Brave New Coin’s Crypto Conversation talks to the key people creating the Bitcoin, blockchain, and cryptocurrency future. Hosted by Andy Pickering, learn how this rapidly evolving industry is reshaping the world as we move towards decentralized finance, NFTs and Web3.
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Serhii Kravchenko is the CEO at DeXe, the solution for creating and governing DAOs, projects, tokens, and NFTs through a seamless, no-code interface. Why you should listen DAOs can remove human error by automatically executing the community’s decisions. DAOs also make distributing roles, voting power, treasury funds, and more quicker, simpler, and …
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Davy Wittock leads the Flux Business Development team. Flux is a decentralized Web3 cloud infrastructure comprised of user-operated, scalable and globally distributed computational nodes. Why you should listen Flux is a decentralized cloud infrastructure designed to provide scalable and reliable services for blockchain applications and other web se…
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Stripchain - Interoperability Through Chain Abstraction
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0xnovachrono is the Founder of Silent Research Labs, building Stripchain, an intent-based interoperability protocol designed to simplify chain abstraction. True interoperability entails seamless interaction with applications. Stripchain is engineered to eliminate developer complexities, making application chains arbitrary. Why you should listen Str…
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Core DAO - Decentralized Applications Secured by Bitcoin
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Rich Rines is an initial contributor to Core Dao. Why you should listen Core Chain is the first Bitcoin-aligned EVM-compatible Layer-1 blockchain, designed to be Bitcoin's complementary and hyper-scalable smart contract platform. With 50% of Bitcoin mining hash power already contributing to its security model and through the ground-breaking innovat…
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Ryder Havdale is the CEO and founder of Helios Creators Inc., which aims to revolutionize the music streaming industry by offering fairer compensation and deeper engagement between artists and fans through the Helios platform, using Web3 technologies. Why you should listen Ryder Havdell, CEO and founder of Helios Creators, discusses the need for fa…
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Ben Shyong is the Co-Founder of Anzen Finance, a digital asset platform that issues USDz, a Real World Asset (RWA) backed stablecoin. Why you should listen Anzen Finance is a web3 protocol for minting and staking USDz, a stablecoin backed by a portfolio of private credit assets. USDz is a composable digital asset with utility across different crypt…
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Robert Cartwright is the CEO of AI agent-driven metaverse 2.0 ecosystem. Why you should listen Wondra Protocol aims to create the world's first AI agent-driven metaverse 2.0 ecosystem. Within this ecosystem, user digital twin data, driven by AI agents, will become autonomous inhabitants of the metaverse, possessing independent needs and matching va…
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DFINITY - Chain Fusion for the Internet Computer
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Aisling Connolly is the General Lead at DFINITY, working on Chain Fusion for the Internet Computer blockchain. Aisling is interested in the intersection of cryptography, information security, and privacy. Why you should listen Aisling works at the intersection of cryptography, information security, and privacy. Her work focuses on the foundations, …
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Brickken - The Real World Asset Token Suite
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Edwin Mata is the CEO and Co-Founder of Brickken, a Tokenisation suite for Real World Assets. From real estate to franchises to IP to business, almost anything can be tokenized via Brickken. Why you should listen Edwin Mata and Andy discuss several critical aspects of the tokenization space, particularly focusing on Brickken, where Edwin is the CEO…
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CUDIS - The Wearable Smart Ring on Solana
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Edison Chen is the co-founder and CEO of CUDIS, a Web 3.0 startup making the world’s first AI smart ring that rewards your wellness journey. Why you should listen The CUDIS ring represents a significant leap in the realm of wearable wellness technology. Positioned as a competitor to the Oura ring in the web3 landscape, the CUDIS ring is a Solana-ba…
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ZTX - A Virtual World for Creators and Communities
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ZTX - A Virtual World for Creators and Communities Niko Hosn is the CTO of ZTX, an immersive virtual world empowering creators and communities. Open Beta is now live. Why you should listen ZTX builds upon the foundation and success of ZEPETO, the largest metaverse platform in Asia with over 430M registered users. Prioritizing interoperability and s…
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Robert Kao is the co-founder of Plato Protocol. Plato rewards consumers who create and curate content around restaurants. Ready to Eat to Earn? Why you should listen Plato is an on-chain reputation and gamified dining experience, with a mission to revolutionize the food economy. Plato users create a unique dataset around food backed by proof of pur…
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GigaStar - The Marketplace for YouTube Creators and Investors
