The Crypto Conversation

Jason Dehni is CEO and co-founder at Credbull, the first licensed on-chain private credit fund. Through its on-chain fund, Credbull allocates capital to established Lending Originators offering loans to creditworthy small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) such as working capital, trade receivables, and invoice factoring. In return, the Fund's liquidity providers gain access to the best performing asset class on an absolute and risk adjusted basis. Credbull provides universal access to 10% Fixed Yield on USDC regardless of market cycles, as well as the option to participate in up to 30% in the Fund's performance. Why you should listen Credbull is a DeFi platform offered High Fixed Yield Structured Products. It has a licensed on-chain private credit fund. The platform is a blend of traditional finance (TradFi) and DeFi features, delivering high transparency, accessibility, and security in private credit investments. Credbull's integration of blockchain technology allows for real-time transparency and decentralized governance over its fund operations, which includes everything from strategy formulation to risk management and performance evaluation. The core products of Credbull are tailored to offer competitive fixed yields with lock-up periods designed to balance liquidity and return. These products are part of a broader strategy to attract a wide range of investors by breaking down barriers to access traditionally exclusive asset classes like private credit. Credbull is making private credit accessible to a broader audience, traditionally dominated by institutional investors and high net-worth individuals. This has the potential to democratize an asset class that has been out of reach for many investors. Supporting links Stabull Finance Credbull Andy on Twitter Brave New Coin on Twitter Brave New Coin If you enjoyed the show please subscribe to the Crypto Conversation and give us a 5-star rating and a positive review in whatever podcast app you are using.

Burt Rock is the marketing lead at Kwenta, a derivatives marketplace with multiple integrations, meaning you can trade multiple DeFi venues from the Kwenta platform. Why you should listen Kwenta is a decentralized derivatives trading platform leveraging the Synthetix protocol, optimized for trading perpetual futures on the Optimism layer. It's designed to provide traders with access to a range of on-chain and real-world assets without taking custody of user assets, emphasizing security and user autonomy. The platform operates entirely on-chain, supported by decentralized Chainlink oracles for accurate price feeds, and does not utilize traditional order books. Instead, trades are executed using the liquidity from the Synthetix debt pool, ensuring traders can execute trades at any price level due to the liquidity and stability provided by sUSD, a stablecoin used within the system. Kwenta offers features like trading with up to 25x leverage and low transaction fees due to its construction on the Optimism layer 2 solution, which significantly reduces gas costs and trading fees compared to mainnet Ethereum. This system benefits from the security and consensus mechanisms of Ethereum while allowing faster and cheaper transactions. In terms of community incentives, Kwenta rewards users who stake their KWENTA tokens and engage in trading. Stakers are eligible for a share of inflationary rewards generated from trading fees. The staking system is integrated into the Kwenta dashboard, allowing users to manage their stakes and claim rewards seamlessly​. Additionally, Kwenta supports delegated trading, allowing users to manage trading permissions within their wallets securely. This feature is critical for users who wish to allow others to trade on their behalf without giving permission to withdraw funds, ensuring that control over funds remains secure while still enabling active trading strategies. Kwenta aims to push the boundaries of decentralized finance by providing a robust platform for trading derivatives on blockchain, backed by advanced security features and a community-driven governance model. Supporting links Stabull Finance Kwenta Andy on Twitter Brave New Coin on Twitter Brave New Coin If you enjoyed the show please subscribe to the Crypto Conversation and give us a 5-star rating and a positive review in whatever podcast app you are using.

Luke Barwikowski is the founder and CEO of Pixels, the largest web3 game by DAU. With over 2.5M total players, Pixels is a social, casual web3 game powered by the Ronin Network, focusing on farming, exploration, and creation in an open world. Why you should listen Pixels is a Web3 social gaming platform on the Ronin Network, blending farming, exploration, and community building in an open-world universe. Emphasizing a community-focused approach, Pixels builds alongside its users and is on a mission to become the biggest casual games company. In the rapidly evolving world of blockchain gaming, Pixels is setting the stage to redefine player engagement and ownership through its unique integration of gaming and blockchain technology. Pixels is an open-ended world where players can farm, explore, and build one pixel at a time, offering a rich blend of resource management, skill advancement, and relationship building, all underpinned by an immersive narrative and quests. The game leverages blockchain technology to record player progress and achievements, thereby marrying digital ownership with game advancement. This feature is aimed at enhancing the gaming experience by providing players with tangible ownership of their in-game assets and progress. The developers of Pixels have expressed their mission to create a fun, accessible blockchain-backed game that serves as an entry point for millions into the web3 space. The game was initially cultivated around a core group of dedicated enthusiasts and has since expanded its community outreach, attracting a broader audience through strategic sharing and community building. As Pixels moves into its next development phase, the focus is on pushing the boundaries of web3 gaming by experimenting with and iterating on its core components. The development team is particularly interested in exploring features unique to web3 gaming, such as play-to-earn models, guild systems, on-chain reputation, player personas, social-fi, and interoperability among different platforms. The ambition behind Pixels is not only to innovate within the web3 framework but also to discover and implement features that have yet to be fully explored in the gaming industry. This ongoing exploration is expected to significantly impact the next generation of gaming, making Pixels a potential pioneer in the space. The game's approach and the technology backing it suggest a promising shift towards more interactive and ownership-driven gaming experiences, setting a new standard for what is possible in the world of web3 gaming. Supporting links Stabull Finance Pixels Andy on Twitter Brave New Coin on Twitter Brave New Coin If you enjoyed the show please subscribe to the Crypto Conversation and give us a 5-star rating and a positive review in whatever podcast app you are using.

