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Crypto Hipster

Making sense of the digital economy—through the people building it.Where builders talk freedom, not price.The Crypto Hipster Podcast features conversations with founders, entrepreneurs, and independent creators shaping what comes next.This is not a traditional interview show. These are perspective-driven conversations focused on insight, conviction, and the realities of building in a rapidly changing world.We go beyond headlines, beyond hype, and beyond price—to explore ownership, freedom, and opportunity in the digital economy.Some episodes are conversations. Some are reflections.All are designed to help you understand what’s being built—and why it matters.

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  1. 944

    Crypto Hipster Manifesto E4: Pressure Reveals The Builder

    Crypto was supposed to disrupt manufactured credibility.Instead, parts of the industry learned how to manufacture it too.In this episode of Crypto Hipster, Jamil Hasan explores why pressure—not titles, visibility, or polished narratives—reveals who actually understands the systems they speak about.After hundreds of conversations across crypto and the digital economy, the signal became harder to ignore: real builders sound different once they’ve lived through enough friction.This episode examines operational depth, manufactured credibility, long-form conversation, and why pressure eventually exposes the difference between performance and lived experience.Crypto Hipster.Where builders talk freedom, not price.

  2. 943

    Signals Through the Noise: Exposure, Not Ownership

    Exposure is not ownership.In this episode of Crypto Hipster, Jamil Hasan sits down with Alan Qureshi of Black Lake to examine what happens when real-world assets move onchain — and where the cracks still exist beneath the surface.Because tokenization sounds clean… until you ask the harder question:If the token moves……does legal ownership move too?This conversation explores the collision between blockchain infrastructure, legal systems, settlement layers, custody assumptions, and systemic trust. Not from the perspective of hype cycles or announcements — but from the perspective of operational reality.Topics include:• The difference between exposure and actual ownership• What happens when tokenized systems fail• The legal tension between wrappers and real assets• Why infrastructure matters more than narratives• The hidden assumptions inherited from traditional finance• What tokenization exposes about modern marketsCrypto Hipster is where builders talk freedom, not price.

  3. 942

    Crypto Hipster Manifesto E3: I’m Not Competing With Your Podcast

    I’ve been told I picked the wrong day.That Tuesdays are crowded.That I’m going up against bigger shows.Good.Because this isn’t about competing for attention.This episode breaks down the difference between building for launch…and building for longevity.Why most podcasts optimize for spikes—and why I don’t.Tuesdays are for perspective.Thursdays are for conversations.One per week. On purpose.Not content for the sake of content.Signal… when it’s ready.This isn’t about being first.It’s about being worth finding.

  4. 941

    Signals Through the Noise: The Hidden Risk in Crypto No One Is Talking About

    Most people think crypto’s biggest risk is volatility.It’s not.It’s uncertainty in the data itself.In this conversation, Victor Fei from Ormi and I break down how the data layer works, where it fails, and what happens when systems rely on signals that might not be right.This isn’t about price.It’s about what sits underneath it.Where builders talk freedom, not price.

  5. 940

    I Stopped Renting Attention — And Started Building Something That Compounds

    I didn’t leave X because it failed.I left because I realized something most people still don’t understand:You don’t own your audience.For years, I played the game—posting, engaging, building visibility.It looked like progress. It felt like momentum.But attention isn’t ownership.It’s rented.In this episode, I break down why I stopped chasing distribution—and started building something that compounds.This isn’t about platforms.It’s about control.Ownership.And building something that actually lasts.If you’re a builder, not a promoter—this is for you.—Crypto Hipster PodcastMaking sense of the digital economy—through the people building it.Where builders talk freedom, not price.

