Web3 with Sam Kamani
Web3 with Sam Kamani is a podcast that explores Web 3.0 and its potential to transform the world. Host Sam Kamani discusses the technologies driving the fourth industrial revolution, including blockchain, decentralization, and more. The show aims to uncover both the opportunities and risks associated with the new version of the web. It is designed for anyone interested in learning about how Web 3 will affect industries, businesses, governments, and individuals.
Episodes
412: From Bots to Real ROI: The KOL Playbook for Web3 Projects with Guest Speaker Evgeny Gourbanov from Disence
EPISODE DESCRIPTION In this episode, I sit down with Evgeny from Disence, one of the leading KOL and Web3 marketing firms in the space. Evgeny has worked with over 500 campaigns and 1,200+ KOLs, and he pulls back the curtain on what projects are getting badly wrong when it comes to influencer marketing. We get into why impressions are a vanity metric, why macro KOLs are largely a waste of budget,
411: How Ground Is Making DeFi Accessible for Banks and Institutions with Guest Speaker Reid Cuming
EPISODE DESCRIPTION I sat down with Reid, co-founder of Ground, to explore what it actually takes to bring on-chain finance to institutions. Ground is building a non-custodial API platform, think Stripe, but for DeFi, so that banks, neobanks, and financial companies can access yield, lending, liquid staking, and real-world assets without rebuilding their entire stack. Reid shares his journey from
410: The Hidden Way Exchanges Exploit Retail Traders (And How We're Fixing It) with Guest Speaker Ilies Larbi from Ouinex
EPISODE DESCRIPTION I sat down with Ilies, CEO of Ouinex, a crypto exchange that launched earlier this year with one clear mission: stop retail traders from getting crushed by institutions on unfair playing fields. Ilies breaks down exactly how traditional crypto exchanges are structured in a way that lets market makers and financial institutions exploit everyday traders, and explains the specifi
409: How Coins.ph is Turning Stablecoins into Financial Infrastructure for the Philippines and Beyond with Guest Speaker Wei Zhou from Coins.ph
EPISODE DESCRIPTION I sat down with Wei Zhou, CEO of Coins.ph, to dig into how they're building stablecoin infrastructure that's genuinely changing lives in the Philippines and beyond. Wei walked me through his journey from Goldman Sachs to Binance CFO to buying Coins.ph from Gojek in 2022 and rebuilding it from scratch. We talked about why the Philippines has become a global leader in stablecoin
408: Sleeping Your Way to Better Health: How Sleepagotchi Is Gamifying Wellness with guest speaker Kenny Wood from Sleepagotchi
EPISODE DESCRIPTION I sat down with Kenny Wood, CEO of Sleepagotchi, to talk about one of the most underrated pillars of health , sleep. Kenny brings over 20 years of games industry experience, from building Barbie titles in Yorkshire to shipping serious simulations for the Dutch government, and now he's channelling all of that into a product that sits at the crossroads of gaming, AI agents,
407: The Hidden Risks of Stablecoins , And How to Protect Yourself with guest speaker Marco Zelman
In this episode, I sit down with Marko, Co-founder of Tapir Protocol, to break down one of the most underappreciated risks in DeFi , depegging. We dig into how stablecoins and yield-bearing assets can lose their peg, what the real financial damage looks like (spoiler: up to $3.3 billion in losses between 2020 and 2025), and how Tapir is building a smarter, fully automatic, non-custodial solution t
406: Igra Labs Is Making DeFi Front-Run Resistant and Agent-Ready with Guest Speaker Pavel Emdin
EPISODE DESCRIPTION I sat down with Pasha from Igra Labs in Berlin to dig into one of the most contrarian bets in Web3 right now , EVM on proof of work. Pasha walks me through why he left the Ethereum ecosystem, what drew him to Kaspa's BlockDAG architecture, and why he believes proof of work offers something proof of stake simply cannot: real fairness. We get into MEV resilience, censorship
405: No VC, No Compromise: How Trezor Built a Crypto Hardware Empire on Its Own Terms with Guest Speaker Danny Sanders from Trezor
EPISODE DESCRIPTION I sat down with Danny from Trezor at BTC Prague to dig into everything they've built over the last 12 years , from pioneering the hardware wallet industry to shipping over 2 million devices without ever taking a cent of venture capital. We talked about the growing tension between Bitcoin institutionalisation and self-custody, why AI agents are actually the strongest argument y
404: How Enso Is Removing the Complexity Barrier in DeFi with Guest Speaker Milos Costantini from ENSO
EPISODE DESCRIPTION In this episode, I sit down with Milos, Lead Engineer at Enso, live at Berlin Blockchain Week. We dig into the real problem holding back DeFi builders, complexity. Audits cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, bridges are a nightmare, and integrating protocols is a full-time job on its own. Enso is tackling all of that with a single API that handles routing, security, and DeFi
