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Join Bishop Denczil A. Rolle, Senior Pastor of LIFE Worship Center, Nassau, The Bahamas for an impacting and life transforming word.Support the show

Join Bishop Denczil A. Rolle, Senior Pastor of LIFE Worship Center, Nassau, The Bahamas for an impacting and life transforming word.Support the show

Join Bishop Denczil A. Rolle, Senior Pastor of LIFE Worship Center, Nassau, The Bahamas for an impacting and life transforming word.Support the show

Join Bishop Denczil A. Rolle, Senior Pastor of LIFE Worship Center, Nassau, The Bahamas for an impacting and life transforming word.Support the show

Join Bishop Denczil A. Rolle, Senior Pastor of LIFE Worship Center, Nassau, The Bahamas for an impacting and life transforming word.Support the show

Storytelling helps people make decisions. How? Cognitive science helps us understand that as humans, we don't make decisions the way that we like to think we do. We aren't always rational logical creatures who assess the data and come to the most logical conclusions. Most of the time, our subconscious emotional brain makes a decision. A few nanoseconds later, our logical brain justifies and rationalizes that decision. If you want to influence people's decisions, you need to speak to both parts of the brain. Storytelling is a spectacular way to do this. Paul Smith shares the key ingredients necessary to craft stories that sell in this episode of Sales Reinvented. Outline of This Episode [0:49] Why is storytelling an important skill to possess in sales? [2:18] Is storytelling something that can be learned? [3:27] The 3 key ingredients of great storytelling [5:18] A great storyteller needs stories to tell [6:40] Improve your storytelling abilities with these resources [7:47] Top storytelling dos and don'ts [10:16] A tale of swimming pigs The 3 key ingredients of great storytelling Most great storytellers—movie directors, screenwriters, novelists—will typically tell you that you need three key elements to build a great story: A hero people care about A villain they're afraid of An epic battle between the two The hero people care about is a relatable main character that the buyer can relate to. Tell a story about another client who faced the same challenge they are. The villain is a relevant challenge that your audience is likely to run into themselves. The “epic battle” is a worthy lesson learned through struggle. If you translate those into a sales story it becomes a relatable character facing a relevant challenge who learns a worthy lesson. Simple, yet compelling. A great storyteller needs stories to tell It's helpful for a salesperson to have an outgoing personality and the ability to talk to strangers. But most importantly, Paul emphasizes that you need stories to tell. Paul believes having stories to tell is more important than being a great storyteller. Why? Most salespeople aren't professional performance artists, actors, public speakers, etc. No one expects you to be. But no one wants their time wasted with a boring or irrelevant story. So you must be intentional about cultivating stories. The story is more important than the delivery. Top storytelling dos and don'ts Never apologize or ask permission to tell a sales story. If you're in a sales meeting with a potential client, don't say, “Sorry to interrupt—can I tell a quick story? I promise it'll only take a minute!” That communicates that what you have to say isn't important. If you don't think it's important, don't tell it.  Secondly, don't announce that you're telling a story. Doing so is neither exciting nor captivating. It turns most people off. They'll automatically think that it'll be boring and irrelevant. If you tell a great story, they'll be fascinated and learn from it. Lastly, Paul recommends that you keep your stories to two minutes or less—they shouldn't be long epics. Leadership stories can be 3–5 minutes long because they can command an audience. You don't have that luxury in sales.  Need help with crafting compelling stories? Get Paul's “25 Stories Salespeople Need” in the resources below.  A tale of swimming pigs Paul was at an art fair in Cincinnati with his wife, who was looking for some art to hang in their kids' bathroom. They walked up to a booth selling mesmerizing underwater photography. One of the photos struck Paul—it was a photo of a pig swimming in the ocean. So he asked the photographer about it. That's when the magic started.  He said, “That picture was taken off the coast of an island in the Bahamas called “Big Major Cay.” A local entrepreneur decided to raise a pig farm on an uninhabited island. But there was no vegetation growing on the beach other than cacti. The pigs had nothing to eat. So a local restaurant owner on a neighboring island boated his kitchen refuse and dumped it just offshore.  While pigs don't normally swim, slowly but surely they all learned to swim so they could get to the good. Three generations later, all of the pigs on the island can swim. When the photographer got to the island to photograph the pigs, he didn't even have to get out of the boat. The pigs swam to him immediately. Paul paid cash for the photo immediately—he HAD to have it.  Two minutes earlier, that was just a stupid photo. After hearing the photographer's story, he had to have it. The story is what made the art interesting. And that's why it's hanging in Paul's bathroom.  Resources & People Mentioned The swimming pigs Connect with Paul Smith Get Paul's 25 Stories Salespeople Need Sell with a Story The 10 Stories Great Leaders Tell Connect With Paul Watts  LinkedIn Twitter  Subscribe to SALES REINVENTED Audio Production and Show notes by PODCAST FAST TRACK https://www.podcastfasttrack.com

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Megan Connolly is back with Eddie Spaghetti for a brand new Megan Fun of Sports! The podcast starts off with Megan asking about Spaghetti's 30th birthday celebration and why Extra Points should also have a Malibu house. Then Megan shares some bets she likes around sports and who wins her 'Moron of the Week.' The show then dives into some NFL topics including - is Drew Brees seriously going to make a comeback, if Deshaun Watson taking the offense to Bahamas is a bad idea and will Antonio Brown get his wish to return to the Steelers? Next, Amina Smith makes a return appearance to the show to preview this Boston Celtics vs Miami Heat. The show rounds out with Megan and Spaghetti making their NBA Conference Finals picks.

Hosts Jeff Lloyd and Garrett Bush discuss the NFL officials meeting with quarterback Deshaun Watson, is there some discipline coming soon? Watson has set up a Bahama's trip for the offense to bond and work together. Baker Mayfield is not and has never been the plan B option in the wake of a possible Watson suspension. #Browns #DeshaunWatson #NickChubb #AmariCooper #MylesGarrett #JOK #DenzelWard Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our apologies to our listeners for our tardiness today! We may not have successfully recorded our episode with our good friend Brittany, the London flight attendant! She had a long Bahamas layover and took her sister to work! We will catch up with Britt next time she's back in the States.This episode is going to be as live as we can get. The three of us discuss:Our previous guests Nicole and Seb meet our latest guest Larisa in a funny way!UniformsOur summer travel plans! Lara reveals the airline and aircraft she will use for her Egypt trip.Surprising International and domestic destinations we have not been.  Monique answers the question “Are passenger counts reliable right now”?Let's talk masks (again!)Thanks for supporting our show, really appreciate it!Find us on Instagram @NonRevLoungePodcast and Twitter @NonRevLoungePod.If you have any questions or feedback please feel free to reach out to us via email at NonRevLoungePodcast@gmail.com

Heat/Celtics Eastern Conference Finals Game 1 preview. Officer Sean may be retiring the Monte Carlo. Detail on Deshawn's Bahamas trip. Whatcha Got. The post May 17th 5pm Hour: Looking at the NBA Eastern Conference Finals; Monte Carlo news?; What happens in the Bahamas… appeared first on ESPN Southwest Florida.

Josina Anderson talks about the latest on the NFL's meetings with Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson, whether a resolution should be expected soon with any possible discipline from the NFL, Watson's planned trip to take the entire offense to the Bahamas, the end game with Baker Mayfield's situation and the latest on Jadeveon Clowney's free agency. 

