The Crypto Conversation

Wish is the Co-Founder and CEO of Pharos Network, a Programmable Open Financial Layer 1 For RWAs & Cross-Chain Liquidity. Wish leads the development of its decentralized protocol stack and drives key industry partnerships. Formerly CSO at ZAN, Ant Group's Web3 arm, he specialized in security architecture and vulnerability management. Why you should listen Pharos Network is a next-generation layer-...

Fidelity began researching Bitcoin and developing blockchain solutions in 2014. After seeing demand from its clients, Fidelity developed a dedicated business, Fidelity Digital Assets. Today, it services hundreds of institutions globally. Why you should listen Chris Kuiper is VP of Research, Fidelity Digital Assets. In this conversation, Chris Kuiper discusses the unpredictable nature of technologi...

John Woods is CTO at the Nillion Association, a secure computation network that decentralizes trust for high-value data in the same way that blockchains decentralized transactions. Why you should listen John Woods is the Chief Technology Officer of the Nillion Association, where he's leading the development of a decentralized privacy compute network known as the "Blind Computer." Previously, John...

Jan Warmus is the director across Europe at EMCD — one of Europe's fastest-growing crypto super apps with over 400,000 verified users. EMCD is positioning itself as a "Web2.5" bridge, offering fiat ramps, staking, and other retail-friendly crypto services in a highly compliant, accessible format. Why you should listen EMCD is a full-spectrum crypto ecosystem. You'll find their mining pool (one of...

DEIN, short for Decentralized Insurance Network, is a platform that offers permissionless, decentralized, and DAO-managed discretionary risk coverage. It is designed to provide insurance for smart contracts, stablecoins, centralized exchanges, and other vital services within the DeFi ecosystem. Why you should listen DEIN allows users to purchase coverage for their funds, enabling them to safeguard...

Why you should listen Uplink is building a decentralized network that connects people, devices, and businesses through shared internet infrastructure. It allows individuals and organizations to contribute their existing Wi-Fi routers and other connectivity devices to a global network, turning unused bandwidth into an asset. Participants can earn rewards for providing connectivity or verifying that...

Wojtek Kaszycki is the Founder and Chairman of BTCS S.A. a technology company that builds and manages validation infrastructure for leading blockchain networks. Why you should listen BTCS S.A. is a publicly listed company based in Warsaw, Poland, founded in 2010. It operates on the Warsaw Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol BTF. The company's headquarters are located at Plac Powstańców Warszawy...

Maximiliano Stochyk is Head of Sales at CoinTerminal — a fundraising platform helping DeFi and Web3 founders raise millions transparently while giving retail investors a fair chance to participate. Why you should listen CoinTerminal lets you buy into the best new tokens before they list on exchanges. Just like your favorite leading funds. Buy presales at the lowest cost before they hit exchanges....

Toby Gilbert is a Co-Founder at PACT Swap, a cross-chain DEX built on Coinweb. Pact Swap enables trading of native Bitcoin, TRON, and other assets across incompatible chains - without bridges, wrapped tokens, or external validators. Why you should listen PactSwap is a decentralized exchange (DEX) built on the Coinweb PACT framework that enables cross-chain swaps of digital assets without using tra...

Xin Yan is the Co-founder and CEO of Sign, a blockchain technology company leading the industry in token distribution and verifiable credentials, now focused on building blockchain infrastructure for nations and enterprises. He began his career as a hardware engineer before becoming a crypto venture capitalist, and now leads Sign's vision to build national-scale blockchain infrastructure. Why you...

Tony Pham is the CMO at Kava, a decentralized blockchain that combines the speed and interoperability of Cosmos with the developer power of Ethereum. Tony Pham lives in New York City and is a fractional CMO for various crypto and AI startups, including Kava and Superlayer portfolio companies.  Why you should listen The Kava Network is the first Layer-1 blockchain to combine the speed and scalabili...

Cole Chapman is the Co-Founder of Global Gold.  Cole is leading the tokenization of gold, creating a global liquidity layer that enables fractional ownership, on-chain liquidity, and collateralized lending. Why you should listen Global Gold is a blockchain-based financial protocol focused on bridging traditional gold markets with decentralized finance (DeFi). It enables the creation of digital tok...

Mitchell Nicholson is the founder of Sierra Labs. The SIERRA Liquid Yield Token (LYT) is built to deliver the best user experience across DeFi, CeFi, and TradFi. Why you should listen Sierra Protocol is the issuer of SIERRA, a liquid yield token (LYT) that offers the best risk-adjusted yield in a freely tradeable ERC20 token on Ethereum and Avalanche. SIERRA enables holders to earn passively accru...