Jassem Osseiran, the founder of PlaysOut, discusses bringing Web3 to the gaming industry. PlaysOut is an SDK and standalone app that allows game developers to transition from traditional gaming to the Web3 space. Why you should listen PlaysOut aims to solve the problem of monetizing global audiences and integrating with Web3 ecosystems. PlaysOut has partnered with Tencent to bring casual gaming to the WeChat ecosystem and expand to global audiences. They have plans to integrate with other super apps like Telegram. PlaysOut's platform and SDK solution tackles the profitability challenges faced by game developers and traffic providers worldwide, ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to earn rewards for their effort and engagement with games. The profitability of games serves as support for PlaysOut, upon which web3 empowerment is built, amplifying the value of excellent products. PlaysOut is poised to revolutionize web3 gaming by fostering a thriving community through innovative developer and gamer tools. This focus on a healthy ecosystem will attract high-quality games and players while also engaging better with the existing audience. By setting a new standard for transitioning web2 games and building a unified platform, PlaysOut is on track to become a central force in the future of gaming, where the best of both worlds collide. Supporting links Stabull Finance PlaysOut Andy on Twitter Brave New Coin on Twitter Brave New Coin If you enjoyed the show please subscribe to the Crypto Conversation and give us a 5-star rating and a positive review in whatever podcast app you are using.

Serhii Kravchenko is the CEO at DeXe, the solution for creating and governing DAOs, projects, tokens, and NFTs through a seamless, no-code interface. Why you should listen DAOs can remove human error by automatically executing the community's decisions. DAOs also make distributing roles, voting power, treasury funds, and more quicker, simpler, and cheaper than in traditional hierarchical organizations. The DeXe DAO management platform allows you to build a DAO for no cost. Creating your DAO via the DeXe DAO protocol is as simple as clicking through a guided menu and selecting the best options for your needs. Supporting links Stabull Finance DeXe Andy on Twitter Brave New Coin on Twitter Brave New Coin If you enjoyed the show please subscribe to the Crypto Conversation and give us a 5-star rating and a positive review in whatever podcast app you are using.

Davy Wittock leads the Flux Business Development team. Flux is a decentralized Web3 cloud infrastructure comprised of user-operated, scalable and globally distributed computational nodes. Why you should listen Flux is a decentralized cloud infrastructure designed to provide scalable and reliable services for blockchain applications and other web services. Built to address the growing need for decentralized computing resources, Flux offers a robust platform that enables developers to deploy, manage, and scale applications across a network of nodes. This infrastructure is powered by the FluxOS, an operating system that manages node operations and resource allocation efficiently. By utilizing FluxOS, developers can deploy Dockerized applications, which are easily scalable and highly resilient to failures. One of the key features of Flux is its incentivized node operation model. Node operators are rewarded with FLUX tokens, the native cryptocurrency of the platform, for contributing computational resources to the network. This incentivization ensures a robust and reliable network of nodes, promoting decentralization and reducing the risk of single points of failure. Flux also supports interoperability with other blockchains, making it a versatile choice for developers. The platform's flexible architecture and comprehensive toolset empower developers to create innovative applications without being constrained by traditional cloud infrastructure limitations. Supporting links Stabull Finance Flux Andy on Twitter Brave New Coin on Twitter Brave New Coin If you enjoyed the show please subscribe to the Crypto Conversation and give us a 5-star rating and a positive review in whatever podcast app you are using.

0xnovachrono is the Founder of Silent Research Labs, building Stripchain, an intent-based interoperability protocol designed to simplify chain abstraction. True interoperability entails seamless interaction with applications. Stripchain is engineered to eliminate developer complexities, making application chains arbitrary. Why you should listen Stripchain is an intent-based interoperability protocol designed to simplify chain abstraction. Central to Stripchain is the StripVM, which ensures security while coordinating, orchestrating, and executing user calls. This unifies diverse blockchains and introduces unprecedented domain fluidity. True interoperability entails seamless interaction with applications. Stripchain is engineered to eliminate developer complexities, making application chains arbitrary. The goal is to provide a user experience comparable to web2, reflecting Stripchain's vision. Stripchain aims to revolutionize transaction order flow by integrating StripVM into various applications, achieving true interoperability. It enables developers to facilitate cross-domain communication, allowing users and applications from different domains or chains to interact and respond to requests, fundamentally changing our perspective on interoperability today. Stripchain supports scalable cross-domain communication between users and applications, paving the way for a more interconnected blockchain ecosystem. Supporting links Stabull Finance Stripchain Andy on Twitter Brave New Coin on Twitter Brave New Coin If you enjoyed the show please subscribe to the Crypto Conversation and give us a 5-star rating and a positive review in whatever podcast app you are using.

