DeCent People

Kim Grauer is the head of research for the blockchain forensics firm Chainalysis. Every year, Chainalysis puts out a comprehensive crime report detailing all the bad stuff people are using blockchains for. I speak to Kim about the 2022 report, which clocks in at 109 pages, and is full of fascinating stuff.  You can download the report at, https://go.chainalysis.com/2022-Crypto-Crime-Report.htmlSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Caitlin Long founded Custodia Bank in Wyoming to bridge the divide between businesses using or accepting cryptocurrencies and the traditional U.S. dollar based economy. Custodia was denied two applications to become a member of the Federal Reserve banking system and to have what's called a "master account" at the Fed. In response, Custodia has sued the Federal Reserve, claiming it discriminated against it because of its ties to crypto. We'll talk to Caitlin about how this all came about and what she thinks of her chances of succeeding in court. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Geoff Golberg knew from an early age that he was fascinated by technology and entrepreneurship. Growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area he was surround by the tech giants remaking the world. Little did he know he would later take on one of the giants in the field as he has battled Twitter for years over the social media platform's refusal to police and delete inauthentic and fake accounts on its site. He was banned by Twitter in 2019 for his work exposing fake Iranian accounts and was only reinstated earlier this year. We talk about his journey and how web3 might help make social media more responsive and authentic.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Each week host and journalist Matthew Leising interviews some of the best-known visionaries and founders who are making the blockchain-based web3 world a reality. New episodes of DeCent People are available every Tuesday so be sure to follow the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever else you listen to podcasts.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dan O’Prey, Chief Product Officer, Crypto at Bakkt | "Dan O’Prey is Bakkt’s Chief Product Officer, Crypto. He most recently served as Chief Strategy Officer as part of the executive team at Digital Asset, where he was responsible for defining the corporate strategy and aligning the top-level product strategy. Bakkt is the crypto futures exchange that delivers actual coins upon expiration of the futures contract, giving institutional or more conservative investors a way to accumulate crypto on a fully regulated marketplace. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Seth founded Bright Moments, an NFT gallery, in Venice, California at the height of the covid-19 pandemic. A serial entrepreneur and photographer, he quickly understood the power of non-fungible tokens but wanted the unveiling, or minting, of the digital assets to be a communal and in real life event. The response has been incredible and has now spanned quite a bit of the globe as Bright Moments has gone from Venice to temporary residences in New York, Berlin, London, Mexico City and Tokyo. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Alex Salnikov is the Chief Strategy Officer and Co-Founder of Rarible, a community-centric NFT marketplace. Alex was born in the Causus region of Russia and attended university in Moscow. Once there he discovered crypto and tried to create an exchange with the goal of making $1 million. While that early effort didn't pan out, a few years later he hit upon creating Rarible which has gone on to be a top NFT market. Alex previously served as the chief technology officer of CoinOffering, the first company to offer its shares in the form of blockchain assets. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Alex Van de Sande was one of the first people in South America to devote himself to Ethereum in its very early days. He helped build Mist, one of the first browsers on the new blockchain and was instrumental in helping resolve the DAO hack that occurred in June 2016. He's since gone on to champion the Ethereum Name Service, or ENS. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Kanav started at Jump Trading Group as an intern helping build the early trading platform for the group’s crypto efforts in 2016. After Kanav was hired full-time, he worked as a quantitative researcher/developer and then as director of strategic initiatives and digital assets. We talk about his upbringing in India, what kinds of Legos he had as a kid, and his early love of video games. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Nick Johnson, founder and lead developer, Ethereum Name ServiceSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.