NFK Podcast

In this episode, I sit down with Matthew Fisher, CEO and co-founder of Katana, to discuss how chain-owned liquidity works, their yield composition, whether an institutional-grade and a permissionless chain is still DeFi or something we don't have a name for yet, the future outlook and more.

In this roundtable, Nasib Fathi (Founder at NFK Media) moderated an expert panel with Andrew Forson (President at DeFi Technologies and CGO at Valour), James Butterfill (Head of Research at CoinShares), Bernhard Wenger (Head of Northern Europe at 21Shares), and Igor Hadziahmetovic (Investment Director at Venionaire Capital) to discuss what crypto ETPs, institutional adoption, staking, and investme...

In this episode, I sat down with Artem Sinyakin, CEO & Co-Founder of OAK Research, to discuss alpha, market structure, and AI's impact on crypto research.

In this roundtable, Nasib Fathi (Founder at NFK Media) moderated an expert panel with Thomas Jeegers (CFO & COO at Relai), Albert Quehenberger (Founder & CEO at AQ Forensics), and Florian Wimmer (Co-Founder & CEO at Blockpit) to discuss what Bitcoin custody, regulation, treasury, and compliance look like for businesses and investors in 2026 and onward.

In this episode, I sat down with Bentzi Rabi, Co-Founder & CEO of Utila, to discuss how Utila helps institutions manage digital assets from MPC wallet architecture and governance frameworks to multi-chain infrastructure and the real-world challenges of building on Bitcoin and DeFi.

In this episode, I sit down with Ariel Eiberman, LATAM Director at Gnosis Pay, to talk about bringing stablecoins into everyday payments, onchain banking infrastructure, and how AI agents fit into real-world picture.

In this episode, Gabriel Mamou-Mani, senior Web3 growth operator, breaks down how the smartest crypto platforms are building real user bases, from exchange growth mechanics and multichain strategy to where global adoption is truly happening, and why most founders are chasing the wrong metrics at every stage.

In this episode, Owen Dearn, founder and CEO of Find, shares how the smartest fintech, payments, and Web3 companies are building their teams, from pre-seed chaos to scaling toward IPO, and why most founders are getting it wrong at every stage.

In this episode, I sit down with Alexander Scharrer, Head of Capital Markets at NEAR Foundation, to delve into the real investment case for NEAR and the AI x Crypto era.

In this episode, Tomáš Vaic, Business Development Manager at Trezor, joins us to talk about why self-custody is no longer optional, from collapsing exchanges and geopolitical risk to the hardware wallet of 2030.

In this conversation, Andrew Forson, President of DeFi Technologies and Chief Growth Officer at Valour, breaks down how regulated Exchange Traded Products are reshaping institutional access to digital assets and the future of tokenized sovereign debt.

In this episode, Alireza Siadat, Lead Blockchain & DLT at Deloitte Legal Germany, shares his perspective on MiCA 2.0, outlines the rationale behind a sandbox approach, distinguishes between different DeFi models, and explains how global policy dynamics are reshaping the future of crypto in Europe and beyond.

In this episode, Tony Drummond, Founder of Tokenomics.net, explains how token supply, emissions, liquidity incentives, governance structures, and treasury strategies shape the long-term survival of decentralized projects.

Not all stablecoins are created equal. Some look stable until the system is tested. In this episode, Benjamin Levit, Co-Founder and CEO of Bluechip, breaks down how stablecoins are evaluated using the SMIDGE framework and why redemption design, reserve quality, and governance structures matter more than most people think.

Whales rotating, institutions recalibrating, and DeFi infrastructure maturing. What does it take to become the institutional partner of choice in 2026? In this episode, Hannes Detlefsen, Chef at Steakhouse Financial, breaks down the internal philosophy behind Steakhouse, how vault structures are designed, and what it takes to build institutional-grade DeFi infrastructure.

Whales selling, stablecoin yields rising, and geopolitics heating up. What does it mean for Bitcoin in 2026? In this episode, James Butterfill, Head of Research at CoinShares, breaks down macro blind spots in crypto, institutional flows, stablecoin yields, whale behaviour, regulation, and the key economic forces that could shape Bitcoin and broader digital asset markets into 2026.

DeFi talks about decentralisation but who is actually in charge when governance, upgrades, and liquidity collide? In this episode, TokenBrice, Board Member and DeFi Connoisseur at DefiScan, cuts through DeFi’s prevailing narratives to expose the structural mechanisms that concentrate power and the façade of decentralisation that often conceals them.

Europe talks about digital sovereignty but is it structurally prepared for the technological future? In this episode, Kambis Kohansal Vajargah, a Deputy Head of Founder-Services at Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, offers an unfiltered perspective on country's innovation trajectory, institutional crypto adoption, AI-driven disruption, and what founders must understand to remain sovereign in the n...

Decentralized infrastructure is full of illusions and some sectors can’t avoid it. Energy is one of them and it will force a rethink of trust, data, and ownership at machine scale. In this episode of the NFK Podcast, we sit down with Jürgen Eckel, CEO of Riddle&Code and a leading voice in protocol architecture, DePIN, and the energy markets.

Brussels is no longer watching crypto from the sidelines. It’s actively engineering its future, from MiCA and DeFi to CBDCs, privacy, and tokenised finance. In this episode, I sat down with Marina Markezic, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the European Crypto Initiative, to discuss how EU regulation is shaping crypto, finance, and digital rights.

The next global financial standard already exists. Here’s how insiders see it. In this episode, we sit down with Chiara Munaretto, Managing Partner at Stablecoin Insider, to explore why stablecoins remain widely underestimated.

From founder mistakes to stablecoins in cross-border payments, scaling Web3 companies is far more complex than it looks. To explore that, I sat down with Elbruz Yilmaz, Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Outrun, a strategic advisory and venture studio focused on payments, fintech, and blockchain infrastructure.

Ethereum doesn’t have a CEO, a central roadmap, or a traditional product team. Yet, it continues to evolve at global scale. James Smith, Head of Ecosystem Development at Ethereum Foundation, shares how the Foundation thinks, coordinates, and removes.

Managing taxes correctly is what defines the success of any regulated crypto venture in 2025-2026.Johannes Edlbacher, Partner, Financial Services Tax at PwC Austria, shared his unique perspective on the recent developments in the field.

The future of crypto depends on how well it integrates with traditional finance. To explore this transition, I spoke with Bernhard Wenger, Head of Northern Europe at 21Shares, to discuss ETPs and the future of crypto in Europe.