Tribalism is pervasive in the crypto space. It’s not often that two Layer 1 blockchain CEOs get together to talk candidly. In this episode, Marieke Flament, CEO of the NEAR Foundation, sits down with Denelle for an open conversation about what it’s really like leading a blockchain foundation supporting open-source ecosystems, and everything that comes with it.

Janet Foutty, Executive Chair of the Board for Deloitte US, knows what it takes to lead large organizations through meaningful change. As chair and CEO of Deloitte Consulting, she led the digital transformation and growth of the $10B business through investments in digital, AI, and cloud. Janet and Denelle sit down to discuss the breadth of the web3 opportunity that is in front of businesses today, the clients she sees coming to Deloitte looking to engage, creating the backbone companies need to adapt to digital transformation, and advancing women's leadership in this space.

Sigal Mandelker, lawyer and longtime public servant, served as Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, and held many other senior positions throughout her distinguished government career. Now at Ribbit Capital, a VC focused on financial services and technology, she’s leveraging that experience to help change the world of finance. She sits down with Denelle to share what motivated her early on in her career, her approach to engaging with industry for better outcomes, and how that public sector experience impacts her work with founders now.

Avichal Garg, Managing Partner at Electric Capital, knows that investing in Web3—from finding builders, to giving them money, to supporting them—requires a new, different approach. Avichal sits down with Denelle to discuss reorienting human organizations to take advantage of this new infrastructure, being thoughtful about partnership and giving Web3 founders advice, and even shares a bit of history about the origins of corporations which brings us to the present day and DAOs.

Chad Cascarilla, CEO and Co-founder of Paxos, has been building crypto infrastructure since the early days, so he has a unique vantage point when it comes to things like scaling a crypto business and regulation. Chad and Denelle discuss bringing brand name players into crypto, what it should mean to be called a stablecoin, and prioritizing regulation to ensure a sustainable business, enable mainstream adoption, and make a better financial life possible for people. (To be clear on this episode’s title: we’re all big fans of the post office here. Our point is that a truly modern financial system needs to operate in a new way—blockchain tech is making it possible.) 

In this episode of block by block, we sit down with Laura Shin - crypto journalist and former senior editor at Forbes, author, Unchained podcast host, and more. We discuss what it’s like to cover a fast-moving industry like crypto; the crash of a certain algorithmic stablecoin called TerraUSD (the big topic of debate in recent weeks); the writing process and reaction to her latest book The Cryptonians, which tells the human story of Ethereum; and what she’s working on next.

Presenting block by block, a podcast that dives into timely topics at the intersection of crypto, tech, and society. Get to know your host, Denelle Dixon, CEO and Executive Director of the Stellar Development Foundation, who will sit down with a different expert each episode to discuss how crypto and blockchain are shaping their corner of the world. Subscribe to get notified when the first episode is released.