Sarah Wynn Reporter Sarah Wynn from The Block discusses life as a journalist covering crypto, FTX fallout, and what we can expect from Congress and the SEC in 2023. Sarah Wynn is a reporter at The Block covering policy and the Securities and Exchange Commission. Previously she was a reporter at CQ Legal writing about securities and began learning m…

Host Rich Goldberg is joined by former CIA analyst Yaya Fanusie, Director of Policy for Anti-Money Laundering and Cyber Risk at the Crypto Council for Innovation. They discuss ways the industry and policymakers need to adjust their thinking to monitor and prevent illicit cryptocurrency transactions. Yaya Fanusie Yaya J. Fanusie is an Adjunct Senior…

Tracy Wang CoinDesk’s Tracy Wang joins host Rich Goldberg to go behind the scenes of their earth-shattering reporting that led to the downfall of FTX. From Alameda to SBF’s inner circle to rival Binance, Tracy connects the dots and gives us a preview of what may come next. Tracy Wang is a deputy managing editor at CoinDesk based in New York. Before…

Justin Weitz Host Rich Goldberg talks to former senior Justice Department criminal fraud prosecutor Justin Weitz about what’s likely to come next for FTX and SBF. Weitz is a partner at Morgan Lewis. He spent nearly a decade in the US Department of Justice’s Criminal Division, serving as the principal assistant chief of the Fraud Section’s Market In…

Brady Dale Host Rich Goldberg is joined by Axios Crypto reporter Brady Dale to discuss his years covering crypto, the regulatory debates in Washington, Tornado Cash, NFTs and more. Brady Dale is the cryptocurrency reporter for Axios, where he is also co-author of their crypto newsletter. Previously, he wrote for Fortune Magazine, The Defiant and th…

Ari Redbord Host Rich Goldberg is joined by Ari Redbord, head of legal and government affairs at TRM Labs, to discuss how technology is helping law enforcement track Russia sanctions evaders and other illicit actors on the blockchain, and whether illicit crypto transactions can be stopped before they happen. Ari Redbord is the Head of Legal and Gov…

Jeff John Roberts Host Rich Goldberg talks to Fortune Magazine’s crypto editor about Crypto Winter, SEC Chairman Gary Gensler, uses cases for crypto and the blockchain, and the industry’s future. Plus we find out who Satoshi really is! Jeff John Roberts is the Crypto Editor at Fortune magazine and has reported on crypto since 2013. He was previousl…

Host Rich Goldberg asks former Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton about his views on crypto, the role of the SEC and other regulators, how the SEC is doing today and what a crypto regulatory framework should look like. Jay Clayton, who served as the Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from May 2017 to Decemb…

Jamil Jaffer Jamil Jaffer, founder and executive director of the National Security Institute at George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School, talks to host Rich Goldberg about Tornado Cash, regulating cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, the possible weaponization of crypto by U.S. adversaries, privacy concerns, human rights and more. Source…

Lawyer, FBI agent, cyber forensic investigator and stand-up comedian Vinny D’Agostino talks to host Rich Goldberg about a career in the digital crimes space and how that led to his being an early proponent of Bitcoin. He talks about his work on prosecuting mobsters, taking down the Silk Road on the Dark Web, and why he trusts in Satoshi. Vinny D’Ag…

Host Rich Goldberg is joined by author Ben Mezrich whose books include Bitcoin Billionaires, The Accidental Billionaires (which was the basis for the film The Social Network), and “The Antisocial Network: The GameStop Short Squeeze and the Ragtag Group of Amateur Traders That Brought Wall Street to Its Knees.” He talks about getting to know Cameron…

Justin Steffen Host Rich Goldberg explores the legal and regulatory landscape of cryptocurrency with a leading FinTech lawyer, Justin Steffen, a partner at Barack Ferrazzano. What’s the difference between letting the SEC or the CFTC regulate crypto? What laws and regulations already apply? Where are the gaps? What will the White House and Congress …

Anthony Scaramucci Host Rich Goldberg is joined by SkyBridge managing partner Anthony Scaramucci, who reacts to the doom-and-gloom crypto naysayers, concedes that he could be wrong in his assessment of its merits — and why he thinks he’s not. He also shares some thoughts about what the future holds for his former boss, former President Donald Trump…