403: Why Smart Money Is Rotating From AI Into Crypto Right Now with Guest Speaker André Dragosch From Bitwise
EPISODE DESCRIPTION I sat down with André Dragosch, European Head of Research at Bitwise Investments, live at Bitcoin Prague in the Czech Republic. Bitwise manages over $11 billion in AUM and Andre breaks down exactly why institutional investors are quietly rotating capital out of AI stocks and into crypto assets right now. We dig into why Bitcoin behaves more like a CDS on sovereign bonds than a
402: Tokenizing Real-World Assets the Right Way, with Guest Speaker Brian J. Esposito from DiamondLake
EPISODE DESCRIPTION I sat down with Brian J. Esposito, CEO of Diamond Lake Minerals (DLMI) and a 25-year entrepreneur who has built over 115 companies across 25 industries. Brian has been in regulated, compliant tokenization for over 13 years , long before it was cool , and in this episode he breaks down exactly why most RWA projects are getting it wrong, why owning the underlying asset is non-ne
401: Airbnb for EV Chargers: How DeCharge Is Tokenizing the Fuel Pumps of the Future with Guest Speaker Prakash Kamaraj
EPISODE DESCRIPTION In this episode, I sit down with Prakash Kamraj, co-founder of DeCharge Network, to explore one of the most overlooked intersections of Web3 and the physical world: EV charging infrastructure. Prakash walks me through how DeCharge is building an Airbnb-style model for EV chargers, where anyone , from a business owner to a crypto community member , can host a charging station a
400: Tokenizing Gold for 2.5 Billion People: Mamadou on GIFT and the Future of Real Asset Ownership
EPISODE DESCRIPTION I sat down with Mamadou Kwidjim Toure, co-founder of U-Tribe and GIFT (Gold International Fungible Token), to explore one of the most ambitious real-world asset projects I've come across. Mamadou spent decades in banking and early-stage investing across Africa , including in the first GSM projects and mobile payments before M-Pesa , and he turned that experience into a miss
399: From Bitcoin ATMs to 100K Users: How CryptoDispenser Is Bootstrapping the Future of Cash On-Ramps with guest speaker Firas Isa
EPISODE DESCRIPTION I sat down with Firas Isa, the founder of Crypto Dispenser, a bootstrapped and profitable company that has been quietly building Bitcoin on-ramp infrastructure since 2017. Firas started with a single Bitcoin ATM, partnered with GreenDot Bank to place cash deposit points across 100,000 retail stores like CVS and Walmart, and has grown to over 100,000 registered users , all with
398: From JP Morgan Trading Floor to Bootstrapped Fintech Giant: OpenPayd's Lux Thiagarajah on the Future of Payments
EPISODE DESCRIPTION I sat down with Lux, Chief Commercial Officer at OpenPayd, and this conversation genuinely surprised me. Lux started out as an FX trader at JP Morgan , the guy who once typed 'Bitcoin is a Ponzi scheme' into a Bloomberg chat , and now he's helping build one of the most quietly impressive fintech infrastructure companies out there. We got into how OpenPayd has grown to over 1,20
397: Why Your Employees Want to Get Paid Every Day , And How Crypto Makes It Possible with guest speaker Brian Gerrard from Payslice
EPISODE DESCRIPTION I sat down with Brian Gerrard, founder of PaySlice, who spent seven years living across Latin America before building one of the most human-centered fintech startups I have come across. Brian started by connecting friends in emerging markets with remote jobs, then realized they were losing massive chunks of their income to inflation and bad exchange rates. That led him to buil
396: Building the Hyperliquid of Sports: Inside Pred's On-Chain Prediction Exchange with guest speaker Amit Mahensaria from Pred
EPISODE DESCRIPTIONI sat down with Amit Mahensaria, co-founder of Pred, to explore why the $500 billion sports betting industry is ripe for disruption. Amit isn't a typical Web3 founder , he came in as a degen, a 22-year sports trader who got tired of the house always winning. In this episode, we dig into how Pred is building a trustless, peer-to-peer sports prediction exchange on Base, why li
395: From VC to Founder: Building a Trading Platform That Actually Serves Traders with Guest speaker Harvey Liu from LeveX
EPISODE DESCRIPTIONI sat down with Harvey Liu, co-founder of LeveX Exchange, to dig into what it really takes to build a crypto trading platform from the ground up. Harvey's journey is fascinating , from studying computer science in China, to getting his MBA at INSEAD, to becoming an early Bitcoin investor when BTC was around $100, to backing the founders of Huobi and OKCoin as a VC, and now build
394: $48M Raised, 500K Users, and a Huge Announcement Coming: Astranova's Vaibhav Tells All
EPISODE DESCRIPTIONIn this episode, I sit down with Vaibhav from Astranova, the AI-driven entertainment IP studio that has been quietly building one of the most ambitious ecosystems in Web3. Vaibhav walks me through everything from their half a million ecosystem users, their high-profile partnerships with brands like Shiba Inu, Simon's Cat, and Mansory, to how they have raised $48.6 million an
