Episodes

  • Bitcoin Mining as Critical Energy Infrastructure in Europe

    Bitcoin Mining as Critical Energy Infrastructure in Europe
    Nov 23 2025
    Dr. Harald Rauter, Chief Growth Officer at 21energy, and co-host Dr. Michael Blaschke reveal how modular Bitcoin mining provides grid stability, multiple revenue streams, and energy sovereignty.
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    57 mins
  • Why 9 European Banks Are Launching Their Own Stablecoin

    Why 9 European Banks Are Launching Their Own Stablecoin
    Nov 16 2025
    Jan Lebbe and Floris Lugt share how nine leading European banks are joining forces to launch a regulated Euro stablecoin. They discuss the consortium’s approach to licensing, and cross-border collaboration.
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    46 mins
  • The Architecture of Stablecoin Issuers with Galaxy’s Thomas Cowan

    The Architecture of Stablecoin Issuers with Galaxy’s Thomas Cowan
    Nov 9 2025
    Thomas Cowan, Head of Tokenization at Galaxy, and co-host Michael Blaschke reveal how stablecoin issuers survive institutional scrutiny through four architectural layers from operating model to infrastructure.
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    55 mins
  • 21X Journey: Transforming Capital Markets with Blockchain

    21X Journey: Transforming Capital Markets with Blockchain
    Nov 2 2025
    Max (CEO) and Victoria (Reg. Affairs Head) of 21X take us on the journey of 21X – the first regulated trading and settlement system (TSS) for tokenized securities in Europe under the DLT Pilot Regime.
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    53 mins
  • When Banks and Nations Enter the Digital Money Arena | News

    When Banks and Nations Enter the Digital Money Arena | News
    Oct 26 2025
    October saw key moves in institutional blockchain and geopolitics – from Luxembourg’s BTC investment to Swift’s shared ledger, Europe’s RL1, and China’s stablecoin moves.
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    45 mins
  • Architecting DLT Financial Infrastructures with SWIAT-CTO Ivica Aračić

    Architecting DLT Financial Infrastructures with SWIAT-CTO Ivica Aračić
    Oct 19 2025
    SWIAT-CTO Ivica Aračić maps the as-is and to-be architecture of DLT-based financial market infrastructure using the IMF’s ASAP framework—revealing what works, what’s missing, and how Europe moves from pilots to production.
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    1 hr
  • National digital currencies in practice

    National digital currencies in practice
    Oct 12 2025
    Tristan Thoma discusses the role of blockchain and national digital currencies in driving financial inclusion, economic resilience, and innovation. Drawing on real-world insights from El Salvador and Bolivia, he explains how tokenization and smart regulation can empower countries and their people.
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    57 mins
  • A journey through the era of digital money with Rod Garratt

    A journey through the era of digital money with Rod Garratt
    Oct 6 2025
    Manuel and Rod Garratt explore CBDCs, stablecoins, and tokenized deposits—covering privacy, politics, and the future of payments from Rod’s journey at the NY Fed to global digital money innovation.
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    55 mins