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  • #790
    Yesterday · 16 min

    Ep. 790 OpenPayd | Bridging Traditional Banking and Digital Assets (feat. Michael Treacy)

    For episode 790 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Michael Treacy, Director of Marketing and Business Development at OpenPayd, a financial infrastructure company providing businesses with access to global payments, banking services, and digital asset connectivity through a unified platform. Throughout the episode, Brandon and Michael explore how financial infrastructure is evolving to support the growing digital economy, the role of stablecoins in modern payments, and how businesses can move money more efficiently across borders. They also discuss the challenges of connecting traditional banking systems with blockchain-based financial services, the importance of reliable payment infrastructure for fintech and digital asset companies, and what the future holds for global money movement. 📣 This episode is brought to you by Sumsub. Sumsub is a leading full-cycle verification platform purpose-built for the crypto industry, chosen by 8 out of 10 of the biggest global exchanges. It helps VASPs, exchanges, and DeFi platforms prevent fraud, stay compliant, and scale globally. From instant KYC and KYB to automated crypto transaction monitoring, as well as full Travel Rule compliance. With over 1,800+ VASPs in their Travel Rule ecosystem, their no-code platform adapts to evolving threats, market demands, and global regulations. Trusted by over 4,000 clients in fintech and crypto, Sumsub combines blockchain intelligence, identity verification, and behavioral fraud detection in a single orchestration layer. This allows you to screen, score, and monitor at every step of the customer journey without adding friction for trusted users. You can learn more about Sumsub at https://sumsub.com Check out the Sumsub Crypto Report here: https://sumsub.link/les Check out Sumsub’s YouTube channel here: https://bit.ly/SubscribeToSumsub ⏳ Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction (2:04) Who is Michael Treacy? (2:36) What is OpenPayd? (4:43) Why is a global payments network important? (5:47) OpenPayd use-cases? (6:40) Navigating global regulations in payments industry (7:41) What policy change do we need? (8:15) Sumsub (8:59) Global network to support RWAs (10:05) Stablecoins and Agentic commerce (12:55) Identification for AI agents (13:53) Which technologies will have the biggest impact on the payments industry? (14:50) Openpayd roadmap (15:45) Openpayd website & socials 🎙️ OpenPayd & Michael Treacy Links: 🔗 Website: https://www.openpayd.com/ 🔗 LinkedIn (OpenPayd): https://www.linkedin.com/company/openpayd/ 📢 Disclaimer: None of our content constitutes, nor is intended to act as financial advice. It’s important to always do your own research and due diligence before making any investment decision. Digital Assets and Cryptocurrencies are highly volatile and carry a considerable amount of risk.

  • #789
    Wednesday · 24 min

    Ep. 789 Prove | The Future of Digital Identity & Stablecoin Adoption (feat. Fernando Castellanos)

    For episode 789 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Fernando Castellanos, Global Head of Digital Assets and Sponsor Banks at Prove, a leading digital identity verification and authentication platform helping businesses prevent fraud and establish trust across financial services. Throughout the episode, Brandon and Fernando explore how digital identity is becoming essential to the adoption of stablecoins, tokenized assets, and blockchain-based financial infrastructure. 📣 This episode is brought to you by Sumsub. Sumsub is a leading full-cycle verification platform purpose-built for the crypto industry, chosen by 8 out of 10 of the biggest global exchanges. It helps VASPs, exchanges, and DeFi platforms prevent fraud, stay compliant, and scale globally. From instant KYC and KYB to automated crypto transaction monitoring, as well as full Travel Rule compliance. With over 1,800+ VASPs in their Travel Rule ecosystem, their no-code platform adapts to evolving threats, market demands, and global regulations. Trusted by over 4,000 clients in fintech and crypto, Sumsub combines blockchain intelligence, identity verification, and behavioral fraud detection in a single orchestration layer. This allows you to screen, score, and monitor at every step of the customer journey without adding friction for trusted users. You can learn more about Sumsub at https://sumsub.com Check out the Sumsub Crypto Report here: https://sumsub.link/les Check out Sumsub’s YouTube channel here: https://bit.ly/SubscribeToSumsub ⏳ Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction (2:00) Who is Fernando Castellanos? (6:38) Importance of identity verification for AI (8:12) Achieving continuous identity (10:19) What needs to change in AI regulations? (13:01) Need for a new identification layer in agentic age (16:30) Future of payments in the near future? (19:54) Sumsub (20:38) Will AI use stablecoins more than humans? (23:40) Contact Prove 🎙 Prove Links: 🔗 Website: https://www.prove.com/ 🔗 X: https://x.com/ProveIdentity 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/castellanosfernando/ 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/proveidentity/home/ 🔗 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAJWP5yKF7zEPc5kbcIPvGA 📢 Disclaimer: None of our content constitutes, nor is intended to act as financial advice. It’s important to always do your own research and due diligence before making any investment decision. Digital Assets and Cryptocurrencies are highly volatile and carry a considerable amount of risk.

