Techquitable

Techquitable

Decentralization Research Center

Episodes 22
Avg. Duration 36m
Activity Declining
Since Jan 2024
Latest Episode Oct 2025

Publishing Details

Schedule
Monthly
Format
Episodic
Hosting
anchor.fm

About This Podcast

Welcome to the Techquitable podcast, your audio guide through the complex landscape of emerging technologies and equitable ownership. Hosted by Connor Spelliscy and Tony Douglas Jr. of the Decentralization Research Center, this podcast will host a diverse array of voices — from researchers and policy makers to forward-thinking entrepreneurs and industry leaders — to keep you informed on the latest findings and research surrounding decentralization, governance and emerging technologies.

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Recent Episodes

The attention economy and online governance, with Nathan Schneider

Oct 21, 2025 50m

Nathan Schneider (@ntnsndr), professor of media studies at the University of Colorado Boulder and director of the Media Economies Design Lab, joined the Decentralization Research Center's podcast to…

The importance of control criteria in crypto legislation with Gabriel Shapiro

Sep 06, 2025 30m

Gabriel Shapiro, a crypto lawyer and founder of MetaLeX, joins the Decentralization Research Center’s Connor Spelliscy to discuss market structure legislation, limiting principles for Howey,…

Rules for the next generation of financial infrastructure, with Jane Khodarkovsky and Nikhil Raghuveera

Jul 01, 2025 37m

Jane Khodarkovsky, a former federal prosecutor who is now a partner at Arktouros, and Nikhil Raghuveera, co-founder and CEO of Predicate, join the Decentralization Research Center’s Tony Douglas to…

Crypto education in Washington, with George Leonardo

Jun 17, 2025 12m

How does bipartisan education occur in Washington? Where can it be improved? George Leonardo (@CapHillCrypto) of Cap Hill Crypto joins the Techquitable podcast to discuss what he's seeing on the…

Decentralization under MiCA, with Jonathan Galea

May 27, 2025 29m

Jonathan Galea (@ImpermanentGain), counsel at Cahill, Gordon, & Reindel LLP, joins Connor Spelliscy (@c_spelliscy) to break down the evolving definition of decentralization under MiCA and the…

The control test for decentralization, with Sarah Brennan and Miles Jennings

May 01, 2025 37m

Miles Jennings of a16z (@milesjennings) and Sarah Brennan of Delphi Ventures (@SH_Brennan) join Connor Spelliscy to discuss the critical control test for decentralization, which has been mentioned in…

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce on decentralization, Crypto Task Force and ongoing rulemaking

Apr 15, 2025 25m

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce spoke with us at the Decentralized Tech Summit to share her thoughts on how decentralization should impact securities regulation, her work leading the SEC's Crypto Task…

How decentralized governance has evolved, with Dr. Michael Abramowicz

Mar 11, 2025 40m

The author of “The Very Brief History of Decentralized Blockchain Governance”, Dr. Abramowicz, joined the Techquitable podcast to discuss how governance over decentralized blockchain communities has…

The past, present and future of blockchain governance, with Primavera De Filippi, Wessel Reijers and Morshed Mannan

Feb 11, 2025 50m

The authors of recently published “Blockchain Governance”  joined the Techquitable podcast to discuss how governance over blockchain communities is formed. It was a pleasure to learn about their…

Andy Hall of Stanford on the future of decentralization, democracy and emerging tech.

Jan 13, 2025 53m

@ahall_research is the Davies Family Professor of Political Economy at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution.  Andy has also advised major tech…

America's lagging crypto policy with Sheila Warren of the Crypto Council for Innovation

Dec 02, 2024 38m

@sheila_warren is the CEO of the Crypto Council for Innovation, a premier global alliance for advancing the promise of digital assets through research, education and advocacy. In 2023, Sheila was…

Self-sovereignty, security and decentralization: Research discussion with Dr. Kelsie Nabben

Oct 14, 2024 42m

Dr. Kelsie Nabben (@kelsiemvn) is an ethnographic researcher specializing in the social impacts of emerging technologies, particularly decentralized digital infrastructure (including blockchains,…

Paul Brigner: The centralized internet is a mistake we can’t afford to make again

Sep 09, 2024 46m

Paul Brigner leads the Coinbase Institute and is the founder of the PGP* (Pretty Good Policy) for Crypto group. He joined us on the Techquitable podcast to discuss what he’s hearing in Washington,…

The evolution of blockchain policy in the U.S., with Kyle Bligen, Director of Financial Policy at the Chamber of Progress

Aug 12, 2024 46m

Kyle Bligen, Director of Financial Policy at the Chamber of Progress joins the Techquitable podcast to discuss what he’s hearing in Washington on legislation affecting blockchain technology,…

The future of constitutions and blockchains with Professor Eric Alston

Jul 09, 2024 27m

What impact will the future of blockchains have on constitutions and institutions? DRC Executive Director Connor Spelliscy spoke with DRC Fellow Professor Eric Alston on the Techquitable podcast to…

How Congressman Wiley Nickel is promoting openness and accessibility for emerging tech

Jun 10, 2024 24m

Congressman Wiley Nickel (@RepWileyNickel) is currently serving his first term in Congress as the U.S. Representative of the 13th District of North Carolina which includes Wake, Wayne, Johnston and…

Participation in a decentralized world? Nathan Schneider adds perspective

May 12, 2024 39m

Nathan Schneider (@ntnsndr), joins the podcast to discuss the need for accountable centralized structures in decentralized participation and the importance of designing governable spaces.  9:12 -…

Can we combine securities law with decentralization? SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce weighs in

Apr 08, 2024 30m

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce shares her perspective on innovation, securities law and blockchain technology, and whether the three can co-exist. Show highlights: 0:00 - Intro 4:57 - How should…

Fellow Spotlight: Shrey Jain of Microsoft

Mar 25, 2024 15m

Shrey Jain is a Research Fellow at the Decentralization Research Center and Technical Program Manager at Microsoft and Co-Founder of the Plural Technology Collaboratory at Microsoft Research. In this…

Is decentralized tech worth the risk? Ari Juels answers

Mar 11, 2024 46m

Ari Juels is the Weill Family Foundation and Joan and Sanford I. Weill Professor in the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute at Cornell Tech and the Technion and a Computer Science faculty member…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does Techquitable have?

Techquitable has published 22 episodes since January 2024, covering topics in Technology.

Is Techquitable still active?

Techquitable is currently declining with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 36m.

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