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#158: Evgen Verzun on Crypto Launchpads and Kaizen Finance Sep 05, 2022

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Evgen Verzun is the Founder of Kaizen Finance. He is also an inventor, serial entrepreneur and expert in cybersecurity, real-time systems, networking, and interdisciplinary technology. Evgen has around twenty years of experience in professional communications, developing security systems for mission-critical projects in the United States, Europe and the Middle East.

In this conversation, we discuss:
- Patents - protection and attacking
- Providing security solutions for Microsoft
- Smart Contract Audits by Certik
- Cross-chain token lifecycle management
- Launchpads
- Giving locked tokens to users
- Key drivers of user adoption
- Removing barriers to entry
- Keeping communities engaged in bear markets

Kaizen.Finance
Website: kaizen.finance
Twitter: @kaizen_finance
Telegram: @KaizenFinance
Evgen Verzun
Website: evgenverzun.com
LinkedIn: Evgen Verzun
Twitter: @Evgen_AI
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#157: Jacob Robinson on Crypto Law Sep 01, 2022

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Jacob Robinson is the host of the Law of Code podcast, Director of Operations at the DAO Research Collective, and an incoming associate in the FinTech group at McCarthy Tétrault LLP.
In this conversation, we discuss:
- Brock University
- University Exchange programs
- Crypto law
- Recent undertakings from Canadian exchanges
- Canadian web3 council
- NFTs being securities
- NFT contracts regarding IP and art
- Law of Code
- DAO Research Collective
- Lessons from Podcasting
- Bitcoin being the best DAO
- Golf Talk
- Hot Takes

Law of Code Podcast
Website: lawofcode.io
Jacob Robinson
Twitter: @JacobRobinsonJD
LinkedIn: Jacob Robinson
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#156: Wayne Marcel on Crypto for Beginners and FIO Protocol Aug 29, 2022

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Wayne Marcel is the Head of Business Development for the Foundation for Interwallet Operability (FIO). Wayne has been managing, teaching, and coaching high performing teams for over 20 years. In 2016, his passion for helping and teaching people was merged with his passion for technology as he dove into learning about cryptocurrency and blockchain. He published a book in 2018 called “From No Crypto To Know Crypto” and hosted over 140 educational podcast episodes under same name. Since then he has dedicated himself to working with projects that make using cryptocurrency easier for all.
In this conversation, we discuss:
- Getting into crypto back in 2016
- Understanding crypto
- How does money work?
- Basics of blockchain
- Taking out the middle man
- Radical Transparency
- ETH for beginners
- Stablecoins = mass adoption
- NFTs for beginners
- NFTs giving power to the creator/artist
- FIO driving mass adoption
- Where to learn more about crypto
FIO
Website: fioprotocol.io
Twitter: @joinFIO
LinkedIn: FIO Protocol
Wayne Marcel
Twitter: @blockchaynwayne
Instagram: @blockchainwayne
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#155: Josh Katz on Music NFTs and YellowHeart Aug 25, 2022

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Josh Katz is the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of YellowHeart, the premiere NFT marketplace for ticketing, music, and community tokens. With upwards of 25 years of experience in the music industry, Josh began his career at Arista Records and Jive Records, working with breakthrough artists like the Backstreet Boys and Britney Spears. In 2004, Josh founded El Media Group, a company providing premiere music curations for hospitality and retail brands at exclusive venues like Nobu and Tao. In 2017, Josh decided to marry his love for music with a newfound passion for crypto, launching YellowHeart. The company was the first to ever release an NFT album and tickets on the blockchain with Kings of Leon and has since partnered with major artists such as Maroon 5, Julian Lennon, Jerry Garcia, and ZHU, among others.
In this conversation, we discuss:
- Working with Backstreet Boys and Britney Spears
- Curating music fo Nobu and Tao
- Travelling the world and visiting the nicest hotels, clubs and restaurants
- Ticketing being super boring
- No innovation in the ticket industry
- Solving ticket fraud
- Including ticket sale royalties back to the artists
- NFTs as ticket stubs = digital collectibles
- Proven ownership
- Partnership with MGM Grand Casinos
- The meaning behind yellow heart
- Working with world class artists
- Building communities with blockchain technology

YellowHeart
Website: yh.io
Twitter: @YellowHeartNFT
Instagram: @yellowheartnft
Discord: discord.gg/bKEp5p96GE
Josh Katz
Twitter: @JoshkatzYh
LinkedIn: Josh Katz
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#154: Saro McKenna on Alien Worlds, Blockchain Games and DAOs Aug 22, 2022

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Saro McKenna is the Co-Founder of Alien Worlds, one of the world’s most popular blockchain games. She has bridged traditional business practices with decentralized communities and concepts since the early days of cryptocurrency. Prior to this, Saro spent more than four years in M&A at Rothschild in London and has represented equity on Boards of Directors. Saro also holds an MA Hons from Oxford University where she was a Mrs. JH McKeown scholar.

In this conversation, we discuss:
- Life at Oxford University
- Jump from trad-fi to Web3
- Inspo behind Alien Worlds
- Using NFTs as in-game objects
- DAOs = more people to grow the system
- OMA3, the open metaverse alliance for web3
- Gaming mechanics on chain
- Future use cases for applications within the metaverse
- Future of web3 gaming

Alien Worlds
Website: alienworlds.io
Twitter: @AlienWorlds
Instagram: @alienworlds.io
Discord: discord.io/alienworldsofficial

Saro McKenna
LinkedIn: Saro M.
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#153: Paolo Ardoino on Tether, Bitfinex and Keet.io Aug 18, 2022

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Paolo Ardoino is the CTO of Bitfinex and Tether, who also recently launched Keet.io, a Peer-to-Peer Chat App, built with the Holepunch platform that allows anyone to create apps that don’t use any servers. Paolo is also a certified meme-lord and has one of the best accounts on crypto Twitter.

