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The Charlie Shrem ShowBitcoin = Home: The Mortgage Revolution No One Saw Coming with Josip Rupena of MiloHere’s a sentence I never thought I’d say: you can buy a house with your Bitcoin — without ever selling it.That’s the financial revolution Josip Rupena is building. He’s the founder and CEO of Milo, the fintech startup that’s already issued over $60 million in crypto mortgages — loans backed by your Bitcoin, not your bank account. And here’s the kicker: they’ve never issued a single margin call.In this episode, we break down how it works, what happens behind the scenes, and why this could be one of the most powerful weal...
2025-04-2323 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowCrypto, AI Agents, and the Future of Decentralized Infrastructure with Chris “Jinx” JenkinsMy buddy Chris Jenkins just got back from ETHDenver, and he’s buzzing about the convergence of crypto and AI.He’s the head of operations at the Pocket Network Foundation, and right now, they’re gearing up for their biggest protocol upgrade ever: Shannon. What they’re doing is wild — opening up full permissionless access to decentralized data, from blockchain RPC calls to AI models, Tor nodes, and everything in between.We talk about agentic systems, LLMs, censorship-resistant data delivery, and why the future of open infrastructure needs crypto tokens to work at all. We also ge...
2025-04-2117 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowReal-World Assets and Institutional Crypto: The Next Evolution of DeFi with Joe Flanagan Maple FinanceIn this episode, I sit down with Joe Flanagan, the Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Maple Finance, a leading institutional lending platform in DeFi. With nearly $6 billion in loans issued, Maple is one of the few crypto companies bridging the gap between traditional finance (TradFi) and decentralized finance (DeFi).We cover some of the biggest trends in crypto right now:The real value of tokenized assets and why tokenization alone isn’t enoughHow Maple built a transparent, institutional-grade lending market on-chainWhy crypto’s next big users won’t come from TradFi—but from meme coin traders evolving...
2025-03-1922 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowFixing Ethereum: Hart Lambur on Cross-Chain Intents & the Future of InteroperabilityIn this episode, I sit down with Hart Lambur, the co-founder of Risk Labs, the team behind UMA and Across Protocol, two projects solving some of the biggest challenges in crypto—cross-chain interoperability and on-chain data verification.Ethereum has scaled, but in the process, it’s fragmented into over 50 Layer 2s, creating a messy user experience. Hart and his team are pushing for a cross-chain intent standard (ERC-7683) to make blockchain transactions feel instant and seamless—because let’s be real, waiting minutes (or days) to move assets across chains is a joke.We also dive dee...
2025-03-1717 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowWhy Privacy is the Next Big Thing in Crypto – Midnight CEO Eran Barak ExplainsIn this episode, I sit down with Eran Barak, the CEO of Midnight, a groundbreaking new privacy-focused blockchain incubated by IOHK (Input Output, the team behind Cardano). Eran has an incredible background—before diving into Web3, he built the financial world’s digital plumbing at Symphony, a secure communications platform used by thousands of banks and institutions. Now, he’s bringing privacy and selective disclosure to blockchain, solving one of the biggest hurdles in getting businesses to adopt the technology.We dive deep into:Why privacy isn’t just a buzzword, but a necessity for blockchain to go ma...
2025-03-1325 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowThe Missed Opportunity of Tokenization – What Comes Next? Tezos Founder Arthur BreitmanIn this episode, I sit down with my longtime friend Arthur Breitman, the co-founder of Tezos, one of the OG blockchains that has been innovating since 2018. We dive deep into the evolution of tokenization, why the first wave fell short, and how the next iteration can unlock real value. Arthur also shares insights on Tezos’ latest upgrades, the growing demand for privacy in crypto, and an unexpected but fascinating use case—tokenizing uranium.We also explore:Why stablecoins became the most successful “real-world asset” in cryptoThe role of privacy in blockchain and the regulatory challenges aheadHow Tezos co...
2025-03-1119 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowMastering Global Talent: Andy Hilliard on Scaling Software Development TeamsEpisode Notes:Global Talent Pool: Andy dives into why 85% of software development talent is located outside of the U.S. and how companies can leverage this global talent pool for competitive pricing and higher efficiency.The Critical Role of Due Diligence: Learn how to avoid costly mistakes when choosing partners or outsourcing teams. Andy emphasizes how deep due diligence—going beyond surface-level research—can save companies millions by ensuring credibility and trust.Cultural Alignment & Effective Teamwork: Andy highlights how cultural alignment is essential for building strong, integrated teams. He discusses using scorecards to eval...
2025-02-1321 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowUnlocking the Future of Web3 with Gravity: Charles WaynEpisode Notes:Charles Wayn’s Web3 Evolution: From DLive’s decentralized live streaming platform to the evolution into Galxe, a Web3 powerhouse, Charles shares his journey of innovation in crypto.Introducing Gravity: The launch of Gravity, a Layer 1 blockchain designed for high-performance and cross-chain functionality, is a game-changer. Charles explains how Gravity provides a scalable, decentralized solution for bridging multiple blockchain ecosystems with lower costs and higher speeds.Web3's New Era of Community Building: Learn how Galxe is reimagining the way Web3 communities grow, engage, and thrive. With a rewards platform that offers customizable quests and tokenized loya...
2025-02-1016 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowHack Hero Ogle: Recovering $500M, Glue Network, and the Path to Mass AdoptionIn this gripping episode of The Charlie Shrem Show, I sit down with Ogle, a renowned crypto security expert who has recovered over $500 million from hacks and scams. Known as the "bat signal" for crypto recovery, Ogle shares his journey, his innovative approach to solving blockchain security issues, and the vision behind his new project, Glue Network.We explore:The $500M Recovery Mission: How Ogle tracks down hackers, negotiates recoveries, and leverages his unique skill set to bring funds back to victims—all pro bono.The Glue Network: A revolutionary platform launching on January 1, 2025, designed to si...
2025-01-2217 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowFrom Antiques to Bitcoin: Mel Sands on Collectibles, Community, and the Hunt for Satoshi’s NewspaperIn this vibrant episode of The Charlie Shrem Show, I sit down with Mel Sands, vintage and antique dealer turned Bitcoin advocate, to explore the intersection of collectibles, community, and crypto history. Mel’s journey from discovering Bitcoin through a forgotten $100 investment to becoming a passionate evangelist and collector is a testament to how Bitcoin continues to inspire people across industries.We cover:Mel’s Bitcoin Journey: How a casual $100 purchase turned into $4,700 and set her on a path to uncovering the deeper truths of Bitcoin’s potential.Bitcoin Collectibles and Trading Cards: The rise of Bitcoi...
2025-01-2019 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowBitcoin Day Naples: John Drew on Sound Money and Building Local Bitcoin CommunitiesIn this exciting episode of The Charlie Shrem Show, I sit down with John Drew, organizer of Bitcoin Day, to discuss the upcoming Bitcoin Day Naples on January 18, 2025, and how these grassroots events are reshaping Bitcoin education and community building.We explore:What is Bitcoin Day?: From its origins in Omaha to becoming a nationwide movement, discover how Bitcoin Day brings together local talent and global leaders.Why Local Matters: The importance of regional events for fostering meaningful connections and learning opportunities in Bitcoin.Education at the Core: Key topics covered at Bitcoin Day, including money’s...
2025-01-1715 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowBitcoin, Truth, and the Next Monetary Revolution: Brian Estes on Building a Better Financial FutureIn this deeply insightful episode of The Charlie Shrem Show, I sit down with Brian Estes, Chief Investment Officer of Off the Chain Capital, early Bitcoin OG, producer of the documentary God Bless Bitcoin, and a tireless advocate for financial truth. Brian’s journey from traditional finance skeptic to one of Bitcoin’s most vocal proponents is a story of discovery, conviction, and a mission to reshape the world.We explore:Bitcoin as Truth: How sacred texts across major religions align with Bitcoin’s principles of fairness, abundance, and freedom from financial oppression.The Making of "God Bl...