  6. 939

    Crypto Hipster Manifesto: Why I Stopped Interviewing Corporate Crypto

    I stopped interviewing corporate crypto. Not because I ran out of guests...but because the conversations stopped being real.At some point, everyone started sounding the same. Same backgrounds. Same narratives. Same polished answers.So I changed the rules.This episode is a reset on what the Crypto Hipster Podcast is...and who it is for.This is not a show for people adjacent to outcomes. It is for builders.Founders.And people with something at stake.The ones who do not get to hide behind narratives, a corporate infrastructure, or a flashy resume and cushy job.Because when things break (and they almost always do)...they feel it.Pain over pedigree.Scars over fluff.Knife-sharpened over spoon-fed.Cypherpunks over suits.Founders over phonies.If you're here for price predictions, headlines, or recycled talking points, this is not for you.If you want to understand what's actually being built and what is actually takes to build it......you are in the right place.

  7. 938

    Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls, Ep.67 (FINALE): Jump? Taking the Leap Out From the Pains of the Old World and Into the Joys of the Web3 Future

    This is the sixty-seventh and final episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Haden Patrick, Director of Business Operations @ Cordial Systems (6/5/2024, Season 7)Karan Bharadwaj, CEO @ Arithmic (7/3/2024, Season 7)Tim Wang, COO @ Elixir (6/9/2024, Season 7)Michael O'Rourke, CEO and co-founder @ Pocket Network (9/2/2023, Season 6)

  8. 937

    Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls, Ep. 66: Bitter Sweet Symphony? How Enduring the Growing Pains of a Nascent Web3 Industry Today Will Lead to a Thriving Global Economy Tomorrow

    This is the sixty-sixth episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Dan Kaizer, CTO @ Azuro (5/26/2024, Season 7)Bowen Wang, Founder @ NEAR One (5/19/2025, Season 8)Pavel Altukhov, co-founder @ TAC (4/3/2025, Season 8)William Herkelrath, CEO and co-founder @ K3 Labs (2/7/2025, Season 8)

  9. 936

    Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls, Ep. 65: Edge of Seventeen? How the Failures and Successes of the 2017 Initial Coin Offering Era Led to Later Advancements in Cryptographic Innovation

    This is the sixty-fifth episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Oliver von Landsberg-Sadie, Head of Strategic Partnerships @ MPCH (6/5/2024, Season 7)Bogdan Habic, co-founder and CTO @ Tenderly (8/27/2023, Season 6)Butain Li, CEO @ Bless Network (3/22/2025, Season 8)Teemu Päivinen, founder and CEO @ ZkCloud (1/12/2025, Season 8)

  10. 935

    Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls, E64: We Didn’t Start the Fire? Why Blockchain’s Evolution Is More Important Than Greedy Bankers & Crooked Politicians Making a Quick Buck For Themselves At Your Expense

    This is the sixty-fourth episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Adam Helfgott, co-founder @ Valence (10/14/2023, Season 6)Ian Estrada, co-founder and CEO @ MAITRIX (3/14/2025, Season 8)Nikhil Raghuveera, co-founder and CEO @ Aethos (5/26/2024, Season 7) Todd Haselhorst, CEO and founder @ HEALE Labs (4/13/2024, Season 7)David Weisberger, Co-founder Emeritus @ CoinRoutes (3/23/2025, Season 8)

  11. 934

    Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls, Ep. 63: Fire and Rain? Unifying Fragmented Economies to Introduce the Next Billion Users to the Web3 World

    This is the sixty-third episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Karel Kubat, founder @ Union (6/22/2024, Season 7)Nathan Kim, Marketing Director @ UNOPND and Rachel Kim, Senior Manager of Events and Partnerships @ shardLab (2/13/2024, Season 6)Chris Liquin, CEO @ Cupcake (5/25/2024, Season 7) Billy Luedtke, founder and CEO @ Intuition (6/14/2024, Season 7)

  12. 933

    Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls, E62: Heaven’s On Fire? How Decentralized Infrastructure’s Evolution Sparked the Inferno to Burn Bridges to the Ground and Build an Inclusive World for Financial Freedom

