Tech It or Leave It

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Welcome to Tech It or Leave It, a podcast powered by Luna Media Corporation. Each week, we dive into the thrilling world of emerging tech and Web3. We explore founder success stories, analyze industry trends, and discuss the latest news with influential figures in the space. Whether you're a tech enthusiast, a crypto degen, or just curious, Tech It or Leave It is your gateway to understanding the digital evolution. Tune in and stay ahead of the curve!

  1. Episode 29 – Nenter Chow on Trust, Financial Super Apps & The Future of Crypto Exchanges

    2d ago

    Episode 29 – Nenter Chow on Trust, Financial Super Apps & The Future of Crypto Exchanges

    In this episode of Tech It or Leave It, Sebastien Marque, VP of Strategy at Luna PR, sits down with Nenter Chow, Global CEO of BitMart Exchange. Nenter discusses how the cryptocurrency exchange industry is evolving as digital assets move from a retail-driven market to one increasingly shaped by institutions, financial infrastructure, and long-term adoption. The conversation explores BitMart's transformation from a high-growth exchange known for token listings into a broader financial ecosystem. Nenter shares why BitMart is expanding beyond spot and derivatives trading to become a financial super app offering wealth management products, credit cards, prediction markets, and other financial services. They also discuss the growing importance of trust in user acquisition and retention, how investor behavior is maturing beyond speculative assets, and why exchanges should focus on expanding access to underserved frontier markets rather than competing for the same users. The discussion touches on the future of digital identity, the role of online reputation in unlocking on-chain credit products, and why financial literacy will be critical to the next phase of crypto adoption. This episode is for builders, investors, founders, and financial operators interested in digital assets, exchange infrastructure, financial innovation, and the future of global finance. Follow us on our socials: TikTok: @techitorleaveitpodcast Instagram: @techitorleaveitpodcast X: @TIOLIofficial SoundCloud: Tech It Or Leave It Apple Podcasts: Tech It Or Leave It Spotify: Tech It Or Leave It

    19 min
  2. Episode 28 – Chetan Karkhanis on institutional adoption, tokenization, and blockchain in TradFi

    Apr 23

    Episode 28 – Chetan Karkhanis on institutional adoption, tokenization, and blockchain in TradFi

    In this episode of Tech It or Leave It, Sebastien Marque, VP of Strategy at Luna PR, sits down with Chetan Karkhanis, Senior Vice President at Franklin Templeton. Chetan shares how institutions are moving toward blockchain driven products, from tokenized funds to new operational models. The conversation explores early adoption, common misconceptions around digital assets, and how blockchain can improve efficiency and reduce costs across financial systems. They also discuss the long term role of decentralized infrastructure in supporting institutional use cases. This episode is for builders, investors, and financial operators focused on tokenization and the evolution of financial infrastructure.

    10 min
  3. Episode 27 – Christian Rau on digital assets, stablecoins, and the future of payments

    Apr 16

    Episode 27 – Christian Rau on digital assets, stablecoins, and the future of payments

    In this episode of Tech It or Leave It, Sebastien Marque, VP of Strategy at Luna PR, sits down with Christian Rau, Senior Vice President of Digital Assets at Mastercard. Christian shares how blockchain and digital assets are being integrated into traditional payment systems, improving settlement efficiency and expanding how users interact with financial products. The conversation explores the role of stablecoins, the importance of security and regulatory alignment, and how bridging digital assets with fiat systems is key to mainstream adoption. They also discuss why mass adoption will come when the technology becomes invisible to the end user. This episode is for builders, investors, and financial operators focused on payments infrastructure and the evolution of digital assets.

    17 min
  4. Episode 26 – Paul Brody on enterprise blockchain, stablecoins, and the future of payments

    Apr 8

    Episode 26 – Paul Brody on enterprise blockchain, stablecoins, and the future of payments

    In this episode of Tech It or Leave It, Sebastien Marque, VP of Strategy at Luna PR, sits down with Paul Brody, Global Blockchain Leader at EY and Chairman of the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance. Paul shares insights into how large enterprises are approaching blockchain adoption, with stablecoins, cross border payments, and tokenized assets emerging as key use cases. The conversation explores how regulation is accelerating adoption by providing the clarity institutions need, and why policy developments are enabling broader deployment across financial systems. They also discuss the future of payments, including streaming money and the opportunity to improve efficiency across the broader economic stack. This episode is for builders, investors, and financial operators focused on enterprise adoption, stablecoins, and the evolving infrastructure of global finance.

