Best Cryptocurrency Podcasts in 2024: Crypto, Blockchain, Bitcoin, and More
Bitcoin, what many investors consider to be the original cryptocurrency, was founded in 2009 and marked the beginning of a new era of blockchain technology and decentralized digital currencies. Cryptocurrency refers to digital currency backed by blockchain technology — a distributed ledger technology that keeps real-time records across a network of computers.
Since then, cryptocurrency has taken off. As of January 2021, there are more than 4,000 cryptocurrencies. And it’s gained legitimacy, too. Mastercard and American Express are both venturing into crypto, Amazon is launching a digital currency project in Mexico, and Cash App has enabled Bitcoin rewards on purchases.
But blockchain tech has more use cases than just cryptocurrency, ranging from supply chain monitoring and digital ID authentication to copyright, medical records, and even weapons tracking.
With so much potential — and cryptocurrency continuing to rise in popularity — it’s no surprise that everyone’s talking about this technology. Here are 13 of the best podcasts to binge, whether you’re just getting started in the field or you’re a seasoned crypto expert. Let’s dive in.
1. The Pomp Podcast
Hosted by Anthony Pompliano aka "Pomp", the Pomp Podcast puts out interviews almost every day with heavy hitters in business, finance, culture, and cryptocurrency. This podcast is great for people interested in the business and financial aspects of cryptocurrency, as well as finance and economics more broadly.
Recent interviews feature cryptocurrency figures Edan Yago, of the Sovryn founder; Simon Chamorro, co-founder and CEO of Valiu; and Ouriel Ohayon, CEO of ZenGo.
Listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.
2. What Bitcoin Did
Host Peter McCormack puts out a new What Bitcoin Did podcast episode twice a week, featuring interviews with Bitcoin experts on crypto development, privacy, investment, and adoption. McCormack started the podcast in 2017 after developing an interest in Bitcoin, and over the years he’s done interviews in 30 countries with hundreds of people.
Recent interviews feature founder of SwanBitcoin Cory Klippsten, Director of Business Development Dan Held at Kraken, and Zap CEO Jack Mallers.
Listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.
3. Unchained
The Unchained podcast focuses on how crypto assets and blockchain technology are transforming trust-based interactions and how we earn, spend, and invest our money. Host Laura Shin is a former senior editor at Forbes and one of the first mainstream business journalists to cover cryptocurrency. Shin has accessible conversations with experts in the industry, making it suitable for newbies and the experienced alike.
Recent interview topics include an assessment of cryptocurrency Ethereum as an investment and the SEC lawsuit against Ripple and its digital asset XRP, and feature guests like Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin and co-founder and CEO of Binance, Changpeng Zhao — aka “CZ”.
Listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.
4. Unconfirmed
Unconfirmed is another podcast from Laura Shin, this one more focused on each week’s top headlines in crypto. While episodes of Unchained are long-form interviews typically running an hour or more in length, Unconfirmed episodes are a more digestible 30-40 minutes.
Recent topics include Tesla’s BTC Buy, Paxos’ partnership with PayPal, outlook for the crypto industry under a Biden administration, and how Beeple made $3.5 million in NFT auctions of digital art — featuring Beeple, aka Mike Winkelmann, himself.
Listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.
5. Epicenter
Weekly podcast Epicenter, launched in 2014, features conversations around technical, economic, and social implications of blockchain and cryptocurrency. Recent topics include the vision for decentralized technology, the potential for open technologies and new systems of governance in the future of democracy, and liquidity mining.
Epicenter’s slate of hosts reads like a who’s who of crypto: Sebastien Couture, co-founder and communications director of ADAN — an industry association promoting development of the French cryptoasset and blockchain industry; Brian Fabian Crain, co-founder and CEO of Chorus One and his fellow co-founder Meher Roy; Sunny Aggarwal, co-founder of blockchain infrastructure company Sikka; and physicist Friederike Ernst, COO of Gnosis and general secretary of the German Blockchain Association.
Listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.
6. The Bad Crypto Podcast
Bad Crypto, hosted by technologists and crypto enthusiasts Joel Comm and Travis Wright, is great for people new to cryptocurrency and blockchain-related topics. Their light-hearted approach makes this podcast particularly accessible for those still learning the ins and outs.
Recent topics include cryptocurrency DUST, algorithmic finance, the rise of social money, and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s negative remarks about crypto.
Listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.
7. Ledger Cast
Ledger Cast covers everything related to the crypto industry, from technical and trading analysis to the fundamentals. It’s hosted by Brian Krogsgard and Josh Olszewicz of Ledger Cast. This podcast is a great choice for people interested in learning more about the broader ecosystem of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology.
