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Justin Gainsley | Coinbase - How AI and Blockchain are going to revolutionize payments.
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July 19, 2026

Justin Gainsley | Coinbase - How AI and Blockchain are going to revolutionize payments.

The Host Jan Philipp Fritsche — Strategic Director at Oak Security, a Web3 cybersecurity firm pioneering research on economic and systemic risks in decentralized systems. Co-Founder of Bermuda. https://www.linkedin.com/in/janf/ The Guest Justin Gainsley — Lead of stablecoin payment products at Coinbase, where he has spent four years building the company's payments suite for consumers, SMBs, enterprises, and payment service providers. https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-gainsley/ If you offere
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Why the CLARITY Act Is a Breakthrough - Jacob Robinson | Law of Code: Decentralization vs. Permissionlessness
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June 11, 2026

Why the CLARITY Act Is a Breakthrough - Jacob Robinson | Law of Code: Decentralization vs. Permissionlessness

This Episodes Host: Jan Philipp Fritsche — Strategic Director at Oak Security, a Web3 cybersecurity firm pioneering research on economic and systemic risks in decentralized systems. Co-Founder of Bermuda. https://www.linkedin.com/in/janf/ The guest: Jacob Robinson is a lawyer, writer, and host of the Law of Code podcast, where he explores the legal and regulatory questions shaping crypto, blockchain, and digital assets. His work focuses on making complex crypto law topics accessible through i
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European Ethereum Institute’s Marina Markezic on MiCA 2, DeFi, and Europe’s Crypto Future
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June 6, 2026

European Ethereum Institute’s Marina Markezic on MiCA 2, DeFi, and Europe’s Crypto Future

European Ethereum Institute’s Marina Markezic on MiCA 2, DeFi, and Europe’s Crypto Future The HostsJan Philipp Fritsche — Strategic Director at Oak Security, a Web3 cybersecurity firm pioneering research on economic and systemic risks in decentralized systems. Co-Founder of Bermuda. https://www.linkedin.com/in/janf/ Jón Egilsson — Former Chair of the Central Bank of Iceland; Co-founder of Monerium, the first company to issue fiat currency on-chain. https://www.linkedin.com/in/egilsson/ The Guest
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Stablecoin Intelligence, Liquidity, and Regulation
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May 11, 2026

Stablecoin Intelligence, Liquidity, and Regulation

Jan Philipp Fritsche — Strategic Director at Oak Security, a Web3 cybersecurity firm pioneering research on economic and systemic risks in decentralized systems. Co-Founder of Bermuda. https://www.linkedin.com/in/janf/ Jón Egilsson — Former Chair of the Central Bank of Iceland; Co-founder of Monerium, the first company to issue fiat currency on-chain. https://www.linkedin.com/in/egilsson/ The Guest Max Grabner — Head of Product at Range, a treasury and risk operating system for digital asset
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Aave Hack and Economics: Can Aave Compete with Traditional Banks?
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April 22, 2026

Aave Hack and Economics: Can Aave Compete with Traditional Banks?

Aave has long been one of DeFi’s flagship success stories: transparent, permissionless, and highly automated. But after a major exploit involving the KelpDAO bridge created bad debt and triggered emergency interventions, a deeper question has returned to the forefront: Can DeFi lending protocols like Aave truly compete with traditional banks — or do they simply recreate the same risks in new forms? In Episode 10 of MetaMarkets, Jan and Jón are joined by Furkan Danisman, PhD researcher at the U
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Institutions, Privacy and Quantum Risk are the Driving Forces in 2026
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Feb. 11, 2026

Institutions, Privacy and Quantum Risk are the Driving Forces in 2026

The Hosts Jón Egilsson — Former Chair of the Central Bank of Iceland; Co-founder of Monerium, the first company to issue fiat currency on-chain. https://www.linkedin.com/in/egilsson/ Jan Philipp Fritsche — Managing Director at Oak Security, a Web3 cybersecurity firm pioneering research on economic and systemic risks in decentralized systems. https://www.linkedin.com/in/janf/ The next phase of crypto will be defined by execution: privacy that works, compliance that scales, and infrastructur
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About the Hosts

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Dr. Jan Philipp Fritsche

Co-Founder Bermuda | Strategic Director Oak Security

Jan Fritsche is a co-founder of Bermuda, a compliant privacy solution for Ethereum, and the Strategic Director at Oak Security, a Web3 cybersecurity firm that pioneered economic attack vectors in decentralized systems. Jan worked at the European Central Bank, Bundesbank, Deutsche Bank, and served on the European Commission's Monetary Expert Panel. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics.

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Jón Helgi Egilsson

Founder Monerium

Jón Egilsson served as Chairman of the Central Bank of Iceland following the 2008 financial crisis. He is also the co-founder and chairman of Monerium, the first company to issue fiat currency on-chain. Jón holds a Ph.D. in Economics and a master’s in Engineering. He teaches at King’s Business School and regularly contributes to Forbes, writing on stablecoins, digital currencies, and monetary sovereignty.

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