CryptoNews Podcast

William E. Quigley is a cryptocurrency and blockchain investor. He has incubated and invested in more than 30 bitcoin, blockchain, and cryptocurrency-related investments and co-developed the first crypto derivative used to trade pre-release Ethereum. He co-founded Tether, the first fiat-backed stablecoin and most traded cryptocurrency to date, GoCoin, a pioneering crypto payments processor, and co...

Ramani Ramachandran (Ram) is the Founder and CEO of Router Labs, which runs Router Protocol, a cross-chain infrastructure project, and Dfyn, a cross-chain AMM. Ram has been in crypto since 2014. Before Crypto, Ram was in the financial services industry and spent time across various functions, including product management, research, fundraising, and investments across the US, Europe, and Asia. In t...

Anjali Young is the Co-Founder and CCO of Abridged Inc, the maker of Collab. Land. Anjali has been active in online communities since 1993 as a member and in leadership positions. She has also worked as a lawyer, adjunct professor, and early tech startup employee. In addition to her interest in online communities and web3 onboarding, she is passionate about NFTs and the artists who create them. He...

Deniz Dalkilic is the CTO of MRHB and Co-Founder of Paribus. Deniz has a Master of Science in Computer Software Engineering from the City University of London and a strong software development career for over ten years. Scouted by Tottenham Hotspur FC at 13, Deniz was actively involved in football until interrupted by certain health issues, whereupon he decided to pursue software engineering inste...

John Shutt is a smart contract engineer at UMA and co-founder of the Across Protocol, a secure and decentralized cross-chain bridge. He has been working on cryptocurrency and encrypted messaging systems for over a decade. In this conversation, we discuss: - Encrypted messaging systems - UMA 2.0 - UMA staking - Data Verification Mechanism - Hardened security systems - Solutions for on-chain transac...

Medha Parlikar is the Co-Founder and CTO of CasperLabs. Medha started working with technology in the early 80s. For the past two decades, she has been delivering production software at Adobe, Omniture, Avalara, MP3.com, and DivX. She strives to deliver high-quality production software while inspiring technical teams to solve tough problems and do their best work. She fell down the blockchain rabbi...

Rashid Ajami is the Co-Founder & CEO of Metropolis World, a metaverse experience and virtual landscape comprised of stunning art, a physi-digital marketplace, and an immersive itinerary of curated programming, perks, and events. Rashid is also an electronic music producer and sound design artist based in London. He has released critically acclaimed tracks on renowned labels such as Anjunadeep,...

Griffin Anderson is CEO of Phi Labs, a core contributor to Archway, the first layer-1 blockchain featuring developer rewards designed and built directly into the protocol itself. As former Head of Product at Ignite (formerly Tendermint) and former Senior Director of Product Management at ConsenSys, Griffin is well-versed in all aspects of consensus and Layer-1 mechanics. Griffin was also a Founder...

Scott Shapiro is the Senior Director of Product Management at Coinbase, where he leads a team that builds Coinbase’s trading products for consumers. Crypto has been a passion since he first discovered bitcoin in 2013. This drove him to leave almost a decade of building advertising products at Facebook and Google to join Coinbase in 2019. In this conversation, we discuss: - Current trends in advanc...

Kieran Warwick is the Co-Founder of Illuvium and is a proven serial entrepreneur. Working alongside his brother Kain Warwick in e-commerce, Kieran was exposed to Bitcoin and Ethereum early on. His enthusiasm for the crypto space led to joining Blueshyft. While there, Kieran successfully onboarded major Australian Exchanges and started the world’s first OTC cryptocurrency exchange. Additionally, Ki...

Thomas Kralow is a financial markets expert, influencer, mentor and entrepreneur behind ‘University Grade Trading Education , an accredited trading learning program that offers the necessary tools to become a consistent trader or investor. In this conversation, we discuss: - What is currently affecting the price of Bitcoin, and what will happen long term? - Is crypto bouncing back or has it yet to...

Originally from Canada, Trevor set out in 1996 with a backpack and a taste for adventure. Three years and four continents later, he found himself in Scotland, fell in love with the country and decided to stay. In 2008 he graduated from Edinburgh University and Edinburgh College of Art with an MA (Hons) in Fine Art and was appointed director of charity Art in Healthcare in Edinburgh. He went on to...

