The Crypto Conversation

Andras Kristof is CEO and founder of Ether Cards - a platform that provides tools for gamifying and supercharging your NFTs. Ether Cards are advanced NFT cards that allow the community to use the platform and its features with increased benefits.  Why you should listen: Ether Cards is a limited-edition collection of dynamic NFT cards that activate discounts, enable access, unlock features, connect...

Jake Sally is the COO of Jadu, an AR platform and narrative layer for Web3 and the metaverse. Jadu is pioneering the functionality of digital assets in AR and the physical world by converting 3D NFTs into playable avatars and objects that can interact with each other in an ever-expanding AR game world. Jadu is minting 5555 hoverboard NFTs in December. Why you should listen: Jadu's vision is to bui...

Bitcoin price action is subdued this week with Mt Gox jitters spooking the market. Blockstream has partnered with El Salvador to issue $1B in Volcano Bonds. It's this week's crypto market sentiment report. Why you should listen: Andy looks at the most important data points and narratives driving the crypto news cycle this week. The Mt Gox Trustee's pool of bitcoins (about 141,000 BTC) appears to b...

Artist Grace Ng is about to launch Crash Punks - an NFT collection on Stacks/Bitcoin. Crash Punks is inspired by sci-fi, anime, and Snow Crash, the iconic 1992 novel by Neal Stephenson. Snow Crash has been an inspiration for the Stacks and Bitcoin communities and is considered one of the greatest science fiction novels of all time. Why you should listen: Grace Ng is a tech entrepreneur, angel inve...

Cecil Pang and IIan Klein are co-founders at Open Art Source, a blockchain-supported marketplace where artists can sell their works. It provides the tools necessary for artists to showcase their works and for collectors to research their purchases. The Arties is an NFT collaboration between Open Art Source, Shaderverse, and NFT artist Spencer Terry. The project is funding the development of the Op...

Sam Zou and James Bayly head the team at SubQuery, a decentralized data aggregation, indexing, and querying layer between Layer-1 blockchains and decentralized applications. SubQuery is focused on the fast-growing Polkadot ecosystem.  Why you should listen: The team had experienced first-hand the difficulties of testing, deploying, and managing blockchain infrastructure. The team founded OnFinalit...

Stacks 2.0 (formerly Blockstack) is a layer-1 blockchain that connects to Bitcoin and brings smart contracts, DeFi, NFTs, and decentralized apps to Bitcoin. Smart contracts and apps developed on the Stacks platform are natively integrated with the security, stability, and economic power of Bitcoin. Why you should listen: Trevor Owens is the managing director at Stacks Accelerator. The Stacks Accel...

Nick, the lead developer at ENS, the Ethereum Naming Service joins Andy for a wide-ranging discussion on ENS, DAOs, Proof of Stake Vs Proof of Work, and why Cory Doctorow is wrong about NFTS. Why you should listen: ENS is a decentralized namin g system for crypto addresses, wallets, websites, and more. ENS is moving towards decentralization and has passed ENS governance to the community through th...

Markets are on the edge, torn in opposite directions by two big news events. Inflation hit 6.2% hitting earners and shoppers in their wallets. In response, Bitcoin was poised to smash through $69,420 before Evergrande headlines spoiled the party. Why you should listen: Bitcoin got tantalizingly close to the mythical $69,420 level today as investors continue to seek exposure to Bitcoin to hedge aga...

Shiba Inu (SHIB), a dog-based crypto memecoin, has defied all expectations to become the best-performing asset of 2021. In the last year, the token is up ~75,000,000%, and for the last month, it has felt like everybody wants a piece of it. What is the bull and bear case for Shiba Inu? Why you should listen: Brave New Coin analyst Aditya Das joins Andy to discuss the fascinating, controversial hist...

Memecoins are dominating the crypto markets while Bitcoin takes a breather. U.S. politicians from all sides are warming up to Bitcoin, with some even taking part of their salaries in BTC. It's the weekly Crypto market update. Why you should listen: First, there was DOGE. Then SHIBA. Then SQUID. Memecoins are dominating the frothy end of the market as the meme narrative attracts new retail investor...

Checkmate is the lead on-chain analyst at Glassnode, an on-chain data and intelligence platform for the crypto markets. Checkmate joins Andy to discuss the edge that on-chain data can provide and why he is bullish for Q4 and beyond. Why you should listen: With a background in data and engineering, when Checkmate discovered blockchain he was immediately drawn to the data-driven insights that on-cha...

