Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel interviews cryptocurrency expert Amber Baldet, co-founder of Clovyr and on the board of the Zcash foundation. Nilay and Amber discuss where cryptocurrencies on the blockchain are going, the potential of Facebook's Libra project, and how the blockchain can revive our trust in putting our data online.
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Apr 21
The Vergecast Vergecast, 2026 edition
We get a lot of questions about how we make The Vergecast. And why we make The Vergecast. And how we make money, and journalism, and everything. So every once in a while, we try to answer those questions! In this episode, David and Nilay are joined by The Verge's publisher, Helen ... Show More
1h 24m
Apr 20
Apple’s got a new CEO: The Vergecast Livestream
For the first time in 15 years, Apple is getting a new CEO. Tim Cook is stepping down, and John Ternus is taking the biggest job at one of the biggest companies in the world. News this big can only mean one thing: emergency Vergecast! Nilay and David broke down the news, their im ... Show More
40m 8s
Apr 17
The 'AI is inevitable' trap
The AI vibes continue to find all-time lows. David and Nilay open the show by talking through the absurd Allbirds pivot to AI, the attacks on Sam Altman, and the increasing divide between what AI companies say is inevitable and what people actually want. Then, the Hype Desk crew ... Show More
1h 32m
Jun 2022
THE HASH: Binance, Kraken Stick to Hiring Plans, Bill Gates Says NFTs Are ‘Based on Greater Fool’ Theory
The most valuable crypto stories for Wednesday, June 15, 2022.
"The Hash" team discusses today's top stories: Binance, Kraken and Nexo are among the crypto firms sticking to their hiring plans despite a market downturn, Bill Gates slams non-fungible tokens (NFT) while Kevin O'Le ... Show More
26m 20s
Jun 2022
THE HASH: Moments Away - Ethereum’s Testnet to Transition to Proof-of-Stake, and Citibank Says Market Volatility Has Spooked User Adoption
The most valuable crypto stories for Wednesday, June 8, 2022.
"The Hash" team discusses today's top stories, including Ethereum's Ropsten testnet moving to proof-of-stake, Solana's $100 million fund for South Korean crypto projects and Citibank's report on crypto user adoption.
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18m 3s
Sep 2022
MONEY REIMAGINED: How Should a Blockchain Project Build in the Midst of this Crypto Winter?
This episode is sponsored by Circle and NEAR.
In the attempt to contain the inflationary outbreak in the U.S. economy, the Federal Reserve’s monetary tightening by hiking interest rates will continue for some time. Recently, the U.S. central bank’s chair, Jerome Powell, made it c ... Show More
36m 11s
Jul 2022
BREAKDOWN: After Bitcoin Maximalism
A Twitter debate sparks much reflection.
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, Chainalysis and FTX US.
On this week’s “Long Reads Sunday,” NLW reads and reflects on Nic Carter’s “Setting the Record Straight.”
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21m 26s
Jan 2019
Tom Shaughnessy, 51percent Founder: Crypto Research in the Wild West
Tom Shaughnessy is the founder of the institutional crypto research platform 51Percent. In this conversation, Shaughnessy and Anthony Pompliano discuss what equity research is, how information is gathered in crypto, and how institutions are thinking about the space.-----Join the ... Show More
47m 15s