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In Early: The Crypto PodcastEpisode 22: Rob Moore, ArrowgateThis week Matt speaks to Rob Moore, the director and founder of blockchain and open source investigations firm Arrowsgate. Rob, previously of the British army, talks about his move from jumping out of planes into open battlefields to chasing criminals laundering money through blockchain analytics and helping victims of fraud get their money back. They speak about the state of play including the sad instances of human trafficking, and modern slavery, the roles crypto exchanges may play in the movement of money as well as considering how the sector can clean up its act. 2024-01-1151 min

In Early: The Crypto PodcastEpisode 21: Jennifer Zegel of STEPORIGINALLY RELEASED 10/12/23 This week I speak to Jennifer Zegel a trust and estate practitioner, member of STEP’s Digital Assets Special Interest Group’s Steering Committee, an attorney at Kleinbard LLC, author of “Digital Asset Entanglement: Unraveling the Intersection of Estate Laws & Technology” and creator and host of the Digital Planning Podcast. We speak about digital assets beyond merely crypto and the role STEP is playing to educate and drive policy worldwide., how they do it and what the market looks like as the technology continues to be vital infrastructure. 2024-01-0849 min

In Early: The Crypto PodcastEpisode 20: Bob Williams from LocktonORIGINALLY RELEASED 31/10/23 This episode features Bob Williams, the Vice President for Fintech, Digital Assets and Blockchain Technologies at Lockton, the world’s largest independent insurance brokerage. We speak about how to insure crypto assets, the types of coverage needed to cover all bases, the LEAP team's development of a custody policy and what role that plays in the wider market, and why insuring tokenised real world assets has its own unique challenges. We also look at the biggest risks in dealing in crypto, as well as global trends and how the insurance market ha...2024-01-081h 01

In Early: The Crypto PodcastEpisode 19: Jonny Fry from Digital BytesORIGINALLY RELEASED 13/09/23 Episode 19 features Jonny Fry, the Crypto AM Influencer of the year 2022. With a wealth of knowledge in this sector, Jonny runs Digital Bytes, which creates and distributes a weekly roundup of the biggest stories in the world of digital assets and is the CEO of Team Blockchain. Matt and Jonny speak about a huge array of topics, from how the technology helps regulated markets with transparency and security, how a digitised and DLT led funds market might benefit from assuring accuracy of price and speed of transacting, alternative use cases for...2024-01-081h 14

In Early: The Crypto PodcastEpisode 17: Korby Hayre from House of BlockORIGINALLY RELEASED 02/08/23 This week’s episode features Korby Hayre the founder of House of Block, a boutique event agency that caters for Web3, Blockchain and crypto currency. Korby, a veteran event organiser, speaks to Matt about her journey in the space, some of the events that she's worked on and how to engage sponsors and delegates in the Blockchain industry. 2024-01-0838 min

In Early: The Crypto PodcastEpisode 16: Nanda Khiara, Fine Art and NFTsORIGINALLY RELEASED 12/07/23 This week’s episode features Nanda Khiara, a fine art and NFT artist, who has been featured at the UNESCO Paris 2022, the World Economic Forum 2023, and at NFT.NYC 2023. We speak what NFTs are, about the value of art as NFTs, both to the artist and to the buyer, and why some fine art purchasers ado not want the corresponding the NFT version. We also look at copyright, ownership and authorship, and looking at Artificial Intelligence in art making, the role of the metaverse and where we as an industry can gr...2024-01-081h 05

In Early: The Crypto PodcastEpisode 15: Erica Stanford, author of “Crypto Wars: Faked Deaths, Missing Billions and Industry Disruption”ORIGINALLY RELEASED 27/06/23 This week’s guest is Erica Stanford, the best-selling author of “Crypto Wars: Faked Deaths, Missing Billions and Industry Disruption”. We look at the history of crypto scams, from initial coin offerings to collapses of entire exchanges like Mt Gox, and hear her thoughts on where we are today, with recent SEC actions in the industry to what might happen next and the future of scams, like murder for hire. Erica considers how notable frauds have shaped today’s market and why major players have adapted to ensure they are best position...2024-01-081h 04

