Validated
162 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsWhen it comes to blockchain, the thing people talk about most — the price — is actually the least interesting part. Crypto conversations are too often about who’s up and who’s down, what to buy and what to sell, and today’s drama on Twitter. Most conversations about crypto miss how it’s going to change ... everything.
On VALIDATED, we’ll be talking to the people who are rethinking the internet — and our world. No hype cycles. No financial advice. Just conversations on the biggest ideas shaping the future of the internet.
Web3 is complicated, but never boring.
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What Does It Mean for an NFT Community to Get Acquired?
April 04, 2023 09:00 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MBWhen Meta Angels launched in 2021, it branded itself as an NFT community using web3 to "harness real world opportunities." In late 2022, Meta Angels was acquired by Hug, an NFT curation platform, and their respective communities merged. In this episode, Meta Angels co-founder Alex Cavoulacos discusses how a values-driven NFT project can be sustainable and what it's like for an NFT community to undergo a merger. As the current Head of Product at Hug, Alex also shares insights on scaling a web...
How a Web 2 CMO is Navigating web3 Strategy
March 28, 2023 09:00 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBDuring the last bull run, legacy fashion brands raced to incorporate web3 into their strategy. Now, with consumer demand for web3 in hibernation, where does that leave marketers in the traditional fashion space who are still bullish on web3? In this episode, Lisa Pillette (CMO of Fossil Group) discusses Fossil's venture into NFTs and how the company's attitude toward web3 has changed in the last year. Lisa remains bullish on the implementation of web3 strategies for both Fossil and other le...
Does the Internet Really Need Blockchain-Based AI?
March 21, 2023 09:00 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBTo skeptics, blockchain-based AI may sound like a solution in search of a problem. But to Humayun Sheikh, founder and CEO of Fetch, decentralized AI has the power to revolutionize how we transact on the Internet by creating truly peer-to-peer information systems. That sounds straightforward enough, but consumer-facing AI is still in its infancy, and the industry faces many hard questions in the years to come. Humayun navigates these questions with nuance and diligence as he shares his compel...
What the Hell Is Going on in Crypto Venture Investing? with Ben & David from Acquired
March 14, 2023 09:00 - 48 minutes - 44.9 MBCrypto venture investing has plummeted from all time highs, but maybe perceiving this as a "crypto" problem is the wrong way of looking at it. Through the lens of seasoned investors, Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal (Acquired) help us make sense of the present moment of crypto venture and the future conditions under which investing in crypto will become attractive again. DISCLAIMER The content herein is provided for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only, and does not ...
Build Block Better: It's Infrastructure Week
March 07, 2023 10:00 - 42 minutes - 39 MBRunning a blockchain network requires sophisticated hardware and software working together. The term "blockchain infrastructure" refers to any component of this system that actually facilitates the existence of a blockchain. In this episode, we talk with Aaron Henshaw, co-founder of Bison Trails, a pioneering blockchain infrastructure platform that was later acquired by Coinbase. Aaron shares his perspective on building infrastructure for different blockchains, running blockchain infrastruct...
How web3 Is Disrupting the Web 2 Venture Playbook with Li Jin
February 28, 2023 13:00 - 46 minutes - 42.2 MBIn 2019, Li Jin was a tech VC and evangelist for specialized Web 2 platforms and marketplaces. Now, she's all in on web3. From Li's point of view, many of the "passion economy" businesses that were hard to scale in Web 2 are actually more viable in web3. Her current thesis is that ownership - not just revenue - is the next big opportunity in tech, and the best way to facilitate that is on web3. DISCLAIMER The information on this podcast is provided for educational, informational, and entert...
Are Zero-Knowledge Proofs All They're Hyped Up to Be?
February 21, 2023 10:00 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBZero-knowledge proofs are one of the most compelling and counterintuitive technologies in crypto today. How can you prove something with zero knowledge of the thing you're proving? This episode examines the current and future use cases of zero-knowledge systems while having an honest dialogue about both their challenges and promise. DISCLAIMER The information on this podcast is provided for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only, without any express or implied warranty...
