Humayun Sheikh, Founder and CEO of Fetch.ai. He is an entrepreneur, investor, and a tech visionary who is passionate about technologies such as AI, machine learning, autonomous agents, and blockchains. In the past, he was a founding investor in DeepMind, where he supported commercialisation for early-stage AI & deep neural network technology. Currently, he is leading Fetch.ai as a CEO and co-founder, a start-up building the autonomy of the future. He is an expert on the topics of artifici...

Ryan Galvankar is the Founder of Plaza Finance, a company at the forefront of decentralized finance (DeFi) innovation and Opt.fun, a decentralized options trading platform. Based in New York, his career began in traditional finance as a trading and investment analyst at The Bank of America and Mangetar Capital. Recognizing the transformative potential of DeFi, Ryan established Plaza Finance to introduce groundbreaking concepts such as programmable derivatives. Ryan's unique background, transi...

Jan Warmus is an experienced sales executive with over 6 years of experience in the cryptocurrency and Bitcoin mining space. Currently serving as Sales Director at EMCD, he specializes in building international sales teams, developing go-to-market strategies for crypto products, and has successfully managed millions in Bitcoin-related sales across European markets, making him a recognized expert at the intersection of traditional finance and digital asset mining. In this conversation, we disc...

Sid Powell is the CEO and Co-Founder of Maple, the leading on-chain asset manager for institutional credit. With a background in debt capital markets and structured lending, Sid co-founded Maple in 2019 to build the rails for institutional lending on-chain. Prior to Maple, Sid worked on over $3 billion in corporate bond issuance and served as Treasurer at an Australian commercial lender. Today, Maple has originated over $7 billion in loans and currently manages $2.4b in assets across lending,...

Adrian Brink is co-founder of Anoma and Namada. Previously, he worked at Tendermint (Cosmos) as the 3rd core developer and Head of Partnerships, and at Web3 Foundation as a technologist. Before Anoma and Namada, Adrian also co-founded proof-of-stake validator Cryptium Labs and Metastate, an R&D team focused on protocol development, architecture, ZK cryptography, and programming languages. In this conversation, we discuss: - The present state of crypto - Almost every chain is a version of ...

Andrew Cheung boasts over 25 years of invaluable experience as a Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technology Officer of 01 Quantum Inc. Throughout his illustrious career, he has consistently spearheaded cutting-edge innovations, and driven product development, resulting in a portfolio of 9 patents within the computer software industry. Notably, his outstanding contributions were recognized with a nomination for the prestigious Ernst and Young Entrepreneur-Of-The-Year award in 2001. Andrew re...

Jacob Phillips is Co-Founder of Lombard Finance, the company building the full stack of Bitcoin infrastructure needed to bring Bitcoin Capital Markets on-chain and pioneer behind LBTC - the fastest staking protocol to reach $2B TVL. Jacob previously served as Partner at Polychain Capital leading venture investments and governance, and in Product & Strategy at Perennial Labs. Graduated from Case Western Reserve University with degrees in Economics and Computer Science. In this conversation...

Founder of Amino, founder of upcoming Cafe Disco game, founder of WERD pub co, co-founder of Houdini Swap. Helped consult for hundreds of crypto projects. Co- founded Dragters web2 which sold to Superdraft, founder of Moon Poker web 2. In this conversation, we discuss: - Drew’s crypto inception story - Networking in crypto - History of Amino and lessons learned from - Binance listing horror stories - Almost getting Gronk’s NFT - Klay Thompson NFT - Secret sauce of building crypto apps - Publi...

Sam Williams is the creator of AO and Arweave, as well as founder and CEO of Forward Research, a venture protocol development company dedicated to growing the permaweb ecosystem. AO is a decentralized supercomputer empowering internet-scale applications, integrated with Arweave's perpetual data storage. Sam is building towards a vision of a truly decentralized web, where user rights are immutably protected and software and data is permanent. He believes that the permaweb’s unique approach to ...

A cryptocurrency industry veteran and technology entrepreneur, Kyle has founded, advised, and invested in numerous early-stage blockchain projects since 2012. During 2013, Kyle founded World Super Lotto (WSL), the world’s first global lottery based on Bitcoin. In 2014, Kyle went all-in on Bitcoin and later in Ethereum before transitioning into a full-time role as COO of Credits, a Blockchain as a Service (BaaS) company. In 2016, Kyle co-founded The Review Agency, a SaaS for business reputatio...

