Ramani Ramachandran (Ram) is the Founder and CEO of Router Labs, which runs Router Protocol, a cross-chain infrastructure project, and Dfyn, a cross-chain AMM. Ram has been in crypto since 2014. Before Crypto, Ram was in the financial services industry and spent time across various functions, including product management, research, fundraising, and investments across the US, Europe, and Asia. In this conversation, we discuss: - Ram’s crypto inception story - Cross-chain communication - Router Pr...
Mar 30, 2023•43 min•Ep. 217
Anjali Young is the Co-Founder and CCO of Abridged Inc, the maker of Collab.Land. Anjali has been active in online communities since 1993 as a member and in leadership positions. She has also worked as a lawyer, adjunct professor, and early tech startup employee. In addition to her interest in online communities and web3 onboarding, she is passionate about NFTs and the artists who create them. Her role at Collab.Land focuses on onboarding all tokenized projects and partners onto the platform, en...
Mar 27, 2023•47 min•Ep. 216
Deniz Dalkilic is the CTO of MRHB and Co-Founder of Paribus. Deniz has a Master of Science in Computer Software Engineering from the City University of London and a strong software development career for over ten years. Scouted by Tottenham Hotspur FC at 13, Deniz was actively involved in football until interrupted by certain health issues, whereupon he decided to pursue software engineering instead. Deniz worked in the Web2 world with startups and large corporations – he was the Engineering Lea...
Mar 23, 2023•39 min•Ep. 215
John Shutt is a smart contract engineer at UMA and co-founder of the Across Protocol, a secure and decentralized cross-chain bridge. He has been working on cryptocurrency and encrypted messaging systems for over a decade. In this conversation, we discuss: - Encrypted messaging systems - UMA 2.0 - UMA staking - Data Verification Mechanism - Hardened security systems - Solutions for on-chain transactions based on off-chain voting decisions - DAO governance - Oracles - Across Protocol - Owning 11,0...
Mar 20, 2023•44 min•Ep. 214
Medha Parlikar is the Co-Founder and CTO of CasperLabs. Medha started working with technology in the early 80s. For the past two decades, she has been delivering production software at Adobe, Omniture, Avalara, MP3.com, and DivX. She strives to deliver high-quality production software while inspiring technical teams to solve tough problems and do their best work. She fell down the blockchain rabbit hole in 2017 and has been an avid fan of the promise of decentralization and open-source software....
Mar 16, 2023•43 min•Ep. 213
Rashid Ajami is the Co-Founder & CEO of Metropolis World, a metaverse experience and virtual landscape comprised of stunning art, a physi-digital marketplace, and an immersive itinerary of curated programming, perks, and events. Rashid is also an electronic music producer and sound design artist based in London. He has released critically acclaimed tracks on renowned labels such as Anjunadeep, Get Physical, Noir, Tale + Tone, TOR, and Armada Electronic Elements. He’s collaborated with electr...
Mar 13, 2023•41 min•Ep. 212
Griffin Anderson is CEO of Phi Labs, a core contributor to Archway, the first layer-1 blockchain featuring developer rewards designed and built directly into the protocol itself. As former Head of Product at Ignite (formerly Tendermint) and former Senior Director of Product Management at ConsenSys, Griffin is well-versed in all aspects of consensus and Layer-1 mechanics. Griffin was also a Founder of the blockchain-powered accounting tools project Balanc3 and a Founder & Board Member of the ...
Mar 09, 2023•30 min•Ep. 211
Scott Shapiro is the Senior Director of Product Management at Coinbase, where he leads a team that builds Coinbase’s trading products for consumers. Crypto has been a passion since he first discovered bitcoin in 2013. This drove him to leave almost a decade of building advertising products at Facebook and Google to join Coinbase in 2019. In this conversation, we discuss: - Current trends in advanced crypto trading - Options trading in crypto - Coinbase Advanced Trade - Most desired trading featu...
Mar 06, 2023•43 min•Ep. 210
Kieran Warwick is the Co-Founder of Illuvium and is a proven serial entrepreneur. Working alongside his brother Kain Warwick in e-commerce, Kieran was exposed to Bitcoin and Ethereum early on. His enthusiasm for the crypto space led to joining Blueshyft. While there, Kieran successfully onboarded major Australian Exchanges and started the world’s first OTC cryptocurrency exchange. Additionally, Kieran helped The Burger Collective amass 100,000 unique reviews, 20,000 monthly web app users, and es...
Mar 02, 2023•45 min•Ep. 209
Thomas Kralow is a financial markets expert, influencer, mentor and entrepreneur behind ‘University Grade Trading Education , an accredited trading learning program that offers the necessary tools to become a consistent trader or investor. In this conversation, we discuss: - What is currently affecting the price of Bitcoin, and what will happen long term? - Is crypto bouncing back or has it yet to reach the bottom? - What are we experiencing now: the bull run or Bitcoin bull trap? - What can we ...
