Blockchain Insider Podcast by 11:FS 11:FS

gm. Mauricio Magaldi and Catherine Gu are back this week, talking about identity on the blockchain


We’ll dive into what identity on blockchain means, how it works, learn about on-chain KYC, important use-cases, and its potential impact on AML checks and safeguarding users against financial crime; as well as the future of identity on the blockchain and how it is giving rise to a whole new generation of applications that redefine how we present ourselves on the internet.


To do this, we are joined by some amazing guests:



Alex Pruden, CEO of Aleo
Heather Dahl, CEO of Indicio and Hyperledger Foundation Governing Board Member_




This episode is sponsored by Visa.


This episode is brought to you by Visa, one of the world's leaders in digital payments. Crypto has opened up a new world of possibilities, and Visa’s helping everyone take part. Consumers now can enjoy the freedom and flexibility of using their Visa crypto-linked cards for everyday purchases at millions of Visa-accepting merchant locations around the world. Join us in this new money movement; learn more [visa.com/crypto](visa.com/crypto).
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Special Guests: Alex Pruden and Heather Dahl.

gm. Mauricio Magaldi and Catherine Gu are back this week, talking about the future of bitcoin.


We’ll dive into what people in the space are building and ultimately, how do we create more utility around BTC, arguably the most important asset in crypto.


Bitcoin is one of the most important and secure blockchains and assets, but the challenge with transacting BTC has always been its scalability, high cost and slow speed when transacting. Lightning Network is a layer-2 built on top of Bitcoin that enables users to send BTC quickly and cheaply by moving transactions off of the main blockchain. We'll discuss some exciting news surrounding Lightning Network and the main use cases we’ve seen, many of which are efforts to bring BTC to the mainstream as an asset you can transact with.


To do this, we are joined by some amazing guests:



Jasper De Maere, Head of Research at Outlier Ventures
Sveinn Valfells, co-founder and CEO of Monerium




This episode is sponsored by Visa.


This episode is brought to you by Visa, one of the world's leaders in digital payments. Crypto has opened up a new world of possibilities, and Visa’s helping everyone take part. Consumers now can enjoy the freedom and flexibility of using their Visa crypto-linked cards for everyday purchases at millions of Visa-accepting merchant locations around the world. Join us in this new money movement; learn more [visa.com/crypto](visa.com/crypto).


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Special Guests: Jasper De Maere and Sveinn Valfells.

gm. Mauricio Magaldi and Catherine Gu are back this week, talking about real world assets.


On today's episode they dive into real world assets, or RWAs for short. They explain what they are, discuss some of the use cases of tokenized RWA we’re seeing today, the pros and cons of bringing RWA on-chain, and where this emerging market is headed.


To discuss all of this and more they were joined by some amazing guests:



Vanessa Grellet, Aglae Ventures
Justin Schmidt, President and COO at Ondo




This episode is sponsored by Visa.


This episode is brought to you by Visa, one of the world's leaders in digital payments. Crypto has opened up a new world of possibilities, and Visa’s helping everyone take part. Consumers now can enjoy the freedom and flexibility of using their Visa crypto-linked cards for everyday purchases at millions of Visa-accepting merchant locations around the world. Join us in this new money movement; learn more visa.com/crypto.


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Special Guests: Justin Schmidt and Vanessa Grellet.

gm. Mauricio Magaldi and brand new co-host Catherine Gu are here this week, talking all things crypto UX.


Since crypto is still very much in the growth and build stage, a lot of time, effort, and money is spent on technical research, cryptography, software engineering, and getting the structural parts figured out.


But going forward, user experience will need to be prioritized and researched in order for it to be more accessible and usable to encourage mass adoption of blockchain and crypto.
What are the pain points? What are the challenges and what can be made better for thenext generation of crypto users?


To discuss all of this and more they were joined by some amazing guests:



Maika Isogawa, Founder and CEO at Webacy
Riyaz Faizullabhoy, Co-founder of Bastion




Just a quick reminder - nothing we share here is legal, tax or financial advice. Views or opinions expressed by the panel are their own and do not necessarily reflect the view of the entities they are representing.


This episode is sponsored by Visa.


This episode is brought to you by Visa, one of the world's leaders in digital payments. Crypto has opened up a new world of possibilities, and Visa’s helping everyone take part. Consumers now can enjoy the freedom and flexibility of using their Visa crypto-linked cards for everyday purchases at millions of Visa-accepting merchant locations around the world. Join us in this new money movement; learn more visa.com/crypto.


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Special Guests: Maika Isogawa and Riyaz Faizullabhoy.

gm. Mauricio Magaldi and Cuy Sheffield are back this week, this time talking all things crypto regulation and the positive movement there has been to get some momentum behind some regulation bills.


July was a big month where multiple standalone crypto bills have been advanced to the House of Representatives. This is huge for the future legitimacy of crypto.
Cuy, Mauricio and their guests look at some of the progress made in crypto regulation and recently proposed bills and what the potential impact of these regulations could be: could they change the future of crypto?


We get into that and much more!


We are also joined by some amazing guests:



Tomicah Tilleman, Chief Policy Officer Haun Ventures!
Catherine Gu, Head of CBDC & Protocols, Visa




Just a quick reminder - nothing we share here is legal, tax or financial advice. Views or opinions expressed by the panel are their own and do not necessarily reflect the view of the entities they are representing.


This episode is sponsored by Visa.


This episode is brought to you by Visa, one of the world's leaders in digital payments. Crypto has opened up a new world of possibilities, and Visa’s helping everyone take part. Consumers now can enjoy the freedom and flexibility of using their Visa crypto-linked cards for everyday purchases at millions of Visa-accepting merchant locations around the world. Join us in this new money movement; learn more visa.com/crypto.


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Special Guest: Catherine Gu.

gm. Mauricio Magaldi and Cuy Sheffield are back this week, this time talking all things USDC settlement, CBDCs and the difference between CBDCs and stablecoins.


Following our discussion around the development of stablecoin in our last episode, we thought it would be fitting to dive deeper into another type of digital currency that is closely related to fiat, CBDC, or Central Bank Digital Currency.


Banks are looking to CBDCs as a form of currency that expedites transactions and increases the security of payments between banks, institutions, and individuals and we look at the biggest news stories and developments around the world for CBDCs.


Not only that but Visa has some news of its own:
Just last week, Visa expanded its use of US Dollar Coin (USDC) for digital currency settlement, adding pilot programs globally with WorldPay, Nuvei, and Xapo, modernising large value, cross-border payments, for end-to-end digital currency settlement over blockchain.


We get into that and much more!


We are also joined by some amazing guests:



Dante Disparte, Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Global Policy at Circle
Mina Khattak, Senior Director of Crypto, at Worldpay
Catherine Gu, Head of CBDC & Protocols, Visa




Just a quick reminder - nothing we share here is legal, tax or financial advice. Views or opinions expressed by the panel are their own and do not necessarily reflect the view of the entities they are representing.


This episode is sponsored by Visa.


This episode is brought to you by Visa, one of the world's leaders in digital payments. Crypto has opened up a new world of possibilities, and Visa’s helping everyone take part. Consumers now can enjoy the freedom and flexibility of using their Visa crypto-linked cards for everyday purchases at millions of Visa-accepting merchant locations around the world. Join us in this new money movement; learn more visa.com/crypto.


If you enjoyed the show, don't forget to subscribe and leave a review!


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Special Guests: Catherine Gu, Dante A. Disparte , and Mina Khattak.