Web3 with Sam Kamani

EPISODE DESCRIPTION 
I sat down live at Token2049 in Singapore with Albert and Eitan, the co-founders behind Aeredium , a blockchain rebuilt from absolute first principles. They ignored everything that existed, started from zero, and came up with something genuinely different: 250,000 transactions per second, 40-millisecond finality, no human validators, no MEV, and an AI that continuously hunts for attack surfaces in real time. They also just received a US patent for autonomous AI auditing of stablecoins. We talked about why institutions are slow to adopt but are starting to come around, how AI agents are about to flood blockchains with transaction volume humans could never match, and why blocks per second matters far more than TPS alone. If you care about where institutional-grade crypto infrastructure is heading, this one is worth your time. 
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 CONNECT 
Website: https://aeredium.io/
Twitter/X: https://x.com/aeredium
Albert LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/albertdadonam/
Sam Kamani: https://www.web3pod.xyz/
 KEY POINTS WITH TIMESTAMPS 
• [00:00] Albert and Eitan tease Aeredium's core stats: 250,000 TPS, no human validators, and a US patent for AI stablecoin auditing
• [01:13] Recorded live at Token2049 Singapore , Albert explains why he rebuilt a blockchain from absolute first principles, ignoring all existing designs
• [03:49] Eitan breaks down what financial institutions actually need: privacy, speed, instant settlement, and why existing chains fail to deliver
• [05:30] Aeredium is EVM-compatible, meaning existing Solidity smart contracts work out of the box and token listings take around 20 minutes
• [06:10] The Aeredium Key (AR Key) , a signature engine using CGGMP24 cryptography that powers a full policy engine for safe AI agent trading
• [07:48] Why building for institutions first means retail automatically gets a better product , but not the other way around
• [09:07] Institutional response so far: many don't understand it yet, but banks are starting to onboard on the sandbox; a HalfMoon audit was completed successfully
• [11:00] The biggest credibility challenge: it sounds too good to be true , so Aeredium is using patents, live AWS deployments, and real-time on-chain audits to prove otherwise
• [13:03] Scaling numbers broken down: 15,000 signatures per minute vs 3–6 for traditional banking; 250,000 TPS vs Visa's peak of 60,000
• [17:26] Why blocks per second is the real metric that matters , Aeredium settles in 40 milliseconds vs Solana's 400–450ms
• [18:09] AI agents will do thousands of transactions per minute; Aeredium is building the secure highway for that agent economy right now
• [15:41] Funding update: bootstrapped so far, now opening a $10M SAFE round plus token raise , tokenomics published on their website
• [23:09] How to get involved: Telegram, Discord, X, and Aeredium.io

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I sat down with Frank at Token 2049 to dig into something most people in crypto get wrong about tokenization. Frank runs New Market Trading, a non-custodial asset management firm for high-net-worth individuals who want full DeFi exposure but don't want to manage it themselves. He breaks down why the big institutional push for tokenization doesn't excite him, why permissionless tokenized assets from the likes of Coinbase and Robinhood are actually the interesting story, and how his firm gives clients access to 10,000-plus crypto assets through a smart contract investment account. If you're trying to understand where the real opportunity in DeFi is heading, this is a conversation worth your time. 
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Nothing mentioned in this podcast is investment advice and please do your own research. It would mean a lot if you can leave a review of this podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and share this podcast with a friend. 
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New Market Trading: https://newmarkettrading.com/
Twitter/X: https://x.com/frank_hep 
LinkedIn NMT: https://www.linkedin.com/company/newmarkettradingofficial/posts/
LinkedIn Frank:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/frankhep/
Web3 with Sam Kamani: https://www.web3pod.xyz

