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Blockcast delivers unfiltered analysis of crypto's most compelling narratives. Each week, seasoned industry insider Takatoshi Shibayama sits down with founders, CEOs, and key players shaping the blockchain landscape to dissect emerging projects, market dynamics, and institutional moves.  From trending protocols to strategic industry shifts, get an insider's take on the forces driving decentralized innovation and the decisions that matter. No fluff, no hype—just deep dives into what's really happening in crypto.

  1. 21h ago

    Licensed to Shill: Taiwan's Banks and AI Hardware Makers Could Fuel Asia's Largest Stablecoin Corridor | Justin Wang, Capital Layer

    Justin Wang, CEO of Capital Layer, a Taiwan-based stablecoin infrastructure provider helping banks integrate stablecoin rails into their existing systems, joins the show this week, arguing that the next wave of stablecoin adoption in Asia will be led by banks rather than crypto-native platforms. He walks through why Taiwan's regulatory shift and manufacturing base make it a proving ground for that thesis. Wang traces his path from an early crypto payments startup in Singapore to founding Capital Layer roughly a year ago, now serving four banks across Taiwan and Japan with plans to expand to six or seven by year end. He explains why global custody vendors have struggled to localize for Asian banking infrastructure, and why he believes trust in banks, not wallets, will shape how retail and corporate users adopt stablecoins. The conversation also covers Taiwan's newly passed virtual asset act and its 2027 compliance deadline, why 18 to 20 of Taiwan's 38 banks have already applied for stablecoin licenses, and how Taiwan's dominance in AI hardware manufacturing is creating a new corridor for stablecoin payments between device makers and their global suppliers. Hosted by Takatoshi Shibayama, Head of APAC at Ledger, with co-host Lisa J. Tan, CEO of Economics Design. Everything discussed on this episode is not investment, financial, or relationship advice. More at Blockhead.co and join us on Telegram to stay up to date with the latest news. 🎙️ Hey there, Blockcast listeners! 🎙️ This podcast provides commentary and discussion on cryptocurrency and related topics. It is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only and should not be construed as financial advice. Guests appearing on this podcast may discuss companies or strategies, but these discussions are not recommendations to buy, sell, or hold any particular asset or pursue any specific strategy. The hosts and guests are not financial advisors, and listeners are urged to consult with a qualified professional before making any investment decisions. Investments in cryptocurrency are inherently risky, and you could lose money. Reach us at hello@blockhead.co.

  2. Aug 21

    Licensed to Shill: Ethereum's Staking Yield Cut Won't Fix What's Actually Broken | Blockcast 91

    Hosted by Takatoshi Shibayama of Ledger with co-host Lisa J. Tan of Economics Design, joined this week by Timothy Han of Blockhead, this episode of Licensed to Shill breaks down the Ethereum Foundation's proposal to cut staking yield and asks whether trimming the rate solves anything if ETH still has nowhere productive to go. More than a third of ETH's supply is staked with providers like Lido, and the Foundation wants to prevent liquid-staking concentration while protecting non-stakers from dilution. The proposed cut would take yield from around 3% down to roughly 1.2%. The panel brings the macro lens, comparing the move to central bank rate cuts and, more pointedly, to Japan's decades of near-zero rates without a productive outlet for capital. Lisa says Ethereum risks the same fate: capital parked with nothing to do. Timothy Han noted ETH's original design as "internet money" for a network economy that never fully materialized, arguing the token still lacks a use case beyond staking and trading despite anchoring roughly 90% of DeFi activity. The conversation also covers the migration of trading liquidity to layer-2s and chains like Solana, whether Ethereum's core developers are fairly compensated, and a broader debate about shifting crypto's value framework from consumption to production. Everything discussed on this episode is not investment, financial, or relationship advice. More at Blockhead.co and join us on Telegram to stay up to date with the latest news. 🎙️ Hey there, Blockcast listeners! 🎙️ This podcast provides commentary and discussion on cryptocurrency and related topics. It is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only and should not be construed as financial advice. Guests appearing on this podcast may discuss companies or strategies, but these discussions are not recommendations to buy, sell, or hold any particular asset or pursue any specific strategy. The hosts and guests are not financial advisors, and listeners are urged to consult with a qualified professional before making any investment decisions. Investments in cryptocurrency are inherently risky, and you could lose money. Reach us at hello@blockhead.co.