2025-01-1516 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowArgentina’s Crypto Revolution to Decentraland 2.0: Yemel Jardi on Building the Future of Virtual WorldsIn this electrifying episode of The Charlie Shrem Show, I sit down with Yemel Jardi, Executive Director of Decentraland, Bitcoin OG, and a pivotal figure in the evolution of blockchain and virtual reality. From the transformative crypto scene in Argentina to spearheading Decentraland’s latest innovations, Yemel’s journey is a testament to the power of passion, resilience, and groundbreaking technology.We explore:The Buenos Aires Bitcoin Boom: How a pivotal conference in 2013 convinced Yemel to dedicate his career to crypto, alongside legends like Andreas Antonopoulos, Eric Voorhees, and Wences Casares.Argentina’s Unique Crypto Landscape: A deep...
2025-01-1324 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowCryptography to Crypto Giants: Ran Goldi on Fireblocks, Innovation, and Securing Blockchain’s FutureIn this epic episode of The Charlie Shrem Show, I sit down with Ran Goldi, VP of Payments at Fireblocks, one of the most influential companies in the crypto and blockchain space. Ran’s journey is as fascinating as the industry he’s helped shape—from algorithmic trading to launching startups, to his time in Israeli intelligence, and ultimately building a cornerstone of the blockchain infrastructure.We dive deep into:Fireblocks' Revolutionary Impact: Powering 15-20% of the world's blockchain transactions and introducing game-changing security innovations like MPC (Multi-Party Computation).Hacking, North Korea, and Crypto Security: The wild w...
2025-01-0919 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowBuilding a $2 Trillion network. The Digital Gold revolution explained. Commodity to Currency.Bitcoin is a commodity, not money. At least, that's the argument my guest, Digital Gold Yoda, lays out today as we dive into the revolutionary project that aims to achieve what Satoshi Nakamoto originally envisioned DigitalGold.com. Imagine a network of 100 million nodes running proof-of-stake technology on regular computers—decentralized, efficient, and fair. Digital Gold is not just another cryptocurrency; it's a movement designed to fix the flaws of Bitcoin and build an entirely new monetary system.In this episode:Why Bitcoin became a commodity and not moneyThe three-legged stool that determines intrinsic value: users, computing po...
2024-12-1837 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowBitcoin’s New Era: Adoption, Wealth, and the Role of the Giants with Gary CardoneWe are about to embark on a new era for Bitcoin and maybe even Crypto. The 2024 election has changed everything. I sat down with Gary Cardone, a powerhouse in energy and digital assets, as we explore the seismic shifts happening in Bitcoin and the crypto world. Gary dives deep into how Wall Street and even U.S. politics are shaping Bitcoin’s path forward, especially after the massive fallout from FTX and other big players.We talk about:Why Bitcoin’s “takeover” by financial giants might actually be a win for everyoneHow the original pioneers...
2024-11-1334 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowPushing Crypto to the Edge: Redefining Communication and Security with Ian Leviness and Pascal GauthierIn this episode, I sit down with two major players who are shaping the future of crypto communications and security. First up is Ian Leviness from Push Protocol, and we dive into how Push is creating a decentralized communication hub for everything from notifications to messaging and more. Ian talks about the platform's explosive growth since its beginnings in 2020 and what’s next, including their ambitious vision of Push Chain—an infrastructure for decentralized communication that’s going to power everything from DAOs to DeFi protocols. We get into how they’re helping creators, artists, and even power traders by deliv...
2024-09-1641 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowBreaking the System: Tokenizing Finance and Hollywood with Nick Cowan and Darren DarnboroughIn this episode, I dive deep into two worlds that are being completely reshaped by technology: finance and Hollywood. First, I had an awesome conversation with Nick Cowan, the CEO of Valereum, where we talked about the future of tokenization, digital securities, and how blockchain is changing the entire financial landscape. Nick shared some wild stories about the Gibraltar Stock Exchange and its acquisition by Valereum, and explained why tokenized securities and digital assets are the next big thing. We also tackled the complexities of liquidity in these markets, how tokenization can reduce transaction costs by up to 90%, and...
2024-09-1046 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowBitcoin’s Early Days, The Present, and Where We’re Going with Paul Tarantino of ByteFederalSPECIAL: Bitcoin’s Early Days, The Present, and Where We’re Going with Paul Tarantino! On this special episode of The Charlie Shrem Show, the tables turn as I get interviewed by Paul Tarantino, the CEO of ByteFederal. Still, the story isn’t just mine—it’s the Bitcoin community’s. From the early days, when Bitcoin was barely known, to the pivotal moments that brought us to where we are now, this conversation dives deep into the history, resilience, and power of Bitcoin as a movement.We talk about what it was like in 2012, the...
2024-08-281h 08The Charlie Shrem ShowCrypto's Hidden Power: Inside Private Markets & Bitcoin ATMs with Nick Cote, Omar-Shakeeb & Michelle WeekleyNick Cote & Omar Shakeeb - Second Lane - Crypto Private MarketsMichelle Weekley, ByteFederal Bitcoin ATM's Welcome back my friends! In this episode, I’m joined by Nick Cote and Omar Shakeeb from Second Lane, and we’re digging deep into the guts of the crypto world. These guys are like the switchboard operators of private markets, connecting top-tier investors, service providers, and liquidity providers. We talk about the importance of due diligence in secondary markets—because who wants to throw money into something without knowing all the details, right? Data plays a massive role in maki...
2024-08-2042 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowReal Assets and The Permaweb: A Deep Dive with Sam Williams (Arweave) & Jag Singh (Real)Welcome back, good morning! Excited to share this with you. I have been working on a new teaching program for a while. More information will be provided soon! Please be safe, its a hot summer out there and HODL! In this epic episode of The Charlie Shrem Show, we're diving headfirst into the future of the decentralized web and real-world asset tokenization with two of the most visionary leaders in the crypto space. First, we sit down with Sam Williams, the creator of the Arweave protocol. Sam and I explore how Arweave is building the ne...
2024-08-1241 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowThriving in Chaos: Brian Hunt's Guide to Hyperscalability, Crypto and Wealth CreationShownotes: "Thriving in Chaos: Brian Hunt's Guide to Hyperscalability and Wealth Creation in 2024"Episode Summary:In this episode, Charlie Shrem sits down with Brian Hunt, Managing Partner of InvestorPlace, a MarketWise company, to discuss how to thrive in the chaotic financial landscape of 2024. Brian shares his expertise on hyperscalability, Metcalfe’s Law, and the strategies that can help investors turn chaos into opportunity.Key Takeaways:Introduction to Hyperscalability:Definition and significance in creating rapid wealth.Historical context of business models evolving from capital-intensive to scalable.Metcalfe’s Law and Network Effe...
2024-06-1226 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowThe Last Untold Story & Cultural Ownership with Jan Leitenbauer of MovieShotsThe last episode of UntoldStories and the first episode of The Charlie Shrem ShowToday's guest is Jan Leitenbauer, the co-founder of MovieShots. MovieShots is an Austrian startup which enables film lovers to own a part of their favorite movie as a unique collector’s item. As a digital collectible, MovieShots aims to link the two worlds of film and NFT. Using software developed in-house, individual still images from iconic films transform and become originals. Using NFT technology, this content can be made ownable as unique digital items with guaranteed proof of ownership on the blockchain, for ex...
2022-12-0247 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowA Chain Agnostic Layer-0 Future with Sergey Gorbunov of AxelarToday’s guest is Sergey Gorbunov, co-founder of Axelar. Axelar is a universal interoperability platform that connects all blockchains through a decentralized network and an SDK of protocols and APIs. Using the network and SDK, developers can efficiently integrate their applications across all blockchain ecosystems creating greater access to users, assets, liquidity and other applications. Sergey is also an Assistant Professor at the University of Waterloo (2016 - present). He is interested in building cryptographic primitives, protocols, and systems that enable new applications in untrusted and distributed environments. He received a Ph.D. from MIT, where he was a Microsoft Ph...