    This is the sixty-second episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Alan Orwick, co-founder @ Quai Network (7/2/2024, Season 7)Yannik Schrade, CEO and co-founder @ Arcium (7/20/2024, Season 7)Fabian Vogelsteller, co-founder @ LUKSO (6/10/2024, Season 7)Ian Smith, CEO and CTO @ Quantum EVM (4/12/2025, Season 8)

  13. 932

    Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls, Ep. 61: Shiny Happy People? How Crypto Has Created a New Class of Economic Survivors and Affluent Outcasts From the Traditional Financial System and Social Networks

    This is the sixty-first episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Lindsey Lim, board member @ Radix Foundation (2/10/2025, Season 8)Kathy Roberts, CEO @ Switch Reward Card (9/26/2024, Season 8)Amir Forouzani, Core Contributor @ Puffer Finance (7/19/2024, Season 7)John Vibes, Content Lead @ Somnia Network (1/20/2025, Season 8)

  14. 931

    Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls, Ep. 60: Peaceful Easy Feeling? How to Overcome Systemic Challenges So Traders and Investors Can Confidently and Serenely Navigate the Crypto Market

    This is the sixtieth episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Da Hongfei, founder @ Neo (4/14/2024, Season 7)Myles Harrison, Chief Product Officer @ AMINA Bank (6/25/2024, Season 7)Barna Kiss, co-founder @ Malda (3/9/2025, Season 8)Sunil Srivatsa, founder and CEO @ Storm Labs (4/12/2024, Season 7)Josie Leung, COO and co-founder @ MilkyWay (3/4/2025, Season 8)

  15. 930

    Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls, Ep. 59: Rock of Ages? Why Crypto Has Been Resilient Through Multiple Storms Despite Threats From Every Direction and Evil Forces Trying to Destroy It

    This is the fifty-ninth episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Gabriele Giancola, CEO @ qiibee Foundation (7/27/2024, Season 7)Martin de Rijke, Growth Lead @ Maple Finance (6/16/2024, Season 7)Evan Owens, Vice President of Business Development @ Kadena (1/30/2025, Season 8)Joseph Ziolkowski, co-founder @ Realm Insurance (8/14/2024, Season 7)Warren Anderson, co-founder @ Exocore (5/16/2024, Season 7)

  16. 929

    Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls, Ep. 58: Mainstreet? How Wall Street’s “Bitcoin Capture” Robbed Main Street Investors and What We Can Do About It

    This is the fifty-eighth episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Simon McLoughlin, CEO @ Uphold (12/9/2023, Season 6)Vikram R Singh, founder @ Antier Solutions (3/9/2024, Season 7)Joao Reginatto, Chief Strategy Officer @ M^ZERO Labs (6/27/2024, Season 7)Tom Trowbridge, co-founder and CEO @ Fluence Labs (9/1/2024, Season 8)

  17. 928

    Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls, Ep 57: Wanted Dead or Alive? Why We Should Stop Listening to Critics Who Falsely Pronounce Bitcoin's Death, and Focus Instead Building Open Collaborative Better Society

    This is the fifty-seventh episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Bunny, co-founder and CEO @ DORA (9/14/2024, Season 8)Alison Haire, CEO and founder @ Lilypad (6/27/2024, Season 7)Josh Benaron, CEO and founder @ Irys (9/7/2024, Season 8)Sebastian Pfeiffer, Managing Director @ Impossible Cloud Network (2/18/2025, Season 8)

  18. 927

    Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls, Ep. 56: : Welcome to the Jungle? How to Navigate What Lurks in the Jungle of Decentralized Finance Successfully

    This is the fifty-sixth episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Marc Tillement, Director @ Pyth Network (3/6/2025, Season 8)Adam Simmons, Chief Strategy Officer @ RDX Works (4/14/2024, Season 7)Victor Vernissage, co-founder @ Humanode.io (2/13/2025, Season 8)Steven Pu, co-founder @ Taraxa (2/9/2025, Season 8)

