Blockcast
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About this podcast
Blockcast delivers unfiltered analysis of crypto's most compelling narratives. Each week, seasoned industry insider Takatoshi Shibayama sits down with founders, CEOs, and key players shaping the blockchain landscape to dissect emerging projects, market dynamics, and institutional moves.
From trending protocols to strategic industry shifts, get an insider's take on the forces driving decentralized innovation and the decisions that matter. No fluff, no hype—just deep dives into what's really happening in crypto.
Episodes
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- Licensed to Shill: There Is No Tokenized Finance Without Tokenized Liquidity | Emma Pecenicic, Fidelity International · 39 min · Episode 94Emma Pecenicic leads digital assets at Fidelity International, where she oversees crypto ETP distribution and the firm’s tokenization work. In this episode, she argues that…
- Licensed to Shill: Tokenised Stocks, Stonks and the Case for Self-Custody | Alvin Kan, Bitget Wallet and Renna Ba, Morph · 35 min · Season 1 Episode 93Alvin Kan of Bitget Wallet and Renna Ba of Morph join the show during TOKEN2049 week to talk through the boom in tokenised stocks. Their argument is that tokenised equities have…
- Licensed to Shill: Taiwan's Banks and AI Hardware Makers Could Fuel Asia's Largest Stablecoin Corridor | Justin Wang, Capital Layer · 35 min · Season 1 Episode 92Justin Wang, CEO of Capital Layer, a Taiwan-based stablecoin infrastructure provider helping banks integrate stablecoin rails into their existing systems, joins the show this…
- Licensed to Shill: Ethereum's Staking Yield Cut Won't Fix What's Actually Broken | Blockcast 91 · 27 min · Season 1 Episode 91Hosted by Takatoshi Shibayama of Ledger with co-host Lisa J. Tan of Economics Design, joined this week by Timothy Han of Blockhead, this episode of Licensed to Shill breaks down…
- Licensed to Shill: Retail Barely Touches Stablecoins – Treasury and Remittance Are the Real Adoption (Jeannie Lim, Xweave) | Blockcast 90 · 47 min · Season 1 Episode 90Jeannie Lim, co-founder and head of growth at stablecoin payments startup Xweave, argues that stablecoin adoption is not happening where most of the industry looks for it. Retail…
- Licensed to Shill: The Future of DeFi – Tokenized Yield & Institutional Integration (Ben Nadareski, Solstice) | Blockcast 89 · 33 min · Season 1 Episode 89Stablecoins were phase one. Tokenized RWAs were phase two. Ben Nadareski, CEO and founder of Solstice, joins Taka and Lisa to make the case for phase three: tokenized yield –…
- Licensed to Shill: Banks Aren't Here for Blockchain — Their Infrastructure Is Just Broken (Jeff Ko, CoinEx) | Blockcast 88 · 39 min · Season 1 Episode 88CoinEx's Jeff Ko joins the Licensed to Shill panel to discuss the current state of crypto, institutional adoption, cybersecurity, and infrastructural challenges. THe panel shares…
- Licensed to Shill: The Future of Crypto Payments & Settlement Layers (Colin Goltra, Morph) | Blockcast 87 · 39 min · Season 1 Episode 87Colin Goltra, CEO of Morph, joins hosts Takatoshi Shibayama and Lisa JY Tan, alongside co-host Nikhil Joshi (CEO, Emurgo), to discuss agentic commerce, stablecoin payment…
- Licensed to Shill: Designing Decentralization: Governance, Power, and the Validator Problem (Tanisha Katara) | Blockcast 86 · 36 min · Season 1 Episode 86This episode digs into what actually happens after a protocol says it’s “decentralized.” Not the whitepaper version. The operational version. Tanisha Katara joins Taka, Lisa J.Y…
- Licensed to Shill: How Energy and Geopolitics Are Unintentionally Building a Bitcoin-Driven World (Lara Eggimann & Jeff Gorman, Bitcoin Arabia) | Blockcast 85 · 57 min · Season 1 Episode 85The Middle East is poised to become a pivotal hub in the global cryptocurrency ecosystem. Countries within the region are increasingly recognizing the strategic importance of…
- Licensed to Shill: What's in Store for 2026 – Stablecoins, the Future of DeFi.. and a Return of NFTs? | Blockcast 84 · 1 h 23 min · Season 1 Episode 84Licensed to Shill opens 2026 with a forward-looking conversation on the forces shaping the next phase of digital assets. Takatoshi Shibayama (Head of APAC, Ledger), Nikhil Joshi…
- Jito Foundation's Marc Liew on Why Institutions Are Turning to Solana | Blockcast 83 · 37 min · Season 1 Episode 83In this episode of Blockcast, Takatoshi Shibayama interviews Marc Liu, the head of APAC for Jito Foundation. They discuss Mark's career journey from working at Ripple to his…
- Decentralization and Privacy: Insights from TEN Protocol's Cais Manai | Blockcast 82 · 37 min · Season 1 Episode 82In this episode of Blockcast, host Takatoshi Shibayama sits down with Cais Manai, co-founder of TEN Protocol, to delve into the intricacies of blockchain privacy and…
- Licensed to Shill: Why Central Asia; Why Now? ft. Anthony Howe (GFTN) | Blockcast 81 · 43 min · Season 1 Episode 81The Licensed to Shill panel dives into the dynamic world of Central Asia, a region rapidly emerging as a pivotal hub for trade and innovation. Anthony Howe from the Global…
- Kaia's Path to Mass Adoption: Blockchain in Everyday Apps | Blockcast 80 · 40 min · Season 1 Episode 80Takatoshi Shibayama hosts Dr Sangmin "Sam" Seo and John Cho from the Kaia DLT Foundation. They discuss the merger of Kakao and Line to create the Kaia blockchain, the integration…
- Licensed to Shill VII: Token Listings, Market Makers, and Regulation, Featuring Gracie Lin (CEO, OKX Singapore) | Blockcast 79 · 39 min · Season 1 Episode 79This episode of Blockcast's Licensed to Shill features Gracie Lin, OKX Singapore CEO, alongside usual panelists Nikhil Joshi, Lisa JY Tan and host Takatoshi Shibayama, who…
- Jeff Feng Talks Sei Network's Vision for the Future of Trading | Blockcast 78 · 32 min · Season 1 Episode 78In this episode of Blockcast, host Takatoshi Shibayama meets Jeff Feng, co-founder of Sei Labs, who was in town for Token 2049, to discuss the evolving landscape of…
- Trends, Tokenization & Treasuries: Cardano's Frederik Gregaard Talks Enterprise Adoption | Blockcast 77 · 39 min · Season 1 Episode 77In town for Token2049, Fredrick Gregaard, CEO of the Cardano Foundation, joined host Takatoshi Shibayama in the studio to discuss the evolution of the crypto space, highlighting…
- Bridging TradFi & Crypto: Reap's Daren Guo on Stablecoin Innovation | Blockcast 76 · 31 min · Season 1 Episode 76In this episode of Blockcast, Takatoshi Shibayama interviews Daren Guo, co-founder of Reap, a company pioneering stablecoin infrastructure for modern finance. Daren shares his…
- Licensed to Shill VI: Decentralization Dilemma - Why Security is Key to Crypto's Future | Blockcast 75 · 32 min · Season 1 Episode 75In this episode, the Licensed to Shill panel is joined by Blockhead's DeFi writer, Jon Liu, to discuss the infamous Blockchain Trilemma – the challenge of balancing…
