198. Insights: How to fix UX in crypto

gm. Mauricio Magaldi and brand new co-host Catherine Gu are here this week, talking all things crypto UX.</p> Since crypto is still very much in the growth and build stage, a lot of time, effort, and money is spent on technical research, cryptography, software engineering, and getting the structural parts figured out. </p> But going forward, user experience will need to be prioritized and researched in order for it to be more accessible and usable to encourage mass adoption of blockchain and crypto. <br /> What are the pain points? What are the challenges and what can be made better for thenext generation of crypto users?</p> To discuss all of this and more they were joined by some amazing guests:</p> <ul> <li>Maika Isogawa, Founder and CEO at Webacy</li> <li>Riyaz Faizullabhoy, Co-founder of Bastion</li> </ul> <hr /> Just a quick reminder - nothing we share here is legal, tax or financial advice. Views or opinions expressed by the panel are their own and do not necessarily reflect the view of the entities they are representing.</p> This episode is sponsored by Visa.</p> This episode is brought to you by Visa, one of the world's leaders in digital payments. Crypto has opened up a new world of possibilities, and Visa’s helping everyone take part. Consumers now can enjoy the freedom and flexibility of using their Visa crypto-linked cards for everyday purchases at millions of Visa-accepting merchant locations around the world. Join us in this new money movement; learn more visa.com/crypto.</p> If you enjoyed the show, don't forget to <strong>subscribe</strong> and <strong>leave a review</strong>!</p> Want to join the conversation on all the topics discussed? <strong>Tweet</strong> the show at: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/bchaininsider" rel="nofollow">www.twitter.com/bchaininsider</a></p>Special Guests: Maika Isogawa and Riyaz Faizullabhoy.</p>

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197. Insights: Are US regulation bills changing the future of crypto?

gm. Mauricio Magaldi and Cuy Sheffield are back this week, this time talking all things crypto regulation and the positive movement there has been to get some momentum behind some regulation bills.</p> July was a big month where multiple standalone crypto bills have been advanced to the House of Representatives. This is huge for the future legitimacy of crypto. <br /> Cuy, Mauricio and their guests look at some of the progress made in crypto regulation and recently proposed bills and what the potential impact of these regulations could be: could they change the future of crypto?</p> We get into that and much more!</p> We are also joined by some amazing guests:</p> <ul> <li>Tomicah Tilleman, Chief Policy Officer Haun Ventures! </li> <li>Catherine Gu, Head of CBDC & Protocols, Visa</li> </ul> <hr /> Just a quick reminder - nothing we share here is legal, tax or financial advice. Views or opinions expressed by the panel are their own and do not necessarily reflect the view of the entities they are representing.</p> This episode is sponsored by Visa.</p> This episode is brought to you by Visa, one of the world's leaders in digital payments. Crypto has opened up a new world of possibilities, and Visa’s helping everyone take part. Consumers now can enjoy the freedom and flexibility of using their Visa crypto-linked cards for everyday purchases at millions of Visa-accepting merchant locations around the world. Join us in this new money movement; learn more visa.com/crypto.</p> If you enjoyed the show, don't forget to subscribe and leave a review!</p> Want to join the conversation on all the topics discussed? Tweet the show at: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/bchaininsider" rel="nofollow">www.twitter.com/bchaininsider</a></p>Special Guest: Catherine Gu.</p>

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196. Insights: Visa's USDC settlement launch and what are the real world use cases for CBDCs?