EPISODE DESCRIPTION 
I sat down with Kash Dhanda from Jupiter at Token 2049 in Singapore to dig into what makes Jupiter the biggest DEX and lending market on Solana. Kash breaks down the two things he says made Jupiter succeed , massive pain tolerance and shipping faster than anyone else. We get into the barbell effect on JupiterLend (median deposit of $260 sitting alongside institutional whales), why only 0.3% of the global population has ever touched on-chain technology, and where AI agents fit into the future of DeFi trading. Kash also gives a candid take on what he would do differently, why community is usually bullshit, and what it takes to build real retention in a space full of airdrop farmers. 
DISCLAIMER
Nothing mentioned in this podcast is investment advice and please do your own research. It would mean a lot if you can leave a review of this podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and share this podcast with a friend. 
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 CONNECT 
Jupiter Website: https://jup.ag/
Jupiter LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/jupiter-onchain/people/
Jupiter Twitter/X: https://x.com/JupiterExchange
Kash LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kash-dhanda-03110958/?isSelfProfile=false
Web3 with Sam Kamani: https://www.web3pod.xyz/
 KEY POINTS WITH TIMESTAMPS 
• [1:27] Kash joins live at Token 2049 Singapore , Jupiter is now number one for spot trading and the biggest lending market on Solana
• [2:00] The two secrets to Jupiter's success: massive pain tolerance and shipping faster than anyone else in the space
• [2:58] Why Kash believes on-chain lending is where on-chain trading was three to five years ago , and why JupiterLend is his favorite product
• [3:56] The barbell effect: median deposit on JupiterLend is $260, yet the protocol holds $2.6 billion , small retail savers on one end, institutional yield strategists on the other
• [5:39] Jupiter holds over 70% market share on Solana and processes $700-800M daily , AI agents are already using their trading infrastructure
• [6:45] The two stages of AI in trading: agents in the passenger seat giving information, then agents in the driver seat running full strategies
• [7:14] The real blockers to mainstream DeFi adoption: political association with corruption, expensive on/off ramps, and self-custody being too scary for most people
• [8:50] Only 0.3% of the global population has ever used on-chain technology directly , 500-600 million people own crypto but almost all through centralised exchanges or ETFs
• [9:50] Why FX still dwarfs crypto in volume: high-quality assets attract deeper liquidity, and deeper liquidity attracts traders
• [11:18] If Kash started Jupiter again: he would invest much more time in culture fit and integration during acquisitions
• [12:22] Jupiter's best user acquisition strategy has always been product-led growth , almost no marketing budget for the first three to four years
• [14:20] Shoutout to Meteora: why their LP education bootcamps and community building is the most inspiring thing Kash has seen in the space
• [16:13] Biggest current challenge: convincing institutional capital that not all DeFi is unsafe after a wave of hacks across other protocols
• [17:11] Call to action: tag @KashDhanda on Twitter with product feedback, and a new Vaults product for third-party yield strategy curation is coming soon

