Bitcoin.com News Interviews

Simone Mazzuca , creator of EURST , joins Dustin Plantholt on Bitcoin.com Interviews to discuss how Bitcoin’s transparency and decentralization inspired the creation of EURST — the first fully asset-backed euro stablecoin , designed to bring trust, liquidity, and compliance to the digital economy. EURST is a representative euro stablecoin , 100% backed by U.S. dollar reserves and live audited , of...

Tony Cheng , Partner at Foresight Ventures , joins Dustin Plantholt on Bitcoin.com Interviews to share how Bitcoin and blockchain market cycles are shaping venture investment strategies across Web3, DeFi, and multi-chain ecosystems in today’s evolving crypto landscape. Foresight Ventures is a Web3-focused investment firm backed by veterans from leading global financial and technology institutions....

David , CEO of Republik Rupiah , joins Dustin Plantholt on Bitcoin.com Interviews to discuss how Bitcoin and crypto adoption are accelerating across Indonesia , positioning the nation to leapfrog other emerging markets in digital finance and blockchain innovation. Home to over 270 million people , Indonesia is the fourth-most populous country in the world and one of Asia’s most dynamic economies....

Grant , better known online as blocmates , joins Dustin Plantholt on Bitcoin.com Interviews to reveal the secret to creating DeFi and Bitcoin content that’s clear, relatable, and easy for anyone to understand — even your dad. As one of the most engaging crypto educators on Twitter and YouTube , Grant has made it his mission to simplify decentralized finance (DeFi) by breaking down complex blockcha...

Vlad Ponomarev , CEO of Broxus , joins Dustin Plantholt on Bitcoin.com Interviews to discuss how Bitcoin’s decentralization principles continue to inspire innovation in cross-chain interoperability, scalability, and decentralized finance (DeFi) through the Everscale network . Broxus is one of the core developer teams behind Everscale , a next-generation blockchain network capable of processing ove...

Helen Hai , Head of Binance Charity , joins Dustin Plantholt on Bitcoin.com Interviews to discuss how Bitcoin and the global crypto community are delivering real-world humanitarian aid through blockchain-powered transparency and efficiency . In response to the crisis in Ukraine , Binance Charity committed $10 million in donations to major intergovernmental organizations and NGOs — including UNICEF...

Paul Farhi , founder and Head of UK Operations at Solidus AITECH , joins Dustin Plantholt on Bitcoin.com Interviews to discuss how Bitcoin’s decentralized principles are being applied to artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) through blockchain innovation. Solidus AITECH has developed the world’s first AI utility token, AITECH , enabling governments, enterprises, and pro...

Robin Singh , founder of Koinly , joins Dustin Plantholt on Bitcoin.com Interviews to discuss how Bitcoin adoption has accelerated the need for smarter, automated crypto tax reporting solutions — and how Koinly is making compliance simple for users around the world. Koinly is a leading crypto tax software platform that helps investors and accountants accurately calculate, track, and report their B...

Luke Youngblood , co-founder of Lunar Labs , joins Dustin Plantholt on Bitcoin.com Interviews to discuss how Bitcoin’s principles of decentralization and security are shaping the future of DeFi lending through Moonwell Artemis , a next-generation protocol built on Moonbeam and the Polkadot ecosystem . Lunar Labs is the development team behind Moonwell , a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform desi...

Tom Tirman , CEO and founder of IQ Labs and PARSIQ , joins Dustin Plantholt on Bitcoin.com Interviews to discuss how Bitcoin’s trustless design and DeFi innovation are inspiring new utility frameworks for NFTs and digital assets through IQ Protocol . IQ Protocol is a decentralized money market that enables collateral-less renting of digital assets and on-chain subscriptions , allowing users to ren...

Khal Kazi , founder of LeoFinance , joins Dustin Plantholt on Bitcoin.com Interviews to explore how Bitcoin, DeFi, and Web3 innovation are creating real-world opportunities for financial freedom, community empowerment, and decentralized ownership. LeoFinance began its blockchain journey three years ago with the launch of LeoFinance.io , a tokenized social platform built to reward content creators...

Mark Lamb , CEO and co-founder of CoinFLEX , joins Dustin Plantholt on Bitcoin.com Interviews to discuss how Bitcoin and DeFi innovation are transforming stablecoins, yield generation, and the future of on-chain liquidity. A veteran in the crypto space, Mark discovered Bitcoin in 2012 , became one of the largest OTC market makers , and later founded Coinfloor , the UK’s first Bitcoin exchange. In...

Piotr Barbachowski , founder and CEO of Lucrosus Capital , joins Dustin Plantholt on Bitcoin.com Interviews to discuss how Bitcoin and blockchain technology are revolutionizing venture capital through decentralization, transparency, and community-driven investment models . Lucrosus Capital is a Decentralized Venture Capital (DeVC) platform that democratizes access to early-stage crypto investments...