2022-11-2441 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowEliminating Shadow Banking with Adrian Brink, Co-Founder of the Anoma ProjectToday’s guest is Adrian Brink, CEO at Heliax, Co-Founder of the Anoma project, and a member of the Anoma Foundation Council. Heliax is a blockchain research, development, & product company bringing financial sovereignty and privacy to the world. They are the team behind Anoma. Anoma is a sovereign, proof-of-stake blockchain protocol that enables private, asset-agnostic cash and private bartering among any number of parties. Prior to Heliax, Adrian co-founded, scaled and eventually sold Cryptium Labs, an infrastructure operator that provided PoS validation from bunkers in the Swiss Alps, while simultaneously building Metastate, an R&D company that upgraded layer-1 pr...
2022-11-2243 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowThe Next Crypto Cycle with Jamie Burke, CEO Outlier VenturesToday’s guest is Jamie Burke, Founder and CEO of Outlier Ventures, Europe’s 1st venture fund and platform dedicated to blockchain and Web 3. Outlier Ventures is a leading Web3 accelerator and founder community. They fund and help over 100 web3 startups a year, supporting projects across DeFi, NFTs, blockchain infrastructure, and more. Jamie has built a portfolio that includes industry-defining projects such as Brave Browser, Fetch.ai, Ocean Protocol, DIA Data, and Enigma / Secret Network and developed an award-winning Web 3 accelerator. He is also the host of the Founders of Web 3 Podcast, where he interviews the people that are crea...
2022-11-1548 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowRegenerative Finance with Phil FogelToday’s guest is Phil Fogel, the co-founder and Chief Blockchain Officer at FlowCarbon. Flowcarbon is a pioneering climate technology company that brings carbon credits onto the blockchain. Its mission is to make carbon markets accessible and transparent, enabling the efficient and early flow of capital to be invested directly into projects that combat climate change. FlowCarbon is committed to driving real impact for people, biodiversity, and the planet. Phil has deep expertise in finance and market research. Phil is also currently the managing partner at Corner3 Ventures, a seed and early-stage angel investing firm. Previously he was head of...
2022-11-1046 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowEmpowering Web3 Brands with Tara FungToday’s guest is Tara Fung, the Co-Founder, and CEO of Co:Create. Co:Create provides the foundational infrastructure for decentralized brands of the future. It enables projects to mint NFTs and launch their own DAOs and fungible tokens associated with their collections. These services expand individual communities, incentivize dApp ecosystems' growth, and decentralize project governance. The Co:Create protocol will provide the tooling to support these communities in achieving their full potential. She previously served as chief revenue officer of Alto, a cryptoIRA and digital asset IRA custodian, and chief commercial officer of CommonBond. She graduated from Harvard Bu...
2022-11-0847 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowBuilding Through Bear Markets with Viktor FischerToday’s guest is Viktor Fischer, the Managing Partner at Rockaway Blockchain Fund. Rockaway Blockchain Fund is a venture capital firm backing leading Web3 founders. Based in Europe and boasting a portfolio of industry-leading decentralized projects, they focus on long-term value creation by providing engineering, liquidity, and community support. At Rockaway, Viktor oversees the onboarding and growth of early-stage blockchain startups. Previously, Viktor worked at McKinsey & Company, focusing on corporate finance and M&A. Viktor previously co-founded Innovatrics, a biometric identification start-up that received multiple awards, including ‘Leading Technology Company in Central Europe’ from the Deloitte Technology Fast 50. Viktor holds...
2022-11-0339 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowNeither Friction nor Gas in Web3 with Ahmed Al-BalaghiToday’s guest is Ahmed Al-Balaghi, co-founder of Biconomy. Biconomy is a multichain relayer protocol that aims to improve the user onboarding and transaction experience on decentralized applications (DApps). The project’s declared goal is to make web3 products as intuitive and easy to use as web2 products. In short, Biconomy focuses on transaction management and gas optimization and can reduce gas costs by up to 40%. For several reasons, interactions with decentralized applications are nowhere near as seamless as for web2 applications. For instance, web3 applications require gas fees, but there is no equivalent of paying a usage fee for...
2022-10-2745 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowCrypto's Global Adoption with Rene ReinsbergToday’s guest is Rene Reinsberg, the President of the Celo Foundation. Celo is a mobile-first, open-source ecosystem of technologies, organizations, and individuals that all share a common mission of building a financial system that creates the conditions for prosperity for everyone. Celo is a blockchain ecosystem focused on increasing cryptocurrency adoption among smartphone users. By using phone numbers as public keys, Celo hopes to introduce the world’s billions of smartphone owners, including those without banking access, to transact in cryptocurrency. The company argues that the number of smartphone owners is increasing exponentially, but the number of people usin...
2022-10-2534 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowDigitizing Real World Assets with Kieren James-LubinToday’s guest is Kieren James-Lubin, the Founder, President & CEO of BlockApps, an enterprise blockchain platform company whose mission is to connect individuals, businesses, and industries through global cooperation and trust. BlockApps is a blockchain-as-a-service company that develops enterprise blockchain platforms with customers ranging from startups to Fortune 500 organizations. The company's mission is to drive the adoption of blockchain technology through its platform, BlockApps STRATO. BlockApps was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York. Before founding BlockApps, Kieren was instrumental in working on Ethereum prior to its launch. He used this knowledge to help build BlockApps' initial pr...
2022-10-2444 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowThe Power of Storytelling with Tom Malloy, David Josh Lawrence, and Courtney WarnerToday’s guests are a few of the stars of the upcoming movie, Ask Me To Dance, Tom Malloy, David Josh Lawrence, and Courtney Warner. Tom is a critically acclaimed Actor/Writer/Producer/Director. David is an actor and writer known for writing, acting, and producing Trauma Therapy. Courtney is an actor whose break-out role is Ask Me To Dance. We discuss various topics, including Ask Me To Dance, the importance of movies, how to break into entertainment, mastering your craft, and much more. We discuss the backstory of how Ask Me To Dance was made. Tom shares his lo...
2022-10-0741 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowThe DAO Truth and The Invasion of Ukraine with Alona ShevchenkoAlona Shevchenko is the Co-founder & Operational Lead of Ukraine DAO. The UkraineDAO is a DAO organized to help Ukrainian organizations and people to fight the war against Russia. The UkraineDAO has donated over $7 million, including to the Ukrainian government and NGOs. They have organized both online and offline to serve Ukraine, showing how charity, war relief, and evacuation efforts can be organized through DAOs. The Ukrainian flag NFT auctioned by Ukraine DAO is the tenth most expensive NFT ever sold, showing how non-fungible tokens can solve real-life problems. Ukraine DAO has been featured in many major publications, including Forbes...
2022-10-0544 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowThe Future of Security Tokens with Alan Silbert and Itai AvneriToday's guests are Alan Silbert, North America CEO of INX, and Itai Avneri, COO of INX. INX aims to offer a fully-licensed and regulated cryptocurrency, security token, and derivatives trading platform. They also endeavor to be a leader in the regulated security token platform space. INX announced in January 2018 its submission of a confidentially-filed draft registration statement to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an initial public offering of the INX Token. INX is one of the leading platforms from a regulatory and compliance perspective; they are a broker-dealer, have various alternative trading system licenses, and a...
2022-09-2037 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowHomes onChain with Geoffrey Thompson and Sanjay RaghavanToday’s guests are Geoffrey Thompson, Roofstock’s Chief Blockchain Officer, and Sanjay Raghavan, Head of Web3 Initiatives at Roofstock. Roofstock is an online marketplace for investing in leased single-family rental homes in a transparent and low-friction way. The company provides its clients with research, analytics, and insights to evaluate and purchase independently certified properties at set prices. Roofstock onChain is building an Ethereum-based web3 platform to simplify how single-family residential properties are bought and sold radically. Geoff has nearly 15 years of experience in corporate and finance law; Geoff advises Roofstock on partnerships, product innovation, fundraising, deal structuring, real esta...
