LISTEN TO JAMIL HASAN AND JONNY FRY:
ON THE SHOW: Jonny Fry is Group Head of Digital Assets Strategy for ClearBank Ltd, established in 2015 becoming the first bank in over 250 years to be regulated as a clearing bank in the UK. Jonny is also CEO of TeamBlockchain Ltd as research and publishing firm that produces Digital Bytes, a weekly analysis focused on the commercial opportunity of using blockchain technology and digital assets. He is an NED of TURN, a blockchain-powered reporting platform for the asset management industry and is an advisor to several other firms. Jonny is chairperson at Gemini Capital UK, which owns a Dublin based fund administration platform where he is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland. For over 20 years Jonny was CEO of Premier Asset Management Plc, a London Stock Exchange-listed asset management company. A respected speaker and moderator, Jonny Fry is a recognized figure in blockchain and digital assets sectors, earning him the CryptoA.M. 2022 “Influencer of The Year” Award.
HOST: Jamil Hasan is the managing member and principal of Crypto Hipster Publications. Jamil owns and operates a podcast show that offers global educational content on blockchain and crypto. He has positioned the brand as a differentiator in the market with a focus on infrastructure, decentralized finance, Bitcoin, Metaverse, NFTs, and artificial intelligence. To date, he has interviewed 330 guests through his first seven seasons on the podcast from 60 countries, reaching listeners in 94 countries, and has written 287 books, including Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance, Blockchain Ethics: Arise from the Ashes, Blockchain Ethics: Fighting Honorable Battles, plus hundreds several of the Crypto Hipster compilation series. The Crypto Hipster Podcast can be discovered at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/crypto-hipster-podcast. 
ABOUT: In this captivating discussion, Jonny Fry questions whether we are living Satoshi Nakamoto’s vision for cryptocurrencies. Jonny shows his thought leadership around the evolution of blockchain and cryptocurrency, with a focus on the potential impact of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and stablecoins on the economy. Fry discusses the limitations of the current banking system and payment system and debates the advantages and disadvantages of digital assets. The dialogue explores the potential of stablecoins to affect economic growth and the challenges and opportunities in the current digital payment landscape. The conversation highlights the growing trend of digitalization and decentralization in the financial sector, and predicts that the metaverse will drive further adoption of digital payments.
Fry discusses how the rise of Bitcoin from $1 to $70,000 has led to a shift in perception from electronic cash to speculative investment and the subsequent digitization of assets. The conversation explores how low-risk short-dated instruments offer better returns than bank accounts, with faster access to funds through digitization. A key argument centers on the fact that Bitcoin was to be a peer-to-peer electronic cash system, not a speculative investment. Fry raises concerns about the law not catching up with reality regarding digital payments and crypto transactions. The discussion highlights concerns about the sustainability of the US dollar and the potential for alternative investments, such as gold, Bitcoin, and real estate, as the head of TeamBlockchain advocates for the use of technology, such as smart contracts, to improve the efficiency of subject experts and to increase productivity.
Fry discusses how the rise of Bitcoin from $1 to $70,000 has led to a shift in perception from electronic cash to speculative investment and the subsequent digitization of assets. The conversation explores how low-risk short-dated instruments offer better returns than bank accounts, with faster access to funds through digitization. A key argument centers on the fact that Bitcoin was to be a peer-to-peer electronic cash system, not a speculative investment. Fry raises concerns about the law not catching up with reality regarding digital payments and crypto transactions. The discussion highlights concerns about the sustainability of the US dollar and the potential for alternative investments, such as gold, Bitcoin, and real estate, as the head of TeamBlockchain advocates for the use of technology, such as smart contracts, to improve the efficiency of subject experts and to increase productivity.
