, yield and rewards providers a much clearer legal line to deal with. The episode explains why the ruling matters for Australian crypto users, why it does not mean crypto itself has been banned, and why products that promise passive returns may now need the right licences before operating in Australia.Peter breaks down how Block Earner's Earner product worked, why the court compared it to a bank-style deposit product, and what changed after all seven High Court judges agreed the product required a financial services licence. He also looks at the practical impact for users, platforms and smaller crypto companies that may face higher compliance costs or choose to leave the Australian market.The episode then separates custodial yield products from Cardano's native delegation model. Plain Cardano staking keeps ADA in the user's own wallet, does not pool custody with a stake pool operator, and appears to sit on the safer side of the legal line, while more complex staking services, guaranteed returns, liquid staking or pooled custody arrangements need proper legal advice.Chapters:0:00 Did Australia Ban Earn?1:06 Products Needing Licences2:12 Who Block Earner Was3:17 Labels Do Not Matter4:15 The High Court Ruling5:02 Block Earner Moved On5:31 Why Guardrails Matter7:32 Does ADA Staking Count?8:41 Cardano Delegation Difference9:55 Where Staking Gets Murky10:38 What It Means11:27 Wrap UpWhat you'll learn:- Australia's High Court ruled that Block Earner's old Earner product was a financial product because it let users seek a return and had derivative-like exposure to crypto prices.- Block Earner did not have the required financial services licence for Earner, but that product had already been shut down in 2022 before the case reached the High Court.- Block Earner has since moved to a regulated model and secured an Australian Credit Licence in May 2026 for its crypto-backed lending business.- Australian crypto platforms offering fixed earn, yield or rewards products may need licences, clearer risk disclosure and stronger compliance standards.- The ruling does not ban crypto, seize coins or automatically outlaw every staking arrangement; it targets products that take user funds and promise returns.- Cardano's native delegation model is materially different from custodial pooling because ADA remains in the user's wallet and never goes to the stake pool operator.- Stake pool operators and staking service providers should get proper legal advice, especially if they custody assets, pool funds, issue liquid staking tokens or guarantee returns.Links & References:Block Earner becomes the first crypto company in Australia to secure an Australian Credit Licence:- https://link.learncardano.io/4cBg4VAustralia's High Court backs regulator in Block Earner crypto yield case:- https://link.learncardano.io/8p3G4RASIC successful in High Court Block Earner appeal:- https://link.learncardano.io/JBZ86rAustralian Securities and Investments Commission v Web3 Ventures Pty Ltd:- https://link.learncardano.io/kVaKTwWebsite: https://link.learncardano.io/bQ68RcX/Twitter: https://link.learncardano.io/3a1QtvDisclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only. Nothing constitutes financial advice.DISCLAIMER: This content is for informational and educational purposes only and is not financial, investment, or legal advice. I am not affiliated with, nor compensated by, the project discussed—no tokens, payments, or incentives received. I do not hold a stake in the project, including private or future allocations. All views are my own, based on public information. Always do your own research and consult a licensed advisor before investing. Crypto investments carry high risk, and past performance is no guarantee of future results. I am not responsible for any decisions you make based on this content.

Sean Tygrett, Chief Operating Officer of Carbon Enfo, discusses how his company's platform Brytr aggregates Solar Renewable Energy Certificates from small-scale residential and commercial solar producers and tokenizes them on the Cardano blockchain. The conversation covers SREC market mechanics, the $1.4 billion in uncollected voluntary certificates, blockchain-based provenance verification, and an innovative eco-loyalty model that enables corporate buyers to purchase SRECs directly from their own customers.   Topics Covered SREC = Solar Renewable Energy Certificate SREC Mechanics API = Application Programming Interface Blockchain Cardano NFT = Non-Fungible Token API Data Collection Producer Aggregation Voluntary SREC Market Corporate Carbon Reduction Eco-Loyalty Model Greenwashing Prevention Brytr Platform Inverter   Reach out to Sean Tygrett here: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/seantygrett Website: www.carbonenfo.io Email: stygrett@carbonenfo.io   Learn more at www.solarSEAN.com and be sure to get NABCEP certified by taking Sean's classes at www.heatspring.com/sean www.solarsean.com/esip

In this Crypto Watercooler episode, Amanda Whitcroft and Tony Edward discuss the CLARITY Act timeline as the Senate returns next week, Strategy's latest Bitcoin sale, Vanguard's search for a head of crypto, Trump Accounts going live with the potential to include Bitcoin, and much more.

