Humanitarian aid runs on good intentions, but often hits a wall when money needs to move.

Melyn McKay saw that wall up close while working in crisis zones where broken financial systems made distributing help painfully slow. In this episode, we explore how that experience led her to build Coala Pay, a stablecoin solution for aid organizations. Alongside Sean Judge of Castle Island Ventures, one of the earliest firms to back stablecoin infrastructure, we unpack the very real-world problems crypto is finally starting to solve.

From the limitations of traditional banking systems in fragile states to the potential of smart contracts to rebuild trust and transparency, this is a conversation about how stablecoins are quietly becoming one of crypto’s most compelling use cases. 

Twitter:
Sean Judge: https://x.com/seanjudgeciv
Melyn McKay: https://x.com/MelynMcKay
Castle Island Ventures: https://x.com/CastleIslandVC
Coala Pay: https://x.com/coalapay

Links:
https://castleisland.vc/
https://coalapay.org/

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Robotics has already attracted major investments from the world’s largest VCs and corporations. In this episode, we talk with Michael Cho, Co-founder of Frodobots, and Lacey-Ann Wisdom, Partner at Protocol VC, about the convergence of Robotics and AI. Frodobots is building a crowdsourced network for real-world datasets using a unique robotic gaming model. By leveraging crypto incentives, this company has created the world’s largest open-source sidewalk dataset.



Chapters
1:28 - Protocol Labs VS Protocol VC
4:55 - How are allocators thinking about crypto as an asset class? 
9:05 - Fixing Crypto’s public image
14:28 - Frodobot’s founding story 
19:18 - Robotic gaming
21:45 - Going viral on TikTok 
25:45 - How did Protocol VC meet the Frodobots team? 
27:53 - Frodobot’s fundraising journey 
33:28 - Real world evaluation for self driving research 
45:32 - What’a next for Frodobot? 

Twitter:
Michael Cho: https://x.com/micoolcho
Lacey-Ann Wisdom: https://x.com/lacey_wisdom

Links:
Protocol VC: https://www.protocol.vc/
Frodobot: https://www.frodobots.ai/
Bitrobot: https://bitrobot.ai/

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https://x.com/reganbozman
https://www.lattice.fund/

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Traditional influencer marketing is broken. Brands struggle to measure real engagement, and creators are often paid based on follower count rather than actual impact. But what if there was a better way?

Enter Daisy, a platform leveraging crypto and stablecoins to reward creators for meaningful interactions instead of vanity metrics. In this episode of The Token Warrant, Ray Lee, co-founder of Daisy, and Charlie from CMT Digital discuss how this model is reshaping the industry.



Chapters 
01:42 Details about CMT Digital's investment strategy
02:55 Ray introduces Daisy's mission in the influencer marketing landscape.
03:59 How Daisy automates influencer engagement and the shift from follower count to engagement metrics.
10:38 How stablecoins unlock cross border microstransactions 
14:36 Differences in influencer strategies between crypto brands and traditional consumer brands. 
21:25 Daisy's platform is built around creators and the effectiveness of creator-driven campaigns and what crypto unlocks.
27:34  Exploration of the narrow focus of Marketing tech in crypto and its implications for Daisy's broader market approach.
32:09 Challenges of combining decentralized technologies with non-crypto audiences.
39:05 Consumer Products in Crypto and the challenges
42:25 Daisy's Future Plans focus on creator tools and community growth.
46:07 Next Phase of growth for Daisy following the fundraise 



Twitter Accounts:
https://x.com/CharlieSandor
https://x.com/daisypayapp


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Tokenization of Real World Assets is the key to bringing TradFi onchain, unlocking enormous opportunities. In today’s conversation, we sit with Wyatt Lonergan, a General Partner at VanEck Ventures, and Nathaniel Sokoll-Ward, CEO of Manifest Finance. Manifest’s goal is to make American assets Defi compatible, starting with real estate. We discuss the challenges of bringing real estate investing onchain, the future of stablecoins, and what’s next for the broader Real World Asset (RWA) sector. 

