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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 Intro0:31 Apple Intelligence finally heads to China2:18 Nvidia's AI chip-fab push and UK safety research3:23 Banks go deeper into crypto, Washington counts its bitcoin4:37 France's stablecoin tax proposal and Thailand's ETF rules5:49 Cybersecurity: AI on both sides of the fight6:54 Starshield throttling controversy in Ukraine8:19 Quick hits and week ahead9:33 Outro #BlockHashMorningBrief #TechNews #AINews #CryptoNews #Cybersecurity

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.

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 talks01:44 Broadcom CEO: capital is AI's biggest bottleneck02:28 TikTok CEO predicts AI science breakthroughs in 2-3 years02:43 Bitcoin stabilizes as ETF outflows slow04:27 Cyberattack hits French supermarket refrigeration05:11 Coldcard X account phishing scare05:56 Japan breaches pass last year's total06:46 Xpeng and BYD humanoid robot push08:01 SpaceX's SDA military satellite launch succeeds08:55 Quick hits and outro #BlockHashMorningBrief #TechNews #AINews #CryptoNews

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.

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 Brief00:35 Mistral Large 4 — Europe's trillion-parameter model01:53 AI's new proving ground — math, not code02:44 Anthropic launches Claude Haiku 5.503:52 US government moves $770M in seized bitcoin to Coinbase Prime04:52 Markets react to FOMC minutes; Greece and EU crypto rules05:57 ASOS breach follow-up — employee account hijack07:06 Pwn2Own Ireland — 32 zero-days, Galaxy S26 email hack07:42 Robotics — Mecka AI's $60M raise and Boston Dynamics' new CEO08:34 Space — Crew-12 splashdown day08:57 Outro #BlockHashMorningBrief #TechNews #AINews #CryptoNews #DailyTechBriefing

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

For episode 777 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Kenneth Shek, CEO at Moca Network and Managing Director at Animoca Brands. Kenneth leads the Moca Network, Animoca Brands' identity ecosystem, building decentralized identity infrastructure across a network spanning more than 500 portfolio companies and 700M+ addressable users, and can discuss AI agents and digital identity, the future of online trust, agentic commerce, and why identity will become a foundational layer of the AI-powered internet.     📣 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 (1:57) Who is Kenneth Shek? (6:04) What is Moca Network focused on? (7:27) What is AIR? (9:17) Digital identity and fixing online identity (14:56) AIR Kit (15:56) Sumsub (16:40) Do AI Agents need their own identity? (18:42) Infrastructure needed for businesses to interact with AI Agents (23:10) Western vs Eastern philosophy on Agentic economy (25:03) Regulations for AI (29:23) Roadmap for Moca and AIR   🎙 Moca Network Links:   🔗 Website: https://moca.network/en  🔗 X: https://x.com/Moca_Network  🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/moca-network/  🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ks20/    📢 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.

For episode 776 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Mark Zalan, CEO of GoMining, an innovative global crypto platform that makes Bitcoin mining accessible and easy through unique digital miners backed by real-world data center infrastructure.    By replacing expensive hardware and complex setups with NFT-based computing power, the ecosystem allows users worldwide to earn daily Bitcoin rewards effortlessly. Today, GoMining continues to expand into a full-scale crypto super app, offering integrated wallets, payment solutions, and community-driven rewards.     📣 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 (1:48) Who is Mark Zalan? (2:59) What is GoMining? (4:23) GoMining expanding into payments (11:30) What is GoBTC and how does it work for consumers? (17:18) Compelling Merchants to accept Bitcoin (24:08) Sumsub (24:52) What a Bitcoin-based economy looks like in the future? (33:10) GoMining website and socials   🎙 GoMining Links:   🔗 Website: https://gomining.com/  🔗 X: https://x.com/GoMining  🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-zalan/  🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gmtio/home/ 🔗 Telegram: https://t.me/gomining    📢 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.

For episode 775 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Andreja Cobeljic, Head of Derivatives Trading for AMINA Bank, a Swiss-regulated digital asset bank that bridges the gap between traditional fiat banking and the Web3 ecosystem.    Headquartered in Zug, Switzerland, and licensed by FINMA, the institution rebranded from SEBA Bank to expand its global footprint across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. It provides secure custody, trading, and institutional-grade banking services tailored for corporations, private clients, and crypto-native enterprises. By merging conventional finance with digital asset management, it serves as a pioneer in regulated crypto-banking 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 (1:50) Who is Andreja Cobeljic? (6:05) What is AMINA Bank? (12:04) How market can balance retail and institutional (16:46) What derivatives can tell us about market dynamics (22:03) Sumsub (22:46) Balancing risk management (26:42) Bitcoin ETF outflows (29:35) One narrative institutional investors get wrong (32:24) Impact of Agentic AI in finance (33:52) AMINA roadmap and market opportunities (36:19) Learn more about AMINA 🎙 AMINA Links:   🔗 Website: https://aminagroup.com/  🔗 X: https://x.com/AMINABankGlobal  🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreja-cobeljic-77135b28/  🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/aminabank/    📢 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.

For episode 774 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Louis Régis, Founder & CEO of Propr, a prominent, crypto-native online retail prop firm that launched in mid-2026.    Developed by XBorg and backed by SwissBorg (one of Europe's largest crypto wealth platforms), Propr specifically targets decentralized finance (DeFi) and crypto-centric traders. Unlike traditional prop firms that operate through opaque centralized brokers, Propr distinguishes itself by being built entirely on-chain on the Hyperliquid network. 📣 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 Louis Régis? (6:05) What is Propr and Prop trading? (8:22) Incentivizing traders (10:10) Propr exponential revenue growth (12:43) Sumsub (13:27) Are Prop firms a crypto category? (15:18) Success of Hyperliquid (17:47) Rise of Agentic AI traders (21:02) Propr roadmap (23:53) Start trading on Propr   🎙 Propr Links:   🔗 Website: https://www.propr.xyz/transparency  🔗 X: https://x.com/ProprXYZ  🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/louisregis/?locale=en  🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/propr-xyz/ 🔗 Discord: https://discord.com/invite/propr    📢 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.