In the 214th BlockTalks we speak with Stella Achenbach, founder of the Alana Project and Council steward of Unlock Protocol, who talks about the current reality of DAOs. Links: https://paragraph.com/@stellaachenbach https://beacons.ai/stellaachenbach https://the-alana-project.xyz/ https://unlock-protocol.com/ Call for partners! In 2026 the BlockDro…

In the 213th BlockTalks we speak with Vik Sharma, cofounder and CEO of Cake Labs, who talks about UX and privacy implications of web3 wallets. Links: https://x.com/vikrantnyc https://x.com/cake https://x.com/cakewallet https://cakelabs.com/ https://cakewallet.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/vikrant-s-1b975072/ . Redes sociais / comms .. https://bl…

In the 212th BlockTalks we speak with Satraj Bambra, cofounder and CEO of Rails, who tells us how regulatory compliance can power crypto's growth strategy. Links: Rails' website: https://rails.xyz/ Rails' X: https://x.com/rails_xyz Satraj's X: https://x.com/sat_bam_ . Redes sociais / comms .. https://blockdropspodcast.xyz/ .. https://blockdrops.sub…

Don't forget to register for the GenZ Summit at the University of Surrey: https://luma.com/qkiufx1n In the 211th BlockTalks we speak with Stephen Hess, founder of Metaplex, who discusses the power of tokenization beyond memecoins. Links: https://x.com/meta_hess https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephennhess/ https://x.com/metaplex https://www.metaplex.co…

In the 210th BlockTalks we speak with Sebastian Pfeiffer, MD at the Impossible Cloud Foundation, who tells us how decentralization can take cloud computing to the next level. Links: https://x.com/SeJuP123321 https://x.com/icn_protocol https://icnprotocol.substack.com/subscribe . Redes sociais / comms .. https://blockdropspodcast.xyz/ .. https://blo…

In the 209th BlockTalks we speak with Ivan De Lastours, Blockchain & Crypto Lead at Bpifrance, who tells us how sovereign funds are approaching crypto. https://x.com/Bpifrance https://www.bpifrance.fr/ . Redes sociais / comms .. https://blockdropspodcast.xyz/ .. https://blockdrops.substack.com .. Instagram.com/blockdropspodcast .. Twitter.com/block…

In the 208th BlockTalks we speak with Humayun Sheikh, CEO and founder of Fetch.AI, who explains the intersection of AI and Blockchain. Links https://x.com/HMsheikh4 https://www.linkedin.com/in/humayun-sheikh-4530246a/ http://fetch.ai/ . Redes sociais / comms .. https://blockdropspodcast.xyz/ .. https://blockdrops.substack.com .. Instagram.com/block…

No 207o BlockTalks a gente fala com Guilherme Bettanin, Country Lead da Base no Brasil, que conta como eh apoiar os BUIDLers para crescerem em web3. Links: https://x.com/basebrasil_ https://discord.com/invite/basebrasil https://link3.to/1GH2ECRA . Redes sociais / comms .. https://blockdropspodcast.xyz/ .. https://blockdrops.substack.com .. Instagra…

In the 206th BlockTalks we speak with Hart Lambur, co-founder of Across and UMA, who talks about the big interoperability unlock. Links Hart on X: https://x.com/hal2001 Across on X: https://x.com/AcrossProtocol Across website: https://across.to/ ERC-7683 website: https://www.erc7683.org/ . Redes sociais / comms .. https://blockdropspodcast.xyz/ .. …

In the 205th BlockTalks we speak with Michael Carpentier, founder and CEO of Vesta Equity, who tells us how blockchain can unlock the trapped value of home equity. Links Website: www.vestaequity.net X: https://x.com/vestaequityvpm LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vestaequityvpm/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vestaequityvpm . Redes so…

