Crypto Coffee and Blockchain Beer is a weekly X/Twitter Space that I host with Neo News Today co-editor, Edge, and/or other blockchain builders in the cryptocurrency industry.
Ep #53 (March 14, 2025): Neo community initiative from the ground-up, the pros and cons of US outlook on crypto and blockchain, lessons learned from the first week of OrderBook+ 2.0 on Flamingo Finance, the role FLOCKS can play in onboarding new DeFi users, tips for surviving moments of negative sentiment, and Enclavegoing live on Neo N3 TestNet.
Ep. #52 (March 7, 2025): Enclave account abstraction wallet TestNet launch coming soon, the call for EVM devs to test this AA wallet, Flamingo Finance’s OrderBook+ is the first MainNet on-chain order book, GrantShares launching Neo X EVM sidechain support, the US adopting a Bitcoin Strategic Reserve at State and Federal level, ETH Denver insights, NNT and COZ on a Stand With Crypto panel, and ETH sentiment among attendees as the event.
Ep. #51 (Feb. 28, 2025): Neo’s presence at Consensus Hong Kong, GrantShares integrating support for Neo X, the technical meeting of Neo’s developer community and NGD/NF, AI as an emerging vertical in Web2 and Web3, on-the-ground vibes for ETHDenver 2025 vibes, the Stand With Crypto panel that NNT and COZ joined at ETH Denver, the SEC dropping cases against crypto projects, and more.
Ep. #50 (Feb. 14, 2025): Neo at Consensus HK and the gathering of the Neo dev community afterward, the upcoming launch of Flamingo Finance’s OrderBook+ v2 and FLOCKS single-sided staking token, the Ethereum Foundation contributing 50k ETH into various DeFi projects, on-chain RWAs via Centrifuge, and upcoming events at ETH Denver 2025.
Ep. #49 (Feb. 7, 2025): ZK tooling in Neo ecosystem, GAS migrated from Neo N3 to X, Cassette’s Decentralized Website Month, blockchain’s trend of quiet quitting in 2024, crypto’s largest liquidation event on Sunday, the pro-crypto outlook in the US, and more.
Ep. #48 (Jan. 24, 2025): The 0xfw3 meetup on US crypto policy and regulation, the cons of the $TRUMP memecoin, Solana’s tx delays with mass use, the next 2 years’s pro-crypto legislative outlook, COZ Neon Wallet v3 and cross-chain swaps.
Ep. #47 (Jan. 17, 2025): Building on a shoestring budget, the low cost to host all of Wikipedia on NeoFS, the pros and the cons of building a dApp native to a blockchain ecosystem, the potential to expand to the Ethereum ecosystem via the Neo X EVM sidechain, how anyone can build immutable websites via Cassette, and a call to action to spread the word of what the team has been working on.
Ep. #46 (Jan. 10, 2025): The genesis of the Virtuals AI agent platform and Unlocking the Chain’s background in the ecosystem, building and launching agents on Virtuals, the Web3 verticals that AI agents service and represent, Edge’s experience launching an agen on Virtuals and the back-end composability, curating an AI agent token, Neo’s Escape the Matrix adversarial AI agent game, and more.
Ep. #45 (Jan. 3, 2025): Blockchain social layer and longstanding developer communities in the Neo ecosystem, the forthcoming LRB Fund distribution, rebuilding trust for blockchain industry, Bitcoin’s genesis mining 16 years ago and Proof Of Keys Day, quantum security for crypto wallets, and upcoming Smart Economy Podcast episodes.
Ep. #44: Edge digging around the Neo Core and experimenting with lower block times, Dylan’s outlook for GAS as an asset in 2025, the status of enterprise users in 2025, where blockchain innovation actually comes from, a new wave of users amidst new Bitcoin all-time high prices, desire to focus on customer service and users for 2025, and the forthcoming launch of Flamingo Finance’s OrderBook+ 2.0.
Ep. #43: A review of Ndapp and GasBot in 2024, reactivating Legacy NEO holders and giving new N3 users autonomy over their assets, the Enclave wallet goals for 2025 and reducing on-chain friction for users, Battle Hard as an NFT revival project does not exist on any other blockchain, and the various community giveaways in the Neo ecosystem.
Ep. #42: Bitcoin surpasses $100k milestone and Ethereum’s outlook, is the memecoin meta finally over, community outlook on Da Hongfei’s X account, the launch of the new Neo Turkish community, the Neo Enclave account abstraction platform, and DogeRift sunsetting and potentially returning some user funds.
Ep. #41: Onchain sentiment analysis on Neo, GrantShares call about raising awareness of the DAO, the role Bitcoin could have with other blockchain networks, Gary Gensler retiring from SEC and how it impacts the world, and tips to keep your cool major market swings.
Ep. #40: Neo Pulse opportunity to earn GAS for creating unique content, Da Hongei talking about memecoins inn the Neo ecosystem, new coming out of Ethereum DevCon and the Beam Chain announcement, how a Neo narrative can escape the bubble, the proposed US Bitcoin Strategic Reserve, and more.
