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Interviews with the most interesting leaders, founders and investors in Bitcoin and cryptoverse.
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Erik Voorhees on AI Freedom, Bitcoin & Why Crypto Principles Still Matter
5d ago00:52:49Tap to summarizeHas AI replaced crypto as the most important technology story—or is it making crypto more important than ever?In this episode, Venice.AI founder Erik Voorhees joins Bitcoin.com's David Sencil to explore the intersection of artificial intelligence, Bitcoin, privacy, and permissionless technology.Voorhees explains why AI has captured the spotlight, why Bitcoin's core principles remain essential, and how private, open-source AI could shape the future of digital freedom. The conversation also covers censorship, free speech, Venice.AI's token model, and why decentralized AI training may become one of crypto's biggest long-term opportunities.Topics include:- Why AI has overshadowed crypto- Why Bitcoin's principles still matter- Open-source vs. closed AI- Private and uncensored AI- AI regulation and free speech- Venice.AI's token model- Crypto powering AI applications- Decentralized AI model training🎧 Enjoyed this episode? Follow the Bitcoin.com Podcast on Spotify for more conversations with the builders, founders, and policymakers shaping the future of Bitcoin, crypto, AI, and digital finance.Chapters:00:00 The Intersection of Bitcoin and AI09:32 The Role of Institutions in Bitcoin's Future13:47 AI: Accelerationism vs. Dystopia14:16 Ethics and Responsibility in AI Development22:34 Open Source AI Models: A Comparative Analysis25:45 Understanding AI Model Differences28:17 The Race for AI Intelligence: US vs China33:20 Venice: An AI Company with Crypto Elements36:56 Privacy and Trust in AI: Venice's Approach42:22 The Role of Tokens in Venice's Ecosystem51:15 Future of Crypto and AI: Decentralized Model Training
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Ben Nadareski on Tokenized Yield, DeFi Principles & Institutional Crypto Adoption
1w ago00:25:20Tap to summarize🎙️ What if institutions adopt crypto not because they believe in decentralization, but because the technology simply works better?At Proof of Talk 2026 in Paris, Bitcoin.com's Alex Richardson sits down with Ben Nadareski, CEO and co-founder of Solstice, to explore how tokenized yield, stablecoins, and real-world assets are shaping the next generation of on-chain finance.Ben shares why institutions are increasingly viewing blockchain as financial infrastructure, how tokenized yield products are evolving, and why DeFi's core principles—permissionless access, transparency, low fees, and democratized finance—remain as relevant today as ever.Topics include:- Why institutions may adopt crypto as infrastructure rather than ideology- The rise of tokenized yield and yield-bearing assets- How stablecoins and RWAs accelerated institutional adoption- Solana's role in institutional DeFi- Token design, regulation, and market growth- Expanding access to advanced financial products through on-chain finance- Opportunities in emerging markets and global adoptionA thoughtful conversation on the future of DeFi, institutional crypto adoption, and how blockchain technology could transform global financial access.🎧 Listen now and follow Bitcoin.com News on Spotify for more conversations with founders, investors, and innovators building the future of finance, crypto, and decentralized technology.
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Rob Hadick on Stablecoins, AI Agents & the Future of On-Chain Finance
1w ago00:26:38Tap to summarize🎙️ What happens when payments, capital markets, and AI all move onchain?At Proof of Talk 2026 in Paris, Bitcoin.com's Alex Richardson sits down with Rob Hadick, General Partner at Dragonfly, to explore the trends shaping the next era of crypto and financial infrastructure.Hadick shares Dragonfly's investment thesis on the future of finance, why stablecoins are already disrupting cross-border payments, and how companies like Rain are using blockchain rails to reinvent card issuance and global settlement.The conversation also dives into token value accrual, the long-term role of Layer 1 networks, the rise of AI agents and agentic commerce, and why prediction markets could become one of crypto's most important emerging sectors.Topics include:- Stablecoins and global payments- Rain and crypto card infrastructure- Tokenized capital markets- L1 value capture and network economics- Agentic commerce and AI agents- AI-powered onchain activity- Prediction markets- The maturation of the crypto industryA forward-looking discussion on where crypto, finance, and AI intersect and what it means for the next generation of onchain applications.🎧 Listen now and follow Bitcoin.com News on Spotify for more conversations with top investors, founders, and builders shaping the future of crypto, AI, stablecoins, and decentralized finance.Chapters:00:00 The Evolution of Token Trading03:08 Dragonfly Capital's Investment Philosophy06:09 The Impact of Stable Coins on Business09:11 Rain: A Game Changer in Payments11:52 The Future of Capital Markets and Stable Coins15:10 Value Capture in Tokens vs. Equities17:58 AI Agents and Their Role in Crypto20:47 The Future of Prediction Markets
