CryptoNews Podcast

Mar 06 2025 419 ep. 41 mins 51

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Exploring the ideas and stories of crypto moguls from around the world. Learn more at cryptonews.com

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#419: George Bousis, CEO of Raise, Web3 Gift Cards Industry, Spending to Earn, Raising an Additional $63M, and Customer Loyalty Programs

Mar 06 2025 34 mins

George Bousis is a serial entrepreneur and angel investor at the forefront of the payments, loyalty, and blockchain industries. As the Founder, CEO, and Chairman of Raise, he launched the world's leading platform for digital gift cards. Under his leadership, Raise achieved over $5 billion in sales and saved its customers upwards of $250 million. In this conversation, we discuss: -

#418: Dominic Schwenter, COO of Lisk, on The Ethereum Foundation, The Superchain, and Ethereum’s Role in High-Growth Markets

Mar 03 2025 32 mins

Dominic Schwenter is the COO of Lisk, the Layer 2 blockchain dedicated to bringing Web3 adoption in emerging markets back to Ethereum. Dominic’s understanding of blockchain technology and its applications has positioned him as a thought leader in the industry, contributing to numerous innovative projects and solutions. Dominic is dedicated to advancing the adoption of blockchain

#417: Austin King, Co-Founder of Omni Network , on Memecoin Mania, $XRP, and Creating the Abstraction Layer for the Ethereum Ecosystem

Feb 27 2025 38 mins

Austin King is the Co-Founder of Omni Network and CEO of Labs, the abstraction layer for the Ethereum ecosystem. With a background in computer science from Harvard, Austin began his entrepreneurial journey by creating a payment network that scaled to over 10 billion transactions before being acquired by Ripple. Today, Austin, alongside Co-Founder Tyler Tarsi, is leading Omni’s mi

#416: Prabal Banerjee, Co-founder of Avail, on The Future of Blockchain Interoperability, Chain Abstraction, and Scalability in Web3

Feb 24 2025 33 mins

Prabal Banerjee, co-founder of Avail, is a researcher and technical leader. He spearheaded the implementation of the Data Availability layer in 2020 and led a team of researchers to explore new frontiers in cryptography and blockchain technology. Prabal's interest in cryptography began in 2013, which led him to explore blockchain technology in 2016. He accumulated a wide range of i

#415: William Quigley, Co-founder of Tether & WAX, on Bitcoin, Stablecoins, ETH vs. SOL, Crypto Regulation, and The 2025 Crypto Cycle

Feb 20 2025 37 mins

William E. Quigley is a cryptocurrency and blockchain investor. He has incubated and invested in more than 30 bitcoin, blockchain and cryptocurrency-related investments and co-developed the first crypto derivative used to trade pre-release Ethereum. He co-founded Tether, the first fiat-backed stablecoin and most traded cryptocurrency to date, GoCoin, a pioneering crypto payments pr

#414: Jay Jog, Co-Founder of Sei Labs, on L1s vs. L2s, Solving EVM’s Scalability Issues, Stablecoin Tooling, and Unlocking Web2-level Performance for Web3

Feb 17 2025 33 mins

Jayendra "Jay" Jog is the Co-Founder of Sei Labs, the team behind the Sei Network, a high-performance, low-fee, general-purpose blockchain designed for the best UX for developers and users. Before Sei, Jay was a software engineer at Robinhood, an experience that inspired his decision to build a layer-1 blockchain capable of Web2 scale. In this conversation, we discuss: - L1s vs. L2

#413: Sean Ren, CEO of Sahara AI, on Personalized Knowledge Agents (KAs), Copyright Issues in AI, and The Future of Crypto AI

Feb 13 2025 31 mins

Sean Ren is the CEO and Co-Founder of Sahara AI, a decentralized blockchain platform built for AI. Backed by top investors in AI and Crypto, including Pantera Capital, Polychain Capital, Sequoia Capital, Samsung, Matrix Partners, and many more, Sahara AI has raised over $40 million to advance decentralized AI. Today, Sahara AI is trusted by 35+ leading tech innovators and research

#412: Vijay Chetty, CEO of Eclipse Labs, on Combining Solana’s Speed With Ethereum’s Liquidity and Ethereum’s First SVM L2

Feb 10 2025 33 mins

Vijay Chetty is the CEO of Eclipse Labs, bringing a wealth of experience in business development and corporate strategy. Previously, he served as the Chief Growth Officer at Eclipse Laboratories Inc. and held advisory roles at Uniswap Labs. His career includes notable positions as Head of Business Development at both Uniswap Labs and the dYdX Foundation, where he played a pivotal r

#411: Ahmad Shadid, CEO of o.xyz, on Building the World's First Sovereign Super AI, DeAIOs, and The Future of AI & Crypto

Feb 06 2025 33 mins

Ahmad Shadid is the Founder and CEO of O.XYZ, an ecosystem with a mission to build the world's first sovereign super intelligence. As Ahmad put it, "AI must be a tool for the people, not a weapon for profit." O.XYZ is a complex ecosystem, starting with it’s core – O.Super Intelligence which will help guide decisions, solve complex problems, and interact with people in the ecosy

#410: Brandon Goh, CEO of Treehouse, on Liquid Staking Tokens, Decentralized Offered Rates (DORs), and The Fixed Income Market

Feb 03 2025 32 mins

Brandon Goh is the Co-Founder and CEO of Treehouse Labs, the parent company of TRHX and Treehouse. The firm builds infrastructure, data, and standards to enable confident and informed investments in digital assets. Before founding Treehouse, Brandon held fixed-income roles at Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo Securities, focusing on credit, derivatives, and asset-backed securities. He