Chinsanity Show

How do you turn your passion into a million dollar company? Here's how Gabby Dizon did it.Gabby Dizon, is the Cofounder of Yield Guild Games (YGG). YGG is the world's largest and one of the first crypto gaming guilds. It focuses on play-to-earn (P2E) and blockchain-based games, helping players discover games, build communities, and earn rewards together.Gabby talks about:▪️Having the founder mentality▪️What it takes to become a founder▪️Needing to embrace uncertainty▪️Why games need crypto and the blockchainFollow Gabby Dizon:X - https://x.com/gabuschLearn more about Yield Guild Games:Website - https://www.yieldguild.io/Follow Chinsanity:X - https://x.com/chinsanityTimestamp:(01:38) What is YGG(04:25) Axie Infinity(07:27) Gabby's background(14:15) Founder mentality(17:00) YGG & AI(24:53) The end goal for YGG(27:56) Roblox(31:05) GTA 6 & crypto(36:58) Abstract blockchain(41:07) Metaverse/VR(45:22) Lessons from being a founder(47:13) YGG outlook for the future

Is being a CEO of a company really that glamorous? Here's how a CEO actually lives.Nenter Chow is the Global CEO of BitMart, a crypto exchange platform that sees over $10 billion in daily trading volume serving users from over 180+ different countries.He grew up in a typical asian household in America and started his finance career in New York around the time of the 2008 recession. He later led teams in Asia and then moved to Hong Kong to work for Animoca Ventures prior to becoming the Global CEO of Bitmart.Nenter explains:▪️What it takes to become a CEO of a global company.▪️How it was like working in Finance during the 2008 recession. ▪️Finding what you are passionate about.▪️Need to be self motivated to make up the career ladder.▪️Why the current financial system is broken and how crypto fixes that.▪️Leaning how to manage people from around the world.Follow Nenter Chow:X - https://x.com/50NentLearn more about BitMart: Website - https://www.bitmart.com/Follow Chinsanity: X - https://x.com/chinsanityTimestamps:(00:00) Intro(02:07) Being the Global CEO of Bitmart(06:46) Growing up in an Asian household(09:21) 2008 Financial Crisis(12:03) Discovering Crypto(15:11) Wife buying NFTs(17:37) Finance in China post 2008(21:15) TradFi only benefits the few(26:40) Building Successful Business Skills(29:32) Find what you enjoy doing(32:47) Becoming a CEO of a company(35:36) Misconceptions of being a CEO(41:23) Crypto exchanges(44:52) Career Advice

Full Podcast with Vi Powils, CEO of World of Women.World of Women is an OG NFT collection from 2021 which was invested by celebrities like Reese Weatherspoon and Eva Longoria.We chat about her journey from selling Lord of the Ring merch as a kid, to helping Pudgy Penguins make their first million, to becoming CEO of World of Women.FOLLOW VI POWILS 👇X: https://x.com/ViPowowLEARN MORE ABOUT WORLD OF WOMEN👇Website: https://www.worldofwomen.xyz/FOLLOW ME👇X: https://x.com/chinsanityTimestamps: 00:00 Intro02:08 Life of a NFT CEO05:16 Relationship with Twitter/X10:56 Gary Vee & NFTs14:09 Web3 needs to disappear16:16 Polymarket17:00 New direction for World of Women23:38 Web3 gaming is a sh*t show30:35 Becoming CEO of World of Women37:20 Working at Pudgy Penguins41:22 Your network is your networth46:18 Building in a down market48:18 We didn't have food sometimes50:17 Vi's first business at 2nd grade52:48 How to build confidence55:47 Women in crypto

Full Podcast with Krish Gosai, Founder of Gosai LawGosai Law is a leading law firm for crypto and web3 companies.We chat about how he became a crypto lawyer, crazy cases he's worked on, and his advice for aspiring entrepreneurs and lawyers.FOLLOW Krish Gosai 👇IG: https://www.instagram.com/krishgosaiX: https://x.com/kcgosai LEARN MORE ABOUT Gosai Law👇Website: https://www.gosai.law/ FOLLOW ME👇X: https://x.com/chinsanityTimestamps: 00:00 Intro02:43 Day in a life of a crypto lawyer05:15 Crypto vs regular lawyer08:38 Crazy crypto cases15:43 Binance legal issues22:00 Cease and Desist orders on Crypto Twitter25:02 Krish's upbringing33:33 Becoming a lawyer at 2141:02 Starting a crypto law firm45:45 Finances as an entrepreneur50:48 Advice for entrepreneurs58:52 What's next for Krish?

