Cryptoconomy

Dive into the world of circular sustainable technology with Haiko Huvenaars, the CEO and founder of Candour. Digital, as we explore the company’s mission, how blockchain can enable sustainable economies, and the innovative non-fungible solutions Candour has already placed in international retail stores. Haiko sheds light on the challenges of implementing circular economy practices and reveals the...

In this follow-up episode, we journey deeper into the intricate world of crypto marketing, loyalty, and community building with the CEO of ShopX. We'll recap some of the highlights from our previous conversation, exploring recent innovations, bear market learnings, and the philosophies that shape dedicated founders into lifelong builders. Get firsthand insights into how they landed major partn...

Learn all about Bitcoin DeFi from the "Uniswap" of Bitcoin Is Bitcoin DeFi about to overtake ETH? Can we build the library of Alexandria on BTC? Will Bitcoin L2’s fight inflation and censorship? Tune in for everything you need to know about the next generation of DeFi, from the wallets you’ll need, to the exchanges you can use, and the protocols like stacks and ordinals that make it poss...

In this episode, Mark sits down with Ash Hovhannisyan, a bitcoin mining entrepreneur who has hosted hardware all over the world. Learn how to set up small or institutional mining operations, where to do it, how mining affects the grid and what's it's like finding rack space in Paraguayan chicken coops.  Connect with Ash on LinkedIn Follow Cryptoconomy on Twitter

In this episode, we'll be discussing how brands are leveraging NFT's to improve customer engagement and loyalty. Tune in to learn more about the different ways NFTs can be leveraged to improve supply chain management, affiliate incentives, product promotions, and much more. Hear how they've integrated with a Web 2.0 world, and the questions that the biggest companies are asking about NFTs. If you'...

Mark Kilaghbian and AXIA founder Nick Agar chat with Winter Liu, an entrepreneur and AXIA Advisor with over 15 years of experience in mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and business operations, who has aggregated deal volumes of over $2 billion. He has successfully invested in several industries, including aviation, technology, energy, agriculture, education, and hospitality businesses. Win...

In part 2 of this episode Mark continues his conversation with Nick Agar, the founder of AXIA—a new digital currency establishing a revolutionary economic paradigm that puts power and opportunity back in the hands of everyday people. Join the pair as they dive into the nuance of the unique hyper-deflationary tokenomics of AXIA and its community-based ecosystem consisting of a suite of apps, encryp...

In this episode Mark sits down with Nick Agar, the founder of AXIA—a new digital currency establishing a revolutionary economic paradigm that puts power and opportunity back in the hands of everyday people. Join the pair as they dive into the nuance of the unique hyper-deflationary tokenomics of AXIA and its community-based ecosystem consisting of a suite of apps, encrypted telecom project, as wel...

In this episode Mark sits down with Ed to discuss how crypto can be used to fuel a global, private, UBI market by using fractals of infrastructure to empower individuals with their data and the value they create. We discuss how various organizations can interoperate to achieve mutual goals, the role of governments and how they might use UBI for good/bad, and how UBI might re-orient human labor int...

In today's episode Mark talks with the cofounders of 3Box, a company creating the shared backend for Web3 with P2P profiles, wallets, and storage.  Learn more about the types of companies already decentralizing their user's data with 3Box, how decentralized messaging gives power to the people, and why you should live in a world where your files go through 3Box instead of Dropbox. Visit their...

Today, Mark has Forbes contributor Shehan back on the podcast to discuss how recent regulations may affect your tax return if you've invested in cryptocurrencies this year. Learn how to avoid a visit from the IRS, and the best tools to quickly calculate what you owe, and (if this year hasn't been so great for your portfolio) how to report or roll over losses. Don't check the crypto box on your tax...

Today, Mark sits down with two Cofounders of Constellation Network,   the world’s only Blockchain technology designed for Big Data, providing infrastructure for an open decentralized data marketplace and an enterprise grade software solution for data provenance and integrity. The trio discusses how their platform allowed them to secure one of the only blockchain contracts with the US Air-forc...

In this episode, Mark sits down with Trent McConaghy to discuss how Ocean Protocol is building a foundation for data to drastically improve everything from AI & autonomous vehicles to cancer screenings and diagnosis. Learn more about how Ocean is utilizing their token to incentivize users to permission their data, while encouraging developers to unlock its potential in a way that still preserv...

