The New Money Podcast

In this episode of The New Money Podcast, host Ferdinand Dabitz and guest Przemek Kowalczyk (Co-founder and CEO of Ramp Network) discuss Przemek’s journey into the world of crypto, and the challenges of leading a growing fintech company. They explore Przemek’s historical development of crypto interest, the importance of local currencies, the regulatory landscape in Europe, and the future of consum...

In this episode of The New Money Podcast, host Ferdinand Dabitz and guest Luuk Strijers discuss the recent acquisition of Deribit by Coinbase – the largest acquisition in crypto history. They discuss the implications for the cryptocurrency options market and the future of trading platforms. They explore the importance of product quality, liquidity, and capital efficiency in derivatives trading, as...

This episode of The New Money Podcast features Hong Fang, President of OKX, one of the world’s largest crypto exchanges serving over 60 million users. Hong traces her path from Goldman Sachs into crypto and explains how Bitcoin and open, auditable infrastructure address TradFi’s opacity, credit dependence, and widening inequality. She details OKX’s rebrand and unified CeFi–DeFi strategy, including...

This episode of The New Money Podcast features Daniel Seifert, Vice President and Regional Managing Director, EMEA, of Coinbase. Daniel shares his journey from traditional finance at McKinsey and UBS to leading one of the world’s largest crypto exchanges through turbulent times, joining just weeks before the FTX collapse. He reflects on stabilizing the organization, motivating teams amid market do...

This episode of The New Money Podcast features Sanja Kon, Vice President for EMEA at Circle, the company behind USDC and EURC stablecoins. Sanja shares how witnessing the collapse of financial systems during her early years sparked her curiosity about money and technology, leading her to work at PayPal, co-found a crypto-to-fiat payments startup, and ultimately scale stablecoin infrastructure at C...

This episode of The New Money Podcast features Hoolie Tejwani, Head of Coinbase Ventures, the venture arm of Coinbase, investing in crypto and blockchain startups. Hoolie traces Coinbase Ventures’ origins from a nights-and-weekends experiment to a 500-plus company portfolio, outlining a financial-ROI-first mandate, flexible check sizes, and the strategic flywheel it creates for Coinbase. He maps t...

This episode of The New Money Podcast features Nick van Eck, Co-Founder and CEO of Agora, a stablecoin infrastructure platform and the issuer of AUSD. Nick traces his path from a family of gold investors and a love for classical history to Bitcoin, and explains why non-sovereign money and self-custody matter. He outlines why stablecoins are far more valuable outside the US, what’s broken in today’...

This episode of The New Money Podcast features Nicolas, CEO of Coinhouse, a French crypto broker offering regulated digital asset services for individuals and businesses. Nicolas retraces Coinhouse’s roots alongside Ledger and its evolution from a Paris storefront to a regulated brokerage that helped shape France’s PSAN regime, later informing MiCA. He lays out why the real value sits with client-...

This episode of The New Money Podcast features Armani Ferrante, founder and CEO of Backpack, the regulated crypto exchange and wallet platform unifying access to digital assets across chains and fiat. Armani unpacks Backpack’s brand philosophy, why the company prioritizes custody, security, and global liquidity, and his journey from Apple to Alameda to the early Solana ecosystem. He shares candid...

This episode of The New Money Podcast features Henri Stern, co-founder and CEO of Privy, the wallet infrastructure enabling embedded wallets and secure key management for modern crypto apps, recently acquired by Stripe. Henri unpacks the hard-won lessons from his first startup, the co-founder dynamics that powered Privy, and why truth-seeking beats ego when navigating pivots. He traces Privy’s shi...

This episode of The New Money Podcast features Tracy Jin, COO at MEXC, a leading global crypto exchange known for altcoin breadth, deep liquidity, and ultra-low fees. Tracy unpacks MEXC’s M-E-X-C philosophy, why liquidity depth and zero-fee trading matter, and how the business model works at scale. The conversation dives into listing at speed with rigorous diligence and delisting safeguards, the e...

This episode of The New Money Podcast features Georg Harer, Managing Director and Head of Legal & Compliance at Bybit EU. Georg traces his path from big-law M&A to building Bybit’s Vienna headquarters and securing a MiCA license in under a year. He shares how Bybit’s culture of transparency and fast execution shaped its response to a major security incident and informs its approach to clie...