2022-09-1546 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowThe Future of Capital Formation with Ian LeeToday’s guest is Ian Lee, the Co-Founder of Syndicate. Syndicate is a decentralized asset management platform and social network. It creates an investing syndicate for 1000x less time and money. Syndicate is a decentralized investing protocol and social network transforming how the world creates value. Previously, Ian was Managing Partner of IDEO CoLab Ventures, a crypto venture fund backed by IDEO focused on web3, crypto, and blockchain startups. From 2017-2021, Ian led investments and helped incubate 80+ crypto startups in the areas of DeFi, NFTs, DAOs, and more. From 2014-2017, Ian was the Head of Crypto at Citigroup and Ci...
2022-09-0848 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowCrypto’s App Store with Andrey NaymanToday’s guest is Andrey Nayman, Founder, and CEO of the Magic Store. Magic Square is a unified, integrated, interoperable space for users to discover and experience community-vetted crypto apps, NFTs, DeFi, and GameFi, and for app creators to market and monetize quality crypto apps. Magic Square is a multifaceted system that covers all UX bases: The Magic Store guides users to discover community-vetted crypto apps with built-in integrated DeFi. Users sign in to all their apps with one SSI-secured Magic Connect leading to their personalized dashboard to organize, use, and track their crypto activity. Users and creators discuss an...
2022-09-0633 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowCommunity and Web 3 Marketing Strategies with Amanda CassattToday’s guest is Amanda Cassatt, Founder and CEO of Serotonin. Serotonin is the leading crypto marketing practice, with over 40 employees worldwide, supporting the top teams pushing the decentralization movement forward. With expertise spanning DeFi, DAOs, and NFTs, Serotonin supports premier projects like IPFS, major brands like Sotheby's, and everything in between. Serotonin is the leading web3 marketing firm specializing in companies both native and new to web3. Their services take products and brands to market with brand positioning, visual design, content, PR, community, growth, events, and more. In addition to marketing services, Serotonin has invested in creating an in...
2022-09-0139 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowExploring Cosmosland with Billy RennekampMy guest today is Billy Rennekamp, Grants Manager of the Interchain Foundation. Interchain Foundation develops and maintains foundational decentralized protocols, and supports organizations in building an internet of shared resources, security, and value creation. Their goal is to responsibly shape a new technological paradigm that is open-source, interoperable, and community-owned. Billy is an artist and developer from Louisville, KY living in Berlin, Germany. Billy is the Grants Manager of the Interchain Foundation where he supports different entities and contributors across the ecosystem. His work in software, sculpture and moving images uses influences from games, play, and cognitive science. He...
2022-04-0547 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowRelationship mapping enabled by NFTs with Fred Jin and Kenzi WangMy guests today are Fred Jin and Kenzi Wang, the Co-Founders of the Cere Network. Cere Network is the first Decentralized Data Cloud platform optimized for service data integration and data collaboration. While most blockchains are simply distributed ledgers, the Cere network of blockchains allows for turnkey hyper-customization of enterprise data ecosystems. Cere Network is the first Decentralized Data Cloud platform optimized for service data integration and data collaboration. Cere aims to be more ethical, more efficient, and more interoperable than any of its centralized counterparts. Fred is the co-founder and CEO of the Cere Network. Prior to Founding...
2022-03-2342 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowAll Roads Lead to Bitcoin with Dr. Muneeb AliMy guest today is Dr. Muneeb Ali, co-Founder of Stacks. Stacks is a layer-1 blockchain solution that is designed to bring smart contracts and decentralized applications (DApps) to Bitcoin (BTC). These smart contracts are brought to Bitcoin without changing any of the features that make it so powerful — including its security and stability. Stacks looks to take what makes Bitcoin so powerful, and extends it with additional functionality, without needing to fork or change the original Bitcoin blockchain. Dr. Muneeb Ali is the co-founder of Stacks, bringing apps and smart contracts to Bitcoin. He serves as the CEO of Hi...
2022-03-0851 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowChasing Yields with WesoMy guest today is Weso, Head of Strategic Partnership at Beefy Finance. Beefy Finance is a Decentralized, Multi-Chain Yield Optimizer platform that allows its users to earn compound interest on their crypto holdings. Through a set of investment strategies secured and enforced by smart contracts, Beefy Finance automatically maximizes the user rewards from various liquidity pools (LPs), automated market making (AMM) projects, and other yield farming opportunities in the DeFi ecosystem. The main product offered by Beefy Finance are the 'Vaults' in which you stake your crypto tokens. The investment strategy tied to the specific vault will automatically increase your deposited t...
2022-02-1543 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowThe Cultural Impact of NFTs with Tony MarchukMy guest today is Tony Marchuk, Co-Founder of Bad Bears. Bad Bears is an experiment in fixed-supply NFT-centric economics. The goal of the project is to create a closed-loop market where the total supply of all MSK is fixed and the $MSK is redistributed to Bad Bear NFT holders and spent on items in their metaverse. There will only be 5,555 Bad Bears with a one-of-a-kind tokenized, ERC-721 based ecosystem built on the Ethereum blockchain. Bad Bears are the genesis NFT project and are the only characters who generate passive yield. Holders receive 100 $MSK per day and get exclusive access...
2022-02-0835 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowDisrupting the NFT Space with Anthony GeorgiadesMy guest today is Anthony Georgiades, the Co-founder of Pastel. Pastel Network is the first fully dedicated, decentralized digital art platform allowing users to register, store, and trade ‘provably rare’ assets. The network is a fork from Z-cash, running the Proof-of-Work (PoW) algorithm Equihash and also supports Masternodes from Dash, which provide computational resources to the network to support asset registration, distribution, and permanent storage. Pastel gives creators a way to connect with their fans by selling limited edition NFTs that can be registered and traded on Pastel's blockchain without the high fees of other NFT platforms. Create timeless coll...
2022-02-0140 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowCrypto Narrative Drivers for 2022 with Scott MelkerMy guest today is my friend, Scott Melker, the Wolf of All Streets. Scott is a trader, investor, and the host of the popular “The Wolf of All Streets Podcast,” the author of “The Wolf Den” Newsletter, and prolific writer and thought leader in the crypto space. He has been featured on Fox Business, in the New York Times, Forbes, Businessweek, The Wall St. Journal, Coindesk, CoinTelegraph, CNN, and much more. Prior to jumping down the Crypto rabbit hole, Scott Melker, also known as The Melker Project, had a 20-year music career and was a world-renowned producer and DJ. He has p...
2022-01-1348 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowBitcoin and the Global Trust Deficit with Jamil HasanOn this episode of Untold Stories, my friend Jamil Hasan, currently the program director of the “Crypto Corner,” a weekend podcast series hosted by Irish Tech News, turns the spotlight on me. A few of the conversation topics discussed in the interview included: how I got into Bitcoin and Crypto, Bitcoin’s role on the macro-landscape, how to level up your life, disruptive technologies and much more. We begin our conversation by discussing the early days of Bitcoin and how my team and I bootstrapped BitInstant, the first venture-backed Bitcoin company. We also touch on how the Bitcoin industry change...
2021-12-3039 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowCivil Liberties with Web3 with Jonathan VictorMy guest is Jonathan Victor, the Head of Web3 and NFTs for Protocol Labs. Protocol Labs is an open-source research, development, and deployment laboratory. Our projects include IPFS, Filecoin, libp2p, and many more. They aim to make human existence orders of magnitude better through technology. IPFS makes the web work peer-to-peer. IPFS is a protocol for storing, addressing, and transferring data, designed to replace HTTP in many contexts. IPFS uses content-addressing to uniquely identify and link to information. IPFS is one of the leading protocols of Web3, crypto, and the decentralized web movements. IPFS serves millions of end...
2021-12-2140 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowThe Paradox of Search with Colin PapeMy guest today is Colin Pape, the founder and CEO of Presearch.io and Shopcity.com. Presearch is building a next-generation search engine powered by the community and leveraging a blockchain token. Presearch.org will be an open, transparent alternative to the current search hegemony. The ShopCity.com Community Commerce Platform provides local communities with interactive shop local campaigns that connect local businesses and consumers online. Their aim is to create an online ecosystem in which local businesses may flourish due to ground rules that prevent the system from being overrun by big businesses with little connection to the...