  19. 926

    Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls, E55: Thunderstruck? How Zero-Knowledge Strikes Open Chasm Separating New, Abundant Decentralized Future from the Ancient and Nearly Extinct Traditional Financial System

    This is the fifty-fifth episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Ziga Drev, founder @ Trace Labs (2/2/2024, Season 6)Nick Cowan, Group CEO @ VLRM (5/24/2024, Season 7)Alex Pruden, Executive Director @ Aleo Network Foundation (6/4/2024, Season 7)Kurt Hemecker, CEO @ Mina Foundation (7/28/2024, Season 7)

  20. 925

    Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls, Ep. 54: Out of Touch? Why Transforming On-Chain Compute Into Real World Tangible Assets is Not Such a Remote and Distant Possibility

    This is the fifty-fourth episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Altan Tutar, co-founder and CEO @ MoreMarkets (5/22/2025, Season 8)Nikolay Filichkin, co-founder and Chief Business Officer @ Compute Labs (5/21/2025, Season 8)Kony, CEO and co-founder @ GAIB (3/28/2025, Season 8)Leo Fan Xiong, co-founder @ Cysic (5/25/2025, Season 8)

  21. 924

    Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls, Ep, 53: A Touch of Grey? How the Power of Blockchain and Web3 Extend to Even the Most Illiquid Markets and Grayest Areas of Investing

    This is the fifty-third episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Jon Trask, CEO and founder @ Dimitra (10/28/2023, Season 6)Kevin Rusher, founder @ RAAC (1/19/2025, Season 8)Erik LaPaglia, Chief Strategy Officer @ Propy (8/15/2024, Season 7)Ricardo Johnson, founder @ Oases (1/31/2025, Season 8)

  22. 923

    Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls, Ep. 52: Invisible Touch? How to Fend Off Your Inner Demons While Trading Cryptocurrencies by Using Automation Tools, Security Measures, and Risk Management Techniques

    This is the fifty-second episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:JOTARO, co-founder @ JOJO (5/22/2024, Season 7)Chris Bradbury, CEO @ Summer.Fi (4/21/2024, Season 7)Georgii Verbitski, founder @ TYMIO (11/22/2024, Season 8)Meg Lister, Managing Director @ Gitcoin Labs (3/19/2025, Season 8)

  23. 922

    Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls, Ep. 51: The Sky is Crying? How Web3 Financial Engineering Has Altered the Purpose and Vision of Blockchain Technology From Idealistic Altruism to Profit Maximization

    This is the fifty-first episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Mark Lee, Partner and CMO @ synFutures (2/3/2024, Season 6)Anthony Saliba, founder @ Liquid Mercury (11/5/2023, Season 6)Oliver Linch, CEO and General Counsel @ Bittrex Global (3/22/2024, Season 7)Vitali Dervoed, co-founder @ Spark (12/6/2024, Season 8)Jake Claver, Managing Director @ Digital Ascension Group (3/20/2025, Season 8)

  24. 921

    Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls, Ep. 50: Boogie Nights? Learning Life Lessons and Web3 Trading Strategies From Crypto’s Role in Liquor, Laundering, Lust, and Luxury

    This is the fiftieth episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Justin Banon, co-founder @ Boson Protocol (11/4/2023, Season 6)Marc Walton, founder @ Forex Mentor Pro (2/28/2025, Season 8)Sam Mudie, co-founder and CEO @ Savea (5/17/2025, Season 8)Jack McInerney, founder @ Renewal Coin (4/29/2024, Season 7)

  25. 920

    Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls, Episode 49: Boogie Wonderland? How Programmable Decentralized Money Will Help Us All Embark Upon Creating a Self-Sovereign, Trusted Web3 World

