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Mar 27, 2023 • 47min

#216: Anjali Young, Co-Founder and CCO of Collab.Land, on Token Gating, Building Out Digital Communities, and Launching a Token

Anjali Young is the Co-Founder and CCO of Abridged Inc, the maker of Collab.Land. Anjali has been active in online communities since 1993 as a member and in leadership positions. She has also worked as a lawyer, adjunct professor, and early tech startup employee. In addition to her interest in online communities and web3 onboarding, she is passionate about NFTs and the artists who create them. Her role at Collab.Land focuses on onboarding all tokenized projects and partners onto the platform, ensuring Collab.Land’s “community of communities” is a safe and welcoming space, educating others about web3 ethos and values. In this conversation, we discuss:- Collab.Land’s seven-part documentary series- Behind the scenes of launching a token - Getting $COLLAB via signing into socials- NFT royalties- Engaging communities- Token Gating- Building out digital communities- How NFT creators and DAO members can use web3 tooling to form relationships- Providing safe spaces for token holders and the greater crypto community- Launching a marketplace for developers and community administratorsCollab.LandWebsite: collab.landTwitter: @Collab_Land_Anjali YoungTwitter: @damaderocaLinkedIn: Anjali Young  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  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 
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Mar 23, 2023 • 39min

#215: Deniz Dalkilic, CTO of MRHB, on Halal Defi, Tokenizing Commodities, and Decentralizing Cloud Computing

Deniz Dalkilic is the CTO of MRHB and Co-Founder of Paribus.Deniz has a Master of Science in Computer Software Engineering from the City University of London and a strong software development career for over ten years. Scouted by Tottenham Hotspur FC at 13, Deniz was actively involved in football until interrupted by certain health issues, whereupon he decided to pursue software engineering instead.Deniz worked in the Web2 world with startups and large corporations – he was the Engineering Lead at Vodafone and the Senior Software Engineer at Thomson Reuters as well as the Software Engineer Lead at Capgemini, where he developed software solutions for clients including Royal Mail, Pole Star Space Applications and Lloyd’s Register.In 2018, Deniz ventured into the blockchain space and has since co-founded two Web3 companies: decentralized bounty management platform BountyOx, where he was CTO for two years until 2020, and Paribus in 2021, a Cardano-powered cross-chain borrowing and lending protocol for NFTs, liquidity positions, synthetics, and yield-bearing assets.In the latter half of 2021, Deniz joined MRHB DeFi as the Chief Technology Officer, where he is in charge of the company’s product and architecture development.In this conversation, we discuss:- Decentralizing cloud computing for the Web3 industry- Benefits of tokenizing commodities- What is Halal DeFi?- Challenges of building a Halal DeFi platform- How staking works from a Halal point of view- Importance of philanthropy for Muslims- Decentralized philanthropy (an upcoming MRHB DeFi product)- Traditional methods of giving to charity- Being scouted by Tottenham Hotspur at the age of 13MRHBWebsite: mrhb.networkTwitter: @MarhabaDeFiDiscord: discord.gg/8ZQDHFHvjaTelegram: t.me/mdf_officialDeniz DalkilicTwitter: @DnzDlklcLinkedIn: Deniz Dalkilic ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  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 
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Mar 20, 2023 • 44min

#214: John Shutt, Smart Contract Engineer at UMA, on Encrypted Messaging Systems, DAO Governance, and Off-Chain Voting Decisions

John Shutt is a smart contract engineer at UMA and co-founder of the Across Protocol, a secure and decentralized cross-chain bridge. He has been working on cryptocurrency and encrypted messaging systems for over a decade.In this conversation, we discuss:- Encrypted messaging systems- UMA 2.0- UMA staking- Data Verification Mechanism- Hardened security systems- Solutions for on-chain transactions based on off-chain voting decisions- DAO governance- Oracles- Across Protocol- Owning 11,000 books- SVB Meltdown- Optimistic OraclesUMAWebsite: uma.xyzTwitter: @UMAprotocolDiscord: discord.uma.xyzJohn ShuttTwitter: @jdshuttLinkedIn: John Shutt  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  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 
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Mar 16, 2023 • 43min

#213: Medha Parlikar, Co-Founder and CTO of CasperLabs, on Enterprise Blockchain Solutions and Future Proof Blockchain

