The Crypto Conversation

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 platforms, like The Sandbox, Decentraland, and Somnium Space, to name a few. This was accomplished with a team of 120+ in-house professional builders. Supporting links LandVault 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.

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 where the players own the world, your NFTs can become playable characters, and thousands can play together in real time. The mission is to make Otherside immersive, interactive, and collaborative in a way that's never been done before. So in the spirit of Dungeons and Dragons, Otherside will be an always-evolving experience co-created with its players. With an Otherdeed, you can participate in prototype builds, demos, and tests that shape the final game design and experience. Chris says there is no bear market for story-telling, and they're continuing to work hard on making Web3 experiences that are awesome. Supporting links Yuga 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.

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 ecosystem, as they are gathering multiple solutions in a single marketplace to offer more opportunities to earn on crypto. New CeFi and DeFi products appear every day, but it is still a challenge for people to make use of them: one has to move between blockchains, platforms, wallets to access liquidity pools or multi-currency deposits. Choise.com will aggregate the most profitable crypto solutions of the industry, regardless of their complexity under one roof. They will make it possible for both crypto newbies and pros to find an interesting way to earn on crypto every single moment in one app. Supporting links Choise 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.

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 experience as a fintech innovator and blockchain instructor, and regularly mentors DeFi startups working on the MultiversX network. Prior to founding Istari Vision, Wolfgang worked in the ethical AI and data privacy industries. Supporting links Istari Vision Entity 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.

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 generational companies building Web3 products that enable people to own their time, money, and ideas. Supporting links Chapter One 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.

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 the data itself. Think about getting a loan by simply sharing a proof of your personal ID and credit score, rather than the data itself. No risk of your personal information being hacked or sold. You are the only one owning your data, and it never leaves your device. Supporting links Mina 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.

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 with the ATLAS Experiment at CERN, UC Berkeley, and the University of Utah. Supporting links Seal 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.

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 security and health of owned or dependent systems, protocols and investors can react quickly to neutralize threats and prevent or minimize loss of funds. Underlying Forta is a decentralized network of independent node operators that scan all transactions and block-by-block state changes for outlier transactions and threats. When an issue is detected, node operators send alerts to subscribers of potential risks, which enables them to take action. The future is multi-chain. That is why Forta continues to expand into the emerging landscape of new L1s and L2s, bringing runtime monitoring and anomaly detection to Ethereum, Avalanche, Polygon, BNB Chain, Fantom, Arbitrum, and Optimism. Supporting links Forta 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.

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 review in whatever podcast app you are using.

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 self-custody wallet and the keys to the wallet are encrypted locally on users' own devices, ensuring privacy, security and complete control over their wealth and data. For more info visit http://xverse.app. Supporting links Secret Key Labs Xverse 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.

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 Brave Browser is an open-source, privacy-by-default web browser with a blockchain-based digital advertising platform and crypto wallet. Brave Wallet, a crypto wallet built into the Brave desktop browser, and mobile apps, enables Brave users to store, manage, grow, and swap crypto from a single wallet. Unlike most crypto wallets, the Brave Wallet does not require extensions; it's browser-native, reducing security risks and reliance on extra CPU and memory. Users can transact with almost any crypto asset with safety and performance, as well as connect with other wallets and Web3 DApps. Supporting links Brave 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.

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 pushes the Rarible protocol another step towards decentralization. Under the new update, Rarible.com has become a first-of-its-kind aggregated marketplace for NFTs, showcasing the best prices for listings from the top NFT marketplaces hosting Ethereum NFTs. The RARI DAO has approved a new locking and rewards program for $RARI token, offering sustainable token incentives for both buying and listing Supporting links Rarible 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.

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 partnerships that will increase token demand. New features are coming soon - Learn & Earn, crypto-to-crypto trading, and the SWEAT dynamic NFT game — that will drive demand for SWEAT, and produce revenue to funnel back into buy and burn Supporting links Masterworks Sweat Economy 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.

