Solo Ceesay is CEO and Co-Founder at Calaxy. Before co-founding Calaxy with his business partner, Brooklyn Nets star Spencer Dinwiddie, Solo held the position of Securitization Investment Banker at Citi after graduating from the Wharton School of Business. As a 30-year-old tech founder, Solo has successfully spearheaded over $33.5 million in private funding for Calaxy. He was named one of Variety’s Hollywood’s New Leaders of 2022, and has brought his financial expertise to many mainstream audiences including Nasdaq, CNBC, and Cheddar News, as well as on his own video podcast New Money.

In this conversation, we discuss:
- Democratizing the internet
- The rise of super apps and how SocialFi will enable cryptocurrency adoption
- Future of decentralized media and the creator economy
- The benefits of decentralization & giving users control over data
- The global impact of the U.S. election on crypto and the wider economy
- The true power of Polymarket
- Decentralized identity
- Making Web3 technology accessible to both creators and fans
- Calaxy’s new integration with Solana
- Creating dApps and decentralized communities in one minute
- Calaxy Worlds

Calaxy
Website: calaxy.com
X: @CalaxyApp

Solo Ceesay
X: @SoloCeesay
LinkedIn: Solo Ceesay

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Georgios Vlachos, Co-Founder of Axelar protocol and director at Axelar Foundation. Georgios received his BSc and MS Eng. in computer science at MIT. After graduation, he became part of the Algorand founding team, where he worked on the design and development of the consensus protocol and other core components. While in high school, Georgios became the first Greek to win a gold Medal at the International Mathematical Olympiad.

In this conversation, we discuss:
- The financial crisis in Greece and current day economy in Argentina
- The power of crypto in countries without Robust banking systems
- Early days of Algorand
- Why Cross-chain Bridges Fall Short - True interoperability demands collaboration across projects, not just patched-together solutions.
- AI agents will be the biggest users of blockchains
- Could there be a world where every human has their own blockchain?
- RWAs and DePIN need interoperability
- Connecting on-/off-chain systems
- Deploying your token on many chains with a couple of clicks
- Crypto needs more applications and less infrastructure
- How AI will impact crypto

Axelar Foundation
Website: www.axelar.network
X: @axelar
Telegram: t.me/axelarcommunity

Georgios Vlachos
X: @yorgosv_
LinkedIn: Georgios Vlachos

 
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Jason Zhao is the Chief Protocol Officer and Co-founder of Story, the world’s IP blockchain. Jason was the youngest ever Product Manager at DeepMind focused on productionizing Google’s cutting-edge artificial intelligence models across industrial and enterprise applications. He is an active angel investor in frontier technology startups. Jason served as the founding Editor-in-chief of Stanford Rewired, a magazine focused on the intersection of storytelling and technology. As a Design Fellow at IDEO, Jason created and taught a course at Stanford’s d.school. Jason received both a Bachelor’s in Philosophy and a Master’s in Computer Science at Stanford University.

In this conversation, we discuss:
- Tokenizing the multi-trillion-dollar intellectual property (IP) market
- $80 million raise
- Programming the terms behind your IP & content
- Turning code into law via smart contract
- Building the world’s largest IP library
- IP Lego blocks are the future of blockchain
- Creating more demand for money (or crypto)
- Story's Proof of Creativity protocol
- The relationship between art and tech
- Blockchain was driven by human and political behaviour
- How blockchains will eat the world
- Solving the problem of AI intellectual property

Story
Website: www.story.foundation
X: @StoryProtocol
Discord: discord.gg/storyprotocol

Jason Zhao
X: @jasonjzhao
LinkedIn: Jason Zhao 

 
 
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Vugar is an award-winning senior manager and communications expert with 15 years of progressive hands-on experience spanning Fortune 500 giants to dynamic startups, currently serving as Chief Operating Officer at Bitget.

A stalwart in the Web3 and blockchain arena, Vugar previously assumed the role of Chief Marketing Officer at Beincrypto, leaving an indelible mark on the industry. His journey extends to co-founder and board levels, where he adeptly crafted brands and ushered in compelling products, contributing to the success of a "unicorn" MarTech startup. Vugar held senior positions at renowned brands such as Carlsberg, Facebook, Danone, Coca-Cola, Twitter, SONY, and more, showcasing his versatility and strategic insight. Having also lent his expertise as a senior consultant at Bain & Company, Vugar focused on Web3, blockchain technologies, and private equity, further solidifying his standing as a seasoned professional in the field.