Jason tells us how he needs noise to help him fall asleep. The guys share their worst interview experiences. Upon hearing about Deshaun Watson inviting his “offensive weapons” to the Bahamas, Ramon INSISTS Baker Mayfield should be on the trip.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jason tells us how he needs noise to help him fall asleep. The guys share their worst interview experiences. Upon hearing about Deshaun Watson inviting his “offensive weapons” to the Bahamas, Ramon INSISTS Baker Mayfield should be on the trip.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bo and Blake talk Mississippi baseball and Deshaun Watson in the second hour of the show live in the BankPlus Studio. The guys start off talking about novelty helmets from the ball park. Bo and Blake discuss sports movies and tv shows. The guys talk Mississippi baseball as Southern Miss is definitely in the post-season. The guys discuss what Ole Miss has to do this weekend to make it into the post-season. Deshaun Watson and his trip to the Bahamas and how much money a trip like that would cost. LSU football insider Mike Detillier joins the show on the Corona Premier guest line to talk LSU football. Mike gives his thought on the current state of LSU football and how far they are from championship status. Mike discusses Brian Kelly and if he will be able to bring his success from Notre Dame to Baton Rouge. Mike talks about Drew Brees and what his future looks like. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jonas Knox, Brady Quinn and LaVar Arrington react to Deshaun Watson meeting with the NFL before taking the Browns offense to the Bahamas, minus Baker Mayfield. Packers CB Jaire Alexander gets paid, big news from the College Football schedule, and a Tuesday edition of the BQ News. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

HOUR 1 - Seth and Sean discuss Deshaun Watson treating the Cleveland Browns to the Bahamas, NFL meeting with Deshaun Watson, Houston Astros lose to the Red Sox and lose a pitcher, and Patrick Beverley does not hold back on Chris Paul. 