Justin Wang is the Founder and CEO of Zeus Network. Wang is a serial entrepreneur and crypto developer, beginning his founder's journey with a VPN business in Dubai, which he successfully exited with $3.5 million in equity. A staunch supporter of Solana since 2015, Justin also founded dAppio Lab in 2020, helping to launch advanced Solana dApps before founding Zeus, an innovative cross-chain protocol designed to connect the Bitcoin and Solana networks, enabling seamless interoperability betwee...

Rich Rines, an initial contributor to Core DAO and former lead of Coinbase's money movement engineering, is a self-taught engineer and successful entrepreneur with ventures like Element Wallet and AutoReach. His expertise lies in 0-1 building, growth, and scalability, with a passion for Bitcoin and decentralization. In this conversation, we discuss: - Bitcoin DeFi - Rich thinks 200k per bitcoin before 2026 - The institutionalization of BTC is still so early - Many of the Bitcoin treasury cos ...

Ninad Naik is Co-founder and COO at Mira Network, where he leads research, tech, and operations. Prior to Mira, he spent over a decade as an executive and technology leader at Uber and Amazon across AI, marketplace, and hardware. Prior to technology, Ninad spent several years in investment banking and strategy consulting. In this conversation, we discuss: - Mira’s unique approach to on-chain access control and identity management - The shift from static wallet-based gating to dynamic access a...

Tobias Reisner is the founder of TR-Ventures and a crypto researcher focused on early-stage ecosystems. He shares in-depth research and investment theses with a growing international audience. His recent work has focused heavily on Hyperliquid, its tokenomics, and emerging builder ecosystem. In this conversation, we discuss: - Hyperliquid’s recent performance - $HYPE Buybacks - Hyperliquid’s DeFi ecosystem growth - Staking $HYPE for airdrops and long-term value - HYPE Treasury companies...

Wyatt Lonergan is a General Partner at VanEck Ventures, where he drives the firm’s strategic investments in emerging technologies and innovative ventures. He joined VanEck in 2024, bringing a wealth of experience in corporate investment and venture capital. Before joining VanEck, Wyatt led the corporate investment team at Circle Ventures, where he played a pivotal role in identifying and nurturing high-growth opportunities in the digital asset and blockchain space. Wyatt holds a Bachelor of A...

Kevin was recently appointed President of Mysten Labs and formerly served as the company's Chief Legal Officer. As President, Kevin oversees key aspects of the company’s strategy and operations alongside CEO Evan Cheng, ensuring the company continues to lead the way in driving innovation and growth within the Web3 ecosystem. Kevin has a plethora of experience as a dynamic leader and product-oriented technology attorney, having previously served as general counsel at Picsart, and led the produ...

Alex is the CEO and Co-founder of Nansen. He has a background in artificial intelligence, with 10+ years of experience as a data scientist and management consultant before co-founding Nansen in 2019. Alex is also one of the initial DAO members of Lido Finance and PleasrDAO, and serves on the board of WalletConnect. With an academic background in artificial intelligence and machine learning, Alex is also an entrepreneur with strong opinions on data-driven insights in cryptocurrency and blockch...

Ahmad Shadid is the Founder and CEO of O.XYZ, an ecosystem with a mission to build the world's first sovereign super intelligence. As Ahmad put it, "AI must be a tool for the people, not a weapon for profit." O.XYZ is a complex ecosystem, starting with it’s core – O.Super Intelligence which will help guide decisions, solve complex problems, and interact with people in the ecosystem; a toolbox with AI-powered products — tools that help you solve various problems using artificial intelligence; ...

David Carvalho is the founder of Naoris Protocol. With more than 20 years of experience as an ethical hacker, he was an advisor to Nation States and Critical Infrastructures under NATO on cyber-war, cyber-espionage, and cyber-terrorism, and has been an advisor to multi-billion-dollar global enterprises like Nokia-Siemens, AT&T, and EA Games. (Interestingly enough, David created the first Distributed AI and Blockchain-based CyberSecurity Mesh solution and was also the former youngest Globa...

Kevin Liu is a software developer and co-founder of GOAT Network, where he leads the development of the first production-ready Bitcoin-native zkRollup to revolutionize BTCFi. As CEO of ZKM and co-founder of Metis, an Ethereum Layer 2 with $60M in locked assets, he drives scalable, decentralized blockchain solutions. Liu’s vision has secured 5,000 BTC in institutional commitments for GOAT and launched the BitVM2 Playground, advancing trustless Bitcoin bridges. His extensive Bitcoin expertise a...