gunnercooke Crypto podcast welcomes guests from leading industry brands and institutions

July 20, 2021

A leading cryptocurrency podcast hosted by gunnercooke Partner James Burnie has welcomed some of the biggest names, brands, and experts in the industry in its first year.

The series which launched in July 2020, now has a global reach with audiences tuning in from across Europe, the United States, Australia, Asia, South America, and Africa.

Topics covered in Crypto Cast include ICOs and STOs, crypto Post-Brexit, tracking diamonds using blockchain, as well as in-depth looks at the crypto industry in different countries.

Matthew Kimber from The Law Commission discusses the role of the commission in the UK’s crypto industry in a recent episode, and James Sullivan, COO at Ziglu, joined host Burnie to talk about how billionaires are controlling the crypto market.

Ralph Payne, CFO at Copper.Co provided his view on trading digital assets with a custodian, and other guests who have joined include Michael Hall, Founding Partner & CIO of Nickel Digital Asset Management, Robert Olsen and Steve Berryman of Attestant and Mel Gelderman, CEO of Monolith, the world’s first DeFi wallet and Visa card.

The series has been attracting attention in the industry and has now had over 1,100 downloads since its launch, with the most successful episode on ‘the future of the Defi Economy’.

Host James Burnie FRSA is an award-winning Financial Services & FinTech Partner at gunnercooke, advising financial institutions on all aspects of regulation. He is well known in the industry for his cryptoassets and blockchain work and expert commentary.

James commented: “It’s been a year since we first launched Crypto Cast and I’m grateful for the support and interest we’ve received so far. I’ve spoken to some fantastic guests over the series who have provided important insight on some of industry’s hottest topics and issues. Whilst crypto is a niche area in terms of law and financial services, it’s growing in demand with more stories catching the eye of the mainstream media, so we expect popularity and interest to increase further in the coming years.”

gunnercooke is a full-service commercial professional services firm, founded to change the way legal services are delivered to clients and how lawyers balance their lives. The firm’s innovative model sees 250 partners with a minimum 10,000 hours practicing experience becoming trusted advisers to their clients, providing certainty of price and delivering the best quality advice.

The series is available on various podcast providers including Apple and Spotify.