Full Podcast with Brian Hong, Head of APAC at Abstract.Abstract, is a blockchain designed to onboard the next millions of users to crypto through IP, games, and trading. We chat about his journey from starting a K-Pop agency, dropping out of NYU, being in the Korean military, and everything in between. FOLLOW BRIAN HONG 👇X: https://x.com/BrianHongLEARN MORE ABOUT ABSTRACT👇Website: https://www.abs.xyz/ FOLLOW ME👇X: https://x.com/chinsanityTimestamps:(00:00) Intro(02:44) Starting a K-Pop agency(04:06) TripleS Partnership with Abstract(06:25) How did K-Pop get so popular?(08:57) Working at a crypto company(11:38) What is Abstract?(15:56) Brian's background(19:19) Hardest time in my life(24:35) Dropping out of NYU(28:18) Serving in the Korean Military(34:16) Living a "normal" life(37:26) Dealing with Challenges at Abstract(42:26) Working with US in Asia time zone(47:58) Crypto is becoming more institutional(51:00) When Abstract TGE?

I sit down with Aileen, Co-Founder of SuperNet, a blockchain designed for decentralized AI that allows you to truly own your data.We chat about her unique career journey, dating an AI, the future, and everything in between.FOLLOW AILEEN 👇X: https://x.com/AileentechLEARN MORE ABOUT SUPERNET AI👇Website: https://www.supernet.xyz/ FOLLOW ME👇X: https://x.com/chinsanityTimestamps:(00:00) Intro(00:40) What is Supernet AI?(03:35) Why are people buying Mac Mini's right now?(06:20) Dating & AI(10:31) Is AI bad for humanity?(14:44) Mental Health and AI(16:40) Working at Disney in Asia(21:22) Netflix and Korean content(29:27) Bitcoin at $50(35:25) Working for Yi He from Binance(41:07) FTX collapse(44:58) Building anime AI agents(52:04) You only live once(55:16) What's next for Supernet AI?

On this podcast episode, I chat with Jonathan Ludwig, Founder of FANtium a sports tech platform that uses crypto to help professional athletes get funding while incentivizing investors.FOLLOW JONATHAN LUDWIG👇X: https://x.com/theluddiLEARN MORE ABOUT FANtium👇Website: https://www.fantium.com/FOLLOW ME👇X: https://x.com/chinsanityTimestamps:(00:00) Intro(00:41) Day in a life of a startup founder(06:33) Building a sports startup(10:52) How Tennis players get paid(12:44) What is FANtium(16:20) What do pro tennis players think of crypto?(22:27) What is the $bank token?(27:12) Why poker players love crypto(35:21) Team vs Individual sports(39:40) Crypto scams(44:41) How to build trust as an entrepreneur? (46:37) Jonathan's background(51:49) Don't wait. Just start as an entrepreneur(53:45) How to learn more about FANtium

On this podcast episode, I chat with Tania and Chase, Co-Founders of Gacha a platform bringing Pokemon cards to the blockchain.We chatted about their entrepreneur journey, how they started Gacha, overcoming failure, and everything in between!FOLLOW TANIA & CHASE👇X: https://x.com/tanialemon_X: https://x.com/chasexyz_LEARN MORE ABOUT GACHA👇Website: https://pull.gacha.game/FOLLOW CHINSANITY👇X: https://x.com/chinsanityIG: https://instagram.com/chinsanityxTimestamps: (00:00) Intro(00:15) PSA losing a very valuable card(01:51) What is Gacha?(03:28) Why are Pokemon cards so expensive?(07:38) Paper used to print Pokemon cards(09:28) How was Gacha started?(14:12) Pivoting 5x times as a founder(18:41) Tania & Chase's entrepreneurship journey (26:30) Parents throwing away Pokemon cards(29:50) Quitting full time jobs to become an entrepreneur(33:10) How to identify trends fast?(35:14) The "First Principles" philosophy(36:40) Tania & Chase's upbringing (40:08) Co-founder dynamics(43:18) How to Overcome Failure(46:50) Advice for aspiring entrepreneurs(49:32) What's next for Gacha?(52:09) Ripping digital vs physical card packs

