Onboarding Podcast
March 1, 2025
TON Is Changing Telegram Forever – Here’s How (Interview with Ecosystem Lead at TON)
Alena from the TON Foundation shares her journey from studying diplomacy to helping shape one of the fastest-growing ecosystems in crypto. After running a Web3 accelerator and diving deep into blockchain research, she joined TON to support founders building real-world apps on Telegram. With over 30…
Feb. 7, 2025
From Scams to Success - Interview with Co-founder of Sonar Platform
Jacob Camilleri, co-founder of Sonar Platform, shares the journey from a small Telegram group helping users avoid crypto scams to building a full-stack platform that blends AI with DeFi and CeFi. With a background in public administration and finance, Jacob saw firsthand how fragmented and frustrat…
Jan. 26, 2025
Why Real World Needs Blockchain - Interview with CEO of Plume Network
In this episode, Chris Yin, co-founder of Plume Network, breaks down how his team is building a full-stack L1 designed to bring real-world assets onchain in a truly composable, DeFi-native way. Drawing from his background in enterprise software and venture investing, Chris shares how Plume evolved …
Dec. 15, 2024
"I Hosted the Event where Vitalik Introduced Ethereum" - Interview with Moe Levin
In this episode, we speak with Moe Levin, a pioneer in the crypto conference space who helped shape Miami into a global blockchain hub. Moe recounts how he went from organizing supply chain events in Austria to hosting the first major Bitcoin conference in Amsterdam, where Vitalik Buterin introduce…
Jan. 1, 2022
Crypto Fantasy with StonkLeague
Chet Manikantan shares the story behind Stonk League, a platform designed to gamify retail and crypto trading through fantasy-style competitions and verifiable performance. The concept emerged in response to a surge of novice investors during the pandemic and the growing influence of unverified soc…
Dec. 4, 2021
The Sperax Stablecoin
In this conversation, Alec Shaw, a BEN alum and business development lead at Sperax, shares how his journey in crypto began by launching a student club during the 2018 bear market. That experience led him to BEN, where he helped merge regional student efforts into a larger, collaborative network. A…