Blockchain Explained

Feb 10 2025 18 ep. 24 mins 3
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Welcome to Blockchain. Explain the podcast about opportunities, challenges and trends in blockchain technology. Whether you're a beginner or an expert, a developer, or just crypto curious, this podcast is for you. It features industry leaders and government officials discussing the world of distributed ledgers, cryptocurrencies and the metaverse. And now here are your hosts, Alan Rechtschaffen and Kelly Wicker.

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AI and Blockchain Drive Security and Efficiency

Feb 10 2025 20 mins  
Join our co-hosts for a conversation with Michael Greenwald, AWS Global Head of Financial Innovation and Digital Assets, and Paul Grewal, Chief Legal Officer of Coinbase Global, to talk about the intersection of AI and blockchain. Michael and Paul cut through the buzz and hype to talk about how AI is actually driving better security, more efficient user onboarding, and better busin

The Year for Crypto

Jan 13 2025 14 mins  
Join co-hosts Alan Rechtschaffen and Kellee Wicker for a wrap-up of 2024 and a brief review of what's ahead in 2025, in an episode recorded just before the close of 2024. Hear more about our take on the renewed focus on monetary and fiscal policy implications of crypto in the new administration, which is putting up pro-crypto picks for key roles, and why we think this is the year w

Forecasting American Crypto Policy in 2025

Nov 25 2024 25 mins  
Join our co-hosts for a conversation with Chris Giancarlo, former chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and reported candidate for "crypto czar" in the incoming Trump administration. Giancarlo, known as Crypto Dad after his plea to Congress in support of cryptocurrencies, shares a vision for using cryptocurrencies as anchors for the US dollar, drawing parallels

Blockchain and Bad Actors

Oct 17 2024 21 mins  
Join our co-hosts for a conversation with Daniel Goldsmith, CEO of Heights Labs, on how forensic analytic labs like his help law enforcement at the federal, state, and local levels crack down on illicit uses of blockchain and cryptocurrency. Daniel talks about how mapping and tracing of these very transparent ecosystems can thwart even sophisticated bad actors who are setting up mu

Evolving and Experimenting with New Financial Instruments

Jul 25 2024 29 mins  
Join our co-hosts for a conversation with Kyle Hauptman, Vice Chairman of the National Credit Union Administration, on how blockchain and crypto represent an opportunity for financial institutions. We discuss how crypto presents an opportunity for income not sensitive to interest rates as well as a simplification of key processes like title transfers, and how the development of a p

Handing Control to Creatives

Jun 20 2024 23 mins  
Join us to hear from Ross Venokur, an artist, director, blockchain innovator, and the Chief Creative Officer of Driver Studios. Ross talks about his work to harness blockchain technology and NFTs to put creators back in the driver's seat, connecting fans to the artists they love and allowing them to support their work directly. He talks about some of the obstacles to crossing t

Bringing Cultural Institutions into the Digital Future

Apr 18 2024 24 mins  
Our co-hosts are joined by Chris Cummings, Founder and CEO of Iconic Moments, to talk about how he uses blockchain and NFTs to help museums and cultural institutions reach more people in the digital age. Hear more from Chris about using NFTs to bring art to people, like their series of pieces featuring sections of Jackson Pollock's studio floor, and the role that NFTs can play

Peaks and Policy: A Current Events Chat

Mar 14 2024 12 mins  
Co-hosts Kellee Wicker and Alan Rechtschaffen briefly discuss current events in blockchain, including the recent Bitcoin ETF and Ethereum's latest upgrades, and how they're affecting the conversation in Washington DC in this election year. Listen now for thoughts on how a bull market for crypto is driving new interest in the technology, and the continued obstacles presented

Moving into Prime Time

Feb 21 2024 30 mins  
Join our co-host for a wide-ranging conversation with Jared Ronis, digital assets analyst and advisor for SeedAI. In this episode, Jared talks about the power of using blockchain for verification, how it can close the gap on key AI problems, and why blockchain's time is now. For more, don't miss Jared breaking down the basics in our ongoing Blockchain Brief series, availabl

AI Meets Blockchain

Jan 18 2024 21 mins  
Join our co-hosts for a conversation with Amazon Web Services’ Global Head for Financial Innovation and Digital Assets, Michael Greenwald. In this episode, AI Meets Blockchain, Michael Greenwald shares his predictions for Blockchain and digital currencies in 2024, the basket of currencies approach to finance, and more.