Tom Mizzone is the CEO and Founder of Sweet, a premier platform for gamified digital sports collectible experiences powered by blockchain technology. With over two decades of experience as an entrepreneurial executive, Tom has a proven track record of launching, growing, and operating successful technology organizations. His expertise extends to developing and managing multi-million-dollar services and products for entertainment and media companies, often in close collaboration with some of the world’s most renowned brands. Tom's vision revolves around the belief that gamified digital collectibles usher in an entirely new category for sports leagues, teams, and athletes, creating an immersive collecting experience that is fan-first, gamified, and deeply social, strengthening the bond between fans and sports. At the heart of this vision is Sweet's groundbreaking digital collectibles program: NHL Breakaway, the official digital collectibles marketplace of the NHL, NHLPA, and NHLAA, which is centered around iconic highlights from top goal scorers, defensemen, and goalies, revolutionizing how fans experience NHL hockey.In this conversation, we discuss:- The NHL's foray into Web3 and digital collectibles- Digital collectibles' impact on sports- NHL Breakaway’s impact on global hockey fans- The future of sports collectibles- Why digital collectibles will bring Web3 mainstream- The difference between NHL Breakaway and similar platforms (like TopShot)- Platform features (Trade Lounge, freezing packs, etc)- Tracking authenticity- Digital collectible marketplacesNHL BreakawayWebsite: nhlbreakaway.comX: @NHLBreakawayDiscord: discord.gg/nhlbreakawaySweetWebsite: sweet.ioX: @sweetDiscord: discord.gg/SX8gqKXyt9Tom MizzoneX: @tmizzoneLinkedIn: Tom Mizzone   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  This episode is brought to you by PrimeXBT.  PrimeXBT offers a robust trading system for both beginners and professional traders that demand highly reliable market data and performance. Traders of all experience levels can easily design and customize layouts and widgets to best fit their trading style. PrimeXBT is always offering innovative products and professional trading conditions to all customers.  PrimeXBT is running an exclusive promotion for listeners of the podcast. After making your first deposit, 50% of that first deposit will be credited to your account as a bonus that can be used as additional collateral to open positions.  Code: CRYPTONEWS50  This promotion is available for a month after activation. Click the link below:  PrimeXBT x CRYPTONEWS50 

Ansem, the king of retail trading on Twitter, shares his expertise on SOL altcoins, trading strategies, and 2024 predictions. Topics covered include SOL thesis, SOL shitcoins and airdrops, marginfi, Jupiter, drift, zeta markets, becoming a good trader, trading strategies and capital allocation, $JTO + $JUP, $BONK, and Coinbase thesis.

Avril (Spaydh) Dutheil is a Core Contributor of Neutron and is an experienced digital specialist with a background in marketing, community management, digital services, and infrastructure, with a longstanding interest in computing systems and privacy. Starting his crypto journey when he purchased Bitcoin in his high school cafeteria, Avril went on to work for big industry names, including P2P and Lido Finance, growing communities and leading strategic business initiatives. He is now focused on supporting the Cosmos ecosystem, ushering in secure cross-chain DeFi, and creating the next generation of blockchain tech.In this conversation, we discuss:- The unique value proposition of Cosmos- Cosmos’ money and user problems- The launch of wstETH- Bringing Ethereum’s liquidity to Cosmos- Improving liquidity choices and DeFi infrastructure- Entrepreneur shortage in web3- Empowering developers- Onboarding users to the Cosmos ecosystem- Neutron’s strategic investment in Confio- Neutron network’s Neutrality upgrade- Duality integration- 2023 was the role of modularityNeutronWebsite: neutron.orgX: @Neutron_orgTelegram: t.me/neutron_communityAvril DutheilX: @0xSpaydhLinkedIn: Avril Dutheil   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  This episode is brought to you by PrimeXBT.  PrimeXBT offers a robust trading system for both beginners and professional traders that demand highly reliable market data and performance. Traders of all experience levels can easily design and customize layouts and widgets to best fit their trading style. PrimeXBT is always offering innovative products and professional trading conditions to all customers.  PrimeXBT is running an exclusive promotion for listeners of the podcast. After making your first deposit, 50% of that first deposit will be credited to your account as a bonus that can be used as additional collateral to open positions.  Code: CRYPTONEWS50  This promotion is available for a month after activation. Click the link below:  PrimeXBT x CRYPTONEWS50 

