Somi Arian Podcast

My guest on today’s show is Beryl Li, an entrepreneur in the blockchain gaming space and the cofounder of Yield Guild Games. YGG is a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) that invests in non-fungible tokens (NFTs), which are utilized in virtual worlds and blockchain-based games.  Gaming is an area that I know very little about but as we enter the Metaverse, it’s becoming ever more important...

My guest on today’s podcast is Gmoney, an NFT thought-leader, entrepreneur and the founder of Admit One who is innovating in the lifestyle and luxury space for the Crypto-native audience. This is Gmoney’s second time on the show, this time giving us more details about the recent announcement of his new brand, 9dcc. 

My guest on today’s podcast is Debbie Soon, Co-Founder of HUG, a Web3 company she is building together with Randi Zuckerberg.  HUG has an exciting business model comprising an accelerator for NFT projects and now an NFT review platform. This was such a refreshing conversation and it felt like a mini course in all things Web3. 

My guest on today’s podcast is Dmitry Buterin, the father of Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum’s co-founder and creator. Dmitry and I have a lot in common as immigrants. Like myself, Dmitry grew up in a dictatorship. For people like us, decentralisation really makes sense and it becomes super clear why we need it. It was really fun talking to someone who has had a role to play in bringing one of the geniu...

Evin McMullen is the Co-Founder of Disco.xyz, working on building decentralized identity in the metaverse, ensuring that we maintain control of our own data.  In today’s episode of the Somi Arian podcast, Evin takes us deeper into Disco.xyz and the importance of verifiable credentials (VCs) in the Web3 era. 

My guest on today’s podcast is Karl Floersch, one of my favourite people in the Ethereum community. I first heard him on the Bankless Podcast and I was really touched by his optimistic outlook on technology as a whole and on Blockchain and Ethereum in particular. It’s no wonder he is now the Chief Technology Officer at Optimism, an Ethereum Layer 2 scaling solution.  We talked about tokenisation's...

My guest on today’s episode of the Somi Arian Podcast is the Co-Founder & CIO of Ikiguy Asset Management, Travis Kling. Travis is a great leader in the Web3 space and he regularly appears on a number of podcasts that I often listen to, including the Pomp Podcast, What Bitcoin Did and Coin Desk.  Travis and I spoke about a number of topics to do with the Web3 space and we also touched upon somethin...

My guest on today’s podcast is one of the most influential people in the Crypto and NFT space right now. Gmoney is a Crypto-Native Entrepreneur and Investor, and the Creator of Admit One, a collection of 1000 NFTs that give you access to his Discord.  Following this interview G and I had a long conversation off the record about things that he is not yet ready to discuss publicly and all I can say...

In today’s episode of the Somi Arian Podcast, we have two guests!  Tim Beiko runs the core protocol meetings for Ethereum and coordinates some of the most important movements as Ethereum advances towards the merge. The merge is when Ethereum transitions from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake, known as the most significant protocol change in history. I have a video on YouTube where I’ve explained the...

Our guest on today’s podcast is Carly Reilly, the host of a brilliant podcast called Overpriced JPEGs. If you’re a member of InPeak, you’ve probably heard me mention Carly and her show. She’s the reason why I discovered a number of top NFT projects including Moonbirds! In addition to that, Carly also worked on Andrew Yang’s campaign during his time as a presidential candidate. So we both have that...

Our guest on today’s podcast is known as Zeneca_33, a well-respected NFT influencer, founder of ZenCademy and the host of ZenChats Podcast. He also appears on Overpriced JPEGs every other week. Zeneca is extremely wise and well, extremely Zen! He is the sweetness and light in the community when prices are shooting up in the bull market, and he lifts us when we are in the depth of the bear market. ...

Our guest on today’s podcast is Justin Mezzell, one of the most credible leaders in the NFT community. He is the Co-Founder of Proof and Moonbirds and the creative mind behind the Moonbirds NFT collection. Previously to Moonbirds, he also Co-Founded and continues to run a project on Solana called Grim Syndicate. Justin and I touched upon a number of different topics around NFTs, building new cultu...

Our guest on today’s show is Stephan Livera, Managing Director of Swan Bitcoin International, and the host of the Stephan Livera Podcast, one of the leading Bitcoin podcasts out there. Stephan and I have slightly different views of blockchain technology and all the different cultural shifts that it has enabled. I personally hold the view that blockchain only got started with Bitcoin, similarly to...

