Sunny Lu, Founder & CEO of VeChain, explains why early conviction, real use cases, and invisible UX are the keys to scaling blockchain to the next billion users.
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"Every App Gets Its Own Blockchain" — Hilmar Orth, Founder of Gelato
Discover the future of blockchain scalability with Hilmar Orth, Founder of Gelato, and learn how Gelato is changing Web3 infrastructure, abstracting complexities for developers, and preparing for a future where every app has its own chain.
✅ The end of the era of one blockchain
✅ Solving scalability and onboarding millions of users
✅ Gelato's partnership with Kraken and Fox News
🎥 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/hPyUHC0DYoA
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In this episode, Paul Brody, Global Blockchain Leader at EY and Chairman of the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance, shares how public blockchain cuts enterprise costs by 99%. He talks about blockchain use cases that work in daily business and how Ethereum is winning in enterprise adoption.
✅ Why blockchain benefits for business are impossible to ignore in 2025
✅ Benefits of public blockchains vs private chains
✅ Enterprise blockchain use cases that actually work
✅ How Al will accelerate blockchain adoption and more about AI agents in business
🎥 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ZwPG1ntuxj4
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🎥 In this episode Daniel de Lophem, co-founder of BorgPad, shares insights on why centralized exchanges like Binance are killing crypto investors and how BorgPad is reshaping the rules for Web3 projects and crypto investors, offering unprecedented access to early-stage investing and potentially massive returns.
✅ The problems with current token launch models and centralized exchanges ✅ Discover how BorgPad helps crypto projects to fair token launch ✅ Learn how to invest like top VCs and unlock top crypto deals
🎥 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ao1A9_qORIw
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Discover the secrets to spotting unicorns from Tess Hau, an investor in crypto and founder of Tess Ventures, a leading VC fund investing in the AI Web3 convergence.
✅ The future of AI agents in crypto ✅ Explore AI blockchain projects Tess has invested in ✅ How to be a value creator in venture capital for entrepreneurs
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Gerald Heydenreich, serial entrepreneur, investor, and founder of EtherMail, shares insights on how EtherMail launched their $EMT token in the current crypto market and how EtherMail bridges the gap between Web2 and Web3 via email.
✅ Learn whether we are truly in a bear market
✅ Discover how EtherMail solves key problems in traditional email systems and whether people are ready for Web3 email
✅ Understand best practices for launching a crypto token in 2024
🎥 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/mTrM_l2XN0c
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Discover the secrets to building wealth with crypto with Cyrus Fazel, CEO and Co-founder of SwissBorg, a crypto wealth management platform.
🎧 In this episode, Cyrus shares his wealth expert advice on how to make money with crypto by investing in Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies. Learn smart crypto investment strategies, how to create wealth and achieve financial freedom through blockchain.
🎥 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/QTB5eAgd_MQ
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Nate Geier, CEO & Co-founder of Mintbase and Bitte Protocol, reveals how Bitte's AI-powered ecosystem, with user-friendly tools like the Bitte Wallet, developer suite, and sponsored relayer, simplifies blockchain interactions for everyone.
✅ How strategic AI integration transformed Mintbase into Bitte Protocol
✅ How AI simplifies blockchain technology and brings market adoption
✅ Being a technical founder in blockchain keeps you ahead of the game
🎥 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/d_Wb5nlYSls
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Join us for an insightful interview with Lou Kerner as we explore the current state of the crypto 2024 and delve into key trends and practical tips for Web3 community building. Lou Kerner is a founder, investor, crypto thought leader who was named as “Wall Street's Bitcoin Expert”. He is co-founder of CryptoOracle Collective, a leading decentralised web3 advisory, and CryptoMondays, the largest crypto meetup group globally. He is also a Partner at Blockchain Coinvestors, a crypto fund-of-funds.
🎥 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/lkt5Z46rroE
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Sebastian Borget is the Co-Founder and COO of The Sandbox, one of the largest decentralised virtual worlds where players can create, play, own, govern and monetise their experiences using NFTs & SAND token. The Sandbox isn't just a gaming platform. With 800+ partnerships with brands and creators, it's revolutionizing entertainment and creating new digital experiences.
🎧 Listen to learn about unprecedented engagement metrics, digital storytelling and how The Sandbox is empowering brands and creators in the metaverse, the launch of The Sandbox DAO, and how you could help shape the future of the metaverse.
🎥 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ytUc-YuJVk8
💡 Check The SandboxDAO: https://www.sandboxdao.com/
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Richard Muirhead is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Fabric Ventures, a top blockchain VC fund with $250M in AUM and 15 unicorns in its portfolio. Watch to dive into Richard’s visionary insights on the evolution of the internet, learn why blockchain is key to AI, and understand why it is pivotal for the future of technology.
