This Aerospace Engineer left SpaceX to Build Enterprise Crypto Solutions! with John Rising

John Rising, co-founder and CEO of Stackup, joined me to discuss how his company is helping enterprises to adopt crypto. Get to know John: Metaverse theme – Travel Favorite food – Street Tacos Favorite musician/artist – Story of Moondog Favorite movie – 2001 Space Odyssey Favorite book - The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Hobby – Baking Topics: Stackup's Enterprise Crypto Solutions Helping Coinbase and TrustWallet to build infrastructure John's time as an Aerospace Engineer at SpaceX, Virgin Galactic Crypto and Blockchain in the Space economy US Crypto Regulation and industry outlook Links: https://x.com/johnrising_…

Why the Pectra Upgrade is a Game Changer for Ethereum and its Layer 2s! with Preston Van Loon

Preston Van Loon, Ethereum Core Developer at Offchain Labs, joined me to discuss the impact of the Pectra upgrade to the Ethereum network. Get to know Preston: Metaverse theme – Flying airplanes Favorite food – Chicken Rice and Broccoli Favorite musician/artist – Anthony Green Favorite movie – A Knights Tale Hobby – Flying Topics: Benefits of the Pectra upgrade How the upgrade impacts Layer 2s Upcoming Ethereum upgrades Why major institutions build on Ethereum Arbitrum overview Future of Web advertising and monetization US Crypto Outlook Links: https://x.com/preston_vanloon https://www.offchainlabs.com/ Watch the interview https://youtu.be/5RusuB7b12U Listen to…

TradFi Can’t Ignore Crypto Anymore! with John D’Agostino

John D'Agostino, Head of Strategy at Coinbase Institutional, joined me to discuss TradFi entering Crypto and how Coinbase is servicing institutions such as BlackRock. John has an incredible story in TradFi that was told in the book Rigged, the True Story of an Ivy League Kid who Changed the World of Oil, written by Ben Mezrich. Get to know John: Metaverse theme – St Judes & helping kids Favorite food – Sushi Favorite musician/artist – Taylor Swift Favorite movie – Dead Poets Society Favorite Book – The Sorrows of Young Werther Novel by Johann…

Coinbase’s Huge Victory Against the SEC & 2025 Crypto Strategy with Paul Grewal

Paul Grewal, Chief Legal officer at Coinbase, joined me to discuss Coinbase's victory over the SEC and his outlook for the crypto industry this year. Topics: SEC drops case against Coinbase - what happens next? Can Coinbase recoup legal fees from the SEC or US Gov? SEC crypto task force Will Crypto and Stablecoin legislation get passed this year? Bitcoin Reserve Countries launching stablecoins on Base Meme coins Will the Cleveland Cavaliers go tot he NBA finals Links: https://x.com/iampaulgrewal https://www.coinbase.com/ Watch the interview https://youtu.be/5LEKeTs8GmA Listen to the interview Timestamps 01:30 SEC dismisses Coinbase case…

How Coinbase is Helping AI Agents to Use Crypto with Dan Kim & Nemil Dalal

Nemil Dalal, Head of the Coinbase Developer Platform and Dan Kim, Head of Business Development of the Coinbase Developer Platform, joined me to discuss the convergence of AI and Crypto. Topics: The convergence of AI and Crypto How crypto is helping facilitate transactions to and from people and also between AI agents Coinbase conducting the first AI Agent to AI Agent payment with USDC Coinbase's developer platform solutions for AI Agent creation and crypto payments AI disruption of jobs and can AI Agents create new jobs Will AI Agent tokens and NFTs be considered…

Revolutionizing DeFi Yield with Safety, Insurance, & Risk Assessment with Mehdi Lebbar

Mehdi Lebbar is the cofounder of Exponential DeFi. We discuss the outlook on DeFi and the Crypto market. Get to know Medhi: Metaverse theme – Golden age of Wall Street 1970s to early 2000s Favorite food – Moroccan Tagine with Lamb Favorite movie – Inception Favorite book – Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb Hobby – Surfing Topics: Exponential's different approach to DeFi How DeFi can be made safer and avoid exploits Different ways to earn yield in DeFi Stablecoin market Crypto market outlook Developing countries adopting Crypto Links: https://exponential.fi/ https://x.com/elmidou Watch the interview https://youtu.be/Fz48e0OtB-c…