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Talking Tokens: Crypto, Onchain Finance, Investing
Talking Tokens is StrataMedia’s flagship podcast and newsletter, delivering two episodes a week to a growing global audience of crypto-native and traditional finance professionals. The award-nominated show features conversations with the founders, investors, market makers, and leaders shaping the onchain economy. Hosted by Jacquelyn Melinek, founder & CEO of StrataMedia and former senior crypto reporter at TechCrunch. Subscribe: https://talkingtokens.beehiiv.com/ Follow on X: @_TalkingTokens
Episodes
- Talking Tokens: Crypto, Onchain Finance, Investing
Superchain Update | Decentralization, Scaling Ethereum, ZK Tech & Future Outlook
On today’s Talking Tokens episode, we’re sharing the second quarterly Superchain webinar with Token Relations that Jacquelyn Melinek hosted. She was joined by…
- Talking Tokens: Crypto, Onchain Finance, Investing
Anand Iyer | Investors Outlook on Crypto and AI
On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn Melinek is joined by Anand Iyer, founder and managing partner of Canonical Crypto and venture partner at…
- Talking Tokens: Crypto, Onchain Finance, Investing
Yat Siu on The Future Of Content Ownership
On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn Melinek is joined by Yat Siu, chairman and co-founder of Animoca Brands. Jacquelyn and Yat talk about intellectual…
- Talking Tokens: Crypto, Onchain Finance, Investing
Tom Schmidt | Evaluating & Finding Opportunities in Crypto Startups
On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn Melinek is joined by Tom Schmidt, general partner at Dragonfly Capital. Jacquelyn and Tom talk about the current…
- Talking Tokens: Crypto, Onchain Finance, Investing
Alena Shmalko | TON’s Betting on Telegram’s 950M Users
On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn Melinek is joined by Alena Shmalko, ecosystem lead at TON Foundation. Jacquelyn and Alena talk about TON’s…
- Talking Tokens: Crypto, Onchain Finance, Investing
Vance Spencer & Michael Anderson | Masterclass on Crypto VC, AI, Blockchains, & ETH ETFs
On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn Melinek is joined by Vance Spencer and Michael Anderson, co-founders of Framework Ventures. Jacquelyn, Vance and…
- Talking Tokens: Crypto, Onchain Finance, Investing
Jesse Pollak | Base Creator on Bringing Billions of People On-Chain
On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn Melinek is joined by Jesse Pollak, creator of Base. Jacquelyn and Jesse talk about Base nearing its one-year…
- Talking Tokens: Crypto, Onchain Finance, Investing
Rich Rines | Core’s Big Bet on Bitcoin Yield
On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn Melinek is joined by Rich Rines, initial contributor at Core DAO. Jacquelyn and Rich talk about Core Foundation’s…
- Talking Tokens: Crypto, Onchain Finance, Investing
John Linden | Mythical Games CEO Reveals Web3 Gaming Strategy
On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn Melinek is joined by John Linden, CEO of Mythical Games. Jacquelyn and John talk about the state of web3 gaming…
- Talking Tokens: Crypto, Onchain Finance, Investing
Deana Burke | Making Crypto Easy To Understand
On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn Melinek is joined by Deana Burke, the co-founder of Boys Club. Jacquelyn and Deana talk about the evolution of…
- Talking Tokens: Crypto, Onchain Finance, Investing
Will Nuelle | Galaxy Investor Taps Into The Blockspace Business
On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn Melinek is joined by Will Nuelle, general partner at Galaxy Ventures. Jacquelyn and Will talk about the firm’s…
- Talking Tokens: Crypto, Onchain Finance, Investing
Matty Taylor | Building The Best Solana Hackathon
On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn Melinek is joined by Matty Taylor, co-founder and GP at Colosseum. Jacquelyn and Matty talk about the Solana…
- Talking Tokens: Crypto, Onchain Finance, Investing
Keone Hon | Taking Ethereum To The Next Level
On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn Melinek is joined by Keone Hon, co-founder and CEO of Monad Labs. Jacquelyn and Keone talk about why he co-founded…
- Talking Tokens: Crypto, Onchain Finance, Investing
Marshall Hayner | Crypto OG talks Dogecoin and Building Metallicus
On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn Melinek is joined by Marshall Hayner, CEO and co-founder of Metallicus and board member at The Dogecoin…
- Talking Tokens: Crypto, Onchain Finance, Investing
Mo Shaikh on Aptos Q2 Update | Growth, DeFi, Partnerships, & Future
For this week’s Tuesday episode, we’re sharing our Aptos quarterly webinar that was with Mo Shaikh, the co-founder and CEO of Aptos Labs. Aptos had a very…
- Talking Tokens: Crypto, Onchain Finance, Investing
Guy Young | Building a BTC, ETH Backed Stablecoin
