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Ep. 671 Polkadot Capital Group | Regulation, RWAs & Polkadot’s Social Layer (feat. Dave Sedacca) Jan 29, 2026

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For episode 671 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Dave Sedacca, Lead & Director of Polkadot Capital Group.

Dave Sedacca is the Lead of Polkadot Capital Group and currently sits as Director of Finance at Parity Technologies, the core development team behind Polkadot. He leads Parity's financial strategy, spanning treasury management, planning, and institutional engagement. A long-time believer in emerging tech and crypto, Dave has been actively involved in the space since 2017. Prior to joining Parity, he worked across multiple sectors, driving financial and commercial strategy.

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⏳ Timestamps:

(0:00) Sumsub

(0:44) Introduction

(1:38) Who is Dave Sedacca?

(3:32) What is Polkadot Capital Group?

(5:06) Polkadot’s role in institutional adoption

(7:27) Polkadot and RWAs

(10:37 Benefit of Polkadot’s ecosystem versus other chains(12:22) Social Layer

(15:11) Sumsub(16:30) Thoughts on Crypto regulation

(21:33) Education for institutions

(22:42) Polkadot Capital Group roadmap

(25:08) Website & socials

🎙 Polkadot Capital Group Links:

🔗 Website: https://polkadotcapitalgroup.com/

🔗 X: https://x.com/polkadotcg

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/polkadot-capital-group/

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-a-sedacca/

📢 Disclaimer:

None of our content constitutes, nor is intended to act as financial advice. It’s important to always do your own research and due diligence before making any investment decision. Digital Assets and Cryptocurrencies are highly volatile and carry a considerable amount of risk.

Ep. 670 Cork | Tokenized Risk for Web3 (feat. Phil Fogel) Jan 28, 2026

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For episode 670 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Phil Fogel, CEO and Co-founder of Cork.

DeFi has a $100B+ problem: you can't trade the risk. Insurance exists, but it's expensive, illiquid, and doesn't cover the economic chaos that actually wipes people out: depeg events, protocol runs, cascading liquidations etc. Phil Fogel, CEO and co-founder of Cork, backed by a16z crypto, Road Capital and more, explains that the system fails when risk is opaque and largely untradeable. Without tools to manage downside dynamically, stress compounds and volatility turns into contagion.

Cork is his response. It is not insurance, but market-based risk infrastructure. By making risk programmable and tradable through swap tokens, participants can address stress before it cascades. Phil’s broader perspective is about market structure. DeFi will not scale safely or attract institutions until risk management functions like a market rather than a promise.

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⏳ Timestamps:

(0:00) Sumsub

(0:44) Introduction

(1:39) Who is Phil Fogel?

(5:12) What is the Cork protocol?

(8:47) Step-by-step process of Cork

(11:58) Importance of Swap Tokens

(13:44) Real world use-cases and applications

(17:34) Sumsub

(18:18) Future of tokenized risk

(20:55) Cork protocol roadmap

(23:48) Website & socials

🎙 Cork Links:

🔗 Website: https://www.cork.tech/

🔗 X: https://x.com/Philfog

🔗 X: https://x.com/Corkprotocol

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philfog/

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/corkprotocol/

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Ep. 669 QCI | Bitcoin Derivatives, Stablecoins & Crypto Regulation in 2026 (feat. Matt Carr) Jan 26, 2026

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For episode 669 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Matt Carr, Managing Partner of QCI Partners.

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⏳ Timestamps:

(0:00) Sumsub

(0:44) Introduction

(2:00) New Year updates on QCI

(3:20) How has investor behavior changed in Crypto?

(6:00) 2025 trends across Crypto

(7:50) Regulatory wins from 2025

(10:19) How should we shape monetary policy going forward?

(14:02) Centralized vs. Decentralized Stablecoins

(22:10) Brian Armstrong & Coinbase objecting to Clarity Act

(25:08) Technologies that compliment blockchain

(26:02) Who are Bitcoin Derivatives designed for?

(27:25) Emerging niches in Crypto

(29:35) Derivatives in other digital assets

(31:35) QCI roadmap

🎙 QCI Links:

🔗 Website: https://www.qcipartners.com/

🔗 X: https://x.com/QCI_GP
🔗 X: https://x.com/QCIPartnersLLC

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattacarr/

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/qci-partners-llc/

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Ep. 668 LeveX | Future of Crypto Trading (feat. Harvey Liu) Jan 22, 2026

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For episode 668 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Harvey Liu, CEO of LeveX Exchange.

Harvey Liu is a global tech investor with over 15 years of experience in venture capital, digital assets, and emerging technologies. An early Bitcoin investor and former venture partner at a MAS-licensed Web3 fund, he has played key roles in evaluating major platforms like Huobi and OKCoin while building a diverse portfolio across CEX, GameFi, and blockchain infrastructure.

