Blockcast
Blockcast delivers unfiltered analysis of crypto's most compelling narratives. Each week, seasoned industry insider Takatoshi Shibayama sits down with founders, CEOs, and key players shaping the blockchain landscape to dissect emerging projects, market dynamics, and institutional moves.
From trending protocols to strategic industry shifts, get an insider's take on the forces driving decentralized innovation and the decisions that matter. No fluff, no hype—just deep dives into what's really happening in crypto.
Blockcast
Latest Episodes
Licensed to Shill : The Future of DeFi – Tokenized Yield and Institutional Integration (Ben Nadareski, Solstice) | Blockcast 89
Stablecoins were phase one. Tokenized RWAs were phase two. Ben Nadareski, CEO and founder of Solstice, joins Taka and Lisa to make the case...
Licensed to Shill: Banks Aren't Here for Blockchain — Their Infrastructure Is Just Broken (Jeff Ko, CoinEx) | Blockcast 88
CoinEx's Jeff Ko joins the Licensed to Shill panel to discuss the current state of crypto, institutional adoption, cybersecurity, and infrastructural challenges. THe panel shares their insight...
Licensed to Shill: The Future of Crypto Payments & Settlement Layers (Colin Goltra, Morph) | Blockcast 87
Colin Goltra, CEO of Morph, joins hosts Takatoshi Shibayama and Lisa JY Tan, alongside co-host Nikhil Joshi (CEO, Emurgo), to discuss agentic commerce, stablecoin payment infrastructure, and what it means for an AI agent to transact independent...
Licensed to Shill: Designing Decentralization: Governance, Power, and the Validator Problem (Tanisha Katara) | Blockcast 86
This episode digs into what actually happens after a protocol says it’s “decentralized.” Not the whitepaper version. The operational version.Tanisha Katara joins Taka, Lisa J.Y. Tan, and Nikhil Joshi to unpack how governance works once r...
Licensed to Shill: How Energy and Geopolitics Are Unintentionally Building a Bitcoin-Driven World (Lara Eggimann & Jeff Gorman, Bitcoin Arabia) | Blockcast 85
The Middle East is poised to become a pivotal hub in the global cryptocurrency ecosystem. Countries within the region are increasingly recognizing the strategic importance of integrating blockchain technology into their economic frameworks, ene...