Digital ID Episodes

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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Oct. 25, 2024

273: Mission Minded Founder | Niall Dennehy & AID:Tech | Fixing Human…

Niall Dennehy is an Irish entrepreneur and the co-founder and COO of AID:Tech, who are bringing traceability and transparency to the flow of funds for governments, NGOs and charities with their payments and digital identity infrastructure bridging web2 to web3.

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May 17, 2024

260: Money Talks with Mai Santamaria | The Human Side of Digital Iden…

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. We delve into the world of digital identity, discussing the projects of World ID and TON, iris …

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May 10, 2024

259: Blockchain Going Mainstream | Andrea Miele - The Colony | Fabien…

I’m joined by three of the founders from the Techstars Web3 class of 2024 to help me identify the mainstream adoption path for blockchain technology, including Andrea Miele, Co-Founder and CEO of The Colony, Fabien Arneodo, Co-Founder and CEO of …

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March 8, 2024

251: Farcaster, Digital Identity and Decentralized Social Media with …

Laura Walsh joins the show again this week as guest co-host as we explore the potential link between digital identity and decentralized social media through the lens of the Farcaster protocol, its challenges, user growth, and the future potential of …

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Feb. 9, 2024

247: Money Talks with Mai Santamaria | Digital Identity, Trust, Risk …

Mai Santamaria joins me once again as guest co-host as we riff on the intersection of digital identity, digital wallets, blockchain, CBDCs, and how the political regime under which an individual lives influences your senses of trust and risk. We …

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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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