December 06, 2024

Joon Ian Wong: "No-one is even talking about blockchain, not crypto" - Beyond The Beat EP #24

1 hour 1 minute

Joon is the founder of Cryptographic Media and was one of the first journalists to join CoinDesk.

This week, Pedro Solimano chats to Joon about crypto's dominating narrative and how they're falling apart. The two dive into Malaysia's HUGE crypto scene, and how tariffs are shaping crypto economics.

Imagine getting emails from the Ethereum Foundation and saying "What sort of scam is this?" That's just one of the stories Joon's shares from CoinDesk back in the day.

Episode chapters:

0:00 intro

1:36 Geopolitics and the crypto industry

6:59 Nobody talks about Malaysia's footprint in crypto

8:32 Regions that don't matter enough for the media

13:00 Internet's role in the media

15:17 Being a part in CoinDesk's debut

21:54 I was interested in bitcoin's early-day aspects

25:50 Bitcoin's narrative didn't evolve at all

28:10 Memecoins are just another way to quickly mint tokens

31:33 Bitcoin's Blocksize War: journalist's POV

37:01 Professional (and neutral) watchers

38:47 Journalist's thoughts on crypto public relations

43:05 Automation in a journalism workload management

49:08 How important are conferences in Web3?

56:40 Book recommendations

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December 06, 2024

Joon Ian Wong: "No-one is even talking about blockchain, not crypto" - Beyond The Beat EP #24

1 hour 1 minute

Joon is the founder of Cryptographic Media and was one of the first journalists to join CoinDesk.

Imagine getting emails from the Ethereum Foundation and saying "What sort of scam is this?" That's just one of the stories Joon's shares from CoinDesk back in the day.

Episode chapters:

0:00 intro

1:36 Geopolitics and the crypto industry

6:59 Nobody talks about Malaysia's footprint in crypto

8:32 Regions that don't matter enough for the media

13:00 Internet's role in the media

15:17 Being a part in CoinDesk's debut

21:54 I was interested in bitcoin's early-day aspects

25:50 Bitcoin's narrative didn't evolve at all

28:10 Memecoins are just another way to quickly mint tokens

31:33 Bitcoin's Blocksize War: journalist's POV

37:01 Professional (and neutral) watchers

38:47 Journalist's thoughts on crypto public relations

43:05 Automation in a journalism workload management

49:08 How important are conferences in Web3?

56:40 Book recommendations

Follow us on:

→ Twitter: https://x.com/beyondthebeat__

→ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BeyondTheBeatPodcast

→ Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/BeyondTheBeat

→ Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beyond-the-beat-podcast

→ Fountain: https://fountain.fm/show/lXIc2Erm2DzsF821aOSi

→ Substack: https://substack.com/@beyondthebeat

→ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/beyond-the-beat-podcast

→ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beyond_the_beat_podcast

→ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@beyondthebeat_podcast

→ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BeyondTheBeatPodcast

→ Linktree: https://linktr.ee/BeyondTheBeatPod

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