Ep. #39: Stand With Crypto’s successful lobbying efforts, the pro-crypto swing in the US elections, Neo’s footprint at Binance Blockchain Week in Dubai, the return of Da Hongfei to Twitter, and positive outlooks on blockchain and crypto in 2025.
Ep. #38: If politicians really determine future of blockchain, AI agents as onboarding tool for mainstream masses, crypto’s first AI bot millionaire, the tradeoffs for Unichain’s TEE, and internal debates about Ethereum’s future.
Ep. #37: Takeaways from Permissionless and the 22 Smart Economy Podcast interviews conducted, the weight of regulatory approval for decentralized networks, modularity versus monolithic approaches, the Trusted Execution Environment debate, recent nDapp releases, and recent US government rgulatory actions.
Ep. #36: DENVER WALLS 2024 activation with non-fungible item plaques, COZ’s lessons learned from these two DENVER WALLS events, the tap-and-redeem process with Ratio Beerworks, local Cryptorado Community blockchain events, the potential for a COZ NFI toolkit, and the BlockSpirits game activation at TOKEN2049.
Ep. #35: TOKEN2049 Neo booth experiences and conversations during BlockSpirits activation, the following Neo community leader meeting, NGD relaunching the Poly Network bridge, Neo ecosystem updates on DeFi projects, the second DENVER WALLS festival and COZ non-fungible item tech integration, and Grind Neo X hackathon updates.
Ep. #34: Poly Network’s announcement that the bridging service is ceasing it services, a review of the three Poly Network hacks, silver linings and positive outlook for Neo ecosystem, the best blockchain bridging standards and practices, and the Block Spirits activation at the upcoming Token 2049 booth.
Ep. #33: Zero-Knowledge Proofs in Neo Go nodes, FBI warns ETH and BTC ETF issuers of North Korean hackers targeting them, Mastercard launching a crypto-backed debit card in Europe, Pump.Fun reaches $100m in revenue but most users are in the red, Intersect Finance points program now live, and BTC might not be the ideal choice for a cryptocurrency as global reserve asset.
Ep. #32: Potential government crackdown on freedom of speech and privacy, the SEC suing OpenSea and NFT creators desire for clarity, The Graph Protocol and DefiLlama adding support for NeoX, Coinbase Advanced adding NEO perpetual futures, the Neo booth at WebX and the NFI activation, and more.
Ep. #31: Senator Hickenlooper meeting with Colorado BUIDLers, Polygon’s MATIC to POL token migration and potential similarities to Neo’s migrations, the final takeaways from Rare Evo 2024, Flamingo Finance Asset Support Initiative in response to the third Poly Network hack, COZ officially participating in DENVER WALLS 2024, and Sony launching the Soneium L2.
Ep. #30: The Poly Network hack and impact on NEO and GAS, new dApps on Neo X, an arbitrage opportunity on Flamingo Finance, the Rare Evo VIP party, and exploring the Cardano ecosystem at the two-day event.
Ep. #29: Account abstraction on Neo N3, using hardware keys and passkey for security, initial successes of the NeoPod ambassador program, Guil Sperb Machado from AxLabs joined the pod to talk aboutX’s native bridge and what has surprised him about the launch of X, and projects that have already begun buildingo n Neo X.
Ep. #28: Infrastructure on Neo X, the Neo X soft launch and forthcoming functionality, lessons learned from Legacy and N3 network growth, EVM composability onboarding new dApps, the NeoPod program, and US presidential candidates talking about Bitcoin.
Ep. #27: The MainNet launch of Neo X, garnering attention for NEO and GAS, getting market attention for new EVM networks, current and planned on-chain activities for Neo X users, and the positive side effects an ETH ETF might have on blockchain networks.
Ep. #26: Roadmap for COZ’s Neon Wallet, the positive impact of Stand With Crypto in D.C., a potential negative externality of the ETH ETF going live, the efficacy of prediction markets in elections, large-scale financial actors lobbying for crypto, and more.
Ep. #25: Chain abstraction between Neo X and N3, attracting and maintaining new users in ecosystems, the product ideation-to-VC pipeline and its role in ecosystem growth, NEO migrating off major exchanges, and good OpSec and avoiding scams.
Ep. #24: UK election results, German government selling BTC, the forthcoming Mt Gox Bitcoin distributions, the dichotomy of the US government’s relationship with Coinbase, Circle’s USDC becoming the first regulatory-approved stablecoin under MiCA in the EU, The Open Network blockchain and Telegram users, gauging the accuracy of political sentiment through Polymarket betting platform, and proposal for the Salt Bound Token.
Ep. #23: Attracting users to new Neo X EVM sidechain network via rewards or incentives, the US presidential debate, the Solana ETF application in the US, Matt Leising joining as a guest on The Smart Economy Podcast, how Ampera and Flexa are making crypto payments simple, and much more.
