In the fifth episode of Scenius Studio's mini-series "The Use-Case", I sit down with @Cooopahtroopa, Founder of @cooprecsmusic. Cooper has invested in and helped build many of the blockchain industry’s more culture and creator focused projects. Now he is combining music, his other passion and area of expertise, with blockchain to develop a novel protocol for musical artists to distribute their music while empowering consumers to earn for their discovery and curation. Cooper is a rare talent with a deep understanding of the music and crypto industries. If anyone could figure out how crypto can disrupt the rigid, weird world of music, it’s Cooper. In this episode we discuss: ➔ What went wrong in the first generation of crypto x music companies ➔ How the best founders are figuring out distribution beyond crypto ➔ Why Cooper turned in his investor hat to build Coop Records ➔ Incentivizing artists to distribute their music on ➔ Creating a new behavior for consumers and curators of music ➔ Applying lessons from music to the art NFT market Where AI is disrupting the music space Hope you enjoy this episode of Scenius Studio's "The Use-Case". Link to listen below and in bio.

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In the fourth episode of Scenius Studio's mini-series "The Use-Case", I sit down with Tuan Cao (@tuan_lifeai), Co-Founder of @LifeNetwork_AI. Tuan and his team started by building a Web2 alternative to 23andMe focused on the Asian genome, but with a key difference…they gave users full control over their data. That was just the beginning of a long-road to build one of the blockchain industry’s leading decentralized science projects. Long before “DeSci” was even a term, LifeAI has been building a decentralized foundation for genetics-based medicine and research. Today, Life has established itself as a base layer protocol that traditional healthcare players are building on top of cheaply and quickly. The future of genetics based personalized treatments might have crypto under the hood. In this episode we discuss: ➔ Why Tuan and team built a 23&Me competitor ➔ Building a web2 genetics business and converting it into a blockchain-based protocol ➔ Defining Decentralized Science (DeSci) and the different sections within the category ➔ What applications are being built on top of the Life protocol ➔ How the Life team enables privacy and data ownership using GeneNFTs ➔ Cost savings and operational efficiencies gained from building your medical home base on-chain Hope you enjoy this episode of Scenius Studio's "The Use-Case". Link to listen below and in bio.

In the second episode of Scenius Studio's mini-series "The Use-Case", I sit down with @0xdrej Co-Founder of @getgrass_io. Grass gives users the ability to earn ownership in the Grass network by supplying the protocol with their unused internet bandwidth for data scraping purposes (something that is already happening to most of us and we don’t get paid!). The grass protocol packages this scraped web data and sells it to AI companies who have insufficient data to further develop their models. With over 3 millions users and millions of annualized revenue, Grass is a real commercial business with a roadmap that makes it one of the most exciting projects at the intersection of crypto x AI and data. In this episode we discuss: ➔ Andrej’s background in physics, finance, and sports betting ➔ Big companies using your IP address without your knowledge or permission ➔ How the Grass protocol puts a toll booth on your internet bandwidth highway ➔ Packaging web scraped data and selling it to AI companies building Multi-Modal models ➔ Dynamics between the Grass Protocol and the labs entity developing Grass’ IP ➔ Protocol design decisions to ensure that all tokenholders (VCs, team, and community) are aligned ➔ Why Grass needed to be built on crypto rails to maximize its potential ➔ The future of LLMs and how they will search for context and information Hope you enjoy this episode of Scenius Studio's "The Use-Case". Links to listen in bio or below👇

I'm proud to introduce “The Use-Case” a mini-series brought to you by Scenius Studio. Through Scenius Studio, I've interviewed 50 of the crypto industry’s top GPs and CIOs across liquid and private markets. One thing is clear, crypto has some savvy investors. Yet, both inside and outside the industry, the same question lingers: where are the real-world use-cases? We’ve built the infrastructure, but where are the apps? What commercial opportunities can blockchain and crypto uniquely unlock? Is speculation really the only game in town? With The Use-Case, we’re spotlighting underrepresented companies and protocols that are building real, commercially viable businesses—ventures that couldn’t exist without crypto’s underlying technology. We’ll sit down with Founders and CEOs who are reshaping industries with blockchain at their core. Crypto isn’t just an asset class. it’s an enabling technology rewiring entire sectors. In this first episode, I sit down with Bill Lakeland, Founder and CEO of @SpexiNetwork. Bill has worked in aerial imagery for 20 years and understands the world of drones better than anyone. He has built a robust business that sells aerial imagery to businesses and municipalities while incorporating various elements of crypto technology (DePIN, stablecoins, and NFTs). I hope you enjoy this conversation with Bill and this new mini-series concept. If you have any feedback on the show please reply below or send DM 💪

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