Leather Lounge

We're taking a moment to reminisce on all the top moments from our amazing guests this season. Plus, you'll get the inside scoop on the much anticipated Pizza Pets game - Bitcoin's first Tamagotchi inspired game. Thank you to all the amazing creators and builders who share their journey and vision with us throughout our ongoing X spaces. More amazing convos to come!

A celestial journey through space, time, and Bitcoin! We dive into Erin and Post Wook's (Natasha) Bitcoin and Ordinals beginnings. We get to hear about the meaning of Erin’s ‘Ephemera’ collection and Inscribing Atlantis, before uncovering the inspiration behind Natasha’s collection called ‘The Astronomer’s Daughter’. Both guests are deeply introspective and offer unique perspectives to align Bitcoin with the stars. 

Welcome to the Leather Lounge! On today's show we’re degening with the memecoin masters, including KingBootoshi, the founder of Bitcoin Boos and cofounder of sub10k club for early ordinal inscribers, Reubs the builder behind LeoCoin on Stacks, khoanguyen, building StacksCity, and Diego from BitFlow.

In Episode 25 of the Leather Lounge, we dive into the dark, twisted world of ScreenFiends, a unique NFT collection built on Stacks. We’re joined by Bobby Chizzle, the visionary artist behind the grotesque, dystopian Fiends. With 5,000 NFTs representing digital addicts in a chaotic VR-driven world, we will explore his approach to world-building, artistic style, and how collectors can become part of the evolving storyline. Join us as we uncover how Bobby blends art, storytelling, and immersive NFT experiences in this digital dystopia.

In this episode of the Leather Lounge, we sat down with Joe Vezzani, Co-founder and CEO of LunarCrush, to explore how their platform provides valuable tools for traders, platforms, and influencers. By leveraging social data and analytics, LunarCrush helps users make more informed decisions and engage more effectively in the cryptocurrency market. Joe also shared insights on how he balances his demanding role as a founder with life as a father and mentor, offering practical advice on managing personal and professional responsibilities.

Today, we’re putting art in the spotlight. Joining us are Postwook Natasha, Girard Fernandez (Co-Founder and CEO of Vivid Ordinals Gallery), Brice (Co-Founder of AeonsBTC), and Steven Miller, a Tokenized Art Advocate and Community Builder. Steven brings deep knowledge of the art world, emerging artists, and the latest trends in tokenized digital art. Together, we’ll explore the evolving intersection of art and blockchain, diving into how these creators are shaping the future of the digital art space.

We’re excited to have Jakob back to the lounge. Jakob is the Founder and CEO of Hermetica, a DeFi platform on the Stacks L2, and yesterday Hermetica’s bitcoin-backed synthetic dollar USDh went live. We’ll do a deep dive into DeFi with jakob, and learn more about this innovative yield bearing dollar, and talk about the next phase of innovation in the bitcoin ecosystem, now that the Stacks Nakamoto upgrade is about two weeks away.

In this episode we are joined by Nick, Sarah, Brett, and Jack from Gamma.io. Gamma began their journey as stxnft.com, cofounded by Jamil and Nick, and quickly became the favored platform in the Stacks ecosystem. They eventually rebranded to Gamma.io and have grown into a comprehensive platform for Ordinals and Stacks NFTs and so much more, and they’re Known for their creator-first approach, Gamma is passionate about empowering web3 artists and musicians, offering them the tools to share their work with a global audience. With a focus on community engagement and artistic innovation, Gamma continues to push the boundaries of decentralized art, digital identity, and community.

Today we’re talking to Publius, Whoa Buddy, and human058382928, who have started the aiBTC working group and are innovating at the forefront of the convergence of AI and Bitcoin. We’ll explore their CrewAI Agent Framework and how it enables AI agents to autonomously interact with Bitcoin, handle smart contracts, manage DeFi Apps and more.

From DeFi and dApps to digital art, we bring you in-depth conversations with developers, artists, and community leaders who are shaping the future. Whether you're here to learn about cutting-edge projects or to deepen your understanding of blockchain basics and decentralization, Leather is your go-to source for all things Bitcoin.

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