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πŸŽ™οΈ Ep. 776 GoMining | Expanding the Bitcoin Economy (feat. Mark Zalan) β€” β€” β€” For episode 776 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Mark Zalan, CEO of @GoMining, an innovative global crypto platform that makes Bitcoin mining accessible and easy through unique digital miners backed by real-world data center infrastructure. By replacing expensive hardware and complex setups with NFT-based computing power, the ecosystem allows users worldwide to earn daily Bitcoin rewards effortlessly. Today, GoMining continues to expand into a full-scale crypto super app, offering integrated wallets, payment solutions, and community-driven rewards. πŸ”— Spotify: tinyurl.com/2ksb74fa πŸ”— Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/y2ka9rbv πŸ”— Amazon Music: tinyurl.com/2s25mf5p πŸ”— YouTube: tinyurl.com/a9bxae3z ⏳ Timestamps: (2:59) What is GoMining? (4:23) GoMining expanding into payments (11:30) What is GoBTC and how does it work for consumers? (17:18) Compelling Merchants to accept Bitcoin (24:52) What a Bitcoin-based economy looks like in the future? (33:10) GoMining website and socials #BlockHashPodcast #gomining #gobtc #bitcoin #payments #web3 #podcast
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πŸŽ™οΈ Ep. 775 AMINA | Derivatives, Bitcoin ETFs and Agentic Finance (feat. Andreja Cobeljic) β€” β€” β€” For episode 775 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Andreja Cobeljic, Head of Derivatives Trading for @AMINABankGlobal, a Swiss-regulated digital asset bank that bridges the gap between traditional fiat banking and the Web3 ecosystem. Headquartered in Zug, Switzerland, and licensed by FINMA, the institution rebranded from SEBA Bank to expand its global footprint across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. It provides secure custody, trading, and institutional-grade banking services tailored for corporations, private clients, and crypto-native enterprises. By merging conventional finance with digital asset management, it serves as a pioneer in regulated crypto-banking infrastructure. πŸ”— Spotify: tinyurl.com/2s8j29dx πŸ”— Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/r6v2pznk πŸ”— Amazon Music: tinyurl.com/3ujuuynd πŸ”— YouTube: tinyurl.com/5c46bp65 ⏳ Timestamps: (6:05) What is AMINA Bank? (12:04) How market can balance retail and institutional (16:46) What derivatives can tell us about market dynamics (22:46) Balancing risk management (26:42) Bitcoin ETF outflows (29:35) One narrative institutional investors get wrong (32:24) Impact of Agentic AI in finance (33:52) AMINA roadmap and market opportunities (36:19) Learn more about AMINA #BlockHashPodcast #aminabank #derivatives #ETFs #bitcoin #crypto #finance #agenticai #podcast
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πŸŽ™οΈ Ep. 774 Propr | Prop Trading & Agentic Traders (feat. Louis RΓ©gis) β€” β€” β€” For episode 774 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Louis RΓ©gis, Founder & CEO of @ProprXYZ, a prominent, crypto-native online retail prop firm that launched in mid-2026. Developed by XBorg and backed by SwissBorg (one of Europe's largest crypto wealth platforms), Propr specifically targets decentralized finance (DeFi) and crypto-centric traders. Unlike traditional prop firms that operate through opaque centralized brokers, Propr distinguishes itself by being built entirely on-chain on the Hyperliquid network. πŸ”— Spotify: tinyurl.com/9jmstf2k πŸ”— Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/kb6nvfhm πŸ”— Amazon Music: tinyurl.com/297pfmm5 πŸ”— YouTube: tinyurl.com/mr38vks7 ⏳ Timestamps: (6:05) What is Propr and Prop trading? (8:22) Incentivizing traders (10:10) Propr exponential revenue growth (13:27) Are Prop firms a crypto category? (15:18) Success of Hyperliquid (17:47) Rise of Agentic AI traders (21:02) Propr roadmap (23:53) Start trading on Propr #BlockHashPodcast #propr #proptrading #agenticai #agentictraders #aitrading #podcast
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πŸŽ™οΈ Ep. 773 ZIGChain | Unlocking Institutional Investment Opportunities (feat. Abdul Rafay Gadit) β€” β€” β€” For episode 773 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Abdul Rafay Gadit, Co-founder of @ZIGChain. ZIGChain is a permissionless Layer 1 blockchain, explicitly optimized for decentralized wealth management and the tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs). πŸ”— Spotify: tinyurl.com/ypd2khzj πŸ”— Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/5n88d9c4 πŸ”— Amazon Music: tinyurl.com/e8swernj πŸ”— YouTube: tinyurl.com/yrjmx9wc ⏳ Timestamps: (1:56) Who is Abdul Rafay Gadit? (5:39) Unlocking institutional investment opportunities (9:08) What is the Zignaly platform? (10:58) ZIGchain ecosystem (13:24) Institutional shift to digital assets (17:26) Regulatory clarity (20:22) Emerging markets for crypto (22:50) ZIGChain roadmap (27:49) Website and socials #BlockHashPodcast #zignaly #zigchain #digitalassets #crypto #podcast
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πŸŽ™οΈ Ep. 772 Hypercall | Bringing Options Onchain (feat. Duncan Reucassel) β€” β€” β€” For episode 772 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by @DuncanReucassel, CIO of Triton Liquid Fund to discuss Hypercall (@SynapseProtocol) and onchain options. Hypercall is a permissionless, onchain options protocol built on top of Hyperliquid by the team behind Synapse Protocol. It is designed to bring professional-grade options markets on-chain by utilizing Hyperliquid's deep perpetual futures liquidity as a natural hedging rail for options writers. πŸ”— Spotify: tinyurl.com/37ndvu53 πŸ”— Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/2vrhm92s πŸ”— Amazon Music: tinyurl.com/46f4mt5m πŸ”— YouTube: tinyurl.com/4kjtpwcw ⏳ Timestamps: (8:54) What is Hypercall? (14:44) How infrastructure has changed for onchain options (16:10) Fractional positions in onchain options (18:44) Options on Anything (20:38) Importance of Hyperliquid (20:52) Hypercall roadmap (24:11) What is the Triton Liquid Fund? #BlockHashPodcast #hypercall #onchainoptions #optionstrading #podcast
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Preparing Bitcoin for Quantum πŸŽ₯: CSO of @coinbase
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πŸŽ™οΈ Ep. 771 Valdora | Exposure to Institutional Investment Strategies (feat. Waseem Salim) β€” β€” β€” For episode 771 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Waseem Salim, CEO of @Valdora_finance, ZIGChain’s liquid staking layer. Stake $ZIG and receive stZIG, a liquid, yield-bearing position you can use across the ecosystem. They’re building toward Liquid Everything: vault-based strategies that turn staking into a foundation for broader, structured market access over time. πŸ”— Spotify: tinyurl.com/2fnu8abz πŸ”— Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/4km3bzy3 πŸ”— Amazon Music: tinyurl.com/bdc4rdb2 πŸ”— YouTube: tinyurl.com/mrst8dj9 ⏳ Timestamps: (4:56) What is Valdora Finance? (9:44) Providing exposure to institutional strategies (15:44) Transparency around capital (18:39) Evolution of liquid staking (21:12) Policy around staking market (26:08) Valdora Finance roadmap #BlockHashPodcast #valdora #trading #investing #strategies #liquidstaking #staking #podcast