Medha Parlikar is the Co-Founder and CTO of CasperLabs. Medha started working with technology in the early 80s. For the past two decades, she has been delivering production software at Adobe, Omniture, Avalara, MP3.com, and DivX. She strives to deliver high-quality production software while inspiring technical teams to solve tough problems and do their best work. She fell down the blockchain rabbit hole in 2017 and has been an avid fan of the promise of decentralization and open-source software. This led her to co-found CasperLabs in 2018.In this conversation, we discuss:- Enterprise blockchain solutions being the catalyst for mass adoption- Creating a server service- Iterating quickly and releasing to production- NFTs as patents, a huge use-case for NFTs- World Economic Forum- How Casper started, how and why the protocol was built- How blockchain needs to be future proof- Blockchain tech providing a trust layer for enterprise- Blockchain infrastructure compatibility with Rust / WASM and existing programming languages as a driver for adoption- Casper Labs adding Google Cloud adds to its growing portfolio of Web3 partnerships- IPwe Inc & Casper Labs announcing the largest enterprise blockchain deployment in history at Davos, Switzerland, during the week of the World Economic ForumCasperLabsWebsite: www.casperlabs.ioTwitter: @Casper_NetworkDiscord: discord.gg/Q38s3VhMedha ParlikarTwitter: @MParlikarLinkedIn: Medha Parlikar   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  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 
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Mar 13, 2023 • 41min

#212: Rashid Ajami, CEO of Metropolis World, on Building a Metaverse and the Synergy Between E-commerce & Crypto

Rashid Ajami is the Co-Founder & CEO of Metropolis World, a metaverse experience and virtual landscape comprised of stunning art, a physi-digital marketplace, and an immersive itinerary of curated programming, perks, and events.Rashid is also an electronic music producer and sound design artist based in London. He has released critically acclaimed tracks on renowned labels such as Anjunadeep, Get Physical, Noir, Tale + Tone, TOR, and Armada Electronic Elements. He’s collaborated with electronic music heavyweights Booka Shade and Julia Govor, been remixed by the likes of Maya Jane Coles and Ramon Tapia, supported by Pete Tong on BBC Radio 1, as well as featuring in some of the world’s biggest music titles such as Rolling Stone, Mixmag, DJ Mag and Clash.In this conversation, we discuss:- Metropolis World’s metaverse experience- Moving from music industry to crypto- Secret sauce of building in a bear market- Building an immersive world without AR/VR- Choosing to not launch a coin- Onboarding famous brands and creators- Web3 apps that look & feel like web2 apps- Strategic partnerships- Blending unique properties, e-commerce, gaming, art, fashion- The power of fastingMetropolis WorldWebsite: metropolisworld.ioTwitter: @metropolisworldDiscord: discord.gg/metropolisworldRashid AjamiTwitter: @RashidAjamiInstagram: @rashidajami ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------This podcast is brought to you by RSTAKING.RSTAKING is a decentralized staking platform which creates its own liquidity pools. The overall liquidity pool of RSTAKING is already more than $1 billion USD.There is a fixed 25 percent per year on more than 200 tokens and crypto coins in 9 networks. Rewards get paid every 3 hours in USDT or BUSD tokens.Since 2019, RSTAKING is considered to be one of the most secured blockchain companies in the world. The company created a standalone and secure project.Speaking of stability, RSTAKING offers 25% per year with the possibility of self-closing and rewards every 3 hours, in USDT or BUSD.Everyone can register with RSTAKING, receive 10 RHIN tokens free of charge, and open his or her first stake.RSTAKING is the platform where everyone will find a suitable token or cryptocoin for themselves.Register and start studying RSTAKING right now at rstaking.com
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Mar 9, 2023 • 30min

#211: Griffin Anderson, CEO of Phi Labs, on the Cosmos Ecosystem, Incentivizing Developers, and Archway

Griffin Anderson is CEO of Phi Labs, a core contributor to Archway, the first layer-1 blockchain featuring developer rewards designed and built directly into the protocol itself. As former Head of Product at Ignite (formerly Tendermint) and former Senior Director of Product Management at ConsenSys, Griffin is well-versed in all aspects of consensus and Layer-1 mechanics. Griffin was also a Founder of the blockchain-powered accounting tools project Balanc3 and a Founder & Board Member of the Accounting Blockchain Coalition.In this conversation, we discuss:- Cosmos Ecosystem- Archway Protocol- Phi Labs- Developer incentivisation- How Griffin got into crypto- Rewarding developers- Accounting Blockchain Coalition- Building relationships in cryptoPhi LabsWebsite: philabs.xyzTwitter: @phi_labsDiscord: discord.gg/archwayhqGriffin AndersonTwitter: @andergriLinkedIn: Griffin Anderson  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------This podcast is brought to you by RSTAKING.RSTAKING is a decentralized staking platform which creates its own liquidity pools. The overall liquidity pool of RSTAKING is already more than $1 billion USD.There is a fixed 25 percent per year on more than 200 tokens and crypto coins in 9 networks. Rewards get paid every 3 hours in USDT or BUSD tokens.Since 2019, RSTAKING is considered to be one of the most secured blockchain companies in the world. The company created a standalone and secure project.Speaking of stability, RSTAKING offers 25% per year with the possibility of self-closing and rewards every 3 hours, in USDT or BUSD.Everyone can register with RSTAKING, receive 10 RHIN tokens free of charge, and open his or her first stake.RSTAKING is the platform where everyone will find a suitable token or cryptocoin for themselves.Register and start studying RSTAKING right now at rstaking.com
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Mar 6, 2023 • 43min

