CryptoNews Podcast

Lark Davis is the Founder of the weekly crypto newsletter Wealth Mastery. It combines insider insights and in-depth market analysis to offer cryptocurrency investors the best opportunities to grow their wealth, stay ahead of the curve, and avoid costly mistakes. Lark has been a crypto investor for 5+ years and has made millions of dollars—while also suffering significant losses—in the markets. In...

Steven Goldfeder, CEO of Offchain Labs, is a key blockchain innovator who developed Arbitrum—the largest and most advanced Ethereum tech stack—authored "Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies," and pioneered multi-party computation, shaping the future of blockchain interaction for consumers and institutions alike. In this conversation, we discuss: - The founding story of Arbitrum - Buil...

Antonio Juliano is a software engineer and Founder/CEO of the world's leading decentralized exchange for cryptocurrencies, dYdX. After obtaining a computer science degree at Princeton University in 2015, Antonio started working at Coinbase as a software engineer, where he learned about cryptocurrency and the world of blockchain. In this conversation, we discuss: - Antonio’s return as CEO of d...

Veronica McGregor has served as Chief Legal Officer of Exodus since January 2022. Prior to joining Exodus, Veronica was the chief legal officer of ShapeShift from 2018 to 2021, where she managed in-house legal and compliance functions, global legal strategy, governmental relations, and regulatory affairs. Prior to that, she was a partner at Goodwin Proctor from 2016 to 2018 and Hogan Lovells from...

Alan Orwick is the Co-Founder of Quai Network, the only fully scalable and programmable Proof-of-Work Layer 1 designed for global commerce. He also serves as the CEO of Dominant Strategies, the development behind Quai Network devoted to building blockchain tooling and infrastructure. Previously an Apple software engineer, Alan is committed to continuing to innovate the Quai Network with his engine...

Solo Ceesay is CEO and Co-Founder at Calaxy. Before co-founding Calaxy with his business partner, Brooklyn Nets star Spencer Dinwiddie, Solo held the position of Securitization Investment Banker at Citi after graduating from the Wharton School of Business. As a 30-year-old tech founder, Solo has successfully spearheaded over $33.5 million in private funding for Calaxy. He was named one of Variety’...

Georgios Vlachos , Co-Founder of Axelar protocol and director at Axelar Foundation. Georgios received his BSc and MS Eng. in computer science at MIT. After graduation, he became part of the Algorand founding team, where he worked on the design and development of the consensus protocol and other core components. While in high school, Georgios became the first Greek to win a gold Medal at the Intern...

Jason Zhao is the Chief Protocol Officer and Co-founder of Story, the world’s IP blockchain. Jason was the youngest ever Product Manager at DeepMind focused on productionizing Google’s cutting-edge artificial intelligence models across industrial and enterprise applications. He is an active angel investor in frontier technology startups. Jason served as the founding Editor-in-chief of Stanford Rew...

Vugar is an award-winning senior manager and communications expert with 15 years of progressive hands-on experience spanning Fortune 500 giants to dynamic startups, currently serving as Chief Operating Officer at Bitget. A stalwart in the Web3 and blockchain arena, Vugar previously assumed the role of Chief Marketing Officer at Beincrypto, leaving an indelible mark on the industry. His journey ext...

Jeff Garzik is the co-founder and CEO of Bloq and leader of the Hemi Network project. He has long been at the center of developing and commercializing open-source software related to Bitcoin and blockchain technology. Previously, he spent five years as a Bitcoin core developer and ten years at Red Hat. In this conversation, we discuss: - The Future of Bitcoin - Bridging Bitcoin and Ethereum - Proo...

Jeff Garzik is the co-founder and CEO of Bloq and leader of the Hemi Network project. He has long been at the center of developing and commercializing open-source software related to Bitcoin and blockchain technology. Previously, he spent five years as a Bitcoin core developer and ten years at Red Hat. In this conversation, we discuss: - Network states - the next big trend - The power of Linux - J...

Sunny Aggarwal is the Co-Founder of Osmosis, the premier DEX and DeFi hub for the Cosmos ecosystem and beyond. To date, the Osmosis DEX has facilitated over $35 Billion in trading volume, and more than 100 separate blockchains have connected to the Osmosis blockchain. At Tendermint, Sunny served as a Core Developer of the Cosmos SDK and contributed to the development and launch of Cosmos and IBC....

