BlockHash

For episode 593 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Josh Tobkin, Co-Founder & CEO of Supra. Web3 needs faster, more secure, more decentralized blockchain infrastructure. That’s what Supra is building. With 5+ years of R&D and a series of technical breakthroughs, Supra is building native cross-chain solutions to help your smart contracts and blockchain apps work better....

For episode 592 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Mike Collins, CEO of Alumni Ventures. Alumni Ventures is one of the most active venture firms in the world, making startup investing more accessible for individuals and empowering Founders with strategic capital and support. They back bold innovation and believe that venture is for more than just institutions, but also for pe...

For episode 591 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Violet Abtahi, Founder & CEO of Platonic.   Violet Abtahi is a serial entrepreneur and investor with over two decades of experience in finance and blockchain technology. Under her leadership, Platonic is building enterprise-grade Layer‑1 blockchain infrastructure that bridges traditional and public blockchain ecosystems t...

For episode 590 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Jeff Handler, CCO of OpenTrade, an institutional-grade platform delivering real-world asset-backed yield on USDC, USDT, and EURC.   ⏳ Timestamps:   (0:00) Introduction (1:08) Who is Jeff Handler? (4:12) Importance of Yield-based Stablecoins (7:10) Typical clients (11:03) Stablecoin Yield use-cases in Colombia (15:2...

For episode 589 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Co-founder Matt Carr for a part 2 discussion on QCI Partners, an investment advisory firm specializing in alternative investments and digital assets.    ⏳ Timestamps:   (0:00) Introduction (1:03) Launch of Hedge Fund (3:22) Derivatives & Options in Crypto (6:58) Published Pricing Model (11:33) Treasury Com...

For episode 588 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Joël Valenzuela, core member of Dash DAO. We discuss the objectives of Dash DAO and Dash Pay in 2025, the future of crypto payments, the Digital Cash Network, Free State Project and much more!   ⏳ Timestamps:   (0:00) Introduction (1:12) Who is Joël Valenzuela? (5:50) Dash in 2025 (10:06) Living off Dash...

For episode 587 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Bryce Ferguson, Co-founder & CEO of Turnkey. Turnkey provides secure, scalable, and programmable crypto infrastructure for embedded wallets and onchain transaction automation. Turnkey provides low-level wallet infrastructure primitives that can be mixed, matched, and configured for any use case. ⏳ Timestamps:   (0:00) In...

For episode 586 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Daniel Morosan, Business Development Director at Massa.    Massa is a new Layer 1 that takes decentralization further than most blockchains, from the contract logic to the frontend. ⏳ Timestamps:   (0:00) Introduction (0:55) Who is Daniel Morosan? (2:52) What is Massa? (5:27) Evolution of Decentralization (10:25) How does De...

For episode 585 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by David Byrne, Founder of Daiko, a Web3-powered pet-tech platform combining real-world pet care with blockchain rewards. ⏳ Timestamps:   (0:00) Introduction (0:55) Who is David Byrne? (6:23) Daiko App (9:00) How does the Daiko Leash work? (10:58) Daiko Token (13:19) Future Tech for Pet Interaction (14:43) Gamification (18:58)...

For episode 584 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Péter W. Szabó, Founder of Tengr.ai , an image generation AI, which is now developing sophisticated AI systems that serve as professional partners for business and creative applications with a privacy-by-design approach.   ⏳ Timestamps:   (0:00) Introduction (1:08) Who is Péter W. Szabó?...

For episode 583 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Stefan Avram, Co-founder and CCO of WunderGraph, the world’s most widely adopted open-source GraphQL Federation solution.    ⏳ Timestamps:   (0:00) Introduction (0:55) Who is Stefan Avram? (2:59) Tinder for Founders (3:26) What is Wundergraph? (5:20) GraphQL (5:52) Use-cases (7:44) Typical Customer (10:3...

For episode 582 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Diego Gutierrez, Chairman & Co-Founder of Rootstock, the world's most secure smart contracts platform, built on Bitcoin.   The Rootstock blockchain enables EVM-compatible smart contracts designed for building a freer, fairer, and more decentralized world.   ⏳ Timestamps:   (0:00) Introduction (0:30) Who is...

For episode 581 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Alexei Zamyatin, Co-founder of BOB.   BOB combines the security of Bitcoin with the DeFi innovation of Ethereum, creating the best place to build and earn yield with BTC. BOB is an optimistic rollup with ZK proofs on Ethereum secured by billions of dollars of staked Bitcoin, serviced by a hybrid BitVM bridge for native B...

