Building Blocks

By Kevin Lehtiniitty

Fintech, meet irreverence.

Information in tech and finance is so fragmented, trying to understand what’s going on and how the industry works is a brutally frustrating experience.

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How many episodes does Building Blocks have?

The podcast currently has 15 episodes available.

Building Blocks episodes:

April 23, 2021 Crypto Regulation with Hailey Lennon of Anderson Kill
How do you manage the changing regulations in the crypto space? Where is the line between tokens and securities and what's going to happen with Ripple and the SEC? With various regulators at both the state and federal levels, which framework is best for exchanges and other businesses?
Hailey Lennon - Partner at Anderson Kill - and Kevin discuss the regulatory evolution of crypto in the US and Hailey's career in the space. Ranging from banks like Silvergate Bank to exchanges like Coinbase and now as outside counsel, Hailey is at the forefront of the ever-changing regulatory landscape in the US.
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52min
March 26, 2021 Payments and Financial Infrastructure with Tom Pageler of Prime Trust
How does a Secret Service Agent get into the crypto space? How have payments evolved over the years? Can building with Prime Trust get you to market faster?
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54min
March 12, 2021 Blockchain Basics - What is an ATS? With Saum Noursalehi CEO of tZERO
What is an ATS? How does tokenizing securities help us trade more efficiently? How does tZERO's platform allow for 24/7 trading without suspending assets like Robinhood suspended GameStop trading?
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27min
March 02, 2021 Blockchain Basics - What is DeFi? With Lisa Loud of Zytara
What is DeFi? What are liquidity pools? How can DeFi democratize finance?
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31min
February 20, 2021 Crypto Fraud & Compliance with Neal Reiter of Acuant
How rampant is fraud in the crypto space? What should you do when regulators knock on your door? How have crypto companies and the industry matured from a compliance perspective?
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41min
February 09, 2021 Building Blocks - Is Miami Building the Crypto Mecca of the World? With Mayor Francis Suarez
Mayor Francis Suarez, Mayor of Miami, and Kevin Lehtiniitty discuss Miami's crypto initiatives, the Mayor himself, and governments role in decentralized assets.
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27min
February 05, 2021 Debt Supercycle & the Evolution of Crypto with Andrew Lawrence of Strike Protocols
Andrew Lawrence, CEO of Strike Protocols, and Kevin Lehtiniitty discuss the financial crisis, the debt super cycle, and crypto's evolution as an asset class.
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41min
February 03, 2021 Blockchain Basics - Fundraising and Blockchain with Anne Connelly
In this episode of Building Blocks, Kevin Lehtiniitty sits down with Anne Connelly - author of "Bitcoin and the Future of Fundraising" - and explores whether non-profits should think about accepting Bitcoin and how to approach the conversation internally.
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27min
January 29, 2021 Operating a Global Crypto Exchange with Jason Lau of OKCoin
Kevin and Jason Lau COO of OkCoin, breakdown crypto exchanges and regulatory constraints of operating globally.
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36min
January 26, 2021 Blockchain Basics - What is a Wallet? With Michael Haley of Casa
What is a wallet? What does a public and private key pair mean? How do I actually own bitcoin?
Michael Haley - Product at Casa - and Kevin discuss the basic fundamentals of a wallet.
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35min

FAQs about Building Blocks:

How many episodes does Building Blocks have?

The podcast currently has 15 episodes available.