Blockhash: Exploring The Blockchain

For episode 588 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Joël Valenzuela, core member of Dash DAO. We discuss the objectives of Dash DAO and Dash Pay in 2025, the future of crypto payments, the Digital Cash Network, Free State Project and much more! ⏳ Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction(1:12) Who is Joël Valenzuela?(5:50) Dash in 2025(10:06) Living off Dash and Crypto(12:02) Future of Crypto payments(17:33) Digital Cash Network(27:50) Free State Project(38:28) Dash DAO Roadmap(42:15) Joël & Dash on social media 

For episode 587 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Bryce Ferguson, Co-founder & CEO of Turnkey.Turnkey provides secure, scalable, and programmable crypto infrastructure for embedded wallets and onchain transaction automation. Turnkey provides low-level wallet infrastructure primitives that can be mixed, matched, and configured for any use case.⏳ Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction(1:03) Who is Bryce Ferguson?(3:56) What is Turnkey?(7:16) Modernization of Crypto Wallets(10:12) Turnkey Solutions(13:23) Use-cases(14:50) AI Agents & Crypto Wallets(18:26) Crypto Policy(25:05) Turnkey Roadmap(27:02) Contact Turnkey 

For episode 586 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Daniel Morosan, Business Development Director at Massa.  Massa is a new Layer 1 that takes decentralization further than most blockchains, from the contract logic to the frontend.⏳ Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction(0:55) Who is Daniel Morosan?(2:52) What is Massa?(5:27) Evolution of Decentralization(10:25) How does DeWeb work?(11:48) DeWeb process(12:57) Autonomous Dapps(15:23) Will everything get Decentralized?(18:42) Risks of Web3 becoming more Centralized(21:28) $MAS Token(22:26) Use-cases(24:03) Massa Roadmap(25:56) Massa website, socials & community 

For episode 585 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by David Byrne, Founder of Daiko, a Web3-powered pet-tech platform combining real-world pet care with blockchain rewards.⏳ Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction(0:55) Who is David Byrne?(6:23) Daiko App(9:00) How does the Daiko Leash work?(10:58) Daiko Token(13:19) Future Tech for Pet Interaction(14:43) Gamification(18:58) Daiko community(19:55) Daiko App & Leash launch coming(23:54) Events & Conferences(25:14) Daiko website, socials & community 

For episode 584 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Péter W. Szabó, Founder of Tengr.ai, an image generation AI, which is now developing sophisticated AI systems that serve as professional partners for business and creative applications with a privacy-by-design approach. ⏳ Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction(1:08) Who is Péter W. Szabó?(10:25) What makes Tengr AI unique?(14:18) Tengr AI use-cases(17:14) Capital raise plans(19:38) Pricing tiers(27:20) Future of Gen AI(34:42) Tengr AI roadmap(36:00) AI events & conferences(37:19) Website, socials & community 

For episode 583 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Stefan Avram, Co-founder and CCO of WunderGraph, the world’s most widely adopted open-source GraphQL Federation solution.  ⏳ Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction(0:55) Who is Stefan Avram?(2:59) Tinder for Founders(3:26) What is Wundergraph?(5:20) GraphQL(5:52) Use-cases(7:44) Typical Customer(10:33) Expansion plan for Wundergraph(11:56) Tips & Advice to Founders(16:02) Wundergraph Roadmap(20:49) Wundergraph website, socials & community 

For episode 582 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Diego Gutierrez, Chairman & Co-Founder of Rootstock, the world's most secure smart contracts platform, built on Bitcoin. The Rootstock blockchain enables EVM-compatible smart contracts designed for building a freer, fairer, and more decentralized world. ⏳ Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction(0:30) Who is Diego Gutierrez?(3:34) Bitcoin in Argentina(8:28) Rootstock in 2025(13:13) Bitcoin DeFi(20:02) Rootstock at Permissionless(22:34) Website, socials & community 

For episode 581 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Alexei Zamyatin, Co-founder of BOB. BOB combines the security of Bitcoin with the DeFi innovation of Ethereum, creating the best place to build and earn yield with BTC. BOB is an optimistic rollup with ZK proofs on Ethereum secured by billions of dollars of staked Bitcoin, serviced by a hybrid BitVM bridge for native BTC integration. ⏳ Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction(1:02) Who is Alexei Zamyatin?(3:55) What is BOB?(6:44) Hybrid BitVM(12:02) 1-click Bitcoin interactions(17:44) Partnerships(19:34) Future of BitcoinFi(25:33) Developer Documentation(28:38) BOB Roadmap(31:38) BOB website, socials & community 

For episode 580 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Itay LaorTOMI is creating a freer, more open internet for all. It’s a next-gen chat and wallet for seamless conversational payments. ⏳ Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction(1:10) Who is Itay Laor?(3:12) What is TOMI?(5:30) TOMI App Launch(9:32) How does TOMI messaging payments work?(12:08) Privacy on the TOMI App(13:43) Mini-app Marketplace on TOMI(16:40) TOMI Crypto Wallet(18:16) Superapps(23:50) TOMI Roadmap(28:03) How to download the TOMI App 

For episode 579 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Eran Barak, CEO of Shielded Technologies, an emerging engineering company pioneering privacy-enhancing, decentralized technologies designed for real-world compatibility.  ⏳ Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction(1:38) Genius Act(3:52) Who is Eran Barak?(5:36) What is Shielded Technologies?(5:50) Midnight Network(13:29) Merging Web2 into Web3(16:27) Shielded & Midnight at Permissionless(17:46) Website, socials & community 

