Crypto Hipster Podcast

Privacy in blockchain exists… until it doesn't.In this episode, Jamil Hasan speaks with Varun Kabra of Concordium about the tension between privacy, identity, compliance, and scalability in modern blockchain systems.Rather than treating identity as the enemy of decentralization, this conversation examines whether structured accountability may ultimately be necessary for blockchain technology to operate at global scale.The discussion explores privacy versus anonymity, institutional trust, reversibility, real-world adoption, and why some systems survive not because they are ideologically pure — but because they remain usable.Where builders talk freedom, not price.

What happens when gameplay becomes economic infrastructure?In this conversation with Luke Barwikowski, founder of Pixels, we explore AI-driven rewards, decentralization, digital ownership, and the tension between ideals and practical system design inside Web3 gaming.Because the real question may not be whether players own the game.It may be whether they own their role inside the economy.

For years, the Crypto Hipster Podcast documented builders across the digital economy.But after more than 580 conversations, certain discussions stayed with me long after the recordings ended.Not because they were the loudest.Not because they generated the most views.And not because they were attached to the biggest market caps.They stayed with me because they revealed something deeper underneath the industry itself.In this solo episode, I explain the origins of Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls and why four specific conversations became the foundation for my first Curtain Calls book, Signals Through the Noise.This is not a “best of” compilation.It is an attempt to interpret the patterns, tensions, contradictions, and human questions hiding underneath years of crypto narratives, market cycles, and technological change.Topics include:• The evolution from guest showcases to interpretation• Borrowed audiences vs. real audiences• Why polished talking points often destroy signal• What I learned during my apprenticeship at The Digital Economist• Systems, sovereignty, trust, identity, and human behavior• Why the archive itself began telling a larger storyThis episode marks the next evolution of my solo format:less performance, more synthesis.Signals Through the Noise is available now as part of Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls.

Most AI conversations begin from the assumption that the world already looks digitally uniform.It doesn't.In this episode, Monti Kgengwenyane and Mithabisi Bokete with OrionX discuss building AI infrastructure across environments shaped by expensive connectivity, fragmented systems, limited digital access and underrepresented data.We explore sovereignty, usability, infrastructure constraints and why the future of AI may ultimately be decided by those building for the hardest conditions.The Crypto Hipster Podcast.Where builders talk freedom, not price.

Crypto was supposed to disrupt manufactured credibility.Instead, parts of the industry learned how to manufacture it too.In this episode of Crypto Hipster, Jamil Hasan explores why pressure—not titles, visibility, or polished narratives—reveals who actually understands the systems they speak about.After hundreds of conversations across crypto and the digital economy, the signal became harder to ignore: real builders sound different once they've lived through enough friction.This episode examines operational depth, manufactured credibility, long-form conversation, and why pressure eventually exposes the difference between performance and lived experience.Crypto Hipster.Where builders talk freedom, not price.

Exposure is not ownership.In this episode of Crypto Hipster, Jamil Hasan sits down with Alan Qureshi of Black Lake to examine what happens when real-world assets move onchain — and where the cracks still exist beneath the surface.Because tokenization sounds clean… until you ask the harder question:If the token moves……does legal ownership move too?This conversation explores the collision between blockchain infrastructure, legal systems, settlement layers, custody assumptions, and systemic trust. Not from the perspective of hype cycles or announcements — but from the perspective of operational reality.Topics include:• The difference between exposure and actual ownership• What happens when tokenized systems fail• The legal tension between wrappers and real assets• Why infrastructure matters more than narratives• The hidden assumptions inherited from traditional finance• What tokenization exposes about modern marketsCrypto Hipster is where builders talk freedom, not price.

I've been told I picked the wrong day.That Tuesdays are crowded.That I'm going up against bigger shows.Good.Because this isn't about competing for attention.This episode breaks down the difference between building for launch…and building for longevity.Why most podcasts optimize for spikes—and why I don't.Tuesdays are for perspective.Thursdays are for conversations.One per week. On purpose.Not content for the sake of content.Signal… when it's ready.This isn't about being first.It's about being worth finding.

Most people think crypto's biggest risk is volatility.It's not.It's uncertainty in the data itself.In this conversation, Victor Fei from Ormi and I break down how the data layer works, where it fails, and what happens when systems rely on signals that might not be right.This isn't about price.It's about what sits underneath it.Where builders talk freedom, not price.