In Early: The Crypto PodcastEpisode 14: Katharine Wooller of CoincoverORIGINALLY RELEASED 13/06/23 This week’s episode features Katharine Wooller the Business Unit Director at Coincover, a market leader in protecting cryptocurrency from hackers and human error, providing services like key retrieval and re-access to crypto assets, which has led to a partnership with hard wallet storage solution provider Ledger. We talk about what Coincover does, as well as how it can play a key role in ongoing US litigation Ferguson v. Coinbase as an expert- rebutting Coinbase’s allegations on control of assets. We also look at Coincover’s response to the treasury’s “futur...2024-01-081h 00

In Early: The Crypto PodcastEpisode 13: Paul Densley of Policy Dock and Crypto LockORIGINALLY RELEASED 29/05/23 This episode features Paul Densley the Director of Sales at both (1) Crypto Lock, an initiative that helps customers prevent, and if necessary detect and recover misappropriate assets; and (2) Policy Dock, a platform as a service to automate insurance. We speak about how Crypto Lock provides a full service to protect digital assets from hacks and thefts as well as how data gathering and APIs play a key role in streamlining detection and recovery processes. We also consider the insurance market and Policy Dock’s role in automating workflows that traditionally cause de...2024-01-0858 min

In Early: The Crypto PodcastEpisode 12: Bijan Burnard of Lattice LabsORIGINALLY RELEASED 04/05/23 This week Matt speaks to Bijan Burnard, the CEO of Lattice Labs, a studio helping clients scale in the web3 space. They speak about the Lattice Network, described as a network-as-a-service and what that means, as well its proof of vote consensus which utilises artificial intelligence to ensure proactivity in running the protocol, and a commitment to an eco focused blockchain. 2024-01-0848 min

In Early: The Crypto PodcastEpisode 11: Amit Rathore of Football FanORIGINALLY RELEASED 19/04/23 Episode 11 features Amit Rathore, the Founder and CEO of the Football Fan App, which looks to disrupt the football industry with Web3 and provide genuine, long term engagement between real fans and clubs. We talk about his journey, listing of the Fan Coin and how the App provides users with confidence, as well as key partnerships and his long term vision of where Web3 and sports generally met. 2024-01-081h 02

In Early: The Crypto PodcastEpisode 10: Peter Shekleton of BitGoORIGINALLY RELEASED 04/04/23 This week episode features Peter Shekleton, a director of sales at BitGo, a regulated provider of (i) custody, (i) financial services and (i) core infrastructure for investors and builders alike. We talk about what holders of crypto assets should consider, why BitGo, have been making positive headlines for safekeeping funds previously held by FTX and associated with Mt Gox, as well as the role of custodians, how they seek to protect assets and put those funds to work. 2024-01-0849 min

In Early: The Crypto PodcastEpisode 9: Aidan Larkin, CEO and Founder of Asset RealityORIGINALLY RELEASED 14/03/23 This week Matt speaks to Aidan Larkin the Co-Founder and CEO of Asset Reality, a tech stars backed firm providing digital asset recovery as a service, to both the private and government agencies alike. Aidan and Matt have known each other for some years and have worked together to assist parties trace, locate, ringfence, freeze, return and realise their crypto funds and know that when done properly, the practices they have put in place, as well as the legal systems in the England, can assist victims in recovering funds followed to any number...2024-01-081h 03

In Early: The Crypto PodcastEpisode 8: Nick Smart of Crystal Blockchain AnalyticsORIGINALLY RELEASED 27/02/23 This week is all about Bitcoin and one of the biggest threats to the integrity of the Bitcoin blockchain - the case of Tulip Trading (recently in the Court of Appeal), in which the Claimant (Craig Wright's trust), seeks to transfer his misappropriated Bitcoin without a private key, looking for the developers of the blockchain to do it for him. It is worth considering whether what the Claimant says can be done at a technical level is possible and if so should its be done, and what effect it may have on the...2024-01-081h 07