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Cara Liberati is a Head of Business Development at WalletConnect, a startup that builds web3 communication protocol enabling interoperability between wallets and dapps across chains. WalletConnect has integrated with 500 wallets and 6,000 apps, and it has raised $25m from Shopify, Union Square Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, ConsenSys, Circle Ventures, and many others.
🎥 In this episode Cara shares invaluable insights on key strategies for customer acquisition in Web3, the successful tactics WalletConnect employs for building strategic partnerships, and learn more about Cara, who is not only Woman in Web3 but also active supporter of female founders.
🎧 In this episode Cara shares invaluable insights on key strategies for customer acquisition in Web3 and the successful tactics WalletConnect employs for building strategic partnerships. Learn more about Cara, who is not only Woman in Web3 but also active supporter of female founders.
🎥 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/9gkyBnKKD2Q
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Robby Yung is the CEO at Animoca Brands, a leader in blockchain games and one of the most active investors in Web3, with portfolio of products and investments including The Sandbox, Quidd, Axie Infinity, OpenSea, Dapper Labs, Yield Guild Games, Alien Worlds and many others. Robby is leading investments in Web3 projects to advance the digital property rights that will help to build the open metaverse.
🎧 We have chatted with Robby about the evolving landscape of Web3, digital ownership, the future of blockchain technology and use cases in Web3 this year.
🎥 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xjmIgpP8gvc
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Being a creator and influencer, in 2022 Simone co-founded POC Lab, an award-winning Web3 creative studio that breaks down boundaries between brands and consumers through digital experiences. POC Lab has collaborated with such leaders as The Sandbox, Animoca Brands, Polygon Studios, L’Oreal, NYX Cosmetics, and more.
Its mission is not only to enhance the consumer-brands relationships in the new era of internet but also to highlight the visibility of underrepresented communities.
🎧 Dive into the dynamic world of Web3 and metaverse with Simone, unveiling new consumer-brand relationships in tech and understanding why inclusivity matters more than ever.
🎥 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xjmIgpP8gvc
💡 Experience the Cultureverse: https://bit.ly/3RTl9Nm
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• Trailer
• Simone’s journey from creator to founder: why Web3 is important for creators
• Starting a Web3 startup with the mission to promote more inclusive digital experiences
• The biggest shifts in the consumer-brands relationships
• Diversity and representation problem in numbers, opportunities to onboard the global audiences into Web3
• The future of digital identity
• The new era of consumer engagement: the Cultureverse, the POC Lab collaboration with Walmart
• How to make the business models in NFTs and Metaverse sustainable
• The entrepreneur advice to those who are starting their businesses in Web3
• How to bring global communities to Web3
• The new projects of POC Lab
Jeff Milewski, CEO and Co-Founder of Glo Foundation, an organisation on a mission to end extreme poverty. His team built Glo Dollar, a revolutionary stablecoin that generates basic income for people living in extreme poverty. Jeff previously worked at Creighton University where he taught courses in economics, finance, and blockchain.
🎧 Listen to discover the power of blockchain technology on making a real impact on global issues.
🎥 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/jjNttju0iN8
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• Intro
• What is a stablecoin?
• Crypto for good: Starting a startup with the missioт
• Potential of blockchain technology on making social impact
• How Jeff got involved with blockchain and crypto
• Why focus is on the problem of extreme poverty?
• What is Glo Dollar?
• What is the use of stablecoin?
• Stablecoin adoption by Web2 companies
• Ecosystem partners of Glo Dollar
• Regulatory process for stablecoin and cryptocurrency policies
• How the basic income is received by those in need
• GiveDirectly as the main partner on the ground
• Doubts commonly raised about UBI (universal basic income)
• Business model of Glo Foundation as a non-profit organisation
• How monetary policies affect stablecoin
• Examples of blockchain solutions solving real world problems
• Crypto and UBI: ending extreme poverty
• Potential of the stablecoin to create impact
• The amount needed to end extreme poverty
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In this episode, Nuno Cortesão, CEO and Co-Founder of Zharta, shares his journey from a consultant in blockchain to leading a startup in the DeFi space. Zharta is a crypto lending platform that allows people lend out their NFTs as collateral to access capital.
🎧 The conversation explores the potential of NFTs, market dynamics and how NFT lending can unlock access to instant liquidity.