An Edward S. Mason Fellow, Vugar holds a master's degree from Harvard University and a post-graduate degree in Economics from Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. Vugar passionately hosts a popular crypto podcast, the "Usi Talk," delving into technology, Web3, AI, and Blockchain.

In this conversation, we discuss:
- Canada = top 20 countries for crypto adoption and top 10 by on-chain value
- Canada was the first country in the world to approve the spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs almost 4 years ago
- The current state and future of cryptocurrency in Canada
- Educating Canadians on crypto
- Creating a smooth and efficient onboarding process
- The mindset behind a traditional Canadian investor
- Bitget’s copy trading platform
- Pre-market opportunities on Bitget
- $30mm investment into the TRON ecosystem
- Bread and butter of crypto = CEXs and Stablecoins
- Bitget’s multi-million dollar partnership with LaLiga

Bitget
Website: bitget.com
X: @bitgetglobal
LinkedIn: Bitget
Telegram: t.me/bitgetEN

Vugar Usi Zade
X: @usithetalk
LinkedIn: Vugar Usi Zade

 
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Jeff Garzik is the co-founder and CEO of Bloq and leader of the Hemi Network project. He has long been at the center of developing and commercializing open-source software related to Bitcoin and blockchain technology. Previously, he spent five years as a Bitcoin core developer and ten years at Red Hat.

In this conversation, we discuss:
- The Future of Bitcoin
- Bridging Bitcoin and Ethereum
- Proof-of-Proof (PoP)
- Micro Nations and Network States
- Praxus raising $550mm
- Bitcoin is bomb proof
- Crypto’s two MVPs: Bitcoin and Stablecoins
- The limitations of building on bitcoin
- Bitcoin is censorship-resistant

Hemi Network
Website: hemi.xyz
X: @hemi_xyz
LinkedIn: Hemi Labs

Jeff Garzik
X: @jgarzik
LinkedIn: Jeff Garzik


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Jeff Garzik is the co-founder and CEO of Bloq and leader of the Hemi Network project. He has long been at the center of developing and commercializing open-source software related to Bitcoin and blockchain technology. Previously, he spent five years as a Bitcoin core developer and ten years at Red Hat.

In this conversation, we discuss:
- Network states - the next big trend
- The power of Linux
- Jeff’s story about getting into Bitcoin in 2010 (before it was even traded)
- Working with Satoshi
- Creating ASIC mining software for bitcoin
- Satoshi’s anonymity was CIA-level - a true pro
- The founding story of Bitcoin
- Present day Bitcoin
- Future of Bitcoin
- Power Law
- The internet was started to survive nuclear war
- Pros and cons of the lightning network
- Getting on-chain is still the biggest challenge
- Going back to our peer-to-peer roots

Hemi Network
Website: hemi.xyz
X: @hemi_xyz
LinkedIn: Hemi Labs

Jeff Garzik
X: @jgarzik
LinkedIn: Jeff Garzik

 
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Sunny Aggarwal is the Co-Founder of Osmosis, the premier DEX and DeFi hub for the Cosmos ecosystem and beyond. To date, the Osmosis DEX has facilitated over $35 Billion in trading volume, and more than 100 separate blockchains have connected to the Osmosis blockchain. At Tendermint, Sunny served as a Core Developer of the Cosmos SDK and contributed to the development and launch of Cosmos and IBC. Sunny then decided to build on top of the foundation he had developed at Tendermint and co-founded Osmosis to develop an appchain and DEX that rivals even the most robust centralized exchanges.

In this conversation, we discuss:
- Present day and future of the Cosmos ecosystem
- Bitcoinization of the Cosmos eco
- How Cosmos is uniquely positioned to serve as the application layer for Bitcoin
- Facilitating over $35B in trading volume to date
- Alloyed Assets: Osmosis’s solution for improving UX and reducing liquidity fragmentation
- Smart Accounts + 1-Click Trading, Spurring Adoption via UX Improvements
- The backstory behind Cosmos
- Bitcoin-based DeFi
- Proof of Stake
- Bringing privacy to a DEX
- Polaris

Osmosis
Website: osmosis.zone
X: @osmosiszone
Telegram: t.me/osmosis_chat

Sunny Aggarwal
X: @sunnya97
LinkedIn: Sunny Aggarwal

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George Bousis is a serial entrepreneur and angel investor at the forefront of the payments, loyalty, and blockchain industries. As the Founder, CEO, and Chairman of Raise, he launched the world's leading platform for digital gift cards. Under his leadership, Raise achieved over $5 billion in sales and saved its customers upwards of $250 million.

