#43 Interview with Syed Muntasir — Innovation Strategy at Oxford & Director General, Bangladesh Foreign Affairs Ministry
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#43 Interview with Syed Muntasir — Innovation Strategy at Oxford & Director General, Bangladesh Foreign Affairs Ministry

In this episode, Dr. Syed Muntasir returns to the Cryptocurrencyteens podcast to reflect on the current political and economic landscape, specifically from his perspective as Director General at the Bangladesh Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He discusses his high level thoughts on the macro level economic issues faced by the global business community and Bangladesh, explaining the ways in which Bangladesh was affected by many of the global economic issues of recent times. He touches on ways that global supply chains have been impacted by what is going on in China and how blockchain can be utilized to improve global supply chains.

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#42 Interview with Vili Lehdonvirta — Professor of Economic Sociology at Oxford University, Author of “Cloud Empires”
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#42 Interview with Vili Lehdonvirta — Professor of Economic Sociology at Oxford University, Author of “Cloud Empires”

In this episode, Vili Lehdonvirta joins the Cryptocurrencyteens Podcast to discuss his role as a Professor of Economic Sociology and Digital Social Research at Oxford University. He recently wrote a new book “Cloud Empires: How digital platforms are overtaking the state and how we can regain control" which was just released from MIT Press. Vili shares his research and work as both a researcher and an author, explaining his view on the viability of Crypto and how his book explores flaws within the Crypto industry.

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#41 Interview with Christos Makridis — Adjunct Associate Professor at University of Nicosia and Chief Technology Officer, Head of Research, & Co-founder at Living Opera
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#41 Interview with Christos Makridis — Adjunct Associate Professor at University of Nicosia and Chief Technology Officer, Head of Research, & Co-founder at Living Opera

In this episode, Christos Makridis joins the Cryptocurrencyteens Podcast to discuss his role as the Adjunct Associate Professor at University of Nicosia and Chief Technology Officer, Head of Research, and Co-founder at Living Opera. He explains what his company, Living Opera, aims to achieve — inspiring and supporting musicians and artists. Additionally, Christos shares information on the University of Nicosia and his advice for teenagers.

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#40 Interview with Martin Schmalz — Professor of Finance and Economics at Oxford, Academic Director: Blockchain Strategy Programme, and Co-Director: Artificial Intelligence and Open Banking Programme
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#40 Interview with Martin Schmalz — Professor of Finance and Economics at Oxford, Academic Director: Blockchain Strategy Programme, and Co-Director: Artificial Intelligence and Open Banking Programme

In this episode, Martin Schmalz joins the Cryptocurrencyteens Podcast to discuss his role as a Professor of Finance and Economics at Oxford and the course material he develops, the Academic Director of Blockchain Strategy Programme, and Co-Director of the Artificial Intelligence and Open Banking Programme. Additionally, Martin shares key points from the book that he co-authored “The Business of Big Data: How to Create Lasting Value in the Age of AI,” and offers insightful advice to his students.

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#39 Interview with Jonathan Rufrano — Program Manager at Stanford Future of Digital Currency Initiative
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#39 Interview with Jonathan Rufrano — Program Manager at Stanford Future of Digital Currency Initiative

In this episode, Jonathan Rufrano joins the Cryptocurrencyteens Podcast to discuss his role as the Program Manager at Stanford Future of Digital Currency Initiative and his work as a Web3 Advisor at the United Nations. This interview explores topics like the correlation between cryptocurrency and public policy, how Cryptocurrency can be used to increase financial inclusion, and the importance of financial regulation. Jonathan shares his inspiration behind reviewing and advising on Crypto research through lenses of financial inclusion, interoperability, scalability, and security of technical systems being developed and their relation to existing financial regulations. He elaborates on his work crafting regulatory standards for Central Bank Digital Currencies related to monetary policy, payments, securities, capital markets, and integration within financial systems. Finally, he explains insightful findings of his research into Crypto.

