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Ep. 634 Mitchell Nicholson | Understanding Liquid Yield Tokens with Sierra Nov 21, 2025

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For episode 634 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Mitchell Nicholson, Core Contributor to the Sierra Protocol.

Sierra Protocol is the issuer of SIERRA, a liquid yield token (LYT) that offers the best risk-adjusted yield in a freely tradeable ERC20 token on Ethereum and Avalanche. SIERRA enables holders to earn passively accrue 6-12% APY compounded daily and does not require staking or claiming, holding periods or lockups, paying hidden fees or providing KYC. SIERRA will be going live in October followed by several exciting partnerships that offer additional yield and utility. Its reserves are managed by OpenTrade, an institutional-grade market leader offering stablecoin yield products and is backed by a16z, Circle, Mercury, Notion and other leading VC firms.

⏳ Timestamps:

(0:00) Introduction

(1:12) Who is Mitchell Nicholson?

(2:02) What is Sierra?

(2:44) What are Liquid Yield Tokens?

(9:56) Underlying yield sources

(12:56) Regulations & Compliance

(15:40) Sierra exchange listings

(17:30) Liquidity for Sierra

(20:13) Partnerships

(25:35) Prediction Markets

(30:05) Sierra Roadmap

(32:50) Sierra website & socials

🎙 Sierra Links:

🔗 Website: https://sierra.money

🔗 Docs: https://docs.sierra.money

🔗 X: https://x.com/sierraismoney

🔗 Telegram: https://t.me/sierrayield

📢 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. 633 Reserve | How DTFs are changing Crypto investing (feat. Dan Mulligan) Nov 20, 2025

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For episode 633 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Dan Mulligan, Head of Marketing at Reserve, a DeFi platform backed by Sam Altman and Peter Thiel. With over 12 years of experience in SaaS, fintech, and digital assets, Dan brings a proven track record of scaling products, growing user bases, and driving measurable business impact through marketing strategies.

Before joining Reserve, Dan served as CMO at AscendEX and Tea Protocol, where he led marketing initiatives that fueled massive user adoption and retention. At Tea Protocol, he scaled the platform to 1M+ users, including 500K+ KYC-verified users, while at AscendEX, he drove trading volume, listings, and user engagement. Earlier in his career, Dan was a Senior Strategist at Verisk Analytics (S&P 500), where he built data-driven growth frameworks for enterprise SaaS solutions that generated over $20M in digital pipeline.

⏳ Timestamps:

(0:00) Introduction

(1:12) Who is Dan Mulligan?

(2:53) What is Reserve?

(4:31) What is a DTF?

(7:32) DTF Partners

(9:10) DTF Survey

(10:55) Why is demand high for DTFs?

(12:20) Launching a DTF

(15:44) Marketing in Web3

(18:52) Common marketing hurdles in Web3

(22:15) DTFs on traditional brokerage platforms

(24:32) Reserve roadmap for 2026

(25:51) Crypto in Hong Kong

🎙 Reserve Links:

🔗 Website: https://linktr.ee/reserveprotocol

🔗 X: https://x.com/danmulligann

🔗 X: https://x.com/Reserveprotocol

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

🔗 Discord: https://discord.com/invite/reserveprotocol

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Ep. 632 Neon Labs | Moving Ethereum to Solana with Neon EVM (feat. Ivan Bjelajac) Nov 19, 2025

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For episode 632 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Ivan Bjelajac, the CEO of Neon Labs, the core contributor behind Neon EVM - the first Ethereum execution layer built natively on Solana. A seasoned entrepreneur and infrastructure strategist, Ivan has over two decades of experience building deep-tech companies, advising public and private institutions on emerging technologies, and scaling Web3 infrastructure.

Learn more about the Neon ecosystem at neonevm.org

⏳ Timestamps:

(0:00) Introduction

(1:31) Who is Ivan Bjelajac?

(9:15) What is Neon Labs?

