You can’t go to a crypto conference in 2025 without a company or a speaker mentioning the convergence of AI and digital assets.

Michael outlines the critical transition from legacy financial systems to agile, cloud-enhanced infrastructures, which is imperative for economic competitiveness and highlights the commitment of AWS in enhancing digital asset scalability, cybersecurity, and collaborations with public and private sector. 

2 | Amazon AWS's Role in crypto and digital assets

4 | From Treasury to AWS: Michael’s  journey through finance and technology

8 | The intersection of AI and digital assets in finance and cloud computing

14 | Enhancing blockchain security with AWS and Generative AI

19 | Collaboration between public and private sectors in digital assets

23 | AWS's role in the future of digital assets and global customer adoption 

27 | What’s in store for AWS and their digital asset and AI journey

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With the Chainalysis 2025 Crypto Crime Report about to be released and the news about Bybit and the largest crypto hack in history, there is no better time than to discuss DPRK, sanctions evasion and the rise of crypto services used by illicit actors, including Huione Guarantee and Russian Instant Exchangers.

2 | Sanctions and crypto and how to navigate geopolitical challenges

8 | Hamas and Al Qassam brigades use crypto donations for terrorist financing

11 | Emergence of Russian Instant Exchangers and Russian bank sanctions evasion

13 | Understanding “Secondary Sanctions” and how they apply to crypto 

19 | Crypto networks and alliances forming amongst Russia, Iran, North Korea and China

23 | How Iran and Russia are using crypto to move conduct crypto cross border payments

27 | Southeast Asia and the surge of crypto crime and pig butchering schemes

29 | Exposing the Huione Guarantee service provider and why they are at the heart of the massive crypto crime ecosystem 

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“We should be able to dare criminals to use blockchain and cryptocurrency to conduct laundering. We should be able to dare them to launder on a public, unobscured ledger.” - Carole House

2 | From Army officer to crypto regulator: Carole House's journey

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A Scamdemic is something we could have never imagined, but with the evolution of blockchain, crypto and AI we are right in the middle of the new age of fraud.

2 | Trisha’s early experimentation experience as an intern at Google 

4 | The current state of fraud and the acceleration of it using AI

6 | Fraud detection and prevention in crypto and financial sectors

11 | $25 Million deepfake scam on hedge fund using AI

14 | How AI is changing the future of fraud and compliance work 

17 | Traditional KYC is dead!

20 | Is 2025 the year of the SCAMDEMIC?

23 | Reducing false positives in fraud detection with AI

25 | Entrepreneurship, mission-driven work and building a team at Unit21

27 | AI integrations to combat elderly fraud

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Solana, AI agents, predictions markets and memecoin culture. These are just some of the many  predictions that anonymous crypto veteran, @redphonecrypto (Crypto and AI storyteller, Delphi Labs) shares with Bry, Senior Solutions Architect, Chainalysis) in what is one of the most jam packed episodes of 2025. 

He shares insights from his industry leading theses including AI's economic impact, Solana's retail trading resurgence and the potential mainstream integration of crypto by tech giants. 

He also provides predictions on decentralized networks, LLM-powered apps, the evolution of prediction markets and the emergence of memecoin culture that has shocked the industry.

2 |The anonymity and security concerns in the crypto world

4 | Delphi Labs and the emergence of crypto and AI projects

8 | Crypto's mainstream integration and Solana's retail trading surge

14 | Predictions for 2025: The rise of LLM-based agents and prediction markets 

24 |  The future of tokenized assets and decentralized finance

30 | DePIN revolutionizing infrastructure, science  and gaming

37 | X (twitter) announces new payment partnership with Visa

40 | Memecoins and AI-driven attention markets

45 | The evolution of crypto from memecoins to institutional investment

48 | Bitcoin DeFi and the emergence of ordinals 

50 | DeepSeek, AI and the future of crypto and blockchain

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Cryptocurrency has woven its way into the tapestry of geopolitical tensions, the evolving landscape of national security and the future of strategic policy making

In this engaging episode,  Eitan Danon, Content Marketing Manager at Chainalysis, talks about China, Russia and all things national security with Matthew Pines, Director, Security Advisory at SentinelOne, as they demystify the global tensions and cybersecurity implications.  

The conversation covers the intersection of Bitcoin and AI, the strategic implications for U.S.-China relations, and the evolving cyber landscape, including cyber deterrence and private sector responsibilities.

