Talking Tokens

Today’s episode is with Anthony Scaramucci, founder and managing partner of SkyBridge and founder and chairman of SALT.We recorded this episode at SALT Bermuda, where asset managers, allocators, institutional players and more are having discussions on digital assets. Anthony shares his latest insights on institutional crypto demand, the current state of crypto adoption, his 20-year company anniver...

On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn sat down with Michael Sonnenshein, chief operating officer at Securitize. Securitize is focused on tokenizing real world assets and bringing finance onchain through tokenized funds. It has partnered with major asset managers like BlackRock, Apollo, Hamilton Lane and KKR.They discuss Securitize’s tokenization focus: honing in on tokenized treasuries, equ...

On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn sat down with Rubail Birwadker, Visa’s SVP, Head of Growth Products & Partnerships They discuss Visa’s multi-year journey in crypto, how the technology can improve payments and settlements, as well as the role stablecoins is playing today within its massive financial services conglomerate. You can subscribe to the podcast on Spotify, Apple or Youtub...

On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn sat down with Nathan Allman, CEO of Ondo Finance. They discuss bringing finance onchain, how 2025 may be the year of tokenization, what crypto institutions want from TradFi, tokenized treasuries markets and his multichain vision. You can subscribe to the podcast on Spotify, Apple or Youtube. If you like the show, please let us know by leaving a review!...

Today’s episode we’re sharing Jacquelyn's fireside chat with Ansem from the Solana Crossroads event. Ansem is a well known crypto investor, former amateur boxer and co-founder of Bullpen. They dive into what it takes to build a personal – and professional – brand in crypto, his insights on Solana, memecoins, what makes a token “good” and whether crypto is still in a bull market. ==================...

On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn sat down with Jeff Zirlin, co-founder of Sky Mavis. They discuss Ronin’s recent expansion to open up its gaming blockchain, Axie Infinity’s 2021 popularity and lessons from that era, the importance of tokenomics in web3 games and more. You can subscribe to the podcast on Spotify, Apple or Youtube. If you like the show, please let us know by leaving a re...

On today’s (100th!) Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn sat down with Ben Leventhal, Co-founder of Resy, Eater and Blackbird. They discuss his decades-long career focused on the food industry, Blackbird’s recent $50M raise as well as expansion in NYC, SF, Charleston and beyond. We also dive intoBen’s perspective on how the restaurant industry wants more data on its users and the role Blackbird hopes...

On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn sat down with Dylan Abruscato, the creator of Crypto The Game (acq. by Uniswap). Crypto The Game wrapped up its third season in March with the winner taking home the prize pot of 71.6 ETH, worth about $150K at the time. They discuss how he co-created a game on top of crypto rails with no prior web3 education, how his past experiences working at HQ Trivi...

On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn sat down with Lucas Bruder, CEO and co-founder of Jito Labs. Jito Labs is building high-performance MEV infrastructure on Solana. To date, it has generated $1.1B for validators and stakers on Solana, with over 90% of the network’s validators running via its software. In 2024, the company made $650M for the network through fees and revenue. They discuss...

On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn sat down with Sandy Carter, COO at Unstoppable Domains. They discuss onchain domains, how people are using digital identities to verify themselves, what enterprise organizations are doing to integrate this technology, the importance of trust in AI and blockchains and more. You can subscribe to the podcast on Spotify, Apple or Youtube. If you like the sh...

For this week’s Tuesday episode, we’re airing the fourth Optimism x Token Relations webinar Jacquelyn moderated with Lavande, head of governance at Optimism. We discuss how she looks at governance and decentralized voting within the Superchain ecosystem and broader crypto landscape. We also dive into her views on different voting models and mechanisms, the importance to change algorithms, incentiv...

On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn sat down with Tiffany Fong, an online personality and YouTube content creator. We discuss her rise to fame, how she first got into crypto over a decade ago, why she started tracking the downfall of crypto lending platform Celsius, her friendships with ex-FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried and Elon Musk. ======================= Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify...

On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn sat down with Dan Tapiero, founder, CEO and CIO of 1RoundTable and 10T Fund. They discuss Dan’s perspective on traditional markets and equities, how he still owns gold, his focus on digital gold – bitcoin – and growth stage teams. They also dive into the current administration and how it can open the floodgates for crypto companies to IPO as well as his...

