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For episode 780 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Cris Blanco, Chief Strategy Officer for Beldex, a privacy-first Layer-1 ecosystem that just crossed 1.5 million cumulative installs across its app suite. Rather than shipping isolated privacy tools, Beldex runs a unified stack: encrypted messaging, a decentralized VPN, a private browser, a name service, and a wallet, all secured by 3,014 masternodes with 30M+ BDX staked. 🔗 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/3

For episode 779 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Benjamin Sarquis Peillard, Founder and CEO of Cap, an onchain credit marketplace backed by financial guarantees. Throughout the episode, Brandon and Benjamin explore the evolution of stablecoins and onchain credit, how Cap connects institutional borrowers with digital asset markets, the role of underwriting and financial guarantees, and what bringing traditional private credit infrastructure onchain coul

For episode 778 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Gleb Morgachev, Co-Creator of Gonka, an open-source decentralized AI network designed to make high-performance AI compute more accessible and efficient. Throughout the episode, Brandon and Gleb explore how Gonka turns computational power into useful AI work, its approach to Proof of Compute, how decentralized networks can verify AI inference, where decentralized infrastructure still competes with centra

For episode 777 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Kenneth Shek, CEO at Moca Network and Managing Director at Animoca Brands.Kenneth leads the Moca Network, Animoca Brands' identity ecosystem, building decentralized identity infrastructure across a network spanning more than 500 portfolio companies and 700M+ addressable users, and can discuss AI agents and digital identity, the future of online trust, agentic commerce, and why identity will become a foun

For episode 776 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Mark Zalan, CEO of GoMining, an innovative global crypto platform that makes Bitcoin mining accessible and easy through unique digital miners backed by real-world data center infrastructure. By replacing expensive hardware and complex setups with NFT-based computing power, the ecosystem allows users worldwide to earn daily Bitcoin rewards effortlessly. Today, GoMining continues to expand into a full-sca

For episode 775 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Andreja Cobeljic, Head of Derivatives Trading for AMINA Bank, a Swiss-regulated digital asset bank that bridges the gap between traditional fiat banking and the Web3 ecosystem. Headquartered in Zug, Switzerland, and licensed by FINMA, the institution rebranded from SEBA Bank to expand its global footprint across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. It provides secure custody, trading, and institutional-gr

For episode 774 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Louis Régis, Founder & CEO of Propr, a prominent, crypto-native online retail prop firm that launched in mid-2026. Developed by XBorg and backed by SwissBorg (one of Europe's largest crypto wealth platforms), Propr specifically targets decentralized finance (DeFi) and crypto-centric traders. Unlike traditional prop firms that operate through opaque centralized brokers, Propr distinguishes itself by bein

For episode 773 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Abdul Rafay Gadit, Co-founder of ZIGChain. ZIGChain is a permissionless Layer 1 blockchain, explicitly optimized for decentralized wealth management and the tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs). 🔗 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/ypd2khzj 🔗 Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/5n88d9c4 🔗 Amazon Music: https://tinyurl.com/e8swernj 🔗 YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/yrjmx9wc 📣 This episode is brought

For episode 772 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Duncan Reucassel, CIO of Triton Liquid Fund to discuss Hypercall and onchain options. Hypercall is a permissionless, onchain options protocol built on top of Hyperliquid by the team behind Synapse Protocol. It is designed to bring professional-grade options markets on-chain by utilizing Hyperliquid's deep perpetual futures liquidity as a natural hedging rail for options writers. 🔗 Spotify: https://tinyu

For episode 771 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Waseem Salim, CEO of Valdora Finance, ZIGChain’s liquid staking layer. Stake $ZIG and receive stZIG, a liquid, yield-bearing position you can use across the ecosystem. They’re building toward Liquid Everything: vault-based strategies that turn staking into a foundation for broader, structured market access over time. 🔗 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2fnu8abz 🔗 Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/4km3bzy

For episode 770 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Jeff Lunglhofer, CSO of Coinbase. As Chief Security Officer, Jeff leads Coinbase’s global cyber strategy, operations, engineering, and trust & safety efforts across both retail and institutional businesses, including Web3 and DeFi security through Coinbase’s Blockchain Security and Unit 0x research teams. Prior to Coinbase, he served as CISO at BNY Mellon, where he built and led a 500+ person global cybe

For episode 769 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Michael Steuer, President & CTO of Casper Network. Casper is the Layer 1 infrastructure for regulated real-world assets and machine commerce. On Casper, institutions can bring assets onchain under enforceable rules, while autonomous systems can operate through their own accounts and participate in financial activity as economic actors. 🔗 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/583ek3e8 🔗 Apple Podcasts:...

For episode 768 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Miles Paschini, Chief Executive Officer for FV Bank. FV Bank is a regulated global digital bank and qualified digital asset custodian headquartered in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The financial infrastructure platform serves global fintechs, enterprises, and individual freelancers by vertically integrating traditional banking services with stablecoin infrastructure and secure crypto custody. Operating through

For episode 767 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Ryan Louvar, Chief Legal Officer of WisdomTree. WisdomTree is a global financial innovator and asset management firm that bridges traditional finance (TradFi) and blockchain technology through a dedicated focus on digital assets and tokenized real-world assets (RWAs). 🔗 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/59p8cw2t 🔗 Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/ztn47wyx 🔗 Amazon Music: https://tinyurl.com/2yuxjhft

For episode 766 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Elisa Lu, COO and Co-founder of Memoket, an AI hardware company building the context layer between the physical world and AI. Before Memoket, she spent nearly a decade in brand commercialization and marketing leadership at Anker Innovations, where she grew brand revenue 6x in three years. At Memoket, she leads international operations and Marketing and is building the company she wished existed during ye

For episode 765 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Alladan Flinn, the founder of Based Trading Cards, a California-based premium collectibles company built around Bitcoin culture, original art, nostalgia, education, transparency, and true scarcity. Through Based Trading Cards, he has created limited-run releases that combine collector-first print runs, rare chase cards, specialty finishes, and award-winning production quality. The brand’s latest collect

For episode 764 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Joe Vollono the Chief Commercial Officer at STBL, where he leads global commercial strategy to scale the STBL Protocol and its RWA-backed financial ecosystem. Previously, Joe led Business Development for central banking and stablecoin (RLUSD) at Ripple, advising commercial banks, central banks, and finance ministries on digital asset policy, stablecoin design, and financial infrastructure. He has advised

For episode 763 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by David Wei Liang from the Conflux Network, where they are building the L1 infrastructure for seamless payments, global remittances, and decentralized finance. 🔗 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/mrs88pnt 🔗 Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/7s8xkzyv 🔗 Amazon Music: https://tinyurl.com/4bk4jkbx 🔗 YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/24ubnrwa 📣 This episode is brought to you by Sumsub. Sumsub is a leading full

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