

Crypto Hipster
Jamil Hasan
Making sense of the digital economy—through the people building it.
Where builders talk freedom, not price.
The Crypto Hipster Podcast features conversations with founders, entrepreneurs, and independent creators shaping what comes next.
This is not a traditional interview show. These are perspective-driven conversations focused on insight, conviction, and the realities of building in a rapidly changing world.
We go beyond headlines, beyond hype, and beyond price—to explore ownership, freedom, and opportunity in the digital economy.
Some episodes are conversations. Some are reflections.
All are designed to help you understand what’s being built—and why it matters.
Where builders talk freedom, not price.
The Crypto Hipster Podcast features conversations with founders, entrepreneurs, and independent creators shaping what comes next.
This is not a traditional interview show. These are perspective-driven conversations focused on insight, conviction, and the realities of building in a rapidly changing world.
We go beyond headlines, beyond hype, and beyond price—to explore ownership, freedom, and opportunity in the digital economy.
Some episodes are conversations. Some are reflections.
All are designed to help you understand what’s being built—and why it matters.
Episodes
Mentioned books

Jan 21, 2023 • 36min
Our 2 Satoshi’s. Blockchain and Crypto Predictions for 2023, with Jeff Dorman, Chief Investment Officer at Arca.
Jeff is Chief Investment Officer at Arca. Jeff leads the investment committee and is responsible for portfolio sizing and risk management. Jeff has over 17 years of trading and asset management experience at leading firms, including Merrill Lynch and Citadel, where he oversaw trading of over $100 million in proprietary capital. Jeff also served as COO of Harvest Exchange, a FinTech company that is widely used by asset managers and investors. Jeff is a CFA Charterholder and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Finance and Economics from Washington University in St. Louis.

Jan 21, 2023 • 31min
The Importance of Financial Inclusivity and Creating Currencies for the People, with Bernhard Blaha @ The People's SCE
Bernhard Blaha serves as the CEO of the People’s SCE. A serial entrepreneur and pioneer in blockchain and emerging technologies, Bernhard has extensive expertise at the intersection between the economy and technology. Since 2015, he has been active as a founder, consultant and advisor in the blockchain industry, including founding Herosphere, an esports fantasy betting platform. He has made a major contribution to the development of legal and fiscal frameworks on blockchain and co-created the Digital Asset Association Austria to promote engagement with the technology in the country.

Jan 20, 2023 • 26min
The X-Factor with the Crypto Hipster #23 (Season 2, Episode 3), week ending 01202023
Crypto News, insights and analysis Around the World, with your host Jamil Hasan

Jan 20, 2023 • 33min
Changing How We View the World through Photorealistic, User-Generated Content and Augmented Reality in Interoperable Metaverses, with Diego Di Tommaso @ OVER
Diego Di Tommaso is the Co-Founder and Chief Operations Officer (COO) of OVER, the company building the first augmented reality (AR) open metaverse. With a wealth of experience ranging from consultancy and innovation management to operational excellence and internationalization, Diego has spent his career in the corporate finance, fashion, and, most recently, emerging tech space. Prior to co-founding OVER, he worked in the fashion industry for more than 10 years. In his most recent role prior to OVER, Diego served as a Senior Advisor to PwC as a fashion retail industry expert. Heralding a new dawn for the metaverse, OVER enables users to create unique geo-localized experiences that bridge the gap between our physical and digital worlds. Utilizing best-in-class, community-driven 3D mapping, OVER provides users and builders alike with the opportunity to own AR metaverse real estate, map their local areas to earn OVR tokens, and explore Web3 like never before.

Jan 19, 2023 • 30min
The Real World, Gen Z, and Irish Crypto Insights from the Algorand Community, with Sara Jane Kenny
My name is Sara Jane, I am an 18-year-old from Ireland. I have been in the web3 space for a few years. I currently work with the Algorand Foundation as a Community Champion as well as the Unbanx Social Media/Community Manager. And I am just recently the Offchain Ireland Founder. Now onto a more personal note, I'm currently studying software development, with an interest in experimenting with AI and Blockchain Technology together at some point in my future! Thanks for listening to me on Jamil's Podcast :)

Jan 14, 2023 • 36min
Never Giving Up, Building the ‘Metaverse of Chill’, and Treating Creativity as Currency, with Jamie Goldblatt @ Mind Chill 360
For 20 years, Jamie Goldblatt has been creating, curating, and distributing digital art and creativity, whilst working with some of the world’s biggest charities, brands, telecoms, broadcasters, and film studios.
After setting up one of the first digital content studios, his original digital art and content has been downloaded by over 60M.
His new venture Mind Chill—Metaverse of Chill, which includes Mind Chill Coin, and Bank of Chill is on a mission to chill the world out, the next internet needs a chill space!
The last 3 years Jamie has been organically building an engaged community over 250k. His Mind Chill 360 and VR content have been shared and seen by millions whilst also featuring some of the most innovative NFT artists like Beeple.
He and his team are dedicating the next 10 years to building something that inspires and actions genuine change!
www.mind-chill.com
https://www.facebook.com/Mindchill360
https://twitter.com/Mindchill360
https://t.me/METAVERSEOFCHILL
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClIBeKLwUMOkQa1ExMzqY5A
Special note from Jamie:
I would like to provide your listeners with an exclusive 35% discount: 35%jamil
this can be for Mind Chill Guardians www.mind-chill.com/Guardians and Pet art Prize: www.mind-chill.com/yourpet
Thanks so much for all your help and 2023 is going to be awesome!

Jan 13, 2023 • 24min
The X-Factor with the Crypto Hipster #22 (Season 2, Episode 2), week ending 01/13/2023
Crypto News, insights and analysis Around the World, with your host Jamil Hasan

Jan 13, 2023 • 37min
Focusing on the Fun: Building a Blockchain-Based, AAA, First-Person Shooter Extraction Game in the Depths of the Crypto Winter Market, with Marc Mercuri @ Shrapnel
Marc Mercuri is Head of Blockchain at Shrapnel, the world’s first blockchain-enabled moddable AAA first-person shooter game. He is a 29 year tech industry veteran with 26 patents issued or pending, and four published books. Prior to joining Shrapnel, Marc spent 18 years at Microsoft where he held senior roles in product, strategy (cloud, architecture, platform), evangelism, innovation and incubation. He led and launched multiple pro code and low code blockchain APIs and developer tools at both Microsoft and ConsenSys. His work has been featured on ABC, TechCrunch, the BBC, Fast Company, Forbes, Harvard Business Review, Mashable, and Wired.

Jan 6, 2023 • 24min
The X-Factor with the Crypto Hipster #21 (Season 2, Episode 1), week ending January 6, 2023
Join the Crypto Hipster for a weekly walk around the world of blockchain and crypto, with insights and analysis.

Dec 30, 2022 • 18min
The X-Factor with the Crypto Hipster, Episode 20, week ending 12302022
Join the Crypto Hipster for a weekly walk around the world of blockchain and crypto.


