Crypto Hipster

OWEN O DRISCOLL | CO-FOUNDER/CEO @ TRRUE Owen is a start-up founder in the fintech and crowdfunding industry who has developed and led a team of developers, marketers, and financial experts to build a powerful platform that enables individuals and businesses to raise funds online. In addition to his accomplishments in fintech and blockchain, Owen has a background as an entrepreneur. He pioneered the Subway food and beverage franchise within Ireland from 2008 until 2018, growing the retail offering in Cork to three locations. Owen’s keen interest in sustainable horticulture led him to formally study horticultural science at Munster Technology University to leverage the coming shift towards natural products and widespread integration into the agricultural sector. As a lead ambassador for Aeternity blockchain, Owen has represented a blockchain company at events and conferences, building brand awareness and promoting the company's solutions. Through this experience, he has developed a strong understanding of blockchain technology and its potential applications across various industries. Owen has also worked as a blockchain consultant, advising businesses on the potential applications of blockchain technology and how it can enhance their operations. His expertise in the field has helped clients navigate the complex world of blockchain, enabling them to take advantage of the technology's benefits while minimising potential risks. Owen is passionate about start-up culture and has been fortunate enough to have participated in two accelerator programs. These experiences have provided him with valuable insights into the start-up ecosystem and allowed him to network with like-minded entrepreneurs and investors. As a result of his participation in these programs, Owen has developed a keen eye for identifying promising start- ups and a deep understanding of the challenges they face.

Javier Castro-Acuña is the Head of Crypto & Web3 at Bitnovo, a non-custodial Spanish crypto platform where he has been working full time for the last 3 years.He first heard about Bitcoin from online poker players in 2014 and started to dive deeper since then. The growing interest pushed him into a Masters Degree in Blockchain, Smart Contracts and Cryptoeconomics. He holds a degree in Business Administration and prior to crypto worked in finance areas at multinational companies like Vodafone or 20th Century Fox. He also moonlights as a DeFi degen and occasional teacher. Bitnovo website: https://www.bitnovo.com/en/LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/javiercastroacuna/

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Julian Deschler is a co-founder of Elusiv - Web3's modular privacy stack. After beginning his career in TradFi, he delved into the blockchain scene, working at several web3 startups during his University studies. Recognized with a scholarship from Europe's largest entrepreneurship center UnternehmerTUM, Julian co-founded Elusiv while still in Uni, and now passionately champions the evolution of privacy in the Web3 ecosystem by leading the business strategies of Elusiv.

Lasha Antadze is the co-founder of Rarify Labs, a company advancing Rarimo, the interoperability protocol for digital social identities. In 2022, Rarify Labs received US$10 million in a Series A funding round from Pantera Capital at a $100 million valuation. As a serial founder, Lasha has close to a decade of experience in the blockchain industry. Prior to Rarify Labs, Lasha co-founded decentralized auction platform Shelf Network, which was recognized by the 2018 Frontier Innovations Awards as the best blockchain use-case for the real world, and was acquired by the Aurora Group in 2022. As early as 2015, Lasha has also led projects with the Ukrainian government to transition various state processes on to the blockchain.

Michael O’Rourke, CEO and Co-Founder at Pocket Network Michael O’Rourke is Co-Founder of Pocket Network. Prior to building Pocket Network, he owned and operated a blockchain development agency, and was on the ground level of Tampa Bay’s largest Bitcoin/Crypto meetup and consultancy, Blockspaces, with a focus on teaching developers Solidity. Michael first got into bitcoin in 2013, and his interests quickly grew much deeper. In 2016, writing smart contracts and making discoveries in API services for Ethereum gave Michael a unique perspective on what is required to provide a vertically and horizontally scalable infrastructure service in a decentralized manner.

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Kitty Horlick is a Director at Rarify Labs, a company advancing Rarimo, the interoperability protocol for digital social identities. Prior to Rarify Labs, Kitty founded Blackwood, a consultancy firm focused on onboarding traditional businesses into Web3. She has been involved in blockchain since 2016 and has provided communications services for a range of web3 and traditional tech companies including Cardano Foundation, Unit London, and Institut. Outside of web3, she is also a seasoned multimedia journalist, and has written for outlets including The Sunday Times, and produced award-winning documentaries and podcasts.

