The Future of Meebits | Sergito
In this episode we chat with Sergio Silva — known to many as Sergito — who recently became CEO of Meebits. We dive into Sergio’s origin story and how he discovered crypto while working in TradFi, making friends in the Meebits Discord, reflections on balancing business & community, lessons from his previous startup Popset, the current state of the NFT market & much more.
The Next Generation Of Consumer Crypto With Luca Netz
Luca Netz is the CEO of Pudgy Penguins and Igloo - who are building Abstract, a new layer 2 blockchain leading the next generation of consumer crypto. We all know Pudgy Penguins well: Pudgy Penguins is the most successful web3 IP to date: it is the most viral IP online with more than 40b views on Giphy; it is one of the most collectible NFTs as a loyal web3 collector base catapulted the NFTs to more than a $100,000 floor price earlier this year; and has paired this web3 success with web2 and IRL success via partnerships with Walmart, Target and PEZ - amongst many others. On the Abstract side, backers from Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund said Abstract is well positioned to onboard the masses to crypto because “Pudgy Penguins has the best 0 to 1 distribution edge we’ve ever seen in the crypto space” In this conversation today we will focus in on Abstract, its vision and how Luca is building out for the next generation of consumer crypto.
Make Ethereum Great Again
Bing is the co-founder of MegaETH, who are building the first realtime blockchain on Ethereum which seeks to achieve 100,000 transactions per second with <10ms blocktimes. MegaETH announced their seed round in June of last year, where they raised $20M led by Dragonfly Capital with some very prominent angels like Vitalik, Joseph Lubin, Sreeram and Cobie. They also just recently sold out a $10M community round on Echo in seconds. Bing is also an advisor to Consensys + the founder of Hotpot DAO. In this conversation we discussed Bing’s history and journey towards MegaETH; the MegaETH story + product and why its vision is so important for Ethereum.
Courtside Crypto Episode 3: Build Your Tomorrow with Moonwell
In this episode, Tristan sits down with Luke Youngblood from Moonwell to dive into their mission of bringing the world onchain with powerful financial tools designed for everyone. From Moonwell's new VISA debit card to virtual bank accounts, Luke explains how Moonwell is simplifying onchain finance and empowering people across the globe to take control of their financial futures. 00:00 - Introduction 01:44 - Who is Luke Youngblood 03:30 - Moonwell Mission and Vision 06:40 - Virtual Bank Accounts 10:54 - The Power of Stablecoin Payments 18:45 - TradFi vs. DeFi 21:00 - Saving in Moonwell Vaults 25:00 - Doing More with Moonwell 29:00 - From Memes to Onchain Finance 34:15 - Lending Made Simple 36:45 - What’s Next for Moonwell 38:42 - Starting Your Crypto Journey 📲 Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and hit the bell 🔔 for updates on future episodes!
