Kevin Callahan is Co-Founder at Uniblock, who provide a collection of blockchain tool kits designed to make Web3 development faster and scalable. Why you should listen Uniblock provides blockchain toolkits such as the APIs, SDKs, and No-Code tools needed to build any Blockchain application. They offer various products and services, including a blockchain-based e-commerce platform, digital identity management solutions, and a suite of developer tools and APIs. The company is focused on providing ...
Feb 19, 2023•39 min
Berk Ozdogan aka Firestorm is the Head of Strategy at Dexalot, a decentralized central limit order book exchange. Previously, he worked in traditional finance at JP Morgan, Deutsche Bank, and Bank Of America Merrill Lynch. Firestorm is an electronic trading expert across FX and Equities asset classes, focusing on algorithmic execution, automated market making, and liquidity curation. Why you should listen Dexalot chose the Avalanche platform due to its advantages in speed, throughput, and near-i...
Feb 12, 2023•44 min
Matthew Sedigh is the CEO at Xclaim, a marketplace for crypto bankruptcy claims. Users who have accounts with stranded assets at FTX, Genesis, Celsius, Voyager or BlockFi can sell the claim on their account to recover some liquidity. Why you should listen Xclaim has helped more than 10,000 creditors manage more than $750 million of claims through an open and efficient marketplace that ensures a fair trading experience for all. Users with trapped accounts with Genesis, Celsius, Voyager or BlockFi...
Feb 09, 2023•31 min
Lucas Kiely is Chief Investment Officer at Yield app, a regulated digital wealth platform that offers its customers a comprehensive suite of wealth management products to manage their digital assets. Why you should listen Yield App unlocks the full potential of digital assets with a simple, safe, and secure digital wealth platform anyone can use to earn. As well as an earn platform, and a Web3 research and development studio called Yield App Labs, Yield App offers a tailored product suite consis...
Feb 06, 2023•33 min
Justin Banon is the Co-Founder of Boson Protocol, Web3’s commerce layer. Boson Protocol aims to revolutionize commerce by tokenizing real-world items as NFTs, bridging the gap between decentralized technologies and the transfer and trade of physical goods, while minimizing arbitration, cost, and trust. Why you should listen Decentralized commerce allows brands to bridge the gap between shopping at home and in an actual store. Through virtual realities, brands can offer a virtual shopping experie...
Feb 02, 2023•35 min
Jack Vinijtrongjit is Co-Founder and CEO at AAG Ventures, a Web3 infrastructure company focusing on providing software that helps users simplify interactions with blockchain applications and the Metaverse. Why you should listen AAG is a web3 infrastructure company focusing on providing software that helps simplify interactions with blockchain applications and the Metaverse for mainstream users and traditional companies. AAG provides a secure and easy-to-use MetaOne® wallet, as well as infrastruc...
Jan 31, 2023•29 min
William Quigley is the co-founder of WAX, a web3 ecosystem for gaming and NFTs, and Tether, the most traded cryptocurrency in the world. William was an early investor in leading Web 1.0 era companies including Paypal, and early blockchain companies such as Kraken and Coinbase. Why you should listen WAX, or Worldwide Asset eXchange, is a carbon-neutral design for seamless transactions. It's specifically known for trading digital assets. WAX blockchain is hyperfocused on gaming and digital collect...
Jan 25, 2023•1 hr 2 min
Paddy Cerri is the Chief Blockchain Architect for the Minima Protocol. Minima is a blockchain and peer-to-peer network designed to be accessible to as many people as possible by making it compact enough to run on mobile and IoT devices. It is complete, quantum-resistant and secured by every single one of its users. Why you should listen The Minima network will enable people or devices to exchange value or information directly and securely, without third party interference. Minima has no centre o...
Jan 23, 2023•34 min
Borja Villalobos is the co-founder of Banger Games, a decentralized gaming ecosystem that rewards players using a Blockchain-based crypto economy. Why you should listen Made by gamers, Banger is a unified hub for all gamers. Banger is a blockchain-powered gaming platform that provides its users with an array of earning possibilities through one global gaming currency. Banger is set to become the go-to community for both gamers and publishers to thrive, enabling different Play2Earn tools that all...
Jan 19, 2023•33 min
Xiao Xiao is an investment director at HashKey Capital. Launched in 2018, HashKey Capital manages over $1 billion in assets. HashKey operates in Hong Kong and Singapore, with a presence in the U.S. and Japan. Why you should listen HashKey Capital, the investment arm of financial-services firm HashKey Group, has just closed its third fund with $500 million in capital. The fund will invest in crypto and blockchain initiatives around the world with a focus on emerging markets and Web3. The HashKey ...