In the 204th BlockTalks we speak with Kyle Tut, founder and CEO of Piñata, who shares how curiosity has driven his career into crypto. Links https://pinata.cloud https://x.com/KyleTut https://x.com/pinatacloud . Redes sociais / comms .. https://blockdropspodcast.xyz/ .. https://blockdrops.substack.com .. Instagram.com/blockdropspodcast .. Twitter.c…

In the 203rd BlockTalks we speak with Carter Feldman, founder and CEO of Psy Protocol, who shares his journey from black hat hacking to on-chain privacy. Links https://psy.xyz/ https://x.com/psyprotocol https://x.com/cmpeq https://hk.linkedin.com/in/carter-feldman-b4a13568 . Redes sociais / comms .. https://blockdropspodcast.xyz/ .. https://blockdr…

In the 202nd BlockTalks we speak with Vikram Arun, co-founder of Superform Labs, who tells us how institutional DeFi UX can be fixed. Link in the newsletter. Links https://www.superform.xyz/ https://x.com/superformxyz https://x.com/vik_runa?lang=en . Redes sociais / comms .. https://blockdropspodcast.xyz/ .. https://blockdrops.substack.com .. Insta…

In the 201st BlockTalks we speak with Ismael Hishon-Rezaizadeh, co-founder and CEO of Lagrange Labs, who tells us his journey from investor to founder. Links - https://x.com/lagrangedev - https://x.com/Ismael_H_R . Redes sociais / comms .. https://blockdropspodcast.xyz/ .. https://blockdrops.substack.com .. Instagram.com/blockdropspodcast .. Twitte…

En el BlockTalks numero 200 - el primero en Espanol - hablamos con Fer Boccard, artista y fundadora de los NFTs Serious and Cool, que nos cuenta su historia con NFTs y el mundo de las artes. https://seriousandcool.art https://x.com/SeriousCoolNFT https://x.com/Ferboccard . Redes sociais / comms .. https://blockdropspodcast.xyz/ .. https://blockdrop…

In the 199th BlockTalks we speak with Paul Howard, Senior Director at Wincent, who explains the role of market makers in crypto. Links https://www.linkedin.com/company/wincent-co/ https://x.com/Wincent_co . Redes sociais / comms .. https://blockdropspodcast.xyz/ .. https://blockdrops.substack.com .. Instagram.com/blockdropspodcast .. Twitter.com/bl…

In the 198th BlockTalks we speak with Megan Knab, CEO of Franklin Payroll, who talks about ways for DeFi to solve TradFi challenges. https://twitter.com/knotmegan https://x.com/franklinpayroll https://www.hellofranklin.co/ . Redes sociais / comms .. https://blockdropspodcast.xyz/ .. https://blockdrops.substack.com .. Instagram.com/blockdropspodcast…

In the 197th BlockTalks we speak with Martin De Rijke, Head of Growth at Maple Finance, who talks about building for the next generation of DeFi users. https://x.com/maplefinance https://x.com/martindrijke https://maple.finance/ . Redes sociais / comms .. https://blockdropspodcast.xyz/ .. https://blockdrops.substack.com .. Instagram.com/blockdropsp…

In the 196th BlockTalks we speak with Alena Afanaseva, CEO and Founder of BeInCrypto, who talks about building reliability in an increasingly noisy world. https://beincrypto.com/ . Redes sociais / comms .. https://blockdropspodcast.xyz/ .. https://blockdrops.substack.com .. Instagram.com/blockdropspodcast .. Twitter.com/blockdropspod .. Blockdrops.…

In the 195th BlockTalks we speak with Ben James, founder of 404, who tells us about decentralized AI through the lenses of an architect. https://404.xyz http://x.com/404gen_ http://x.com/6329

In the 194th BlockTalks we speak with Kate Baucherel, author and educator, who tells us about her journey from accounting to blockchain education. https://galiadigital.co.uk/ https://instagram.com/Katebaucherel https://linkedin.com/in/katebaucherel https://x.com/KateBaucherel . Redes sociais / comms .. https://blockdropspodcast.xyz/ .. Instagram.co…

