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Crypto Hipster

Making sense of the digital economy—through the people building it. Where builders talk freedom, not price. The Crypto Hipster Podcast features conversations with founders, entrepreneurs, and independent creators shaping what comes next. This is not a traditional interview show. These are perspective-driven conversations focused on insight, conviction, and the realities of building in a rapidly changing world. We go beyond headlines, beyond hype, and beyond price—to explore ownership, freedom,

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00:28:06

Reimagining the Past, Present, and Future of...

Crypto Hipster ·

2025/11/01

Reeve Collins is a serial tech entrepreneur. He co-founded Tether in 2013 — the world’s largest stablecoin to date. He is currently the co-founder and chairman of Stable | WeFi, and the incoming chairman of ReserveOne.

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00:37:22

Building an Institutional-Grade DeFi Hub on the XRPL...

Crypto Hipster ·

2025/11/01

Fehmi Fennia drives the strategic vision at VS1 as its Chief Strategy Officer (CSO). He is a true industry veteran, having entered the cryptocurrency and blockchain space in 2013, bringing over a decade of rare insight to the team.Throughout his career, he has played an instrumental role in the development of pioneering Web3 and DeFi projects. At VS1, Fehmi leverages this invaluable experience to drive protocol growth, scale operations, and expand crucial ecosystem partnerships, architecting the

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00:37:22

Building an Institutional-Grade DeFi Hub on the XRPL...

Crypto Hipster ·

2025/11/01

Fehmi Fennia drives the strategic vision at VS1 as its Chief Strategy Officer (CSO). He is a true industry veteran, having entered the cryptocurrency and blockchain space in 2013, bringing over a decade of rare insight to the team.Throughout his career, he has played an instrumental role in the development of pioneering Web3 and DeFi projects. At VS1, Fehmi leverages this invaluable experience to drive protocol growth, scale operations, and expand crucial ecosystem partnerships, architecting the

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00:23:42

Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls, Episode 10: Mercy,...

Crypto Hipster ·

2025/11/01

This is the tenth episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Daniel Steeves, advisor/consultant and founder at tudaBirds(2/27/2024, Season 6)Caitlin Moore, Sustainability Data Partnerships Manager at Filecoin Green (11/12/2023, Season 6)Owen O'Driscoll, Co-founder and CEO at Trrue (9/17/2023,Season 6)Andrew Forson, Head of Ventures and Investments at theHashgraph Association

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00:35:21

Redefining How Major Brands Can Safely Deliver...

Crypto Hipster ·

2025/10/30

Roman Cyganov is a serial entrepreneur and AI strategist with 10 years of experience turning frontier ideas into investor-backed ventures. As Founder & CEO of Antix, creator of the hyper-realistic, AI-driven digital-human and content engine AIGE, he is redefining how brands such as Warner Bros., HBO, EA Sports, and Tencent deliver immersive content and personalized experiences. Under his leadership, Antix has:Earned #2 in Machine Learning and #3 in Generative AI at the 2024 Startups of the Year

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00:35:21

Redefining How Major Brands Can Safely Deliver...

Crypto Hipster ·

2025/10/30

Roman Cyganov is a serial entrepreneur and AI strategist with 10 years of experience turning frontier ideas into investor-backed ventures. As Founder & CEO of Antix, creator of the hyper-realistic, AI-driven digital-human and content engine AIGE, he is redefining how brands such as Warner Bros., HBO, EA Sports, and Tencent deliver immersive content and personalized experiences. Under his leadership, Antix has:Earned #2 in Machine Learning and #3 in Generative AI at the 2024 Startups of the Year

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00:22:19

Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls, Episode 9: Our...

Crypto Hipster ·

2025/10/29

This is the ninth episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Callsseries, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Jamie Goldblatt, Founder at Mind Chill 360 (5/3/2025, Season8)Mohamed El-Masri, Management Partner at Hodler (12/20/2024, Season 8)Joy Schoffler, Founder and Principal at Distinctive EdgePartners (11/18/2023, Season 6)J.D. Seraphine, Founder at Raiinmaker (7/4/2024, Season 7)

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00:32:16

Building Scalable and Interoperable Blockchains...

Crypto Hipster ·

2025/10/29

Jin Kwon is Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Saga.xyz, a Layer-1 protocol for launching other Layer-1s, focused on web3 game development. With experience spanning engineering, investment banking, and blockchain, Jin leads Saga's long-term strategy, including token economics and exchange integrations. His career includes roles at Intel, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, and Centerview Partners before becoming Vice President of Corporate Development at Tendermint, where he played a key role

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00:32:16

Building Scalable and Interoperable Blockchains...

Crypto Hipster ·

2025/10/29

Jin Kwon is Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Saga.xyz, a Layer-1 protocol for launching other Layer-1s, focused on web3 game development. With experience spanning engineering, investment banking, and blockchain, Jin leads Saga's long-term strategy, including token economics and exchange integrations. His career includes roles at Intel, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, and Centerview Partners before becoming Vice President of Corporate Development at Tendermint, where he played a key role

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00:26:23

How to Ensure Fast, Predictable Transactions on...