This twenty-second episode of Crypto Hipster's Mysticals is a compilation of short clips from Seasons 4 and 5 of the Crypto Hipster Podcasts. This episode comprises podcast segments from Crypto Hipster's interviews of: Sean Lee–Co-founder and Executive Director at Odsy Foundation Tommy Johnson–Founder at PsyFi DAO Joshua Kagan–Co-founder and CEO at Bonfire Akash Mahendra–Director at Haven1 Foundation Pedro Isaac Lopez–Chief Growth Officer at THORWallet DEX All original podcasts can be listened to in their entirety on the Crypto Hipster Podcast channel on your favorite medium, including Apple, Spotify, Amazon and others.

This twenty-first episode of Crypto Hipster's Mysticals is a short clip from a Season 5 podcast of the Crypto Hipster Podcasts. This episode comprises a podcast segment from Crypto Hipster's podcast interview entitled A Father's Journey for Humanity; and a Criminal Complaint to the U.S. Department of Justice, originally published on September 21, 2022, with: James Ryan–Founder of Omgeneum and Jimmy's Justice DAO All original podcasts can be listened to in their entirety on the Crypto Hipster Podcast channel on your favorite medium, including Apple, Spotify, Amazon and others.

This twentieth episode of Crypto Hipster's Mysticals is a short clip from a Season 5 podcast of the Crypto Hipster Podcasts. This episode comprises a podcast segment from Crypto Hipster's podcast interview entitled Making Peace More Fashionable Than War, and Insights from the International Peace Sanctuary originally published on April 20, 2023, with the following guests: Shyalpa Tenzin Rinpoche–His Eminence Bundeep Singh Rangar–CEO at Fineqia James Bowater–Co-founder at City A.M. in London All original podcasts can be listened to in their entirety on the Crypto Hipster Podcast channel on your favorite medium, including Apple, Spotify, Amazon and others.

This nineteenth episode of Crypto Hipster's Mysticals is a compilation of short clips from Seasons 4 and 5 of the Crypto Hipster Podcasts. This episode comprises podcast segments from Crypto Hipster's interviews of: Christina Rud–Co-founder at Squid Kurt Ivy–Co-founder at Simple Crypto PR Ayelen Denovitzer–Co-founder and CEO at Qubit Rick Porter–Co-founder and CEO at DSCVR Andrea Berry–Head of Development at Theta Labs All original podcasts can be listened to in their entirety on the Crypto Hipster Podcast channel on your favorite medium, including Apple, Spotify, Amazon and others.

Bogdan Habić is Co-Founder and CTO at Tenderly. Recently listed as one of 10 European Scaleups that have conquered Europe, Tenderly is the full-stack infrastructure solutions provider powering Web3 developer teams with the essential tools and services throughout their development journeys.A skilled software engineer by trade, Bogdan has extensive experience building, scaling and maintaining large-scale distributed cloud systems and co-founded Tenderly initially to build the debugging tools for themselves. Since its launch in 2018, the company has grown to become trusted developers for over 15 leading Ethereum networks.

Оleg Fomenko is a co-founder of Sweatcoin and CEO of Sweat Economy – a cryptocurrency backed by the value of physical activity. Our mission is to make the world more physically active and bring the next billion people into web3. With more than 140 million users and more than 10 million token holders, $SWEAT is the 9th most-widely-held and 13th most-actively-used token in the web3 world, while Sweat Wallet is occupying a 4th position in DappRadar across all chains and apps, so Sweat Economy is rapidly becoming the largest onramp in the history of web3. Before setting up Sweatcoin and Sweat Economy, Oleg was the Founder of bloom.fm - an innovative award-winning mobile music streaming service based in London with 1.2 million users. On his way to becoming an entrepreneur Oleg has picked his lessons from household brand names (Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Mars), international consulting (BCG) and telecommunications (British Telecom). Oleg has recently moved from the UK to Portugal with his wife, two teenage kids and an Australian Shepherd called Bear. Oleg is not a surfer but can make a day of pretending to be one.

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Christina Rud is Co-Founder of Squid, a secure cross-chain router on Axelar Network that enables interoperability between blockchains and applications. She’s focused on making cross-chain activity simple and seamless in order to enable more powerful decentralized applications with optimal user experiences. Prior to founding Squid, Christina led Community and Ecosystem Development at Vega Protocol. She holds a Master’s Degree in Philosophy and Public Policy from the London School of Economics and began her career in the mental health tech space. Today, as then, she works on creating coordination mechanisms that uplift and empower humanity. Christina is the zealous mother to Naomi the shiba inu.