I recently had the honor to be on @Web3Wesley podcast to chat about my personal journey, Binance, and the crypto landscape. Hope you enjoy the pod!Timestamps:(00:00) Intro(00:34) My career journey(03:10) Finding my first client(05:38) Attempting to interview CZ(06:30) Binance...(11:01) Spending $90K on crypto parties(13:19) Trump & Crypto (15:46) Future of Crypto Games(20:48) Four year cycles are over

On this podcast episode, I sit down with Tino Chan a digital art connoisseur from Asia to learn more about the world of digital art, NFTs, and everything in between.FOLLOW CHINSANITY👇X: https://x.com/chinsanityFOLLOW TINO CHAN👇X: https://x.com/tinochIG: https://www.instagram.com/tinochantinochTimestamps: 00:00 Intro00:26 What's so special about CryptoPunks?03:15 RTFKT, Murakami, Nike08:05 Nike closing down RTFKT12:40 Explaining what NFTs are to friends15:06 How did the art world embrace NFTs?21:00 Buying a NFT for the first time26:55 Will the NFT craze come back?37:18 Gen Z likes digital art better41:17 Current state of the art industry47:18 Art, Labubu, Collectibles48:31 The art style of Doodles NFTs52:02 Did NFT projects go too corporate?55:40 The Clubhouse app days59:45 Collaborations with Web2 brands01:08:16 Museums and NFTs01:11:50 Why did Nike buy RTFKT?01:16:59 What TC's wife thinks about him spending $100K on a CryptoPunk01:22:16 What's next for TC?

Can Beezie really become the world’s leading platform for collectibles?On this podcast, I chat with Andrea Miele, Co-Founder & CEO of Beezie to learn more about the collectibles market, her background, the future Beezie token, and everything in between!FOLLOW CHINSANITY👇X: https://x.com/chinsanityFOLLOW ANDREA👇X: https://x.com/AndreaMYellieLEARN MORE ABOUT BEEZIE 👇Website: https://beezie.com/Timestamps: 00:00 Intro00:07 Kabuto King03:59 Why do people hate crypto?05:36 What is Beezie?10:29 NBA Top Shot13:23 Origin story of Beezie19:28 Andrea's healthcare background25:20 Garyvee's flyfish club29:24 Flaws of eBay31:48 What makes Beezie different from competitors35:50 Why Base blockchain?38:15 Adjusting to different trends43:02 The future of TCG & Collectibles49:00 What's next for Beezie?

Can someone really quit nicotine while vaping?I sit down with Reffo, founder of Puffpaw to chat about vaping, consumers, life, and everything in between. FOLLOW CHINSANITY👇X: https://x.com/chinsanityFOLLOW REFFO👇X: https://x.com/web2reffoLEARN MORE ABOUT PUFFPAW 👇Website: https://www.puffpaw.xyz/Timestamps:(00:00) Intro(03:05) 1.3 billion smokers globally(07:53) How does Puffpaw work?(09:46) Incentivize people to quit nicotine(13:54) Retaining users by using crypto rewards(15:37) The idea behind Puffpaw(18:00) Why crypto?(21:10) Reffo's background(26:49) Polymarket vs Kalshi(37:20) The Puffpaw token plans(40:48) Smoking/crypto culture in Korea(45:37) Using Kaito AI(50:46) Hardware crypto products(55:56) Learning from STEPN GO(01:02:05) What's next for Puffpaw?

I sit down with Jonah Lau, Head of Portfolio at Animoca Brands to chat about Open Campus, the education industry, working in crypto, and everything in between.FOLLOW CHINSANITY👇X: https://x.com/chinsanityFOLLOW JONAH LAU👇X: https://x.com/jonahlau_LEARN MORE ABOUT OPEN CAMPUS 👇Website: https://opencampus.xyz/Timestamps:(00:00) Intro(03:06) The $5 trillion education market(12:08) Working with the government in India(16:09) What is the EDU Chain?(20:33) Partnering with Tether in Kenya(27:16) Governments and crypto(32:15) The origins of Open Campus(36:09) Launching on Binance(44:12) How did Jonah get involved with Open Campus?(48:39) Crypto.com ICO(55:36) Working at Crypto.com(57:02) NFT craze on Solana and Magic Eden(01:00:18) DeGod's Parties(01:06:10) What's next for Open Campus?