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#37 Interview with Spyros Galanis — Professor of Economics at Durham University Business School
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#37 Interview with Spyros Galanis — Professor of Economics at Durham University Business School

In this episode, Spyros Galanis joins the Cryptocurrencyteens Podcast to discuss his role as a Professor of Economics at Durham University Business School. Spyros is the author of the book “Six Easy Models of International Trade Theory” and discusses key takeaways of his book and what drew him to conduct research on public finance. He also shares what he teaches in his Blockchain and Cryptoccurencies Economics, Finance and Law course and some of his most interesting research findings in finance, decision theory, and game theory.

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#36 Interview with Natalie Brunell — Anchor of the Hard Money show & the Coin Stories Podcast, Adjunct Professor at USC
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#36 Interview with Natalie Brunell — Anchor of the Hard Money show & the Coin Stories Podcast, Adjunct Professor at USC

In this episode, Natalie Brunell joins the Cryptocurrencyteens Podcast to discuss her work as the Anchor and Managing Editor for the Hard Money Show, the Host/Creator of the Coin Stories Podcast, and her role as Adjunct Professor of Advanced Video Storytelling & Communication at University of Southern California. Natalie shares her career journey—from working as a journalist to entering podcasting. She also discusses what she has learnt conducting interviews of leading voices in the crypto space.

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#33 Interview with Chris Danusiar — Senior Client Partner at Globant and Adjunct Lecturer at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
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#33 Interview with Chris Danusiar — Senior Client Partner at Globant and Adjunct Lecturer at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford

In this episode, Chris Danusiar joins the Cryptocurrencyteens podcast to discuss his role as a Senior Client Partner at Globant, how he got into teaching, his experience working at a startup, and his reflections on his career journey. Listen to not only hear his insightful words of wisdom to teenagers but also his thoughts on Cryptocurrency and explanation of why it interests him.

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#31 Interview with Ying-Ying Hsieh — Assistant Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Imperial College Business School
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#31 Interview with Ying-Ying Hsieh — Assistant Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Imperial College Business School

In this episode, Ying-Ying Hsieh joins the Cryptocurrencyteens podcast to discuss her role as the Assistant Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Imperial College Business School and Associate Centre Director, Imperial College Centre for Cryptocurrency Research and Engineering, her research, her advice for students, and more.

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#30 Interview with Syed Muntasir — Innovation Strategy at Oxford & Director General, Bangladesh Foreign Affairs Ministry
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#30 Interview with Syed Muntasir — Innovation Strategy at Oxford & Director General, Bangladesh Foreign Affairs Ministry

In this episode, Dr. Syed Muntasir joins Cryptocurrencyteens to discuss his role as the Director General for International Trade, Investment & Technology at the Bangladesh Ministry of Foreign Affairs and his work with Innovation Strategy at Oxford University, his book “BLOCKCHAINS: Gaming and Collusion: A Reading in Political Economy (Political Economy of AI),” his insightful advice for teenagers, and more.

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#29 Interview with Sarah Manski — Assistant Professor of Business/Global Affairs at George Mason University
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#29 Interview with Sarah Manski — Assistant Professor of Business/Global Affairs at George Mason University

In this episode, Sarah Manski joins Cryptocurrencyteens to share information on her role as the Assistant Professor of Business/Global Affairs at George Mason University, her research on the Political Economy of Blockchain Technology, her inspiration behind her research projects (including a discussion on how Crypto intersects with social movements), and provide advice to teens.

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#24 Interview with Susan Liang — Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity, Blockchain and Smart Cities at University of North Carolina at Greensboro
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#24 Interview with Susan Liang — Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity, Blockchain and Smart Cities at University of North Carolina at Greensboro

In this episode, Xueping (Susan) Liang joins the Cryptocurrencyteens podcast to discuss the curriculum she teaches at University of North Carolina at Greensboro, papers she’s recently published, her role as co-editor of the Frontier’s Journal, her role as a panel reviewer for NSF cybersecurity programs, her background in cybersecurity, programs offered at UNCG, and more.

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