Your Weekly R0AR

What if your biggest competitive advantage isn't your audience, but your stakeholders? In this episode of the Weekly ROAR Podcast, Dustin Hedrick and Brandon Billings explore one of the most significant shifts shaping the future of the internet: the transition from followers to stakeholders. In the Web2 era, platforms owned the relationship with your audience. In Web3, wallets become portable...

What if the future of business isn't built on customers, but on owners? In this episode of the Weekly ROAR Podcast, Dustin Hedrick and Brandon Billings explore one of the biggest shifts happening in technology, business, and digital communities: the rise of ownership economies. As trust in traditional Web2 platforms declines, a new model is emerging—one where users become stakeholders, commun...

What if the biggest innovation in banking isn’t a new bank but a new form of money? In this episode of the Weekly ROAR Podcast, Dustin Hedrick and Brandon Billings explore how stablecoins are transforming the foundations of global finance. Once viewed as a niche crypto product, stablecoins are rapidly becoming critical infrastructure for banks, institutions, and payment networks looking to increas...

What actually mattered at Consensus 2026? A few weeks after one of the biggest gatherings in crypto and Web3, Dustin Hedrick and Brandon Billings take a step back from the headlines to unpack the real signals that emerged from Consensus 2026. Beyond the announcements and excitement, this year's event revealed a clear shift: crypto is no longer operating outside the system—the system has arriv...

Are NFTs dead—or are they just getting started? In this episode of the Weekly ROAR Podcast, Dustin Hedrick and Brandon Billings explore the next evolution of NFTs and why their future may have very little to do with digital collectibles. As Web3 matures, NFTs are becoming powerful tools for identity, access, ownership, and participation across decentralized ecosystems. This conversation dives into...

Confused by DeFi, NFTs, tokens, and yield farming?  You’re not alone—and this episode is where to start. In this episode of the Weekly ROAR Podcast, Dustin Hedrick and Brandon Billings break down some of the biggest concepts in Web3 in a way that beginners can actually understand. From decentralized finance and digital tokens to NFTs, yield farming, and blockchain ecosystems, this conversation is...

What if the financial system we trust today was never designed to serve you in the first place? In this episode of the Weekly ROAR Podcast, Dustin Hedrick and Brandon Billings take a step back to examine the historical foundations of the modern financial system—and how we got to where we are today. From early resistance to centralized control to pivotal moments like the creation of the Federal Res...

What if you could launch a Web3 startup in minutes instead of months? In this episode of the Weekly ROAR Podcast, Dustin Hedrick and Brandon Billings explore the concept of “Business in a Box” —a powerful new system designed to radically accelerate how Web3 companies are built and launched. From AI-driven branding to DAO creation, funding, and scaling, this conversation breaks down how integrated...

What happens to banks when finance becomes programmable, transparent, and user-owned? In this episode of the Weekly ROAR Podcast, Dustin Hedrick and Brandon Billings explore the evolving role of financial institutions in the era of Banking 3.0. As Web3 technologies reshape the global financial system, banks are no longer just custodians of capital—they are becoming infrastructure providers within...

Is truth collapsing in the age of AI? What if we could actually prove what’s real? In this episode of the Weekly ROAR Podcast, Dustin Hedrick and Brandon Billings introduce Proof of Truth (PoT)—a decentralized framework designed to verify data, eliminate AI hallucinations, and restore trust in digital systems. As artificial intelligence and centralized platforms reshape reality through bias, censo...

What if the future of finance isn’t about trusting banks—but proving everything? In this episode of the Weekly ROAR Podcast, Dustin Hedrick and Brandon Billings unpack a bold new vision for the future of finance: Banking 3.0. As global financial systems undergo a once-in-a-century transformation, they explore how Web3 technologies like blockchain, smart contracts, and decentralized identity are re...

April isn’t just another month for R0AR — it’s the ignition point. In this episode of Your Weekly R0AR, Dustin and Brandon break down the shift from building in the background to executing in the spotlight. From the upcoming burn (and the strategy behind it), to real software delivery, smarter marketing, and growing investor attention — everything is starting to align. We also dive into: • Roadmap...

April is about to turn up the heat—and we’re giving you an early spark. In this episode of Your Weekly R0ar, we dive into what’s coming next, including a major token burn and other exciting moves you won’t want to miss. What does it mean, why now, and how could it shape what’s ahead? Tune in, get ahead of the curve, and—most importantly—feel the burn. Weekly ROAR Podcast with Dustin Hedrick &...

