Opinionated

What If Tether Goes Belly-Up? Feat. Grant Gulovsen
What If Tether Goes Belly-Up? Feat. Grant Gulovsen
Grant Gulovsen is fascinated by the story of Tether, and so are we. Tether is behind the $62 billion stablecoin powering much of the liquidity in the crypto markets. What woul...
What If Tether Goes Belly-Up? Feat. Grant Gulovsen

What Is Latin America’s Love for Bitcoin? Feat. Sebastian Serrano
What Is Latin America’s Love for Bitcoin? Feat. Sebastian Serrano
Latin America has been in the middle of the crypto community’s attention after El Salvador adopted bitcoin as a legal tender. But is it actually a good thing for bitcoin and f...
What Is Latin America’s Love for Bitcoin? Feat. Sebastian Serrano

Jameson Lopp: The History of F-You Money and the Future of Bitcoin
Jameson Lopp: The History of F-You Money and the Future of Bitcoin
Listen to Ben, Anna and Danny talk to Lopp about his views on the challenges of bitcoin adoption, the quality of the DeFi projects he’s involved in and the most exciting proje...
Jameson Lopp: The History of F-You Money and the Future of Bitcoin

Where Did all the Blockchain Consortia Go? Feat. Paul Brody
Where Did All the Blockchain Consortia Go? Feat. Paul Brody
Blockchain industry veteran Paul Brody unpacks why many corporate blockchain projects fail, and what works and doesn’t work when companies adopt decentralized technology.
Where Did all the Blockchain Consortia Go? Feat. Paul Brody

Is China Opting Out of Crypto? Feat. Dovey Wan
Is China Opting Out of Crypto? Feat. Dovey Wan
China is getting serious about banning crypto.The market responded with another downfall starting June 21, Chinese miners are reportedly relocating to other countries, includi...
Is China Opting Out of Crypto? Feat. Dovey Wan

Facts and Misinformation About ‘Green Bitcoin,’ With Jonathan Koomey
Facts and Misinformation About ‘Green Bitcoin,’ With Jonathan Koomey
How much electricity does bitcoin actually consume? Is it a lot, and compared to what? Is buying carbon offsets a good way to make your bitcoin “green”? Listen as Anna, Ben...
Facts and Misinformation About ‘Green Bitcoin,’ With Jonathan Koomey

Ransom and Legal Tender: Bitcoin's Diverging Paths on the Global Stage
Ransom and Legal Tender: Bitcoin's Diverging Paths on the Global Stage
This week, “Opinionated” co-hosts Ben Schiller, Anna Baydakova and Danny Nelson address two recent and opposing news pieces: the ransomware attacks and El Salvador’s decision...
Ransom and Legal Tender: Bitcoin's Diverging Paths on the Global Stage

OPINIONATED: You Sold Your Bitcoin Because of Elon? Think Again
You Sold Your Bitcoin Because of Elon? Think Again
This week, “Opinionated” co-hosts Ben Schiller, Anna Baydakova and Danny Nelson are discussing one of the most interesting topics raised during CoinDesk’s Consensus 2021 virtu...
OPINIONATED: You Sold Your Bitcoin Because of Elon? Think Again

QuadrigaCX: An Exit Scam or Just a Crypto Tragedy
QuadrigaCX: An Exit Scam or Just a Crypto Tragedy?
Aaron Lammer, an experienced crypto podcaster, took on a tricky task to tell the QuadrigaCX story to people who might not know about crypto but definitely can learn a thing or...
QuadrigaCX: An Exit Scam or Just a Crypto Tragedy

Asset Manager, Once Downgraded, May Soon Lead Rivals Into Crypto
Asset Manager, Once Downgraded, May Soon Lead Rivals Into Crypto
Emerald is an asset manager that previously focused on community banks but, unlike many of its peers, could not stay away from the lucrative business of crypto. This week, “Op...
Asset Manager, Once Downgraded, May Soon Lead Rivals Into Crypto