Crypto Hipster ·

2025/10/28

Alexander Kalankhodzhaev is the Core Engineer Lead at Raiku — a blockchain architect with extensive experience in designing high-performance distributed systems that deliver guaranteed execution, predictable latency, and resilience under heavy workloads.At Raiku, he is developing regionally distributed clusters and has integrated validator pipelines with Solana to enable real-time feedback and prioritized transaction execution.He is active in the community as a Polkadot developer speaker,

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00:26:23

How to Ensure Fast, Predictable Transactions on...

Crypto Hipster ·

2025/10/28

Alexander Kalankhodzhaev is the Core Engineer Lead at Raiku — a blockchain architect with extensive experience in designing high-performance distributed systems that deliver guaranteed execution, predictable latency, and resilience under heavy workloads.At Raiku, he is developing regionally distributed clusters and has integrated validator pipelines with Solana to enable real-time feedback and prioritized transaction execution.He is active in the community as a Polkadot developer speaker,

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00:31:16

Why We Are at a Critical Juncture of Advocating for...

Crypto Hipster ·

2025/10/27

Amal Ibraymi is the legal counsel at Aztec Labs, where she supports the company’s legal efforts to advocate for privacy-enhancing technologies and decentralized finance. Before joining Aztec, Amal was a privacy associate at the New York and Paris offices of Willkie Farr & Gallagher, where she advised on data protection, cryptography, and global privacy compliance. Amal also previously worked at the Office of Legal Affairs at the United Nations Secretariat in New York City, the International

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00:31:16

Why We Are at a Critical Juncture of Advocating for...

Crypto Hipster ·

2025/10/27

Amal Ibraymi is the legal counsel at Aztec Labs, where she supports the company’s legal efforts to advocate for privacy-enhancing technologies and decentralized finance. Before joining Aztec, Amal was a privacy associate at the New York and Paris offices of Willkie Farr & Gallagher, where she advised on data protection, cryptography, and global privacy compliance. Amal also previously worked at the Office of Legal Affairs at the United Nations Secretariat in New York City, the International

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00:22:15

Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls, Episode 8: The Ghost...

Crypto Hipster ·

2025/10/25

This is the eighth episode in the Crypto Hipster's CurtainCalls series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Paulius Stankevicius, Founder and CEO at Stankevicius (2/16/2024, Season 6)Dr. Alok Aggarwal, Founder at Scry AI (8/25/2024, Season 8)Sean Ren, CEO and co-founder at Sahara AI (2/17/2025, Season 8)Justin Banon, Founder at Boson Metasystem (5/14/2025, Season 8)

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00:35:08

Pioneering Regulated Structures That Bring Wall...

Crypto Hipster ·

2025/10/24

Patrick Wood is the CEO of DelphX Capital Markets, pioneering regulated structures that bring Wall Street-grade risk management to digital assets and fixed income. A 25-year markets veteran, he’s focused on bridging traditional finance with the future of institutional crypto.Patrick is a seasoned financial markets expert and visionary, with over 25 years of experience transforming the capital markets landscape across North America. As CEO of DCM Inc., Patrick is leading the charge in financial

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00:35:08

Pioneering Regulated Structures That Bring Wall...

Crypto Hipster ·

2025/10/24

Patrick Wood is the CEO of DelphX Capital Markets, pioneering regulated structures that bring Wall Street-grade risk management to digital assets and fixed income. A 25-year markets veteran, he’s focused on bridging traditional finance with the future of institutional crypto.Patrick is a seasoned financial markets expert and visionary, with over 25 years of experience transforming the capital markets landscape across North America. As CEO of DCM Inc., Patrick is leading the charge in financial

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00:21:31

Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls, Episode 7: A Dopamine...

Crypto Hipster ·

2025/10/23

This is the seventh episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls series, which include 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Anthony Fernandez, Head of Business Development and Sales at ICONOMI (4/14/2024, Season 7)Rennick Palley, Founding Partner at Stratus (7/6/2024, Season 7) Zhen Yu Yong, CEO and co-founder at Web3Auth (11/4/2024, Season 8)Michal "Mehow" Pospieszalski, CEO and co-founder at MatterFi (5/23/2024, Season 7)

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00:21:41

Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls, Episode 6: Sam’s...

Crypto Hipster ·

2025/10/23

This is the sixth episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls series, which include 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Mitchell Gildenberg, co-founder and CTO at Switchboard (7/7/2024, Season 7)Joanna Zeng, co-founder and CEO at SOON (4/10/2025, Season 8) Chris Chung, co-founder and CEO at Titan (1/29/2025, Season 8)Michael Repetny, core contributor at Marinade (9/3/2024, Season 8)

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00:37:04

How Privacy-Focused Cross-Chain Transactions Can Help...

Crypto Hipster ·

2025/10/23

Emergency Medicine Consultant by day, Lead advisor to BasicSwapDex by night, Dr Kap is enthusiastic about healthcare geopolitics, privacy and liquidity. He believes privacy is the ultimate safeguard for freedom of information.

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00:37:04

How Privacy-Focused Cross-Chain Transactions Can Help...

Crypto Hipster ·

2025/10/23

Emergency Medicine Consultant by day, Lead advisor to BasicSwapDex by night, Dr Kap is enthusiastic about healthcare geopolitics, privacy and liquidity. He believes privacy is the ultimate safeguard for freedom of information.

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