Most AI conversations begin from the assumption that the world already looks digitally uniform.It doesn’t.In this episode, Monti Kgengwenyane and Mithabisi Bokete with OrionX discuss building AI infrastructure across environments shaped by expensive connectivity, fragmented systems, limited digital access and underrepresented data.We explore sovereignty, usability, infrastructure constraints and why the future of AI may ultimately be decided by those building for the hardest conditions.The Crypto Hipster Podcast.Where builders talk freedom, not price.

Crypto was supposed to disrupt manufactured credibility.Instead, parts of the industry learned how to manufacture it too.In this episode of Crypto Hipster, Jamil Hasan explores why pressure—not titles, visibility, or polished narratives—reveals who actually understands the systems they speak about.After hundreds of conversations across crypto and the digital economy, the signal became harder to ignore: real builders sound different once they’ve lived through enough friction.This episode examines operational depth, manufactured credibility, long-form conversation, and why pressure eventually exposes the difference between performance and lived experience.Crypto Hipster.Where builders talk freedom, not price.

Exposure is not ownership.In this episode of Crypto Hipster, Jamil Hasan sits down with Alan Qureshi of Black Lake to examine what happens when real-world assets move onchain — and where the cracks still exist beneath the surface.Because tokenization sounds clean… until you ask the harder question:If the token moves……does legal ownership move too?This conversation explores the collision between blockchain infrastructure, legal systems, settlement layers, custody assumptions, and systemic trust. Not from the perspective of hype cycles or announcements — but from the perspective of operational reality.Topics include:• The difference between exposure and actual ownership• What happens when tokenized systems fail• The legal tension between wrappers and real assets• Why infrastructure matters more than narratives• The hidden assumptions inherited from traditional finance• What tokenization exposes about modern marketsCrypto Hipster is where builders talk freedom, not price.

I’ve been told I picked the wrong day.That Tuesdays are crowded.That I’m going up against bigger shows.Good.Because this isn’t about competing for attention.This episode breaks down the difference between building for launch…and building for longevity.Why most podcasts optimize for spikes—and why I don’t.Tuesdays are for perspective.Thursdays are for conversations.One per week. On purpose.Not content for the sake of content.Signal… when it’s ready.This isn’t about being first.It’s about being worth finding.

Most people think crypto’s biggest risk is volatility.It’s not.It’s uncertainty in the data itself.In this conversation, Victor Fei from Ormi and I break down how the data layer works, where it fails, and what happens when systems rely on signals that might not be right.This isn’t about price.It’s about what sits underneath it.Where builders talk freedom, not price.

I didn’t leave X because it failed.I left because I realized something most people still don’t understand:You don’t own your audience.For years, I played the game—posting, engaging, building visibility.It looked like progress. It felt like momentum.But attention isn’t ownership.It’s rented.In this episode, I break down why I stopped chasing distribution—and started building something that compounds.This isn’t about platforms.It’s about control.Ownership.And building something that actually lasts.If you’re a builder, not a promoter—this is for you.—Crypto Hipster PodcastMaking sense of the digital economy—through the people building it.Where builders talk freedom, not price.

I stopped interviewing corporate crypto. Not because I ran out of guests...but because the conversations stopped being real.At some point, everyone started sounding the same. Same backgrounds. Same narratives. Same polished answers.So I changed the rules.This episode is a reset on what the Crypto Hipster Podcast is...and who it is for.This is not a show for people adjacent to outcomes. It is for builders.Founders.And people with something at stake.The ones who do not get to hide behind narratives, a corporate infrastructure, or a flashy resume and cushy job.Because when things break (and they almost always do)...they feel it.Pain over pedigree.Scars over fluff.Knife-sharpened over spoon-fed.Cypherpunks over suits.Founders over phonies.If you're here for price predictions, headlines, or recycled talking points, this is not for you.If you want to understand what's actually being built and what is actually takes to build it......you are in the right place.

This is the sixty-seventh and final episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Haden Patrick, Director of Business Operations @ Cordial Systems (6/5/2024, Season 7)Karan Bharadwaj, CEO @ Arithmic (7/3/2024, Season 7)Tim Wang, COO @ Elixir (6/9/2024, Season 7)Michael O'Rourke, CEO and co-founder @ Pocket Network (9/2/2023, Season 6)

This is the sixty-sixth episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Dan Kaizer, CTO @ Azuro (5/26/2024, Season 7)Bowen Wang, Founder @ NEAR One (5/19/2025, Season 8)Pavel Altukhov, co-founder @ TAC (4/3/2025, Season 8)William Herkelrath, CEO and co-founder @ K3 Labs (2/7/2025, Season 8)

This is the sixty-fifth episode in the Crypto Hipster's Curtain Calls Series, which includes 3–4-minute clips from Seasons 6-8. This compilation draws upon my conversations with:Oliver von Landsberg-Sadie, Head of Strategic Partnerships @ MPCH (6/5/2024, Season 7)Bogdan Habic, co-founder and CTO @ Tenderly (8/27/2023, Season 6)Butain Li, CEO @ Bless Network (3/22/2025, Season 8)Teemu Päivinen, founder and CEO @ ZkCloud (1/12/2025, Season 8)