2021-12-1645 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowThe Power of the Meme Community with Brian LaughlanMy guest today is my friend Brian Laughlan, the creator and lead project engineer of Satoshibles. Satoshibles are a series of 5000 algorithmically generated crypto collectible NFTs that have been hand illustrated. Each one is unique. The project uses Dorian Nakamoto as their mascot. The project originally launched on Ethereum in July 2021 but the project is currently building a bridge to the STX ecosystem to enable holders to secure their satoshible on Bitcoin. In addition to having one of the most vibrant communities within the NFT ecosystem, the project is committed to charitable efforts. Satoshibles partnered with Built with Bitcoin...
2021-12-0941 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowThe Own Anything Revolution with Brian HuntMy guest today is my friend Brian Hunt, CEO of InvestorPlace. InvestorPlace is one of America’s largest, longest-standing independent financial research firms. Started over 40 years ago by a business visionary named Tom Phillips, they publish detailed research and recommendations for self-directed investors, financial advisors and money managers. InvestorPlace.com publishes insightful articles on every corner of the market — from mutual funds and ETFs to options and active stock trading. Brian began his career in Oil and Natural gas by working over 7 years at Longfellow Drilling Incorporated. He eventually made his way to Stansberry Research, an independent financial research firm...
2021-12-0745 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowDecentralizing the Vig with Paul RogashMy guest today is Paul Rogash, Founder and CEO of BetU. BetU is a sports, esports & crypto betting platform. Secured by smart contracts and powered by the BETU Token. BetU aims to become a leader in the global sports betting market worth $391 Billion USD. With the goal of taking significant market share from global bookmakers such as Bet365, William Hill, Ladbrokes, DraftKings and FanDuel. BetU will offer traditional bookmaker services along with peer to peer betting resulting in better odds and bigger winnings. BetU Fantasy is a separate game where players can earn real crypto prizes for making fantasy...
2021-11-3036 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowFinancializing Culture and Collectibles with Matt KalishMatt Kalish is President of DraftKings North America. DraftKings is a platform that offers daily fantasy sports, sports betting, and gambling products. Users can access the products via the firm’s website as well as by downloading its mobile app. Users can play and bet games in a variety of sports and leagues, including the NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, or soccer leagues like the Premier League. Matt co-founded DraftKings in 2012 and is accountable for all North America revenue, bringing together all marketing, operations, and related analytics functions. Matt unifies leadership for all marketing functions as well as related analytics team...
2021-11-2341 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowTampa: The Next Bitcoin Mecca with Gabe HigginsMy guest today is my friend, Gabe Higgins, the Co-founder and Managing Director of BlockSpaces, a blockchain technology center for education, coworking, and development located in South Tampa. Founded in 2017, BlockSpaces, Inc., is a software company headquartered in Tampa, Florida that provides blockchain integration software for connecting applications and data. The company’s founders have deep roots in the global blockchain ecosystem since 2013 and remain actively involved in both legislative and community affairs that impact the technology through their work with the Florida Blockchain Business Association. The core team aligns innovative blockchain expertise with decades of enterprise software and inf...
2021-11-1625 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowWhat's after Layer-1s? with Mitja GoroshevskyMy guest today is Mitja Goroshevsky, CTO of TON Labs. TON Labs is a core developer of the Free TON blockchain protocol and TON OS (operating system). Free TON is a fast, secure, and scalable blockchain and network project, capable of handling millions of transactions per second if necessary, and both user-friendly and service provider-friendly. One might think about Free TON as a huge distributed supercomputer, or rather a huge "super server", intended to host and provide a variety of services. Free TON is based on a flexible multi-blockchain platform called TON Blockchain, which is capable of processing millions...
2021-11-1139 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowDecentralized Data Almanac with Nicholas FettMy guest today is Nicholas Fett, CTO of Tellor. Tellor was launched in 2019 by a U.S.-based team with the aim to address the oracle problem on the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain. Tellor is an Ethereum-based, decentralized, secure oracle for decentralized finance (DeFi) decentralized applications (DApps). Tellor is a decentralized oracle that provides price data on Ethereum. Tellor uses game theory and crypto-economic incentives to maintain the security of the system, similar to how layer ones have harnessed the power of these methods to reach consensus. Tellor is decentralized and currently provides a price feed every 10 minutes. The speed...
2021-11-0232 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowPrivacy-Preserving Systems with Dan DoneyMy guest today is Dan Doney, the CEO of Securrency, Inc, a RegTech/FinTech company that democratizes access to capital markets. Securrency is a FinTech platform that monetizes excess capacity in assets – the engine of the sharing economy. Securrency was formed in 2015 by US national security and technology experts to enable the free trading of previously illiquid asset classes through compliance and unparalleled interoperability. Securrency has developed a unique Compliance Aware Token™ that embeds regulatory and transactional rules in a compliance layer to facilitate legally-compliant securities offerings in the United States and globally. Securrency’s protocol can be utilized on the...
2021-10-2841 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowThe Last Fiat Domino with Mauricio di BartolomeoMy guest today is Mauricio di Bartolomeo, the co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Ledn.io. Ledn provides financial products with a mission to help clients across the globe unlock the power of digital assets to build wealth for the long term. Operating in over 100 countries, Ledn offers interest-bearing savings accounts and Bitcoin-backed loans, enabling clients to access dollars or additional Bitcoin without needing to sell any of their existing holdings. Ledn has active clients in 105 countries, and has exceeded $1 billion in assets on its platform. Since the start of 2021, Ledn has tripled its team while growing its total...
2021-10-2651 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowWhy Bet on Missionary Founders with Han KaoMy guest today is my friend Han Kao, the CEO of Sanctor Capital, a thesis-driven investment manager that focuses on early-stage blockchain and distributed ledger projects. Their investment philosophy centers on identifying business opportunities with transformative potential, led by people who can demonstrate excellence in their field. They have a very founder-friendly ethos. They invest more than just capital into each project because for them this is about more than just money. Their hands-on approach frees innovators to focus on what they do best, building groundbreaking technologies Han Kao is the founder of Crypto Briefing and has been analyzing...
2021-10-2136 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowBlockchain Singularity with Dominic WilliamsMy guest today is Dominic Williams, the CEO and chief scientist of DFINITY, the company behind the Internet Computer Protocol (ICP). DFINITY aims to replace the traditional IT stack and disintermediate large tech companies with its Internet Computer — a public blockchain network hosted by a collection of independent data centers around the world. The standard behind DFINITY’s Internet Computer — the Internet Computer Protocol (ICP) — allows software to run on the internet in a distributed manner, as opposed to using servers controlled by large companies. This means that according to DFINITY, the Internet Computer Protocol will be the first scalable...
2021-10-191h 00The Charlie Shrem ShowA Multi-Chain Future with Brandon MillmanMy guest today is Brandon Millman, Co-founder and CEO of Phantom. Phantom is best-known among the Solana community, where it has become the go-to wallet for applications on that blockchain. Phantom was founded by software engineers Brandon Millman and Francesco Agosti and product designer Chris Kalani. Since releasing its product in April for testing, Phantom has amassed over 600,000 users and secured funding from top-tier VCs. The startup’s ambition is to interface with more and more networks, currently building out compatibility with Ethereum and looking to embrace other blockchains, aiming to be a product built for a “multichain world.” Most r...
2021-10-1234 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowThe Looming Censorship War with Jan CapekMy guest today is Jan Capek, Co-founder and co-CEO of Braiins. Braiins is the preeminent Bitcoin mining software company. Braiins offers a full-stack software solution by providing miners with everything from state-of-the-art mining firmware to a best-in-class mining pool. Braiin's is the company behind the legendary mining pool, Slush Pool. Slush Pool was the world’s first mining pool and continues to be an industry leader in transparency and innovation, with more than 1.25 million BTC mined since 2010. Braiins is also is the developer of Stratum V2, a next generation protocol for pooled mining with a focus on quality improvements in...