I didn't leave X because it failed.I left because I realized something most people still don't understand:You don't own your audience.For years, I played the game—posting, engaging, building visibility.It looked like progress. It felt like momentum.But attention isn't ownership.It's rented.In this episode, I break down why I stopped chasing distribution—and started building something that compounds.This isn't about platforms.It's about control.Ownership.And building something that actually lasts.If you're a builder, not a promoter—this is for you.—Crypto Hipster PodcastMaking sense of the digital economy—through the people building it.Where builders talk freedom, not price.

I stopped interviewing corporate crypto. Not because I ran out of guests...but because the conversations stopped being real.At some point, everyone started sounding the same. Same backgrounds. Same narratives. Same polished answers.So I changed the rules.This episode is a reset on what the Crypto Hipster Podcast is...and who it is for.This is not a show for people adjacent to outcomes. It is for builders.Founders.And people with something at stake.The ones who do not get to hide behind narratives, a corporate infrastructure, or a flashy resume and cushy job.Because when things break (and they almost always do)...they feel it.Pain over pedigree.Scars over fluff.Knife-sharpened over spoon-fed.Cypherpunks over suits.Founders over phonies.If you're here for price predictions, headlines, or recycled talking points, this is not for you.If you want to understand what's actually being built and what is actually takes to build it......you are in the right place.

This is the sixty-seventh and final episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Haden Patrick, Director of Business Operations @ Cordial Systems (6/5/2024, Season 7)Karan Bharadwaj, CEO @ Arithmic (7/3/2024, Season 7)Tim Wang, COO @ Elixir (6/9/2024, Season 7)Michael O'Rourke, CEO and co-founder @ Pocket Network (9/2/2023, Season 6)

This is the sixty-sixth episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Dan Kaizer, CTO @ Azuro (5/26/2024, Season 7)Bowen Wang, Founder @ NEAR One (5/19/2025, Season 8)Pavel Altukhov, co-founder @ TAC (4/3/2025, Season 8)William Herkelrath, CEO and co-founder @ K3 Labs (2/7/2025, Season 8)

This is the sixty-fifth episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Oliver von Landsberg-Sadie, Head of Strategic Partnerships @ MPCH (6/5/2024, Season 7)Bogdan Habic, co-founder and CTO @ Tenderly (8/27/2023, Season 6)Butain Li, CEO @ Bless Network (3/22/2025, Season 8)Teemu Päivinen, founder and CEO @ ZkCloud (1/12/2025, Season 8)

This is the sixty-fourth episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Adam Helfgott, co-founder @ Valence (10/14/2023, Season 6)Ian Estrada, co-founder and CEO @ MAITRIX (3/14/2025, Season 8)Nikhil Raghuveera, co-founder and CEO @ Aethos (5/26/2024, Season 7) Todd Haselhorst, CEO and founder @ HEALE Labs (4/13/2024, Season 7)David Weisberger, Co-founder Emeritus @ CoinRoutes (3/23/2025, Season 8)

This is the sixty-third episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Karel Kubat, founder @ Union (6/22/2024, Season 7)Nathan Kim, Marketing Director @ UNOPND and Rachel Kim, Senior Manager of Events and Partnerships @ shardLab (2/13/2024, Season 6)Chris Liquin, CEO @ Cupcake (5/25/2024, Season 7) Billy Luedtke, founder and CEO @ Intuition (6/14/2024, Season 7)

This is the sixty-second episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Alan Orwick, co-founder @ Quai Network (7/2/2024, Season 7)Yannik Schrade, CEO and co-founder @ Arcium (7/20/2024, Season 7)Fabian Vogelsteller, co-founder @ LUKSO (6/10/2024, Season 7)Ian Smith, CEO and CTO @ Quantum EVM (4/12/2025, Season 8)

This is the sixty-first episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Lindsey Lim, board member @ Radix Foundation (2/10/2025, Season 8)Kathy Roberts, CEO @ Switch Reward Card (9/26/2024, Season 8)Amir Forouzani, Core Contributor @ Puffer Finance (7/19/2024, Season 7)John Vibes, Content Lead @ Somnia Network (1/20/2025, Season 8)

This is the sixtieth episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Da Hongfei, founder @ Neo (4/14/2024, Season 7)Myles Harrison, Chief Product Officer @ AMINA Bank (6/25/2024, Season 7)Barna Kiss, co-founder @ Malda (3/9/2025, Season 8)Sunil Srivatsa, founder and CEO @ Storm Labs (4/12/2024, Season 7)Josie Leung, COO and co-founder @ MilkyWay (3/4/2025, Season 8)