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πŸŽ™οΈ Ep. 770 Coinbase | Creating Quantum Security for Web3 (feat. Jeff Lunglhofer) β€” β€” β€” For episode 770 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by @JLunglhofer, CSO of @coinbase. As Chief Security Officer, Jeff leads Coinbase’s global cyber strategy, operations, engineering, and trust & safety efforts across both retail and institutional businesses, including Web3 and DeFi security through Coinbase’s Blockchain Security and Unit 0x research teams. Prior to Coinbase, he served as CISO at BNY Mellon, where he built and led a 500+ person global cybersecurity program, and previously headed commercial cyber practices at Booz Allen Hamilton. πŸ”— Spotify: tinyurl.com/39whk6w6 πŸ”— Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/3npzp98y πŸ”— YouTube: tinyurl.com/msu6uwc8 ⏳ Timestamps: (4:15) Coinbase quantum security report (6:45) Governance debate (11:19) How to protect Bitcoin from quantum (13:47) Policy measures for quantum (17:04) How Coinbase is preparing for quantum (19:54) Education around quantum security (21:28) Cybersecurity threats today (24:50) Cybersecurity tips and practices (27:25) Read the quantum security report #BlockHashPodcast #coinbase #quantumsecurity #cybersecurity #crypto #bitcoin #web3 #podcast
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πŸŽ™οΈ Ep. 769 Casper Network | Infrastructure for Tokenization, Stablecoins and Agentic AI (feat. Michael Steuer) β€” β€” β€” For episode 769 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Michael Steuer, President & CTO of @Casper_Network. Casper is the Layer 1 infrastructure for regulated real-world assets and machine commerce. On Casper, institutions can bring assets onchain under enforceable rules, while autonomous systems can operate through their own accounts and participate in financial activity as economic actors. πŸ”— Spotify: tinyurl.com/583ek3e8 πŸ”— Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/5e5rmsx8 πŸ”— Amazon Music: tinyurl.com/yc7ff7j5 πŸ”— YouTube: tinyurl.com/34hdejck ⏳ Timestamps: (6:17) What is Casper Network? (10:42) Infrastructure for tokenization (16:00) Agentic commerce economy (21:52) Stablecoins for AI Agents (24:49) Improving user interface for blockchain (28:18) Casper Network roadmap (31:40) Website and socials #BlockHashPodcast #caspernetwork #agenticcommerce #aiagents #stablecoins #tokenization #podcast
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πŸŽ™οΈ Ep. 768 FV Bank | The Next Phase of FV Bank (feat. Miles Paschini) β€” β€” β€” For episode 768 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Miles Paschini, Chief Executive Officer for @fvbankus. FV Bank is a regulated global digital bank and qualified digital asset custodian headquartered in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The financial infrastructure platform serves global fintechs, enterprises, and individual freelancers by vertically integrating traditional banking services with stablecoin infrastructure and secure crypto custody. Operating through API-driven programmable rails, it enables real-time, 24/7/365 cross-border payments, USD accounts, and seamless asset conversions in over 40 currencies. πŸ”— Spotify: tinyurl.com/2yhzsjxt πŸ”— Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/ybv8y4d6 πŸ”— Amazon Music: tinyurl.com/5n9424mj πŸ”— YouTube: tinyurl.com/yuc6d665 ⏳ Timestamps: (2:08) Next phase for FV Bank (4:18) Global Managed Accounts (6:52) Stablecoin invoicing (9:07) Unified Payments Infrastructure (14:22) Clarity Act (16:06) AgentPayCards (18:24) Future of Agentic commerce (21:20) FV Bank roadmap (26:44) Events & conferences (27:38) Learn more about FV Bank #BlockHashPodcast #fvbank #stablecoins #clarityact #agenticai #crypto #podcast
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πŸŽ™οΈ Ep. 767 WisdomTree | Clarity Act, 23/7 Stock Market and Digital Assets (feat. Ryan Louvar) β€” β€” β€” For episode 767 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Ryan Louvar, Chief Legal Officer of @WisdomTreeFunds. WisdomTree is a global financial innovator and asset management firm that bridges traditional finance (TradFi) and blockchain technology through a dedicated focus on digital assets and tokenized real-world assets (RWAs). πŸ”— Spotify: tinyurl.com/59p8cw2t πŸ”— Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/ztn47wyx πŸ”— Amazon Music: tinyurl.com/2yuxjhft πŸ”— YouTube: tinyurl.com/3p8j6he4 ⏳ Timestamps: (4:52) Importance of the Clarity Act for digital assets (7:45) Can the SEC regulate crypto appropriately? (12:15) Most difficult hurdles in launching digital asset funds and products (16:02) Agentic commerce in the future of financial markets (19:05) 23/7 Stock Market coming (23:55) Do regulators need to rethink investor protections? (30:08) Biggest unresolved regulatory bottlenecks for digital assets (31:57) WisdomTree roadmap (34:55) WisdomTree website and additional information #BlockHashPodcast #wisdomtree #clarityact #digitalassets #stockmarket #podcast
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πŸŽ™οΈ Ep. 766 Memoket | Building the Context Layer for AI (feat. Elisa Lu) β€” β€” β€” For episode 766 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Elisa Lu, COO and Co-founder of @Memoket_AI, an AI hardware company building the context layer between the physical world and AI. Before Memoket, she spent nearly a decade in brand commercialization and marketing leadership at Anker Innovations, where she grew brand revenue 6x in three years. At Memoket, she leads international operations and Marketing and is building the company she wished existed during years of running businesses on back-to-back conversations. Stop briefing your AI from scratch after every meeting. Memoket Gem ships August 2026. Grab your early bird spot for US$179 at memoket.ai β€” only 2,000 available! πŸ”— Spotify: tinyurl.com/3k52stap πŸ”— Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/4hdufc3f πŸ”— Amazon Music: tinyurl.com/ydzhu349 πŸ”— YouTube: tinyurl.com/ytyxf7jt ⏳ Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction (1:56) Who is Elisa Lu? (6:48) Memoket Gem (7:54) Wearable AI assistants (12:01) Context for AI (14:25) Screen-less interfaces (18:13) Integrations (20:55) Building Memoket in Shenzhen (24:05) Memoket Gem availability (24:53) Subscription and free minutes (26:36) Different types of bands (27:15) Learn more about Memoket #BlockHashPodcast #memoket #gem #ai #agenticai #podcast
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πŸŽ™οΈ Ep. 765 Based Trading Cards | Collecting a piece of Bitcoin culture (feat. Alladan Flinn) β€” β€” β€” For episode 765 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Alladan Flinn, the founder of @btc_cards, a California-based premium collectibles company built around Bitcoin culture, original art, nostalgia, education, transparency, and true scarcity. Through Based Trading Cards, he has created limited-run releases that combine collector-first print runs, rare chase cards, specialty finishes, and award-winning production quality. The brand’s latest collection, The Simulation, was produced in partnership with RRD and features advanced embellishments including thermal inks, glow effects, sunlight-revealed inks, and raised 3D holographic patterns. Flinn is focused on raising standards in the trading card industry by creating cards that are not only fun to rip, but meaningful to collect, grade, hold, and preserve. New Based Trading Cards collection Orange Pill in a Pack Series 4 - The Simulation' and it's premium bundle called 'The Experience Box'. See links below. basedtradingcards.com/pages/… basedtradingcards.com/pages/… πŸ”— Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/16D… πŸ”— Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas… πŸ”— Amazon Music: music.amazon.com/podcasts/6d… πŸ”— YouTube: piped.video/XBA5xwaRnpU ⏳ Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction (1:42) Who is Alladan Flinn? (4:43) Based Trading Cards explained (7:37) Design around Bitcoin culture (10:30) Community growing around trading cards (14:50) Collecting and playing (16:41) Sumsub (17:24) Grading and authenticating cards (19:47) Rarest Based Trading Card (23:12) Collaborating with Bitcoin artists (25:12) Evolution of Bitcoin’s culture (37:25) Future of Collectibles and TCGs (42:41) Based Trading Cards roadmap (45:57) How to purchase (46:02) Events and conferences #BlockHashPodcast #basedtradingcards #bitcoin #TCG #tradingcards #podcast
