The Crypto Business Podcast with Fexingo: Blockchain Companies, Tokens, and Web3 Startups

In this episode of The Crypto Business Podcast with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how blockchain is revolutionizing the $67 billion global art market by solving provenance and forgery issues. They discuss Christie's new blockchain-based digital certificate of authenticity, launched in May 2026, which uses a public ledger to track artwork history. The hosts reference current crypto market data (B...

Lucas and Luna explore how blockchain provenance is transforming the wine industry, tackling counterfeiting and creating new investment opportunities. They discuss the $300 billion global wine market, with up to 20% of rare wines being counterfeit, and how tokenized bottles from startups like BlockBar and originTrail are reshaping authentication. They reference live data on Bitcoin and Ethereum, a...

Lucas and Luna explore how blockchain-based title registries are disrupting the $18 billion title insurance industry. They examine a pilot by Cook County, Illinois, which cut title search time from 30 days to 48 hours using a private ledger, and discuss the implications for legacy insurers like First American and Fidelity National Financial. With data showing title insurance premiums average $1,20...

Lucas and Luna explore how blockchain-based 'DeSci' (decentralized science) projects are cutting clinical trial costs and speeding up patient recruitment. They examine the FDA's recent pilot program for blockchain-verified trial data, and how VitaDAO and other decentralized autonomous organizations are funding early-stage research. With BTC holding near $63k and regulatory uncertainty still cloudi...

Episode 100 of The Crypto Business Podcast. Lucas and Luna explore how blockchain-based proof of reserves is evolving from a crisis-response gimmick after FTX into a legitimate audit tool for traditional finance. They discuss the current state of the market, with Bitcoin at $62,943 and Ethereum at $1,751, and how firms like Coinbase and even traditional custodians are adopting on-chain attestation...

Episode 99 explores a rapidly growing corner of the crypto economy: tokenized carbon credits. Lucas and Luna break down how companies like Shopify and Delta Air Lines are using blockchain-based offsets to meet ESG goals, why the market is projected to hit $50 billion by 2030, and how on-chain verification solves the double-counting problem that plagued traditional credits. They also discuss the re...

Episode 98 dives into how blockchain is transforming music royalty payments. Lucas and Luna discuss Songwriter, a new platform that distributed $8.2 million in royalties in June 2026 using smart contracts, eliminating the traditional 12-to-18-month payment lag. They explore why major labels are resisting, how indie artists are adopting it, and what this means for the broader entertainment industry...

Episode 97 of The Crypto Business Podcast explores how decentralized autonomous organizations are reshaping the freelance economy. Lucas and Luna examine DAO tooling platforms like Colony and Coordinape, which allow global teams to coordinate tasks, allocate budgets, and distribute pay without traditional employment structures. They discuss real-world examples: a DAO paying developers in ETH via s...

Lucas and Luna explore how blockchain-based digital titles are transforming the automotive industry. They break down Arizona's pilot program for vehicle titles on the blockchain, how it cuts fraud and processing costs, and why traditional players like Carvana and state DMVs are paying attention. Plus, they discuss the economics of tokenized titles and the potential for a national standard. #Blockc...

Lucas and Luna explore how blockchain-based supply chain finance platforms are reducing invoice fraud and unlocking working capital for small suppliers. They examine a specific case: a mid-sized electronics manufacturer that cut its invoice processing time from 14 days to under 24 hours using a permissioned blockchain network. Along the way, they discuss how tokenized trade finance is gaining trac...

Lucas and Luna examine the quiet but accelerating shift from traditional card networks to crypto debit cards. With Visa and Mastercard stock up 7-8% in the last week, the conventional narrative says the threat is overhyped. But a closer look at on-chain settlement data and recent partnerships — like the integration of Solana-based payment rails into a major Latin American remittance corridor — tel...

Lucas and Luna explore how blockchain-enabled fractional ownership is unlocking liquidity in commercial real estate. With a focus on the $300 million tokenization of a Manhattan office tower by a major asset manager, they discuss how this structure lowers minimum investments, improves transparency, and challenges traditional REITs. They also touch on the broader market context, including Ethereum'...

In this episode of The Crypto Business Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how blockchain technology is transforming education credentials. They discuss MIT's pilot program issuing digital diplomas on Bitcoin, the rise of on-chain resume platforms like LearnCard, and how employers are verifying skills through decentralized identifiers. With the cost of traditional degrees rising and the job market shi...

