Token for Your Thoughts

🎙️ Kurt Hemecker, CEO of Gold Token S.A. (DGLD)  🕒 ~40 mins Gold has been trusted for 5,000 years. It has also been completely impossible to use. You can't lend it, fractionalize it, or move it at 2 am. Kurt Hemecker, who helped build the internet's money layer at PayPal and survived the most ambitious monetary experiment in history at Facebook's Libra, thinks blockchain finally fi...

🎙️ Simon Jones, CEO & Co-Founder of Reya Labs  🕒 ~45 mins Only 3% of perp trading happens on Ethereum despite it holding the majority of DeFi's assets. Simon Jones built Reya to fix that: a trading-specific based rollup delivering sub-millisecond execution without sacrificing Ethereum's security. In this episode: Why speed and decentralization have always been a tradeoff, and how Re...

🎙️ Guest: Seth Hallem, CEO of Certora  🕒 Duration: ~45 mins Episode Overview Crypto runs 24/7. Capital moves instantly. Logic executes automatically. There’s no closing bell, and no overnight reset. But most protocol teams don’t have 10,000 people monitoring security like a global bank. In this episode of Token for Your Thoughts , Lindsey McConaghy sits down with Seth Hallem, CEO of Certora, to t...

🎙️ Guest: Stephanie Vaughan, Co-Founder & COO of Veda  🕒 Duration: ~35 mins Episode Overview DeFi moves quickly. Narratives change. Infrastructure is what holds it all together. In this episode of Token for Your Thoughts , Lindsey McConaghy sits down with Stephanie Vaughan, Co-Founder & COO of Veda, to talk about what it takes to build vault infrastructure that can adapt to crypto’s const...

🎙️ Guest: Enzzo Cusihuaman, Co-Founder & Chief Business Officer of R2 Protocol (@r2yield) 🕒 Duration: ~45 minutes Episode Overview The best yields in finance have always been reserved for institutions. Everyone else gets scraps. In this episode of Token for Your Thoughts, host Lindsey McConaghy sits down with Enzzo Cusihuaman, Co-Founder and CBO of R2 Protocol, to unpack how tokenized treasur...

🎙️ Guest: Adam Kazas, CEO of Gero Wallet (@AdamFromGero) 🕒 Duration: ~41 minutes Crypto wallets have improved a lot, but plenty still feel built for power users. In this episode, Lindsey McConaghy chats with Adam Kazas, CEO of @GeroWallet, about building a wallet (and dashboard) that’s actually usable day to day, without giving up self-custody. Adam shares his path from tech support → product → “...

🎙️ Guest: Rolf Versluis, Co-founder of Horizen (@horizenglobal) 🕒 Duration: ~42 minutes Episode Overview Public blockchains unlock composability, liquidity, and open infrastructure, but they also put every transaction on display. For builders and businesses, that transparency can be a dealbreaker: competitors can trace customers, vendors can infer pricing, and payroll becomes a public ledger. In...

🎙️ Guest: Eleni Steinman, Co-founder of Loop Crypto 🕒 Duration: ~42 minutes Episode Overview Crypto payments promise speed and global reach, but for most merchants, accepting stablecoins is still far too complex. Fragmented chains, manual billing, and a lack of autopay make crypto feel years behind traditional payment rails. In this episode, Lindsey McConaghy sits down with Eleni Steinman, co-fou...

🎙️ Guest: Victor Vernissage, Co-founder of Humanode 🕒 Duration: ~42 minutes Episode Overview Blockchains promise decentralization, but when consensus is controlled by the biggest stakers, is that really true? In this episode, Lindsey McConaghy dives in with Humanode co-founder Victor Vernissage to explore a new model: one human, one node, one vote. Instead of staking tokens, Humanode ties consens...

Guest: Robin Obermeyer, Co-founder & CEO at Liquidium Duration: ~49 minutes 🎧 Episode Overview Most Bitcoin holders don’t want to move their BTC off-chain or rely on “wrapped” tokens just to use DeFi. Robin Obermeyer, Co-founder and CEO of Liquidium, joins host Lindsey McConaghy to talk about how Liquidium is making Bitcoin work natively across DeFi—no bridges, no wrapped assets, no middlemen...

Everybody Wants Control: Seth For Privacy on Reclaiming Choice in Crypto Guest: Seth For Privacy, VP at Cake Wallet Duration: ~50 minutes 🎧 Episode Overview In a world where every click and transaction leaves a trace, what does it really mean to stay private? Seth For Privacy, VP at Cake Wallet, joins host Lindsey McConaghy to talk about why privacy isn’t about hiding—it’s about control . Seth sh...

Guest: Felipe Servin, Founder & CEO of Sati Duration: ~48 minutes 🎧 Episode Overview For billions of people, banking is a luxury, and stable money is out of reach. In this episode, host Lindsey McConaghy speaks with Felipe Servin , founder of Sati , a WhatsApp-first crypto wallet that makes Bitcoin, stablecoins, and even mining rewards accessible through simple chat commands. Felipe shares hi...

🎙️ Guest: Erin West, Founder & President of Operation Shamrock 🕒 Duration: ~52 minutes Episode Overview In this episode, Lindsey sits down with Erin West, a veteran prosecutor turned crypto crime fighter. Erin is the founder of Operation Shamrock, a coalition tackling one of the darkest corners of crypto: “pig butchering” scams where trafficked workers are forced to groom victims online and d...

