Naman Kabra is the co-founder of NodeOps, Naman is building automation infrastructure for Web3 and AI, making node deployment as easy as spinning up an API, and helping protocols scale securely at internet speed.

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About my Guest Naman Kabra

Naman Kabra is a Web3 innovator with deep experience across infrastructure, product, and ecosystem design. Since 2017, he’s worked at the intersection of development, business growth, and user adoption — helping shape the evolution of decentralized systems.Naman previously built one of the first social payment extensions for e-commerce rewards, a product ahead of its time that was later acquired. At Robert Bosch, he led their Centre of Excellence, bridging traditional enterprise with decentralized applications.He’s held senior roles at high-impact startups, including Persistence (Binance Labs-backed) and Metasky (Sequoia & Coinbase Ventures-backed), where he focused on scaling community-first products.Now, as co-founder of NodeOps, Naman is building automation infrastructure for Web3 and AI, making node deployment as easy as spinning up an API, and helping protocols scale securely at internet speed.

What we Discussed:

00:23 Who is Naman Kabra

02:00 Fellow Toastmaster and how he helped him

03:50 The Payment System he built

09:05 How do they protect from Bots

11:10 How to the companies work that help prevent hackers

13:25 Does Ai Scare him

14:45 Do they Use Ai to grow the Social Media

17:25 Case Studies for NodeOps

19:40 Explaining the Business to a child

22:10 How they earn and pay others

23:45 The Stats of the Company to date

25:40 Future Plans for the Company

26:40 The Object of NodeOps

How to Contact Naman Kabra

https://nodeops.network

https://www.youtube.com/@NodeOpsHQ

https://x.com/naman_307

https://x.com/NodeOpsHQ

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Marisa Lee is a crypto psychic that puts out predictions on what is going to happen in the crypto market before it happens.

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About my Guest Marisa Lee:

Marisa Lee is a crypto psychic that puts out predictions on what is going to happen in the crypto market before it happens. She has a strong TikTok following and predicted that XRP would reach the $3 range in December of 2024 before it happened and Onyxcoin would hit $0.01 a month before it came to fruition.

What we Discussed:

00:20 Who is Marisa Lee

00:30 Her journey to learn of her Psychic Gift

05:30 Padre Pio

08:10 Letters in Padre Pio Tree House

09:45 Using Intuition for learning about the team behind Algorand

14:00 Creating a Plan to go to Fanway Park after a Crypto Success

16:00 Does she have an Exit Strategy

18:00 The Exchange she recommends

21:15 The Wallets that she Recommends

22:30 Protecting yourself from Spammers

24:30 People pretending they are Marisa copying her Tik Tok Profile

27:00 Ai should stop the Hackers once they copy your picture

29:00 Different platforms to share her content

30:30 Why I recommend SubStack

32:00 The Reason Stacy Warden gets a lot of online grief

34:40 The Recent Ruling for XRP

36:10 The Crypto's that she recommends

37:25 Her thoughts on Bitcoin and Etherium

39:04 Can we trust Blackrock

41:20 Has she gotten predictions wrong

43:30 How you can grow your Tik Tok

46:20 The Hashtags she recommends

47:45 Not for Sale as an Influencer for Meme Coins

How to Contact Marisa Lee

https://www.sacredtarotcardreadings.com/

https://www.youtube.com/@sacredtarotcardreadings

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Ted Sutton specializes in Business Law, specifically business formation and maintenance of corporations and LLCs for primarily entrepreneurs, real estate investors and digital asset investors.

#crypto #blockchain #digitalinvestors

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About my Guest Ted Sutton:

TED SUTTON (Reno, Nevada) is a Junior Partner and Asset Protection Attorney at Corporate Direct, working with his father, Garrett. Ted delivers high-value legal solutions primarily to entrepreneurs, real estate investors and digital asset investors in all 50 states. Ted specializes in Business Law, specifically business formation and maintenance of corporations and LLCs for primarily entrepreneurs, real estate investors and digital asset investors. To go above and beyond, Ted combines regulatory compliance precision with a commitment to personalized, value-driven client service. His goal is to help clients strategically set up corporate entities and asset protections from the beginning so you are never held personally liable when conducting business. To help business owners and fellow asset protection attorneys, Ted helped spearhead the new “Corporate Transparency Act” that requires companies to report information to the federal government. Ted’s work has been in Forbes and on many top podcasts.

What we Discussed:

00:30 Who is Ted Sutton

01:30 How did he change professions to get into his Dad's Business

02:50 How do they Navigate personal relationships outside the work.