393: Why Web3 Games Failed, And How to Fix It with Guest Speaker Chris Hewish from Xsolla
EPISODE DESCRIPTIONI sat down with Chris Hewish from Xsolla , a company that has been powering the gaming industry for over 20 years , to dig into why Web3 games crashed and burned, what needs to change, and why Web2 games are the real gateway to bringing the next billion users on chain. Chris breaks down the allergy traditional gaming studios have to Web3 language, how Xsolla's web shop produ
392: The Company Putting Bitcoin on Kroger Shelves and Into Your Paycheck with Guest Speaker Will Reeves from Fold
--- EPISODE DESCRIPTION ---I sat down with Will Reeves, CEO of Fold, and walked away genuinely excited about what they are building. Will breaks down how Fold is putting Bitcoin into the hands of everyday Americans — not by convincing them to buy it, but by letting them earn it as a reward on their normal spending. We talk about why airlines and banks can never truly compete with this model, how F
391: How Hashgraph Is Quietly Winning Institutional Web3 Adoption with guest speaker Kamal Youssefi
I sat down with Kamal, President of the Board of the Hashgraph Association, to unpack how Hedera Hashgraph is taking a different approach to Web3 , one built around trusted governance, enterprise readiness and real-world use cases. Kamal shares how his journey started at EY Switzerland in 2015, led to co-founding Swisscom Blockchain, and eventually brought him to leading ecosystem development for
390: The Stablecoin Super Cycle Is Coming, Here's What to Build with Coinfund investor - Aziz Mandias
I sat down with Aziz from CoinFund at Consensus Miami and walked away more bullish than ever. Aziz went from selling RuneScape gold for Bitcoin to becoming an investor at one of the most respected crypto venture funds in the space. In this episode, he breaks down exactly why he believes we are heading into a stablecoin super cycle, why decentralized AI is about to have its moment, and why quantum
389:Why Every Traded Asset Will Be Tokenized in 10 Years, with guest speaker William Quigley
I sat down live at Consensus Miami with William, ex-co-founder of Tether and WAX, to get his unfiltered take on where tokenization is actually heading. We dig into why stablecoins became the killer app, what's been holding back tokenized gold and real estate, and why the regulatory dam is about to break. William shares a fascinating perspective on AI in crypto, why blockchain is "the wors
388: How AI Agents Are Forcing Crypto Adoption, With David from Mangrove.ai
I sat down with David, co-founder and president of Mangrove.ai, live at Consensus Miami. David's journey is one of the most unexpected paths into Web3 I've come across — starting with Snoop Dogg tickets in India and ending up building one of the most interesting risk-compliant trading infrastructure platforms in the space. We talked about why traditional financial advisors are losing clien
387: From Empty Luggage Space to $500M Opportunity: MoveItOn's Peer-to-Peer Revolution
I sat down with Marco from MoveItOn at ConsenSys Miami to talk about something I hadn't seen before — a peer-to-peer delivery platform that turns everyday travelers into courier agents. Think Uber, but for shipping. Marco walks me through how they use smart contract escrow to build trust between strangers sending valuable items, how their M1 token powers cross-border payments, and why they jus
386: Why AI Agents Need Blockchain to Manage Your Money Safely with Patrick from Ampli
I sat down with Patrick from Ampli live at ConsenSys in Miami for a wide-ranging conversation that ran nearly an hour, and for good reason. Patrick went from studying political science in Germany and France to becoming a crypto tokenomics advisor, and now co-founder of Ampli, a company building the security infrastructure for AI agents that manage money. We got into why blockchain was essentially
385: Proving You're Human in the Age of AI with Guest speaker Ian Dilick, developer relations at World Foundation
I sat down with Ian from the World Foundation to dig into one of the most pressing problems of our time, how do you prove you're a real human online without sacrificing your privacy? As AI floods the internet with bots and agents, the gap between human and machine interaction is closing fast. Ian walks me through how World ID and the Orb device let anyone verify their humanity using advanced c
384: Tokenizing $24B in Real Estate: How SteelWave Is Opening Private Markets to Global Investors
I sat down with Mitch from Steelwave at BTC Vegas to explore how one of the West Coast's most established real estate developers is bringing institutional-grade assets onto the blockchain. Steelwave has done over $24 billion in acquisitions, building campus-style properties for tenants like Google and Anduril — and now Mitch is on a mission to give international family offices and eventually e
383: Send Crypto Like PayPal : With Privacy, KYC, and Quantum Protection Built In with guest speaker Michal "Mehow" Pospieszalski
