It’s easy to fall into the crypto and blockchain rabbit-hole on your own, especially if you find it complex and confusing. Nicky Alamo, a developer advocate for Pyrofex, interviews developers, tech enthusiasts, and people who are just beginning to learn about the world of crypto each week and pulls back the curtain on the newest blockchain and crypto technologies. Each episode contains powerful information to help you understand the importance of blockchain and crypto technologies and how they will impact your everyday trust-based transactions.
This week on the podcast we welcome Tunesha Griffith on the podcast. We dive into her time working at multiple gaming companies as well as her experience being a woman in STEM. Tunesha is truly incredible with so many amazing projects under her belt. We really enjoyed this episode and we hope you do too!
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We recently were able to fly out to Denver for ETH Denver. We had the opportunity to meet with a ton of people, go to many events, and learn about some interesting projects. We recap our experience there and we welcome Markus back on the show. It's been awhile since he was last on the show and he gives us an update on the projects that he's been working on behind the scenes. As always we hope you enjoy!
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In this episode we welcome back Nash Foster and Matt Deal to dive into some high level topics such as validation, and validators on the Silvermint Network. As always we hope you guys enjoy!
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This week on the show we welcome Nick James, Founder of Web3 Texas! In recent years, Nick turned his attention to Web3. He witnessed billions of dollars lost due to a lack of emphasis and focus on security, awareness, education and safety. Coupling his cybersecurity experience with his deep understanding of Web3 technologies and outlook on Metaverse and Multiverse architectures, he has entered this space to create programs, products and business units that ensure the safe, secure and guided on-boarding of businesses and people to the next version of the internet.
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This week on the podcast we welcome Garrett Openshaw! Garrett is a Co-Founder at Muunifi. He was a former film producer in China developing multiple shows and content. He moved over into Web3 and is a consultant on multiple projects, including R3VOLT.IO. He has a strong focus on decentralization and is excited to share his project! We hope you enjoy!
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This week on the podcast we welcome Rory Graman. Rory is an accomplished Navy veteran and leader, having graduated one of most arduous military training program that exists. He has deployed around the world, serving multiple deployments to Afghanistan and South America, as well as Germany and Africa. Through out his 11-year career as a Navy SEAL, he was highly revered for his knowledge of Reconnaissance and Surveillance, specifically with leveraging technology to gain critical awareness and intel for mission planning.
Rory is also a successful entrepreneur in the tech space, having co-founded a running app called Charge Running that delivers a live, group running experience to thousands of runners geographically located around the globe. Rory has now began focusing on his software company Conveyor Labs, which is aims to become a trust-less, decentralized ecosystem of tools available for professional DeFi traders. We hope you enjoy!
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This week on the show we welcome Jerry Singer! Jerry has done a little bit of everything in the past from a customer service background, from retail, from being a firefighter, and is currently working for MetalCore as their Partnerships Manager. He is currently working on a project called MetalCore which is an NFT-based, open world, mechanized combat game. As always we hope you enjoy!
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This week on the podcast we welcome Nash Foster and Matt Deal on the show. Nash was previously on the podcast during Episode 3 as our first guest and we are thrilled to welcome him back! Matt has been working as a Business Development Specialist at Pyrofex for a while and we're excited that he was able to join us! On today's episode we dive deep into the world of micro and macroeconomics. Our topics range from how wars impact economies to the current inflation of the price of eggs. This episode is filled with insightful information about the world of economics as well as laugh out loud banter. As always, we hope you enjoy!
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This week on the podcast we welcome Amelia Powers Gardner to show. Amelia is currently a Utah County Commissioner who considers herself a "Transformational Leader". She has been transforming her teams through vision, collaboration, and a focus on results. Amelia is also a big blockchain and technology advocate. She has been leading government innovation through practical implementation of blockchain technologies. We really appreciate Amelia taking the time to talk with us! As always, we hope you enjoy!
Timestamps:
2:11 - When did you first get into politics?
4:02 - What was the transition going from Engineer to Politics?
6:16 - How did you get into blockchain?
15:08 - Since implementing blockchain has been successful, what are other ways you plan on implementing it in the future?
