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Welcome to the most electrifying technology podcast on the planet! Buckle up as we dive headfirst into the thrilling world of Blockchain, Bitcoin, Crypto, DeFi, Web3, Artificial Intelligence, IoT, and the Metaverse. We've got the hottest tech startups, the coolest CEOs, the most innovative founders, the most influential influencers and the savviest investors, all sharing their wisdom with us every single week.So buckle up and join your host Brandon Zemp for a technology deep-dive. Ready to have your mind blown? Let's get started!
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- 3 days ago36 min
Ep. 759 Rebel Audio | Building the Future of Podcasting (feat. Jared Gutstadt)
For episode 759 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Jared Gutstadt, CEO of Rebel Audio, an AI-powered podcasting platform designed to radically simplify how podcasts are created, produced, and scaled. Based and backed by Nashville, TN - Rebel Audio will allow users to record, edit and upload episodes directly to all major podcast platforms, unlocking the next generation of breakout voices. For more information - visit www.rebelaudio.ai 📣 This episode is brought to you by Sumsub. Sumsub is a leading full-cycle verification platform purpose-built for the crypto industry, chosen by 8 out of 10 of the biggest global exchanges. It helps VASPs, exchanges, and DeFi platforms prevent fraud, stay compliant, and scale globally. From instant KYC and KYB to automated crypto transaction monitoring, as well as full Travel Rule compliance. With over 1,800+ VASPs in their Travel Rule ecosystem, their no-code platform adapts to evolving threats, market demands, and global regulations. Trusted by over 4,000 clients in fintech and crypto, Sumsub combines blockchain intelligence, identity verification, and behavioral fraud detection in a single orchestration layer. This allows you to screen, score, and monitor at every step of the customer journey without adding friction for trusted users. You can learn more about Sumsub at https://sumsub.com Check out Sumsub’s YouTube channel here: https://bit.ly/SubscribeToSumsub ⏳ Timestamps: Introduction Who is Jared Gutstadt? What is Rebel Audio? Content creation and distribution AI for language translation Sumsub Future of interactive media AI for content creators Will audio content become more valuable Rebel Audio podcast Rebel Audio roadmap Events & conferences Rebel Audio website & socials 🎙 Rebel Audio Links: 🔗 Website: https://www.rebelaudio.ai/ 🔗 X: https://x.com/RebelAudioAI 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rebelaudio/ 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jared-gutstadt-33ba85386/ 🔗 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@RebelAudio 📢 Disclaimer: None of our content constitutes, nor is intended to act as financial advice. It’s important to always do your own research and due diligence before making any investment decision. Digital Assets and Cryptocurrencies are highly volatile and carry a considerable amount of risk.
- 4 days ago26 min
Ep. 758 ModelOp | The Future of Industrialized AI Delivery (feat. Dave Trier)
For episode 758 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Dave Trier where he serves as CEO of ModelOp, where he leads the company with a clear focus on customer value, product innovation, and enterprise execution. A builder at heart, Dave brings deep technical fluency and real-world operating experience to the challenge of helping global enterprises unlock the transformational power of AI. 📣 This episode is brought to you by Sumsub. Sumsub is a leading full-cycle verification platform purpose-built for the crypto industry, chosen by 8 out of 10 of the biggest global exchanges. It helps VASPs, exchanges, and DeFi platforms prevent fraud, stay compliant, and scale globally. From instant KYC and KYB to automated crypto transaction monitoring, as well as full Travel Rule compliance. With over 1,800+ VASPs in their Travel Rule ecosystem, their no-code platform adapts to evolving threats, market demands, and global regulations. Trusted by over 4,000 clients in fintech and crypto, Sumsub combines blockchain intelligence, identity verification, and behavioral fraud detection in a single orchestration layer. This allows you to screen, score, and monitor at every step of the customer journey without adding friction for trusted users. You can learn more about Sumsub at https://sumsub.com Check out Sumsub’s YouTube channel here: https://bit.ly/SubscribeToSumsub ⏳ Timestamps: Introduction Who is Dave Trier? What is ModelOp? Why enterprises struggle with AI deliverables Scaling AI Mistakes causing friction in AI development Enterprise spending on AI ModelOp use-cases Sumsub AI FinOps AI Advice to a Fortune 500 company Enterprise AI in 3 years Chief AI Officers AI bubble? AI trends in 2026 1st billion dollar company ran by agents? ModelOp roadmap ModelOp website 🎙 ModelOp Links: 🔗 Website: https://www.modelop.com/ 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/modelop/ 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidetrier 📢 Disclaimer: None of our content constitutes, nor is intended to act as financial advice. It’s important to always do your own research and due diligence before making any investment decision. Digital Assets and Cryptocurrencies are highly volatile and carry a considerable amount of risk.