I sat down with Mehow, founder of American Fortress, right here in Miami during Consensus week, and this conversation genuinely blew my mind. Michal has been a hacker since age 15 and has spent four and a half years and 13 patents building something the crypto industry has never had before — a universal identity and privacy protocol that makes sending crypto as simple as typing a name. We go deep
382: How AI Agents Are Paying Off Your DeFi Loans For You with Guest Speaker - Tom Chan from Ratehopper
In this episode, I sit down with Tom, co-founder of Ratehopper.ai, to dig into one of the most underrated problems in DeFi — people are overpaying on their loans and leaving yield on the table. Tom walks me through the journey from mining ETH in 2015, to building APY Vision with 70,000 users, to now launching an AI agent platform that automatically deploys borrowed funds into liquidity pools to pa
381: The Risk-Free Prediction Market Taking On a Trillion-Dollar Industry with Guest speaker Alex Dominguez from SafeBets
--- EPISODE DESCRIPTION ---In this episode, I sit down with Alex Dominguez, who is building SafeBets, a prediction market platform with one massive twist: you never put your own money on the line. Alex breaks down why Polymarket and Kalshi are getting banned in over 53 countries and sued by 19 US states, and how SafeBets is stepping into that gap. He shares how the platform launched today at the f
380: From Bitcoin Mining in 2012 to Building the Future of Decentralized Work with Guest Speaker Vitali Mikhailov from EasyStaff.io
In this episode, I sit down with Vitali, co-founder of EasyStaff.io, a freelance payroll and marketplace platform processing over 20 million euro per month across its ecosystem. Vitali shares his journey from mining Bitcoin in Russia back in 2012 to building a multi-product fintech platform with a real, functioning DAO at its heart. We dig into why most DAOs fail to get participation, how EasyStaf
379: 1,000 Downloads in 2 Days: Omar from Noya.ai on the Future of Agentic DeFi and AI in Prediction markets
I sit down with Omar, co-founder of Noya.ai, to explore how his team is building at the intersection of AI and DeFi. We talk about how Noya evolved from an omni-chain yield aggregator into a full-stack agentic platform, combining a data layer, analytics engine, and execution rails all in one MCP. Omar shares how they hit 1,000 downloads in just two days with zero paid marketing, why he believes in
378: No KYC, No Minimum: Get SpaceX Exposure With Just a Solana Wallet with Guest Speaker Chan Ahn from Tessera Lab
sat down with Chan, founder of Tessera Labs, to explore how they are tearing down the walls around private equity investing. Chan spent over a decade at Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, and Credit Suisse before doing a PhD in computational finance at Imperial College London. He saw first hand that the best returns in private markets were locked behind accreditation requirements, massive minimum tickets,
377: Breaking: CertiK Announces AI Auditor Tool - Exclusive First Public Reveal with Hudson Jameson
I sat down with Hudson Jameson, Head of Ecosystem at CertiK, to talk about the future of blockchain security. We covered everything from his early days mining Bitcoin in his dorm room to coordinating Ethereum upgrades and now leading ecosystem growth at the world's largest blockchain security audit firm. Hudson dropped an exclusive announcement about CertiK's upcoming AI Auditor tool that
376: Inside CMT Digital: 10 Years of Crypto VC Insights with Oliver Jaros
I sat down with Oliver from CMT Digital to discuss what they look for in crypto founders before investing. We covered their unique approach as both a trading firm and VC, the intersection of AI and blockchain, why stablecoins will win for micropayments, and Oliver's contrarian take that crypto DApps will become invisible. CMT has been in crypto for nearly a decade and manages four funds focused on
375: Building the Future of DeFi Yield: Mehdi Lebbar on Risk, Returns, and Freedom with Guest Speaker Mehdi from YO.xyz
I sat down with Mehdi Lebbar, founder of yo.xyz (Yo Labs), to talk about how they're revolutionizing yield in DeFi. After raising over $10 million, Mehdi and his team built the Exponential Risk Framework—the best predictor of DeFi pool safety in the world. Pools rated A or B have a 0% probability of losing your money. We dive into how they assess risk across protocols, chains, and assets, why AI a
374: Inside OpenMatter: MPC, Agent Security, and the $0.02 Transaction Revolution with Guest Speaker Renee Davis from OpenMatter
In this episode, I sit down with Renee Davis from OpenMatter to explore the intersection of AI agents and blockchain infrastructure. We discuss why 51% of internet traffic is already agents, the critical security vulnerabilities in tools like OpenClaw, and how multi-party computation (MPC) enables privacy-preserving machine learning. Renee explains why crypto is essential for the agent economy—hin
373: Building the Super App for Crypto Trading: Tony from Sumex Shares How They're Solving Fragmentation