    This is the forty-ninth episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Omer Sadika, co-founder @ dWallet Network and CEO @ dWallet Labs (3/16/2024, Season 7)Dr. Weijia Zhang, Vice President of Engineering @ Wanchain (9/9/2024, Season 8)Aki Balogh, co-founder and CEO @ DLC.Link (3/17/2024, Season 7)Peter Kris, co-founder and CEO @ Gasp (12/9/2024, Season 8)

  26. 919

    Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls, Episode 48: Another Brick in the Wall? Why Blockchains Must Be Implemented Brick by Brick Globally for Everyone’s Benefit

    This is the forty-eighth episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Jathin Jagannath, Developer Advocate @ Cartesi, and Awoskia Israel Ayodeji, founder @ Web3bridge (12/18/2023, Season 6)Yair Cleper, CEO and co-founder @ Magma Devs, and Initial Core Contributor @ Lava Network (6/17/2024, Season 7)Adrien Stern, founder and CEO @ Reveel (8/26/2024, Season 8)Aly Madhavji, Managing Partner @ Blockchain Founders Fund (1/11/2025, Season 8)

  27. 918

    Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls, Ep 47: Every Rose Has Its Thorn? Despite a Thorny Path Thus Far, Why the Future of Blockchain Development is On An Increasingly Smoother Road Heading Toward Tomorrow

    This is the forty-seventh episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Bill Laboon, Director of Education and Governance Initiatives @ Web3 Foundation (3/23/2024, Season 7)Jim Myers, CTO and co-founder @ Flipside Crypto (2/10/2024, Season 6)Lucy Coulden, Global Program Director @ Polkadot Ambassador Fellowship (3/7/2025, Season 8)Joe Andrews, co-founder and President @ Aztec Labs (3/11/2025, Season 8)

  28. 917

    Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls, Episode 46: 2000 Light-Years From Home? Courageously Exploring the Impending Universal Explosion of Real-World Tokenized Assets

    This is the forty-sixth episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Stefan Rust, CEO @ Truflation (1/28/2024, Season 6)Jeroen Offerijns, CTO @ Centrifuge (5/16/2025, Season 8)Miguel Buffara, Lead Financial Engineer @ RACE (10/30/2024, Season 8)Jonny Fry, CEO @ Team Blockchain & Group Head of Digital Assets Strategy @ ClearBank (3/31/2024, Season 7)

  29. 916

    Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls, Episode 45: Walking on the Moon? Leveraging AI Models to Transform Amorphous Ethical Ideals Into Solid Earthly Business Practices

    This is the forty-fifth episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Jakub Ondrasek, CEO @ Clore.AI (11/26/2024, Season 8)Ben James, Founder @ 404-GEN (3/5/2025, Season 8)Yaroslav Writtle, Core Contributor @ Yelay (3/29/2025, Season 8)Jason Teutsch, founder and Chief Scientist @ Truebit (5/15/2025, Season 8)

  30. 915

    Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls, Episode 44: 1979? While Artificial Intelligence is Nothing New, How We Harness Its Power Has Transformed Dramatically In the Last Half Century

    This is the forty-fourth episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Jiahao Sun, CEO @ FLock.io (6/22/2024, Season 7)Wei Xie, COO @ ArenaX Labs (6/20/2024, Season 7)Brendan Playford, co-founder @ Masa (10/18/2024, Season 8)Erick Ho, CEO and co-founder @ Function Network (5/24/2025, Season 8)

  31. 914

    Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls, Episode 43: Sultans of Swing? Empowering Crypto Traders and Investors with Useful Tools and Opportunities to Take Full Advantage of Their Web3 Experiences

    This is the forty-third episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:James Toledano, COO @ Savl (4/7/2024, Season 7)Dylan Dewdney, CEO and co-founder @ Kuva.ai (5/13/2025, Season 8)Alvin Kan, COO @ Bitget Wallet (6/1/2024, Season 7)Georgi Koreli, founder @ Hinkal (3/3/2025, Season 8)

  32. 913

    Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls, Episode 42: Home By The Sea? Why Decentralized Finance is Primed to Outperform Traditional Finance Even During the Most Turbulent Tides