Chewing glass is what Solana developers do. Introducing the fifth episode in a new series on the Solana Podcast, Chewing Glass. Chase Barker (Developer Relations Lead at Solana Labs) talks shop with the most interesting builders in the Solana ecosystem. It's for devs, by devs.Today's guest is T.J. Littlejohn, the founder of MtnPay, which won 1st Prize in the Payments Track of the recent Riptide Hackathon. 01:30 - Origin Story and Background05:12 - MntDAO08:42 - Building with Solana12:04 - MntPay13:25 - The APIs15:43 - Winning at Riptide17:37 - From starting in Solana to winning 20:41 - Starting to build in Solana23:38 - Improving onboarding on Solana25:26 - The Developer ecosystem27:07 - Missing Tooling29:30 - Advice for newcomers DISCLAIMERThe information on this podcast is provided for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only, without any express or implied warranty of any kind, including warranties of accuracy, completeness, or fitness for any particular purpose.The information contained in or provided from or through this podcast is not intended to be and does not constitute financial advice, investment advice, trading advice, or any other advice.The information on this podcast is general in nature and is not specific to you, the user or anyone else. You should not make any decision, financial, investment, trading or otherwise, based on any of the information presented on this podcast without undertaking independent due diligence and consultation with a professional broker or financial advisor. Chase (00:29):Hey everybody and welcome to Chewing Glass, the show where we talk to developers building in the Solana Ecosystem. Today we have with us, TJ LittleJohn. He is the founder of mtnPay, winner of the most recent Solana Hackathon Payments Track for Riptide. TJ, how's it going, man?TJ (00:55):Dude, it's going good. We're stoked to be here. Thanks for having me on.Chase (01:00):Yeah, man. You and I basically met, I feel like a few months ago when you were building some stuff for iOS. Basically some IDL stuff with Anchor and we were talking about potentially getting you some work going on and then next thing you know, a couple of things happen and here we are. But before we dive too much into that, let's hear a little introduction. I know a lot of people probably don't know a ton about you. Where'd you start your journey and how'd you end up here, building in the Solana Ecosystem?TJ (01:31):Yeah. Wow. For sure. Abridged version. So, I'm from Florida originally born and raised. Grew up in South Florida, went to school in Tallahassee, Florida State Granoles. Originally I was a big Math guy. Always wanted to do pure Math and trying to see how I could make a career out of that. Finance was an option. And so I was exploring that and someone told me I should learn to code. So, I started learning to code, from that found Hackathons, from that found iOS development. And just down the rabbit hole there. At a hackathon, I ended up securing an internship at Apple, which turned into a job. And then I spent four years there doing research and development and experience prototyping. And then about a year ago I decided I was done with that and I wanted to be in startups. And so I left, joined a startup. Five months after that I found Solana through some friends and I just noticed the point in time we were at. And I was just stoked. And so I quit and I just immediately started building.Chase (02:36):Wow. So you don't have a CS degree, you're self-taught programmer and landed an internship at Apple dealing on the development side of things?TJ (02:44):No, I do have a CS degree.Chase (02:46):Oh, you do?TJ (02:46):So, I did both. I did Math and CS, but the CS portion to me was the less interesting one. I loved pure Math. I thought it was so cool. CS was more of the necessity one. And then I thought it was cool when I started doing it. But I think I learned a lot more through just the apps I built outside of class. So, partially self-taught. Because that was the more important part, but my education was super important too.Chase (03:13):You have a CS degree, you ended up interning for Apple. You did that for how long was it again?TJ (03:20):It was four years.Chase (03:22):Four years. And you said research, were you actually doing development while you were there?TJ (03:26):Yeah, so we did data collection for new products. So think how face ID was trained on millions of images. We built the software to facilitate those user studies that captured the data to train the models, to enable face ID. So we were brought in super early product.Chase (03:44):Oh, so I mean, I guess that's a little more interesting, like somebody who's into Math, you're dealing with lots of data and information, or opposed to just writing a high level code or something like that.TJ (03:55):Not exactly. The Math thing, it's like pure Math. I don't do with data and numbers and processing. I just think pure Math is fucking cool. And when I have an itch about something, I just want to dive. And so, that was the Math thing for me. That was just pure. I love it and I think it taught me how to understand stuff, which I think I still, every now and then, I'll see, I have the power to do that, which is really cool. The thing with Apple was that it let me just hack on shit. I had month long projects and software efforts that, because I get bored really quick, which is a blessing and a curse. Historically. Apple just let me work on a project and then a month later I was working on something else.Chase (04:41):Yeah, we've had some conversations, like you said, you get bored really quick, it comes through a little bit in your personality. You get super excited about things and bounce around and that's why I like your energy, it's super crazy and incredible. So it's nice to have people so excited about these things and especially considering the fact of some of the more recent, great things that have happened. I want to really start this whole conversation outside of your past on where it all truly, truly began, which from what I understand was really mtnDAO. That's like, lit this whole fire off. I don't know if everybody knows about it and if they do, maybe not how great of a thing that it turned out to be. Maybe about Barrett and Edgar and what they set up and how it was and then how that whole month went for you, that led to this moment.TJ (05:31):So yeah, mtnDAO, for people that don't know was a month long hacker house in Salt Lake City, Utah, where people from all over just congregated and we spent a month working on whatever it is you want to work on, in this co-working space called The Shop. And like you said, Edgar and Barrett, they're actually the ones that got me into Solana. They were the first people to introduce me and they just threw this hack house to grow the ecosystem out of the kindness of their own hearts and love for co-working and developing and hacking. And so yeah, a bunch of us came through and we just were chilling in Utah. We'd go snowboarding on the weekends. We'd throw parties on Fridays and bring in people from around the City and just strips, just get after it.And that was the best part. We'd be working from like 10:00, 11:00 AM was when I would roll in till like 1:00, 2:00 in the morning, most days. And a good crew of people were always there doing that too. Maybe if you wanted to go grab dinner, you could and people would come back. But yeah, it was just a lot of incredibly focused work and a nice little crew formed out of that. And so I've seen a lot of the same mtnDAO folks at the next hacker houses and stuff, and that's always fun. And you just become friends with these people.Chase (06:51):Yeah, it seems like there was a lot of building going on. I'm not going to lie, I saw that notion that Edgar and Barrett, or I think it might have been Edgar, correct me if I'm wrong, put together this notion. And I was like, a Dev did this? Just because it was so organized and well put together. And then, those guys pretty much put this thing, from start to finish, got this thing going.TJ (07:09):Yeah. There was a lot of people that participated in the setup of it. I know Sam had a big part, Edgar and Barrett had a big part. A lot of those core Salt Lake City people were doing this stuff. But yeah. I mean, they took out the trash. There was, under the tables the first day, taping extension cords. So they, I mean, yeah, they did the stuff.Chase (07:28):Yeah. I talked to him in Miami and he was like, yeah, I have a room and an office that's filled with about a hundred monitors. I can't remember what it is at some point, but it looked like there was tons of building going on there. Whenever I see the community, they didn't really ask for permission. And a lot of people would say, why don't you bring a hacker house to our city or this or that? And the reality is, you don't need that. You have an idea, you execute, you make it known. And people are going to come there and you're probably going to likely get some sponsors to help you put it on because this is like an incubator. And obviously mtnPay came out of this, which is incredible. Let's talk a little bit about that. I'm pretty sure, maybe I'm wrong, is that Solana Pay, was it announced before you got to mtnDAO? Or was it announced while you were there?TJ (08:13):It was actually the same day. February 1st is when I rolled through.Chase (08:19):I was on a phone call with you actually, whenever you showed up, you remember that?TJ (08:22):Really?Chase (08:23):Yeah, you were like, I just got to mtnDAO. Yeah. We were...TJ (08:27):I probably called you from the airport. Yeah. I've been like--Chase (08:29):You did.TJ (08:30):Probably over-committing myself. And I remember we were talking about doing a possible grant or something for that IDL stuff. And I was like, just trying to not lose that. Not doing my end of it. You were like, TJ, if you just write a notion page on your idea, I can move it through. And I was like, ah, I don't know. I'm building. And yeah. So we never got through there, but yeah.Chase (08:55):Well, I think it worked out pretty well. So, you got there, Solana Pay's announced, and you were just like, okay, well I'm just going to build something with this.TJ (09:04):No, not at all.Chase (09:06):Okay.TJ (09:07):There was two funny touch points with Solana Pay that got me rolling. The first one was, I hopped out of mtnDAO to go to the LA hacker house for a two day stint, because I was working with these people. And then as I was about to leave, I remember my friend Greg from Solana News was like, I missed the news cycle on Solana Pay. They must have had insider information, that was a couple of days after it was announced. And I was like, what do you mean, dude? It's been going on. He's like, what? I'm like, yeah. Are you not on Twitter? Do you not see this stuff? So, that was funny.And so, that had top of mind a little bit, but the idea for mtnPay, it was Friday night, it was the night of the first party we were having, we had parties every Friday or Saturday. And I was grabbing a Red Bull from, they had this self-service checkout kiosk, as I do. I just consume just stupid amounts of Red Bull. And I was buying another one and you pay through square, tap your phone. I don't know. I just had a random idea that it was like, yo, wouldn't it be hilarious if we rebuilt this self checkout experience and then just added the Solana Pay stuff, because we're all Solana people here for a month, this the first week and that would just be funny.And I told him, I was like, I'm just going to do it. And they're like, that's hilarious. Do it. And then so on Sunday, my boy Scott was in town and we were at the hacker house just trying to think of things to work on for Riptide. And we were skating through all these different ideas on creator tokens or I don't remember all the different things. And it was like, what if we do that Point of Sale thing? That'd be cool. And whatever, we could probably build this in a two day stint. Not a big deal and yeah, that's why we built it.Chase (11:00):Yeah, I remember starting to see a couple of days after Solana Pay launched, I started to see all these videos of people filming themselves and you guys paying with Solana Pay. I was like, this is crazy. This just came out. I can't believe, well, I could believe that you had put that together already. And then from there, Solana Pay's really gained a ton of traction, but you were really the first person to come out and be like, look, hey guys, I did it. And it's actually live in this place right now. And it's still there to this day? They keep that?TJ (11:32):Yeah. As far as I know. Our customer success could use some work. And so I haven't followed up with them in a couple weeks. But we got them set up on our new version, which was a more self-service thing. So as far as I know, it's still running there. There's even a week where it wasn't working and Barrett was texting me nonstop. Like, bro, you need to get this working again because I need this. And so, that's that classic, build something, people would be upset if it goes away. And so we did that.Chase (12:01):Yeah. So you did this in a short amount of time and since then, there was a lot left in the hackathon to go. So, since that first day or that you got that live, I guess you've been doing a ton of work up until the point where you made your final submission, tell us a little bit about mtnPay and what work was involved and what are the features and maybe what's the future of mtnPay.TJ (12:30):Yeah, for sure. So the first half the gate was just, it's an iOS Point of Sale app that enables users to use Solana Pay to pay. And then the second thing is a square integration. So, we use the square APIs to tie it into your current Point of Sale System. So the transactions show up in line. Chase bought a Red Bull here for $3 with his MasterCard and then he bought a cookie for a dollar using Solana Pay. And so that was the core thing. And we had built it specifically for The Shop. We got a bunch of inbound of like, how can I set this up? How can I do it? So we had to take a step back and use a couple weeks to make it more robust and actually usable in self-service. Which was our base for what we wanted to submit to the hackathon, was just like a usable Point of Sale by everyone, it's still in test flight.And then Solana Pay evolved to a new spec while we were there. And then immediately became gas on that. And ever since the wheels have been turning there and then that initial spec change is what led us to where we are today, which is honestly, and not a lot of people know this, but we're more of an API company now. We're more like SaaS APIs and stuff like that.Chase (13:43):I guess, doing the API side makes it a little more versatile so that anybody can use it and they don't have to use a specific device or framework or anything like that.TJ (13:55):Yeah. I think the APIs, to be honest, they came more out of this idea of defensibility, because with a lot of the attention we got, it was like, what's the opportunity here? Is there something worth building out? And in that, there's a lot of things that could make you super existential, like just square adding Solana pay themselves. And so how do we actually build a moat in this industry or something. And so we were like, this transaction request thing came up, which enables you to use APIs in Solana Pay, what if we open that up to people and then let that be our defensibility and our moat. And so we spent a lot of time thinking about what that API suite would look like and then realize that, that's the bigger opportunity from our point of view, but probably more importantly, it's what we want to build in this space.I think there's a lot of opportunities for a lot of people to participate and building out the client that people would use. There's also a lot of stuff that we weren't interested in building. Like inventory management and tax reporting and accounting. Like, nah. I want to do the Solana stuff. And the APIs is the Solana stuff. And so that's where we're at now.Chase (15:08):Now. Yeah. I mean, it makes sense. Here's the thing, you build a project and you don't want to start taking on things that you don't enjoy because then you probably stop enjoying your job. So you do what excites you and then you offload or allow connection points for other people to build that stuff who see that opportunity. But it makes a lot of sense. I've talked to people who have created businesses and then they pull in, maybe not this specifically, but like the tax stuff and all these different sort of inventory management. And then it becomes like, I don't really like this anymore. This is not what I signed up for.TJ (15:42):That's what was happening. And so it was like, really I had to focus on something specifically in there and that's, we picked the APIs and it's been cool. We've been working with different protocols to add their functionality to our APIs. And yeah, it's been fun since we started focusing there.Chase (16:04):So obviously it was the right move because you, just to circle back to this is, you won the Payments Track of the Riptide Hackathon. There was a lot of competition. There was a lot of good stuff in there. So I'm just curious, how did that feel when you saw that?TJ (16:18):I'm dumb competitive. And so it was so funny because it was like, it started off as people are, oh, you going to submit this to Riptide? And it was like, yeah, probably, but we're not really focused on that. And the closer we got to Riptide, we're like, we want to win. And then so we had been paying a lot of attention to other people that were building in this space, seeing where people's attention was. The whole time we were like, I don't know, fairly confident we would do well to some extent, but then I think it was up to, what did the judges value? You don't know. But we were super proud of what we built and we're hoping other people saw what we saw and seeing that we won the Payments Track, it was just like a pat on the back. It was like, we agree.Chase (17:07):We agree.TJ (17:09):Yeah. That's what it was. And there was some chest pounding, there was something like, yes. But I also think the part I was more stoked on was just the attention that would follow and knowing that we could leverage that to build something. Because I think the attention is just like, it's fuel. And you can't do it with only attention you have to follow it up. But we knew it would empower a lot of the things that we wanted to do.Chase (17:37):Yeah, for sure. And I think these aren't necessarily your classic typical hackathon, where you hack on some little thing for a week or a month. These sorts of events are actually catalysts to build real businesses. And this is meant to be inspirational to developers that are watching this, that may or may not have dipped their toes into Solana. Maybe they have, but they haven't gotten anywhere. These stories are super inspirational. So I want to put it in context. What is the timeframe from the day that TJ wrote his first piece or read his first Solana doc to winning Riptide Payments Track? What's that timeframe?TJ (18:13):September, August. I was reading, I was staying up late. I was still working at the startup and I was staying up till like 3:00, 4:00 in the morning, reading that classic, Paul article on doing an escrow. It was partly that it was partly that Packy podcast.Chase (18:30):Oh yeah.TJ (18:30):On Solana Summer. That was super dope. I remember I was at the gym and I was listening to him talk about the DJ Apes Mint and two weeks prior I was at Miami hack week, it was like, I remember I was chilling with Barrett, I met him for the first time, we had met through our friend Eve, shoutout Eve. And it was just me, Barrett, Edgar and Eve in this apartment and they were just talking about crypto and I knew nothing. So I wanted to fit in and I was like, oh, I bought some Ethereum lately.I thought I would impress him. And he is like, nah, and he's looking at me, he's like, fuck Ethereum. And I was like, what? And just turns around and he goes, Solana. And I was like, what is Solana? I thought it was like some shit coin. And that was just when it got on my map. And then I saw the Packy thing. I did that. And then all these NFT things were popping up and I'm like, all right, what's going on? And then Candy Machine pops up. So I'm like reading that contract and I'm reading the Levi's thing and trying to set one up for myself and it feels like explosions all around me. And I'm like, what is this world? And people are just shipping and I can't keep up. And it was like overwhelming. And then I quit.Chase (19:41):So it's been about, from zero to hero in seven months, basically. Is what I'm hearing right here. Seven or eight months.TJ (19:49):Yeah. Something like that. Yeah. I feel like I got onboarded fairly quick. I feel like I was doing stuff to me that felt like mattered, immediately. All that iOS stuff that I was doing, to me felt groundbreaking.Chase (20:04):Yeah.TJ (20:05):And I felt like a hero then, honestly. That stuff made me feel more of a hero than what I felt like with Riptide.Chase (20:11):Really?TJ (20:12):To be totally honest.Chase (20:12):So it was more so just that you win Riptide, like, wow, I got this thing, but the more part for you was the personal win of actually just starting on this new journey and figuring out how to build on Solana.TJ (20:26):Like I said, I'm dummy competitive. So winning Riptide was great. It was a good job power, but with mtnPay, I don't feel like I've done anything yet. I think there's opportunities too. And we're on a path to actually really contribute to the Solana Ecosystem. But I don't feel like I've had a major accomplishment there yet. But with the iOS stuff, I totally did. I, from native iOS code, minted an NFT through Candy Machine. I figured out how to talk to Anchor programs from native iOS code. And that to me was like, that gave me so much energy.Chase (21:05):So tell me about that. You started building on Solana, did you start messing around with Rust? Did you start messing around with Anchor? Or did you go straight to those SWIFT SDKs that existed? What was your process for getting rolling on Solana?TJ (21:18):Totally. Yeah. That's a great thing to preface here is, I've done barely any Rust. I haven't shipped a smart contract to Mainnet. Mostly client work. So there's massive opportunities in this space to really participate and have impact just doing client work. That being said, the way I really learned it was just wanting to write an iOS app that would work with Solana. And so I found a couple of open source SWIFT packages that was doing iOS transaction stuff. And so, that's how I learned what a transaction object looked like and where you serialize it and how you add accounts to that. And what's an account. And what's [inaudible 00:22:02] coding. All of that stuff I just learned because I had to, to make an iOS app that talked to Anchor. And so me and my friend, Michael, we went to college together, and so we were up till like 4:00 in the morning for weeks just printing out transaction objects in JavaScript, on the Anchor thing and figuring out how do we bridge that to iOS? And that was the coolest.Chase (22:30):And then this is exactly the point we've talked about a couple times on this show. And I say it on my Twitter all the time. You just won Riptide Payments Track and you'd never shipped a smart contract. How? Well it's because not everybody needs to be this guy who writes the smart contracts. You just need to know how to talk to them, using these different APIs, SWIFT, JavaScript. There's a C# SDK, there's a Unity One built on top of that. There's a [inaudible 00:22:57] one, they're all out there and you can learn Solana, and in a way you're comfortable, which is in your native language. And you're talking about just doing print lines and printing out and just reading, what is this object? And now I get it.TJ (23:10):Yeah. That was the process. And it was great. And I think we have a long way to go before developers can step in and build incredibly easily and efficiently, but the process is still fun. And there's a lot of toys you get to use when building this up, a lot of exposure, you feel super low level. And yet, they encourage everyone to just dig in and start building shit.Chase (23:38):In your opinion, what are some of those things that need to improve to make this easier for the new guys or the old guys? It doesn't really matter. What needs to happen? And what do we need?TJ (23:47):Error messages.Chase (23:49):Error messages.TJ (23:52):It is like, you will get like, Error A4, and there's nowhere to go. And you're digging around. I'm like, dude, you literally got to clone the repo and go line by line and figure out what's that error? What are we doing? It's fun. And from when I got into it to like what Armani's done with Anchor now and the Anchor books, that's there, the Solana Cookbook, that's all there now. So it's easier to do it now. And even when I try to do more on-chain stuff or build out stuff that I'm not comfortable with, I'm able to go reference those materials, but they weren't there in September.Chase (24:30):Yeah.TJ (24:31):And that was kind of fun though. It was like a point in time. And I was always envious of people that got to code in machine code, because they had to and what a point in time that must have been to get to be a part of that. And that's why I started building in Solana, I saw that point in time again, I thought Solana was going to pop and I was like, I'm not missing it.Chase (24:53):You were basically like, I see Solana, I see that not everything's been created and there's massive opportunities and I'm going to carve myself out a slice of that and just do it. So it's pretty crazy to be talking about this now.TJ (25:05):Yeah, it's been a journey.Chase (25:07):Yeah. And a lot of this was all Discord Support. It was a huge pain in the ass. You answer the same questions 5,000 times a day. Shoutout to the [inaudible 00:25:16] team at Solana labs that really just spent way too much time in Discord and the core engineers that shouldn't be there all.TJ (25:22):Shoutout Alan.Chase (25:23):Yeah. Alan has actually been obviously incredible.TJ (25:26):Fun story, in that with Alan, we were working on that iOS stuff till dumb hours at night, I think it might have been 2:00 in the morning. And we were having these errors we could not figure out. And so we posted in Discord and Alan answered and we're going back and forth with this guy. Didn't know him at all. This is our first thing. He's like, I'm happy to hop on a call with you to help you sort it out. And we were on that call for three hours. But that to me is such a story of people in Solana. There is so many people that just are cool with just helping you. And they're in the weeds with you and it's that developer ecosystem that attracted me and I think is going to attract so many people after me.):Which to your credit, I think you've set up a lot of it. Being the dev relations at Solana, just creating the environment for those developers to thrive and giving them the resources. I think that's where this has come from, but yeah, that was just a monster classic Solana moment for me that I wanted to highlight.Chase (26:31):Yeah, for sure. And there's a lot of people. It started with Toly and Raj and then that attitude and welcomeness humor came down to me and Armani and so many different people that feels like you can approach anybody in the ecosystem. And I agree, I think this side of tone and vibe is what will attract a lot of younger developers.TJ (26:56):Yeah.Chase (26:57):There's lots of different complaints out there. One of the biggest ones we've been hearing a lot is about tooling. If you agree with that, what web tooling or blockchain tooling are we missing right now at Solana? Do you have anything personally that you would like to see?TJ (27:12):No, I don't have the most robust engineering background. When I was at Apple, we used Apple internal tools. So that was all I really knew. And so, even now, I'll be coding on something with someone at a hackathon and they're like, wait, you're not using this plugin. You're not using the Anchor plugin for VS code. I'm like, no, what is that?Chase (27:34):Here's the old-school.TJ (27:36):Yeah. They're like, baby come here. They would set me up with some stuff. So, that's so cool. I think examples are going to be great. I think just like getting examples out there for people so that they could learn that they can do it too is going to be really cool.Chase (27:48):And self-onboard.TJ (27:48):Yeah. Self-onboarding's massive. And that's one of the ways we want to go with mtnPay, because we're just like a set of APIs. I think we can open up these APIs to iOS native developers to be able to build apps, they don't need to do the exact transaction building. We can have just a normal API that lets them build the transaction themselves. So that's one of the directions we definitely want to go into and we feel like can bring native developers to Solana, hopefully.Chase (28:16):Yeah. It's about giving the tools, the education to onboard people like mtnPay and the rest of the ecosystem who then drives in the users and then that it just spreads outwardly from there. So it's pretty incredible to watch right now, I'm not going to say, like I started last May about, next month will be my one year. And the difference in one year has made, like you said, even in September, you didn't have half the things that are available now. It's happening at the speed of light and it's, who knows? In one year from now it's going to be, again, unrecognizable. So I mean, it'll be unrecognizable in like six months, most likely or less. We'll see.TJ (28:57):Yeah. Just being along for the journey, I feel grateful.Chase (29:00):Yeah.TJ (29:01):Just what a point in time that we're in. I was talking with Edgar the other day, I was like, we got to remember, we're in the good old days right now.Chase (29:08):I guess, to round this off and you kind of already touched on this and I always do this at the end of every single episode of the show is, to just give some advice to whoever you want to give to advice to, maybe it's the new devs looking to come into blockchain that might be scared or intimidated by just the name, blockchain, scares some people.TJ (29:30):I mean, just start. Just start and just build. There's so many opportunities within yourself to push things off and it's so easy to complain or give yourself reasons to not build stuff. Even within myself every day I'd catch myself either complaining or giving excuses or whatever. But reality is, just build because when you just start building, you'll figure it out. You can ask the questions, you'll get there. And then that building really gives you momentum to keep going.Chase (30:09):Yeah man.TJ (30:10):Yeah. And it attracts people to you and then those people are going to give you energy and it just, it all cycles. But you have to be the one to start.Chase (30:21):Yeah. I mean, I don't think anybody's really given that advice and it is, like, we're all engineers, we've all just put things off. We all have 200 projects that we started one night and then never got back to. So it's really just getting started and just following through.TJ (30:35):Yeah. And don't be afraid to chase the energy. There's so many things I've tried doing in Solana that I would work on for a week and then stop. But even now I go back to them and they're just tools in the belt. And you'll be able to leverage learnings later on.Chase (30:51):Yeah. For sure. Well, TJ, congratulations for winning the Riptide Payments Track with mtnPay. Glad to get you on the show. Glad to have a conversation. Love the energy. Just keep it up, man. And thanks again for doing what you do. And thanks for being here.TJ (31:09):Yeah, no, I appreciate the opportunity. I feel there's definitely the longest we've been able to chat for how long we've known each other. It's funny. I feel like we kept missing each other in Miami. So, I'm glad we got this opportunity and hopefully I'll see you in The Bahamas.Chase (31:23):Thanks for coming on. 