Meet a web3 Musician Who Makes Money
February 14, 2023 10:00 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MBBlack Dave is a multi-disciplinary artist best known for his music NFTs. Unlike many artists who migrate to web3 from Web 2, web3 is where Black Dave got his start. Dave's web3 origin story is not only unique, but also a crucial part of his success. Dave shares his thoughts on digital culture, community building, the intersection of web3 with the mainstream music industry, and more. DISCLAIMER The information on this podcast is provided for educational, informational, and entertainment purp...
Crypto-Powered Physical Infrastructure with Sami Kassab
February 07, 2023 10:00 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBA century ago, infrastructure was synonymous with big things, like bridges, roads, and electrification projects financed by nation states or the world’s largest corporations. But today, the nature of infrastructure is changing. Thanks in large part to the introduction of tokens, infrastructure can now be decentralized, deployed by individuals to solve real-world problems. This is exactly what Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks (DePIN) are doing In this episode, Messari researcher...
A Decentralized Collective Memory with Sam Williams
January 31, 2023 10:00 - 48 minutes - 44.2 MBPermanent information storage is not just a means of preserving data, but a way to resist the grip of authoritarian regimes. According to Sam Williams, co-founder of Arweave, immutable storage systems are a revolutionary movement that will make a more objective truth accessible forever. DISCLAIMER The information on this podcast is provided for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only, without any express or implied warranty of any kind, including warranties of accuracy,...
How Crypto Journalism Actually Happens with Danny Nelson
January 24, 2023 10:00 - 51 minutes - 47.8 MBBeing a crypto journalist - a good crypto journalist - is hard work. When it comes to reporting, no other sector requires the same level of technical proficiency, an understanding of financial markets, and a primer in digital anthropology. In this conversation, Austin and Danny navigate a lot of complicated topics including conflicts of interest within crypto native media, reporting in an industry where everyone has a hidden objective, citizen journalism on Twitter, and more. DISCLAIMER The...
What Keeps a Crypto OG Hopeful? with Ryan Selkis
January 17, 2023 10:00 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MBRyan Selkis, founder of Messari, has been a crypto investor, writer, and advocate since 2013. As someone who has witnessed multiple market cycles firsthand, Ryan is as optimistic as ever about the future of blockchain. Throughout this episode, Austin and Ryan find paradoxical silver linings in the tumult of 2022. Looking forward, they discuss how DC's views of crypto are changing, exciting new sectors within crypto like DeSoc and DePIN, and more. DISCLAIMER The information on this podcast i...
Introducing Validated (Trailer)
January 10, 2023 11:00 - 1 minute - 1.08 MBIntroducing Validated, a new podcast where host Austin Federa talks to people who are rethinking the internet — and our world. No hype cycles. No financial advice. Just conversations on the biggest ideas shaping the future of the internet.
Highlights from Breakpoint 2022 - Ep 77
November 29, 2022 10:00 - 39 minutes - 36.6 MB0:00 - Intro 1:19 - Web3 School in Sierra Leone 10:53 - An Artist and Monke Go to Washington 25:25 - How Compression Will Decimate Network Costs on Solana DISCLAIMER The information on this podcast is provided for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only, without any express or implied warranty of any kind, including warranties of accuracy, completeness, or fitness for any particular purpose. The information contained in or provided from or through this podcast is not...
NFTs for All - Ep 76
November 22, 2022 10:00 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MB0:00 - Intro 1:17 - Introduction to panelists 1:54 - How Solana’s infrastructure allows for scalability 4:45 - What creators are looking for in NFT platforms 5:53 - Glass.xyz and the future of video NFTs 7:25 - Overview of participants in the NFT space 8:30 - What does future growth of the NFT market look like? 10:12 - The impact of tech behemoths on the NFT space 15:31 - Solana’s low network costs 16:40 - Panelists’ favorite NFT projects DISCLAIMER The information on this podca...
