Stonks Go Moon

Most athletes are more than players. They are brands, investors, entrepreneurs and philanthropists. But until now, getting reliable data on endorsements, reps, front office contacts and off-field ventures has meant sifting through rumours and broken links. AthleteAgent.com, formerly OSDB, has rebranded and launched a subscription product that aims to solve that problem. Think IMDb for sports peopl...

Most marketing is smoke and mirrors: follower counts, empty impressions, “we went viral!” moments that never move revenue. My guest, Ethan Monkhouse, says the agency game is over. As founder of Naviro (Naviro.ai), he’s building a live-intent graph that tracks who cares, not who clicks - decoding millions of behavioral signals to engineer real digital revenue. In this episode: Why “going viral” usu...

AI got centralized. Crypto promised the opposite. What happens when you mash them together? On this episode of the Stonks Go Moon Podcast, Rocco Strydom speaks with Shashank, co-founder of Gaia, the decentralized AI network now running 700,000 active nodes and powering trillions of inferences. From ex–Chief Investment Officer to Web3 builder, Shashank bridges founder and fund. In this conversation...

When your guest doesn’t show, what do you do? You call in AI. Streaming from South Africa to the world, Rocco Strydom is joined by Chatty aka ChatGPT, for a first-of-its-kind Stonks Go Moon episode. In this unfiltered conversation:The state of generative AI video: from VEO3 to challengers like Lumiere and Pika Labs. Why current AI video is more “showpiece” than “solution” and when it could actuall...

On this episode of the Stonks Go Moon Podcast, host Rocco Strydom sits down with Gabriel Jiménez, founder of Ugly Cash, to unpack how he built a stablecoin-based financial platform, first in Venezuela’s hostile regulatory climate, now reaching users across Latin America, Africa, and the U.S. In this conversation: Tackling 188% inflation and a collapsing bolívar by building crypto solutions where t...

On this episode of the Stonks Go Moon Podcast , host Rocco Strydom talks with C urt Hopkins , CEO of MCQ Markets , about how blockchain is moving from crypto-native hype into the heart of global finance. With over $100 billion invested by banks in blockchain infrastructure since 2020 , and giants like Goldman Sachs and HSBC running tokenized trades, Hopkins explains why Wall Street is finally embr...

On this episode of the Stonks Go Moon Podcast, host Rocco Strydom sits down with Preston Van Loon, co-founder of Prysmatic Labs and core Ethereum developer, to celebrate Ethereum’s 10-year milestone of 100% uptime and look ahead at the future of the network. Van Loon, who helped lead the Prysm client during Ethereum’s historic transition from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake, explains what makes Et...

On this episode of the Stonks Go Moon Podcast, host Rocco Strydom talks with Ali Din, CEO of Premier NX and former executive at ADP and Indeed, about why the mid-market is the overlooked battleground for AI adoption. Ali makes the case that AI is no longer optional for companies caught in the middle — too big to be scrappy, too small to have innovation labs. He explains why financial planning and...

On this episode of the Stonks Go Moon Podcast, host Rocco Strydom sits down with Arrash Yasavolian, CEO of Taoshi, to explore how AI, crypto, and decentralized finance are converging to open elite trading strategies to everyone, not just hedge funds and insiders. Built on Bittensor, Taoshi is creating one of the top-performing AI trading networks in the world, turning the prop trading model on its...

On this episode of the Stonks Go Moon Podcast, host Rocco Strydom sits down with Bigga$tate, the Chicago mogul, rapper, and celebrity publicist turning viral moments into global business plays. From being homeless as a kid to closing WWE sponsorships for his new single Safari, Bigga$tate breaks down:How he turned rejection into fuelWhat artists don’t know about brand deals and perpetuity clausesWh...

On episode 200 of the Stonks Go Moon Podcast, host Rocco Strydom welcomes Brian Kenny, Co-Founder and CEO of Momntum, for a conversation about what’s really broken in customer service and how AI can fix it. Brian shares how Leila, Momntum’s emotionally intelligent AI, is changing the game by not just responding to customer queries, but actually building relationships. From remembering your last ap...

How do you tokenize equity legally without ending up on the SEC’s radar? In this episode of the Stonks Go Moon Podcast, host Rocco Strydom sits down with Joris Delanoue, Co-Founder of Fairmint, to unpack how streaming equity, token warrants, and the Open Cap Table Protocol are transforming the financial infrastructure behind startups. With over $1B in tokenized equity already flowing through Fairm...

