High Stakes with Alex Nwaka | Blockchain, Crypto, and Web3

Alex Nwaka

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Since Jun 2024

Latest Episode Feb 2026

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About This Podcast

Welcome to High Stakes, the podcast for institutional investors, Web3 founders, SaaS leaders, and anyone serious about the future of technology. Hosted by Validation Cloud CSO Alex Nwaka, we go beyond the hype to explore the real-world adoption of blockchain and AI in enterprise environments.

Each episode features unfiltered conversations with operators, investors, and technologists driving change at the frontier. Get direct insight into what’s working (and what’s not) in blockchain infrastructure, from Layer-2 rollups and blockchain interoperability to AI-powered SaaS and zero-knowledge proofs. Discover how legacy systems are adapting to decentralized tech, where asset tokenization is creating new markets, and how autonomous AI agents are reshaping workflows.

If you’re tired of trend-chasing and want strategic clarity around risk, regulation, and returns in Web3 and AI, this is your edge.

🎙 Smart, practical, and always human.
🎧 Listen in and stay ahead of the mainstream noise. New episodes every Tuesday on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.

Learn more here: https://sholink.to/validationcloudio

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Recent Episodes

Blockchain's BIGGEST Bottleneck (What The Market Is Getting Wrong) | High Stakes Ep. 25

Feb 17, 2026 46m

What would it take to move $100 trillion in assets onto blockchain rails?In this episode of High Stakes with Alex Nwaka, Dan Doney, Managing Director at DTCC Digital Assets, breaks down the real…

Building Blockchain for Global Finance | High Stakes Ep. 24

Jan 13, 2026 35m Transcript

What’s holding back real institutional adoption of blockchain? Yuval Rooz, CEO of Digital Asset, joins High Stakes to reveal what institutions really need before moving serious volume on-chain. From…

Ethereum: The Future of Financial Infrastructure | High Stakes Ep. 23

Dec 16, 2025 42m

What if Ethereum is closer to replacing Wall Street infrastructure than anyone realizes?In this episode of High Stakes, host Alex Nwaka sits down with Vivek Raman, CEO of Etherealize, to explore the…

AI Underwriting Meets Blockchain: The Compliance Challenge | High Stakes Ep. 22

Dec 02, 2025 37m Transcript

What if blockchain, not AI, is the biggest disruption in finance?In this episode of High Stakes, host Alex Nwaka sits down with Michael Tannenbaum, CEO of Figure, to explore how blockchain is…

S2E21 Ex-Goldman Engineer Built a $1B Startup | High Stakes Ep. 21

Nov 18, 2025 45m Transcript

What if the metaverse was never dead, just misunderstood?Season 2 of High Stakes kicks off with Paul Thomas, CEO of Somnia, in a wide-ranging conversation with host Alex Nwaka about what it really…

What Happens When Fintech Meets AI? | High Stakes Ep. 20

Aug 26, 2025 47m

On this episode of High Stakes, host Alex Nwaka is joined by Lex Sokolin, co-founder of Generative Ventures, for an unfiltered conversation on how AI and blockchain are reshaping economic systems.…

How Blockchain Lending Will Drive Stablecoin Adoption | High Stakes Ep. 19

Aug 19, 2025 40m

How Blockchain Lending Will Drive Stablecoin AdoptionIn this episode of High Stakes, host Alex Nwaka sits down with Sidney Powell, CEO of Maple Finance, to explore how blockchain lending is shaping…

How Decentralization Is Reshaping The World | High Stakes Ep. 18

Aug 12, 2025 50m Transcript

How Decentralization Is Reshaping the WorldIn this episode of High Stakes, host Alex Nwaka sits down with Yinal Ozkan, Principal Solutions Architect at Amazon Web Services, to unpack how…

Behind the Rise of Ethereum’s Most Strategic Infrastructure Bet | High Stakes Ep. 17