  • #788
    Tuesday · 20 min

    Ep. 788 Sumsub | Fighting AI Fraud & the Future of Digital Identity (feat. Ilya Brovin)

    For episode 788 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Ilya Brovin, Chief Growth Officer at Sumsub, a leading global verification platform helping businesses prevent fraud, streamline compliance, and securely onboard customers. Throughout the episode, Brandon and Ilya explore how artificial intelligence is transforming the landscape of financial crime, the growing threat of deepfakes and AI-powered identity fraud, and how financial institutions and crypto exchanges are adapting to increasingly sophisticated cybercriminals. They also discuss the evolution of Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance, the rise of reusable digital identities, the challenges of balancing security with user experience, and what the future holds for identity verification as AI agents become more prevalent across the digital economy. 📣 This episode is brought to you by Sumsub. Sumsub is a leading full-cycle verification platform purpose-built for the crypto industry, chosen by 8 out of 10 of the biggest global exchanges. It helps VASPs, exchanges, and DeFi platforms prevent fraud, stay compliant, and scale globally. From instant KYC and KYB to automated crypto transaction monitoring, as well as full Travel Rule compliance. With over 1,800+ VASPs in their Travel Rule ecosystem, their no-code platform adapts to evolving threats, market demands, and global regulations. Trusted by over 4,000 clients in fintech and crypto, Sumsub combines blockchain intelligence, identity verification, and behavioral fraud detection in a single orchestration layer. This allows you to screen, score, and monitor at every step of the customer journey without adding friction for trusted users. You can learn more about Sumsub at https://sumsub.com Check out the Sumsub Crypto Report here: https://sumsub.link/les Check out Sumsub’s YouTube channel here: https://bit.ly/SubscribeToSumsub ⏳ Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction (1:38) Who is Ilya Brovin? (3:35) Trust online is disappearing (6:12) Detecting Bot vs. Human (6:50) Transitioning to AI for Merchants and Consumers (9:06) Identity verification for Agentic AI (11:14) Where AI is heading over next few years (13:01) Sumsub (13:46) Intersection on Crypto and AI (15:50) Use-cases around reusable credentials (16:47) Most common client questions (18:07) Sumsub’s focus for end of 2026 (19:22) Sumsub at Money2020 (20:04) Contact Sumsub 🎙 Sumsub Links: 🔗 Website: https://sumsub.com/ 🔗 X: https://x.com/sumsub 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ilya-brovin/ 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sumsub/posts/ 📢 Disclaimer: None of our content constitutes, nor is intended to act as financial advice. It’s important to always do your own research and due diligence before making any investment decision. Digital Assets and Cryptocurrencies are highly volatile and carry a considerable amount of risk.

  • #787
    Monday · 53 min

    Ep. 787 BoBe | Making Algorithmic Trading Accessible to Everyone (feat. Denis Kurilchik)

    For episode 787 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Denis Kurilchik, Founder of BoBe, an algorithmic trading engine designed to make automated trading more accessible to everyday crypto holders without requiring them to become professional traders. Throughout the episode, Brandon and Denis explore how BoBe's automated trading engine works, how holders of the $BOBE token can receive cashback, and what makes the platform different from traditional copy-trading services. They also discuss BoBe's spot-only trading approach, which avoids the liquidation risks associated with leveraged positions, and the project's reported performance after more than 10 months of operation, including $24.9 million in cumulative spot trading volume. Denis also shares his vision for the future of automated trading and how algorithmic strategies could become more accessible to the broader digital asset community. Learn more at https://bobe.app! 📣 This episode is brought to you by Sumsub. Sumsub is a leading full-cycle verification platform purpose-built for the crypto industry, chosen by 8 out of 10 of the biggest global exchanges. It helps VASPs, exchanges, and DeFi platforms prevent fraud, stay compliant, and scale globally. From instant KYC and KYB to automated crypto transaction monitoring, as well as full Travel Rule compliance. With over 1,800+ VASPs in their Travel Rule ecosystem, their no-code platform adapts to evolving threats, market demands, and global regulations. Trusted by over 4,000 clients in fintech and crypto, Sumsub combines blockchain intelligence, identity verification, and behavioral fraud detection in a single orchestration layer. This allows you to screen, score, and monitor at every step of the customer journey without adding friction for trusted users. You can learn more about Sumsub at https://sumsub.com Check out the Sumsub Crypto Report here: https://sumsub.link/les Check out Sumsub’s YouTube channel here: https://bit.ly/SubscribeToSumsub ⏳ Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction (2:06) Who is Denis Kurilchik? (8:45) What is BoBe? (11:28) Combining retail and algo trading (14:40) What makes the BoBe platform function? (21:26) Biggest advantages to automated trading for retail (28:43) Problems with trading leveraged (34:18) Sumsub (36:47) Trading education (45:40) Robots replacing jobs (47:06) Bobe website & socials 🎙 BoBe Links: 🔗 Website: https://bobe.app/ 🔗 X: https://x.com/BobeApp 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/denis-kurilchik/ 🔗 Medium: https://bobeapp.medium.com/ 🔗 Telegram: https://t.me/BoBeApp_Chat 📢 Disclaimer: None of our content constitutes, nor is intended to act as financial advice. It’s important to always do your own research and due diligence before making any investment decision. Digital Assets and Cryptocurrencies are highly volatile and carry a considerable amount of risk.

