Recent Posts
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The Next Crypto Leverage Bubble
According to crypto analyst Ran Neuner, crypto treasury companies like SBET and Strategy aren’t actually driving crypto prices higher because they’re primarily redistribution mechanisms rather than net buyers of digital […]
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The Hidden Empire: How Crypto Gambling Became an $81 Billion Shadow Industry
YieldSec, an anti-crime platform using adapted military counter-terrorism technology, claims the illegal crypto gambling industry generated $81.4 billion in revenue in 2024, nearly matching the entire estimated legal online gambling […]
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On Retail Traders And Their Research
Jeffrey Wurgler is the Nomura Professor of Finance at New York University Stern School of Business. In this conversation, Professor Jeffrey Wurgler discusses his research on retail investor behaviour, focusing […]
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On OpenSea and NFTs
In this conversation, Devin Finzer, CEO of OpenSea, discusses the current state and future of NFTs, the impact of generative AI on content creation, and the evolving identity and community […]
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On International Banking In Puerto Rico
We spoke to Christian Reeves about international banking in Puerto Rico, and how the rules in the offshore US territory have been changing.
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On Slinging Money Around The World
We spoke to Mike Hudack, the CEO of Sling Money on how stablecoins are changing consumer payments. We also spoke about Mike’s time as CPO of Monzo & Deliveroo.
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On Bankless Payments and the Future of Fintech
Discussion with Simon Jones, the Chief Commercial Officer from Baanx on non-custodial payments, advertising in finance apps, Metamask card and the future of Fintech.
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How Stablecoins Are Changing Remote Work
We are joined by Pedro Barros, Remote.com’s SVP & GM of Contractors.
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Investing in Sustainable Agriculture Technology
We are joined by Archie Burgess, who is an Investment Director at Cibus.
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Investing In Frontier Markets
Dr Sipke Shaughnessy joins us to discuss investing in Frontier Markets. He is a geographer and anthropologist who has worked as a strategic advisor on political, social and environmental risk […]
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How Digital Collateral is Revolutionizing Credit in Emerging Markets
PayJoy pioneered the use of phone-locking technology as collateral, enabling them to extend credit to customers who lack traditional banking relationships or credit histories. When payments are missed, the smartphones […]
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Elections, Demographics and the Cost of Living
We spoke to Noa Cohen from Next Gen Tories about how politics and demographics are making an impact on the cost of living.
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On Payments: Alternative Payments
We spoke to Samer Almousa about the world of alternative payments.
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On Payments: The need for e-Cash
Governments around the world have been cutting down on cash. But cash infrastructure has shrunk faster than consumer’s need for it. We spoke to Filip Surowiak-Long on high risk payments, […]
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Sanctions and Iran
Iran has a highly developed economy and even a functioning stock market, yet it is cut off from global trade. We discussed the geopolitics behind the global sanctions programme against […]
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How Informal Banking Networks Dictate Global Trade
In a conversation with Stephen J. Fallon we discussed how global trade is dictated by a few global banks. These banks may be headquartered in Asia or Europe, but they […]
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Why Everybody is a CFO in Argentina
We spoke to Martin Carrica from Mountain Protocol about the Argentine economy, cryptodollars and the corrosive effects of inflation on everyday people.
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How to give away money efficiently
We spoke to Grace Jackson from GiveDirectly about poverty, international development, the role of charities and some of the taboos around giving away money.
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On Venezuela, Junk Sovereign Debt & Bitcoin Bonds
In our introductory episode, we talk to Frank Muci from the London School of Economics about Venezuela, developing market debt, Salvadorean bitcoin bonds and much more.