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πŸŽ™οΈ Ep. 764 STBL | Building Stablecoin Infrastructure (feat. Joe Vollono) β€” β€” β€” For episode 764 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Joe Vollono the Chief Commercial Officer at @stbl_official, where he leads global commercial strategy to scale the STBL Protocol and its RWA-backed financial ecosystem. Previously, Joe led Business Development for central banking and stablecoin (RLUSD) at Ripple, advising commercial banks, central banks, and finance ministries on digital asset policy, stablecoin design, and financial infrastructure. He has advised and presented to multiple international forums on stablecoins and tokenized assets, including the World Economic Forum, the United Nations, and the University of Oxford. Earlier in his career, Joe spent nearly a decade in capital markets at Morgan Stanley, where he was recognized as a Barron’s Top 50 Institutional Consultant (2020). He previously served as a nuclear-trained officer in the U.S. Navy Submarine Force. Joe holds an MBA from the University of Oxford, an MPP from Georgetown University, and a BS from the United States Naval Academy. He serves on the Board of the Marines Memorial Foundation. πŸ”— Spotify: tinyurl.com/4ejr737z πŸ”— Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/jx4m4nu5 πŸ”— Amazon Music: tinyurl.com/3xer495e πŸ”— YouTube: tinyurl.com/3w4usf87 ⏳ Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction (1:45) Who is Joe (3:06) What infrastructure is STBL building? (6:02) USST vs other stablecoins? (7:26) Stablecoin infrastructure today (10:22) Why is retail sidelined from RWAs? (11:39) What is programmable money? (13:41) Agentic commerce & payments (15:17) Legislation for crypto (16:27) STBL at Rare Evo (17:21) How to learn more about STBL #BlockHashPodcast #STBL #stablecoins #crypto #payments #web3 #podcast
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πŸŽ™οΈ Ep. 763 Conflux Network | Convergence of AI, Telecom and Web3 (feat. David Wei Liang) β€” β€” β€” For episode 763 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by David Wei Liang from the @Conflux_Network, where they are building the L1 infrastructure for seamless payments, global remittances, and decentralized finance. πŸ”— Spotify: tinyurl.com/mrs88pnt πŸ”— Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/7s8xkzyv πŸ”— Amazon Music: tinyurl.com/4bk4jkbx πŸ”— YouTube: tinyurl.com/24ubnrwa ⏳ Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction (1:50) Who is David? (5:25) What is the Conflux Network? (9:38) Scaling tokenized RWAs (13:53) Tokenized commodities (18:05) Sumsub (18:52) Blockchain in China (22:53) Convergence of AI and Blockchain (26:26) Conflux Network roadmap (28:30) Conflux socials & community #BlockHashPodcast #confluxnetwork #telecom #AI #web3 #china #podcast @David6LIANG8
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πŸŽ™οΈ Ep. 761 Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar | Modernizing Nevada with Blockchain and AI β€” β€” β€” For episode 761 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar to discuss his initiatives in modernizing Nevada’s election system, business portal and preparing Nevadans for artificial intelligence. Before being elected Nevada Secretary of State, Cisco Aguilar built a career spanning law, business, media, sports, and education. He served for 12 years as General Counsel for Agassi Graf and the Andre Agassi Foundation for Education, advised the Nevada System of Higher Education, and worked with several NBC affiliates. He later founded the sports technology company Blueprint Sports & Entertainment and completed a fellowship with Adidas’ Brand Sustainability team in Germany. Aguilar holds degrees in finance, accounting, business, and law from the University of Arizona and is licensed to practice law in Nevada, California, and Arizona. He is also the founding chairman of Cristo Rey St. Viator College Preparatory High School and previously served eight years on the Nevada Athletic Commission, including two years as chairman. πŸ”— Spotify: tinyurl.com/3273eufb πŸ”— Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/5n887wuk πŸ”— Amazon Music: tinyurl.com/pk5s8hr2 πŸ”— YouTube: tinyurl.com/7ru3tuvx ⏳ Timestamps: (2:38) Improving Nevada elections with Blockchain technology (4:38) Modernization of corporate filings via Project Orion (6:35) Safeguarding against rapid AI innovation (8:42) Streamlining systems with AI (9:13) Turning Nevada into a leader in Digital Asset innovation (10:23) More tech startups are migrating to Nevada (10:47) Supporting small businesses in the future (11:36) Perks of being a Nevada business #BlockHashPodcast #nevada #secretaryofstate #ciscoaguilar #AI #blockchain #podcast
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πŸŽ™οΈ Ep. 760 Greenlane | Establishing Real Yield in Web3 (feat. Jason Hitchcock) β€” β€” β€” For episode 760 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Jason Hitchcock, CEO of Greenlane. Mr. Hitchcock is a technology executive with over 15 years of experience building and scaling revenue engines across SaaS, blockchain infrastructure, and decentralized finance. Mr. Hitchcock most recently served as Head of Business Development at thirdweb, a leading open-source Web3 developer tools and infrastructure platform. In that role, he built and led the company's enterprise go-to-market strategy, scaling a program across more than 150 blockchain networks and structuring channel partnerships to drive developer tool adoption among startups building in web3. πŸ”— Spotify: tinyurl.com/bd555rcr πŸ”— Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/2kxfenc7 πŸ”— Amazon Music: tinyurl.com/3fb5yc8f πŸ”— YouTube: tinyurl.com/58c9ddfr ⏳ Timestamps: (4:41) What is Greenlane? (7:41) Shift toward real yield (10:44) Changing incentives to drive real value (13:34) Navigating a publicly listed crypto company in a bear market (16:19) Sentiment of the crypto market (22:30) Future of agentic commerce and crypto (29:35 Roadmap for Greenlane (32:23) Greenlane website and socials #BlockHashPodcast #greenlane #realyield #crypto #cryptomarket #agenticai #podcast
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πŸŽ™οΈ Ep. 759 Rebel Audio | Building the Future of Podcasting (feat. Jared Gutstadt) β€” β€” β€” For episode 759 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Jared Gutstadt, CEO of Rebel Audio, an AI-powered podcasting platform designed to radically simplify how podcasts are created, produced, and scaled. Based and backed by Nashville, TN - Rebel Audio will allow users to record, edit and upload episodes directly to all major podcast platforms, unlocking the next generation of breakout voices. For more information - visit rebelaudio.ai πŸ”— Spotify: tinyurl.com/5n6fd622 πŸ”— Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/4hze2fzv πŸ”— Amazon Music: tinyurl.com/23n5r5br πŸ”— YouTube: tinyurl.com/ykxnsv8y ⏳ Timestamps: (5:23) What is Rebel Audio? (6:05) Content creation and distribution (11:33) AI for language translation (19:17) Future of interactive media (23:08) AI for content creators (27:17) Will audio content become more valuable (31:31) Rebel Audio podcast (33:09) Rebel Audio roadmap (34:10) Events & conferences (35:43) Rebel Audio website & socials #BlockHashPodcast #rebelaudio #AI #podcasting #audio #content #contentcreators @RebelAudioAI
