The NGMI Podcast

Austin Federa is the co-founder of Double Zero, a new infrastructure project that’s creating a new, high-speed layer of the internet for crypto. Previously, Austin served as the Head of Strategy at the Solana Foundation for 3 years.In this episode of The NGMI Podcast, Austin breaks down what DoubleZero is, how it all works, why he left the Solana Foundation to pursue a new project, why crypto needs a new infra layer for speed and throughput, and much more.Additionally, Austin explains the thinking and decisions that went into the 2Z token’s launch, he discusses its price action following launch, and describes the specific tokenomics and infrastructure elements of the project in great detail.

Murad Mahmudov is a multi-cycle crypto investor who shot to immense popularity for popularizing the 'memecoin supercycle' market thesis, asserting that memecoins like SPX6900, MOG & POPCAT are capable of running to insane valuations in the absence of traditional valuation metrics. In this episode of The NGMI Podcast, Murad breaks down the genesis of the SPX6900 memecoin, what he means by the term "movement coin," why Bitcoin remains the best asset to own for the next 20 years, how crypto displaces traditional finance at every level, why memecoins will only grow more popular with retail investors, why XRP will fail while SPX6900 succeeds. Additionally, Murad almost perfectly calls the local top on the price of gold, explains why Bitcoin will proceed to flip the precious metal, breaks down his 'barbell strategy for memecoin investing, explains the impact of pump.fun on the wider market and much, much more.

Ben Celermajer is the Strategy Seat at Synthetix (SNX), an OG DeFi protocol that is gearing up to release the first-ever perp DEX on Ethereum Mainnet alongside a $1,000,000 top prize trading competition...In this episode, Ben walks me through Synthetix's decision to abandon its L2 roadmap and launch a perp DEX on Ethereum Mainnet despite all of the challenges and runs me through the many lessons learned by the Synthetix team from building on the OP tech stack and other L2 ecosystems. Ben and I also discussed the details of the Synthetix Mainnet trading competition, which will feature a $1.5 million prize pool, the move to launch the Synthetix 420 Pool, controversy around the sUSD depeg, the correlation between SNX & ETH, and much more. Ben also shared some major insights on the SNX token heading into the remainder of this year and into 2026, as well as telling the story of how he first became involved in crypto.

Chase Barker is the Head of Developer Growth at Solana Mobile. In this episode, Chase and I discussed how Solana plans to break Apple's stranglehold on crypto apps, why Solana decided to create a mobile phone in the first place, how Solana Mobile intends to revolutionize the world of crypto on phones, why he thinks Solana is the greatest ecosystem in crypto, and more.Chase also offered his thoughts on the biggest challenges the Solana ecosystem faces today, why he believes Solana has already flipped Ethereum (in all of the metrics that matter), why he's so ridiculously bullish on SOL heading into 2026, the realities of institutional involvement in the crypto industry, and why he believes SOL is the best crypto asset to build a sizeable position in over the coming weeks & months. ---------------------------------------------------------------------LinksChase Barker: https://x.com/therealchaseebSolana Mobile: https://x.com/solanamobileSolana Seeker: https://solanamobile.com/Tom Mitchelhill - https://x.com/thecryptojourno NGMI: https://x.com/ngmi_xyz NGMI Newsletter: https://ngminewsletter.xyz

Larry Lyu is the founder of a new Layer 1 blockchain network called Dango, which is designed specifically to revolutionize the market of on-chain, spot, DeFi trading. In this episode, Larry and I discussed why he dropped out in the last year of his PHD in Biochemistry to write smart contracts in crypto, why he's building a new blockchain from scratch for DeFi, the most important shifts in blockchain design and engineering of the last few years, some alpha for users looking to get exposure to Dango's upcoming airdrop and much more. This episode was truly incredible to record. Larry is a wellspring of technical knowledge and breaks down complex topics in a way that even I can understand. Well worth the listen if you want to learn about all the ways DeFi has changed over the last few years and what lies in store for the industry.