Oliver Feldmeier is the founder of Griffin AI, the first no-code platform for building autonomous AI agents tailored to DeFi and crypto finance. Why you should listen Griffin AI is the first no-code platform for building autonomous AI agents tailored to DeFi and crypto finance. Their toolkit enables users to spin up agents in minutes, feed them real-time price, liquidity, and news data, and deploy...

Alexander Zahnd is the Interim CEO and Chief Financial Officer of Zilliqa, a leading Layer 1 blockchain platform. Why you should listen Zilliqa is a high-performance Layer 1 blockchain platform built to power scalable, secure, and interoperable decentralized applications. As the first public blockchain to implement sharding, Zilliqa has consistently pushed the boundaries of blockchain infrastructu...

Alessandro De Carli the founder at Acurast, a scalable, secure, decentralized compute network powered by the massive global base of modern smartphones. Why you should listen Acurast is a decentralized, serverless cloud platform that transforms everyday smartphones into secure computing nodes, removing the need for centralized data centers. By tapping into the massive global base of modern smartpho...

Gordan Kljajic is the co-founder of GEM DiCom - The first digital commodity backed by investment-grade gemstones with a real-time proof of reserve and minimal drawdown.   Why you should listen DiCom, short for Digital Commodity, is the term coined to describe what GEM actually represents. The word "token" has been diluted by years of speculative hype and vaporware, so GEM intentionally steps away...

Shahaf Bar-Geffen is the CEO for COTI, working on On-chain privacy for every user, everywhere.  Why you should listen Privacy isn't a luxury — it's the backbone of real freedom. It gives users the confidence to transact and explore without fear, and empowers builders to innovate without trade-offs. COTI is a high-performance, EVM-compatible privacy layer built on Garbled Circuits, a powerful crypt...

Michael Sena is the CSO and Co-founder of Recall, an on-chain arena where the community evaluates, ranks, and rewards the best AI. Why you should listen Recall is positioning itself as a decentralized skill-market for AI, where communities don't just consume AI but actively fund, rank, and discover it. Its core idea is that instead of centralized gatekeepers deciding which AI models get attention,...

Matt O'Connor is the Founder of Legion, a platform that provides early access to the best ICOs and pre-token sales. Why you should listen Legion is a merit-based, on-chain fundraising platform designed to bridge the gap between founders, VCs, and retail investors. Projects are evaluated not just on hype but on measurable signals (on-chain behavior, developer contributions, social metrics), and tho...

Michael Heinrich is co-founder and ceo of ØG Labs, building the 0G chain - the largest AI L1. Why you should listen ØG, short for Zero Gravity Labs, is staking its claim as the AI‐native Layer-1 blockchain: infinitely scalable, modular, and purpose-built to power the next generation of AI applications. What really stands out is how every piece of their stack is optimized for AI workloads—from a ch...

David Johnston is the Lead Technologist & Code Maintainer at Morpheus, a decentralized network of AI agents. An early pioneer in AI and Web3, David coined the term "DApps" in 2013 when he wrote the first white paper on "Decentralized Applications". Why you should listen Artificial Intelligence is rapidly advancing, but most of this progress is locked behind closed doors, controlled by a handful of...

Unique is a co-founder of Nibiru, the Web3 hub ushering in the next era of money. Nibiru is a blockchain and smart contract hub with DeFi, RWAs, and more. Why you should listen Nibiru is a Layer-1 blockchain built with performance and usability in mind. It uses the Cosmos SDK and is EVM-compatible, meaning developers used to Ethereum tooling can easily drop in. Its architecture is designed to deli...

Patrick Carey is the CTO of CoinTerminal, the industry's only launchpad with no token staking requirements. Why you should listen CoinTerminal positions itself as a crypto launchpad built for everyone — no staking, no gating, just open access. Anyone with a crypto wallet can join presales for new tokens without needing to lock up collateral or hold platform-specific tokens. Their model is refreshi...

Alexei Zamyatin is the co-founder of BOB, the gateway to Bitcoin Defi. Bob's hybrid model aligns with both Bitcoin and Ethereum, fusing the strengths of both networks to put BTC at the heart of DeFi. Why you should listen Bitcoin has long been the undisputed heavyweight in value, but its role in DeFi has been embarrassingly small—just 0.3% of total value locked (TVL), compared to Ethereum's ~30%....