16:17 - Blockchain is the only way to incorporate all these things in voting
25:16 - The Godfather of Blockchain
31:16 - What are the next hurdles to overcome?
35:46 - Do you find that there is an age divide?
39:51 - How can people get involved?
42:32 - What are your thoughts on the FTX crash and regulation?
48:11 - What advice do you have for other women entering the tech/engineering field?
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This week on the podcast we welcome Sam Mehr. Sam is the founder of R3VOLT Records, a Web3 focused company and new disruptive business model for Media and Entertainment. R3VOLT's mission is to democratize the creative process and empower brands to drive rapid engagement at scale. Sam also provides strategic and practical legal counseling to Web3.0 technology companies, with a focus on blockchain and cryptocurrency technology. He has helped numerous blockchain companies successfully raise early-stage financing, representing companies such as Portals, Degenerate Ape Academy, and Grape Protocol. You can learn more about Sam and his latest projects with the links down below. As always we hope you enjoy!
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Today on the podcast we welcome our friend Warren Woodward! Warren is a musician, filmmaker, and marketer. He started running a one-man marketing agency, Handsomest Media, back in 2010 and now works on launching massive gaming apps for companies like Wargaming, Blastworks and Nexon. In this episode we dive into what we think Web3 games need to be successful, growth marketing, and so much more. We appreciate Warren taking the time to talk with us and we really enjoyed the conversation and as always we hope you enjoy too!
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This week on the podcast we welcome Jerry Yu! Jerry is the head of business development at Zecrey Protocol. We talk about creating content, investing in projects, Elon Musk as the CEO of Twitter, and so much more. He has been a good friend of ours for a while now and we're so grateful to be able to have this conversation. As always we hope you enjoy this episode!
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Happy Holidays! On this episode of Degen Valley we wanted to keep it light and fun by doing a little game about crypto vocabulary. Markus reads off a crypto term and gives the proper definitions while Nicky explains the term with more context. We know this is a shorter episode but as always we hope you enjoy! Let us know if we should try more segments like these down in the comments!
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This week on the podcast we welcome Jeff Crane & Heidi Gillman! Both Jeff and Heidi have been working extremely hard on their latest project NFT the Movie. The purpose of the film is to create an NFT movie masterpiece that documents inspiring stories of technologists, artists, musicians, and film-makers on their journey to create, monetize, and protect their work through NFT technology. You can learn more about their project at https://nftthemovie.com/. We hope you enjoy!
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This week on the show we welcome Taylor Perkins, CEO of Muunifi! We talk about the how he got involved in finances and investing. He talks about the importance of social media and how it can be used as an educational tool, especially in the world of finance. Lastly, we dive deep into his latest project Muunifi, a Social Media network for investors from any level to find the knowledge to get to the next level in their portfolio. As always we hope you enjoy this episode!
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This week on the podcast we welcome Jonathan Covey. Jonathan is the Head of Community at ZetaChain. ZetaChain is a Layer 1 blockchain and smart contract platform built for omnichain interoperability. They feature omnichain
smart contracts, native settlement, and are creating a developer-first experience. Currently ZetaChain has released the Sparta Devnet and the Athens Testnet with their Mainnet coming soon. We appreciate Jonathan joining us to share more about ZetaChain and how they've built their amazing community.
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This week on the podcast we welcome Steve Sawczyn to the show. Steve has a proven track record in digital accessibility with over ten years of experience including hands-on usability testing, automated testing, and project management. He is also blind and has been since birth. Steve is very passionate about both technology as well as accessibly and has been working to create a more accessible future for everyone. But what does this have to do about crypto? Steve has been trying to learn more and understand the Web3 space since before the rise of Bitcoin. Throughout his time learning, he has discovered many hurdles that prevent him from fully diving in. On this episode we discuss those barriers and try to find ways to improve the space so everyone can get involved. We talk about the importance of accessibility, VoiceOver, and what wallets have been accessible thus far.
Timestamps:
0:56 - Who are you?
3:43 - What is actually accessible?
6:30 - What got you into technology?
11:30 - What was one of your biggest accessibility projects that you got to work on?
14:33 - VoiceOver
18:51 - Growing up accessibly
20:50 - How to make Web3 more accessible?