- 1 weeks ago26 min
Ep. 757 Ekiden | Institutional Derivatives Exchange (feat. Vitali Dervoed)
For episode 757 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Vitali Dervoed, Founder and CEO of Ekiden. Vitali Dervoed is a tech entrepreneur and operator with over 10 years of experience across banking, fintech, capital markets, crypto infrastructure, and DeFi. Ekiden is an institutional derivatives exchange on Canton Network. Raised $3.8M, onboarded 12+ tier-1 market makers, and grew the platform to 20,000+ users through growth marketing, referral loops, community-led acquisition, and distribution partnerships. 📣 This episode is brought to you by Sumsub. Sumsub is a leading full-cycle verification platform purpose-built for the crypto industry, chosen by 8 out of 10 of the biggest global exchanges. It helps VASPs, exchanges, and DeFi platforms prevent fraud, stay compliant, and scale globally. From instant KYC and KYB to automated crypto transaction monitoring, as well as full Travel Rule compliance. With over 1,800+ VASPs in their Travel Rule ecosystem, their no-code platform adapts to evolving threats, market demands, and global regulations. Trusted by over 4,000 clients in fintech and crypto, Sumsub combines blockchain intelligence, identity verification, and behavioral fraud detection in a single orchestration layer. This allows you to screen, score, and monitor at every step of the customer journey without adding friction for trusted users. You can learn more about Sumsub at https://sumsub.com Check out Sumsub’s YouTube channel here: https://bit.ly/SubscribeToSumsub ⏳ Timestamps: Introduction Who is Vitali Dervoed? What is Ekiden? How derivatives improve capital efficiency Adoption increasing from institutions Japan legalizes digital assets What policy is still needed to support crypto exchanges? What is Lisbon like for crypto? Sumsub How to improve trading experience for the future? Ekiden website & socials 🎙 Ekiden Links: 🔗 Website: https://ekiden.fi/ 🔗 X: https://x.com/ekidenfi 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ekidenfi/ 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dervoied/ 🔗 Telegram: https://t.me/ekiden_official 📢 Disclaimer: None of our content constitutes, nor is intended to act as financial advice. It’s important to always do your own research and due diligence before making any investment decision. Digital Assets and Cryptocurrencies are highly volatile and carry a considerable amount of risk.
- 1 weeks ago17 min
Ep. 756 FinchTrade | Infrastructure for Stablecoins (feat. Lex Karushin)
For episode 756 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Lex Karushin, Partnerships Manager for Finchtrade.Lex has over five years of experience in the crypto space, with most of his career spent in Web3 startups, helping teams scale through new business development, strategic partnerships, and capital raising. His background spans DeFi, NFTs, and token launches, and with a foundation in management and finance. 📣 This episode is brought to you by Sumsub. Sumsub is a leading full-cycle verification platform purpose-built for the crypto industry, chosen by 8 out of 10 of the biggest global exchanges. It helps VASPs, exchanges, and DeFi platforms prevent fraud, stay compliant, and scale globally. From instant KYC and KYB to automated crypto transaction monitoring, as well as full Travel Rule compliance. With over 1,800+ VASPs in their Travel Rule ecosystem, their no-code platform adapts to evolving threats, market demands, and global regulations. Trusted by over 4,000 clients in fintech and crypto, Sumsub combines blockchain intelligence, identity verification, and behavioral fraud detection in a single orchestration layer. This allows you to screen, score, and monitor at every step of the customer journey without adding friction for trusted users. You can learn more about Sumsub at https://sumsub.com Check out Sumsub’s YouTube channel here: https://bit.ly/SubscribeToSumsub ⏳ Timestamps: Introduction Who is Lex Karushin? What is Finchtrade? Building infrastructure for Stablecoin payments Liquidity infrastructure still needed Crypto development abroad Sumsub Evaluating infrastructure providers in crypto Regulatory environment changes Finchtrade roadmap Finchtrade website & social media 🎙 FinchTrade Links: 🔗 Website: https://finchtrade.com/ 🔗 X: https://x.com/FinchTradeAG 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lex-karushin/ 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/finchtrade/ 📢 Disclaimer: None of our content constitutes, nor is intended to act as financial advice. It’s important to always do your own research and due diligence before making any investment decision. Digital Assets and Cryptocurrencies are highly volatile and carry a considerable amount of risk.