Chapters

02:52 The Future of Real World Assets and Stable Coins

09:32 The Institutional Perspective on Crypto

12:39 Transitioning from PropTech to Crypto

18:55 The Global Demand for Real Estate and Stable Coins

19:22 Unlocking Home Equity with Blockchain

20:21 Introducing $USH: A New Investment Vehicle

24:44 Navigating Regulatory Challenges in Tokenization

29:04 Building a Strong Team for Success

33:05 Targeting Global Investors with USH

40:32 Future Vision: Expanding Beyond Real Estate

Twitter Links:
https://x.com/Wyatt_Lonergan
https://x.com/ns_dub
https://x.com/VanEck_US

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https://x.com/MikeZajko
https://x.com/reganbozman

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In this conversation, Mike Zajko sits down with Rowan Stone, Co-founder of Sapien, and Jesse Walden, Founder & Managing Partner at Variant Fund, to explore how Sapien leverages expert feedback to fine-tune large language models (LLMs) and enhance AI data labeling across industries.

Key insights include:

• User incentives and experience 
• State of the ownership economy
• The convergence of AI and Crypto
• The Rise of DAO’s and open networks
• The role of decentralized expert feedback in AI data training 

00:00 Introduction to Sapien and Fundraising Context

01:31 Jesse Walden's Journey: From A16Z to Variant

04:02 Ownership Economy: Progress and Challenges

06:19 Rowan Stone's Background and Entry into Crypto

11:27 The Success of Base: Lessons Learned

14:29 Understanding Sapien: The AI Training Protocol

17:24 User Experience and Incentives in Sapien

21:28 Reputation and Quality Control in Decentralized AI

22:41 AI and Crypto: Current Trends and Future Outlook

23:40 The Importance of Quality Data in AI

24:40 Investing in the AI Stack

29:10 The Future of DAOs and Autonomous Organizations

31:28 Challenges in Fundraising and Vision Alignment

34:35 Selling to Traditional Businesses

39:31 Building Towards an Open Protocol

43:08 Progressive Decentralization vs. Progressive Utility

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Today’s guests are Rivers Baig, CEO of Pulse, and Derek Edwards, Managing Partner at Collab + Currency. Together they dive into how wearables, crypto, and decentralized science (DeSci) are reshaping the way we think about health data. They get into the challenges of fundraising in Web3, the resurgence of ICOs, and why community-driven innovation matters more than ever. Plus, they break down what it really takes to build in the health data space and why ownership and privacy are the future. If you're into the intersection of blockchain, wellness, and tech, this one’s for you.

Key topics include:  

• The evolving health data market and the rise of decentralized science (DeSci) 
• How Pulse is redefining data aggregation, privacy, and ownership 
• The resurgence of ICOs, crowdfunding for funding crypto companies
• The role of wearables in crypto and the future of digital health 
• The importance of founders, teams, and early-stage investment strategies 

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to the Conversation
02:56 The Role of the Internet in Innovation
06:12 Defining Culture in the Crypto Space
09:06 Pulse: Merging Health and Technology
12:04 The Unique Value Proposition of Pulse
14:58 Data Ownership and Sharing in Health
18:07 Fundraising Journey and Community Involvement
22:55 The Future of Wearables and Health Data
24:45 Evaluating Founders and Teams
27:14 The Evolution of Fundraising and ICOs
30:37 The Role of Social Technology in Crypto
39:10 Sales Success and Community Engagement
42:09 Innovations in Decentralized Science Collaborations

Links:
https://www.collabcurrency.com/
https://pulse.site/

Twitter Links
https://x.com/PulseNoLimits
https://x.com/NyxNoLimits
https://x.com/derekedws
https://x.com/collab_currency

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In this episode of The Token Warrant, host Mike Zajko speaks with ORE founder Hardhat Chad and Alejandra from Foundation Capital to discuss their backgrounds in the crypto space and the unique aspects of ORE, a cryptocurrency designed for mass onboarding & participation that draws inspiration from Bitcoin. They explore the challenges and opportunities within the crypto ecosystem, particularly focusing on mining dynamics and the potential for integrating decentralized finance. They explore a side project's unexpected success, community and investor relations dynamics, and the future vision for the Ore ecosystem. 

00:00 Introduction and Backgrounds of Hardhat and Alejandra
09:00 The pivot and Origins of ORE with bringing BTC to Solana
13:00  What is ORE?  
14:55  Comparing ORE to Traditional Proof of Work
18:02 Alejandra's experience with mining and early interest with ORE  
20:20 From side project to Colosseum to Foundation fundraise
22:45 Alejandra discovers ORE on Twitter 
27:00 Navigating the ORE community post fair launch
32:19  Making the investment case at Foundation 
32:19  Making the investment case at Foundation 
37:00 Expanding the ORE token into DeFi and DePIN
40:00 Getting started with ORE and the growing ORE ecosystem