George Bousis is a serial entrepreneur and angel investor at the forefront of the payments, loyalty, and blockchain industries. As the Founder, CEO, and Chairman of Raise, he launched the world's leading platform for digital gift cards. Under his leadership, Raise achieved over $5 billion in sales and saved its customers upwards of $250 million. Raise is recognized globally as a pioneer in th...

Anthony Georgiades is co-founder of Pastel Network, a fully decentralized, developer-friendly layer-1 blockchain serving as the preeminent protocol standard for non-fungible tokens ("NFTs") and Web3 technology. While performing his duties as President, Anthony is also a General Partner at Innovating Capital, a technology fund focused on disruptive companies and digital assets that have i...

Azeem Khan is the Co-Founder and COO of Morph, an EVM Layer-2 blockchain company focused on user-friendly options for developers to create finance, gaming, social media, and entertainment apps. Azeem aims to broaden the global exposure of Web3 projects through the building of critical relationships and deals with NGOs, governments, and for-profit companies. He is a consultant to the UNICEF Crypto...

Federico Brokate, VP, is the Head of the U.S. Business at 21.co . In this capacity, he oversees the growth of the U.S. business, providing investors with the most access, convenience, and quality in the digital asset ETF industry. Previously, Federico led the iShares Business Strategy team at BlackRock, where he created and executed strategic initiatives driving organic asset and revenue growth. H...

Roham Gharegozlou is the Founder and CEO of Dapper Labs, and a Board Member of the Flow Foundation. After founding Axiom Zen in 2012, he developed multiple award-winning products and companies, including Routific and Zenhub. During this time, his team introduced ERC-721 to mainstream audiences and coined the term "NFT" with CryptoKitties, one of the first blockchain games to gain widespr...

Isha Varshney is the Head of Ecosystem at the Celo Foundation. Isha has expertise in decentralized finance, digital currency, and the intersection of technology and economic and social inequality. She also supports global pilots developing Web3 use cases and reimagining infrastructure in emerging markets to increase financial inclusion. Isha previously co-founded a fintech company. She has an MBA...

Pascal Gauthier is the Chairman & CEO of Ledger, a tech company that specializes in developing secure hardware for consumers and enterprise-grade custody solutions for institutions, enabling the storage and management of cryptocurrencies and NFTs. He began his career at Kelkoo, later acquired by Yahoo, and was COO at Criteo, where he played a key role in the company's pivot to advertising...

Michael Kong is an influential thought leader and developer concentrated on the expansion of blockchain technology and CEO and CIO of Sonic Labs (previously Fantom). Before Sonic, Kong served as CTO of myStake, Digital Currency Holdings, and Liberté & Co. He has been a part of the ETH community since 2013. In this conversation, we discuss: - Rebranding from Fantom to Sonic Labs - Everyone laun...

Pratik Gauri is the founder & CEO of 5ire.org, one of the world’s fastest-growing unicorns that achieved the coveted billion-dollar valuation less than one year from the day it was founded. He conceptualized the term 5th industrial revolution as a founding principle for shaping a for-purpose world that combines sustainability, innovation, and business viability. In this conversation, we discus...

John Patrick Mullin is a Hong Kong-based entrepreneur and builder, focused on DeFi, blockchain technology, digital assets, and Web3. John has been investing/building in the crypto and digital assets space for over 10 years, having worked in decentralized finance and exchange/brokerage businesses. John helped found MANTRA, a Layer 1 blockchain for RWA tokenization, and has raised tens of millions o...

Edison Chen is the Co-founder and CEO of CUDIS, a Web3 startup incentivizing healthy habits. A UCLA grad and serial entrepreneur, he has managed a $200 million fund in a top-tier VC with a background in consumer tech, fashion and blockchain. In this conversation, we discuss: - What are the benefits of web3 for wearables? (data, incentives) - DePIN wellness and wearable products - The intersection...

Hugo Philion, a globally recognized speaker and thought leader, is a Co-Founder of Flare and CEO of Flare Labs. Flare is the blockchain for data: an EVM smart contract platform specifically designed to support data-intensive use cases, including machine learning, real-world asset tokenization, gaming, and social. In this conversation, we discuss: - The problem of existing oracle systems - How Flar...

Bill Laboon is the Director of Education and Governance Initiatives at the Web3 Foundation, after spending the previous five years teaching Computer Science at the University of Pittsburgh. He is the author of two books: A Friendly Introduction to Software Testing, an undergraduate textbook; and Strength in Numbers, a near-future novel set in a world in which cryptocurrency has eliminated traditio...