Deshaun Watson is meeting with NFL officials this week regarding the investigation into the allegations against him. This weekend, he'll be taking his offensive teammates to the Bahamas to get some work in -- and build some team chemistry. Our Football Insider subscribers had questions about that and more for Mary Kay Cabot in the Hey, Mary Kay! edition of the podcast. They also had questions about playing multiple running backs more and what some of the recent former Browns signings elsewhere say about Andrew Berry and the decisions he has made. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What's up, Browns fans! We have some potentially big--or at least insightful--news coming this week as Deshaun Watson is set to meet with the NFL regarding the investigation into the allegations of sexual misconduct currently being brought against our new quarterback. Watson is also taking the entire offense to the Bahamas for some team building and training this week. And of course, the NFL released the 2022 schedules for all 32 teams last week. We take a look over the Browns opponents coming up in the fall and discuss our initial reactions to the lineup. Also, what does a successful season look like for the Browns this year, and if we fall short of that mark, will Kevin Stefanski be on the hot seat? JOIN THE DAWGS PODCAST COMMUNITY! Make sure to follow The Dawgs Podcast on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. - Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/thedawgspodcast - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedawgspodcast - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedawgspodcast - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/thedawgspodcast - Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/thedawgspodcast Become an OFFICIAL Dawg Pack member at http://www.jointhedawgs.com Make sure you subscribe on YouTube so you never miss a new release! www.youtube.com/TheDawgsPodcast DOWNLOAD THE DRAFT KINGS SPORTSBOOK!* Download the DraftKings Sportsbook app now, use promo code TPPN, bet FIVE DOLLARS on any college hoops team to win and get TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS IN FREE BETS if they do. If they win, YOU WIN with promo code TPPN this week at DraftKings Sportsbook. GREAT DEAL FROM MANSCAPED™! Order the Performance Package 4.0 today with promo code DAWGS and Manscaped will also include 2 free gifts: a pair of Manscaped boxers and the Shed Travel Bag. That's 20% off with free shipping at manscaped.com and use code DAWGS. Unlock your confidence and always use the right tools for the job with MANSCAPED. GET OUT YOUR GRILLS WITH OMAHA STEAKS! Visit https://www.omahasteaks.com and enter DAWGS into the search bar and order the Spring Grill Pack TODAY. You'll save over 50% PLUS you'll get 4 Omaha Steaks burgers and 4 boneless chicken breasts FREE with your order. GET 10% OFF WITH BUILT BAR! Order the world's first-ever protein candy bar! Or is it a candy protein bar? Either way, it's a healthy energy snack for you that tastes amazing. Use promo code BARK when you order now at www.built.com for 10% off your order! EXCLUSIVE PROMO FROM MY PILLOW! Call 800-565-8573 or use promo code AGA when you order from MyPillow, and you'll receive Mike's latest discount offer! Order now at www.mypillow.com! *If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (IL/IN/MI/NJ/PA/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXT STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (CO/NH), 888-789-7777/visit http://ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), 1-877-770-STOP (7867) (LA), 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY), visit OPGR.org (OR), call/text TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN), or 1-888-532-3500 (VA). 21+ (18+ NH/WY). Physically present in AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/LA/MI/NH/NJ/NY/OR/ PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. Min. $5 deposit required. Eligibility restrictions apply. See http://draftkings.com/sportsbook for details. #clevelandbrowns #nfl #thedawgspodcast #browns #football #sports #cleveland

