Chinsanity Show

I sit down with Peter Labanov to learn about his journey from quitting high school at 15, to starting his first company, to building Pudgy Penguins. Peter Labanov, is the Cofounder & Chief Creative Officer (CCO) of Pudgy Penguins and Igloo Inc. Pudgy Penguins originated as a popular digital art collection in 2021 and quickly became one of the fastest growing IPs in the world. On this podcast,...

Is Dubai still a safe place to live? Here's a local perspective about Dubai. Rahim Mahtab is widely known as “Mr. Dubai” in the crypto community. Having grown up in the city, he has witnessed Dubai’s remarkable transformation into a global business and crypto hub over the past 20 years. Rahim talks about: ▪️Dubai Culture ▪️Working in Dubai ▪️His Career Journey ▪️Arts Dao, a crypto soho house Follo...

How do you turn your passion into a million dollar company? Here's how Gabby Dizon did it. Gabby Dizon, is the Cofounder of Yield Guild Games (YGG). YGG is the world's largest and one of the first crypto gaming guilds. It focuses on play-to-earn (P2E) and blockchain-based games, helping players discover games, build communities, and earn rewards together. Gabby talks about: ▪️Having the founder me...

Is being a CEO of a company really that glamorous? Here's how a CEO actually lives. Nenter Chow is the Global CEO of BitMart, a crypto exchange platform that sees over $10 billion in daily trading volume serving users from over 180+ different countries. He grew up in a typical asian household in America and started his finance career in New York around the time of the 2008 recession. He later led...

Full Podcast with Vi Powils, CEO of World of Women. World of Women is an OG NFT collection from 2021 which was invested by celebrities like Reese Weatherspoon and Eva Longoria. We chat about her journey from selling Lord of the Ring merch as a kid, to helping Pudgy Penguins make their first million, to becoming CEO of World of Women. FOLLOW VI POWILS 👇 X: https://x.com/ViPowow LEARN MORE ABOUT WO...

Full Podcast with Krish Gosai, Founder of Gosai Law Gosai Law is a leading law firm for crypto and web3 companies. We chat about how he became a crypto lawyer, crazy cases he's worked on, and his advice for aspiring entrepreneurs and lawyers. FOLLOW Krish Gosai 👇 IG: https://www.instagram.com/krishgosai X: https://x.com/kcgosai LEARN MORE ABOUT Gosai Law👇 Website: https://www.gosai.law/ FOLLOW M...

Full Podcast with Brian Hong, Head of APAC at Abstract. Abstract, is a blockchain designed to onboard the next millions of users to crypto through IP, games, and trading. We chat about his journey from starting a K-Pop agency, dropping out of NYU, being in the Korean military, and everything in between. FOLLOW BRIAN HONG 👇 X: https://x.com/BrianHong LEARN MORE ABOUT ABSTRACT👇 Website: https://ww...

I sit down with Aileen, Co-Founder of SuperNet, a blockchain designed for decentralized AI that allows you to truly own your data. We chat about her unique career journey, dating an AI, the future, and everything in between. FOLLOW AILEEN 👇 X: https://x.com/Aileentech LEARN MORE ABOUT SUPERNET AI👇 Website: https://www.supernet.xyz/ FOLLOW ME👇 X: https://x.com/chinsanity Timestamps: (00:00) Intr...

On this podcast episode, I chat with Jonathan Ludwig, Founder of FANtium a sports tech platform that uses crypto to help professional athletes get funding while incentivizing investors. FOLLOW JONATHAN LUDWIG👇 X: https://x.com/theluddi LEARN MORE ABOUT FANtium👇 Website: https://www.fantium.com/ FOLLOW ME👇 X: https://x.com/chinsanity Timestamps: ( 00:00) Intro ( 00:41 ) Day in a life of a startu...

On this podcast episode, I chat with Tania and Chase, Co-Founders of Gacha a platform bringing Pokemon cards to the blockchain. We chatted about their entrepreneur journey, how they started Gacha, overcoming failure, and everything in between! FOLLOW TANIA & CHASE👇 X: https://x.com/tanialemon_ X: https://x.com/chasexyz_ LEARN MORE ABOUT GACHA👇 Website: https://pull.gacha.game/ FOLLOW CHINSAN...

I recently had the honor to be on @Web3Wesley podcast to chat about my personal journey, Binance, and the crypto landscape. Hope you enjoy the pod! Timestamps: ( 00:00) Intro ( 00:34 ) My career journey ( 03:10) Finding my first client ( 05:38 ) Attempting to interview CZ ( 06:30) Binance... ( 11:01) Spending $90K on crypto parties ( 13:19) Trump & Crypto ( 15:46 ) Future of Crypto Games ( 20:...

On this podcast episode, I sit down with Tino Chan a digital art connoisseur from Asia to learn more about the world of digital art, NFTs, and everything in between. FOLLOW CHINSANITY👇 X: https://x.com/chinsanity FOLLOW TINO CHAN👇 X: https://x.com/tinoch IG: https://www.instagram.com/tinochantinoch Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:26 What's so special about CryptoPunks? 03:15 RTFKT, Murakami, Nike...