  • #786
    October 30 · 22 min

    Ep. 786 Hashgraph | The Future of Institutional Blockchain & Tokenization (feat. Gregg Bell)

    For episode 786 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Gregg Bell, Chief Investment Officer at Hashgraph, the enterprise software company advancing the development and adoption of Hedera technology. Throughout the episode, Brandon and Gregg explore how blockchain technology is transforming traditional financial markets, the growing institutional demand for tokenized real-world assets, and the infrastructure needed to bring trillions of dollars in financial assets onchain. 📣 This episode is brought to you by Sumsub. Sumsub is a leading full-cycle verification platform purpose-built for the crypto industry, chosen by 8 out of 10 of the biggest global exchanges. It helps VASPs, exchanges, and DeFi platforms prevent fraud, stay compliant, and scale globally. From instant KYC and KYB to automated crypto transaction monitoring, as well as full Travel Rule compliance. With over 1,800+ VASPs in their Travel Rule ecosystem, their no-code platform adapts to evolving threats, market demands, and global regulations. Trusted by over 4,000 clients in fintech and crypto, Sumsub combines blockchain intelligence, identity verification, and behavioral fraud detection in a single orchestration layer. This allows you to screen, score, and monitor at every step of the customer journey without adding friction for trusted users. You can learn more about Sumsub at https://sumsub.com Check out the Sumsub Crypto Report here: https://sumsub.link/les Check out Sumsub’s YouTube channel here: https://bit.ly/SubscribeToSumsub ⏳ Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction (1:52) Who is Gregg Bell? (3:55) Intersection of AI and Stablecoins (4:40) Hashgraph and tokenization (6:30) DTCC and institutional tokenization (7:40) Sumsub (8:45) Infrastructure needed to support tokenized assets (11:25) How Agentic AI is reshaping finance (15:16) What institutions should prioritize as technology evolves (17:27) Hedera Hashgraph at Money2020 (21:17) Hedera website & socials 🎙 Hedera Links: 🔗 Website (Hashgraph): https://hashgraph.com/ 🔗 Website (Hedera): https://hedera.com/ 🔗 LinkedIn (Hashgraph): https://www.linkedin.com/company/hellohashgraph/ 🔗 LinkedIn (Gregg Bell): https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregg-bell-38b5389/ 📢 Disclaimer: None of our content constitutes, nor is intended to act as financial advice. It’s important to always do your own research and due diligence before making any investment decision. Digital Assets and Cryptocurrencies are highly volatile and carry a considerable amount of risk.

  • #785
    October 29 · 22 min

    Ep. 785 World Gold Council | The Future of Tokenized Gold (feat. Mike Oswin)

    For episode 785 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Mike Oswin, Global Head of Market Structure and Innovation at the World Gold Council, to discuss the future of gold in an increasingly digital financial system. Throughout the episode, Brandon and Mike explore how blockchain technology and tokenization could transform the global gold market, the challenges of connecting physical gold ownership with digital assets, and the importance of transparency, custody, and trust in modernizing gold infrastructure. 📣 This episode is brought to you by Sumsub. Sumsub is a leading full-cycle verification platform purpose-built for the crypto industry, chosen by 8 out of 10 of the biggest global exchanges. It helps VASPs, exchanges, and DeFi platforms prevent fraud, stay compliant, and scale globally. From instant KYC and KYB to automated crypto transaction monitoring, as well as full Travel Rule compliance. With over 1,800+ VASPs in their Travel Rule ecosystem, their no-code platform adapts to evolving threats, market demands, and global regulations. Trusted by over 4,000 clients in fintech and crypto, Sumsub combines blockchain intelligence, identity verification, and behavioral fraud detection in a single orchestration layer. This allows you to screen, score, and monitor at every step of the customer journey without adding friction for trusted users. You can learn more about Sumsub at https://sumsub.com Check out the Sumsub Crypto Report here: https://sumsub.link/les Check out Sumsub’s YouTube channel here: https://bit.ly/SubscribeToSumsub ⏳ Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction (2:05) Who is Mike? (3:18) How do we make Gold digital? (7:12) Building trust around digital Gold ownership (12:19) Can Gold still compete as money in a digital world? (14:31) Sumsub (15:17) Does digital Gold need infrastructure? (17:06) Gold and Agentic AI (19:04) World Gold Council at Money2020 (20:32) World Gold Council website and contact 🎙 World Gold Council Links: 🔗 Website: https://www.gold.org/ 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeoswin/ 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/world-gold-council/home/ 🔗 Gold as a service: https://www.gold.org/gold-as-a-service 🔗 Recently published digital gold market research: https://www.gold.org/goldhub/research/digital-gold-market-report 📢 Disclaimer: None of our content constitutes, nor is intended to act as financial advice. It’s important to always do your own research and due diligence before making any investment decision. Digital Assets and Cryptocurrencies are highly volatile and carry a considerable amount of risk.

  • October 27 · 9 min

    BlockHash Morning Brief | Meta's $95B Raise, Leaked GPT-6.1 Terra, Bitcoin Bear Market Over

    Caius and Julius break down Tuesday's tech news: Meta's plan to raise up to $95 billion and SpaceX's $40 billion chip lease, the leaked GPT-6.1 Terra model surfacing in Microsoft and GitHub code, Congress's AI Cyber Defense Act, Galaxy Research's call that Bitcoin's bear market ended in June, the Gamdom breach, humanoid robots clocking in at GXO warehouses, and a record SpaceX launch from Vandenberg. Brought to you by BlockHash. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 00:39 Meta's $95B Raise and SpaceX's $40B Chip Lease 02:34 Leaked GPT-6.1 Terra Model 03:59 AI Cyber Defense Act 04:55 Galaxy Says Bitcoin's Bear Market Is Over 06:05 Gamdom Breach 06:51 Humanoid Robots Clock In 08:12 Record SpaceX Launch from Vandenberg 08:51 Quick Hit: Grok vs GPT Political Lean Study 09:12 Outro