    17 min
  5. Episode 25 – Peter Bidewell on institutional adoption, onchain privacy, and hybrid infrastructure

    Apr 6

    Episode 25 – Peter Bidewell on institutional adoption, onchain privacy, and hybrid infrastructure

    In this episode of Tech It or Leave It, Sebastien Marque, VP of Strategy at Luna PR, sits down with Peter Bidewell, Head of Product at Rayls. Peter breaks down the scale of the institutional opportunity, where trillions in global financial assets remain largely disconnected from blockchain infrastructure, and why adoption still represents only a fraction of what is possible. The conversation explores why early institutional approaches using private and permissioned networks failed to scale, and how hybrid infrastructure models are emerging to bridge internal systems with public blockchain networks. They also dive into the role of privacy in institutional adoption, with confidential transactions and selective disclosures for regulators, as well as how combining onchain and offchain data can unlock new forms of automation. This episode is for builders, investors, and financial operators focused on institutional adoption, onchain privacy, and the infrastructure required to bring real capital onchain.

    9 min
  6. Episode 24 – Moshe Cohen on private DeFi, AI agents, and the future of trading

    Apr 3

    Episode 24 – Moshe Cohen on private DeFi, AI agents, and the future of trading

    In this episode of Tech It or Leave It, Hamed Faqirzai, Vice President of Global Development at Luna PR, sits down with Moshe Cohen, CEO of PriveX. Moshe breaks down the core limitation of DeFi today, where full transparency can prevent institutional participation due to the exposure of trading strategies and positions. The conversation introduces PriveX, a private perpetual decentralized exchange that uses garbled circuits, a high-performance, ZK-adjacent encryption method, to enable confidential trading without sacrificing decentralization or execution speed. They also explore the rise of agentic AI, where autonomous agents can analyze data, make decisions, and execute trades on behalf of users, shifting trading from manual execution to AI-driven systems. The discussion touches on the broader role of AI, its impact on productivity, and the long-term outlook toward AGI, including its potential to drive major breakthroughs while remaining guided by human intent. This episode is for traders, builders, and financial operators exploring the intersection of privacy, DeFi, and AI-driven markets.

    15 min
  7. Episode 23 – Shahaf Bar-Geffen on programmable privacy and the future of blockchain

    Apr 1

    Episode 23 – Shahaf Bar-Geffen on programmable privacy and the future of blockchain

    In this episode of Tech It or Leave It, Sebastien Marque, VP of Strategy at Luna PR, sits down with Shahaf Bar-Geffen, CEO of COTI Group. Shahaf breaks down why privacy is a fundamental requirement for blockchain adoption, particularly for institutions that need to protect sensitive data such as trading strategies, balances, and financial activity. The conversation explores the concept of programmable privacy, and how COTI is building infrastructure that enables confidential decentralized applications, positioning itself as a privacy layer for Ethereum. They also discuss real-world applications, including private perpetual DEXs designed to prevent front-running, AI-powered trading agents that execute strategies without emotional bias, and future use cases such as confidential DAO voting and private payment systems. The episode touches on the intersection of privacy and AI, and how COTI is driving ecosystem growth by educating developers and enabling new products to be built on its stack. This episode is for builders, investors, and operators focused on privacy as the next major unlock in blockchain infrastructure.

    9 min
  8. Episode 22 – William Wu on capital recycling and unlocking trapped market value

    Mar 30

    Episode 22 – William Wu on capital recycling and unlocking trapped market value

    In this episode of Tech It or Leave It, Hamed Faqirzai, Vice President of Global Development at Luna PR, sits down with William Wu, CEO of Altuva Group. William introduces capital recycling, a strategy focused on transforming undervalued capital into higher-performing assets. The conversation explores inefficiencies in public markets, where trillions of dollars in capital continue to trade below intrinsic value, and how Altuva identifies and acquires these opportunities across sectors including biotech, real estate, and industrials. They break down how this approach differs from traditional distressed investing, shifting focus from fixing operations to monetizing balance sheet assets and reallocating capital into stronger-performing assets such as Bitcoin. The discussion also touches on how capital recycling compares to digital asset treasury models, and why this model is designed to be more fundamentally accretive rather than reliant on yield-based flywheels. This episode is for investors, operators, and financial strategists looking at new approaches to capital allocation and the emergence of capital recycling as a potential new asset class.

    17 min
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Welcome to Tech It or Leave It, a podcast powered by Luna Media Corporation. Each week, we dive into the thrilling world of emerging tech and Web3. We explore founder success stories, analyze industry trends, and discuss the latest news with influential figures in the space. Whether you're a tech enthusiast, a crypto degen, or just curious, Tech It or Leave It is your gateway to understanding the digital evolution. Tune in and stay ahead of the curve!

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  • Creator
    Luna Media Corporation
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    25
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