  3. Jul 16

    Licensed to Shill: Retail Barely Touches Stablecoins – Treasury and Remittance Are the Real Adoption (Jeannie Lim, Xweave) | Blockcast 90

    Jeannie Lim, co-founder and head of growth at stablecoin payments startup Xweave, argues that stablecoin adoption is not happening where most of the industry looks for it. Retail use is negligible, she says. The real growth is in institutional treasury settlement and person-to-person remittance among people the banking system has never reached. More at Blockhead.co and join us on Telegram to stay up to date with the latest news. 🎙️ Hey there, Blockcast listeners! 🎙️ This podcast provides commentary and discussion on cryptocurrency and related topics. It is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only and should not be construed as financial advice. Guests appearing on this podcast may discuss companies or strategies, but these discussions are not recommendations to buy, sell, or hold any particular asset or pursue any specific strategy. The hosts and guests are not financial advisors, and listeners are urged to consult with a qualified professional before making any investment decisions. Investments in cryptocurrency are inherently risky, and you could lose money. Reach us at hello@blockhead.co.

  4. Jun 11

    Licensed to Shill: The Future of DeFi – Tokenized Yield & Institutional Integration (Ben Nadareski, Solstice) | Blockcast 89

    Stablecoins were phase one. Tokenized RWAs were phase two. Ben Nadareski, CEO and founder of Solstice, joins Taka and Lisa to make the case for phase three: tokenized yield – professional-grade yield strategies, on chain, accessible to institutions and retail investors through the same infrastructure. Ben breaks down how Solstice built a $500 million liquidity protocol on Solana, why they run their delta-neutral strategy on centralised exchanges instead of DeFi protocols, and what a four-and-a-half year trading track record actually looks like when you bring it on chain. The conversation also covers the recent wave of DeFi exploits – including the Drift hack and Kelp DAO – and why Ben thinks the problem isn't DeFi itself, but protocols that treat security as a tech problem rather than a financial management one. He walks through the three due diligence checks every DeFi investor should run before depositing capital, from proof-of-reserves attestations to multi-sig configurations. Plus: why Solstice launched its SLX governance token only after the business was already profitable, what Lisa looks for when advising early-stage protocols, and Ben's take on why the Solana Foundation is outperforming its L1 peers right now. More at Blockhead.co and join us on Telegram to stay up to date with the latest news. 🎙️ Hey there, Blockcast listeners! 🎙️ This podcast provides commentary and discussion on cryptocurrency and related topics. It is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only and should not be construed as financial advice. Guests appearing on this podcast may discuss companies or strategies, but these discussions are not recommendations to buy, sell, or hold any particular asset or pursue any specific strategy. The hosts and guests are not financial advisors, and listeners are urged to consult with a qualified professional before making any investment decisions. Investments in cryptocurrency are inherently risky, and you could lose money. Reach us at hello@blockhead.co.

  5. May 8

    Licensed to Shill: Banks Aren't Here for Blockchain — Their Infrastructure Is Just Broken (Jeff Ko, CoinEx) | Blockcast 88

    CoinEx's Jeff Ko joins the Licensed to Shill panel to discuss the current state of crypto, institutional adoption, cybersecurity, and infrastructural challenges. THe panel shares their insights on how traditional finance is converging with crypto, the importance of fixing industry vulnerabilities, and the role of Web2 in driving Web3 adoption. More at Blockhead.co and join us on Telegram to stay up to date with the latest news. 🎙️ Hey there, Blockcast listeners! 🎙️ This podcast provides commentary and discussion on cryptocurrency and related topics. It is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only and should not be construed as financial advice. Guests appearing on this podcast may discuss companies or strategies, but these discussions are not recommendations to buy, sell, or hold any particular asset or pursue any specific strategy. The hosts and guests are not financial advisors, and listeners are urged to consult with a qualified professional before making any investment decisions. Investments in cryptocurrency are inherently risky, and you could lose money. Reach us at hello@blockhead.co.

