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Brave New Coin's Crypto Conversation talks to the key people creating the Bitcoin, blockchain, and cryptocurrency future. Hosted by Andy Pickering, learn how this rapidly evolving industry is reshaping the world as we move towards decentralized finance, NFTs and Web3.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Andy Pickering turns crypto project pitches into concrete discussions of incentives, infrastructure, security and capital allocation.
Andy Pickering asks crypto projects to explain how their systems work, then keeps pressing until the financial mechanism comes into view. Conversations move from Radix Engine's approach to asset security and BOB's plans for Bitcoin DeFi to Recall's community-defined AI…
Bitcoin yield meets AI rankings, and Andy Pickering gets you past the project's elevator pitch.
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Crypto privacy is treated as a systems question, not a slogan.
The episode treats crypto privacy as a systems question, not a slogan. It moves from private payments to private stablecoins, then into the places those ideas have to work: wallets, DeFi, identity tools, and central bank work.
A practical look at LUFA agents, low-code setup, and the split between off-chain and on-chain tasks.
The episode focuses on LUFA agents and the effort to make crypto-native tools feel usable in practice. Andy Pickering and the guest keep the conversation grounded in mechanics: low-code agent creation, off-chain helpers for messaging, comments, content creation, and shop…
Zilliqa's pitch is straightforward: make Web3 easier to build on.
The conversation takes a measured look at Zilliqa's effort to make Web3 less intimidating for builders. Its strongest passages come when the guest spells out the new mainnet in concrete terms: full EVM compatibility, legacy Scilla support, and engineering work that points in a…
A grounded case for community-built AI and the incentives that make it possible.
ØG Labs makes a plain case for decentralized AI. It centers on a community pooling compute, private data, and incentives to build specialist models outside corporate control.
A mechanics-first look at Bitcoin DeFi, with the roadmap still running a little ahead of the product.
BOB - The Gateway to Bitcoin DeFi offers a practical, mechanics-first look at how bitcoin could fit more cleanly into DeFi. Andy Pickering keeps the discussion grounded in trustless bridging, staking, yield, institutional custodians, vaults, borrowing, and one-click access to…
A practical look at how Legion uses scores, badges, and filters to shape token sales.
The episode treats Legion as a practical way to make token sales more selective. Projects can score wallets, check contribution history, sort badges, read cover letters, and then decide who gets a slot in a round.
A practical tour of Nibiru's ecosystem mechanics, incentives, and where listeners can start.
Nibiru is presented as a project trying to sound useful before it sounds visionary. The conversation lands on the concrete pieces: collateral-backed credit lines, perpetual markets beyond bitcoin and ether, Avalon as an overcollateralized yield protocol for USDC or USDT, and the…
A practical look at wallet infrastructure, where usability still has to answer to security.
Turnkey treats a familiar crypto problem in a practical way: how to make wallets usable without pretending the security questions go away. The conversation stays grounded in embedded wallets, trust factors, and the trade-offs between centralization and usability, which gives it…
Demetri Kofinas interviews specialists on geopolitics, energy markets, AI, and finance at length.
BBC's daily business show, from toy-industry founders to Anthropic's Pentagon standoff.
Andy Pickering interviews Adam Simmons, Chief Strategy Officer at Radix, about their Layer 1 network designed for scalable DeFi.
Andy Pickering interviews Alexei, co-founder of Bob, about building a gateway for Bitcoin DeFi.
Andy Pickering interviews Oliver Feldmeier, founder of Griffin AI, about building AI agents for DeFi.
David Johnston discusses Morpheus, a decentralized network for AI agents, explaining its vision to provide open, permissionless AI accessible globally.
Andy Pickering interviews Shahaf, CEO of Coti, about on-chain privacy solutions.
The network starts with refreshed phones.
Andy Pickering interviews Unique, founder and CEO of Nibiru, about the blockchain's evolution from an app to solve UX fragmentation, its yield-focused ecosystem with partnerships like Abracadabra, and challenges in DeFi adoption.
Andy Pickering interviews Yu Zhong, co-president of Luffa, about their Web3 decentralized instant messaging platform.
Andy Pickering interviews Patrick Carey, CTO of Coin Terminal, about how the launchpad helps crypto projects raise funds through token sales.
Andy Pickering interviews Michael Heinrich, CEO of Zero G AI, about building the largest decentralized AI layer-one blockchain.
Andy Pickering interviews Michael Senner, co-founder of Recall, about building a decentralized evaluation network for AI.
Andy Pickering interviews Gordon, co-founder of GemDicom, about tokenizing investment-grade gemstones through digital melting and blockchain.
Alexander Sand, interim CEO and CFO of Zilliqa, discusses the blockchain platform's evolution, including its shift to EVM compatibility, focus on enterprise and regulatory readiness, and upcoming AI tools.
Andy Pickering interviews Bryce Ferguson, founder of Turnkey, about secure private key management infrastructure.
Matt O'Connor, founder of Legion, discusses how his platform is reinventing ICOs by curating token sales and using a reputation score system to allocate tokens to high-value users.
Interview with Reyes, co-founder of TokEdge, discussing his background in traditional finance and DeFi, and the launch of their crypto hedge fund.
Host Andy Pickering interviews Marco Kowalewski about his background in crypto and his role as managing partner of Move It On, a blockchain-based delivery startup.
An interview with Wael, Director of Dext Ventures and CMO of Perp Tools, discussing DeFi tools, venture investments, and the crypto ecosystem.
Host Andy Pickering interviews David Byrne about his Web3 pet tech platform Daico, with a sponsor message from Fidelity crypto careers.
Host Andy Pickering interviews Sam Clear from Chorus One about staking integrations for institutions, with a sponsor ad for Fidelity Crypto Careers.
Interview with David Konietzky, CEO of EverStake, discussing his background in crypto and the staking industry.
Host Andy Pickering interviews Danny Chong about digital assets, structured staking, and the work of the Digital Assets Association Singapore.
Interview with Barna, co-founder of Malda, a decentralized lending protocol for DeFi users across Ethereum rollups.
Host Andy Pickering interviews Robbie Greenfield about Umoja Labs, a platform for lower-risk yield generation in crypto.
Host Andy Pickering interviews Bam Azizi, CEO of Mesh Connect, about secure crypto deposits and payments on-ramping.