2021-10-0743 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowThe Retail Mining Renaissance with John StefanopoulosMy guest today is John Stefanopoulos, CEO and Founder FutureBit. FutureBit develops cryptocurrency hardware solutions. It provides mining hardware for Bitcoin and Litecoin. It develops ASIC mining hardware for mining farms, facilities, and individual miners. Their products are designed from the ground up in their Brooklyn, NY office with industry-leading talent in the heart of Brooklyn's budding tech industry. Their philosophy is a simple one; every single person should benefit from the extraordinary opportunities blockchains provide. Their goal is to provide low-cost easy to use hardware aimed at educating, spreading awareness, and learning about the fundamental technology that runs...
2021-10-0535 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowThe Money Network with Eric WeissMy guest today is Eric Weiss, the Founder and Chief Investment Officer at Blockchain Investment Group. Blockchain Investment Group is a hedge fund of funds that identifies, evaluates, makes and manages investments in hedge funds that invest exclusively in blockchain assets including, protocols, tokens, initial coin offerings (ICOs) and cryptocurrencies. Eric's background is uniquely suited to evaluate and make investments in hedge funds with a focus on blockchain-assets. Prior to forming BIG, Eric had careers as a proprietary bond trader; a technology venture capitalist and an internet entrepreneur. Eric started his career as a US Government bond trader at...
2021-09-2841 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowPaving the Path to Decentralization with Mike ColyerMy guest today is Mike Colyer, CEO of Foundry. Foundry was created to meet the institutional demand for better capital access, efficiency, and transparency in the digital currency mining and staking industry. As a Digital Currency Group company, Foundry taps unparalleled institutional expertise, capital, and market intelligence to provide North American bitcoin miners and global manufacturers with the resources to build, maintain, and secure decentralized networks. Foundry empowers miners with the tools they need to build tomorrow’s decentralized infrastructure. We are protocol-agnostic and seek to support like-minded blockchain entrepreneurs who share our mission to advance the industry. Mike jo...
2021-09-2145 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowAn Introduction to Web3.0 with Donald BullersMy guest today is Donald E. Bullers, the founder of Tuum Technology. Tuum Technology is Tuum Technologies is the world’s leading Elastos software company. Tuum enables a global network of entrepreneurs, developers, academics, industry experts, and users to access the decentralized internet. Through their network, they empower teams with the necessary resources to build revolutionary applications and launch decentralized platforms. Elastos is the largest Web3 provider of open source solutions, employing not only blockchain technology, but a peer-to-peer network for communication, decentralized data storage services, and a decentralized ID system. With Elastos, Tuum aims to revolutionize the internet. Tu...
2021-09-1639 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowWhy people buy Bitcoin with Phil GeigerMy guest today is Phil Geiger, the managing director of concierge services at Unchained Capital. Unchained Capital is a blockchain financial services company that lends cash to long-term crypto holders. It offers cash loans to long-term cryptocurrency holders in a secure, fast, and transparent manner, backed by multi-signature cold-storage custody solution. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Austin, TX. Phil is the managing director of concierge services at Unchained Capital. His team teaches clients how to hold the private keys to multisignature addresses in the personal, retirement, and business contexts. Prior to joining the Bitcoin space...
2021-09-1444 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowThe Evolution of DeFi with Scott StuartMy guest today is Scott Stuart, Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer at Kava Labs the team behind Kava and the Kava ecosystem. The Kava platform is a decentralized network purpose built for scalability and security. It provides access to high yield earning opportunities, inclusivity and no-limits in a de-risked DeFi model. At the center of this is a safe, intuitive and complete user experience that creates the base layer for financial service applications. Kava Lend, Kava Mint, and Kava Swap are built on the Kava Platform and come complete with interoperable cross-chain tooling, secure price feeds and institutional-grade safety and...
2021-09-0750 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowThe Mythology of Bitcoin with Alex ThornMy guest today is Alex Thorn, Head of Firmwide Research at Galaxy Digital. Galaxy Digital is a diversified financial services company operating in the digital asset, cryptocurrency, and blockchain technology sector. He manages a research team and platform that generates unique insights on the state of public blockchain networks for their clients. Prior to joining Galaxy Digital, Alex was an investor at Avon Ventures, the bitcoin and blockchain-focused venture capital fund affiliated with FMR LLC, the parent company of Fidelity Investments. Before Avon, Alex was the Dir. of Blockchain Research at Fidelity Center for Applied Technology, and before that h...
2021-09-0241 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowBitcoin Ossified? The Sound Money Debate with Jeff GarzikMy guest today is my friend Jeff Garzik. Jeff has long been at the center of developing and commercializing open source software related to Bitcoin and blockchain technology. Before co-founding Bloq to develop blockchain solutions for a multi-chain world, he spent five years as a Bitcoin core developer and ten years at Red Hat. His work with the Linux kernel is now found in every Android phone and data center running Linux today. Jeff serves on the advisory boards of BitPay, BitFury, Netki and WayPaver Labs. Jeff is currently the Chief Designer & the Co-founder of Vesper Finance. Vesper works...
2021-08-3143 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowFolding into Financial Freedom with Will ReevesMy guest today is Will Reeves, Found and CEO of Fold. Fold is a rewards app where users can earn bitcoin back on every purchase. Fold offers bitcoin cashback via its Visa debit card and mobile application. Fold enables its customers to earn bitcoin on everything they do: spending, saving and investing. Cardholders can win up to 100% back on every purchase, or even a whole bitcoin. Fold is excited to open access to its bitcoin cashback debit card to all U.S. residents. Instead of offering points or airline miles typically found in most card programs, Fold provides bitcoin...
2021-08-2651 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowThe Game Theory of Crypto with Fernando MartinelliMy guest today is Fernando Martinelli, Co-Founder and CEO of Balancer Labs. Balancer Labs is the company behind Balancer. Balancer is an automated market maker (AMM) that was developed on the Ethereum blockchain and launched in March 2020. It was able to raise a $3M seed round by Placeholder and Accomplice. Balancer protocol functions as a self-balancing weighted portfolio, price sensor and liquidity provider. It allows users to earn profits through its recently introduced token ($BAL) by contributing to customizable liquidity pools. Although Balancer isn’t the first DeFi protocol to make use of AMMs, however, it has brought a ne...
2021-08-2441 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowBecoming Anti-Fragile with Aaron GoodingMy guest today is my friend Aaron Gooding, Founder and CEO of F.I.T. CONCEPTS, a verticalized fitness company focused on helping people achieve their fitness goals. He was pushed to start a fitness company out of his immense passion for helping others overcome the difficulties associated with health, fitness, and lifestyle change. Aaron's journey is very inspiring and is clear why he is passionate about helping others build a better version of themselves. In 2007, he was involved in a horrific car accident that ended in the death of a completely innocent individual and his incarceration in the...
2021-08-1958 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowMining & the Global Hashrate Debate with Ryan CondronMy guest today is Ryan Condron, CEO and Co-Founder of Titan. Titan is a leading developer of software and services for advancing Bitcoin mining at scale. Built by miners for miners, Titan makes mining easy, profitable, and scalable through advanced mining management software and North America’s first enterprise-grade mining pool. Titan was formed and founded in September 2018 by Ryan Condron, Jeff Garzik and Matthew Roszak. Most mining management software options are either incomplete or difficult to scale. The Titan software makes management and optimization easy for cryptocurrency mines of any size. Titan's Next Generation Mining Pool offers a po...
2021-08-1748 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowCypherpunks, Smart Contracts and Life Advice with Dean TribbleMy guest today is Dean Tribble, Agoric CEO. Agoric is an open-source development company launching an interoperable Proof-of-Stake chain and economy. Our JavaScript-native smart contract platform offers developers a safe, reusable library of DeFi components to rapidly build and deploy on-chain. Dean is an OG cypherpunk, he co-designed the negotiation process and contract for the first smart contracting system, AMiX. As a Principal Architect at Microsoft, he co-designed the Midori distributed object-capability operating system. As founder and CTO for Agorics (acquired by Microsoft), he architected the brokerage information system for Schwab’s active traders and the WebMart electronic contract syst...
