Podcast covering diverse trends in Bitcoin and blockchain tech, decentralization, entrepreneurship, cryptoeconomics and liberty. Author note: All authors, whose content is featured on Crypto Voices, are contacted beforehand for permission, regardless of copyright or license such as Creative Commons. If you are an author whose work is reproduced here and you have not heard from Crypto Voices, it's because we couldn't find a way to contact you. However, in this situation your work was already…
In this episode, Matthew and Alec sit down with Jane Khodarkovsky. She is the Founder and President of Chazak Consulting LLC, where she provides subject matter expertise at the intersection of financial crimes, human trafficking and national security. Ms. Khodarkovsky also advises on financial integrity, including anti-money laundering and sanctions compliance and other litigation and regulatory…
Matthew and Alec sit down with Ryan McBeth for an in-depth discussion on the evolving war in Ukraine, the future of drone warfare, artificial intelligence on the battlefield, and the changing balance of global military power. Ryan explains why Ukraine's recent drone campaign against Russian infrastructure represents one of the most innovative military operations in modern history, arguing that the…
Matthew sits down with James Pierog, founder of Glimpse, to discuss the launch of a new Bitcoin-native prediction market focused on forecasting Bitcoin prices and financial markets. James explains how prediction markets evolved from academic scoring-rule research into modern platforms and why he believes current prediction markets often prioritize entertainment over economically meaningful…
In this episode, Matthew sits down with Plan C for a deep dive into the evolution of Bitcoin power law modeling and why many commonly used assumptions may be flawed. The conversation centers on a critical distinction between calendar time vs protocol time, showing how Bitcoin’s early block production delays still distort traditional models today. The discussion expands into quantile regression vs…
In this episode, Matthew sits down with Giovanni Santostasi to explore one of the most rigorous frameworks for understanding Bitcoin: the power law and log-periodic behavior of price cycles. The conversation begins with the launch of the Scientific Bitcoin Institute, aimed at bringing academic rigor to Bitcoin research across physics, economics, and data science. Giovanni then explains his…
In this episode, Matthew and Alec are joined by Omid Malekan to speak about rising geopolitical tensions involving Iran, and how global instability may accelerate Bitcoin and crypto adoption. The discussion explores internal unrest in Iran, including protests driven by hyperinflation, economic collapse, and regime instability, alongside the uncertainty surrounding potential geopolitical…
Bitcoin mining, state adoption, stablecoins, and geopolitical competition take center stage in this wide-ranging discussion with Jake Langenkamp. Jake Langenkamp is the founder and CEO of Bridger, a Bitcoin mining company working to partner with international utilities to monetize wasted energy. Prior to Bridger, Jake spent about two decades in the U.S. military and working for the Department of…
This episode of Crypto Voices features Stephen Perrenod, a veteran technologist, author, and public speaker with decades of experience at the intersection of advanced computing, science, and enterprise strategy. With a background spanning cloud computing, high-performance computing, AI, and data-intensive systems, Stephen brings a rare mix of technical depth and market insight shaped by leadership…
This episode features former British and Ukrainian military serviceman Shaun Pinner, who recounts his experience fighting in Mariupol during the initial Russian invasion and surviving months of brutal captivity. Shaun describes the intense seven-week battle that preceded his capture, the torture he endured, and the propaganda mechanisms used by Russian state media to portray him as a mercenary and…
This episode of Crypto Voices is all about the hard truths of digital asset security and why the industry still isn’t ready for what’s coming. David Schwed, former CISO at Robinhood and now COO at SVRN, unpacks the real-world gaps in crypto infrastructure, the illusion of safety in enterprise setups, and why physical attacks may be a bigger deal than the headlines suggest.Crypto Voices: Episode…