Azeem Khan is the Co-Founder and COO of Morph, an EVM Layer-2 blockchain company focused on user-friendly options for developers to create finance, gaming, social media, and entertainment apps. Azeem aims to broaden the global exposure of Web3 projects through the building of critical relationships and deals with NGOs, governments, and for-profit companies. He is a consultant to the UNICEF Crypto Fund, which distributes millions of dollars towards open-source software that is helping to improve the lives of vulnerable children and will be working with Mercy Corp to raise funds and resources for distribution in Gaza.

Previously, Azeem was the Head of Impact at Gitcoin where he played a pivotal role in the adoption of quadratic funding to benefit organizations including UNICEF and the American Cancer Society. Azeem’s efforts at Gitcoin resulted in contributions of over $60 million in grants to the company and over $29 billion in global financial impact.

In this conversation, we discuss:
- Permissionless EVM L2s
- UNICEF Crypto Fund
- Crypto donations to NGOs
- Frictionless aspect of crypto donations
- Consumer-friendly blockchain products
- Mastering distribution and go-to-market strategy
- The lack of go-to-market playbooks in crypto
- Allowing builders to build so Morph can help with distribution
- The killer crypto consumer app
- Stablecoins are the best consumer application in present-day crypto
- Crypto adoption takes real-time and we must be patient
- Pooling resources together will get us to the finish line.

Morph
Website: www.morphl2.io
X: @MorphL2
Telegram: t.me/MorphL2official

Azeem Khan
X: @azeemk_
LinkedIn: Azeem Khan


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Federico Brokate, VP, is the Head of the U.S. Business at 21.co. In this capacity, he oversees the growth of the U.S. business, providing investors with the most access, convenience, and quality in the digital asset ETF industry. Previously, Federico led the iShares Business Strategy team at BlackRock, where he created and executed strategic initiatives driving organic asset and revenue growth. He also developed go-to-market strategies for new business verticals and managed priority product launches, including the successful launch of iShares’ Bitcoin ETF. Federico holds a Bachelor of Science in Business from NYU Stern School of Business, with dual concentrations in Finance and Global Business.

In this conversation, we discuss:
- The role firms like 21Shares play in bringing crypto into the mainstream in the U.S., and why accessible products and ETFs will help move the industry forward
- Where there is the greatest opportunity for industry development
- How a push into crypto ETFs from RIAs could bring in significant flows
- 21Shares’ expansion into the U.S. market with the launch of its Spot Bitcoin ETF (ARKB) and its Ethereum ETF (CETH)
- Letting retail invest in crypto via ETFs
- What exactly is an ETF
- How do decide which ETF to invest in
- Convergence of crypto and tradfi
- Arbitrage opportunities in ETFs, mainly by hedge funds and PE funds
- The security aspect of ETFs
- The future of crypto ETFs
- Implications of the upcoming US election

21.co
Website: www.21.co
X: @21co__
LinkedIn: 21.co

Federico Brokate
X: @Fede_Brokate
LinkedIn: Federico Brokate

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Roham Gharegozlou is the Founder and CEO of Dapper Labs, and a Board Member of the Flow Foundation. After founding Axiom Zen in 2012, he developed multiple award-winning products and companies, including Routific and Zenhub. During this time, his team introduced ERC-721 to mainstream audiences and coined the term "NFT" with CryptoKitties, one of the first blockchain games to gain widespread popularity. Under Roham's leadership, Dapper Labs developed NBA Top Shot, NFL ALLDAY, and Disney Pinnacle. He was also instrumental in developing Flow, a blockchain designed for mainstream adoption.

Flow is now the home for consumer Web3, attracting major brands like Disney, Mattel, and Ticketmaster/LiveNation, with over 45 million user accounts on the network. With the biggest ecosystem fund in Web3 for supporting developers and projects building on Flow, the network was the L1 of choice for hackers at the most recent ETHGlobal hackathon. Roham holds BA, BS, and MS degrees from Stanford University.

In this conversation, we discuss:
- The origin story of Crypto Kitties & NFTs
- Fungible vs non-fungible things in life
- CryptoKitties new game
- General Web3: Future of NFT market, blockchain-based IPs
- The Crescendo Upgrade: Flow achieving EVM equivalence
- What EVM equivalence means for Flow, and on a wider scale, for developers and users
- How Flow is building web3's next killer app, and Crescendo's role in mobilizing that process
- Making Cadence one of the best smart contract languages in the industry
- DeFi on FLOW
- Digital IP
- Crypto in Canada

Flow
Website: flow.com
X: @flow_blockchain
Telegram: t.me/flow_blockchain

Roham Gharegozlou
X: @roham
LinkedIn: Roham Gharegozlou

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