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
Current Forkast #32: Bithumb up for grabs amid fraud probe. Wealthsimple launches Canada’s first regulated crypto exchange. BitFlyer permits BTC buys via PayPal Europe.
Other top news: Ant Group debuts blockchain platform for cross-border trade. China makes Beijing, Hunan and Anhui into special free trade zones.
DeFi with Chinese characteristics? How China is centralizing crypto finance (ft. James Gillingham)
Chinese authorities may be looking to build their own DeFi network, smart contracts, cryptos and all. The catch? It is tightly controlled.
Find out more about the changing world of DeFi and how China…
Current Forkast #31: FinCEN links banks to $2T in criminal activity. Tezos's French CBDC. Unikrn settles with SEC.
More top news: China’s nationwide blockchain service network launches ‘public permissioned’ chain. Fintech investments in Singapore.
Why governments' use of blockchain will result in greater adoption (ft. Konstantin Richter)
Konstantin Richter, CEO of Blockdaemon explains how blockchain adoption will succeed if more institutions are brought in the fold.
Current Forkast #30: DeFi gets fishier with Sashimiswap. MasterCard stages CBDC cosplay. IRS targets Monero and Bitcoin’s Lightning Network.
More top news: OKLink offers free cryptocurrency tracker. Trade fair in China introduces blockchain to 20,000 companies.
How blockchain and smart contracts can be used to help companies mine space resources (ft. Brian Israel)
Using smart contracts to manage companies' interoperations in space could be the future of governance in space, according to Brian Israel, lecturer at UC Berkeley Law.
How DeFi's massive $8 billion growth comes with scaling, gas challenges (ft. Nikil Viswanathan, Alchemy)
Decentralized finance may have toppled ICOs in terms of popularity within the crypto industry, but gas issues are a challenge: Alchemy CEO Nikil Viswanathan
Current Forkast #29: DeFi surges to dizzying heights. Brazil jumps into CBDC race. Swiss canton to accept tax payments in bitcoin.
In other news: public gets sneak peek at China’s DCEP in flash testing. US-China trade war threatens SMIC and bitcoin mining
Conflux's Open DeFi project aims to bridge China and Western crypto markets, but can it use crypto in China? (ft. Eden Dhaliwal)
Permissionless blockchain protocol Conflux "isn't concerned" about bans on crypto in China, works with government to experiment with DeFi.
Listen to Conflux global managing director Eden Dhaliwal as …
Repeated 51% hacks on Ethereum Classic are 'increasingly frustrating' — ETC Labs CEO
Proof of Work blockchains like ETC have been attacked by hackers numerous times, but ETC Labs CEO Terry Culver says the fight's not over.
Current Forkast #28: FTX buys Blockfolio in $150 million mega deal. US reps demand answers on crypto-terror financing. China forks BSN blockchain network.
Also: Japan’s deputy PM Taro Aso urges greater blockchain cooperation. Inner Mongolia raises bitcoin mining costs. Fintech investments in S. Korea.
A match ‘made in blockchain heaven’ — ConsenSys' Quorum acquisition (ft. Joe Lubin)
JPMorgan's deal with ConsenSys ushers the birth of the "ConsenSys Quorum" brand that offers interoperability with ConsenSys and Ethereum.
Listen to ConsenSys CEO Joe Lubin explain to Forkast.News Ed…
Current Forkast #27: YFI soars past bitcoin. ConsenSys acquires JPMorgan’s Quorum blockchain project. OMG Network integrates Tether transfers.
Other top news: $50 billion in cryptocurrency leaves China. Severe flooding in Sichuan destroys bitcoin mining farms.
Current Forkast #26: US finally joins CBDC race as China’s DCEP widens testing before launch. Postal Service explores blockchain for elections. YAM soars before crashing.
Other top news: Coinbase offers crypto loans with bitcoin as collateral. Huobi launches Global DeFi Alliance. Investment in crypto custody in Hong Kong.
Current Forkast #25: Bitcoin surges in Hong Kong’s geopolitical storms. China widens DCEP testing. Ethereum Classic attacks show proof-of-work vulnerability.
Teen accused of Twitter hack heads to court. Huobi launches DeFi lab. VC in Singapore and Indonesia.
Current Forkast #24: Bitcoin riding high again. Philippines enters global CBDC race. Cardano’s Shelley mainnet goes live.
Other top news: China imposes standards for blockchain companies. Huobi launches digital assets custody business. Blockchain VC in the Middle East.
How Fed-led inflation of USD could be good for bitcoin and digital assets (ft. Richard Byworth, Diginex)
Diginex CEO Richard Byworth explains how Covid has helped bolster institutional investors' interest in cryptos as a hedge against inflation.
Current Forkast #23: Is Ethereum exceeding Bitcoin in popularity? SEC-sanctioned crypto firms get PPP funds. Crypto love comes to K-pop world.
Other top news: China’s blockchain network expands global reach. US lets major banks act as crypto custodians. Investments in India and Singapore.
Current Forkast #22: How Twitter hackers broke into VIP accounts. Are SEC and CFTC targeting DeFi via Abra? BitMEX parent restructures into 100x Group.
Other top news: InterContinental uses blockchain to prove hotel cleanliness. Beijing plans blockchain for city services. VC in India and Israel.
Voice CEO: Twitter should invest in blockchain to keep up with hackers (ft. Salah Zalatimo)
Hackers are keeping up to date with new technologies to break through security systems, but blockchain could help protect social media.