Bisher Khudeira is the Chief Operating Officer at Stormrake, an Australian crypto brokerage firm based in Melbourne. In this episode, Bisher explains why he believes Bitcoin will reach as high as $220k in the next 18 months and ultimately, a price of $1 million per BTC in the next 5-10 years, and breaks down all of the macro factors that are yet to have an impact on the crypto market. Bisher and I also discussed why it's unlikely that a conventional "alt season" is on the way, whether or not Ethereum (ETH) will continue its outperformance, the death of memecoins, hyperliquid, why silver and precious metals are performing so well, the cult status of tokens like XRP and HBAR and price predictions for both, how he'd design a new crypto portfolio from scratch and much, much more. LINKSBisher Khudeira: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bisher-khudeira/ Stormrake: https://www.stormrake.com/ Tom Mitchelhill: https://x.com/thecryptojournoNGMI: https://x.com/ngmi_xyz NGMI Newsletter: https://ngminewsletter.substack.com/

Louise Ivan is the co-founder and CEO of Ryder Wallet, a unique new crypto wallet that utilizes recovery tags instead of seed phrases to back up your crypto.In this episode Louise and I spoke about the reasons why he decided to launch a crypto wallet startup in a hyper-competitive market, the story behind Ryder, why seed phrases are completely antiquated and should be done away with, the fundamental lack of consumer excitement for new hardware products in crypto, the changing landscape of Bitcoin L2s, why Bitcoin DeFi hasn’t taken off and a whole lot more.LINKSLouise Ivan: https://x.com/louiseivanvpRyder: https://ryder.id/Tom Mitchelhill: https://x.com/thecryptojournoNGMI: https://x.com/ngmi_xyzNGMI Newsletter: https://ngminewsletter.substack.com/

Chuck Bradford is the co-founder and CEO of Dexari, a new mobile-first trading application built on Hyperliquid. In this episode, Chuck breaks down his mission to deliver a best-in-class user experience for traders in crypto while staying true to the original, cypherpunk mission statement of crypto: sovereignty, self-custody, and self-direction. Having worked previously at BinanceUS, Chuck brings a wealth of unique industry-side perspective into how new applications should be built, why decentralization matters, and offers some great analysis on the changing landscape of centralized vs decentralized financial applications. Chuck and I also discussed how the Hyperliquid ecosystem has been a massive unlock for builders looking to deliver new financial products, the importance of solving financial products before anything else in the crypto industry, the new regulatory regime in the United States, as well as the future of Hyperliquid (HYPE) and its growing ecosystem of products. If you'd like to try out Dexari, use the referral code 'ngmi' when signing up to enjoy 10% off your trading fees. LINKS Chuck Bradford: https://x.com/ChuckSBradford Dexari: https://dexari.com/join/ngmi Tom Mitchelhill: https://x.com/thecryptojourno NGMI: https://x.com/ngmi_xyz NGMI Newsletter: https://ngminewsletter.substack.com/ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - What is Dexari? 02:00 - Lightbulb Moment For Dexari 04:40 - Building On Hyperliquid 08:53 - Backed by CT Natives 11:54 - The End Game For Dexari 14:16 - Working at BinanceUS 17:20 - Regulation 20:00 - The Gensler SEC 22:25 - Finding The First Users 25:07 - Next Up For Dexari 32:00 - The Future of Hyperliquid 35:50 - Bullish vs Bearish

Liam O'Doherty is the head of marketing at Binance ANZ. In this episode, Liam breaks down the unconventional relationship that Australians have with Bitcoin, crypto, and property investment, and explains the core themes behind crypto as an asset class in Australia. We also discuss the future of Bitcoin price action in the coming months, why more Australians don't own Bitcoin as a decent allocation in their larger portfolios, the difference between the American and Australian narrative when it comes to owning crypto assets, the main barriers that prevent Aussies from getting into the crypto market, and identify some of the catalysts that could bring retail investors back to the crypto market in droves.

Ran Yi is the co-founder of Orderly — an omnichain liquidity layer for decentralized exchanges — and also co-founder of the WOO Network, while Ben Yorke is the head of ecosystem at WOO — an ecosystem of crypto trading products and apps. Together on this episode of The NGMI Podcast, Ben and Ran break down the current and future states of on-chain crypto trading activity, they explain how crypto technology is already infiltrating and consuming the world of traditional finance, why Decentralized Finance (DeFi) will play a role in revolutionizing financial behaviour, and offer a series of insights into memecoins, the Solana launchpad wars, why crypto and AI haven't found product-market-fit yet and much, much more. Ran and Ben also shared some upcoming information on future product launches for both Orderly and WOO that you'll want to hear about sooner rather than later. This was a fantastic episode. I always savour the episodes where I get to learn things and ask the "stupid" questions to people in the industry who really know what they're doing, and Ben & Ran know their stuff inside out. It was a pleasure hosting them on The NGMI Podcast, and I look forward to having them on the show again. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LINKS Ran Yi: https://x.com/ranyi1115 Ben Yorke: https://x.com/BenYorke WOO: https://woo.org/ Orderly: https://orderly.network/ Tom Mitchelhill: https://x.com/thecryptojourno NGMI: https://x.com/ngmi_xyz NGMI Newsletter: https://ngminewsletter.substack.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Intro 01:07 - WOO Long-Term Vision 03:25 - WOO Ecosystem 06:12 - Ran Yi: Founding Orderly & WOO 14:10 - Omnichain & The Danger of Wrapped Assets 17:28 - RWA Tokenization 20:35 - Faster Settlements? 23:09 - Biggest Changes In Crypto Today 30:35 - Crypto & AI 32:30 - DEX Launchpads? 36:40 - AI & Crypto: When PMF? 37:29 - Memecoins & New Metas 40:00 - The Agency of Memecoins 46:20 - What Does Crypto Need To Solve? 49:10 - Most Bullish On vs Most Bearish On