Drop 1: EigenCloud https://x.com/eigenlayer/status/1934968112904020381 Drop 2: Cointelegraph goes on-chain ⁠https://cointelegraph.com/news/cointelegraph-goes-onchain-ctdg-initiative-to-secure-web3-with-live-validators⁠ Drop 3: Blockworks Token Transparency Portal ⁠https://blockworks.co/token-transparency⁠ More: JP Morgan files for JPMD trademark fo…

Drop 1: EigenCloud https://x.com/eigenlayer/status/1934968112904020381 Drop 2: Cointelegraph goes on-chain https://cointelegraph.com/news/cointelegraph-goes-onchain-ctdg-initiative-to-secure-web3-with-live-validators Drop 3: Blockworks Token Transparency Portal https://blockworks.co/token-transparency More: JP Morgan files for JPMD trademark for di…

In the 193rd BlockTalks we speak with Phil Fogel, co-founder of Cork Protocol, who tells us how the industry should take risk management more seriously. Phil- https://x.com/Philfog Cork- https://x.com/Corkprotocol Website- https://www.cork.tech/ . Redes sociais / comms .. https://blockdropspodcast.xyz/ .. Instagram.com/blockdropspodcast .. Twitter.…

Drop 1: An EIP for GDPR-compliant privacy https://ethresear.ch/t/a-pathway-for-gdpr-data-management-privacy-for-ethereum/22567 Drop 2: Tether WDK https://docs.wallet.tether.io/ Drop 3: Conta Global Matera https://br.cointelegraph.com/news/matera-announces-partnership-with-circle-and-will-launch-global-account-without-iof-and-with-usdc-for-banks-and…

Drop 1: An EIP for GDPR-compliant privacy https://ethresear.ch/t/a-pathway-for-gdpr-data-management-privacy-for-ethereum/22567 Drop 2: Tether WDK https://docs.wallet.tether.io/ Drop 3: Conta Global Matera https://br.cointelegraph.com/news/matera-announces-partnership-with-circle-and-will-launch-global-account-without-iof-and-with-usdc-for-banks-and…

In the 192nd BlockTalks we speak with Harry Horsfall, co-founder and CEO of Flight3, who gives us his take on zero-BS web3 marketing. X Handle: @HarryHorsfall_ Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/harryhorsfall Website: https://www.harryhorsfall.com/ Telegram: @HarryHorsfaLL . Redes sociais / comms .. https://blockdropspodcast.xyz/ .. Instagram.com/blockd…

Drop 1: Metamask + web3auth ⁠https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2025/06/02/consensys-acquires-web3auth-to-reinvent-metamask-onboarding⁠ Drop 2: a16z Crypto Foundations - end of an era ⁠https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/end-foundation-era-crypto/⁠ Drop 3: Sunsetting ApeCoin DAO ⁠https://cointelegraph.com/news/yuga-labs-aims-to-replace-apecoin-dao-with…

Drop 1: Metamask + web3auth https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2025/06/02/consensys-acquires-web3auth-to-reinvent-metamask-onboarding Drop 2: a16z Crypto Foundations - end of an era https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/end-foundation-era-crypto/ Drop 3: Sunsetting ApeCoin DAO https://cointelegraph.com/news/yuga-labs-aims-to-replace-apecoin-dao-with-apec…

In the 191st BlockTalks we speak with Victor Mendes, Head of Payments at the TON Foundation, who talks about meeting users where they are. Telegram: @jvictormendes LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joaovictormendes/ . Redes sociais / comms .. https://blockdropspodcast.xyz/ .. Instagram.com/blockdropspodcast .. Twitter.com/blockdropspod .. Block…

Drop 1: Dubai Real Estate Tokenization on XRP https://www.tradingview.com/news/newsbtc:a789acd7a094b:0-xrp-marks-another-milestone-as-dubai-brings-16-billion-in-real-estate-company-to-the-blockchain-details/ Drop 2: Bitcoin Ordinals bridges to Cardano https://iohk.io/en/newsroom/bitcoin-ordinals-bridged-to-cardano-for-the-first-time-with-bitvmx-pro…

