Blockchain Insider Podcast by 11:FS

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184. News: First zkEVM live on Ethereum, the USDC depegging, and Coinbase’s SEC Wells Notice Apr 12, 2023

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gm. Mauricio Magaldi and Cuy Sheffield are back this week to talk about the latest and greatest news in the world of crypto, including:

First zkEVM goes live on Ethereum 1:54
A recap on USDC/SVB 12:46
Coinbase’s SEC Wells Notice 25:26
Amazon NFTs Will Be Tied to Real-world Assets, Token Possible 36:35

We are also joined by some amazing guests:

Janay Eyo, Director of Financial Policy, Chamber of Progress
Filippo Chisari, Web3 Strategic Advisor and Chief Commercial Officer In Residence for Techstars Web3

Just a quick reminder - nothing we share here is legal, tax or financial advice. Views or opinions expressed by the panel are their own and do not necessarily reflect the view of the entities they are representing.

This episode is sponsored by Visa.

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Special Guests: Filippo Chisari and Janay Eyo.

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Bonus: Rock band Avenged Sevenfold announce trialing NFT-gated pre-sales, and the Ticketmaster fiasco Apr 05, 2023

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In today's bonus show, our expert hosts, Mauricio Magaldi - Global Strategy Director for Crypto, Kate Moody - Global Strategy Director for Customer Experience, and David Barton-Grimley - Global Strategy Director for Embedded Financial Services, sit down to take a look at everything that went down with Ticketmaster in the past few months.

We wanted to share this really exciting conversation with our Blockchain Insider listeners, especially after last week's big Ticketmaster news: “Ticketmaster trialling NFT-gated pre-sales for Avenged Sevenfold tour”.

Our amazing panel discuss what happened, and explore some of the issues at play - such as bots, inclusivity and queue system issues. And it wouldn’t be a true 11FS discussion if we don’t take a look at potential solutions and learnings, which of course - included blockchain!

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Special Guests: David Barton-Grimley and Kate Moody.

183. Insights: What is the current state of crypto, and what is fostering adoption? Mar 22, 2023

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gm. Mauricio Magaldi and Cuy Sheffield are back this week for another deep dive.

In today’s Insights episode, we aim to answer the following question: "What is the current state of crypto, and what is fostering adoption?"

In the past two years, we have covered an immense range of topics and new stories, ranging from all things DAOs, NFTs, web3 advancements and all the exciting news about them, all the way down to regulation, stablecoins and pretty much anything you can think of.

We now want to start drilling a little bit deeper into specific regions, and their own innovations and developments in the crypto sector.

However, before we can do that - we need to zoom out once more, and lay some foundations.

So in today’s show, we’re taking a look at the global state of crypto to explore how the past couple of years have shaped this sector into what it is today, what developments are currently fostering adoption, and as always - what we hope to see in the near future!

We're also joined by some fantastic guests:

Jess Houlgrave, Crypto GTM & Strategy at Checkout.com
James Smith, Founder and Board Director, Elliptic

Chapters:

Part 1 - Laying down foundations - 2:50
Part 2 - Fostering adoption - 13:54
Part 3 - The future - 31:51

This episode is sponsored by Visa.

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Special Guests: James Smith and Jess Houlgrave.

Bonus: Why should governments embrace new payment technologies? Mar 17, 2023

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In today's bonus show, our expert hosts, David M. Brear and Mauricio Magaldi, are joined by some great guests to ask: "Why should governments embrace new payment technologies?”

This week's guests include:

Mauricio Magaldi, Global Strategy Director of Crypto, 11:FS
Chris Holmes, Baron Holmes of Richmond
Janay Eyo, Director of Financial Policy, Chamber of Progress

Innovation can often move a lot faster than the bureaucracy - and sometimes that’s a good thing when it comes to risk and regulation.

But with payments technology growing, evolving, and offering solutions to some of the world’s big problems - is it time for governments globally to catch up?

Our amazing panel discuss how governments and payments technology work together, the potential solutions from blockchain, and how the future of payments will shape the future of our biggest economies.

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Special Guests: Chris Holmes, David M. Brear , and Janay Eyo.

182. News: SEC crypto blitz, Coinbase launches L2 "Base" and Spotify is dipping its toes in NFTs Mar 08, 2023

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gm. Mauricio Magaldi and Cuy Sheffield are back this week to talk about the latest and greatest news in the world of crypto, including:

SEC lawsuit against Paxos over BUSD baffles crypto community 2:20
Coinbase launches L2 "Base" 16:56
Spotify is testing token-enabled music playlists 31:25
Crypto investment firm with links to parliamentary groups appears to have vanished 41:33
Reddit has given away over a million super bowl NFTs on Polygon 42:59
Deutsche Bank completes asset management test with memento blockchain, putting Domani's DEXTF tokens into focus 43:58

We are also joined by some amazing guests:

Sigal Mandelker, from Ribbit Capital
Juan David Mendieta, Chief Strategy Officer & Co-founder of Keyrock

This episode is sponsored by Visa.