On today's episode, Mark talks to Frank Mong about creating a decentralized network for IoT devices with Helium, a company that promises to connect millions of devices with a single hardware hotspot. With less than 100 in a city, the team envisions a world where connecting to the internet is less reliant on a few gatekeepers. Buy a hotspot and start mining tokens while helping connect the wor...

On today's show, Mark sits down with Luke Mulks, the Director of Business Development at Brave Software. Led by the creator of Javascript and Mozilla, Brave has developed a privacy focused browser that blocks trackers, speeds up browsing, and pays you for every ad you see. With over 8 million monthly active users, Brave has fundamentally re-engineered how we interact with the internet, going so fa...

On today’s show, Mark sits down with Patrick Duffy, cofounder of “The Giving Block”, a platform that allows individuals to donate cryptocurrencies to non-profits. This DC company has found innovative ways to make inroads in a city often opposed to crypto, with their current portfolio of clients including the Human Rights Foundation, Brave Browser, the Dementia Society of America, and the Lupus Fou...

Today Mark speaks with Morgan Steckler about integrating IRA’s with cryptocurrencies. Morgan is the CSO of iTrustCapital, a platform dedicated to allowing people to actively trade crypto and alternative assets like gold/real estate, using their existing IRA or 401k accounts. Mark and Morgan discuss the launch of his new platform, how it's built to remove to guesswork from cryptocurrency investing,...

Today Mark joins friend of the show Jared Moore to discuss memecoins, including MORTY$ a memecoin on EOS that's blowing up. Jared’s partners in crime, Bryan and Kurt, have collectively helped mine over 1% of all total BTC, while working on everything from decentralized email (dmail) to EOS games & apps. In this episode, we’ll discuss the MORTYS token, a currency developed to bribe, without eve...

On today’s episode, Mark sits down with his cofounder Dana Budzyn, the CEO of UBDI (which stands for Universal Basic Data Income) to discuss personal data ownership, data privacy, and how they plan to monetize and securitize data. They’ll talk about surveillance capitalism, valuable data types, broker networks, international regulation and how you can reclaim the value of your “digital self.” Is d...

 Today Mark speaks with Morgan Steckler about integrating IRA’s with cryptocurrencies. Morgan is the CEO of iTrustCapital, a platform dedicated to allowing people to actively trade crypto and alternative assets like gold/real estate, using their existing IRA or 401k accounts. Mark and Morgan discuss the role of alternative assets in volatile economies, existing retirement account options, and...

Can we treat our homes like equities? Today Mark talks with QuantmRE CEO Matthew Sullivan about his vision to add liquidity to property investments while reducing homeowner's reliance on other credit options like subprime mortgages. QuantmRE is building the world’s first membership-driven, vertically integrated real estate stockmarket that enables fractional interests in real estate investments to...

Today, Mark sits down down Wikipedia cofounder and Everipedia CIO Larry Sanger, to discuss the evolution of Wikipedia, and the driving forces behind the blockchain-based Everipedia. We'll touch on Wikileaks, the Wikipedia nuclear option, censorship, and evolution of the way we share news, facts, and ideas on the internet. Get involved with our newest project by signing up for the Universal Basic D...

Internxt plans to lay the foundation for a truly decentralized internet with their cloud storage network for files from videos to webpages. Internxt promises competitively priced crowdsourced storage with speeds to match of exceed centrally located hosting facilities. The cloud computing industry is estimated to be a $186.4 billion-dollar market in 2018 and is expected to reach $302.5 billion by 2...

Kory Hoang is the CEO of Stably (USDS), a regulated and transparent Stable coin hoping to take on the current market leader, Tether. Stably makes transacting in cryptocurrencies more palatable by eliminating their inherent volatility in respect to the dollar. By making StableUSD redeemable and pegged 1-to-1 with US dollars, Stably can virtually eliminate volatility while still retaining many usefu...

Today we're sitting down with companies live at the LA Crypto Invest Summit. Some touting over 50 million users, 50 million in revenue, and 60 odd reasons why blockchain is poised to shine brighter in 2019. Hear from a decentralized messenger taking on whatsapp, CBD oil tokenizing cannabis, and crypto luminaries explaining words like Ikigai. *This recording sounds as hectic as it was, but we promi...