This is the fifty-ninth episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Gabriele Giancola, CEO @ qiibee Foundation (7/27/2024, Season 7)Martin de Rijke, Growth Lead @ Maple Finance (6/16/2024, Season 7)Evan Owens, Vice President of Business Development @ Kadena (1/30/2025, Season 8)Joseph Ziolkowski, co-founder @ Realm Insurance (8/14/2024, Season 7)Warren Anderson, co-founder @ Exocore (5/16/2024, Season 7)

This is the fifty-eighth episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Simon McLoughlin, CEO @ Uphold (12/9/2023, Season 6)Vikram R Singh, founder @ Antier Solutions (3/9/2024, Season 7)Joao Reginatto, Chief Strategy Officer @ M^ZERO Labs (6/27/2024, Season 7)Tom Trowbridge, co-founder and CEO @ Fluence Labs (9/1/2024, Season 8)

This is the fifty-seventh episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Bunny, co-founder and CEO @ DORA (9/14/2024, Season 8)Alison Haire, CEO and founder @ Lilypad (6/27/2024, Season 7)Josh Benaron, CEO and founder @ Irys (9/7/2024, Season 8)Sebastian Pfeiffer, Managing Director @ Impossible Cloud Network (2/18/2025, Season 8)

his is the fifty-sixth episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Marc Tillement, Director @ Pyth Network (3/6/2025, Season 8)Adam Simmons, Chief Strategy Officer @ RDX Works (4/14/2024, Season 7)Victor Vernissage, co-founder @ Humanode.io (2/13/2025, Season 8)Steven Pu, co-founder @ Taraxa (2/9/2025, Season 8)

This is the fifty-fifth episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Ziga Drev, founder @ Trace Labs (2/2/2024, Season 6)Nick Cowan, Group CEO @ VLRM (5/24/2024, Season 7)Alex Pruden, Executive Director @ Aleo Network Foundation (6/4/2024, Season 7)Kurt Hemecker, CEO @ Mina Foundation (7/28/2024, Season 7)

This is the fifty-fourth episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Altan Tutar, co-founder and CEO @ MoreMarkets (5/22/2025, Season 8)Nikolay Filichkin, co-founder and Chief Business Officer @ Compute Labs (5/21/2025, Season 8)Kony, CEO and co-founder @ GAIB (3/28/2025, Season 8)Leo Fan Xiong, co-founder @ Cysic (5/25/2025, Season 8)

This is the fifty-third episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Jon Trask, CEO and founder @ Dimitra (10/28/2023, Season 6)Kevin Rusher, founder @ RAAC (1/19/2025, Season 8)Erik LaPaglia, Chief Strategy Officer @ Propy (8/15/2024, Season 7)Ricardo Johnson, founder @ Oases (1/31/2025, Season 8)

This is the fifty-second episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:JOTARO, co-founder @ JOJO (5/22/2024, Season 7)Chris Bradbury, CEO @ Summer.Fi (4/21/2024, Season 7)Georgii Verbitski, founder @ TYMIO (11/22/2024, Season 8)Meg Lister, Managing Director @ Gitcoin Labs (3/19/2025, Season 8)

This is the fifty-first episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Mark Lee, Partner and CMO @ synFutures (2/3/2024, Season 6)Anthony Saliba, founder @ Liquid Mercury (11/5/2023, Season 6)Oliver Linch, CEO and General Counsel @ Bittrex Global (3/22/2024, Season 7)Vitali Dervoed, co-founder @ Spark (12/6/2024, Season 8)Jake Claver, Managing Director @ Digital Ascension Group (3/20/2025, Season 8)

This is the fiftieth episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Justin Banon, co-founder @ Boson Protocol (11/4/2023, Season 6)Marc Walton, founder @ Forex Mentor Pro (2/28/2025, Season 8)Sam Mudie, co-founder and CEO @ Savea (5/17/2025, Season 8)Jack McInerney, founder @ Renewal Coin (4/29/2024, Season 7)

This is the forty-ninth episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Omer Sadika, co-founder @ dWallet Network and CEO @ dWallet Labs (3/16/2024, Season 7)Dr. Weijia Zhang, Vice President of Engineering @ Wanchain (9/9/2024, Season 8)Aki Balogh, co-founder and CEO @ DLC.Link (3/17/2024, Season 7)Peter Kris, co-founder and CEO @ Gasp (12/9/2024, Season 8)

This is the forty-eighth episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Jathin Jagannath, Developer Advocate @ Cartesi, and Awoskia Israel Ayodeji, founder @ Web3bridge (12/18/2023, Season 6)Yair Cleper, CEO and co-founder @ Magma Devs, and Initial Core Contributor @ Lava Network (6/17/2024, Season 7)Adrien Stern, founder and CEO @ Reveel (8/26/2024, Season 8)Aly Madhavji, Managing Partner @ Blockchain Founders Fund (1/11/2025, Season 8)