gm. Mauricio Magaldi and Cuy Sheffield are back this week, this time talking all things USDC settlement, CBDCs and the difference between CBDCs and stablecoins.</p> Following our discussion around the development of stablecoin in our last episode, we thought it would be fitting to dive deeper into another type of digital currency that is closely related to fiat, CBDC, or Central Bank Digital Currency.</p> Banks are looking to CBDCs as a form of currency that expedites transactions and increases the security of payments between banks, institutions, and individuals and we look at the biggest news stories and developments around the world for CBDCs. </p> Not only that but Visa has some news of its own:<br /> Just last week, Visa expanded its use of US Dollar Coin (USDC) for digital currency settlement, adding pilot programs globally with WorldPay, Nuvei, and Xapo, modernising large value, cross-border payments, for end-to-end digital currency settlement over blockchain.</p> We get into that and much more!</p> We are also joined by some amazing guests:</p> <ul> <li>Dante Disparte, Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Global Policy at Circle</li> <li>Mina Khattak, Senior Director of Crypto, at Worldpay</li> <li>Catherine Gu, Head of CBDC & Protocols, Visa</li> </ul> <hr /> Just a quick reminder - nothing we share here is legal, tax or financial advice. Views or opinions expressed by the panel are their own and do not necessarily reflect the view of the entities they are representing.</p> This episode is sponsored by Visa.</p> This episode is brought to you by Visa, one of the world's leaders in digital payments. Crypto has opened up a new world of possibilities, and Visa’s helping everyone take part. Consumers now can enjoy the freedom and flexibility of using their Visa crypto-linked cards for everyday purchases at millions of Visa-accepting merchant locations around the world. Join us in this new money movement; learn more visa.com/crypto.</p> If you enjoyed the show, don't forget to <strong>subscribe</strong> and <strong>leave a review</strong>!</p> Want to join the conversation on all the topics discussed? <strong>Tweet</strong> the show at: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/bchaininsider" rel="nofollow">www.twitter.com/bchaininsider</a></p>Special Guests: Catherine Gu, Dante A. Disparte , and Mina Khattak.</p>

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195. Insights: The current state of stablecoins

gm. Mauricio Magaldi and Cuy Sheffield are back this week, this time talking all things stablecoins.</p> In this show - we’re taking a look at the latest stablecoin launches and look at what this means for the industry more broadly when big name players like PayPal start getting involved.</p> With their increasing popularity, can stablecoins become a core financial infrastructure in our world today?</p> To discuss all of this and more, we are also joined by an amazing guest:</p> <ul> <li>Zach Abrams, Co-founder, Bridge</li> </ul> Just a quick reminder - nothing we share here is legal, tax or financial advice. Views or opinions expressed by the panel are their own and do not necessarily reflect the view of the entities they are representing.</p> <hr /> This episode is sponsored by Visa.</p> This episode is brought to you by Visa, one of the world's leaders in digital payments. Crypto has opened up a new world of possibilities, and Visa’s helping everyone take part. Consumers now can enjoy the freedom and flexibility of using their Visa crypto-linked cards for everyday purchases at millions of Visa-accepting merchant locations around the world. Join us in this new money movement; learn more <a href="https://usa.visa.com/solutions/crypto.html" rel="nofollow">visa.com/crypto.</a> </p> If you enjoyed the show, don't forget to <strong>subscribe</strong> and <strong>leave a review</strong>!</p> Want to join the conversation on all the topics discussed? <strong>Tweet or follow</strong> the show at: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/bchaininsider" rel="nofollow">www.twitter.com/bchaininsider</a></p>Special Guests: Naveen Jain and Zach Abrams.</p>

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194. Insights: What is the impact of AI on social media and web3?

gm. Mauricio Magaldi and Cuy Sheffield are back this weekfor more Insights into AI.</p> This week we’re taking a look in the direction of web3 and web2 social media. What happens when most of our feeds and timelines are AI generated? Can audiences tell, and if not, should they be able to? What risks does this pose? And what does this mean for authenticity?</p> To discuss all of this and more, we are also joined by some amazing guests:</p> <ul> <li>Zachary Edwards, Content Lead & Community Manager at Subsocial</li> <li>Naveen Jain, Co-Founder of Tari Labs</li> </ul> Just a quick reminder - nothing we share here is legal, tax or financial advice. Views or opinions expressed by the panel are their own and do not necessarily reflect the view of the entities they are representing.</p> <hr /> This episode is sponsored by Visa.</p> This episode is brought to you by Visa, one of the world's leaders in digital payments. Crypto has opened up a new world of possibilities, and Visa’s helping everyone take part. Consumers now can enjoy the freedom and flexibility of using their Visa crypto-linked cards for everyday purchases at millions of Visa-accepting merchant locations around the world. Join us in this new money movement; learn more <a href="https://usa.visa.com/solutions/crypto.html" rel="nofollow">visa.com/crypto.</a> </p> If you enjoyed the show, don't forget to <strong>subscribe</strong> and <strong>leave a review</strong>!</p> Want to join the conversation on all the topics discussed? <strong>Tweet or follow</strong> the show at: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/bchaininsider" rel="nofollow">www.twitter.com/bchaininsider</a></p>Special Guests: Naveen Jain and Zachary Edwards.</p>