Four Africans living in Luxembourg share why the future of Africa-Europe capital is ownership, not aid, & the people structuring it are already in the room There is a moment in the conversation when Cheikh Ndiaye, a fund lawyer at Elvinger Hoss Prussen who was born and raised in Senegal, describes his job in one word: plumbing. He designs the structures that let capital move across borders, legally and at scale. It is an unglamorous metaphor for a profound idea, and it reframes everything the African diaspora in Luxembourg is trying to do. Around the studio table at RTL City sat four people whose journeys began in Cameroon, Algeria, Mauritania and Senegal, and converged in one of the world's largest fund centres. Burrel Ngatcha, founder of the African Luxembourg Community (ALC), brought them together. Sonia Brahmi runs a boutique tax advisory firm. Dr. Leila Kamara builds sustainable investment funds. What they share is a conviction that the old story about Africa and money has expired, and that they are the ones positioned to write the new one. Why all of Africa, not just the countries? Luxembourg holds roughly 700,000 inhabitants and an outsized share of the world's investment funds. Ngatcha arrived in 2023, joined Société Générale, and quickly noticed how hard it was to find people who shared a common history. So in May 2025 he launched a LinkedIn group. It has since grown into a network of more than 1,400 professionals. "Africa has 54 countries, from the north to the south, the east to the west. It was making sense for me to create something for all the continent, not only for Cameroon." Crucially, the ALC is not a closed door. Ngatcha is direct about who belongs: the point is not heritage but curiosity about the continent's dynamics. "It's not about being African who matters the most. It's about being conscious and curious about the dynamics that happen in Africa." The diaspora's real asset is proximity The sharpest idea of the conversation came from Ndiaye, who pushed back on the reflex to equate diaspora capital with remittances. Money sent home, he argued, is love, but it is not leverage. The leverage is something far rarer. "We're not standing outside of global finance. We are in the machinery, right here." There are people of African origin in Luxembourg structuring funds, running compliance and sitting on management committees who understand both European regulation and the reality back home. That double fluency, Ndiaye said, is the whole game. "The lever is turning that proximity into vehicles, people who can make an African asset legible to European capital and root it back as ownership, not aid." The numbers most investors are missing Ask anyone to picture African investment and they tend to picture risk. Ndiaye offered a corrective that should make any allocator pause: ten of the twenty fastest-growing economies in the world are African. He pointed to Niger growing at around 11 percent a year, precisely the kind of country most European investors would never consider. His point was not naivety about risk. It was that treating a continent of 54 distinct economies as a single block is itself the error, and that local knowledge is a competitive advantage hiding in plain sight. "If you have boots on the ground, if you know the country, there are a lot of opportunities. There are a lot of success stories, but you don't know them." Blockchain as a bridge, not a buzzword Brahmi, who grew up in a third-generation Algerian family in France and now works heavily in crypto and tax, made the case for digital assets as practical infrastructure rather than speculation. Banking access across much of Africa is expensive and slow, and the continent's many currencies complicate even neighbourly trade. Stablecoins, she argued, lower the friction. She and Ngatcha recently ran a conference on exactly this, titled Digital Assets Without Borders. Her argument is that transparency, not hype, is the real promise, since transactions on a public ledger can be tracked and proven in ways paper never could. "We don't need ink signatures, because everything is documented. It should lead to better governance in the end." Sustainability as a financial strategy Kamara relocated from Paris five years ago, having grown up in Mauritania, and recently founded Kamara Advisory after three years of doctoral research into socially responsible investment. Her conclusion reshaped her career: the real gap is not in avoiding heavy emitters but in financing their transition. That insight became NZiFund, a Net-Zero Innovation Fund built to channel capital toward green technology and toward the high-emitting companies that most need to change. Her framing rejects the idea that sustainability is a compliance cost. "We really need to support them in their transition, rather than divesting from them when we are practising sustainable investment." She is candid that climate finance has a long way to go, a view shared by the wider industry. Private money, she and the table agreed, is still far from where it needs to be, and de-risking it remains the central challenge. The thread that ties it together What emerges across these four stories is a single argument made four ways. Identity is something you choose and carry rather than something assigned to you. Africa is plural, not monolithic. And the diaspora's true value is that it sits inside the machinery of global capital while understanding the ground back home. At 29, Ngatcha has built that bridge faster than most. As Brahmi put it, watching her younger colleague work, the energy and commitment to bring African voices to a platform is rare. The conversation has moved decisively away from aid and toward ownership, and these are some of the people doing the plumbing. Guests and links Burrel Ngatcha, Founder and President, African Luxembourg Community Sonia Brahmi, CEO, Kairō (LinkedIn) Dr. Leila Kamara, CEO, Kamara Advisory (LinkedIn) Cheikh Ndiaye, Counsel, Elvinger Hoss Prussen (LinkedIn)

