In this episode, Roy sits down with Stewart Crown, a trader, coach, and RG146-certified educator who watched $250,000 AUD of his own crypto portfolio collapse to $23,000 before building a $4 million client-results business teaching others not to repeat his mistakes. Stewart traces his path from discovering Bitcoin through a friend's tip about the Silk Road in 2013, to mining on a CPU for 20 cents a day, to walking out of a corporate job mid-shift after a $500,000 month. They dig deep into the psychology of losing money — Stewart compares it directly to the stages of grief — and Stewart shares his hard line on scam recovery, including why he can't help once crypto reaches an external wallet, and how to actually vet a recovery service before paying anyone upfront. The conversation covers his approach to separating investing from trading, why chasing pre-listing coin announcements no longer works the way it did four years ago, a blunt take on Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX, a lesser-known fact about USDT's ability to freeze accounts, and where AI genuinely helps versus where it doesn't in his trading process. He closes by introducing his own product, GridBotBuilder, built around algorithmic grid-bot trading.

Timestamps

0:02 – Introducing Stewart Crown 1:12 – Discovering Bitcoin in 2013 through a friend and the Silk Road 5:42 – The psychology of losing money, and why it mirrors the stages of grief 7:26 – Scam recovery: what can and can't be retrieved, and how scammers operate 9:31 – A note on seed phrase recovery services 10:21 – Vetting recovery services and avoiding upfront-fee scams 12:21 – How Stewart brings on new students, from experienced traders to complete beginners 16:02 – Strategies for taking profits: holding vs. scaling out 17:53 – Making held assets like Bitcoin and Ethereum work through staking 19:45 – Why sniping pre-listing coin announcements no longer works like it did four years ago 21:12 – FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, and why crypto exchanges shouldn't be run like fractionalized banks 25:34 – Crypto claims platforms and market manipulation ("the cabals of crypto") 27:51 – Navigating scammers on Telegram and Discord, and which platforms Stewart actually uses for clients 29:52 – NFTs, tokenization, and why the concept didn't disappear, just got renamed 32:32 – Real estate tokenization and why government involvement may be necessary for it to work 33:12 – A lesser-known fact about USDT's ability to freeze and seize funds 34:17 – KYC, surveillance, and speculation about accounts being targeted once they grow 36:21 – Where AI genuinely helps in trading, and where it falls short 40:19 – Introducing GridBotBuilder and how algorithmic grid-bot trading works 41:08 – Pricing structure and early results from the new program 41:56 – Where to find Stewart

About Stewart Crown

Stewart Crown is a trader, coach, and RG146-certified educator who dropped out of school, walked out of a corporate job mid-shift, and never looked back. Over 12 years he's lived through every major crypto market cycle and now teaches a Seven Income Streams framework to help ordinary people build wealth without the guru hype.

Connect with Stewart: 🌐 Website: https://stewartcrowncrypto.com/ 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stewartcrowncrypto/ 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stewart-crown-a08040125/

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In this episode, Roy sits down with award-winning actor, writer, and producer Niki J. Borger, creator and star of the upcoming sitcom NFTease. Niki traces her path from growing up in Germany with only 10% depth perception, to becoming a musical theatre performer, to transitioning into Hollywood film and eventually producing her own work — including a five-minute short film shot for $367 on two iPhones that went on to earn 20 festival selections, 7 nominations, and 4 awards. They dig deep into NFTease itself: the premise of three insecure NFT-startup founders forced to partner with a group of "influencers" who turn out to be something else entirely, how the show plans to build its audience through social media before shooting the full series, and the investor structure behind it. Niki also opens up candidly about the realities of the acting industry — vanishing residuals, non-union commercial rates, and her strong stance on AI, consent, and protecting an actor's likeness — before closing with a full cast rundown for the show's eight core characters.

Timestamps

0:02 – Introducing Niki J. Borger and NFTease 0:47 – From Germany to Hollywood: growing up with 10% depth perception and finding dance 5:35 – The $367 short film shot on two iPhones that won 20 selections and 4 awards 7:54 – How film festivals actually work — selections, nominations, and a virtual award from Malaysia's Crown Prince 13:34 – Into NFTease: the premise, the plan to shoot the full series (not just a pilot) 16:09 – The investor structure: 120% return before profits split between cast, crew, and investors 17:26 – Minimum investment levels and ways to get involved beyond investing 17:59 – Smart contracts, blockchain, and why the show kept the name NFTease 19:26 – Creating actual NFTs for the show and building in royalties 20:56 – Casting 6,000 applicants down to a core cast 24:29 – Life on a film set: the machinery of production and what a delay actually costs 27:54 – The reality of life as a touring actor, including a documentary theatre project in Russia and Ukraine 29:59 – Green screens, motion capture, and a long, candid take on AI, consent, and protecting an actor's likeness 40:27 – Full character and cast rundown for NFTease 44:21 – Where to find Niki and NFTease online

About Niki J. Borger

Niki J. Borger is an award-winning actor, writer, and producer, known for her original performances in the Extravaganza One Act Fest in Los Angeles, her award-winning short films "Because I Could" and "A Portrayal of a Subtle Suicide," and her collection of original one-act plays "In-Between: Eight Gender-Neutral One-Act Plays Between Life and Death." Her work has been screened around the world, and she has performed in Europe, Russia, North America, and South America. Niki is fluent in four languages and currently travels the world before returning to her base in California to film NFTease — her upcoming sitcom series.

Connect with Niki & NFTease: 🌐 Website: https://firewolfent.com/nftease/ 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_nftease_ 🎵 TikTok: @nftease

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