Blockchain Bylines
Blockchain Bylines is your gateway to understanding the dynamics shaping the future of crypto.
In this official Blockchain.com podcast, we reflect on evolving narratives and perspectives through discussions with some of the industry's biggest names and pioneers; covering where we’ve been, where we’re at right now, as well as what we can expect moving forwards.
Since 2011, Blockchain.com has been facilitating the adoption of cryptocurrency through its extensive suite of products, with 90m+ wallets created on our platform to date.
Latest episodes
Apr 15, 2021 • 34min
Q&A: Navigating Crypto Taxes pt 1 with Robert W. Wood
Crypto taxes are gaining attention, and not just because assets like bitcoin and ethereum continue to make new all-time highs. Policymakers around the world have been debating the issue of crypto taxes and with relatively new types of crypto activity it can all be a bit confusing.
Today's episode, Garrick Hileman - Blockchain.com Head of Research and visiting fellow at the London School of Economics - sits down with Robert W. Wood - a tax attorney based in SF - to discuss a range of crypto tax topics, including...
-The history of crypto taxation and how it has evolved in the United States and internationally
-How crypto is currently treated for tax purposes
-And if Robert was granted one wish by the Internal Revenue Service what Robert would most like to see happen with crypto taxation
Blockchain.com's 2020 Guide to US Crypto Taxes
Robert W. Wood's Cointelegraph articles
Apr 14, 2021 • 8min
Q&A: Why China Should Embrace Bitcoin
On today's episode, Garrick Hileman - Head of Research at Blockchain.com and a visiting fellow at the London School of Economics - discusses Peter Thiel's recent comment "I do wonder whether bitcoin should be thought of as a Chinese financial weapon against the U.S."
Coindesk's 'Crypto Long & Short: Peter Thiel Defines Bitcoin's Accidental Role in Global Politics'
Coindesk's 'Is Bitcoin a Chinese Financial Weapon? Peter Thiel Ignites a Geopolitical Debate'
Garrick Hileman's 'Why the People's Bank of China May Consider Embracing Bitcoin'
Apr 6, 2021 • 42min
Q&A: Unpacking NFTs with the Enjin Team
In today's April Market Outlook, we were joined by Enjin's Chief Technology Officer, Witek Radomski, and Chief Operating Officer, Caleb Applegate.
Our Head of Research, Dr. Garrick Hileman and Co-Founder, Nicolas Cary sat down with them to discuss NFTs: what are NFTs, what new functionality do they offer and why have they attracted so much interest? They also dive into the background of the Enjin team and platform, how Witek and Caleb first got involved in NFTs and what new products they're working on.
Enjoy!
Mar 18, 2021 • 5min
Q&A: The Future Doesn't Look Like Robinhood
On today's episode, Garrick Hileman, Head of Research at Blockchain.com, reads his article 'The future doesn't look like Robinhood'. The article covers why disgust over GameStop’s trading shut down will accelerate DeFi adoption and how you can gain DeFi investment exposure.
Read the article here: https://medium.com/blockchain/the-future-doesnt-look-like-robinhood-793e70b1dcd2
Mar 16, 2021 • 5min
Q&A: Trust | Want | Need
On this episode of the Blockchain.com Podcast, our Head of Research, Garrick Hileman, reads the opening to our March Market Outlook report titled, Trust | Want | Need. This report discusses the three important elements of crypto adoption and how the space has grown - or still needs to grown - in each particular dimension.
Read the article here: https://medium.com/blockchain/trust-want-need-e2fcec8653f6
Mar 4, 2021 • 40min
Q&A: The key to the crypto markets? Data
During today's March Market Outlook, we were joined by Ambre Soubiran, CEO of crypto market data provider, Kaiko.
Our Head of Research, Garrick Hileman and VP of Marketing, Jason Karsh, discuss with her what the institutionalization of crypto adoption could mean for the duration and depth of future crypto winters, the current state of crypto data and the one data point that is particularly difficult to obtain, and much more.
Enjoy!
Feb 4, 2021 • 28min
Q&A: Why Some Crypto Exchanges Go Down with Lewis Tuff
This month’s Market Outlook live event, we’re joined by Lewis Tuff, Blockchain.com’s VP of Engineering, to dig into why some exchanges go down during times of volatility and how the ecosystem could mature.
Feb 3, 2021 • 32min
Q&A: Anthony Scaramucci and Institutional Interest in Bitcoin
Today Blockchain.com Co-Founder Nicolas Cary and Head of Research Garrick Hileman are joined by Anthony Scaramucci - American financier and founder of Skybridge bitcoin fund. The three discuss Anthony’s odyssey into bitcoin, why he believes it to be a new store of value and why other institutional investors are adding bitcoin to their balance sheet.
Enjoy!
Jan 22, 2021 • 8min
Q&A: The Great Mother of All Financial Crises
On this episode of The Blockchain.com Podcast, Blockchain.com's Head of Research, Garrick HIleman, reads his article titled, The Great Mother of All Financial Crises. This article outlines why we're moving closer to a US dollar crises that would threaten the dollar's dominant reserve currency status.
Read the article here: https://medium.com/blockchain/the-great-mother-of-all-financial-crises-83c8f73328f2
Jan 15, 2021 • 10min
Q&A: Governments will start to hodl bitcoin in 2021
Head of Research, Garrick Hileman, recently wrote an oped article for CoinDesk entitled: Governments Will Start to Hodl Bitcoin in 2021. In today's episode, Garrick reads this timely piece diving into outsized government spending and money printing, the U.S-China economic and geopolitical tension, and post-pandemic acceleration.
Read the article here: https://www.coindesk.com/government-hodl-bitcoin-2021
