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For episode 762 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Kelly Ann Collins, Founder of SheCrypto. SheCrypto is where women across Bitcoin, blockchain, and Web3 come together to learn, connect, and grow through podcasts, newsletters, events, and original content. 🔗 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/495t58mk 🔗 Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/4bzzdxw6 🔗 Amazon Music: https://tinyurl.com/thz9f4ps 🔗 YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/24ubnrwa 📣 This episode is br

For episode 761 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar to discuss his initiatives in modernizing Nevada’s election system, business portal and preparing Nevadans for artificial intelligence. Before being elected Nevada Secretary of State, Cisco Aguilar built a career spanning law, business, media, sports, and education. He served for 12 years as General Counsel for Agassi Graf and the Andre Agassi Foundation for Educat

For episode 760 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Jason Hitchcock, CEO of Greenlane. Mr. Hitchcock is a technology executive with over 15 years of experience building and scaling revenue engines across SaaS, blockchain infrastructure, and decentralized finance. Mr. Hitchcock most recently served as Head of Business Development at thirdweb, a leading open-source Web3 developer tools and infrastructure platform. In that role, he built and led the company

For episode 759 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Jared Gutstadt, CEO of Rebel Audio, an AI-powered podcasting platform designed to radically simplify how podcasts are created, produced, and scaled. Based and backed by Nashville, TN - Rebel Audio will allow users to record, edit and upload episodes directly to all major podcast platforms, unlocking the next generation of breakout voices. For more information - visit www.rebelaudio.ai 🔗 Spotify:...

For episode 758 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Dave Trier where he serves as CEO of ModelOp, where he leads the company with a clear focus on customer value, product innovation, and enterprise execution. A builder at heart, Dave brings deep technical fluency and real-world operating experience to the challenge of helping global enterprises unlock the transformational power of AI. 🔗 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/ycyawdr3 🔗 Amazon Music: https://tiny

For episode 757 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Vitali Dervoed, Founder and CEO of Ekiden. Vitali Dervoed is a tech entrepreneur and operator with over 10 years of experience across banking, fintech, capital markets, crypto infrastructure, and DeFi. Ekiden is an institutional derivatives exchange on Canton Network. Raised $3.8M, onboarded 12+ tier-1 market makers, and grew the platform to 20,000+ users through growth marketing, referral loops, commun

For episode 756 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Lex Karushin, Partnerships Manager for Finchtrade.Lex has over five years of experience in the crypto space, with most of his career spent in Web3 startups, helping teams scale through new business development, strategic partnerships, and capital raising. His background spans DeFi, NFTs, and token launches, and with a foundation in management and finance. 🔗 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/mr9eaz4d 🔗 Appl

For episode 755 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Andrew Nalichaev, a systems-level blockchain expert who serves as CEO of Haia — an AI-powered, non-custodial operating system for digital assets — and CTO of Haust Network, a ZK Layer 2 protocol built with Polygon CDK. He is also the Blockchain Domain Expert at Innowise, where he leads architecture and strategic engagements for fintechs, banks, exchanges, and institutional crypto clients — covering custo

For episode 754 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Marcos Santillana, VP of Digital Asset Services, Institutional at Uphold.Marcos Santillana is VP of Digital Asset Services at Uphold, a crypto platform licensed across the US, UK and EU. He works directly with crypto foundations and protocol teams on listing, treasury management and wider ecosystem partnerships. With deep exposure to hundreds of blockchain projects assessed through a regulatory, commerci

For episode 753 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Anton Lobintsev, Co-founder of Mosta. Anton is a seasoned entrepreneur with over 20 years in the technology industry, building companies at the intersection of infrastructure, compliance, and product innovation. Mosta is AI-native business banking for global teams and AI agents, built on SquareFi's financial infrastructure. It combines accounts, cards, cross-border payments, invoicing, and stablecoin inf