2 | Matt’s journey through startups, government contracts and entrance into Bitcoin

4 | Exploring Bitcoin, AI, and geopolitics with the new Trump administration

11 | China's strategy for alternative financial systems and global influence

15 | Global financial interdependence and sanctions in geopolitical conflicts

22 | Cybersecurity challenges and strategic deterrence against China

27 | Factoring in  Bitcoin in geopolitical strategy and National Security discussions 

33 |  Strategic implications of potential Bitcoin reserve and global stablecoin usage

41 | Expectation Value: Matt’s book decrypting AI, and espionage activity in a novel world

43 | UAPs, non-human intelligence, and geopolitical implications for 2025

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The global stablecoin legislation discussion is increasing every day, but if you have a framework in Singapore, that's independent from the EU and the U.S., it defeats the whole purpose of having a stablecoin that's supposed to be frictionless and make global payments easier.

In this engaging episode,  Jason Somensatto, Head of North American Public Policy at Chainalysis, talks all things policy with Lesley Chavkin, Head of Global Public Policy at Paxos. They explore this evolving landscape of crypto policy and the intricacies of crypto regulation, the potential for stablecoins and the impact of policy-making on the future of digital assets. 

Lesley explains Paxos' global operations, including their strategic expansion in the EU and the implications of the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework, while sharing a behind the scenes look at their stablecoin partnership with PayPal’s PYUS, and the essential need for a robust federal regulatory regime in the U.S. to reinforce the US dollar dominance globally. 

2 | Lesley’s career from the public sector with the CIA and Department of Justice

4 | Navigating crypto policy through global government and financial sectors

6 | Paxos: The “OGs” of blockchain infrastructure for enterprises

8 | Understanding the digital asset stakeholders that have an impact on policy

11 | The difference between a trust structure and a traditional bank

13 | Navigating the challenges of EU’s MiCA stablecoin regulations

16 | The role of stablecoins in payments and US dollar dominance

22 | Terra Luna: Understanding why all stablecoins aren’t created equally

26 | Explaining away concerns to regulators about financial crime in digital assets

33 | The need for a stablecoin federal regulatory program in the USA

39 | The future of stablecoin regulation and global financial innovation

41 | How governments could benefit by using stablecoins 

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The criminal landscape is evolving and nobody knows this better than the IRS Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) unit, who has been an international leader when it comes to combating crypto and cyber-related crimes.

2 | Jarod’s early days as a Federal agent working high stakes investigations

4 | The evolution of crime and cryptocurrency's impact on investigations 

7 | Challenges in combating cybercrime and crypto-related offenses

11 | Global collaboration in combating crypto-related crimes

17 | International alignment in fighting tax crimes in crypto

22 | Unveiling the new IRS-CI's Advanced Collaboration and Data Center (“ACDC”)

28 | Understanding tax obligations for cryptocurrency gains in the US

32 | Government agencies face challenges amid budget cuts and hiring freezes

34 | Exploring AI and digital assets in financial fraud prevention 

38 | Law enforcement's strategic approach to the Metaverse

40 | Emerging blockchain crimes and AI threats in Law Enforcement 

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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, tensions in the Middle East, Trump’s incoming administration, and BRICS’ exploration of de-dollarization, have compounded into what might be a pivotal year for alternative payments systems and geopolitics.

2 | Tom’s early journey into crypto in 2012 as an academic 

4 | The origins of the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) and the creation of the Centre for Finance and Security (CFS)

6 | The strategic role of alternative payment systems in global security

10 | Sanctions and the impact it has on Russia and international alternative payment systems 

14 | BRICs and the realities of de-dollarization in global markets

18 | Global financial alliances and increase of western strategic challenges

23 | The future of digital currencies and global economic shifts

27 |  Global financial threats and strategic economic security challenges

31 | RUSI’s focus for 2025 on sanctions, terrorist financing and Europe’s economic challenges

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Whether it is seizing restaurants, hotels, cars or Bitcoin, our guest, Joanna Summers, Chief Recovery Officer of Asset Reality, has done it all with over a decade of experience working in both the public and private sector on complex asset forfeitures.

2 | The role of asset forfeiture and the process of seizing and selling complex assets

6 | Joanna's first encounter with cryptocurrency during 2013 Silk Road investigation

9 | Joining Asset Reality and helping countries improve their asset forfeiture programs

13 | The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) focus on global asset recovery

17 | The digital asset recovery procedures and importance of moving crypto quickly into law enforcement controlled wallets

20 | Updated: FATF’s asset recovery priorities for 2025

22 | The emergence of pig butchering scams and how to protect consumers

26 | Joanna’s role as an ambassador for the Association for Women in Crypto

29 | Updated: New Crypto Crimes including: address poisoning, typo squatting and clipboard hijacking

32 | Updated: Taxbit Partnership and crypto recovery outlook for 2025

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