Today we welcome Stacy Spikes, CEO and Co-Founder of MoviePass and the driving force behind Mogul, a bold new platform that brings together blockchain and film to give fans real ownership and influence in the entertainment industry.

Stacy’s story is one of grit, vision, and reinvention. From humble beginnings in the industry to launching one of the fastest-growing subscription services in history, he’s always looked for ways to challenge the status quo. Now, he’s turning to Web3 to build something even bigger.

You’ll learn:

• 🎥 Why MoviePass co-founder Stacy Spikes is betting on blockchain to reimagine audience engagement, and how Web3 could unlock a more inclusive, equitable future for the film industry
• 🌍 Why Web3 tools like onchain ownership, DAOs, and decentralized film finance (DeFiFi) are poised to transform how movies are made, funded, and experienced, and what it means for fans and creators alike.
• 🔁 How Stacy rebuilt MoviePass from the ground up after being ousted from his own company, and what his journey reveals about resilience, leadership, and second chances in the age of Web3.
• ⛓ What drew Stacy to the Sui blockchain, and how their partnership with Animoca Brands came to life.

--Key Takeaways--

🎬 Web3 can help break down the barriers in Hollywood: From decentralized film finance to DAO-driven communities, blockchain primitives can help creators bypass traditional gatekeepers and build a more open, participatory film ecosystem.

🧩 Why Mogul chose Sui: Accessibility is everything: With features like social login and seamless UX, Sui helps make Mogul’s platform accessible to fans of all backgrounds, whether or not they know it’s powered by Web3. For those who want to dive deeper, onchain ownership and digital assets await.

🤖 AI won’t replace movie magic, but it can enhance it: While audiences crave the raw, human performance of real actors and stunts, AI has a role to play in elevating the craft, from backgrounds to effects, without compromising authenticity.

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--Full shownotes with links available at--
www.cryptoaltruists.com/blog/crypto-altruists-episode-211-moviepass-mogul-how-web3-and-AI-are-revolutionizing-the-film-industry-from-decentralized-film-finance-to-onchain-ownership

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--DISCLAIMER--
While we may discuss specific web3 projects or cryptocurrencies on this podcast, do not take any of this as investment advice and make sure to do your own research on potential investment opportunities, or any opportunity, before making an investment. We host a variety of guests on this podcast with the sole purpose of highlighting the social impact use cases of this technology. That being said, Crypto Altruism does not endorse any of these projects, and we recognize that, since this is an emerging sector, some may be operating in regulatory grey areas, and as such, we cannot confirm their legality in the jurisdictions in which they operate, especially as it pertains to decentralized finance protocols. So, before getting involved with any project, it’s important that you do your own research and confirm the legality of the project. More info at cryptoaltruists.com/disclaimer

Today we welcome Jason Teutsch, Chief Scientist and Founder of Truebit, a blockchain-based verification protocol that is making off-chain computation auditable and trustless. At the heart of Truebit is something called the verification game, a cryptoeconomic protocol that lets you compute off-chain and then prove that your computation was correct.

This episode explores the power of onchain attestations, and how blockchain can help us rebuild trust in the digital age, whether that’s verifying AI outputs, proving identity, or enabling decentralized infrastructure for climate data.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• 🧠 What the verification game is, and how blockchain verifiability and tools like onchain attestations are increasing trust in everything from climate change and supply chains to artificial intelligence and identity
• 🤖 How Web3 and crypto primitives can help tackle the “AI black box” problem by providing verifiable computation, helping to ensure that AI outputs can be independently trusted.
• 🌐How DePIN and decentralized computation infrastructure like Truebit unlocks a world where we can move from “just trust us”, to “here’s your proof”

--Key Takeaways--

🔍 Verification is hard but essential. Truebit is pioneering “verification as a service,” using decentralized compute and blockchain to make it easier to independently verify claims, models, and data at scale.

🤖 AI’s black box problem threatens trust. As AI plays a growing role in decisions that impact lives and the planet, blockchain-enabled verification provides a powerful tool for bringing transparency and accountability to machine-generated outputs.

🌎 New asset classes needtrust. Verifiable data unlocks innovations like climate resilience bondsand CAT bonds, which rely on transparent and auditable data to activate payoutsand deliver real-world impact.