- 1 weeks ago35 min
Ep. 755 Andrew Nalichaev | AI & Blockchain Development Expert
For episode 755 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Andrew Nalichaev, a systems-level blockchain expert who serves as CEO of Haia — an AI-powered, non-custodial operating system for digital assets — and CTO of Haust Network, a ZK Layer 2 protocol built with Polygon CDK. He is also the Blockchain Domain Expert at Innowise, where he leads architecture and strategic engagements for fintechs, banks, exchanges, and institutional crypto clients — covering custody design, tokenization, DeFi infrastructure, custom blockchain builds, and the emerging class of AI-native financial products. Innowise architected and shipped the full engineering stack for both Haia and Haust Network, and Andrew's dual role bridges deep product ownership on the founder side with hands-on client delivery on the consulting side. Andrew combines a background in software engineering, applied mathematics, and securities and cryptocurrency markets to evaluate blockchain systems across five dimensions — architecture, incentives, resilience, market fit, and execution. Over 8+ years in finance, economics, and blockchain, he has evaluated 600+ blockchain business concepts, contributed to the launch of 4 L1/L2 ecosystems, and helped startups and established companies navigate the crypto space with sharp tech insight and hands-on business sense. Andrew is the author of unique strategies for working with DeFi protocols, and has designed and taught blockchain courses to 3,500+ students. Learn more about Andrew's work at andrewnalichaev.com, and about Innowise's blockchain and AI development expertise at innowise.com. 📣 This episode is brought to you by Sumsub. Sumsub is a leading full-cycle verification platform purpose-built for the crypto industry, chosen by 8 out of 10 of the biggest global exchanges. It helps VASPs, exchanges, and DeFi platforms prevent fraud, stay compliant, and scale globally. From instant KYC and KYB to automated crypto transaction monitoring, as well as full Travel Rule compliance. With over 1,800+ VASPs in their Travel Rule ecosystem, their no-code platform adapts to evolving threats, market demands, and global regulations. Trusted by over 4,000 clients in fintech and crypto, Sumsub combines blockchain intelligence, identity verification, and behavioral fraud detection in a single orchestration layer. This allows you to screen, score, and monitor at every step of the customer journey without adding friction for trusted users. You can learn more about Sumsub at https://sumsub.com Check out Sumsub’s YouTube channel here: https://bit.ly/SubscribeToSumsub ⏳ Timestamps: Introduction Who is Andrew Nalichaev? What is Haia and Haust network? Opportunities for AI in DeFi Why blockchain projects fail chasing innovation Sumsub How to determine Web3 product market fit How to approach token launches Advice to Founders in Web3 Roadmap for Andrew, Haia & Haust Website and socials 🎙 Andrew Nalichaev Links: 🔗 Website: https://innowise.com/authors/andrew-nalichaev/ 🔗 W
- 1 weeks ago23 min
Ep. 754 Uphold | Digital Asset Services, XDC Staking and AI Trends (feat. Marcos Santillana)
For episode 754 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Marcos Santillana, VP of Digital Asset Services, Institutional at Uphold.Marcos Santillana is VP of Digital Asset Services at Uphold, a crypto platform licensed across the US, UK and EU. He works directly with crypto foundations and protocol teams on listing, treasury management and wider ecosystem partnerships. With deep exposure to hundreds of blockchain projects assessed through a regulatory, commercial and technical lens, Marcos brings rare cross-jurisdictional fluency across US and UK frameworks.Layer-1 and Layer-2 protocols and crypto foundations can get in touch with Marcos to discuss the full range of services Uphold offers. 📣 This episode is brought to you by Sumsub. Sumsub is a leading full-cycle verification platform purpose-built for the crypto industry, chosen by 8 out of 10 of the biggest global exchanges. It helps VASPs, exchanges, and DeFi platforms prevent fraud, stay compliant, and scale globally. From instant KYC and KYB to automated crypto transaction monitoring, as well as full Travel Rule compliance. With over 1,800+ VASPs in their Travel Rule ecosystem, their no-code platform adapts to evolving threats, market demands, and global regulations. Trusted by over 4,000 clients in fintech and crypto, Sumsub combines blockchain intelligence, identity verification, and behavioral fraud detection in a single orchestration layer. This allows you to screen, score, and monitor at every step of the customer journey without adding friction for trusted users. You can learn more about Sumsub at https://sumsub.com Check out Sumsub’s YouTube channel here: https://bit.ly/SubscribeToSumsub ⏳ Timestamps: Introduction Who is Marcos Santillana? What is Uphold Institutional? Client types Uphold launches XDC staking offering Why is this an important milestone? Uphold’s Digital Asset Services Unit Identifying breakout projects Sumsub Trending projects or narratives AI trends in Web3 Where are we in the digital asset adoption cycle? What regulation is important to watch? Uphold Institutional roadmap Conferences & events Uphold website and socials 🎙 Uphold Links: 🔗 Website: https://uphold.com/en-us/learn/institutional/uphold-institutional 🔗 X: https://x.com/UpholdInc 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/upholdinc 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcos-santillana-672ba1122/ 📢 Disclaimer: None of our content constitutes, nor is intended to act as financial advice. It’s important to always do your own research and due diligence before making any investment decision. Digital Assets and Cryptocurrencies are highly volatile and carry a considerable amount of risk.
