Podcast

Keone Hon is the Co-Founder & CEO of Monad. Backed by Dragonfly, Monad is a decentralized, developer-forward Layer 1 smart contract platform that ushers in a new paradigm of possibility through pipelined execution of Ethereum transactions—crafted for productivity, fundamentally optimized. In this episode we discuss Keone’s perspective on where applications will find most traction, how they raised funds during the present market cycle, his thoughts on the future of crypto, & much more.

Michael Feng is the Co-Founder at Hummingbot. Backed by Initialized Capital, Slow Ventures, & more, Hummingbot is open source software that helps you build high-frequency crypto trading bots that specialize in market making and arbitrage strategies. They average $100M+ 24H volume, have 1M+ all-time downloads, and support 13+ HFT strategies. In this episode we dive deep on recently decentralizing their operations to HBOT token holders, why they restructured as a not-for-profit organization, the key differences between TradFi and crypto markets for traders, & much more.

Uri Klarman is the Co-Founder & CEO of BloXroute Labs. Backed by Dragonfly, Lightspeed Venture Partners, SoftBank, & more, BloXroute Labs has created the first and fastest blockchain distribution network—across transaction propagation (400-1000ms faster), block propagation (up to 2 seconds faster), mempool service (50-400 ms faster), and more. In this episode we discuss Uri’s journey into crypto from a Northwestern PhD program, how the future changes because of bloXroute’s work, what crypto is getting right and getting wrong in 2023, & much more.

Ivo Georgiev is the Co-Founder & CEO @ Ambire. Backed by LAUNCHub Ventures, MetaCartel Ventures, & more, Ambire is the Web3 wallet that makes self-custody easy and secure for everyone (built on account abstraction). Ambire Wallet is available on mobile and allows registering using email (while keeping full custody). In this episode we discuss the journey from AdEx to Ambire, the wallet market when they originally launched Wallet, the two distinct types of account abstraction, their process of progressive decentralization, the need for a return to the more anti-establishment roots of crypto, and much more.

Richard Ma is the Founder & CEO @ Quantstamp. With clients like Binance, SuperRare, Compound, Visa, Ethereum 2.0, & more, Quantstamp’s mission is to secure the decentralized internet, and has protected over $200B in digital asset risk from hackers. More than 500 startups, foundations, and enterprises work with Quantstamp to keep their innovative products safe. In this episode we chat about Richard’s path into crypto, what it’s like working with crypto-native projects vs. less crypto-native ones, what crypto looks like if it gets safer to engage with, the advice he wishes he could impart to his earlier self, & much more.