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 called "Standard Euro". This is achieved by locking up tangible and intangible assets as collateral in decentralised smart contracts, called Smart Vaults. This allows people to spend their locked up funds without selling their assets. The protocol is governed by a community of "Standard Token" holders which form a Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO). The Standard DAO will manage the protocol by making key decisions utilizing smart voting mechanisms and prediction markets.The innovative concept of stable virtual currencies backed by rare assets constitutes a new privatized and decentralized Gold Standard for the 21st century. Supporting links Masterworks The Standard 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.

Midas Investments is a custodial crypto-investment platform with one mission — provide passive income streams to crypto investors by combining the best features of CeFi and DeFi. Why you should listen Midas Investments is a custodial crypto-investment platform with one mission — provide passive income streams to crypto investors. By combining the simplicity of CeFi with the transparency of DeFi strategies, and fueled by an algorithmic infrastructure and 24/7 portfolio monitoring, Midas has built an ecosystem of intuitive tools that allows any investor to generate sustainable, passive income in the crypto economy. They call this CeDeFi. Supporting links Masterworks Midas Investments 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.

Hugo Philion is the co-founder and CEO of Flare Networks. Flare enables secure interoperability between chains, scaling the use of blockchain by enabling all digital assets and on-chain data to flow freely. Why you should listen The Flare Network is a new layer-1 blockchain aiming to connect everything, including off-chain data and other layer-1 blockchains through their F-Asset, State Connector and Layer Cake protocols. Flare is designed to be an advanced network that features cross-chain interoperability. This system will facilitate a fully decentralized cross-chain future, which issafer than the current alternative. The open protocols that Flare Network provides allow developers to create different kinds of interoperability solutions. Their goal is to connect everything, while still maintaining a decentralized system. Supporting links Masterworks Flare 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.

Tom Norwood is co-founder of Loop Finance, empowering Web 3.0 Communities in the Cosmos ecosystem. Why you should listen Loop originated back in 2017 on the EOS network as Trybe. When EOS user numbers dwindled, the team rebranded to Loop and moved to Terra. After the demise of Terra, Loop Finance is now on the Juno Network and has grown its user base throughout the Cosmos ecosystem. Loop Finance is the central hub, and includes a DEX and NFT launchpad and marketplace as the first products to launch and enable Web3 use cases. Supporting links Masterworks Loop Finance 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.

Kyle Fry is the CEO and co-founder of Digital Markets - a platform that connects the world's best assets with global investors through a network of digital securities exchanges. Why you should listen Digital Markets (DIGTL) connects the world's best assets with global investors through a network of digital securities exchanges and alternative trading venues, allowing issuers to quickly access the world's capital at a fraction of the cost, and providing investors with exciting investment opportunities. Supporting links Masterworks DIGTL 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.

Dim Niko is the founder of the DimNiko digital marketing agency. Dim is now developing 3Commerce, a suite of solutions and a token ecosystem that enables direct to consumer brands to integrate blockchain technology to increase Customer Lifetime Value (LTV) and decrease Customer Acquisition Costs, at the push of a button. Why you should listen Dim helps ecommerce brands integrate blockchain to drive growth. Blockchain based loyalty programs and product linked NFTs close the gap between brands and their community of customers, as well as enable brand collaborations in a way never seen before. 3Commerce introduces all-new revenue streams into the ecommerce business model, as well as increases lifetime value while decreasing customer acquisition costs. https://thehundreds.com/blogs/monologue/thestreet Supporting links Masterworks 3Commerce 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.

Nick Swinmurn, Zappos founder and Golden State Warriors co-owner, has turned his attention to Web3 with the NFT-powered sports prediction game, Play Hellebore. Why you should listen Hellebore is an NFT-powered play-and-earn sports prediction game that brings together the features of traditional sports "Pick'em" and player-based fantasy sports leagues on one platform. Hellebore players can predict the outcomes of games in the NFL, NCAA Football, MLB, and European professional soccer to earn NFTs (called Sibers), unlock physical and digital prizes, and increase their player rating – allowing them to tilt the odds in their favor. Players can create or join custom leagues with friends, family, or strangers to compete directly against other players, similar to traditional player and statistics-based fantasy sports leagues. Supporting links Masterworks Hellebore 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.