Feb 27, 2023•34 min•Ep. 208
Originally from Canada, Trevor set out in 1996 with a backpack and a taste for adventure. Three years and four continents later, he found himself in Scotland, fell in love with the country and decided to stay. In 2008 he graduated from Edinburgh University and Edinburgh College of Art with an MA (Hons) in Fine Art and was appointed director of charity Art in Healthcare in Edinburgh. He went on to teach at Leith School of Art while exhibiting in London, Truro and Edinburgh, staging his first solo...
Feb 23, 2023•39 min•Ep. 207
Shehan Chandrasekera is the Head of Tax Strategy at CoinTracker, a Forbes Crypto Tax Analyst, and a CPE instructor who has won multiple awards: 2020 & 2019 CPA Practice Advisor 40 under 40 accounting professionals, Outstanding Young CPA of the year, Rising Star of Texas & Among 21 accountants mentioned on Accounting Today who will be helping shape (and reshape) accounting in 2020 and beyond by Accounting Today. Shehan is a renowned speaker who has done speaking engagements with many orga...
Feb 20, 2023•32 min•Ep. 206
Jamie Thomson is the CEO of Vulcan Forged, one of the leading blockchain game studios and makers of VulcanVerse powered by $PYR. Vulcan Forged is an established non-fungible token (NFT) game studio, marketplace, and Decentralized App incubator with 15 games, a userbase of 120,000, and a top 10 NFT marketplace volume. He lives in Greece, graduating with a Master in Education and Artificial Intelligence from the University of Sussex and Washington, respectively. In this conversation, we discuss: -...
Feb 16, 2023•38 min•Ep. 205
Josh Kriger is the Co-Founder of Edge of NFT (formerly known as NFT LA) and Co-Host of The Edge of NFT Podcast. He is a serial entrepreneur from Boston, who has launched and consulted with businesses across various industries (food, fashion, art, and entertainment). Josh is ex big 5 senior manager and led an array of multi-million, complex data analytics and geospatial data projects. Josh has dabbled and then some with data analytics/visualization and marketplaces, and he enjoys sports games and...
Feb 13, 2023•41 min•Ep. 204
Derek Lau is the VP of Immutable Games Studio and brings a unique blend of experience in start-ups and strategy into the world of web3 and blockchain gaming. Derek had successfully led GoG from the ground up into a community of 400k gamers, $20m in revenue through NFT sales, and a token valued at $300m+. He is an ex-management consultant from Oliver Wyman, where he was responsible for developing and implementing strategy projects for the C-suite of Australia’s biggest companies. He was also the ...
Feb 09, 2023•29 min•Ep. 203
Nimantha Siriwardana is the Co-Founder and CTO of Metacask, the marketplace for high-quality spirits. Nim spearheads the platform, helping producers and brands streamline the transaction process and introduce NFTs as digital proofs of purchase. Metacask also offers the spirits industry’s first fully-integrated inventory management, asset tracking, and marketing solution. Nim has over 20 years of experience in delivering technology solutions. Prior to co-founding Metacask, he served as the CTO of...
Feb 06, 2023•36 min•Ep. 202
Jawad Ashraf is the CEO and Co-Founder of Virtua, a gamified metaverse that provides immersive social, web3 gaming, digital collectible, and interactive experiences. He is an entrepreneurial industry leader in blockchain technology, the metaverse, emerging tech, and innovation, as he’s built a career-launching and leading multiple successful businesses. In this conversation, we discuss: - The complexity of building a massive metaverse - Different NFT strategies adopted by brands and creators - S...
Feb 02, 2023•30 min•Ep. 201
Jacob Robinson is the host of the Law of Code podcast, Director of Operations at the DAO Research Collective, and an incoming associate in the FinTech group at McCarthy Tétrault LLP. In this conversation, we discuss: - Crypto enforcement in Canada - Focus of regulators on exchanges - History of Canadian corporate law - History of securities in Canada - How crypto could be governed - Tension between crypto and the law - Day to day of a Canadian crypto lawyer - Investor protection - Taxation on ai...
Jan 30, 2023•44 min
Tatsuya (Tats) Kohrogi is the Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Global Business for Digital Entertainment Asset, also known as DEA. Tats is responsible for leading the company’s global operations. He has an extensive background in sales, marketing, business development, and startup management. Prior to joining the company, he was a senior partner manager at Meta managing business partnerships for the Japan market, based in APAC HQ in Singapore. Prior to Meta, Tats worked with Softbank in Tokyo....
Jan 26, 2023•35 min•Ep. 199
Marc Seal is the Co-Founder and CEO of Sortium. With over a decade of experience in the technology industry, Marc has a proven track record of successful product builds and team leadership while partnering with major industry leaders, such as Marvel, Fox, Lucasfilm, Toho, MLB, and more. Marc’s early exposure to game consoles and the film industry sparked his initial interest in how entertainment experiences were created, an interest that would lead to his entrance into the industry. He went on t...