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193. Insights: Checking in on our 2023 predictions

gm. Mauricio Magaldi and Cuy Sheffield are back this week for more Insights!</p> In this show, we wanted to revisit one of our favourite episodes - Predictions 2023. As we have just passed the halfway mark of this year, we wanted to take a peek at some of the things we predicted would happen this year, and see - what did we predict correctly? What did we get completely wrong? What still has potential to materialise in the next few months leading up to 2024? Join us for the recap!</p> Just a quick reminder - nothing we share here is legal, tax or financial advice. Views or opinions expressed by the panel are their own and do not necessarily reflect the view of the entities they are representing. </p> <hr /> <strong>This episode is sponsored by Visa.</strong></p> This episode is brought to you by Visa, one of the world's leaders in digital payments. Crypto has opened up a new world of possibilities, and Visa’s helping everyone take part. Consumers now can enjoy the freedom and flexibility of using their Visa crypto-linked cards for everyday purchases at millions of Visa-accepting merchant locations around the world. Join us in this new money movement; learn more [visa.com/crypto ](visa.com/crypto). </p> If you enjoyed the show, don't forget to <strong>subscribe</strong> and <strong>leave a review</strong>!</p> Want to join the conversation on all the topics discussed? <strong>Tweet</strong> the show at: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/bchaininsider" rel="nofollow">www.twitter.com/bchaininsider</a></p>

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192. Insights: A new world of functionality - a Smart Tokens case study

gm. Mauricio Magaldi and Cuy Sheffield are back this week for more Insights - this time on the vast world of Smart Tokens! </p> According to CoinMarketGap’s definition, ‘Smart tokens are simply regular tokens that not only transmit value they contain but also all the information needed to execute a transaction simultaneously’. While that’s accurate, we feel like they are so much more - and that’s why we want to take a deep dive into this topic with some incredible guests.</p> Join us while we take a look at what exactly smart tokens are, how they came along, how they work, and what they mean for web3!</p> <strong>We are also joined by some amazing guests:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Cam Thompson, Web3 reporter, Coindesk</li> <li>Mathew Sweezey, Advisor and Investor, former Co-Founder at Salesforce web3 Studio</li> </ul> Just a quick reminder - nothing we share here is legal, tax or financial advice. Views or opinions expressed by the panel are their own and do not necessarily reflect the view of the entities they are representing. </p> <hr /> <strong>This episode is sponsored by Visa.</strong></p> This episode is brought to you by Visa, one of the world's leaders in digital payments. Crypto has opened up a new world of possibilities, and Visa’s helping everyone take part. Consumers now can enjoy the freedom and flexibility of using their Visa crypto-linked cards for everyday purchases at millions of Visa-accepting merchant locations around the world. Join us in this new money movement; learn more [visa.com/crypto ](visa.com/crypto). </p> If you enjoyed the show, don't forget to <strong>subscribe</strong> and <strong>leave a review</strong>!</p> Want to join the conversation on all the topics discussed? <strong>Tweet</strong> the show at: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/bchaininsider" rel="nofollow">www.twitter.com/bchaininsider</a></p>Special Guests: Cam Thompson and Mathew Sweezey.</p>

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191. Insights: Rewind: How do you know it's web3?