  • #784
    October 26 · 42 min

    Ep. 784 Anvil | Bringing Institutional Finance Onchain (feat. Maximillian Schwartz)

    For episode 784 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Maximillian Schwartz, the CEO of Anvil Research Labs to discuss the evolution of decentralized finance and the infrastructure needed to bring institutional financial products onto the blockchain. Throughout the episode, Brandon and Maximillian explore how Anvil is building infrastructure for collateralized financial agreements, the role of smart contracts in modernizing traditional finance, and the growing demand for secure and efficient onchain financial services. They also discuss Anvil's approach to institutional adoption, the importance of capital efficiency and risk management in DeFi, and how blockchain technology could reshape the way financial institutions manage collateral, liquidity, and financial agreements. 📣 This episode is brought to you by Sumsub. Sumsub is a leading full-cycle verification platform purpose-built for the crypto industry, chosen by 8 out of 10 of the biggest global exchanges. It helps VASPs, exchanges, and DeFi platforms prevent fraud, stay compliant, and scale globally. From instant KYC and KYB to automated crypto transaction monitoring, as well as full Travel Rule compliance. With over 1,800+ VASPs in their Travel Rule ecosystem, their no-code platform adapts to evolving threats, market demands, and global regulations. Trusted by over 4,000 clients in fintech and crypto, Sumsub combines blockchain intelligence, identity verification, and behavioral fraud detection in a single orchestration layer. This allows you to screen, score, and monitor at every step of the customer journey without adding friction for trusted users. You can learn more about Sumsub at https://sumsub.com Check out the Sumsub Crypto Report here: https://sumsub.link/les Check out Sumsub’s YouTube channel here: https://bit.ly/SubscribeToSumsub ⏳ Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction (2:35) Who is Max? (5:14) How Anvil approaches bring collateral onto blockchain (13:30) Problems with Buy Now Pay Later (24:39) Sumsub (25:38) Institutional-ready SDK (30:06) Governance token holders of Anvil (32:52) Institutional adoption and future of Anvil (37:48) Agentic AI economy (40:30) Anvil website and contact 🎙 Anvil Links: 🔗 Website: https://www.anvil.xyz/ 🔗 X (Anvil): https://x.com/anvil_xyz 🔗 X: https://x.com/@m_at_anvil 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maximillianschwartz/ 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/anvil-research-labs/home/ 📢 Disclaimer: None of our content constitutes, nor is intended to act as financial advice. It’s important to always do your own research and due diligence before making any investment decision. Digital Assets and Cryptocurrencies are highly volatile and carry a considerable amount of risk.

  • October 23 · 10 min

    BlockHash Morning Brief | AI-Powered ConnectWise Breach, Bitcoin Drops Below $82K, HPE's AI Computer Heads to the Moon

    Caius and Julius break down Friday's tech news: Chinese state-aligned hackers used AI agents to breach ConnectWise and hit 2,250 organizations, Bitcoin fell below $82,000 on $635M in ETF outflows, Ethereum delayed the Glamsterdam testnet fork, China cleared DeepSeek and MiniMax for overseas rollout while drafting AI export controls, Reliance unveiled a 1 GW solar-powered AI data center, HPE is sending an AI computer to the Moon, and Reliable Robotics crossed a $1B valuation. Brought to you by BlockHash. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 00:24 ConnectWise breach 02:05 Bitcoin below $82K 03:01 Ethereum Glamsterdam delayed + Aave V4 04:21 China clears DeepSeek, MiniMax 05:41 Reliance 1 GW AI data center 06:42 HPE AI computer to the Moon 07:49 Reliable Robotics $115M 08:43 Rapid fire: Railway, Quest, Barclays 09:50 Outro #BlockHashMorningBrief #TechNews #AINews #CryptoNews #Cybersecurity #Bitcoin #SpaceTech

  • October 15 · 9 min

    BlockHash Morning Brief | Apple Intelligence in China, Nvidia's AI Fabs, Banks Go Crypto

    Caius and Julius break down Thursday's tech news: Apple Intelligence finally heads to China after more than a year of regulatory delays, Nvidia pushes AI into chip factories and funds UK AI safety research, banks go deeper into crypto while Washington counts its bitcoin, France proposes taxing stablecoin swaps, and a Starshield throttling controversy erupts in Ukraine. Brought to you by BlockHash. CHAPTERS: 0:00 Intro 0:31 Apple Intelligence finally heads to China 2:18 Nvidia's AI chip-fab push and UK safety research 3:23 Banks go deeper into crypto, Washington counts its bitcoin 4:37 France's stablecoin tax proposal and Thailand's ETF rules 5:49 Cybersecurity: AI on both sides of the fight 6:54 Starshield throttling controversy in Ukraine 8:19 Quick hits and week ahead 9:33 Outro #BlockHashMorningBrief #TechNews #AINews #CryptoNews #Cybersecurity

  • #783
    October 13 · 1 hr 21 min

    Ep. 783 The Vegas Connection | Building Relationships & Community in Las Vegas (feat. Sandy York)

    For episode 783 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Sandy York, host of The Power of Connection podcast and Founder of The Vegas Connection, to discuss entrepreneurship, networking, and the importance of building meaningful relationships in Las Vegas. Throughout the episode, Brandon and Sandy explore her entrepreneurial journey, the inspiration behind The Vegas Connection, how podcasting can bring people and communities together, and why authentic connections are essential for growing a business. They also discuss the evolving Las Vegas business community, opportunities for local entrepreneurs, and how building strong relationships can open doors to new opportunities. 📣 This episode is brought to you by Sumsub. Sumsub is a leading full-cycle verification platform purpose-built for the crypto industry, chosen by 8 out of 10 of the biggest global exchanges. It helps VASPs, exchanges, and DeFi platforms prevent fraud, stay compliant, and scale globally. From instant KYC and KYB to automated crypto transaction monitoring, as well as full Travel Rule compliance. With over 1,800+ VASPs in their Travel Rule ecosystem, their no-code platform adapts to evolving threats, market demands, and global regulations. Trusted by over 4,000 clients in fintech and crypto, Sumsub combines blockchain intelligence, identity verification, and behavioral fraud detection in a single orchestration layer. This allows you to screen, score, and monitor at every step of the customer journey without adding friction for trusted users. You can learn more about Sumsub at https://sumsub.com Check out the Sumsub Crypto Report here: https://sumsub.link/les Check out Sumsub’s YouTube channel here: https://bit.ly/SubscribeToSumsub ⏳ Timestamps: (0:00) Intro (1:24) Who is Sandy? (5:14) The art of conversation (6:04) The Power of Connection podcast (8:32) The Vegas Connection (13:12) What new podcasters need the most help with (19:35) Personal podcast journey (25:28) Life lessons on dealing with stress (26:16) Biggest podcast lessons learned (29:10) Surrounding yourself with good people (37:00) Value of a personal coach (39:00) Continued education as a podcaster (41:02) Growth of Las Vegas as a city (45:20) Why did I start BlockHash (48:03) Implementing technology into your business (51:03) Don’t regret not trying (53:02) Navigating bad days as an entrepreneur (56:57) Favorite podcasts (1:05:29) Psychology of the viewer (1:10:59) How to elevate conversations (1:17:05) Future of BlockHash (1:19:53) Future of The Vegas Connection 🎙️ Sandy York & The Vegas Connection Links: 🔗 Instagram (Sandy): https://www.instagram.com/sandyyorklv/ 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepowerofconnectionpodcast/ 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thevegasconnection702/ 📢 Disclaimer: None of our content constitutes, nor is intended to act as financial advice. It’s important to always do your own research and due diligence before making any investment decision. Digital Assets and Cryptocurrencies are highly volatile and carry a considerable amount of risk.

  • October 12 · 9 min

    BlockHash Morning Brief | Amazon's $7B Decart talks, Bitcoin stabilizes, SpaceX SDA launch succeeds

    Caius and Julius kick off the week with Monday's biggest emerging-tech stories. Amazon is reportedly in talks to acquire AI startup Decart for up to $7 billion, a bet on chip-portability software as compute scarcity deepens. Broadcom CEO Hock Tan says capital — not memory chips — is the biggest bottleneck in AI growth, Bitcoin stabilizes near $84K as ETF outflows slow ahead of Wednesday's CPI, a cyberattack disrupts French supermarket refrigeration systems, Coldcard investigates a phishing post on its X account, Xpeng and BYD push humanoid robots, and SpaceX's scrubbed military satellite mission finally launches. Brought to you by BlockHash. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Amazon's reported $7B Decart acquisition talks 01:44 Broadcom CEO: capital is AI's biggest bottleneck 02:28 TikTok CEO predicts AI science breakthroughs in 2-3 years 02:43 Bitcoin stabilizes as ETF outflows slow 04:27 Cyberattack hits French supermarket refrigeration 05:11 Coldcard X account phishing scare 05:56 Japan breaches pass last year's total 06:46 Xpeng and BYD humanoid robot push 08:01 SpaceX's SDA military satellite launch succeeds 08:55 Quick hits and outro #BlockHashMorningBrief #TechNews #AINews #CryptoNews

  • #782
    October 9 · 29 min

    Ep. 782 The Womanaire | Building Wealth Through Rental Arbitrage (feat. Janae McGiboney)

    Host Brandon Zemp is joined by Janae McGiboney, Rental Arbitrage Coach and The Womanaire, to discuss entrepreneurship, financial independence, and building a business through short-term rentals. Throughout the episode, Brandon and Janae explore how rental arbitrage allows entrepreneurs to generate income from properties they don't own, the opportunities and challenges of operating short-term rentals, strategies for scaling a rental business, and Janae's journey as a businesswoman helping others pursue financial freedom through entrepreneurship. 📣 This episode is brought to you by Sumsub. Sumsub is a leading full-cycle verification platform purpose-built for the crypto industry, chosen by 8 out of 10 of the biggest global exchanges. It helps VASPs, exchanges, and DeFi platforms prevent fraud, stay compliant, and scale globally. From instant KYC and KYB to automated crypto transaction monitoring, as well as full Travel Rule compliance. With over 1,800+ VASPs in their Travel Rule ecosystem, their no-code platform adapts to evolving threats, market demands, and global regulations. Trusted by over 4,000 clients in fintech and crypto, Sumsub combines blockchain intelligence, identity verification, and behavioral fraud detection in a single orchestration layer. This allows you to screen, score, and monitor at every step of the customer journey without adding friction for trusted users. You can learn more about Sumsub at https://sumsub.com Check out the Sumsub Crypto Report here: https://sumsub.link/les Check out Sumsub’s YouTube channel here: https://bit.ly/SubscribeToSumsub 🎙️ Janae McGiboney Links: 🔗 Website: https://linktr.ee/janaemcgiboney 🔗 Instagram (Janae): https://www.instagram.com/janaemcgiboney/ 📢 Disclaimer: None of our content constitutes, nor is intended to act as financial advice. It’s important to always do your own research and due diligence before making any investment decision. Digital Assets and Cryptocurrencies are highly volatile and carry a considerable amount of risk.

