Rachel Wolfson sat down with Brian D. Evans, CEO and Founder of BDE Ventures, to discuss his journey as a Web3 investor, the entertainment industry’s involvement in Web3, and his experience as a judge on the upcoming Web3 show “The Next Crypto Gem,”  which will premiere on Amazon in September. 

This week's guests:

Brian D. Evans is the CEO and Founder of BDE Ventures, a Web3 Venture Studio and advising firm. He’s also a starring judge and producer on the upcoming Shark Tank-style crypto TV show The Next Crypto Gem, set to launch in September. Brian is a lifelong entrepreneur who has founded, advised and consulted for a wide array of companies in the gaming, NFT, blockchain and AI sectors. Included among the companies Brian has founded are ReBlock Ventures, a leading venture studio focused on advising and launching Web 3 companies, and Influencive, a digital publication that features young upcoming entrepreneurs and influencers. Brian is also a founding member of Affinity.xyz, an exclusive web3 mastermind group, and was listed on this year’s Forbes’ 40 Under 40 List.

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Rachel Wolfson sat down with Don Tapscott to discuss the evolution of blockchain technology. Don explains how blockchain has evolved over the years, mentioning how the technology is being used today and how it will be leveraged moving forward. 

This week's guests:

Don Tapscott, Executive Chairman of the Blockchain Research Institute, is one of the world’s leading authorities on the impact of technology on business and society. He has authored 18 books, including Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything, which has been translated into over 25 languages. In 2016, with his son Alex, he co-authored the global best seller Blockchain Revolution: How the Technology Behind Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies is Changing the World, now translated into 20 languages. In 2017, Don and Alex co-founded the Blockchain Research Institute, whose 100+ projects are the definitive investigation into blockchain strategy, use-cases, implementation challenges and organizational transformations. The Blockchain Research Institute has since expanded globally, partnering with organizations around the world to launch five global partner offices, including BRI Africa, BRI Brasil, BRI Europe, BRI Middle East, and BRI Korea.

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Rachel Wolfson sat down with Lewis Cohen – Co-Founder of DLx Law – and Margaret Rosenfeld – CLO of Cube Exchange – to discuss the XRP court ruling. Both Cohen and Rosenfeld explain what the court ruling means today and how the case may change moving forward. 

This week's guests:

Lewis Rinaudo Cohen is the Co-founder of DLx Law, a law firm established in 2018 to serve the needs of a new, technology-driven economy.  Lewis and the DLx Law team provide in-depth legal counsel to startups, growth companies, venture capital and other investment firms, and major enterprises on a broad range of matters involving the use of blockchain, fungible and non-fungible crypto assets, and other disruptive technologies.  Passionate about the ability of innovative technologies to change the way businesses and individuals work together, Lewis has become a major advocate for the potential of emerging technologies to benefit and transform businesses around the globe.

Margaret Rosenfeld is the Chief Legal Officer of Cube Group, Inc., the global holding company for Cube Exchange, a hybrid DEX/CEX crypto exchange launching in Australia. Margaret. Prior to moving in-house, Margaret was a partner of K&L Gates, where she co-founded and chaired its global Digital Assets, Blockchain and Cryptocurrency practice.  Margaret has more than 26 years of corporate, financing, strategic and securities experience focused on large private and public technology companies both in the United States and internationally, having practiced law with Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison in Tokyo, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in London and Frankfurt and Smith Anderson in the Research Triangle Park region.  Margaret has been actively involved in the cryptocurrency industry since 2015, advising FinTechs, exchanges, OTC Desks, crypto mining and hosting companies, DeFi platforms, banks, DAOs, NFT issuers and platforms, stable coin companies and many others. 

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Rachel Wolfson sat down with Paul Brody, Global Blockchain Leader for Ernst & Young (EY), to discuss how Ethereum is being leveraged by leading enterprises. Paul also discusses his new book, Ethereum for Businesses, explaining the goal behind the book.

