Episodes

  • US Senate Passes GENIUS Act | News

    US Senate Passes GENIUS Act | News
    Jun 29 2025
    The US Senate passes landmark GENIUS Act for stablecoins while Circle’s IPO surges 400% and JP Morgan launches JPMD tokens. We debate stablecoin policy divides between US expansion and EU containment.
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Digital Fiat That Never Sleeps: Stablecoin Developments in Payment

    Digital Fiat That Never Sleeps: Stablecoin Developments in Payment
    Jun 22 2025
    Explore how stablecoins enable 24/7 settlement, digital fiat on public blockchains, and new payment rails. Manuel breaks down what they are, regulation, use cases, and hurdles for adoption
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    41 mins
  • Digital Freedom, Privacy & Innovation: A Conversation with Joachim Schwerin

    Digital Freedom, Privacy & Innovation: A Conversation with Joachim Schwerin
    Jun 15 2025
    Joachim Schwerin, principal economist at the European Commission, discusses the Digital Freedom Declaration and the need to protect developer rights in blockchain innovation. He shares insights on privacy, regulation, and digital freedom.
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    57 mins
  • The Future of DeFi: AI-Powered Hypercustomized Crypto Yields

    The Future of DeFi: AI-Powered Hypercustomized Crypto Yields
    Jun 8 2025
    We explore AI-enabled DeFi with Obligate CEO Matthias Wyss, covering why sophisticated yields are now accessible to smaller investors and how AI bridges TradFi gaps.
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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Stablecoin and Real World Tokenization Adoption Accelerates | News

    Stablecoin and Real World Tokenization Adoption Accelerates | News
    Jun 1 2025
    Visa, Mastercard, and Stripe go all in on stablecoins – what does this mean for the market and global stablecoin adoption? And: novel tokenization marketplace launched.
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • From Citi Bank to Stablecoins: Tony McLaughlin’s Bold Pivot

    From Citi Bank to Stablecoins: Tony McLaughlin’s Bold Pivot
    May 25 2025
    In this episode, Manuel and Stefan talk to Tony McLaughlin who spent his career in Payments at Citi Bank, developed the concept of the regulated liability Network and who shifted his focus to Stablecoins in 2025
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Quo Vadis Bitcoin (with Co-Pierre Georg)

    Quo Vadis Bitcoin (with Co-Pierre Georg)
    May 18 2025
    In this episode, Jonas and Alex discuss with Co-Pierre Georg, Director of the Frankfurt School Blockchain Center, the role that academia should play in crypto – and how theory and practice can be aligned
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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • US vs EU: The Stablecoin Policy Divide

    US vs EU: The Stablecoin Policy Divide
    May 11 2025
    Jón Egilsson explains how Trump's embrace of stablecoins as tools for dollar dominance contrasts with Europe's defensive MiCA framework, creating a regulatory divergence with global implications for financial sovereignty.
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    1 hr and 1 min