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Gencel, Solflare Co-Founder — The Stablecoin Take That Got Him Almost Booted
2w ago00:32:29Tap to summarizeVidor Gencel co-founded Solflare in 2020 — Solana's first self-custodial wallet. He's been in crypto since 2016 and has spent five years doubling, tripling, and quadrupling down on a single chain while competitors went multi-chain. So when he says stablecoins matter most outside the West and the obsession with replacing banks is misguided, it's a contrarian take worth hearing.David Sencil sits down with Vidor at Consensus 2026 for a tour through the Solflare consumer stack, what self-custody really means, the multi-chain trap, the $49 hardware wallet built on Visa/MasterCard chip platforms, the PAL Privacy Aggregator Layer, and Solflare Magic — the AI assistant that translates human intent into deterministic trades.We cover:- The London conference where Vidor was "almost left out of the room" for his stablecoin take- Why multi-chain forces "lowest common denominator" features- Solflare Shield: hardware wallet at consumer-card price points- PAL and encrypted state on Solana mainnet "within one quarter"- Solflare Magic: AI as deterministic translator, never traderFilmed at Consensus 2026.Host: David Sencil
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Syed, Midnight President — $200M Spent, Zero VCs, and Why Anonymity Isn't Privacy
2w ago00:14:23Tap to summarizeFahmi Syed runs the Midnight Foundation, custodian of a fourth-generation privacy-first blockchain backed by Charles Hoskinson. Roughly $200 million spent. Zero VC funding. One of the biggest airdrops in crypto history.Jamie Redman sits down with Fahmi at Consensus 2026 for the full breakdown: programmable privacy, selective disclosure, the dual-token Night/Dust model, why Zcash and Monero keep getting delisted, why agentic AI desperately needs a proof layer, and what "Web 2.5" actually means.We cover:- The bank-account-number anecdote that defines rational privacy- Why transparent blockchains can't carry institutions across the bridge- Midnight's private-permissions model between Monero and JPMorgan- The dual-token Night/Dust design and predictable corporate costs- One of crypto's biggest airdrops — no VCs, no insider allocations- March 2026 mainnet and the 100+ builders in pre-prod- The 2008 TradFi trading floor that shaped his self-custody viewsFilmed at Consensus 2026.Host: Jamie Redman
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Brown, BASE DevRel — $4T Stablecoins, X402, and the Agent Economy
2w ago00:19:40Tap to summarizeEric Brown leads Developer Relations at BASE, Coinbase's L2. So when he says the chain sees over $4 trillion in monthly stablecoin payments and 25+ local stablecoins now circulate worldwide, it's worth interrogating closely.Jamie Crypto sits down with Eric at Consensus 2026 for a full read on what's actually shipping on BASE in 2026 — X402 as the default agent-payment rail, sub-cent fees and 5,000 TPS bursts, the Azul upgrade, the AI red team / blue team security flip, and why seven-plus local stablecoins are getting real point-of-sale adoption in South America while the U.S. lags.We cover:- The $4T monthly stablecoin payments figure (Eric's claim)- X402 and ~2M agent transactions in 30 days on BASE- 400M gas per block, sub-tenth-of-a-cent fees, 5,000 TPS bursts- DeFi security after a brutal month of hacks — AI's role on both sides- Why the agentic cohort is "completely unbanked already"- Morpho, 4% USDC yields, and what makes an onchain app stickyFilmed at Consensus 2026.Host: Jamie Redman🎧 Stream the full episode now and follow Bitcoin.com News on Spotify to stay ahead of the biggest trends in crypto, stablecoins, AI, and Web3 infrastructure.
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Spies, Consensus MD — How the Institutions Showed Up to Crypto's Biggest Tent
3w ago00:22:47Tap to summarizeBrad Spies runs Consensus, the 11-year-old big-tent crypto conference operated by CoinDesk. On day three of Consensus Miami 2026 he sits down with David Sencil to walk through what's actually different this year: 15,000 attendees, JP Morgan, Fidelity, Schwab, DTCC and Swift on the sponsor list, and 1,200 "normie businesses" reached out to about stablecoin onboarding.He's also candid about the Gensler-era detour to Toronto, the 2022 Austin apex (Method Man, Red Man, Disclosure, Celsius the day after), and his own crypto origin story: he bought his first Bitcoin in 2013 and sold it almost immediately. "I kick myself to this day."We cover:- Why JP Morgan, Fidelity, and Swift all bought booths this year- The institutional pipeline built behind closed doors over four years- Stablecoin workshops, normie-business onboarding, and the hackathon stack- Where Consensus goes after Miami 2027 and New York- Why "most every bank account will come with a wallet address"Filmed at Consensus 2026 in Miami.Host: David Sencil🎧 Listen now and follow Bitcoin.com News on Spotify for more conversations with industry leaders, builders, investors, and innovators shaping the future of crypto.
