Stonks Go Moon

Zach Ipour, co-founder of MegPrime and Megatel Homes, joins the Stonks Go Moon Podcast to discuss rising mortgage costs, housing affordability, crypto payments, XRP, and MegPrime’s blockchain-based approach to rent and mortgage payments.We also discuss the MegPrime Z5 Protocol, rent and mortgage rewards, and MegPrime’s January 2026 SEC no-action letter.

South Africa’s electricity system is caught between rising tariffs, municipal debt, ageing prepaid infrastructure and a massive shift toward rooftop solar.In this episode of the Stonks Go Moon Podcast, Rocco Strydom speaks with Andrew Reeve of Mezura about building the technology that could connect these pieces.From secure prepaid metering and automated municipal revenue collection to prepaid residential solar and technology that could help turn homes into mini power stations, Mezura is rethinking how electricity is bought, sold and managed.Could smarter infrastructure help fix one of South Africa’s biggest problems?We unpack the technology, the business model and what the future of South Africa’s electricity system could look like.

In this episode of the Stonks Go Moon Podcast, Rocco Strydom sits down with Danilo Curillo, founder of The Miracle, to discuss why Web3 marketing has been broken for years—and how MetaMask's latest partnership could completely change the game.Instead of spam, banner ads, and token incentives, The Miracle is bringing personalized, on-chain rewards directly into crypto wallets, helping users discover products they're actually interested in while rewarding them for real activity, not empty clicks.They discuss:Why traditional crypto marketing failedHow MetaMask is changing user acquisitionWhy wallets could become the next operating system for the internetOn-chain data vs. traditional advertisingWhy rewards beat banner adsThe future of Web2 and Web3 marketing convergenceIf wallets become the primary interface for payments, identity, AI, and digital experiences, the advertising model of the internet may never look the same again.

Banks are finally taking stablecoins seriously.In this episode of the Stonks Go Moon Podcast, Rocco Strydom sits down with Ran Grushkowsky, CEO of MassPay, to discuss why the future of payments isn't about crypto speculation, it's about faster, cheaper, and fairer global money movement.They explore why cross-border payments remain slow by design, how stablecoins are disrupting decades-old financial infrastructure, why regulation is no longer the biggest hurdle, and why merchant adoption, not Bitcoin's price, will determine the next phase of growth.Topics include:Why stablecoins are becoming a payment infrastructureThe hidden incentives behind slow banking systemsVisa, Mastercard, and banks are embracing blockchainWhy merchants, not consumers, will drive adoptionThe future of cross-border paymentsWhy stablecoins are a fintech story, not a crypto story

Stablecoins are no longer about speculation; they're becoming real payment infrastructure.In this episode of the Stonks Go Moon Podcast, Rocco Strydom sits down with Wesley Rios from Morph to discuss why stablecoins could transform global payments, cross-border transactions, and financial infrastructure. From instant settlement and 24/7 availability to reducing banking friction, Wesley explains why the next phase of crypto adoption may happen quietly in the background while businesses simply enjoy faster, cheaper, and more reliable payments.Topics include:What stablecoins actually areWhy cross-border payments remain brokenStablecoins vs traditional banking railsThe rise of payment-focused blockchain infrastructureWhy "boring" payment technology often winsThe future of global money movement