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--Full shownotes with links available at--
www.cryptoaltruists.com/blog/crypto-altruists-episode-210-truebit-proof-over-promises-solving-the-ai-black-box-and-verifying-climate-impact-with-blockchain

Thank you to PIPE gDAO for sponsoring the Crypto Altruism podcast!

PIPE gDAO is leveraging blockchain for their University Real World Asset IP Launchpad that helps bring groundbreaking ideas from lab to market.

--Support us with a Fiat or Crypto contribution--
Learn more at https://www.cryptoaltruists.com/about/support

--DISCLAIMER--
While we may discuss specific web3 projects or cryptocurrencies on this podcast, do not take any of this as investment advice and make sure to do your own research on potential investment opportunities, or any opportunity, before making an investment. We host a variety of guests on this podcast with the sole purpose of highlighting the social impact use cases of this technology. That being said, Crypto Altruism does not endorse any of these projects, and we recognize that, since this is an emerging sector, some may be operating in regulatory grey areas, and as such, we cannot confirm their legality in the jurisdictions in which they operate, especially as it pertains to decentralized finance protocols. So, before getting involved with any project, it’s important that you do your own research and confirm the legality of the project. More info at cryptoaltruists.com/disclaimer

Today we welcome Christian Chegne, Co-Founder of ReFi Hub, a rapidly growing regenerative finance platform that lets anyone invest in real-world sustainability infrastructure, from solar plants to EV charging stations, and earn on-chain yields while supporting climate-positive outcomes.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• 🌱 Why we need bold, innovative tools to accelerate progress on the climate finance gap, and how blockchain can unlock a more inclusive & scalable system for funding sustainability.
• 💸 How ReFi Hub’s first three tokenized climate investments sold out in record time, and what their success reveals about the future of real-world assets on-chain.
• 🌐 What made Solana the right fit for ReFi Hub, and how the ecosystem is evolving as a home for regenerative finance.
• 🤝 Why community building, gamification, and Web3-native coordination are key to scaling the ReFi movement.

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--Key Takeaways--

🔍 Transparency, Trust, and Fractional Ownership Through Blockchain: While clean energy investment platforms exist in Web2, blockchain unlocks critical advantages, bringing transparency through on-chain data, enabling direct investor-to-asset relationships via smart contracts, and allowing fractional ownership through tokenization.

🏘️ Democratizing Climate Investment for Local Communities: Small and medium-sized businesses often struggle to access climate finance. ReFi Hub is changing that by opening up funding channels typically reserved for large corporations.

🎮 Gamifying Regenerative Finance with ReFi Elements: Through the ReFi Elements initiative, ReFi Hub is leveraging Web3-native incentives to drive engagement and impact, turning investing in sustainability into an interactive, community-powered movement.

🌐 Why Solana...And Why the Future Is Multichain: ReFi Hub chose Solana for its low fees, energy efficiency, strong community, and grant support, but Christian believes that regenerative finance is a multichain future.

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--Full shownotes with links available at--
www.cryptoaltruists.com/blog/crypto-altruists-episode-209-refi-hub-how-tokenized-real-world-assets-and-crypto-infrastructure-are-bridging-the-climate-finance-gap

Thank you to PIPE gDAO for sponsoring the Crypto Altruism podcast!

PIPE gDAO is leveraging blockchain for their University Real World Asset IP Launchpad that helps bring groundbreaking ideas from lab to market.

--Support us with a Fiat or Crypto contribution--
Learn more at https://www.cryptoaltruists.com/about/support

--DISCLAIMER--
While we may discuss specific web3 projects or cryptocurrencies on this podcast, do not take any of this as investment advice and make sure to do your own research on potential investment opportunities, or any opportunity, before making an investment. We host a variety of guests on this podcast with the sole purpose of highlighting the social impact use cases of this technology. That being said, Crypto Altruism does not endorse any of these projects, and we recognize that, since this is an emerging sector, some may be operating in regulatory grey areas, and as such, we cannot confirm their legality in the jurisdictions in which they operate, especially as it pertains to decentralized finance protocols. So, before getting involved with any project, it’s important that you do your own research and confirm the legality of the project. More info at cryptoaltruists.com/disclaimer