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Special Guests: Juan David Mendieta and Sigal Mandelker.

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181. Insights: Bringing web2.5 to the masses - a WalletConnect case study Feb 22, 2023

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gm. Mauricio Magaldi and Cuy Sheffield are back this week for another deep dive.

In today’s Insights episode, we’re doing something a bit different than usual. This is your official welcome to Blockchain Insider’s first case study!

Whether or not you’ve been a regular listener, you probably know just how big the potential of web3 is- but how do we get there? To fully understand that, we need to understand where we currently are, and how we got here. That’s where web2.5 comes in. Web2.5 is the transition step between its more famous siblings - web2 and web3. So, the question we want to ask today is, why is web2.5 so important?

There are a handful of companies playing pivotal roles in web2.5 and we’re lucky to be joined by one of those key players today:

Will White, COO at WalletConnect

This episode is sponsored by Visa.

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Special Guest: Will White.

180. News: Bitzlato fiasco, NAB Stablecoin, and Genesis bites the dust Feb 08, 2023

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gm. Mauricio Magaldi and Cuy Sheffield are back this week to talk about the latest and greatest news in the world of crypto, including:

Europol reports $19.5M in crypto seized in enforcement action against Bitzlato 1:55
NAB creates a stablecoin in boost for digital economy 14:26
Crypto lender Genesis files for bankruptcy 27:01
Euro Stablecoin EURR Issuance Ceased 38:11
Unstoppable Domains and Ready Player Me Team Up to Create Interoperable Metaverse Identities 39:51
German regulator warns of new banking and crypto malware ‘Godfather’ 40:50

We are also joined by some amazing guests:

Kevin de Patoul, CEO & Co-founder of Keyrock
Zoe Wei, Head of Developer Relations at BNB Chain

This episode is sponsored by Visa.

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Special Guests: Kevin de Patoul and Zoe Wei.

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179. Insights: What could social media look like in web3? Jan 25, 2023

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gm. Mauricio Magaldi and Cuy Sheffield are back this week for another deep dive.

In today’s Insights episode, we will be focusing on a very exciting topic. Social media has been, and continues to be, a key component of web2 and of many people’s lives. It is a primary way of connecting, communicating and working for a lot of people. Now, with web3 becoming more and more prominent, how will social media transform and adapt into this new environment?

Today, we want to explore the differences between web2 and web3 social media, and really try to understand the changes they bring and what we can expect from the future.

We are also joined by some amazing guests:

Marieke Flament, CEO at NEAR Foundation
Naveen Jain, Co-Founder at Tari Labs & Yat

This episode is sponsored by Visa.

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Special Guests: Marieke Flament and Naveen Jain.

178. Insights: Our 2023 crypto predictions Jan 11, 2023

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gm. Mauricio Magaldi and Cuy Sheffield are back this week for a special episode of Blockchain Insider.

In this Insights episode, we want to kick off the new year by talking about what 2023 might hold for us in the crypto space.

A lot happened in 2022 - can we expect the same, or even more, from 2023? Join us while we talk through last year's predictions to see what came true, and what we think will happen with regulations, growth of fintechs into crypto, NFTs and so much more. Will this be a pivotal year for crypto? Let’s speculate!

This episode is sponsored by Visa.

This episode is brought to you by Visa, one of the world’s leaders in digital payments.
Crypto has opened up a new world of possibility. And Visa is helping everyone take part.
Visa enables commerce across their network and crypto networks through solutions like Fintech Fast Track, a quick and easy way for crypto innovators to issue payment credentials.
Join us in this new money movement. Learn more at visa.com/crypto.

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177. Insights: What does AML and regulation look like in web3? Dec 21, 2022

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gm. Mauricio Magaldi and Cuy Sheffield are back this week for another deep dive.

In this Insights episode, we will be focusing on AML and how regulation can be a solution. We explore how the industry is preventing money laundering and illicit financing, looking at recent developments and what we hope the future can bring in this sector.

Join us while we unpack what AML is in traditional finance, and how it differs from AML in crypto, blockchains and digital assets, what's working and what's not, and of course - what we hope to see in the near future.

We are also joined by some amazing guests: