BlockTalk | Web3 | Crypto | DeFi

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Aaron has had a big passion for technology ever since his curiosity was piqued by online gaming, where he made a career for himself. The complex ecosystem of games got him interested, and he pivoted to dedicate himself to growth and strategy. Now, he stands at Osmosis Labs, the core team responsible for developing Osmosis, an appchain that serves as the DeFi Hub for the Cosmos Ecosystem. Time Stam...

Jeff is an artist who has been experimenting with tech for more than a decade. For him, exploring and getting into NFTs was a natural progression. He dived in, learned, and eventually got invited to join Artblocks to shape the boundaries and concepts of art and generative art in the blockchain and the world. Time Stamps 00:00 to 08:00 - Who’s Jeff 08:00 to 13:46 - Generative Art 14:30 to 17:00 - A...

Dave is an attorney specialized in security and intellectual property law. He works in the cannabis and psychedelics field. It was only after he was approached by a friend with questions about ICOs that he discovered the blockchain and its gray areas. From then on, Dave saw an opportunity to dive deep into one of the newest and most challenging fields there is. Time Stamps 00:00 to 06:16 - Who&apo...

Always mixing business and education, Khori has major experience managing for-profits and non-profits, with a big love for tech and always being an early adopter. Developing an interest in distributed ledger tech, and being passionate about decentralized inclusion and identity, he joined the ENS team to help on their mission to facilitate giving identity to web3 users. Time Stamps 00:00 to 07:10 -...

Charlie is a true Bitcoin OG, operating a mining business with a deep love for the BTC ethos. Although he has an orange heart, he is also very open-minded and eager to learn everything that resonates with fun. With that in mind, he participated in the first Ordinals and BRC-20 discussions, having a front seat to what is now considered the Bitcoin Summer. Time Stamps 00:00 to 05:55 - Who's Cha...

Trevor is a successful entrepreneur who has educated, taught, and coached several major companies in the traditional industry. Although he had contact with Bitcoin before, it was only after reaching out to Stacks and starting to build and invest in their ecosystem that he went full-on crypto, becoming one of the key public figures to speak daily about the Ordinals protocol and its importance to Bi...

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Danny and Mike share the same ethos that great things are only accomplished alongside thoughtful people. Danny is a crypto OG and a natural founder, having created everything from the Stanford Bitcoin Meetup to the largest exchange in Taiwan and On-Chain Monkeys. Mike began as a community member, finding the true meaning of community inside OCM and wanting to participate in it. Together, they disr...

Omran is a tech-savvy with a background in software architecture for more than 15 years, having worked in big companies such as Google and Intel. Max, on the other hand, even without a tech background, has always been curious about innovation and technology, using business models on the blockchain as his Master's thesis. Both have joined Cartesi, a protocol built on top of other layers for ap...

Z3th carved his way through crypto cycles, winning and losing but always learning. His knowledge made him aware of the Ordinals and BRC-20 waves in a way that he could position himself to make his mark by inscribing a whole gaming ecosystem into Bitcoin. Z3th also brings to the table valuable insights into Asian markets with also much love for meme culture. Time Stamps 00:00 to 09:56 - Who's...

It all started for Elena when she attended a dining event where the only topic was ETH. As an experienced engineer, not knowing what was being discussed got her interested, which led to her first ETH hackathon where she had her first contact with some big names broadening her horizons. From then on, being a blockchain evangelist, her interest in privacy and zkRollups led her to found Iron Fish, an...

Michael is a die-hard enthusiast of the crypto space. With a background in traditional finance and communications, he dove headfirst into the industry by connecting the dots for companies and projects. From educating and hosting his podcast to organizing speaker for large events such as NFT LA (now Outer Edge), his passion has led him to become the Chief Communications Officer for zKHoldem - the f...

Nikhil entered the crypto space motivated by the idea of financial inclusion and bypassing traditional financial institutions. With a background in economic consulting and a strong social consciousness, he was drawn to the Celo blockchain. Celo is the first mobile layer 1 carbon-negative chain, with the goal of building a new digital regenerative economy for all. Time Stamps 00:00 to 02:12 - Who’s...

Maika is a Forbes Under 30 jack-of-all-trades who first discovered Bitcoin back in 2013 while working as an acrobat for Cirque Du Soleil. She then pivoted to tech and the intersection between philosophy, founding Webacy, a solution to make self-custody more secure and protect against the unexpected. Time Stamps 00:00 to 07:10 - Who’s Maika and Webacy 07:10 to 11:15 - Personal Inheritance 11:15 to...

Rhys was already living the startup life, working in marketing for Y Combinator when he received an invitation to go down the Web3 rabbit hole with a former boss. Intrigued, he joined the Commonwealth team, an all-in-one DAO governance platform. They offer Ethereum snapshot voting and a user interface for on-chain proposals, voting and funding new projects. Currently, they are partnered with dYdX,...

Rebecca is a forward thinker who has always been at the forefront of innovation and technology. From working with AI before it was a trend to staying on top of financial and political vision, the importance of technology for the future always made sense to her. As soon as she learned about cryptocurrency, she delved deep, going from DeFi co-founding Skuchain to now her new mission co-founding Saga...

Kyler has a broad background story, from being a former professional snowboarder to working in banking, but as soon as he learned about Bitcoin, it clicked for him. A crypto OG, he has experienced both bears and bulls, with a great passion and interest for blockchain technology and gaming. Understanding the culture and the value proposition for collectibles, he had the idea of onboarding to web3 o...

Theo has a background in mathematics, which led him to the financial markets. He gained experience working with hedge funds and derivatives trading. With his solid financial knowledge and understanding of institutional weight, he and his co-founders are creating the first regulated derivatives exchange for institutions. Time Stamps 00:00 to 03:29 - Who’s Theodore 03:29 to 07:43 - Derivatives in Fi...

Batz is no stranger to digital arts, having worked on and refined his Generalist skills for over a decade. A big Pepe and internet culture lover, he found his tribe in the Smols community, where he not only found a community but also a way to express himself through Modern Memeism. Time Stamps 00:00 to 09:05 - Who’s Batz 09:05 to 12:37 - Through Line 12:37 to 18:03 - Pepes and Web3 Early Days 18:0...

Chaim started learning about blockchain in his early university years, where his curiosity and vision led to opportunities from internships to academic discussions. The combination of economics and tech opened doors to work with banks. After seeing the DeFi summer and recognizing some of its pain points, he had the idea of bringing credit and investments to a sustainable and impactful level by usi...

Gary saw an opportunity in web3 to facilitate, optimize, and build bridges between founders and product/market fits. Superlayer is a venture studio that differs from VCs and accelerators by committing to co-founding and shaping great ideas that will define web3 from end to end. Time Stamps 00:00 to 08:33 - Who’s Gary 08:33 to 12:45 - Venture Studio 12:45 to 19:42 - The Sweet Spot its in the Middle...

Marina is a computer scientist with a passion for technology. While she was learning her way through web3, she found a place as Product Manager at DexGuru. DexGuru is an aggregator exchange with real-time data that provides market insights for better trading decisions. Time Stamps 00:00 to 10:02 - Who’s Marina 10:02 to 12:28 - DexGuru 12:28 to 14:24 - User Perspective 14:24 to 19:04 - Aggregating...

Tommy plunged into web3 by joining Nifty Gateway in its early days, even though he didn't fully understand the technology at first. Onboarding many artists to their first NFT collection he realized not only the power of the tech, but the potential for building bridges. Taking another leap of faith, he then became Head of Partnerships at Manifold, the disruptive platform that is now empowering...

Kris is a professional photographer who saw in web3 a new space to connect, share, and create his art. With a different vision not only on how to approach the blockchain but how to network and collab with other artist, Kris manage to spread his art among other hands, in a powerful cross-collab of his work “By Way of Water”. Time Stamps 0:00 to 05:54 - Who’s Kris 05:55 to 09:10 - Photographers Tran...