- 2 weeks ago35 min
Ep. 753 Mosta | Settlement layer for Agentic Finance (feat. Anton Lobintsev)
For episode 753 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Anton Lobintsev, Co-founder of Mosta. Anton is a seasoned entrepreneur with over 20 years in the technology industry, building companies at the intersection of infrastructure, compliance, and product innovation. Mosta is AI-native business banking for global teams and AI agents, built on SquareFi's financial infrastructure. It combines accounts, cards, cross-border payments, invoicing, and stablecoin infrastructure in one platform. 📣 This episode is brought to you by Sumsub. Sumsub is a leading full-cycle verification platform purpose-built for the crypto industry, chosen by 8 out of 10 of the biggest global exchanges. It helps VASPs, exchanges, and DeFi platforms prevent fraud, stay compliant, and scale globally. From instant KYC and KYB to automated crypto transaction monitoring, as well as full Travel Rule compliance. With over 1,800+ VASPs in their Travel Rule ecosystem, their no-code platform adapts to evolving threats, market demands, and global regulations. Trusted by over 4,000 clients in fintech and crypto, Sumsub combines blockchain intelligence, identity verification, and behavioral fraud detection in a single orchestration layer. This allows you to screen, score, and monitor at every step of the customer journey without adding friction for trusted users. You can learn more about Sumsub at https://sumsub.com Check out Sumsub’s YouTube channel here: https://bit.ly/SubscribeToSumsub ⏳ Timestamps: Introduction Who is Anton Lobintsev? What is Mosta? How SquareFi relates to Mosta MainUSD explained What bolsters MainUSD’s peg? MainUSD as settlement layer for Agentic Finance Future of Agentic AI in payments Sumsub Are banks embracing stablecoins? Banking in the next 5 years Mosta roadmap Mosta website & socials 🎙 Mosta Links: 🔗 Website: https://mosta.io/ 🔗 MainUSD: https://www.mainusd.io/ 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mostafinance/ 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anton-lobintsev-7911073b1/ 🔗 X: https://x.com/a_lobintsev 📢 Disclaimer: None of our content constitutes, nor is intended to act as financial advice. It’s important to always do your own research and due diligence before making any investment decision. Digital Assets and Cryptocurrencies are highly volatile and carry a considerable
- 2 weeks ago25 min
Ep. 752 ORO | Programmable Stablecoins and Agentic AI (feat. Varun Choudhary)
For episode 752 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Varun Choudhary, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer of ORO. Varun is an IIT graduate and entrepreneur with a proven track record of building and scaling ventures across global markets. At ORO, he leads the company’s strategic vision, product direction, and growth architecture, bringing a rare combination of technical depth, market instinct, and execution rigor. 📣 This episode is brought to you by Sumsub. Sumsub is a leading full-cycle verification platform purpose-built for the crypto industry, chosen by 8 out of 10 of the biggest global exchanges. It helps VASPs, exchanges, and DeFi platforms prevent fraud, stay compliant, and scale globally. From instant KYC and KYB to automated crypto transaction monitoring, as well as full Travel Rule compliance. With over 1,800+ VASPs in their Travel Rule ecosystem, their no-code platform adapts to evolving threats, market demands, and global regulations. Trusted by over 4,000 clients in fintech and crypto, Sumsub combines blockchain intelligence, identity verification, and behavioral fraud detection in a single orchestration layer. This allows you to screen, score, and monitor at every step of the customer journey without adding friction for trusted users. You can learn more about Sumsub at https://sumsub.com Check out Sumsub’s YouTube channel here: https://bit.ly/SubscribeToSumsub ⏳ Timestamps: Introduction Who is Varun Choudhary? Future belongs to deep AI products Web3 onboarding simplified Cross-chain friction Shield Engine for transaction protection Dynamic Effort Router Sumsub Who uses ORO today? Programmable stablecoins for Agentic AI Upcoming TGE Learn more about ORO Connect with Varun 🎙 Oro Links: 🔗 Website: https://www.askoro.ai/ 🔗 X: https://x.com/ask_oro 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/varun-vc/ 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/oroswap/ 📢 Disclaimer: None of our content constitutes, nor is intended to act as financial advice. It’s important to always do your own research and due diligence before making any investment decision. Digital Assets and Cryptocurrencies are highly volatile and carry a considerable amount of risk.
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Welcome to the most electrifying technology podcast on the planet! Buckle up as we dive headfirst into the thrilling world of Blockchain, Bitcoin, Crypto, DeFi, Web3, Artificial Intelligence, IoT, and the Metaverse. We've got the hottest tech startups, the coolest CEOs, the most innovative founders, the most influential influencers and the savviest investors, all sharing their wisdom with us every single week.So buckle up and join your host Brandon Zemp for a technology deep-dive. Ready to have your mind blown? Let's get started!
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