gm. Mauricio Magaldi and Cuy Sheffield are back this week to explore one of the key conceptual primitives - ownership. </p> To give you a better glimpse of ownership in web3 means, we are opening up the archives and we’re bringing you a fantastic show from July 2022.</p> So what really is web3 ownership? How is this different from web2 ownership and What technologies enable this shift in gravity? Join us while we discuss some real world financial use cases, and what we might expect of the future.</p> We are also joined by some amazing guests:</p> <ul> <li>Chris Maddern, Co-Founder & CEO, Floor NFTs</li> <li>Shailee Adinolfi, Head of Business Development and Partnerships, XMTP Labs </li> </ul> Just a quick reminder - nothing we share here is legal, tax or financial advice. Views or opinions expressed by the panel are their own and do not necessarily reflect the view of the entities they are representing. Panelists featured on the show do not imply product endorsement or affiliation with Visa. </p> <hr /> <strong>This episode is sponsored by Visa.</strong></p> This episode is brought to you by Visa, one of the world's leaders in digital payments. Crypto has opened up a new world of possibilities, and Visa’s helping everyone take part. Consumers now can enjoy the freedom and flexibility of using their Visa crypto-linked cards for everyday purchases at millions of Visa-accepting merchant locations around the world. Join us in this new money movement; learn more [visa.com/crypto ](visa.com/crypto). </p> If you enjoyed the show, don't forget to <strong>subscribe</strong> and <strong>leave a review</strong>!</p> Want to join the conversation on all the topics discussed? <strong>Tweet</strong> the show at: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/bchaininsider" rel="nofollow">www.twitter.com/bchaininsider</a></p>Special Guests: Chris Maddern and Shailee Adinolfi.</p>

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190. Insights: AI and chatbots are shaking up the crypto space

gm. Mauricio Magaldi and Cuy Sheffield are back this week for more Insights. </p> We have started diving deeper into the topic of AI lately, and there’s SO much to explore, as it continues to make more and more headlines. </p> So for today’s insights, we want to take a look at something that feels inevitable - AI chatbots in the crypto space. </p> <strong>We are also joined by an amazing guest:</strong></p> <ul> <li>David Morris, Chief Insights Columnist, Coindesk</li> </ul> Just a quick reminder - nothing we share here is legal, tax or financial advice. Views or opinions expressed by the panel are their own and do not necessarily reflect the view of the entities they are representing. </p> <hr /> <strong>This episode is sponsored by Visa.</strong></p> This episode is brought to you by Visa, one of the world's leaders in digital payments. Crypto has opened up a new world of possibilities, and Visa’s helping everyone take part. Consumers now can enjoy the freedom and flexibility of using their Visa crypto-linked cards for everyday purchases at millions of Visa-accepting merchant locations around the world. Join us in this new money movement; learn more [visa.com/crypto ](visa.com/crypto). </p> If you enjoyed the show, don't forget to <strong>subscribe</strong> and <strong>leave a review</strong>!</p> Want to join the conversation on all the topics discussed? <strong>Tweet</strong> the show at: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/bchaininsider" rel="nofollow">www.twitter.com/bchaininsider</a></p>Special Guest: David Morris.</p>

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189. Insights: Why crypto in Argentina is "unstoppable"

gm. Mauricio Magaldi and Cuy Sheffield are back this week for another deep dive. </p> In this weeks' episode - bienvenidos a la Argentina!</p> Join us while we explore how the past couple of years have shaped this country’s crypto sector, what exciting new projects and initiatives are coming out of Argentina, the challenges they face, and as always- what we hope to see in the near future!</p> We are also joined by some amazing guests:</p> <ul> <li>Eduardo Novillo Astrada, CEO & Co-Founder, Agrotoken</li> <li>Marcelo Cavazzoli, Founder & CEO, Lemon Cash</li> </ul> Just a quick reminder - nothing we share here is legal, tax or financial advice. Views or opinions expressed by the panel are their own and do not necessarily reflect the view of the entities they are representing. </p> <hr /> <strong>This episode is sponsored by Visa.</strong></p> This episode is brought to you by Visa, one of the world's leaders in digital payments. Crypto has opened up a new world of possibilities, and Visa’s helping everyone take part. Consumers now can enjoy the freedom and flexibility of using their Visa crypto-linked cards for everyday purchases at millions of Visa-accepting merchant locations around the world. Join us in this new money movement; learn more [visa.com/crypto ](visa.com/crypto).</p> If you enjoyed the show, don't forget to subscribe and leave a review!</p> Want to join the conversation on all the topics discussed? Tweet the show at: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/bchaininsider" rel="nofollow">www.twitter.com/bchaininsider</a></p>Special Guests: Eduardo Novillo Astrada and Marcelo Cavazzoli.</p>

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