Zircuit - An AI-Enabled ZK Rollup

Mikhil Pandey is Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Persistence Labs, building Persistence One a purpose built Layer 1 on a mission to maximize yield and security through Liquid Staking & Restaking. Why you should listen Persistence One is one of the first Cosmos app chains and has been relentlessly building at the edge of the Proof-of-Stake landscape since 2019. Ehile staking attracts a large number of participants in their pursuit to earn rewards and provide better network security, significant potential TVL and activity have been siloed away from the DeFi landscape into PoS. Reversely, the emergence of DeFi has highlighted the limited utility that staked assets provide compared to the composability and financial opportunities available in the vibrant DeFi space, thereby taking away from the attractiveness of staking to secure the chain. Liquid Staking solves this problem, enabling users and their additional liquidity to enter DeFi by allowing PoS token holders to stake and participate in DeFi at the same time. Liquid stakers receive liquid-staked representative tokens that can be used across DeFi ecosystems, while earning rewards from their underlying staked tokens and supporting the underlying networks. As Liquid Staking becomes more broadly adopted, users are looking for opportunities to put their Liquid Staked Assets to good use and generate more yield. Persistence aims to make that user journey as smooth as possible by offering a wide array of use cases within the ecosystem. Supporting links Bitget Bitget VIP Link with BONUS 1000 USDT Bitget Academy Bitget Research Bitget Wallet Persistence Andy on Twitter  Brave New Coin on Twitter Brave New Coin  If you enjoyed the show please subscribe to the Crypto Conversation and give us a 5-star rating and a positive review in whatever podcast app you are using.

Jan Gorzny is the co-founder of Zircuit, a fully EVM-compatible zero-knowledge rollup powering the limitless potential of web3. Why you should listen Backed by pioneering L2 research, the network’s unique hybrid architecture combines battle-tested infrastructure with zero-knowledge proofs to give developers the best of both worlds.  With cutting-edge performance and security at the sequencer level, users can explore new frontiers with faster transactions, and reduced fees. Zircuit is in Testnet phase. While the team prepare for Mainnet, users can participate in testing on Testnet or be a part of their staking program. To learn more, visit https://stake.zircuit.com/faq. Supporting links Bitget Bitget VIP Link with BONUS 1000 USDT Bitget Academy Bitget Research Bitget Wallet Zircuit Andy on Twitter  Brave New Coin on Twitter Brave New Coin If you enjoyed the show please subscribe to the Crypto Conversation and give us a 5-star rating and a positive review in whatever podcast app you are using.

Bill Heyn is the CEO of SOMA.finance. SOMA is building finance for the future by uniting DeFi and TradFi.  SOMA aims to be the first DEX-style trading platform that is legal and compliant in the US, and the rest of the world.     Why you should listen The non-custodial SOMA.finance platform aims to be the world's first compliant hybrid decentralized exchange and launchpad. SOMA was founded to build the technology and systems required for a platform for the issuance and purchase and sale of securities utilizing distributed ledger technology (“DLT”). As a semi-permissionless, decentralized web based platform utilizing automated peer to peer marketplace technology, the new platform is intended to combine the ease of use and accessibility of decentralized platforms with the safety and security of a regulated peer to peer platform. The SOMA.finance platform is being rolled out in stages; presently, the SOMA onboarding platform is live allowing interested parties to enroll and secure their access to the products to come. Following the $SOMA Token sale, the SOMA Starter launch pad, a globally compliant token issuance and capital raising platform will begin operations. The decentralized exchange (DEX), SOMA Swap, and additional products such as SOMA Earn will follow. The $SOMA token sale is live now via the Akemona platform. Supporting links Bitget Bitget VIP Link with BONUS 1000 USDT Bitget Academy Bitget Research Bitget Wallet SOMA Finance SOMA Token Sale Andy on Twitter  Brave New Coin on Twitter Brave New Coin   If you enjoyed the show please subscribe to the Crypto Conversation and give us a 5-star rating and a positive review in whatever podcast app you are using.  