I sat down with Pawel Mastalerz, co-founder of Daski.io, to explore the infrastructure he is building so AI agents can go out into the world and actually transact. We talk about how the idea was born when an AI agent got blocked trying to sign up for Gmail, why complex business transactions like registering a company need more than a simple payment protocol, and how Pawel's own agent became the first buyer on the Daski mainnet by incorporating Daski as a Wyoming corporation. Pawel breaks down how the platform uses X402, USDC on Base, the Agent-to-Agent protocol, and on-chain reputation to let agents discover services, pay for them, and follow up on delivery , all without a human babysitting the process. 
 CONNECT 
Website: https://daski.io/
Twitter/X: https://x.com/daskiio
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/daski
Web3 with Sam Kamani: https://www.web3pod.xyz/
 KEY POINTS WITH TIMESTAMPS 
• [00:00] Sam introduces Pawel Mastalerz and the topic of agentic infrastructure for AI payments
• [01:15] Pawel's background: travel e-commerce, FIO Protocol co-founder in 2018, then into AI
• [03:07] The origin story: an AI agent got blocked by a CAPTCHA trying to create a Gmail account
• [04:42] What Daski is , a marketplace welcoming to AI agents for complex, multi-step transactions
• [05:34] How Daski differs from X402 , X402 handles simple one-off purchases; Daski handles complex, ongoing business relationships
• [07:15] The first transaction on Daski mainnet: an AI agent registered Daski as a Wyoming corporation
• [09:17] How the payment flow works , X402, USDC, splitting contracts, non-custodial by design
• [12:26] Wyoming's openness to AI and DAOs, and jurisdictions like Argentina considering AI-owned companies
• [16:33] How on-chain reputation works using ERC-8004 signals: transaction count, delivery confirmations, fulfillment time
• [18:45] Why crypto and USDC on Base are the natural payment rails for AI agents
• [21:00] What Daski is focused on over the next six to twelve months: growing both agent demand and service provider supply
• [23:05] The ask: point your agent at Daski, try a free domain with the $10 cashback promotion, and share feedback
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Nothing mentioned in this podcast is investment advice and please do your own research. It would mean a lot if you can leave a review of this podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and share this podcast with a friend. 
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION 
In this episode, I sit down with Gracie, the Regional CEO for Singapore, Australia, and Head of VIP Growth of OKX based in Singapore, right inside her office. She takes me through a career that started at a central bank during the global financial crisis, moved through the private sector and Grab, and landed her at one of the world's most prominent crypto exchanges. We get into what has kept OKX ahead of the curve , from a relentless product obsession to years of early investment in regulatory compliance before it was fashionable. Gracie shares her views on where the industry is heading, why tokenized real-world assets and AI agentic commerce are the two spaces she watches most closely, and how OKX is already building native wallet infrastructure for AI agents to transact autonomously. If you want to understand what separates the exchanges that survive every market cycle from the ones that disappear, this conversation is for you. 
 CONNECT 
OKX Website: https://www.okx.com/en-sg
OKX Twitter/X: https://x.com/OKXSingapore
OKX LinkedIn:https://x.com/OKXSingapore
Gracie LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/gracie-lin-a8866361/
Web3 with Sam Kamani Website: https://www.web3pod.xyz
 KEY POINTS WITH TIMESTAMPS 
• [00:00] Gracie opens with why consumer expectations around instant cross-border payments are reshaping finance
• [01:15] Sam introduces Gracie as Regional CEO of OKX Singapore and sets up the conversation
• [02:25] Gracie walks through her 10 years at the central bank, including navigating the global financial crisis
• [03:51] Her six years at Grab and how it taught her to build for the end consumer and bridge tech teams
• [05:15] How she copes with the speed of change in crypto versus traditional finance
• [07:16] Sam and Gracie discuss the true size of the crypto developer ecosystem versus Web2
• [08:08] Why the quieter market is actually attracting serious institutional attention
• [10:06] The two innovations OKX is watching most closely heading into 2027: AI agents and tokenized RWAs
• [11:51] Why US Treasuries and stablecoins found product-market fit first, and what asset class comes next
• [13:43] Tokenized equities , especially AI stocks and pre-IPO shares , as the next major category
• [14:31] Why real estate tokenization remains so difficult despite years of hype
• [17:02] The two pillars behind OKX's success: product obsession and early regulatory investment
• [20:16] Gracie's contrarian view , the younger generation has a genuine choice to opt out of traditional banking
• [24:58] What OKX has already built for agentic commerce: wallets, payments protocol, and LLM-based trading tools
• [27:30] Why OKX's Agentic Trade Kit workshops in Singapore are oversubscribed every single time
• [28:17] Why crypto rails , not credit cards or bank transfers , are the right infrastructure for AI agents
• [29:54] OKX's global expansion focus: local teams, licensing, and localized product experiences
• [33:17] The biggest challenge right now: hiring exceptional talent in Singapore and Australia

DISCLAIMER
Nothing mentioned in this podcast is investment advice and please do your own research. It would mean a lot if you can leave a review of this podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and share this podcast with a friend. 
Be a guest on the podcast or contact us - https://www.web3pod.xyz/