Bitcoin.com News Interviews

Ralph Gebran, Managing Partner at Onramp MENA | What Bitcoin Adoption Really Looks Like in the Middle East | Custody, Regulation & Institutional Growth | Bitcoin.com Interviews 🧾 Optimised Description Ralph Gebran , Managing Partner at Onramp MENA , joins Dustin Plantholt on Bitcoin.com Interviews to explore the state of Bitcoin adoption across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) — from i...

Mario Behling , Co-Founder of FOSSASIA , joins Dustin Plantholt on Bitcoin.com Interviews to discuss how the organization is driving Open Source software and hardware development across Asia’s rapidly growing tech ecosystem — and how blockchain, Bitcoin, and decentralized collaboration are shaping the next generation of global innovation. FOSSASIA is one of the most influential Open Source communi...

In this episode of Bitcoin.com Interviews , Dustin Plantholt explores the landmark partnership between BiT Global Trust and BitGo , which brings a multi-signature, multi-jurisdictional custody model to Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) — setting a new global standard for Bitcoin-backed asset security and institutional trust . BiT Global Trust , a licensed digital asset custodian based in Hong Kong , speciali...

Zuby , the British rapper, author, podcaster, and public speaker, joins Dustin Plantholt on Bitcoin.com Interviews to share his personal journey from music and media to Bitcoin advocacy — and why he believes Bitcoin represents freedom, truth, and empowerment in the digital age. Born in England and raised in Saudi Arabia , Zuby returned to the UK to study computer science at Oxford University , whe...

Eric Trump , Executive Vice President of the Trump Organization and co-promoter of World Liberty Financial , joins Dustin Plantholt on Bitcoin.com Interviews to discuss the Trump family’s entry into the cryptocurrency space , the future of Bitcoin and DeFi in America , and why he believes “Bitcoin is coming — the entire industry is coming.” Announced in September 2024 , World Liberty Financial is...

Justin Sun , Founder of the TRON blockchain and one of the most influential figures in the global cryptocurrency industry , joins Dustin Plantholt on Bitcoin.com Interviews to discuss leadership, innovation, and the evolution of decentralized finance (DeFi) in the age of Bitcoin and Web3 . Recognized by Forbes’ “30 Under 30” for both China and Asia in 2017, Justin has built TRON into one of the mo...

Markus Levin , Co-Founder of XYO and Head of Operations at XY Labs , joins Dustin Plantholt on Bitcoin.com Interviews to explore how Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks (DePIN) , data sovereignty , and Web3 incentives are shaping the future of global digital economies — with Bitcoin at the foundation. Having begun his crypto journey as an early Bitcoin miner , Markus shares his firsthan...

Simon McLoughlin , Chief Executive Officer of Uphold , joins Dustin Plantholt on Bitcoin.com Interviews to analyze Bitcoin’s next major market cycle — covering the effects of ETFs, mining economics, and the 2024 U.S. election on global crypto trends. With more than 10 million users in 150+ countries , Uphold has become one of the world’s most trusted digital asset platforms, offering seamless acce...

Dan Otryvanoff , Chief Product Officer at GoMining , joins Dustin Plantholt on Bitcoin.com Interviews to explore how Miner Wars — GoMining’s new GameFi-powered Bitcoin mining platform — is transforming the way people interact with and earn from Bitcoin’s proof-of-work ecosystem . Miner Wars introduces a groundbreaking gamified approach to Bitcoin mining , allowing players to join or form clans , s...

Jeremy Dreier , Chief Business Development Officer at GoMining and a key leader at the GoBTC Foundation , joins Dustin Plantholt on Bitcoin.com Interviews to discuss how onchain innovation and Layer 2 development are shaping the next evolution of Bitcoin’s ecosystem . The GoBTC Foundation is dedicated to fueling onchain growth by supporting Layer 1 and Layer 2 projects that enhance Bitcoin’s scala...

Edan Yago , CEO and Co-Founder of BitcoinOS , joins Dustin Plantholt on Bitcoin.com Interviews to break down how BitcoinOS is transforming Bitcoin into a fully programmable, scalable smart contract platform — without compromising its core principles of decentralization and security. BitcoinOS is designed to extend Bitcoin’s native capabilities , enabling composable applications, scalability, and A...

Ann Chien, Partner at IVC | What Web3 Games Must Do to Succeed in Japan | Breaking Into Asia’s Most Dynamic Gaming Market | Bitcoin.com Interviews 🧾 Optimised Description Ann Chien , Partner at IVC (Infinity Ventures Crypto) , joins Dustin Plantholt on Bitcoin.com Interviews to explore how Web3 gaming studios can successfully enter and thrive in the Japanese market — one of the most influential g...