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The guys discuss the Deshaun Watson situation in Cleveland and his trip to the Bahamas with his Browns teammates. A closer look at what's next for Drew Brees and the broadcast lineups across the networks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Buck and Lucas talk about Deshaun Watson taking the Browns offense to the Bahamas. Will Baker Mayfield make the trip? Plus, a scathing review by a local professional coach talking about his team's performance, and an update in the FA WR market. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Buck and Lucas talk about Deshaun Watson taking the Browns offense to the Bahamas. Will Baker Mayfield make the trip? Plus, a scathing review by a local professional coach talking about his team's performance, and an update in the FA WR market. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Monday, May 16, 2022: What we know about the victims of the mass shooting in Buffalo, an off-duty Cleveland police officer involved in a deadly shooting in Wisconsin, and two robberies in Akron. In sports news, find out who will represent the Cleveland Cavaliers at the 2022 NBA Draft Lottery, and where Deshaun Watson is taking the Cleveland Browns offense for team building. Plus, find out what Cleveland native Machine Gun Kelly said at the Billboard Music Awards that has everyone talking, and more on 3News Now with Stephanie Haney Need a break from bad news? Watch It's All Good (News!) with Stephanie Haney: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yer3hIjCMuU Like this show? Check out the 3 Things to Know with Stephanie Haney podcast: http://wkyc.com/3thingstoknow Connect with Stephanie here: http://twitter.com/_StephanieHaney http://instagram.com/_StephanieHaney http://facebook.com/thestephaniehaney Read more here: Who are the victims of the mass shooting in Buffalo? https://www.wkyc.com/article/life/people/what-we-know-tops-shooting-victims-buffalo-mass-shooting/71-30ad7b83-6732-4780-8f0d-ce6d5f656752 Pedestrian fatally struck on I-90 E in Cleveland https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/cleveland/40-year-old-man-fatally-struck-i-90-e/95-3b34b1ed-f97f-4f4f-8e08-e4bec40f0d3e Off-duty Cleveland police officer involved in 'deadly force incident' in Wisconsin: What we know https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/cleveland/off-duty-cleveland-police-officer-deadly-force-incident-milwaukee-wisconsin-attempted-robbery/95-2e7dcea3-fd49-45bd-9ae1-7a84a3c2b72d Chase Bank and KeyBank robberies under investigation by the Akron police Department https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/akron/akron-police-department-investigates-bank-robberies-chase-bank-keybank/95-3a9d6c76-4e08-4efa-8882-a591bf9d37b0 Anderson Varejao will represent Cleveland Cavaliers at 2022 NBA Draft Lottery https://www.wkyc.com/article/sports/nba/cavaliers/anderson-varejao-2022-nba-draft-lottery/95-ee4d3356-d34a-4eb0-bf7a-6c474f9ac168 Report: Deshaun Watson treating Browns offense to team-building Bahamas trip https://www.wkyc.com/article/sports/nfl/browns/browns-deshaun-watson-bahamas-trip/95-146219cf-ed47-4a04-93e1-0ea75dc139fe Cleveland native Machine Gun Kelly dedicates song to 'wife' and 'unborn child' at 2022 Billboard Music Awards https://www.wkyc.com/article/entertainment/music/machine-gun-kelly-dedicates-twin-flame-wife-unborn-child-at-2022-billboard-music-awards-megan-fox/95-d1f7de46-edea-48f9-b070-2d0cbb82225e Ticks in Ohio: How to prevent them and what to do if you find one on your skin https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/health/ticks-ohio-lyme-disease-symptoms-prevention-tips-cleveland-clinic-cdc/95-d581254a-f4ef-4700-93e9-61efb54c6b9f Missed Sunday's 'Super Flower Blood Moon' lunar eclipse? We've got you covered https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/nation-world/super-flower-blood-moon-total-lunar-eclipse-2022/507-d6a97122-fbfa-4361-9263-a5611c32b9d7