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Sarah McNabb is CMO at GigaStar a next-gen crowdfunding marketplace for YouTube Creators and Investors. Why you should listen GigaStar fuels human creativity by bringing Creators and Investors together. GigaStar provides Creators with an intuitive SEC-registered crowdfunding platform to raise capital from Investors who gain exposure to the Creator …
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Lido & SSV - Integrating Distributed Validator Technology
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Isodoros Passadis is a contributor to the Lido DAO as Master of Validators, while Alon Muroch is the Founder of SSV Labs. Why you should listen Lido (the biggest LST by TVL on Ethereum) is deploying the new SimpleDVT module. Liquid staking protocols allow users to mint a transferable utility token that can be used in on-chain activities while their…
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Kelsey McGuire is the Chief Growth Officer at Shardeum, the world’s first EVM-based L1 blockchain which uses dynamic state sharding to increase TPS with every new node. Or as Shardeum describe themselves, Web3 for Humans. Why you should listen Shardeum is an EVM-based, linearly scalable smart contract platform that maintains true decentralization a…
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Portal Finance - Bridgeless Interoperability on Bitcoin
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Chandra Duggirala is the CEO at Portal Finance, a bridgeless interoperability protocol on Bitcoin aiming to to accelerate the arrival of hyperbitcoinization. Why you should listen Portal Finance brings Native BTC, BRC20s, Ordinals and atomic swaps to any chain. Portal is fostering the Bitcoin Renaissance by building the tools for global financial s…
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Peko Wan is co-CEO of Pundi X, which has been deploying their blockchain-based point-of-sale (POS) solution and solidifying partnerships with governments, payment companies, and retailers around the world. Why you should listen Pundi X is a blockchain payments ecosystem. XPOS is the leading blockchain-based Point-of-Sale solution, enabling merchant…
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Alvin Kan is the Chief Operating Officer at Bitget Wallet, a comprehensive Web3 ecosystem platform. Why you should listen In just six years, Bitget Wallet has evolved from a simple wallet to a comprehensive Web3 ecosystem platform. Bitget Wallet is the ultimate Web3 multi-chain wallet, offering a comprehensive platform with wallet, Swap, NFT Market…
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Samir Kerbage is the Chief Investment Officer and Head of Products at Hashdex, a global pioneer in crypto asset management, with ETFs and crypto indexes worldwide. Why you should listen Founded in 2018, Hashdex is a global pioneer in crypto asset management. They are building pathways to prosperity by opening the crypto ecosystem to the world. With…
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Stefan Kimmel is the CEO of M2, an Abu Dhabi based crypto exchange that Kevin O’Leary has described as a next-generation crypto exchange. Why you should listen Based in Abu Dhabi, M2 is regulated by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority, as a trading platform and custodian. It is a part of wave of digital assets companies setting up in the re…
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Greg Siourounis is the managing director of the Sui Foundation, advancing and supporting Sui, the layer 1 blockchain designed to make Web3 fast, private, secure, and accessible to everyone. Why you should listen Mysten Labs' objective is to provide the basic architecture for Web3, creating tools for the future of Web3 to make it secure, dependable,…
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Meina Zhou is co-founder and CEO at Native. Native’s mission is to improve the web3 user experience by solving fragmented liquidity and capital inefficiency in DeFi. They’ve built a unified, cross-chain liquidity layer combining on and off-chain liquidity sources using RFQ architecture. Why you should listen Native Labs is building Web3’s Liquidity…
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William Simonin is the c-founder of Ta-da - a data platform for AI. Projected to reach $109B by 2032, the data collection market is primed for disruption. Ta-da offers high-quality data at lower costs, outperforming outsourcing and micro-tasking companies with a hybrid model that ensures quality, cost-effectiveness and scalability. Why you should l…
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Josh Olszewicz, renowned crypto trader and technical analyst, joins Andy to celebrate the 500th episode of the Crypto Conversation. Why you should listen Andy and Josh discuss Bitcoin, alts, American politics, memecoins, and Josh explains why he is serious about his $333k by July 2025 Bitcoin price target. It’s the 500th Episode of Crypto Conversat…
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Azuro - Infrastructure & Liquidity for On-chain Predictions
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Rossen is a core contributor at Azuro, an infrastructure/liquidity layer for on-chain predictions. It utilizes a new Liquidity Pool design, the Liquidity Tree, which creates and maintains market liquidity. Why you should listen Azuro is an infrastructure/liquidity layer for on-chain predictions. It utilizes a Liquidity Pool design, the Liquidity Tr…
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VALR - The South African Exchange Going Global
