Stonks Go Moon

Why do intelligent, successful people make terrible decisions with money? And if wealth is supposed to make us happier, why does having more often leave us wanting even more? Dr. Robert J. van Eyden has spent more than three decades navigating financial markets, leading major financial businesses, and studying the psychology behind wealth creation and financial decision-making. In this episode of...

In this episode of the Stonks Go Moon Podcast, we sit down with Konstantins Vasilenko, Co-Founder of Paybis, to explore how cryptocurrency is evolving from a speculative frontier into a regulated global financial industry. Having navigated more than a decade of crypto market cycles, Paybis has grown to over 7 million users, with a focus on accessibility, compliance, and bridging traditional financ...

Joseph Buttram, CEO of Field Digital, joins the Stonks Go Moon Podcast to discuss the infrastructure powering the next generation of digital finance. From stablecoins and institutional adoption to AI agents, regulation and the “picks and shovels” behind crypto, Joseph explains where digital finance is heading and how Field Digital is positioning itself for that future.

Zach Ipour, co-founder of MegPrime and Megatel Homes, joins the Stonks Go Moon Podcast to discuss rising mortgage costs, housing affordability, crypto payments, XRP, and MegPrime’s blockchain-based approach to rent and mortgage payments. We also discuss the MegPrime Z5 Protocol, rent and mortgage rewards, and MegPrime’s January 2026 SEC no-action letter.

South Africa’s electricity system is caught between rising tariffs, municipal debt, ageing prepaid infrastructure and a massive shift toward rooftop solar. In this episode of the Stonks Go Moon Podcast, Rocco Strydom speaks with Andrew Reeve of Mezura about building the technology that could connect these pieces. From secure prepaid metering and automated municipal revenue collection to prepaid re...

In this episode of the Stonks Go Moon Podcast, Rocco Strydom sits down with Danilo Curillo, founder of The Miracle, to discuss why Web3 marketing has been broken for years—and how MetaMask's latest partnership could completely change the game. Instead of spam, banner ads, and token incentives, The Miracle is bringing personalized, on-chain rewards directly into crypto wallets, helping users di...

Banks are finally taking stablecoins seriously. In this episode of the Stonks Go Moon Podcast, Rocco Strydom sits down with Ran Grushkowsky, CEO of MassPay, to discuss why the future of payments isn't about crypto speculation, it's about faster, cheaper, and fairer global money movement. They explore why cross-border payments remain slow by design, how stablecoins are disrupting decades-ol...

Stablecoins are no longer about speculation; they're becoming real payment infrastructure. In this episode of the Stonks Go Moon Podcast, Rocco Strydom sits down with Wesley Rios from Morph to discuss why stablecoins could transform global payments, cross-border transactions, and financial infrastructure. From instant settlement and 24/7 availability to reducing banking friction, Wesley explai...

Is AI actually in a bubble… or are we looking in the wrong place? In this episode of the Stonks Go Moon Podcast, Rocco Strydom sits down with Itamar Novick, Founder and General Partner at Recursive Ventures, operator, investor, and one of the early minds behind scaling companies from startup to IPO. The discussion dives deep into the current AI landscape, separating hype from reality and asking wh...

What if Bitcoin wasn’t just something you hold… but something you actually use every day? In this episode of the Stonks Go Moon Podcast, Rocco Strydom sits down with Ben Blaine from MoneyBadger to unpack a quiet shift happening in South Africa right now:You can walk into a store, scan a QR code, and pay with Bitcoin - instantly. No banks. No selling. No friction. We break down:How Bitcoin payments...

Quantum computing just went from “sci-fi” to “this might break things sooner than we thought.” In this episode of the Stonks Go Moon Podcast, Rocco Strydom sits down with Ian Smith (Quantum EVM) to unpack Google’s latest research and why it’s not just a crypto problem, but a global systems problem. Google’s findings suggest modern encryption could be broken within the next decade, potentially as e...

Cars sit parked about 95% of the time, while people struggle with rising mobility costs. EV prices are volatile, and cities are trying to reduce emissions without building more infrastructure. So a new question is emerging: What if mobility isn't about owning bigger fleets, but unlocking the ones that already exist? In this episode, Rei Vardi, founder of Eon, shares how he built a national vir...

DeFi was supposed to make capital more efficient. Instead, it created a new kind of fragmentation. In this episode of the Stonks Go Moon Podcast, Rocco Strydom sits down with MacBrennan Peet, founder of Project 0, to talk about why DeFi users still get stuck with scattered collateral, disconnected venues, poor capital efficiency, and unnecessary liquidation risk. Project 0 is building a prime brok...