Jan 18, 2023•27 min
Anthony Mongiello is CEO and Co-Founder of the Bulls and Apes Project (B.A.P.), a multi-faceted entertainment and media company born in Web3. Why you should listen Mongiello says the team’s focus is on delivering digital and physical goods and services by creating compelling brands and intellectual properties. At Bulls and Apes Project, they bring top-notch art and creativity that draws consumers into the ecosystem with gamification, events, and media that keep holders engaged and connected. Sup...
Jan 10, 2023•35 min
Gregory d'Incelli is a Crypto Fund of Funds Manager and Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Scenius Capital. Why you should listen Scenius Capital, a multi-strategy fund of funds focused on digital assets and blockchain technology. Scenius provides investors a single turnkey vehicle to gain diversified access to best-in-class actively managed investment strategies in the digital assets sector. Supporting links Scenius Capital Andy on Twitter Brave New Coin on Twitter Brave New Coin If you enjoy...
Dec 19, 2022•35 min
Gaurav Dubey is the CEO of TDeFi, a Crypto Incubator and Advisor for blockchain startups, currently incubating and advising DeFi, NFT, EdTech, Gaming, and crypto projects for over 45 companies. Supporting links TDeFi Andy on Twitter Brave New Coin on Twitter Brave New Coin If you enjoyed the show please subscribe to the Crypto Conversation and give us a 5-star rating and a positive review in whatever podcast app you are using....
Dec 13, 2022•25 min
Sakina Arsiwala is the founder of Taki App. Taki is a token-powered social network where everyone can own, manage and earn their own rewards by participating in community conversations. Why you should listen Taki is a token-powered social network where all users can earn a daily income. Anyone can create their own crypto creator coin to jumpstart their personal economies. Creators create value by creating content and users can participate in their economies by supporting them. On Taki all users ...
Dec 11, 2022•30 min
Boyd Cohen is the CEO/Co-Founder of Iomob, the Internet of Mobility Network, and the WheelCoin M2E platform. Why you should listen The Internet of Mobility is a global decentralized mobility network whereby any vehicle - public, shared, private, electric, or autonomous - can be discovered, combined, booked, unlocked, and paid for by any user of any interface. The Internet of Mobility is a decentralized marketplace that aggregates the highly fragmented ground mobility market - an industry that is...
Dec 08, 2022•41 min
Bernd Stöckl is the CPO and co-founder of Palmswap, a decentralized perpetual contract trading protocol that aims to become the next-generation perpetual DEX for cryptocurrency markets. Why you should listen Palmswap is a decentralized trading platform based on Binance Smart Chain. More chains are coming soon. Palmswap offers 100% on chain perpetual futures. Users can open long positions (bet that the price of a coin goes up) or open short positions (bet that the price goes down), users can also...
Dec 06, 2022•26 min
Sam Huber is the CEO and founder of LandVault, an end-to-end metaverse solution for Web2 and Web3 digital experiences. Why you should listen LandVault builds engaging experiences in the Open Metaverse. Starting from their first build in 2021, the process of planning, building, and activating a metaverse experience is something the company has continued to improve upon. So far, LandVault has successfully completed 200 metaverse experiences spread across 100 million sqft in multiple virtual world ...
Dec 04, 2022•31 min
Chris Fortier is VP of Product for Yuga Labs, working across the entire Yuga Labs ecosystem including Bored Ape Yacht Club, Otherside, CryptoPunks, Meebits, and more. Why you should listen The Yuga team want the Otherside Metaverse to be ‘Web3-Native Roblox’ for Adults, Otherside is a gamified, interoperable metaverse currently under development. The game blends mechanics from massively multiplayer online role playing games (MMORPGs) and web3-enabled virtual worlds. Think of it as a metaRPG wher...
Nov 29, 2022•38 min
Austin Kimm is the Director of Strategy & Investments at Choise.com a new solution that combines elements of centralized and decentralized financial solutions within a single marketplace. Why you should listen Almost one million users take advantage of Choise.com to buy crypto, earn interest on their holdings, or boost their income with attractive earn products and ultimate security. Choise.com is a brand-new solution that connects CeFi and DeFi. Austin says they call Choise.com a MetaFi eco...
Nov 27, 2022•34 min
Wolfgang Rückerl is the Co-Founder and CEO of Entity web3 launch pad, and Istari Vision, an augmentative growth engine for MultiversX. Why you should listen Wolfgang led the development of the Entity Launchpad, which launches innovative Web3 projects and includes complimentary tools for reward strategies, investment analytics, and crypto taxation compliance. Wolfgang prides himself on being an innovator and blockchain instructor, as well as a mentor for ascendant Web3 companies. He has experienc...
