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Ep. 524 Sergio Capanna | How SonarX is the Ultimate Solution for Indexed Blockchain Data May 28, 2025

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For episode 524, Brandon Zemp is joined by Sergio Capanna, Chief Product Officer for SonarX, the one-stop shop for indexed blockchain data.

SonarX is the ultimate solution for indexed blockchain data. Offering industry-leading support for over 100 chains, a robust data quality framework, full SOC 2 compliance, scalable pricing, and cutting-edge big data architecture. They’ve quickly become the go-to choice for financial institutions, enterprises, and blockchain companies in need of comprehensive, high-quality on-chain data.

⏳ Timestamps:

0:00 | Introduction

1:06 | Who is Sergio Capanna?

6:36 | What is SonarX?

10:27 | Data Indexing process

18:44 | Data Indexed for 100s of Blockchain’s

20:16 | Real-time Data & Historical Streaming

21:50 | SonarX Compliance & Security of Data

23:18 | Future of On-chain Data

27:10 | Multi-chain Ecosystem

29:27 | SonarX Roadmap

32:09 | Conferences & Events

32:47 | SonarX website, socials & community

🎙 SonarX Links:

🔗 Website: https://www.sonarx.com

🔗 X: https://x.com/SonarX_HQ

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

🔗 Blog: https://blog.sonarx.com

📢 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. 523 Tarun Gupta | Coinshift’s New Yield-bearing Stablecoin csUSDL May 27, 2025

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For episode 523, Brandon Zemp is joined by Tarun Gupta, Founder and CEO of Coinshift, a treasury management platform for DAOs and web3 organizations, which manages over $1B in DAO treasuries for teams like Aave, Gitcoin, and UMA.

Coinshift empowers both retail users and institutions to unlock the full potential of their assets and treasury by combining capital growth, payments, and accounting software in a single platform, leveraging products like the Paxos-backed, yield-bearing stablecoin csUSDL and its native token SHIFT. Prior to funding Coinshift, Tarun co-founded Parcel, where he served as COO, and gained recognition for his contributions to enhancing the web3 ecosystem.

⏳ Timestamps:

0:00 | Introduction

1:08 | Who is Tarun Gupta?

2:57 | What is Coinshift?

4:04 | Yield-bearing Stablecoins

8:00 | Stability of csUSDL

11:39 | Institutional interest in Yield-bearing Stablecoins & Assets

13:45 | How to buy csUSDL

14:46 | Stablecoins for other fiat currencies

16:25 | Coinshift services for DAOs & Web3 startups

17:14 | Coinshift roadmap

18:18 | Coinshift website & socials

🎙 Coinshift Links:

🔗 Website: https://www.coinshift.xyz

🔗 X: https://x.com/tarungupta1475

🔗 X: https://x.com/0xCoinshift

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/coinshift-finance/

🔗 Discord: https://discord.com/invite/xadK8P7FjZ

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Ep. 522 Jinx | Building Open-source Blockchain Infrastructure with Pocket Network May 23, 2025

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For episode 522, Brandon Zemp is joined by Jinx, Head of Operations at Pocket Network. Pocket Network's mission is to provide the world with unstoppable open-source infrastructure. They aim to empower developers with access to reliable, performant, and cost-effective data access. Their vision is a future where the world's most important digital infrastructure is owned and governed by its users.

⏳ Timestamps:

0:00 | Introduction

1:20 | Who is Jinx?

3:50 | What is Pocket Network?

5:33 | Shannon Upgrade

8:06 | What are Gateways?

11:25 | $POKT Token

13:31 | Ripple XRPL EVM Use-case

16:07 | Future of Open Data

19:05 | Disrupting centralized data

21:32 | Will AI dominate data consumption?

24:23 | Pocket Network Roadmap

🎙️ Pocket Network Links:

🔗 Website: https://pocket.network/

🔗 X: https://x.com/POKTnetwork

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pocket-network-foundation/

🔗 Discord: https://discord.com/invite/pocket-network

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Ep. 521 Brian Oakes | Overcoming a $31.5M Crypto SIM Swap Hack May 22, 2025

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For episode 521, Brandon Zemp is joined by Brian Oakes author of Undermined, a gripping memoir that chronicles the harrowing experience of losing over $31 million in cryptocurrency to a targeted SIM swap attack. In the wake of this devastating theft, Oakes embarks on a journey of resilience, confronting the dark intersections of technology, greed, and vulnerability. Undermined is part financial thriller, part cautionary tale—offering a raw exploration of personal loss, the fight for justice, and the strength found in family and self-reinvention.