Stablecoins aren't just surviving crypto winters; they're exploding into the backbone of global finance. In this episode of Stonks Go Moon Podcast, Rocco Strydom talks with Chunda McCain, Co-Founder of Paxos Labs, about how regulated stablecoins are quietly becoming the most-used digital dollars on EarthFrom powering PayPal's PYUSD (now billions in circulation) to cross-chain complianc...

While U.S. headlines obsess over ETFs and enforcement, Asia is quietly building. In this episode, Rocco Strydom sits down with Marc Liew, Head of APAC at Jito, to unpack how stablecoins, staking, and Solana infrastructure are reshaping institutional crypto adoption across Asia. Marc’s background spans R3, Ripple, PayPal, and years inside cross-border payments. He has been in the room with regulato...

Markets feel louder than ever, but somehow less clear. In this episode of the Stonks Go Moon Podcast, Rocco Strydom sits down with Matt Ober, Managing Partner at Social Leverage, to unpack what’s really happening beneath the surface of today’s markets. With AI-generated research flooding Twitter, Substack, and trading platforms and capital pouring into anything labeled “AI” even professional inves...

Most founders still believe scale means hiring faster. Amos Bar-Joseph doesn’t. In this episode of the Stonks Go Moon Podcast, we break down how Swan AI is building what may be one of the first truly AI-native companies — a business where autonomous agents handle outbound sales, lead qualification, research, and execution, while just three humans focus on strategy and creativity. We go deep into:W...

Founders love talking strategy. But strategy doesn’t break companies; people do. In this episode of the Stonks Go Moon Podcast, Rocco Strydom sits down with Chris Hallberg, a military veteran, entrepreneur, and EOS coach who has scaled and exited companies through some of the toughest economic cycles in modern history. As AI accelerates execution and pressure inside companies intensifies, Chris ex...

$2.7 TRILLION erased from the S&P 500 as Bitcoin plunges to a 7-month low around $88K. Is this the end of the bull run... or the perfect coiled spring for a massive rebound? In this explosive episode of the Stonks Go Moon Podcast, host Rocco Strydom goes deep with Wenny Cai, COO of SynFutures – the #1 decentralized perpetuals DEX on Base and one of the fastest-growing DeFi derivatives platform...

On this episode of the Stonks Go Moon Podcast, host Rocco Strydom sits down with Tamara Laine, founder and CEO of MPWR, to break down how AI and behavioral data are reshaping access to credit for gig workers, freelancers, creators, and underbanked founders. Tamara started as a freelancer, won top journalism awards, and now runs a fintech startup building AI-driven lending infrastructure for the ne...

Most people still think AI is just a chatbot on a screen. That era is already over. AI is now signing transactions, executing smart contracts, interacting with DAOs, and moving assets onchain without a human clicking a single button. This is not AI for Web3. This is AI becoming an onchain actor. In this episode, Dana Love , founder of Poohbah AI , joins the show to unpack what happens when autonom...

In this episode, Daniel Martin, COO of JobJack, breaks down how the platform is automating frontline recruitment across South Africa. JobJack replaces travel, paper, and manual screening with mobile-first hiring, psychometric assessments built for the local market, and fast matching that connects employers with job seekers in hours instead of weeks. We unpack:Why traditional entry-level hiring fai...

Retail investing is having a moment. Markets are volatile, AI is everywhere, and busy professionals are trying to build wealth using tools designed two decades ago. Tradesk, led by Eric Chu, wants to change that. It is a mobile-first brokerage built for real people with real jobs. Clear design. Calm decision-making. And an AI co-pilot that supports investors instead of overwhelming them. In this e...

Screens are everywhere, but AR is finally breaking out of the frame. Michael Guerin, CEO of Imvizar, is building reality-layered storytelling, from European museums to immersive trails in Ireland and now a major rollout in Hollywood. In this episode, we unpack how AR is moving from gimmick to global storytelling infrastructure, why VR stumbled, and what true spatial computing means for brands, cre...

Everyone’s talking about AI, automation, and the next big tool. But Barbara Wittmann, founder of the Digital Wisdom Collective, says the real upgrade isn’t in the tech - it’s in us. Her framework has helped over 100 tech leaders build a mindset that evolves as fast as the machines around it. In this episode, Rocco Strydom and Barbara explore:Why Accenture, Amazon, and other giants are struggling t...