Talking Tokens

On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn sat down with Qiao Wang, founding member of Alliance, a web3 accelerator program. Qiao came on the show back in May – but a lot has changed since then. They discuss how Alliance looks for breakout startups, Pump.fun’s journey to hitting $100M revenue in 6 months and what makes a great crypto founder – and investor. Qiao also shared his thoughts on the current crypto x AI landscape, 2025 market predictions and why founders should play the “long game.” ==================== On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn sat down with Qiao Wang, founding member of Alliance, a web3 accelerator program. Qiao came on the show back in May – but a lot has changed since then. They discuss how Alliance looks for breakout startups, Pump.fun’s journey to hitting $100M revenue in 6 months and what makes a great crypto founder – and investor. Qiao also shared his thoughts on the current crypto x AI landscape, 2025 market predictions and why founders should play the “long game.” ========================== Follow Qiao: https://twitter.com/QwQiao Follow Alliance: https://twitter.com/alliancedao Follow Jacquelyn: https://twitter.com/jacqmelinek Follow Talking Tokens: https://twitter.com/_TalkingTokens Follow Token Relations: https://twitter.com/Token_Relations ========================== Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0LOgWxIQ0NnNUD5eXsSuoZ?si=9a9fda1d29224d57&nd=1&dlsi Subscribe to the podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talking-tokens/id1743669141 Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TalkingTokens ======================= Please note that this podcast is for informational purposes only and any views shared by anyone on the show are opinions, not financial advice. The host or guests may have a direct or indirect financial interest in content mentioned in this episode.

For this week’s Tuesday episode, we’re sharing the Optimism Quarterly Webinar that Jacquelyn hosted with OP Labs Head of Product Sam McIngvale. This conversation dives into new UI/UX possibilities and innovations that are coming to Ethereum for developers and users through L2 chains — like the 40+ chains within the Superchain ecosystem. They discussed the Superchain’s 2025 product roadmap, which includes integrating better native interoperability, SuperchainERC20, Ethereum’s upcoming Pectra Upgrade, block times, and more. ======================= Follow Sam: https://x.com/sammcingvale Follow Optimism: https://x.com/Optimism Follow Jacquelyn: https://twitter.com/jacqmelinek Follow Talking Tokens: https://twitter.com/_TalkingTokens Follow Token Relations: https://twitter.com/Token_Relations ======================= Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0LOgWxIQ0NnNUD5eXsSuoZ?si=9a9fda1d29224d57&nd=1&dlsi Subscribe to the podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talking-tokens/id1743669141 Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TalkingTokens ======================= Please note that this podcast is for informational purposes only and any views shared by anyone on the show are opinions, not financial advice. The host or guests may have a direct or indirect financial interest in content mentioned in this episode.

On today’s Talking Tokens episode, we are airing the Avalanche Quarterly Webinar that Jacquelyn hosted live earlier this week with three Ava Labs Engineers Stephen Buttolph, Aaron Buckwald and Michael Kaplan. The panel discussion focused on Avalanche9000, the network’s largest upgrade to date that went live in mid December. They also talked about what it means for the Avalanche ecosystem, developers and users as well as the types of projects they’re interested in seeing built on the blockchain, plans to scale in 2025 and more. ======================= Follow Stephen Buttolph: https://x.com/stephenbuttolph Follow Aaron Buckwald: https://x.com/AaronBuchwald Follow Michael Kaplan: https://x.com/Michael_Kaplan1 Follow Jacquelyn: https://twitter.com/jacqmelinek Follow Talking Tokens: https://twitter.com/_TalkingTokens Follow Token Relations: https://twitter.com/Token_Relations ======================= Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0LOgWxIQ0NnNUD5eXsSuoZ?si=9a9fda1d29224d57&nd=1&dlsi Subscribe to the podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talking-tokens/id1743669141 Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TalkingTokens ======================= Please note that this podcast is for informational purposes only and any views shared by anyone on the show are opinions, not financial advice. The host or guests may have a direct or indirect financial interest in content mentioned in this episode.

On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn interviewed Michael Heinrich, co-founder of Zero Gravity Labs, also known as 0G Labs. Zero Gravity Labs is building a decentralized AI Operating System (dAIOS) and has over 200 investors across its $40 million seed round and $35 million pre-seed round. Jacquelyn and Michael discuss into the importance of creating decentralized AI systems, the popularity of AI Agents and how they can change the way society interacts with the technology, growth opportunities for AI x crypto in 2025 and more. ======================= Follow Michael: https://x.com/mheinrich Follow 0G Labs: https://x.com/0G_labs Follow Jacquelyn: https://twitter.com/jacqmelinek Follow Talking Tokens: https://twitter.com/_TalkingTokens Follow Token Relations: https://twitter.com/Token_Relations ======================= Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0LOgWxIQ0NnNUD5eXsSuoZ?si=9a9fda1d29224d57&nd=1&dlsi Subscribe to the podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talking-tokens/id1743669141 Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TalkingTokens ======================= Please note that this podcast is for informational purposes only and any views shared by anyone on the show are opinions, not financial advice. The host or guests may have a direct or indirect financial interest in content mentioned in this episode.