This is the forty-seventh episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Bill Laboon, Director of Education and Governance Initiatives @ Web3 Foundation (3/23/2024, Season 7)Jim Myers, CTO and co-founder @ Flipside Crypto (2/10/2024, Season 6)Lucy Coulden, Global Program Director @ Polkadot Ambassador Fellowship (3/7/2025, Season 8)Joe Andrews, co-founder and President @ Aztec Labs (3/11/2025, Season 8)

This is the forty-sixth episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Stefan Rust, CEO @ Truflation (1/28/2024, Season 6)Jeroen Offerijns, CTO @ Centrifuge (5/16/2025, Season 8)Miguel Buffara, Lead Financial Engineer @ RACE (10/30/2024, Season 8)Jonny Fry, CEO @ Team Blockchain & Group Head of Digital Assets Strategy @ ClearBank (3/31/2024, Season 7)

This is the forty-fifth episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Jakub Ondrasek, CEO @ Clore.AI (11/26/2024, Season 8)Ben James, Founder @ 404-GEN (3/5/2025, Season 8)Yaroslav Writtle, Core Contributor @ Yelay (3/29/2025, Season 8)Jason Teutsch, founder and Chief Scientist @ Truebit (5/15/2025, Season 8)

This is the forty-fourth episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Jiahao Sun, CEO @ FLock.io (6/22/2024, Season 7)Wei Xie, COO @ ArenaX Labs (6/20/2024, Season 7)Brendan Playford, co-founder @ Masa (10/18/2024, Season 8)Erick Ho, CEO and co-founder @ Function Network (5/24/2025, Season 8)

This is the forty-third episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:James Toledano, COO @ Savl (4/7/2024, Season 7)Dylan Dewdney, CEO and co-founder @ Kuva.ai (5/13/2025, Season 8)Alvin Kan, COO @ Bitget Wallet (6/1/2024, Season 7)Georgi Koreli, founder @ Hinkal (3/3/2025, Season 8)

This is the forty-second episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Mike Romanenko, CVO and co-founder @ Kyrrex (8/31/2024, Season 8)Danny Chong, co-founder @ Tranchess (7/13/2024, Season 7)Kurapika, founder and CEO @ Factor (10/24/2024, Season 8)Alex Botte, Partner @ Hack VC (3/13/2025, Season 8)

This is the forty-first episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Oleg Fomenko, co-founder @ Sweatcoin and CEO @ Sweat Economy (8/26/2023, Season 6)John Wingate, CEO @ Bank Social (6/6/2024, Season 7)Terence Kwok, CEO @ Humanity Protocol (7/1/2024, Season 7)John Vibes, Chief Vibe Officer @ Somnia (6/8/2024, Season 7)Cyrus Taghehchian, co-founder @ Aces.Fun (2/27/2025, Season 8)

This is the fortieth episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:JB Benjamin, founder and developer @ Vox Messenger (4/5/2024, Season 7)Javier Castro-Acuna, Head of Crypto and Web3 @ Bitnovo (9/16/2023, Season 6)Ugochukwu Aronu, founder @ Wicrypt (11/17/2023, Season 6)Ibrahim Mustapha, founder @ Me For Africa (3/23/2024, Season 7)

This is the thirty-ninth episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:TJ Chang, Founder @ SHOPX (11/11/2023, Season 6)Matthew Le Merle, CEO @ Blockchain Coinvestors (6/29/2024, Season 7)Sean Mackay, co-founder @ CoinPayments (10/30/2023, Season 6)Agustin Liserra, CEO and co-founder @ NUM Finance (5/19/2024, Season 7)Kyle Reidhead, co-founder and Head of Research @ Milk Road (3/15/2025, Season 8)

This is the thirty-eighth episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Deniz Kalaslioglu, co-founder and CTO @ Soarchain AND Marko Baricevic, Product Lead @ Cosmos-SDK (5/13/2024, Season 7)Cy Li, Director @ Ethereum Collective Foundation (1/10/2025, Season 8)David Bchiri, President @ XRPL Commons (11/19/2023, Season 6)Firdosh Sheikh, founder and CEO @ DRIFE (9/27/2024, Season 8)

This is the thirty-seventh episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Casey Grooms, co-founder @ Soulbound (8/13/2024, Season 7)Ryan Davis, founder @ People First (6/3/2025, Season 8)Kelsey McGuire, Chief Growth Officer @ Shardeum (5/25/2024, Season 7)Jaime Schwarz, founder @ MRKD (4/4/2024, Season 8)

