Former CFTC chairman Christopher Giancarlo talks about how his experience of the financial crisis piqued his interest in blockchain technology, why the CFTC thought the introduction of Bitcoin futures would[…]
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Congressman Patrick McHenry: ‘Bitcoin Will Be of Enormous Value’
Congressman Patrick McHenry, or ‘Mr. Fintech’ to his peers in the House, is announcing the reintroduction of the Financial Services Innovation Act, a bill that would create what he calls[…]
How Block.One Got Away With Just a $24 Million Penalty
Heads up, everybody! We are launching a weekly news recap, so stay tuned after the interview to find out about the top stories in crypto this week! (Links below.) Zachary[…]
Olga Feldmeier on Why Switzerland Has Welcomed Crypto
Olga Feldmeier, CEO of SmartValor, describes how her upbringing in Ukraine when it was undergoing 10,000% and 5,000% annual inflation helped her understand the potential in Bitcoin years later, and[…]
How Cryptocurrencies Could Threaten the State
Nic Carter, partner at Castle Island Ventures, discusses the ways in which cryptocurrencies could weaken the state, how they’re already providing an alternative to central bank currencies for people in[…]
Why LocalBitcoins Stopped Cash Trades and Has a New CEO
Sebastian Sonntag, the new CEO of LocalBitcoins, and Mika Impola, software developer at LocalBitcoins, explain why the peer-to-peer bitcoin trading company has a new CEO, why it stopped cash trades[…]
Why Ryan Zurrer Would Like to See a New DAO
Ryan Zurrer, formerly chief commercial officer and director at the Web 3 foundation and former principal and partner at Polychain Capital, discusses his recent proposal for a new DAO, reviving[…]
Accepting Bitcoin Since 2011: Room77 in Berlin
Joerg Platzer, owner of Room77, a bar in Berlin that has accepted Bitcoin since 2011, describes how patrons who wanted to pay with Bitcoin originally had to type long Bitcoin[…]
Sandra Ro: Why Crypto-Friendly Laws Are Coming in the US
Sandra Ro, the CEO of the Global Blockchain Business Council and former head of digitization at CME, explains what the GBBC does, how it chooses partners, and what level of[…]
Kik’s Surprising Move in Its Lawsuit With the SEC
Rebecca Rettig, partner at FisherBroyles, talks about Kik’s answer this week to the SEC’s complaint, why she predicted they would make this move as opposed to filing a motion to[…]
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