On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn sat down with Ira Auerbach, head of Tandem – the partner studio and venture capital arm by Offchain Labs. We discuss his journey into web3, challenges to running a venture arm, how he thinks about scaling Ethereum through Tandem, the 3 initial teams it funded and how he advises projects on go-to-market strategies. ======================= Subscribe to th...

On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn sat down with Kain Warwick, founder of Synthetix and Infinex. They discuss Kain’s founder journey, how he looks at building user experiences, the current DeFi trends he’s following and more. ======================= Follow Kain: https://x.com/kaiynneFollow Jacquelyn: https://twitter.com/jacqmelinekFollow Talking Tokens: https://twitter.com/_TalkingTokens...

On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn sat down with the CEO and Founder of XION Anthony Anzalone, also known as Burnt Banksy. They discuss why he created another layer-1 blockchain, how it’s aiming to create real consumer adoption in countries like Portugal, Nigeria and Argentina, building for institutions and more. ====================== Follow Anthony: https://x.com/BurntBanksyFollow Jacq...

On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn sat down with Armani Ferrante, Backpack and Mad Lads cofounder and CEO. They discuss Ferrante’s journey from Apple to Alameda to building multiple startups on Solana. We also dive into his experience operating during the FTX collapse, how that shaped him to operate Backpack’s business, what he’s doing to scale the exchange and more. This episode is a pa...

On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn sat down with Miles Fuller, head of government solutions at TaxBit. Miles was previously at the IRS for 15 years and was also a special assistant at the US Attorneys’ Office. He has spent recent years as counsel to the IRS for digital asset tax issues, including the tax treatment of digital assets, examination techniques, information gathering, data int...

On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn interviewed GoGoLabs Founder Steven Gates, Avant Founder Rhett Shipp and Ava Labs Senior Ecosystem Growth Associate for DeFi Matthew Schmenk. This recording is a part of Avalanche's quarterly webinar with Token Relations. The panelists dive into what's scaling the network, DeFi opportunities, the emergence of "Appchain season" and use...

On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn sat down with Erik Voorhees, founder of Venice. AI. They discuss how Erik got into bitcoin back in 2011, his decade-plus journey in crypto, how he’s building an AI platform that’s open-sourced, privacy-focused and why that matters. They also talk about whether AI has feelings, if AI x blockchain makes sense, how the AI agents can evolve and his outlook...

On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn sat down with Ash Pampati, head of ecosystem at Aptos. They discuss Ash’s core principles for growth, how he looks at scaling Aptos’ ecosystem, tapping into existing web3 users versus non-web3 native users and institutions, expanding DeFi and stablecoins on the network and more. ====================== Follow Ash: https://x.com/ASHAWONN Follow Aptos: htt...

On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn sat down with Hart Lambur, co-founder of Across Protocol, and Nam Chu Hoai, the co-founder of Hyperlane. We dive into The Open Intents Framework, which is bringing intents to Ethereum and improving the ecosystem’s interoperability. We also discuss its key features, how it will scale Ethereum and make better UX for users. ===================== - Follow H...

On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn interviewed Xin Yan, CEO and co-founder of Sign. Sign is a token-distribution platform backed by former Binance CEO CZ, among other investors, and has powered over $4 billion in token airdrops and unlocks across 40 million users. They discuss the state of memecoins, token launches, pump and dump schemes, what is going on with celebrity and government of...

On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn sat down with Bhaji Illuminati, the new CEO – formerly CMO – of Centrifuge. The platform is focused on providing onchain finance to asset managers and investors through tokenized financial products. We talk about the company’s leadership changes and 2025 strategy to bring asset managers onchain, what investors want from tokenized products and RWAs and m...

On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn sat down with Humayun Sheikh, CEO and founder of FetchAI. They discuss the general crypto x AI landscape, recent surges of interest in AI agents, what’s possible with the technologies, how anyone can build an app with AI in 10 minutes and more. ====================== Follow Humayun: https://x.com/HMsheikh4Follow FetchAI: https://x.com/Fetch_aiFollow Jac...