This is the thirty-sixth episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Chilip Lai, Director of Business Development and Alliances @ LeapXpert (4/19/2024, Season 7)Tom Kiddle, co-founder @ Palisade (5/21/2024, Season 7)Gijs Op De Weegh, CEO and founder @ StablR (7/21/2024, Season 7)Emeka Mgbenu, Senior Product Manager @ Sumsub (12/23/2024, Season 8)

This is the thirty-fifth episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Ramon Recuero, co-founder @ Kinto (10/26/2023, Season 6)Amy Kalnoki (co-founder and COO) and Pat White (co-founder and CEO) @ Bitwave (6/12/2024, Season 7)Nikolay Denisenko, co-founder and CTO @ Brighty (8/28/2024, Season 8)Norman Wooding, co-founder and CEO @ SCRYPT (6/3/2024, Season 7)

This is the thirty-fourth episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Tyler Adams, co-founder and CEO @ COZ (10/29/2023, Season 6)Rusty Matveev, Chief Strategy Officer @ Calaxy (12/10/2023, Season 6)Ricardo Capone, Chief Technical Officer @ Dr. Green NFT (4/26/2024, Season 7)Dr. Alun Evans, co-founder @ LAOS Network (3/15/2024, Season 7)Zain Talyarkhan, CEO and founder @ Notable.art (3/12/2024, Season 6)Aka Leung, Regional Director MENA @ Bitget (9/28/2024, Season 8)

This is the thirty-third episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:David Johansson, CEO, co-founder, and Creative Director @ BLOCKLORDS (2/17/2024, Season 6)Tomer Pascal, CEO and co-founder @ OwnPlay (5/5/2024, Season 7)Timothy Tello, CEO and founder @ 3thix (3/8/2025, Season 8)Ilman Shazhaev, CEO and founder @ Dizzaract (3/9/2025, Season 8)Daniel Anthony, head of Developer Relations @ ZKcandy (3/16/2025, Season 8)

This is the thirty-second episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Mary McGilvray, Product Marketing Lead @ Interchain GmbH (12/2/2023, Season 6)Angus Tookey, Marketing and Communications @ Chronicle (6/7/2024, Season 7)Chris Hermida, co-founder and CEO @ Switchboard (5/20/2024, Season 7)Benedetto Biondi, CEO @ Folks Finance (10/28/2024, Season 8)

This is the thirty-first episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Nikita Ovchinnik, co-founder @ Barter DeFi (4/16/2024, Season 7)James Lucas, COO and co-founder @ Lamina (8/12/2024, Season 7)Jonathan Thomas, CEO and co-founder @ Blueberry Protocol (5/12/2024, Season 7)Jacob Margulies, Senior Business Development Executive @ Galxe (1/27/2024, Season 6)

This is the thirtieth episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Dr. Drew Miller, founder and CEO @ Fortitude Ranch (12/8/2023, Season 6)Sipan Vardanyan (co-founder and CEO) and Vahe Karapetyan (co-founder and CTO) @ Hexens (3/30/2024, Season 7)Michael Cunningham, Head of Digital Assets @ io.finnet (7/14/2024, Season 7)Kitty Horlick, Director @ Rarify Labs (9/1/2023, Season 6)

This is the twenty-ninth episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Kurt Ivy, advisor @ HumanizedAI (2/13/2024, Season 6)Ahmad Shadid, founder @ O.xyz (2/8/2025, Season 8)Chen Feng, Head of Research @ Autonomys (4/16/2025, Season 8)Michal "Mehow" Pospieszalski, CEO, co-founder and co-inventor @ MatterFi (12/25/2024, Season 8)

This is the twenty-eighth episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Max Galash, CEO @ Coinchange (7/28/2024, Season 7)Hedi Navazan, Chief Compliance Officer @ 1inch Group (2/9/2025, Season 8)Nick Motz, CIO @ Soil (5/29/2025, Season 8)Cecilia Hsueh, co-founder and CEO @ Morph (2/14/2025, Season 8)

This is the twenty-seventh episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Konstantin Andriotis (Chief Operating Officer) and Eliis Norman (Chief Revenue Officer) @ Hexens (10/27/2023, Season 6)Julian Deschler, co-founder @ Elusiv (9/4/2023, Season 6)Riad Wahby, co-founder and CEO @ Cubist (8/30/2024, Season 8)Dan Hughes, founder @ Radix DLT (6/23/2024, Season 7)