Blockchain Explained

Blockchain Explained

Wilson Center

Episodes 19
Avg. Duration 24m
Activity Sporadic
Since Jun 2023
Latest Episode Mar 2025

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Every 2 Months
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About This Podcast

Welcome to Blockchain. Explain the podcast about opportunities, challenges and trends in blockchain technology. Whether you're a beginner or an expert, a developer, or just crypto curious, this podcast is for you. It features industry leaders and government officials discussing the world of distributed ledgers, cryptocurrencies and the metaverse. And now here are your hosts, Alan Rechtschaffen and Kelly Wicker.

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Recent Episodes

Understanding the New Executive Order on Cryptocurrency and Financial Innovation

Mar 27, 2025 25m

Within 72 hours of returning to the White House, President Donald Trump issued a landmark Executive Order aimed at reshaping US cryptocurrency policy and positioning America as a global leader in…

AI and Blockchain Drive Security and Efficiency

Feb 10, 2025 20m

Join our co-hosts for a conversation with Michael Greenwald, AWS Global Head of Financial Innovation and Digital Assets, and Paul Grewal, Chief Legal Officer of Coinbase Global, to talk about the…

The Year for Crypto

Jan 13, 2025 14m

Join co-hosts Alan Rechtschaffen and Kellee Wicker for a wrap-up of 2024 and a brief review of what's ahead in 2025, in an episode recorded just before the close of 2024. Hear more about our take on…

Forecasting American Crypto Policy in 2025

Nov 25, 2024 25m

Join our co-hosts for a conversation with Chris Giancarlo, former chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and reported candidate for "crypto czar" in the incoming Trump…

Blockchain and Bad Actors

Oct 17, 2024 21m

Join our co-hosts for a conversation with Daniel Goldsmith, CEO of Heights Labs, on how forensic analytic labs like his help law enforcement at the federal, state, and local levels crack down on…

Evolving and Experimenting with New Financial Instruments

Jul 25, 2024 29m

Join our co-hosts for a conversation with Kyle Hauptman, Vice Chairman of the National Credit Union Administration, on how blockchain and crypto represent an opportunity for financial institutions.…

Handing Control to Creatives

Jun 20, 2024 23m

Join us to hear from Ross Venokur, an artist, director, blockchain innovator, and the Chief Creative Officer of Driver Studios. Ross talks about his work to harness blockchain technology and NFTs to…

Bringing Cultural Institutions into the Digital Future

Apr 18, 2024 24m

Our co-hosts are joined by Chris Cummings, Founder and CEO of Iconic Moments, to talk about how he uses blockchain and NFTs to help museums and cultural institutions reach more people in the digital…

Peaks and Policy: A Current Events Chat

Mar 14, 2024 12m

Co-hosts Kellee Wicker and Alan Rechtschaffen briefly discuss current events in blockchain, including the recent Bitcoin ETF and Ethereum's latest upgrades, and how they're affecting the conversation…

Moving into Prime Time

Feb 21, 2024 30m

Join our co-host for a wide-ranging conversation with Jared Ronis, digital assets analyst and advisor for SeedAI. In this episode, Jared talks about the power of using blockchain for verification,…

AI Meets Blockchain

Jan 18, 2024 21m

Join our co-hosts for a conversation with Amazon Web Services’ Global Head for Financial Innovation and Digital Assets, Michael Greenwald. In this episode, AI Meets Blockchain, Michael Greenwald…

Wrapping 2023 in Blockchain

Dec 19, 2023 17m

Join Blockchain Explained co-hosts Alan Rechtschaffen and Kellee Wicker to reflect on a big year in blockchain and consider what major themes we'll be watching in 2024.

Blockchain and Financial Services' Social Handprint

Nov 27, 2023 23m

Join our co-hosts for a conversation with Stellar Development Foundation's Lesley Chavkin and PwC's Kurt Fields on the potential for blockchain to offer solutions for increased financial inclusion…

Tackling Global Financial Inclusion

Oct 24, 2023 28m

Join our podcast co-hosts for the latest episode of Blockchain Explained: Tackling Global Financial Inclusion. The World Bank's Harish Natarajan shares his perspective on the obstacles in dissolving…

The Ripple Effect

Aug 28, 2023 36m

In part of an ongoing struggle to determine how cryptocurrency fits into existing financial structures, a federal judge issued a July 2023 judgment around whether XRP, the native crypto token for…

Legislating for an Innovative Financial Future

Aug 07, 2023 29m

The future of U.S. decentralized finance, one of blockchain's key use cases, in many ways depends on how Congress decides to act. Hear from Senator Cynthia Lummis, a co-founder of the Digital Asset…

Barbie & Blockchain

Aug 03, 2023 36m

Join Alan Rechtschaffen, Chair of Wilson’s Digital Assets Lab & Forum, and Jordan Walbesser, Director of Legal & Business Affairs at Mattel, as they discuss the evolution of blockchain…

Blockchain Basics with Laura Shin

Jul 17, 2023 35m

This episode, hear from Laura Shin, journalist, podcaster, and author of The Cryptopians: Idealism, Greed, Lies, and the Making of the First Big Cryptocurrency Craze. She joins the podcast to talk…

Welcome to Blockchain Explained

Jun 26, 2023 9m

Meet your co-hosts for Blockchain Explained, Alan Rechtschaffen and Kellee Wicker! Hear more from Alan and Kellee about the podcast's mission to educate a wide audience about the opportunities and…

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