This week's guest:

Paul Brody drives Ernst & Young initiatives and investments in blockchain technology across consulting, audit and tax business lines. He has held a number of leadership positions in the areas of internet of things, supply chain and operations and business strategy, working with many client organizations. 

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Rachel Wolfson sat down with Sandy Carter, Chief Operating Officer and Head of Business Development at Unstoppable Domains, to discuss digital identity and how this concept applies to both Web2 and Web3 companies. 

This week's guest:

Sandy Carter is Chief Operating Officer and Head of Business Development at Unstoppable Domains, a platform for user-owned digital identity. As COO, she is responsible for driving growth and developing business strategies in pursuit of the company’s mission to provide user-owned identity for the world. She also drives partnerships and integrations for Web3 and the Metaverse. Prior to Unstoppable, Sandy was a VP at AWS where she created and grew businesses in emerging tech, leveraging AI, blockchain, and AR/VR. Before that, she was a General Manager at IBM and a Silicon Valley start-up founder. Sandy is also a member of Fortune Most Powerful Women, is fluent in eight programming languages and is the author of five books. 

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Rachel Wolfson sat down with Jamieson Hill, founder of Shellz Orb – an generative art NFT collection – to discuss different NFT projects, the role of utility, meme coins, why a unique appearance is important in the Web3 sector and much more.

This week's guest:

Jamieson Hill founded Shellz Orb in 2021, a hand drawn, generative art collection on the ETH blockchain. Before founding Shellz Orb, Jamieson’s curiosity and tampering with the internet led him to begin programming websites. He then became a DJ and started traveling all around the world; making music and performing at parties for the likes of Samsung, Calvin Klein & Stella Artois, alongside artists like John Legend, Skrillex, and Kanye. Jamieson attended the Zicklin School of Business for Entrepreneurship. This education led to him starting a few companies. While most failed, some did well - like Related Garments, an ecom startup where he served as CTO for 3 years. 

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Special thanks to Banxa for sponsoring this episode. Banxa is a leading crypto payments infrastructure provider. Check out Banxa for all your Web3 projects.

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Rachel Wolfson and co-host, Deanna Dial Wursta, sat down with Avery Akkineni, President of Vayner3, at Veecon 2023 to discuss why brands, consumers and enterprises should care about Web3 adoption.

This week's guest:

President of Vayner3, Avery Akkineni, is leading the mission to guide the world's largest enterprises in navigating the next iteration of connected consumer behavior. In July 2021, Akkineni launched the VaynerX consultancy, Vayner3, alongside serial entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk. In less than twelve months, Akkineni successfully led the expansion of the consultancy to 50+ global digital innovation experts. Partnering with dozens of Fortune 500 corporations across industries, Vayner3 has successfully advised organizations on strategic initiatives, including Web3 program development, generative AI, and immersive digital experiences.

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Rachel Wolfson sat down with Fonz Olvera, CEO and Founder of Tokenproof, to discuss how major brands like Adidas are leveraging non-fungible tokens (NFTs). In this episode, Olvera explains both the benefits and the challenges associated with NFTs for brands, ticketing and much more.

This week's guest:

Fonz Olvera is the founder and CEO of tokenproof, a safe token-gating solution in the Web3 space that is helping brands unlock token-based experiences for their audiences, both online and IRL.

In early 2021, Fonz discovered NFTs and noticed that users were losing their valuable NFTs to scammers. He realized the need for a solution that allowed users to make use of their digital assets without exposing them to risk. Thus, tokenproof was born, providing safe token-gating technology, both online and in the real world. Tokenproof quickly evolved into a platform to connect the real world with NFTs and was used for access control and ticketing at over 75 events around NFTNYC 2022, and 45 events and activations at Miami Art Week, rapidly gaining traction as a household name in the NFT space

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Special thanks to Banxa for sponsoring this episode. Banxa is a leading crypto payments infrastructure provider. Check out Banxa for all your Web3 projects.