This episode of The New Money Podcast features Bryce Ferguson, co-founder and CEO of Turnkey, the infrastructure powering embedded wallets and on-chain automation for teams like Bridge, Moonshot, and Polymarket. Bryce walks us through his journey from art school to Bain to building Coinbase Custody, and now leading Turnkey to scale programmable wallets for the next generation of crypto. They unpac...

This episode of The New Money Podcast features Florian Wimmer, Co-founder and CEO of Blockpit - the Austrian crypto tax startup now leading Europe’s compliance infrastructure. Florian shares how Blockpit went from a side project built in Excel to a multi-jurisdiction platform used by individuals, institutions, and tax authorities across the EU. We dive into the 2026 rollout of the Crypto-Asset Rep...

This episode of The New Money Podcast features Austin Reid, Global Head of Revenue and Business at FalconX, the institutional crypto prime broker powering over $1.5 trillion in annual trading volume. Austin shares the story of FalconX’s hypergrowth, from five people and a trading desk to a full-stack platform serving the world’s most sophisticated investors. They unpack the rise of U.S.-regulated...

This episode of The New Money Podcast features Konstantin Richter, Founder & CEO of Blockdaemon. Konstantin shares what it takes to run crypto infrastructure at scale, powering institutions from Goldman Sachs to Coinbase. He unpacks why the Genius Act signals a regulatory shift and how Blockdaemon’s business is evolving from static nodes to dynamic DeFi APIs. Konstantin also reflects on the fa...

This episode of The New Money Podcast features Christian Niedermüller, COO of KuCoin EU. Christian shares what it’s like to build KuCoin’s European arm from the ground up - inside one of Asia’s fastest-growing crypto exchanges. He explains why Vienna is becoming a serious regulatory hub, how MiCA will reshape the European landscape, and what it actually costs to launch a compliant exchange in the...

This episode of The New Money Podcast features Nick Philpott, Co-Founder and Head of Partnerships of Zodia Markets, who shares his unlikely path from historian to banker to crypto entrepreneur. He shares insights into building a crypto and FX platform designed specifically for institutions—one that delivers real-time settlement, operates within deep regulatory frameworks, and aims to make "th...

This episode of The New Money Podcast features Stephan Lutz, CEO of BitMEX. Stephan shares how he transitioned from traditional finance at PwC and Deutsche Börse to leading BitMEX through one of the most turbulent chapters in crypto history. He recounts why joining BitMEX felt like "winning the lottery," how he moved his family from Germany to Singapore, and what it took to restore the e...

This episode of The New Money Podcast features Vugar Usi Zade, COO of Bitget. Vugar recounts his unconventional path from marketing director at Sony to scaling crypto giant Bitget from 12 million to 100 million users in under two years. Vugar explains the key drivers behind Bitget’s growth, including its strategic $30M partnership with Lionel Messi, the launch of the Bitget Wallet (now one of the...

This episode of The New Money Podcast features Peter Stilwell, the former COO of Coinbase UK. Peter unpacks Coinbase’s journey from building a startup within a startup in Europe to navigating the chaos of the FTX collapse. He recounts the early challenges of bringing compliance-first crypto infrastructure to a market lagging years behind the U.S., the behind-the-scenes tension of operating under t...

This episode of The New Money Podcast features Chris Maurice, Co-Founder and CEO of Yellow Card, Africa’s leading stablecoin payments infrastructure provider. Chris shares his journey from selling Bitcoin out of Taco Bells in the U.S. to building a pan-African fintech powerhouse that operates in over 20 countries. He unpacks how Yellow Card solved the hardest problem in emerging markets - moving m...

This episode of The New Money Podcast features Joshua Barraclough, Founder and CEO of One Trading. Josh shares his journey from leading fintech strategy at JP Morgan, to joining Bitpanda as CEO of its exchange business, and ultimately spinning it out to launch One Trading as a fully independent, institutional-grade platform. They dive deep into the complexities of the trading stack, the rise of pe...

This episode of The New Money Podcast features Ulli Spankowski, Founder of Bison and Chief Digital Officer at Börse Stuttgart. Ulli shares the compelling journey of Bison from startup to its acquisition by Börse Stuttgart, offering insights on entrepreneurial risk-taking and building trust in the volatile crypto space. The conversation explores how Bison's business model evolved and the strate...

This episode of The New Money Podcast features Bobby Zagotta, CEO of Bitstamp USA and Global Chief Commercial Officer. Bobby shares Bitstamp’s origin story, his transition from CME to crypto, and what it takes to scale one of the most enduring exchanges in the industry. He discusses the crucial role of regulation in crypto, how Bitstamp is navigating innovation while maintaining compliance, and th...