26:37 - Invisible Disabilities
35:41 - Do you have Crypto? He’s not a normie, he’s a degen!
39:27 - How’d you get into Crypto?
42:27 - What’d you think when Markus started working at a Layer 1?
45:20 - The people that get it, get it and the people that don’t, don’t.
49:23 - What wallets/services are accessible and user friendly?
52:24 - What Crypto are you invested in?
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This week on the podcast we welcome Joe May to the show. Joe is the CEO of Swyf Inc. Swyf is a group of ambitious software engineers, product creators, and most importantly, regular people that just want simple finance tools to help us live our life. They believe everyone should have access to the best financial options - no strings attached. In this episode Joe talks about what he and his team are working on at Swyf, comparisons between Venmo and Swyf, and what he believes is the best way to tackle marketing in todays world.
Time Stamps:
4:00 - Why use Swyf over Venmo?
5:00 - What does user acquisition look like for you?
6:39 - College kids push tech adoption
7:53 - You’re gonna need to use it when your grandkids are using it
10:05 - It just needs to work the way it should
11:06 - This isn’t an Android podcast
13:53 - What kind of hurdles are you trying to overcome?
17:00 - How much money do you leave in Venmo?
21:00 - “I miss you, call me” in the Venmo comments.
23:49 - The cycle of privacy
30:00 - The state of TikTok and Social Platforms
32:55 - When did you get into crypto?
37:30 - Steve Jobs was a marketing genius
46:00 - Micro influencers
1:05:30 - You can’t tell it’s a bear market in San Fran
1:07:12 - I love collecting shirts from companies that might fail
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We're back in the studio this week to go over all the conferences and events in San Francisco! Last week we had done a smaller recap that was less focused to give off our immediate thoughts, but this week we dive deep into everything that happened. We hope you enjoy!
This past week Degen Valley attended San Francisco Blockchain week! We attended so many events, met so many amazing people, and created so many memories. On this week's episode Nicky and Markus go over some of their favorite events, share some funny moments, and even talk about the ghosts that haunt the infamous Palace hotel. There is so much more to cover and we plan to go more in depth in next weeks episode, for now enjoy our brief recap of San Francisco Blockchain week.
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This week on the podcast we talk about our upcoming trip to San Fransisco Blockchain Week. There are a lot of events happening and we discuss which ones we're excited about and why. We also talk about our experiences in customer service. All of us worked in customer service jobs in some way and have all had horrible experiences on Black Friday! We wrap up this episode discussing our favorite holidays. We hope you enjoy!
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Brian is the founder of Blockcities™, an up and coming property technology company developing a platform to enable individuals anywhere in the world to invest across multiple asset classes including real estate, managed agriculture and renewable energy assets. The platform will provide access to investments in physical assets, fractionalized to lower the barrier to entry while providing access to on-demand diversification.
Brian's background encompasses over a decade of experience investing in real estate, with additional disciplines in product development, software development, e-commerce and online marketing.
Previously a seminar speaker for various shows on HGTV & DIY Network's investment platforms, his experience with income producing assets provides a unique foundation with the acquisition and stabilization of income-producing assets.
Brian has taken this experience and is applying it towards bringing about a sustainable future by supporting resource producing assets in agriculture, hemp, renewable energy and alternative forms of housing.
Timestamps:
1:15 - Tell me about yourself and what got you into crypto?
4:30 - What made you want to dive into this?
5:45 - Let’s talk about your property in Provo Canyon!
7:00 - How do we interact with your token?
11:57 - Metaverse Panel
19:24 - Question for Nicky - Where do you think NFT’s are going?
22:04 - Property Management will be the first “real” thing that push NFT’s forward.
25:26 - How do you see the process of onboarding new people to your service?
26:47 - How have you seen the Utah Web3 space grow?
30:30 - Meeting with two senators from Wyoming.
35:45 - Movie theater NFT
38:00 - What countries are best for Web3 projects?
39:21 - Cloud Seeding
42:00 - How did Markus get accepted to a Hackathon?
42:20 - What’s next for you?
44:03 - How do you drive up the community?
47:18 - Burning Man
56:37 - How do you see Crypto and Web3 working out in the future?
