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Armani Ferrante on Building Through Collapse, Market Structure, and Crypto’s Real Inflection Point
In this episode of When Shift Happens , I sit down with Armani Ferrante to discuss what it really means to build in crypto when everything falls apart. From losing nearly his company’s entire balance sheet in the collapse of FTX, to rebuilding Backpack into a regulated global exchange, Armani explores identity under pressure, the philosophical foundations of crypto, and the structural shift happening as blockchain technology begins to merge with traditional finance. The Quest

Kevin Follonier
Apr 84 min read


“Crypto Has Lost Its Way”: Gavin Wood speaks on Governance, Greed, and Rebuilding the Blockchain Ethos
Gavin Wood, the co-founder of Ethereum and founder of Polkadot, sat down with me on the 124th episode of When Shift Happens to unpack...

Kevin Follonier
Jun 15, 20254 min read
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