Talking Tokens

On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn Melinek is joined by Wormhole Foundation cofounders Dan Reecer and Robinson Burkey. They talk about Wormhole’s focus on interoperability, its latest Era3 upgrade and what it means for developers, enterprise businesses, institutions and DeFi, as well as the team’s long term road map. ======================= Follow Dan: https://x.com/danreecer_ Follow Robinson: https://x.com/RobinsonBurkey Follow Wormhole: https://x.com/wormhole 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’re resharing an in-person fireside chat Jacquelyn Melinek did with Avery Ching, the co-founder and CTO of Aptos Labs. During the Aptos Experience event in Seoul, South Korea, Jacquelyn and Avery talked about what infrastructure is important when building and scaling a blockchain, creating and finding new use cases within the Aptos ecosystem and its future outlook for 2025, among other things. ======================= Follow Avery: https://x.com/AveryChing Follow Aptos: https://x.com/Aptos 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 Melinek is joined by Michael Kong, CEO and CIO of Sonic Labs (previously Fantom). Jacquelyn and Michael talk about Sonic’s rebrand and upcoming chain launch, what developers want, how it plans to bring in more users, its upcoming airdrop and more. ======================= Follow Michael: https://x.com/michaelfkong 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 Melinek is joined by Rushi Manche, the co-founder of Movement Labs.Jacquelyn and Rushi talk about his journey into the crypto space, what it’s like to operate as a younger founder, Movement’s integration into Aptos, the AggLayer and other ecosystems, as well as its future plans.======================= Follow Rushi: https://x.com/rushimanche Follow Movement Labs: https://x.com/movementlabsxyz 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’re sharing the Avalanche quarterly webinar with Token Relations and Ava Labs Chief Business Officer John Nahas and COO Luigi D’Onorio DeMeo. They discuss developments within the Avalanche ecosystem this past quarter, the Avalanche9000 network upgrade, stablecoins, institutional adoption and future outlooks. ======================= Follow John: https://x.com/JohnNahas84 Follow Luigi: https://x.com/luigidemeo Follow Avalanche: https://x.com/avax 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 Melinek is joined by Alisia Painter, Botanix Labs co-founder and COO. Jacquelyn and Alisia talk about building on Bitcoin and the type of users its bringing in, the evolution of DeFi and other sectors on the network, how Bitcoin L2s differ from other blockchains and more. ======================= - Follow Alisia: https://x.com/alipaints - Follow Botanix Labs: https://x.com/botanixlabs - 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 Melinek is joined by Paolo Ardoino, CEO of Tether and CTO at Bitfinex. Jacquelyn and Paolo talk about USDT’s explosive growth YTD, Tether and Bitfinex’s growth over the years, stablecoins use cases for retail and institutional users, demand for stablecoins backed by other non-USD currencies and more. ======================= Follow Paolo: https://x.com/paoloardoino Follow Tether: https://x.com/tether_to Follow Bitfinex: https://x.com/bitfinex 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 Melinek is joined by Anthony Scaramucci, founder and managing partner of SkyBridge and founder and chairman of SALT. Jacquelyn and Anthony talk about bitcoin, institutional interest in digital assets, SALT’s recent Wyoming Blockchain Symposium, the policy and regulatory situation over the crypto industry and more. ======================= Follow Anthony: https://x.com/Scaramucci Follow SkyBridge: https://x.com/SkyBridge 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 Melinek is joined by Ben Rubin, CEO and co-founder of Here Not There Labs and Towns, an onchain messaging platform. Jacquelyn and Ben talk about building online communities, the launch of Towns, how onchain messaging can change the way people communicate and more. ======================= Follow Ben: https://x.com/benrbn Follow Towns: https://x.com/townsxyz 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 Melinek is joined by Steven Goldfeder, CEO and co-founder of Offchain Labs (the team building Arbitrum and Prysm). Jacquelyn and Steven talk about the evolution of Arbitrum and its role in scaling Ethereum, the recently launched Tandem incubation program, the proliferation of layer-2 blockchains this market cycle and more. ======================= - Follow Steven: https://x.com/sgoldfed - Follow Offchain Labs: https://x.com/OffchainLabs - 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.