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Farzam Ehsani is co-founder and CEO of VALR, a South African crypto exchange headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa. With regulatory approval to operate in Europe, VALR has 1000 corporate and institutional clients, more than half a million users, and now is expanding globally. Why you should listen VALR has raised $55 million in equity funding…
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BeL2 - Turn an EVM into a Bitcoin Layer 2
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Sasha Mitchell is Head of Operations at Bel2. Imagine if Bitcoin could talk to other blockchains, make deals, execute contracts, and expand its influence without ever compromising its integrity. That's BeL2, the Bitcoin Elastos Layer 2 Protocol. Why you should listen BeL2 transforms EVM-compatible blockchains into Bitcoin Layer 2s, without bridging…
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Karim Chaib is the founder of Dopamine a "superApp" for crypto. In an era where human attention drives software revenue, 'Dopamine' stands as your tokenized web3 software license, powering businesses and Super Apps with Web 3 Code, AI, Big Data, and Compliance. Why you should listen Dopamine combines AI and compliance infrastructure with super app …
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Arrow Markets - The Options Protocol on Avalanche
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Edward Mehrez is Co-Founder at Arrow Markets, a hybrid options protocol built on the Avalanche Blockchain Why you should listen Arrow Markets is a hybrid options protocol built on the Avalanche Blockchain. In the traditional options market, options must be sold by a writer who receives the premium from the buyer and is responsible for paying the bu…
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Cove - Next-Gen DeFi Portfolio Management
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Sunil Srivatsa is the founder and CEO of Storm Labs, an open-source software development studio. They help build and maintain infrastructure for decentralized protocols like Cove. Why you should listen Storm Labs is an open-source software development studio that builds infrastructure for the next financial generation. Their mission is to build and…
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Persistence One - Cosmos Liquid Staking & Restaking
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Mikhil Pandey is Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Persistence Labs, building Persistence One a purpose built Layer 1 on a mission to maximize yield and security through Liquid Staking & Restaking. Why you should listen Persistence One is one of the first Cosmos app chains and has been relentlessly building at the edge of the Proof-of-Stake …
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Jan Gorzny is the co-founder of Zircuit, a fully EVM-compatible zero-knowledge rollup powering the limitless potential of web3. Why you should listen Backed by pioneering L2 research, the network’s unique hybrid architecture combines battle-tested infrastructure with zero-knowledge proofs to give developers the best of both worlds. With cutting-edg…
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Bill Heyn is the CEO of SOMA.finance. SOMA is building finance for the future by uniting DeFi and TradFi. SOMA aims to be the first DEX-style trading platform that is legal and compliant in the US, and the rest of the world. Why you should listen The non-custodial SOMA.finance platform aims to be the world's first compliant hybrid decentralized exc…
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Nick Sainato is the co-founder at Gamma, a Bitcoin creator launchpad and NFT marketplace. Why you should listen Nick from Gamma joins Andy to discuss Bitcoin, the halving, memecoins, Runes, and Ordinals. Ordinals are Bitcoin NFTs you can mint directly on the Bitcoin blockchain. Each sat (the smallest unit of Bitcoin) can be inscribed with data, suc…
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Emmanuel Quezada is the CEO & Co-Founder of U-topia, a Web3 entertainment company innovating with IP Licensing in GameFi, AI Music, and Video Entertainment, backed by NFT provenance. Why you should listen U-topia is a Web3 entertainment company that brings the convergence of innovative IP Licensing in GameFi, AI Music, and Video Entertainment, back…
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MANTRA - The Layer 1 for RWA Tokenization
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John Patrick Mullin is the CEO and co-founder of MANTRA, the Layer 1 blockchain for RWA tokenization. Why you should listen The Mantra team saw that the Cosmos ecosystem lacked a chain specifically designed to provide regulatory compliance across a wide range of real-world assets (RWA) and tokenized assets. They feel that a “chain of regulated digi…
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Sid Gandhi is the founder and CEO at Polybase Labs, building Payy - to bring fast, free, private payments to the world. Why you should listen Consider that 15 years into the blockchain era - we still don't have a simple private solution for fast, private, global payments. Using zero-knowledge cryptography, Payy aims to solve global payments. Payy i…
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Lingo - The Gamified, RWA-Powered Rewards Token
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HM Rawat is a Co-Founder and CEO at Lingo, a gamified, RWA-powered rewards token to onboard the next billion in Web3. Why you should listen Blockchain adoption is growing 2x faster than the internet in the 90s, making it the fastest technological adoption in history. Today, the tech is easy. Applications aren't hard to write, but they’re really har…