Marius Ciubotariu is the founder of Hubble Protocol, a DeFi project that is supercharging liquidity on Solana. Hubble is a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol built on the Solana blockchain. In Phase 1 of development, Hubble enables you to borrow the stablecoin USDH against multiple assets. Borrowing USDH allows users to access the liquidity in their long-term holding tokens. USDH is a censorship-resistant, crypto-backed stablecoin, soft-pegged to the US Dollar. USDH is fully collateralized by a basket of crypto assets, deposited into a Hubble Smart Contract. USDH is Solana-native, and can be held in any Solana wallet. For every 1 USDH on the market, more than $1 of crypto is deposited into Hubble. Supporting links Masterworks Hubble Protocol 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.

Weso is lead developer at Beefy Finance, a Multi-Chain Yield Optimizer that autocompounds crypto assets for the best APYs. Why you should listen Beefy Finance is a decentralized, multi-chain Yield Optimizer platform that allows its users to earn compound interest on their crypto holdings. Beefy Finance automatically maximizes the user rewards from various liquidity pools (LPs),‌ ‌automated market-making (AMM) projects,‌ ‌and‌ ‌other yield‌ farming ‌opportunities in the DeFi ecosystem. The main product offered by Beefy Finance is the 'Vaults' in which you stake your crypto tokens. The investment strategy tied to the specific vault will automatically increase your deposited token amount by compounding arbitrary yield farm reward tokens back into your initially deposited asset. Supporting links Masterworks Beefy Finance 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.

After spending time at Robinhood, Jay Jog is now co-founder and engineering lead for Sei Network, a L1 blockchain with a built-in orderbook. Sei is the fastest Defi layer 1 and is optimized to give DeFi apps an advantage, enabling entirely new financial products. Why you should listen Most layer 1s fall into a barbell distribution: two extremes with general-purpose chains on one end (Ethereum, Solana) and app-specific chains on the other (dYdX, Osmosis). Sei unlocks a new design space between the two—not general-purpose nor app-specific, but DeFi-specific, which enables Sei to create an environment custom-built for DeFi applications. Sei features a built-in order matching engine, frontrunning protection, and the fastest finality of any chain (600 ms) currently in market. The combination of these optimizations make it possible for new types of financial products to emerge — everything ranging from live sports betting to complex options and futures. Supporting links Masterworks Sei Network Are You Living in a Simulation Jay On Twitter 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.

Max Krupyshev is the Co-Founder and CEO of the crypto payment ecosystem CoinsPaid. CoinsPaid provides cryptocurrency payment services and personal wallets to businesses and individuals. CoinsPaid is one of the world's largest crypto payment providers. Why you should listen Max Krupyshev is a Ukraine entrepreneur with experience in developing fintech and crypto projects. He stood at the origins of this market in Ukraine, launching a Bitcoin Foundation to promote crypto adoption in the country. Max believes that digital assets can improve the financial sector, and works to make their adoption easier, faster and more transparent. Supporting links Masterworks CoinsPaid 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.

Alex Zeltcer is CEO & Co-Founder of nSure.AI, which helps businesses to prevent fraud in the crypto and digital goods space by leveraging predictive AI fraud detection - instead of jeopardizing the user experience. Why you should listen nSure.ai is an advanced payment fraud prevention platform that protects sellers of digital goods, Crypto and Fintech businesses with a chargeback guarantee solution. Alex says businesses should use behavioral analysis and recognize scalable fraud patterns. He says that a safety strategy — one that emphasizes blocking fraud while streamlining the user experience — removes these friction points and increases conversion rates by more than 100%. Supporting links Masterworks nSure 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.

Matt Wisniewski is the founder of Satellite IM, a fully-integrated decentralized messaging platform that is tackling today's data ownership and privacy issues. Why you should listen Unlike popular instant messaging apps such as Facebook Messenger and Google Chat, Satellite IM enables users to chat in a decentralized and peer-to-peer way, without any intermediaries storing or tracking users' data. Satellite gives its users peace of mind with end-to-end encryption without sacrificing the quality of video calls and recording. Satellite's early access is available now. Supporting links Masterworks Satellite IM 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.

Daniel Tamas is the founder of WAM - a platform for hypercasual gamers to earn crypto, socialize and have fun. Why you should listen With your WAM account, you can play in several short or long tournaments — a few hours or a few days — and compete against players entering that tournament. There are currently players from over 30 countries who are on the platform and at the end of each tournament, you can win some digital coins and increase your player profile. Supporting links Masterworks WAM 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.

