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Kraken’s CEO on giving up the throne (w/ Jesse Powell) on Apple Podcasts
For our Tuesday episode where we interview a guest in the web3 space, we sat down with Jesse Powell, founder and CEO of Kraken, one of the largest crypto exchanges in the world. Powell announced last month that he is stepping down from the top spot at the company he built 11 years ago and transitioning to the chairman role. We heard from Powell about the reasons behind why he is ceding the CEO title.
Kim Kardashian is SEC's latest crypto target on Apple Podcasts
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For our Thursday episode, where we discuss the latest in crypto news, we had a long conversation about whether Kim Kardashian really deserved that $1.26 million fine that she got from the SEC for advertising an unregistered security, in this case a token called EthereumMax.
By Anita Ramaswamy Verified, Lucas Matney Verified, Maggie Nye, Jacquelyn Melinek, Yashad Kulkarni Verified, Kell Keller
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Can blockchains make the world a better place? (with Kevin Owocki) on Apple Podcasts
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For our Tuesday episode this week, where we interview an expert in the crypto space, we chatted with Kevin Owocki. He is the founder of Gitcoin and an outspoken proponent of both open source software and decentralized governance. We spoke with Owocki about whether the crypto community is living up to its lofty ideals and what comes next for Ethereum after The Merge.
By Kevin Owocki, Anita Ramaswamy Verified, Yashad Kulkarni Verified, Kell Keller, Lucas Matney Verified, Maggie Nye
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The cult of crypto shakes up its leadership team (w/ Meltem Demirors) on Apple Podcasts
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For our Tuesday episode where we chat with a web3 expert, we talked to Meltem Demirors, chief strategy officer at publicly-traded digital asset manager Coinshares. Demirors was a core team member at crypto investment firm Digital Currency Group in 2015 and advises the World Economic Council on digital assets.
By Meltem Demirors, Kell Keller, Lucas Matney Verified, Maggie Nye, Anita Ramaswamy Verified, Yashad Kulkarni Verified
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The road ahead for crypto startups (w/ Haun Ventures) on Apple Podcasts
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Welcome back. Earlier this week, Anita caught up with two investors at Haun Ventures, partner Sam Rosenblum and associate Breck Stodghill, live on Twitter Spaces. All eyes are on the lean venture firm, led by former a16z crypto and U.S. Department of Justice official Katie Haun, as it deploys a whopping $1.5 billion fund in web3 startups.
By Sam Rosenblum, Breck Stodghill, Yashad Kulkarni Verified, Anita Ramaswamy Verified, Maggie Nye, Kell Keller
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The Bachelor, but on the blockchain (w/ Devin Lewtan) on Apple Podcasts
Welcome back. This week while Lucas was out, Anita caught up with Devin Lewtan, cofounder and CEO of web3 media production studio Mad Realities. Mad Realities is the team behind “Proof of Love,” a dating show that allows its audience to vote and engage with its content using NFTs. Lewtan talked about how accidentally creating the viral Clubhouse show “NYU Girls Roasting Tech Guys” led her to launching a Paradigm and Paris Hilton-backed web3 startup.
The man behind Terra’s not-so-stablecoin is back on Apple Podcasts
Welcome back. This week, Jacquelyn and Anita ran the show while Lucas was out. We recapped a must-watch interview by Coinage with Do Kwon, the now-infamous founder of Terraform Labs whose algorithmic stablecoin de-pegged from the U.S. dollar, sending the crypto markets into chaos. This was Kwon’s first interview since the coin’s collapse in May, which wiped out some $60 billion in value. Is he remorseful? Aren’t the authorities after him? We got into all those questions and more.
Tornado Cash is not just for criminals, despite what regulators think on Apple Podcasts
Welcome back. This week, Jacquelyn and Anita ran the show while Lucas was off on vacation. We got up to speed on the U.S. government’s crackdown on cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash because of its role in facilitating money laundering. While it’s true that hackers have long used Tornado to fuel illicit activity, we tried to answer some bigger questions: what is a mixer in the first place, and what exactly would someone use one for if not crime?
How Uniswap became DeFi’s behemoth (w/ MC Lader) on Apple Podcasts
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Welcome back, this week Anita and Lucas interviewed MC Lader, COO of Uniswap Labs, the entity managing the world’s largest decentralized crypto exchange. A former managing director at asset management firm BlackRock, Lader explained how her management team oversees a fully decentralized protocol and shared her thoughts on the exchange’s future path to profitability. Subscribe to the Chain Reaction newsletter to dive deeper: https://techcrunch.com/newsletters Top Podcasts In Technology
By MC Lader, Kell Keller, Lucas Matney Verified, Anita Ramaswamy Verified, Yashad Kulkarni Verified, Maggie Nye
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The SEC preps for a summer of crypto regulation (w/ David Nage) on Apple Podcasts
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Welcome back, this week Lucas and Anita dive into a conversation around Coinbase’s legal woes and the insider trading scandal surrounding an employee at the firm. We also discussed Elon Musk’s bitcoin sale and Minecraft’s ban of NFTs from its platform. In their interview this week, Anita and Lucas interviewed David Nage. Nage is a portfolio manager at Arca where he makes early-stage bets on crypto startups.
By David Nage, Kell Keller, Anita Ramaswamy Verified, Lucas Matney Verified, Yashad Kulkarni Verified, Maggie Nye
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Chain Reaction on Apple Podcasts
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34 episodes Each week, TechCrunch senior editor Lucas Matney and senior crypto reporters Anita Ramaswamy and Jacquelyn Melinek unpack and explain the latest crypto news, drama, and trends, breaking it down block-by-block for the crypto-curious. They’ll be learning alongside you about the industry that's captured the attention of some of Silicon Valley’s most influential players by interviewing some of the savviest investors, entrepreneurs and skeptics.
By Anita Ramaswamy Verified, Yashad Kulkarni Verified, Lucas Matney Verified, Maggie Nye, Kell Keller, Jacquelyn Melinek
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Crypto's music man on how NFTs could shake up the recording industry (w/ 3LAU) on Apple Podcasts
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In our inaugural episode, we discuss Coinbase’s big art gamble, North Korea’s record-breaking crypto hack and Meta’s hefty income tax. We interviewed electronic DJ and Royal CEO Justin Blau on where the NFT industry moves beyond pricey JPEGs.
By Lucas Matney Verified, Anita Ramaswamy Verified, Yashad Kulkarni Verified, Maggie Nye, Kell Keller
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Julia Cheek, Everly Health on Apple Podcasts
Everly Health founder and CEO Julia Cheek is taking steps to revolutionize healthcare by helping patients gain access to all kinds of medical testing and in doing so allowing providers to have the data they need to give the best care possible. Darrell and Jordan first met Julia at TechCrunch Disrupt in 2016 when she was a self-proclaimed “fish out of water”.
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