    This is the forty-second episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Mike Romanenko, CVO and co-founder @ Kyrrex (8/31/2024, Season 8)Danny Chong, co-founder @ Tranchess (7/13/2024, Season 7)Kurapika, founder and CEO @ Factor (10/24/2024, Season 8)Alex Botte, Partner @ Hack VC (3/13/2025, Season 8)

  33. 912

    Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls, Episode 41: Don’t Come Around Here No More? Why Leveraging Blockchain Technology to Make a Difference for Humanity Continues to and Always Will Matter Most

    This is the forty-first episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Oleg Fomenko, co-founder @ Sweatcoin and CEO @ Sweat Economy (8/26/2023, Season 6)John Wingate, CEO @ Bank Social (6/6/2024, Season 7)Terence Kwok, CEO @ Humanity Protocol (7/1/2024, Season 7)John Vibes, Chief Vibe Officer @ Somnia (6/8/2024, Season 7)Cyrus Taghehchian, co-founder @ Aces.Fun (2/27/2025, Season 8)

  34. 911

    Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls, Episode 40: Why Can’t This Be Love? Why Passion and Social Impact Remain at the Heart of Web3 Development

    This is the fortieth episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:JB Benjamin, founder and developer @ Vox Messenger (4/5/2024, Season 7)Javier Castro-Acuna, Head of Crypto and Web3 @ Bitnovo (9/16/2023, Season 6)Ugochukwu Aronu, founder @ Wicrypt (11/17/2023, Season 6)Ibrahim Mustapha, founder @ Me For Africa (3/23/2024, Season 7)

  35. 910

    Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls, Episode 39: In the Name of Love? They Can Try to Take Away Our Crypto, But They Cannot Take Away Our Pride

    This is the thirty-ninth episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:TJ Chang, Founder @ SHOPX (11/11/2023, Season 6)Matthew Le Merle, CEO @ Blockchain Coinvestors (6/29/2024, Season 7)Sean Mackay, co-founder @ CoinPayments (10/30/2023, Season 6)Agustin Liserra, CEO and co-founder @ NUM Finance (5/19/2024, Season 7)Kyle Reidhead, co-founder and Head of Research @ Milk Road (3/15/2025, Season 8)

  36. 909

    Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls, Episode 38: Ain't We Funkin' Now? How Blockchain Technology, Through Innovation and Education, Are Causing Breakthroughs in Some Funky-Cool Markets

    This is the thirty-eighth episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Deniz Kalaslioglu, co-founder and CTO @ Soarchain AND Marko Baricevic, Product Lead @ Cosmos-SDK (5/13/2024, Season 7)Cy Li, Director @ Ethereum Collective Foundation (1/10/2025, Season 8)David Bchiri, President @ XRPL Commons (11/19/2023, Season 6)Firdosh Sheikh, founder and CEO @ DRIFE (9/27/2024, Season 8)

  37. 908

    Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls, E37: I’ve Got the Power? How Web3 Can Help Content Creators Regain Ownership Over Their Personal Content & Grasp the Power Back From Big Tech Firms That Seek to Exploit

    This is the thirty-seventh episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Casey Grooms, co-founder @ Soulbound (8/13/2024, Season 7)Ryan Davis, founder @ People First (6/3/2025, Season 8)Kelsey McGuire, Chief Growth Officer @ Shardeum (5/25/2024, Season 7)Jaime Schwarz, founder @ MRKD (4/4/2024, Season 8)

  38. 907

    Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls, Episode 36: That Was Yesterday? How to Implement Forward-Looking Regulatory Solutions to Some of the Industry’s Greatest Challenges

    This is the thirty-sixth episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Chilip Lai, Director of Business Development and Alliances @ LeapXpert (4/19/2024, Season 7)Tom Kiddle, co-founder @ Palisade (5/21/2024, Season 7)Gijs Op De Weegh, CEO and founder @ StablR (7/21/2024, Season 7)Emeka Mgbenu, Senior Product Manager @ Sumsub (12/23/2024, Season 8)

