Elisha Owusu Akyaw News
24.11 / 14:32
Blockchain
ETF
regulation
Bitcoin Regulation
Podcast
Hashing It Out
spot bitcoin ETFs
Hashing It Out: A conversation about spot Bitcoin ETFs and decentralized ETFs
As expectations grow that a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) will be approved in the United States, it remains one of the hottest topics heading into 2024. In Episode 38 of Cointelegraph’s Hashing It Out, Elisha Owusu Akyaw talks to Joel Kuck, CEO of Decentralized ETF (D-ETF), about how ETFs work, the potential impact of spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs on the cryptocurrency industry and the idea of decentralized ETFs.
16.11 / 13:49
Adoption
Payments
Web3
banking
Podcast
Hashing It Out
Hashing It Out: How Web3 is causing an evolution of traditional finance
As decentralized finance grows in popularity, many wonder what the future holds for traditional finance (TradFi). In episode 37 of Cointelegraph’s Hashing It Out podcast, Elisha Owusu Akyaw talks to Sarah Clark, the CEO of E-Gates, about how TradFi plans to compete and collaborate with the Web3 space and what that means for global payments moving forward. The episode also highlights issues around Web3 payments, such as regulatory compliance, fraud prevention and customer trust.
09.11 / 18:57
Ethereum
Adoption
layer2
Podcast
Hashing It Out
Are high fees killing some types of DApps? Cartesi explains on Hashing It Out
As the race between Ethereum layer-2 networks heats up, users are left with questions about each network’s unique nature, use cases and plan for attracting more users to Web3. In Episode 36 of Hashing It Out, Elisha Owusu Akyaw (GhCryptoGuy) discusses app-specific rollup protocols with Cartesi co-founders Colin Steil and Erick de Moura.
02.11 / 12:51
NFT
defi
regulation
Real Estate
Assets
Digital Asset
Podcast
Hashing It Out: Roofstock onChain vice president explains how Web3 and real estate interact
The tokenization of real-world assets has been tipped as a major use case of blockchain technology that could drive Web3 adoption. In episode 35 of Cointelegraph’s Hashing It Out podcast, host Elisha Owusu Akyaw interviews Sanjay Raghavan, vice president of Web3 Initiatives at Roofstock onChain, about tokenized real estate on the blockchain and how digital real estate investing interacts with the nonfungible tokens market and the decentralized finance landscape. Raghavan also talks about fractional nonfungible tokens (NFTs), regulations and the risks related to Web3 real estate platforms.
21.09 / 15:03
Blockchain
CBDC
Adoption
Africa
Podcast
Hashing It Out
Hashing It Out: What happens when crypto meets fintech in Africa?
Ahead of the Africa Money and DeFi Summit, Hashing It Out host Elisha Owusu Akyaw (GhCryptoGuy) spoke with Andrew Fassnidge, founder of Africa Tech Summit, and Enoch Antwi, CEO of Dnar — a finance application that has decided to rebuild and reenter the Ghanaian market this quarter. The conversation covered the intersection between cryptocurrency developments on the African continent and the financial technology sector. Fassnidge shared his experience from the perspective of an investor and conference organizer who has seen the genesis of multiple unicorns on the content, and Antwi offered his thoughts from the perspective of a founder in both sectors.
14.09 / 16:55
Blockchain
Adoption
WhatsApp
Podcast
Messaging App
Hashing It Out
Hashing It Out: MobileCoin CEO says crypto must make space for more women
On Episode 30 of Hashing It Out, Elisha Owusu Akyaw speaks with Sara Drakeley, CEO of MobileCoin, a company enabling cryptocurrency payments through instant messaging applications such as Signal. Drakeley talks about going from working on animated films like Frozen and Moana at Disney to entering the cryptocurrency space. She also shares her experience as a mother in crypto and explains what is happening at MobileCoin.
08.09 / 12:47
Adoption
Trading
coinbase
Podcast
Hashing It Out
Crypto users
Coinbase Advanced’s Moheeth Alvi sees pro traders as next wave of crypto users
Moheeth Alvi, group product manager at Coinbase Advanced, joins Cointelegraph’s Hashing It Out podcast with host Elisha Owusu Akyaw for an in-depth discussion about pro traders in the cryptocurrency space.
16.06 / 02:49
Blockchain
Africa
How blockchain technology makes it easier for Africans to upskill
The latest episode of Cointelegraph’s Hashing It Out podcast delves into how blockchain technology is changing how young Africans interact with each other. Joining host Elisha Owusu Akyaw for the conversation is Eric Annan, the CEO of Aya, a platform that uses blockchain technology to provide training and connect Africans to the job market.
01.06 / 12:31
Dogecoin
Adoption
Altcoin
Shiba Inu
memecoin
analyst
Memecoins the next catalyst for crypto adoption — DappRadar analyst
In episode 22 of Hashing It Out with Cointelegraph’s Elisha Owusu Akyaw, Sara Gherghelas, blockchain research analyst at DappRadar — a cryptocurrency data tracking platform — discusses the recent hype around memecoins, while looking at on-chain data. Gherghelas also provides insights on how other sectors, such as nonfungible tokens (NFTs), are faring as memecoins take off.
19.05 / 13:23
Adoption
Conference
Podcast
Bitcoin
BRC
Bitcoin maximalism cool in 2023? Joe Hall shares his thoughts
In this episode of Hashing It Out, recorded on the eve of Bitcoin 2023 in Miami, Cointelegraph’s Elisha Owusu Akyaw spoke to Cointelegraph journalist Joe Hall about what it means to be a Bitcoin (BTC) supporter and the current state of the Bitcoin network. The discussion ranged from Bitcoin maximalism and living on the Bitcoin standard, to Bitcoin Ordinals, BRC-20 tokens and the BTC price.
