High Stakes with Alex Nwaka | Blockchain, Crypto, and Web3
By Alex Nwaka
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Welcome to High Stakes, the podcast for institutional investors, Web3 founders, SaaS leaders, and anyone serious about the future of technology. Hosted by Validation Cloud CSO Alex Nwaka, we go beyond the hype to explore the real-world adoption of blockchain and AI in enterprise environments.
Each episode features unfiltered conversations with operators, investors, and technologists driving change at the frontier. Get direct insight into what’s working (and what’s not) in blockchain infrastructure, from Layer-2 rollups and blockchain interoperability to AI-powered SaaS and zero-knowledge proofs. Discover how legacy systems are adapting to decentralized tech, where asset tokenization is creating new markets, and how autonomous AI agents are reshaping workflows.
If you’re tired of trend-chasing and want strategic clarity around risk, regulation, and returns in Web3 and AI, this is your edge.
🎙 Smart, practical, and always human.
🎧 Listen in and stay ahead of the mainstream noise. New episodes every Tuesday on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.
Learn more here: https://sholink.to/validationcloudio
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What It Takes to Move Tokenization From Pilot to Production Now ft. Marc Hegen | High Stakes Ep. 36
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Oct 06, 2026 |
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The Hidden Cost of Treating Crypto Security as an Afterthought ft. Raz Niv | High Stakes Ep. 35
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Sep 15, 2026 |
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Why Ignoring Regulated Finance Costs You Credit Markets First ft. Marcos Viriato | High Stakes Ep. 34
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Sep 01, 2026 |
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Why Token Issuers Who Stop at Market Making Fall Behind Fast ft. Xin Song | High Stakes Ep. 33
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Aug 25, 2026 |
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Why Bad Data Provenance Will Make AI Labs Walk Away for Good ft. Andrea Muttoni and Avi Patel | High Stakes Ep. 32
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Aug 18, 2026 |
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Why Copying MicroStrategy's Debt Model Destroys Your ETH Strategy ft. Joseph Chalom | High Stakes Ep. 31
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Aug 03, 2026 |
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Why Delaying Blockchain Adoption Costs Enterprises Trillions | High Stakes Ep. 30
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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Why Passive Treasury Management Destroys Long-Term Protocol Value | High Stakes Ep. 29
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May 19, 2026 |
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Why Most Enterprises Get Stablecoins Wrong (And What Comes Next) | High Stakes Ep. 28
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May 05, 2026 |
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Why Institutional Capital Still Hesitates on Solana ft. Catherine Gu | High Stakes Ep. 27
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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Why Crypto’s REAL Competition Is the Legacy Financial System ft. Aklil Ibssa | High Stakes Ep. 26
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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Blockchain's BIGGEST Bottleneck (What The Market Is Getting Wrong) | High Stakes Ep. 25
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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Building Blockchain for Global Finance | High Stakes Ep. 24
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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Ethereum: The Future of Financial Infrastructure | High Stakes Ep. 23
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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AI Underwriting Meets Blockchain: The Compliance Challenge | High Stakes Ep. 22
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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Ex-Goldman Engineer Built a $1B Startup | High Stakes Ep. 21
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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What Happens When Fintech Meets AI? | High Stakes Ep. 20
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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How Blockchain Lending Will Drive Stablecoin Adoption | High Stakes Ep. 19
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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How Decentralization Is Reshaping The World | High Stakes Ep. 18
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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Behind the Rise of Ethereum’s Most Strategic Infrastructure Bet | High Stakes Ep. 17
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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From Deloitte to Betting Big on Blockchain: Inside Eric Piscini Playbook | High Stakes Ep. 16
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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Inside Mezo: The Future of Bitcoin | High Stakes Ep. 15
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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The Future of AI, Blockchain, and Regulation with Morgan McKenney | High Stakes Ep. 14
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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Crypto is Macro Now: Bitcoin, Stablecoins, and Global Shifts with Noelle Acheson | High Stakes Ep. 13
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May 22, 2025 |
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DTCC: Tokenization, Institutional DeFi, and AI with Dan Doney | High Stakes Ep. 12
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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Obol: Distributed Validators, Ethereum Staking, and Institutional Adoption with Toma Heremans | High Stakes Ep. 11
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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dYdX: Perpetuals, Appchains, and AI with Charles d'Haussy | High Stakes Ep. 10
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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Chaos Labs: AI, Risk, and the Future of On-Chain Finance with Omer Goldberg | High Stakes Ep. 9
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Stellar: Blockchain Evolution & Financial Inclusion with Denelle Dixon | High Stakes Ep. 8
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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Agora Finance: Stablecoin Markets and Adoption with Nick van Eck | High Stakes Ep. 7
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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Escape Velocity (EV3): DePIN Use Cases, Markets, and Progress with Salvador Gala | High Stakes Ep. 6
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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Aleo: Zero-Knowledge Proofs, Privacy, and Real-World Impact with Alex Pruden | High Stakes Ep. 5
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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Arthur Hayes: Crypto Markets, Geopolitics, & Web3 Predictions | High Stakes Ep. 4
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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Ether.Fi: Restaking Differentiators, Implications, and Upcoming Initiatives with Charles Mountain | High Stakes Ep. 3
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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Crypto Regulation: Misconceptions, Trends, & Predictions with Kevin Batteh | High Stakes Ep. 2
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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Hyperledger: Enterprise Adoption, Interoperability, & Decentralized Identities with Daniela Barbosa | High Stakes Ep. 1
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Jun 25, 2024 |