The Rollup

Mar 15 2025 337 ep. 48 mins 67
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How Initia’s Interwoven Economy Is Defying Traditional Multi-Chain Design with Zon

Mar 15 2025 28 mins  
In today's episode, we sit down with Intia co-founder, Zon, to talk about what Initia is cooking.The Initia team has been busy building their interwoven rollup ecosystem with 15 publicly announced rollups and a massive $26 million invested. Rollups on Initia have raised more than even Initia itself, showing clear interest.We look into Initia's VIP Program, why high staking rates ar

Terence Kwok on Digital Identity, Proof of Personhood, and Eastern Crypto Markets

Mar 13 2025 39 mins  
The line between real humans and bots is blurring.In today’s episode, we chat with Terence Kwok, the founder of Humanity Protocol, to explore how they're balancing privacy and accountability. Humanity is using technology to read palm prints and vein patterns for verification, all without storing biometric data. This approach could offer a way for users to prove they’re not bots

Rich Rines on Bitcoin's Path to $1,000,000

Mar 11 2025 36 mins  
In today's episode, we talk about the Bitcoin dilemma. Despite it being crypto's foundation, it mainly sits unused in cold storage wasting away any potential. Between high fees, slow transactions, and lack of use case, Bitcoin has struggled to evolve past being a store of value.We sit down with Rich Rines of Core DAO to learn how they are unlocking Bitcoin's potential towards deliv

How Kaito Built an InfoFi Economy with Yu Hu

Mar 08 2025 16 mins  
In today's episode, we cover what happens when you tokenize attention.We sat down with Yu Hu to get the inside story of how Kaito went from tracking crypto Twitter sentiment to dropping what might be the most widely distributed token in recent history. It's completely reshaping how value flows through the crypto social layer.Kaito leans into using market forces and onchain mechanic

Amanda Cassatt on Crypto’s Branding Problem, Scaling Serotonin, and Yapping

Mar 07 2025 47 mins  
In today's episode, we feature a conversation with the strategist behind Ethereum's early marketing initiatives—Amanda Cassatt. She covers her career progression towards becoming the influential figure who helped establish Ethereum as a recognized name in technology, rather than just a hacker project (as it was in its early days). Amanda takes us through her professional backgrou

Yat Siu on East vs. West Culture, Neo-Capitalism, and Onchain Property Rights

Mar 05 2025 40 mins  
Hong Kong is strategically positioning itself as a key web3 hub, and there are good reasons to watch what's happening there.A major highlight from Consensus Hong Kong is the quickly evolving regulatory landscape. Recently, Animoca Brands teamed up with Standard Chartered and Hong Kong Telecom to launch a regulated HKD stablecoin – one of the first with direct backing from a major

How To Find A Massive Edge in Crypto with Akshat Vaidya

Feb 28 2025 42 mins  
In today’s episode, we take a dive through the founders journey and what it’s like to run a massive crypto fund.Clearly, crypto cycles follow a pattern.Skepticism transforms into celebration, then a cooldown period, until something innovative emerges to change the landscape. Each of these cycle presents distinct opportunities.That is what we discuss in today's episode with

Kain Warwick on The Crime Cycle, Memes vs. Fundamentals, and SOL vs. ETH Culture

Feb 26 2025 50 mins  
For today’s episode, we look to answer the question “Seriously. What happened to crypto?” alongside Kain.The landscape continues to evolve rapidly as underlying dynamics shift, narratives transform, capital redirects, and new market structures emerge.In today's episode, we sit down with Kain Warwick from Infinex to cover the state of the market and look at how low-float V

Is Hibachi The Next Hyperliquid?

Feb 21 2025 50 mins  
Imagine Hyperliquid, but ZK.In today's episode, we cover the evolution of onchain trading and its core challenge: balancing speed with security. It's a constant trade-off in DeFi. Faster systems, like Hyperliquid, tend to lean towards centralization, while more secure ones often sacrifice performance.But there's a solution emerging: Boundless execution with ZK proofs. This gives tr

Why BlackRock’s BUIDL Fund is Going Multichain

Feb 20 2025 49 mins  
In today's episode, we cover how regulation meets the greater crypto economy.Treasury tokens have evolved from concept to reality, now trading actively in DeFi markets with BlackRock and Securitize leading the transformation. By converting U.S. treasuries into blockchain assets with institutional backing, they're laying groundwork for wider adoption.We sat down with Robinso