In this episode we are joined once again by friends of the pod, Smac - partner @ Compound VC and Jon Moore - advisor @ TCG Crypto. We dive into the crazy year of 2024, recapping the highest highs and lowest lows, before making predictions for 2025.  

In this episode we chat with Leighton Cusack, who currently leads Ecosystem development at Tools For Humanity, more commonly known as World (aka “Worldcoin). We dive into Leighton’s early fascinating with social entrepreneurship, discovering crypto & founding PoolTogether, joining World, the importance of privacy & identity in a world of AI, launching World’s developer ecosystem & much more.

In this episode we chat with Achilleas Sarantaris, who leads ecosystem efforts around Art, Games & Worlds at Celestia. We dive into his time pursuing a professional music career, discovering crypto & NFTs during the pandemic, early experiments and lessons from Async Art, why he joined Celestia, his thesis around Artchains, and much more.

In this episode we chat with Joey Iny, founder of onchain music trading platform, Crate. We dive into Joey’s background as a successful music producer, royalties and the brokenness of the music business, discovering crypto but not aligning with “collector culture,” the original idea for Crate, learnings & feedback from artists, Crate’s V2 launch & more. 

In this engaging discussion, Martin Anquetil, creator of the onchain brand HIGHER and Aether, shares his journey from Dapper Labs' NBA Top Shot to the innovative Nouns DAO. He delves into the rise of headless brands thriving on community input, and the creative process behind HIGHER's unique symbolism. The conversation also explores the interplay of leadership, AI innovation, and community dynamics in the evolving crypto landscape, alongside humorous takes on messaging and merchandise. Expect insights that challenge traditional notions of brand building!

In this episode we chat with Brandon Tory, co-founder & CEO of Formless. We dive into his early passions for engineering and music, managing the duality of corporate life & creative life, discovering crypto & the original vision for SHARE Protocol, tradeoffs between PMF and decentralization, self-funding media & much more. 

Brian Flynn, founder of Boost Protocol, and Jon Moore, an investor at TCG Crypto, explore the evolution of token distribution in the crypto space. They discuss how Boost enhances user experience and the challenges of identity verification in decentralized networks. The duo dives into onchain virality, the impact of bots and AI on crypto interactions, and innovative strategies for user engagement. Their insights include navigating sybil attacks and the future of sustainable incentive mechanisms in decentralized protocols.

In this episode we chat with Chris Osborn, founder of Dialect. We dive into his background in physics & quantum computing, how he discovered and transitioned into crypto, the original vision for Dialect and “smart messaging,” Blinks & Solana Actions, crypto as a novel UX paradigm, reflections on crypto’s superpowers, and more.

In this special episode, Nat interviews Liquid Culture co-host Ben Roy. We dive into Ben background in politics & international relations, pivoting into crypto, reflections on being a prolific community builder, working with the Seed Club, early ideas for Liquid Culture, Canada’s tech talent exodus, and much more.

In this special episode Ben interviews Liquid Culture co-host Natalie Mullins. We dive into Nat’s crypto origin story, her musical heritage & creative process, how she thinks about onchain media and minting, breaking into venture investing, and more.