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Crypto in Canada, What You Need to Know Jul 27, 2021

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In this episode of Crypto Cast, James joins Lori Stein, a Partner & Co-lead of the Digital Assets and Blockchain group at Canadian law firm Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP.

Lori provides an insight into the attitude of the Canadian regulators to blockchain and cryptoassets to date, shares her expertise and advice for people looking to sell crypto services into Canada, and also discusses with James future Canadian/Crypto projects that may be of interest to the industry.

The Law Commission Jun 24, 2021

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Fintech Partner and Host James Burnie is joined by two guests this week, Professor Sarah Green, Law Commissioner for Commercial and Common Law and Matthew Kimber, Lawyer at The Law Commission.
The trio share who are The Law Commission and their role in UK, provide guidance to companies in the crypto space as to the purpose of the digital assets consultation, answer whether it is possible for crypto firms to cherry pick in their responses parts of the consultation they particularly want to give feedback on, and what will happen after the consultation closes?

How Billionaires are Controlling the Crypto Market Jun 23, 2021

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In the latest episode of Crypto Cast, gunnercooke Partner and Host James Burnie is joined by James Sullivan, Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel at Ziglu, a crypto and currency payments and exchange platform

Both James's discuss a host of topics such as how more traditional financial services industry, compare with how the crypto industry works, how James feels about the recent trend for cryptoasset prices to react to the statements of people such as Elon Musk and from the point of view of an exchange and will the trend continue?

ICO's & STO's, What's Best for You? May 24, 2021

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In this episode, FinTech Partner and Host James Burnie is joined by Gaël Durand-Perdriel, consultant at Havas Blockchain, an international blockchain and crypto consultancy.
James and Gaël discuss all things ICO (Initial Coin Offering) and STO (Security Token Offering), including what sorts of projects does an ICO / STO work well for? Advice for people looking to launch an ICO / STO, the main challenges when launching a toke, and where Gaël sees the future of crypto and blockchain heading.

Everything You Need to Know About Central Bank Digital Currencies Apr 05, 2021

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This week, James is joined by Jannah Patchay, director of Markets Evolution, a financial innovation and market structure consultancy, as well as being a member of the Whitechapel Think Tank, which recently produced a paper entitled "The Impact of Digital Currency on the Future of Payments", looking at the case for and design considerations around a UK CBDC. Jannah shares with James all things CBDC. What is a CBDC, what can you do with a CBDC that can't be done now, will we see CBDC's become ubiquitous in many countries, and how will CBDCs fit into a wide spectrum of digital currencies, including Bitcoin and stablecoins?

101 Guide to Marketing Your Crypto Firm Apr 01, 2021

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Welcome back to another episode of Crypto Cast. In this episode, James sits down with Serafino Manca, who until recently has been working with a digital asset custodian and settlement operator, and is a member of the chartered institute of marketing, a freeman of the city of London and a liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Marketers.

Serafino joins us to share his vast knowledge of both marketing and working with Crypto firms to help manage your budget, digital marketing, hw blockchain/crypto marketing differs from other channels, and increasing brand awareness.

Trading Digital Assets With a Custodian Apr 01, 2021

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In this episode James is joined by Ralph Payne, CFO of Copper.Co, a crypto custodian which allows you to trade without moving assets to exchanges, with a view to eliminating the risk of hacked, frozen, or misappropriated assets.

Ralph and James explore in detail the use cases for why you should use a custodial solution rather than doing self-custody, and the main issues to be aware of when setting up a custodian for cryptoassets.

Ralph also shares some of the different approaches taken by custodians to securing cryptoassets, as well Coppers own ultra-secure methodology.

Switzerland & Crypto, What You Need to Know. Mar 16, 2021

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This week, James is joined by Marcel Hostettler, Finance Partner at Swiss Law Firm Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek. James and Marcel discuss the recent announcement of regulatory equivalence between Switzerland and the UK, the expansion of the market from the UK to Switzerland, and from Switzerland to the UK. Marcel also shares how Switzerland is currently dealing with blockchain and crypto firms, and where he sees the key developments likely to happen in Switzerland moving forwards.

How to Introduce Crypto into Your Business Post-Brexit Mar 16, 2021

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In this episode of Crypto Cast, James is joined by Adel Messari, who helps companies with their Digital Asset Offering by providing guidance and potential partnerships within Blockchain. Adel shares what the predominant trends currently happening in crypto are, whether we are seeing a post-Brexit move by the UK from the EU to new markets, and will we see this impact the industry? The pair also discuss what advice Adel can share with new crypto businesses looking to set up and what key tips he would have for businesses looking to list security tokens on an exchange?

Streamlining Corporate Due Diligence Mar 16, 2021

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In this episode, Partner James Burnie is joined by Cindy van Niekerk, Founder of Umazi. Umazi a new fintech that automates and accelerates the corporate identity verification process, using distributed ledger technology and network effects to address inefficiencies.

Cindy discusses with James the inefficiencies in the corporate identity verification process and how DLT addresses these, and whether there are particular types of customers and use cases Cindy is currently seeing the Umazi solution being used for and can we see this as likely to change over time?

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