Bitcoin.com News Interviews

What if you never had to hold cash in a bank?Dr. Lin Han, founder and CEO of Gate, joins Bitcoin.com News' Live News Desk at TOKEN2049 Singapore 2026 on the day of Gate's "One Gate, Everything Money" upgrade. He explains his idea of holding Bitcoin, gold or stocks instead of cash and spending them directly, with the switch to fiat at the point of sale.He also tells how a Bitcoin scam 13 years ago led him to build Gate, why he sees Bitcoin as a store of value that should change slowly, and why social engineering is now the biggest security risk for exchanges.They discuss:How a Bitcoin scam led to GateBitcoin vs gold and the dollar as a store of valueBitcoin's quantum riskTokenized stocks, dividends and 24/7 tradingCustody versus self-custodyNorth Korean hackers and social engineeringGate's "One Gate, Everything Money" upgradeA Bitcoin.com Live News Desk interview recorded at TOKEN2049 Singapore 2026.Learn more about Gate:► Website: https://www.gate.com/► X (Gate): https://x.com/Gate► X (Dr. Lin Han): https://x.com/Han_Gate🎧 Be sure to subscribe on your favorite podcast platform to catch more conversations with industry leaders, economists, and builders shaping the future of crypto and finance.Then join our community and follow us for the latest updates ⬇️► OrangeRock: https://orangerock.com/► YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BitcoincomNews► X (Bitcoin.com): https://x.com/Bitcoincom► X (Bitcoin.com News): https://x.com/bitcoinnews► Telegram: https://t.me/www_Bitcoin_com► Discord: https://discord.gg/9NGNJEnwmW► LinkedIn (Bitcoin.com): https://www.linkedin.com/company/bitcoin.com/► LinkedIn (Bitcoin.com News): https://www.linkedin.com/company/bitcoin-com-news/

Are crypto exchanges still competing with each other, or with your bank?Alex Kozenko, WhiteBIT’s Group CMO and Denys Stukalenko, Chief Commercial Officer, join Bitcoin.com News' Live News Desk at TOKEN2049 Singapore 2026.Kozenko says the real rivals now are Robinhood, Revolut and Nubank, and that within a few years users won't see a line between banks, neobanks and Web3 banks.Stukalenko explains why bank customers shouldn't have to leave their bank to access crypto.They also share what WhiteBIT has learned from sponsoring Juventus and FC Barcelona, and what it means to build a global business from Ukraine.They discuss:Marketing a crypto exchange when the market moves dailyWhy marketing only multiplies a good productCrypto as a service for banks and brandsHashbank and Web3-first bankingThe WhiteBIT Nova card and everyday crypto paymentsFootball sponsorships and the Juventus jersey storyBuilding a global company from UkraineWhat's next for W GroupA Bitcoin.com Live News Desk interview recorded at TOKEN2049 Singapore 2026.🎧 Be sure to subscribe on your favorite podcast platform to catch more conversations with industry leaders, economists, and builders shaping the future of crypto and finance.Then join our community and follow us for the latest updates ⬇️► OrangeRock: https://orangerock.com/► YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BitcoincomNews► X (Bitcoin.com): https://x.com/Bitcoincom► X (Bitcoin.com News): https://x.com/bitcoinnews► Telegram: https://t.me/www_Bitcoin_com► Discord: https://discord.gg/9NGNJEnwmW► LinkedIn (Bitcoin.com): https://www.linkedin.com/company/bitcoin.com/► LinkedIn (Bitcoin.com News): https://www.linkedin.com/company/bitcoin-com-news/