Are Wallets Entering the 'Browser Wars' Era? - Ep 75
November 15, 2022 10:00 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MB0:00 Intro 0:50 Intro to panelists and overview of the browser wars 2:25 How do lessons from the browser wars apply to the wallet market? 3:12 Differences between browsers and wallets 6:00 The roles of wallets in the crypto ecosystem 10:50 Will there be one wallet to rule them all? 16:04 How the dominant mobile platforms will impact wallets 18:55 Lessons from Web 2 applicable to Web3 projects 25:25 What the future of wallets looks like DISCLAIMER The information on this podcast...
The Case for Tokenized Carbon - Ep 74
October 25, 2022 10:00 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MB0:00 Overview of ReFi 3:13 Intro to Emma, Ethan, and Shine Capital 4:37 Why Shine sees ReFi as a sound business investment 7:10 Overview of how traditional carbon markets work 8:03 Breakdown of pricing in current carbon markets 12:09 Shine’s thesis on how increased demand will impact carbon credit prices 12:51 Where increased demand will come from 13:53 More on how increased demand will impact carbon credit prices 15:13 More on Shine’s confidence in ReFi’s economic viability 17:57...
Can Blockchain Fix Carbon Markets? - Ep #73
October 11, 2022 09:00 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MB0:00 Overview of Carbon Markets and Crypto 2:45 Intro to Brendan and Patch 4:02 Intro to Matthew and Cerulean 6:05 What is a carbon credit? 7:25 Who are carbon credits for? 9:00 Voluntary/compliance market recap 10:40 Innovation in the voluntary carbon market 12:00 Why are carbon credits so hard to acquire? 13:34 Inefficiencies in the current OTC markets 14:17 Examples of carbon credit projects 15:15 Why do carbon credit prices vary so widely? 17:00 More on inefficiencies in the c...
Greenpeace and Greener Crypto - Ep #72
September 27, 2022 09:00 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MB0:09 - Episode overview 2:17 - Rolf Skar introduction and Greenpeace’s mission 4:39 - Daniel Hwang introduction 6:54 - Greenpeace’s history with energy-intensive crypto 8:24 - The Change the Code Coalition 12:32 - Why changing Bitcoin’s code might be feasible 15:49 - What changing the code would entail 19:27 - What self-interested incentives are needed in order to change the code 24:49 - How institutions with climate commitments address Bitcoin investments 26:19 - The Blockchain...
Amir Haleem - CEO, Nova Labs & Founder, Helium Ep #71
September 15, 2022 09:00 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MBAmir Haleem (CEO, Nova Labs & Founder, Helium) talks with Austin about the Helium story and the current proposal to move Helium to the Solana blockchain. 0:00 - Introduction 1:05 - Origins of the Helium network 5:24 - Early challenges for Helium 7:19 - Helium’s unique growth and economic models compared to other blockchains 11:35 - The geo-specificity of Helium’s rewards 14:18 - Why Helium started on its own L1 16:55 - Current disadvantages of Helium running on its own L1 20:46 - W...
Jason Keats - Founder & Chief Hooligan, OSOM Ep #70
July 12, 2022 09:00 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MBAnatoly welcomes Jason Keats (Founder & Chief Hooligan, OSOM) to the podcast to talk about his epic career building hardware, the Solana Saga phone and all things mobile and web3. Pre-order the Saga now at solanamobile.com 00:09 - Intro 00:25 - Background 03:27 - Working at Apple 08:07 - The Gem Phone 10:15 - Privacy at Essential 12:24 - Building for Mobile 15:52 - Hardware he wants to build 17:07 - Crypto x Cars 19:02 - Do Apple or Google care about hardware and crypto? 21:08 -...
