Block Party
Episodes
Q&A: Looking Back on El Salvador’s Adoption of Bitcoin, 6 Months Later
15 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
El Salvador broke new ground last year when the country’s government began acquiring bitcoin as an official reserve asset. In this episode, we...
Q&A: The Evolution of the Non-Custodial Wallet
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As part of our monthly Market Outlook live event, we spoke with Senior Product Manager at Blockchain.com Amadeo Pellicce. In this episode, we explore ...
Q&A: What Exactly is Bitcoin Mining? With Jaime Leverton of Hut 8
01 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most important and often misunderstood aspects of Bitcoin is mining. In this episode, we spoke with Jaime Leverton CEO of Bitcoin mining co...
Crypto Basics: Ethereum, Everything You Need to Know
21 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As part of our Crypto Basics series, in this episode, we delve into Ethereum. By the end of this episode, you’ll know what some of the main use case...
Q&A: The Growing Interest in Emergency Prepping, with John Ramey of The Prepared
15 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we spoke with John Ramey, founder of The Prepared, the biggest online community in personal emergency preparedness. John is also a lo...
Q&A: Emin Gun Sirer of Ava Labs and Avalanche
08 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As part of our monthly Market Outlook live event, we spoke with the founder of Ava Labs, Emin Gun Sirer. Ava Labs makes it simple to launch dece...
Q&A: Music, Art, and the Blockchain with Tom Furse of The Horrors
01 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
From cryptocurrency to NFTs, creative industries are undergoing a renaissance of how artists can monetize their work. As the intersection of blockchai...
Q&A: How Gibraltar is Championing Crypto with Albert Isola MP
25 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
While some countries and jurisdictions are restricting cryptocurrency use, British Overseas Territory Gibraltar has been praised as one of the more sa...
Q&A: Exploring DAOs with Index Coop
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we spoke with Simon Judd of DAO Index Coop. We explore what exactly is a DAO, what some of the key benefits this organizational struc...
Q&A: Circle's Jeremy Allaire on USDC and the Future of Stablecoins
11 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As part of our monthly Market Outlook live event, we spoke with Co-Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Circle, Jeremy Allaire. Circle is a financial tech fi...
Q&A: Crypto Journalism with Laura Shin
04 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we spoke with Laura Shin, crypto-journalist and host of Unchained. To celebrate Laura’s forthcoming book, The Cryptopians: Idealism...
Q&A: Navigating Crypto Twitter with Natalie Brunell
28 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we spoke with former broadcast journalist and host of Coin Stories podcast Natalie Brunnell. We cover the role of social media in the...
Crypto Basics: 10 of the Most Commonly Asked Questions about Crypto
17 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Getting to grips with the fundamentals of cryptocurrency can be tricky. To help you on your journey, Blockchain.com Co-Founder Nic Cary and Head of Re...
Q&A: CEO of BitGo Mike Belshe on Crypto Security
14 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we spoke with Mike Belshe, CEO of one of the oldest crypto custodial firms who have played a huge role in attracting institutional in...
Q&A: Blockchain.com’s CSO and Head of Markets Charlie McGarraugh
07 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As part of our monthly Market Outlook live event, we spoke with Blockchain.com’s CSO and Head of Markets Charlie McGarraugh. Charlie has previously ...
Q&A: The Journey of NFT Artist pplpleasr
23 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
From recreating Pokemon cards in elementary school to selling some of the most widely celebrated NFTs (non-fungible tokens), we spoke with artist pplp...
Q&A: Justin Rice on the Stellar network
16 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we spoke with Justin Rice the VP of Ecosystem at Stellar about why Ukraine is trailing their central bank digital currencies on the S...
Q&A: Nic Cary on ‘The Next Era of Cryptocurrency’ at Web Summit 2021
12 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode, listen to Blockchain.com Co-Founder Nic Cary’s conversation at Web Summit 2021 on ‘The Next Era of Cryptocurrency’ with R...
Q&A: Fireside Chat with Dr. Markus Franke, Co-creator of Celo
09 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As part of our monthly Market Outlook live event, we spoke with Dr. Markus Franke Co-creator of the layer 1 platform and stablecoin Celo. In this epis...
Q&A: How Mastercard is Approaching the World of Crypto
02 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mastercard recently announced support of crypto assets and stablecoin use on their global payment network. In this episode, we spoke with Jesse McWate...
Q&A: The A-Z of NFTs: Guest Episode by Penrose Partners
28 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this guest episode, G Clay Miller and Jessie Niles of Penrose Partners talk through a recent presentation about non-fungible tokens (NFTs). With la...