BASE-ically… we’ve got a lot more to talk about. In this episode, Dustin and Brandon dive deeper into the R0AR ecosystem’s expansion onto Base Chain and what it means for the future of the market. From infrastructure and liquidity to upcoming platform releases, this conversation breaks down what’s already happening behind the scenes — and what’s coming next. We also zoom out to look at the bigger...

March is officially BASED for the R0AR ecosystem. In this episode, Dustin Hedrick and Brandon break down a major shift happening behind the scenes as the R0AR ecosystem begins expanding onto Base Chain. After months of building infrastructure quietly, several key pieces of the ecosystem are now coming online — starting with the launch of the new R0AR Country Club DAO platform. This marks a major t...

Everyone in crypto loves to say “banks are dead.” But are they really? In this episode, Dustin and Brandon break down what actually happens to banks in a Web3 world. Instead of disappearing, banks may evolve into something entirely different—operators of financial infrastructure, liquidity providers for decentralized markets, and validators of trust in programmable finance. We talk about: Why self...

AI is getting bigger. Bigger models. Bigger data centers. Bigger energy demands. But what if that’s the wrong direction? In this episode, Dustin Hedrick and Brandon Billings challenge the trillion-parameter arms race and explore a different future — one built on Small Language Models (SLMs), decentralized storage, distributed compute, and blockchain coordination. They break down: • The hidden envi...

The internet doesn’t need another topic of drama, our world leaders and the social elite already have that covered. It needs better architecture. In this episode, we break down the philosophy behind our white paper, “The Rails Beneath the R0AR — Backing the Web2 World with Web3 Infrastructure.” For years, the industry has framed Web2 and Web3 as opposing forces — usability vs sovereignty, scale vs...

March is BASED. In this episode, we officially announce a major shift for the R0AR ecosystem: five big launches coming to Coinbase’s BASE blockchain over the next month, starting today. Before diving in, we encourage listeners to catch up on our last two episodes: * Gilder’s 10 Laws from “Life After Google” — through the lens of The R0AR * The R0AR White Paper and our long-term vision Now, it’s ti...

This episode is R0AR Alpha energy. A signal for builders, operators, and those who move before the crowd. Each episode explores the principles, mechanics, and conviction behind what we’re building—without noise, without hype, and without permission. This is Proof of R0AR: the thinking, structure, and foundations that quietly shape everything coming next. What’s discussed here sets the stage for ma...

In this episode of Weekly R0AR, we take a step back from price charts, hype cycles, and empty buzzwords to revisit the core values of Web3—and where they came from. Using George Gilder’s “10 Laws” from Life After Google as a framework, we explore how decentralization, truth, scarcity, incentives, and innovation were meant to reshape the internet—and how far we’ve drifted from that original vision....

2025 was a massive year for R0AR — and we’re just getting started. 🦁 In this episode, we break down our biggest 2025 milestones, what they mean for the foundation of the R0AR ecosystem, and how everything we’ve built sets the stage for an even bigger 2026. We’re also leaking what’s next 👀 — upcoming plans, directional moves, and a preview of IRL events we’ll be attending in 2026 where the R0AR c...

What’s Coming Up in 2026 with R0AR & Gilder’s FIRST LAW | Your Weekly R0AR – Ep. 19 2026 is closer than you think—and the R0AR ecosystem is already positioning for it. In this week’s episode of Your Weekly R0AR, we begin to leak what’s ahead for R0AR in 2026. We also dive into George Gilder’s FIRST LAW—why bandwidth, decentralization, and abundance change everything—and how that principle dire...

Today we cover changes and pivots that are happening fairly quickly in the R0AR world. As mentioned on the podcast, here are our official social links: Official R0AR Channels (The Only Trusted Sources) If you want real updates directly from leadership, if you want support, or if you want the latest announcements—these are the channels: Social Media X (Twitter): https://x.com/th3r0ar Telegram: http...

The R0AR Team shares about their experiences at the COSM 2025 Conference in Phoenix, Arizona and what that means for our podcast and the latest news on our heading into 2026! Weekly ROAR Podcast with Dustin Hedrick & Brandon Billings Sponsored by https://www.r0ar.io/