11.05 / 12:33
Blockchain
Ethereum
Adoption
wallet
interview
Podcast
Account abstraction could bring the next billion users to Ethereum: Ambire CEO
In episode 19 of Cointelegraph’s Hashing It Out podcast, Elisha Owusu Akyaw talks to Ivo Georgiev, CEO of Ethereum smart contract wallet Ambire. Georgiev explained account abstraction and how wallets can bring more people to the network.
04.05 / 12:47
Blockchain
Ethereum
Adoption
Investments
Mainstream
Staking
DeFi exec breaks down what it takes to attract institutions to staking
In episode 18 of Cointelegraph’s Hashing It Out podcast, Elisha Owusu Akyaw sits down with Matt Leisinger, chief product officer at Alluvial — a software development company supporting the implementation of the Liquid Collective protocol — to explore the world of crypto staking and its potential to attract institutional investors. Leisinger explains the Liquid Collective and shares his thoughts on the future of Ether (ETH) staking after the Shanghai upgrade.
27.04 / 14:29
Ethereum
Adoption
solana
Multichain
Phantom Wallet CEO explains why wallets must move to be multichain
Wallets have always been a key topic in the cryptocurrency industry because of their essential role in adoption. As the crypto world evolves and enters the multichain phase, wallets may need to operate differently. In Episode 16 of Hashing It Out, Phantom Wallet CEO Brandon Millman joins Elisha Owusu Akyaw to discuss how wallets are adapting to the cryptocurrency space’s multichain nature. Millman also shares his thoughts on airdrops for wallet applications, regulations and what a multichain landscape means for adoption.
20.04 / 12:53
business
Blockchain
Adoption
Payments
regulation
Bitcoin Payments
Fireblocks VP: Big names won’t go back after discovering crypto payments’ potential
Hashing It Out Episode 16 explores one of the most popular use cases for cryptocurrencies: payments. Elisha Owusu Akyaw is joined by Ran Goldi, vice president of payments at Fireblocks, to explore the rapidly evolving world of crypto and payments, the steps necessary for adoption, the role of stablecoins, and the hurdles — such as the collapse of crypto-friendly banks in the United States.
13.04 / 13:41
Blockchain
Ethereum
Adoption
defi
regulation
coinbase
Tokens
ERC-20 tool recovers $150M — Coinbase exec explains how
In episode 15 of Cointelegraph’s Hashing It Out podcast, Elisha Owusu Akyaw talks with Will Robinson, vice president of engineering at crypto exchange Coinbase. They discuss the exchange’s vision for the future of the cryptocurrency industry, which is tied to its new Ethereum layer-2 network, Base. Robinson provides updates on the exchange’s latest tools, including an ERC-20 recovery function, wallet as a service and more.
16.03 / 15:11
Adoption
ETF
regulation
Bitcoin Regulation
Bitcoin
valkyrie
Spot ETFs
FTX fiasco set the approval of Bitcoin spot ETFs back: Valkyrie investment chief
In episode 11 of Hashing It Out, Cointelegraph's Elisha Owusu Akyaw (GhCryptoGuy) speaks to Steven McClurg, the chief investment officer of Valkyrie Investments, about the state of Bitcoin ETFs and the way forward.
02.03 / 22:53
Blockchain
Adoption
defi
Altcoin
Celo
Celo president Rene Reinsberg explains why the protocol is optimizing for mobile
On Episode 10 of Cointelegraph’s Hashing It Out podcast, Celo president Rene Reinsberg joins Elisha Owusu Akyaw (GhCryptoGuy) to discuss the regenerative finance (ReFi) movement, which focuses on the building blocks of decentralized finance (DeFi) and the principles of regenerative economics. Reinsberg also explains how Celo intends to stay relevant in the multichain world of layer-1 blockchains and layer-2 networks.
01.03 / 23:53
NFT
Metaverse
Survey
Whale sells 1,010 NFTs in 48 hours: Nifty Newsletter, Feb. 22–28
In this week’s newsletter, read about how a whale sold 1,010 nonfungible tokens (NFTs) within 48 hours. The Blur NFT marketplace captured the space’s attention, and the manuscript that coined the term “metaverse” is being auctioned by Sotheby’s. In other news, find out users’ motivations behind their NFT purchases, and don’t forget this week’s Nifty News, featuring a Twitch streamer earning 1,000 ETH in exchange for the Golden Key NFT.
23.02 / 16:27
Ethereum
NFT
Airdrop
Opensea
Blur founder Pacman puts the NFT marketplace war into perspective
In this episode of Hashing It Out, Pacman, the founder and core contributor of the nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace Blur, joins Elisha Owusu Akyaw to discuss how Blur has captured the attention of the NFT market.
16.02 / 21:21
business
Adoption
Web3
network
Theta Network to enable collaborative machine learning with new partnership
Blockchain video delivery network Theta Labs has partnered with the artificial intelligence (AI) platform FedML to enable collaborative machine learning on content recommendation and generative AI.
09.02 / 18:57
Blockchain
Ethereum
NFT
User experience
AI to feature prominently in the crypto user experience — Nansen CEO
As the crypto industry attracts more users, developers are laser-focused on improving user experience, a major pain point for most new users. Artificial Intelligence has often been seen as a technology that could improve how people use and interact with crypto. In the latest episode of Hashing It Out, the integration of AI with crypto is discussed at length.
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