Q&A: Flipping the Script with The Block's Frank Chaparro and Blockchain.com's Peter Smith
19 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Following on from CEO Peter Smith’s appearance on The Scoop with Frank Chaparro, we invited Frank into the hot seat. In the fast-moving world of cry...
Q&A: ‘Code as Speech’ - Bernstein vs. The Department of Justice with Cindy Cohn
16 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Regulatory scrutiny will always be part of the bargain when it comes to the mass adoption of cryptocurrency. To talk about some of the current policy ...
Q&A: Blockchain.com CEO Peter Smith and Evgeny Gaevoy, Wintermute
12 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode, Blockchain.com CEO Peter Smith speaks with Evgeny Gaevoy, CEO of the crypto market maker Wintermute. Evgeny discusses what exac...
Q&A: In Conversation with Kathleen Breitman, Co-founder of Tezos
06 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this month’s Market Outlook event we discussed market trends, as well as the rise of the “Alt Layer 1 trade”. We were also joined by Kathleen...
Q&A: Crypto for a Cause - The Giving Block
28 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we spoke with Pat Duffy Co-Founder of The Giving Block on the critical role of gifting cryptocurrency. While major charities such as ...
Q&A: The Position of Bitcoin — from El Salvador to the Taproot Protocol
21 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we spoke with past Blockchain.com employee and Bitcoin Core Developer, Sjors Provoost. Sjors covered exactly what a “bitcoin core d...
Q&A: The Quest for Reliable Information with Mike Elias
14 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode of the Blockchain.com Podcast, our Head of Research Garrick Hileman sat down with Mike Elias, the founder of IdeaMarket. IdeaMarket...
Q&A: Decentralizing ShapeShift with Erik Voorhees
02 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Blockchain.com's monthly discussion about the crypto market. During the call we’ll cover asset price movements, potential key drivers, developments ...
Q&A: Peter Mauric on the Polkadot network
06 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This month's Market Outlook event, we were joined by Peter Mauric, Head of Public Affairs at Parity, the team focused on building the technology for P...
Q&A: Ben Rhodes on China and Crypto
29 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode of the Blockchain.com Podcast, our VP of Marketing, Jason Karsh, and Head of Research, Garrick Hileman sit down with Ben Rhodes, ad...
Q&A: A Look at Stablecoins and PAX with Mike Dudas
19 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode of The Blockchain.com Podcast, our Head of Research, Garrick Hileman welcomes Mike Dudas, former CEO and founder of The Block and c...
Q&A: UK Founders Panel with Itamar Lesuisse of Argent and Tom Robinson of Elliptic
14 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This month's Market Outlook event, we hosted a UK Founders Panel and were joined by Tom Robinson, Chief Scientist and Co-Founder of Elliptic, and Itam...
Q&A: Bitcoin vs. the Real Digital Gold
24 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode of The Blockchain.com Podcast, we're joined by Charlie McGarraugh, Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Markets here at Blockchain.co...
Q&A: Niall Ferguson on the COVID Pandemic, Inflation and Crypto
15 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode of The Blockchain.com Podcast our CEO, Peter Smith, and Head of Research, Garrick Hileman, host Niall Ferguson. Niall is currently ...
Q&A: Building DeFi on the Bitcoin Network with Muneeb Ali
08 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This month's Market Outlook event, we were joined by Muneeb Ali, Stacks Founder and CEO of Hiro. Our Head of Research, Garrick Hileman, and Co-f...
Q&A: Is the Crypto Bull Market Still Intact?
28 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode of The Blockchain.com Podcast, Garrick Hileman - visiting fellow at the London School of Economics and Head of Research at Blockcha...
Q&A: Navigating Crypto Taxes pt 3 with Austin Woodward
17 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Crypto taxes are gaining attention, and not just because assets like bitcoin and ethereum continue to make new all-time highs. Policymakers around the...
Q&A: Navigating Crypto Taxes pt 2 with Shehan Chandrasekera
10 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Crypto taxes are gaining attention, and not just because assets like bitcoin and ethereum continue to make new all-time highs. Policymakers around the...
Q&A: Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) with Aaron Wright
05 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
During this month's Market Outlook, we were joined by Aaron Wright, Clinical Professor of Law at Cardozo Law School and co-founder of OpenLaw. Our Hea...
Q&A: Bitcoin's Energy Consumption with Sergii Gerasymovych
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, our Head of Research Garrick Hileman sits down with Sergii Gerasymovych to discuss bitcoin's energy consumption. One of the most c...
Q&A: Crypto-Wall Street Convergence
21 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For today's episode, Blockchain.com's Head of Research, Garrick Hileman, reads his article titled "Crypto-Wall Street Convergence". It was first publi...