Ep. #22: Account abstraction and open-source versus closed-source solutions, market cycles and downturns being normal normal, the Hamster Kombat tap-to-earn Telegram game, SEC ends investigation into Ethereum and Consensys, the CertiK and Kraken saga, and Neo holding rights to Shadow Brother Sunday.
Ep. #21: Tokenomic impact of $GAS generation on N3 but primary utility token on X, the merits of a native N3 to X bridge, bootstrapping early users on the X EVM sidechain, and development improvements since NCA in Oct. 2023.
Ep. #20: The GME trade halts and how that doesn’t happen on blockchain, improving the UX for non-crypto native on-chain traders, takes on celeb coins, how Neo X will leverage the Neo N3 chain, and a recent debate on crypto populists (large trading accounts) vs elites (long-standing dApp builders).
Ep. #19: COZ’s non-fungible item activation Consensus 2024 in collaboration with The Smart Economy Podcast and Wachsman, the energy and tone of projects and people attending Consensus 2024, how NFI chip-embedded apparel can help market blockchain projects, and the ease of regulatory pressure in the US.
Ep. #18: L2 sequencers and decentralization, 1 billion Bitcoin transactions, Ethereum multidimensional gas pricing, crypto becomes a presidential candidate stance and talking point, and how our conversations with Colorado’s legislators via Stand With Crypto yielded a positive outcome on a recent Congressional vote in the US.
Ep. #17: Bitcoin L2 solutions, Bitcoin core improvements, self-hosted wallet issuers facing legal concerns in the US, and the recent BTC and ETH ETF launch in Hong Kong.
Ep. #16: Web 3 narrative changes over time, EVM significance increasing each year, lessons learned from Neo’s narrative changes over the years, Neo X tentative Q3/Q4 launch, and how non-EVM features can enhance EVM.
Ep. #15: The BTC halving, Bitcoin L2s via BitVM, Pixudi’s announcement of the NEOBOX DropBox-like dApp built on NeoFS, the launch of the UTC memecoin, and the adoption of the NEP-24 NFT royalty standard on Neo N3.
Ep. #14: DIDN’T RECORD THE SPACE. Memecoins on Solana, OG token HODLers emerging from the shadows, NEO’s non-fungible item activation at PBW 2024, BTC ETFs in HK, Neo data on nDapp, and the forthcoming UTC token.
Ep. #13: FRANK coin added to Pixudi to purchase Mystery Packs, the potential staying power of memecoins, Poly Network suspending cross-chain services, the merits of projects maintaining bridges vs dedicated 3rd parties, and the recent GrantShares marketing proposal cancelled.
Ep. #12: The Neo N3 milestone of 100k wallets, building data dashboards for Neo, fees going up on EVM L2s desptie EIP 4844 and blobs, fee markets on Solanaas a possible increased fee solution, Neo X and bridging to EVM ecosystems, and SBF and his 25-year prison sentence.
Ep. #11: How Stand With Crypto is positively impacting US politics on behalf of crypto, how Coinbase flies founders out to Washington D.C. to talk with legislators, the memecoin excitement on Neo this past week, and new liquidity added to the Forthewin Network platform as a result of the memecoins.
Ep. #10: The successful Ethereum Dencun Upgrade and blobs, types of MEV, the importance of the Top 100 on CMC, CyberPort’s significance in Hong Kong, and Web3Labs projects and teh recent partnership with Neo.
Ep. #9: ETH Denver takeaways 2024, Bitcoin L2s, zk solutions, and potential Neo footprint at a future event.
Ep. #8: Neo’s presence at ETH Denver 2024, ITEM Systems non-fungible items infiltrating Denver, ecosystem OGs here at the event, and discussion with EVM teams about Neo X collaboration.
Ep. #7: New UNI revenue share proposal, the Avalanche network halt The Smart Economy Pod side event for ETH Denver, tapping the NFI plaques for free beer, and Neo nearing its first 100,000 wallets on N3.
Ep. #6: Exploring new blockchain networks, retaining different types of users, nDapp as Neo’s landing page, security needs when acquiring new coins, Account Abstraction, and GAS Bot for N3 (and maybe X?).
Ep. #5: Why trad social media needs changing, the explosive growth of Farcaster, building a Neo channel on Warpcast, how Frames can improve user experience, andh ow non-EVM blockchain ecosystems can BUIDL on Farcaster
Ep. #4: Attracting EVM talent, how Neo X may improve user growth, benefits of the dual-token model, building in the Neo ecosystem, upcoming plans for the Quirky Soul College dynamic NFT game, and new GAS use cases.
Ep. #3: Ethereum and Neo node client diversity, yearning for the day when ‘network activity > speculative hype’, ITEM Systems non-fungible item plaques at the DENVER WALLS, and ETH Denver 2024.
Ep. #2: ordinal inscriptions, the recent $GAS pump, core development, nDapp and NEO GasBot, account abstraction, (very briefly) Dimon’s comments on #Bitcoin’s supply cap.
Ep. #1: Bitcoin ETF, EVM developers, and Neo X the EVM sidechain.