CryptoNews Podcast

Markus Levin co-founded XYO Network in 2018, establishing it as the first people-powered decentralized project to connect data from the real physical world directly with blockchain smart contracts and other digital realities. Markus is a blockchain pioneer and an industry visionary regarded for his integral role in shaping the entrance and growth of oracle blockchain technology. He is also the Head of Operations of XY Labs. Markus has over 15 years of experience in building, managing, and scaling companies. After dropping out of his Ph.D. studies at Bocconi University, he began working with and leading companies in hyper-growth industries around the globe, including cutting-edge technology ventures such as Novacore, “sterkly”, Hive Media, and Koiyo. Markus mined his first Bitcoin in 2013 and has been captivated by blockchain technologies ever since.In this conversation, we discuss:- Geospatial data and trustless oracles- XYO network being a trustless oracle- Using 5 million nodes to verify information- Cryptographic handshakes- GPS spoofing apps like VPNs- Augmented reality MetaVerses- University and education being cheaper due to the metaverse and AR/VR technology- Apple entering the metaverse- XYO 2.0 ecosystem, a developer for many- Hot take; metaverse will be more than the internet… It will be our next lives.XYO NetworkWebsite: xyo.networkTwitter: @OfficialXYOLinkedIn: XYOTelegram: t.me/xyonetworkMarkus Levin LinkedIn: Markus Levin ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  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

Jack O'Holleran is the Co-Founder of SKALE. Jack's passion for decentralized systems and blockchain led him to join efforts with Stan Klad-ko to solve the blockchain scalability problem.Jack is a veteran Silicon Valley technology entrepreneur with a deep background in machine learning/AI technologies, and blockchain. His resume includes Co-Founder of Aktana, Co-Founder IncentAlign, and executive positions at Good Technology, and Motorola. His first work with Digital Currencies was in 2008 building a digital currency platform for Enterprise Resource Allocation. He has been an active Cryptocurrency investor and an evangelist for decentralized systems since early 2013.In this conversation, we discuss:- Dune- San Francisco- NFTs in LA- Taking back power from streaming entities- The Ethereum Merge - its implications and limitations- ETH 2.0 being eco-friendly- Gas wars- SKALE = zero gas fees- NFT Visionaries Grant Program- SKALE Ecosystem Incentive Program- Web3 gamingSKALE NetworkWebsite: skale.spaceTwitter: @SkaleNetwork Discord: discord.gg/SKALEJack O'Holleran Twitter: @jackoholleranLinkedIn: Jack O'Holleran ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  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

Zak Manhire is the Co-Founder & Chief Revenue Officer at Fr0ntier X. Zak is a true partnership expert and led Costa Coffee’s commercial strategy and was Commercial Director for EMEA at Monster Energy closely working alongside TCCC. Most recently, he was Chief Commercial Officer for a portfolio company within The Foresight Group. Zak has experience with an endless list of major brands such as Adidas, Coca-Cola, Red Bull, Starbucks, and Uber. In this conversation, we discuss:- Starbucks x Polygon partnership- Knowing your customer- Peter Principle- The drink industry- Pivoting in business- Partnership with LG electronics- Digital mirroring- Making people feel like a shareholder- Music related industries- Fractionalizing subscriptionsFr0ntierXWebsite: fr0ntierx.comTwitter: @Fr0ntierX Discord: discord.gg/fr0ntierxZak ManhireLinkedIn: Zak Manhire  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  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

Joel Dietz is the Founder of MetaMetaVerse and is a serial entrepreneur & intellectual historian who helped found several key initiatives in the cryptocurrency space, including Ethereum, MetaMask, the first smart contract educational channel, and the first academic work on cryptoeconomics. His research interests focus on the confluence of blockchain network topologies and swarm intelligence, especially how the principles undergirding decentralized organizations can be used to fuel global innovation. He also works on holonic philosophy, the evolution of jurisprudence, data-driven approaches to innovation, and smart city data architecture.In this conversation, we discuss:- Creating MetaMask and Ethereum- ETH = programmable money- Building MetaMask- MetaMask token … will it happen?- Vitalik doing CrossFit- Sharing ideas through our minds- Rendering experiences- King of France + Mississippi stock history story- Building your own metaverse via AI generator- Shopify of metaverses- Governments benefitting from the metaverse- New world royalty- Learning the rules of physicsMetaMetaverseWebsite: metametaverse.ioTwitter: @m2verseDiscord: discord.gg/TzTpmmSGXGJoel DietzTwitter: @jdietzLinkedIn: Joel Dietz---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  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 deVadoss is the Head of Development at Neo Blockchain. John worked in Microsoft for 16 years as Managing Director before moving to crypto and choosing Neo in his mission to make it the go-to blockchain for developers for creating dApps. John believes that adding functionality to the chain and growing its DeFi ecosystem is the best way to get more mainstream users on the protocol.In this conversation, we discuss:- Journey from Web1 to Web2 to Web3- Blockchain becoming economic platforms- Economic platforms = sovereignty of the individual- Lessons learned from working for Microsoft- High performance habits- Decentralization- End goal of blockchain = self-governance- What is next for the blockchain industry- Dev skills + economic skills = superpowers- N3 = platform for digitizing assets- NEO Blockchain- Onboarding the first billion people to Web3- The next evolution of blockchainsNeo BlockchainWebsite: neo.orgTwitter: @Neo_Blockchain Discord: discord.gg/rvZFQ5382k John deVadossTwitter: @john_devadossLinkedIn: John deVadoss ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  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