Host Rich Goldberg is joined by Dr. Nicholas Weaver of UC-Berkeley, one of the nation’s leading crypto skeptics, who tells us why all cryptocurrencies will end in disaster. He explains why all crypto should “die in a fire,” why he views cryptocurrencies as Ponzi schemes, and he shares the little-known story of Pirate@40. Dr. Nicholas Weaver Nichola…

Bette Chen Host Rich Goldberg explores the wild world of decentralized finance, or DeFi, with Bette Chen, co-founder of Acala, a DeFi network. They break down how DeFi works, why an average person would want access to it, how Web 2.0 could soon fuse with Web 3.0, the difference between Bitcoin and Ethereum, how stablecoins work and more. Bette Chen…

Dr. Daveed Gartenstein-Ross Host Rich Goldberg is joined by Dr. Daveed Gartenstein-Ross and Varsha Koduvayur of Valens Global and the Foundation for Defense of Democracies to discuss their new report, “Crypto-Fascists: Cryptocurrency Usage By Domestic Extremists,” and how cryptocurrency has been embraced by white nationalist groups for fundraising.…

Host Rich Goldberg reviews a very bad week for cryptocurrencies and sounds off on the Blockchain Association for misleading policymakers about Russia and sanctions. Then, Alex Leishman of River Financial stays bullish on Bitcoin, explaining his own unique BTC products, including a new way to buy your own Bitcoin mining fleet. Alex Leishman is the C…

Host Rich Goldberg examines El Salvador’s adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender and the country’s long-awaited Bitcoin bond. Rich is joined by two journalists who have been on the ground in El Salvador: Anna-Cat Brigada and Leo Schwartz. Anna-Cat Brigida Anna-Cat Brigida is a freelance journalist based in Central America. Her work has been published …

Host Rich Goldberg speaks with two guests from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies’ Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation, Dr. Samantha Ravich and Retired Admiral Mark Montgomery. They discuss cybersecurity threats to cryptocurrency, ransomware, Russia, the Biden Administration’s recent Executive Order and much more! Dr. Samantha Ravich D…

Paul Bradley Host Rich Goldberg talks to Paul Bradley of Cornerstone Global Management about his company’s efforts to build a payroll service that allows employees to convert a portion of their paychecks into cryptocurrency and why some people might be interested in such functionality, particularly 1099 employees. Paul also discusses the role of cr…

Eric Soufer Host Rich Goldberg is joined by Eric Soufer of Tusk’s Crypto + FinTech practice group, where he manages campaigns on behalf some of the fastest growing start-ups in the industry. They discuss some of the specific experiences dealing with cryptocurrency in New York State, including the endorsement of Bitcoin by NYC Mayor Eric Adams. They…

Michael Fasanello Long-time anti-money laundering and counter terror-finance expert Michael Fasanello helps us understand how Russia might use cryptocurrency to evade sanctions, what Ukrainians would need to turn crowdsourced crypto support into something useful and steps both the cryptocurrency industry and US government need to take to address il…

Michael Greenwald Michael Greenwald joins the podcast to help us understand central bank digital currencies, what a “digital dollar” might look like, the possibility of a digital Iron Curtain and the increasingly popular world of NFTs. Michael Greenwald is director at Tiedemann Advisors, a multi-family office managing more than $30 billion in asset…

Michael Green Michael Green joins the podcast with some clear warnings about what cryptocurrency is and what it isn’t — and how that ought to guide users, investors, and regulators. We’ll talk speculation, US leadership, threats from China, criminal activity, El Salvador’s cryptocurrency bond issuance, and much more. Michael Green is the Portfolio …

Eric Budish In this inaugural episode, Eric Budish joins the podcast to help us understand the fundamentals of cryptocurrency. From blockchain basics to coins, computing power, forking, and 51% attacks, consider this a crash course in Crypto 101. Eric Budish is the Paul G. McDermott Professor of Economics and Entrepreneurship at the University of C…

Cryptonite is your guide to the world of cryptocurrency. It’s the hub for the crypto policy debates raging ahead. Hear from technology experts, investors, policymakers, journalists, activists, industry leaders, crypto winners and crypto losers to understand what crypto is all about. When it comes to policy and politics, Cryptonite podcast host Rich…