The Crypto Conversation

Aera Force is a Venture DAO focused on web3 x climate projects. The DAO is made up of climate investors, founders, scientists and civic leaders investing in accelerating towards a regenerative world through web3. Why you should listen Aera Force is a Venture DAO focused on web3 x climate projects. Aera Force is a learning experiment co-founded by Gotham Labs, New York-based creator of the DreamDAO and Auckland-born global climate venture fund Aera VC founded by Derek Handley. The DAO is made up of climate investors, founders, scientists and civic leaders investing in accelerating us towards a regenerative world through web3. They're raising a 2000ETH fund and community to engage the world on our mission to back iconic ideas and teams building a brighter future. Aera Force is investing in new web3 frameworks, protocols and concepts to accelerate a regenerative future. Aera Force has teamed up with Kenneth Alexander to create 200 unique pieces for the Investment Ticket NFTs. The NFTs incorporate SolarPunk art – a movement which envisions how the future might look if we lived in harmony with nature in a sustainable and egalitarian world. Supporting links Aera Force 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.

Sandy Carter is SVP at digital identity platform Unstoppable Domains. The Unstoppable domain names are minted as NFTs and allow users to replace awkward cryptocurrency addresses with a single human-readable name that simplifies crypto transfers. The domains can also host decentralized websites, act as a chat ID and more. NFT Domains are user owned and controlled, and have no renewal fees. Why you should listen Unstoppable Domains is on a mission to return the power of the internet to people. To accomplish this, they are creating NFT domains that put users back in control of their data. These aren't just traditional domains, these are domains with superpowers. Supporting links Unstoppable Domains 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.

Andy Pickering is here with a weekly crypto market update where we look through the volatile world of Crypto Twitter to tease out the most important narratives and data points. Bitcoin is back to $42,000 and Ukraine is deploying a potent mix of crypto donations and an NFT drop in its war effort, with assistance from Elon Musk. Supporting links: 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.

David Puth is CEO, and Kim Hamilton Duffy is Director of Identity and Standards at Centre, an open-source technology project launched by founding members Circle and Coinbase. Centre has launched a set of decentralized identity protocols designed to give users direct control over how, when, and where their personal information is shared when doing business in the crypto economy. Why you should listen: Verite is a set of open-source identity protocols, built to enable trust, transparency and interoperability within the crypto ecosystem. Verite's flexible architecture interacts with the increasingly open and interoperable world in which we live. Users will be able to custody their own credentials and maintain their privacy by sharing only the information necessary to verify a particular claim. Verite will enable the privacy-preserving issuance and validation of Know Your Customer (KYC) credentials, allowing users and organizations to validate their identity across the crypto ecosystem. Centre Consortium founding member Circle and launch partner Block, and a number of other leading crypto-focused companies have already announced their intention to develop products using Verite standard credentials. Supporting links: Centre Verite 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.

Zeb Rice is a Co-Founder and Partner at King River Capital, in Surrey Hills, Sydney where he leads investments in companies that are redefining key sectors of the economy across the US and Australia. His current focus areas include Web3 infrastructure, software as a service, eCommerce, and digital health. Why you should listen: King River invests in high-growth technology businesses that are solving critical problems in large markets. The fund invests in both equity and digital assets where they see compelling Web2 and Web3 opportunities. King River Capital has a new fund focused on Web3 opportunities, with plans to buy into fast-growing cryptocurrency related projects. "The next waves of innovation aren't traditional and the way they're funded isn't traditional either," says Zeb. King River Capital's current investments include the fast growing coms and social platform Discord, home to countless crypto communities, and Immutable, the Aussie start-up that is scaling Ethereum. Supporting links: King River Capital 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.

Robbie Heeger is President and CEO of Endaoment, the first fully on-chain 501(c)(3) tax-exempt public charity providing a wide range of philanthropic financial services. Crypto investors and orgs can use Endaoment to donate crypto to nearly any US nonprofit. Why you should listen: Endaoment accepts more than 150 different crypto assets as donations. Endaoment has experienced massive growth over the past year, including more than 100x growth in donations received and grants distributed. Its growth exemplifies a larger trend in crypto philanthropy in 2021, during which time cryptocurrency charity donations increased by nearly 600%. Supporting links: Endaoment 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.

Matthew Savare, a partner at the law firm Lowenstein Sandler, joins Andy to explore the important legal issues surrounding the use of someone's likeness in an NFT. Why you should listen: The state of the law regarding name, image, and likeness issues ("NIL" or right of publicity) was once described as a "haystack in a hurricane." For creators, developers, and brands seeking to incorporate any of these elements into their NFTs, the current state of affairs is even more chaotic and confusing. Matt joins Andy to explore the important legal issues surrounding the use of someone's likeness in an NFT. Supporting links: Haystack in a Hurricane 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.

Andy Pickering is here with a weekly crypto market update where we look through the volatile world of Crypto Twitter to tease out the most important narratives and data points. Bitcoin is back down to $38,500 as negative news headlines continue to impact the markets. The Queen and Justin Bieber both have COVID and Russia appears set to invade the Ukraine. Supporting links: 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.

Richerd is a professional NFT Degen, a smART contract artist, and the co-founder of Manifold. Manifold enables web3 creators to have true creative ownership, preserve on-chain provenance, and interoperate with all major NFT marketplaces. Why you should listen: Manifold Creator includes a powerful extension framework that allows creators to install blockchain "apps" into their creator contract. This allows creators to create products beyond just visual and audio NFTs and support features beyond just minting. Manifold Studio combines the power of a Manifold Creator Contract with a seamless user interface to mint your own NFTs with zero coding required. Manifold Studio allows creators to mint original high-quality NFTs while retaining true ownership and provenance of their work. Manifold is advocating for what's called creative sovereignty, the idea that as a creator, you have full ownership over your creative output. Supporting links: Manifold 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.

Milana Valmont and Mateusz Grzelak are the co-founders of KIRA, a financial hub connecting decentralized Web3 applications. Why you should listen: KIRA is a decentralized network secured by both cryptocurrencies and real-world assets at stake thanks to its proprietary Multi-Bonded-Proof-of-Stake (MBPoS) consensus mechanism. Positioned within the Interchain and Web3 ecosystems KIRA makes it safer and easier to gain access to decentralized financial applications and unlock the economic potential of your capital to generate yield. As part of the Web3 stack, KIRA enables value settlement between dApps and the largest interconnected networks in the cryptocurrency ecosystem. Supporting links: Kira Network 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.