Drop 1: Dubai Real Estate Tokenization on XRP https://www.tradingview.com/news/newsbtc:a789acd7a094b:0-xrp-marks-another-milestone-as-dubai-brings-16-billion-in-real-estate-company-to-the-blockchain-details/ Drop 2: Bitcoin Ordinals bridges to Cardano https://iohk.io/en/newsroom/bitcoin-ordinals-bridged-to-cardano-for-the-first-time-with-bitvmx-pro…

In the 190th BlockTalks we speak with Amanda Wick, Founder of the Association for Women in Crypto and author of "The Catalysts - The accelerating forces forging the new world financial order", who talks about how responsible innovation can drive adoption. www.amandawick.com . Redes sociais / comms .. https://blockdropspodcast.xyz/ .. Instagram.com/…

Drop 1: Solana's new consensus, Alpenglow https://www.anza.xyz/blog/alpenglow-a-new-consensus-for-solana Drop 2: Robinhood goes to SEC for RWA approval https://coincentral.com/robinhood-seeks-sec-approval-for-rwa-exchange-on-blockchain/ Drop 3: R3 as an L2 of Solana https://r3.com/r3-signals-strategic-shift-to-lead-the-convergence-of-public-and-pri…

Drop 1: Solana's new consensus, Alpenglow https://www.anza.xyz/blog/alpenglow-a-new-consensus-for-solana Drop 2: Robinhood goes to SEC for RWA approval https://coincentral.com/robinhood-seeks-sec-approval-for-rwa-exchange-on-blockchain/ Drop 3: R3 as an L2 of Solana https://r3.com/r3-signals-strategic-shift-to-lead-the-convergence-of-public-and-pri…

In the 189th BlockTalks we speak with Tarun Gupta, CEO of Coinshift, who talks about how user-centric design helps crypto find product-market fit. Link in the newsletter. - https://x.com/tarungupta1475 - https://x.com/0xCoinshift - Website: https://www.coinshift.xyz/ . Redes sociais / comms .. https://blockdropspodcast.xyz/ .. Instagram.com/blockdr…

Drop 1: Chainlink, Kinexys, Ondo: DvP https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/chainlink-kinexys-by-jp-morgan-and-ondo-finance-team-up-to-bring-bank-payment-rails-to-tokenized-asset-markets-302455268.html Drop 2: OK Computers NFT https://x.com/dailofrog/status/1918446358358573507 Drop 3: HMRC Crypto Rules: CARF - Crypto Assets Reporting Framework h…

Drop 1: Chainlink, Kinexys, Ondo: DvP https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/chainlink-kinexys-by-jp-morgan-and-ondo-finance-team-up-to-bring-bank-payment-rails-to-tokenized-asset-markets-302455268.html Drop 2: OK Computers NFT https://x.com/dailofrog/status/1918446358358573507 Drop 3: HMRC Crypto Rules: CARF - Crypto Assets Reporting Framework h…

In the 188th BlockTalks we speak with Maya Caddle, Payments Growth Lead at the Solana Foundation, who talks about creating your own path in web3. Link in the newsletter. https://x.com/CaddleMaya https://www.linkedin.com/in/maya-caddle/ https://mayacaddle.com/ . Redes sociais / comms .. https://blockdropspodcast.xyz/ .. Instagram.com/blockdropspodca…

Drop 1: Custodia operates first Tokenized Xborder Payment https://www.ledgerinsights.com/custodia-vantage-enable-cross-border-tokenized-deposits-on-ethereum/ Drop 2: Ethereum Pectra Upgrade https://ethereum.org/en/roadmap/pectra/ Drop 3: x402 https://www.coinbase.com/en-sg/developer-platform/discover/launches/x402 More Citi plans to tokenize privat…