Clouted is the man responsible for ETH Strategy: the first Ethereum Strategy “company” to be built as a DeFi protocol on the Ethereum network. In this episode, Clouted and I discuss how Ethereum and crypto ‘Strategy’ companies like Bitmine and SBET actually work, how Michael Saylor’s MicroStrategy model of offering cheap options to acquire more Bitcoin & crypto functions at a granular level, how ETH Strategy will go about acquiring as much ETH as possible, how ETH Strategy’s native STRAT token really works, and how investors can accurately value Strategy companies and protocols. Clouted also offered his thoughts on why Ethereum’s price action lagged the rest of the crypto market for so long, his take on what the future holds for Solana now that Ethereum is starting to reach escape velocity, why Ethereum remains the premier blockchain for DeFi builders and applications, as well as what inspired the birth of ETH Strategy and much more. Financial Disclosure: NGMI Media holds a position in ETH Strategy’s native token STRAT after participating in the STRAT presale. We believe ETH Strategy is the most important and logical next step in bringing the ‘Strategy’ playbook on-chain and introducing accretive dilution into the realm of crypto by way of a novel DeFi primitive.  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Links Clouted: https://x.com/CloutedMind ETH Strategy: https://www.ethstrat.xyz/ ETH Strategy (Twitter): https://x.com/eth_strategy Tom Mitchelhill - https://x.com/thecryptojourno NGMI: https://x.com/ngmi_xyz NGMI Newsletter: https://ngminewsletter.substack.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Timestamps 0:00 - How ETH Strategy / Treasury Companies Work 4:05 - How Does ETH Strategy Acquire More ETH? 11:40 - How ETH Strategy Will Be Deployed 15:24 - How To Accurately Value Strategy Companies / Protocols (Velocity) 23:10 - Thoughts on Tom Lee & Bitmine?
 26:42 - Clouted’s Thoughts on ETH Price Action 30:55 - Clouted on the Future of Solana 36:52 - Why is ETH Better At DeFi? 40:55 - What Inspired ETH Strategy? 42:56 - (IMF Mentioned) 45:40 - Next Steps For Listeners

Ben Simpson is the founder and director of Australia’s fastest-growing crypto research and education platform, Collective Shift. In this episode, Ben explains how he went from running a business in the red for several years to cracking $1 million in monthly revenue, why he wanted to help people learn more about crypto in the early days, the importance of aligning incentives in financial education, the most important lessons for beginners in the crypto market, why he doesn’t own any Ripple (XRP) or Cardano (ADA), the psychology of taking profits and cutting losses, how to value speculative crypto projects and a whole lot more. We also went into detail on how we expect Ethereum and other altcoins to perform in the coming months, why Bitcoin is set to grow continually over the next decade, our thoughts on the Solana ecosystem, speculative plays further along the risk curve, and the wider landscape of crypto in Australia and abroad. Ben is a crypto industry veteran with 8+ years of experience navigating markets and helping others get their foot in the door of crypto in a sensible way. He’s also an all-round great bloke who can speak his mind clearly on markets and gets right to the centre of what matters when investing, scaling a business in a hyper-volatile industry, and navigating the crypto ecosystem. SOCIALS Ben Simpson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bensimpsonau/  Collective Shift: https://collectiveshift.io/  Tom Mitchelhill - https://x.com/thecryptojourno  NGMI: https://x.com/ngmi_xyz  NGMI Newsletter: https://ngminewsletter.substack.com/ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - The First $1M Month at Collective Shift 03:10 - Why Ben Started Collective Shift 06:30 - Aligning Incentives 08:30 - The Most Important Lessons For Crypto Beginners 13:00 - Ripple (XRP) Analysis 20:00 - Polkadot’s (DOT) Marketing Failures 21:00 - The Problem With Cardano (ADA) 22:20 - The Best Crypto Investments Are Potential 26:00 - Will Crypto Revolutionize Payments? 29:00 - Solana: The Non-Consensus Trade 31:30 - Trading Psychology 40:00 - The Biology of Loss Aversion 43:32 - Farmer With $8M in SPX6900 46:00 - Crypto Exchanges In Australia 48:00 - False Promises In Crypto Education 49:58 - Why Bitcoin Could Grow Larger Than Gold 54:48 - Australian Property Market Ponzi 57:43 - AI & Future Employment 1:01:35 - International Meme Fund 1:05:30 - Most Bullish vs Most Bearish

