Episodes

  • DeFi and DAO Research with Dan Liebau

    DeFi and DAO Research with Dan Liebau
    Apr 13 2025
    In this episode, Stefan and Manuel talk to Daniel Liebau who combines a practitioners view with academic research in DeFi applications and about Decentralized Autonomous Organisations (DAOs).
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    1 hr
  • BX Digital’s FINMA Win with CEO Lidia Kurt

    BX Digital’s FINMA Win with CEO Lidia Kurt
    Apr 6 2025
    Join Michael Blaschke in conversation with Lidia Kurt, CEO of newly FINMA-approved BX Digital. Discover how this groundbreaking DLT trading facility aims to innovate Europe’s digital asset landscape, and explore the future of blockchain-based financial infrastructure in Europe.
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    52 mins
  • Trends in Digital Asset Infrastructure | News

    Trends in Digital Asset Infrastructure | News
    Mar 30 2025
    This episode dives deep into the race between institutional DeFi building on public permissionless blockchains and TradFi developing permissioned ecosystems.
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    51 mins
  • Dollar Dominance Through Stablecoins

    Dollar Dominance Through Stablecoins
    Mar 23 2025
    Legal expert Hagen Weiß (Dentons) analyzes how recent US regulatory shifts on stablecoins and digital assets are reshaping the global crypto landscape. We explore the geopolitical implications, compare with Europe’s MiCA framework, and examine what these changes mean for financial institutions and DeFi projects across both continents.
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    35 mins
  • Scaling B2B Stablecoin Payments: SAP’s Digital Currency Hub

    Scaling B2B Stablecoin Payments: SAP’s Digital Currency Hub
    Mar 16 2025
    SAP’s Digital Currency Hub represents a breakthrough in enterprise payment technology, enabling companies to process stablecoin transactions directly through their ERP systems. This episode features SAP’s Bernhard Schweizer and EY’s Rebecca Carvatt discussing the successful implementation of stablecoin payments between PayPal and EY, demonstrating how stablecoins are becoming part of standard business processes.
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    40 mins
  • Downsides of a Bitcoin Reserve (with ECB Advisor Dr. Jürgen Schaaf)

    Downsides of a Bitcoin Reserve (with ECB Advisor Dr. Jürgen Schaaf)
    Mar 9 2025
    Following a previous episode that examined the pro-perspective, in this episode, we discuss counterarguments against a Bitcoin Reserve with Dr. Jürgen Schaaf from the European Central Bank (ECB)
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Crypto Chaos: Hacks, Memes, and Market Meltdown | News

    Crypto Chaos: Hacks, Memes, and Market Meltdown | News
    Mar 2 2025
    This episode dives into the biggest crypto hack in history, the LIBRA token and its ties to the Argentinian President Milei, positive crypto company earnings, and the response of Europe to USD stablecoins.
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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • Crypto & Digital Assets: Business Opportunities in 2025

    Crypto & Digital Assets: Business Opportunities in 2025
    Feb 23 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 crypto and traditional financial ecosystem, such as Bitpanda and Union Investment, Stefan discussed business opportunities for 2025.
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    46 mins
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