Zima Red

My guest today is Alex Svaneik. Alex is the founder of Nansen which is a blockchain analytics platform that allows users to have deep insights into on-chain data. We go through Alex’s impressive background and the reason he started Nansen. It is super interesting to hear Alex’s entrepreneurial journey from ideation to execution What was also surprising is how important on-chain data really is - a...

My guests today are Josie, Ben and Chris. This is a special episode because not only is Josie my wife, but she is also creating a project called Cyberbrokers, which is a series of 10,001 fully on-chain art collectibles. CyberBrokers serve as the foundation for an entire ecosystem that is going to be part story, part game and part experience. It is incredible to hear the team's story as not only ar...

My guests today are Noah & Ian from Parcel. Parcel is the go-to platform for virtual real estate & experiences, think Zillow but for the metaverse. I loved chatting with Noah & Ian, not only to hear about their story but also the manner in which they view virtual real estate. We can think of virtual worlds not like cities, but more like experience platforms. Experiences can be built on...

My guest today is Ori Levi. Ori is the founder of NFTrade which is a decentralized multi-chain NFT marketplace, indexer, and platform. I often call NFTrade the “Binance” of NFTs because they ship lighting fast and they offer a plethora of NFTs from every chain. Hearing how Ori operates and builds NFTrade is inspiring to say the least. Launching mid-last year they have already become the most popul...

Today is a special episode because not only do we have one of the most OG artists who created NFTs before NFTs even existed, but it is also the 100th episode of Zima Red! When I started this in 2019 I had no expectations on doing this for over a few months and now, 2 years later, I am looking forward to keeping this up for the next decade. So incredibly happy to be able to talk to the smartest and...

My guest today is Sillytuna. Sillytuna has to be the OG-iest OGs out there. He is a game developer who got involved in bitcoin in 2012 and hasn't looked back since He is the creator and founder of numerous different projects and has done some really exciting things. From starting an NFT card game back in 2016, to his new project called Soulcast, and in 2021 he even sold an alien Cryptopunk for $12...

My guest today is Will Weinraub. Will is the founder of On-Chain studios which is creating Cryptoys. Cryptoys is an exciting NFT toy platform, that is creating interactive NFTs, play-to-earn experiences and much more. This was an amazing conversation, Will has deep experience as a founder, tinkerer and builder - having started and sold multiple businesses His first foray as an entrepreneur was at...

My guest today is Alex Gausman. Alex is the founder and lead contributor to NFTX which is NFT liquidity protocol and decentralised NFT exchange Alex dove deep into crypto in 2017 after discovering Ethereum and was attracted to it by the idea it could become this alternative financial system and economy. It wasn't until the summer of 2020, after Alex was exploring and investing in the NFT ecosystem...

My guest today is Jen Kim. Jen is the Head of Product at NFTBank which is an NFT finance and portfolio management platform. Even though Jen says that she is very new to the crypto/NFT ecosystem she is obviously an insanely fast learner because she knows all about the social and financial ramifications NFTs will have on our future. During our conversation we dive into what NFTBank is capable of tod...

My guest today is Rich. Rich is the lead at ReadyPlayerDAO which is a large and successful play-to-earn guild. If you want a masterclass in all things Play-to-Earn then you have come to the right episode. Rich is an expert having managed his own Play-to-Earn guild before expanding it into ReadyPlayerDAO. On this episode you will learn all the different methods to generate returns from activities l...

My guest today is Ian Lee. Warning this episode might blow your mind. Ian is a co-founder of Syndicate Protocol which is part investment protocol and part social network. You will hear multiple times on this episode as my brain attempts to compute what Ian and the syndicate team are building because it so mind bending and will literally change how investing is done forever Ian and I don't just cha...

My guest today is Harry Zhang. Harry is a co-founder and project lead of Galaxy which is a protocol that powers on-chain credentials through NFTs. Speaking to Harry was amazing, he is a true builder having previously started a few companies and even sold a web3 startup called DLive which was essentially like a decentralised YouTube. There is a very short list of people in the entire world who have...