Andy and Joe open the show discussing the Reds losing while throwing a no-hitter. Next they recap NBA playoffs and break down Luka's dominance. Then Ruther discusses his AirBNB bot host in Tennessee. They finish the show covering: Drew Brees out at NBC, Deshaun Watson's Bahamas trip, nominating a new hockey correspondent, and listening to DirtBall calls.

Mary Kay Cabot talks about the NFL's planned meeting with Deshaun Watson this week, Watson's planned trip for the offense to the Bahamas for workouts, Jarvis Landry's deal with the Saints and the Browns' decision to move on, whether Baker Mayfield will report to the facility and Kareem Hunt's future.

Happy Monday! Jarvis Landry lands in New Orleans, Drew Brees opens up return to football, PFF's Seth Galina at 12:33pm, Party like a RothStar at 12:48pm, early comeback player of the year candidates, Suns lose in historic fashion, CollegeFootballNews.com's Pete Fiutak at 1:33pm, Justin Ahrens finds his new team, Watson set to take his offensive teammates to the Bahamas, and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Ray Fittipaldo joins at 2:33pm!

Jonathan and Dustin talk about Deshaun Watson's meeting with NFL officials, his plan to take the offense to the Bahamas for workouts and looking back at Jarvis Landry's deal with the Saints. 

Welcome to episode 110 of the FTX Podcast: Bahamas edition with special guest Kanav Kariya and your host Tristan Yver! Jump Crypto is the crypto arm of the Jump Trading Group. They are builders, partners and traders working towards the next frontier in crypto infrastructure to help shape the future of the industry. Thank you for your time, energy & insight Kanav!

Three tourists were found dead at Bahamas resort, and a woman was also airlifted to Miami-area hospital. A copy of the infamous 'Wicked Bible' was just found in New Zealand. In an historically unprecedented leak, an anonymous source revealed what appears to be a US Supreme Court draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade. All this and more in this week's Strange News. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One story that captured everyone's attention last week was that of Darren Harrison…he and a friend were on a flight back from the Bahamas on a Cessna 208 when their pilot suffered a medical emergency, forcing Darren to take control of the plane to try and land it…despite never having flown a plane! And the man who helped him land safely is air traffic controller and flight instructor, Robert Morgan…whose calm demeanor and experience helped talk Darren down to a safe landing. We had the chance to talk to Robert this morning who walked us through the whole crazy scene! PLUS… We figured since it was Monday, y'all needed something to spice up the start of your week…and what says “spicy” more than junk pumps and vibrators?!?! NOTHING, I say! Except for maybe listener Bobby, who apparently is getting far too much anal. Poor fella. *insert eye roll emoji* And the ladies? Boy, they were a whole other thing! So that's why we had a special Mashin' Monday edition of ye olde Adult Toy Price Is Right!!! Brought to you, as always, by Moonlight Adult Boutique!!

One story that captured everyone's attention last week was that of Darren Harrison…he and a friend were on a flight back from the Bahamas on a Cessna 208 when their pilot suffered a medical emergency, forcing Darren to take control of the plane to try and land it…despite never having flown a plane! And the man who helped him land safely is air traffic controller and flight instructor, Robert Morgan…whose calm demeanor and experience helped talk Darren down to a safe landing. We had the chance to talk to Robert this morning who walked us through the whole crazy scene!

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Welcome to episode 109 of the FTX Podcast: Bahamas edition with special returning guest Jeremy Allaire and your host Tristan Yver!Jeremy Allaire is Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO of Circle, a global financial technology firm that enables businesses of all sizes to harness the power of stable coins and public blockchains for payments and commerce. Founded in 2013, Circle is the pioneer of USD Coin (USDC), the fastest growing, fully-reserved, and regulated dollar digital currency. 

One of our groups mentioned that there was an evolving situation going on in the Bahamas, take a listen as we discuss it https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/3-american-tourists-found-dead-bahamas-resort-identified-rcna27961 Thank you to our sponsor: 908 Devices, First Line Technology, Argon Electronics and Red Wave Technologies Our subscription plans are blowing up (not literally). Head over to the website to upgrade your learning by enrolling in the Technician and Specialist levels for even more content. Register and enroll at THMG e-University here. Courses being added weekly! Our hazardous materials training manual is finally available on Amazon! Click here to get your copy. Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe. Thanks! Thanks for listening and watching! Don't just get on the job, get into the job!