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Liquid Mercury - Professional Crypto Trading
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Tony Saliba is a professional trader, a “Market Wizard” and CEO at Liquid Mercury, a professional crypto trading platform. Why you should listen Tony Saliba is a Master trader at CBOE where he also served on Board of Directors. He was the only options trader to be featured in the seminal book “Market Wizards” showcasing the world’s best pro traders…
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SCRYPT - A Swiss Financial Service Provider for Crypto
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Norman Wooding is co-founder and CEO of SCRYPT, a leading Swiss financial service provider specializing in crypto assets. Why you should listen SCRYPT acts as a trusted partner for institutions by building and providing infrastructure that delivers digital assets and services in a robust regulatory framework. SCRYPT's product line is designed to co…
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Lionsgate Network - Recover Your Lost Crypto
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Bezalel Eithan Raviv, a former member of Israel’s IDF Cyber Unit 8200, is the CEO and founder of Lionsgate Network, a digital platform that specializes in providing professional fund recovery services for participants in the crypto ecosystem. Why you should listen Lionsgate Network is a digital platform that specializes in providing professional re…
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Frank Cheng is co-founder and loremaster at the Fonnie Magus game studio. They are developing Apeiron, part of a new wave of token-driven, play-and-earn NFT games. Why you should listen Apeiron is part of a new wave of token-driven, play-and-earn NFT games. Our tri-token system utilizes governance, play-to-earn, and alliance tokens in tandem to cre…
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Saito - A Paradigm Shift in Blockchain Applications
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Richard Parris is a co-founder at Saito - a self-sufficient Layer 1 Blockchain designed for devs that provides the foundation for building open and scalable web applications. Why you should listen Saito is a new type of layer-1 blockchain that powers peer-to-peer applications. Saito delivers a new economic model for blockchain. Saito Consensus alig…
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CESS - Decentralized Storage and Delivery
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Nick Zaldastani is Chairman and Co-Founder at CESS, a blockchain-powered decentralized storage and content delivery network infrastructure. Why you should listen CESS is a blockchain powered decentralized storage and content delivery network infrastructure. Users and creators alike use the platform for on-chain data sharing, whilst builders can dev…
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Memecoins and the Rise of Financial Nihilism
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Aditya Das is a researcher and analyst across the Techemy Group. He joins Andy to discuss the current Memecoin mania that has gripped the crypto markets. Why you should listen Bitcoin has led the crypto market’s move into bull market territory, but it is meme coins that have captured the altcoin zeitgeist, with many investors ignoring the fundament…
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Randcast - On-Chain Verifiable Randomness
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Felix Xu is the Co-Founder of ARPA Network, a decentralized computation network based on threshold cryptography and its use cases Why you should listen Randcast is ARPA’s first product, an on-chain verifiable random number generation service with an easy-to-use Smart Contract SDK that can be directly integrated into DApps to provide out-of-the-box …
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Tim Kravchunovsky is the founder and CEO of Chirp. Chirp is a trailblazing DePIN network founded by a team of Telecommunications experts with decades of experience. Tim Kravchunovsky has over 20 years of experience as a network engineer, having held a position as a Consulting Engineer at the World Bank, Comacast and Chemonics International. Tim fou…
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Bitcoin ATH, Ordinals, & The Three Body Problem
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Brett Herskope aka Eliherf is head of growth at Gamma, the open marketplace for Bitcoin Ordinals. Brett and Andy discuss Bitcoin’s recent all-time high, Gamma and Bitcoin Ordinals, and The Three-Body Problem. One of the most popular answers to the very famous Crypto Conversation Hot Take Round Sci-Fi question, The Three-Body Problem is a trilogy by…
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Connor O’Shea is the CEO of Bril Finance, a cutting edge DeFi UX for seamless access to professional-grade portfolio management algorithms and yield strategies. Why you should listen Bril is a sophisticated decentralized finance (DeFi) tool that actively optimizes and manages portfolio strategies in a secure, non-custodial manner. The dapp allows u…
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Solve Care - Blockchain for Digital Health Networks
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Pradeep Goel is the Chief Executive Officer at the Solve Care Foundation. Solve Care is a blockchain platform for digital health networks. Why you should listen Solve Care is a global healthcare platform that redefines care coordination, improves access to care, reduces benefit administration costs, and helps reduce fraud and waste across the healt…
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