  • October 8 · 9 min

    BlockHash Morning Brief | Mistral's Trillion-Parameter Le Chonk, US Government's $770M Bitcoin Move, ASOS Breach Fallout

    BlockHash Morning Brief — October 8, 2026 | Mistral's Trillion-Parameter Le Chonk, US Government's $770M Bitcoin Move, ASOS Breach Fallout Caius and Julius break down Thursday's tech news: Mistral releases its one-trillion-parameter Large 4 model with open weights coming in three weeks, Anthropic's Claude pushes a Riemann hypothesis bound from 41.6% to 67.2% as math becomes the new AI proving ground, Claude Haiku 5.5 launches 75% cheaper and beats GPT 6 Luna on agentic benchmarks, the US government moves $770M in seized bitcoin to Coinbase Prime, markets react to hawkish FOMC minutes, ASOS reveals how attackers got in, Pwn2Own Ireland opens with 32 zero-days, Mecka AI raises $60M for robot training data, Boston Dynamics names a new CEO, and NASA's Crew-12 splashes down today. Brought to you by BlockHash. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro — Welcome to the BlockHash Morning Brief 00:35 Mistral Large 4 — Europe's trillion-parameter model 01:53 AI's new proving ground — math, not code 02:44 Anthropic launches Claude Haiku 5.5 03:52 US government moves $770M in seized bitcoin to Coinbase Prime 04:52 Markets react to FOMC minutes; Greece and EU crypto rules 05:57 ASOS breach follow-up — employee account hijack 07:06 Pwn2Own Ireland — 32 zero-days, Galaxy S26 email hack 07:42 Robotics — Mecka AI's $60M raise and Boston Dynamics' new CEO 08:34 Space — Crew-12 splashdown day 08:57 Outro #BlockHashMorningBrief #TechNews #AINews #CryptoNews #DailyTechBriefing

  • #781
    October 7 · 46 min

    Ep. 781 Veldris | Launch of Veldris & Midgard (feat. JB Benjamin)

    For episode 781 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by JB Benjamin, CEO of Veldris, to explore the company and its Midgard platform. Midgard is an open-source AI and data platform designed to help organizations run AI on their own infrastructure while retaining control of their data, models, and encryption keys. With local AI, post-quantum encryption, and support for fully offline operation, Veldris is building tools for organizations that prioritize privacy, transparency, and independence. 📣 This episode is brought to you by Sumsub. Sumsub is a leading full-cycle verification platform purpose-built for the crypto industry, chosen by 8 out of 10 of the biggest global exchanges. It helps VASPs, exchanges, and DeFi platforms prevent fraud, stay compliant, and scale globally. From instant KYC and KYB to automated crypto transaction monitoring, as well as full Travel Rule compliance. With over 1,800+ VASPs in their Travel Rule ecosystem, their no-code platform adapts to evolving threats, market demands, and global regulations. Trusted by over 4,000 clients in fintech and crypto, Sumsub combines blockchain intelligence, identity verification, and behavioral fraud detection in a single orchestration layer. This allows you to screen, score, and monitor at every step of the customer journey without adding friction for trusted users. You can learn more about Sumsub at https://sumsub.com Check out the Sumsub Crypto Report here: https://sumsub.link/les Check out Sumsub’s YouTube channel here: https://bit.ly/SubscribeToSumsub ⏳ Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction (2:14) Catching up with JB Benjamin (8:45) Veldris launch (10:46) What is Midgard? (11:45) Cybersecurity landscape in 2026 (18:56) Consumer and business use-cases (20:05) Sumsub (20:50) Privacy tech industry boom (30:46) Convenience vs Privacy/Data ownership (32:55) AI human profiling (37:18) Is Gen X and Millennials doomed? (43:00) Veldris website and socials 🎙 Veldris Links: 🔗 Website: https://x.com/veldris_io 🔗 X: https://x.com/jbwb2020 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/veldris 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jbbenjamin/ 📢 Disclaimer: None of our content constitutes, nor is intended to act as financial advice. It’s important to always do your own research and due diligence before making any investment decision. Digital Assets and Cryptocurrencies are highly volatile and carry a considerable amount of risk.