Matthew Quek is the co-founder and Chief Operations Officer of GRVT, a decentralized crypto exchange that offers a centralized trading experience. In this episode, Matthew and I discussed how he discovered crypto, why he started GRVT, its key points of difference from other competitors in the market, why he opted to pursue a regulation-first approach with GRVT, and he explains in detail why blockchains are the superior technological operating system for the entire financial world. We also spoke at length about what Matthew sees as the most overlooked and important parts of the crypto industry today, and he broke down many of the biggest headline/news events in crypto through his own professional lens. Matthew shared that new users of GRVT can still participate in its points program, which will earn them a share of a 20% GRVT airdrop in the not-too-distant future.

Dark Forest is a former analyst at crypto venture capital firm Tangent Ventures who now manages his own capital as a solo prop trader. In this episode Dark and I discussed why macroeconomics exists solely as a field for employing macroeconomists, how to identify the next altcoins that you can hold for a long time, the new meta of traditional financial firms like Robinhood entering into the crypto space, the hidden alt season in equities, AI agents and the potential areas of confluence between artificial intelligence and crypto, Hyperliquid’s outsized success, the pumpdotfun airdrop and (delayed) token distribution, what’s in store for memecoins heading into 2026, why Coinbase and Base are a confused crypto product offering, MegaETH, robotics and more. Dark Forest is among the most logical and well-reasoned traders in crypto, who has an incredible backlog of major successes in the crypto industry, both as a private investor and analyst at leading VC firms. It’s always a distinct pleasure to have him on the show, and Dark stands out as one of the best sources of insights to show up on the NGMI Podcast. SOCIALS Dark Forest: https://x.com/DarkForestCap Tom Mitchelhill - https://x.com/thecryptojourno NGMI: https://x.com/ngmi_xyz NGMI Newsletter: https://ngminewsletter.substack.com/ 

Adrian Morris, a consultant and MicroStrategy expert, comes back on the NGMI Podcast to break down his laundry list of main reasons why he believes the crypto market won't witness an "altcoin season" this time around and offers his price prediction for Bitcoin in this current market cycle. Adrian explains how Bitcoin Treasury Companies and institutional investment into Bitcoin will fundamentally mute the capital rotation out of BTC and into the altcoin sector, and explores how Bitcoin Treasury Companies actually work at a high level. Adrian and I also discussed whether or not the Treasury Company model can work for other crypto assets, including Ethereum (ETH) and Solana (SOL), why it's harder for altcoins to run like they did in 2017 or 2021, reasonable price predictions for Bitcoin in this current cycle, how Adrian first discovered Bitcoin, and more.

Matt Walrath, the founder and Director of Crypto Tax Made Easy (a specialist accounting firm for crypto assets) breaks down all of the need-to-know information for filing your crypto taxes this financial year. In this episode, Matt shared the most important crypto tax information he wishes everyone knew, the tax implications of airdrops, how Hyperliuqid structured their airdrop to benefit holders, which crypto tax software you should use, why pre-sales are a good method for lowering tax basis, and a whole lot more. Matt and I also discussed how he first started Crypto Tax Made Easy and grew it from a one-man operation to a team of 12, breaking down his key learnings and highest leverage decisions during the growth stage of his firm.   

Bernardo Bilotta, the founder of crypto payments app Stables Money, offers an industry insider's perspective on the future of stablecoins and how they will replace and revolutionize the financial services sector.  In this episode, Bernie breaks down the primary use cases of stablecoins as they stand today and offers several key insights into the future utility of stablecoins in B2B services, international payments, and many other key sectors of finance. We went over why stablecoins are primed for major adoption, what this adoption will look like in practical terms, and discussed the kind of crypto tech that's likely to be picked up by both retail and institutions, and what the difference between the two looks like.  Bernie also shared some alpha on his own company, Stables Money, and their upcoming points program, as well as breaking down the reasons behind his decision to incubate a fintech startup in Australia and the challenges he's faced as a result. A very strong episode with one of Australia's best crypto founders.  Get Stables: https://stables.money/ Use the ref code for a bonus: Stables-HMFNB7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOCIALS Bernie: https://x.com/stablesbernie Stables: https://stables.money/ Tom Mitchelhill: https://x.com/thecryptojourno/ NGMI: https://x.com/ngmi_crypto/ NGMI Newsletter: https://ngminewsletter.substack.com/  

Pav Hundal, the lead market analyst at Swyftx, breaks down all the factors that could lead to a massive rally in the price of Bitcoin, altcoins, and memecoins in the coming months. In this episode, Pav shares a long list of macro insights that point toward increased global liquidity in the coming months, which could be a boon for crypto assets. Pav and I also spoke about why a roster of new ETFs could be a huge catalyst for altcoins, why a select few memecoins will probably perform extremely well, why crypto games suck so much, whether we'll see a real "alt season" anytime soon and much more.