🎙️ Guest: Mimi Vong, Co-founder & CEO of Metafyed 🕒 Duration: ~46 minutes Episode Overview In this episode, host Lindsey McConaghy chats with Mimi Vong , co-founder and CEO of Metafyed , about how her team is making real-world asset (RWA) tokenization practical and trustworthy. Mimi shares her path from brand and e-commerce leadership to Web3, why she and her co-founder chose to tackle privat...

🎙️ Guest: Louise Borreani, Co-founder of Eco Frontiers  🕒 Duration: ~55 minutes Episode Overview In this episode, host Lindsey McConaghy sits down with Louise Borreani, co-founder of Eco Frontiers and one of the leading voices in regenerative finance. Louise shares how her background in political science and environmental policy led her to explore Web3 as a tool for better governance and financin...

🎙️ Guest: Oleg Fomenko, Co-founder & CEO of Sweat Economy   🕒 Duration: ~50 minutes Episode Overview In this episode, host Lindsey McConaghy chats with Oleg Fomenko, co-founder and CEO of Sweat Economy, the company behind Sweatcoin and the broader “movement economy.” Oleg shares how a personal fitness setback inspired the idea, why they started centralized before moving on-chain, and how Swea...

🎙️ Guest: Kelghe D’Cruz, Founder & CEO of PAIRS 🕒 Duration: ~48 minutes Episode Overview In this episode, host Lindsey McConaghy chats with Kelghe D’Cruz, founder and CEO of PAIRS, a platform bringing DeFi and CeFi tools into one interface. Kelghe shares how his early experiments with Dogecoin, a healthcare startup, and a near-ICO all shaped his approach to building something more practical f...

🎙️ Guest: Sarah Luehrs, COO of Union Labs 🕒 Duration: ~50 minutes Episode Overview In this episode, host Lindsey McConaghy chats with Sarah Luehrs, COO of Union Labs, an interoperability protocol connecting blockchain ecosystems. Sarah shares her unconventional path from the U.S. Navy, where she led over 100 sailors on a nuclear warship, to the world of crypto operations and compliance. They cove...

🎙️ Guest: Sadie Raney, Co-founder & CEO of Eve Wealth 🕒 Duration: ~54 minutes I’m an Eve Wealth ambassador and receive a complimentary membership as part of the program. If you’re curious to explore the community, you can use my invite link for early access: https://www.evewealth.com/join?grsf=lindsey-h1u1k0 or referral code: lindsey-h1u1k0 Episode Overview There’s a lot of talk about making...

🎙️ Guest: Anastasija Plotnikova, Co-founder & CEO of Fideum 🕒 Duration: ~43 minutes Episode Overview In this episode of Token for Your Thoughts , host Lindsey McConaghy sits down with Anastasija Plotnikova, co-founder and CEO of Fideum, to unpack what it really takes to make crypto usable for everyone. From law enforcement in The Hague to building fintech infrastructure, Anastasija shares her...

 🎙️ Guest: Jagdeep Sidhu, Core Developer of Syscoin  🕒 Duration: ~47 minutes Episode Overview In this episode of Token for Your Thoughts , host Lindsey McConaghy sits down with Jagdeep Sidhu, the longtime core developer behind Syscoin, to talk about what it really takes to scale blockchain infrastructure without compromising on decentralization or security. Jagdeep shares lessons from over a deca...

🎙️ Guest: Eneko Knorr, Cofounder and CEO of Stabolut 🕒 Duration: ~42 minutes Episode Overview In this episode of Token for Your Thoughts , host Lindsey McConaghy chats with Eneko Knorr, Cofounder and CEO of Stabolut , about building a fully crypto-backed, yield-generating stablecoin that doesn’t rely on banks. Eneko shares how USB is pushing stablecoins closer to crypto’s original values - censor...

🎙️ Guest: Dennison Bertram, Co-founder & CEO of Tally.xyz 🕒 Duration: ~49 minutes --- Episode Overview On this week’s episode of Token for Your Thoughts , Lindsey McConaghy sits down with Dennison Bertram, Co-founder of Tally.xyz. They cover a lot: From accidentally getting subpoenaed by the SEC… to helping DAOs like Uniswap and Arbitrum run votes that actually matter. This isn’t just about p...

🎙️ Guest: Veronica Kirin, Founder of Asterisk Women's Health  🕒 Duration: ~46 minutes Episode Overview In this episode of Token for Your Thoughts , host Lindsey McConaghy speaks with Veronica Kirin, anthropologist, author, and founder of Asterisk Women's Health, about rewriting the rules of women’s health and what it means to build a data-first DAO that gives women ownership and a voice...

🎙️ Guest: Andrew Berkowitz, Founder of ValuesCo 🕒 Duration: ~45 minutes Episode Overview In this episode of Token for Your Thoughts, host Lindsey McConaghy speaks with Andrew Berkowitz, Cofounder and CEO of ValuesCo, about rethinking social media, incentivizing impact, and why meme coins might just be the fuel for purpose-driven economies. They cover how ValuesCo is: • Turning actions (like votin...