Token Warrant:
https://ore.supply/
https://foundationcapital.com

Twitter Links:
https://x.com/HardhatChad
https://x.com/alemartcard

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https://x.com/reganbozman
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In this episode of the The Token Warrant, host Mike Zajko is joined by Shayon Sengupta, an investment partner at Multicoin Capital and Yuan Gao, co-founder of Gradient Network discuss the evolution of edge computing, the role of Gradient Network in the sector, and the integration of DeFi with DePIN protocols and apps. They share insights on their backgrounds, the importance of resource aggregation, and the future of decentralized networks, particularly in emerging markets. The discussion also touches on fundraising strategies and the roadmap for Gradient's products, highlighting the potential for edge computing to revolutionize the industry.

02:40 Shayon's entry into Multicoin and Helium Start

06:00 Proof of Physical Work vs. TIPIN vs. DePIN

06:01 Deep Dive into Helium and MultiCoin

07:30 Yuan's background in Helium APAC and NEO

10:45 DeFi's role within DePIN

16:00 What is Gradient

19:00 The demand for edge compute is starting to reach their expansive supply

20:00 Gradient target verticals

24:05 Gradient's Product and Browser Plugin resources

27:00 How Shayon and Yuan began their collaboration and origins for Gradient

35:00 The market structure for Content Delivery Networks

39:00 The Gradient Roadmap

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In this episode of the Token Warrant, co-host Regan Bozman hits the ring with Carlos from BitKraft Ventures and OnlyLarping, co-founder of Karate Combat. They explore their journeys into cryptocurrency, focusing on the intersection of crypto and sports. OnlyLarping discusses Karate Combat's evolution into a web3-integrated sports league, leveraging crypto to engage fans. Carlos highlights the potential of the $KARATE  token and the upcoming "up only" chain to enhance user engagement and live betting.

00:30 Carlos journey into crypto via BitKraft's web2 side and evaluating new crypto games.

05:30 OnlyLarping's private equity background brings him into the space in 2014 and eventually starting Karate Combat.

7:15 The intersection of sports and crypto and the origins of Karate Combat.`

11:30 UFC as a model for a nascent sports league and how crypto can supercharge the trajectory and where Karate Combat differentiates.

16:00 How Carlos & BitKraft became familiar with Karate Combat, the frustrations with jiu-jitsu, and adding value to Karate Combat.

22:10 Understanding the differences between jiu-jitsu and Karate and the leagues on

26:00 Karate Combat's path to wipe out the equity and turn it over to the Karate Token and the utility of the token. 

29:30 Carlos estimates Karate Combat value and upside potential from Karate's product roadmap.

38:00 Spinning out the infrastructure behind Karate Combat and Up-Only chain.


Links:
https://karate.com/
https://www.bitkraft.vc/

Twitter Links
https://x.com/cegapereira
https://x.com/onlylarping

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In this episode of The Token Warrant, host Regan Bozeman interviews Joe Flanagan, Co-Founder of Maple Finance, and Steve Venino from BlockTower Capital. The episode focuses on Maple's evolution as a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform, beginning with its lending products and the challenges faced during the recent crypto bear market. Steve shares insights into BlockTower Capital's investment strategies and their partnership with Maple, including co-leading a $5 million strategic funding round in August 2023. 

01:00 The Maple Finance origin story starts in traditional finance and moving into DeFi.

04:00 Steve from Blocktower talks his background at Morgan Stanley trading to Point72 and eventually joining Blocktower.

8:30 Blocktower's Maple thesis development starting with the work via their market-neutral fund.

11:15 Joe shares the early days of Maple Finance as a full-service institutional lending marketplace and largely avoiding credit unwinding in 2022. Maple is defined as a transparent yield marketplace.

17:00 How Maple went from $1B+ in TVL to $15M and Maple's conviction is what helped give Blocktower the conviction to make the investment.

20:00 Skepticism about on-chain under-collateralized lending and the transition to secured lending.

25:00 Real World Assets (RWAs) branding from security tokens and the path to bring more assets on chain and opening up lending markets.

32:00 Joe & Steve discuss the opportunities under the Trump administration and potential unlocks afforded to builders in DeFi.

39:00 Conversion of Maple token to Syrup and the launch of the Syrup protocol, enabling institutional lending yields within the broader DeFi ecosystem.

Links:
https://maple.finance/
https://www.blocktower.com/

Twitter Links
https://x.com/spvenino33
https://x.com/joe_defi

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https://x.com/reganbozman
https://www.lattice.fund/

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