After the approval of a long-awaited Bitcoin ETF U.S. investors finally have an easy means to invest in Bitcoin. What is the likelihood that a Bitcoin spot-based ETF will be approved next? Andy speaks to Brave New Coin analyst Aditya Das to assess the evolving Bitcoin ETF landscape in the U.S. Why you should listen: The launch of the first-ever Bitcoin ETF by ProShares in the United States was the...

Battle Drones is a collection of 10,000 programmatically generated collectible artworks, hovering on the Solana blockchain. Each Battle Drone provides access to the Battle Drones ecosystem and play-to-earn game. A console Battle Drones game is coming in 2022. The artwork is inspired by the founders' PhD studies in the field of human drone interaction at the University of Auckland.  Why you should...

Les Borsai is the Chief Strategy Officer at Wave Financial Group. Les began his career as a rave promoter in the Southern California underground scene of the late 1980s. Earlier this year Wave launched the world's first-ever traditional NFT fund. Why you should listen: Les held positions at Avalon Attractions (now Live Nation Entertainment|Live Nation), MCA Records, and Bill Silva Entertainment be...

Michael Wagner is the CEO and co-founder of Star Atlas, a next-gen gaming metaverse emerging from the confluence of state-of-the-art blockchain, real-time graphics, multiplayer video game, and decentralized financial technologies. Why you should listen: Star Atlas - Star Atlas is a space-themed video game metaverse of grand strategy, open world exploration, territorial conquest, and political domi...

ArrowHaven and OpalAbyss from the Witchz NFT project join Andy for a Crypto Conversation Halloween special. The 6666 Witchz pay homage to the Witches of North America and Europe and take inspiration from films, Wicca, mother nature, and the four elements of the universe.  Why you should listen: 6666 unique digital art Witchz are conjuring at 00:00 UTC 24/10/21 for 77 Matic on Polygon. Witchz are a...

Luke Ryan is the founder of the Titan Tiki Tribe - an NFT collection taking Māori culture to the metaverse. The Titan Tiki team has an indigenous Māori background, deep respect for the protocols of Māori, and is proud to show the wairua (energy) of the Titan Tiki Tribe. Bill Takarei is a respected Kaumatua (Māori elder) and spiritual guide to the Titan Tiki, ensuring Māori culture is represented a...

Andy Pickering is here with a weekly crypto market update where we look through the volatile world of Crypto Twitter to tease out the most important narratives and data points.  Bitcoin is poised for further upside as the first two futures-based Bitcoin ETFs prepare to start trading on the New York Stock Exchange. On Tuesday the ProShares ETF goes live with the Valkyrie ETF due to begin trading la...

Ethan Lou is a Canadian journalist and the author of a new book called Once a Bitcoin Miner: Scandal and Turmoil in the Cryptocurrency Wild West . The book explains how Ethan had gone to North Korea and met the Ethereum Foundation's Virgil Griffith — the man later arrested for allegedly trying to help the totalitarian state break sanctions through blockchain. Griffith pleaded guilty last Monday, a...

John Light is head of product at Sovryn, a decentralized Bitcoin trading and lending platform. Sovryn is one of the first platforms to bring decentralized finance products to the Bitcoin protocol. Why you should listen: Bitcoin was the first and original cryptocurrency, but it is slow, and limited in functionality. Competitors such as Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain(BSC) and Solana have now become t...

Josh Olszewicz is the lead analyst at Brave New Coin. Josh joins Andy to discuss Bitcoin's bullish start to Q4 and the likelihood that the bull trend will continue. Josh says he is targeting $100K Bitcoin before the end of the year. Why you should listen: "If we can hold $50K, I like six figures easily by the end of the year. Definitely. Maybe $120k, $130k, $140k, but definitely six figures by the...

Tushar Aggarwal is the CEO of Persistence, an interoperable protocol built to facilitate the creation of next-gen financial products. Tushar is a member of the Forbes 30 under 30 Asia club. Why you should listen: Persistence is an ecosystem of multi-chain DeFi products designed to stimulate global liquidity and enable seamless value exchange. Persistence is bringing different asset classes into De...

After a bearish September, Uptober has begun and in the first week of Q4 Bitcoin has soared 20% in one week to $51,000. Technical analyst Rekt Capital returns to give us his predictions for Q4.  Why you should listen: Rekt Capital is an astute analyst who specializes in technical analysis and trading psychology. After a bearish September saw Bitcoin battling another round of China FUD, expectation...

Adam De Cata is the head of partnerships at Decentraland, a virtual social world, created and owned by its users. Decentraland is an early version of the metaverse. Why you should listen: Decentraland is a decentralized virtual reality platform powered by the Ethereum blockchain. Within the Decentraland platform, users can create, experience, and monetize their content and applications. The finite...