Aug 05, 2025 36m

Behind the Rise of Ethereum’s Most Strategic Infrastructure Bet In this episode of High Stakes, host Alex Nwaka is joined by Alon Muroch, CEO and co-founder of SSV Labs, to explore how Ethereum’s…

From Deloitte to Betting Big on Blockchain: Inside Eric Piscini Playbook | High Stakes Ep. 16

Jul 29, 2025 47m

In this episode, Alex is joined by Eric Piscini, the CEO of Hashgraph. Eric brings decades of enterprise innovation experience, from launching Deloitte’s blockchain practice to leading AI strategy at…

Inside Mezo: The Future of Bitcoin | High Stakes Ep. 15

Jul 22, 2025 43m Transcript

In this episode of High Stakes, Alex sits down with Brian Mahoney, VP of Business Development at Thesis and Founding Team Member at Mezo, to explore the next evolution of Bitcoin. From Bitcoin…

The Future of AI, Blockchain, and Regulation with Morgan McKenney | High Stakes Ep. 14

Jun 12, 2025 47m

Alex Nwaka sits down with Morgan McKenney, former CEO of Provenance Blockchain Foundation, longtime Citi executive, and tech-led global operator, to discuss the convergence of blockchain and AI and…

Crypto is Macro Now: Bitcoin, Stablecoins, and Global Shifts with Noelle Acheson | High Stakes Ep. 13

May 22, 2025 42m

Alex Nwaka sits down with Noelle Acheson, crypto-macro analyst and author of Crypto is Macro Now, for a conversation on the intersection of crypto and macroeconomics. With a career spanning…

DTCC: Tokenization, Institutional DeFi, and AI with Dan Doney | High Stakes Ep. 12

Apr 29, 2025 36m

Alex Nwaka sits with Dan Doney, Managing Director and CTO at DTCC Digital Assets, for a rare and in-depth conversation. With a career spanning the U.S. Navy, the Defense Intelligence Agency, founding…

Obol: Distributed Validators, Ethereum Staking, and Institutional Adoption with Toma Heremans | High Stakes Ep. 11

Apr 11, 2025 38m

Alex sits down with Toma Heremans, CEO of Obol Association, to explore how distributed validators (DVs) are redefining staking infrastructure, the future of Ethereum resilience, and why institutional…

dYdX: Perpetuals, Appchains, and AI with Charles d'Haussy | High Stakes Ep. 10

Feb 19, 2025 47m

Alex sits down with Charles d’Haussy, CEO of the dYdX Foundation, to discuss appchains, the power of perpetuals, decentralized versus centralized exchanges, and how AI-driven strategies are shaping…

Chaos Labs: AI, Risk, and the Future of On-Chain Finance with Omer Goldberg | High Stakes Ep. 9

Feb 04, 2025 39m

Omer Goldberg, CEO of Chaos Labs, joins Alex Nwaka to discuss on-chain finance, AI-driven risk management, and institutional adoption of blockchain technology. Omer shares his journey from Facebook…

Stellar: Blockchain Evolution & Financial Inclusion with Denelle Dixon | High Stakes Ep. 8

Jan 16, 2025 46m

Alex sits down with Denelle Dixon, the CEO of Stellar Development Foundation, to discuss her career journey, the mission of Stellar, and the future of blockchain technology. Denelle shares how she…

Agora Finance: Stablecoin Markets and Adoption with Nick van Eck | High Stakes Ep. 7

Dec 19, 2024 42m

Alex sits down with Nick van Eck, CEO and Co-Founder of Agora Finance, to discuss the potential of stablecoins and the future of financial services. In this episode, Nick shares his journey from…

Escape Velocity (EV3): DePIN Use Cases, Markets, and Progress with Salvador Gala | High Stakes Ep. 6

Nov 21, 2024 46m

Alex Nwaka sits down with Salvador Gala, Co-Founder of Escape Velocity (EV3), to discuss Sal’s journey from traditional finance at Goldman Sachs and Ribbit Capital to building a leading Web3 venture…

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