Diego Lizarazo is the Director of Developer Relations at Agoric. A seasoned professional and accomplished individual, Diego has over 10 years of experience in his field with additional years spent in the software development industry. Diego’s role at Agoric consists of fostering new relationships with developers and assisting them in their development and understanding of new emerging technologies.

Jesper Johansen is the founder and CEO of Northstake A/S, a regulated Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP, FTID: 17520) under DFSA and EU AMLD5. Northstake is pioneering a proprietary regulatory compliant crypto staking platform allowing financial instruments to be built on top and offer exposure to yield-bearing crypto assets. By removing the barriers to crypto and ensuring compliance within the current and future regulatory scope, investors may build yield-generating crypto products leveraging our platform and distribution model. Northstake simplifies the way institutional investors own a stake in web3.

Jesper has more than +15 years in technology and management consulting from a.o., Accenture Strategy and Deloitte. He has advised clients on technology and blockchain use case adoption and digital transformation, primarily within the Life Science industry, before founding Northstake in 2021. Jesper holds an MBA and B.Sc. International Business from Copenhagen Business School.

This tenth episode of Crypto Hipster's Mysticals is a

Amanda Terry–Co-founder and COO of Metagood

Gwendolyn Regina–Investment Director at BNB Chain

Julian Rodriguez–Founder and CEO of Momento NFT

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Akash Mahendra is Director of the Haven1 Foundation where he leads strategy, operations, and risk management efforts in support of Haven1 — an EVM-compatible L1 blockchain purpose-built to provide a secure environment for on-chain finance. He is also a Portfolio Manager at the digital wealth platform Yield App. Mahendra started his career as a Legal Enforcement Officer at The Australian Securities and Investments Commission, before diving into Web3 full-time. Prior to joining Haven1, Akash served as the Chief Investment Officer at the Web3 investment firm DAO Capital, and the Head of Operations and Strategy at Steady State, an automated DeFi insurance company, where he honed his expertise in blockchain tech and financial portfolio management. 

About Haven1

Haven1 is an EVM-compatible layer 1 blockchain designed to offer a secure, trusted, compliant environment to drive the mass adoption of on-chain finance. Architected by the innovators behind the digital wealth platform Yield App, Haven1 incorporates a provable identity framework and robust security guardrails at the network level, to provide retail, professional, and institutional investors alike with an on-chain finance platform free from the challenges and risks that plague the DeFi ecosystem. To learn more about Haven1, visit https://www.haven1.org/ 

About Yield App

Yield App is a digital wealth platform that offers safe custody of digital assets, or allows customers to exchange and earn on their assets in return for market-leading rates. Its mission is to safely unlock the full potential of digital assets, combine them with the most rewarding opportunities available across financial markets and make these available to the masses.

This ninth episode of Crypto Hipster's Mysticals is a compilation of short clips from Seasons 4 and 5 of the Crypto Hipster Podcasts. This episode comprises podcast segments from Crypto Hipster's interviews of:

Ryan Fishoff–CEO and co-founder of eTukTuk

Gregory Jones–President and CEO of Jones Global Holdings

Denis Creighton–CEO of IMPT

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Thomas Bardawil is the co-founder of Yzer.io.

After majoring in Economics at CASS university in London, he joined a Private Equity firm where he was working on leverage buy-out (LBO) deals. Further to that, he joined a family office where he became the finance director. Over the last 5 years, Thomas worked at a Venture Capital firm based out of Palo Alto. As a director of their French operations, he was involved in all aspects of the business across multiple industries, such as fintech, IOT, blockchain, mobility and more.

Elena Nadolinski is a computer scientist and software engineer, and the CEO of the Iron Fish Foundation, a dedicated privacy layer for Web3 with built-in compliance solutions. 

Prior to founding Iron Fish in 2017, Elena worked as a software engineer at companies including Microsoft, Tilt, and Airbnb. 

Elena is a Forbes 30 under 30 alum, and has been honored with awards from both the White House and the Central Intelligence Agency for her outstanding achievements.

About Iron Fish

Iron Fish is a proof-of-work (PoW) based blockchain network, intended to serve as a fully-compliant privacy layer for digital assets and Web3. Using zero-knowledge proofs (zk-SNARKS) and robust encryption standards, Iron Fish enables users to transact in a fully private way, without compromising on accessibility.

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Iron Fish on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ironfishcrypto

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This eighth episode of Crypto Hipster's Mysticals is a compilation of short clips from Seasons 4 and 5 of the Crypto Hipster Podcasts. This episode comprises podcast segments from Crypto Hipster's interviews of:

Vanessa Pestritto–Director of Partner Programs at Agoric

Crypto Fish–Co-founder of Trader Joe and Joepegs

Barney Mannerings–Co-founder of Vega Protocol

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