Fresh off MainNet and TGE, Francisco Agosti of Tanssi Network and Thiago Rüdiger of the Tanssi Foundation join the Pirate Pod to dive into why app chains are the future of blockchain development and deployment, insights and challenges (and triumphs!) of launching a mainnet and token, ecosystem growth and more. The conversation dives in on how Tanssi is making application deployment faster and more efficient by reducing the time to market from months to days. With a serious focus on developer experience and shared security, Tanssi is expanding partnerships and is poised to be a critical component for the future of defi and institutional growth and development.

Francisco Agosti on X: @fjagosti

Tanssi Network on X: @tanssinetwork

Thiago Rüdiger on X: @thiagorudiger

Tanssi Foundation on X: @TanssiFdn

Bhaji Illuminati, the CEO of Centrifuge, joins the Pirate Pod to discuss the evolution and current state of Real World Assets (RWAs) and the maturation of the digital asset landscape. Bhaji shares insights on the challenges and opportunities in tokenization, the tailwinds of the regulatory landscape, institutional readiness and the technological innovations that Centrifuge is implementing. The discussion, held with Arrington Capital’s Keli Callaghan, also touches on recent events, announcements coming out of EthCC, the future of digital asset treasuries and the CFG token – all areas that are in growth mode as Bhaji taps into her CMO and BD background to take Centrifuge to the next level.

Bhaji on X @itsbhaji

Centrifuge on X @centrifuge

https://centrifuge.io/

Arrington Capital is expanding its leadership team, recently appointing Ravi Kaza as CIO Partner and Colton Conley to Partner. Having joined Arrington Capital’s investment team as a Principal in 2023, Colton has been successful in identifying early-stage web3 investments and has run point on some of the most exciting investments in the fund’s recent history – such as Redstone, Rilla, Space and Time, and aPriori.

Colton’s track record aligns with the overall goal of Arrington Capital to continue to find and support the best founders as the web3 industry matures.

Keli sits down with Colton in this episode to chat about his background, why now, advice to those looking to get into the space and his outlook for the rest of 2025.

Colton has been involved in crypto since 2018 and brings a deep understanding of capital markets and DeFi. He previously founded Prime Protocol, a cross-chain lending protocol that raised over $3M in venture capital from Arrington Capital, Framework Ventures and Jump in (2022) before an exit in 2024. Prior to his web3 experience, Colton was a quantitative trader in Global Fixed Income at Citadel after graduating from Yale University.