DeFi degens are going to love today's episode. Especially for those who want to take the next step after being comfortable with staking crypto assets.

In today's episode, we have Jimbo also known as JCRone Validator in the Harmony community. Jimbo is a well known long term validator in the Harmony network with extensive experience.

During our convo, we dive into,

1. What seperates harmony from other chains: Community and Tech
2. Becoming a validator: Steps and what it takes to be one
3. Pros and cons of being a validator
4. Resources required: Time, skills, resources
5. When does someone know they should take that extra step?
6. What should people look for when staking?
7. NFT ecosystem of Harmony
8. The long term value proposition of Harmony One.

Connect with Jimbo,

Twitter: @JCRacefab
Harmony Staking: https://staking.harmony.one/validators/mainnet/one18r3lv27kw5ye203m0x3w58cr734wy2wqa6l8ur
Medium: https://medium.com/@druid782002

The crypto and NFT market has been slow but the innovation in the space keeps rolling on.

We have Andy Hall who is the Chief operating officer for OliveX. Olivex is exactly one of those companies that keep innovating even when hype recedes

OliveX is a digital health and fitness company with "Building the fitness Metaverse" as its key mission.

OliveX hopes to bring in an entirely different audience by gamifying fitness through crypto thereby both incentivizing and motivating people to do the hard work.

On Today's episode, we discuss

1. OliveX metaverse expansion strategy: Including utility and the experiences created with the Land
2. Animoca Brands and their influence on strategy
3. Gamifying Fitness: Run to earn, move to earn, cycle to earn. Gyms, watch out!
4. $DOSE token, its purpose as the in game-currency of Olivex
5. Kara Mirror: Will it be the future of personal training?
6. The broader metaverse opportunity for brands

Nothing in life is worth it if you're not healthy and fit. As a fitness fanatic, this episode was highly relatable to me. I can't wait for the day when we get crypto airdropped after hitting gym PR. Andy painted an excellent picture of what the fitness metaverse would look like and this episode is bound to make you more curious.

As the metaverse matures, this is a project I will pay close attention in the coming years.

Connect with Andy Hall,

Web: https://www.olivex.ai/
Twitter: @andyhall1980 / @OlivexFitness

Jack Liu from Tentango is a metaverse builder specialising in the Sandbox world.

There has been so much talk about the metaverse and its potential and in today's episode, we talk about what it's like building in a metaverse.

No one understands a trend more than someone who's been there before the hype and is actively building on it.

Jack and his team have created some unique virtual world builds over the last few months and are growing fast to meet the increasing demand.

• Choosing Sandbox over other decentralised virtual worlds
• Tools you can use to build on virtual land
• Profiting from virtual land: Adding value, creating an experience or flipping
• Brands approach to metaverse: Marketing, marketplaces
• The transition from web 2.0 to web 3.0 as a builder
• Future of the metaverse: Next cycle or a bear market
• How Tentango can help you create a great build on Sandbox
  

Connect with Tentango,

Web: https://www.tentango.com/
Twitter: @TentangoGG

Preetam Dutta is an investor who specialises in cybersecurity and computer science. He completed his PhD in computer science from colombia university and is now focused on using his broad skillset to create platforms around cybersecurity. Elpha Secure is currently his main project which provides a complete cyber security solution by combining technology and insurance. Furthermore, he is a national member of "Schools that can" with the vision of closing the existing opportunity and skills gap.

In this episode, we dive deeper into,

• Cybersecurity insurance and why businesses need them
• Importance of Personal Data security
• Innovations in the cyber security industry
• Evolving landscapes of work and what we can do about it
• Riding the megatrend of cybersecurity through industry leaders

Connect with Preetam

• Twitter/Quora: @preetamdutta
• Web: www.elphasecure.com

Stefan King is the author of 'Blockchain startups'. a book that shows how you can use the massive opportunity in cryptocurrencies. His book covers foundational knowledge of money and cryptocurrencies. This later expands into how anyone including you can make a significant impact in this rapidly growing industry.

We discuss,

• Hyperbitcoinization: Bitcoin as a reserve currency
• Lightning Network: The solution for scalability
• Government regulations on bitcoin and the solution
• Developing countries: BTC>USD
• Why Crypto is still at its early stages
• Entrepreneurial opportunities
• Being your own banker in the new financial system

If you come up with an innovative idea, feel free to reach out to Stefan as he loves helping people out in this industry.

• Twitter: @stefantking
• Web: https://stefantking.com/
• Book: https://www.amazon.com.au/Blockchain-Startups-Bitcoin-Ethereum-Frontier-ebook/dp/B08SQGH674?asin=B08SQGH674&revisionId=c3c0daca&format=1&depth=1

Sebastien Borget is the co-founder of 'The sandbox', a decentralised gaming virtual world with NFT's. This virtual metaverse lets users create and monetize gaming experiences easily. Sebastien is also the president of the Blockchain Game Alliance which is an organisation committed to promoting blockchain within the gaming industry.

In today's episode, we cover,

1. An introduction to the Sandbox virtual world
2. Significance of the SAND token
3. How to monetize and add value to lands
4. The case for blockchain gaming
5. Jobs created through the metaverse
6. How companies can use virtual worlds to grow their business
7. Public figures investing in virtual worlds
8. NFT mass adoption

Connect with Sebastien,

• Twitter and Medium: @borgetsebastien @TheSandboxGame
• Web: Sandbox.game

Mark was the head of brand and marketing for Zilliqa. He is an active contributor in the Zilliqa community which earns him the title of 'The Guardian of Zilliqa'. Mark was instrumental in bringing awareness to the value proposition of Zilliqa to the wider community throughout last year.

In this episode we cover,

1. Introduction to Zilliqa and the importance of sharding
2. How Zilliqa is approaching the NFT hype
3. Zilliqa 2018 vs. Now
4. Polynetwork ETH bridge and Zilswap
5. Future of Zilliqa
6. Importance of gZil and ZWAP tokens.
   

Connect with Mark,

Twitter: @Woelgeest

Web: https://www.zilliqa.com/

On today's show, we have the co-founder of Origin Protocol, a decentralised platform for true peer to peer commerce with no intermediates. Origin has one of the most well-known teams in the crypto space with team members from Youtube, Paypal and Google. Origin has made some significant partnerships recently including NFT partnerships with Brave browser and American DJ Justin Blau.

In this episode, we dive deeper into,

1. How the star-studded team came together to build Origin,
2. Future of NFT's and their value,
3. OUSD: The stable currency better than USDT,
4. Reducing friction between crypto and users,
5. Decentralised marketplaces and Dshop,
6. Difference between the startup culture and the crypto community,
7. Comparisons between the 2017 market and the current market,
8. Message to newcomers into the crypto space,

Connect with Origin

• Twitter: @joshfraser / @originprotocol
• Web: https://www.originprotocol.com