Ilya Abugov , Partner at Sanctor Capital , joins Dustin Plantholt on Bitcoin.com Interviews to discuss the fast-evolving Web3 gaming landscape — where blockchain, Bitcoin, and decentralized finance (DeFi) converge to reshape how players interact, earn, and own digital assets. Sanctor Capital serves as a strategic sanctuary for visionary Web3 founders , offering early-stage projects the tools, ment...

In this episode of Bitcoin.com Interviews , Dustin Plantholt speaks with the team behind Logos , a fully decentralized, privacy-preserving, and politically neutral technology stack designed to power the next generation of self-sovereign network states . Logos is now onboarding early supporters onto its Network State technology stack through an innovative Bitcoin Ordinals collection , merging Bitco...

Brian Shuster , Founder and CEO of Utherverse , joins Dustin Plantholt on Bitcoin.com Interviews to discuss how Utherverse is redefining the Metaverse and Web3 experience with over 50 million users worldwide since its first launch in 2004. Now in Beta testing for its third-generation platform , Utherverse is designed to serve as a universal metaverse framework , allowing creators and businesses to...

Justin Sun , Founder of TRON and CEO of BitTorrent , joins Dustin Plantholt on Bitcoin.com Interviews to discuss two major developments reshaping the crypto landscape — the SunPump Beta launch and WBTC’s multi-jurisdictional security upgrade . SunPump is Justin Sun’s new meme coin launchpad built on the TRON blockchain , designed to bring fair, transparent, and community-driven token launches to W...

Alex Guseff , Founder and Lead Architect of Tectum and SoftNote , joins Dustin Plantholt on Bitcoin.com Interviews to explain how Tectum’s revolutionary Layer-1 blockchain is bringing Bitcoin utility back to the forefront — enabling instant, private, and fee-free payments that make Bitcoin truly spendable again . Developed by Crispmind , Tectum is the world’s fastest Layer-1 blockchain , achieving...

Mohammed Alkaff AlHashmi (Co-Founder & CEO) and Alex Malkov (Co-Founder & CBDO) of HAQQ join Dustin Plantholt on Bitcoin.com Interviews to share the story behind the Deenar Stablecoin — a gold-backed digital currency designed to merge ethical finance, blockchain innovation, and Islamic principles into one powerful ecosystem. HAQQ is an EVM-equivalent blockchain built on Cosmos SDK , enabli...

Zhibing (Tony) Li , Vice President of Canaan Inc. , joins Dustin Plantholt on Bitcoin.com Interviews to reveal Canaan’s roadmap for the future of Bitcoin mining — one focused on energy efficiency, eco-friendly innovation , and sustainable blockchain infrastructure . As one of the world’s leading manufacturers of Bitcoin ASIC miners , Canaan has been instrumental in shaping the evolution of Bitcoin...

Leonidas , co-founder of Ord.io and one of the leading voices in the Ordinals and Runes ecosystem , joins Dustin Plantholt on Bitcoin.com Interviews to explain why Bitcoin-based NFTs and meme coins represent the next unstoppable evolution of on-chain culture — and how protocols like Ordinals and Runes are transforming the Bitcoin network into a creative and economic powerhouse . Through his work o...

Jesse Adams (CEO) and Chris O’Connell (CTO), Co-Founders of UpRock , join Dustin Plantholt on Bitcoin.com Interviews to discuss how AI, DePIN (Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks) , and crypto rewards are converging to onboard the next generation of users into Web3 — in an age where data has become the new oil . UpRock is a pioneering platform that merges blockchain technology and artif...

Schad Brannon , Co-Founder of Debt Box , and Alexander Reay , Group CSO, join Dustin Plantholt on Bitcoin.com Interviews to discuss their monumental legal victory over the U.S. SEC — and what it means for Bitcoin, blockchain innovation, and the broader crypto industry in the United States. In a landmark decision, a federal judge ordered the SEC to pay over $1.8 million in penalties after it was fo...

Toufi Saliba , CEO and Co-Founder of HyperCycle , joins Dustin Plantholt on Bitcoin.com Interviews to explore how decentralized blockchain infrastructure can power the next great leap in artificial intelligence — enabling AI-to-AI communication at global scale through cryptographic trust, verifiable computation, and tokenized collaboration. Founded in October 2022 after key discussions between Tou...

Justin Sun , Founder of TRON and advisor to HTX , returns to Bitcoin.com Interviews with Dustin Plantholt to discuss TRON’s latest innovations — from its Bitcoin Layer-2 solution and stablecoin strategy to its collaboration with Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer on the new TRON Anthem , inspired by the legendary Kung Fu master Bruce Lee . In this wide-ranging conversation, Justin shares the philo...

Nick Neuman , Co-Founder and CEO of Casa , joins Dustin Plantholt on Bitcoin.com Interviews to discuss why self-custody is the single most important principle in Bitcoin security , and how Casa’s multi-key vault system is empowering individuals to truly own and protect their digital wealth . Founded in 2016 , Casa helps users securely store Bitcoin and digital assets through multi-signature key ma...