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πŸŽ™οΈ Ep. 758 ModelOp | The Future of Industrialized AI Delivery (feat. ​​Dave Trier) β€” β€” β€” For episode 758 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Dave Trier where he serves as CEO of ModelOp, where he leads the company with a clear focus on customer value, product innovation, and enterprise execution. A builder at heart, Dave brings deep technical fluency and real-world operating experience to the challenge of helping global enterprises unlock the transformational power of AI. πŸ”— Spotify: tinyurl.com/ycyawdr3 πŸ”— Amazon Music: tinyurl.com/m8shdjfn πŸ”— YouTube: tinyurl.com/5d68ws7r ⏳ Timestamps: (3:12) What is ModelOp? (5:01) Why enterprises struggle with AI deliverables (6:55) Scaling AI (7:46) Mistakes causing friction in AI development (8:43) Enterprise spending on AI (11:13) ModelOp use-cases (13:39) AI FinOps (15:02) AI Advice to a Fortune 500 company (16:49) Enterprise AI in 3 years (18:42) Chief AI Officers (19:25) AI bubble? (21:22) AI trends in 2026 (22:34) 1st billion dollar company ran by agents? (24:12) ModelOp roadmap (25:30) ModelOp website #BlockHashPodcast #modelop #AI #enterpriseAI #AIFinOps #AITrends #podcast
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πŸŽ™οΈ Ep. 757 Ekiden | Institutional Derivatives Exchange (feat. Vitali Dervoed) β€” β€” β€” For episode 757 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Vitali Dervoed, Founder and CEO of @ekidenfi. Vitali Dervoed is a tech entrepreneur and operator with over 10 years of experience across banking, fintech, capital markets, crypto infrastructure, and DeFi. Ekiden is an institutional derivatives exchange on Canton Network. Raised $3.8M, onboarded 12+ tier-1 market makers, and grew the platform to 20,000+ users through growth marketing, referral loops, community-led acquisition, and distribution partnerships. πŸ”— Spotify: tinyurl.com/kcnpht62 πŸ”— Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/4evk7rb5 πŸ”— Amazon Music: tinyurl.com/bdz86rum πŸ”— YouTube: tinyurl.com/2htn9bmk ⏳ Timestamps: (3:42) What is Ekiden? (6:40) How derivatives improve capital efficiency (9:34) Adoption increasing from institutions (13:36) Japan legalizes digital assets (15:09) What policy is still needed to support crypto exchanges? (17:43) What is Lisbon like for crypto? (21:08) How to improve trading experience for the future? (24:48) Ekiden website & socials #BlockHashPodcast #ekiden #derivatives #digitalassets #crypto #podcast
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πŸŽ™οΈ Ep. 756 FinchTrade | Infrastructure for Stablecoins (feat. Lex Karushin) β€” β€” β€” For episode 756 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Lex Karushin, Partnerships Manager for @FinchTradeAG. Lex has over five years of experience in the crypto space, with most of his career spent in Web3 startups, helping teams scale through new business development, strategic partnerships, and capital raising. His background spans DeFi, NFTs, and token launches, and with a foundation in management and finance. πŸ”— Spotify: tinyurl.com/mr9eaz4d πŸ”— Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/mrbnnz73 πŸ”— Amazon Music: tinyurl.com/3rjjfzme πŸ”— YouTube: tinyurl.com/4mtezmrw ⏳ Timestamps: (4:07) What is Finchtrade? (5:46) Building infrastructure for Stablecoin payments (6:40) Liquidity infrastructure still needed (8:36) Crypto development abroad (10:44) Evaluating infrastructure providers in crypto (12:27) Regulatory environment changes (14:09) Finchtrade roadmap (16:04) Finchtrade website & social media #BlockHashPodcast #finchtrade #stablecoins #crypto #web3 #podcast
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πŸŽ™οΈ Ep. 755 Andrew Nalichaev | AI & Blockchain Development Expert β€” β€” β€” For episode 755 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Andrew Nalichaev, a systems-level blockchain expert who serves as CEO of Haia β€” an AI-powered, non-custodial operating system for digital assets β€” and CTO of Haust Network, a ZK Layer 2 protocol built with Polygon CDK. Learn more about Andrew's work at andrewnalichaev.com, and about Innowise's blockchain and AI development expertise at innowise.com. πŸ”— Spotify: tinyurl.com/bdexz4jy πŸ”— Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/yzf23dks πŸ”— Amazon Music: tinyurl.com/5xzsc6f8 πŸ”— YouTube: tinyurl.com/yua86zdy ⏳ Timestamps: (5:02) What is Haia and Haust network? (9:46) Opportunities for AI in DeFi (14:37) Why blockchain projects fail chasing innovation (19:17) How to determine Web3 product market fit (22:30) How to approach token launches (26:08) Advice to Founders in Web3 (30:53) Roadmap for Andrew, Haia & Haust (32:53) Website and socials #BlockHashPodcast #blockchain #AI #haia #haustnetwork #innowise #podcast @nalichaev @HaustNetwork
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πŸŽ™οΈ Ep. 754 Uphold | Digital Asset Services, XDC Staking and AI Trends (feat. Marcos Santillana) β€” β€” β€” For episode 754 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Marcos Santillana, VP of Digital Asset Services, Institutional at Uphold. Marcos Santillana is VP of Digital Asset Services at Uphold, a crypto platform licensed across the US, UK and EU. He works directly with crypto foundations and protocol teams on listing, treasury management and wider ecosystem partnerships. With deep exposure to hundreds of blockchain projects assessed through a regulatory, commercial and technical lens, Marcos brings rare cross-jurisdictional fluency across US and UK frameworks. Layer-1 and Layer-2 protocols and crypto foundations can get in touch with Marcos to discuss the full range of services Uphold offers. πŸ”— Spotify: tinyurl.com/5t357az5 πŸ”— Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/3cpvjmfs πŸ”— Amazon Music: tinyurl.com/57u9xdpa πŸ”— YouTube: tinyurl.com/22w3de7r ⏳ Timestamps: (4:40) What is Uphold Institutional? (6:54) Client types (7:26) Uphold launches XDC staking offering (8:29) Why is this an important milestone? (9:51) Uphold’s Digital Asset Services Unit (11:26) Identifying breakout projects (14:12) Trending projects or narratives (15:20) AI trends in Web3 (17:26) Where are we in the digital asset adoption cycle? (18:45) What regulation is important to watch? (19:54) Uphold Institutional roadmap (21:08) Conferences & events (22:10) Uphold website and socials #BlockHashPodcast #uphold #staking #digitalassets #ai #web3 #podcast @UpholdInc
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πŸŽ™οΈ Ep. 753 Mosta | Settlement layer for Agentic Finance (feat. Anton Lobintsev) β€” β€” β€” For episode 753 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Anton Lobintsev, Co-founder of Mosta. Anton is a seasoned entrepreneur with over 20 years in the technology industry, building companies at the intersection of infrastructure, compliance, and product innovation. Mosta is AI-native business banking for global teams and AI agents, built on SquareFi's financial infrastructure. It combines accounts, cards, cross-border payments, invoicing, and stablecoin infrastructure in one platform. πŸ”— Spotify: tinyurl.com/5fjtpfyz πŸ”— Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/yfb2d2c2 πŸ”— Amazon Music: tinyurl.com/4yvtftpu πŸ”— YouTube: tinyurl.com/3jr4fmzm ⏳ Timestamps: (4:58) What is Mosta? (6:08) How SquareFi relates to Mosta (8:05) MainUSD explained (10:41) What bolsters MainUSD’s peg? (12:08) MainUSD as settlement layer for Agentic Finance (15:39) Future of Agentic AI in payments (22:28) Are banks embracing stablecoins? (26:50) Banking in the next 5 years (31:02) Mosta roadmap (34:18) Mosta website & socials #BlockHashPodcast #mosta #mainusd #stablecoins #agenticai #ai #podcast @a_lobintsev