Rich Rines is an initial contributor to Core Dao. Why you should listen Core Chain is the first Bitcoin-aligned EVM-compatible Layer-1 blockchain, designed to be Bitcoin's complementary and hyper-scalable smart contract platform. With 50% of Bitcoin mining hash power already contributing to its security model and through the ground-breaking innovation of Non-Custodial Bitcoin staking, Core Chain is unlocking Bitcoin both as the prime protector and central asset of the future of DeFi. Core Chain's major innovation is it's novel consensus mechanism, Satoshi Plus, that unites Delegated Proof of Work (DPoW), Delegated Proof of Stake (DPoS), and Non-custodial Bitcoin Staking. Through this combination, Core Chain incorporates Bitcoin miners in the security of Turing-complete smart contracts, unlocks the functionality and utility of those miners beyond the simple maintenance of the Bitcoin ledger, and provides them with purely additive supplemental income in the form of CORE token rewards. This symbiotic relationship works to strengthen Bitcoin without consuming Bitcoin block space or detracting from the miners' primary role as defenders of the Bitcoin network. While DPoW leverages Bitcoin miners, through the DPoS, Core Chain leverages both the CORE and BTC holders that stake their assets onto the Core blockchain and influence the network's consensus by delegating their staked assets to the validators on the Core Chain network. Supporting links Stabull Finance Core Andy on Twitter Brave New Coin on Twitter Brave New Coin If you enjoyed the show please subscribe to the Crypto Conversation and give us a 5-star rating and a positive review in whatever podcast app you are using.

Ryder Havdale is the CEO and founder of Helios Creators Inc., which aims to revolutionize the music streaming industry by offering fairer compensation and deeper engagement between artists and fans through the Helios platform, using Web3 technologies. Why you should listen Ryder Havdell, CEO and founder of Helios Creators, discusses the need for fairer engagement and deeper connection between artists and fans in the streaming industry. Helios aims to revolutionize the music streaming landscape by offering a platform where artists can be directly rewarded for their work and fans can engage with their favorite artists. The current streaming landscape, dominated by platforms like Spotify, has its advantages for listeners, but artists often struggle to earn a fair income. Helios seeks to change that by allowing fans to directly support the artists they love. The platform utilizes an algorithm that distributes subscription fees based on user engagement, ensuring that artists receive their fair share. Helios also plans to incorporate NFTs, ticket sales, and advertising to further support artists and provide a comprehensive music experience for users. The platform is currently in beta and plans to launch fully in September. Supporting links Stabull Finance Helios Andy on Twitter Brave New Coin on Twitter Brave New Coin If you enjoyed the show please subscribe to the Crypto Conversation and give us a 5-star rating and a positive review in whatever podcast app you are using.

Ben Shyong is the Co-Founder of Anzen Finance, a digital asset platform that issues USDz, a Real World Asset (RWA) backed stablecoin. Why you should listen Anzen Finance is a web3 protocol for minting and staking USDz, a stablecoin backed by a portfolio of private credit assets. USDz is a composable digital asset with utility across different crypto platforms. Token holders can use their USDz to participate in DeFi protocols, trade on exchanges, and use it for online payments. Users can buy or sell USDz permissionlessly on Automated Market Makers (AMMs) with USDC. Qualified Market Makers can directly mint USDz with Anzen if they fulfill the KYC/KYB requirements. Users can stake USDz in certain jurisdictions to receive sUSDz and earn staking rewards. As an ERC-20 compatible token, USDz functions across all crypto protocols. It is also compatible with the LayerZero Omnichain Fungible Token (OFT) standard for bridging across multiple blockchains. Anzen is working with partners to increase the usefulness of USDz across the entire DeFi ecosystem. RWA tokenization injects liquidity into traditional assets and enables fractional ownership and seamless global transactions without complex bureaucratic processes. Tokenized RWAs open the market to a wider range of digitally savvy investors by lowering entry barriers and providing flexible investment opportunities. Thus, digitized RWAs positively affect retail and institutional investors and the financial markets. Supporting links Stabull Finance Anzen Andy on Twitter Brave New Coin on Twitter Brave New Coin If you enjoyed the show please subscribe to the Crypto Conversation and give us a 5-star rating and a positive review in whatever podcast app you are using.