Crypto Episodes

Jan. 12, 2024

244: Money Talks w/ Alejandro Gutierrez | Spot Bitcoin ETF Approved |…

Pete gives a quick update on the Spot Bitcoin ETF approval followed by a roundup of Messari's Crypto Theses 2024 with guest co-host Alejandro Gutierrez.

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Dec. 15, 2023

243: Light Speed | Solana with Amira Valliani and Nick Ducoff

I’m joined this week by two of the wonderful people I met at the Solana Breakpoint conference in Amsterdam last month: Amira Valliani, the Head of Policy at the Solana Foundation, and Nick Ducoff, the Head of Institutional Growth at …

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Dec. 8, 2023

242: Money Talks with Paul Smyth | State of European Tech & VCs | Sta…

Paul Smyth joins me as guest co-host this week, and he is a specialist executive recruiter and executive coach within the fintech industry. As a founder of two startups, Paul has a unique view on the startup ecosystem.

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Dec. 1, 2023

241: Money Talks with Mai Santamaria | Binance and CZ | Argentina's N…

This week I’m joined by guest co-host Mai Santamaria, the Head of the Financial Advisory Unit for the Department of Finance in Ireland. Mai and I riff on where crypto exchange Binance goes from here after being fined $4.3bn, with …

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Nov. 24, 2023

240: What’s Next with Web3 with Alex Tapscott, Justin Swart (BITKRAFT…

This week’s episode is from a session Pete Townsend hosted with Alex Tapscott, author of ‘Web3: Charting the Internet's Next Economic and Cultural Frontier’ (Harper Collins). Alex and Pete were joined by venture investors Justin Swart from BITKRAFT Ventures and …

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Nov. 17, 2023

239: Web3 Wishlist | What Would You Like Web3 Founders to Solve?

Pete Townsend introduces an insightful line-up of entrepreneurs and investors who share their thoughts on web3. Opinions are gathered around what aspects they hope to see web3 founders solve - their web3 wishlist - focusing on topics such as user …

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Nov. 10, 2023

238: Global Access | Sean Lee | Crypto Council for Innovation | Digit…

Sean Lee is the senior advisor at the Crypto Council for Innovation, which is a global alliance of crypto industry leaders advocating for responsible and healthy regulations in the digital asset industry.

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Nov. 3, 2023

237: All Around the World | Lou Kerner | Crypto Oracle Collective

Lou Kerner is the founder of the Crypto Oracle Collective, a decentralized web3 advisory firm, and also the DAO for Crypto Mondays, which is the largest crypto meetup in the world with active chapters in 54 cities.

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Oct. 20, 2023

235: Reset Button | Arry Yu from the US Blockchain Coalition | Rebuil…

Arry Yu is a 23+ year emerging technology industry veteran, serial founder and strategic operator with expertise in scaling businesses from "zero to one" with a consistent track record building high-performing teams.

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Oct. 13, 2023

234: Money Talks with Pet Berisha from Sporting Crypto | Who’s Follow…

Joining Pete as guest co-host this week is Pet Berisha from Sporting Crypto, the number one Web3 Sports business exploring the intersection alongside 3000+ subscribers from the biggest sports and crypto brands in the world.

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Oct. 6, 2023

233: Money Talks w/ Elliott Griffin | Pete’s Path into Crypto | Ventu…

We’ve got a special crossover episode this week courtesy of our friends at the Irish VC podcast, with a big shout-out to Finn Hatherell for producing the initial episode on the Irish VC podcast channel over the summer. The Irish …

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Sept. 29, 2023

232: Evolution | Eva Lawrence, Figment and Staking Digital Assets

Eva Lawrence is the Head of EMEA for Figment, the leading provider of blockchain infrastructure, providing staking solutions for institutions.

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Sept. 22, 2023

231: MoneyTalks w/ Alejandro Gutierrez | NFT Takedowns by SEC | Visa,…

Alejandro Gutierrez joins the show as guest co-host in this Money Talks segment. Alejandro is the CEO of Defactor Labs, providing all the required technological and financial tools for traditional companies to tap into alternative sources of financing using tokenized …

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Sept. 8, 2023

229: Money Talks w/ Laura Walsh | Grayscale Spot Bitcoin ETF | Loyalt…

After intersecting stories of meeting Vitalik Buterin and Bono, Pete Townsend and guest co-host Laura Walsh take a look at the recent SEC ruling in favor of Grayscale that many expect will open up the floodgates for the trillions of …

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June 20, 2023

225: California Love | Federico Panisi, Loki.code and Smart Contracts…

Federico Panisi is a co-founder and CEO of Loki.code, enabling simplified and intuitive co-creation of smart contracts with a collaborative web app for smart contract designers and developers.

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