Off The Record with Tanya

Real world assets (RWAs) are becoming one of the most talked about ideas in crypto. In this episode of Off The Record, I sat down with Abhi Pingle, founder of Theo Network, to talk about the future of tokenizing real-world assets and what it actually takes to bring traditional financial products on-chain. Before building Theo, Abhi spent years trading global macro. That background shaped how he th...

For years, Singapore has positioned itself as one of the most important crypto hubs in the world. But what does building in the region actually look like from inside a global exchange? In this episode, I sit down with Hassan Ahmed, Singapore Country Director of Coinbase, to unpack his journey into crypto and explore how exchanges think about trust, regulation, and market structure across Southeast...

For years, getting listed on a major exchange was seen as the ultimate milestone in crypto. But what does the industry actually look like from inside an exchange? In this episode, I sit down with Kevin Lee, Chief Business Officer of Gate, to unpack his journey from traditional finance into crypto and explore how liquidity, regulation, and market structure are shaping the next phase of the industry...

What happens when you burn a $100K painting and turn it into a blockchain moment, and what does it actually take to build something real after the spectacle? In this episode of Off the Record, I sit down with Burnt Banksy (Anthony Anzalone), the founder who set fire to a Banksy, sold it as an NFT, and became one of the most talked-about figures of the early NFT cycle. We go back to the beginning:...

What does it actually take to build infrastructure at scale and what happens when AI demand collides with decentralized compute? In this episode of Off the Record, I sit down with Mark Rydon, co-founder of Aethir, a project pushing the boundaries of decentralized GPU infrastructure and cloud computing. I was part of Aethir’s early team, and we go back to the beginning: the messy early days, the st...

Who sets the odds, and why do markets move before narratives catch up? In this episode of Off the Record, I sit down with Art Malkov, an operator who’s been early to some of crypto’s most important networks. Art was the first CMO of Polymarket, helping shape its positioning as prediction markets moved from niche experiments to real information infrastructure. Before that, he led marketing at Zilli...