Harry Halpin is the CEO and co-founder of Nym Technologies, a startup building a decentralised mixnet to end mass surveillance. Prior to founding Nym, he was a Senior Research Scientist at MIT, where he led the standardisation of the Web Cryptography API across all browsers at W3C, and at Inria de Paris where he led interdisciplinary research on socio-technical systems and privacy. He was the project coordinator of the European Commission project NEXTLEAP on secure messaging at Inria de Paris, where he worked on anonymous communication and mix-networking and joined the Station F Founders programme.Harry has a Ph.D. in Informatics from the University of Edinburgh and also teaches cryptocurrency at the American University of Beirut.In this conversation, we discuss:- Lebanese banking scheme- The fall of fiat currency- Anti Fiat Social Club- Importance of privacy- IP addresses- Privacy-centric internet- Nym’s fully decentralized VPN- VPNs are finite- Mixnet- Building on Cosmos blockchain- Anonymous credentials- How AI will impact the world moving forwardNymWebsite: nymtech.netX: @nymprojectDiscord: discord.gg/nymHarry HalpinX: @harryhalpinLinkedIn: Harry Halpin   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  This episode is brought to you by PrimeXBT.  PrimeXBT offers a robust trading system for both beginners and professional traders that demand highly reliable market data and performance. Traders of all experience levels can easily design and customize layouts and widgets to best fit their trading style. PrimeXBT is always offering innovative products and professional trading conditions to all customers.  PrimeXBT is running an exclusive promotion for listeners of the podcast. After making your first deposit, 50% of that first deposit will be credited to your account as a bonus that can be used as additional collateral to open positions.  Code: CRYPTONEWS50  This promotion is available for a month after activation. Click the link below:  PrimeXBT x CRYPTONEWS50 

Kavita Gupta is the Founder and General Partner of Delta Blockchain Fund. She has over 18 years of investment experience via The World Bank, IFC, and the Eric Schmidt Family office. She started one of the first Blockchain early-stage funds, ConsenSys Ventures and accelerator Tachyon. Kavita has invested first checks into sector-defining companies such as Polygon, Starkware, Quantstamp, and Sorare, to name among over 100 companies - she is also a visiting scholar at Stanford University teaching the Beyond Bitcoin class and an advisor to the Hus Institute, the UNICEF Giga project, the Katapult investment fund, the International Emmys and more. In 2015, Kavita received the UN Innovation Award for being one of the core members of creating green and social impact bonds.In this conversation, we discuss:- CZ and Binance news- The role of institutional demand- SEC decisions and regulatory hurdles- The evolving crypto VC landscape- Bitcoin ETF approval- The impact of global and geopolitical events on market dynamics- How a spot Bitcoin ETF approval could reshape the crypto investment landscape- Fostering a decentralized world- Life of a crypto VCDelta Blockchain FundWebsite: deltafund.ioX: @Deltabc_fundLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/delta-blockchain-fundKavita GuptaX: @KavitaGupta19LinkedIn: Kavita Gupta ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  This episode is brought to you by PrimeXBT.  PrimeXBT offers a robust trading system for both beginners and professional traders that demand highly reliable market data and performance. Traders of all experience levels can easily design and customize layouts and widgets to best fit their trading style. PrimeXBT is always offering innovative products and professional trading conditions to all customers.  PrimeXBT is running an exclusive promotion for listeners of the podcast. After making your first deposit, 50% of that first deposit will be credited to your account as a bonus that can be used as additional collateral to open positions.  Code: CRYPTONEWS50  This promotion is available for a month after activation. Click the link below:  PrimeXBT x CRYPTONEWS50 

