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DeFi degens are going to love today's episode. Especially for those who want to take the next step after being comfortable with staking crypto assets.
In today's episode, we have Jimbo also known as JCRone Validator in the Harmony community. Jimbo is a well known long term validator in the Harmony network with extensive experience.
During our convo, we dive into,
- What seperates harmony from other chains: Community and Tech
- Becoming a validator: Steps and what it takes to be one
- Pros and cons of being a validator
- Resources required: Time, skills, resources
- When does someone know they should take that extra step?
- What should people look for when staking?
- NFT ecosystem of Harmony
- The long term value proposition of Harmony One.
Connect with Jimbo,
Twitter: @JCRacefab
Harmony Staking: https://staking.harmony.one/validators/mainnet/one18r3lv27kw5ye203m0x3w58cr734wy2wqa6l8ur
Medium: https://medium.com/@druid782002
The crypto and NFT market has been slow but the innovation in the space keeps rolling on.
We have Andy Hall who is the Chief operating officer for OliveX. Olivex is exactly one of those companies that keep innovating even when hype recedes
OliveX is a digital health and fitness company with "Building the fitness Metaverse" as its key mission.
OliveX hopes to bring in an entirely different audience by gamifying fitness through crypto thereby both incentivizing and motivating people to do the hard work.
On Today's episode, we discuss
- OliveX metaverse expansion strategy: Including utility and the experiences created with the Land
- Animoca Brands and their influence on strategy
- Gamifying Fitness: Run to earn, move to earn, cycle to earn. Gyms, watch out!
- $DOSE token, its purpose as the in game-currency of Olivex
- Kara Mirror: Will it be the future of personal training?
- The broader metaverse opportunity for brands
Nothing in life is worth it if you're not healthy and fit. As a fitness fanatic, this episode was highly relatable to me. I can't wait for the day when we get crypto airdropped after hitting gym PR. Andy painted an excellent picture of what the fitness metaverse would look like and this episode is bound to make you more curious.
As the metaverse matures, this is a project I will pay close attention in the coming years.
Connect with Andy Hall,
Web: https://www.olivex.ai/
Twitter: @andyhall1980 / @OlivexFitness
Jack Liu from Tentango is a metaverse builder specialising in the Sandbox world.
There has been so much talk about the metaverse and its potential and in today's episode, we talk about what it's like building in a metaverse.
No one understands a trend more than someone who's been there before the hype and is actively building on it.
Jack and his team have created some unique virtual world builds over the last few months and are growing fast to meet the increasing demand.
- Choosing Sandbox over other decentralised virtual worlds
- Tools you can use to build on virtual land
- Profiting from virtual land: Adding value, creating an experience or flipping
- Brands approach to metaverse: Marketing, marketplaces
- The transition from web 2.0 to web 3.0 as a builder
- Future of the metaverse: Next cycle or a bear market
- How Tentango can help you create a great build on Sandbox
Connect with Tentango,
Web: https://www.tentango.com/
Twitter: @TentangoGG
Preetam Dutta is an investor who specialises in cybersecurity and computer science. He completed his PhD in computer science from colombia university and is now focused on using his broad skillset to create platforms around cybersecurity. Elpha Secure is currently his main project which provides a complete cyber security solution by combining technology and insurance. Furthermore, he is a national member of "Schools that can" with the vision of closing the existing opportunity and skills gap.
In this episode, we dive deeper into,
- Cybersecurity insurance and why businesses need them
- Importance of Personal Data security
- Innovations in the cyber security industry
- Evolving landscapes of work and what we can do about it
- Riding the megatrend of cybersecurity through industry leaders
Connect with Preetam
- Twitter/Quora: @preetamdutta
- Web: www.elphasecure.com
Stefan King is the author of 'Blockchain startups'. a book that shows how you can use the massive opportunity in cryptocurrencies. His book covers foundational knowledge of money and cryptocurrencies. This later expands into how anyone including you can make a significant impact in this rapidly growing industry.
We discuss,
- Hyperbitcoinization: Bitcoin as a reserve currency
- Lightning Network: The solution for scalability
- Government regulations on bitcoin and the solution
- Developing countries: BTC>USD
- Why Crypto is still at its early stages
- Entrepreneurial opportunities
- Being your own banker in the new financial system
If you come up with an innovative idea, feel free to reach out to Stefan as he loves helping people out in this industry.