In this episode, I sit down with Tony from Sumex, an OG who's been in crypto since 2016. He shares how they're tackling one of crypto's biggest problems: fragmentation. From managing 20 browser tabs to trade across exchanges, to juggling wallets across different chains, crypto is a mess for most users. Tony walks through how Sumex aggregates CEXs, DEXs, DeFi protocols, and analytics in
372: The Security Mistakes Every Web3 Founder Makes (And How to Avoid Them) with Guest Speaker Johnathon Claudius from Asymmetric Research
I sat down with Jonathan Claudius from Asymmetric Research to talk about the security landscape in Web3. We covered the new vulnerabilities emerging from LLMs and AI agents, the easy wins every founder should implement today, and why security can't be confined to a two-week audit window. Jonathan shares real examples from their work with the Interchain Foundation, explains how to balance shipp
371: What Founders Still Get Wrong in Crypto with Guest speaker William Quigley from WAX + Tether
In this episode, I sit down with William Quigley, co-founder of WAX and co-founder of Tether. We go deep into what is actually happening in crypto right now. We talk about stablecoins, gaming, startup strategy, market cycles, and why founders need insight more than hype. William shares hard-earned lessons from building early crypto products and explains where real value may come from next.This is
370: FHE, Privacy, and the Future of On-Chain Transactions with Guest Speaker Guy and Kate from Fhenix
I sat down with Guy and Kate from Fhenix to talk about something that's been missing from crypto since day one: real privacy. They're building a privacy co-processor using Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) that lets you compute over encrypted data without ever exposing it. We covered why privacy is finally getting product-market fit, how institutions need confidentiality for payments and
369: Tezos, Etherlink & Tokenized Uranium: The Future of Blockchain Infrastructure with Guest Speaker Adebola Adeniran from Tezos
I sat down with Adebola from the Tezos Foundation at ETH Denver to explore what's new in the Tezos ecosystem. We covered Etherlink, their EVM Layer 2 rollup that brings Solidity developers into the Tezos world. We talked about Uranium.io, their tokenized uranium project that gives retail investors access to alternative assets. And we went deep on AI agents, how they're changing development
367: From Verifiable Education to Stablecoin Compliance: Space and Time's Blueprint for Institutional Blockchain Adoption with guest speaker Cat Daly
I sat down with Kat from Space and Time to talk about what real institutional adoption actually looks like. While crypto Twitter feels bearish, banks like JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs are hiring entire teams focused on digital assets. Space and Time has already onboarded over 100,000 students in Southeast Asia for verifiable education credentials, shipped a zero-knowledge proof for databases, and i
366: Beyond Binary: How Function Space is Revolutionizing Prediction Markets with Guest Speakers Duy and Igor from FunctionSpace
I sat down with Dewey and Igor from Function Space at ETHDenver to discuss how they're building something fundamentally different in prediction markets. They're not creating another venue like Polymarket or Kalshi. Instead, they're building the primitive layer underneath - enabling developers to create numerical range forecasting markets for anything from Tesla's quarterly revenue to Apple's iPhon
365: How Augur Protocol Is Bringing Truly Decentralized Prediction Markets Back
In this episode, I speak with Phil from Augur about why prediction markets still matter and why decentralization in crypto still matters even more. We unpack Augur’s long history as one of the earliest projects in crypto, why it lost momentum during high-fee Ethereum days, and why the team believes now is the right time to return. Phil explains how Augur is rebuilding around a modular oracle, how
364: Why Human Identity Will Matter More as AI Takes Over with Guest speaker Shady El Damaty from Human.tech
I sat down with Shady from HUMAN.TECH during Consensus Week in Hong Kong. We talked about how he entered Web3 through neuroscience, why HUMAN.TECH is focused on putting humans at the center of technology, and what digital rights should look like in an AI-driven world. This episode goes deep into self custody, decentralized identity, wallet infrastructure, sustainable token economies, and why timin
363: Why We Need Another L1: Inside Pod’s MEV-Free Market Vision with Guest Speaker Shresth Agrawal from Pod Network
In this episode, I sit down with Shresth Agrawal, co-founder of Pod Network, to unpack why the world needs yet another Layer 1.We go deep into MEV, front-running, and why today’s blockchain markets are still unfair. Shresth explains how Pod is building a purpose-built L1 designed for high-performance, MEV-free markets. We break down how auctions replace traditional transaction ordering, how Pod ca
362: Trading Attention - The Next Evolution of Prediction Markets with Guest Speaker Philipp Tsagolov from Trendle.fi