Daniel Barr, the co-founder of SpaceComputer (the first-ever blockchain launched in outer space) explains how his project is building the financial infrastructure for the future economy in space. Barr and I discuss what kind of industries we can expect to see take off in outer space, what the future "space economy" might look like, how close we are to seeing cypherpunk/science fiction narratives come to life and why now is the perfect time to try and capitalize on the space industry. SpaceComputer is building cypherpunk crypto systems for the space frontier: The first tamper-proof computer that elevates tokenization to orbit, removing earth-based barriers to free market dynamics and enabling the advent of genuine human liberty.

Kain Warwick, the founder of Infinex & Synthetix, and Illia Polosukhin, the founder of NEAR Protocol, explain a new partnership that will see Infinex add support for Bitcoin, XRP, and Dogecoin on the Infinex platform and discuss the profound impact that AI & crypto will have on the world within the next 6 months. Kain and Illia discuss how NEAR 'intents' change the game for permissionlessly listing assets on decentralized exchanges, what the future of AI and it's integration into the normal world really looks like, why you only have 6 months to earn all the money you can before AI makes everyone irrelevant, what the best crypto AI projects are, and much more.

Adrian Morris, a consultant and MicroStrategy expert, comes back on the NGMI Podcast to explain how Michael Saylor's MicroStrategy is the newest "money printer" and why those standing closest to it will benefit the most from the Cantillon Effect. He also addresses concerns and dispels several key myths that surround Michael Saylor's MicroStrategy (now Strategy). Adrian breaks down how the various complicated mechanisms within MicroStrategy function in simple language and explains how MicroStrategy’s ecosystem of financial products expands and consolidates Bitcoin in traditional markets. Adrian and I also got stuck into many other broader topics like why Bitcoin has any value at all, Nick Land's Dark Enlightenment, the consequences of technological progress, Thorstein Veblen, why Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) is still a long way away and what happens when AI comes for everyone's jobs.

Jackson Denka, the founder and CEO of the trading platform Azura breaks down why Wall Street is now more aligned with crypto and DeFi than Silicon Valley tech bros, shares upcoming alpha on his platform Azura, why Donald Trump is going to be incredible for crypto, the end of four year market cycles and more. SOCIALS Jackson Denka: x.com/jacksondenka Azura: https://app.azura.xyz/ref/thecryptojourno Tom Mitchelhill: x.com/thecryptojourno NGMI: x.com/ngmi_crypto NGMI Newsletter: ngminewsletter.substack.com/

Greeny Trades, an experienced Australian crypto trader, breaks down everything you need to know about the crypto market right now. He explains why Bitcoin is primed for a run in the coming weeks, why he's bearish on Ethereum long-term, how he approaches investing and trading the current market, why he likes the Abstract and Pudgy Penguins ecosystem, how to farm Kaito airdrops, what you should be paying attention to in the crypto market right now, and much more. SOCIALS Greeny Trades: https://x.com/greenytrades Greeny's Trading Group: https://whop.com/greenys-calls/ Tom Mitchelhill: x.com/thecryptojourno NGMI: x.com/ngmi_crypto NGMI Newsletter: ngminewsletter.substack.com/

Gami, the head of the International Meme Fund (IMF) — a protocol designed to allow memecoin holders to lend their memecoins — breaks down exactly how the IMF works and the price impact this type of protocol could have on speculative assets over time.  In this episode, Gami and I discuss why he started the International Meme Fund, how the protocol works at a high level, why he believes memecoins aren't "unethical" or "extractive," the Base / Zora / Content Coin debacle, why retail will always love memecoins and more. SOCIALS Gami: https://x.com/gamiwtf International Meme Fund: https://x.com/intlmemefund Tom Mitchelhill: x.com/thecryptojourno  NGMI: x.com/ngmi_crypto NGMI Newsletter: ngminewsletter.substack.com/