Our guest on Today’s podcast is Steven McClurg, CIO and Co-Founder of Valkyrie Investment.  In today’s episode of the Somi Arian Podcast Steve and I discuss the role of VCs in the Blockchain space, the institutional adoption of Crypto and whether decentralization should become a value that we adopt in society and whether DAOs could disrupt the VC model.  Steven has some great perspectives on these...

Matthew Pines is is a Fellow at the Bitcoin Policy Institute specializing in national security. He has also written an in-depth report for the Bitcoin Policy Institute which we discuss. In today’s episode of the Somi Arian Podcast, Matthew and I dive into some profound and complex questions around bitcoin and macroeconomic shifts, including the United Kingdom opening up to Crypto assets. This was...

David Heinemeier Hansson is a programmer and the creator of the popular Ruby on Rails web development framework. He is also the co-founder of Basecamp, a fantastic platform for workplace scheduling and productivity which I’ve personally used. David also co-wrote Agile Web Development, a book about Remote working over a decade before we all started getting on Zoom.  I discovered David on the Bankle...

Amrita Sethi is the first NFT artist in the UAE. In 2021 she was nominated by Dubai Arts and Culture to receive the prestigious Golden Visa Residency in Dubai for 10 years for her contribution to the Digital Art Market in the UAE. In today’s episode of the Somi Arian Podcast Amrita and I speak about her art and how NFTs can empower artists in the age of Web3. I learned a lot from this interview an...

My guest on today’s episode of the Somi Arian Podcast is Allyson Downey, the CEO of Stellar, and Co-Founder of Meta Angels, an NFT membership community harnessing the metaverse to unlock real-life opportunities, founded on the values of generosity, transparency, and accessibility. They have a great business model and I think you will really enjoy learning about it.   Outline ⤵️ 00:00 Intro 41:12 S...

Lavinia D Osbourne is a Blockchain, Fintech & Welltech thought leader and LinkedIn-Top Voice. She is also the founder of Women in Blockchain Talks, an award-winning networking and educational platform that shines a spotlight on dynamic women in the Blockchain ecosystem. Lavinia has also been a regular speaker and educator on the FemPeak platform and we love having her in our sessions.  In this epi...

Tara Annison is Head of Technical Crypto Advisory at Elliptic. She is also the winner of Young Leader of the Year - Women in IT Awards, Rising Star in Digital - WeAreTheCity Awards, TechWomen100 Winner, and a Certified Bitcoin Professional. This is also her second round at this podcast! Tara is quickly becoming one of my favourite people to hang out with, we have recently attended the Coin Bureau...

Today’s podcast is a superfun episode where I interview the two lovely community managers of Moonbirds, a fantastic NFT community that I managed to mint. I am absolutely thrilled to be part of this great community and I asked the two ladies who run their discord server Stevey and SodaPop, to join me for a chat.  We discuss why they created a space for the ladybirds on the server and why most femal...

Adam Levy is an NFT Collector & Consultant and a Former Professional Poker Player.  In today’s episode of the Somi Arian Podcast Adam shares with us his thoughts on why so many Poker players have been early to the NFT space, many of whom with a notable amount of success. We discuss personality traits and some nuances about the NFT space.

Abigail Bryant Spolar is the Global Customer Success Leader for Notabene, a Crypto Compliance company doing important work in the industry as experts in crypto regulations.  Today’s episode of the Somi Arian Podcast is a spontaneous one! Abi and I were having a meeting about some educational sessions that she was going to deliver on the FemPeak platform and the conversation was so interesting that...

My guest at today’s podcast is Sadie Raney, CEO & Co-Founder at Strix Leviathan and Co-Founder at Makara. Sadie previously served as Controller for Blue Box pre and post-acquisition by IBM. She is part of the Female Founders Alliance and is a mentor for the Barcelona Technology Transfer Group.  In today’s episode of the Somi Arian Podcast Sadie and I have a great discussion about the current state...

One of the most impressive entrepreneurs that we recently featured on FemPeak is Anja Leissner, Founder and Head of R&D at Stockeld Dreamer. She has a fascinating journey as a health enthusiast, inventor, and innovator. For the past few years, Anja has dedicated her life to creating vegan cheese and now their company has just closed their Series A investment round.    I really enjoyed this convers...