This week on Crypto Cast, James Burnie is joined by Matthew De La Fuente, CEO at KYAX.

Matthew gives an overview of KYAX, a company which assists businesses with their financial records through the integration of a data aggregator plugin. He also discusses the impact on FTX on compliance, and the importance of a proof of reserve.

This week on Crypto Cast, James Burnie is joined by Ania Szpak, Chief Legal Officer at Nexus Mutual.

Ania delves into the role of Nexus Mutual as an insurance alternative for the crypto sector. She addresses the major obstacles encountered by companies seeking insurance coverage and provides valuable advice on assessing coverage requirements and managing coverage-related risks. Furthermore, Ania provides insights into the future prospects of insurance platforms like Nexus Mutual.

This week on Crypto Cast, James Burnie is joined by Yuliya Prokopyshyn, Associate at gunnercooke. 

Yuliya explores the influence of NFTs on intellectual property (IP) rights and addresses potential challenges that could emerge. Additionally, she provides insights into safeguarding IP rights for those dealing with NFTs and shares her perspectives regarding the future of NFTs.

This week on Crypto Cast, James Burnie is joined by Simon Scharber, Chief Commercial Officer at Spool DAO.

Simon delves into the subject of decentralised autonomous organizations (DAOs) and explores why Spool is hailed as a "true" DAO. Additionally, he examines the inner workings of platforms like Spool DAO and sheds light on the prominent hurdles that DeFi platforms currently face.

This week on Crypto Cast, James Burnie is joined by Ella Shen, Research Writer at Monad, a new EVM L1 blockchain. 

Ella discusses how developers distinguish between diverse blockchains, unravel the biggest challenges faced in this field, and gain insights into the exciting future of blockchain technology.  

This week on Crypto Cast, James Burnie is joined by Alex Elkrief, Co-Founder & Co-CEO at Fractal, a collateral management platform.

The conversation revolves around on-chain finance and its significance, as well as the primary challenges confronted by participants involved in this field. Furthermore, they delve into an exploration of forthcoming developments within on-chain finance.

This week on Crypto Cast Kathryn Dodds, a Web 3 Senior Associate, is joined by Kevin Brown, CEO of FanCircles. The two discuss making NFTs easier for consumers, including knocking down the barriers of entry. They talk about the importance of making access to NFTs as easy as possible, and how Web 2 companies can incorporate aspects of Web 3.0 to make a hybrid company. They go on to discuss how social media followers aren’t an indicator of how well you’ll sell NFTs. 

On this episode of Crypto Cast, Web 3 Senior Associate Kathryn Dodds is joined by Matt Bond, the CEO of PopEx to discuss all things music in crypto. They discuss how to make the barriers to entry easier for consumers wanting to get into NFTs and how music NFTs can be made simpler for fans. They go on to discuss the steps that can be made to reduce your carbon footprint and whether or not the environmental impact of Crypto has been hyped up by the media. 

 | Join James Burnie and Julian Sawyer, CEO of Zodia Custody, as they discuss all things regulation in crypto. They discuss the importance of a custodian in crypto and the different between self-custody and third party custodians. They go on to discuss what you should look for when picking your third party custodian and what the future of crypto regulation is. 

This week on Crypto Cast, James Burnie is joined by Ali Khan, Founding Associate at AS Legal as they discuss crypto in Dubai. They discuss the approach taken by Dubai in order to regulate crypto, the type of companies moving to Dubai and what you should be looking for if you’re making the move. Ali goes into detail on the Virtual Asset Regulation Authority and how it shows the governments support of web 3.0. Ali also gives his personal insight into living and working in Dubai.