This eighteenth episode of Crypto Hipster's Mysticals is a compilation of short clips from Seasons 4 and 5 of the Crypto Hipster Podcasts. This episode comprises podcast segments from Crypto Hipster's interviews of: Sara Jane Kenny–Community Champion at Algorand Foundation Nick Saponaro–Co-founder and CEO at The Divi Project Onur Akpolat–Ecosystem Growth Lead of Builders at Interchain GmbH at Cosmos Ali Husain–Founding Advisor at Navigate All original podcasts can be listened to in their entirety on the Crypto Hipster Podcast channel on your favorite medium, including Apple, Spotify, Amazon and others.

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This seventeenth episode of Crypto Hipster's Mysticals is a compilation of short clips from Seasons 4 and 5 of the Crypto Hipster Podcasts. This episode comprises podcast segments from Crypto Hipster's interviews of: Gregory Zavcer–Director of Swarm Foundation Krishna Hegde–Co-founder at PYOR (Power Your Own Research) Lloyd Moore–Chief Technology Officer at Valence Blockchain Rohan Handa–Founding Member and Head of Business Development at Horizen Labs Ventures All original podcasts can be listened to in their entirety on the Crypto Hipster Podcast channel on your favorite medium, including Apple, Spotify, Amazon and others.

This sixteenth episode of Crypto Hipster's Mysticals is a compilation of short clips from Seasons 4 and 5 of the Crypto Hipster Podcasts. This episode comprises podcast segments from Crypto Hipster's interviews of: Rob Viglione–Co-founder and CEO at Horizen Labs Diego Lizarazo–Director of Developer Relations at Agoric Iris Nevins–Co-founder and CEO at Umba Daima Adam English–Web Three Keynote Speaker and Host of Crypto with English All original podcasts can be listened to in their entirety on the Crypto Hipster Podcast channel on your favorite medium, including Apple, Spotify, Amazon and others.

Ayelen Denovitzer is the co-founder and CEO of Qubit, a startup building a better web3 experience for gamers. In 2023 Qubit is launching its first product, “qubit wallet,” which is a smart contract wallet designed for gamers to seamlessly play web3 games, self-custody their digital assets, and make in-game purchases. Prior to founding Qubit, Ayelen co-founded Solvo, a mobile app and wallet for crypto investing that raised $3.5 million in seed funding and earned her a spot on Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Europe list. A native Argentinian, Ayelen previously served on the banking and crypto operations teams at powerhouse fintech Revolut, where her projects helped bring crypto to Revolut’s 25 million global customers. Prior to her role at Revolut, Ayelen was an associate consultant at Bain & Company specializing in consumer products and financial services. Ayelen holds a BSc in Business Economics at Universidad Torcuato Di Tella in Buenos Aires.

Joshua Kagan is the Co-Founder & CEO of Bonfire, a tokenized real estate platform focused on helping everyday people build commercial real estate portfolios. Prior to starting Bonfire, Joshua was the Managing Director of CleanFund - a speciality finance company that provides capital to commercial buildings; additionally, he was the Operations Lead for Richard Branson’s Carbon War Room which was focused on deploying capital into energy efficiency projects in commercial buildings. Joshua purchased his first residential project in 2011 and since then has participated as a sponsor or investor in more than a hundred million dollars worth of commercial and residential real estate projects.

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This fifteenth episode of Crypto Hipster's Mysticals is a compilation of short clips from Seasons 4 and 5 of the Crypto Hipster Podcasts. This episode comprises podcast segments from Crypto Hipster's interviews of: Geoff McCabe–Co-founder and Chair at Divi Project Stefan Rust–CEO at Laguna Labs Morgan Rockwell–Founder of Bitcoin Kinetics Thomas Bardawil–Co-founder at Yzer All original podcasts can be listened to in their entirety on the Crypto Hipster Podcast channel on your favorite medium, including Apple, Spotify, Amazon and others.