Prediction markets are having a big moment. Platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi have brought them into the spotlight. But most prediction markets still follow a simple format: a binary outcome. Yes or no. Win or lose.In this episode, I sit down with Philip from Trendle.fi to explore a new approach. What if prediction markets were not just about outcomes? What if you could actually trade attention
361: Why Copy-Paste DeFi Won’t Work: Product-Market Fit in the Next Wave of L1s with Guest Speaker Wish Wu from Pharos Network
I recorded this episode live in Hong Kong with Wish Wu, Co-Founder and CEO of Pharos Network.We dive deep into what it really takes to build next-generation blockchain infrastructure.Pharos is an EVM-compatible Layer 1 hitting 20,000 TPS on testnet. But speed is not the real story. The real story is their focus on connecting Web2 and Web3. Not just users. But capital. Assets. Institutions.Wish sha
360: From Blockchain Infrastructure to Real Adoption: The Moca Network Vision With Guest Speaker Kenneth Shek from Animoca
In this episode, I sit down with Kenneth Shek from Animoca during Consensus Week in Hong Kong.We talk about what it really takes to drive mass adoption in Web3. Not hype. Not narratives. Real users.Kenneth shares how Moca Network is building the identity layer for the future of programmable money. We go deep into AI-native infrastructure, stablecoins, loyalty systems, and why distribution is the r
359: Four Pillars of Web3 Banking: Spend, Earn, Invest, Borrow with Neobank - Veera founder Sukhdeep Bhogal
I recorded this episode live at ConsenSys in Hong Kong with Sukdeep Bhogal, Founder of Veera.We dive deep into how Veera is building a full-service Web3 neobank. Their goal is simple. Make crypto easy enough for anyone to use. Even your mom.Sukdeep shares how they raised over $10M. How they plan to onboard the next 100 million users. And why user experience matters more than flashy infrastructure.
358: Building Crypto Payments for 1 Billion Telegram Users | TON Pay Deep Dive with Glenn Brown and Nikola Plecas from TON Foundation
I’m recording live from Hong Kong during Consensus week with Glenn and Nikola from the TON Foundation.In this episode, we break down how TON is building payment infrastructure for Telegram’s 1+ billion monthly active users. We talk about TON Pay. A crypto commerce solution built for developers and merchants.We explore stablecoins. Real-world adoption. Developer experience. Regulation. And what it
357: From DeFi Hacks to Kidnap Cover: The Future of Crypto Insurance with guest speaker Ralf Taner, from Nexus Mutual
Insurance is a multi-trillion dollar industry. Yet in crypto, real protection is still rare.In this episode, I sit down with Ralf Taner from Nexus Mutual at the Digital Asset Forum in London. We unpack how on-chain insurance actually works. Why it matters more than ever. And how Nexus has already underwritten over $6.5 billion in risk.We talk about DeFi exploits. Exchange bankruptcies. Institution
356: Leverage, Liquidity & The Future of ETH Staking with Guest Speaker Steven Pack from RockSolid
What if your ETH could earn more—without taking on wild risks?In this episode, I chat with Steven Pack, founder of Rock Solid, a fast-growing ETH vault platform. Despite tough market conditions, they’ve hit 25M in TVL with organic growth—no token incentives or mercenary capital. We dive deep into the world of liquid staking, restaking, Lido V3, new vault products, and how institutions are moving f
355: DevOps in Web3: Automating Smart Contracts with Keeper Hub with Guest Speaker Simon Kelada-Polupanov
What powers the infrastructure behind your favorite Web3 protocols? In this episode, I chat with Simon from Keeper Hub—an open-source platform that automates smart contract workflows and monitors wallets. We dive deep into the invisible backbone of crypto: DevOps. From saving 30% in gas fees to building AI-driven automations, Simon shares how Keeper Hub is quietly revolutionizing how developers bu
354: From Frustration to Framework: The Strategy Behind PlanX Conference with guest speaker Frankie Ngo from PlanX
In this episode, I sit down with Frankie from Plan X Conference to unpack how the best Web3 events are built — not just for hype, but for real decision making and strategic value. We dive into how Plan X came from a place of frustration and turned into an ecosystem that connects founders, advisors, jurisdictions, and capital. Frankie shares insights into audience curation, event formats, global tr
353: How to win DeFi on Hyperliquid with guest speaker João Nuno Simões from Hyperwave
I sit down with João Simoes — a true builder, repeat founder, and one of the sharpest BD minds in Web3. We go deep on his journey from running Portugal’s first Bitcoin mining company to building and exiting a restaking startup and now co‑founding Hyperwave on Hyperliquid. We unpack why Hyperliquid is thriving, what real community‑driven growth looks like, and the problem Hyperwave is solving with
352: From Antarctica to Crypto Cards: Georgy's 11-Year Journey with guest speaker Georgy Sokolov from Wirex
