Stonks Go Moon

In this episode of the Stonks Go Moon Podcast, we sit down with Konstantins Vasilenko, Co-Founder of Paybis, to explore how cryptocurrency is evolving from a speculative frontier into a regulated global financial industry.

Having navigated more than a decade of crypto market cycles, Paybis has grown to over 7 million users, with a focus on accessibility, compliance, and bridging traditional finance with digital assets.

We discuss the impact of Europe's MiCA regulations, the rise of stablecoins as a payment solution, the future of cryptocurrency exchanges, and why the next major opportunity could lie in helping banks and financial institutions enter crypto without building their own regulatory infrastructure.

In this episode:

Why crypto regulation is both necessary and challenging.

How Paybis survived multiple crypto booms and crashes.

The importance of MiCA and PSD2 licensing.

Why stablecoins are transforming business payments.

Whether traditional crypto exchanges will remain relevant.

The rise of decentralized prediction markets.

How crypto and traditional banking could converge over the next decade.

Joseph Buttram, CEO of Field Digital, joins the Stonks Go Moon Podcast to discuss the infrastructure powering the next generation of digital finance.From stablecoins and institutional adoption to AI agents, regulation and the “picks and shovels” behind crypto, Joseph explains where digital finance is heading and how Field Digital is positioning itself for that future.

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.