Alan Vey is co-founder and CEO of Aventus Network a user-friendly, interoperable blockchain for enterprises. Why you should listen The Aventus Network (AvN) began as a layer-2 blockchain protocol that brings scalability, lower costs, and speed to Ethereum transactions. It enables digital asset issuance, management, and ownership, bringing the scale of permissioned blockchains and the security and interoperability of public blockchains — without the shortcomings of either. Aventus is now focused on interoperability - Alan says "The blockchain industry is rolling out much like the internet did, where there was siloed value in various intranets which, when connected up by the internet, led to an explosion in value through the network effect. Blockchain is the same today. Various layer 1s and 2s all need to be connected so value can seamlessly transfer everywhere across the internet of blockchains. In August Aventus won a Parachain slot on Polkadot and now Aventus users can easily deploy across Ethereum and Polkadot. The Aventus mission is to enable companies in any ecosystem to capitalize on a vast series of use cases – including NFTs, video games, loyalty schemes, event ticketing, supply chain provenance, and cargo management – via enterprise-grade modular architecture and future-proof themselves via blockchain interoperability. Supporting links Masterworks Aventus Network 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.

Ruben Merre is CEO and co-founder of NGRAVE, a next-generation crypto hardware wallet with the highest security-certified OS in the world (EAL7). Why you should listen Founded in 2018, NGRAVE is a digital asset security provider offering user-friendly maximum security solutions for blockchain and crypto use cases. Its flagship product — crypto hardware wallet "NGRAVE ZERO" — is the only financial product in the world with a custom operating system featuring the highest security certification: EAL7. NGRAVE's product suite is a 3-tier solution. ZERO, the offline touch-screen hardware wallet allows users to securely store and transact their crypto. GRAPHENE, the stainless steel encrypted backup solution ensures that users never lose their keys. LIQUID is a mobile app that connects users in real-time to the blockchain without ever exposing their private keys. Supporting links Masterworks NGRAVE 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.

It's merge week - the week that Ethereum will finally transition from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake. The Ethereum foundation says that the Merge will be 'the most significant upgrade in the history of Ethereum.' The switch to PoS will replace energy-intensive mining, and instead secure the network with staked ETH. Why you should listen The Merge represents the joining together or 'merging' of the execution layer, Ethereum as we know it today, with a consensus layer called the Beacon chain. The Beacon chain uses a Proof-of-Stake (PoS) consensus model that will replace the current Proof-of-Work (PoW) model that the mainnet currently uses. The switch to PoS will replace energy-intensive mining, and instead secure the network with staked ETH. The merge is set to cut the emission rate of Ethereum by 90% (according to some analysts). PoS makes securing the network much cheaper than with Proof-of-Work because PoS validators are paid far less than PoW miners. Calculations from some analysts suggest that the inflation rate cut to Ethereum will be the equivalent of "three Bitcoin halvings". Bitcoin bulls generally tout the halving as a powerful bullish tailwind and often focus on investing for around 4 years. If Ethereum bulls are right then the PoS transition will be 12 years of halving cycles in a single event. Supporting links Masterworks 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.

Diego De Tommaso is co-founder and COO of OVER an AR and NFT Metaverse platform that layers over the entire world. Why you should listen OVER is building an augmented reality (AR) open metaverse and enabling users to create unique geolocalized experiences that bridge the gap between our physical and digital worlds. Utilizing world-class, community-driven 3D mapping, OVER provides users and builders with the opportunity to own AR metaverse real estate, map their local areas, and explore Web3. Committed to cross-platform interoperability, OVER supports real-time augmented reality capabilities, AI avatar motion-captured interactions, and hyperrealistic NFT assets which, in time, will be transmissible between metaverses. Supporting links Masterworks OVER 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.

Holger Arians is CEO of Banxa, which aims to accelerate Web3 projects with its global on-and-off ramp solution. Through its extensive network of local payment solutions paired with the required crypto licenses, Banxa gives its partners and projects access to global audiences with less friction and higher conversions. Why you should listen With positive year-on-year growth and over $1b in transactions, Banxa is one of the fastest-growing global on and off-ramp solutions. Through its extensive network of local payment solutions paired with the required regulatory licences, Banxa gives its partners and projects access to global audiences with less friction and higher conversions. As a publicly traded company, Banxa is one of the few global on and off ramp providers that is transparent in both its ownership and reporting. Supporting links Masterworks Banxa 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.