For episode 580 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Itay Laor TOMI is creating a freer, more open internet for all. It’s a next-gen chat and wallet for seamless conversational payments.   ⏳ Timestamps:   (0:00) Introduction (1:10) Who is Itay Laor? (3:12) What is TOMI? (5:30) TOMI App Launch (9:32) How does TOMI messaging payments work? (12:08) Privacy on the...

For episode 579 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Eran Barak, CEO of Shielded Technologies, an emerging engineering company pioneering privacy-enhancing, decentralized technologies designed for real-world compatibility.    ⏳ Timestamps:   (0:00) Introduction (1:38) Genius Act (3:52) Who is Eran Barak? (5:36) What is Shielded Technologies? (5:50) Midnight Netw...

For episode 578 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Brian Perks to discuss Five By Five. Five By Five (5x5) is on a mission to democratize access to high-quality data by creating the world's most trusted data organization.   ⏳ Timestamps:   0:00 | Introduction 1:03 | Who is Brian Perks? 1:48 | Origins of 5x5 5:43 | Identity Graph 11:11 | 5x5 Products & Services...

For episode 577 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Brendon Sedo, Contributor at Core DAO, the PoS layer for Bitcoin, enabling the first implementation of Self-Custodial Bitcoin staking while supporting a fully EVM-compatible BTCfi ecosystem.   ⏳ Timestamps:   (0:00) Introduction (0:30) Who is Brendon Sedo? (3:38) Supporting Founders and their ventures (11:15) Can B...

For episode 576 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Marvin Bertin, Co-founder & CEO of Maestro. Marvin has been an entrepreneur in crypto since 2020, building blockchain infrastructure and financial products to usher in on-chain global finance. Previously, he was a research engineer in the AI and biotech industry.   ⏳ Timestamps:   (0:00) Introduction (0:58) Who is Marvin...

For episode 575 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Laura Inamedinova, Chief Ecosystem Officer for Gate.com.   ⏳ Timestamps:   (0:00) Introduction (0:55) Who is Laura Inamedinova? (5:10) What is Smart Capital investing in? (10:05) What makes a startup stand out to VCs? (15:26) Advice to Women in Web3 (17:48) Crypto Market in 2025 (27:41) Laura’s 2025 agenda (2...

For episode 574 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by JB (Jeremy Berrington), Chief Strategy Officer for SCRIB3, The leading crypto-native marketing and communications agency while at Permissionless 4.   ⏳ Timestamps:   0:00 | Introduction 0:32 | Who is Jeremy Berrington? 2:35 | What is SCRIB3? 4:30 | What PR mistakes do Founders often make? 8:10 | Narrative strategy...

For episode 573 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Mark Rydon, Co-founder of Aethir while at Permissionless 4.   Aethir provides secure, cost-effective access to enterprise grade GPUs around the world. Accelerate growth and get closer to the edge with Aethir's distributed cloud compute infrastructure.   ⏳ Timestamps:   0:00 | Introduction 0:50 | Who is Mark Ry...

For episode 572 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Allen Ng, Co-founder & CEO of Everest Ventures Group, one of APAC’s largest and most active Web3 product builders and publishers, with over 200 engineers and 10+ million users.   ⏳ Timestamps:   0:00 | Introduction 0:45 | Who is Allen Ng? 2:36 | Everest Ventures Group explained 4:33 | Use-cases 8:38 | AI...

For episode 571 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Nemil Dalal, Head of Coinbase Developer Platform and one of the founding engineers of USDC.   ⏳ Timestamps:   (0:00) Introduction (1:12) Who is Nemil Dalal? (2:44) Origins of USDC (4:38) Excitement around Stablecoins & USDC (7:23) Agentic Commerce (11:17) Coinbase Developer Platform (14:00) Embedded Wallets (17...

For episode 570 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Kenneth Shek, the Project Lead of Animoca Brands’ Moca Network, which is building a decentralized digital identity infrastructure that unifies identity, assets and data across platforms.    ⏳ Timestamps:   (0:00) Introduction (0:36) Who is Kenneth Shek? (1:22) What is Moca Network? (3:45) Digital ID & Credentials (5:50)...

For episode 569 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Richard Jones, CEO of Bitline. Bitline is the only industry provider enabling direct access to casino chips from cryptocurrency and digital asset holdings in physical casino environments. Under his leadership, Bitline is revolutionizing the way digital assets are utilized, offering seamless liquidity for crypto holders in jus...