Founder of Amino, founder of upcoming Cafe Disco game, founder of WERD pub co, co-founder of Houdini Swap. Helped consult for hundreds of crypto projects. Co- founded Dragters web2 which sold to Superdraft, founder of Moon Poker web 2.

In this conversation, we discuss:
- Drew’s crypto inception story
- Networking in crypto
- History of Amino and lessons learned from
- Binance listing horror stories
- Almost getting Gronk’s NFT
- Klay Thompson NFT
- Secret sauce of building crypto apps
- Public company WERD
- Cafe Disco Party
- Worst times you’ve been scammed in crypto
- Drew buying back millions of Amino token

Amino
Website: aminorewards.com
X: @aminoai
Telegram: t.me/aminorewards

Drew Shore
X: @cryptodaddydrew 

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Sam Williams is the creator of AO and Arweave, as well as founder and CEO of Forward Research, a venture protocol development company dedicated to growing the permaweb ecosystem. AO is a decentralized supercomputer empowering internet-scale applications, integrated with Arweave's perpetual data storage. Sam is building towards a vision of a truly decentralized web, where user rights are immutably protected and software and data is permanent. He believes that the permaweb’s unique approach to data storage and its potential for creating truly decentralized applications will revolutionize the way we interact with the internet.

In this conversation, we discuss:
- There are centuries where nothing happens and decades where everything happens
- Protecting user speech
- Don’t digitally die is more important than don’t physically die
- Building the right cyberspace
- Solving blockchain storage limitations
- Permanent storage economics:
- The Migration to Cyberspace
- Humanity's Digital Transition
- Why AO Was Built
- Fair Launch & Economic Philosophy
- Rejecting VC-Dominated Models

AO
Website: ao.arweave.net
X: @aoTheComputer

Sam Williams
X: @samecwilliams

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A cryptocurrency industry veteran and technology entrepreneur, Kyle has founded, advised, and invested in numerous early-stage blockchain projects since 2012.

During 2013, Kyle founded World Super Lotto (WSL), the world’s first global lottery based on Bitcoin. In 2014, Kyle went all-in on Bitcoin and later in Ethereum before transitioning into a full-time role as COO of Credits, a Blockchain as a Service (BaaS) company.

In 2016, Kyle co-founded The Review Agency, a SaaS for business reputation management and Kyle’s net-worth exponentially increased as his assets in Bitcoin and Ethereum scaled beyond expectations in 2017. Since then, he's been lucratively analyzing and investing in infrastructure and protocol projects from Kraken, Coinbase, UBANX, Bitfinex, Bitfinance, RNDR, and several others, holding impressive amounts of equity and tokens as he was deemed “smart money” for his capital and skill set in tokenomics, product development, and business development.

Towards the end of 2018, Kyle founded Master Ventures (MV) - a blockchain advisory & think tank based in Koh Phangan, which he now runs.

In this conversation, we discuss:
- The current state of Bitcoin & overall crypto market
- Buying BTC in 2012
- The future of ETH
- The user experience of ETH vs SOL
- Founding World Super Lotto (the first Bitcoin-based global lottery in 2013)
- Master Ventures
- PAID Network
- Gifting investments
- Lessons from being in market cycles
- VC investing is better in a bear market

PAID Network
Website: www.paidnetwork.com
X: @paid_network
Telegram: t.me/paidnetwork

Kyle Chassé
X: @kyle_chasseX
LinkedIn: Kyle Chassé

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Justin Wang is the Founder and CEO of Zeus Network. Wang is a serial entrepreneur and crypto developer, beginning his founder's journey with a VPN business in Dubai, which he successfully exited with $3.5 million in equity. A staunch supporter of Solana since 2015, Justin also founded dAppio Lab in 2020, helping to launch advanced Solana dApps before founding Zeus, an innovative cross-chain protocol designed to connect the Bitcoin and Solana networks, enabling seamless interoperability between the two largest blockchain ecosystems.

In this conversation, we discuss:
- Overview of Zeus Network and its core mission
- The current state of Solana
- Why Bitcoin liquidity on Solana matters — and how it’s being achieved
- New product btcSOL and how it enables SOL holders to earn native Bitcoin rewards
- The launch of Bitcoin Summer on Solana—a 3-month campaign to drive awareness, education, and adoption of BTC-native activity on Solana
- What makes Zeus’ model different from other wrapped BTC assets
- Strategic partnerships (e.g., Metalpha and Chainlink) that signal growing institutional and developer trust
- Zeus’ roadmap to bring 1% of all Bitcoin on-chain
- Permissionless minting BTC
- Pump.fun token launch

Zeus Network
Website: zeusnetwork.xyz
X: @ZeusNetworkHQ
Discord: discord.gg/zeusnetwork

Justin Wang
X: @dappiokeeper


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Rich Rines, an initial contributor to Core DAO and former lead of Coinbase's money movement engineering, is a self-taught engineer and successful entrepreneur with ventures like Element Wallet and AutoReach. His expertise lies in 0-1 building, growth, and scalability, with a passion for Bitcoin and decentralization.

In this conversation, we discuss:
- Bitcoin DeFi
- Rich thinks 200k per bitcoin before 2026
- The institutionalization of BTC is still so early
- Many of the Bitcoin treasury cos haven’t started purchasing yet
- Core reaching over $1B in TVL
- Explaining dual staking
- Core’s Bitcoin ETP is the first in Europe to offer yield
- Soon to be launched liquid staking token LstBTC
- How Core earns yield, so you can earn yield
- Balancing decentralization and usability

Core DAO
Website: coredao.org
X: @Coredao_Org
LinkedIn: t.me/CoreDAOTelegram

Rich Rines
X: @richrines
LinkedIn: Rich Rines

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Ninad Naik is Co-founder and COO at Mira Network, where he leads research, tech, and operations. Prior to Mira, he spent over a decade as an executive and technology leader at Uber and Amazon across AI, marketplace, and hardware. Prior to technology, Ninad spent several years in investment banking and strategy consulting.