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πŸŽ™οΈ Ep. 752 ORO | Programmable Stablecoins and Agentic AI (feat. Varun Choudhary) β€” β€” β€” For episode 752 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Varun Choudhary, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer of @Ask_ORO. Varun is an IT graduate and entrepreneur with a proven track record of building and scaling ventures across global markets. At ORO, he leads the company’s strategic vision, product direction, and growth architecture, bringing a rare combination of technical depth, market instinct, and execution rigor. πŸ”— Spotify: tinyurl.com/7hcw58kk πŸ”— Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/3e4bjx6s πŸ”— Amazon Music: tinyurl.com/ym7x363e πŸ”— YouTube: tinyurl.com/ypu3e3sx ⏳ Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction (1:50) Who is Varun Choudhary? (3:11) Future belongs to deep AI products (4:52) Web3 onboarding simplified (6:42) Cross-chain friction (10:30) Shield Engine for transaction protection (12:30) Dynamic Effort Router (15:47) Who uses ORO today? (19:28) Programmable stablecoins for Agentic AI (21:28) Upcoming TGE (23:48) Learn more about ORO (25:01) Connect with Varun #BlockHashPodcast #ORO #stablecoins #agenticai #AI #aiagents #web3 #podcast
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πŸŽ™οΈ Ep. 751 Zano | Web3 Privacy is Back (feat. Quinten van Welzen) β€” β€” β€” For episode 751 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Quinten van Welzen, leading growth at @zano_project. Zano is an open-source cryptocurrency and ecosystem with enterprise-grade privacy, security, and scalability that operates as a robust foundation for confidential assets and decentralized applications (dApps). πŸ”— Spotify: tinyurl.com/3e4kfxrv πŸ”— Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/4dpj2yu4 πŸ”— YouTube: tinyurl.com/rfhktfbk ⏳ Timestamps: (3:16) What is Zano? (4:13) What makes Zano different from other privacy chains? (6:11) Can Web3 privacy become normalized? (8:43) Why is Web3 privacy trending again? (12:54) Are CBDCs still a privacy concern? (17:04) What is Freedom Dollar? (21:57) Social media & blogs (22:20) Zano ecosystem (26:33) Building privacy into Web3 applications (28:35) Future of privacy in Web3 (30:16) Zano roadmap (34:30) Events & conferences (36:10) Learn more about Zano #BlockHashPodcast #Zano #Web3 #Privacy #Crypto #podcast
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πŸŽ™οΈ Ep. 750 Fasset | Banking in Emerging Markets (feat. Aigerim Omarbekova) β€” β€” β€” For episode 750 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Aigerim Omarbekova, the Head of Ecosystem at Fasset, a banking and investment platform focused on financial inclusion in emerging markets. At Fasset, Aigerim leads the platform’s full stakeholder and community ecosystem, spanning investor relations, regional market development across Southeast Asia and MENA, and outreach to global Muslim investor bases through Fasset’s Shariah-compliant finance programs. πŸ”— Spotify: tinyurl.com/58dayh5u πŸ”— Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/murknhzk πŸ”— Amazon Music: tinyurl.com/ycx6sxb5 πŸ”— YouTube: tinyurl.com/3njfd486 ⏳ Timestamps: (4:05) What is Fasset? (4:23) Recent Series B Raise for Fasset (6:00) Stablecoins in emerging markets (8:09) Emerging markets with most potential (10:00) Navigating complexity of different financial markets & regulations (11:25) Fasset for businesses (13:10) How to get set up with Fasset (16:23) Fasset roadmap & website (18:51) Events & conferences #BlockHashPodcast #Fasset #stablecoins #web3 #crypto #banking #podcast @fasset
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πŸŽ™οΈ Ep. 749 Caliber Wealth Management | Tokenization & Real Estate (feat. Chris Loeffler) β€” β€” β€” For episode 749 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Chris Loeffler, CEO & Co-founder of Caliber Wealth Management. πŸ”— Spotify: tinyurl.com/nhbrf6ha πŸ”— Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/2s4xbdnf πŸ”— Amazon Music: tinyurl.com/2p3hyz56 πŸ”— YouTube: tinyurl.com/2p8xbfmb ⏳ Timestamps: (2:38) Who is Chris Loeffler? (4:58) What is Caliber? (6:13) Tokenization of Real Estate (8:25) How regulations impact tokenization & real estate (10:07) Type of real estate Caliber is focused on (11:39) Role of Chainlink (15:34) Use-cases of digital asset infrastructure in real estate (18:18) Public Investing (19:03) What happens if we unlock real estate value onchain? (25:50) Caliber roadmap (29:23) Caliber website & socials #BlockHashPodcast #caliber #wealthmanagement #tokenization #realestate #podcast @CaliberCo
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πŸŽ™οΈ Ep. 748 Undermined | How to make Web3 more secure (feat. Brian Oakes) β€” β€” β€” For episode 748 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Brian Oakes, an IT escalation engineer, early crypto miner, and author of Undermined, a gripping firsthand account of losing over $150 million in cryptocurrency through a devastating SIM swap attack. Since his last appearance on BlockHash, Brian has been targeted in a second hack that wiped him out of crypto entirelyβ€”adding an even darker and more urgent chapter to his story. Through raw honesty, sharp insight, family resilience, and hard-earned perspective, Brian speaks openly about cybersecurity, corporate negligence, data privacy, and the emotional toll of surviving digital theft. His story is part financial thriller, part cautionary tale, and a wake-up call for anyone living in today’s connected world. Want more of the story? Get the Undermined book: Amazon Link πŸ”— Spotify: tinyurl.com/ayaar7wn πŸ”— Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/ycyzj5hs πŸ”— YouTube: tinyurl.com/mvyuuzje ⏳ Timestamps: (3:23) Hacked again? (7:16) Security to combat growing sophistication of bad actors (12:05) Multi-sig and 2-factor authentication (13:06) How to make crypto wallets more secure (14:57) Crypto is too complex for normal people (17:51) New threats to crypto in 2026 (20:19) AI is learning from us (22:07) AI landscape and impact on data security (26:35) How do we protect user data better? (35:43) How to keep up with Brian Oakes #BlockHashPodcast #brianoakes #undermined #book #crypto #web3 #security #podcast @undermined2020
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πŸŽ™οΈ AI Market Heading Into July In this episode, we discuss the state of the AI market and what to expect heading into July of 2026. πŸ”— Spotify: tinyurl.com/mvb96ny7 πŸ”— Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/9wnare9t πŸ”— Amazon Music: tinyurl.com/bp5yrymk πŸ”— YouTube: tinyurl.com/5ebyk2nf ⏳ Timestamps: (1:58) AI in July 2026 (4:27) AI Model race (6:13) Enterprise adoption of AI (6:48) Sumsub (7:57) AI Coding (8:55) AI Regulation (9:58) AI Funding (10:42) Creative AI (11:36) Is AI a bubble? #BlockHashPodcast #AI #agenticai #aiagents #coding #regulation #funding #podcast
