Bits and Borders

From digital assets to tokenization to artificial intelligence, Bits and Borders explores the growth of frontier technology in frontier markets

Bits and Borders is a news podcast hosted by Aaron Stanley, with 207 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Aaron Stanley hosts Bits and Borders, a news show with 207 episodes published.

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  #200: Kristin Smith on Why Boring Is Better For U.S. Crypto Policy

  Sep 23, 202641 min

  Kristin Smith is President of the Solana Policy Institute. She joins host Aaron Stanley to discuss why the Clarity Act stalled in the US Senate. Kristin explains how the politics around President Trump, opposition from the banking lobby and a shifting Democratic electorate derailed the bill, and why she believes the industry still came out ahead as the SEC and CFTC move to write rules on their own. They also discuss the risk of a political backlash and crypto's shift toward financial infrastructure. You can connect with Kristin Smith on LinkedIn For editorial and sponsorship enquiries: aaron@promenadeadvisory.comSubscribe to Bits and Borders : Bits and Borders is presented by Sumsub Sumsub recently released its fourth annual State of the Crypto Industry report. The new research reveals how digital asset companies are balancing fraud prevention, regulatory pressure, and user experience as they scale in 2026. This report draws on Sumsub's internal data from 2024–2025 and insights from 300 crypto companies surveyed outside Sumsub's customer base. Read the full report here :

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  #199: Digital ID for the Post-Quantum Age with Blerify's Marcos Allende

  Sep 16, 202657 min

  Marcos Allende is CEO and co-founder of Blerify. He joins host Aaron Stanley to discuss why AI is making passwords, selfie checks and passport scans obsolete as a way to prove identity online. Marcos explains how Blerify's identity wallets and blockchain-based trust registry allow digital IDs to be verified across borders, and why companies and governments need to adopt post-quantum cryptography now. The conversation also covers where quantum computing stands in 2026 and what it could unlock beyond breaking encryption.You can connect with Marcos on LinkedIn -------------------------------------------------------------- Bits and Borders is presented by SumsubSumsub recently released its fourth annual State of the Crypto Industry report. The new research reveals how digital asset companies are balancing fraud prevention, regulatory pressure, and user experience as they scale in 2026. This report draws on Sumsub's internal data from 2024–2025 and insights from 300 crypto companies surveyed outside Sumsub's customer base.Read the full report here : Connect with Aaron Stanley on LinkedIn : Follow Bits and Borders on LinkedIn : Follow Bits and Borders on X For editorial and sponsorship enquiries: aaron@promenadeadvisory.com

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  #197: From Crypto Wallet to Dollar Account with Bitget's Alvin Kan

  Sep 3, 202631 min

  Alvin Kan is the COO of Bitget Wallet. He joins host Aaron Stanley at Blockchain Rio to discuss the shift from crypto wallet to everyday finance app, where users save, spend and invest dollars in one place. In August, daily payment transactions on the wallet overtook daily trading transactions for the first time in its eight-year history. Kan explains why he expects payments and trading apps to converge, how demand differs across Southeast Asia, Africa and Latin America, and why he thinks newcomers rather than incumbent institutions will win the stablecoin era. Connect with Alvin Kan on LinkedIn Connect with Aaron Stanley on Linkedin Subscribe to Bits and Borders newsletter ----------------------------------------------------------------- Bits and Borders is presented by Sumsub Sumsub recently released its fourth annual State of the Crypto Industry report. The new research reveals how digital asset companies are balancing fraud prevention, regulatory pressure, and user experience as they scale in 2026. This report draws on Sumsub's internal data from 2024–2025 and insights from 300 crypto companies surveyed outside Sumsub's customer base. Read the full report here: https://sumsub.com/crypto-industry-report-2026/?utm_source=promenade&utm_medium=media&utm_campaign=crypto-report_report_2026

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  #196: Quantum vs Bitcoin with Gean Chu of Honey Island Capital

  Aug 28, 202648 min

  Gean Chu is a partner at Honey Island Capital. He joins host Aaron Stanley for a deep dive on quantum computing, which has become one of the main factors weighing on crypto markets in 2026. Gean breaks down the March paper from Google Quantum AI that cut the estimated hardware requirement for breaking Bitcoin twentyfold, explains why roughly 6.9 million bitcoins already have their public keys exposed on chain, and argues the harder problem is the coins sitting in Satoshi-era wallets that nobody can move. He also lays out the mitigation plans under discussion, the realistic timelines, and why he thinks the risk is already priced in. You can connect with Gean Chu on LinkedIn Subscribe to Bits and Borders on Substack ------------------------------------------------------------------- Bits and Borders is presented by Sumsub Sumsub recently released its fourth annual State of the Crypto Industry report. The new research reveals how digital asset companies are balancing fraud prevention, regulatory pressure, and user experience as they scale in 2026. This report draws on Sumsub's internal data from 2024–2025 and insights from 300 crypto companies surveyed outside Sumsub's customer base. Read the full report here :

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  #195: "Scale to $100 Billion or Die:” KAST CEO Raagulan Pathy on the Stablecoin Neobank Race

  Aug 24, 202629 min

  Raagulan Pathy is the CEO of Kast. He joins host Aaron Stanley at Blockchain Rio 2026, a year after his first appearance and roughly $80 million in Series A funding later. Rags explains why he thinks the stablecoin neobank market is winner take most, why Kast scrapped its planned token airdrop in favor of equity, and what the company found when 20 to 30% of its users started running business spend through a consumer card. He also makes the case that Latin America has the strongest product-market fit for stablecoins anywhere in the world. You can connect with Rags on LinkedIn --------------------------------------------------------------------- Bits and Borders is presented by Sumsub Sumsub recently released its fourth annual State of the Crypto Industry report. The new research reveals how digital asset companies are balancing fraud prevention, regulatory pressure, and user experience as they scale in 2026. This report draws on Sumsub's internal data from 2024–2025 and insights from 300 crypto companies surveyed outside Sumsub's customer base. Read the full report here: https://sumsub.com/crypto-industry-report-2026/?utm_source=promenade&utm_medium=media&utm_campaign=crypto-report_report_2026

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