Adam De Cata is CEO of NFT Tech, a new platform that works with global brands, influential individuals, artists, celebrities, and athletes wanting to experiment with Web3. Why you should listen NFT Tech works to develop infrastructure, assets, real estate and IP in the metaverse, build and generate revenue from P2E and M2E games, and bring insights and benefits to the public markets. By bridging the gap between traditional capital markets and the Web3 space, NFT Tech is mainstreaming decentralized ownership, NFTs, and the metaverse. Following the signing of multi-year contracts with major brands, NFT Tech has aggressive partnership and contract goals and expects to close several more by year-end. The Company has already announced partnerships with the Australian Open, Elvis Presley Enterprises, Sony Sports, and an exclusive multi-year deal with World Table Tennis. Supporting links Masterworks NFT Tech 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.

Phillip Shoemaker is the former Apple App Store Director. He is now Executive Director at Identity.com, a non-profit organization pioneering pseudonymous on-chain identity verification for Web3. Why you should listen Identity.com is an open-source, decentralized platform that offers developers permissionless authentication and verification while allowing consumers to control their own data. Identity.com is a product of Identity Technologies, Inc., a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization to promote social welfare that will create a world where individuals and organizations can freely access decentralized identity verification services on demand. Identity.com is the leading identity-verification nonprofit providing an open-source, decentralized ecosystem. It also provides a marketplace focusing on verifying credentials rather than exchanging personally identifiable information. Together with Identity.com, companies and developers may create convenient, on-demand identity verification solutions that offer consumers more control over their digital identities. Supporting links Masterworks Identity 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.

Chris Castig is co-founder of Console, a Web3 Discord with DAO Tooling for decentralized communities. He's a General Manager at Trust Machines and an adjunct professor at Columbia University Business School. Why you should listen Console is designed to be a web3-ready Discord. Discord is currently home to many NFT communities but it is not crypto native, and preyed upon by crypto scammers. Console is built from the bottom up to give the web3 community more control over their personal data with a crypto-native application. Chris says Console is Built on Web3 Principles: Console is decentralized, in the first release identity verification, voting and multisig transactions will be on-chain and decentralized. Moving forward, Console will employ a progressively decentralized approach based on the needs of its communities. Console is open source and secure by design — Users are verified with native smart contracts, not third-party bots. Because identity is stored on the Bitcoin blockchain, you can feel safe knowing that your identity is secured by Bitcoin. And unlike Facebook, Instagram, Discord and nearly every other social media app, Console doesn't own access to your identity, uers do. Console will be community owned via the Console DAO. Console is currently in beta, you can sign up for the waitlist or to get early access for your community. Supporting links Masterworks Console 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.

Jason Cozens is the founder and CEO at Glint - a platform and app that enables users to digitally buy, sell, send, and use gold as everyday money. Why you should listen Jason began development of Glint in 2015, launching the first iteration of the Glint app three years later. Jason's vision for a world where everyone has an equal opportunity to prosper has culminated in the creation of a global payments platform that enables its users to buy, sell, save, send and spend real, allocated gold, even at the checkout, using the Glint Mastercard and the Glint app. Glint, which also supports fiat currencies on its platform, has over 104,000 registered users in over 200 eligible countries. Glint, regulated by the FCA in the UK, has completed more than $300 million worth of transactions to date. Glint clients' gold is securely stored in a Brinks vault in Switzerland, insured by Brinks with Lloyds of London. Supporting links Masterworks Glint 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.