Christopher Sheehan is the Founder of Spritz Finance. He is an MIT Computer Scientist and repeat fintech entrepreneur. Chris's previous company, WorldCover, was an international insuretech funded by Y Combinator, Index Ventures, Greylock and other global VC investors. The company developed parametric insurance products and software, and its IP assets were acquired in 2021.In this conversation, we discuss:- Y Combinator stories- Doing things that don’t scale- Growing 7% every week- Life at MIT- Learning routines- Bridging tradfi and defi- Paying your bills with crypto- Volatility- Polygon x Starbucks partnership- Building on Polygon Ecosystem- Crypto lifestyle app- Keeping it simpleSpritz FinanceWebsite: spritz.finance Twitter: @spritzfinance Discord: discord.gg/spritzChristopher SheehanTwitter: @ct_sheehanLinkedIn: Christopher Sheehan ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  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

Harsh Rajat is the Founder and Creator of Ethereum Push Notification Service (EPNS), the native communication protocol for Web3. Harsh is the Project Lead and looks at driving the protocol to build the product and its tech and is the core of the project of all gets shipped on the product front.In this conversation, we discuss:- Intro to crypto- EPNS- The power of notifications- Chatting to notifications instead of contacts- Decentralized communication protocol- $PUSH- ENS domains- 3 and 4 digit ENS domains- Working with EPNSEPNSWebsite: epns.ioTwitter: @epnsprojectDiscord: discord.gg/YVPB99F9W5Harsh RajatTwitter: @harshrajat LinkedIn: Harsh Rajat ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  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

Matthew Niemerg, Ph.D., is the co-founder and president of Aleph Zero Foundation—a Swiss non-profit offering a new infrastructure layer with a scalable plug-and-play privacy solution leveraging zero-knowledge proofs (zk-SNARKs) and Secure Multiparty Computation (sMPC). Mathew is also a Ph.D. in Mathematics in the area of numerical algebraic geometry, a Simons-Berkeley Fellow, and an IBM Center of Excellence Fellow in High-Performance Computing.In this conversation, we discuss:- Math and computer science- Voluntary economies- Aleph Zero- Zero-knowledge proofs- zk-SNARKs- Privacy 101- Liminal - original privacy framework- Miner Extractable Value (MEV) attacks- Multichain privacy layersAleph Zero FoundationWebsite: alephzero.org Twitter: @Aleph__ZeroLinkedIn: Aleph ZeroDiscord: discord.gg/alephzero Matthew NiemergTwitter: @matthewniemergLinkedIn: Matthew Niemerg, Ph.D. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  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

Sebastien Borget is the Co-founder and COO of The Sandbox. Together with Arthur Madrid, he has co-founded 3 companies, 2 of which have been acquired. Sebastien has more than 10 years in mobile gaming, running production and marketing for top-grossing titles. His work was awarded the nomination for 2 consecutive years of The Sandbox in App Store Best Games of 2012 and 2013! Sebastien also became the President of the Blockchain Game Alliance in 2020, a non-profit organization of 230 key members of the industry. He was recently named in the Top #100 most influential people in crypto by CoinTelegraph.In this conversation, we discuss:- Turning players into creators- Sandbox Alpha Season 3- Metaverse = creating new experiences- Owning experiences in the metaverse- OMA3- Blockchain Game Alliance- Animoca Brands- Creator toolsThe Sandbox GameWebsite: sandbox.gameTwitter: @TheSandboxGameFacebook: @TheSandboxGameDiscord: discord.gg/vAe4zvYSébastien BorgetTwitter: @borgetsebastienLinkedIn: BORGET Sebastien ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  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

Evgen Verzun is the Founder of Kaizen Finance. He is also an inventor, serial entrepreneur and expert in cybersecurity, real-time systems, networking, and interdisciplinary technology. Evgen has around twenty years of experience in professional communications, developing security systems for mission-critical projects in the United States, Europe and the Middle East. In this conversation, we discuss:- Patents - protection and attacking- Providing security solutions for Microsoft- Smart Contract Audits by Certik- Cross-chain token lifecycle management- Launchpads- Giving locked tokens to users- Key drivers of user adoption- Removing barriers to entry- Keeping communities engaged in bear marketsKaizen.FinanceWebsite: kaizen.financeTwitter: @kaizen_financeTelegram: @KaizenFinanceEvgen VerzunWebsite: evgenverzun.comLinkedIn: Evgen Verzun Twitter: @Evgen_AI  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  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