  39. 906

    Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls, Episode 35: Dancing in the Dark? Why Many Crypto Founders Are Fumbling Around In the Dark Regarding Global Crypto Regulations and What They Can Do About It

    This is the thirty-fifth episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Ramon Recuero, co-founder @ Kinto (10/26/2023, Season 6)Amy Kalnoki (co-founder and COO) and Pat White (co-founder and CEO) @ Bitwave (6/12/2024, Season 7)Nikolay Denisenko, co-founder and CTO @ Brighty (8/28/2024, Season 8)Norman Wooding, co-founder and CEO @ SCRYPT (6/3/2024, Season 7)

  40. 905

    Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls, Episode 34: Two Tickets to Paradise? Why the Future of Non-Fungible Tokens is Bright Despite Having Troubles in Paradise

    This is the thirty-fourth episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Tyler Adams, co-founder and CEO @ COZ (10/29/2023, Season 6)Rusty Matveev, Chief Strategy Officer @ Calaxy (12/10/2023, Season 6)Ricardo Capone, Chief Technical Officer @ Dr. Green NFT (4/26/2024, Season 7)Dr. Alun Evans, co-founder @ LAOS Network (3/15/2024, Season 7)Zain Talyarkhan, CEO and founder @ Notable.art (3/12/2024, Season 6)Aka Leung, Regional Director MENA @ Bitget (9/28/2024, Season 8)

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    Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls, E33: Rain on the Scarecrow? How to Build Web3 Gaming Solutions That Sustain Original Ethos of Blockchain Industry & Bypass Bankers’ Bloodthirsty Greed to Destroy It All

    This is the thirty-third episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:David Johansson, CEO, co-founder, and Creative Director @ BLOCKLORDS (2/17/2024, Season 6)Tomer Pascal, CEO and co-founder @ OwnPlay (5/5/2024, Season 7)Timothy Tello, CEO and founder @ 3thix (3/8/2025, Season 8)Ilman Shazhaev, CEO and founder @ Dizzaract (3/9/2025, Season 8)Daniel Anthony, head of Developer Relations @ ZKcandy (3/16/2025, Season 8)

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    Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls, Episode 32: We’ve Only Just Begun? How We Are Just In the Early Innings of the Global Decentralized Finance Evolution

    This is the thirty-second episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Mary McGilvray, Product Marketing Lead @ Interchain GmbH (12/2/2023, Season 6)Angus Tookey, Marketing and Communications @ Chronicle (6/7/2024, Season 7)Chris Hermida, co-founder and CEO @ Switchboard (5/20/2024, Season 7)Benedetto Biondi, CEO @ Folks Finance (10/28/2024, Season 8)

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    Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls, Episode 31: Only the Young? How to Make Decentralized Finance (DeFi) a Safe and Attractive Journey For All Generations To Benefit

    This is the thirty-first episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Nikita Ovchinnik, co-founder @ Barter DeFi (4/16/2024, Season 7)James Lucas, COO and co-founder @ Lamina (8/12/2024, Season 7)Jonathan Thomas, CEO and co-founder @ Blueberry Protocol (5/12/2024, Season 7)Jacob Margulies, Senior Business Development Executive @ Galxe (1/27/2024, Season 6)

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    Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls, Episode 30: Only Time Will Tell? Overcoming Hackers, Pandemics, and Identity Threats Through Unique Cryptographic Solutions

    This is the thirtieth episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Dr. Drew Miller, founder and CEO @ Fortitude Ranch (12/8/2023, Season 6)Sipan Vardanyan (co-founder and CEO) and Vahe Karapetyan (co-founder and CTO) @ Hexens (3/30/2024, Season 7)Michael Cunningham, Head of Digital Assets @ io.finnet (7/14/2024, Season 7)Kitty Horlick, Director @ Rarify Labs (9/1/2023, Season 6)