04:00 How they achieved a Massive YouTube Channel

05:50 Its not easy when you take over a YouTube Channel

06:30 His Blockchain Journey and how he brought the service into the company

07:30 Why you Should put your digital assets into a LLC

09:50 You can be Personally Liable as the President in a Polish Company

10:15 The Process for Putting your Crypto into the LLC

11:45 When is the Franchise Fee for a LLC

12:45 Personaly Liable for Setting up a DAO

13:35 Inheritance Planning with a Trust

16:10 Probate can take over 1 year

16:50 How to Create different Trusts

19:00 You still need to pay taxes in a Trust

20:35 Do they Cater for Foreigners setting up an LLC

22:22 Corporate Transparency Act

24:44 Crypto Regulation

25:25 Exchanges for an LLC

27:00 Why you should have your assets in an LLC

27:50 C & S Corp Tax

How to Contact Ted Sutton

https://www.corporatedirect.com/

https://www.youtube.com/@CorporateDirectInc

https://x.com/GarrettSutton

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Joshua Brooks founded Exponential Advisors and is an Army Reserve Chaplain with nearly 20 years of distinguished service. Drawing on his military discipline, faith-based principles, and expertise in cuttingedge financial strategies like Bitcoin and AI, Joshua empowers families and organizations to achieve financial security and growth.

#cryptop #blockchain #Ai

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About my Guest Joshua Brooks:

Joshua Brooks founded Exponential Advisors and is an Army Reserve Chaplain with nearly 20 years of distinguished service. Drawing on his military discipline, faith-based principles, and expertise in cuttingedge financial strategies like Bitcoin and AI, Joshua empowers families and organizations to achieve financial security and growth. With a mission to impact 250 clients over the next decade, he deliver stransparent, values-driven financial planning that fosters lasting change. Joshua’s approach is grounded in humility, integrity, and the belief that sound financial planning is essential for everyone.

What we Discussed:

00:18 Who is Joshua Brooks

02:20 What is a Military Chaplain

03:10 Joshua's Blockchain Journey

04:40 Who Does he think Created Bitcoin

05:50 His Exchange & Wallet Recommendations

08:00 Are Filidety Involved in Blockchain

09:45 My Thought on Blackrock and Larry Fink

11:45 Market Manipulation

13:20 How he uses Ai with the Business

15:10 The jobs being lost with AI and Robiotics

18:40 Why Universal Income Sacres me

19:20 How Ai can be used for the Betterment of mankind

21:10 We are Fighting Our Own Battles

22:05 The Raplin Chaplain

23:40 His Psychedelic Retreat

26:00 You do not going back after a Transformation

27:45 Should a President be able to Create a Meme Coin

29:15 How he got Scammed on Discord

31:30 Lots of my guests got Scammed

33:10 How to Protect our Investments

34:20 What to think when told a Person is a Financial Advisor

37:40 Pensions are Taxable

38:40 Army Veterans Pensions

41:50 How often do they meet Clients as a Planner

44:30 Teaching People not to Panic with Flucations

47:40 Blackrock and Real Estate Investing

51:25 Blockchain Mining Vs Electricity Cost

55:40 The Different Times with Snow melted on roofs

56:00 Ability to deal with International Clients

How to Contact Joshua Brooks

https://www.exponentialadvisors.net/

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/joshuabrooks1

Substack: https://substack.com/@joshuabarrettbrooksX: @brookstweet2

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Harrison Seletsky is the Director of Business Development at SPACE ID - the leading digital identity platform, powering trustless identity solutions for users, AI agents, dApps, and beyond.

#cryptopayment #blockchain #spaceid

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About my Guest Harrison Seletsky :

Harrison Seletsky, Director of Business Development Building in the blockchain space since 2017, Harrison Seletsky is the Director of Business Development at SPACE ID - the leading digital identity platform, powering trustless identity solutions for users, AI agents, dApps, and beyond. Harrison leads the ecosystem growth, partner expansion, and partnership success at SPACE ID, and is charged with many of the forward-facing and strategic aspects of the SPACE ID identity platform, driving its innovation in the decentralized identity space. Prior to SPACE ID, Harrison worked at NFTrade as the Head of Growth and Strategy, at a blockchain-focused hedge fund, as a contributor to various crypto news outlets, and has worked privately with blockchain networks and applications collectively worth billions on their business development, strategy, and user-facing interactions.

What we Discussed:

00:20 Who is Harrison Seletsky

01:10 His Blockchain Journey

02:50 Is he able to travel from Israel

03:30 What Wallet he Recomends

04:15 Who he thinks Cretaed Bitcoin

05:30 Ai Agents in Space id

07:25 What are the Dapps in Space id

09:15 How to ensure you do not loose your crypto when transferring

11:50 Buying a Domain Name and prices

15:05 There Payment id System

17:55 How do they protect themselves and the Customers

19:25 They are saving a lot of time to Exchanges

20:30 There is No KYC

21:30 How they Generate there Income

23:00 Future Plans for the Company

24:30 NFT's

26:25 Building Trust in the NFT World

29:10 How to Send funds in every Country

32:35 Worried about job losses from Ai & Robotics

34:30 Lots of Professional are Using Ai

How to Contact Harrison Seletsky

https://www.space.id/

https://x.com/SPACEIDHarrison

https://www.linkedin.com/in/harrison-seletsky/

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Amanda Wick served as a federal prosecutor for the US Department of Justice (DOJ) for nearly a decade, specializing in money laundering and cryptocurrency.