I sit down with Adam, Founder of Football.Fun to chat about the Patrica Evra partnership, Fantasy Sports, Crypto, and everything in between.Timestamps:(00:00) Intro(00:46) Adam's personal alpha(02:26) Patrica Evra partnership(05:51) 2026 plans(08:40) "Crypto's never been better"(12:31) Adam on American Football (13:39) Football.Fun origin story(19:35) Changing careers in your 30s(24:53) "No one would fund Football.Fun"(27:25) Sending $2 million was terrifying(31:54) The difficulty of building a project in crypto(36:19) Getting a professional sports league license(38:50) Competing with DraftKings, FanDuel, etc.(40:16) Working with Base blockchain(41:54) Talking to the NBA(44:11) NFTs are for bottom funnel instead of top funnel(48:13) Buying your favorite player like buying Bitcoin(51:06) How to explain Football.Fun to non crypto people?(56:16) What's next for Football.Fun?

How is it like running a top marketing agency in crypto?I chat with Abhi, founder of AP Collective to talk about his upbringing, entrepreneurship, and building a marketing agency.Timestamps:(00:00) Intro(02:48) Relationship update with Apple (04:35) Importance of IRL events(10:40) AP Collective merch(15:50) Abhi's background(24:19) Working at startups as a teenager(31:03) Skipping college(34:38) Starting AP Collective(46:45) Is founder led marketing necessary?(52:52) Abhi's thoughts on Kaito AI(01:00:54) InfoFi in 2026(01:10:10) The future for AP Collective

How does someone go from being Miss Global Korea Representative to becoming a CEO of crypto projects?I chat with Rosa, CEO of One Earth and MissW Global to chat about her Web3 journey.Timestamps:(00:00) Intro(00:29) Rosa's trip to China with Pengu Asia and One Earth(07:28) What did Rosa do before crypto(18:13) How does someone join a beauty pageant?(22:13) Life in your 20's(25:02) Competing in a beauty pageant(35:05) How to have confidence(37:50) How did Rosa transition to working in crypto?(42:11) What is OneEarth and MissW?(53:09) Korea's adoption to crypto(01:08:45) The Pudgy Penguins statue in Korea

I sit down with Spencer, CEO of Orange Cap Games and Moonbirds to chat about Asia, Vibes, Moonbirds, $birb, and everything in between.Timestamps(00:00) Intro(01:55) Spencer's Asia trip experience(06:10) Orange Cap Games in Asia(09:09) China leading collectible trends(13:58) Vibes making their own paper(22:50) Pokemon cards vs Vibes cards(24:20) Acquiring Moonbirds(27:02) Creating the new Moonbirds logo(29:03) The difference to Luca Netz on IP(34:01) Partnership with PSA(36:29) Why $birb?(41:45) Building a multi-generational brand(43:25) Collectibles vs Toys(49:08) A Vibes card sold for $12,500(50:51) Why bring crypto to TCG?(52:49) Bitcoin and Magic cards(58:46) Spencer as a kid(01:02:50) How did Spencer get into crypto?(01:05:35) Spencer Ventures and BoDoggos Show(01:07:06) Starting Orange Cap Games(01:12:55) Collectibles is the best path to revenue in crypto(01:14:15) Spencer on failure(01:16:15) What's next for Moonbirds and Orange Cap Games?

Will big animation studios use the blockchain one day?I chat with Andrew, CEO of Claynosaurz to learn more about Claynosaurz and why IPs should consider building on the blockchain.Timestamps:(00:00) Intro(02:49) What is Claynosaurz?(07:48) Entering the Asia market(12:52) The Pop-up store in Korea(14:40) Sui Fest in Singapore(22:07) Why build IP in Web3?(23:15) Studios aren't building original IPs anymore(26:05) Competition in the IP industry is fierce(30:44) Claynosaurz distribution strategy(36:33) What do DreamWorks and Pixar think about Web3?(41:10) 90% gets spent on non original content(44:25) Why we get so many movie remakes(48:35) Will all IPs use blockchain in the future?