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πŸŽ™οΈ Ep. 747 eToro | GenZ Investors, AI and Digital Asset Markets (feat. Bret Kenwell) β€” β€” β€” For episode 747 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Bret Kenwell, a US Investment and Options Analyst at @eToroUS. eToro is a retail brokerage platform offering access to crypto and traditional asset classes to 40 million users globally. They allow users to trade diverse financial assets like stocks, cryptocurrencies, and ETFs. πŸ”— Spotify: tinyurl.com/mr4bp9yn πŸ”— Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/yk93rtee πŸ”— Amazon Music: tinyurl.com/56cxp6eu πŸ”— YouTube: tinyurl.com/4jafb9zy ⏳ Timestamps: (5:13) Mission of eToro today in 2026 (6:50) What makes eToro unique? (10:12) Habits & trends of GenZ investors (15:57) Opportunities for AI in investment strategies (19:22) What’s impacting the Digital Asset market? (21:57) Is the U.S. market holding back retail investors? (26:21) eToro roadmap for 2026 (28:46) UI improvements & changes (29:43) Events & conferences (30:22) Get set up with eToro today #BlockHashPodcast #etoro #genz #trading #ai #investmentstrategy #digitalassets #podcast @eToro
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πŸŽ™οΈ Ep. 745 Ouinex | Next-gen Trading Platform (feat. Ilies Larbi) β€” β€” β€” For episode 745 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Ilies Larbi, CEO of @Ouinex, a next-generation financial trading platform designed to bridge the gap between decentralized and institutional finance. Before founding Ouinex, Ilies was Managing Director and Head of Global Partnerships at one of the world's leading brokerages. There, he managed global capital markets, regulatory strategy, and institutional deal-making across multiple jurisdictions. πŸ”— Spotify: tinyurl.com/56dfw35m πŸ”— Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/mrynmn94 πŸ”— Amazon Music: tinyurl.com/4vdr55ak πŸ”— YouTube: tinyurl.com/yumt63a9 ⏳ Timestamps: (3:52) What is Ouinex? (5:42) Convergence of DeFi & TradFi (9:53) Navigating complexity of financial products & jurisdictions (13:25) Compliance first architecture (16:28) How Ouinex is using AI (20:49) State of Crypto market today (26:22) Ouinex roadmap (27:37) Events & conferences in 2026 (28:02) Advice to Founders on lessons learned (29:45) Ouinex website & socials #BlockHashPodcast #ouinex #trading #platform #AI #crypto #podcast
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πŸŽ™οΈ Ep. 744 oneBanking | Convergence of AI & Banking (feat. Sebastian Salomon) β€” β€” β€” For episode 744 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Sebastian Salomon, CGO and Co-Founder of @onebanking_app, one of Europe's most exciting fintech ventures (est. 2024), and co-founder of oneBots, an AI-powered automation platform making intelligent banking accessible to everyone. πŸ”— Spotify: tinyurl.com/jfeevmm5 πŸ”— Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/2ffnjbrs πŸ”— Amazon Music: tinyurl.com/vm3usyju πŸ”— YouTube: tinyurl.com/3cpk8kuk ⏳ Timestamps: (6:01) What is oneBanking? (13:50) Convergence of AI & Banking (16:22) AI use-cases in financial services (19:26) When will oneBanking be available? (22:36) Future global availability (23:58) Integrating Stablecoins (24:52) What separates successful Entrepreneurs (30:07) Advice to Entrepreneurs (33:33) oneBanking roadmap #BlockHashPodcast #onebanking #ai #banking #web3 #podcast
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πŸŽ™οΈ Ep. 743 Tenderly | Simulating Capital Onchain (feat. Andrej Bencic) β€” β€” β€” For episode 743 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Andrej Bencic, CEO and Co-Founder of Tenderly, the simulation company for onchain institutions. An engineer by background, he co-founded Tenderly in 2018 and has spent the last eight years building it into the operational layer beneath crypto's most sophisticated protocols, enabling engineering, finance, and risk teams to model every onchain action against the live system before any capital or customer is exposed. πŸ”— Spotify: tinyurl.com/mwfbys5v πŸ”— Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/3m86r89s πŸ”— Amazon Music: tinyurl.com/4wpb7bfn πŸ”— YouTube: tinyurl.com/57hnhvea ⏳ Timestamps: (4:32) How was Tenderly started? (6:15) Importance of simulating capital onchain (8:16) Day-2 operational reality for institutions onchain (10:46) Onchain adoption by institutions compared to crypto startups (14:17) Safely deploying AI onchain (17:51) Infrastructural challenges for a multichain ecosystem (21:16) Tenderly roadmap (22:53) EthConf announcement (24:00) Tenderly website & socials #BlockHashPodcast #tenderly #simulating #capital #onchain #podcast
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πŸŽ™οΈ Ep. 742 Kite | Base Layer for the Agentic Internet (feat. Chi Zhang) β€” β€” β€” For episode 742 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Chi Zhang, co-founder and CEO of @GoKiteAI, which is building the base layer for the agentic internet. Her extensive background encompasses AI, big data, and product management. Chi successfully spearheaded data engineering product development at Databricks and played a key role as a founding AI leader at dotData, an Automated Machine Learning platform. Chi got her Ph.D. in ML/AI (Statistics) and M.A. in Economics from UC Berkeley. Outside of her professional achievements,she mentors early-stage founders through StartX, Stanford’s startup accelerator. πŸ”— Spotify: tinyurl.com/57e49jj2 πŸ”— Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/4c3b6mc4 πŸ”— Amazon Music: tinyurl.com/hmexh97s πŸ”— YouTube: tinyurl.com/y2xr3f3e ⏳ Timestamps: (4:48) What is Kite? (8:27) Infrastructure for autonomous AI (15:45) Agentic AI impact on economics (21:13) Biggest sectors for Agentic AI (25:08) Kite roadmap for 2026 (27:20) Kite website & socials #BlockHashPodcast #agenticai #ai #aiagents #agenticinternet #podcast
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πŸŽ™οΈ Ep. 741 Conviva | Consumer-Facing AI Agents (feat. Keith Zubchevich) β€” β€” β€” For episode 741 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Keith Zubchevich, President and CEO of @conviva. Keith Zubchevich is president and CEO of Conviva, where he helps digital businesses understand what their customers actually experience β€” not just what dashboards say is happening. He leads Conviva’s work at the intersection of agentic AI, real-time analytics, and customer experience, with a focus on measuring outcomes, friction, and risk once AI is deployed in production. Learn how Conviva gives AI agents context at conviva.ai πŸ”— Spotify: tinyurl.com/592mbm2r πŸ”— Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/37dwsbtt πŸ”— Amazon Music: tinyurl.com/3spemd39 πŸ”— YouTube: tinyurl.com/yetefa27 ⏳ Timestamps: (5:52) What is Conviva? (8:25) Agentic AI has a context issue (12:54) Conviva use-cases (15:07) Industries where Agentic AI will have the biggest impact (19:53) Agentic AI in 5 years (24:28) Likelihood of AGI (25:38) Conviva roadmap (30:29) Conviva website & socials #BlockHashPodcast #conviva #agenticai #ai #podcast
