The Applied Edge Podcast · 2026-03-17 · 37 min
Episode description In this episode of the Applied Blockchain Podcast, Adi Ben-Ari (Founder, CEO) speaks with Charles Adams, Head of Investor Relations at Nickel Digital Asset Management, one of Europe's leading digital asset hedge funds, about what a decade inside crypto actually looks like, and where the industry is heading next. Charles is a true crypto native who has never worked in traditional finance. He bought a Bitcoin miner and a book on blockchain off eBay in 2013, set up a mining rig in his school dorm, and has been in the space ever since - through ICOs, DeFi, institutional adoption, and now the convergence of AI and digital assets.
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