On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn sat down with Julian Holguin, CEO of Doodles. We discuss how Julian transitioned from being the president at Billboard to CEO of Doodles, the NFT collection expanding its brand beyond crypto and creating valuable partnerships with companies like McDonalds, Crocs, Adidas and more. ======================= Follow Julian: https://x.com/jholguin Follow Doodles: https://x.com/doodles Follow Jacquelyn: https://twitter.com/jacqmelinek Follow Talking Tokens: https://twitter.com/_TalkingTokens Follow Token Relations: https://twitter.com/Token_Relations ======================= Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0LOgWxIQ0NnNUD5eXsSuoZ?si=9a9fda1d29224d57&nd=1&dlsi Subscribe to the podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talking-tokens/id1743669141 Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TalkingTokens ======================= Please note that this podcast is for informational purposes only and any views shared by anyone on the show are opinions, not financial advice. The host or guests may have a direct or indirect financial interest in content mentioned in this episode.

On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn sat down with Mike Giampapa, general partner at Galaxy Ventures. They talked about crypto payments, emerging opportunities in different regions, what he’s watching as an investor and his outlook for 2025. ======================= Follow Mike: https://x.com/mgiampapa1 Follow Jacquelyn: https://twitter.com/jacqmelinek Follow Talking Tokens: https://twitter.com/_TalkingTokens Follow Token Relations: https://twitter.com/Token_Relations ======================= Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0LOgWxIQ0NnNUD5eXsSuoZ?si=9a9fda1d29224d57&nd=1&dlsi Subscribe to the podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talking-tokens/id1743669141 Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TalkingTokens ======================= Please note that this podcast is for informational purposes only and any views shared by anyone on the show are opinions, not financial advice. The host or guests may have a direct or indirect financial interest in content mentioned in this episode.

On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn interviewed Nicolas Pouard, VP of Ubisoft’s Strategic Innovation Lab. Ubisoft is one of the largest video game publishers that created Assassin’s Creed, Just Dance and many other games. It has forayed into the web3 gaming space and Nicolas is one of the individuals internally helping expand operations on that front. We talk about Ubisoft’s crypto gaming strategy, appealing to mainstream gamers, how it overcame previous web3 failures from the last market cycle and more. ======================= NOTE: There will be no podcasts coming out on December 24 or 26 as we take a brief holiday break. If you’re celebrating, we wish you an early Merry Christmas! And don’t worry, we’ll be rolling out episodes again on NYE and into the New Year. ======================= Follow Ubisoft: https://x.com/Ubisoft Follow Jacquelyn: https://twitter.com/jacqmelinek Follow Talking Tokens: https://twitter.com/_TalkingTokens Follow Token Relations: https://twitter.com/Token_Relations ======================= Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0LOgWxIQ0NnNUD5eXsSuoZ?si=9a9fda1d29224d57&nd=1&dlsi Subscribe to the podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talking-tokens/id1743669141 Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TalkingTokens ======================= Please note that this podcast is for informational purposes only and any views shared by anyone on the show are opinions, not financial advice. The host or guests may have a direct or indirect financial interest in content mentioned in this episode.

On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn sat down with Omni CEO Austin King and CTO Tyler Tarsi. We dive into why they co-founded Omni, its recent mainnet launch and how the network wants to help fix Ethereum and chain fragmentation. We also talk about what it’s like building a crypto business in the US and their 2025 outlook. ======================= Follow Austin: https://x.com/0xASK Follow Tyler: https://x.com/ttarsi_ Follow Omni: https://x.com/OmniFDN Follow Jacquelyn: https://twitter.com/jacqmelinek Follow Talking Tokens: https://twitter.com/_TalkingTokens Follow Token Relations: https://twitter.com/Token_Relations ======================= Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0LOgWxIQ0NnNUD5eXsSuoZ?si=9a9fda1d29224d57&nd=1&dlsi Subscribe to the podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talking-tokens/id1743669141 Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TalkingTokens ======================= Please note that this podcast is for informational purposes only and any views shared by anyone on the show are opinions, not financial advice. The host or guests may have a direct or indirect financial interest in content mentioned in this episode.

On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn sat down with Rennick Palley, founding partner at Stratos. They talk a lot about Stratos’ early investment in memecoins like Dogwifhat and GOAT, what can make a good meme into a successful memecoin, as well as his crypto VC outlook, investing in crypto founders, building in the US and more. ======================= Follow Rennick: https://x.com/rennickpalley Follow Stratos: https://x.com/StratosXYZ Follow Jacquelyn: https://twitter.com/jacqmelinek Follow Talking Tokens: https://twitter.com/_TalkingTokens Follow Token Relations: https://twitter.com/Token_Relations ======================= Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0LOgWxIQ0NnNUD5eXsSuoZ?si=9a9fda1d29224d57&nd=1&dlsi Subscribe to the podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talking-tokens/id1743669141 Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TalkingTokens ======================= Please note that this podcast is for informational purposes only and any views shared by anyone on the show are opinions, not financial advice. The host or guests may have a direct or indirect financial interest in content mentioned in this episode.

On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn sat down with Alix Musset, Aptos Labs’ Ecosystem Success Manager. They discuss how Alix got into web3 (and worked with famous musician The Weeknd), her growth strategy for expanding the Aptos ecosystem, what other blockchains are getting right and wrong when it comes to ecosystem engagement and more. ======================= Follow Alix: https://x.com/aptAlix Follow Aptos Labs: https://x.com/AptosLabs Follow Jacquelyn: https://twitter.com/jacqmelinek Follow Talking Tokens: https://twitter.com/_TalkingTokens Follow Token Relations: https://twitter.com/Token_Relations ======================= Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0LOgWxIQ0NnNUD5eXsSuoZ?si=9a9fda1d29224d57&nd=1&dlsi Subscribe to the podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talking-tokens/id1743669141 Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TalkingTokens ======================= Please note that this podcast is for informational purposes only and any views shared by anyone on the show are opinions, not financial advice. The host or guests may have a direct or indirect financial interest in content mentioned in this episode.