Crypto Continental – The European lens on crypto, macro-finance, and regulation.
Crypto Continental - The European lens on crypto, macro-finance, and regulation.
Podcast Description
Crypto Continental is the European lens on macro-finance and digital assets. We cover capital markets, crypto regulation, and the frequently overlooked geopolitical implications of financial policy. This podcast maps out the forces shaping today’s economic landscape.
Jón Egilsson and Jan Fritsche host the show. They bring a rare combination of central banking leadership, economic research, crypto entrepreneurship, and Web3 cybersecurity expertise.
Jón Egilsson served as Chairman of the Central Bank of Iceland following the 2008 financial crisis. He is also the co-founder and chairman of Monerium, the first company to issue fiat currency on-chain. Jón holds a Ph.D. in Economics and a master’s in Engineering. He teaches at King’s Business School and regularly contributes to Forbes, writing on stablecoins, digital currencies, and monetary sovereignty.
Jan Fritsche worked on market-based finance, money markets, and derivatives at the European Central Bank. He also served as a member of the Monetary Expert Panel of the European Commission. Today, Jan is the Managing Director of Oak Security, a cybersecurity firm for Web3 that pioneered economic attack vectors in decentralized systems. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics and previously conducted research at the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), focusing on fiscal policy, monetary dynamics, and uncertainty.
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The podcast focuses on critical topics including capital markets, crypto regulation, and the geopolitical implications of financial policy. Episode examples include an analysis of the recent European crypto regulatory framework and a discussion on the impact of monetary policies on digital asset prices, emphasizing the importance of understanding the broader economic landscape.
Meta Markets is the European lens on macro-finance and digital assets. We cover capital markets, crypto regulation, and the frequently overlooked geopolitical implications of financial policy. This podcast maps out the forces shaping today’s economic landscape.
Jón Egilsson and Jan Fritsche host the show. They bring a rare combination of central banking leadership, economic research, crypto entrepreneurship, and Web3 cybersecurity expertise.
Jón Egilsson served as Chairman of the Central Bank of Iceland following the 2008 financial crisis. He is also the co-founder and chairman of Monerium, the first company to issue fiat currency on-chain. Jón holds a Ph.D. in Economics and a master’s in Engineering. He teaches at King’s Business School and regularly contributes to Forbes, writing on stablecoins, digital currencies, and monetary sovereignty.
Jan Fritsche worked on market-based finance, money markets, and derivatives at the European Central Bank. He also served as a member of the Monetary Expert Panel of the European Commission. Today, Jan is the Managing Director of Oak Security, a cybersecurity firm for Web3 that pioneered economic attack vectors in decentralized systems. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics and previously conducted research at the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), focusing on fiscal policy, monetary dynamics, and uncertainty.
This is the first episode of MetaMarkets, in which we dive deep into the economic, regulatory, and technological shifts shaping the future of money. Hosts Jón Helgi Egilsson (Executive Director, Monerium) and Jan Philipp Fritsche (Managing Director, Oak Security) explore the intersection of monetary policy, stablecoins, and the emerging geopolitical battle for currency influence.
📌 Chapters & Links
- Why This Podcast?
Jón shares why financial transformation needs public dialogue, and Jan highlights the need to connect end-users, builders, and regulators. - The U.S. Economic Dilemma
Why the dollar’s strength is both an asset and a trap. Discussion on tariffs, deficits, and debt.
🔗 A User’s Guide to Restructuring the Global Trading System - Trump’s Strategic Playbook
How Stephen Miran’s thinking may underpin Trump’s economic approach.
🔗 Trump’s Stablecoin Strategy To Reinforce U.S. Dollar Dominance (Forbes) - What Dollar Dominance Really Means
Stablecoins, global demand, and U.S. strategy to “weaponize” crypto rails.
🔗 Standard Chartered: Stablecoin Sector May Reach $2 Trillion - Europe’s Missed Opportunity?
Jón argues the ECB is overprotecting incumbents instead of competing globally. - Policy Takeaways
Treat non-bank stablecoin issuers equally. Let innovation thrive. Avoid regulatory gatekeeping. - Uncertainty, Volatility & Fiscal Policy
Jan explains how uncertainty is bad for fiscal policy.
🔗 Government spending multipliers in (un)certain times (Journal of Public Economics) - Military Spending & Growth
Why the U.S. may benefit more than Europe from diverging fiscal strategies. - On-chain Chaos & Risk Mispricing
How recent volatility triggered economic crypto exploits.
🔗 How the Hype for HyperLiquid’s Vault Evaporated on Concerns Over Centralization
🔗 A Vanishing $212M Bitcoin Order Caused Chaos for Traders. Is Spoofing Back in Crypto? - Spoofing, Scams & Smart Regulation
Why spoofing is a crime in traditional markets — and how crypto could build in better defenses, on-chain. - The Need for Smart Regulation
We need smart regulation, iterative improvement, and transparent competition.
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