Token for Your Thoughts

Turning Onchain Value into Real-World Spending: Adam Kazas on the Gero Crypto Card

• Token For Your Thoughts • Season 1 • Episode 26

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🎙️ Guest: Adam Kazas, CEO of Gero Wallet (@AdamFromGero)
đź•’ Duration: ~41 minutes

Crypto wallets have improved a lot, but plenty still feel built for power users. In this episode, Lindsey McConaghy chats with Adam Kazas, CEO of @GeroWallet, about building a wallet (and dashboard) that’s actually usable day to day, without giving up self-custody.

Adam shares his path from tech support → product → “building crypto at night,” plus Gero’s origin story: his team found a bug in the original wallet, shipped a fix, built trust with the team, then acquired the IP and rebuilt the product from the ground up.

They also dig into a big real-world headache: paying for Web2 life with Web3 funds - why Gero is focused on closing that gap with ADA cashback and the Cardano-powered crypto card.

In this episode:

  • From side project to full-time founder
  • How Gero evolved from collaboration to acquisition + rebuild
  • What “non-custodial” should feel like for normal users
  • ADA cashback + the Gero card
  • Cardano Shield security checks, privacy, and compliance
  • What’s next: accounting tools, Bitcoin DeFi, Midnight support

Where to Listen

🔹 Apple Podcasts → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/turning-onchain-value-into-real-world-spending-adam/id1799063494?i=1000745356451
🔹 Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/episode/1TMGJs768pbtasHuX5pTlC?si=b1cea7fc1ad74862
🔹 YouTube → https://youtu.be/0VkHZiB8hUw

Connect with Gero: gerowallet.io | @GeroWallet | @AdamFromGero on X
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