Hashing It Out

Are you curious about fractional ownership and the tokenization of real-world assets? In this episode, Elisha Owusu Akyaw (GhCryptoGuy) interviews Micah Yeackley, co-founder of Kula DAO — a project tokenizing a diverse collection of real-world assets on the blockchain — about the prospects of the RWA sector in the Web3 space and what it means for developing markets who are regu

Hashing It Out host Elisha Owusu Akyaw welcomes John Mullin, the CEO of Mantra Chain, for a deep dive into real-world asset (RWA) tokenization. This episode breaks down the hype, explores the true potential for investors and discusses the challenges faced by the emerging technology. Mullin explains what tokenization means for Web3 adoption and its potential to increase institutiona

A week after experiencing an internet blackout in his country, Hashing It Out host Elisha Owusu Akyaw looks for answers on how blockchain technology can create a more sovereign internet in an interview with the co-founder of XYO Network, Arie Trouw. The episode also covers data sovereignty and the importance of privacy in the ever-evolving internet landscape. The conversation betwe

Sustainability is one of the leading issues of the 21st century, and blockchain technology is one of its most significant inventions. Is there a way to leverage blockchain technology in pursuit of sustainability goals? Jake Campton, communications lead and community advocate at Vechain, breaks this down in episode 51 of Cointelegraph’s Hashing It Out podcast with Elisha Owusu Aky

Episode 50 of Cointelegraph’s Hashing It Out podcast is here! In this episode, host Elisha Owusu Akyaw speaks to Sonali Giovino, global head of ecosystems at De.Fi, about the decentralized finance ecosystem. As the crypto space sees the signs of a potential bull run, Giovino breaks down the power of DeFi, the problems associated with the sector, and how they could impact mass ado

In episode 49 of Cointelegraph’s Hashing It Out podcast, host Elisha Owusu Akyaw and guest Antoni Zolciak, co-founder of Aleph Zero, delve into the complex world of privacy in the Web3 ecosystem, with a particular focus on privacy-centric projects. Zolciak, who is deeply entrenched in the evolution of privacy protocols, highlights the challenges and advancements in maintaining pr

In episode 48 of Cointelegraph’s Hashing It Out podcast, Polygon co-founder Brendan Farmer joins Elisha Owusu Akyaw to discuss the state of layer-2 networks, Polygon’s multiple releases in the last six months, including its aggregation layer, or AggLayer, and its newly introduced “Type 1 prover.”Follow Cointelegraph on Twitter: @CointelegraphFollow the host on Twitter: @ghc

Bitcoin finance, a new movement that seeks to bring decentralized finance (DeFi) to the Bitcoin network, is taking off with the popularity of Ordinals and BRC-20. In Episode 47, Jeff, founder of Merlin Chain — a native Bitcoin layer-2 network — explains how the BTCFi movement is evolving from BRC-20 to BRC-420, the issues layer-2 networks and Bitcoin face, and why the rise of b

From being a degen buying blue-chip NFTs to co-founding a SocialFi ecosystem, Ray Chan has an interesting story to tell. In Episode 46, the CEO of Memeland — a Web3 venture studio created by 9Gag, a popular Hong Kong-based, meme-centric entertainment website launched in 2008 — explains why the Web2 company is building for Web3, the importance of decentralized social media and h

With 2024 now here, Hashing It Out is focusing on narratives tipped to be at the heart of the cryptocurrency conversation this year. In Episode 45, Rich Rines, an initial contributor to Core DAO — a layer-1 blockchain network that can accommodate EVM-compatible DApps on top of Bitcoin’s governance — explains how BRC-20 and the movement to build utility and financial applicati