Crypto Cast

This week on Crypto Cast, James Burnie is joined by Alex Elkrief, Co-Founder & Co-CEO at Fractal, a collateral management platform. The conversation revolves around on-chain finance and its significance, as well as the primary challenges confronted by participants involved in this field. Furthermore, they delve into an exploration of forthcoming developments within on-chain finance.

This week on Crypto Cast Kathryn Dodds, a Web 3 Senior Associate, is joined by Kevin Brown, CEO of FanCircles. The two discuss making NFTs easier for consumers, including knocking down the barriers of entry. They talk about the importance of making access to NFTs as easy as possible, and how Web 2 companies can incorporate aspects of Web 3.0 to make a hybrid company. They go on to discuss how soci...

On this episode of Crypto Cast, Web 3 Senior Associate Kathryn Dodds is joined by Matt Bond, the CEO of PopEx to discuss all things music in crypto. They discuss how to make the barriers to entry easier for consumers wanting to get into NFTs and how music NFTs can be made simpler for fans. They go on to discuss the steps that can be made to reduce your carbon footprint and whether or not the envir...

 | Join James Burnie and Julian Sawyer, CEO of Zodia Custody, as they discuss all things regulation in crypto. They discuss the importance of a custodian in crypto and the different between self-custody and third party custodians. They go on to discuss what you should look for when picking your third party custodian and what the future of crypto regulation is. 

This week on Crypto Cast, James Burnie is joined by Ali Khan, Founding Associate at AS Legal as they discuss crypto in Dubai. They discuss the approach taken by Dubai in order to regulate crypto, the type of companies moving to Dubai and what you should be looking for if you’re making the move. Ali goes into detail on the Virtual Asset Regulation Authority and how it shows the governments support...

Join James Burnie and Jason Tucker-Feltham, Head of Crypto Sales at IDnow, as they discuss finance in crypto on this weeks episode of Crypto Cast. They discuss the importance of KYC (know your customer) in crypto and how it is important for any legitimate business. They go on to talk about current issues in crypto, including the issue of decentralised finance. 

In the latest episode of Crypto Cast, James Burnie is joined by Adam Bialy, founder of Fiat Republic. Adam is on a mission to help crypto break into the mainstream and discusses with Adam how banks don’t currently have the knowledge or expertise to properly understand or dig into crypto. They go on to discuss the fear that banks have of crypto and if crypto will always be reliant on mainstream ban...

In this episode of Crypto Cast, James Burnie is joined by sculptor and web3 creative consultant Lydia Smith. They discuss Lydia’s journey into blockain and NFTs, how web3 impacts physical world artists and how the resale value of artwork is protected through the use of NFTs. Lydia discusses her recent collaboration with painter Evie Mae Jacobs and the process of wrapping her sculpture in another a...

Join James Burnie as he meets with Dr Christina Yan Zhang, Dean of the Metaverse Institute. In this episode they discuss the history and future of the Metaverse, its potential impact on society and the changes its already made. 

Old Street Digital is a crypto asset advisor that is building a range of active, fundamental research-driven, investment funds for institutional investors. James Burnie meets with CEO Paul Ridley  to discuss Old Street Digital's approach.

Join Kathryn Dodds and Colin Anderson, COO of Reforged studios as they meet on the latest episode of cyptocast. They cover in the integration of Crypto and gaming, how to overcome the issue of transferring value between current game ecosystems, and the pros and cons of introducing digital currency in the real world. 

In this episode, James speaks to Alex Gonzalez, Partner at Orange Clover. Alex and James discuss the legal and regulatory framework in The Netherlands for crypto and blockchain companies. They discuss the future of crypto, what businesses are currently there and what specialisms The Netherlands is suited to and how MiCA is likely to impact.   Alex specialises in a broad range of financial markets...

In the latest episode of Cyrptocast James meets with Harry Horsfall Founder and CEO of Zebu Digital, a marketing agency who focus on Web3 Brands. In Zebu’s first year they have raised over $50 million for client projects, had over 35 Successful token & product launches and have over 2 million community members. Harry speaks with James to discuss Zebu’s first year, its plans for the future and...