Lucas and Luna dig into the World Cup-driven surge in crypto prediction markets, which hit record volumes in July 2026. They explore how platforms like Polymarket and Azuro are eating traditional sportsbooks' lunch — offering better odds, lower fees, and no KYC friction. With Solana up 11% in five days and ADA jumping 33%, the hosts connect the rally to the DeFi prediction boom. They also break do...

Episode 90 of The Crypto Business Podcast dives into Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks (DePIN). Lucas and Luna explore how tokens are funding real-world hardware like wireless networks, sensors, and energy grids, using Helium, Hivemapper, and DIMO as case studies. They discuss the economics of token incentives vs traditional capex, the risk of Ponzi dynamics, and why the model is attr...

Lucas and Luna explore how decentralized identity (DID) protocols are quietly replacing traditional KYC/AML checks. With a recent pilot showing 80% cost reduction for a major European bank, they break down the technology, the economics, and why incumbents like JPMorgan and HSBC are joining the W3C DID working group. They also discuss regulatory hurdles and the surprising role of zero-knowledge pro...

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how crypto debit cards are quietly displacing traditional remittance services like Western Union and MoneyGram. Anchored to live market data showing Visa up 7.7% and Mastercard up 8.1% over the past five days, they discuss why incumbents are benefiting even as crypto-native cards gain ground. The conversation zooms in on a specific use case: cross-border pay...

Episode 87 of The Crypto Business Podcast explores a quiet but massive shift: crypto debit cards moving beyond consumer spending into the $150 trillion B2B payments market. Lucas and Luna unpack how stablecoin-backed cards are cutting settlement times for international suppliers from days to seconds, with real examples from manufacturing and logistics firms. They also tie in recent movements in Vi...

Episode 86 of The Crypto Business Podcast digs into how crypto debit cards are quietly replacing traditional payment networks like Visa and Mastercard, especially in emerging markets. Lucas and Luna examine the latest data showing Visa (V) up 6.2% and Mastercard (MA) up 6.9% in the past five days, while Coinbase (COIN) surged 11.7% — suggesting investors see crypto payment platforms as serious com...

Lucas and Luna dig into a surprising trend: crypto debit cards are quietly displacing traditional remittance corridors in 2026. With Visa and Mastercard up over 6% in the past week, and Coinbase surging 11%, they explore how on-ramp-to-card flows are changing the economics of sending money across borders. They break down the mechanics—no SWIFT, no correspondent banks, just a stablecoin transfer an...

In Episode 84 of The Crypto Business Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how crypto debit cards are transforming the $800 billion remittance market. With Visa and Mastercard both trading near all-time highs around July 1, 2026, the hosts examine why stablecoin-based cards in emerging markets like Nigeria and the Philippines undercut traditional money transfer fees by 60 percent. They reference real-wo...

Episode 83 of The Crypto Business Podcast explores how traditional initial public offerings are being disrupted by tokenized securities. Lucas and Luna break down the mechanics of security token offerings (STOs), examining recent data showing that over $3.2 billion in tokenized equities have been issued in the first half of 2026, up 340% year-over-year. They discuss a specific case: a blockchain s...

Episode 82 of The Crypto Business Podcast with Fexingo dives into how corporations are using decentralized prediction markets to hedge against supply chain disruptions, regulatory changes, and currency volatility. Lucas and Luna examine Case In Point, a Fortune 500 logistics firm that uses a custom-built prediction market on Ethereum to replace traditional insurance for cargo delays. They unpack t...

This episode of The Crypto Business Podcast dives into DePIN — Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks — and why Solana is emerging as the go-to chain for real-world projects like wireless networks, mapping, and energy grids. Lucas and Luna discuss how Solana's high throughput and low fees enable microtransactions at scale, citing Helium's migration and Hivemapper's growth. They reference S...

In this episode of The Crypto Business Podcast, Lucas and Luna dive into how crypto debit cards are displacing traditional prepaid cards in emerging markets like Nigeria, Kenya, and Brazil. With stablecoins like USDC and USDT now moving billions daily, a new wave of fintechs is issuing Visa- and Mastercard-branded cards that let users spend crypto directly in local currency. Lucas explains why pre...