  • October 6 · 9 min

    BlockHash Morning Brief | Ethereum's Glamsterdam Upgrade, CFTC Crypto Rules, Denmark's Record Breach

    BlockHash Morning Brief — October 6, 2026 | Ethereum's Glamsterdam Upgrade, CFTC Crypto Rules, Denmark's Record Breach Caius and Julius break down Tuesday's biggest tech stories: Ethereum's Glamsterdam upgrade activates on the Sepolia testnet this morning, the CFTC proposes landmark crypto trading rules after the CLARITY Act's collapse, Denmark confirms the biggest cyberattack in its history, South Korea battles suspected AI-powered bank hacks, and robotic arms are headed to the International Space Station. Brought to you by BlockHash. CHAPTERS 00:00 — Welcome + market snapshot: Nasdaq record high, Bitcoin near $86K, $118M in ETF outflows 00:22 — Ethereum's Glamsterdam activates on the Sepolia testnet this morning 03:11 — CFTC proposes Regulation CTX and CAM; the CLARITY Act fallout 04:15 — SEC approves 3x leveraged Bitcoin and Ethereum ETPs; Evernorth XRPN debut 04:49 — Denmark's record cyber breach: 8 million identity records stolen 05:38 — South Korea: suspected AI-powered bank hacks spark a presidential probe 06:15 — FortiMail and Cisco SD-WAN zero-days under active exploitation 06:37 — Google tightens free Gemini access; the AI compute squeeze deepens 07:33 — NYC's first AI oversight hearing; OpenAI delays IPO; top consumer AI apps 08:16 — Orbital Robotics sends AI-controlled arms to the ISS; Satlyt's orbital compute 09:12 — RobCo hits $1B valuation; CEO moves to the U.S. 09:33 — Wrap-up YOUTUBE TAGS BlockHash Morning Brief, BlockHash, tech news, daily tech news, AI news, crypto news, artificial intelligence, cryptocurrency, tech briefing, morning briefing, Ethereum, Glamsterdam, Sepolia testnet, EIP-7732, Bitcoin, CFTC crypto regulation, Denmark data breach, cybersecurity, South Korea bank hack, robotics, space tech, ISS #BlockHash #MorningBrief #TechNews #Ethereum #Glamsterdam #CryptoNews #AINews #Cybersecurity

  • October 5 · 9 min

    BlockHash Morning Brief | AI Compute Futures, Token Week Singapore

    BlockHash Morning Brief — October 5, 2026 (Premiere) | AI Compute Futures, Token Week Singapore Caius and Julius launch the BlockHash Morning Brief — your daily tech breakdown brought to you by BlockHash. Today: CME's AI compute futures go live, Token Week Singapore opens, the Crypto King trial begins, Ethereum's Glamsterdam testnet lands Tuesday, plus the weekend's biggest stories in AI, crypto, robotics, space, and cybersecurity — in under 10 minutes. CHAPTERS: 0:00 Premiere: Welcome to the BlockHash Morning Brief 0:21 CME Launches AI Compute Futures 1:59 Token Week Singapore Kicks Off 3:08 The Crypto King Trial Begins 3:46 Weekend Recap: Markets & Regulation 4:53 The AI Agent Wars 6:01 Ethereum's Glamsterdam Testnet Tuesday 6:27 Google's Orbital AI Chips 6:44 Robotics Roundup 7:08 Big Tech's Chip Moves 7:26 Cybersecurity: F5 Zero-Day 7:46 Regulation Watch & the $4.7T AI Prize 8:48 Week Ahead & Outro New episodes every weekday morning. Your daily tech breakdown, brought to you by BlockHash. Hosts Caius and Julius are AI-generated voices. #BlockHash #TechNews #AI #Crypto #DailyBriefing #MorningBrief

  • #780
    October 5 · 27 min

    Ep. 780 Beldex | Privacy in the Age of AI (feat. Cris Blanco)

    For episode 780 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Cris Blanco, Chief Strategy Officer for Beldex, a privacy-first Layer-1 ecosystem that just crossed 1.5 million cumulative installs across its app suite. Rather than shipping isolated privacy tools, Beldex runs a unified stack: encrypted messaging, a decentralized VPN, a private browser, a name service, and a wallet, all secured by 3,014 masternodes with 30M+ BDX staked. 📣 This episode is brought to you by Sumsub. Sumsub is a leading full-cycle verification platform purpose-built for the crypto industry, chosen by 8 out of 10 of the biggest global exchanges. It helps VASPs, exchanges, and DeFi platforms prevent fraud, stay compliant, and scale globally. From instant KYC and KYB to automated crypto transaction monitoring, as well as full Travel Rule compliance. With over 1,800+ VASPs in their Travel Rule ecosystem, their no-code platform adapts to evolving threats, market demands, and global regulations. Trusted by over 4,000 clients in fintech and crypto, Sumsub combines blockchain intelligence, identity verification, and behavioral fraud detection in a single orchestration layer. This allows you to screen, score, and monitor at every step of the customer journey without adding friction for trusted users. You can learn more about Sumsub at https://sumsub.com Check out the Sumsub Crypto Report here: https://sumsub.link/les Check out Sumsub’s YouTube channel here: https://bit.ly/SubscribeToSumsub ⏳ Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction (1:55) Who is Cris Blanco? (5:05) What is Beldex? (7:22) 1.5M installs and growth (9:40) Are consumers becoming more conscious of digital privacy? (11:40) Beldex ecosystem (14:54) Sumsub (16:24) Convenience vs. Privacy (20:20) Privacy in the age of AI (24:35) Beldex roadmap (26:18) Beldex website and socials 🎙 Beldex Links: 🔗 Website: https://linktr.ee/BeldexCoin 🔗 X: https://x.com/BeldexCoin 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/crisblanco/ 🔗 Telegram: https://t.me/official_beldex 📢 Disclaimer: None of our content constitutes, nor is intended to act as financial advice. It’s important to always do your own research and due diligence before making any investment decision. Digital Assets and Cryptocurrencies are highly volatile and carry a considerable amount of risk.