(17:40) Devs can build with same EVM tools

(19:10) Network extensions for Solana wallets

(21:12) NeonEVM tools

(22:32) Devs can build dapps from scratch

(25:22) Future of dapp development on Solana

(30:40) Developer resources & bootcamp

(32:32) Neon Labs website & socials

(33:16) Neon Labs in 2026

🎙 Neon Labs Links:

🔗 Website: https://www.neonevm.org/

🔗 X: https://x.com/instantfinality

🔗 X: https://x.com/NeonLabsOrg

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

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Ep. 631 Technotainment | Elevating Fan Engagement for Entertainment (feat. Wesley Ellul) Nov 18, 2025

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For episode 631 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Wesley Ellul, President & Head of Strategy at Technotainment

Wesley is a serial entrepreneur and digital strategist with 20+ years in entertainment, media, and gamification. He co-founded Quizando, one of the first live crowd-engagement platforms, and has worked alongside Steven Spielberg and Ron Howard. Recognized by Forbes Argentina’s 40 Under 40 and described by Technotainment founder Nyhl Henson as “this generation’s Ted Turner,” Wesley is a leading voice in interactive entertainment.

⏳ Timestamps:

(0:00) Introduction

(1:19) Who is Wesley Ellul?

(8:33) What is Technotainment?

(17:10) Streaming, podcasting & gaming use-cases

(21:58) Partnerships

(24:49) Future of Entertainment

(28:32) AI in Entertainment

(32:34) How technology will change the Movie Theater experience

(35:56) Technotainment website & socials

🎙 Technotainment Links:

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

🔗 X: https://x.com/_technotainment

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/technotainment-streaming-media-inc/

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

🔗 Discord: https://discord.com/invite/technotainment

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Ep. 630 PlayAI | Creating Web3 Workflows (feat. Ramees PS) Nov 17, 2025

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For episode 630 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Ramees PS, Founder & CEO of PlayAI.

Ramees PS is a multi-talented entrepreneur whose background spans product management, marketing, leadership, and design, combining creativity with strong execution.

Before founding PlayAI, he co-founded Dehidden, a venture-backed product studio generating $1M+ ARR and delivering projects for Sony, Mercedes-Benz, Adidas, Prada, and Flipkart. He also co-founded Pebble DLT, a payments protocol startup, and held product leadership roles at Airblack and Cope.Studio, where he served as Entrepreneur-in-Residence driving growth, design, and engineering initiatives.

A graduate of NIT Calicut in Electronics & Communication Engineering, Ramees now leads a global team of early builders from Polygon, Microsoft, and Play Ember at PlayAI, developing the next frontier of AI-driven gaming and social coordination.

⏳ Timestamps:

(0:00) Introduction

(1:27) Token launch

(2:30) Who is Ramees PS?

(7:44) What is PlayAI?

(11:31) Benefits of Web3 workflows

(15:30) PlayHub

(17:03) Use-cases

(21:13) Future integrations with PlayAI workflows

(26:42) PlayAI roadmap for 2026

(29:03) PlayAI website & socials

🎙 PlayAI & Ramees Links:

🔗 Website: https://playai.network/

🔗 X: https://x.com/playAInetwork

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

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

🔗 Discord: https://discord.com/invite/playai

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Ep. 629 Infineo | Tokenizing Life Insurance (feat. Jay Rogers) Nov 16, 2025

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For episode 629 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Jay Rogers, CRO & Co-founder for Infineo.

Infineo is digitizing the $3+ trillion life insurance industry using blockchain technology to provide friction-free access to one of the most stable assets in the world for both institutional and retail investors at scale. The total addressable market (TAM) is virtually unlimited for infineo as it builds a fixed-income alternative with no principal or interest rate risk.

⏳ Timestamps:

(0:00) Introduction

(0:48) Who is Jay Rogers?

(2:15) What is Infineo?

(4:55) How to tokenize the life insurance industry?

(8:00) Coupling Agentic AI with RWAs

(11:13) Infineo at Blockchain Futurist

(13:08) Infineo roadmap for 2026

(15:08) Infineo website & socials

🎙 Infineo Links:

🔗 Website: https://infineo.ai/

🔗 X: https://x.com/infineogroup

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

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayrogers2/

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Ep. 628 Stocktwits | Launch of Cryptotwits (feat. Jonathan Morgan) Nov 15, 2025

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For episode 628 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Jonathan Morgan, Lead Crypto Analyst for Stocktwits. Jonathan breaks down insights on crypto market trends and how community-driven sentiment shapes trading behavior across Stocktwits’ 10M+ retail investing network.

