Crypto Hipster

Jamil Hasan

Making sense of the digital economy—through the people building it. Where builders talk freedom, not price. The Crypto Hipster Podcast features conversations with founders, entrepreneurs, and independent creators shaping what comes next. This is not a traditional interview show. These are perspective-driven conversations focused on insight, conviction, and the realities of building in a rapidly changing world. We go beyond headlines, beyond hype, and beyond price—to explore ownership, freedom, and opportunity in the digital economy. Some episodes are conversations. Some are reflections. All are designed to help you understand what’s being built—and why it matters.

  1. 8 Aug

    Jupiter IV: What We Really Inherit

    Jupiter IV: What We Really Inherit What happens when something you create becomes larger than you? In this solo episode of the Crypto Hipster Podcast, Jamil Hasan continues his journey through Inheriting Saturn by revisiting four conversations from the podcast archive—conversations that once seemed to be about NFTs, art, technology, and innovation. Five years later, they sound very different. A graffiti artist discovers that creativity can become responsibility. A conservation entrepreneur realizes that protecting wildlife means protecting the habitat that allows it to survive. An artist and founder builds technology designed to deserve trust rather than simply asking for it. And a former soldier transforms one of the world's most recognizable weapons into a canvas for reflection. Four founders. Four stories. One recurring idea: What has been entrusted to us? Jupiter represents expansion—growth, possibility, opportunity. But expansion creates responsibility. Eventually, what we build begins affecting customers, communities, families, cultures, ecosystems, and people we may never meet. That's where ownership begins becoming stewardship. This episode explores responsibility, trust, transformation, legacy, and one of the central ideas behind Inheriting Saturn: You don't always choose what comes into your hands. You choose what leaves your hands. Crypto Hipster: Making sense of the digital economy through the people building it.

    Jupiter IV: What We Really Inherit
  2. 5 Aug

    Founder's Journey with Nancy Li: Building Trust Before Building Hype

    Building Trust Before Building Hype | Nancy Li | Crypto Hipster Podcast What separates companies that gain lasting trust from those that simply generate attention? In this episode of the Crypto Hipster Podcast, Jamil Hasan sits down with Nancy Li, co-founder of Sevenfold, to explore entrepreneurship, leadership, and the role narrative plays in building enduring companies. Nancy shares her journey from discovering Bitcoin in 2013 to helping founders communicate complex technologies with clarity. The conversation explores why many technical founders struggle to explain what they build, how trust is established long before products reach scale, and why humility remains one of the defining characteristics of successful leadership. Topics include: • Nancy's entrepreneurial journey• Discovering Bitcoin and the early Web3 ecosystem• Building companies versus explaining them• Why narrative matters more than hype• Product-market fit and founder identity• AI versus early crypto• Leadership, humility, and learning from failure• Building trust in an increasingly noisy digital world• The future of Web3 and institutional adoption Rather than focusing on token prices or market speculation, this conversation examines the human side of entrepreneurship and what it takes to build organizations people believe in. #CryptoHipster #NancyLi #Entrepreneurship #Leadership #Narrative #Storytelling #Web3 #AI #Founders #Bitcoin #Blockchain

    Founder's Journey with Nancy Li: Building Trust Before Building Hype

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Making sense of the digital economy—through the people building it. Where builders talk freedom, not price. The Crypto Hipster Podcast features conversations with founders, entrepreneurs, and independent creators shaping what comes next. This is not a traditional interview show. These are perspective-driven conversations focused on insight, conviction, and the realities of building in a rapidly changing world. We go beyond headlines, beyond hype, and beyond price—to explore ownership, freedom, and opportunity in the digital economy. Some episodes are conversations. Some are reflections. All are designed to help you understand what’s being built—and why it matters.