Sam sits down with Litemint's very first artist to mint an NFT on their marketplace, Arina Fonina. She joins in from the Volkhov River in the city of Veliky Novgorod to give us some background on herself, the inspiration behind her work and why she choose Litemint as the first home for her creations.  LITEMINT™ is a tech company that breaks barriers and creates innovative products to connect creators, collectors, crypto enthusiasts and gamers to unique experiences. Minting an NFT on Stellar costs about 3 XLM (0.33 USD) and transferring the NFT on Stellar costs 0.00001 XLM (0.0000011 USD ..read more

Sam is LIVE with Mobie Network CEO Brandon Burgason who is using Stellar to redefine the world of payments and rewards.  Mobie plans to redefine the way that users spend, send, shop, earn and give. Incentivizing users with cash back at retailers and other rewards for participating in the ecosystem.    Brandon Burgason is a for-purpose serial entrepreneur focused on creating technology and businesses that help people and solves problems. He founded MobieLabs, a venture studio that builds mainstream products utilizing blockchain technology that is focused on mass adoption through ..read more

CEO Mary Kucek and COO Lissette Logan visit the studio to share the announcement of their NFT for Impact project. This is not your run-of-the-mill NFT Collection. No, this is far greater with a larger impact. The Hidden Faces of Domestic Violence collection is symbolic of those who must hide in plain sight for their safety.   What you get  90% Tax Deduction Receipt Beautiful digital Sir Cheesely art and thank you membership letter What we are fighting for:   Nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States.   1 in 4 women and 1 i ..read more

Let's face it! Despite all the hype and billions pouring in and out of the blockchain industry, we have yet to see a breakthrough in real-world adoption. Today we bring on Brian Barnier of Value Bridge Advisors and Think.Design.Cyber to discuss the industry and learn from his insights key areas that every blockchain organization should focus on to be successful:   1: Identifying your value proposition   2: Understanding the "Used Car Lot Problem  3: Product Management   4:Understaning your team and more...   About Brian Barnier  Member of Investopedia's Financial ..read more

Founders Obin and Amariah Olson visit to discuss their new platform Yield Crowd, a Stellar-based platform allowing the tokenization of US real estate at low minimum fees, capable of being globally traded with anyone at any time on the Stellar blockchain network.   Yield Crowd has just finished it's tokenization of a U.S. $50M portfolio of real estate as YIELD tokens on the Stellar blockchain. Commenting on Yield Crowd's ongoing momentum, Chief Executive Officer Amariah Olson stated:  "Being huge believers in technology and witnessing first-hand the transactional friction and liquidit ..read more

Originally aired 8/13/21 Sam Conner hosts alongside Litemint's CEO, Frederic Kyung-Jin Rezeau. Get ready for an epic Litemint Legends Final as Father faces off against son: Marlo (Netherlands) vs 159P (Netherlands) Fire! All NFT and collectible prizes issued live on Stellar! At the end of each season, Litemint.io runs a top-tier competition to determine the winners of exclusive seasonal cards and NFT Crypto rewards. Any player who has achieved Legend rank during the season is free to enter.  LITEMINT.IO is a unique, fast paced, instant PvP card battle game with collectibles and non-fungib ..read more

Sam broadcasts LIVE from SXSW at the Stellar Lounge to bring you insights from the leaders of the Stellar Development Foundation as well as leaders from the blockchain industry. In this segment, he sits down with Tomer Weller, VP of Tech Strategy at the Stellar Development Foundation. They discuss Layer 1 smart contracts coming to Stellar and Project Jump Cannon. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/samconner/support ..read more

Sam broadcasts LIVE from SXSW at the Stellar Lounge to bring you insights from the leaders of the Stellar Development Foundation as well as leaders from the blockchain industry. In this segment, Louisa Bai (Business Development and Partnerships Manager, SDF) also got the chance to catch up with Sam on how SDF engages with its partners and strategizing around the big question: beyond payments, what else can businesses do with Stellar-issued assets once they’ve on-ramped onto the Stellar network? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/samconner/support ..read more

Sam broadcasts LIVE from SXSW at the Stellar Lounge to bring you insights from the leaders of the Stellar Development Foundation as well as leaders from the blockchain industry. In this segment, Sam sits with Anke Liu Program Manager at Stellar Development Foundation and discusses at the Stellar Lounge at SXSW. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/samconner/support ..read more

Sam broadcasts LIVE from SXSW at the Stellar Lounge to bring you insights from the leaders of the Stellar Development Foundation as well as leaders from the blockchain industry. In this segment, Ben Grossman (Senior Ecosystem Marketing Manager, SDF) chatted with Sam about the importance of evangelizing businesses and projects with the Stellar ecosystem, how marketing grants are being distributed by SDF to directly invest in companies’ user acquisition. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/samconner/support ..read more