A new category of our newsletter is this Podcast section. Want to learn more about crypto and/or get a heads up? Listen to the interesting podcast episodes mentioned below:
Cryptocast
Are you interested in the hack of Bitfinex and the arrest mentioned in the News section above? This episode will give you all the ins and outs. The U.S. authorities arrested a New York couple who are suspected of having laundered stolen Bitcoins. The coins from the much-discussed Bitfinex hack in 2016. Remarkably, the couple is not suspected of theft, but of laundering the coins. In combination with that this episode is about the new crypto-asset regulation: MiCA. What can we expect from that?
How I Built This with Guy Raz
This weeks' episode is all about the crypto exchange Coinbase and its founder. Brian Armstrong wanted to be a tech entrepreneur since he was in high school. Around 2010 he stumbles across an intriguing idea for a peer-to-peer digital currency called Bitcoin, which quickly turned into his obsession. Brian's initial prototype for a hosted Bitcoin wallet got him accepted into the prestigious Y Combinator program, and he launched Coinbase soon thereafter. Today, Coinbase is one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world.
Crypto Cowboys
Is one podcast episode not enough for you? This Dutch podcast has four episodes all about Xpose Protocol. A famous rapper, a game king, a marketing magnate with millions of followers and the Ajax director. Blend these people with threats and millions of dollars and you have a toxic mix. This is the story of Xpose Protocol: The largest crypto scam in the Netherlands.
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