Brett Herskope aka Eliherf is head of growth at Gamma, the platform built to become a hub for Web3 social identity, centered around NFTs. Brett is also the project lead for the Stacks Parrots NFT collection. Why you should listen Brett has a background in education, and he has found that these skills have helped him to become a strong advocate for NFT communities. Brett says digital scarcity will help usher in a future world of abundance, whether it's it 21 million Bitcoin or 402 Stacks Parrots. Gamma consists of three core platforms: its user-first marketplace for exploring and collecting NFTs, its creator-first launchpad for artists to deploy fully-tested no-code smart contracts, and its social platform. As well as leading the Stacks Parrots team, Eliherf is an advocate for the entire Stacks ecosystem of projects, NFT teams and communities. Everyone knows Eliherf and Elihef knows everyone. He says it's important to look after your mental health and don't stop having fun with it… Supporting links Masterworks Gamma 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.

Andy is here with a special episode to mark an auspicious occasion - it's the 300th episode of the Crypto Conversation podcast. Thank you for listening! Supporting links Masterworks 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 use.

Simon Harman is founder and CEO of Chainflip - a cross-chain AMM designed to seamlessly allow users to swap tokens across ecosystems without violating chain sovereignty. Why you should listen Chainflip is a decentralized, trustless protocol that enables cross-chain swaps between different blockchains. Chainflip is what DeFi users have been waiting for - easy and intuitive swaps from one major blockchain to another. Chainflip will connect and bridge major ecosystems like Bitcoin, Ethereum, Polkadot, Solana, or Cosmos to allow users to navigate through this growing multi-chain space. Supporting links Masterworks ChainFlip 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.

Corbin Fraser is Head of Financial Services at Bitcoin.com. Corbin is a hacker, entrepreneur, and builder with over nine years of experience in Bitcoin and cryptocurrency. A vocal advocate for p2p cash and optimizing the user experience of crypto for mass adoption, Corbin has helped position Bitcoin.com as one of the most widely used crypto wallets globally with millions of monthly active users. Why you should listen Bitcoin.com is on a mission to make crypto accessible to millions more people. Their approach to crypto onboarding, encompassing educational resources and intuitive technology has already opened the door to millions of crypto curious investors. The financial services team focuses on creating intuitive and easy-to-understand user experiences, tying together Bitcoin.com products, partner services, and community financial service offerings across web, mobile, smart devices, and beyond. Their flagship product, the Bitcoin.com Wallet, with over 33 million wallets created, serves anyone in the world who has an internet connection - regardless of nationality, socioeconomic status or access to "traditional finance". They're launching Verse, a rewards and utility token for the Bitcoin.com ecosystem and the gateway to DeFi. Supporting links Masterworks Bitcoin.com 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.

Will Peck is Head of Digital Assets at WisdomTree. WisdomTree is a traditional asset manager with crypto exchange-traded products in EU (and a pending filing in the US) that is launching an app for retail investors in the US. Why you should listen WisdomTree has a history as the world's largest, independent ETF sponsor and is now working to bridge the gap between TradFi and DeFi. WisdomTree is launching a blockchain-native mobile app, WisdomTree Prime, which will provide retail access to select crypto assets such as bitcoin or ether. The app will also offer tokenized versions of traditional, physical assets such as the U.S. dollar and gold. The WisdomTree Prime beta is live and they are selecting users from the waitlist on a rolling basis, with a national U.S. rollout targeted for later this year. Supporting links Masterworks WisdomTree Prime 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.

Josef Tetek is an ambassador and analyst at Satoshi Labs and Trezor. Josef is a long-time bitcoiner with a background in Austrian economics and political philosophy. Josef believes that Bitcoin is the next step in mankind's monetary evolution. Why you should listen Josef is a long-time Bitcoiner with a background in Austrian economics and political philosophy and is the author of two books: Bitcoin: Separation of Money and State, and Enemies of State, Friends of Liberty. "There's no doubt that many current crypto projects with risky business models will collapse - including some exchanges. This cleansing process - whilst painful in the short-term - will ultimately be good for the long-term future of Bitcoin. We have to move on from the current get-rich-quick crypto mentality and think much further into the future. When viewed over the long-term, saving in bitcoin should be seen not only as conservative but fiscally prudent. And with withdrawal freezes being put in place, it has demonstrated yet again that if you hold crypto on a centralized exchange you do not have control of your assets. When crypto values are heading north people pay little attention to the risks involved, but in a bear market, the custody tables turn very quickly. "The only way to really own your own cryptocurrency is via self-custody - cold storage on a hardware wallet. This is how bitcoin was intended - no middle man, p2p, sovereign ownership of one's own money." Supporting links Nootopia Satoshi Labs 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.