Jack Butcher is a prolific artist, designer and branding expert who stands at the forefront of blending art and technology in the digital age. Having minted a series of hyper-successful NFT collections such as Checks & Opepen — which toyed with the ideas of value, scarcity and abundance in an age of infinite data — Jack is easily one of the most insightful and interesting artists in the crypto industry. In this episode, Jack explains how Naval Ravikant, blockchains and permissionless technology overturned his pre-conceived notions of value, work and creativity, how he first came to start Visualize Value, why he believes that art is what makes Ethereum truly valuable, how he'd "save" Ethereum if he had the chance, how NFTs actually secure more value than institutions in crypto and much more. (this podcast may or may not be notable)

Zeneca, a veteran crypto investor and trader, breaks down the best airdrop opportunities in crypto right now and explains why everyone should be spending some time farming airdrops, given the current state of crypto markets. In this episode, Zeneca walks me through his investment strategy for 2025, breaks down Donald Trump's tariff chaos, why he thinks Ethereum is set to stage a massive comeback, where Solana is headed after memecoins, the ethics of the memecoin launchpad pumpdotfun and explains why so many poker players make good crypto investors.

Adrian Morris, a consultant and MicroStrategy expert, offers a genuine masterclass on Michael Saylor’s MicroStrategy (now Strategy) and its relationship to Bitcoin. Adrian spells out how Michael Saylor is building an “economy of scale” for Bitcoin, what’s going on with Donald Trump and tariffs, the impact of GameStop’s recent BTC acquisition and why he thinks the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve is probably a “grift.” He explains how the vast ecosystem of Strategy’s different financial products expands and consolidates Bitcoin in traditional markets and breaks down the risks and rewards of Strategy’s Bitcoin playbook. Adrian is one of the most knowledgeable and well-rounded Strategy bulls in the world, and it was an absolute pleasure to host him on the show.

Kyle Reidhead is the co-owner of the largest crypto market newsletter Milk Road, which boasts over 300,000 subscribers. Kyle has been releasing some of the best insights and alpha into crypto markets for years, and in this episode, he breaks down the projects, tokens and companies he believes are primed to outperform in the remainder of 2025. Kyle and I discussed why he's so bullish on Coinbase, why he believes the era of memecoin degeneracy is coming to an end, the reasons why stablecoins are primed for a massive uptick in adoption, how the world will gradually come on-chain and much more.

The Cudis Ring is the world's first AI smart ring fitness wearable that uses blockchain tech to secure and privatize fitness and health data while allowing its users to anonymously monetize their fitness activities. Cudis have just released their Whitepaper for 'The Longevity Protocol' — a new application on Solana that allows users to have 100% control over their health and fitness data, preventing it from getting into the wrong hands. In this episode, Edison discusses the launch of Cudis's new whitepaper and Longevity Protocol, why it's important for everyone to own their fitness data, how you can earn money with your health data with Cudis, why longevity is so important and much, much more.

Max Burwick is the founder and Managing Partner at Burwick Law, a crypto law firm that is engaged in several high-profile class action lawsuits against firms such as Pump.fun and failed memecoins like Hailey Welch's HAWK token and the scam LIBRA token. Max and I talked about why memecoin investing is nothing like a casino, why memecoins are WAY riskier than normal gambling, where personal responsibility ends and legal action begins in crypto, why he's fine with being called an "ambulance chaser" and much, much more.

This week I sat down with Kain Warwick, the founder of Synthetix and Benjamin Celemermajer, the head of strategy at Synthetix to discuss how Synthetix is jostling to make a comeback in the new world of Modern DeFi. Ben and Kain ran me through how the Synthetix 420 Pool (launched March 7) is introducing a new staking mechanism to deliver higher yields to SNX stakers, zero liquidation risk for stakers, greater stability for sUSD and improved capital efficiency for the SNX ecosystem. We discussed Snaxchain, the problems of 'Modern DeFi' in 2025, how DeFi is secretly thriving despite market sentiment, and much, much more. Socials Kain Warwick: https://x.com/kaiynne Ben Celemajer: https://x.com/CelermajerB Synthetix: https://x.com/synthetix_io Infinex: https://x.com/infinex_app Tom Mitchelhill: https://x.com/thecryptojourno NGMI: https://x.com/ngmi_crypto NGMI Newsletter: https://ngminewsletter.substack.com/ 

Jackson Zeng is the CEO of Caleb and Brown. He's one of the most successful crypto investors in Australia and an expert on macroeconomics. While usually a more crypto-focused podcast, we went in heavy on Australia's housing crisis and key economic problems. In this episode Jackson breaks down how Australia is rapidly debasing its currency, why most of the economic figures we view Australia through are completely wrong, why Bitcoin is important to understand as a tool for 'saving' money, and much more. Socials Jackson Zeng: https://x.com/im_jacksonzeng Caleb and Brown: https://www.calebandbrown.com/ Tom Mitchelhill: https://x.com/thecryptojourno NGMI: https://x.com/ngmi_crypto NGMI Newsletter: https://ngminewsletter.substack.com/ 

