Videos

March 30, 2023

Polycentrism, Mutual Suspicion and the Road to Immutability with Mark S. Miller of Agoric

Charlie and Mark Miller take a trip to the past and the start of smart contracts. Charlie kicks off the show sharing an abstract that Mark wrote in 1988 that envisioned a future of smart contracts. Mark shares what was missing from that abstract when it comes to blockchain, diving…

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March 25, 2023

Bitcoin: The Modern Day Religion; A conversation with MouseBelt University Students

Patrick McClain with The Reimagined podcast, Anthony Garretts from Gonzaga and Danny Cook at the University of Illinois interview Charlie Shrem. Charlie gives a history of who he is and how he got involved in crypto. Charlie discusses crypto company investing woes and how SBF relates. Charlie provides background on…

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March 22, 2023

ETH’s First $55M Heist, BTC Journalism, & Untold Stories with Matthew Leising of DeCential Media

Former Bloomberg journalist and founder of DeCential Media Matt Leising and Charlie start the show discussing how they feel about the industry so far in 2023. Matt shares his thoughts on journalism and its growth and challenges within the blockchain niche. Matt provides his experience with writing his book Out…

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March 16, 2023

Future of Hollywood: Friction is Freedom with Melody Hildebrandt of FOX & Blockchain Creative Labs

Charlie begins the show by introducing CIO of Fox and President of Blockchain Creative Labs (BCL), Melody Hildebrandt and the importance of her as a guest. Melody dives into how BCL was dreamed up. Melody discusses how Fox is a risk-taking business and how that’s important in setting the foundation…

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March 14, 2023

Fighting fraud, making sacrifices and noncustodial onboarding with Paulina Joskow of Ramp Network

Charlie gives an introduction to Paulina and noncustodial onboarding. Paulina explains how noncustodial onboarding works. Paulina shares why they created Ramp. Charlie reflects on his experience with onboarding with BitInstant. Paulina shares her experience in the bear and bull markets and her observations. Charlie and Paulina discuss scams over the…

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March 13, 2023

Why Decentralization Matters

zkLend Co-founder Jane Ma introduces herself and shares info on zkLend and how its products work. Jane explains how zkLend connects off-chain assets with on-chain protocols. Jane and Charlie talk about how regulation will play into decentralized lending. Jane and Charlie talk about the future of blockchain scalability, including an…

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March 10, 2023

“Crypto Folk” Solving Scalability & Embracing Equity with Jane Ma of zkLend

zkLend Co-founder Jane Ma introduces herself and shares info on zkLend and how its products work. Jane explains how zkLend connects off-chain assets with on-chain protocols. Jane and Charlie talk about how regulation will play into decentralized lending. Jane and Charlie talk about the future of blockchain scalability, including an…

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March 6, 2023

Verify, Don’t Just Trust: Taking Back Ownership with Christoph Simmchen of Safe

Charlie starts the conversation off with a discussion about singe key wallets and the questions recent hacks have uncovered about them. Christoph introduces Safe, previously Gnosis Safe, explaining its background and potential use cases. Christoph shares breaking news ahead of ETHDenver. Charlie and Christoph discuss a collaborative approach to the…

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March 2, 2023

We need crypto security standards #shorts

Charlie starts the conversation off with a discussion about singe key wallets and the questions recent hacks have uncovered about them. Christoph introduces Safe, previously Gnosis Safe, explaining its background and potential use cases. Christoph shares breaking news ahead of ETHDenver. Charlie and Christoph discuss a collaborative approach to the…

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March 2, 2023

Verify, Don’t Just Trust: Taking Back Ownership with Christoph Simmchen of Safe

Charlie starts the conversation off with a discussion about singe key wallets and the questions recent hacks have uncovered about them. Christoph introduces Safe, previously Gnosis Safe, explaining its background and potential use cases. Christoph shares breaking news ahead of ETHDenver. Charlie and Christoph discuss a collaborative approach to the…

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Feb. 24, 2023

Augmenting reality & perception between the real world & the metaverse with Diego Di Tommaso of OVR

Charlie is joined by Diego Di Tommaso, the Co-Founder and COO of OVR, an open-source, AR platform powered by Ethereum Blockchain. Diego and Charlie talk about the future, where AR will begin to augment our perception and field of view in the physical world, and how OVR’s digital lens is…

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Feb. 23, 2023

Start Up Founder Advice #shorts

Charlie starts the show off by talking about being on a film set with his wife and how it fuels him creatively. Max discusses how he views tokenomic and why he values token use cases outside of turning them into fiat. Charlie and Max compare the Fed to those creating…