João Ferreira founder of Defi Basket - a portfolio management protocol that lets users buy a DeFi portfolio in a single transaction. Why you should listen DeFi Basket lets users invest with a single transaction in multi-token, multi-protocol strategies that you can create or copy from others. Portfolios are called baskets. For example, The Stablecoins Maxi basket is a portfolio designed to provide exposure to non-USD stablecoins. It allows you to park your funds into a safe and stable investment, while you reduce your exposure to the US Dollar. This basket invests in liquidity pools that provide high single or double digits yields, each focused on a single stablecoin. This allows maximum returns with minimum impermanent loss. When you invest in a basket, you are given a financial NFT that shows how much you own of each asset. It can be transferred, lent, or sold as an NFT. Supporting links Nootopia DeFi Basket 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.

Tracy Leparulo is the CEO of Untraceable, the Crypto & Blockchain Events company behind the Blockchain Futurist Conference in Toronto. Why you should listen Since 2013 Tracy and her team have run leading events and marketing campaigns within the blockchain and crypto space. From major conferences to hackathons to launch events. The Untraceable team creates unforgettable experiences that build the blockchain and crypto community. The Blockchain Futurist Conference is August 9 - 10 in Toronto, Canada. Speakers include Vitalik Buterin and more on panel discussions including: NFTs, the metaverse, DeFi, cryptocurrency, DAOs and more. Supporting links Nootopia Blockchain Futurist Conference 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.

Stefan Rust is the founder of Laguna Labs, a cutting-edge blockchain development house. It has developed Truflation, an independent, on-chain inflation index that aims to provide cryptographically true information on price inflation using the most recent and accurate real-market data. Why you should listen Stefan Rust is the founder of Laguna Labs, a cutting-edge blockchain development house, under which he has launched trustednode.io, truflation.com, and nuon.fi. Truflation is an independent, on-chain inflation index that aims to provide cryptographically true information on price inflation using the most recent and accurate real-market data. Founded in 2021, Truflation offers independent and censorship-resistant inflation calculations based on census-level price information from more than 30 data sources in real time. Truflation was built on the premise of revolutionizing century-old models and methodologies that are no longer relevant. Truflation leverages 30+ data sources to give multiple confirmations of price from different sources. Supporting links Nootopia Laguna Truflation 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.

Jadu is an AR platform and narrative layer for Web3 and the metaverse. Jadu is pioneering the functionality of digital assets in AR and the physical world by converting 3D NFTs into playable avatars and objects that can interact with each other in an ever-expanding AR game world. Jadu is minting 11,111 AVAs in August. Why you should listen Asad J. Malik is the founder of Jadu. He has a background in storytelling, film, music, and AR. Asad is leading a team of talented creatives and technologists to build the world's most exciting Web3 AR platform. Jadu's vision is to build unparalleled 3D utility for NFTs, partnering with key players in the crypto community to deliver a virtually native future where the creation of content is democratized, decentralized, and creator-owned in a world where players can build valuable communities. Jadu Hoverboards are NFTs that can be used to fly your avatars in the Metaverse and in Augmented Reality. Along with Jadu Jetpacks, they will function as key transport mechanisms in Jadu's AR Mirroverse game. Jadu is minting 11,111 AVAs in August. Jadu AVAs are built natively for mobile and will be the most technically and creatively ambitious Avatars in Web3. Each of the 11,111 #JaduAVAs will be 3D full-body game-ready avatars and will also unlock a whole new genre of AR gameplay within the Jadu App. Supporting links Nootopia Jadu 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.

