The Kin Show with Tony Jacob Tony Jacob

In this episode I’m joined by Ted Livingston, Will Gikandi and Andrew Mocol. Ted is the CEO of Code, a crypto wallet app that makes crypto simple to use. He was previously the CEO of the chat app Kik. Will is the Head of Research & Development at Sacred Finance, a privacy protocol. He was previously the CTO of the Kin Foundation. Andrew Mocol who is my Co-founder and the CTO of Kinny Technologies.In this conversation, we talk about decentralizing Kin, we reconsider the need for the Kin Re...

Blair is the founder of Eviota, the online language tutoring platform that uses Kin. He is also a Senior Software Engineer for a medical devices startup. Blair is an early bitcoiner who discovered Kin through trading.In this conversation, Blair talks about his background as a software developer, his inspiration behind creating Eviota and the need he saw for a face to face language learning platform. We talk about how Eviota works for both students and teachers, and how he sources and verifies...

Daniel Charpentier is the founder of Kreechures, creator and lead developer of Venatrix. Prior to entering the world of web3 full-time, Daniel was a Technical Program Manager, with a focus on software development & IT infrastructure for over a decade. Further back Daniel served in the US Army. He is based out of Cary, North Carolina, with his wife and children.In this conversation, Daniel and I talk about the evolution of NFTs on Solana over the past 2 years, the culture of NFT flipping a...

Tanner Philp is the Head of Operations and Corporate Development at Code. Code is a not-for-profit organization building a new crypto wallet with Kin. Tanner has been involved with Kin since its inception. Prior to Code, Tanner was at Kik Inc., who helped launch Kin, and helped drive the evolution of the technology stack that Kin runs on today, going from Ethereum, to Stellar, to the Kin Blockchain, to Solana.In this conversation, we talk about Tanner’s start as an early employee at Kik, grow...

Lewis Knell is the co-founder and CPO & COO of Swelly, the social voting platform where you can earn Kin for your opinions. He has a degree in computer science and has worked in a variety of design and product roles for both startups and large multinational companies.In this conversation, we talk about Lewis’ background, his start in the app polling business and his introduction to crypto. We then spend the majority of the conversation focusing on the return of Swelly, their motivat...

David and John are the co-founders of Giftery, which enables users to spend Kin on virtual gift cards from over 250+ major retailers. It’s also an ecommerce solution that enables developers to integrate Giftery into their own projects, leverage its inventory, and create their own customizable gift card experiences for their own users. Prior to Giftery, John received his JD from the University of Pacific and his MBA from the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business; and has held various...