The Bahamas has turned into an attractive destination for crypto companies looking to set up shop in a jurisdiction with a clear regulatory framework for digital assets — a movement spearheaded by crypto exchange FTX's announcement to relocate its headquarters to the island nation late last year. The Bahamas' emerging crypto scene was on full display during the last week of April, which saw approximately 2,000 industry leaders, public figures and celebrities, such as Bill Clinton and Tom Brady, converge for ‘Crypto Bahamas' — a four day conference hosted by FTX and finance conference company SALT.  In this episode of The Scoop, Ryan Salame, Co-CEO of FTX Digital Markets (FTX's Bahamian subsidiary), explains why he believes the conference was “an incredible success,” and why he thinks the Bahamas is positioned to become a global hub for the crypto industry. The conference helped to highlight the crypto-friendly nature of the Bahamas, as Salame explains during the interview, “Some of my objectives were to show off the Bahamas as a jurisdiction, to show why we were there, allow the opportunity for companies to send people to see that this is a great place to do business. So that objective was easily hit.” Salame told The Block's Frank Chaparro that over 20 companies are in conversation with FTX about moving their headquarters to the Bahamas. While the US has yet to solidify its regulatory approach to digital assets, clear legislation in the Bahamas removes the structural uncertainty. As Salame explains, “All of crypto sits under one regulatory body, versus in the US, you're seeing the CFTC and FCC debate.” Salame's sentiment is shared by former CFTC chair Chris Giancarlo, who gave the regulatory structure for digital assets in the U.S. a “zero” on a scale of 1 to 10 during a panel at the conference.   Episode 42 of Season 4 of The Scoop was recorded remotely with The Block's Frank Chaparro and Ryan Salame, Co-CEO of FTX Digital Markets Listen below, and subscribe to The Scoop on Apple, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher or wherever you listen to podcasts. Email feedback and revision requests to podcast@theblockcrypto.com.   This episode is brought to you by our sponsors Fireblocks, Coinbase Prime & Cross River Fireblocks is an enterprise-grade platform delivering a secure infrastructure for moving, storing, and issuing digital assets. Fireblocks enables exchanges, lending desks, custodians, banks, trading desks, and hedge funds to securely scale digital asset operations through the Fireblocks Network and MPC-based Wallet Infrastructure. Fireblocks serves over 725 financial institutions, has secured the transfer of over $1.5 trillion in digital assets, and has a unique insurance policy that covers assets in storage & transit. For more information, please visit www.fireblocks.com. About Coinbase Prime Coinbase Prime is an integrated solution that provides institutional investors with an advanced trading platform, secure custody, and prime services to manage all their crypto assets in one place. Coinbase Prime fully integrates crypto trading and custody on a single platform, and gives clients the best all-in pricing in their network using their proprietary Smart Order Router and algorithmic execution. For more information, visit www.coinbase.com/prime. About Cross River Cross River is powering today's most innovative crypto companies, with banking and payments solutions you can rely on, including fiat on/off ramp solutions. Whether you are a crypto exchange, NFT marketplace, or wallet, Cross River's API-based, all-in-one platform enables banking as a service, ACH & wire transfers, push-to-card disbursements, real-time payments, and virtual accounts and subledgers. Request your fiat on/off ramp solution now at crossriver.com/crypto.

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Disney Cruise Line Introduces Halloween on the High Seas 956b29ec-f534-4d0c-a05b-02e71035f214.jpg It's all just a bunch of Hocus Pocus! At least, it will be this fall when a first-of-its-kind character meet and greet inspired by Halloween's favorite sisters and other new experiences debut on Disney Cruise Line's Halloween on the High Seas sailings! This September and October, You will run amuck (amuck! amuck!) on Halloween-themed cruises with special entertainment and activities, including trick-or-treating, spooky parties, elaborate décor and limited-time food and beverage items. But the fun doesn't stop there! These voyages will also debut an all-new character meet and greet opportunity exclusively for Disney Cruise Line Guests. While all characters on board will adorn Halloween costumes as part of the festivities, Minnie Mouse, Daisy Duck and Clarabelle Cow will debut a never-before-seen look as they dress up as the iconic Halloween sisters, the Sandersons from the movie “Hocus Pocus.” During its inaugural season of Halloween cruises this fall, the Disney Wish, the newest Disney Cruise Line ship, will also introduce a unique twist on a Halloween on the High Seas hallmark. 6dc7ba6b-eed3-453f-86ea-1abc07bdd382.jpg The centerpiece of every ship during Halloween sailings is the signature magical Pumpkin Tree towering over the atrium lobby, each with sprouting Jack-O-Lanterns and flickering lights. Aboard the Disney Wish, guests will witness the debut of an all-new tree in the “Cinderella”-inspired Grand Hall. Featuring lighter bark, graceful branches and a mystical face, legend has it that this enchanted tree (named Boo) grew beautiful gourds with the help of a wishing star. The best pumpkin of them all was destined to grant a very special wish … and that moment came when a carriage was needed to send a fair maiden to a royal soiree. In a flash of bibbidi-bobbidi-boo, that perfect pumpkin became the coach that carried Cinderella to the prince's ball! ae05f7e8-0e6f-42c7-9f28-3fdd21e3caa4.jpg In addition to spooky character encounters and enchanted pumpkin trees, other frighteningly fun experiences aboard Halloween on the High Seas sailings include Mickey's Mouse-querade Party, a fun-filled costume party for families (and fan-favorite Disney characters); villainous takeovers in the adult-exclusive venues; Halloween-themed movies on Funnel Vision; and even a ghostly take on ship announcements. Halloween on the High Seas voyages will be offered aboard select sailings in September and October. Departing from ports in Miami and Port Canaveral, Florida, San Diego and New York City, each cruise will take families to fascinating destinations including the Bahamas, Caribbean, Bermuda, Canada and Mexico. All sailings from Port Canaveral and Miami will include a stop at Castaway Cay, Disney's private island paradise outfitted for family fun and relaxation and brimming with special Disney touches!

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Hey Babe! is a podcast where comedians Chris Distefano and Sal Vulcano share stories and have fun. Let your hair down & come hang out with the BABES! This week the babes talk about Chris bombing a new Netflix taping he did for Amy Schumer. Where do cranberries come from? What is the best muffin flavor. The NEW oldest person in the world. Maria Gomes de Reis was born June 16, 1900, and lived her long life in the same small village. GOD BLESS! Sal gets to throw axes on the road. Sal has a custom axe. Chris bought a shotgun! There's a new hotel coming to space....would you stay there? The babes realize they are battling being middle aged. Chris had to take a late flight from LA to make the show today! Dave Chappelle is attacked on stage in LA and Chris has the scoop. Chris fell off his diet and ate a muffin and dominos. Sal vents about his stay in the Bahamas. The Bahamas gotta get it's shit together! Sal hosted Shark Week with the other Impractical Jokers. Sal is put into a cage surrounded by sharks and the CAGE OPENS! Would you go on a shark adventure? THIS HAS BEEN HEY BABE! Rate us on iTunes! https://linktr.ee/Nopreshnetwork Follow The Show! Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/heybabepod/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/heybabepod    

Matt, Ryan, Drew, and Shannon talk the latest news, Kentucky Derby TV ratings, and Bahamas.