We're excited to share a special feed drop from The a16z Crypto Show. In the first episode of First Principles: The Scientific Roots of Blockchain Technology, Tim Roughgarden and Ittai Abraham trace the decades of computer science research that laid the foundation for modern blockchains. Long before Bitcoin, researchers were studying one of distributed computing's hardest challenges: how independent machines can reliably agree on a shared state, even when some participants are faulty or malicious. Bitcoin didn't invent that problem, but it introduced a breakthrough solution in a radically different, permissionless setting. The conversation explores Byzantine agreement, state machine replication, proof of work, proof of stake, Tendermint, Casper, DAG-based protocols, and why concepts developed decades ago continue to shape the design of today's fastest and most secure blockchain networks.   Resources: Follow Tim Roughgarden on X: https://x.com/Tim_Roughgarden Follow Ittai Abraham on X: https://x.com/ittaia Follow a16z Crypto on X: https://x.com/a16zcrypto Subscribe to The a16z Crypto Show: https://a16zcrypto.substack.com/subscribe/ Stay Updated:Find a16z on YouTube: YouTubeFind a16z on XFind a16z on LinkedInListen to the a16z Show on SpotifyListen to the a16z Show on Apple PodcastsFollow our host: https://twitter.com/eriktorenberg Please note that the content here is for informational purposes only; should NOT be taken as legal, business, tax, or investment advice or be used to evaluate any investment or security; and is not directed at any investors or potential investors in any a16z fund. a16z and its affiliates may maintain investments in the companies discussed. For more details please see a16z.com/disclosures. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

AI and distribution moats are forcing investors to separate real business transformation from crypto's unresolved value-capture problem. This week, Jason and Santi discuss what months of researching crypto adoption taught Inversion, why the firm's investment strategy is evolving, and what it reveals about where value is actually being created today. They also explore Robinhood's onchain strategy, whether AI is delivering stronger returns than crypto in traditional businesses, the debate over token versus equity value capture, and how the next generation of consumer finance is taking shape. Enjoy! TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Intro 03:15 Inversion's Crypto Thesis Reset 06:17 Where Crypto ROI Breaks 11:58 The Distribution Quality Trap 17:12 Inversion Broadens Its Mandate 22:02 Crypto's Value Capture Problem 28:00 AI Rewrites Company Workflows 31:45 Ads (Peaq) 33:01 AI Pricing Hits The Limit 39:09 Robinhood Chain Takes Off 48:07 Regulatory Arbitrage Goes Onchain 52:35 Finance For The Next Generation 57:02 The Token Equity Debate FOLLOW THE SHOW › Empire – https://x.com/theempirepod › Jason – https://x.com/jasonyanowitz › Santiago – https://x.com/santiagoroel › Telegram – https://t.me/+CaCYvTOB4Eg1OWJh › Blockworks – https://x.com/Blockworks Robots will soon outnumber humans onchain. peaqOS turns them into a new trusted liquid asset class, with yield tied to real-world workloads. It gives robots all they need to do business on any chain — and lets humans earn from automation. Explore the Machine Economy: https://peaq.xyz EVENTS › Join us at Digital Asset Summit 2026 Asia October 7th & Digital Asset 2026 London November 10-11th https://blockworks.com/events DISCLAIMER Nothing said on Empire is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only. Any views expressed are opinions, not financial advice. Hosts and guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