Nick Sainato is the co-founder at Gamma, a Bitcoin creator launchpad and NFT marketplace. Why you should listen Nick from Gamma joins Andy to discuss Bitcoin, the halving, memecoins, Runes, and Ordinals. Ordinals are Bitcoin NFTs you can mint directly on the Bitcoin blockchain. Each sat (the smallest unit of Bitcoin) can be inscribed with data, such as JPGs, GIFs, PDFs and more, creating a Bitcoin Ordinal Inscription. Thanks to Ordinal Theory (which references the ordering of individual Satoshis), we can now inscribe data onto single Satoshis on the Bitcoin blockchain directly and transact them like NFTs. Whether it’s an image, a memo, or anything else you want to inscribe, this data is immutably and securely stored directly on the L1 Bitcoin Blockchain. With the rise in interest around Ordinals, Bitcoin blockchain activity has increased, giving miners more fees and putting positive effects on the security and decentralization of Bitcoin. And because of Bitcoin’s robustness, every inscription is immutably and permanently secured on the Bitcoin blockchain. Supporting links Bitget Bitget VIP Link with BONUS 1000 USDT Bitget Academy Bitget Research Bitget Wallet Gamma Andy on Twitter  Brave New Coin on Twitter Brave New Coin  If you enjoyed the show please subscribe to the Crypto Conversation and give us a 5-star rating and a positive review in whatever podcast app you are using.  

Emmanuel Quezada is the CEO & Co-Founder of U-topia, a Web3 entertainment company innovating with IP Licensing in GameFi, AI Music, and Video Entertainment, backed by NFT provenance.    Why you should listen U-topia is a Web3 entertainment company that brings the convergence of innovative IP Licensing in GameFi, AI Music, and Video Entertainment, backed by NFT provenance. They recently received an investment from GDA Capital. U-topia powers a gamified multiverse that leverages IP from Web2 and content from top sports teams. The U-topia ecosystem is powered by U-coin a crypto asset designed to incentivize and reward user participation.  Supporting links Bitget Bitget VIP Link with BONUS 1000 USDT Bitget Academy Bitget Research Bitget Wallet U-topia Andy on Twitter  Brave New Coin on Twitter Brave New Coin If you enjoyed the show please subscribe to the Crypto Conversation and give us a 5-star rating and a positive review in whatever podcast app you are using.  

John Patrick Mullin is the CEO and co-founder of MANTRA, the Layer 1 blockchain for RWA tokenization. Why you should listen The Mantra team saw that the Cosmos ecosystem lacked a chain specifically designed to provide regulatory compliance across a wide range of real-world assets (RWA) and tokenized assets. They feel that a “chain of regulated digital assets” will create a forward-thinking protocol that attracts users from diverse backgrounds, many of whom may not be current participants within the crypto space, and who value the importance and safety of regulatory compliance.  Mantra are creating an ecosystem for tokenization. Tokenizing an asset refers to the act of representing an ownership interest in real-world assets in a digital token (i.e., tokenization is the process of issuing a token that digitally represents tradable assets). Any asset with real-world value such as art, commodities or real estate can be easily tradable once it is converted into a digital representation in the form of a token. These tokens are issued through security token offerings (STOs) and can then be traded on a KYC/AML guarded secondary market such as the Mantra Chain decentralized exchange (DEX). Supporting links Bitget Bitget VIP Link with BONUS 1000 USDT Bitget Academy Bitget Research Bitget Wallet Mantra Andy on Twitter  Brave New Coin on Twitter Brave New Coin If you enjoyed the show please subscribe to the Crypto Conversation and give us a 5-star rating and a positive review in whatever podcast app you are using.  

