Word on the Block | Forkast.News
A weekly, 30-minute podcast interviewing leading CEOs, policymakers, and thought leaders in the world of blockchain. Produced from Asia by Forkast.News, and hosted by award-winning anchor Angie Lau, Word on the Block goes beyond the headlines in providing in-depth, 1:1 interviews with the newsmakers shaping the rapid innovation and impact of blockchain, crypto, and emerging technology on business, politics, and the global economy.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 26 minutes
- Episodes
- 218
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2022
In Conversation with Vitalik Buterin, Co-Founder of Ethereum: On Eth 2.0, Finance, and China
With Ethereum 2.0’s release just around the corner, co-founder Vitalik Buterin has been busy talking about what to expect from the new system and its use of proof-of-stake validation.
Ethereum 2.0 is…
Balancing Innovation and Regulation in Blockchain (ft. Ronald Tucker)
Ron Tucker, Founder and Chair of the Australian Digital Commerce Association, describes his long-running involvement in the industry and the reasoning behind his faith in the technology. As the head …
How Blockchain Fights Modern Slavery (ft. Mark Blick, Diginex)
It may be jarring to consider, but there are currently more slaves in the world now than at any other point in history. According to figures from the United Nations' International Labour Organization…
Explaining blockchain to unwilling enterprises (ft: Accenture’s David Treat)
As the Managing Director, Global Blockchain Lead at consulting firm Accenture, David Treat spends his days engaging with enterprise leaders across various industries about blockchain, from understand…
Making it Rain in Bahrain: Rain's CEO talks Cryptocurrency in the Middle East (ft. Joseph Dallago)
When one thinks of cryptocurrency hotspots, one’s first thought is not of the Middle East. Joseph Dallago, Co-Founder and CEO of Rain, the first Bahrain-based digital currency exchange, aims to chang…
Is the World Ready for a Federated Currency? (ft. David Shrier, Oxford & MIT Futurist)
Incorruptible. Improved funds flow. Transparency and traceability. These are all promises of blockchain / digital technology to help the modern-day issues of cash-based economies. But should this res…
Blockchain is a Paradigm Shift for the Planet (ft. Joseph Lubin, ConsenSys & Ethereum)
What is the next big thing? As far as Joseph Lubin, Founder of Consensys, is concerned, we are already experiencing it as you read this. Lubin shares how blockchain is already a killer app, being use…
Top Takeaways from OECD Blockchain Policymakers & What's Coming in 2020 (ft. Blockchain Policy Center Head)
In just one year’s time, it appears that global policymakers and regulators have woken up to blockchain in a serious way. Caroline Malcolm, new in her role as Head of OECD Blockchain Policy Center, s…
China Telecom Introduces its Blockchain SIM Card Project (ft. David Wei Liang, China Telecom)
In anticipation of China Telecom’s new blockchain SIM card project, Director of its Blockchain Research and Development Departments, David Wei Liang, peaks to Angie Lau, Editor-in-Chief of Forkast.Ne…
It's All in the Nuance: French Blockchain Investor Translates Le Maire’s Libra Remarks (ft. Michael Amar, PBWS)
France’s Minister of Finance Bruno Le Maire made waves last week at OECD’s second annual Global Blockchain Policy Summit Sept. 12, 2019 in his introductory remarks in Paris, targeting Facebook’s Libr…
What are the Rules of Insider Trading When it Comes to Crypto? (ft. NYC attorney, Jason Gottlieb)
The world of insider trading as relates to cryptocurrency -- what are the rules that govern trading crypto, in the eyes of the SEC, CFTC, and the like? Forkast.News Editor-in-Chief, Angie Lau sits do…
Why is China's Central Bank Launching a Digital Currency?(ft. UChicago Booth Economist)
Just earlier this month, China announced that it intends to launch its own cryptocurrency, specifically one that is backed by the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) after four to five years of research. M…
What Regulators Think at OECD: Blockchain Adoption Starts with Gov't? (ft. R3's Regulatory Head)
Forkast.News Editor-in-Chief Angie Lau sits down with Isabelle Corbett at the OECD Blockchain Policy Forum 2019 in Paris, France.
Isabelle Corbett, R3 Head of Regulatory Affairs and Public Sector Par…
South Korea, China, and Japan -- Bold Moves Ahead for Blockchain Acceptance? (ft. William Pesek)
Forkast.News Editor-in-Chief, Angie Lau, sits down with William Pesek to deep dive on his latest piece on why the East, specifically China, South Korea, and Japan, might be making bold moves in the w…
Private vs Public Blockchain: Why Enterprises Need Both (ft. Tomaz Levak, OriginTrail)
In its genesis, blockchain was designed with the intention of it being a decentralized peer-to-peer network. However, these networks can either require permission by a controlling entity (a private b…
Should Global Digital Currency Replace the US Dollar? Rabobank's Michael Every Breaks It Down
In this last week, Bank of England Governor Mark Carney made waves in the crypto industry by espousing, as a pillar of traditional banking, an alternative to the very system he heads. At a speech in …
Pegging Cryptocurrency to the Global Economy Growth? (ft. Daniel Popa, Anchor AG)
A month ahead of the launch of Anchor’s stablecoin, its founder and CEO Daniel Popa sits down with our Editor-in-Chief Angie Lau to discuss why the world needs a two-token stablecoin pegged to the gl…
Could the Global Economy Push Bitcoin to an Inflection Point? (ft. Kevin Kelly, Delphi Digital)
In this episode of Word on the Block, Editor-in-Chief Angie Lau sits down with Kevin Kelly of Delphi Digital to explore the recent trends in the market has seen for Bitcoin given monetary policy. Is …
Why Blockchain Compares to the Rise of the Internet (ft. Steven Nerayoff, ADAPtive Holdings)
In this episode of In Conversation With, Angie Lau sits down with Steven Nerayoff, a prolific investor and advisor in blockchain as well as chairman of CasperLabs. Nerayoff compares the blockchain re…
From Myanmar to South Korea: Breaking Down Blockchain's Future in Asia (ft. Paul Ulrich, GSMA)
GSMA Senior Policy Manager Paul Ulrich sits down with our Editor-in-Chief Angie Lau to share his expert opinion on governmental and regulatory telecommunications companies’ attitudes towards cryptocu…