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⏳ Timestamps:

0:00 | Introduction

1:08 | Who is Brian Oakes?

2:31 | “Undermined” Book Summary

12:53 | Crypto Hacks

16:00 | What are SIM Swap attacks?

18:00 | Web3 advocate

21:13 | How to secure Crypto better

23:25 | How to buy “Undermined”

24:36 | Events & Conferences in 2025

25:58 | What’s next for Brian Oakes?

28:32 | Digibyte Community

33:08 | How to contact Brian Oakes

🎙 Brian Oakes Links:

🔗 Website: https://undermined.com

🔗 X: https://x.com/undermined2020

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

🔗 Amazon: https://a.co/d/11APeiY

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Ep. 520 Rena Shah | Building & Layering the Bitcoin Ecosystem with Trust Machines May 21, 2025

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For episode 520, Brandon Zemp is joined by Rena Shah, COO of Trust Machines, the largest ecosystem of Bitcoin applications to maximize the value of the Bitcoin network.

Rena, ex-head of exchange at Binance, scaled trading volume from $30M to $3B in 18 months. With a unique background in commodities, drilling engineering (including offshore rig work and Bitcoin mining), and managing a $300M energy portfolio for the Houston Texans' family office, Rena now works with Trust Machines, building the largest Bitcoin application ecosystem.

⏳ Timestamps:

0:00 | Introduction

1:04 | Who is Rena Shah?

4:40 | What is Trust Machines?

5:32 | Bitcoin ecosystem

9:07 | Building layers for Bitcoin

14:46 | Bitcoin vs. Multichain Ecosystems

15:46 | Applications

20:17 | Future of Bitcoin’s ecosystem

22:30 | Steak N Shake accepts Bitcoin

24:12 | Trust Machines roadmap

26:10 | Permissionless 2025

🎙 Trust Machines Links:

🔗 Website: https://trustmachines.co/

🔗 X: https://x.com/trustmachinesco

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/trust-machines/

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Ep. 519 Peter Horadan | Verifying Identity through Artificial Intelligence with Vouched May 19, 2025

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For episode 519, Brandon Zemp is joined by Peter Horadan CEO of Vouched to discuss identity verification. Vouched is an AI identity verification platform that’s transforming how leading Healthcare and Financial Services companies onboard and verify people—instantly and securely.

Throughout his career, Peter has led the charge in replacing slow, manual workflows with scalable, automated systems that unlock efficiency, reduce costs, and create measurable impact. From digitizing expense reporting at Concur to streamlining sales tax compliance at Avalara, Peter has helped modernize core business processes across industries.

His leadership reflects a deep understanding of how automation can drive growth, compliance, and customer experience at scale. Peter has also held leadership positions at Alavara, Scout Analytics, Microsoft, Corillian, and BEA Systems.

⏳ Timestamps:

0:00 | Introduction

1:08 | Who is Peter Horadan?

4:42 | What is Vouched?

7:05 | Vouched solutions

11:00 | AI for Identity Verification

16:07 | Verified licenses and more

18:34 | Regulations State-by-State

19:56 | Data protection

22:44| What industries can be improved with Identity Verification?

24:18 | Vouched client examples & use-cases

25:26 | Vouched roadmap

26:39 | Events & Conferences

27:36 | Vouched website & socials

🎙 Vouched Links:

🔗 Website: https://www.vouched.id

🔗 X: https://x.com/vouchedid

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

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

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Ep. 518 Srini Parthasarathy | Solving the Blockchain Trilemma with Shardeum May 12, 2025

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For episode 518, Brandon Zemp is joined by Srini Parthasarathy, CTO of Shardeum. Srini joined Shardeum with over 30 years of experience in CTO and lead engineering positions in both the traditional and blockchain technology industries.

Immediately prior to his new role, Mr. Parthasarathy served as CTO of Game of Silks, Inc. Previous to Mr. Parthasarathy’s role at Game of Silks he served as Chief Crypton of Crypton Labs, VP of Engineering for DraftKings, Inc., and Enterprise Architect for Amazon Web Services. He also held several CTO and lead engineering positions for firms such as Ioconic, iMedicor, iDistribute, and Animatix Studios, Inc.