Sid Powell - CEO & Co-Founder, Maple Finance Ep #69
July 05, 2022 09:00 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBSid Powell is the CEO & Co-Founder of Maple Finance. Maple is transforming capital markets through technology and count traditional finance and crypto-native firms as customers. Joe McCann guest hosts. 00:35 - What is Maple? 01:32 - How does Maple determine Credit worthiness? 02:55 - Expanding the addressable market 04:35 - Who uses Maple and how they get started 08:18 - Defaulting and the recapture of collateral 13:21 - Maple's advantages against challenges lend...
Chewing Glass - Cronos
June 21, 2022 13:14 - 32 minutes - 74.5 MBChewing glass is what Solana developers do. Introducing the fifth episode in a new series on the Solana Podcast, Chewing Glass. Chase Barker (Developer Relations Lead at Solana Labs) talks shop with the most interesting builders in the Solana ecosystem. It’s for devs, by devs. Today's guest is Cronos, an on-chain task scheduler that allows users to schedule instructions and winner of the recent Riptide Hackathon. 00:38 - Introductions 01:25 - How they started 02:48 - Ho...
Strata Protocol & Metaplex Ep #68
June 14, 2022 15:06 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MBNoah Prince (Co-Founder/ CEO, Strata Protocol) and Austin Adams (Lead Protocol Dev, Metaplex Studios) sit down with Austin Federa to discuss the integration of Strata's Dynamic Pricing Mint tool into the Metaplex Program Library. 00:51 - What is Strata? 02:12 - Challenges when launching a token 04:43 - Why is Strata more successful than competitors? 06:15 - Fundraise and the changing use cases of tokens on Solana 08:47 - Changing mentalites around the function of tokens 10:48 - How is ...
Brett Harrison - President, FTX.US Ep #67
June 07, 2022 09:00 - 40 minutes - 37 MBBrett Harrison is the President of FTX US, a US-regulated cryptocurrency exchange. Prior to joining FTX US, Brett was Head of Semi-Systematic Technology at Citadel Securities, where he managed technology for the firm’s Options, ETF, OTC, and ADR trading globally. He began and spent the majority of his career at Jane Street, where he led the firm’s algorithmic trading system development. 00:34 - The role of FTX.US’ president 01:24 - About FTX 02:55 - Nontraditional brand marketing 08:0...
Crypto & National Security Ep #66
May 24, 2022 14:30 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MBWelcome to a special episode of the Solana Podcast focusing on Crypto & National Security featuring Ari Redbord (Head of Legal and Government Affairs, TRM Labs) and Sigal Mandelker (former Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence). Amira Valliani (Policy Lead, Solana Foundation) guest hosts. 00:09 - Intros 02:11 - Origin Story 05:53 - Correspondent Banks 07:37 - Why crypto resonates personally 09:54 - Use cases of Crypto in humanitarian applications 12:13 - ...
Chewing Glass - T.J. Littlejohn
May 17, 2022 09:00 - 30 minutes - 70.2 MBChewing glass is what Solana developers do. Introducing the fifth episode in a new series on the Solana Podcast, Chewing Glass. Chase Barker (Developer Relations Lead at Solana Labs) talks shop with the most interesting builders in the Solana ecosystem. It’s for devs, by devs. Today's guest is T.J. Littlejohn, the founder of MtnPay, which won 1st Prize in the Payments Track of the recent Riptide Hackathon. 01:30 - Origin Story and Background 05:12 - MntDAO 08:42 - Building with Solana 1...
Kanav Kariya - President, Jump Crypto Ep #65
May 03, 2022 09:00 - 56 minutes - 51.5 MBKanav Kariya (President, Jump Crypto) joins the Solana Podcast to discuss his optimism for the future and the many areas in which Jump Crypto is innovating in the crypto and blockchain space. Austin Federa (Head of Communications, Solana Labs) guest hosts. 00:49 - What is Jump? 03:07 - The path to operationalizing crypto 06:00 - Optimism for Crypto 10:49 - Discovering and Building in Crypto with Jump 14:24 - Personal Journey at Jump 16:43 - What's being built at Jump? 17:55 - Reaso...