- Twitter: @stefantking
- Web: https://stefantking.com/
- Book: https://www.amazon.com.au/Blockchain-Startups-Bitcoin-Ethereum-Frontier-ebook/dp/B08SQGH674?asin=B08SQGH674&revisionId=c3c0daca&format=1&depth=1
Sebastien Borget is the co-founder of 'The sandbox', a decentralised gaming virtual world with NFT's. This virtual metaverse lets users create and monetize gaming experiences easily. Sebastien is also the president of the Blockchain Game Alliance which is an organisation committed to promoting blockchain within the gaming industry.
In today's episode, we cover,
- An introduction to the Sandbox virtual world
- Significance of the SAND token
- How to monetize and add value to lands
- The case for blockchain gaming
- Jobs created through the metaverse
- How companies can use virtual worlds to grow their business
- Public figures investing in virtual worlds
- NFT mass adoption
Connect with Sebastien,
- Twitter and Medium: @borgetsebastien @TheSandboxGame
- Web: Sandbox.game
Mark was the head of brand and marketing for Zilliqa. He is an active contributor in the Zilliqa community which earns him the title of 'The Guardian of Zilliqa'. Mark was instrumental in bringing awareness to the value proposition of Zilliqa to the wider community throughout last year.
In this episode we cover,
- Introduction to Zilliqa and the importance of sharding
- How Zilliqa is approaching the NFT hype
- Zilliqa 2018 vs. Now
- Polynetwork ETH bridge and Zilswap
- Future of Zilliqa
- Importance of gZil and ZWAP tokens.
Connect with Mark,
Twitter: @Woelgeest
Web: https://www.zilliqa.com/
On today's show, we have the co-founder of Origin Protocol, a decentralised platform for true peer to peer commerce with no intermediates. Origin has one of the most well-known teams in the crypto space with team members from Youtube, Paypal and Google. Origin has made some significant partnerships recently including NFT partnerships with Brave browser and American DJ Justin Blau.
In this episode, we dive deeper into,
- How the star-studded team came together to build Origin,
- Future of NFT's and their value,
- OUSD: The stable currency better than USDT,
- Reducing friction between crypto and users,
- Decentralised marketplaces and Dshop,
- Difference between the startup culture and the crypto community,
- Comparisons between the 2017 market and the current market,
- Message to newcomers into the crypto space,
Connect with Origin
- Twitter: @joshfraser / @originprotocol
- Web: https://www.originprotocol.com
On today's show, we have Pav Hundal from Swyftx, a leading cryptocurrency exchange in Australia. We have seen a zero to one moment in cryptocurrencies with public listed companies incorporating bitcoin into their balance sheet and what better time than now to educate yourself more about cryptocurrency and how you can add that to your portfolio as well.
We discuss,
- The Swyftx vision and company culture
- Intro into DeFi
- Tesla and bitcoin and if more companies would follow suit
- Securing your crypto the right way
- Important factors to keep in mind when starting off + some useful tips
- The best strategy to stack satoshis
Here's your link to join SwyftX with a free bonus of $20 worth of Bitcoin.
https://trade.swyftx.com.au/register/?ref=ashainperera&promoRef=pnbl20
I know it can be quite intimidating to start with crypto, so you can directly contact me on Twitter or Instagram if you need any help with investing!
eXp Realty, a real estate company that started in the depths of the global economic downturn in 2008 uses a Virtual reality workplace platform called Virbella for its operations. Their commission split of 80% beats all the other traditional brokerage splits. Furthermore, after the first $80,000, 100% of the commissions can be kept by the agent.
The company is traded on the Nasdaq as EXPI and has exploded from $9 dollars to $102 since May 2020 with plenty of room to grow. eXp Realty is recruiting new agents at a rapid pace while expanding its operations all around the world. Apart from the main countries of the US, Canada, UK and Australia, ExP has started operations in India, Mexico, Portugal and South Africa. eXp is headed by their visionary leader Glen Sanford
The future of work is truly virtual.
In today's show, we cover,
- Expansion plans of eXp Realty in Australia and beyond,
- workplace culture and management quality,
- technology adoption including virtual reality,
- Agents being owners of the business,
- eXp competitive advantage and Moat,
- How people can join exp realty,
Connect with Stephen,
web: https://www.expaustralia.com.au/join-exp/
Trav Bell is also known as the Bucket list guy transitioned from the fitness industry into speaking and has dedicated his life to helping others live their life before its too late. His latest book 'My bucket list blueprint' covers inspiring stories and the exact process on how you can start living your life.