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⏳ Timestamps:

0:00 | Introduction

1:05 | Who is Srini Parthasarathy?

4:02 | Core mission of Shardeum

5:05 | What is the Blockchain Trilemma?

14:28 | Autoscaling

15:21 | Features of Shardeum

16:54 | Shardeum ecosystem dapps

18:28 | Mid-roll Sponsor

21:13 | Mainnet launch

23:33 | Shardeum Validators

24:58 | Future of Blockchain Tech

27:33 | Shardeum roadmap

🎙 Shardeum Links:

🔗 Website: https://shardeum.org

🔗 X: https://x.com/shardeum

🔗 Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/shardeum

🔗 Github: https://github.com/shardeum

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

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Ep. 517 Anuj DG | Power of Smart Transactions with STXN May 08, 2025

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For episode 517, Brandon Zemp is joined by Anuj, a researcher in computer science and philosophy. He’s the Co-founder of Smart Transactions (STXN), building the transaction layer for all crypto. Previously, he served as the CTO of Ubisoft and architected the blockchain platform for the Nasdaq. He was instrumental in the research that lead to Account Abstraction in Ethereum. As a philosopher, his work involved how socio-political movements and cultural values can be leveraged to foster better technologies that help us in the long run.

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⏳ Timestamps:

0:00 | Pre-roll

0:19 | Introduction

1:18 | Who is Anuj?

6:31 | What are Smart Transactions?

9:50 | Key functionalities

12:47 | Use-cases

17:13 | BlockClock Smart Watch

18:13 | Smart Transactions vs. Layer 2’s

23:32 | Hybrid applications

27:37 | Has Ethereum failed?

31:46 | STXN roadmap

36:48 | STXN website, socials & community

🎙STXN Links:

🔗 Website: https://stxn.io

🔗 X: https://x.com/stxn_io

🔗 X: https://x.com/anujdasgupta

🔗 Medium: https://medium.com/smart-transactions

🔗 Medium: https://medium.com/@half_baked

🔗 Docs: https://docs.stxn.io

🔗 Discord: https://discord.com/invite/Mnq5cUXcar

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Ep. 516 Jean Herelle | Democratizing Predictive AI with CrunchDAO May 06, 2025

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For episode 516, Brandon Zemp is joined by Jean Herelle, the CEO and founder of Crunch. Jean has built a global community of over 7,000 machine learning engineers and 800 PhDs. Under his leadership, CrunchDAO has established partnerships with leading financial institutions, positioning the company as a pioneer in the intersection of crypto x AI.

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⏳ Timestamps:

0:00 | Pre-roll

0:19 | Introduction

1:20 | Who is Jean Herelle?

4:15 | What is CrunchDAO?

8:22 | Kasparov versus the World

10:36 | How companies can use Crunch

16:50 | Crunchers maintain control of their models

19:39 | What companies need Predictive AI the most?

24:05 | Use-cases

27:11 | Future of Predictive AI

36:56 | Warren Buffet’s forecasting skills

38:24 | CrunchDAO roadmap

40:58 | CrunchDAO website, socials & community

🎙 CrunchDAO Links:

🔗 Website: https://t.co/gg9E1OYSJa

🔗 X: https://x.com/crunchDAO

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

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jean-herelle

🔗 Discord: https://discord.com/invite/veAtzsYn3M

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Ep. 515 Matt Mudano | Bitcoin Programmability with Arch Labs May 05, 2025

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For episode 515, Brandon Zemp is joined by Matt Mudano, Co-founder and CEO of Arch Labs. Arch makes it easy to deploy interoperable smart contract-like programs on the L1, without fracturing liquidity or taking on bridge risk. They are building the permissionless financial rails for a Bitcoin-denominated world.

Matt began his blockchain journey while mining Bitcoin from his college dorm in 2012, and has had multiple successful exits in the consumer products and technology sectors. Now he is building the infrastructure to support fast, liquid and composable Bitcoin apps, including DEXs, Perps, and more.

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⏳ Timestamps:

0:00 | Pre-roll

0:19 | Introduction

1:16 | Who is Matt Mudano?

5:07 | Arch Labs explained

7:35 | Bridgeless programmability

9:45 | Limitations of L2s

11:00 | Use-cases

15:10 | Can Bitcoin support an ecosystem similar to that of Ethereum?

16:25 | Crypto market in 2025