Frictionless Trust

About the podcast

Aziz is a product designer-turned-crypto educator who first got hooked on blockchain in 2016 after building a peer-to-peer payments system in his college dorm. He’s known in the crypto community for his razor-sharp breakdowns of complex protocols, but what really shaped him was winning a hackathon by unveiling a DeFi dashboard that even his non-tech-savvy mom could use. Early in his career, Nikhil nearly quit public speaking after a livestream went sideways—his slides crashed, and he froze mid-pitch. Rather than shying away, he forced himself onto local open-mic stages to conquer the nerves. Now, Nikhil’s latest obsession is restoring vintage Swiss watches—a hobby that mirrors his knack for decoding intricate mechanisms and finding beauty in the details. Nikhil speaks quickly but pauses just long enough to let a big idea land. He weaves sharp analogies and vivid metaphors (often involving watches or chess), blending technical terms with relatable stories. He asks rapid-fire questions and delights in playful banter, though he’ll admit—he can still overexplain on-air when a protocol gets really weird.