With a background in Computer Science and an MBA from INSEAD, Harvey blends technical expertise with strategic vision, leading LeveX with a community-first, transparency-driven approach to the future of digital finance.

⏳ Timestamps:

(0:00) Introduction

(1:02) Who is Harvey Liu?

(6:52) What is LeveX?

(12:08) Trading features of LeveX

(13:24) Security & custody of user funds

(14:52) Gamification on LeveX with rewards

(17:55) Future of Crypto Trading

(22:19) VC capital trends in Crypto

(26:07) LeveX roadmap

(30:19) Events & conferences

(31:05) LeveX website, socials & community

🎙 LeveX Links:

🔗 Website: https://levex.com

🔗 X: https://x.com/levex

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/levex-exchange

🔗 Telegram: https://t.me/LevexAlerts

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Ep. 667 SecondSwap | Future of Locked Token Liquidity (feat. Kanny Lee) Jan 19, 2026

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For episode 667 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Kanny Lee, Co-founder and CEO of SecondSwap, the first issuer-approved secondary market for locked tokens.

A veteran of fintech and digital assets, he brings over 20 years of experience across regulated finance, payments, and crypto infrastructure. He’s led MAS-regulated firms including dtcpay and OSL Group, and held senior roles at EY, TransUnion, and Deloitte, advising global institutions on risk, compliance, and cyber forensics.Kanny is also a partner at Libra Capital, giving him a dual vantage point as both operator and investor in Web3.

With formal certifications in anti-money laundering (ACAMS) and digital forensics (GIAC), he’s widely regarded as a credible voice on token market structure, real-world asset liquidity, and the next generation of compliant crypto infrastructure.

Join the waitlist for he only decentralized on-chain marketplace for trading locked tokens: https://t.me/Secondswapappbot?start=693a9dc7a9c1d4113e029589

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⏳ Timestamps:

(0:00) Sumsub

(0:44) Introduction

(1:54) Who is Kanny Lee?

(4:37) What is SecondSwap?

(10:33) Benefits of making locked tokens liquid

(12:30) How does SecondSwap work?

(13:52) Use-cases

(16:15) Future of locked tokens across DeFi

(19:07) Crypto narrative for 2026

(21:02) Sumsub

(21:46) Privacy coins & chains

(24:03) SecondSwap roadmap

(26:21) Conferences & events

(27:56) SecondSwap website & socials

🎙 SecondSwap Links:

🔗 Website: https://www.secondswap.io/

🔗 X: https://x.com/secondswap_io

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kannylee/

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/secondswap/

🔗 Telegram: https://t.me/secondswap_community

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Ep. 666 BeatSwap | Music IP on the Blockchain (feat. Hazel Lee) Jan 15, 2026

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For episode 666 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Hazel Lee, Co-founder of BeatSwap.
As blockchain technology expands beyond finance into the cultural content sector, the BeatSwap project is innovating the way intellectual property (IP) rights are distributed. In the traditional IP rights industry, copyright management is opaque and settlements are slow, creating inefficiencies that prevent creators, investors, and fans from fully reaping the benefits.

To address these limitations, BeatSwap standardizes IP rights as real-world assets (RWA), offering a new value proposition where anyone can transparently own and trade them. BeatSwap bills itself as “the world’s first Web3 full-stack IP rights platform” and aims to implement the entire lifecycle of IP rights on the blockchain—from the creation stage and IP rights registration, to fan community participation, rights tokenization, and decentralized trading.

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⏳ Timestamps:

(0:00) Sumsub

(0:44) Introduction

(1:49) Who is Hazel Lee?

(3:56) How does BeatSwap work?

(5:44) Importance of IP rights data on-chain

(7:37) What makes IP unique compared to other RWAs?

(9:13) How would tokenized IP behave economically?

(13:00) BeatSwap use-cases

(14:33) Sumsub

(15:17) What type of creators benefit from BeatSwap?

(18:23) Core problems with IP rights today

(20:53) BeatSwap roadmap 2026

(23:03) BeatSwap website & socials

🎙 BeatSwap Links:

🔗 Website: https://beatswap.io/

🔗 X: https://x.com/hzi_lee

🔗 X: https://x.com/BeatXswap

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hzi-lee/

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/beatxswap/

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Ep. 665 Donut Browser | AI Powered Trading at the Browser Layer (feat. Chris Zhu) Jan 14, 2026

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For episode 665 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Chris Zhu, CEO & Founder of Donut (Donut Browser).