My guest today is Will Robinson. Will leads the accelerator program at the DeFi Alliance which is part incubator and part investment fund focused on the Defi and web3 gaming ecosystems. This was an amazing conversation, Will has an incredible background with a PhD in game design and worked at a large accounting company as their in-house crypto expert before moving onto his current role at DeFi All...

My guest today is Justin Trimble. Justin is creative that has a background in psychology but has been interested in music, art, culture, finance and tech since a very early age. Naturally when he discovered NFTs it was the perfect fit Justin was diving deep into crypto when he discovered cryptopunks and was able to claim for free directly from their website when they first launched. This was an aw...

My guest today is Jin. Jin is the metaverse OG. He has been involved with creating and exploring metaverse related technologies like VR, AR, cryptography, hacker art, video game modding, and so much more. The coolest thing about all of this? He is actually the person who got me deep down the rabbithole of the metaverse back in February 2019 while at the NFT conference, NFT NYC. He was able to put...

My guest today is Jae Chung. Jae is a co-founder of Unicly and a founding member of Jenny DAO. Unicly is a protocol that allows you to combine, fractionalize, and trade NFTs all on a single platform. Jenny DAO is an entity that acquires rare and historically significant NFTs and then fractionalizes them on Unicly. Jae is a crypto fanatic and has been diving deep into the ecosystem since 2017. From...

My guest today is Chris. Chris is a crypto and NFT OG who is the founder of NFT Plazas, a news site that covers all the action in and around the NFT space. I have known Chris for years and although we have never met in person, count him as a friend and someone who is trustworthy. It's funny how the metaverse can do that. I bring this up because it is important to have trusted individuals leading o...

My guest today is Julien Genestoux. Julien is the founder of Unlock Protocol which is a protocol for memberships built using blockchain technology. This enables memberships to not only be ultra secure but super easy to manage as its all done through a couple clicks through a wallet. Julien was born for web3. He has been coding ever since he was a teen - constantly tinkering and building different...

Special episode of Zima Red where I combine forces with Josie to create a mashup of both of our shows. Check out the YouTube video below: Andrew Steinwold - Zima Red - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7LIuzpgaPw Josie Bellini - Bheind The Art - https://www.youtube.com/c/JosieBellini/featured Zima Red newsletter - https://andrewsteinwold.substack.com/

My guest today is John Crain. John is a co-founder and CEO of SuperRare Labs which is the entity that created SuperRare - One of the top NFT art platforms in the world. John has an amazing background - he is a self taught coder, dove deep into bitcoin, discovered ethereum, found out about NFTs, had a passion for art and joined ALL of that together, to launch SuperRare in early 2018. We go all thro...

My guest today is Pat Doyle. Pat is a co-founder of Pink Swan Trading which a crypto data analytics company - Us in the NFT space, know them as the creators of the DegenData which is a platform for tons of NFT data insights. Pat has a super interesting story - Previously he was in the world of healthcare data science before making the dive into crypto. We also discuss some incredible stories about...

My guest today is Roshun Patel aka Ro. Ro is a Vice President at Genesis which is lending and trading desk fully dedicated to the crypto sector. Ro joined Genesis in the very early days of its formation and has seen it grow from a tiny couple person operation into the behemoth that it is today We dive deep into crypto lending markets, what they are, how they work and why they are needed. It was in...

My guest today is AG. AG is a full-time DAO member at the Index Co-op. Index Co-op is a decentralized autonomous asset manager. Anyone who has listened to my previous episode with Dark Forest will know the power of Index Co-Op but by speaking with AG it opened up even more doors on what is possible with DAOs. After speaking with both Dark Forest and AG I am even more convinced that DAOs will play...

My guest today is Kijun Seo. Kijun is a co-founder of Planetarium which is the company behind the game Nine Chronicles. Nine Chronicles is wild. A completely open-source, decentralized RPG game built on their own blockchain and governed by the users. Kijun has an incredible story and background ranging from a deep interest in art to being a game developer working on multiple types of projects. Thi...

My guest today is Jason Brink. Jason is the president of blockchain at Gala Games. Gala Games is an incredibly exciting startup that creates different types of blockchain games - from MMO RPGs to small mini-games, Gala does it all. It was founded by former founder of Zynga which is one of the largest gaming companies and founded titles like FarmVille, Words with friends and more. It was awesome to...