Arthur Hayes, Co-Founder of BitMEX and CIO of Maelstrom, joined me to discuss the outlook for Bitcoin and the broader crypto market.Topics:- Crypto bear market timeline - Why the latest bull market was lackluster - Does the Clarity Act real matter? - Arthur's crypto investment strategy - Future of markets and economies with AI - AI Bubble will lead to largest market crashArthur Hayes: IG - https://www.instagram.com/cryptohayes/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/arthur-hayes-b493b42/ Substack - https://cryptohayes.substack.com/ Web: https://www.cryptohayes.com X - https://x.com/cryptohayes Maelstrom Fund: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/maelstromfund Web - https://www.maelstrom.fund X - https://x.com/maelstromfund Brought to you by

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Any donation is greatly appreciated! 47e6GvjL4in5Zy5vVHMb9PQtGXQAcFvWSCQn2fuwDYZoZRk3oFjefr51WBNDGG9EjF1YDavg7pwGDFSAVWC5K42CBcLLv5U OR DONATE HERE: https://www.monerotalk.live/donate TODAY'S SHOW: In this episode of Monero Talk, Douglas Tuman is joined by DHC, a Monero advocate, investor, and independent writer, whose recent essay explaining the value proposition of Monero sparked widespread discussion within the community. They explore why Monero continues to stand apart as digital cash, discussing merchant adoption, real-world commerce, mining economics, network security, the recent Qubic attack, decentralized exchanges, and the importance of growing a circular Monero economy. DHC argues that expanding real utility—not speculation—is what will ultimately drive Monero's long-term success. TIMESTAMPS: (00:00:00) Introduction & DHC's Monero journey (00:09:55) Why Monero is the best form of digital cash (00:19:59) Building a circular Monero economy & merchant adoption (00:30:04) Growing Monero businesses and real-world commerce (00:40:18) Mining security, Cubic attack & network resilience (00:50:17) Membership proofs, Zcash comparison & privacy misconceptions (01:00:02) Stablecoins, AI surveillance & why privacy matters (01:10:03) XMR Bazaar updates, Anon Bazaar & private payments (01:20:02) Privacy ecosystems, Tari & decentralized exchanges (01:30:07) Price outlook, institutional adoption & closing thoughts GUEST LINKS: https://x.com/dhcfund Purchase Cafe & tip the farmers w/ XMR! https://gratuitas.org/ SPONSORS: Cakewallet.com, the first open-source Monero wallet for iOS. You can even exchange between XMR, BTC, LTC & more in the app! Monero.com by Cake Wallet - ONLY Monero wallet (https://monero.com/) StealthEX, an instant exchange. Go to (https://stealthex.io) to instantly exchange between Monero and 450 plus assets, w/o having to create an account or register & with no limits. WEBSITE: https://www.monerotopia.com CONTACT: monerotalk@protonmail.com ODYSEE: https://odysee.com/@MoneroTalk:8 TWITTER: https://twitter.com/monerotalk FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/MoneroTalk HOST: https://twitter.com/douglastuman INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/monerotalk TELEGRAM: https://t.me/monerotopia MATRIX: https://matrix.to/#/%23monerotopia%3Amonero.social MASTODON: @Monerotalk@mastodon.social MONERO.TOWN: https://monero.town/u/monerotalkAny donation is greatly appreciated!Any donation is greatly appreciated!