Kyle Rojas is Edge & Node Business Development and Partnerships at The Graph, a web3 protocol for indexing and querying blockchain data to empower developers to build and give users access to blockchain data in a verifiable and decentralized way. Why you should listen The Graph is working to decentralize data indexing and query services for all public data on all blockchains. What Google did for web2 in a centralized and rent-extracting way, The Graph is doing for web3 in a permissionless, open-source, and inclusive way. Since The Graph launched its decentralized network in July, a huge community of indexers are serving query requests, curating useful information, and staking to protect the network. The Graph is an indexing protocol for querying networks like Ethereum and IPFS. Anyone can build and publish open APIs, called subgraphs, making data easily accessible. Subgraphs can be composed into a global graph of all the world's public information. This data can be transformed, organized, and shared across applications for anyone to query with just a few keystrokes. The Graph is an indexing protocol for querying networks like Ethereum and IPFS. Anyone can build and publish open APIs, called subgraphs, making data easily accessible. Subgraphs can be composed into a global graph of all the world's public information. This data can be transformed, organized, and shared across applications for anyone to query with just a few keystrokes. Supporting links Nootopia The Graph 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.

Christopher Brookins is the co-founder of RociFi, a new DeFi primitive for under-collateralized lending. In order to borrow on RociFi, users must mint an ERC-1155 token, NFCS (Non-Fungible Credit Score). The NFCS proves ownership of the address bundle that the borrower wishes to be credit scored. The NFCS operates as on-chain reputation and credit score. Why you should listen RociFi enables borrowers with clean EVM-compatible on-chain history and reputation to borrow with reduced or zero collateral while offering lenders a high, stable deposit yield. Initially, RociFi's approved assets for lending and collateral will be USDC, DAI, USDT, ETH, and WBTC. As the protocol grows in adoption, it will function similarly to a Layer 1 whereby DeFi and TradFi firms can build new capital markets services atop RociFi, thus creating a decentralized credit economy. In order to borrow on RociFi, users must mint an ERC-1155 token, NFCS (Non-Fungible Credit Score). The NFCS proves ownership of the address bundle that the borrower wishes to be credit scored. The need for a unique, non-transferable on-chain credential that unlocks greater utility and safety across Web3 has grown in interest since Vitalik Buterin's recent post about "Soulbound" tokens. RociFi's NFCS was designed to be that and more by becoming Web3's first, verified token for credit, reputation, and trust (CRT), i.e. proof of CRT. Supporting links Nootopia RociFi 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.

Aditya Das is an analyst and researcher at Brave New Coin. With Bitcoin struggling to stay above the key $20,000 price level, investors are bracing for a long crypto winter. Fundamental analysis, however, suggests that Bitcoin is oversold. Why you should listen Fundamental analysis examines the internal and external factors that affect the value of a business or commodity. The value of an investment can be affected by factors such as the state of the global economy or by new updates to the core product of a company. These factors can affect the intrinsic value of an asset before they are reflected in the market value. The market value of an asset, the price investors actually pay for an asset, is affected by speculation and is driven by emotional factors and beliefs around what may occur in the future. Aditya Das explains 5 fundamental indicators that are designed to reflect the intrinsic value of Bitcoin. They are also designed to discount factors like speculation. Currently, the price of BTC is depressed because of concerns around a possible global recession, high-interest rates and the potential for a long crypto winter. While indicators such as the Mayer Multiple currently sit at around historical cycle lows, the crypto fear and greed index suggests that the crypto market is still in a state of 'extreme fear'. Although the price of BTC is above $20,000, a bleak macro-economic situation will continue to be a factor for why sentiment may remain depressed in the short term. Supporting links Nootopia Techemynt 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.

Pascal Tallarida is the founder of Jarvis Network, a trading platform to buy, sell and exchange stable and liquid synthetic fiat currencies powered by an on-chain Forex market. Why you should listen Jarvis Network's mission is to bring decentralized finance to everyone. Stablecoins have a key role to play in DeFi adoption. Non-USD stablecoins struggle to be liquid and maintain their peg. Syntthereum's role is to solve these issues and launch non-USD stablecoins (JFIATs). Synthereum is the first protocol of the Jarvis Network. The protocol pioneers a capital-efficient manner to issue and exchange synthetic fiat currencies called jFIATs, on multiple EVM-compatible network. In May, Techemynt launched a new partnership with Jarvis. As part of the launch, a new pool featuring Techemynt's 1-for-1 backed stablecoin NZDS and Jarvis's synthetic jNZD. The pool will go by the '2nzd' moniker and LP tokens of the pool will also be known as 2nzd tokens and will be stakeable on other platforms. 2nzd is yield-bearing as well. Supporting links Nootopia Jarvis Network Techemynt 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.