Jan 23, 2023•45 min•Ep. 198
Sasha Tityanko serves as Deputy CEO and Art Director at Sensorium. With over 15 years of experience in the international entertainment industry, Sasha is behind the virtual creations and product marketing campaigns of Sensorium Galaxy — a next-generation social metaverse developed in collaboration with the world’s top artists, producers, and media partners. Before joining the company, Sasha represented global music superstars, including Eurovision winner Dima Bilan and internationally-acclaimed ...
Jan 19, 2023•33 min•Ep. 197
Tony Cheng is a Managing Partner at Foresight Ventures, where he covers Web3 investments for the firm while also acting as Head of Corporate Development at Bitget Exchange. Formerly an investor at Sequoia Capital China and 3G Capital, Tony is well-versed in both traditional and crypto VC. Tony has also worked as a consultant at Oliver Wyman after earning his business degree from Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. In this conversation, we discuss: - Investing around the world - Managing ...
Jan 16, 2023•41 min•Ep. 196
Mara Schmiedt is the Chief Growth Officer at Alluvial. Mara focuses on advancing industry participation and adoption of Liquid Collective, seeking out world-class partnership opportunities, and overseeing Business Development, Sales, and other strategic functions. Mara recently joined Alluvial as Chief Growth Officer from Coinbase, where she served as the Head of Sales for Coinbase Cloud, the leading developer platform for blockchain-based infrastructure products and APIs. She expanded Cloud's s...
Jan 12, 2023•34 min•Ep. 195
Nick Saponaro is the CEO of Divi Project and its Fintech Innovation Centre, Divi Labs. Nick is also an entrepreneur, crypto enthusiast, investor and keynote speaker who is regularly featured in the media talking about crypto related issues. Nick started investing in cryptocurrencies in 2013, however, his crypto career really began straight out of high school when he started a custom PC business that built rigs for gaming and Bitcoin mining. He joined the Divi Project in 2017 as a full-stack deve...
Jan 09, 2023•32 min•Ep. 194
Max Krupyshev is the Co-Founder & CEO of the crypto payment ecosystem CoinsPaid, which is a market leader in terms of transaction volume. He is a serial entrepreneur with long-standing experience in developing fintech and crypto projects. Having entered the world of crypto in 2013, Max stood at the origins of this market in Ukraine, launching a Bitcoin Foundation to promote crypto adoption in the country. As the CEO of CoinsPaid, he sets the goal for the company to become the connecting link...
Jan 05, 2023•44 min•Ep. 193
Brad Kam is the Co-Founder of Unstoppable Domains, a Web3 domain name provider working to onboard the world onto Web3. Prior to Unstoppable Domains, he co-founded Talkable, a marketing tech company backed by Y Combinator. Brad holds a B.A. in Political Science from Emory University. In this conversation, we discuss: - Walking and talking w/ Paul Graham from YC - Walking meetings - The importance of where you live - Web3 domain name is your identity on the internet - you own it and control it - O...
Jan 02, 2023•42 min•Ep. 192
Oliver is a serial entrepreneur, CBDC pioneer, investor, advisor, and global advocate of distributed ledger technology. He currently serves as the Founder and CEO of Panther Protocol, an end-to-end privacy protocol for digital assets that can be deployed compliantly on any public blockchain. Oliver also serves as Founder and Chairman of Elemental, a web 3.0 credit lending platform focused on democratizing affordable credit for underserved communities. Oliver has been a leading global advocate, c...
Dec 29, 2022•39 min•Ep. 191
Darren Glover is the VP of Gaming at VaynerSports (Gary and AJ Vaynerchuk’s sports agency), where he oversees gaming talent representation and web2 / web3 gaming consultation. Darren is a lifelong marketing and brand-building innovator. He’s obsessed with understanding today's consumers and finding the most valuable ways to talk with them. His experience comes from working with professional athletes, Fortune 500 consumer brands, live streaming platforms, gaming publishers, and gaming content cre...
Dec 26, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 190
Ingo Rübe is the founder and CEO of KILT Protocol, a blockchain identity protocol for issuing self-sovereign and verifiable credentials. He leads a team in Berlin that develops enterprise and consumer services “built on KILT" which protect digital identity across financial services and accounting, health care, IoT, media, energy, and gaming. Earlier in his career, he was the CTO of Hubert Burda Media and also served on the Board of Directors of the Drupal Association. In this conversation, we di...
Dec 22, 2022•44 min•Ep. 189
Susie Batt is the Crypto Ecosystem Lead at Opera, a web browser with a built-in and free VPN, ad blocker and crypto wallet. Susie has been spearheading Opera's Web3 strategy since joining the global company back in 2020, joining from her previous role at ConsenSys. In this conversation, we discuss: - Susie’s journey into crypto/web3 and her background at ConsenSys - Reading about blockchain in 2017 - Power skating and hockey - Landing your dream job - Opera's crypto ecosystem - Switching browser...
Dec 19, 2022•36 min•Ep. 188