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    Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls, Episode 29: The Grand Illusion? Why Ushering a New World of AI Superintelligence is Much More a Reality Than an Illusion

    This is the twenty-ninth episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Kurt Ivy, advisor @ HumanizedAI (2/13/2024, Season 6)Ahmad Shadid, founder @ O.xyz (2/8/2025, Season 8)Chen Feng, Head of Research @ Autonomys (4/16/2025, Season 8)Michal "Mehow" Pospieszalski, CEO, co-founder and co-inventor @ MatterFi (12/25/2024, Season 8)

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    Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls, Episode 28: Let’s Make Lots of Money? Unlocking the Possibilities of Enriching the World Using Decentralized Finance Platforms and Protocols

    This is the twenty-eighth episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Max Galash, CEO @ Coinchange (7/28/2024, Season 7)Hedi Navazan, Chief Compliance Officer @ 1inch Group (2/9/2025, Season 8)Nick Motz, CIO @ Soil (5/29/2025, Season 8)Cecilia Hsueh, co-founder and CEO @ Morph (2/14/2025, Season 8)

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    Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls, Episode 27: You Down With O.P.P.? Why Revolutionizing Blockchain Security Will Keep Others From Coveting and Stealing Your Property

    This is the twenty-seventh episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Konstantin Andriotis (Chief Operating Officer) and Eliis Norman (Chief Revenue Officer) @ Hexens (10/27/2023, Season 6)Julian Deschler, co-founder @ Elusiv (9/4/2023, Season 6)Riad Wahby, co-founder and CEO @ Cubist (8/30/2024, Season 8)Dan Hughes, founder @ Radix DLT (6/23/2024, Season 7)

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    Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls, Episode 26: Blue Sky Action? How to Navigate the Complexities of Crypto Auditing, Accounting, and Financial Reporting

    This is the twenty-sixth episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Hind Kurhan, co-founder @ Thesis* Defense (11/25/2023, Season 6)Rich Zhou, founder @ Aquifer (1/14/2025, Season 8)Patrick Camuso, CPA and founder @ Camuso CPA (3/18/2025, Season 8)Jeff Owens, co-founder @ Haven1 (2/4/2024, Season 6)

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    Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls, Episode 25: Wheel in the Sky? Focusing on the Fun Journey of Web3 Gaming

    This is the twenty-fifth episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Lucas Fulks, CPO @ Helika (6/4/2024, Season 7)Luke Barwikowski, founder and CEO @ Pixels (5/25/2024, Season 7)Max Fu, co-founder and CEO @ Nyan Heroes (5/10/2024, Season 7)Marc Mercuri, Chief Blockchain Officer @ Shrapnel (9/30/2023, Season 6)

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    Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls, Episode 24: Eye in the Sky? Taking a World View of the Future of Digital Identity, E-Commerce, and Web3 File Storage

    This is the twenty-fourth episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Kyle Tut, co-founder and CEO @ Pinata (5/11/2025, Season 8)Harrison Seletsky, Director of Business Development @ SPACE ID (11/1/2024, Season 8)Neil Twa, co-founder and CEO @ Voltage Holdings (3/27/2025, Season 8)Ryan Levy, Head of Business Development @ DataHaven / Moonbeam (3/21/2025, Season 8)

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Making sense of the digital economy—through the people building it.Where builders talk freedom, not price.The Crypto Hipster Podcast features conversations with founders, entrepreneurs, and independent creators shaping what comes next.This is not a traditional interview show. These are perspective-driven conversations focused on insight, conviction, and the realities of building in a rapidly changing world.We go beyond headlines, beyond hype, and beyond price—to explore ownership, freedom, and opportunity in the digital economy.Some episodes are conversations. Some are reflections.All are designed to help you understand what’s being built—and why it matters.

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Jamil Hasan

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