Web3 Unlocked

By Tom

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The podcast currently has 49 episodes available.

Web3 Unlocked episodes:

April 19, 2025 Igniting Web3: MEXC’s $30M Push + Highlights from PBW 2025

In this episode, we explore two powerful events shaping the next wave of Web3 innovation:

🚀 MEXC Ventures launched IgniteX, a $30M initiative to fund early-stage Web3 builders across DeFi, AI, ZK, and emerging markets

—offering mentorship, funding, and access to a global network.

🇫🇷 Paris Blockchain Week 2025 brought together over 9,600 attendees, 500+ speakers,

and visionary regulators worldwide to discuss blockchain’s next regulatory, technical, and cultural frontiers.

This episode dives into the catalysts driving the decentralized movement forward from capital to conversation.
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12min
April 18, 2025From Screens to Streets: How OKX and HERO.TECH Are Making Web3 Real
Web3 is stepping out of the browser and into the real world!

In this episode, we explore how OKX and HERO.TECH are making blockchain technology tangible and rewarding for everyday users.
OKX has launched its U.S.-based crypto exchange and Web3 wallet—offering a secure, regulatory-compliant alternative to Binance with full DeFi support and over 130 blockchain integrations.
HERO.TECH is introducing CyberCharge, a public charging station that rewards users with crypto while they juice up their devices. It’s Web3’s answer to passive income—one phone charge at a time.

From centralized exchange evolution to urban blockchain infrastructure, these two stories show us how Web3 is evolving from code to convenience—and reshaping how we live, earn, and interact.
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10min
April 16, 2025 Canada Leads with Spot Solana ETFs—Web3 Meets AI-Powered Identity

Web3 just took two major steps forward—on opposite sides of the world.

🇨🇦 Canada approved the first-ever spot Solana ETFs,

allowing investors to gain direct exposure to SOL plus staking rewards—a game-changer for regulated crypto access.

Meanwhile, AI agents are becoming active users on-chain,

triggering a race to build trustable digital identity frameworks using zero-knowledge proofs, biometrics, and proof-of-personhood tech.

In this episode, we unpack: ✅ Why Solana’s ETFs are more than just a finance headline

✅ How AI wallets, bots & DAO voters are changing what “user” means

✅ The tension between anonymity and accountability in a permissionless world

✅ How these trends together signal Web3’s shift toward maturity and mainstream integration

From ETF innovation to identity infrastructure, the decentralized web is evolving fast.

Tune in and stay ahead. 🎧
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13min
April 15, 2025 $OM Collapse: How a $1B Tokenization Giant Lost 90% Overnight

One of 2025’s hottest Web3 tokens just crashed—and took billions with it.

In today’s episode, we dig into the spectacular rise and sudden collapse of MANTRA ($OM), once a poster child for Real-World Asset (RWA) tokenization.

From a $1 billion deal with DAMAC Group to a 90% price drop in a matter of hours,

this is a story about ambition, centralization, and crypto’s ongoing struggle with trust.

We break down:

✅ How $OM surged to $6.30 and gained global momentum

✅ The massive dump to OKX that triggered liquidations and investor panic

✅ Why token centralization was the project’s biggest risk all along

✅ What the team said—and what they didn’t

✅ How this echoes past collapses like LUNA, and what the RWA space must learn

This isn’t just about one token—it’s about the fragile architecture beneath the hype.

If you’re following the rise of RWA tokens, this is the cautionary tale you can’t miss. 🎧⚠️
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17min
April 14, 2025 [Tariffed World] The Decentralized Answer to a Global Trade War

Mid-April 2025 delivered more than market shocks—it marked a turning point.

The New Rules of Global Trade, we unravel how a new wave of tariffs triggered a global chain reaction—and how Web3 quietly offered an alternative path.

🎯 The U.S. issued targeted exemptions, only to follow with an even harsher second wave.

📉 The EU scrambled to propose a zero-tariff pact.

📺 Politicians compared the moment to the 1930s.

🧾 U.S. consumers began seeing “tariff surcharge” on receipts.

But the most fascinating twist? Web3.

In Singapore, smart contracts redefined tariff logic.

In Berlin, DAOs voted on decentralized trade rates.

In Lagos, DeFi solved financing gaps.

And in California, copper shipments were tokenized and cleared with crypto.

As centralized systems clashed, decentralized ones adapted.

This episode explores how a turbulent April catalyzed a new hybrid world—where tariffs are still real, but trust is programmable.

Tune in for a global deep dive + a Web3 lens 🔍
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12min
April 11, 2025[Tariffed World] Trump vs. China, Round 2: The Political Tariff Game
The New Rules of Global Trade, we zoom in on the man behind April’s most controversial economic headlines—Donald J. Trump. 🧨

As he leads the GOP primary, Trump is back on the global stage, turning tariffs into a political weapon.