How do you build a crypto company that lasts 11 years—and survives three brutal bear markets?In this episode, I chat with Georgy from Wirex, a pioneering Web3 payment platform that's been quietly shaping the future of crypto usability since before Ethereum even existed. From air-dropping supplies in Antarctica to building one of the first crypto cards accepted by Visa and Mastercard, Georgy’s
351: Secrets of Web3 PR that actually work - with guest speaker Kim Than, founder of Genius PR
What really makes a project stand out in Web3? It’s not the tech—it’s the story.In this episode, I chat with Kim Than, founder of Genius PR (formerly PR Genius), who shares the untold truth about PR in crypto. From disrupting the shady old agency model to pioneering results-only PR, Kim breaks down exactly how they help Web3 startups grow through strategy, storytelling, and standout branding.If yo
350: Reimagining Blockchain Dev: How Canopy Simplifies Building L1s with Guest Speaker Adam Liposky from Canopy Network
In this episode, I sit down with Adam Liposky, founder of Canopy Network, to dive into the next evolution of Web3 infrastructure — application-specific blockchains. We explore how Canopy is turning complex, costly L1 development into something anyone can launch in minutes. Adam shares how AI is changing developer workflows, what real value capture looks like in Web3, and why the future belongs to
349: Inside Openfort: Fixing Wallets, Crypto UX and Privacy, and the Road to 2026 with Guest Speaker Joan Alavedra
🎙️Episode Description:Crypto still feels clunky. UX is broken. But Joan from Openfort is on a mission to fix that.In this episode, we dive into the wild world of wallet abstraction—how it can unlock mass adoption, the biggest mistakes dev teams make when integrating wallets, and why stablecoins and privacy are the future of fintech. Joan also shares the real story behind building Openfort, how AI
348: Rebuilding Finance Onchain: How Nexus is Powering the Machine Trading Era
In this episode, I sit down with Daniel Marin, co‑founder of Nexus.xyz, the next‑generation Layer‑1 blockchain built for financial applications. We dig into why the future of blockchains may not be general purpose, but specialized and verifiable. Daniel breaks down how Nexus uses CK proofs, dual‑core architecture, and native APIs to bring Web‑2 finance experiences on‑chain. We talk about algorithm
347: How Blend.money is Building the Global Savings Layer for DeFi with guest speakers Manny and Jamie
Forget speculation, what if DeFi could be the safest place to save?In this episode, I chat with Manny and Jamie, the founders of Blend, a DeFi savings platform focused on long-term wealth preservation and capital protection. They bring serious credentials, having worked on major crypto infrastructure like UMA and Across—and now they’re building what they call the “global savings layer” for everyon
346: Deribit x SignalPlus: Building the Future of Crypto Trading with guest speakers Sidrah Fariq and Augustine Fan
🎙️ Episode DescriptionWhat happens when traditional finance meets cutting-edge crypto? In this episode, I chat with Sidrah Farik from Deribit and Augustine Fan from SignalPlus to explore how crypto options are evolving—and why institutional players are diving in headfirst.We unpack the macro forces shaping the space, the slow but steady drop in volatility, and what that means for both retail and i
345: Ethereum as Digital Oil: Inside Republic Tech’s Vision with Daniel Liu
What happens when a former energy financier decides to reshape the future of finance? In this episode, I chat with Daniel Liu, CEO of Republic Tech, on how his journey from solar and wind farms to crypto trading led him to build one of the most ambitious infrastructure plays in Web3.Daniel shares why Ethereum is central to their strategy, how they’re accumulating and deploying ETH, and why now is
344: Web3 gaming that doesn’t suck: Kam Punia from Pixion Games shares his blueprint for success
Is it possible to build a Web3 game that’s actually fun—and not just hype? Kam Punia, founder and CEO of Pixion Games, joins us to break down exactly how he's doing it with Fableborne. In a world full of bots, overfunded flops, and quick token grabs, Kam shares the gritty reality of building something that lasts.From killing 5 games before getting to one that truly clicks, to building a 400,00
343: Code Less, Create More: Building Apps with Friends and AI on Nullshot with guest speaker Coop (Joseph Cooper)
What if you could build a full-stack app just by chatting with friends? In this episode, I talk to Coop, founder of Nullshot, a groundbreaking platform merging AI, Web3, and social collaboration. From his early days buying Bitcoin in 2012 to building a multi-million dollar Web3 game studio, Coop shares how he's now creating the future of app development—faster, cheaper, and more collaborative
342: How Verified is Tokenizing Finance for the 750 Million with Guest Speaker Kallol Borah
In this episode of Web3 with Sam Kamani, I sit down with Kallol from Verified Network, a group at the forefront of tokenized financial products and real-world assets (RWAs).Kallol shares his journey from traditional entrepreneurship to building infrastructure that bridges traditional finance (TradFi) and decentralized finance (DeFi). We talk about the gaps in private banking access, the massive op
