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Alex Tapscott says Web3 offers “a set of tools” that can be used to “build new business models, to create new kinds of organizations [and] to transform existing industries.” Web3, blockchain , crypto and mass adoption were major buzzwords in 2021 and 2022, but the public interest in the terms fell to the wayside over the last year as media headlines narrowed their focus to the now defunct FTX exchange and the trial of its founder, Sam Bankman-Fried.  Fast-forward to the present, where media headlines are focused on pending spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund applications, more than 100% year-to-date price gains for Bitcoin (BTC) and a revival in the nonfungible token (NFT) markets. Perhaps, Web3 is back. On Episode 14 of The Agenda podcast, hosts Ray Salmond and Jonathan DeYoung spoke with Alex Tapscott about his deep views on Web3 and how the tech and ideas backing it will “transform the existing industries.” The blockchain revolution is still happening Revolutions catalyze transforma...

Weisberger believes the structure of the Securities and Exchange Commission needs to change but that politicians are reluctant to do so because of their power within the current state of affairs. On Episode 27 of Hashing It Out, CoinRoutes CEO Dave Weisberger joins host Elisha Owusu Akyaw (also known as GhCryptoGuy) to discuss the current state of cryptocurrency regulation in the United States. Weisberger explains how the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) approach regulations and what they mean for the fast-evolving cryptocurrency space. Weisberger addresses the state of regulation at the start of the podcast. According to him, the problem in the United States stems from a lack of clear regulation s and rules, leading to regulators arbitrarily applying different rules. Weisberger adds that the issue stems from the existence of two different regulators — the SEC and CFTC — which have different roles in the financial system ...