Amazing guest Niki Marie Eckardt on the show today where we discuss several crypto related topics:
[1:00] What does 2023 hold for Crypto
[5:00] What does regulation look like in 2023
[12:00] How is funding for crypto shaping up
[22:00] Crypto regulation across the globe

Niki Marie Eckardt – CEO and Fund manager of NetSource Capital, and CEO of Net Source Inc, brings a wealth of experience in tech investments, venture development and business strategy, focusing on emerging technologies that support a sustainable and equitable future. She leads NetSources investment processes in real estate, diamonds, gold, strategic minerals, and tokenization of many asset classes. She also runs the real estate and venture capital funds.’

An active ecosystem leader in DEI and ESG policies and an ICF-certified master business coach, Niki has been involved in developing and scaling multiple businesses and taking exceptional businesses to 100-million-dollar exits. She holds Masters's degrees in both Psychology and software engineering. Her leadership in building and optimizing strategic partnerships nationally and internationally reflects her extensive experience with investments in portfolio companies and asset categories. Her deep understanding of macroeconomics and global political environments enhances her investing skills.

www.netsource.io

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Pat White is the CEO and co-founder of Bitwave. Bitwave’s mission is to enable any enterprise, business, non-profit, or government to work with digital assets, and take more direct control over their financial future, bypassing traditional financial institutions and investment banks.
Pat White is currently Co-founder and CEO of Bitwave, the world's first Enterprise Digital Assets Platform bringing cryptocurrencies, tokens, and other digital assets to the worlds largest companies. We help with accounting, taxes, AR / AP, secure DApps, and more. If your business is looking to adopt crypto, give us a ring!

He was formerly a principal engineer and chief architect on Cisco Spark. Formerly, I was the CEO of Synata, a San Francisco startup that provides enterprise search software to cloud-enabled businesses. He has spent the last decade building software at companies such as Intuit, Microsoft, Ally Software, VistaConnect, S3/Diamond Multimedia, Fortify Software (now HP Security), and CyberArts.

Pat has extensive experience with Microsoft Dynamics CRM, SharePoint, Exchange, .NET / ASP.NET, Salesforce.com, and Google Apps, as well as expertise in enterprise search products such as FAST, Autonomy, and Google Search Appliance.

His passion has always been for start-ups, so growing a successful software company with an incredible team is a dream come true.

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Show Notes: FTX and the Danger of Reactive Regulation
Today in the studio Andrew and Alex cover the FTX debacle from a slightly different perspective. They talk a look and talk through the danger of reactive regulation. Congress and the ruling agencies have pressure to act, but is that the best thing for them to do? Listen to find out more!