Simon Taylor is back in the hosting seat this to talk about the latest and greatest news in blockchain, Bitcoin and Crypto. As always, he is not alone but joined by returning friend of the show Noelle Acheson, Director of Research @ Coindesk! Together they cover the following stories: 



France and Germany agree to Block Facebook’s Libra (01:36)

Facebook’s Crypto Launching in H2 2020, Says Libra Association Chief (09:21)

Deutche Bank Joins JPMorgan’s Crypto Payments Network (11:41)

Wells Fargo to Pilot Dollar-Linked Stablecoin for Internal Settlement (13:39)

Vitalik Buterin speaks out on privacy, DeFi and Ethereum 2.0 (18:39)

Harbor Tokenizes Real Estate Funds Worth $100 Million on Ethereum (27:56)

What Bitcoin’s Valuation Says About its Volatility (34:41)



The Tweet of the Week comes from @JohnWhelan about a $20 million bond on the Ethereum mainnet! Why not send us your best tweets? See if you can get a shout out on the show! (41:33)


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Special Guest: Noelle Acheson.
Links:

France and Germany agree to block Facebook's Libra | Article [AMP] | Reuters

Facebook’s Crypto Launching in H2 2020, Says Libra Association Chief

Deutsche Bank Joins JPMorgan's Crypto Payments Network - CoinDesk

Wells Fargo to Pilot Dollar-Linked Stablecoin for Internal Settlement - CoinDesk

Vitalik Buterin speaks out on privacy, DeFi and Ethereum 2.0 - Decrypt

Harbor Tokenizes Real Estate Funds Worth $100 Million on Ethereum - CoinDesk

What Bitcoin’s Valuation Says About Its Volatility - CoinDesk

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gm. Mauricio Magaldi and Catherine Gu are back this week for a special episode of Blockchain Insider, kicking off the new year by talking about what 2024 might hold for us in the crypto, blockchain and web3 space.


A lot happened in 2023 - can we expect the same, or even more, from 2024? 


Mauricio and Catherine reflect on 2023 and speculate on 2024 joined by a fantastic guest:



Balaji Srinivasan, entrepreneur and investor.



Join us while we talk through last year's predictions to see what came true, and what we think will happen with regulation, adoption, payments, infrastructure and the impact of AI - and so much more!




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203. Insights: Our crypto predictions for 2024

gm. Mauricio Magaldi and Catherine Gu bring you this very special bonus episode looking at how blockchains can enable digital artists to have a global reach and bring art and artists together at a global scale. 


They are joined by two participants in Visa’s Creator Program. They have both chosen to use blockchain technology as the means to share their art with the world. 
Crypto and NFTs allow artists to build communities all over the world, since they are borderless. As part of this conversation we want to understand why artists are turning to NFTs and some of the underlying benefits behind it, the future of payments in this space and what is still to come in the digital creative space.


Our fantastic guests are:



Gus Sarkodee, Visa Creator Program participant & photographer

Violeta Valcheva, Visa Creator Program participant & multimedia artist



To find out more about Visa' Creator Program, visit https://usa.visa.com/global/creator-hub.html and visa.com/creator. 




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gm. Mauricio Magaldi and Catherine Gu are back this week, talking about  tokenized deposits — We’re taking a closer look at what they are, how they intersect with CBDCs, and how bankers are thinking about using these assets.


In general, tokenized deposits have been viewed as an alternative to stablecoins or CBDCs, though payments made with tokenized deposits can be a little more complex. We also take a look at the future of these different assets and the implications they have for banks, the blockchain industry, and the end customers.


To do this, we are joined by a fantastic guest:



Haseeb Qureshi, Managing Partner at Dragonfly





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202. Insights: Tokenised deposits, stablecoins and when best to use them

gm. Mauricio Magaldi and Catherine Gu are back this week, talking about identity on the blockchain


We’ll dive into what identity on blockchain means, how it works, learn about on-chain KYC, important use-cases, and its potential impact on AML checks and safeguarding users against financial crime; as well as the future of identity on the blockchain and how it is giving rise to a whole new generation of applications that redefine how we present ourselves on the internet.


To do this, we are joined by some amazing guests:



Alex Pruden, CEO of Aleo

Heather Dahl, CEO of Indicio and Hyperledger Foundation Governing Board Member_





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201. Insights: How to manage your identity on web3 and blockchain

gm. Mauricio Magaldi and Catherine Gu are back this week, talking about the future of bitcoin.


We’ll dive into  what people in the space are building and ultimately, how do we create more utility around BTC, arguably the most important asset in crypto.


Bitcoin is one of the most important and secure blockchains and assets, but the challenge with transacting BTC has always been its scalability, high cost and slow speed when transacting. Lightning Network is a layer-2 built on top of Bitcoin that enables users to send BTC quickly and cheaply by moving transactions off of the main blockchain.  We'll discuss some exciting news surrounding Lightning Network and the main use cases we’ve seen, many of which are efforts to bring BTC to the mainstream as an asset you can transact with.


To do this, we are joined by some amazing guests:



Jasper De Maere, Head of Research at Outlier Ventures

Sveinn Valfells, co-founder and CEO of Monerium





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