How do you trade without ever losing money? This week, Perpetuals Group CEO Patrick Gruhn, LL.M., MBA joins us to discuss UpsideOnly, a platform where users make market predictions while the company takes the trading risk. We also discuss how lessons from FTX helped shape a different approach to retail trading and prediction markets https://www.perpetuals.com … Continue reading Ep 289- Perpetuals CEO Patrick Gruhn

Panel discussion with Dr Sergio Sanchez and Inventor Mike Acerra on whether AI has destroyed creativity. We also touch on how it's lowered the bar for cyber crime.Chapters00:00 Welcome to Cyber Crime Junkies: Meet CEO Mike Acerra and Dr. Sergio Sanchez02:30 LuxBlocks and Structural Thinking: Why Kids Are the Best Technology05:00 Wisdom vs Intelligence: What Schools Get Wrong About Learning07:30 How Entrepreneurs Really Learn: No MBA, No Business Plan, No Problem10:00 AI-Assisted Hacking: Ethiopia Cybercriminal Breaches 14 US Companies12:30 One Guy, No Coding Skills, and Claude: How AI Lowered the Bar for Cybercrime15:00 When AI Refuses to Help Criminals: Claude's Ethics vs Jailbreakable Models17:30 Court of Rivals: How Smart People Use Multiple AI Tools to Find Truth20:00 The Frightening Truth About Script Kiddie Hackers and Small Business Risk22:30 From Targeted Hackers to Mass Phishing: How AI Changed the Attack Surface25:00 AI Tokens, Employee Monitoring, and Amazon's Productivity Dashboard27:30 Token Waste and Optimization: The Real Cost of Bad AI Prompting29:30 Pro Tip: Convert PDFs to Markdown to Save AI Tokens and Money32:00 Meta Surveillance Culture: Tracking Every Mouse Click Your Employees Make34:30 Facebook Clone Scams and Identity Theft: How Profile Cloning Actually Works36:30 Blockchain, Fungible Money, and Why Tracking Every Dollar Terrifies the Powerful39:30 Bitcoin, Monero, and Ransomware Gangs: Following the Crypto Trail42:00 How Banks Inflate the Economy by Lending Money That They Do Not HaveQuestions? Text our Studio direct. We read these and when helpful we give a special shout out for those to contact us.True crime enters our homes and businesses daily. Learn from actual people who fight it daily and show you how in a thriller story. The Moving Target Trilogy. Book 3 to be released September 22nd, 2026. Start with any of them. Be a Moving Target.Special Author pricing (30% off) The Moving Target Trilogy. Book 3 to be released September 22nd, 2026. Start with any of them. Be a Moving Target.Special Author pricing (30% off) Growth without Interruption. Get peace of mind. Stay Competitive-Get NetGain. Contact NetGain today at 844-777-6278 or reach out at DMauro@NetGainIT.com or find more at www.NETGAINIT.com   Support the showNew Exclusive Offers for our Listeners! New non-fiction Book Series is out! Moving Target: The Art of Online Camouflage drops April 14.Moving Target: The Obedient Machine drops April 21.Book 3 -- Ghost and the Machine -- out soon!