Drop 1: Custodia operates first Tokenized Xborder Payment https://www.ledgerinsights.com/custodia-vantage-enable-cross-border-tokenized-deposits-on-ethereum/ Drop 2: Ethereum Pectra Upgrade https://ethereum.org/en/roadmap/pectra/ Drop 3: x402 https://www.coinbase.com/en-sg/developer-platform/discover/launches/x402 Citi plans to tokenize private com…

In the 187th BlockTalks we speak with Rob Viglione, Co-Founder & CEO of Horizen Labs, who talks about building for community of builders. Link in the newsletter. - Rob on X: https://x.com/robviglione - Horizen Labs on X: https://x.com/HorizenLabs - zkVerify on X: https://x.com/ZKVProtocol . Redes sociais / comms .. https://blockdropspodcast.xyz/ ..…

Drop 1: MasterCard Stablecoin https://www.mastercard.com/news/press/2025/april/mastercard-unveils-end-to-end-capabilities-to-power-stablecoin-transactions-from-wallets-to-checkouts/ Drop 2: Kiln Stablecoin Yields https://www.kiln.fi/post/trust-wallet-kiln-defi-simplifying-access-to-stablecoin-yield-for-200m-users https://www.theblock.co/post/352160…

Drop 1: MasterCard Stablecoin https://www.mastercard.com/news/press/2025/april/mastercard-unveils-end-to-end-capabilities-to-power-stablecoin-transactions-from-wallets-to-checkouts/ Drop 2: Kiln Stablecoin Yields https://www.kiln.fi/post/trust-wallet-kiln-defi-simplifying-access-to-stablecoin-yield-for-200m-users https://www.theblock.co/post/352160…

In the 186th BlockTalks we speak with Ruchir Punjabi, Co-Founder & CEO of ReNRG, who talks about entrepreneurship and the possibilities of DePIN for solar power. Links https://x.com/ruchir_p https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruchirpunjabi/ https://x.com/renrg_official https://renrg.io/ . Redes sociais / comms .. https://blockdropspodcast.xyz/ .. Instagra…

Drop 1: Circle Payments Network https://www.circle.com/cpn Drop 2: BIS Project Meridian FX https://www.ledgerinsights.com/england-completes-dlt-based-fx-pvp-trials-with-three-eu-central-banks/ Drop 3: Korean Stablecoin Initiative https://www.ledgerinsights.com/korean-banks-to-launch-joint-stablecoin-report/ Citi publishes a new report on Digital Do…

Drop 1: Circle Payments Network https://www.circle.com/cpn Drop 2: BIS Project Meridian FX https://www.ledgerinsights.com/england-completes-dlt-based-fx-pvp-trials-with-three-eu-central-banks/ Drop 3: Korean Stablecoin Initiative https://www.ledgerinsights.com/korean-banks-to-launch-joint-stablecoin-report/ More Citi publishes a new report on Digit…

In the 185th BlockTalks we speak with Ian LeViness, DAO Lead at Push Chain, who talks about the power of education and paying it forward. Links: https://x.com/ExpatCrypto3 https://www.linkedin.com/in/ianleviness/ https://tg.me/expatcrypto3 . Redes sociais / comms .. https://blockdropspodcast.xyz/ .. Instagram.com/blockdropspodcast .. Twitter.com/bl…

Drop 1: Circle Refund https://www.circle.com/blog/refund-protocol-non-custodial-dispute-resolution-for-stablecoin-payments Drop 2: Dfns multichain wallets https://www.dfns.co/article/introducing-multichain-wallets Drop 3: BIS paper - Cryptocurrencies and decentralised finance: functions and financial stability implications https://www.bis.org/publ/…

Drop 1: Circle Refund https://www.circle.com/blog/refund-protocol-non-custodial-dispute-resolution-for-stablecoin-payments Drop 2: Dfns multichain wallets https://www.dfns.co/article/introducing-multichain-wallets Drop 3: BIS paper - Cryptocurrencies and decentralised finance: functions and financial stability implications https://www.bis.org/publ/…