In this 2026 season premiere, JR and Leon sit down with Ryan Beltran to discuss ChainCraft, an AI-powered game-building platform on the Arbitrum network. Ryan explores how "vibe coding" and blockchain ownership are helping solve the "walled garden" problem in traditional gaming.

Hosts: 

Jesus Burgoa (JR), Founder & CEO of fMintLocke

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesus-rafael-burgoa-b34874170/

X: https://x.com/jesusrburgoa

Website: https://jrburgoa.com/

Co-Host: 

Leon Hitchens, CMO of MintLocke

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/leonhitchens/

X: https://x.com/Leonhitchens

Website: https://www.leonhitchens.com/

Guest: 

Ryan Beltran (Founder of ChainCraft)
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanbeltran/

Find Us: 

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3cfUVNwIm2AXt2oZ0nx2Dv

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-social-ledger/id1803475184

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheBoostchannel

Website: https://theboost.fm/social-ledger-report/

Key Discussion Points

• The ChainCraft Vision
• AI-Powered "Vibe Coding"
• Building on Arbitrum & Senko
• Token Duels

The State of Web3 Gaming

The Bear Case: Market Hurdles

• Token Dependency
• Onboarding Friction

The Bull Case: The Ownership Revolution

• True Asset Value
• Rapid Iteration

Quotes of the Episode

"Vitalik started Ethereum because one of his items was nerfed in WoW... there are deep roots in gaming for this whole space," , Ryan Beltran

Resources & Links

• Play ChainCraft: https://chaincraft.games/
• Twitter/X: https://x.com/chaincraftgames
• Ryan’s Nonprofit: https://www.makewater.org/