In Early: The Crypto PodcastEpisode 7: Lavinia Osbourne of Women in Blockchain TalksORIGINALLY RELEASED 22/02/23 This week Matt Green speaks to Lavinia Osbourne, the Founder of Women in Blockchain Talks, who has been credited as a Linkedin top voice 2021 and on Wirex's rising women in crypto power list 2021, and is the claimant in a widely known High Court litigation confirming NFTs as property. They speak about why this sector needs diversity, Lavinia's mission and how it can be achieved, as well as more on her experience dealing with the Courts whilst looking to recover her Boss Beauties NFTs. 2024-01-0857 min

In Early: The Crypto PodcastEpisode 6: Ryan Winchester of Goofy Gophers Mining ClubORIGINALLY RELEASED 05/02/23 Episode 6 features Ryan Winchester, the founder of the Goofy Gophers Mining Club, an NFT project that mines multiple coins using a variety of ASIC miners, to make mining (or fractionalised mining) more accessible to the public. 2024-01-081h 06

In Early: The Crypto PodcastEpisode 5: Dhivyan Kandia of House Token Decentralised Autonomous Organisation (HoT DAO)ORIGINALLY RELEASED 15/12/22 This episode features Dhivyan Kandiah, the Co-Founder and COO of the HoT DAO, or House Token Decentralised Autonomous Organisation, which utilises London real estate to back its stablecoin called HGBP, and keeps it pegged to the GBP. We speak about how DAOs work, his response to the Law Commission's call for evidence around DAOs, hacks and legal issues around liability, as well as the HOT DAO mission and how it interacts with real property. 2024-01-0820 min

In Early: The Crypto PodcastEpisode 4: Brian MondohORIGINALLY RELEASED 02/12/22 This episode features Brian Mondoh, who talks about how and where crypto sits in the world of academics, alternative use cases of blockchain technology along with more about Brian himself, a dual qualified barrister, originally from Kenya with deep roots in Trinidad and Tobago and current resident of Nottingham where he is studying his PhD. 2024-01-0850 min

In Early: The Crypto PodcastEpisode 3: Andrew Howard of Bitcoin ReserveORIGINALLY RELEASED 21/11/22 The third episode of “In Early- The Crypto Podcast” goes through the fundamentals of Bitcoin from a base level, detailing what both Bitcoin and money really are, why Bitcoin has value and how it compares to other assets, what proof of work is and why “decentralised digital money” is so important right now. Huge thanks to Andrew Howard, the Chief Business Development Officer at Bitcoin Reserve, who joined me from Mexico to explain all the above, as well as consider Bitcoin’s energy consumption, and details what Bitcoin culture looks like, amongst other things. Andrew s...2024-01-0857 min

In Early: The Crypto PodcastEpisode 2: Carmel King, Director at Grant ThorntonORIGINALLY RELEASED 08/11/22 This week we learn how the recovery of land in Panama and mines in Zambia led to the development of a specialised digital asset recovery practice, how Carmel's team trace crypto funds on blockchains and identify fraudsters using specialist intelligence, how they enforce orders around the world and realise crypto assets, the role of litigation funding and class actions, what practitioners should look out for, as well as discussing a real test case involving an inside job, the role of insolvency proceedings, and how education is fundamental in helping the industry grow in confidence. 2024-01-0843 min

In Early: The Crypto PodcastEpisode 1: Ben Appleby of The CakeORIGINALLY RELEASED 02/11/22 This inaugural episode features Ben Appleby, Founder and CEO of The CAKE, a "decentralised support platform form the crypto ecosystem". We find out more about Ben, who says he was the first person in Europe to use a Bitcoin ATM, what he got up to in Parliament, his position on DAOS and decentralised apps, and what they are, as well as why he set up the CAKE, what it stands for, his plans for tokenisation, and what his favourite decentralised project is, amongst other things. 2024-01-081h 00