Nov 24, 2022•35 min
Jeff Morris Jr. is the Founder and Managing Partner of Chapter One, a Web3-focused venture capital fund that works with early-stage crypto UX startups. Why you should listen Jeff Morris Jr. is Founder and Managing Partner of Chapter One, a Web3-focused venture capital fund that works with early-stage crypto UX startups. Chapter One provides a full-stack team of product-focused builders to offer round-the-clock support for founders. Chapter One is a full-stack fund that invests early in generatio...
Nov 22, 2022•41 min
Kurt Hemecker is COO of the Mina Foundation, building on the Mina Protocol to create a privacy and security layer for web3. Kurt is the former Head of Business Operations at Facebook's Diem Association (formerly Libra). Why you should listen Using zero knowledge technology, Mina is creating the infrastructure for a secure, democratic future. Mina’s zkApps, smart contracts powered by zero knowledge, keep users in control of their privacy by validating and sharing proofs of their data, rather than...
Nov 20, 2022•43 min
Jacques Swanepoel is CTO at Seal Storage Technology, cloud storage and blockchain experts with over 100 years of experience in enterprise data storage from Seagate, Oracle, Cisco, and more. Why you should listen Seal provides sustainable, immutable, and affordable data storage. They are stewarding their clients into decentralized cloud storage, and making Web3 an accessible reality for enterprises, research institutes, NFT, and Web3 firms alike. Seal has decentralized cloud storage partnerships ...
Nov 17, 2022•33 min
Andy Beal is ecosystem lead at Forta Network, a real-time detection network for security and operational monitoring. Forta protects $36b in TVL including 52% of the top 30 DeFi protocols. Why you should listen Forta is a real-time detection network for security and operational monitoring of blockchain activity As a decentralized monitoring network, Forta detects threats and anomalies on DeFi, NFT, governance, bridges and other Web3 systems in real-time. Given timely and relevant alerts about the...
Nov 15, 2022•33 min
Pavel Bains is an entrepreneur, futurist, designer, and investor in exponential technologies. He is the founder of Bluzelle, gamefi for cosmos, and Executive Producer of MixMob. Andy and Pavel talk science fiction, gaming, and pop culture and the intersections with the growing web3 ecosystem. Supporting links Bluzelle Mixmob Andy on Twitter Brave New Coin on Twitter Brave New Coin If you enjoyed the show please subscribe to the Crypto Conversation and give us a 5-star rating and a positive revie...
Nov 13, 2022•48 min
Ken Liao is the Founder of Xverse, an advanced Bitcoin wallet for Web3. Xverse is building the world’s most advanced Bitcoin Web3 wallet. Founded in 2021, Xverse empowers individuals across the world to access the true potential of Bitcoin for NFTs, DeFi and Decentralized Applications by delivering a beautifully designed, easy-to-use wallet. Available for iOS and Android, the app allows users to secure, manage and exchange Bitcoin powered by Stacks, and soon the Lightning Network. Xverse is a se...
Nov 10, 2022•50 min
Brendan Eich is the creator of JavaScript and the co-founder and CEO of Brave Software, makers of Brave, the Web3 privacy-focused browser. Why you should listen Brendan helped build Web1 and Web2 through his creation of JavaScript and Mozilla – JavaScript’s unintended consequences - which Brendan has described as “Frankenstein's monster” led to a toxic digital ecosystem and was a catalyst for the targeted advertising and invasive tracking that consumers experience today on the internet. The Brav...
Nov 08, 2022•1 hr 4 min
Alex Salnikov is the Chief Strategy Officer and co-founder of Rarible, a community-centric NFT marketplace. Rarible has just launched a suite of new features including aggregated listings from more marketplaces and new token rewards for traders. Why you should listen Rarible, a decentralized community-centric NFT marketplace and protocol, has introduced Rarible 2. Rarible 2 brings about new changes for Rarible.com and the distribution of the $RARI token. The establishment of RARI Foundation also...
Nov 06, 2022•36 min
Oleg is Fomenko is the co-founder and CPO of Sweatcoin, and the CEO of Sweat Economy. Are you ready to walk into crypto? Why you should listen Sweat Economy is the network that grows with every step. Products: Sweatcoin (non-crypto) and Sweat Wallet (crypto) reward hundreds of millions of people for their steps. Oleg says that by incentivizing movement, which we know to be associated with health, we can help to catalyze and bring health to their users. Sweat Economy is building features and part...
Nov 03, 2022•47 min
Joshua Scigala is founder of The Standard - a decentralized stablecoin protocol that enables users to lock up crypto and or physical gold to generate multiple fiat pegged stablecoins. Why you should listen Trillions of US Dollars worth of rare assets, like gold and cryptocurrencies, are locked away in vaulting facilities and digital wallets around the world. The Standard.io, a next generation monetary system, unlocks this vast stored value. It enables users to generate a stable virtual currency ...
Nov 01, 2022•48 min