2021-08-1046 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowBuilding Generational Wealth with Luke LangoMy guest today is my friend Luke Lango, the Senior Investment Analyst at InvestorPlace. InvestorPlace is an investment and financial news website that provides millions of individual investors with access to free stock picks, options trades, market news, and actionable commentaries. Luke jumped into the startup world while in college. He began his career at Scoutables, a Sports data analytics business founded by Mark Goodstein, a former Dodgers GM. He has also worked in voice AI research and consumer social. When he discovered fintech and finance, he found his true passion and decided to go all in and began...
2021-08-0344 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowThe Users and Abusers of Blockchains with Steve GregoryMy guest today is Steve Gregory, CEO of the US Branch of Currency.com. Currency.com is a high-growth, crypto-asset platform helping everyone securely connect with the booming world of cryptocurrencies to buy, sell or trade digital assets. Steve has extensive working experience in the digital currency space and is an expert in the legal area. Before joining Currency.com, he was previously the Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Counsel at CEX.IO, another crypto exchange. Based in New York, he also spent more than two years as a Compliance Officer at the Winklevoss-twins established crypto exchange and custodian Gemin...
2021-07-2931 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowThe Harmony of Decentralization with Stephen TseMy guest today is Stephen Tse, Founder of Harmony. Harmony is a blockchain platform designed to facilitate the creation and use of decentralized applications (DApps). The network aims to innovate the way decentralized applications work by focusing on random state sharding, which allows creating blocks in seconds. According to the project’s website, Harmony is expected to introduce cross-shard contracts and a cross-chain infrastructure by the end of 2021. Stephen's been obsessed with protocols and compilers since high school. He reverse-engineered ICQ and X11 protocols, coded in OCaml for more than 15 years, and graduated with a doctoral degree in security pr...
2021-07-2733 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowOn the Meaning of Life and Social Consensus with Luke StokesMy guest today is my friend Luke Stokes, Managing Director for the Foundation for Interwallet Operability (FIO). FIO is a decentralized service layer that removes the risk, complexity, and inconvenience of sending and receiving tokens and coins identically across every blockchain and near error-free by providing a decentralized human-readable address (NFT). Luke is passionate about voluntary systems of governance and has been involved in bitcoin since early 2013. He's been a consensus witness for the Steem blockchain since early 2018 and a custodian for eosDAC, a community-owned EOSIO Block Producer and DAC Enabler, since its inception. With a computer science degree...
2021-07-2050 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowGetting Paid to be Honest, with Michael O'RourkeMy guest today is Michael O'Rourke, Founder of the Pocket Network. Pocket Network is a blockchain data platform built for applications that uses cost-efficient economics to coordinate and distribute data at scale, enabling seamless interactions between blockchains and applications. With Pocket, the use of blockchains can be simply integrated into websites, mobile apps, IoT and more, giving developers the freedom to put blockchain-enabled applications into the “pocket” of every mainstream consumer. Before starting Pocket, Michael was an IOS developer and solidify dev. He also is the founder of the Tampa Bay Blockchain Developer Meetup. Our conversation contains a wealth of k...
2021-07-1542 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowChina’s BSN and the states role in entrepreneurship with Omer OzdenMy guest today is my friend Omer Ozden, CEO and Founder of RockTree Captial. RockTree Capital is a pioneer in international merchant banking with expertise in cross-border transactions, mergers and acquisitions, blockchain and technology, energy, investment, and real estate between China, North America, the Middle East, and Central. Omer is also co-founder and International Expansion Partner of UCommune, China’s largest co-working company with over 200 locations globally, Partner of DGroup, and its investment arm, DFund, one of the most active Blockchain cryptofunds in Asia, currently invested in over 70 blockchain projects, as well as International Partner of ZhenFund, China’s top...
2021-07-1336 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowFrom Seed to Space with Latif PerachaMy guest today is Latif Peracha, General Partner (GP) at M13. M13 is a venture capital firm focused on building a team of industry-leading operating executives to help founders make better decisions and win in their category. They believe founders deserve an investor who propels them on their mission of transforming an idea into a successful company, while staying out of their way. This is why they are building a Venture Engine, a full-service venture firm that provides the right people, platform, and partnerships for founding teams to build high-velocity businesses. Latif spent 8 years working for Sir Richard Branson...
2021-07-0836 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowForty Shades of Blockchains & Nodes with Konstantin RichterMy guest today is Konstantin Richter, CEO and Founder of Blockdaemon. Blockdaemon is a provider of a node management platform designed to empower businesses to simply and efficiently manage blockchain applications. The company's platform offers a multi-chain multi-cloud network management tool that can deploy nodes and connect them to blockchains within minutes and also offers its own infrastructure for select projects to offer faster deploy times and lower costs, enabling businesses to quickly deploy and iterate blockchain applications and simplify peer-to-peer network management. Konstantin is a serial entrepreneur and investor. He has led several SaaS B2B companies towards...
2021-07-0644 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowReblocking Philanthropy & Charitable Giving with Pat DuffyMy guest today is Pat Duffy, co-founder of The Giving Block. Pat began as a federal consultant for pharmaceutical companies, focused on collaboration with nonprofits. He then shifted to the nonprofit sector, focusing on executive leadership and fundraising. Leading to eventually starting The Giving Block with his co-founder Alex Wilson by merging their passion for Nonprofits and Bitcoin. The Giving Block makes it easy for nonprofits to accept bitcoin and other crypto donations while giving donors a more tax efficient way to support their favorite causes. They've developed the first solution specific to the nonprofit ecosystem. We have an...
2021-07-0139 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowThe Great Hashrate Dispersion & Mining Masterclass with Peter WallMy guest today is Peter Wall, CEO of Argo. Argo is a publicly-traded blockchain technology company focused on large-scale cryptocurrency mining. Headquartered in London, England, Argo is the only cryptocurrency mining company listed on the London Stock Exchange. Their energy-efficient, powerful mining operations are strategically located throughout North America. Peter was a member of the management team that founded Argo, and was the vice president of operations since the group's beginning - responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the mining organization as well as the management of the software development team. He became CEO in Jan 2020. In addition...
2021-06-2937 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowBecoming a Made Man in Crypto with Jeremy GardnerMy guest today is my friend, Jeremy Gardner. Jeremy is an American serial entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist based in Beverly Hills, California. He is primarily known for his early investments in Bitcoin, Crypto Castles brand, and as a co-founder of Augur. Before Augur, he founded the Blockchain Education Network, a global educational nonprofit, and afterwards founded Distributed magazine, SAAVHA, an enterprise security startup. He continues to advise and invest in startups in the blockchain industry as the co-founder of Ausum Ventures, a hybrid venture-hedge fund comprised of startups and crypto-assets for social good. He is currently the founder and...
2021-06-2459 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowFighting for Independent Thought, with Michael KimelmanMy guest today is my friend Michael Kimelman. Michael is an expert on disruptive innovation and personal disruption; he uses the lessons of his own life to offer inspiration and insight to others — from formerly incarcerated youth to global CEOs — on overcoming personal and professional challenges. His mission is to empower people with the skills and mindset to become resilient and prosper in the face of adversity. Michael was a lawyer at Sullivan & Cromwell and then founded Incremental Capital, a New York-based hedge fund. He led Blockchain Strategic Development at Loop Media, Inc., and co-founded Crypto.IQ, a strategic advi...
2021-06-2246 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowBreaking into Hollywood and Bitcoin2021 with Courtney WarnerMy guest today is my lovely wife, Courtney Warner. Courtney recently finished filming her first feature length film, Ask Me To Dance, co-starring Tom Malloy, Briana Evigan, Mario Cantone, Joyce DeWitt, and Kurt Angle. Our discussion centers around pursuing your passion and achieving success. We specifically touch on Courtney’s journey to becoming an actor, the commitment and sacrifices she needed to do to achieve her goals, her experience filming a feature length film, and how she landed the role of Amy on Ask Me To Dance. We also go on to talk about our experience at Bitcoin 2021 and th...