Before our conversation, my bucket list included mostly travel and places I want to see but after the conversation, it expanded into so much more. His ted talk 'Life's way too short not to live your bucket list' is a much watch for anyone building their bucket list. For the record, its not as simple as travel to Europe, travel to Asia or visit the USA. Your bucket list should show more life and Trav shows exactly how you could do that.
- Why you should invest in a bucket list,
- Living in the present Vs. Setting yourself Up,
- My Bucket List formula, a simple way to start building your bucket list,
- Building cash flow and most importantly time flow from your work,
- Finding the work-life Blend,
- How you can be a certified bucket list coach,
Connect with Trav
- Ted Talk: Life's way too short not to live your Bucket List | Travis Bell | TEDxMelbourne,
- Book: https://www.thebucketlistguy.com/book/,
- Web: https://www.thebucketlistguy.com/
Reed Harvey is an entrepreneur, engineer, musician and a podcaster. He hosted the Reed Harvey show which featured interviews from great innovators, artists and creators such as Cody Shirk and Tracy Mayer.
In this episode, we talk about,
- Building a foundation when you hit rock bottom,
- How to not miss opportunities. Hint: Bitcoin,
- Dealing with information overload when investing,
- Early experiences with cryptocurrency and avoiding scams,
- Creating an online brand and documenting the process: Shoutout GaryVee,
- Doing what you love Vs. doing what makes enough money to allow you to do what you love,
- Investing in human nature, convenience and freedom.
3 quotes that inspired me were,
- If your confidence is only reliant on what you have, then you're only as good as what you have,
- If you're content with your life, there's nothing to sell to you
- If you had 100 million dollars, what job would you be doing?
Connect with Reed,
- thatissick.com
Swen Lorenz is the author of undervaluedshares.com. Swen has a knack of writing and finding interesting investments in very unexpected places. These days he's working from paradise on a little known island called Sark.
On this episode, we talk about ;
- Evolving investing styles to adapt to changes,
- Finding trends to invest in,
- The moat of Fiverr,
- Concerns and risks for Fiverr,
- Starting a new life in Sark,
- The unbelievable change and opportunity that this decade presents.
Connect with Swen:
- Undervalued Shares: https://www.undervalued-shares.com ,
- Weekly Dispatches (our free, weekly newsletter): https://www.undervalued-shares.com/weekly-dispatches/ ,
- Investment Reports (exclusive content for our Members): https://www.undervalued-shares.com/reports/investment-reports/ ,
- Become a Member: https://www.undervalued-shares.com/become-a-member/ .
Fiverr is an Israeli freelance services marketplace for businesses. Currently, Fiverr has a market cap of only 5 Billion USD and has a huge total addressable market. The US gig economy is valued at 5 trillion and has accelerated its growth trajectory in 2020. Fiverr is 100% digital and has many legs to stand on. Fiverr business which helps teams collaborate on Fiverr and hire freelancers, Fiverr learn which offers courses to freelancers and Fiverr studios where a team of specialists work on entire projects. Gross margins of over 80%, achieved profitability before expected, revenue growth of 82%, expanding base of repeat customers and a fantastic management team are some major cases for Fiverr.
Although 9-5 jobs are common in the current economy, digitally affluent generations prefer freedom and flexibility more and are more likely to pivot towards the freelance economy and work for themselves.
Jordan mack is a software developer specializing in blockchain and mobile applications. In 2011, he worked with the Bitcoin core team to solve issues and then moved on to other projects such as Ethereum, Cardano and horizen. Since the start of this year, he has been fully involved in the Nervos network. He has written multiple blockchain-related white papers and founded many blockchain projects along the way.
In this episode, we talk about ;
- Buying his bitcoin when it was only $2 and what happened to them,
- Early bitcoin community including Satoshi, Hal Finney and Gavin Andresen,
- Mass adoption of cryptocurrency and some use cases,
- Crypto regulation,
- Smart money and bitcoin,
- Nervos network,
- Finding projects you’re passionate about.