Recent guests have included Diana Biggs, CEO of Valour and Sushi ecosystem developers BoringCrypto and Keno. New episodes are published frequently — typically around two or three per week.
Listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.
8. Untold Stories
For anyone interested in the stories behind how cryptocurrency came to be and has developed over the years, Untold Stories is the podcast for you. Host Charlie Shrem, a prominent crypto figure himself and a founding member of the Bitcoin Foundation, interviews influential leaders in the crypto space. The way he weaves in these leaders’ personal narratives makes it particularly compelling to crypto enthusiasts.
Recent guests include co-founder and CEO of Rally Kevin Chou, Miami’s Mayor Francis Suarez, and Tim Frost, CEO and co-founder of Yield App. New episodes are published frequently and run between 25-35 minutes, on average.
Listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.
9. Blockchain Show
The Blockchain Show will give you the basics of cryptocurrencies and distributed ledger technology (DLT). Co-hosts Ethan Kinderknecht and Sarah Hempfling see “incredible potential” for blockchain to impact everyone on the planet as a “positive effort to improve our way of life.”
Recent episodes have spanned topics like investor relations for crypto startups, using Ethereum technology in business operations, and the potential for big data when used in concert with blockchain technology.
Listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.
10. Flippening
Flippening is a podcast aimed at cryptocurrency investors and covers the crypto economy, investment strategies, and recent headlines in financial disruption. Its host is Clay Collins, co-founder and CEO of Nomics, an API-first cryptoasset data company.
Best for experienced crypto enthusiasts, recent interviews have featured Kraken co-founder Jesse Powell, Chainalysis Chief Economist Philip Gradwell, and the co-founders of Roll, an Ethereum-based social money platform. The last episode was published in August 2020, but there’s still a lot of back catalog worth listening to if this is an area of interest.
Listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.
11. Messari’s Unqualified Opinions
The Unqualified Opinions podcast series is hosted by Ryan Selkis, CEO of Messari — a company providing professional-grade data, tools, and research related to the cryptocurrency market. He interviews top builders, investors, and industry pioneers in the space, such as Ledger CEO Pascal Gauthier, Skale Labs CEO Jack O’Holleran, Bitcoin research analyst Tuur Demeester, and cypherpunk and co-founder of Casa Jameson Lopp.
While the last episode was released in June 2020, there’s still a lot of back episodes you can check out. Listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.
12. HASHR8
HASHR8 is a more technically focused podcast covering Bitcoin, cryptocurrency, mining, market sentiment, and new projects in the crypto space. Recent episode topics include Bitcoin mining models, the crypto venture capital ecosystem, and the viability of ETH 2.0.
HASHR8 isn’t updated regularly but there’s plenty of back episodes to check out on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.
13. Crypto Basic
The Crypto Basic podcast is exactly what it sounds like: an exploration of the basics of cryptocurrency and the types of crypto like Bitcoin, NEO, Ethereum, Litecoin, Cardano, and more. This accessible, humorous podcast is hosted by three professional poker players: Brent Philbin, Adam “Roothlus” Levy, Karim Baruque, and Jason Kyriakos.
This podcast hasn’t been updated since September 2020, but with 247 episodes, it’s a great place to learn the basics. Check out the “101” episodes for in-depth but beginner-friendly discussion.
Listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.
14, 15 & 16. Podcasts by Coindesk
Coindesk hosts 3 separate podcasts surrounding cryptocurrency.
Money Reimagined is hosted by Michael Casey & Sheila Warren of the World Economic Forum. They discuss the changing landscape of money and explore the intersection of finance, financial services, and culture.
The Breakdown with NLW features Nathaniel Whittemore and is a daily in depth analysis of macroeconomics, bitcoin, finance, and the future of crypto.
Markets Daily Crypto Roundup is hosted by Adam B. Levine and Lyllah Ledesma. On the show they give a daily rundown of bitcoin as well as other cryptocurrency industry developments.
17. The Bitcoin Knowledge Podcast
The Bitcoin Knowledge show is hosted by Trace Mayer who is an early adopter of Bitcoin and an investor in Kraken and Armoy.
Noteable guests include: Nelson Minier, Peter McCormack, Anthony Pompliano, Bryan Bishop and more.
18. The Unstoppable Podcast
This show is brought to you by Unstoppable Domains which provides domains via blockchain. On the show, Diana Chen and Matthew Gould bring on big name guests in the decentralized-web to discuss all aspects of blockchain including cryptocurrency.
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