2021-06-1734 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowBuilding Friendships over the Internet with John BurrisMy guest today is John Burris, the Chief Strategy & Blockchain Officer at Together Labs. Together Labs aims to redefine social media as a catalyst for authentic human connection through the development of a family of products grounded in this core value. Together Labs are the makers of IMVU, a social gaming space that has been around since the early 2000s. It’s similar to Second Life, where players gather with virtual avatars and items you can buy. The service operates in over 140 countries, and it’s best thought of as an adult-oriented version of Roblox. Prior to joining Together Labs...
2021-06-1039 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowThe Film Industry and Life Advice with Tom MalloyMy guest today is my friend, Tom Malloy, a critically acclaimed Actor/Writer/Producer. Tom as a critically acclaimed actor, wowed Hollywood with his stunning turn in the indie-cult favorite Gravesend in 1998, which was produced by Oliver Stone. Tom became a trend setter as one of the first successful triple-hyphenate Actor/Writer/Producers. Tom starred in the 2019 thriller Trauma Therapy opposite Brian Krause (Charmed) and Chase Coleman (The Originals). Prior to that, Malloy starred in the found footage horror/thriller #Screamers, which was in theaters via Dread Central in 2018. Some of his other previous roles include the lead male...
2021-06-0354 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowBitcoin and the media with Lina SeicheMy guest today is Lina Seiche, the Managing Director of the BTC Times. The BTC Times delivers high quality coverage focused on Bitcoin from an economic, technical, social, and political angle. The BTC Times counters the news that prioritize clicks over accuracy, with the facts that set the record straight. In comprehensive, authentic coverage, we seek to capture the impact of Bitcoin and how it is transforming the future of money. Lina is not only the Managing Director of the BTC Times but she’s also on the editorial board. In our conversation, we cover being an open Bitcoiner an...
2021-06-0249 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowDerivatives, Defi & Futures oh my! with Mark LambMy guest today is Mark Lamb, CEO and Co-Founder of CoinFLEX. CoinFLEX (Coin Futures and Lending Exchange) is the world’s first physically delivered cryptocurrency futures exchange, developed to provide avenues for investors to hedge cryptocurrency exposure with minimal index or price settlement risk, Mark has also been a longtime advocate for physically delivered futures over cash settlement as a way to prevent manipulation. For their traders, CoinFLEX prioritizes user education, advanced order types and frequent competitions, CoinFLEX aims to bring a culture of risk management and professional trading techniques to the crypto community. Their partnership with Trading Technologies br...
2021-05-2759 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowEthereum's moat and dismissing the energy FUD with Graham FriedmanMy guest today is my friend, Graham Friedman, a Director at Republic & Co-founder and Partner at TLDR Global. Republic is an investment platform for everyone to invest in private deals, including startups, real estate, video games, and crypto. TLDR Global is a global investment firm focusing on tokenized assets and DLT technology.Our conversation covers a wide range of topics including the importance of Memetics in crypto and the rise in popularity of meme-coins, ethereum's incredible Q1 performance and it's growing network effect, and why cross-chain is the future. We also touch on Coinbase's recent announcement that they are...
2021-05-2638 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowThe Exodus from Traditional Finance with Joel EdgertonMy guest today is my friend, Joel Edgerton, the COO of BitFlyer USA. BitFlyer is a Bitcoin exchange and marketplace that enables its customers to buy, sell, and spend bitcoins. The site offers an Application Programming Interface which allows their clients to access and control their accounts, using custom-written software. In addition, it offers businesses e-commerce payment services that can transfer Bitcoin inorder to provide users with secure trading by all possible measures of security as a comprehensive platform of Bitcoin. Prior to joining bitFlyer, Joel spent his career in traditional finance, most recently he worked for BNP Paribas...
2021-05-1844 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowBuilding Worlds in the MetaVerse with Jamie ThompsonMy guest today is Jamie Thomson, Co-founder and CEO of Vulcan Verse. Vulcan Verse is a fantasy decentralized universe that bridges the gap between normal blockchain sandbox games to MMO (massively multiplayer online) game functionality. It offers complex building tools as well as fight, forage and spy mechanics embedded into the game world. VulcanVerse encompasses a 3km by 3km virtual environment set in a Greco-Roman fantasy theme. Jamie has extensive experience building web projects by building multiple web projects for schools, NGOs, personal profiles, but now he's creating Vulcan Forged, which has now reached the top 5 marketplace volume in...
2021-05-1343 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowWhen we all become an NFT with Nick ChanMy guest today is my friend, Nicholas Chan, co-founder of Refinable, the first major NFT marketplace on BSC, empowering both individual creators and beloved brands to easily and affordably create, discover, trade, and leverage NFTs. As one of the first NFT marketplace on Binance Smart Chain, the Refinable ecosystem allows Creators, Collectors, and Traders to engage with rare tokenized content on an ultra-fast and low-cost network. By leveraging NFT's provable scarcity and transferability, Refinable provides its users with an intuitive and no-code trading experience for all digital goods. Nick has been a crypto enthusiast since early 2015, previously, he has...
2021-05-1137 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowA Masterclass on DEXs and Liquidity with Mounir BenchemledMy guest today is my friend, Mounir Benchemled, the founder and CEO of ParaSwap. ParaSwap aims to solve the liquidity problem in crypto markets by bringing every exchange protocol into one platform. Their goal is to empower users with the most competitive market prices and the highest liquidity. Currently, they exclusively handle Ethereum and ERC-20 tokens, but they have stated their goal is to handle most major blockchains. Mounir's a tech/ product guy. He started as a software engineer in 2007. Since then, he's mostly worked in startups as a developer, product manager, or as a CTO. He got interested...
2021-05-0639 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowSecond Citizenship & Self Sovereignty with Jennifer Harding-MarlinMy guest today is my friend, Jennifer Harding-Marlin, Partner at JH Marlin Law. JH Marlin is a leading St.Kitts & Nevis law firm, specializing in Citizenship by Investment & Corporate Commercial Law. Their clients range from individuals to major international corporations. Their team of highly qualified lawyers are committed to providing results oriented solutions by applying an integrated and innovative approach to assist their clients across different practices and industries. Jennifer Harding-Marlin is a lawyer in Canada and the Federation of St.Christopher & Nevis. Prior to founding the Nevis Law Firm JH Marlin, Jennifer worked at Stuarts Walker Hersant Humphries...
2021-05-0431 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowNexo: The Leading Digital Asset Institution, with Antoni TrenchevMy guest today is my friend Antoni Trenchev, co-founder and Managing Partner of Nexo. Nexo is the world's leading regulated institution for digital assets. The company’s mission is to maximize the value and utility of cryptocurrencies by offering tax-efficient Instant Crypto Credit Lines, a high-yield Earn on Crypto & Fiat suite, Send & Pay capabilities, and sophisticated trading & OTC services, all while providing the top-tier custodial insurance and military-grade security of the Nexo Wallet. Prior to starting Nexo, Antoni was the chief Legal Officer at MDL, the leading company in the Bulgarian Fashion industry, and a member of the Bulgarian Pa...
2021-04-3042 minThe Charlie Shrem ShowBuilding the financial system of tomorrow with Jason BlickMy guest today is my friend Jason Blick, Director and CEO of EQIBank and the Chairman of EQIFI. EQIBank is a global, digital bank and financial services organization for corporations and High-Net-Worth Individuals. They serve clients through three global businesses: Private Banking, Commercial Banking, and Digital Asset Custody. With EQIBank, the clients are empowered to bank globally from one digital bank. EQIFI is a decentralized protocol for pooled lending, borrowing, and investing for ETH, ERC-20 tokens including wBTC, Stablecoins, and select fiat currencies. It provides a single uniform platform for DeFi products with access to bank accounts, custody, debit...
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