I chat with Sean Tao, CEO of Edgen and Founding Partner of Everest Ventures Group (EVG) to talk about IP in web3, crypto in Asia, Edgen, and everything in between.Timestamps:(00:00) Intro(01:34) How EVG started with NBA Top Shot(05:40) What made NBA Top Shot successful?(10:31) IP with blockchain is super hard (14:01) EVG investing in Pudgy Penguins(20:00) NFT projects got corporate too fast(24:16) How it was like building EVG (27:35) Web3 in Hong Kong(32:21) Sean's career journey(37:47) What is Edgen?(45:26) Crypto AI projects and Google (49:07) SEO & ads for crypto projects(58:27) Kaito AI and Web3 marketing(01:06:23) Attracting the right users on Kaito(01:10:55) The future of crypto(01:17:50) Edgen alpha

I sit down with Barami Rai (Mr. B), Co-founder & CEO of DTC Group talk about Bitcoin, Crypto in Thailand, and building a business.Timestamps:(00:00) Intro(02:01) Thailand’s crypto tailwinds(03:39) Phuket vs. Bali for builders(04:53) Exchanges in Thailand(06:55) Unis, hackathons & grants(12:55) What DTC Group actually does(15:30) Dad orange-pills son(25:47) Complacency kills → execute faster(33:21) Cutting middlemen; build real products(40:55) BTC as store of value (Lightning too)(1:09:53) BTC $1M by 2030 (on-record bet)

Can people actually use Bitcoin to pay for everyday items?I sit down with Jan Smejkal, Chief Strategy Officer of Xverse and Founder of BTC Summit to chat about everything around Bitcoin.Timestamps:(00:00) Intro(01:02) The BTC Summit(04:34) Building on Bitcoin(07:59) Is Bitcoin tech too old?(11:49) Bitcoin is synonymous with crypto(12:11) 62% of crypto market is Bitcoin(14:58) What is going on with Ordinals?(18:30) Bitcoin for onboarding(20:42) What is Xverse?(23:24) Bitcoin use cases(25:35) Buying coffee using Bitcoin(30:01) Simple onboarding(33:15) Future of Bitcoin

How can you earn money online playing chess?I chat with Chevan Tin (Chev) from Anichess and Animoca Brands to talk about Anichess, gaming, surviving cancer, faith, and more. Timestamps:(00:00) Intro(02:01) Bali vs other cities for crypto conferences(05:56) What Magnus Carlsen (5x World Chess Champion) thinks of Anichess(09:17) Chev's thoughts on Pudgy Party(13:12) Playing Axie Infinity landed me a job at Animoca(14:27) The Airdrop dynasty(21:02) Game studios don't care about Web3 games(23:54) What is Anichess?(26:19) Partnership with Chess dot com(30:29) Why build a chess game in Web3?(35:11) Make money playing chess(38:13) Interoperability is a myth(40:29) A token that powers the whole ecosystem(42:15) Why the Anichess NFT was a free mint(46:09) Working with Abhi and AP Collective (52:04) Know one wants to buy a random gaming NFT(54:02) Chev's origin story(01:01:37) Origins of Anichess(01:03:50) BCG vs Animoca(01:07:36) Chev's cancer journey(01:14:38) Building Anichess while going through cancer treatment(01:17:29) Posting Bible verses on Zora(01:24:01) Anichess & $CHECK alpha

I sit down with Edwin, Founder of Dojo3 to learn about his journey from building startups to creating a game using the blockchain.Timestamps:(00:00) Intro(00:53) Building on Abstract from BTS(07:04) What is Dojo3?(12:27) How to get Abstract XP playing Dojo3 (14:30) Talking to other chains besides Abstract(17:52) Pudgy vs Labubu(18:22) Building in Web2 to Web3(22:51) How to overcome failure(26:44) Web2 gaming issues(36:42) Web3 games are clones of Web2 games(45:05) Self awareness as an entrepreneur(50:45) Not being afraid to fail(53:40) EVG entrepreneur program(59:21) Find what you are passionate about(01:00:51) Not fitting the "system"(01:08:13) Future of Web3 gaming(01:11:36) GTA 6 and crypto(01:13:03) Consumer crypto prediction(01:16:23) Crypto adoption for younger people(01:20:25) What's next for Edwin and Dojo3