Bitcoin, Fiat & Rock'n'Roll
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Bitcoin, Fiat & Rock'n'Roll
Digital currencies are here to stay. In this podcast, we dive into the world of the new money. We explore Bitcoin, stablecoins, central bank digital currencies, and many other innovations in the realm of digital currencies. For more information, visit: [http://alexanderbechtel.com/podcast](http://a...
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National digital currencies in practice
Tristan Thoma discusses the role of blockchain and national digital currencies in driving financial inclusion, economic resilience, and innovation. Dr...
A journey through the era of digital money with Rod Garratt
Manuel and Rod Garratt explore CBDCs, stablecoins, and tokenized deposits—covering privacy, politics, and the future of payments from Rod’s journey at...
Stablecoin focused payment infrastructure developments | News
September was full of news around stablecoins and blockchain and payments infrastructure – new collaborations and ecosystems emerge around Tether, Cir...
Stablecoins and the singleness of money with Rhys Bidder
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 coul...
Building the Bridge: AMINA Bank’s Architecture for Crypto-TradFi Integration
Myles Harrison, CPO at AMINA Bank, reveals the three-layer architecture powering Switzerland's fastest-growing crypto bank and their proven approach t...
From Ordinary to Crypto Millionaire: The Sociology of Digital Wealth
We dive into Juan Guse’s fascinating book profiling four ordinary men who became crypto millionaires. A sociological look at sudden wealth, class mobi...
Bullish sentiment: Yet another stablecoin? | News
New players entering the stablecoin space, but does it really need further stablecoins? And: US (again) with massive news on crypto adoption – and pri...
From BitMEX to AllUnity: Why Alex Höptner is Building Europe’s Stablecoin
Alex Höptner, CEO at AllUnity, about his past as CEO at traditional- and crypto exchanges and the plans of AllUnity, the first German BaFin regulated...
Fighting Bitcoin Fraud: Insights from 21bitcoin’s CEO
21bitcoin CEO Daniel Winkelhammer reveals shocking fraud cases, protective measures, and why Bitcoin-only businesses have security advantages in today...
Germany's Security Token Issuances & Deka’s Digital Asset Monitor
Another half a year of security token issuances in Germany has passed. Marion, Benjamin and Manuel discuss latest developments and market dynamics tha...
Bullish sentiment: ETH, Coinbase, Genius, and more | News
Not only the crypto prices show a positive momentum, also regulators and crypto companies are making significant progess. All relevant developments of...
Genius vs MiCAR and what it means for Europe
Via the Genius Act, the USA has created a regulatory framework for stablecoins. We take a close look at the differences between Genius and MiCAR and a...
The Evolution of Digital Currencies
Industry leaders reveal how traditional banks are integrating DLT, why stablecoins are disrupting trillion-dollar markets, and which regions are winni...
CBDCs at the Crossroads with John Kiff
John Kiff, former IMF expert and global CBDC thought leader, discusses wholesale and retail CBDCs, implementation challenges, and why some projects fa...
Inside the ECB's Digital Euro Project and Stablecoins with Ulrich Bindseil
Ulrich Bindseil, Former Director General for Market Infrastructures and Payments of the European Central Bank (ECB), discusses the Digital Euro projec...
US Senate Passes GENIUS Act | News
The US Senate passes landmark GENIUS Act for stablecoins while Circle’s IPO surges 400% and JP Morgan launches JPMD tokens. We debate stablecoin polic...
Digital Fiat That Never Sleeps: Stablecoin Developments in Payment
Explore how stablecoins enable 24/7 settlement, digital fiat on public blockchains, and new payment rails. Manuel breaks down what they are, regulatio...
Digital Freedom, Privacy & Innovation: A Conversation with Joachim Schwerin
Joachim Schwerin, principal economist at the European Commission, discusses the Digital Freedom Declaration and the need to protect developer rights i...
The Future of DeFi: AI-Powered Hypercustomized Crypto Yields
We explore AI-enabled DeFi with Obligate CEO Matthias Wyss, covering why sophisticated yields are now accessible to smaller investors and how AI bridg...