Diego Di Tommaso , co-founder of OVR , joins Dustin Plantholt on Bitcoin.com Interviews to discuss how Bitcoin, Ethereum, and blockchain innovation are merging with augmented reality (AR) to create immersive, decentralized experiences in the metaverse economy . OVR is a world-scale, open-source AR platform powered by Ethereum and now migrating to Polygon for scalability and reduced gas fees. The p...

Robert Rhodin , CEO of KeychainX AG , joins Dustin Plantholt on Bitcoin.com Interviews to discuss how Bitcoin’s self-custody model has created both freedom and risk — and how innovative recovery solutions could help reclaim over $100 billion in lost crypto wallets worldwide. Founded in Switzerland in 2017 , KeychainX is a crypto recovery company specializing in retrieving access to lost or locked...

Joffrey Dalet , founder and CEO of Exotic Markets , joins Dustin Plantholt on Bitcoin.com Interviews to discuss how Bitcoin, Solana, and DeFi innovation are transforming the world of structured financial products and democratizing access to complex investment strategies. Exotic Markets is a DeFi platform built on the Solana blockchain , designed to offer the most flexible structured products proto...

Mario Gomez Lozada , CEO of PowerTrade , and Richard , Head of Trading & Risk, join Dustin Plantholt on Bitcoin.com Interviews to explain how Bitcoin and blockchain innovation are reshaping crypto options trading through the use of automated market makers (AMMs) and intelligent trading infrastructure. PowerTrade is a next-generation crypto options platform designed to make professional-grade t...

Anish Mohammed , co-founder and CTO of Panther Protocol , joins Dustin Plantholt on Bitcoin.com Interviews to discuss how Bitcoin’s privacy principles are evolving through zero-knowledge technology to enhance the safety and confidentiality of DeFi transactions . Panther Protocol is an end-to-end privacy platform for decentralized finance , providing users with fully collateralized, privacy-enhanci...

Asaf Naim , co-founder and CEO of Kirobo , joins Dustin Plantholt on Bitcoin.com Interviews to explore how Bitcoin’s trustless foundation is inspiring a safer, more accessible future for decentralized finance (DeFi) through innovative blockchain security solutions. Kirobo is a decentralized application developer focused on DeFi safety, transaction recovery, and usability , building tools that make...

Derek Yoo, CEO of PureStake | Bitcoin, Moonbeam & Powering Cross-Chain Smart Contracts on Polkadot | Bitcoin.com Interviews 🧾 Optimised Description Derek Yoo , CEO of PureStake and creator of the Moonbeam Network , joins Dustin Plantholt on Bitcoin.com Interviews to discuss how Bitcoin’s decentralization principles inspired the development of Moonbeam , a powerful Ethereum-compatible smart co...

Daniel Satchkov , inventor of Bastyon , joins Dustin Plantholt on Bitcoin.com Interviews to explore how Bitcoin’s decentralized foundation is inspiring the next generation of censorship-resistant social media platforms built for privacy, transparency, and user empowerment. Bastyon.com is an open-source, decentralized social network that operates without central servers , ensuring that control rema...

Myrtle Anne Ramos , co-founder and CEO of PlaceWar , joins Dustin Plantholt on Bitcoin.com Interviews to discuss how Bitcoin, blockchain, and Web3 gaming are shaping the future of metaverse culture , digital ownership , and play-to-earn economies . PlaceWar is a decentralized, strategic play-to-earn game universe built on a multi-chain infrastructure that combines artillery-style gameplay, user cr...

Jenn Duong , Director of Marketing at EverRise , joins Dustin Plantholt on Bitcoin.com Interviews to discuss how Bitcoin’s core security principles continue to inspire DeFi innovation , and how EverRise is developing cross-chain security-focused decentralized applications (dApps) that protect both investors and developers in an increasingly complex blockchain world. EverRise is a blockchain techno...

Ayman Rida , CEO of Cash2Bitcoin , joins Dustin Plantholt on Bitcoin.com Interviews to discuss how Bitcoin ATMs are accelerating crypto adoption across the United States — and why more merchants are integrating Bitcoin services into their businesses. Founded in 2016 , Cash2Bitcoin.com has grown into one of the largest and fastest-expanding Bitcoin ATM networks in the U.S., managing over 1,000 acti...

Ilya Volkov , CEO and founder of YouHodler , joins Dustin Plantholt on Bitcoin.com Interviews to discuss how Bitcoin and hybrid finance (CeDeFi) are reshaping the global financial system by merging the trust of centralized services with the innovation of decentralized finance. YouHodler is a leading CeDeFi platform offering users the ability to earn, borrow, and multiply Bitcoin and cryptocurrenci...