In this episode, host Rocco Strydom sits down with Michael Mo, CEO of KULR, a NASA-grade energy management and manufacturing company turning heads with its Bitcoin-first treasury strategy, blockchain-secured supply chain, and AI-enhanced exoskeleton robotics. Topics we cover: How KULR tech powers the Mars rover, ISS & Artemis missions Why KULR is investing 90% of its surplus cash into Bitcoin...

On this episode of the Stonks Go Moon Podcast, host Rocco Strydom sits down with Lucas Poelman, co-founder of PeachWeb, the world’s first no-code 3D website builder. Lucas went from pro tennis player to tech founder, building a platform that’s changing the internet as we know it, one floating fish at a time. PeachWeb lets anyone create stunning, interactive 3D websites without writing a single lin...

In this episode, we sit down with Johanna Cabildo, CEO and Founder of Data Guardians Network (D-GN), to unpack one of the most important—and overlooked—questions in AI today: Who trains the AI, and who benefits from it? Johanna is on a mission to flip the data economy. Her platform empowers users to own, train, and monetize their data through decentralized agentic avatars—a radically different mod...

AI isn’t just a buzzword anymore—it’s a business imperative. But most leaders still don’t know where to begin. In this episode, Rocco sits down with Kathleen Perley, Rice University professor, founder of Demystify AI, and author of AI Made Simple: Results Made Real. Kathleen breaks down how to actually integrate AI into your organization, without the smoke and mirrors. Topics include: The biggest...

In this episode of the Stonks Go Moon Podcast, host Rocco Strydom sits down with Max Pace, CTO of BlockTrustIRA, to unpack one of the most compelling intersections in finance today: crypto and retirement. Topics Covered: How BlockTrustIRA lets you stack crypto tax-free in your IRA or 401(k) Why traditional retirement providers are falling short How BlockTrust’s quant-driven strategies protect agai...

In this episode, Rocco Strydom sits down with Nikolay Filichkin, Chief Business Officer of Compute Labs, to explore how compute infrastructure—specifically GPU clusters—is becoming an investable asset class. Forget equities and tokens. We're talking teraflops, tokenized ownership, and IRR on silicon. Topics covered: Why GPUs are the new gold in the AI age How Compute Labs connects institutiona...

Today’s guest is Akash Gupta, VP of Core Wallet at Ava Labs, the powerhouse team building on the Avalanche blockchain. With a background that spans Meta, Uber, and startups out of the MIT Media Lab, Akash brings Web2 scale and discipline to the frontier of Web3. At Ava Labs, he’s spearheading the mission to make crypto invisible yet indispensable — starting with Core Wallet, a next-gen platform in...

Most traders don't fail because of the market, they fail because they treat trading like a hobby, not a business. On this episode of the Stonks Go Moon Podcast, we sit down with Brian McAboy, founder of Inside Out Trading, who brings a unique perspective as a former mechanical and quality engineer turned trading mentor. Brian shares his journey from blowing up a $47,000 account to building a s...

AI is everywhere, from homes to classrooms, and kids are interacting with it before they can even spell “algorithm.” But what is this doing to their ability to think critically and solve problems independently? In this episode, Rocco Strydom is joined by Dr. Akli Adjaoute, AI expert, entrepreneur, and former university lecturer in France and San Francisco. Together, they unpack the unintended cons...

David Rhodus is the CEO of Permissionless Labs and the visionary behind Pipe Network, a decentralized content delivery network built on Solana. From scaling Amazon’s Elemental Cloud to building a protocol with 200,000+ nodes, David shares how Pipe Network is transforming how the internet works—moving data closer to users, cutting costs, improving resilience, and rewarding contributors in real time...

As decentralized finance (DeFi) evolves, the lines between traditional banking and Web3 are starting to blur. On this episode, we sit down with Agne Linge, Head of Growth at WeFi, to explore how the platform is building the future of banking with under-collateralized lending, AI-powered KYC, and self-custodial wallets. We discuss: What a DEO Bank is and how it differs from neobanks How AI can make...

Welcome back to the Stonks Go Moon Podcast. Today, we sit down with Yves La Rose, CEO of the EOS Network Foundation—now rebranded as Vaulta—to discuss the next chapter in blockchain’s evolution. From early Bitcoin mining and the cypherpunk movement to leading one of the largest blockchain rebrands in history, Yves shares his journey and bold vision to transform Vaulta into "the Web3 Banking O...

Who Owns Your DNA? | Dr. Anmol Kapoor on Genetics, Privacy, and Blockchain 23andMe collapsed, exposing millions of DNA records. Your genes—your most personal data—might now be in the wrong hands. Dr. Anmol Kapoor, MD, Founder & CEO of BioAro and Anryton, joins host Rocco Strydom on the Stonks Go Moon Podcast to reveal the shocking risks of compromised genetic data and how blockchain technology...