Sid Gandhi is the founder and CEO at Polybase Labs, building Payy - to bring fast, free, private payments to the world.  Why you should listen Consider that 15 years into the blockchain era - we still don't have a simple private solution for fast, private, global payments. Using zero-knowledge cryptography, Payy aims to solve global payments.  Payy is a payments network built as a ZK roll-up for USDC transactions. Sid says there are four interesting things that Payy does that no one else does today.  First, it's fully private. Second, it is fast, free, and easy, less than 10 seconds per transaction. There are no gas fees, and there are no addresses or keys or tokens to manage. They've also integrated fiat ramps directly into the application layer of the blockchain, and it's decentralized and compliant.  Users can earn Payy Rewards for using Payy and inviting others to the network. Want to send money instantly for free anywhere in the world? Use Payy.   Supporting links Bitget Bitget VIP Link with BONUS 1000 USDT Bitget Academy Bitget Research Bitget Wallet Payy Andy on Twitter  Brave New Coin on Twitter Brave New Coin If you enjoyed the show please subscribe to the Crypto Conversation and give us a 5-star rating and a positive review in whatever podcast app you are using.  

HM Rawat is a Co-Founder and CEO at Lingo, a gamified, RWA-powered rewards token to onboard the next billion in Web3. Why you should listen Blockchain adoption is growing 2x faster than the internet in the 90s, making it the fastest technological adoption in history. Today, the tech is easy. Applications aren't hard to write, but they’re really hard to market, and really hard to persuade big communities to use them, in volume. Lingo is cracking that code. They’re leveraging blockchain technology and Real-World Assets to onboard the next billion in Web3 with a vision to build the world's most rewarding token. Supporting links Bitget Bitget VIP Link with BONUS 1000 USDT Bitget Academy Bitget Research Bitget Wallet Lingo Andy on Twitter  Brave New Coin on Twitter Brave New Coin   If you enjoyed the show please subscribe to the Crypto Conversation and give us a 5-star rating and a positive review in whatever podcast app you are using.  

Tony Saliba is a professional trader, a “Market Wizard” and CEO at Liquid Mercury, a professional crypto trading platform.   Why you should listen Tony Saliba is a Master trader at CBOE where he also served on Board of Directors. He was the only options trader to be featured in the seminal book “Market Wizards” showcasing the world’s best pro traders. Tony founded LiquidPoint in 1999, and the company (sold to Bank of New York ConvergEX in 2007) is currently #3 in highest overall execution volumes behind Citadel Securities and Susquehanna. Tony has collected the best and brightest minds, including his key management from LiquidPoint and Matrix Executions, to create the leading professional crypto trading solution, Liquid Mercury. Liquid Mercury was built by professionals for professionals. Liquid Mercury is the #1 choice for sophisticated buy-side and institutional sell-side legacy trading professionals moving into crypto. Supporting links Bitget Bitget VIP Link with BONUS 1000 USDT Bitget Academy Bitget Research Bitget Wallet Liquid Mercury Andy on Twitter  Brave New Coin on Twitter Brave New Coin   If you enjoyed the show please subscribe to the Crypto Conversation and give us a 5-star rating and a positive review in whatever podcast app you are using.

Norman Wooding is co-founder and CEO of SCRYPT, a leading Swiss financial service provider specializing in crypto assets.  Why you should listen SCRYPT acts as a trusted partner for institutions by building and providing infrastructure that delivers digital assets and services in a robust regulatory framework. SCRYPT's product line is designed to cover every institution’s crypto needs, removing the complexity of crypto finance with technology and innovative products.  As a Swiss-regulated entity, compliance and security are at the heart of SCRYPT operations.  Supporting links Bitget Bitget VIP Link with BONUS 1000 USDT Bitget Academy Bitget Research Bitget Wallet SCRYPT Andy on Twitter  Brave New Coin on Twitter Brave New Coin If you enjoyed the show please subscribe to the Crypto Conversation and give us a 5-star rating and a positive review in whatever podcast app you are using.