Chris Osborn - Founder & CEO, Dialect Ep #64
April 27, 2022 09:00 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MBChris Osborn is the Founder and CEO of Dialect, a smart messaging protocol that powers seamless, on-chain messaging experiences, starting with wallet-to-wallet chat and dapp notifications. Joe McCann guest hosts. 00:49 - Origin Story 02:06 - What is Dialect? 05:59 - What are the blockers in Web 3.0? 07:46 - Why Solana? 11:11 - Looked into other ecosystems? 13:52 - What is the process to use Dialect? 22:31 - Using Solana Pay with Dialect 27:22 - In-game messaging 28:36 - Dialect's...
Chewing Glass - Italo Casas
April 19, 2022 09:00 - 24 minutes - 22.2 MBChewing glass is what Solana developers do. Introducing the third episode in a new series on the Solana Podcast, Chewing Glass. Chase Barker (Developer Relations Lead at Solana Labs) talks shop with the most interesting builders in the Solana ecosystem. It’s for devs, by devs. Today's guest is Italo Casas, the creator of SolDev and full time anchor contributor. 01:40 - Origin Story / How he got into Solana 06:03 - What he is working on now 08:33 - Engineering background 10:09 - Ho...
Nigel Eccles - Co-Founder & CEO, Vault Laboratories Ep #63
April 12, 2022 09:00 - 39 minutes - 36 MBNigel Eccles is the co-founder and CEO of Vault Laboratories. VAULT is a new creator platform that uses the power of Web3 to unlock the next generation of fan experiences. Joe McCann guest hosts. 00:32 - Origin Story 04:48 - Vault 09:47 - Use case of Vault 14:38 - User experience in Web 3.0 18:01 - Why choose to build on Solana? 24:01 - BetDEX 25:51 - FanDuel vs BetDEX 27:41 - Regulation and user experience 31:04 - Youth as an inspiration? 32:48 - SAMO 34:42 - Exciting Projects on...
Tristan Frizza - Co-Founder & CEO, Zeta Markets Ep #62
March 29, 2022 15:00 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MBTristan Frizza is the Co-Founder & CEO of Zeta Markets, an under-collateralized DeFi derivatives platform, powered by Solana and Serum. Matty Taylor (Head of Growth at Solana Labs) guest hosts. 00:26 - Origin Story 03:08 - Winning the Solana Hackathon 05:59 - What is Zeta? 08:49 - What's appealing about options? 11:17 - Why is Zeta more successful than other options projects? 16:44 - Using open-source primitives vs. building 20:15 - The front-end 24:22 - Mobile user experience 28:49...
Ahmad & Danial Abbasi - Co-Founders, Syndica Ep #61
March 15, 2022 09:00 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MBAhmad & Danial Abbasi are the co-founders of Syndica, a Web 3.0 blockchain infrastructure company focused on the Solana ecosystem. 00:35 - Background in Crypto 02:09 - Why Solana over other platforms? 04:10 - User Experience and Web 3.0 06:16 - What is Syndica? 08:54 - Syndica and Web 3.0 12:33 - Syndica’s focus on infrastructure 14:36 - Differentiating from other providers 16:55 - Syndica and the data 18:29 - Their user base 20:03 - Plans on offering validator services? 22:05 - B...