341: Self-Repaying Loans in DeFi: Tobias on Altitude Finance’s TVL Growth and 2026 Roadmap
Tobias built Altitude Finance after running into the classic DeFi lending trade-off: either borrow conservatively and unlock very little capital, or borrow aggressively and risk liquidation when markets move fast.In this episode, we break down how Altitude makes loans more capital-efficient while keeping users at a safer LTV, how their vault automation rebalances positions during volatility, and w
340: Building Planet X: James Ashton on Creator-Owned Gaming, 200M Reach, and Treasure Hunt Gameplay
James Ashton is building Planet X, a new mobile-first extraction shooter that turns gameplay into a real-world treasure hunt—extract prizes, win physical rewards, and build community-driven competition.In this episode, we unpack how Gallaxia is structured as an on-chain gaming and entertainment studio co-owned by 50+ top creators (with a combined 200M audience), why “Web3 gaming” as a label misses
339: Global Settlement’s Ryan Kirkley on Interoperability, CBDCs, and Why Stablecoins Aren’t Enough
Ryan Kirkley has been building in crypto since 2013—across protocol development and regulatory compliance. In this episode, we go deep on why true asset ownership is still broken in today’s financial system, why stablecoins aren’t a long-term solution for global commerce, and how Global Settlement Network is approaching interoperability by upgrading existing infrastructure instead of trying to rep
338: GrantiX’s Konstantin on Web3 Philanthropy and Fixing Grant Transparency
In this episode, I’m joined by Konstantin from GrantiX, a platform connecting crypto donors with social entrepreneurs who need funding to scale real-world impact.We talk about what’s broken in traditional philanthropy (opacity, inefficiency), why Web3 tools can improve coordination, and what it takes to onboard projects that may have never used crypto before.Key timestamps[00:00:00] Intro: GrantiX
337: Why Privacy + Compliance Matter – Aleo, ZK Tech, and the Future of Stablecoins
In this episode, I’m joined by Howard Wu, co-founder of Aleo and CEO of Provable.We dive into programmable privacy, why transparent stablecoins break real-world finance, how Aleo enables private yet compliant smart contracts, and what it will take to bring institutions on-chain. We also explore AI agents, crypto payments, and where privacy actually matters in practice.Key Timestamps[00:00:00] Intr
336: BeToken’s Albert Prat on Tokenizing E-commerce Equity and Scaling to €100M
In this episode, I’m joined by Albert Prat, founder of B Brands and BeToken.Albert runs five profitable e-commerce brands doing ~€20M/year, and is tokenizing company equity under European regulation to raise capital, grow inventory, and expand into bigger markets like Germany. We also talk loyalty/community tokens, e-commerce growth levers, and what it takes to compete on delivery speed and supply
335: Popology Network – Decentralizing Taste, Curation, and Digital Rights in the Attention Economy
In this episode, I’m joined by Joe Rey (Founder & CCO), Oliver Fuselier (COO & CMO), Mykola Smorgun (CTO) from Popology Network.We talk about why curation might matter more than AI in a world of infinite content, how Popology uses a “meta search” to pull media from multiple platforms into curated popcasts, and how they aim to decentralize digital rights management by making users the curat
334: Inside Toroa Group’s Integration of Tokenised Funds, Title-Backed Tokens, and Stablecoins
In this episode I talk with Ryan from Toroa Group, a New Zealand-based founder building across tokenised funds and vault strategies, title-backed property tokens, and NZD/AUD stablecoins.We cover why stablecoins are still the clearest product-market fit, why non-USD stablecoins matter for smaller countries, how to tokenize title instead of fund units, and how they work with existing funds to offer
333: Mercenary DeFi, Real Utility – How Zilliqa Thinks About Tokens, RWAs and Regulation
L1 blockchains have gone through every hype cycle: ICOs, NFTs, gaming, metaverse, now AI. But what actually survives?In this episode, I speak with Alexander Zahnd, CEO of Zilliqa, an L1 that launched in 2017 and recently became fully EVM-compatible. Alex shares his journey from a decade in Swiss TradFi and treasury/regulatory projects into DeFi, and how that shaped his views on financial rigor, re
332: Airbnb for Data Centers – How Aethir Is Powering the AI Boom with Distributed GPUs
AI demand for GPUs is exploding – and most of that capacity is locked inside underused data centers.In this episode, I talk with Mark from Aethir, a decentralized GPU cloud that aggregates idle, enterprise-grade GPUs into a global network. We discuss how Aethir feels like AWS on the front end but works like “Airbnb for data centers” behind the scenes, why compute demand outpaces supply, and how th
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