Kain Warwick, the founder of Synthetix and now Infinex, says Solana needs to fix its incentive models and internal processes to overcome its current issues with "extractive" memecoin launches — particularly following the recent LIBRA coin scandal. However, Kain also says Solana's memecoin extraction problem is no different to the extraction meta Ethereum faced with ICOs in 2017 — it's simply a matter of blocking out the "bullshit" and getting on with the task at hand. Kain Warwick is the founder of crypto's UX layer Infinex and DeFi protocol Synthetix and has been leading the charge in the crypto industry since 2014. Socials Kain Warwick: https://x.com/kaiynne Infinex: https://x.com/infinex_app Tom Mitchelhill: https://x.com/thecryptojourno NGMI: https://x.com/ngmi_crypto NGMI Newsletter: https://ngminewsletter.substack.com/ 

4CT is the lead developer of a new protocol called AicroStrategy: a blockchain-based version of Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin-holding company MicroStrategy, except this one is managed by AI agents. MicroStrategy operates entirely on the Ethereum Layer 2 network Base, leveraging AI agents to loop Coinbase Wrapped BTC (cbBTC) across DeFi protocols including Morpho and Aerodrome to maximize yield and accumulate more BTC. The team are close to launching its convertible bonds process which will allow users Users will swap USDC for $ABOND, which offers upside exposure in $AISTR. $ABOND is then redeemable at a future date for discounted $AISTR (if above strike) or your original USDC amount (if below strike). Socials 4CT - Telegram: @Zk_tech AicroStrategy: https://x.com/aicrostrategy Tom Mitchelhill: https://x.com/thecryptojourno NGMI Newsletter: https://ngminewsletter.substack.com/ 

AI agents could supercharge Solana's performance heading into 2025, especially with a pro-crypto and AI administration sitting in the White House under Donald Trump. As an analyst and portfolio manager at Greythorn, Jae Sik Choi offers a powerful understanding of the crypto market and shares his predictions on why AI agents could supercharge Solana's performance in 2025. Jae shares his take on how markets will react to Trump's inauguration next week, why he thinks AI is a blessing for Solana's price heading into 2025, whether or not you should invest in AI agents on Base or Solana, why ETH probably won't outperform next year and why the "AI meta" is probably here to stay. Check Out Kaito: https://yaps.kaito.ai/referral/1531193685861441538 Socials Jae Sik Choi: https://x.com/0x_JaeThorn Tom Mitchelhill: https://x.com/thecryptojourno NGMI Newsletter: https://ngminewsletter.substack.com/ 

Boot is a very competent crypto investor — especially when it comes to memecoins — and was the former marketing lead for several crypto projects. He's one of the most knowledgeable people I've spoken to about trading memecoins and he offers a lot of valuable lessons about not getting wiped out and actually getting out of trades with cash in the bank. DISCLAIMER: This episode was recorded before the election of Donald Trump, so a lot of the commentary from 45 minutes on is a little dated. However, I think many of the lessons Boot shares about being wary of euphoria and ensuring you take sensible, consistent profits — is extremely important regardless of the difference in conditions now. Social Links Boot: https://x.com/lowercaseboot Tom Mitchelhill: https://x.com/thecryptojourno NGMI Newsletter: https://ngminewsletter.substack.com/ 

Andy Ayrey is the developer of Truth Terminal, the AI entity that discovered the crypto memecoins Goatseus Maximus (GOAT) and Fartcoin (FARTCOIN). Andy and I talk about how Truth Terminal actually works, why Truth Terminal is so horny and why the intersection of artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency will be stranger than anyone can possibly imagine. Andy shares what he believes will be the worst-case and best-case scenarios for the development of AI, and why crypto AI memecoins like GOAT and FARTCOIN will continue to capture attention heading into 2025. Socials Andy Ayrey: https://x.com/AndyAyrey Truth Terminal: https://x.com/truth_terminal Tom Mitchelhill: https://x.com/thecryptojourno NGMI Newsletter: https://ngminewsletter.substack.com/ 

No.one has an extensive academic background in psychoanalysis and psychology. He's a long-time crypto degen and is extremely sceptical of a lot of the activity that we see in crypto today, particularly when it comes to memecoins.   In this episode, we discuss the major problems that crypto as an industry is yet to overcome, the economics of crypto assets, financial nihilism, why he believes memecoins to be a “perverse structure” and much more.

