Block Party

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Block Party episodes

June 27, 2023 Blockchain for Good: Afghan Women Receiving Aid in Crypto with Fereshteh Forough of Code to Inspire
In our latest podcast segment, ‘Blockchain for good’ we’re unearthing real world examples of how blockchain technology is making a real world difference to people, communities and charities all around the world.
We’ll learn more about organizations and projects using crypto and blockchain technology to promote social and economic inclusion, and sustainability efforts.
Today we’re joined by Fereshteh Forough, founder of “Code to Inspire”, which is the first coding school for women in Afghanistan to explore “Code to Inspire’s” approach to economic equality.

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25 min
June 12, 2023 The Story of: Blockchain.com, From Zero to One Hundred with Co-Founders Peter Smith and Nic Cary
Today, we share the story of Blockchain.com!
From our humble start in York, UK, as an open source project to a global crypto company. Blockchain.com Co-Founders Peter Smith and Nic Cary share their journey.

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25 min
May 02, 2023 The Story of: Stablecoins, A Coming of Age, with Joao Reginatto, VP Product at Circle
Today, we’re joined by Joao Reginatto, VP Product at Circle, to describe how the innovation of stablecoins (a cryptocurrency designed to have a relatively stable price, typically through being pegged to a commodity or currency or having its supply regulated by an algorithm) can impact not just the crypto market, the macroeconomic environment at large.

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20 min
April 18, 2023 The Story of: Data, Insights and Trends in Crypto with Bobby Ong of CoinGecko
In our latest “The story of” segment of the Blockchain.com Podcast, we’ll chronicle this journey by speaking with some of the most influential people in the space – the pioneers, the advocates, the regulators and the investors.

In today’s episode we’re speaking with Bobby Ong, co-founder of CoinGecko, the world's largest independent cryptocurrency data aggregator, to talk about how the demand for crypto data and “doing your own research” has grown alongside the popularity of crypto.

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32 min
April 04, 2023 The Story of: Centralized to Decentrazlied Finance (DeFi) with Will Harborne of Rhino.fi
In our latest “The story of” segment of the Blockchain.com Podcast, we’ll chronicle this journey by speaking with some of the most influential people in the space – the pioneers, the advocates, the regulators and the investors.
In today’s episode we’re exploring how the development of bitcoin has made us question our relationship with large financial institutions such as banks, and how much “trust” we place on third-parties to look after our funds.
Will Harborne, CEO and Co-founder of Rhino.fi, a “DeFi aggregator, from one self-custodial platform” is here to highlight some of the issues around centralized finance and how decentralized finance may offer some of the solutions.

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31 min
March 21, 2023 The Story of: Crypto Economics, from Pizza to Porsche with Stephen Pair , Co-Founder and CEO of BitPay
In our latest “The story of” segment of the Blockchain.com Podcast, we’ll chronicle this journey by speaking with some of the most influential people in the space – the pioneers, the advocates, the regulators and the investors.

Today, we’re joined by Stephen Pair – Co-Founder and CEO of BitPay to continue on from the whitepaper, and describe how crypto went from zero to a global market cap of over $1 Trillion in, “The story of crypto economics: from Pizza to Porsche”

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35 min
March 07, 2023The Story of: Bitcoin and The Blockchain with Meltem Demirors, Head of Strategy at CoinShares
In our latest “The story of” segment of the Blockchain.com Podcast, we’ll chronicle this journey by speaking with some of the most influential people in the space – the pioneers, the advocates, the regulators and the investors.
To kick things off we’re joined by Meltem Demirors Head of Strategy at CoinShares – a crypto advisor, advocate and academic - to go back to the very start and discuss: The story of Bitcoin and the blockchain.
This episode explores:
Some of the original themes that Satoshi was trying to address in his seminal work “Bitcoin: a peer to peer cash electronic system”

What made the promises outlined in the Bitcoin whitepaper so exciting

How is Bitcoin different from other forms of financial instruments
And much more.

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36 min
February 21, 2023Crypto Basics: Your 10 Minute “Crypto Terms” Guide
As part of our Crypto Basics mini-series, today, Blockchain.com Co-Founder Nic Cary and Marketing Manager Lorna Hutchman, shares a full rundown of the essential “crypto terms” you should know to get right up to speed with the industry’s lingo.
Know your HODL from your Hashing in no time!

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10 min
February 07, 2023 Exploring: Aave with Stani Kulechov, Founder and CEO of Aave
In this episode, we spoke with Stani Kulechov, Founder and CEO of Aave.
Aave is a decentralized liquidity platform that allows users to supply, borrow and earn interest on crypto assets all without middlemen.
The Aave platform enables the creation of liquidity pools that lets users supply or borrow different cryptocurrencies.
As it runs on the Ethereum blockchain Aave uses smart contracts, meaning users don't need to trust a particular institution or person to manage user agreements.
Aave’s native token provides holders with discounted fees on the platform, and it also acts as a governance token which gives owners a say in the future development of the protocol.
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24 min
January 24, 2023 Exploring: Chiliz with Joe Grech, Head of Crypto at Chiliz
In this episode, we spoke with Joe Grech, Head of Crypto at Chiliz.
Chiliz is a digital currency for sports and entertainment that operates the blockchain-based sports entertainment platform Socios.com
Users of Chiliz can participate in the governance of their favorite sports brands, connecting fans to their favorite teams through fan tokens, NFTs and voting rights and providing access to memorabilia like limited edition jerseys, meet and greet experiences with their teams and even helping select in stadium music selections and much more.
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27 min