  • #779
    October 2 · 18 min

    Ep. 779 Cap | Bringing Private Credit Onchain (feat. Benjamin Sarquis Peillard)

    For episode 779 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Benjamin Sarquis Peillard, Founder and CEO of Cap, an onchain credit marketplace backed by financial guarantees. Throughout the episode, Brandon and Benjamin explore the evolution of stablecoins and onchain credit, how Cap connects institutional borrowers with digital asset markets, the role of underwriting and financial guarantees, and what bringing traditional private credit infrastructure onchain could mean for the future of finance. 📣 This episode is brought to you by Sumsub. Sumsub is a leading full-cycle verification platform purpose-built for the crypto industry, chosen by 8 out of 10 of the biggest global exchanges. It helps VASPs, exchanges, and DeFi platforms prevent fraud, stay compliant, and scale globally. From instant KYC and KYB to automated crypto transaction monitoring, as well as full Travel Rule compliance. With over 1,800+ VASPs in their Travel Rule ecosystem, their no-code platform adapts to evolving threats, market demands, and global regulations. Trusted by over 4,000 clients in fintech and crypto, Sumsub combines blockchain intelligence, identity verification, and behavioral fraud detection in a single orchestration layer. This allows you to screen, score, and monitor at every step of the customer journey without adding friction for trusted users. You can learn more about Sumsub at https://sumsub.com Check out the Sumsub Crypto Report here: https://sumsub.link/les Check out Sumsub’s YouTube channel here: https://bit.ly/SubscribeToSumsub ⏳ Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction (1:52) Who is Benjamin? (3:06) What is CAP? (4:42) Why does private credit need to move onchain? (5:43) How does CAP manage risk in private credit? (8:19) Blurring of Defi and TradFi (9:57) Crypto lending lessons learned (11:07) Sumsub (11:50) CAP’s default mechanism (12:50) CAP token (13:54) Current market conditions (15:24) What is driving CAP’s growth? (16:24) CAP roadmap (17:24) Events (17:45) CAP socials 🎙️ Cap & Benjamin Sarquis Peillard Links: 🔗 Website: https://cap.app/🔗 X (Cap): https://x.com/capmoney_🔗 X (Benjamin): https://x.com/Benjamin918_🔗 LinkedIn (Cap): https://www.linkedin.com/company/capapp🔗 LinkedIn (Benjamin): https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-sarquis-peillard/ 📢 Disclaimer: None of our content constitutes, nor is intended to act as financial advice. It’s important to always do your own research and due diligence before making any investment decision. Digital Assets and Cryptocurrencies are highly volatile and carry a considerable amount of risk.

  • October 1 · 36 min

    Ep. 778 Gonka | Decentralizing the Future of AI Compute (feat. Gleb Morgachev)

    For episode 778 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Gleb Morgachev, Co-Creator of Gonka, an open-source decentralized AI network designed to make high-performance AI compute more accessible and efficient. Throughout the episode, Brandon and Gleb explore how Gonka turns computational power into useful AI work, its approach to Proof of Compute, how decentralized networks can verify AI inference, where decentralized infrastructure still competes with centralized cloud providers, and what the future could look like when access to GPU compute is coordinated by an open network rather than a single company. 📣 This episode is brought to you by Sumsub. Sumsub is a leading full-cycle verification platform purpose-built for the crypto industry, chosen by 8 out of 10 of the biggest global exchanges. It helps VASPs, exchanges, and DeFi platforms prevent fraud, stay compliant, and scale globally. From instant KYC and KYB to automated crypto transaction monitoring, as well as full Travel Rule compliance. With over 1,800+ VASPs in their Travel Rule ecosystem, their no-code platform adapts to evolving threats, market demands, and global regulations. Trusted by over 4,000 clients in fintech and crypto, Sumsub combines blockchain intelligence, identity verification, and behavioral fraud detection in a single orchestration layer. This allows you to screen, score, and monitor at every step of the customer journey without adding friction for trusted users. You can learn more about Sumsub at https://sumsub.com Check out the Sumsub Crypto Report here: https://sumsub.link/les Check out Sumsub’s YouTube channel here: https://bit.ly/SubscribeToSumsub ⏳ Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction (1:50) Who is Gleb Morgachev? (3:37) What is Gonka? (5:52) Decentralizing AI like Bitcoin (9:12) Solving trust issue with AI (15:52) Sumsub (16:36) Contributing compute to Gonka (17:38) Centralized AI vs Decentralized AI (24:03) How to make Decentralized AI mainstream (28:37) GPU server farm influence (30:18) Gonka roadmap (34:57) Github and Discord community 🎙 Gonka Links: 🔗 Website: https://gonka.ai/ 🔗 X (Gonka): https://x.com/gonka_ai 🔗 X (Gleb): https://x.com/gmorgachev 🔗 LinkedIn (Gleb): https://www.linkedin.com/in/gleb-morgachev-626b28122/ 🔗 GitHub: https://github.com/gonka-ai/gonka 🔗 Telegram (Gleb): https://t.me/gmorgachev 📢 Disclaimer: None of our content constitutes, nor is intended to act as financial advice. It’s important to always do your own research and due diligence before making any investment decision. Digital Assets and Cryptocurrencies are highly volatile and carry a considerable amount of risk.

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