Can Beezie really become the world’s leading platform for collectibles? On this podcast, I chat with Andrea Miele, Co-Founder & CEO of Beezie to learn more about the collectibles market, her background, the future Beezie token, and everything in between! FOLLOW CHINSANITY👇X: https://x.com/chinsanity FOLLOW ANDREA👇X: https://x.com/AndreaMYellie LEARN MORE ABOUT BEEZIE 👇Website: https://beezi...

Can someone really quit nicotine while vaping? I sit down with Reffo, founder of Puffpaw to chat about vaping, consumers, life, and everything in between. FOLLOW CHINSANITY👇 X: https://x.com/chinsanity FOLLOW REFFO👇 X: https://x.com/web2reffo LEARN MORE ABOUT PUFFPAW 👇 Website: https://www.puffpaw.xyz/ Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (03:05) 1.3 billion smokers globally (07:53) How does Puffpaw work?...

I sit down with Jonah Lau, Head of Portfolio at Animoca Brands to chat about Open Campus, the education industry, working in crypto, and everything in between. FOLLOW CHINSANITY👇 X: https://x.com/chinsanity FOLLOW JONAH LAU👇 X: https://x.com/jonahlau_ LEARN MORE ABOUT OPEN CAMPUS 👇 Website: https://opencampus.xyz/ Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (03:06) The $5 trillion education market (12:08) Workin...

I sit down with Adam, Founder of Football. Fun to chat about the Patrica Evra partnership, Fantasy Sports, Crypto, and everything in between. Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (00:46) Adam's personal alpha (02:26) Patrica Evra partnership (05:51) 2026 plans (08:40) "Crypto's never been better" (12:31) Adam on American Football (13:39) Football. Fun origin story (19:35) Changing careers in your 30s (24:53)...

How is it like running a top marketing agency in crypto? I chat with Abhi, founder of AP Collective to talk about his upbringing, entrepreneurship, and building a marketing agency. Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (02:48) Relationship update with Apple (04:35) Importance of IRL events (10:40) AP Collective merch (15:50) Abhi's background (24:19) Working at startups as a teenager (31:03) Skipping college...

How does someone go from being Miss Global Korea Representative to becoming a CEO of crypto projects? I chat with Rosa, CEO of One Earth and MissW Global to chat about her Web3 journey. Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (00:29) Rosa's trip to China with Pengu Asia and One Earth (07:28) What did Rosa do before crypto (18:13) How does someone join a beauty pageant? (22:13) Life in your 20's (25:02)...

I sit down with Spencer, CEO of Orange Cap Games and Moonbirds to chat about Asia, Vibes, Moonbirds, $birb, and everything in between. Timestamps (00:00) Intro (01:55) Spencer's Asia trip experience (06:10) Orange Cap Games in Asia (09:09) China leading collectible trends (13:58) Vibes making their own paper (22:50) Pokemon cards vs Vibes cards (24:20) Acquiring Moonbirds (27:02) Creating the...

Will big animation studios use the blockchain one day? I chat with Andrew, CEO of Claynosaurz to learn more about Claynosaurz and why IPs should consider building on the blockchain. Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (02:49) What is Claynosaurz? (07:48) Entering the Asia market (12:52) The Pop-up store in Korea (14:40) Sui Fest in Singapore (22:07) Why build IP in Web3? (23:15) Studios aren't building...

I chat with Sean Tao, CEO of Edgen and Founding Partner of Everest Ventures Group (EVG) to talk about IP in web3, crypto in Asia, Edgen, and everything in between. Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (01:34) How EVG started with NBA Top Shot (05:40) What made NBA Top Shot successful? (10:31) IP with blockchain is super hard (14:01) EVG investing in Pudgy Penguins (20:00) NFT projects got corporate too fast...

I sit down with Barami Rai (Mr. B), Co-founder & CEO of DTC Group talk about Bitcoin, Crypto in Thailand, and building a business. Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (02:01) Thailand’s crypto tailwinds (03:39) Phuket vs. Bali for builders (04:53) Exchanges in Thailand (06:55) Unis, hackathons & grants (12:55) What DTC Group actually does (15:30) Dad orange-pills son (25:47) Complacency kills → exec...

Can people actually use Bitcoin to pay for everyday items? I sit down with Jan Smejkal, Chief Strategy Officer of Xverse and Founder of BTC Summit to chat about everything around Bitcoin. Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (01:02) The BTC Summit (04:34) Building on Bitcoin (07:59) Is Bitcoin tech too old? (11:49) Bitcoin is synonymous with crypto (12:11) 62% of crypto market is Bitcoin (14:58) What is goin...

How can you earn money online playing chess? I chat with Chevan Tin (Chev) from Anichess and Animoca Brands to talk about Anichess, gaming, surviving cancer, faith, and more. Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (02:01) Bali vs other cities for crypto conferences (05:56) What Magnus Carlsen (5x World Chess Champion) thinks of Anichess (09:17) Chev's thoughts on Pudgy Party (13:12) Playing Axie Infinity l...

I sit down with Edwin, Founder of Dojo3 to learn about his journey from building startups to creating a game using the blockchain. Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (00:53) Building on Abstract from BTS (07:04) What is Dojo3? (12:27) How to get Abstract XP playing Dojo3 (14:30) Talking to other chains besides Abstract (17:52) Pudgy vs Labubu (18:22) Building in Web2 to Web3 (22:51) How to overcome failure...