  6. Apr 22

    Licensed to Shill: The Future of Crypto Payments & Settlement Layers (Colin Goltra, Morph) | Blockcast 87

    Colin Goltra, CEO of Morph, joins hosts Takatoshi Shibayama and Lisa JY Tan, alongside co-host Nikhil Joshi (CEO, Emurgo), to discuss agentic commerce, stablecoin payment infrastructure, and what it means for an AI agent to transact independently of its human creator. More at Blockhead.co and join us on Telegram to stay up to date with the latest news. 🎙️ Hey there, Blockcast listeners! 🎙️ This podcast provides commentary and discussion on cryptocurrency and related topics. It is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only and should not be construed as financial advice. Guests appearing on this podcast may discuss companies or strategies, but these discussions are not recommendations to buy, sell, or hold any particular asset or pursue any specific strategy. The hosts and guests are not financial advisors, and listeners are urged to consult with a qualified professional before making any investment decisions. Investments in cryptocurrency are inherently risky, and you could lose money. Reach us at hello@blockhead.co.

  7. Mar 3

    Licensed to Shill: Designing Decentralization: Governance, Power, and the Validator Problem (Tanisha Katara) | Blockcast 86

    This episode digs into what actually happens after a protocol says it’s “decentralized.” Not the whitepaper version. The operational version. Tanisha Katara joins Taka, Lisa J.Y. Tan, and Nikhil Joshi to unpack how governance works once real money, real validators, and real incentives are involved. The conversation moves from academic theory to validator wealth concentration, then into AI agents negotiating with each other inside governance systems. Connect with Tanisha Katara: LinkedInTwitterMore at Blockhead.co and join us on Telegram to stay up to date with the latest news. 🎙️ Hey there, Blockcast listeners! 🎙️ This podcast provides commentary and discussion on cryptocurrency and related topics. It is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only and should not be construed as financial advice. Guests appearing on this podcast may discuss companies or strategies, but these discussions are not recommendations to buy, sell, or hold any particular asset or pursue any specific strategy. The hosts and guests are not financial advisors, and listeners are urged to consult with a qualified professional before making any investment decisions. Investments in cryptocurrency are inherently risky, and you could lose money. Reach us at hello@blockhead.co.

  8. Feb 13

    Licensed to Shill: How Energy and Geopolitics Are Unintentionally Building a Bitcoin-Driven World (Lara Eggimann & Jeff Gorman, Bitcoin Arabia) | Blockcast 85

    The Middle East is poised to become a pivotal hub in the global cryptocurrency ecosystem. Countries within the region are increasingly recognizing the strategic importance of integrating blockchain technology into their economic frameworks, energy markets, and geopolitical strategies, according to Lara Eggimann and Jeff Gorman, co-founders of Bitcoin Arabia, a strategic Bitcoin advisory and ecosystem builder that connects the global Bitcoin industry with the Middle East’s most powerful stakeholders. From the regulatory shifts in Bahrain and the UAE to the energy-driven mining initiatives in Saudi Arabia and Oman, regional leadership seems committed to exploring blockchain's potential. As sovereigns and private players align their visions, expect the Middle East to be at the forefront of decentralizing power, safeguarding national assets, and pioneering new financial paradigms. The panel also explores the regulatory environment in various GCC countries, the potential for Bitcoin mining, and the implications of a multipolar world on global economics. The conversation highlights the unique challenges and opportunities within the region, emphasizing the importance of energy and regulatory frameworks in shaping the future of digital assets. More at Blockhead.co and join us on Telegram to stay up to date with the latest news. 🎙️ Hey there, Blockcast listeners! 🎙️ This podcast provides commentary and discussion on cryptocurrency and related topics. It is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only and should not be construed as financial advice. Guests appearing on this podcast may discuss companies or strategies, but these discussions are not recommendations to buy, sell, or hold any particular asset or pursue any specific strategy. The hosts and guests are not financial advisors, and listeners are urged to consult with a qualified professional before making any investment decisions. Investments in cryptocurrency are inherently risky, and you could lose money. Reach us at hello@blockhead.co.

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Blockcast delivers unfiltered analysis of crypto's most compelling narratives. Each week, seasoned industry insider Takatoshi Shibayama sits down with founders, CEOs, and key players shaping the blockchain landscape to dissect emerging projects, market dynamics, and institutional moves.  From trending protocols to strategic industry shifts, get an insider's take on the forces driving decentralized innovation and the decisions that matter. No fluff, no hype—just deep dives into what's really happening in crypto.

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  • Creator
    Blockhead.co
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    93
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