Connect with Jordan,
- Twitter - @jordan_mack
- Web -https://www.jordanmack.info/
Sofien is an institutional forex strategist and a trader. He is author of multiple books including "the book of back-test" and "the handbook of exotic trading strategies". He is passionate about helping new traders achieve their goals and have created a unique course on "Applied sentiment analysis for trading". He specialises in trend analysis, machine learning, forecasting and creating winning trading strategies .
Adam Fayed is the director of international AMG, a global asset management entity with clients in more than 100 countries. He began his financial journey after travelling around the world and realising the magic of compound interest.
In this episode we cover,
- Adam's investing philosophy that has served him and his clients well over the years
- Why investing in stagnant markets is a major advantage and why you should not worry about investing bubbles.
- Speculating and lessons learnt
- Diversifying your portfolio to catch global trends
- How essential is portfolio rebalancing
- Controlling emotions to achieve success in the financial markets
I highly recommend reading his blog and Quora answers to learn from his years of experience in helping others achieve their financial goals. If you have any questions or queries, contact him as he's always happy to help out.
Connect with Adam,
- Youtube: Adam Fayed
- Web: https://adamfayed.com/
- Quora: https://www.quora.com/profile/Adam-Fayed
- Book: 6 steps to financial freedom, The secret marketers and wall street don't want you to know.
Real estate investing in Australia for expats, immigrants and first home owners. Financial
This is the 2nd part of the episode with Mike. We talked about blogging, building communities and Digital nomad essentials so make sure you have a listen to that. In part 2, we discussAccelerating trends due to current eventsBlockchain ideas and digital...
Sajid Rahman is an angel investor who has invested in over 500 companies, a leader and a coach. He is the CEO of Telenor Health, a digital medicine company that is positively impacting millions of lives in emerging countries. Some of the most exciting projects Sajid has invested include hyperloop one, shyp, planetary resources and Zendrive. He is a mentor to Endeavor Indonesia, which aims to elevate mid-size companies to billion-dollar companies.
Sajid has a great depth and breadth of knowledge in fintech, telemedicine, cybersecurity, business, renewables and much more. He shows first hand what it is to be a prolific investor through his diverse knowledge in many fields. He is the closest I've come to a Polymath and I'm sure you will learn many gems from Sajid.
In this episode we cover,
- How he stays on top of all the new exciting fields and trends he is investing.
- Some of his interesting investments including hyperloop one and planetary resources.
- Space resources and the infinite opportunity that lies beyond our planet
- Role of Fintechs in the age of financial disruption
- The opportunity that lies in Africa in the coming decade
- His Investment Philosophy after hundreds of investments
A unique opportunity to invest with Sajid who was an early investor in Hyperloop one, planetary resources and Zendrive
Syndicate: https://angel.co/s/sajidrahman/VzakL
Connect with Sajid,
• Website: sajidrahman.com
• Linkedin: Sajid Rahman
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Mike Henry is the founder of baliexpat.com. He is originally from Melbourne and Is now retired in Bali with his family. Find out how he left his job through the amazing power of the internet and decided to live a global lifestyle where he eventually met his wife.
Henry is an online wealth manager who specialises in portfolio management, residency and citizenship by investment programs, pensions and tax.He is well known to legally reduce taxes and maximise wealth for clients according to their situation. Henry...
Joe Woodhouse, a father, husband and a financial planner. Joe has been in the financial industry for over 17 years and has a mission to cut through the noise and create simple, meaningful and actionable content on finance and investing. He hosts a...
Mikkel Thorup is the author of #1 best seller Expat Secrets and has travelled all over the world for over 20 years in more than 100 countries. He is the living example of an entrepreneurial digital nomad and has opened the eyes of many into investments all over the world. He has specialised knowledge in taxes, investments, business and expat living secrets.
Topics Covered,
- The extraordinary backstory that inspired Mikkel to be a successful expat.
- Finding the best opportunities in a changing world as an expat.
- Avoiding the fear of change and becoming a global citizen.
- Investing your way towards residency around the world.
- Paradigm shifts we are experiencing in the financial markets and in the broader society.
- Hedging your finances through precious metals, bitcoin and preserving the value
- Offshore escape summit with 26 speakers that can help you live a global lifestyle through legally reducing the tax bill, building generational wealth, getting a second passport and regaining the freedom that you deserve.
Connect with Mikkel,
- Instagram: @expatmoneyshow
- Website: https://expatmoneyshow.com/
- Summit: https://www.offshoreescape.com/