Raise is recognized globally as a pioneer in the payments, loyalty, and blockchain sectors. George's innovation is showcased by the 30 patents he's authored. This spirit of innovation has attracted significant backing for Raise, helping the company secure over $225 million from leading institutions like Accel, PayPal and NEA.

Outside the boardroom, George's passion for startups is evident. He's invested in over 85 companies and co-founded Protagonist. Beyond business, he enjoys gaming, music, real estate, and traveling.

George's accolades include three nominations for the Goldman Sachs Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs Award, a spot on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list, and recognition as a Crains 20 in their 20s standout.

He's also committed to giving back, serving as a board member for the Northwestern Hospitals Hippocratic Cancer Research Foundation and as a member of the Young Presidents Organization, Chicago Chapter.

In this conversation, we discuss:
- Introduction to Raise
- WalletConnect & Polkadot Integrations
- Blockchain Innovation in the Gift Card Industry
- Future Vision: blockchain innovation in the consumer space
- Overview of the gift card industry
- Programming digital money to do anything
- TPS and gas fees limiting adoption in the early days of crypto
- Billions of dollars in gift cards go unused every single year
- Brands taking out the middleman
- The future of customer loyalty programs

Raise
Website: www.raise.com
X: @RaiseApp
LinkedIn: Raise

George Bousis
X: @GBousis
Instagram: @gbousis
LinkedIn: George Bousis

 
 
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Anthony Georgiades is co-founder of Pastel Network, a fully decentralized, developer-friendly layer-1 blockchain serving as the preeminent protocol standard for non-fungible tokens ("NFTs") and Web3 technology. While performing his duties as President, Anthony is also a General Partner at Innovating Capital, a technology fund focused on disruptive companies and digital assets that have incubated Pastel Network since day one. Anthony previously spent time on the investment team at First Round Capital and on the operations teams of various startups. He studied finance, management, and computer science at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton and engineering schools.

In this conversation, we discuss:
- The rise of AI and how Pastel has been in the AI space "before it was cool"
- How Pastel is involved in the intersection of AI and Web3
- Pastel's new AI product Inference
- The fate of NFTs overall
- How start-ups can weather the fluctuating trends in the industry
- What Pastel has done to maintain its success amid the decline of interest in traditional NFTs
- Current crypto market
- Solana ecosystem & meme coins
- Current factors that are driving the crypto market
- The Spatial Web
- How AI will drive crypto adoption

Pastel Network
Website: pastel.network
Twitter: @PastelNetwork
Telegram: t.me/PastelOfficial

Anthony Georgiades
Twitter: @panthonylg
LinkedIn: Anthony Georgiades


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Azeem Khan is the Co-Founder and COO of Morph, an EVM Layer-2 blockchain company focused on user-friendly options for developers to create finance, gaming, social media, and entertainment apps. Azeem aims to broaden the global exposure of Web3 projects through the building of critical relationships and deals with NGOs, governments, and for-profit companies. He is a consultant to the UNICEF Crypto Fund, which distributes millions of dollars towards open-source software that is helping to improve the lives of vulnerable children and will be working with Mercy Corp to raise funds and resources for distribution in Gaza.

Previously, Azeem was the Head of Impact at Gitcoin where he played a pivotal role in the adoption of quadratic funding to benefit organizations including UNICEF and the American Cancer Society. Azeem’s efforts at Gitcoin resulted in contributions of over $60 million in grants to the company and over $29 billion in global financial impact.

In this conversation, we discuss:
- Permissionless EVM L2s
- UNICEF Crypto Fund
- Crypto donations to NGOs
- Frictionless aspect of crypto donations
- Consumer-friendly blockchain products
- Mastering distribution and go-to-market strategy
- The lack of go-to-market playbooks in crypto
- Allowing builders to build so Morph can help with distribution
- The killer crypto consumer app
- Stablecoins are the best consumer application in present-day crypto
- Crypto adoption takes real-time and we must be patient
- Pooling resources together will get us to the finish line.

Morph
Website: www.morphl2.io
X: @MorphL2
Telegram: t.me/MorphL2official

Azeem Khan
X: @azeemk_
LinkedIn: Azeem Khan


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