Decentralized Voices with
@ivan_nomadz - Summary
participants:
@ivan_nomadz @DariaStrategy
1⃣Who is Ivan and how did he enter Web3?
- Ivan started building businesses at age 7, selling Pokémon cards and later mobile content. He studied law and worked in pharmaceutical companies before entering crypto in 2016 through an ICO project
- He began investing early in Bitcoin and XRP, left his corporate job in 2017, and fully transitioned into crypto. Later, he co-founded the investment fund 3x Capital and launched
@NOMADZxyz
2⃣What is Nomadz?
@NOMADZxyz is a Web3-native travel aggregator built on
@solana.
It:
- Aggregates hotel deals
- Offers discounts up to 60%
- Accepts crypto payments (currently USDC)
- Creates an on-chain travel identity
Users receive a non-transferable NFT profile that:
- Tracks travel history
- Earns XP
- Unlocks rewards
- Enables referral income
3⃣How does Nomadz offer discounts up to 60%?
@NOMADZxyz does not work directly with hotels
Instead:
- Agents buy hotel room inventory in bulk at large discounts
- These rooms are resold via aggregators
- Nomadz compares those prices with Expedia and displays the best discount
Discount levels vary:
Sometimes 5–10%
Sometimes 15–20%
Sometimes up to 60%
It’s a different supply model - not necessarily traditional platforms “ripping people off.”
4⃣How is Nomadz different from traditional travel platforms?
Traditional platforms:
- Charge 15-30% fees
- Offer weak loyalty rewards
- Provide no revenue-sharing for users
@NOMADZxyz :
- Allows users to earn USDC via referrals
- Builds on-chain reputation
- Gamifies travel activity
- Turns travel identity into a digital asset
It combines travel Web3 ownership gamification
5⃣Why build on Solana?
Ivan chose Solana because of:
Technology:
High speed
Low transaction costs
Scalability
Ecosystem:
@superteam support
Hackathons
Strong builder community
Strategic growth:
Government partnerships
Global events (
@SolanaConf, bootcamps)
Strong marketing execution
@solana provides both infrastructure and community momentum
6⃣What does launching on
@solanamobile (crypto phone) enable?
Seeker offers:
- Built-in hardware wallet
- Fingerprint transaction signing
- 0% developer fees
- Ecosystem support and token incentives
Unlike Apple (which takes ~30%), Seeker takes 0%.
@NOMADZxyz also won a Solana Mobile hackathon and received 750,000
$SKR tokens
7⃣Can founders build successfully without conferences (“build from home”)?
@ivan_nomadz believes:
- Technology can be built remotely
- Major partnerships and investment require in-person relationships
IRL events accelerate:
- Trust
- Deal flow
- Community momentum
He sees continued value in physical events, especially local ecosystems
8⃣9. What is
@NOMADZxyz long-term vision for travel?
Future plans include:
- Adding flight booking
- Enabling private crypto payments
- Hosting Web3 bootcamps and curated experiences
- Building a healthy digital nomad community
- Eventually integrating AI travel agents
The long-term vision:
A full Web3-native travel ecosystem powered by identity, community, and AI
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