Why do so many good crypto ideas fail the first time?Tom Schmidt, General Partner at Dragonfly, joins David Sencil at Korea Blockchain Week 2026 to talk about timing in venture: what made Polymarket click after years of trying, and why Ethena worked where an earlier version of the same idea didn't.He also shares where he sees perp DEXs and prediction markets heading, why Dragonfly's AI investments stay focused on money and markets, and why crypto is becoming invisible inside everyday startups.They discuss:Crypto companies that don't call themselves cryptoBottom-up vs. thesis-driven investingThe Polymarket momentRight idea, wrong time: EthenaPerp DEXs onshore and offshorePrediction markets: feature or product?AI, Venice and token-equity alignmentA Bitcoin.com Live News Desk interview recorded at Korea Blockchain Week 2026.🎧 Be sure to subscribe on your favorite podcast platform to catch more conversations with industry leaders, economists, and builders shaping the future of crypto and finance.Then join our community and follow us for the latest updates ⬇️► OrangeRock: https://orangerock.com/► YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BitcoincomNews► X (Bitcoin.com): https://x.com/Bitcoincom► X (Bitcoin.com News): https://x.com/bitcoinnews► Telegram: https://t.me/www_Bitcoin_com► Discord: https://discord.gg/9NGNJEnwmW► LinkedIn (Bitcoin.com): https://www.linkedin.com/company/bitcoin.com/► LinkedIn (Bitcoin.com News): https://www.linkedin.com/company/bitcoin-com-news/

Fomo co-founder Se Yong Park joins David Sencil live from Korea Blockchain Week to discuss how fomo grew from a single-chain trading product into a broader platform spanning multiple chains, perps and social features.They cover user growth, first-time traders, crypto’s onboarding problem, education, slippage and cross-chain execution, before moving into fomo’s longer-term vision for tokenized equities, RWAs, verifiable trading reputations and social finance.Park also explains why fomo wants to become a distribution layer for assets moving on-chain, how the team approaches expansion into markets such as Asia, and why the company sees trading activity itself becoming a form of content.A Bitcoin.com Live News Desk interview recorded at Korea Blockchain Week 2026.🎧 Be sure to subscribe on your favorite podcast platform to catch more conversations with industry leaders, economists, and builders shaping the future of crypto and finance.Then join our community and follow us for the latest updates ⬇️► OrangeRock: https://orangerock.com/► YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BitcoincomNews► X (Bitcoin.com): https://x.com/Bitcoincom► X (Bitcoin.com News): https://x.com/bitcoinnews► Telegram: https://t.me/www_Bitcoin_com► Discord: https://discord.gg/9NGNJEnwmW► LinkedIn (Bitcoin.com): https://www.linkedin.com/company/bitcoin.com/► LinkedIn (Bitcoin.com News): https://www.linkedin.com/company/bitcoin-com-news/

Three months after launching Robinhood Chain's mainnet, what has Robinhood learned?Johann Kerbrat, SVP and GM of Crypto at Robinhood, joins David Sencil at Korea Blockchain Week to look back on the chain's first months, from its growth in TVL to the meme coins paired with tokenized stocks that even Robinhood didn't see coming.He explains how Robinhood's stock tokens are backed one-to-one by shares, why he sees the recent public debate over them as more of a marketing stunt, and why he thinks tokenization can give billions of people outside the U.S. access to American stocks.The conversation closes with Robinhood's new agentic trading accounts, announced at the HOOD Summit, and whether everyday investors will trust AI agents to trade for them.They discuss:Robinhood Chain's first three months on mainnetMeme coins paired with stock tokensHow stock tokens are backed and regulatedBase vs. Solana vs. Robinhood ChainTokenizing assets beyond U.S. stocksAgentic accounts and trading loopsA Bitcoin.com Live News Desk interview recorded at Korea Blockchain Week 2026.🎧 Be sure to subscribe on your favorite podcast platform to catch more conversations with industry leaders, economists, and builders shaping the future of crypto and finance.Then join our community and follow us for the latest updates ⬇️► OrangeRock: https://orangerock.com/► YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BitcoincomNews► X (Bitcoin.com): https://x.com/Bitcoincom► X (Bitcoin.com News): https://x.com/bitcoinnews► Telegram: https://t.me/www_Bitcoin_com► Discord: https://discord.gg/9NGNJEnwmW► LinkedIn (Bitcoin.com): https://www.linkedin.com/company/bitcoin.com/► LinkedIn (Bitcoin.com News): https://www.linkedin.com/company/bitcoin-com-news/