

Around The Coin
Stephen Sargeant and Mike Townsend
Around The Coin is a podcast exploring finance, fintech, and the future of money. Hosted by industry experts, it features deep dives into payments, crypto, banking, and disruptive innovations shaping the global economy.
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Jun 16, 2022 • 1h 13min
Harsh Rajat, Founder of Ethereum Push Notification Service (EPNS)
Harsh Rajat is the Founder and Project Lead of Ethereum Push Notification Service (EPNS). He has over 11 years entrepreneurial experience in various spectrum of tech; including architecting, development and design in different tech fields (Mobile, Web Services, SaaS, Blockchain).Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 15, 2022 • 1h 13min
Alex Shevchenko, CEO of Aurora Labs
Ph.D. in Physics and Mathematics, working in a blockchain since 2015Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 14, 2022 • 1h 4min
Ben Turner, President and CEO of Verituity
Ben is President and CEO of Verituity. He is an entrepreneur and senior executive with a proven track record of building unique digital products and businesses that address scalable challenges. He has extensive experience in P&L management, product management, customer experience, and data productization, and has served 25+ years as a technology executive across a variety of markets.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 13, 2022 • 1h 7min
Alf Gunnar Andersen, Founder and CEO of Horde and Bustad
Founder and CEO of Horde, Norway's most popular personal finance management app. He is a well-established figure in the Norwegian fintech community and a regular speaker on all things fintech. Alf Gunnar started Horde with a simple goal, to remove the unnecessary complexity inherent in personal finance management by connecting people with actionable data and insights and combining this with innovative financial solutions. Having built a solid foundation in Norway, the goal is to expand across Europe in the next few months.Alf Gunnar is also the founder of Bustad, an innovative blockchain project that he first started to formulate while studying for his master's degree. Bustad's mission is to help property owners access capital by converting a percentage of their property into a stable coin. The token is then made available for investors who wish to enter the lucrative and stable Norwegian property market.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 10, 2022 • 1h 20min
Uri Klarman, CEO of BloxRoute Labs
Uri Klarman is the Co-Founder and CEO of bloXroute Labs. He earned his PhD in Computer Science at Northwestern University with a focus on interdisciplinary networks research. His work encompasses innovative uses of Computer Networks, disruptive blockchain networking schemes, alternative content distribution networks, trustless peer coordination, and security.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 8, 2022 • 1h 2min
Giorgi Khazaradze, CEO and Co-Founder of Aurox
Giorgi is a Dallas-based entrepreneur leading one of the few fast-growing companies that is navigating the burgeoning world of DeFi trading. Aurox is an all-in-one desktop cryptocurrency trading terminal that integrates data with tailored tools and strategies to help make better trades. Think Bloomberg Terminal for crypto trading. Prior to Aurox, Giorgi served as CEO of WhichAdsWork and Advertising Consultants Inc.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 7, 2022 • 1h 8min
Sathvik Vishwanath, CEO of Unocoin
Sathvik Vishwanath, an MBA from Melbourne Business School, is now a successful entrepreneur and has always put his heart into innovative & disruptive technology! His journey started in 2008 with VentureNext offering scripting services in a virtual world called SecondLife. After being acquainted with bitcoin in 2013, he launched a bitcoin buy/sell service called Unocoin which has now evolved into a Super App for Crypto. The company now serves 2M customers & operates an exchange with 80+ cryptos.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 26, 2022 • 1h 12min
Nick Saponaro, CEO of The Divi Project
Nick Saponaro is a software developer, Speaker, Musician, and blockchain personality. He is the Chief Information Officer and Co-founder of The Divi Porject. He is also a frequent speaker at blockchain conferences.Nick is an entrepreneur, crypto enthusiast, and keynote speaker who is regularly featured in the media talking about crypto-related issues. Media appearances include Cheddar, CNBC, Quartz, Investing.com, Nasdaq.com, and CoinTelegraph.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 25, 2022 • 1h 17min
Joe De Pinto, Co-Founder of Haste Arcade
Joe De Pinto was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA. After spending 4 years playing professional baseball in the Chicago White Sox farm system, he co-founded his first venture, Barpay, in 2015 with Daniel Wagner.In January 2021, along with Wagner, he co-founded Haste, the world’s first Instant Leaderboard Payout arcade. De Pinto’s vision for Haste is to have the platform serve as a fun and entertaining visual representation of micro transactions, and how they can empower new business models.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 24, 2022 • 1h 8min
Michael Kong, CEO, Fantom Foundation
Michael Kong is the Chief Executive Officer of Fantom. He has a background in Finance and Information Technology from the University of Sydney, where he published papers on smart contract security. He worked as the first full-time engineer for Block8, a blockchain development company in Sydney, and later founded one of Australia’s first funds in digital assets (now Trovio Group).Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices