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Feb. 22, 2023

Token Economics and Impatient Investing with Max Sarafin

Charlie starts the show off by talking about being on a film set with his wife and how it fuels him creatively. Max discusses how he views tokenomic and why he values token use cases outside of turning them into fiat. Charlie and Max compare the Fed to those creating…

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Feb. 21, 2023

The Dangers of FOMO

Charlie Shrem sits down with Riccardo Pelligrini, Co-founder and CEO of Web3 Builders Inc., the makers of TrustCheck.xyz, to discuss the issue and prevalence of scamming in Web3. With users only ever “one wrong button” away from a “rugpull”, “honeypot” or “drainer”, Riccardo gives listeners a peak under the hood…

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Feb. 20, 2023

Protecting Web3 Users #shorts

Charlie Shrem sits down with Riccardo Pelligrini, Co-founder and CEO of Web3 Builders Inc., the makers of TrustCheck.xyz, to discuss the issue and prevalence of scamming in Web3. With users only ever “one wrong button” away from a “rugpull”, “honeypot” or “drainer”, Riccardo gives listeners a peak under the hood…

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Feb. 16, 2023

Honeypots, FOMO, and first responders: Building a safer Web3 ecosystem with Riccardo Pelligrini

Charlie Shrem sits down with Riccardo Pelligrini, Co-founder and CEO of Web3 Builders Inc., the makers of TrustCheck.xyz, to discuss the issue and prevalence of scamming in Web3. With users only ever “one wrong button” away from a “rugpull”, “honeypot” or “drainer”, Riccardo gives listeners a peak under the hood…

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Feb. 15, 2023

Why I'm Decentralization Maximalist #shorts

Charlie reflects on the 9 year anniversary of his arrest. Charlie and David Wachsman compare FTX and Mt. Gox. David and Charlie discuss the passion then and now in the Bitcoin and crypto communities. David reflects on the mainstream perspective of crypto. Charlie discusses the positives of the reduced interest…

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Feb. 14, 2023

LIVE in Miami.... Bitcoin History, Crypto Innovation, and Lending with David Wachsman & Josip Rupeno

Charlie reflects on the 9 year anniversary of his arrest. Charlie and David Wachsman compare FTX and Mt. Gox. David and Charlie discuss the passion then and now in the Bitcoin and crypto communities. David reflects on the mainstream perspective of crypto. Charlie discusses the positives of the reduced interest…

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Feb. 7, 2023

Untangling Bitcoin & Crypto: Training the Future Gladiators & Fighting the Tribalism

Security is critical to unlocking the potential of DeFi and creating an environment where mass adoption can occur, but security is contingent on education. How do we teach what they need to know when crypto education is shrouded with tribalism and mounting politicization, and access is only typically reserved for…

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Jan. 7, 2023

Bitcoin Lessons & Signs of a Bottom in 2023 with Scott Melker #shorts

My guest today is my friend, Scott Melker, the Wolf of All Streets. Scott is a trader, investor, and the host of the popular “The Wolf of All Streets Podcast,” the author of “The Wolf Den” Newsletter, and prolific writer and thought leader in the crypto space. He has been…

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Jan. 4, 2023

Bitcoin Lessons & Signs of a Bottom in 2023 with Scott Melker

My guest today is my friend, Scott Melker, the Wolf of All Streets. Scott is a trader, investor, and the host of the popular “The Wolf of All Streets Podcast,” the author of “The Wolf Den” Newsletter, and prolific writer and thought leader in the crypto space. He has been…

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Dec. 20, 2022

An Honest Look at Bitcoin & The Crypto Landscape with Haseeb Awan

Today’s guest is Haseeb Awan, the founder and CEO of Efani. Efani is the most secure Telecommunication Service that guarantees protection against any kind of SIM port-out hacks, encrypts your personal information & backs it with a $5M Insurance coverage. Efani operates on America’s #1 5G Network that covers 99%…

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Dec. 16, 2022

The Bitcoin Philosophy ‘Ich bin ein Bitcoiner’ with Mark Jeffrey

Today’s guest is Mark Jeffery, an award-winning serial entrepreneur and author with Harper Collins. He is currently working on the Boolean Fund Previously, Mark co-founded the Guardian Circle emergency response network (NEWSWEEK Blockchain Impact Award Nominee (2019), One of FAST COMPANY’s 'World Changing Ideas' (2018); Partner: XPRIZE Foundation; Featured in…

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Dec. 14, 2022

Building a Value Graph: Creating vs Extracting with Sakina Arsiwala of Taki

Today’s guest is Sakina Arsiwala, Co-Founder of Taki. Taki is an engage-to-earn social network which aims to create a better community by rewarding users with a stake in the network itself. Traditional social networks have become stagnant and exploitative: bombarding users with advertisements, operant conditioning for engagement, and preventing free…

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