Q&A: Wall Street Takes on Crypto with Anchorage's Yuriy Anosov
20 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode of The Blockchain.com Podcast, our Head of Research, Garrick Hileman, is joined by Yuriy Anosov. Yuriy is the Head of Trading at An...
Q&A: Navigating Crypto Taxes pt 1 with Robert W. Wood
15 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Crypto taxes are gaining attention, and not just because assets like bitcoin and ethereum continue to make new all-time highs. Policymakers around the...
Q&A: Why China Should Embrace Bitcoin
14 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, Garrick Hileman - Head of Research at Blockchain.com and a visiting fellow at the London School of Economics - discusses Peter Thi...
Q&A: Unpacking NFTs with the Enjin Team
06 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In today's April Market Outlook, we were joined by Enjin's Chief Technology Officer, Witek Radomski, and Chief Operating Officer, Caleb Applegate.&nbs...
Q&A: The Future Doesn't Look Like Robinhood
18 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, Garrick Hileman, Head of Research at Blockchain.com, reads his article 'The future doesn't look like Robinhood'. The article cover...
Q&A: Trust | Want | Need
16 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Blockchain.com Podcast, our Head of Research, Garrick Hileman, reads the opening to our March Market Outlook report titled, Tru...
Q&A: The key to the crypto markets? Data
04 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
During today's March Market Outlook, we were joined by Ambre Soubiran, CEO of crypto market data provider, Kaiko. Our Head of Research, Garrick ...
Q&A: Why Some Crypto Exchanges Go Down with Lewis Tuff
04 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This month’s Market Outlook live event, we’re joined by Lewis Tuff, Blockchain.com’s VP of Engineering, to dig into why some exchanges go down d...
Q&A: Anthony Scaramucci and Institutional Interest in Bitcoin
03 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today Blockchain.com Co-Founder Nicolas Cary and Head of Research Garrick Hileman are joined by Anthony Scaramucci - American financier and founder of...
Q&A: The Great Mother of All Financial Crises
22 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The Blockchain.com Podcast, Blockchain.com's Head of Research, Garrick HIleman, reads his article titled, The Great Mother of All F...
Q&A: Governments will start to hodl bitcoin in 2021
15 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Head of Research, Garrick Hileman, recently wrote an oped article for CoinDesk entitled: Governments Will Start to Hodl Bitcoin in 2021. In today's ep...
Q&A: The Crypto Markets with Charlie McGarraugh
12 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Blockchain.com's Co-Founder, Nicolas Cary and Head of Research, Garrick Hileman ring in the new year with a discussion on the crypto markets, featurin...
Q&A: The Crypto Regulatory Landscape with Coin Center's Peter Van Valkenburgh
07 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Blockchain.com's Co-Founder, Nic Cary and Head of Research, Garrick Hileman sat down with Peter Van Valkenburgh, Director of Research at Coin Center, ...
Q&A: The Coming US Digital Dollar - What it is and why it matters
25 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The Blockchain.com Podcast, Garrick Hileman, our Head of Research and Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics, reads one ...
Q&A: The Crypto Lending Market
24 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Head of Research, Garrick Hileman, sat down with Reid Simon, Blockchain.com's Head of Lending, in our latest episode. They discussed different topics ...
Q&A: Investing in Early-Stage Crypto Projects
06 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Blockchain.com's Co-Founder, Nicolas Cary and Head of Research, Garrick Hileman sit down with Blockchain.com Venture's Managing Partner Sam Harrison t...
Q&A: How Big is DeFi? A look at the Crypto Lending Market
29 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Garrick Hileman -- Head of Research at Blockchain.com and visiting fellow at the London School of Economics -- dives into DeFi and the crypto len...
Q&A: The World's 'Hardest' Asset is Ironically Virtual
21 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Garrick Hileman -- Head of Research at Blockchain.com and visiting fellow at the London School of Economics -- is back with another blog reading recou...
Q&A: The Algorand Protocol with CEO Steve Kokinos
16 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Blockchain.com's Co-Founder, Nicolas Cary and Head of Research, Garrick Hileman sit down with Algorand's CEO, Steve Kokinos to discuss their ongoing i...
Q&A: Taxation Without Representation: the Financial Repression Stealth Tax
30 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest podcast, Garrick Hileman — Head of Research at Blockchain.com and visiting fellow at the London School of Economics — provides a rea...
Q&A: DeFi-ing gravity with Anthony Sassano
10 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode we look at DeFi: what is it, why should people care, and what are the big drivers of activity and excitement for DeFi throughout the Ethe...