🎥 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/FwFLIAir0oI
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• Trailer
• From corporate world to a startup founder. Getting a business idea in NFT market
• The potential of NFTs explained and the future of NFT market
• The market need for NFT lending
• How NFT lending works and how to access instant liquidity
• Who are the users of NFT lending solutions
• Strategies in user acquisition in Web3 space
• How to create trust in DeFi solutions
• Getting first users and early adopters in Web3
• The number of NFT owners and the volume of the NFT lending market
• Sustainability of the business model in volatile crypto market
• The potential of DeFi and what areas new entrepreneurs should tap into
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Ryan Jones is a Director of Product Management at Consensys leading such products as MetaMask and ConsenSys Staking. Previously he was the Director of Product for the Ecosystem team at Consensys, responsible for Ethereum clients, Linea L2, and R&D. Before joining Consensys, Ryan led multiple product teams from 0 to 1 ($100mm+ ARR in year one and 200+ people teams) at Pivotal and VMware. Ryan started his career in traditional finance at Goldman Sachs, managing $5B of multi-asset class portfolios on discretion.
🎧 Listen to understand every aspect about Web3 product, difference of building a product in Web3 and how this applies to building a Web3 startup.
🎥 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/IQQ30Jo44ZM
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• Trailer and intro
• Background of Ryan Jones as a Product Leader
• Difference of building a product in Web3
• Developing a Web3 product from an idea
• Building in public
• Security in Web3 product
• Blockchains and developer tools to build a product in Web3
• Product Development from 0 to 1
• User experience in Web3
• How to get the first users in Web3
• Product metrics in Web3 and product market fit
• Product development cycles in Web3
• Grand vision for Web3 product
• Creating competitive advantages with open source nature
• Regulation in Web3 product from day one
• Control of product development roadmap while building in public
• How to build a winning product in Web3
Fred Antunes is CEO of RealFevr that combines Web3 sports gaming with digital collectibles featuring such superstars like Bruno Fernandes, who is RealFevr's global ambassador and shareholder, Cristiano Ronaldo, Iker Casillas, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Ronaldinho, Ruben Dias, and many others. Ever since the days of "Cypherpunks," Fred has been a strong supporter of cryptocurrencies. He is among the early adopters of Bitcoin in Portugal and also he is a senior researcher in mind science and neuro-marketing. Fred also founded the Portuguese Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies Association and is a member of the contact group for EuroDigital at Bank of Portugal.
🎧 Listen to learn about gaming innovation and Web3 mechanics, how to build Web3 community in gaming industry, and get insights about fundraising in Web3 space.
🎥 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/AO2PnNFynEE
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• Trailer and intro
• Fred's first introduction to bitcoin
• What's wrong with current approach in Web3 gaming
• Web3 mechanics incorporated by RealFevr and $FEVR utility
• Go-to-market in Web3 startups
• Role of dynamic NFTs in gaming and metaverse
• Web3 games community
• Insights on fundraising in a bear market
Sanja Kon is a Co-founder & CEO at xMoney (former Utrust), the leading European crypto payment technology. It was $21 million raised at ICO by her startup in 2017 and, under her leadership, xMoney (Utrust) was acquired by MultiverseX in 2022.
Sanja was featured in many rankings such as Top 100 People in Crypto and Blockchain, Top 100 Women of the Future. She is an inspiring role model for many female founders and business leaders.
🎧 In this episode you can learn about xMoney (Utrust), a crypto payment gateway, women in Web3 and how startup exit happens.
🎥 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ryFI9un_prE
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• Trailer and intro
• Sanja’s background: Introduction to crypto world
• Joining a startup world and meeting co-founders
• Becoming a CEO, scaling a startup during the pandemic, diversity in Web3
• M&A reality and the company after the exit
• Company today, rebranding to xMoney
• Trends in crypto payments
• Investing and the Sanja's future
• Entrepreneurship and embracing uncertainty
Stefan George is CTO & Co-Founder of Gnosis that builds decentralized infrastructure and tools for the Ethereum ecosystem. Notable products built are Gnosis Safe and CoW Swap. Gnosis Chain was constituted out of the merger with xDAI chain in 2021, and currently it is the most decentralized chain after Ethereum and Bitcoin.
Stefan became interested in Bitcoin in 2013, and after he entered at ConsenSys, a blockchain and web3 software company, as a decentralization engineer, he started working on Gnosis in 2015. After fundraising at ICO in 2017, Gnosis spun out of ConsenSys to become an independent company.
🎧 In this episode you will find out about an interesting journey of Gnosis, how the on-chain merger happens, what means to be truly decentralised and DAOs governance challenges.
🎥 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/e-2XvZNxI3M
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• Trailer and intro
• Stefan’s Background: Building on top of Bitcoin
• ConsenSys, ICO launch, and merge with xDAI chain
• Gnosis Today: Team structure, DAO governance
• Gnosis and Ethereum: The Blockchain trilemma and decentralization
• Gnosis Ecosystem, DAO tooling, startup funding
• The Community-Run Chain: DAO governance challenges
• Future of Gnosis and other use cases