For episode 752 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Varun Choudhary, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer of ORO. Varun is an IIT graduate and entrepreneur with a proven track record of building and scaling ventures across global markets. At ORO, he leads the company’s strategic vision, product direction, and growth architecture, bringing a rare combination of technical depth, market instinct, and execution rigor. 🔗 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/7hcw58kk

For episode 751 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Quinten van Welzen, leading growth at Zano. Zano is an open-source cryptocurrency and ecosystem with enterprise-grade privacy, security, and scalability that operates as a robust foundation for confidential assets and decentralized applications (dApps). 🔗 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/3e4kfxrv 🔗 Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/4dpj2yu4 🔗 YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/rfhktfbk 📣 This episode is b

For episode 750 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Aigerim Omarbekova, the Head of Ecosystem at Fasset, a banking and investment platform focused on financial inclusion in emerging markets. At Fasset, Aigerim leads the platform’s full stakeholder and community ecosystem, spanning investor relations, regional market development across Southeast Asia and MENA, and outreach to global Muslim investor bases through Fasset’s Shariah-compliant finance programs.

For episode 749 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Chris Loeffler, CEO & Co-founder of Caliber Wealth Management. 🔗 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/nhbrf6ha 🔗 Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/2s4xbdnf 🔗 Amazon Music: https://tinyurl.com/2p3hyz56 🔗 YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/2p8xbfmb 📣 This episode is brought to you by Sumsub. Sumsub is a leading full-cycle verification platform purpose-built for the crypto industry, chosen by 8 out of 10 of th

For episode 748 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Brian Oakes, an IT escalation engineer, early crypto miner, and author of Undermined, a gripping firsthand account of losing over $150 million in cryptocurrency through a devastating SIM swap attack. Since his last appearance on BlockHash, Brian has been targeted in a second hack that wiped him out of crypto entirely—adding an even darker and more urgent chapter to his story. Through raw honesty, sharp

In this episode, we discuss the state of the AI market and what to expect heading into July of 2026. 🔗 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/mvb96ny7 🔗 Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/9wnare9t 🔗 Amazon Music: https://tinyurl.com/bp5yrymk 🔗 YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/5ebyk2nf 📣 This episode is brought to you by Sumsub. Sumsub is a leading full-cycle verification platform purpose-built for the crypto industry, chosen by 8 out of 10 of the biggest global exchanges. It help

For episode 747 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Bret Kenwell, a US Investment and Options Analyst at eToro. eToro is a retail brokerage platform offering access to crypto and traditional asset classes to 40 million users globally. They allow users to trade diverse financial assets like stocks, cryptocurrencies, and ETFs. 🔗 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/mr4bp9yn 🔗 Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/yk93rtee 🔗 Amazon Music: https://tinyurl.com/56cx

For episode 745 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Ilies Larbi, CEO of Ouinex, a next-generation financial trading platform designed to bridge the gap between decentralized and institutional finance. Before founding Ouinex, Ilies was Managing Director and Head of Global Partnerships at one of the world's leading brokerages. There, he managed global capital markets, regulatory strategy, and institutional deal-making across multiple jurisdictions. 🔗 Spoti

For episode 744 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Sebastian Salomon, CGO and Co-Founder of oneBanking, one of Europe's most exciting fintech ventures (est. 2024), and co-founder of oneBots, an AI-powered automation platform making intelligent banking accessible to everyone. 🔗 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/jfeevmm5 🔗 Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/2ffnjbrs 🔗 Amazon Music: https://tinyurl.com/vm3usyju 🔗 YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/3cpk8kuk 📣

For episode 743 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Andrej Bencic, CEO and Co-Founder of Tenderly, the simulation company for onchain institutions. An engineer by background, he co-founded Tenderly in 2018 and has spent the last eight years building it into the operational layer beneath crypto's most sophisticated protocols, enabling engineering, finance, and risk teams to model every onchain action against the live system before any capital or customer i