MetaMarkets

MetaMarkets is the European lens on macro-finance, digital assets, stablecoins, and regulation. We explore the forces reshaping today’s financial system, from capital markets and crypto policy to the often-overlooked geopolitical consequences of monetary and financial policy.

The show is made for: regulators, web3 founders, crypto lawyers, traditional finance executives, DeFi builders, policy professionals, researchers, and others working across the broader digital asset ecosystem.

Our conversations bring together people who are shaping the future of finance, including central bank leaders, academics, stablecoin operators, market practitioners, and Web3 experts. Recent episodes have covered topics such as stablecoin regulation, monetary sovereignty, DeFi risk, crypto market structure, and security incidents.

MetaMarkets is hosted by Jan Fritsche and Jón Egilsson, who bring together experience across central banking, economic research, crypto entrepreneurship, and Web3 security.

About the Hosts

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.

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.