In this conversation, we discuss:
- Visiting Italy
- Keet.io
- DHT - Distributed Hash Table
- Holepunch
- Swarming
- Live data streaming
- Crypto payment adoption for nations
- Bitfinex Pay
- Tether ($USDT)
Keet.io
Website: keet.io
Twitter: @keet_io
Discord: @Holepunch

Bitfinex
Website: bitfinex.com
Twitter: @bitfinex
Instagram: @bitfinex
Paolo Ardoino
Twitter: @paoloardoino
GitHub: @prdn
LinkedIn: Paolo Ardoino
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#152: Jesse Tutt on Crypto SEO Aug 15, 2022

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Jesse is the Founder of Guru SEO and Web Design, a digital marketing agency based in Canada that has successfully helped organizations rank at the top of Google. Jesse also leads the innovative IT Intelligent Automation team at Alberta Health Services (Canada's 5th largest organization). He is an IT leader with 20 years of experience and his background is focused on automation (robotic process automation, software development, ETL processes, digital marketing (SEO and web development), artificial intelligence (A.I.), and analytics (+200 dashboards measuring the performance of AHS' 2,700 person IT team and the $1.6B Epic program).
In this conversation, we discuss:
- Crypto in Canada
- SEO
- Ahrefs
- Backlinks
- Compressing images
- Crypto/blockchain SEO
- Working with cryptonews.com
- Solchicks, Catheon Gaming
- Fishing + other hobbies
- NFTs
- Journey into crypto
- Favorite pieces of software/technology
Guru SEO Services
Website: guruseoservices.com
Twitter: @GuruSEOService
LinkedIn: Guru SEO and Web Design Services
Jesse Tutt
Twitter: @jessetutt
LinkedIn: Jesse Tutt

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#151: Sakhib Waseem on Blockchain Regulation and Astra Protocol Aug 11, 2022

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Sakhib Waseem is Chief Technology Officer and Chief Innovation Officer of Astra Protocol as well as a board member and Chief Innovation Officer for the technology group Proof of Trust and is an active thought leader in the blockchain sector. Throughout his career, he worked with a number of top-tier financial institutions leading technology-driven projects from inception including; Bank of America, MBNA, and National Australia Group. Sakhib has also played a leading role in the development of specialist technology and reporting analysis for the Financial Conduct Authority and the Central Bank of Ireland, leading high-impact projects for automated reporting tools. His accomplishments have been recognized by way of several awards in the financial services industry.
In this conversation, we discuss:
- Crypto in Dubai
- Blackrock and CoinBase partnership
- How to get your parents in crypto
- Transparent regulation
- KYC, KYB, AML
- DLN - Decentralized Legal Network
- Decentralized compliance layers
- Partnerships with Limechain and Concise Software
- Bridging the gap between regulators and innovation
- Equipping all DeFi with a decentralized compliance layer

Astra Protocol
Website: astraprotocol.com
Twitter: @AstraProtocol
Telegram: @Astra_Protocol
Sakhib Waseem
Twitter: @SakhibWaseem
LinkedIn: Sakhib Waseem
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#150: Jesse Knutson on STOs and Bitfinex Aug 08, 2022

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Jesse Knutson is Head of Operations at Bitfinex Securities, a regulated security token platform offering issuers and traders access to capital and tokenized securities. Jesse started his career in traditional finance having worked at global investment banks including Barclays and Macquarie. Prior to joining Bitfinex Securities, Jesse was VP of Financial Products at Blockstream where he worked on developing and distributing financial products built on Bitcoin and backed by Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining. Jesse is also the host of the Blockstream Talk podcast.
In this conversation, we discuss:
- The Blockstream Mining Note
- The current state of the STO industry
- The opportunity for STOs
- The benefits for issuers / investors
- Accredited investor rules
- Regulatory environment
- Bitfinex Securities' pipeline of assets
- Bitcoin mining
- Living in Taiwan

Bitfinex
Website: bitfinex.com
Twitter: @bitfinex
Instagram: @bitfinex
Jesse Knutson
Twitter: @KnutsonJesse
LinkedIn: Jesse Knutson
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#149: Alex Zinder & Joel Edgerton on Securely Scaling Web3 Aug 04, 2022

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Ledger Enterprise is a global technology provider empowering organizations to participate in the digital asset ecosystem securely and at scale.
Alex Zinder became the Head of Ledger Enterprise in March 2021 after almost two decades in capital markets technology. He brings more than 15 years of experience in driving the adoption of emerging technologies in major financial services organizations. Alex previously worked at Nasdaq as director of global software development and associate VP of enterprise architecture roles.
Joel Edgerton is the Head of Americas for Ledger Enterprise where he is responsible for overseeing clients' strategic growth in the United States, Canada, and Latin America. He joined Ledger Enterprise in September 2021 and previously served as COO and Board of Directors of bitFlyer. He has over 17 years of experience in traditional finance and insurance through State Steet, Citigroup, and BNP Paribas.
In this conversation, we discuss:
- Moving from banks to Web3
- NFTs - the creation of value
- Security at scale
- Security at the edges
- Not your keys, not your coins
- Ledger NFT marketplace
- Growth of crypto hardware
- Teddy bear market, not a bear market

Ledger Enterprise
Website: enterprise.ledger.com
Twitter: @ledger_business
LinkedIn: Ledger Enterprise
Alex Zinder
Twitter: @AlexZINDER3
LinkedIn: Alex Zinder
Joel Edgerton
Twitter: @JoelE_W3
LinkedIn: Joel Edgerton
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