This fourteenth episode of Crypto Hipster's Mysticals is a compilation of short clips from Seasons 4 and 5 of the Crypto Hipster Podcasts. This episode comprises podcast segments from Crypto Hipster's interviews of: Jesper Johansen–Founder and CEO at Northstake Gleb Zamyatin–Founder of Masters of Universe Scott Krone–Founder of CODA Management Group Jack Gibson–Founder of My Indestructible Wealth All original podcasts can be listened to in their entirety on the Crypto Hipster Podcast channel on your favorite medium, including Apple, Spotify, Amazon and others.

Ali Husain is a Founding Advisor at Navigate. Ali is an accomplished computer scientist with over a decade of experience in the technology industry, specializing in AI, game design, Web3, and drone solutions. He began his career at Microsoft where he drove the development for Dynamics AX mobile applications and later transitioned to SparkCognition, an award winning industrial AI company, where he played a pivotal role as Director of Solutions. During his tenure at SparkCognition, Ali made significant contributions to the company's growth, prototyping the first version of their Natural Language Processing platform and many other cutting-edge applications for the enterprise market. Ali's expertise also extends to the drone airspace domain, where he served as Chief Product Officer at SkyGrid, a joint venture between SparkCognition and The Boeing Company. As a founding member of SkyGrid, he led the company’s product strategies, developing AI and blockchain technology to address complex challenges in the urban aerial mobility market. Ali also has multiple patents under his name and currently serves as a founding Advisor at Navigate, a blockchain-based platform developing an AI-powered map from crowdsourced data.

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This thirteenth episode of Crypto Hipster's Mysticals is a compilation of short clips from Seasons 4 and 5 of the Crypto Hipster Podcasts. This episode comprises podcast segments from Crypto Hipster's interviews of: Shawn Cheng–Partner at Consensys Mesh Eric McHugh–Chief Growth Officer at SHOPX Benjamin Gabay–Chief Marketing Officer and Co-founder at CrunchDAO Elena Nadolinski–CEO at Iron Fish Foundation All original podcasts can be listened to in their entirety on the Crypto Hipster Podcast channel on your favorite medium, including Apple, Spotify, Amazon and others.

This twelfth episode of Crypto Hipster's Mysticals is a compilation of short clips from Seasons 4 and 5 of the Crypto Hipster Podcasts. This episode comprises podcast segments from Crypto Hipster's interviews of: Alex Shevchenko–CEO and Co-founder of Aurora.dev Michael Messele–CEO and Co-founder of Pillar Project and CEO of Etherspot Jeff Garzik–Co-founder of Bloq and Founder of Next Cypher All original podcasts can be listened to in their entirety on the Crypto Hipster Podcast channel on your favorite medium, including Apple, Spotify, Amazon and others.

Join the Crypto Hipster for his 50th Episode of bringing you Crypto News, Insights and Analysis from Around the World, with your host Jamil Hasan.

This eleventh episode of Crypto Hipster's Mysticals is a compilation of short clips from Seasons 4 and 5 of the Crypto Hipster Podcasts. This episode comprises podcast segments from Crypto Hipster's interviews of: Ben Yurcisin–Founder of BeYu Labs; with Miles Colon–Product Manager and Brand Evangelist; at Nifty Nomads / Nexus Voyagers Network Jackson Rodriguez–CEO and Founder of 3RM Erhan Korhaliller–Founder of EAK Digital All original podcasts can be listened to in their entirety on the Crypto Hipster Podcast channel on your favorite medium, including Apple, Spotify, Amazon and others.

Diego Lizarazo is the Director of Developer Relations at Agoric. A seasoned professional and accomplished individual, Diego has over 10 years of experience in his field with additional years spent in the software development industry. Diego’s role at Agoric consists of fostering new relationships with developers and assisting them in their development and understanding of new emerging technologies.

Jesper Johansen is the founder and CEO of Northstake A/S, a regulated Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP, FTID: 17520) under DFSA and EU AMLD5. Northstake is pioneering a proprietary regulatory compliant crypto staking platform allowing financial instruments to be built on top and offer exposure to yield-bearing crypto assets. By removing the barriers to crypto and ensuring compliance within the current and future regulatory scope, investors may build yield-generating crypto products leveraging our platform and distribution model. Northstake simplifies the way institutional investors own a stake in web3. Jesper has more than +15 years in technology and management consulting from a.o., Accenture Strategy and Deloitte. He has advised clients on technology and blockchain use case adoption and digital transformation, primarily within the Life Science industry, before founding Northstake in 2021. Jesper holds an MBA and B.Sc. International Business from Copenhagen Business School.