Today's blockchain and crypto news Bitcoin is down slightly at $62,722 Ethereum is down slightly at $1,739 BNB is up slightly at $569 Sony Bank receives conditional approval from the OCC for national trust subsidiary. Swift has launched a blockchain-based shared ledger for pilot. BitGo rolls out new quantum plans Operation First Light Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ashley Ebersole, Co-Founder and Chief Legal Officer of tx, and former Senior Counsel at the SEC, joined me to discuss tx's tokenization solutions and the SEC's upcoming tokenization guidance. Topics:- tx tokenization platform and marketplace - TradFi tokenization race - SEC tokenization and crypto guidance - Future of markets 

Crypto News: Democrat Senator Ron Wyden is asking Senate leaders to preserve the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act, as passed by the Senate Banking Committee, in any version of the Clarity Act brought to the floor. Elizabeth Warren speads crypto lies to block Clarity Act. Brought to you by

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I'm Blake, and Tracey is taking a well-earned break this week, but I'm joined by a very special guest co-host, Jonno Newman from TRM Labs.If you haven't come across TRM before, they're one of the world's leading blockchain intelligence firms, working with governments, law enforcement agencies and some of the biggest crypto businesses on the planet to investigate hacks, trace stolen funds and follow the money on-chain. Jonno, great to have you with us.And you've picked a fascinating week to jump in.

Crypto News: Bitcoin rallies to $64,000 as Trump says Bitcoin may be added to Trump Accounts. Crypto Clarity Act has until August 7th to pass before the Senate leaves for summer recess.Bitcoin's U.S. reserve still a work-in-progress as federal agencies hash it out. Brought to you

Kevin O'Leary and Mohammed Bakhashwain joined us to discuss Bitzero's Bitcoin mining and AI data center strategy.Topics: - Bitzero's bitcoin mining and AI compute operations - Future of Crypto - Tokenization of assets and 24/7 markets - Data Center criticisms- Impact of the Clarity Act passingBrought you by

We have another major update from SecondFi around the hack and also the recovery of all the funds for users that have been affected. So let's get right into this one here.What you'll learn:• We have another major update from SecondFi around the hack and also the recovery of all the funds for users that have been affected.• This is the official statement from EMURGO at the moment around the SecondFi incident.• Now, I'll go through this summary really quickly for you guys to get to the point.• They've engaged multiple different security firms to conduct a review, and they have patched the current vulnerability that they have ident…• So they're not releasing all the details of it just as yet, because there may be more that I've found.• And they do know that there are malicious actors at the moment trying to get more funds out of this particular exploit.Chapters:0:00 SecondFi Update From EMURGO0:45 Official Statement Summary1:45 Security Review & Patch2:30 Fund Recovery Focus3:15 Wallet Status Verification4:10 Migration to Hardware Wallets5:00 SecondFi Ceasing Operations5:45 Yoroi Future Unclear6:30 Hardware Wallet Recommendations7:45 Next Steps This Week8:30 Final Thoughts & SafetyLinks & References:Official statement from Emurgo on SecondFi Update:- https://link.learncardano.io/WKofNg

Michael Blau, Head of Product and CTO at Royal.io, the company behind Drip, joined me to discuss how the platform is helping writers and content creators get paid in stablecoins when AI agents use their work. https://dripstack.xyz/Topics: - Why use Drip for financial market research instead of just asking ChatGPT, Grok, or Gemini? - Integration with Base and Tempo - Michael's time at a16z investing in crypto- AI Agents and the future economyBrought to you by

Crypto News: The Major County Sheriffs of America (MCSA) has shifted to a “neutral” position on the Clarity Act after being against it. Bitcoin rallies to over $63,000. Ondo Finance debuts SEC-aligned tokenized stock model with BlackRock ETF, Micron shares.Brought to you by

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Crypto News: The National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) has endorsed the Clarity Act, becoming the first major law enforcement organization to publicly support the legislation. Tokenization firm Securitize foes public on the NYSE with its stock tokenized on Avalanche Avax and Solana.Brought to you by

Brian from Santiment joined to review the crypto market metrics for Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple XRP, and Solana.

