MetaMarkets - The European lens on crypto, macro-finance, and regulation.
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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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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.
Fixing Crypto in Europe – with Marina Markezic (EUCI)
MetaMarkets - The European lens on crypto, macro-finance, and regulation.
1 hour 5 minutes 16 seconds
2 months ago
Fixing Crypto in Europe – with Marina Markezic (EUCI)
Traditional finance is moving on-chain. Can Europe keep pace? We sit down with Marina Markezic, co-founder and Executive Director of the European Crypto Initiative (EUCI), to unpack how regulation is shaping the future of blockchain and finance in Europe.
We cover breaking news from Stripe and Circle launching their own layer-ones, ESMA’s push to expand the DLT Pilot Regime, and even the European Central Bank’s exploration of issuing a digital euro on Ethereum or Solana. Marina brings her unique perspective from years of advising projects on governance, DeFi, NFTs, and regulation, as well as lobbying for innovation-friendly frameworks in Brussels.
Expect a deep dive into how European crypto regulation compares to the U.S., the unintended consequences of MiCA, and why tokenization could reshape Europe’s financial infrastructure.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode
How ESMA wants to expand the DLT Pilot Regime to encourage broader tokenization.
Why have only three firms joined the DLT sandbox so far.
The hidden risks in Europe’s Data Act and its surprising requirement for smart contracts to be alterable and require backdoors.
How lobbying battles in Brussels pit traditional financial institutions against crypto-native builders.
The contrasting visions of Europe and the U.S. on stablecoins, CBDCs, and financial market modernization.
Why regulatory vision matters more than technical details when shaping the future of finance.
Guest: Marina Markezic
Marina Markezic – Co-founder & Executive Director, of the European Crypto Initiative https://eu.ci Marina has advised blockchain projects since 2017 on governance and regulation, and is a leading voice on European crypto policy.
Follow EUCI on https://www.linkedin.com/company/european-crypto-initiative and https://x.com/EuCInitiative
The Hosts
Jón Egilsson is an Executive Member at King’s College London and an Executive Director at Monerium, the first company to issue fiat currency on-chain. https://uk.linkedin.com/in/egilsson
Jan Philipp Fritsche Managing Director of Oak Security, a Web3 cybersecurity firm that pioneered research on economic attack vectors in decentralized systems.https://www.linkedin.com/in/janf/
Links & Resources
European Crypto Initiative (EUCI) https://eu.ci
ECB exploring Ethereum, Solana for digital euro launch according to FT https://cointelegraph.com/news/europe-mulls-ethereum-solana-digital-euro-launch
Stripe and Circle are announcing their own Layer 1s https://www.coindesk.com/news-analysis/2025/08/17/why-circle-and-stripe-and-many-others-are-launching-their-own-blockchains
ESMA Report on the DLT Pilot Regime (2025) https://www.esma.europa.eu/sites/default/files/2025-06/ESMA75-117376770-460_Report_on_the_functioning_and_review_of_the_DLTR_-_Art.14.pdf
Data Act https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/data-act
MetaMarkets - The European lens on crypto, macro-finance, and regulation.
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.
