CryptoNews Podcast

Valentin Pletnev is currently the CEO and Co-Founder of Quasar Finance, a vault-based asset management appchain for the Cosmos ecosystem and the broader Inter-Blockchain Communication (IBC) protocol. Valentin has already had exposure and experience in a variety of blockchain and emerging technology-focused fields and is only 24yrs old.  In this conversation, we discuss:- Travelling the world to founding crypto companies- Quasar Finance launching its mainnet- Managing DeFi investments across multiple chains- The importance of crypto analogies- Growth of Cosmos- DeFi- Cosmos- Decentralization- EntrepreneurshipQuasarWebsite: www.quasar.fiTwitter: @QuasarFi Discord: discord.gg/quasarfiValentin PletnevTwitter: @valeyo777LinkedIn: Valentin Pletnev ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  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 

Grant Haseley is the Executive Director and Founder of Wagyu Games, creators of Undead Blocks, the world’s first AAA play-to-earn FPS zombie shooter. Grant brings over an unparalleled passion and vision for gamer empowerment and digital asset ownership that relate to his days working in Banking. Grant was most recently a Vice President for M&T Bank, specializing in Data Analytics, and previously worked at Goldman Sachs as an Analyst in their Securities Lending division. Grant graduated with a BS in Mathematics from the University of Buffalo.In this conversation, we discuss:- Is Play-To-Earn here to stay?- The future of Web3 gaming- How to craft a Web3 community- The future of esports in Web3- How to attract and retain Web3 gamers- The future of asset ownership amongst a myriad of topics- Transition from the world of investment banking to crypto- The partnership with Immutable - and the role the platform played in helping to launch a web3 game like Undead Blocks- The tokenomics of Undead Blocks and how Grant is striving to make the tokens sustainable as well as giving the tokens a purpose- Working at Goldman SachsWagyu GamesWebsite: www.wagyu.ioTwitter: @wagyugamesUndead BlocksWebsite: www.undeadblocks.comTwitter: @UndeadBlocksGrant HaseleyTwitter: @Grant_WagyuLinkedIn: Grant Haseley  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  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 

Yang Adija is SVP, Digital League Business Operations, Growth & Innovation for Warner Brothers Discovery Sports. He is responsible for managing the overall business operations and daily execution of strategic and tactical initiatives for digital league partnerships with the NBA and NCAA. In addition, Yang leads WBD Sports’ innovation efforts, leading to the development and launch of Blocklete Games, an original IP franchise built on the blockchain, and the organization’s industry-leading NFT efforts.In his previous role, Yang was VP, Business Operations and Strategy for Turner NBA Digital, in which he managed NBATV, NBA.com, the NBA App and NBA League Pass and worked closely with the League on communication and execution of new business development deals, strategic partnerships, and product initiatives.In this conversation, we discuss:- Watch to Earn- Navigating risk- Identifying and hopping on trends before they become consensus- B/R Watch to Earn (B/R W2E) is the first of-its-kind online experience and trivia game that rewards Fans for tuning into live television on TNT- Rolling out Watch to Earn - looks, feels, and plays like native web2 tech, using web3 tech- Climbing the ranks at publicly traded companies- The WBD Sports umbrella consists of sports programming TNT and TBS and digital channels on Bleacher Report, NCAA.com, NBA Digital- Managing digital league partnerships- Leaning on multiple demographicsWarner Brothers Discovery SportsWebsite: discoverysports.comTwitter: @WBDsports @eurosportLinkedIn: Warner Bros. Discovery Sports Yang AdijaTwitter: @YangAdijaLinkedIn: Yang Adija, MBA  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  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 

Wayne Marcel is the Head of Business Development for the Foundation for Interwallet Operability (FIO), who has been managing, teaching, and coaching high performing teams for over 20 years. In 2016, his passion for helping and teaching people was merged with his passion for technology as he dove into learning about cryptocurrency and blockchain. He published a book in 2018 called “From No Crypto To Know Crypto” and hosted over 140 educational podcast episodes under same name. Since then, he has dedicated himself to working with projects that make using cryptocurrency easier for all.In this conversation, we discuss:- ETH Denver and Outer Edge (formerly known as NFT LA)- FIO use cases- Reaching one million crypto handles- How FIO can help onboard new users to web3- Improving NFT authentication & security- The impact on the crypto industry from recent bank collapses- Benefits of operating as a DAO compared to a centralized entity- Binance getting sued- Understanding financial systemsFIOWebsite: fioprotocol.ioTwitter: @joinFIOLinkedIn: FIO ProtocolWayne MarcelTwitter: @blockchaynwayneInstagram: @blockchainwayne ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  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 

William E. Quigley is a cryptocurrency and blockchain investor. He has incubated and invested in more than 30 bitcoin, blockchain, and cryptocurrency-related investments and co-developed the first crypto derivative used to trade pre-release Ethereum. He co-founded Tether, the first fiat-backed stablecoin and most traded cryptocurrency to date, GoCoin, a pioneering crypto payments processor, and co-founded WAX, a leading NFT blockchain platform. In 2013, William co-founded Crypto Currency Partners, a blockchain equity investment fund with early notable investments in Coinbase, Kraken, Bitfury, Authy, ChangeTip, and Circle.Before his involvement in blockchain, William was a venture capitalist, co-founding Clearstone Venture Partners, a $700M early-stage focused venture capital firm where he concentrated on communications and consumer technology companies. Before Clearstone, he was a managing director at idealab! Capital Partners (ICP), the world’s first consumer Internet venture capital firm. ICP was an early investor in some of the leading Web 1.0 era companies, including Paypal, Netzero, MP3.com, and Goto.com, one of the first companies to rank search results based on a bidding process.In this conversation, we discuss:- William’s crypto inception story- CBDCs- Companies launching a new start path to cryptocurrency and blockchain programs- The future of crypto regulation and the SEC involvement- The current landscape of the cryptocurrency market- The future of Stablecoin's impact on global commerce and financial developments- The spread and use of blockchain technology across other industries, such as Visa’s backing of the first-ever bitcoin rewards card, and why we’ll see similar moves in retail, telecommunications, healthcare, and more- How NFTs are influencing modern businessesWAXWebsite: www.wax.ioTwitter: @WAX_ioTelegram: t.me/wax_ioWilliam E. QuigleyTwitter: @WilliamEQuigleyLinkedIn: William E. Quigley  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  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 

Ramani Ramachandran (Ram) is the Founder and CEO of Router Labs, which runs Router Protocol, a cross-chain infrastructure project, and Dfyn, a cross-chain AMM. Ram has been in crypto since 2014. Before Crypto, Ram was in the financial services industry and spent time across various functions, including product management, research, fundraising, and investments across the US, Europe, and Asia.In this conversation, we discuss:- Ram’s crypto inception story- Cross-chain communication - Router Protocol use cases- Cross-chain communication issues- Security, scalability and decentralization- How does Router differ from its competitors- Waiting for web3 use cases to play out- Present-day AI- Bridges- Mahadev initiativeRouter ProtocolWebsite: www.routerprotocol.comTwitter: @routerprotocolDiscord: discord.gg/yjM2fUUHvNTelegram: t.me/routerprotocolRamani 'Ram' RamachandranTwitter: @CryptoMan_RamLinkedIn: Ramani 'Ram' Ramachandran   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  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 

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 

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 

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 

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