In this episode, James speaks to George Chisuse, Managing Partner at VC Law. George and James discuss the legal and regulatory framework in Bulgaria for crypto and blockchain companies. They discuss the future of Bulgaria with crypto, what businesses are currently there and what specialisms Bulgaria is suited to and how MiCA is likely to impact.    George Chisuse is attorney-at-law, registered wit...

The Martian Premier League is a collection of 10,000 unique human and Martian characters living on the Ethereum blockchain. These characters are your route into the Martian Premier League game: a ‘football manager’ style game where holders can train, trade and compete in the MPL league. Over time there will be further application for these genesis characters outside of the first MPL game.  In this...

Swapsicle understands that those within their community have varying degrees of experience and understanding of Decentralised Finance (DeFi) exchanges. They try their best to appeal to the novice, intermediate and experienced enthusiast. Swapsicle’s goal is to build a comprehensive decentralized trading platform for the future of finance. In this episode, host, James Burnie is joined by the CEO at...

gunner cooke has a market-leading blockchain, cryptoasset, smart contracts and DeFi team. They are uniquely able to advise DeFi networks, token designers and developers, blockchain platforms, crypto-exchanges, exchanges run using DLT, crypto-custodians, crypto-brokers, crypto-funds, and other participants in the blockchain ecosystem. In this episode of CryptoCast, host James Burnie is joined by gu...

Ibiza Token NFT Marketplace houses exclusive collections of renowned /breakthrough artists and brands of the island purchasable in $IBZ, $WETH, and FIAT currency. In addition to introducing remarkable artworks, our marketplace offers NFT collectables working both as membership access to exclusive products, promotions, and lifestyle experiences, and as tickets to join events across the island with...

Naoris is a cybersecurity enforcement protocol employing a HyperStructure ethos that's unstoppable, permissionless, and credibly neutral. Every device becomes a cyber-trusted validator node, making networks safer as they grow, not weaker. In this episode host, James Burnie, is joined by David Carvalho, CEO at Naoris Protocol.  The pair discuss the cybersecurity risks of Web2 and Web3 and how...

Naturally, anything involving the transaction of financial assets runs the risk of ending in a dispute. But how do we avoid these disputes in the first place and is there any resolve? In this episode, Host James Burnie is joined by David Mcllroy , Head of Forum Chambers . David is a Barrister specialising in banking and financial services law, commercial law, and professional negligence. The pair...

In this episode, James is joined by Dr. Konrad Stolarski , a Partner at FinTaxLegal to discuss the emerging world of crypto and regulatory requirements of Crypto in Poland. As well as the regulatory side, the pair discuss what crypto and blockchain models are currently being set up in Poland, and any advice Konrad has for doing so.

Today FinTech Partner & Crypto Cast Host James Burnie is joined by Vinay Gupta , CEO of Mattereum , a firm that validates physical NFTs.   The pair discuss what physical NFTs are and how they can be used for digital record keeping, the challenges of using NFTs to deal in old-world assets, the motivations for using physical NFTs, the UK government’s recent statement on cryptoassets, and the rel...

In this episode, FinTech Partner & Host James Burnie is joined by Dr Ann Sofie Cloots , Lecturer at Cambridge University Ann shares her insight on how the academic world is turning its attention to FinTech, and what areas in particular they are focussing on. Ann also shares her thoughts as to the future direction of law in relation to blockchain and cryptoassets, and whether universities will...

Following on from the hot topic of NFT's, Host James Burnie is joined by Anthony Charlton , Founder & CEO of Utopian Game Labs . Anthony is currently making a game called Time Raiders, where you play to earn NFT's. In this episode, Anthony shares the concept of playing to earn in videogames, the shift to play to earn games in videogames, and how the increased regulation of cryptoasse...

In this episode, James is joined by Henry Burrows CEO at Hoptrail , a blockchain data firm that specialises in crypto source of funds reporting.  The pair discuss the challenges of assessing crypto source of funds,  the biggest concerns traditional finance has in assimilating crypto compliance,  the pitfalls of blockchain analytics. and finally, the challenges with the rise of NFTs.