Hour 1: Boomer is out today with Covid, so it's Gio & Jerry with C-Lo on updates. Gio says he owes the Yankees an apology for calling them boring. Aaron Judge hit a walk off HR to beat the Blue Jays in 10. With Jerry in for Boomer, C-Lo is in for Jerry. He started with Aaron Judge hitting the walk-off HR against the Blue Jays last night. Stanton also had an opposite field HR. Josh Donaldson was beaned after the Stanton HR. The Mets beat the Nationals behind Carlos Carrasco. There was a no hitter in Anaheim. In the final segment of the hour, we talk about NY fans being front running fans just like everywhere else.  Hour 2: The 7am hour starts with the Mets beating the Nationals. Gio says they have to start sweeping some series from bad teams. Jerry says the Mets are solid, but not a great team. Gio wonders what would make the Mets great in Jerry's eyes. They also talk about the Yankees/Mets World Series. Gio says he was happy when the Yankees lost the World Series in 2001. C-Lo returns for an update. He starts with the Yankees walk off win in the tenth over the Blue Jays. Josh Donaldson got drilled after a Stanton HR. Mayor Eric Adams was a guest on the YES broadcast and says Gracie Mansion is haunted. The Mets beat the Nationals last night 4-2. There was a rat on the field in DC last night. The Angels had a no hitter last night. We also discuss the NFL schedule. In the final segment of the hour, we talk about Tom Brady's 10 year deal with Fox for $375 million. What do you think Kevin Burkhardt makes? Hour 3: The 8am hour starts with talk about the sports minute that just aired about someone's food choices. The Rangers, down 3-1 in the series, play tonight at MSG. Gio & Jerry talk about what they expect for tonight. We take calls on a variety of topics we've talked about so far. A caller wants to know if Tiger Woods will eventually be a golf analyst on TV. Should we all know what everyone is making? C-Lo returns for another update. He starts with the Yankees winning in walk off fashion with a HR by Aaron Judge. The Mets also beat the Nationals and are now 21-10 on the season. C-Lo goes around the NBA from last night's playoff games. In the final segment of the hour, Gio talks about the story of an inmate getting a jail employee to help him escape. Jerry brings up the Americans that died at Sandals in the Bahamas.  Hour 4: The 9am hour starts with talk about the escaped prisoner in Alabama. We also take calls from people who love going to Sandals resorts. C-Lo returns for another update. He starts with the Yankees and Aaron Judge's walk off HR to beat the Blue Jays. The Mets beat the Nationals 4-2. The Angels had a no hitter last night in a blowout win over the Rays. C-Lo goes around the NBA from last night's playoff games and does the same thing for the NHL. In the final segment of the show, we talk about Jim Irsay bidding on a Nirvana guitar. Gio has some cards up for auction.

Hour 3: The 8am hour starts with talk about the sports minute that just aired about someone's food choices. The Rangers, down 3-1 in the series, play tonight at MSG. Gio & Jerry talk about what they expect for tonight. We take calls on a variety of topics we've talked about so far. A caller wants to know if Tiger Woods will eventually be a golf analyst on TV. Should we all know what everyone is making? C-Lo returns for another update. He starts with the Yankees winning in walk off fashion with a HR by Aaron Judge. The Mets also beat the Nationals and are now 21-10 on the season. C-Lo goes around the NBA from last night's playoff games. In the final segment of the hour, Gio talks about the story of an inmate getting a jail employee to help him escape. Jerry brings up the Americans that died at Sandals in the Bahamas.

6:10-Trafalgar polling group shows a clear leader for Republican candidate for Governor on Pennsylvania; Senate nominee is a toss-up  6:13-Arizona, pro-choice suburban women put the economy as the top issue for the mid-terms 6:25-Philadelphia's first property assessment in 3 years causes a spike in property taxes for owners  6:35-Three Americans were found dead in the Bahamas at the same resort  7:02-NEWS 7:10-It is against the law to protest in front of the homes of Supreme Court Justices or any private citizens  7:13-Biden's disinformation czar Nina Jankowicz pushed a debunked 2016 Russian election conspiracy  7:30- Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden joined Rich to his call on the federal gov't to help curb the rise in carjackings in the county over the last year.  7:45-CUT SHEET | Jen Psaki says the FDA is working around the clock on the baby formula shortage | Psaki and Biden could never have predicted the inflation rate | VP Kamala Harris promotes the expansion of high-speed internet to everyone in the U.S. |  8:05-Government subsidizing for internet to low-income families  8:16-Louis C.K. slams Democrats for continuing to go after Trump supporters  8:25-NEWS 8:35-Candidate for Senate George Bochetto joined Rich to discuss his campaign and getting a rare FOP lodge 5 union endorsement for his campaign and not be surprised that President Trump endorsed a candidate in Pennsylvania's Senate race.  9:02-NEWS 9:08-Lisa Ann wants Elon Musk to stop explicit content to be posted on Twitter 9:15-Remote learning harmed the social-economic gap in America  9:25-Voting drop boxes have to end  9:42-NYT changed their original wordle answer yesterday after the initial word was "fetus."  9:44- CUT SHEET | Washington insider David Gergen wants the current generation of political leaders to get out of office | 60-Minutes highlights the exasperated mental health problems for teens due to COVID lockdowns | Bill Gates realizes we got the lockdowns wrong too | Sunny Hostin touts the protests outside of the homes of SCOTUS Justices | incoming White House Press Secretary has called Fox News racist  9:55-Final Thoughts Photo: Getty Images

Zeoli Show Hour 1:  In the first hour of the Zeoli show, Rich discussed the Trafalgar group polling showing a clear leader to win the GOP nomination for Governor of Pennsylvania with State Senator Doug Mastriano. The Senate nominee is a toss-up 6:04-NEWS 6:10-Trafalgar polling group shows a clear leader for Republican candidate for Governor on Pennsylvania; Senate nominee is a toss-up  6:25-Philadelphia's first property assessment in 3 years causes spike in property taxes for owners  6:35-Three Americans found dead in the Bahamas at the same resort  Photo by: Getty Images

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Alex Stone comes on the show to talk about another body being discovered at Lake Mead. The LA Times ran an OpEd against Rick Caruso. Gavin Newsom is in a battle with Democrats over high-speed rail money. 3 Americans died at the Sandals resort in the Bahamas.

The Alabama Whites are caught, Phone Number War: Drew v. BranDon, former MSU star Adreian Payne murdered, Eli Zaret joins us, teacher catfished by his students for nude pics, 42 Dugg's exempt from laws, and we check in the Pushback King: Quality Inn Mike.Former MSU basketball star Adreian Payne was murdered.Eli Zaret joins the show to re-attack Aqib Talib, re-attack Miguel Cabrera, crap all over Bill Laimbeer, and give his weekly recap of HBO's Winning Time.The name 'BranDon' is in trouble thanks to Joe Biden and that really dumb NASCAR interviewer.Phoenix Suns star Chris Paul wants to fight a 14-year-old that tapped his mom.Former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper saved Donald Trump from shooting protestors in the legs and from launching missiles into Mexico.60 Minutes did a piece about how hard kids have it these days.Zooves and his classmate Stevie Wonder graduated this weekend.Think of Steve Gleason the next time you complain about something. The doc about his is super sad.The Whites have been spotted in Indiana at a car wash. We check in with our Alabama correspondent, Quality Inn Mike aka The Pushback King.Drew threatens to end the podcast because BranDon doesn't store phone numbers.People Climbing Buildings: San Francisco. New York. And now... the Ren Cen in Detroit for some reason.John Mulaney needs additional security since comedians are under attack.Michigan students catfished their teacher and got him to send nudes. The students then shared them with the whole school.Mark Rober & company glitter bomb a bunch of scam call centers.Another murder/suicide in Oakland County. A trans woman killed her trans boyfriend and her own brother.The Detroit Zoo can't find their baby wallaby. They should probably check the stomachs of the rest of the animals in the zoo.Patrick Lyoya was pretty bombed when he was pulled over and ultimately killed in Grand Rapids.East Lansing police release body-cam footage of a shooting at Meijer.The Alabama Whites have been caught. Vicky is hospitalized for a self-inflicted gunshot wound.Speculation that deadly air conditioning is the culprit behind the four deaths at Sandals in the Bahamas. Like, that could have been Drew and BranDon.Bella Thorne and her mom started an OnlyFans rival... and it's a complete disaster.The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame hates 90's rock.TikTok is being really mean to Amber Heard.Mario Batali's trial bumped the Depp/Heard case off Court TV.Coby Bryant is not Kobe Bryant, but he will wear the same number for some reason.42 Dugg thought he'd never get caught... they caught him. He has one crazy and loyal private pilot.DaBaby is cleared of the latest person he shot at his home football field.Drew's new 90 Day Fiancé obsession is Kara and Guillermo's relationship.BranDon gets yelled at about phone numbers for failing to produce "Exhibit B". Thanks a lot, @Blo10ng.Social media is dumb, but we're on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter (Drew and Mike Show, Marc Fellhauer, Trudi Daniels and BranDon).