#cryptolaundering #blockchain #amandawick

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About my Guest Amanda Wick:

Amanda Wick served as a federal prosecutor for the US Department of Justice (DOJ) for nearly a decade, specializing in money laundering and cryptocurrency. She worked in three US attorneys’ offices (Atlanta, Birmingham, and St. Louis). After that, she moved to Main Justice to serve in the Criminal Division’s Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Session. As part of a DOJ leadership program, she served as a detailee and senior policy advisor at the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). In 2020, she left the government to serve as the chief of legal affairs at Chainalysis, a blockchain analytics company.In 2021, Wick returned to government service to serve on the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the US Capitol. She went on to found and run a global non-profit organization, the Association for Women In Cryptocurrency. The organization aims to build a global network of women and male allies in the cryptocurrency, blockchain, and web3 industries who will advocate for the equal inclusion of women in the future of digital finance.Wick also serves as a principal with Incite Consulting. In that role, she provides expert and litigation advisory services to law firms and advises a wide range of cryptocurrency-related businesses. She remains a digital nomad living out of a carry-on suitcase and a National Geographic backpack. "The Catalysts" is her first book.

What we Discussed:

00:20 Who is Amanda Wick

02:45 Her Crypto Journey with the Government

04:30 What happens when the Federal Government get Crypto from Criminals

06:50 How hard is it to trace Criminal Crypto

10:10 The IRS is Watching your Crypto Gains

13:00 Is there Trackers in Crypto Wallets

16:15 What Wallet does the Government use

17:45 The Presidents should not be allowed use Meme Coins

21:15 Dumb Money

22:20 The Reason she wrote the book and what she covers

27:10 Financial Fraud by City & Governments

32:30 The EU is not as good as People think

33:25 Credit System and protecting your funds

39:05 Corruptible & the advantages of Sovereignity

43:30 People are Moving hoping to find a better place

44:00 Women in Crypto

How to Contact Amanda Wick

www.amandawick.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandawick/

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Meg Lister specializes in designing multi-layered funding strategies that support every stage of a project’s lifecycle—quadratic funding for onboarding, retroactive funding for retention, and direct grants for scaling—empowering Ethereum ecosystem participants to achieve more.

#cryptofunding #blockchain #gitcoin

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About my Guest Meg Lister :

Meg Lister is a leading voice in Web3 funding, transforming capital allocation as a Managing Director at Gitcoin Labs to drive financial returns for ecosystems and builders while ensuring long-term, sustainable growth. She specializes in designing multi-layered funding strategies that support every stage of a project’s lifecycle—quadratic funding for onboarding, retroactive funding for retention, and direct grants for scaling—empowering Ethereum ecosystem participants to achieve more.

What we Discussed:

00:30 Who is Meg Lister

01:00 Her Blockchain Journey

02:40 Bring Web3 Tech to Web 2 Masses

03:50 How to they Validate the Companies looking for Grants

05:30 What are Sybil Attacks

06:30 Is the Funding like Kickstarter for the Crypto World?

08:55 What Happens after they Get the Funding

10:40 Do People that were funding donate back

12:00 Different Project that the Company Backs

13:25 Succssful Projects

15:10 DAOs

17:30 Charity Based Projects

19:40 How can people get Involved

How to Contact Meg Lister:

https://www.gitcoin.co/

https://x.com/gitcoin

https://meglister.com/

https://x.com/meglister

https://www.linkedin.com/in/meglister/

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Adrian Mendoza founded Mendoza Ventures to take an in-depth-focused approach to venture capital, looking for founders who demonstrate domain expertise in one of his three focus areas across fintech, AI, and cybersecurity.

#financialsystem #blockchain #cybersecurity

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About my Guest Adrian Mendoza :

Adrian is the founder and general partner at Mendoza Ventures which is both Latinx and woman-owned and the first Latinx-founded VC fund on the East Coast based in Boston. With 20 years’ of experience in building technology products and teams, Adrian is an experienced entrepreneur, operator, and veteran of the Boston startup ecosystem. Adrian founded Mendoza Ventures to take an in-depth-focused approach to venture capital, looking for founders who demonstrate domain expertise in one of his three focus areas across fintech, AI, and cybersecurity. Adrian prides himself on being a hands-on investor by setting up companies for success beyond just writing a check, creating strong funding syndicates, making customer introductions, and assisting with partnership conversations.

What we Discussed:

00:30 Who is Adrian Mendoza

01:30 Who is the VC Puppy

02:50 Why he Choose Ai & Cyber Security

05:45 Is there hope for having a better Payment System

12:30 Is there any Systems to simplyify Crypto transfers

16:40 KYC and not owning the Crypto

20:40 Tracable Fraud with Blockchain

24:30 Is there companies that work on a % of retrival from fraud

27:40 Can we have an Ai that provides True Answers

36:20 Finding Talent with their VC Fund

38:00 The Process for Pitching

40:50 Do they put Someone on the Board

42:40 Protecting your Business from too much Dilution

45:45 Different Exit Strategies

48:00 Working with his Wife and how to make it work

How to Contact Adrian Mendoza :

https://mendoza-ventures.com/

https://x.com/AdrianMendozaVC

https://www.youtube.com/@MendozaVentures/featured

https://www.instagram.com/adrianmendozavc/

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