Any donation is greatly appreciated! 47e6GvjL4in5Zy5vVHMb9PQtGXQAcFvWSCQn2fuwDYZoZRk3oFjefr51WBNDGG9EjF1YDavg7pwGDFSAVWC5K42CBcLLv5U OR DONATE HERE: https://www.monerotalk.live/donate TODAY'S SHOW: In this episode Douglas Tuman has a wide-ranging conversation with Christopher Cialone covering the current state of Monero adoption, the importance of financial privacy, and the accelerating influence of artificial intelligence on society. The discussion explores why Monero remains uniquely positioned as practical digital cash, emphasizing its ease of use and its role in preserving personal liberty in an increasingly surveilled financial system. They argue that privacy technologies become increasingly valuable as society moves toward greater digital dependence and centralized control, making continued Monero education and grassroots adoption more important than ever. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 Introduction & Monero Meetup Recap 00:09:52 Why Monero Matters: Privacy, Freedom & Education 00:19:58 Bitcoin, 9/11, COVID & A Journey into Crypto 00:30:03 Learning to Code, AI, and Building Privacy Tools 00:40:05 Educating the Next Generation & Shadow Ranch 00:50:03 XMR Bazaar, Circular Economies 01:00:02 Roman Storm, Tornado Cash & Attacks on Privacy Software 01:10:05 New York Politics, BitLicense & Fighting for Privacy 01:20:04 The Future of Monero, Development & Adoption 01:30:11 Coinbase, Self-Custody & Staying True to Cypherpunk Principles 01:36:13 Closing Thoughts GUEST LINKS: https://x.com/cialoneCodes Purchase Cafe & tip the farmers w/ XMR! https://gratuitas.org/ SPONSORS: Cakewallet.com, the first open-source Monero wallet for iOS. You can even exchange between XMR, BTC, LTC & more in the app! Monero.com by Cake Wallet - ONLY Monero wallet (https://monero.com/) StealthEX, an instant exchange. Go to (https://stealthex.io) to instantly exchange between Monero and 450 plus assets, w/o having to create an account or register & with no limits. WEBSITE: https://www.monerotopia.com CONTACT: monerotalk@protonmail.com ODYSEE: https://odysee.com/@MoneroTalk:8 TWITTER: https://twitter.com/monerotalk FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/MoneroTalk HOST: https://twitter.com/douglastuman INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/monerotalk TELEGRAM: https://t.me/monerotopia MATRIX: https://matrix.to/#/%23monerotopia%3Amonero.social MASTODON: @Monerotalk@mastodon.social MONERO.TOWN: https://monero.town/u/monerotalkAny donation is greatly appreciated!Any donation is greatly appreciated!

Nathan McCauley, Co-Founder and CEO of Anchorage Digital, joined us to discuss how the firm is helping institutions adopt blockchain technology and utilize crypto.Topics:- Anchorage Digital is participating as a seed investor in the new JPMorgan OnChain Liquidity-Token Money Market Fund- Transparency Alliance launched by Blockworks. Support launched for Solana DeFi on Porto - fUSD - FalconFinance 's new U.S. dollar-backed payment stablecoin is issued by Anchorage Digital Bank Brought to you by

Denelle Dixon, CEO and Executive Director of the Stellar Development Foundation, joined me to discuss how institutions such as the DTCC and governments, including Bermuda, are adopting the Stellar blockchain.Topics: - DTCC picked Stellar as the first public blockchain to connect to its upcoming tokenized securities settlement platform - MoneyGram launches MGUSD, a U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin on Stellar - Bermuda Taps Stellar Network to Build the World's First Fully Onchain National Economy - Crypto's impact on Web Monetization Brought to you by

Crypto News: The White House meets with law enforcement groups to resolve CLARITY Act objections, with Senate Majority Leader Thune suggesting he may bring the bill to a floor vote in July. J.P. Morgan broadens blockchain settlement network as banks modernize cross-border payments. BlackRock pushes deeper into DeFi with Ethena integration. Ripple wants institutions to borrow against tokenized assets on XRPL.Brought to you by

Crypto News: Bitcoin chart signals show the crypto market bottom is near. Ripple CEO stays bullish on bitcoin but says Saylor's strategy has hurt crypto.Brought to you by