On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn Melinek is joined by Guy Young, founder of Ethena Labs. Jacquelyn and Guy talk about how Ethena Labs came to be…
- Talking Tokens: Crypto, Onchain Finance, Investing
Anthony Moro on Building a Blockchain for Financial Services
On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn Melinek is joined by Anthony Moro, CEO of the Provenance Blockchain Foundation and ProvLabs. Jacquelyn and Anthony…
- Talking Tokens: Crypto, Onchain Finance, Investing
Matej Zak | Helping Millions Secure Their Crypto
On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn Melinek is joined by Matej Zak, CEO of the hardware crypto wallet Trezor. Jacquelyn and Matej talk about the…
- Talking Tokens: Crypto, Onchain Finance, Investing
Austin King | Uniting The Ethereum Ecosystem
On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn Melinek is joined by Austin King, co-founder of Omni Network. Jacquelyn and Austin talk about the Omni Network and…
- Talking Tokens: Crypto, Onchain Finance, Investing
Harry Zhang | The Defi Super App For 20 Million Users
On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn Melinek is joined by Harry Zhang, co-founder of Galxe and the podcast’s newest sponsor! Jacquelyn and Harry talk…
- Talking Tokens: Crypto, Onchain Finance, Investing
Johann Kerbrat | Robinhood's Crypto Strategy
On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn Melinek is joined by Johann Kerbrat, general manager of crypto at Robinhood. Jacquelyn and Johann talk about…
- Talking Tokens: Crypto, Onchain Finance, Investing
Ryan Wyatt & Dee Goens | Optimism Q2 Update: The Latest on the Superchain
For this week’s Thursday episode, we’re sharing our Optimism quarterly webinar that was with Optimism’s chief growth officer Ryan Wyatt and Zora co-founder Dee…
- Talking Tokens: Crypto, Onchain Finance, Investing
John Wu | Avalanche Q2 Update: What You Need To Know
For this week’s Tuesday episode we’re airing the Token Relations’ quarterly webinar focused on the Avalanche ecosystem and featuring Ava Labs president John…
- Talking Tokens: Crypto, Onchain Finance, Investing
Dermot O’Riordan | Making Crypto Open & Decentralized
On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn Melinek is joined by Dermot O’Riordan, director at the POKT Network Foundation. Jacquelyn and Dermot talk about…
- Talking Tokens: Crypto, Onchain Finance, Investing
Robbie Ferguson | Crypto Is Changing Gaming Forever
On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn Melinek is joined by Robbie Ferguson, co-founder and president of Immutable. Jacquelyn and Robbie talk about all…
- Talking Tokens: Crypto, Onchain Finance, Investing
Antoni Zolciak | Your Crypto Is Not Private Enough
On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn Melinek is joined by Antoni Zolciak, co-founder of Aleph Zero. Jacquelyn and Antoni dive into the importance of…
- Talking Tokens: Crypto, Onchain Finance, Investing
Denelle Dixon | Making Crypto Accessible To The World
On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn Melinek is joined by Denelle Dixon, CEO Stellar Development Foundation. Jacquelyn and Denelle dive into Stellar’s…
- Talking Tokens: Crypto, Onchain Finance, Investing
Scott Shapiro | Coinbase Director On Building The World's Crypto App
On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn Melinek is joined by Scott Shapiro, senior director of product management at Coinbase. They discuss Coinbase’s…
- Talking Tokens: Crypto, Onchain Finance, Investing
Nikil Viswanathan | Building A Crypto Platform For 1 Billion Users
On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn Melinek is joined by Nikil Viswanathan, co-founder and CEO of Alchemy. Jacquelyn and Nikil dive into Alchemy’s…
- Talking Tokens: Crypto, Onchain Finance, Investing
Alex Felix | Inside The Mind Of A Long-Time Crypto VC
On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn Melinek is joined by Alex Felix, the managing partner and chief investment officer of CoinFund. They dive into how…
- Talking Tokens: Crypto, Onchain Finance, Investing
Qiao Wang | Alliance DAO Founder Explains Crypto Success Through Bull vs Bear Markets
On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn Melinek is joined by Qiao Wang, founding member of Alliance DAO, a web3 accelerator program. Its most recent…
- Talking Tokens: Crypto, Onchain Finance, Investing
Zedd Yin on Magic Eden's Bitcoin Bet: Runes Platform Hits $56M Volume!
On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn Melinek is joined by Zhuoxun ‘Zedd’ Yin, co-founder of the NFT marketplace Magic Eden. At the time of our podcast…
- Talking Tokens: Crypto, Onchain Finance, Investing
Anthony Pompliano | Launching Token Relations: A Breakdown of Why We Created This
On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn Melinek is joined by Anthony Pompliano, a long-time entrepreneur and investor. The two recently co-founded Token…