This tenth episode of Crypto Hipster's Mysticals is a compilation of short clips from Seasons 4 and 5 of the Crypto Hipster Podcasts. This episode comprises podcast segments from Crypto Hipster's interviews of: Amanda Terry–Co-founder and COO of Metagood Gwendolyn Regina–Investment Director at BNB Chain Julian Rodriguez–Founder and CEO of Momento NFT All original podcasts can be listened to in their entirety on the Crypto Hipster Podcast channel on your favorite medium, including Apple, Spotify, Amazon and others.

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Akash Mahendra is Director of the Haven1 Foundation where he leads strategy, operations, and risk management efforts in support of Haven1 — an EVM-compatible L1 blockchain purpose-built to provide a secure environment for on-chain finance. He is also a Portfolio Manager at the digital wealth platform Yield App. Mahendra started his career as a Legal Enforcement Officer at The Australian Securities and Investments Commission, before diving into Web3 full-time. Prior to joining Haven1, Akash served as the Chief Investment Officer at the Web3 investment firm DAO Capital, and the Head of Operations and Strategy at Steady State, an automated DeFi insurance company, where he honed his expertise in blockchain tech and financial portfolio management. About Haven1 Haven1 is an EVM-compatible layer 1 blockchain designed to offer a secure, trusted, compliant environment to drive the mass adoption of on-chain finance. Architected by the innovators behind the digital wealth platform Yield App, Haven1 incorporates a provable identity framework and robust security guardrails at the network level, to provide retail, professional, and institutional investors alike with an on-chain finance platform free from the challenges and risks that plague the DeFi ecosystem. To learn more about Haven1, visit https://www.haven1.org/ About Yield App Yield App is a digital wealth platform that offers safe custody of digital assets, or allows customers to exchange and earn on their assets in return for market-leading rates. Its mission is to safely unlock the full potential of digital assets, combine them with the most rewarding opportunities available across financial markets and make these available to the masses. Since its public launch in February 2021, Yield App has grown to 90,000+ customers, including 1,000+ high-net-worth clients, who have entrusted Yield App with more than $550 million of their digital wealth. $550MM+ in managed assets, $250MM+ deployed into DeFi, and 90k+ active users. To learn more about Yield App, visit yield.app

This ninth episode of Crypto Hipster's Mysticals is a compilation of short clips from Seasons 4 and 5 of the Crypto Hipster Podcasts. This episode comprises podcast segments from Crypto Hipster's interviews of: Ryan Fishoff–CEO and co-founder of eTukTuk Gregory Jones–President and CEO of Jones Global Holdings Denis Creighton–CEO of IMPT All original podcasts can be listened to in their entirety on the Crypto Hipster Podcast channel on your favorite medium, including Apple, Spotify, Amazon and others.

Thomas Bardawil is the co-founder of Yzer.io. After majoring in Economics at CASS university in London, he joined a Private Equity firm where he was working on leverage buy-out (LBO) deals. Further to that, he joined a family office where he became the finance director. Over the last 5 years, Thomas worked at a Venture Capital firm based out of Palo Alto. As a director of their French operations, he was involved in all aspects of the business across multiple industries, such as fintech, IOT, blockchain, mobility and more. https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2023/07/08/bitcoin-network-to-reduce-more-emissions-than-its-energy-sources-produce/?sh=7a3bad6c44d5

Elena Nadolinski is a computer scientist and software engineer, and the CEO of the Iron Fish Foundation, a dedicated privacy layer for Web3 with built-in compliance solutions. Prior to founding Iron Fish in 2017, Elena worked as a software engineer at companies including Microsoft, Tilt, and Airbnb. Elena is a Forbes 30 under 30 alum, and has been honored with awards from both the White House and the Central Intelligence Agency for her outstanding achievements. About Iron Fish Iron Fish is a proof-of-work (PoW) based blockchain network, intended to serve as a fully-compliant privacy layer for digital assets and Web3. Using zero-knowledge proofs (zk-SNARKS) and robust encryption standards, Iron Fish enables users to transact in a fully private way, without compromising on accessibility. Investors include: a16z, Electric Capital, and Sequoia Advisors include: Balaji Srinivasan, Linda Xie Elena on Twitter: https://twitter.com/leanthebean Iron Fish on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ironfishcrypto

