In this episode of High Stakes, Alex sits down with Brian Mahoney, VP of Business Development at Thesis and Founding Team Member at Mezo, to explore the next evolution of Bitcoin. From Bitcoin mortgages to stablecoins like MUSD, Brian shares why the future of on-chain finance is Bitcoin-native.

You will learn:
• Why Bitcoin-backed stablecoins are gaining momentum
• How Mezo is building a circular Bitcoin economy
• What makes Bitcoin staking possible (without Proof of Work)
• How global demand for Bitcoin financing is growing
• Why macro trends and regulation are creating massive tailwinds
• How institutions and retail investors are unlocking new Bitcoin use cases

If you care about the future of digital assets, real world use cases for crypto, and Bitcoin’s next decade, this episode is for you.

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Alex Nwaka sits down with Morgan McKenney, former CEO of Provenance Blockchain Foundation, longtime Citi executive, and tech-led global operator, to discuss the convergence of blockchain and AI and what it means for the future of finance, blockchain infrastructure, and innovation. Morgan also announces her new role as advisor to Validation Cloud, bringing decades of leadership in finance, blockchain, and AI to help power the future of Web3 infrastructure.

In this episode, Morgan discusses:

• The return of blockchain IPOs- The rise of stablecoin regulation
• Why blockchain creates the perfect dataset for AI
• Why 2025 could be the year of the AI agent

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• Website: validationcloud.io
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• YouTube: youtube.com/@ValidationCloud

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Alex Nwaka sits down with Noelle Acheson, crypto-macro analyst and author of Crypto is Macro Now, for a conversation on the intersection of crypto and macroeconomics. With a career spanning traditional finance, entrepreneurship, and research leadership at CoinDesk and Genesis Trading, Noelle shares her expertise on the crypto-macro environment. Together, they explore institutional adoption, the evolving role of stablecoins, Bitcoin’s place in a fractured global system, and how crypto is now shaping macro trends.
Noelle Acheson is the author of Crypto is Macro Now, a leading newsletter on crypto and macro trends. Noelle was previously Head of Research at CoinDesk and Genesis Trading, and began her career in corporate finance and fund management before launching one of Spain’s early e-commerce startups. Today, she is widely regarded as one of the most insightful voices bridging macro and crypto.

🎧 New episodes every Tuesday. Tune in weekly for sharp, no-hype conversations on blockchain, AI, and enterprise innovation.
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• Website: validationcloud.io
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/validationcloud
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• YouTube: youtube.com/@ValidationCloud

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