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Abiodun, Mysten Labs CPO — The Paper That Killed Single-CPU Consensus
3w ago00:33:44Tap to summarizeAdeniyi Abiodun has been in crypto since 2012, built trading and risk systems at investment banks, and led R&D on Facebook's Project Libra at Meta before co-founding Mysten Labs. So when he says every other L1 has a "skill issue" baked in at architecture time, it's worth listening.David Sencil sits down with Adeniyi at Consensus 2026 to walk through how Sui solved horizontal-scale consensus, why a famous L1 founder said it was impossible, and what comes next — native stablecoins, private payments by default, Walrus storage, and the agentic payment rails Stripe is pricing at a billion TPS.We cover:- Why every other L1 is capped by a single CPU and Moore's Law- The Project Libra story — "way too early" and what survived into Sui- 300ms finality vs Solana's 12 seconds- SuiUSD: $63M in a month and a half, free stablecoin transfers- Protocol-level private stablecoin transactions launching this year- Walrus storage outgrowing Arweave in a year- Why "AI doesn't care about your tribe"Filmed at Consensus 2026.Host: David Sencil🎧 Listen now and follow Bitcoin.com News on Spotify for more conversations with the builders, founders, and innovators shaping the future of crypto, AI, and decentralized technology.
Transcribe →Will AGI Arrive Within 3 Years? Raja Rajamannar on AI, Jobs, and the Future of Commerce
3w ago00:24:34Tap to summarizeCould AI agents soon handle purchases, manage finances, and automate entire job functions? According to Raja Rajamannar, that future may be arriving much faster than most people expect.In this episode, Jamie Redman sits down with Raja Rajamannar, Senior Fellow, Former CMCO, Mastercard and author of the Wall Street Journal bestselling book Quantum Marketing, to discuss how artificial intelligence is reshaping business, consumer behavior, and the global economy.Topics covered include:• The shift from traditional marketing to Quantum Marketing• Why AI adoption is accelerating at unprecedented speed• Which industries and job roles are most vulnerable to automation• The emergence of AI agents and machine-to-machine commerce• How AI could redefine brand loyalty and consumer decision-making• The role stablecoins may play in the future of payments• Challenges surrounding regulation, privacy, and trust in AI systems• Raja's prediction for when Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) could arriveAs AI continues to transform how we work, spend, and interact with technology, businesses, consumers, and policymakers are facing critical questions about what comes next.🎧 Follow Bitcoin.com News on Spotify for more conversations on AI, crypto, Web3, and the future of technology. If you enjoyed this episode, share it with a friend.Chapters:00:00 AI's Appeal: Convenience, Comfort & Human Behavior00:29 Introduction: Raj Rajamannar on Marketing's Future00:47 Why Traditional Marketing Theory Needed Reinvention01:46 The Five Paradigms of Marketing Explained04:38 Why AI Feels Different From Previous Technologies06:19 AI and the Future of Jobs: Boom or Doom?08:31 The Problem With "Learning AI Skills"09:52 AI Agents and Consumer Decision-Making12:22 Generational Differences in AI Adoption13:38 How AI Agents Will Transform Marketing15:51 Machine-to-Machine Marketing Explained17:21 Will AI Agents Use Crypto and Stablecoins?17:47 Why Stablecoins Solve Real Financial Problems19:23 How AI Agents Could Optimize Payments20:37 Inflation, Stablecoins & Preserving Value21:47 Regulation, KYC and Autonomous AI Agents23:24 How Close Are We to AGI?24:09 Final Thoughts & Outro
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BTC Inc Events Head Justin Doochin: 48 Hours to Rewrite Bitcoin 2024
4w ago00:27:51Tap to summarizeWhat does it take to organize the world's largest Bitcoin conference?In this episode, Justin Doochin, Head of Events at BTC Inc., joins David Sencil at Bitcoin 2026 Las Vegas to share an inside look at how Bitcoin conferences are built—from year-long planning cycles to last-minute pivots that reshape the entire event.Justin recounts the extraordinary 48-hour scramble that transformed Bitcoin 2024 in Nashville after an assassination attempt altered the political landscape, ultimately leading to Donald Trump becoming the first sitting or future U.S. president to address a Bitcoin audience.Topics discussed include:- The 48-hour reorganization of Bitcoin 2024 Nashville- How 60 full-time BTC Inc. team members spend an entire year preparing each conference- What happened when the Secret Service invalidated eight months of event planning overnight- The reality behind viral photos and misconceptions about attendance at Bitcoin 2026- Key differences between Bitcoin conferences in Asia and the United States- Why BTC Inc. secured a multi-year commitment to Las Vegas while preparing for Nashville 2027- Metaplanet, Bitcoin Asia 2026, and the growing influence of Asian Bitcoin markets- Why in-person events are becoming more valuable in an AI-driven world- How BTC Inc. views side events as a feature—not a threat—to the main conference experienceRecorded at Bitcoin 2026 in Las Vegas for Bitcoin.com News.Learn more:- Bitcoin Conference: https://b.tc/conference- The Bitcoin Conference on X: https://x.com/TheBitcoinConf- Justin Doochin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justindoochinHost: David SencilEnjoyed this episode? Follow the podcast, leave a rating, and share it with a friend interested in Bitcoin, crypto events, and the people building the industry's biggest gatherings.Chapters00:00 Introduction to BTC Inc. and Event Planning02:51 Transition from Marketing to Events05:55 The Bitcoin Conference Experience09:04 Nashville: A New Venue for the Bitcoin Conference12:13 Comparing Bitcoin Conferences: America vs. Asia14:46 The Importance of Human Connection in Events17:59 Planning a Major World Conference21:02 The Role of Side Events in Conferences
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