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This eighth episode of Crypto Hipster's Mysticals is a compilation of short clips from Seasons 4 and 5 of the Crypto Hipster Podcasts. This episode comprises podcast segments from Crypto Hipster's interviews of: Vanessa Pestritto–Director of Partner Programs at Agoric Crypto Fish–Co-founder of Trader Joe and Joepegs Barney Mannerings–Co-founder of Vega Protocol All original podcasts can be listened to in their entirety on the Crypto Hipster Podcast channel on your favorite medium, including Apple, Spotify, Amazon and others.

This seventh episode of Crypto Hipster's Mysticals is a compilation of short clips from Seasons 4 and 5 of the Crypto Hipster Podcasts. This episode comprises podcast segments from Crypto Hipster's interviews of: Denis Veisillari–Project Manager at Napcat David Schwartz–Head of Strategic Partnerships at Litecoin Foundation Jeff Dorman–Chief Investment Officer at ARCA All original podcasts can be listened to in their entirety on the Crypto Hipster Podcast channel on your favorite medium, including Apple, Spotify, Amazon and others.

This sixth episode of Crypto Hipster's Mysticals is a compilation of short clips from Seasons 4 and 5 of the Crypto Hipster Podcasts. This episode comprises podcast segments from Crypto Hipster's interviews of: Martinho Lucas Pires–Head of Public Regulatory Affairs at BlockReg Advisors Vinicius Porazza Dias–Head of Growth Crypto Marketing LATAM at Lbank Christopher Goes–Co-founder at ANOMA All original podcasts can be listened to in their entirety on the Crypto Hipster Podcast channel on your favorite medium, including Apple, Spotify, Amazon and others.

Join the Crypto Hipster every Friday for news, insights and analyses from around the world of crypto and blockchain.

This fifth episode of Crypto Hipster's Mysticals is a compilation of short clips from Seasons 4 and 5 of the Crypto Hipster Podcasts. This episode comprises podcast segments from Crypto Hipster's interviews of: Jamie Goldblatt - Founder of Mind Chill 360 Sofia Yan - Co-founder and Chief Growth Officer at Numbers Protocol Justin Trevor Winters - Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer at Verified Labs All original podcasts can be listened to in their entirety on the Crypto Hipster Podcast channel on your favorite medium, including Apple, Spotify, Amazon and others.

This fourth episode of Crypto Hipster's Mysticals is a compilation of short clips from Seasons 4 and 5 of the Crypto Hipster Podcasts. This episode comprises podcast segments from Crypto Hipster's interviews of: Nishchal Gaba - CMO at DeFi Edge Christian Niedermueller - CEO at Blocktrade Nicolas Biagosch - Founder and CEO of Q Blockchain All original podcasts can be listened to in their entirety on the Crypto Hipster Podcast channel on your favorite medium, including Apple, Spotify, Amazon and others.

Rohan Handa is the Founding Member and Head of Business Development at Horizen Labs Ventures. HLV is the premiere Web3 advisory services and solutions company, where he managed the successful launch of ApeCoin (creating over $8Bn in value), Otherside (sold for over $300M), and ApeStaking Protocol, and was responsible for closing new projects, including The Sandbox, Jam City, Dust Labs and others. Previously, Rohan has helped build out the multi-million dollar venture arm for BBVA, investing and managing a portfolio of startups building products at the bleeding edge of technology creating over $50M in value. He started his career as management consultant at EY, and worked in US and Southeast Asia managing M&A and Strategy projects for his clients including Barclays, PayPal, Charles Schwab, SigFig and many others. Rohan is also an active angel investor and advisor for startups in the fintech, crypto/blockchain and deeptech spaces.

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This third episode of Crypto Hipster's Mysticals is a compilation of short clips from Seasons 4 and 5 of the Crypto Hipster Podcasts. This episode comprises podcast segments from Crypto Hipster's interviews of: Jules Dudko - Founder of FrequenC Samun Kanuganti - Co-Founder and CEO of Personal AI Diego Di Tommaso - Co-Founder and COO of OVER All original podcasts can be listened to in their entirety on the Crypto Hipster Podcast channel on your favorite medium, including Apple, Spotify, Amazon and others.