Bitcoin, Fiat & Rock'n'Roll Archiv
415 Episoden
57 Minuten
Marcus Mølleskov, CRCO at Januar, reveals how his dual-licensed fintech provides banking infrastructure to crypto SMEs rejected by traditional banks across Europe.
1 Stunde 1 Minute
Stablecoins stay in spotlight, tokenized deposits gained momentum, and EU politicians called for a strategic rethink of the digital euro.
57 Minuten
Dr. Harald Rauter, Chief Growth Officer at 21energy, and co-host Dr. Michael Blaschke reveal how modular Bitcoin mining provides grid stability, multiple revenue streams, and energy sovereignty.
46 Minuten
Jan Lebbe and Floris Lugt share how nine leading European banks are joining forces to launch a regulated Euro stablecoin. They discuss the consortium’s approach to licensing, and cross-border collaboration.
55 Minuten
Thomas Cowan, Head of Tokenization at Galaxy, and co-host Michael Blaschke reveal how stablecoin issuers survive institutional scrutiny through four architectural layers from operating model to infrastructure.
53 Minuten
Max (CEO) and Victoria (Reg. Affairs Head) of 21X take us on the journey of 21X – the first regulated trading and settlement system (TSS) for tokenized securities in Europe under the DLT Pilot Regime.
45 Minuten
October saw key moves in institutional blockchain and geopolitics – from Luxembourg’s BTC investment to Swift’s shared ledger, Europe’s RL1, and China’s stablecoin moves.
60 Minuten
SWIAT-CTO Ivica Aračić maps the as-is and to-be architecture of DLT-based financial market infrastructure using the IMF’s ASAP framework—revealing what works, what’s missing, and how Europe moves from pilots to production.
57 Minuten
Tristan Thoma discusses the role of blockchain and national digital currencies in driving financial inclusion, economic resilience, and innovation. Drawing on real-world insights from El Salvador and Bolivia, he explains how tokenization and smart regulation can empower countries and their people.
55 Minuten
Manuel and Rod Garratt explore CBDCs, stablecoins, and tokenized deposits—covering privacy, politics, and the future of payments from Rod’s journey at the NY Fed to global digital money innovation.
1 Stunde 1 Minute
September was full of news around stablecoins and blockchain and payments infrastructure – new collaborations and ecosystems emerge around Tether, Circle, Stripe and Coinbase with a focus on payments use cases.
1 Stunde 18 Minuten
Rhys Bidder is a prominent academic voice on stablecoins. We discuss what sets stablecoins apart from other forms of money and why he thinks they could play a key role in the future of money and payments.
1 Stunde 2 Minuten
Myles Harrison, CPO at AMINA Bank, reveals the three-layer architecture powering Switzerland's fastest-growing crypto bank and their proven approach to bridging traditional finance with 24/7 crypto operations.
52 Minuten
We dive into Juan Guse’s fascinating book profiling four ordinary men who became crypto millionaires. A sociological look at sudden wealth, class mobility, and the human side of digital money.
53 Minuten
New players entering the stablecoin space, but does it really need further stablecoins? And: US (again) with massive news on crypto adoption – and privacy