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On this week of the show we talk about the dark web. What it is, how it works, and if you should use it or not. The dark web isn't inherently bad or scary, in fact there is a lot of good that can come of it, it's all a matter of understanding.
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This week on the podcast we welcome Jeff Afdahl, aka Cryptoholics onto the podcast. Jeff was a full time trucker who created a YouTube channel to livestream his crypto charts to stay updated and informed on the go. He then began reviewing different cryptocurrencies and overtime he developed a community. Today Jeff still is streaming crypto charts 24/7 with a live chat where everyone tries to help others learn about coins and new projects coming up. Others just enjoy having fun and joke around.
Timestamps -
10:17 - Scams
14:24 - Making a Layer 2 Coin
24:23 - NFT’s
34.25 - “The more we know, the more we know”
40:07 - VR Fun
44:58 - Gaming speculation
46:25 - Kitty Studs
47:25 - More about Crypto Kitties
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This week on the podcast we left the studio to attend Silicon Slopes! We got to see some great speakers, talk to some amazing people, and meet cool robots. In this episode Ali and Nicky talk about what they enjoyed and what they hope to see in future events.
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This week on the podcast we are joined by Luciano Pesci, PHD. He considers himself a data scientist, economist, an academic mercenary and on top of all that he was one of Nicky's professors. Today he is helping Silvermint with their tokenomics and so much more. We are excited to share his story with all of you!
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This week on the podcast we are joined by Alex Mangum, a bitcoin/crypto consultant. He is an experienced leader in aerospace systems development, manufacturing, maintenance, and military operations. Alex has been in multiple TV episodes on shows like Deadliest Catch as well as Coast Guard Alaska as well as a couple feature films. He is a fascinating member of the community and we're so excited to share his story.
This week on the podcast we are joined by Spencer Viernes, a lawyer who has experience in everything from private practices to management consulting using his legal expertise to help restructure businesses. He has experience across a broad range of industries and verticals, including critical infrastructure, software development (including web3.0), mobile applications, commercial real estate, telecommunications, hospitality, food service, emerging technologies, and private equity.
We've discussed Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in Episode 2: Nifty NFTs but today we ask ourselves how NFTs will be utilized in the music and media industry. How do will we use them? What could they be used for? Are they going to have a positive impact or any impact at all? Join Nicky, Ali, and Markus as they discuss NFTs again as well as how they see the movie and music industry evolving.
Today we welcome Mike Stay on the podcast. Mike worked for many years as a software engineer at Google before he co-founded Pyrofex along with Nash Foster. He earned his PhD at The University of Auckland for Computer Science and has been developing solutions for difficult technical problems ever since. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Today we welcome Rusty Chapin on the podcast. Since 1996 Rusty has been working to develop a deep and broad set of hands-on experience in the technology industry. He's worked his way up through the ranks of Technical Support, Network Administration, SQL Database Administration, SQL Database Development and most recently Technology Management. Today he is the director of systems engineering at Pyrofex.
Today we are joined by CEO and Co-Founder of Pyrofex, Nash Foster. Before he started Pyrofex, Nash was previously a member of Google’s Site Reliability team, Principal Software Engineer at Oracle, Principal SRE at Avalara, a software engineer at Cybertrust, and an independent consultant. He's a jack-of-all-trades having worked on projects at all levels of the modern software stack. He has spent a significant amount of time over the last ten years developing large-scale, distributed, reliable systems. He has helped Fortune 100 companies design, implement, and manage networks and network applications securely. He has worked directly with top IT executives in the Fortune 5 and similar international organizations. We're glad that he had the time to join us on the show and tell us more about himself and his goals for the coming years. Enjoy!
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have been extremely popular lately but what exactly are they? How do we use them? Join Nicky, Ali, and Markus as they discuss real world applications for NFT's as well as where they see them going in the future. The team breaks down the fundamentals of NFT's, talk about their experiences at NFT.NYC, and even think about how they can be used in the world of gaming.
Do you struggle to understand the intricacies of crypto and blockchain technologies? Join Nicky, Ali, and Markus as they dive into the basics of everything blockchain. The world of blockchains and crypto can be really complicated and sometimes confusing. In this episode they break down the basics of what a blockchain is and why you should care.