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πŸŽ™οΈ Ep. 740 Sleepagotchi | Sleep, Agentic & the Wellness Economy (feat. Kenny Wood) β€” β€” β€” For episode 740 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Kenny Wood, CEO of @sleepagotchi, a next-generation AI health data platform that started with sleep and is rapidly expanding into the broader wellness economy. The company just closed a $6.5M raise backed by Sfermion, Inception, 6th Man, and 1kx and launched its first personalised AI Sleep Coach on 19 May. Before joining Sleepagotchi, Kenny was CTO at Moonlander, a next-generation game creation studio successfully acquired by Alpha 3D. His career began in AAA games, shipping chart-topping franchises including Transformers (#1 in the UK console charts), Formula 1, and World Rally Championship. A builder and technologist with rare breadth, spanning AAA studios, R&D labs, defence simulation, and applied AI, Kenny brings a perspective on behaviour change and AI-driven systems that most founders in the wellness space simply don't have. πŸ”— Spotify: tinyurl.com/mubva6pe πŸ”— Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/5b9bbf2s πŸ”— Amazon Music: tinyurl.com/ywv5h7we πŸ”— YouTube: tinyurl.com/2jy4pwzh ⏳ Timestamps: (6:51) What is Sleepagotchi? (7:51) Sleep is a foundational health metric (8:34) How sleep data connects to your overall health (9:51) Gamification of sleep (13:34) Building the wellness economy with data (17:56) Future of the wellness economy (19:15) Sharing your data with a doctor (20:22) Sleepagotchi roadmap #BlockHashPodcast #sleepagotchi #sleep #wellness #ai #agentic #podcast
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πŸŽ™οΈ Ep. 739 nGRND | Tokenizing Unmined Gold (feat. David Lucatch) β€” β€” β€” For episode 739 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by David Lucatch, the Chair of @nGRND_io, the Gold Protocol that converts stranded in-ground gold into liquid, reward-bearing digital assets, without extraction or environmental cost. David brings 40+ years of global entrepreneurial experience to this moment. He was an early architect of eCommerce payment infrastructure in Canada during Web1, built an AI/ML-powered engagement platform used by over 200 million people in Web2, and has spent Web3 at the intersection of blockchain, digital identity, and real-world asset tokenisation. He's a Forbes Business Council member, Rolling Stone Culture Council member, NY Emmy-nominated Executive Producer, and part of a team that holds a Guinness World Record in the online space. πŸ”— Spotify: tinyurl.com/d3sap5tp πŸ”— Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/7mnpcrnm πŸ”— Amazon Music: tinyurl.com/34zv864t πŸ”— YouTube: tinyurl.com/423aj8sx ⏳ Timestamps: (6:13) What is nGRND? (8:34) Tokenization process & regulators (10:36) How much Gold is unmined? (14:09) Does the resource sector like tokenization? (16:28) Focusing on Gold tokenization (18:20) Dual-yield solution (20:05) How to own the nGRND token? (21:34) Gamification (25:30) Future of the Gold market & Gold as money (28:17) nGRND website & socials (29:05) nGRND roadmap #BlockHashPodcast #nGRND #tokenized #gold #web3 #crypto #podcast
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πŸŽ™οΈ Ep. 738 EZ Blockchain | Energy Infrastructure for Web3 & AI (feat. Sergii Gerasymovych) β€” β€” β€” For episode 738 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Sergii Gerasymovych, the Co-Founder and CEO of @ez_blockchain, a bootstrapped data center and computing infrastructure company he founded in 2017. He pioneered flare gas Bitcoin mining, invented the world's first mobile immersion cooling mining container, and is now transitioning his infrastructure to power AI workloads. Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe. Speaker at Bitcoin 2021 and 2022 Conferences. Featured in Bitcoin Magazine and CoinDesk. πŸ”— Spotify: tinyurl.com/563wdxkr πŸ”— Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/2ns3u5jw πŸ”— Amazon Music: tinyurl.com/5n89hedc πŸ”— YouTube: tinyurl.com/3c5j5p72 ⏳ Timestamps: (3:55) What is EZ Blockchain? (4:50) Pioneering Flare Gas for Bitcoin Mining (6:09) Flare Gas for AI & compute (7:14) Can the electric grid support mining and AI demand? (9:00) Energy infrastructure & new energy sources (10:24) Bad stigma around Nuclear energy (14:47) Future impact of demand in 5 years (17:13) Microchips will continue getting more efficient (22:15) AI vs. Blockchain (25:42) EZ Blockchain roadmap (26:37) Bitcoin Mining continues to grow (27:47) Events & conferences (28:09) EZ Blockchain website & socials #BlockHashPodcast #ezblockchain #energy #infrastructure #AI #blockchain #podcast
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πŸŽ™οΈ Ep. 737 Amboss | Enterprise Backbone for Lightning Network (feat. Jesse Shrader) β€” β€” β€” For episode 737 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Jesse Shrader, CEO & Co-founder of @ambosstech, where they are building the backbone for enterprise Lightning adoption and decentralized finance through several key initiatives. πŸ”— Spotify: tinyurl.com/45yx74e8 πŸ”— Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/2p9p3j44 πŸ”— Amazon Music: tinyurl.com/4ysyndzm πŸ”— YouTube: tinyurl.com/3zwmxk6m ⏳ Timestamps: (3:50) What is Amboss? (5:50) Yield on lightning network (6:47) Use-cases on lightning network (7:25) Trading (8:38) How to interact with lightning network (10:56) How to run a lightning node (11:54) What has held the lightning network back? (13:32) Resurgence of privacy tech (15:09) Amboss at Bitcoin 2026 (16:23) State of the crypto market (17:39) Amboss website & socials #BlockHashPodcast #amboss #lightningnetwork #bitcoin #podcast
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πŸŽ™οΈ Ep. 736 Abundant Mines | BTC Mining Industry Trends (feat. Beau Turner) β€” β€” β€” For episode 736 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Beau Turner, CEO of @AbundantMines, a vertically integrated, U.S. based Bitcoin mining and hosting company built on transparency, uptime, and investor trust. They help individual investors, high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and business owners transform their portfolios through Bitcoin-denominated cash flow, with full ownership of their hardware, institutional-grade reporting, and the same tax benefits that used to be reserved for insiders and specialists. πŸ”— Spotify: tinyurl.com/359k6jtx πŸ”— Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/yhvjy55y πŸ”— Amazon Music: tinyurl.com/38uhsp2a πŸ”— YouTube: tinyurl.com/4kwtru2d ⏳ Timestamps: (5:14) What is Abundant Mines? (7:53) Demographic of clients (9:27) Existing miners as clients (12:10) Abundant Mines at Bitcoin 2026 (13:26) Bitcoin mining only (14:17) Trends in Bitcoin mining & impact on markets (16:37) Is AI mutually beneficial for Bitcoin & crypto mining (19:16) Thoughts on Agentic AI’s impact on payments industry (20:40) Abundant Mines website & socials #BlockHashPodcast #abundantmines #bitcoin #mining #btc #podcast
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πŸŽ™οΈ Ep. 735 Voltage | Diversifying Lightning Network (feat. Bobby Shell) β€” β€” β€” For episode 735 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Bobby Shell of @voltage_cloud, an enterprise-grade cloud infrastructure platform that specializes in "Lightning-as-a-Service" (LaaS). It allows businesses, fintechs, and financial institutions to easily set up, manage, and scale Bitcoin and Lightning Network nodes without the burden of maintaining physical servers. πŸ”— Spotify: tinyurl.com/2t8fjmts πŸ”— Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/mrxcayay πŸ”— Amazon Music: tinyurl.com/7jyus56t πŸ”— YouTube: tinyurl.com/mv9unyxm ⏳ Timestamps: (4:08) What is Voltage? (5:15) Lightning Network benchmark report (6:32) Diversifying Lightning Network across web3 (7:25) Use-cases today around Lightning Network (10:00) iGaming, Neobanks and other verticals for Lightning Network infrastructure (10:52) AI Agents (12:10) How payments will continue to evolve (14:15) Impact on emerging markets (15:34) Voltage at Bitcoin 2026 (16:55) Voltage roadmap (18:05) Voltage website #BlockHashPodcast #voltage #lightningnetwork #bitcoin #podcast