#210: Scott Shapiro, Senior Director at Coinbase, on Trading Platforms, Current Crypto Market, and Coinbase

Scott Shapiro is the Senior Director of Product Management at Coinbase, where he leads a team that builds Coinbase’s trading products for consumers. Crypto has been a passion since he first discovered bitcoin in 2013. This drove him to leave almost a decade of building advertising products at Facebook and Google to join Coinbase in 2019.In this conversation, we discuss:- Current trends in advanced crypto trading - Options trading in crypto - Coinbase Advanced Trade - Most desired trading features - Life in Utah - Stories from working at FaceBook and Google - How Advanced Trade on Coinbase is different from other advanced trading platforms- Discovering Bitcoin in 2013CoinbaseWebsite: coinbase.comTwitter: @coinbaseFacebook: fb.com/CoinbaseScott ShapiroWebsite: scottshapiro.comTwitter: @scottshapiroLinkedIn: Scott Shapiro---------------------------------------------------------------------------------This podcast is brought to you by RSTAKING.RSTAKING is a decentralized staking platform which creates its own liquidity pools. The overall liquidity pool of RSTAKING is already more than $1 billion USD.There is a fixed 25 percent per year on more than 200 tokens and crypto coins in 9 networks. Rewards get paid every 3 hours in USDT or BUSD tokens.Since 2019, RSTAKING is considered to be one of the most secured blockchain companies in the world. The company created a standalone and secure project.Speaking of stability, RSTAKING offers 25% per year with the possibility of self-closing and rewards every 3 hours, in USDT or BUSD.Everyone can register with RSTAKING, receive 10 RHIN tokens free of charge, and open his or her first stake.RSTAKING is the platform where everyone will find a suitable token or cryptocoin for themselves.Register and start studying RSTAKING right now at rstaking.com
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Mar 2, 2023 • 45min

#209: Kieran Warwick, Co-Founder of Illuvium, on Building AAA Blockchain Games, Raising Money, and Interoperability

Kieran Warwick is the Co-Founder of Illuvium and is a proven serial entrepreneur. Working alongside his brother Kain Warwick in e-commerce, Kieran was exposed to Bitcoin and Ethereum early on. His enthusiasm for the crypto space led to joining Blueshyft. While there, Kieran successfully onboarded major Australian Exchanges and started the world’s first OTC cryptocurrency exchange.Additionally, Kieran helped The Burger Collective amass 100,000 unique reviews, 20,000 monthly web app users, and established a partnership with the global business, DoorDash. At the same time, DeFi was quickly growing, and Kieran and Kain (Synthetix.io) wanted to explore uncharted areas of opportunity. With his background and interest in trading penny stocks, Kieran wanted to pioneer a DeFi project that would be a game-changer (pun intended) for the industries it represented. With this in mind, he tapped his brother Aaron (Co-Founder/Game Designer) to develop what will be the first AAA gaming title on the Ethereum blockchain, and Illuvium was born.In this conversation, we discuss:- Building AAA blockchain games- The inception story of Illuvium- Illuvium building the first Interoperable Blockchain Game- Launch of Season One of Illuvium Zero- Importance of developing an IP in an industry full of subpar products- Long term vision for Illuvium and plans to get there- DAO voting against Kieran to bring on Zhu Su for an Illuvitar D1sk- Creating NFT communities- Gaming NFTs > PFP NFTsIlluviumWebsite: illuvium.ioTwitter: @illuviumioDiscord: discord.gg/illuviumKieran WarwickTwitter: @KieranWarwickLinkedIn: Kieran Warwick  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This podcast is brought to you by Undeads Metaverse!Get ready for the ultimate gaming experience with Undeads.A post-apocalyptic world with an above-the-ground city for humans and underground lairs for zombies, all powered by blockchain.This unique game is designed to blend top-level mechanics with play-to-earn rewards.Undeads Metaverse has over $5 million already invested and is making waves!The game is Led by Leo Kahn, former PayPal executive and Ash Hodgetts, former CMO of Animoca's Phantom Galaxies.Undeads has secured partnerships with top industry players such as Warner Bros. and Wabi Sabi Sound, with many more to come.Enjoy feature-rich gameplay, a VR experience, and a healthy and efficient game economy verified by Machinations.io.Join the conversation at undeads.com and sign up for the Whitelist now.
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Feb 27, 2023 • 34min