Ben Simpson is an entrepreneur, crypto investor and founder of the crypto education platform Collective Shift. In this episode, Ben shared why he's not selling any of his crypto holdings for another few months (at least), the ethics of running a company that provides financial advice, why having a 'sell strategy' is crucial, memecoins, altcoins and much more.

Colton Kirkpatrick is the founder of the memecoin Zyncoin which ran up to a peak $150 million market cap during the degeneracy of May’s memecoin mania. He’s a long-term crypto investor with one of the most unconventional introductions to crypto I’ve ever heard. He’s also an ultra runner, a family man and someone who holds strong religious and moral beliefs. In this episode expect to learn the story behind the launch and run up the of the Zyn memecoin, if memecoins are here to stay for the rest of the cycle, why Colton doesn’t think much of artificial intelligence, social media and increased technology use and why having a belief in God is crucial to staying grounded in crypto. This was one of the most well-rounded and expansive discussions I’ve had on this podcast so far. I know you’re going to love this one.

Regan Bozman is the co-founder of the early-stage crypto investment firm Lattice and was among the first employees at another early-stage crypto venture firm called CoinList. He was involved in the launch and development of several major tokens such as Solana, Near Protocol and Filecoin. Expect to learn how Regan analyzes and selects early-stage projects for investment, where he thinks the crypto market is headed, the risks and rewards that come with EigenLayer and re-staking, as well how he balances concentrating vs. diversifying in his own portfolio + a whole lot more.

Dark Forest is a successful crypto investor and analyst at crypto venture capital firm Tangent Ventures.  In this episode expect to learn why people shouldn't worry too much about memecoins, why a crypto project called Echelon Prime could be the most ground-breaking artificial intelligence game of all time, why Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana look set to go a lot higher from now, and much more.  Dark is one of my favourite people to speak to. He's a wellspring of reason and deep knowledge of almost everything to do with crypto. I hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as I enjoyed recording it. 

Craig Jackson is the co-host of Australia’s largest crypto podcast, Crypto Curious, a long-term crypto investor, and previously the head of growth at the popular Australian crypto investing platform Bamboo. In this episode you’ll hear about Craig’s hard-fought lessons in the crypto space, why Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Coinbase are the “holy trinity” of crypto investment, why having a “sell strategy” in place ahead of time is crucial to not losing all of your money, why it’s important to take your own advice, and more.

Marty (@thinkingvols) is an experienced options and volatility trader who has been grinding it out in crypto markets for more than 10 years. Even though he doesn't like to admit it, he's an extremely knowledgeable trader and investor with a lot of unique insight into the wilderness of crypto markets.  Aside from investing heavily in crypto-related options, Marty is also a full-time Twitter sensation and hat phenomenon.  Expect to learn what Marty thinks brand new investors should do if they’re just getting started in crypto, why the market is currently in a state of post-ETF clarity, the biggest potential market trends over the next few months, why he’s freakishly bullish on Brazil, why you should get a job at Chipotle, and more.   Twitter: @thecryptojourno NGMI Newsletter: https://ngminewsletter.substack.com/

Mark Monfort is the co-founder of the crypto venture studio Not Centralised and the Australian DeFi Association. Having recently begun pursuing the burgeoning AI space — Mark shares his extensive knowledge of the new field to explain the potential symbiotic relationship between blockchain and artificial intelligence. Expect to hear about how blockchain and AI can work together to solve some of the digital world's most pressing problems, whether or not quantum computing will eradicate Bitcoin, blockchain and life on the internet as we know it, Mark's top crypto picks for 2024, and much more.   Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgKvsBSvcs0&t=20s Find me on Twitter: @thecryptojourno Find the Newsletter and the Podcast on Twitter: @NGMI_crypto NGMI Newsletter: https://ngminewsletter.substack.com/

Tommy Honan is the Head of Product Strategy at the Australian crypto exchange Swyftx. He's been an investor in the crypto industry since 2013, making him an excellent source of long-term knowledge for navigating complex market cycles. Expect to hear whether Tommy believes Bitcoin ETFs have failed, what to expect from Ethereum and Solana heading into 2024 and why 90% of all new money entering crypto in Australia is heading offshore.   Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcgAgUaPL1s&t=16s  Twitter: @thecryptojourno NGMI Newsletter: https://ngminewsletter.substack.com/

Michael Reo Anderson (aka. Pancakesbrah) is a talented doer of many things related to music, crypto and crafting up innumerable stream-of-consciousness bangers on Twitter.   Hear all about how Reo got caught up in crypto in the first place, why he plans to phase out of the internet token industry to follow a deeper passion for music, how he balances 5+ intensive projects all at once, and much, much more.   Not only is PancakesBrah a formative element of crypto lore — he's also taken wholesome-posting and grinding it out in the trenches of social media to an entirely different level.