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Rachel Wolfson and co-host, Deanna Wursta, sat down with Shannon Snow – chief operating officer for World of Women – at Veecon 2023 to discuss how to drive more diversity and inclusion in Web3 through engaging communities. Snow also explains the importance of NFT artwork and why brands should care about Web3 initiatives. 

This week's guests:

Shannon Snow is the COO of World of Women, an NFT brand celebrating representation, inclusion and equity in Web3 and beyond. Prior to joining World of Women, Shannon led US Entertainment at Meta, helping entertainment, media and sports companies move into the metaverse. She spent over a decade at Google building and leading teams.

Show sponsors & production team:

Special thanks to Animoca Brands for sponsoring this episode. As a worldwide, industry leader in digital entertainment, blockchain, and digital property rights, Animoca Brands plays a key role in the future growth of Web3 and the open metaverse

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Special thanks to Banxa for sponsoring this episode. Banxa is a leading crypto payments infrastructure provider. Check out Banxa for all your Web3 projects.

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Special thanks to Wursta for producing this episode. Wursta is a global technology consultancy on a mission to help businesses save time and money by making wise decisions on critical IT including email, cloud, cybersecurity, Web3, and more. WRST Collabs is Wursta’s innovation lab exploring web3 and curating the WRST NFT Gallery. 

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Director, Alex Wilcox: https://instagram.com/alexanderwilcox?igshid=ZjE2NGZiNDQ=

Creative Director, Aron Bender: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aron-bender/

Musical Director, Dana Albo: https://instagram.com/danaalbo10?igshid=ZjE2NGZiNDQ=

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Rachel's Website: https://www.rachelwolfson.me/ 

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Rachel's Bitcoin E-Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08WLHXRS3 

Rachel's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/rachelswolfson

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Rachel Wolfson and co-host, Deanna Wursta, sat down with Cathy Hackl – Founder of VerseLux and Chief Metaverse Officer at Journey – at VeeCon 2023 to discuss next-generation wearable technology, the Metaverse, artificial intelligence and much more. 

This week's guests:

Cathy Hackl is a globally recognized metaverse executive and tech futurist that has worked with HTC VIVE, Magic Leap, and AWS. She leads Journey's Metaverse Studio helping brands with metaverse/Web3 strategies, NFTs, gaming, and virtual couture. Her team created Walmart Land and Universe of Play for Walmart in Roblox, and she produced Electric Fest, a virtual concert in Walmart Land. She styled Kane Brown, Madison Beer, and Yungblud in virtual couture looks for the festival. In 2023, Hackl will be launching several luxury web3 connected fashion collections and will dive deeper into virtual fashion.

Show sponsors & production team:

Special thanks to Banxa for sponsoring this episode. Banxa is a leading crypto payments infrastructure provider. Check out Banxa for all your Web3 projects.

Learn more at https://banxa.com/ 

Special thanks to Wursta for producing this episode. Wursta is a global technology consultancy on a mission to help businesses save time and money by making wise decisions on critical IT including email, cloud, cybersecurity, Web3, and more. WRST Collabs is Wursta’s innovation lab exploring web3 and curating the WRST NFT Gallery. 

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Producer, Mark Gamo: https://instagram.com/markgamo?igshid=ZjE2NGZiNDQ=

Director, Alex Wilcox: https://instagram.com/alexanderwilcox?igshid=ZjE2NGZiNDQ=

Creative Director, Aron Bender: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aron-bender/

Musical Director, Dana Albo: https://instagram.com/danaalbo10?igshid=ZjE2NGZiNDQ=

💡 OTHER RESOURCES: 

Rachel's Website: https://www.rachelwolfson.me/ 

Rachel's Cointelegraph Column: https://cointelegraph.com/authors/rachel-wolfson 

Rachel's Bitcoin E-Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08WLHXRS3 

Rachel's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/rachelswolfson

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