Donut Browser is the world’s first agentic crypto browser built for trading. It integrates signal discovery, risk analysis, strategy generation and on-chain execution directly at the browser layer, allowing users to go from idea to live trade without switching tools.
Donut Labs raised $22M to build the first agentic AI crypto browser for traders. Investors include BITKRAFT, Makers Fund, HSG, Sky9 Capital, MPCi, Altos Ventures, Hack VC, and others, with support from leaders across Solana, Sui, Monad, Jupiter, Drift, and DeFi App. With more than 160K users in their waitlist, Donut will offer a full product suite including a Chrome extension, web app, mobile app, and a Chromium based browser.

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⏳ Timestamps:

(0:00) Sumsub

(0:44) Introduction

(1:55) Who is Chris Zhu?

(7:00) $22M raise for Donut Browser

(9:38) Perplexity & LLM integrations

(10:49) Donut Browser launch timeline

(11:53) Agentic AI trading

(15:55) Agentic for Perpetuals trading

(17:50) Sumsub

(18:34) Data security & transparency

(20:55) How Donut Browser is improving crypto UI/UX

(25:56) Partnerships with wallets & dapps

(27:22) Additional features

(29:09) Donut Browser 2026 roadmap

(30:32) Donut Browser community

🎙 Donut Browser Links:

🔗 Website: https://donutbrowser.ai/

🔗 X: https://x.com/DonutBrowser

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrizhuu/

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/donut-browser/

🔗 Discord: https://discord.com/invite/donut-browser

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Ep. 664 Michael Carbonara | Campaigning for U.S. Congress with Bitcoin Jan 07, 2026

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For episode 664 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Michael Carbonara, a Florida-based entrepreneur, devoted family man, and steadfast advocate for individual liberty.

With a proven track record in business and community leadership, he is committed to serving the people of Florida’s 25th District. Seeking to represent the district, Carbonara’s mission is to champion personal freedoms, foster innovation-driven economic growth, and support families and households across the region.

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⏳ Timestamps:

(0:00) Sumsub

(0:44) Introduction

(2:04) Who is Michael Carbonara?

(5:00) Ibanera & web3 background

(8:00) Campaign donations on-chain

(10:24) Standardizing on-chain transparency in politics & government

(11:26) Sumsub

(12:47) Crypto policy in the United States

(16:37) Educating policymakers on Crypto

(20:11) Future of Crypto’s impact on U.S. economy

(22:09) Why Stablecoins will make the U.S. dollar stronger

(22:51) How to keep up with Michael Carbonara’s campaign

🎙 Michael Carbonara Links:

🔗 Website: https://michaelcarbonara.com/

🔗 X: https://x.com/MCarbonaraFL

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarbonara/

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Ep. 663 Gallaxia | In-game Digital Ownership (feat. James Ashton) Jan 05, 2026

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For episode 663 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by James Ashton, CEO of Gallaxia.

Gallaxia is the world’s first player-owned blockchaingaming studio, co-owned by 50 of the world’s most influential gamers and creators. Collectively, these co-owners command more than 200 million followers and over 30 billion views, including some of the leading figures in PUBGM, CODM, and Fortnite. Their involvement marks the first time a blockchain ecosystem has brought globally recognized gaming talent in as true equity partners, giving Gallaxia unprecedented distribution and a built-in audience from day one.

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⏳ Timestamps:

(0:00) Sumsub

(0:44) Introduction

(1:45) Who is James Ashton?

(4:03) What is PlanetX?

(7:22) Lessons from gaming creators

(9:17) In-game digital assets

(10:42) In-game economies

(12:20) Sumsub

(13:47) Will larger gaming studios integrate Web3?

(15:19) PlanetX launch

(16:16) Gallaxia roadmap for 2026

(21:32) Website & socials

🎙 Gallaxia Links:

🔗 Website: https://gallaxiachain.com/

🔗 X: https://x.com/ghost_ppx

🔗 X: https://x.com/Gallaxia

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Ep. 662 DEIN | DeFi Needs Insurance (feat. Mike Miglio) Dec 30, 2025

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For episode 662 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Mike Miglio, CEO and Founder of DEIN.DEIN, short for Decentralized Insurance Network, is a groundbreaking platform that offers permissionless, decentralized, and DAO-managed discretionary risk coverage. It is specifically designed to provide insurance for smart contracts, stablecoins, centralized exchanges, and other vital services within the DeFi ecosystem.

The platform allows users to purchase coverage for their funds, enabling them to safeguard their assets against potential losses caused by hacks, rug-pulls, or other exploits leading to permanent loss of funds. Additionally, DEIN empowers individuals to actively participate in the insurance process by allowing them to provide coverage and liquidity for various smart contracts, exchanges, or listed services in exchange for yield.

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⏳ Timestamps:

(0:00) Sumsub

(0:44) Introduction

(1:50) Who is Mike Miglio?

(5:10) What is DEIN?

(7:17) How users participate in DEIN

(8:27) Policy coverage in demand in Web3

(13:06) Future of decentralized insurance off-chain

(16:03) Sumsub