Crypto Episodes

Feb. 14, 2025

284: Operation Chokepoint 2.0 | SEC’s Next Crypto Journey | Solana’s …

Alejandro Gutierrez joins me once again to dive into some of the biggest conversations in crypto right now, including: The fallout from Operation Chokepoint 2.0 and the debanking of crypto startups —what it means for the indu...

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Jan. 24, 2025

Trump Memecoin Mania, SEC Shakeups, and the Future of Finance with La…

Laura Walsh returns this week to help me unpack the whirlwind of events shaking up crypto, finance, and politics—from Trump memecoin mania to regulatory shifts and the ever-increasing adoption of crypto by institutional finance.

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Dec. 20, 2024

280: 2025 Predictions with Alejandro Gutierrez

In this special year-end episode, Pete Townsend is joined by returning guest co-host Alejandro Gutierrez for a wide-ranging conversation about what the future may hold with their 2025 predictions. Together, they explore transformative ideas, emerging trends, and groundbreaking technologies that …

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Dec. 6, 2024

278: Money Talks w/ Mai Santamaria | The Butterfly Defect & the Futur…

This week, I’m joined by the brilliant Mai Santamaria for a far-ranging discussion inspired by Ian Goldin’s concept of The Butterfly Defect — a thought-provoking take on the risks and interconnectedness of our global systems....

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Dec. 1, 2024

277: Straight Outta Crypton | Swarm and the Rise of RWAs | Timo Lehes…

This week. I sat down with Timo Lehes and Philipp Pieper, the co-founders of Swarm, the RWA (or Real World Assets) platform that brings unique digitization and trading solutions to the world of traditional and decentralized finance. Swam is the …

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Sept. 27, 2024

270: The Stablecoin Revolution with Linda Jeng | Unpacking Castle Isl…

Linda Jeng is the Founder and CEO of Digital Self Labs, and she joins me in exploring the evolving landscape of stablecoins. Our discussion focuses on our key takeaways from Castle Island Ventures' latest stablecoin report, '...

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Sept. 20, 2024

269: Working in Web3 | Real World Asset Tokenization in Finance and B…

Alejandro Gutierrez, CEO of npayme Labs and co-founder of ETH Dublin joins me again as guest co-host this week. We recap our recent panel on working in web3 (‘Finding Web3 Talent’) at Dogpatch Labs, touching on market sentim...

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Aug. 30, 2024

266: Crypto Politics: Unpacking Trump's Campaign Promises

Returning from our summer hiatus, Laura Walsh joins the show again this week as guest co-host as we dive into Crypto Politics by unpacking Donald Trump's campaign promises involving bitcoin and crypto.

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June 21, 2024

264: Rita Martins | Author of Web3 in Financial Services

Rita Martins joins the show to discuss her new book, Web3 in Financial Services, which explores how blockchain, digital assets, and cryptocurrency are disrupting traditional financial services.

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June 10, 2024

263: Decentralization: Do Or Do Not | Kene Ezeji-Okoye and Stella Dye…

This week, we dive into decentralization with Kenny Ezeji-Okoye and Stella Dyer from Millicent, Ilya Orlov from FileMarket, alongside Rita Martins, author and Techstars Web3 mentor. The discussion covers the journey from centralized to decentralized models, the impact of decentralization …

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May 31, 2024

262: Money Talks with Alejandro Gutierrez | ETH Dublin | ETH ETF | We…

Alejandro Gutierrez, CEO of npayme Labs and co-founder of ETH Dublin joins me again as guest co-host this week. We start with Alejandro's Token2049 Dubai ‘tsunami-in-a-yacht’ story, the upcoming ETH Dublin 2024, and the Techstars Web3 demo day on June …

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May 24, 2024

261: Building the Aleph Zero Ecosystem with Antoni Zolciak and Piotr …

This week, we dive into Aleph Zero, a privacy-enhancing layer one blockchain renowned for prioritizing scalability, security and speed, with co-founder Antoni Zolciak and Head of Investments Piotr Saczuk.

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April 18, 2024

257: How I Got To Techstars on a Flywheel | Hesus Inoma Interviews Pe…

This week, I’m sharing an episode of the ‘Venture with Hesus’ podcast that I recorded in late 2023 with the unstoppable Hesus Inoma, as he interviews me on lessons learned from being part of the startup ecosystem the last 8 …

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April 12, 2024

256: Common Misconceptions About Web3 | Julia Kemp | Daniel Uribe | T…

I’ve brought together 4 of the founders from the Techstars Web3 class of 2024 to help me dispel some of the common misconceptions about web3 with the general public, including Julia Kemp, founder and CEO of Pawpass, Daniel Uribe, founder …

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March 22, 2024

253: CBDC Adoption | Who's Ahead of the Game? | Joaquim Matinero Tor

Joaquim Matinero Tor joins the show this week as guest co-host as we look at the likely paths to CBDC adoption (Central Bank Digital Currencies) in countries around the world making progress with these digital versions of fiat currencies.

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