For episode 578 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Brian Perks to discuss Five By Five.Five By Five (5x5) is on a mission to democratize access to high-quality data by creating the world's most trusted data organization. ⏳ Timestamps: 0:00 | Introduction1:03 | Who is Brian Perks?1:48 | Origins of 5x55:43 | Identity Graph11:11 | 5x5 Products & Services13:21 | Use-cases17:37 | Dead Internet Theory25:05 | User Data Ownership & Compensation32:10 | Data and AI Models35:00 | 5x5 Roadmap 

For episode 577 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Brendon Sedo, Contributor at Core DAO, the PoS layer for Bitcoin, enabling the first implementation of Self-Custodial Bitcoin staking while supporting a fully EVM-compatible BTCfi ecosystem. ⏳ Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction(0:30) Who is Brendon Sedo?(3:38) Supporting Founders and their ventures(11:15) Can Bitcoin sustain DeFi?(15:38) Core DAO in 2025(19:13) Website, socials & community 

For episode 576 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Marvin Bertin, Co-founder & CEO of Maestro.Marvin has been an entrepreneur in crypto since 2020, building blockchain infrastructure and financial products to usher in on-chain global finance. Previously, he was a research engineer in the AI and biotech industry. ⏳ Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction(0:58) Who is Marvin Bertin?(3:31) What is Maestro?(6:27) Infrastructure of Crypto in United States(11:58) Maestro solutions & use-cases(16:03) Future of Bitcoin in Finance(21:00) Abstraction(24:57) Developer Hub(27:36) Maestro Roadmap(29:17) Events & Conferences(29:47) Maestro website, socials & community 

For episode 575 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Laura Inamedinova, Chief Ecosystem Officer for Gate.com. ⏳ Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction(0:55) Who is Laura Inamedinova?(5:10) What is Smart Capital investing in?(10:05) What makes a startup stand out to VCs?(15:26) Advice to Women in Web3(17:48) Crypto Market in 2025(27:41) Laura’s 2025 agenda(29:17) Laura’s socials 

For episode 574 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by JB (Jeremy Berrington), Chief Strategy Officer for SCRIB3, The leading crypto-native marketing and communications agency while at Permissionless 4. ⏳ Timestamps: 0:00 | Introduction0:32 | Who is Jeremy Berrington?2:35 | What is SCRIB3?4:30 | What PR mistakes do Founders often make?8:10 | Narrative strategy in Web310:56 | New verticals for SCRIB312:29 | RAPID FIRE SESSION

For episode 573 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Mark Rydon, Co-founder of Aethir while at Permissionless 4. Aethir provides secure, cost-effective access to enterprise grade GPUs around the world. Accelerate growth and get closer to the edge with Aethir's distributed cloud compute infrastructure. ⏳ Timestamps: 0:00 | Introduction0:50 | Who is Mark Rydon?6:45 | What is Aethir?12:38 | Compute Incentivization16:18 | Demand for Compute18:30 | Aethir at Permissionless20:30 | Aethir website, socials & community21:19 | RAPID FIRE SESSION

For episode 572 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Allen Ng, Co-founder & CEO of Everest Ventures Group, one of APAC’s largest and most active Web3 product builders and publishers, with over 200 engineers and 10+ million users. ⏳ Timestamps: 0:00 | Introduction0:45 | Who is Allen Ng?2:36 | Everest Ventures Group explained4:33 | Use-cases8:38 | AI & Web3 in Asia13:22 | Future of AI19:05 | Everest Ventures Group at Permissionless22:17 | RAPID FIRE SESSION

For episode 571 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Nemil Dalal, Head of Coinbase Developer Platform and one of the founding engineers of USDC. ⏳ Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction(1:12) Who is Nemil Dalal?(2:44) Origins of USDC(4:38) Excitement around Stablecoins & USDC(7:23) Agentic Commerce(11:17) Coinbase Developer Platform(14:00) Embedded Wallets(17:08) Institutional interest in Web3(20:41) Coinbase Developer Platform Roadmap 

For episode 570 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Kenneth Shek, the Project Lead of Animoca Brands’ Moca Network, which is building a decentralized digital identity infrastructure that unifies identity, assets and data across platforms.  ⏳ Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction(0:36) Who is Kenneth Shek?(1:22) What is Moca Network?(3:45) Digital ID & Credentials(5:50) Moca Use-cases(9:20) Types of identity onchain(11:30) Moca Network at Permissionless(13:11) Moca Network website, socials & community(13:44) RAPID FIRE SESSION

For episode 569 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Richard Jones, CEO of Bitline.Bitline is the only industry provider enabling direct access to casino chips from cryptocurrency and digital asset holdings in physical casino environments. Under his leadership, Bitline is revolutionizing the way digital assets are utilized, offering seamless liquidity for crypto holders in just minutes—without triggering taxable events. Bitline's innovative platform is set to transform casino gaming experiences globally, empowering users to access and transact with their digital assets effortlessly and securely. Richard's vision for financial inclusivity and real-world blockchain applications is positioning Bitline as a leader at the intersection of cryptocurrency and gaming. ⏳ Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction(1:24) Who is Richard Jones?(6:00) What is Bitline?(13:42) How does Bitline work?(16:47) Crypto for Casino Chips Process(21:52) TRM Labs partnership(23:10) Future of Crypto and Gambling Industr