With fiery press conferences, viral Truth Social posts, and campaign rallies packed with populist slogans,

Trump is making tariffs his trademark once again. 🧱

We unpack:
🎤 Trump's 125% tariff proposal & anti-China blitz
📱 His viral Truth Social posts targeting Biden
🇨🇳 China’s retaliatory response
📉 Market reactions & inflation fears
🧠 The strategy behind the April tariff surge

Whether you're pro-tariff or pro-free trade, this episode digs deep into the intersection of policy, power, and political theater.

Is Trump reshaping the global trade narrative—or just stoking a new kind of economic nationalism?

Tune in to understand why April 2025 may go down as the month Trump redefined tariffs… again.
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15min
April 10, 2025[Tariffed World] U.S.–China Trade War Ignites (Again)
The trade war just escalated ⚔️.

In this second episode of Tariffed World: The New Rules of Global Trade,

we dive deep into the intensifying U.S.–China conflict and the global shockwaves it’s sending across supply chains, markets, and diplomacy.

On April 10, 2025, former President Trump raised tariffs on Chinese imports to 125%, triggering a fierce counterattack from Beijing 🇨🇳:
84% tariffs on U.S. goods
Rare earth export controls
Blacklisted American firms
A digital yuan trade expansion
Domestic stimulus through China's new Economic Resilience Initiative

Meanwhile, other nations scrambled to respond—from Canada and Mexico to France, India, Japan, and even Saudi Arabia.

We unpack:

🌐 The strategic motives behind the escalation

📉 Market reactions and corporate disruption

🛰️ China's pivot toward Belt and Road, and the dollar's digital challenger

🤝 Global repositioning and diplomacy in flux

This isn’t just a trade spat—it’s a defining moment in 21st-century geopolitics.

Tune in for the global view 🌍.
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13min
April 09, 2025[Tariffed World] From EVs to Exports: A Tariffed World Begins
Welcome to the debut of Tariffed World: The New Rules of Global Trade 🎙️

April 2025 hit like a freight train: the U.S. slapped 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs and green tech. China fired back.

The EU launched probes. India raised barriers. Suddenly, a new wave of protectionism is here—not just economics. It’s tech, politics, and power.

This episode unpacks:
⚖️ Why tariffs are back
🇺🇸 vs 🇨🇳 tensions
🔋 Clean energy’s central role
📉 Market fallout
🧠 What it means for the future of globalization

Is this the start of a Cold Trade War?
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15min
April 03, 2025 Crypto Meets Wall Street: Circle’s IPO and the Battle for Stablecoin Dominance

Circle is taking USDC to Wall Street—and it might just change everything. 🏛️💸

In today’s episode, we explore Circle’s upcoming IPO, set for late April 2025,

and why it’s a big deal for stablecoins, regulation, and crypto’s credibility.

If approved, Circle will become the first major stablecoin issuer to go public,

offering a new level of transparency and accountability in the digital asset world.

We break down:

✅ Why Circle’s going public now—and why it matters

✅ What this means for USDC vs USDT vs PYUSD

✅ How public listing could influence stablecoin regulation and institutional adoption

✅ Circle’s recent move to One World Trade Center and what that signals

✅ The risks, rewards, and ripple effects across the entire Web3 space

This isn’t just a corporate move—it’s a milestone in bridging crypto and traditional finance.

So if you’re watching how DeFi gets mainstream, this episode’s for you. 🎧
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14min
April 02, 2025 China’s First Licensed Web3 Game? SHRAPNEL Just Changed the Game

Web3 gaming just hit a major global milestone—and the Chinese government backs it. 🎮

In today’s episode, we dive into the groundbreaking launch of SHRAPNEL,

the award-winning FPS, on China’s official Real-World Asset (RWA) Copyright Chain.

We explore:

✅ What this means for blockchain gaming’s legitimacy and regulation

✅ How SHRAPNEL is tokenizing in-game items with legal protection

✅ The role of Lingjing Game Labs (under People’s Daily) in localization

✅ How governments, not just gamers, are now shaping the future of Web3

This isn’t just a game launch—it’s a full-on cultural and regulatory shift.

With RWA tokenization, state partnerships, and decentralized infrastructure going mainstream,

SHRAPNEL just became a case study for the future of blockchain-powered entertainment.

This episode is a must-listen if you care about Web3, gaming, regulation, or digital economies. 🎧
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13min

FAQs about Web3 Unlocked:

How many episodes does Web3 Unlocked have?

The podcast currently has 49 episodes available.