Stablecoin and Real World Tokenization Adoption Accelerates | News
Visa, Mastercard, and Stripe go all in on stablecoins – what does this mean for the market and global stablecoin adoption? And: novel tokenization mar...
From Citi Bank to Stablecoins: Tony McLaughlin’s Bold Pivot
In this episode, Manuel and Stefan talk to Tony McLaughlin who spent his career in Payments at Citi Bank, developed the concept of the regulated liabi...
Quo Vadis Bitcoin (with Co-Pierre Georg)
In this episode, Jonas and Alex discuss with Co-Pierre Georg, Director of the Frankfurt School Blockchain Center, the role that academia should play i...
US vs EU: The Stablecoin Policy Divide
Jón Egilsson explains how Trump's embrace of stablecoins as tools for dollar dominance contrasts with Europe's defensive MiCA framework, creating a re...
Stablecoins Reshape Global Finance: Circle IPO, PYUSD Rewards & ECB Panic | News
Circle’s IPO reveals stablecoin economics while PayPal offers 3.7% on PYUSD and European authorities clash over dollar stablecoin dominance. The digit...
Strategic Bitcoin Reserve: Genius Move or Costly Mistake?
In this episode, Jonas and Alex thoroughly assess the advantages and disadvantages of a national Bitcoin reserve and share our recommendation.
Permissionless blockchains for financial services
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In this episode, we speak with Prof. Fabian Schär, a leading exper...
DeFi and DAO Research with Dan Liebau
In this episode, Stefan and Manuel talk to Daniel Liebau who combines a practitioners view with academic research in DeFi applications and about Decen...
BX Digital’s FINMA Win with CEO Lidia Kurt
Join Michael Blaschke in conversation with Lidia Kurt, CEO of newly FINMA-approved BX Digital. Discover how this groundbreaking DLT trading facility a...
Trends in Digital Asset Infrastructure | News
This episode dives deep into the race between institutional DeFi building on public permissionless blockchains and TradFi developing permissioned ecos...
Dollar Dominance Through Stablecoins
Legal expert Hagen Weiß (Dentons) analyzes how recent US regulatory shifts on stablecoins and digital assets are reshaping the global crypto landscape...
Scaling B2B Stablecoin Payments: SAP’s Digital Currency Hub
SAP’s Digital Currency Hub represents a breakthrough in enterprise payment technology, enabling companies to process stablecoin transactions directly...
Downsides of a Bitcoin Reserve (with ECB Advisor Dr. Jürgen Schaaf)
Following a previous episode that examined the pro-perspective, in this episode, we discuss counterarguments against a Bitcoin Reserve with Dr. Jürgen...
Crypto Chaos: Hacks, Memes, and Market Meltdown | News
This episode dives into the biggest crypto hack in history, the LIBRA token and its ties to the Argentinian President Milei, positive crypto company e...
Crypto & Digital Assets: Business Opportunities in 2025
Co-host Stefan Grasmann moderated a panel on crypto and digital asset at the Frankfurt Digital Finance Conference 2025. Together with experts from the...
Bitcoin’s Quantum Vulnerability
In this episode, co-host Michael Blaschke discusses his latest quantum study, focusing on the most significant security threat to crypto. He analyzes...
Why the FDP demands a Bitcoin Reserve | German
The idea of a "strategic Bitcoin reserve" is currently stirring up the crypto world like few other topics. In the podcast, FDP member of the German Pa...
Making Bitcoin accessible (with Relai CEO Julian Liniger)
Julian Liniger's vision is to make Bitcoin accessible to everyone. To achieve this, the young Swiss entrepreneur founded Relai, an app designed to sim...
Bitcoin Reserve, Trump Inauguration & Agentic AI | News
Join Alex Bechtel (DWS), Michael Blaschke (SAP), Stefan Grasmann (Zühlke), and Max Vargas (Blockstories) as they analyze Bitcoin’s new ATH, strategic...
Smart Contracts in Action: Siemens’ Blockchain Journey
In this episode, Heiko Nix from Siemens explains how Siemens uses Blockchain technology in Cash Management and Payments and which blockchain projects...
Zero-knowledge proofs: The future of privacy?
In recent years, privacy-enhancing technologies emerged that can transform how we think about digital privacy today. In this episode, we will discuss...