Conor Ryder is CFA, Head of Research & Data at Ethena, the crypto infrastructure company building USDe, the first-ever global internet bond and stablecoin not reliant on existing banking institutions. Prior to joining Ethena, Conor built his career in the traditional finance industry and pivoted into the crypto sector in 2022 as a research analyst at Kaiko, a leading crypto data provider. Conor is CFA-certified and a seasoned expert in crypto markets and industry events, and his industry insights have been featured in CNBC, Bloomberg, Financial Times, Reuters, CoinDesk, and more.In this conversation, we discuss:- Solving the stablecoin trilemma- How stablecoins or synthetic dollars can help maintain US dollar dominance- Lack of yield incentive is holding back stablecoin adoption- Difference between 'stablecoins' and 'synthetic dollars’- Stability and decentralization- Current crypto market trends- Stablecoin use cases/adoption around the world- Internet bonds- The importance of liquidity in crypto markets- USDeEthenaWebsite: www.ethena.fiX: @ethena_labsDiscord: discord.gg/ethenaConnor RyderX: @ConorRyderLinkedIn: Connor Ryder, CFA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  This episode is brought to you by PrimeXBT.  PrimeXBT offers a robust trading system for both beginners and professional traders that demand highly reliable market data and performance. Traders of all experience levels can easily design and customize layouts and widgets to best fit their trading style. PrimeXBT is always offering innovative products and professional trading conditions to all customers.  PrimeXBT is running an exclusive promotion for listeners of the podcast. After making your first deposit, 50% of that first deposit will be credited to your account as a bonus that can be used as additional collateral to open positions.  Code: CRYPTONEWS50  This promotion is available for a month after activation. Click the link below:  PrimeXBT x CRYPTONEWS50 

Frederik Gregaard is CEO of the Cardano Foundation. A leader in fintech and blockchain, Fred has a background in banking, wealth management and asset management.Gregaard joined the Cardano Foundation in 2020 and leads work across the Foundation’s three core focus areas: operational resilience, education, and adoption. These focuses guide all of the Foundation’s activities. Gregaard’s work enables expedited value creation for inclusive and equitable growth using Cardano, with the overall goal of decentralised, efficient, and secure economic empowerment for all.In this conversation, we discuss:- Intro to Cardano- Operational resilience- Education and Adoption- Georgian wine partnership- Third Global Impact Challenge- Policy developments in the blockchain space- Recent engagement with regulators- Plans for the coming year- Helping people without an identity- Making blockchain immortalCardano FoundationWebsite: cardanofoundation.orgX: @Cardano_CFTelegram: t.me/CardanoAnnouncementsFrederik GregaardX: @F_GregaardLinkedIn: Frederik Gregaard   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  This episode is brought to you by PrimeXBT.  PrimeXBT offers a robust trading system for both beginners and professional traders that demand highly reliable market data and performance. Traders of all experience levels can easily design and customize layouts and widgets to best fit their trading style. PrimeXBT is always offering innovative products and professional trading conditions to all customers.  PrimeXBT is running an exclusive promotion for listeners of the podcast. After making your first deposit, 50% of that first deposit will be credited to your account as a bonus that can be used as additional collateral to open positions.  Code: CRYPTONEWS50  This promotion is available for a month after activation. Click the link below:  PrimeXBT x CRYPTONEWS50 

Charlie Schumacher, VP Corporate Communications of Marathon Digital Holdings (NASDAQ:MARA), a digital asset technology company that mines cryptocurrencies with a focus on the blockchain ecosystem and the generation of digital assets. From 2018 to 2021, Charlie worked at Gateway Investor Relations, first as an Analyst and later as an Associate, specializing in investor relations. Then, in 2021, they joined Marathon Digital Holdings as the Director of Corporate Communications before being promoted to VP of Corporate Communications in January 2022. Charlie Schumacher has a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Boston University.In this conversation, we discuss:- Some changes from the last halving cycle that miners are focused on- How do miners survive with their revenue being cut in half?- Macro trends that will affect miners going forward- Bitcoin ETF - what will this entail?- How Marathon is preparing for a bull market- How the Bitcoin ETF will affect miners- Investor relations and corporate communications- Utilization of AI- Using methane to mine bitcoinMarathon Digital HoldingsWebsite: www.mara.comX: @MarathonDHInstagram: @marathondigitalholdingsCharlie SchumacherX: @charlieschuLinkedIn: Charlie Schumacher  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  This episode is brought to you by PrimeXBT.  PrimeXBT offers a robust trading system for both beginners and professional traders that demand highly reliable market data and performance. Traders of all experience levels can easily design and customize layouts and widgets to best fit their trading style. PrimeXBT is always offering innovative products and professional trading conditions to all customers.  PrimeXBT is running an exclusive promotion for listeners of the podcast. After making your first deposit, 50% of that first deposit will be credited to your account as a bonus that can be used as additional collateral to open positions.  Code: CRYPTONEWS50  This promotion is available for a month after activation. Click the link below:  PrimeXBT x CRYPTONEWS50 

