The Smart Economy Podcast

The Smart Economy Podcast

The Smart Economy Podcast features interviews with some of the most interesting people within the blockchain industry, working to make the new smart economy a reality.

Recent Episodes

Aug. 14, 2025

The Darwin Cycles of Crypto: What Survives and Why with Aryan Sheikhalian of CMT Digital

In this episode of The Smart Economy Podcast, host Dylan Grabowski is joined by Aryan Sheikhalian, Head of Research at CMT Digital, a global blockchain and Web3 proprietary trading and venture capital firm focused on early-st...
July 31, 2025

Why Everything Will Trade 24/7: Pyth’s Mission to Bring TradFi On-Chain

In this episode of The Smart Economy Podcast, host Dylan Grabowski is joined by Marc Tillement, Director of the Pyth Data Association, an independent entity pursuing decentralized financial data distribution through the Pyth ...
July 17, 2025

Crypto Security: Building Open Source Education for Blockchain

In this episode of The Smart Economy Podcast, host Dylan Grabowski is joined by Josh McIntyre, Chairperson of the CCE Committee at C4, a non-profit organization advancing the understanding and adoption of Bitcoin, cryptocurre...
July 3, 2025

Why Everything Will Be Tokenized: Spark's Path to Mainstream DeFi Adoption

In this episode of The Smart Economy Podcast, host Dylan Grabowski is joined by Sam MacPherson, CEO and co-founder of Phoenix Labs, the R&D company behind the multi-chain DeFi platform Spark. What you’ll learn: How Spark Liqu...
June 19, 2025

The Pseudonymous Team That Saved THORChain: Aaluxx Myth on Maya Protocol and the TCY Rescue

In this episode of The Smart Economy Podcast, host Dylan Grabowski is joined by Aaluxx Myth, co-founder of Maya Protocol, a decentralized liquidity solution enabling native L1-to-L1 token swaps. What you’ll learn: How Maya Pr...
June 5, 2025

From Wall Street to Web3: How Plaza Finance is Bringing TradFi Sophistication to DeFi

In this episode of The Smart Economy Podcast, host Dylan Grabowski is joined by Ryan Galvankar, the founder of Plaza Finance, a platform built on Base that is specializing in programmable derivatives. What you’ll learn: How t...