#208: Thomas Kralow, Financial Markets Expert, on BTC Price, Trading Tips, and Crypto Market Overview

Thomas Kralow is a financial markets expert, influencer, mentor and entrepreneur behind ‘University Grade Trading Education, an accredited trading learning program that offers the necessary tools to become a consistent trader or investor.In this conversation, we discuss:- What is currently affecting the price of Bitcoin, and what will happen long term?- Is crypto bouncing back or has it yet to reach the bottom?- What are we experiencing now: the bull run or Bitcoin bull trap?- What can we learn from the 2008 crisis amid the recession?- Was the Chinese New Year a reason for the crypto rally?- Importance of BTC at 25k USD- Price predictions- Is the recession over?- Day in the life of a trader- Technical analysis patterns Thomas KralowWebsite: thomaskralow.comTwitter: @TKralowInstagram: @thomaskralow ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------This podcast is brought to you by Undeads Metaverse!Get ready for the ultimate gaming experience with Undeads.A post-apocalyptic world with an above-the-ground city for humans and underground lairs for zombies, all powered by blockchain.This unique game is designed to blend top-level mechanics with play-to-earn rewards.Undeads Metaverse has over $5 million already invested and is making waves!The game is Led by Leo Kahn, former PayPal executive and Ash Hodgetts, former CMO of Animoca's Phantom Galaxies.Undeads has secured partnerships with top industry players such as Warner Bros. and Wabi Sabi Sound, with many more to come.Enjoy feature-rich gameplay, a VR experience, and a healthy and efficient game economy verified by Machinations.io.Join the conversation at undeads.com and sign up for the Whitelist now.
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Feb 23, 2023 • 39min

#207: Trevor Jones, Creator of The Bitcoin Angel, on Digital Art, Fine Art, and NFTs

Originally from Canada, Trevor set out in 1996 with a backpack and a taste for adventure. Three years and four continents later, he found himself in Scotland, fell in love with the country and decided to stay.In 2008 he graduated from Edinburgh University and Edinburgh College of Art with an MA (Hons) in Fine Art and was appointed director of charity Art in Healthcare in Edinburgh.He went on to teach at Leith School of Art while exhibiting in London, Truro and Edinburgh, staging his first solo exhibition in 2010. Since 2012 he has been experimenting with the potential of QR codes in art and combining AR with traditional oil painting.In 2015 he co-founded CreativTek Ltd to provide AR services to artists and left Art in Healthcare and teaching to focus on his own art career. He also “hijacked” images in the Royal Scottish Academy and National Gallery of Scotland to showcase his own work, setting up an app to view his paintings in place of Old Masters.Two years later, he was invited to exhibit AR paintings at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh and took his first dive into Bitcoin and crypto trading. Since then, he has “hijacked” Edinburgh’s National Portrait Gallery and exhibited crypto-themed work at crypto conferences. In 2021 the open-edition NFT derived from his painting The Bitcoin Angel broke sales record and is now iconic in the NFT world.He also created The Angel’s Share NFT to accompany the record-breaking $2.3m sale of a cask of Macallan’s whisky and collaborated with rapper Ice Cube.In this conversation, we discuss:- Introduction to Trevor and his work- The intersection of fine art and Q.R code paintings- The importance of motifs and references in Trevor’s work- Castle Party at Stirling Castle in 2022 - Castle Party 2023 – what’s coming, and what can we expect?- Must needs in the studio- What’s next for Trevor as an artist?Trevor JonesWebsite: trevorjonesart.comTwitter: @trevorjonesartInstagram: @trevorjonesart ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  This podcast is brought to you by Undeads Metaverse! Get ready for the ultimate gaming experience with Undeads. A post-apocalyptic world with an above-the-ground city for humans and underground lairs for zombies, all powered by blockchain. This unique game is designed to blend top-level mechanics with play-to-earn rewards.Undeads Metaverse has over $5 million already invested and is making waves!The game is Led by Leo Kahn, former PayPal executive and Ash Hodgetts, former CMO of Animoca's Phantom Galaxies.Undeads has secured partnerships with top industry players such as Warner Bros. and Wabi Sabi Sound, with many more to come. Enjoy feature-rich gameplay, a VR experience, and a healthy and efficient game economy verified by Machinations.io.Join the conversation at undeads.com and sign up for the Whitelist now.

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