⏳ Timestamps:

(0:00) Introduction

(0:55) Who is Jonathan Morgan?

(2:22) Stocktwits at Blockchain Futurist

(3:50) Launch of Cryptotwits

(5:26) Community on Stocktwits

(6:20) Crypto market in 2025

(10:11) Stocktwits roadmap for 2026

(11:02) Stocktwits website & socials

🎙 Stocktwits Links:

🔗 Website: https://stocktwits.com/

🔗 X: https://x.com/Stocktwits

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stocktwits/people/

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-morgan-01b404150/

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Ep. 627 Convera | The AI Arms Race in Fraud Prevention (feat. Sara Madden) Nov 14, 2025

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For episode 627 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Sara Madden, CISO of Convera.

Convera is a global leader in commercial payments. With an unrivaled regulatory footprint and a financial network spanning more than 140 currencies and 200 countries and territories, they’re reimagining the future of business payments to better serve their customers.

Their tech-led payment solutions are built on deep expertise in foreign exchange, risk management, and compliance - helping businesses grow with confidence. From small businesses to CFOs and treasurers, they make business payments simple, smart, and secure.

⏳ Timestamps:

(0:00) Introduction

(0:53) Who is Sara Madden?

(2:45) Convera at Money20/20

(4:54) Convera report on fraud prevention

(7:08) AI arms race

(10:02) Importance of data sharing in fraud prevention

(13:50) Future of Fraud Defense in Finance

(17:05) Convera in 2026

(18:52) Convera website & social media

🎙 Convera & Sara Madden Links:

🔗 Website: https://convera.com/

🔗 X: https://x.com/ConveraHoldings

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

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sara-madden-344a665/

🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/exploreconvera/

🔗 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@exploreconvera

🔗 Converge Podcast: https://convera.com/podcast/

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Ep. 626 Galoy | Bitcoin Software Solutions for Banking (feat. Andrew Begin) Nov 13, 2025

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For episode 626 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Andrew Begin, CSO at Galoy.

Galoy is building banking software for the Bitcoin Age. Its cloud-native products help banks, fintechs and startups get to market quickly with solutions like bitcoin backed lending, bitcoin deposit accounts, on-chain & lightning payments and more.

⏳ Timestamps:

(0:00) Introduction

(1:20) Who is Andrew Begin?

(3:27) What is Galoy?

(4:15) Galoy at Money20/20?

(7:54) Galoy product suite

(9:16) Bitcoin Loans platform

(11:18) Galoy use-cases/partners

(12:32) Crypto regulatory change in the U.S.

(14:00) Next steps for Bitcoin

(17:32) Galoy in 2026

🎙 Galoy Links:

🔗 Website: https://www.galoy.io

🔗 X: https://x.com/GaloyMoney

🔗 X: https://x.com/agbegin

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

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

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Ep. 625 Edge & Node | Managing AI Agents with Ampersend (feat. Rodrigo Coelho) Nov 12, 2025

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For episode 625 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Rodrigo Coelho, CEO of Edge & Node.

Autonomous agents across blockchain ecosystems are beginning to transact, communicate, and collaborate independently, yet there is no standardized way to manage agent to agent interactions (payments).Edge & Node, the founding team behind The Graph, is solving this problem by providing the missing management layer, Ampersend.

Ampersend extends Coinbase’s x402 payment protocol and Google’s A2A communication standard with observability, automation, and compliance-ready controls.The result is an operational system where developers, startups, and enterprises can see how agents interact, set policies, manage budgets, and ensure reliability. Ampersend also aligns with Ethereum’s emerging ERC-8004 agent discovery standard.

⏳ Timestamps:

(0:00) Introduction

(1:15) Who is Rodrigo Coelho?

(8:57) What is Edge & Node?

(10:10) What is Ampersend?

(12:35) What will the Agentic economy look like?

(18:53) Scaling the Agentic economy

(25:42) Neo Robots

(26:43) Importance of Agentic verifiability

(28:00) Ampersend launch

(30:10) Edge & Node roadmap for 2026

(32:47) Edge & Node website, socials & community