In this conversation, we discuss:
- Mira’s unique approach to on-chain access control and identity management
- The shift from static wallet-based gating to dynamic access and reputation layers
- Why Hallucinations occur 
- The economic and social implications of truly autonomous AI are staggering
- Why today’s AI can’t be trusted for high-stakes decisions without constant human supervision 
- How Mira’s decentralized verification layer slashes AI error rates from ~30% to under 5% 
- Leveraging crypto incentives to power reliable, autonomous AI systems  
- Evolving from batch-based review to real-time AI output validation 
- Focusing first on education and healthcare, where accuracy is mission-critical 
- Building Web3 infrastructure that addresses real-world Web2 failures  

Mira Network
Website: mira.network
X: @Mira_Network
Discord: discord.gg/mira-network

Ninad Naik
LinkedIn: Ninad N.

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Tobias Reisner is the founder of TR-Ventures and a crypto researcher focused on early-stage ecosystems. He shares in-depth research and investment theses with a growing international audience. His recent work has focused heavily on Hyperliquid, its tokenomics, and emerging builder ecosystem.

In this conversation, we discuss:
- Hyperliquid’s recent performance
- $HYPE Buybacks
- Hyperliquid’s DeFi ecosystem growth 
- Staking $HYPE for airdrops and long-term value
- HYPE Treasury companies 
- HyperEVM and user activity 
- Comparison to Solana and other Layer-1s  
- The House of all Finance 
- HIP3 
- Solving liquidity fragmentation  
- Core-writer upgrade 

Hyperliquid
Website: hyperfoundation.org
X: @HyperliquidX
Telegram: t.me/hyperliquid_announcements

Tobias Reisner
X: @reisnertobias
Webiste: www.tobiasreisner.com

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Wyatt Lonergan is a General Partner at VanEck Ventures, where he drives the firm’s strategic investments in emerging technologies and innovative ventures. He joined VanEck in 2024, bringing a wealth of experience in corporate investment and venture capital. Before joining VanEck, Wyatt led the corporate investment team at Circle Ventures, where he played a pivotal role in identifying and nurturing high-growth opportunities in the digital asset and blockchain space. Wyatt holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Business & Management from Dickinson College.

In this conversation, we discuss:
- Tokenized equities
- Stablecoins
- Robinhood tokenizing stocks 
- Working at Circle
- Fintechs are “verticalizing backwards” 
- Crypto VC in 2025 
- Crypto products moving from early pilots to investable products with real compliance rails  
- Stablecoins embedded in wallets and payment apps are best positioned for scale 
- Stablecoin distribution is now both the business model and the regulatory moat
- VanEck Ventures

VanEck Ventures
Website: www.vaneck.com
X: @vaneck_us
LinkedIn: VanEck

Wyatt Lonergan
X: @Wyatt_Lonergan
LinkedIn: Wyatt Lonergan

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Kevin was recently appointed President of Mysten Labs and formerly served as the company's Chief Legal Officer. As President, Kevin oversees key aspects of the company’s strategy and operations alongside CEO Evan Cheng, ensuring the company continues to lead the way in driving innovation and growth within the Web3 ecosystem. Kevin has a plethora of experience as a dynamic leader and product-oriented technology attorney, having previously served as general counsel at Picsart, and led the product, regulatory, commercial, and international legal teams at Block. Prior to that, he was lead counsel for multiple retail teams and subsidiaries of Amazon, and was also a transactional associate at Shearman & Sterling LLP. He holds a J.D. from Fordham Law and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Carnegie Mellon University.

In this conversation, we discuss:
- Co-creating with other brands = Sui’s secret sauce
- Programmatic storage
- Building decentralized experiences for devs 
- Scaling support for builders across gaming, AI, and storage
- Mysten Labs' role in shaping sustainable crypto regulation 
- Robinhood tokenizing stocks 
- Sui’s object-based model  
- Current thesis on Layer 1s 
- Plans for 2025 and beyond

Mysten Labs
Website: mystenlabs.com
X: @Mysten_Labs
Discord: discord.gg/mysten

Sui Network
Website: sui.io
X: @SuiNetwork
Discord: discord.gg/sui

Kevin Boon
X: @KevinBoon_ML
LinkedIn: Kevin Boon

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Alex is the CEO and Co-founder of Nansen. He has a background in artificial intelligence, with 10+ years of experience as a data scientist and management consultant before co-founding Nansen in 2019. Alex is also one of the initial DAO members of Lido Finance and PleasrDAO, and serves on the board of WalletConnect.

With an academic background in artificial intelligence and machine learning, Alex is also an entrepreneur with strong opinions on data-driven insights in cryptocurrency and blockchain. During his tenure, Alex has managed to secure over $88.2 million in funding. He has an MSc in Artificial Intelligence from the University of Edinburgh as well as a BSc in Cognitive Science from the University of Bergen (UiB).

In this conversation, we discuss:
- Quick overview on each of the top 10 coins
- Hyperliquid deep dive
- $HYPE flipping $ADA this summer 
- Crypto corporate treasuries
- Nansen Points 
- How is XRP still top 5? 
- Coinbase + Base’s reach  
- How to define and find winning blockchains? Revenue is the answer 
- Majority of crypto has horizontal inflation; with no capped supply, it goes on forever
- Capital & People = the most important metrics in crypto 

Nansen
Website: www.nansen.ai
X: @nansen_ai
Telegram: t.me/nansen_announcements

Alex Svanevik
X: @ASvanevik
LinkedIn: Alex Svanevik

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