The Future of Money

I share my point of view on what exactly Trump promised, why he did so, and what is the practical impact of this speech and promises on the future of the crypto ecosystem.

  Zodia Markets co-founder Nick Philpott joins the show to discuss the role of emerging markets in particular, how and why emerging markets in Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the MENA region are using stablecoins for cross-border payments. A must-listen episode if you're interested in learning more about the competitive advantage that stablecoins provide to banking services and the potential of stablecoins in cross-border payments.  Show Highlights → How and why emerging markets in Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the MENA region are using stablecoins for cross-border payments → The differences between Zodia Markets and Zodia Custody and the importance of segregation custody and execution → How providing access to banking services can be a competitive advantage for crypto firms → A look back at the factors that caused Meta’s stablecoin Libra project to fail  

Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov joined Henri live at this year’s World Blockchain summit to discuss the role of Chainlink in on-chain finance and its impact on traditional financial institutions. He also delves into the challenges faced by financial institutions in adapting to a multi-chain environment and the future outlook of cross-chain solutions while sharing insights on privacy in a multi-chain environment. Show Highlights → Overview of Chainlink's role as a data transmission and value transmission layer for all blockchains → The urgency of traditional financial institutions to adapt to the multi-chain environment and the challenges they face → The solutions provided by Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) for financial institutions in a multi-chain environment → The evolution of privacy in a multi-chain environment and the role of technologies such as zero-knowledge proofs and homomorphic encryption #Crypto #Chainlink #FutureOfMoney  

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire joins the Future of Money podcast live at Token2049 to share his thoughts on the current state and future trajectory of a range of digital assets, including stablecoins and CBDCs, and their impact on the global financial services sector. He also discusses Circle’s vision and the rollout of new regulatory and compliance frameworks in key jurisdictions. Show Highlights → Insights into the global landscape of stablecoins and CBDCs → The impact of digital assets on financial services → Thoughts on various regulatory frameworks in key jurisdictions → Circle's global banking infrastructure for USDC services  → Protocol expansion increasing across 16 blockchain ecosystems → Circle’s cross-chain transfer protocol for developers  

Flare Networks co-founder Hugo Philion joins the show to discuss the potential of decentralized data in various industries, from finance and gaming to leveraging the latest innovations, from machine learning to oracles.  A must-listen episode if you're interested in bridging the gap between Web2 and Web3 and the development of native stablecoins and real-world asset protocols on decentralized networks. Show Highlights → Overview of Flare Networks and its layer one blockchain running the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) → Discussion on Flare's decentralized data acquisition protocols for time series and deterministic data → Upgrades to the Flare Time Series Oracle (FTSO) and their impact on scalability → Ensuring data accuracy and validator consensus on Flare Network → Future opportunities in DeFi, including AI integration and real-world asset tokenization → Comparison of Flare with other oracle protocols like Chainlink → The role of decentralized data in the future and potential challenges → Introduction of USDX, the first native stablecoin on Flare Network, and its integration with real-world assets      

Everything you need to know about the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT21) that the U.S. House of Representatives recently passed and its potential impact on the digital assets ecosystem, from the legislative process behind FIT21 and the challenges of defining digital assets to the power dynamics between the SEC and CFTC, the role of LabCFTC, and the timeline for regulatory clarity. Show Highlights → Key drivers behind the push for FIT21 → How FIT21 creates clear lines of regulatory authority between the SEC and CFTC → Next steps for the bill after passing the House and what compromises or modifications will       need to be made to clear the Senate → The timeline for regulatory clarity for the digital assets ecosystem → The role of LabCFTC  

QCP Founder and CEO Darius Sit joins the Future of Money podcast to break down the dynamic crypto derivatives ecosystem.  From options and futures to other exotic products, Darius provides a crash course on the state of the global crypto derivatives landscape, contrasting these innovative digital asset instruments with their counterparts in spot crypto markets and traditional finance.   Show Highlights: → Understand the intricacies of options, futures, and other exotic products. → How do crypto derivatives markets compare with spot crypto markets and TradFi? → Discover which global entities Darius thinks are poised to transform the crypto derivatives space → Darius's predictions on the trajectory of digital asset derivatives  

Is Dubai's crypto framework setting a global standard? Dive into an in-depth conversation on how the city is navigating the complex terrain of digital asset regulation with the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA)’s Head of Innovation & Technology Risk Supervision, Ken Coghill, on the Future of Money podcast recorded March 7, 2024.  Show Highlights: → Ken's unexpected journey from extreme sports and trading floors to leading technology risk supervision at DFSA → An in-depth exploration of DFSA's regulatory sandbox and its pivotal role in fostering fintech innovation → The evolution of DFSA's crypto regulations, including the nuanced approach to crypto tokens and security tokens → The importance of international collaboration among regulators in the rapidly evolving digital asset space → Ken's vision for the future of regulation, with an emphasis on adaptability and the need for continuous learning within the regulatory and compliance sectors  

M2 CEO Stefan Kimmel joins the Future of Money to unravel the fast-evolving world of digital asset exchanges and highlight the MENA region's growing dominance. Show Highlights: → The intricacies of launching a crypto exchange in today's regulatory and security-conscious environment and the opportunities in the Middle-East → Strategies for seamless banking integration and efficient fiat-crypto conversions. → Why strategic initiatives like VARA that have catapulted the UAE and the broader MENA region into a global crypto leadership position. → The essence of M2's team and what Stefan seeks in his crew to drive innovation.  

In this episode, we explore: Why spot Bitcoin ETFs are so significant The impact of high demand against limited supply How ETFs will affect the trajectory of Bitcoin Why US and European Bitcoin ETFs are different The impact they'll have on crypto exchanges Why some investment companies are avoiding them Whether fees will change in the coming years Which fund will emerge as the dominant player How these ETFs could drive BTC adoption Catch the full episode on your preferred platform: YouTube: https://bit.ly/3GuZiW7 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/47ZCF8F Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3PM4eKh Google Podcast: https://bit.ly/3Ruwkfh #Crypto #Regulation #FutureOfMoney