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πŸŽ™οΈ Ep. 734 Streamex | Onchain Commodity Markets (feat. Morgan Lekstrom) β€” β€” β€” For episode 734 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Morgan Lekstrom, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman at @Streamex. He is a seasoned mining executive and corporate strategist with over 17 years of experience building and transforming resource companies. As Chairman and Co-Founder of Streamex, he brings deep expertise in capital markets, strategic M&A, and commodities to guide the company's vision of tokenizing real-world assets. Morgan recently served as CEO of NexMetals Mining Corp., where he led the redevelopment of critical metals projects in Botswana with backing from a US$150 million letter of interest from the Export-Import Bank of the United States. Previously, as President of NexGold Mining, he orchestrated a remarkable transformation through strategic deleveraging and back-to-back mergers with Blackwolf Copper and Gold, Treasury Metals, and Signal Gold, creating a near-term Canadian gold producer with a clear path to constructing two new mines. πŸ”— Spotify: tinyurl.com/2xfutz27 πŸ”— Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/2xmpvfbp πŸ”— Amazon Music: tinyurl.com/2pyzbpvc πŸ”— YouTube: tinyurl.com/4s7zz8v2 ⏳ Timestamps: (5:35) What is Streamex? (7:05) Why are investors gravitating towards tokenization? (9:03) Institutional focus (10:15) How do you tokenize Gold? (12:25) Streamex is globally available (13:00) Redemption process (13:15) Security & insurance of Gold vaults (16:08) Tokenization of un-mined vs pre-mined Gold (18:58) Compliance with regulations (21:06) Do Gold-bugs like tokenization? (22:55) Streamex roadmap (26:51) Streamex website & socials #BlockHashPodcast #streamex #tokenization #commodities #gold #metals #podcast
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πŸŽ™οΈ Ep. 733 Vault12 | Future of Inheritance in Web3 (feat. Wasim Ahmad) β€” β€” β€” For episode 733 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Wasim Ahmad, CEO of @vault12. Vault12 is a non-custodial crypto security and digital inheritance platform. It enables cryptocurrency owners to protect and back up their wallet seed phrases, private keys, and digital assets (like NFTs) by distributing encrypted data shards across a decentralized network of trusted friends, family, and devices. πŸ”— Spotify: tinyurl.com/dd6ekxzc πŸ”— Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/mrfsscxp πŸ”— Amazon Music: tinyurl.com/2vy3kd4m πŸ”— YouTube: tinyurl.com/46sctt85 ⏳ Timestamps: (4:31) What is Vault12? (6:05) Use-cases around crypto inheritance (7:58) Next step for funds security in crypto (10:40) Existing partnerships (14:01) Thoughts on the Clarity Act (19:25) Vault12 at Bitcoin2026 (22:03) Vault12 roadmap #BlockHashPodcast #vault12 #web3 #inheritance #crypto #podcastd
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πŸŽ™οΈ Ep. 732 FV Bank | Connecting Legacy Finance with Web3 (feat. Miles Paschini) β€” β€” β€” For episode 732 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Miles Paschini, CEO and Co-founder of @fvbankus. FV Bank is a fully licensed and regulated U.S. digital bank and qualified custodian designed to bridge the gap between traditional banking and digital asset management. They provide banking services to businesses, fintech companies, and individuals globally. πŸ”— Spotify: tinyurl.com/2yu59uwm πŸ”— Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/2962394f πŸ”— Amazon Music: tinyurl.com/2mfpk9tx πŸ”— YouTube: tinyurl.com/486k38mp ⏳ Timestamps: (5:02) What is FV Bank? (7:05) Impact of Genius Act (9:24) Types of clients (10:46) Balancing compliance with innovation (12:08) Agentic ecommerce (17:26) FV Bank at Bitcoin 2026 (20:27) State of crypto market in 2026 (24:46) FV Bank website & socials #BlockHashPodcast #FVBank #finance #web3 #crypto #podcast
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πŸŽ™οΈ Ep. 731 Sumsub | Benchmark Identity Verification β€” β€” β€” For episode 731 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by @sumsub at Bitcoin 2026 in Las Vegas. Tailored to your risk appetite, market demands, and use cases, Sumsub is powered by adaptive AI intelligence to support global scale while keeping your business compliant and future-ready. πŸ”— Spotify: tinyurl.com/vm93dxy5 πŸ”— Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/4fkn7xx8 πŸ”— Amazon Music: tinyurl.com/75b7vcvj πŸ”— YouTube: tinyurl.com/yvszn9ef ⏳ Timestamps: (2:24) Who are Connor and Javi? (3:22) What is reusable KYC? (4:50) AI-powered full cycle verification (5:37) Fraud trends in 2026 (6:32) Streamlining KYB processes (9:02) Transaction monitoring (11:59) Common challenges customers have (15:36) Sumsub website & socials #BlockHashPodcast #sumsub #identity #verification #web3 #ai #podcast
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πŸŽ™οΈ Ep. 730 Trezor | Self-custody your Digital Assets (feat. Stepan Uherik) β€” β€” β€” For episode 730 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Stepan Uherik, CFO of @Trezor. Trezor is a pioneering brand of cryptocurrency hardware wallets. Known for launching the world's first hardware wallet, Trezor provides "cold storage" solutions and physical devices that keep private keys offline to protect digital assets from online hackers, malware, and data leaks. πŸ”— Spotify: tinyurl.com/ynctupj6 πŸ”— Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/mtcjkeah πŸ”— Amazon Music: tinyurl.com/2upuyjns πŸ”— YouTube: tinyurl.com/yh78fke5 ⏳ Timestamps: (4:00) Evolution of Trezor wallet (5:54) How Trezor makes self-custody more intuitive (9:08) UI & UX seamlessness with Trezor (12:44) New features with Trezor (15:14) Trezor at Bitcoin 2026 (16:44) Trezor roadmap (17:44) Trezor website & socials #BlockHashPodcast #trezor #trezorwallet #cryptowallet #selfcustody #podcast
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πŸŽ™οΈ Ep. 729 Ramp Network | Onboarding the Web3 Economy (feat. Przemek Kowalczyk) β€” β€” β€” For episode 729 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Przemek Kowalczyk, Co-founder & CEO of @RampNetwork, where he has spent the past eight years tackling the challenges of crypto onboarding. With a background in physics and computer science, Przemek has led high-performing product and tech teams, shaping user-centric solutions in the Web3 space. Ramp Network is a financial technology company building solutions that connect the crypto economy with today’s global financial infrastructure. Through its core on- and off-ramp products, Ramp Network provides businesses and individuals across 150+ countries with a streamlined and smooth experience in converting between cryptocurrencies and fiat currencies. Ramp Network is fully integrated with the world’s major payment methods, including debit and credit cards, bank transfers, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Pix, and more. πŸ”— Spotify: tinyurl.com/y32yr8yd πŸ”— Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/muz3p985 πŸ”— Amazon Music: tinyurl.com/ycd7vuaa πŸ”— YouTube: tinyurl.com/2nxfe3ah ⏳ Timestamps: (5:55) What led to the creation of Ramp Network? (7:52) How has Ramp Networked changed alongside the Crypto markets? (13:10) Everyday crypto account & stablecoins on Ramp (17:18) New payment options (19:15) Ramp application (21:00) Measures Ramp takes to ensure security (23:23) What makes Ramp unique? (25:00) Ramp Network roadmap (26:06) Ramp website & socials #BlockHashPodcast #rampnetwork #stablecoins #crypto #payments #podcast
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