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The Brutal Truth About Building In Crypto Sep 08, 2026

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Lasse Clausen shares what investors really look for in a founder, the mistakes that quietly kill promising startups and why great technology alone isn’t enough to succeed. From raising capital to finding product-market fit, he breaks down what it actually takes to build a crypto company that lasts.

From NFT Mint to Prime Video: Building Viral IP Aug 26, 2026

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Claynosaurz launched in November 2022 as 10,222 three-dimensional clay dinosaurs on Solana — two weeks after FTX collapsed. Four years later it's a franchise with millions of views, a mobile game in co-development, and animated episodes now streaming on Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV. Nic Cary sits down with Nic Cabana, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Claynosaurz, and Andrew Pelekas, Co-CEO of HEEBOO, to unpack how a team of Hollywood animation veterans — with credits on Game of Thrones, Paddington, Fantastic Beasts, Jurassic World, Minions and Spider-Verse — stopped building IP for the big studios and built their own instead.

The Fiat Trap w/ Dr. Saifedean Ammous Jun 23, 2026

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In this episode, Saifedean explains how fiat money is created through credit, why inflation forces people into debt and speculation, how soft money creates short-term incentives, and why Bitcoin may offer more than financial upside: peace of mind, long-term thinking and a way to opt out of the fiat system.

Episode Title: Crypto policy and the CLARITY act w/ Perianne Boring Jun 09, 2026

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Nic Cary sits down with Perianne Boring, founder of The Digital Chamber, to unpack the state of crypto policy in Washington, what the CLARITY Act could mean for the industry, and why the fight for regulatory clarity is really about keeping digital assets open, competitive, and built for the people who need them most.

Amanda Cassatt: The Storytelling Playbook Behind Ethereum, Web3 & AI May 29, 2026

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Before there was a crypto marketing playbook, someone had to write it...

Nic Cary sits down with Amanda Cassatt, former CMO of ConsenSys and founder and CEO of Serotonin. Amanda helped bring Ethereum to market before the playbook existed - pitching Joe Lubin for a role she invented, building the global meetup network that launched MetaMask, Infura, Truffle, and Gitcoin, and shaping the narrative of an entire industry from the ground up, before going on to build her own marketing empire.

Inside 'Finding Satoshi' May 05, 2026

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What happens when a billion-dollar Hollywood producer turns his lens on the biggest financial mystery of the 21st century? Nic Cary sits down with Tucker Tooley, the producer behind The Fighter, Den of Thieves, We're the Millers and now Finding Satoshi. His four-year investigative documentary takes a shot at answering the question that has haunted crypto for over 15 years: who is Satoshi Nakamoto?

Peter McCormack: Drugs, Bitcoin & A Broken Britain Mar 17, 2026

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Peter McCormack’s path into Bitcoin started in the most unlikely way possible, buying drugs on The Silk Road.Since then, he’s built one of the biggest podcasts in crypto, owned a football club, and become one of the loudest voices on money, politics, and the future of the UK. In this episode:0:00 – Intro 0:17 – How Peter got into crypto 1:09 – First Bitcoin purchase and discovering Ethereum 3:47 – Trading £30K up to £1.2M by end of 20175:23 – Starting the What Bitcoin Did podcast6:07 – Most memorable interview 8:30 – Real Bedford FC & investing locally9:07 – Political pushback 11:11 – Shifting focus to national restoration 13:48 – Questioning democracy 17:11 – UK political fragmentation19:00 – The UK's looming political choice21:23 – Attracting wealth back to the UK23:48 – Why Peter won't become an MP 24:56 – Designing a pro-crypto policy for the UK29:00 – The biggest threat to Bitcoin 32:00 – The crushing burden of taxes, regulation & bureaucracy33:00 – The Bitcoin/crypto hub of Europe37:07 – Deficit spending & inflation are stealing from your children38:17 – The state of the crypto market & the four-year cycle39:39 – Separating money and state41:20 – AI & the race to AGI43:00 – The age of abundance 45:00 – Bitcoin as the currency of AI agents52:17 – What the world looks like in 13 years53:17 – What Peter has learned about money

Taking Women from Crypto Curious to On-Chain w/ Maggie Love Mar 10, 2026

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What does it take to go from crypto curious to confidently on-chain?In this episode of Block Party, Nic Cary sits down with Maggie Love, founder of SheFi, the global community helping thousands of women learn crypto. From setting up wallets to making their first DeFi transactions, Maggie is turning curiosity into real participation in the crypto economy.00:00 Introduction — Maggie Love & SheFi00:52 Maggie Love — Leaving IBM to Join the Crypto Industry03:03 Why Crypto Feels Intimidating for Beginners06:10 Education vs Information07:58 Why Crypto Marketing Often Misses Women10:46 What Is SheFi? The Community Explained14:02 Building a Career in Crypto16:10 Is Web3 More Meritocratic Than Traditional Finance?21:05 Moving Beyond “Women in Web3” Conversations24:03 What Mass Crypto Adoption Will Look Like27:58 How to Join SheFi30:09 The State of Crypto Today

The Fiat Money Experiment Is Failing w/ Kwasi Kwarteng Feb 10, 2026

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Former UK Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng explains why modern governments can’t stop printing money, how the gold standard collapsed, and why Bitcoin may be the most important monetary breakthrough in 2,500 years. From war financing to inflation, this episode breaks down why fiat currency is failing and what comes next.

Rebuilding the Internet from Orbit w/ Tae Oh Jan 27, 2026

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In this episode of Block Party Nic Cary sits down with Tae Oh, founder of Spacecoin, to discuss satellite-based infrastructure, token incentives, and why the future of censorship-resistant connectivity may live in space.

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