Shehan Chandrasekera is the Head of Tax Strategy at CoinTracker, a Forbes Crypto Tax Analyst, and a CPE instructor who has won multiple awards: 2020 & 2019 CPA Practice Advisor 40 under 40 accounting professionals, Outstanding Young CPA of the year, Rising Star of Texas & Among 21 accountants mentioned on Accounting Today who will be helping shape (and reshape) accounting in 2020 and beyon...

Jamie Thomson is the CEO of Vulcan Forged, one of the leading blockchain game studios and makers of VulcanVerse powered by $PYR. Vulcan Forged is an established non-fungible token (NFT) game studio, marketplace, and Decentralized App incubator with 15 games, a userbase of 120,000, and a top 10 NFT marketplace volume. He lives in Greece, graduating with a Master in Education and Artificial Intellig...

Josh Kriger is the Co-Founder of Edge of NFT (formerly known as NFT LA) and Co-Host of The Edge of NFT Podcast. He is a serial entrepreneur from Boston, who has launched and consulted with businesses across various industries (food, fashion, art, and entertainment). Josh is ex big 5 senior manager and led an array of multi-million, complex data analytics and geospatial data projects. Josh has dabb...

Derek Lau is the VP of Immutable Games Studio and brings a unique blend of experience in start-ups and strategy into the world of web3 and blockchain gaming. Derek had successfully led GoG from the ground up into a community of 400k gamers, $20m in revenue through NFT sales, and a token valued at $300m+. He is an ex-management consultant from Oliver Wyman, where he was responsible for developing a...

Nimantha Siriwardana is the Co-Founder and CTO of Metacask, the marketplace for high-quality spirits. Nim spearheads the platform, helping producers and brands streamline the transaction process and introduce NFTs as digital proofs of purchase. Metacask also offers the spirits industry’s first fully-integrated inventory management, asset tracking, and marketing solution. Nim has over 20 years of e...

Jawad Ashraf is the CEO and Co-Founder of Virtua, a gamified metaverse that provides immersive social, web3 gaming, digital collectible, and interactive experiences. He is an entrepreneurial industry leader in blockchain technology, the metaverse, emerging tech, and innovation, as he’s built a career-launching and leading multiple successful businesses. In this conversation, we discuss: - The comp...

Jacob Robinson is the host of the Law of Code podcast, Director of Operations at the DAO Research Collective, and an incoming associate in the FinTech group at McCarthy Tétrault LLP. In this conversation, we discuss: - Crypto enforcement in Canada - Focus of regulators on exchanges - History of Canadian corporate law - History of securities in Canada - How crypto could be governed - Tension betwee...

Tatsuya (Tats) Kohrogi is the Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Global Business for Digital Entertainment Asset, also known as DEA. Tats is responsible for leading the company’s global operations. He has an extensive background in sales, marketing, business development, and startup management. Prior to joining the company, he was a senior partner manager at Meta managing business partnerships for...

Marc Seal is the Co-Founder and CEO of Sortium. With over a decade of experience in the technology industry, Marc has a proven track record of successful product builds and team leadership while partnering with major industry leaders, such as Marvel, Fox, Lucasfilm, Toho, MLB, and more. Marc’s early exposure to game consoles and the film industry sparked his initial interest in how entertainment e...

Sasha Tityanko serves as Deputy CEO and Art Director at Sensorium. With over 15 years of experience in the international entertainment industry, Sasha is behind the virtual creations and product marketing campaigns of Sensorium Galaxy — a next-generation social metaverse developed in collaboration with the world’s top artists, producers, and media partners. Before joining the company, Sasha repres...

Tony Cheng is a Managing Partner at Foresight Ventures, where he covers Web3 investments for the firm while also acting as Head of Corporate Development at Bitget Exchange. Formerly an investor at Sequoia Capital China and 3G Capital, Tony is well-versed in both traditional and crypto VC. Tony has also worked as a consultant at Oliver Wyman after earning his business degree from Saïd Business Scho...

Mara Schmiedt is the Chief Growth Officer at Alluvial. Mara focuses on advancing industry participation and adoption of Liquid Collective, seeking out world-class partnership opportunities, and overseeing Business Development, Sales, and other strategic functions. Mara recently joined Alluvial as Chief Growth Officer from Coinbase, where she served as the Head of Sales for Coinbase Cloud, the lead...

Nick Saponaro is the CEO of Divi Project and its Fintech Innovation Centre, Divi Labs. Nick is also an entrepreneur, crypto enthusiast, investor and keynote speaker who is regularly featured in the media talking about crypto related issues.  Nick started investing in cryptocurrencies in 2013, however, his crypto career really began straight out of high school when he started a custom PC business t...