Lars Seier Christensen is Chairman of the Swiss non-profit Concordium Foundation. With over 30 years of experience across the banking and financial sector, Seier Christensen is a global pioneer in FX and derivatives trading, having co-founded the online trading and investment platform Saxo Bank in 1992. He served as co-CEO of Saxo Bank for more than 20 years, in which time the bank grew to 1,500 employees across 150 locations serving customers in 170 countries. SaxoTrader, the bank’s flagship online trading offering, was launched in 1998 and was one of the first online FX trading platforms in the world. SaxoTrader has since grown to become one of the world’s most complete multi-asset trading platforms. Seier Christensen is also the founder and sole owner of Seier Capital, a private equity and venture capital firm that specializes in investments in angel, seed, and A-round stage companies. The firm invests in art & fashion, financial services, food and beverages, sports & entertainment, social media, and technology industries.In this conversation, we discuss:- DeFi is paving the way for a more inclusive financial future- Legal clarity is the key to institutionalizing DeFi and will drive adoption at scale- Bridging the gap between DeFi and TradFi- Marrying decentralization with regulatory compliance- Bolstering data security- 1.4 billion people are currently unbanked- The future of ID + KYC- Stories from growing Saxo Bank- Concordium moving forwardConcordiumWebsite: www.concordium.comX: @ConcordiumNetDiscord: discord.gg/GpKGE2hCFxLars Seier ChristensenX: @larsseierLinkedIn: Lars Seier Christensen  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  This episode is brought to you by PrimeXBT.  PrimeXBT offers a robust trading system for both beginners and professional traders that demand highly reliable market data and performance. Traders of all experience levels can easily design and customize layouts and widgets to best fit their trading style. PrimeXBT is always offering innovative products and professional trading conditions to all customers.  PrimeXBT is running an exclusive promotion for listeners of the podcast. After making your first deposit, 50% of that first deposit will be credited to your account as a bonus that can be used as additional collateral to open positions.  Code: CRYPTONEWS50  This promotion is available for a month after activation. Click the link below:  PrimeXBT x CRYPTONEWS50 

Tara Fung is the Co-Founder & CEO of Co:Create. Tara is a growth-oriented leader who enables innovative brands to unlock the power of their community through gamified, self-owned reward programs. With a background as Chief Revenue Officer of Alto, a leading cryptoIRA and digital asset IRA custodian, Tara forged partnerships with institutional crypto asset managers, driving a staggering 25X revenue growth in just 18 months.She also served as Chief Commercial Officer at a consumer lending FinTech firm, spearheading an advocacy campaign to change the tax treatment of employer-sponsored student loan repayment programs. Her efforts resulted in the passage of this initiative as part of the CARES Act. Tara holds degrees from Harvard Business School and the University of South Carolina.In this conversation, we discuss:- How Web3 loyalty is an upgrade on traditional loyalty programs- How Web3 loyalty can help onboard brands to Web3- Tattoos on the blockchain- How can the eCommerce industry benefit from Web3 technologies as a whole- Why the intersection of web3 and luxury fashion will be one of the most popular use cases- Co:Create Ink — ten world famous tattoo artists enter web3 loyalty- Co:Create Studios- Delta changing their loyalty program- Owning the experience layer- The power of APIsCo:CreateWebsite: www.usecocreate.ioX: @usecocreateDiscord: discord.gg/AUJbWTw5mSTara FungX: @nonfungibletaraLinkedIn: Tara FungInstagram: @tara_fung   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  This episode is brought to you by PrimeXBT.  PrimeXBT offers a robust trading system for both beginners and professional traders that demand highly reliable market data and performance. Traders of all experience levels can easily design and customize layouts and widgets to best fit their trading style. PrimeXBT is always offering innovative products and professional trading conditions to all customers.  PrimeXBT is running an exclusive promotion for listeners of the podcast. After making your first deposit, 50% of that first deposit will be credited to your account as a bonus that can be used as additional collateral to open positions.  Code: CRYPTONEWS50  This promotion is available for a month after activation. Click the link below:  PrimeXBT x CRYPTONEWS50