Chewing Glass - Brian Friel
March 08, 2022 10:00 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBChewing glass is what Solana developers do. Introducing the third episode in a new series on the Solana Podcast, Chewing Glass. Chase Barker (Developer Relations Lead at Solana Labs) talks shop with the most interesting builders in the Solana ecosystem. It’s for devs, by devs. Today's guest is Brian Friel, a Solana dev and regular contributor to the Solana Cookbook who recently joined Phantom as Developer Relations Evangelist. 01:18 - Intro / Phantom 04:04- Brian’s background 05:10 - His e...
ukraine.sol Ep #60
March 04, 2022 10:00 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MBOn a special episode of the Solana Podcast, Sergey Vasylchuk (CEO, Everstake) talks about Aid for Ukraine, a DAO created by Everstake and endorsed by the government of Ukraine and Anatoly Yakovenko to support Ukraine during the ongoing crisis — and how it came together on Nation. 00:38 - Intro 02:51 - Origin of the initiative / How it works 06:25 - Ukrainian government receiving FIAT currency 09:13 - Banking, a legacy system 10:04 - News on the ground 12:39 - What can people do to get inv...
Solana Foundation Ep #59
March 01, 2022 10:00 - 43 minutes - 40.3 MBIn this episode, Dan Albert (Executive Director), Lily Liu (President) and Mable Jiang (Board Member) discuss the role of the Solana Foundation in advancing the Solana protocol and ecosystem with support and initiatives around the world. Austin Federa (Head of Communications, Solana Labs) guest hosts. 0:43 - Intros / Roles 3:13 - The appeal of working at the foundation level 07:48 - Establishing scope for the foundation 12:42 - What’s working in the ecosystem? 20:01 - From the ecosys...
Chewing Glass - pencil flip
February 15, 2022 10:00 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBChewing glass is what Solana developers do. Introducing the second episode in a new series on the Solana Podcast, Chewing Glass. Chase Barker (Developer Relations Lead at Solana Labs) talks shop with the most interesting builders in the Solana ecosystem. It’s for devs, by devs. Today's guest is pencilflip, a Solana dev who joined the Solana ecosystem just a few months ago, and in addition to contributing tools, guides and twitter threads for fellow developers, he recently founded Formfun...
Payments Ep #58
February 08, 2022 10:00 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MBIn this special Payments episode of the Solana Podcast, Austin Federa guest hosts a conversation between Jeremy Allaire (CEO, Circle) and Sheraz Shere (Head of Payments, Solana Labs). They discuss merchant payments, stablecoins and Solana Pay: the newly released, open, and free-to-use payments framework built on Solana. 00:45 - What is Circle? 03:35 - The use case for stablecoins and the mechanisms to build them 09:34 - Solana Pay 13:42 - Integration of USDC and Stable Coins 18:45 - How co...
Chewing Glass - PaulX
January 11, 2022 10:00 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBChewing glass is what Solana developers do. Introducing a new series on the Solana Podcast, Chewing Glass! Chase Barker (Developer Relations Lead at Solana Labs) talks shop with the most interesting builders in the Solana ecosystem. It’s for devs, by devs. Today's guest is PaulX, a Solana developer who invented the Solana Escrow program (lovingly referred to as the "Solana Bible") and core contributor to Anchor. 00:40 - Intro / Origin Story 3:58 - How did Paul X find out about Solana?...
Stake Pools Ep #57
December 14, 2021 10:00 - 46 minutes - 42.2 MBVasiliy Shapovalov (Tech Lead, Lido), F.P. (Co-Founder, Socean) and Ella Kuzmenko (Product Manager, Stake Pools & Delegation Program, Solana Foundation) chat with Anatoly about the complexity and game theory surrounding stake pools, decentralization and censorship resistance. 00:10 - Intro 01:38 - Collaterals, maximizing censorship resistance 07:40 - APYs and investors 09:31 - How to get penetration across DeFi 14:58 - Governance in a liquid stake pool 18:23 - Automation vs. programmat...
Gateways to Public Blockchains Ep #56
December 07, 2021 10:00 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBLive from Breakpoint 2021, Ali Yahya (a16z) moderates a discussion about wallets, custody and the User Control Layer with Brandon Millman (Phantom), Filip Dragoslavic (Solrise) and Maria Phillips (Slope Finance). 00:10 - Intro 02:32 - Custodial vs. Non-custodial models for keys holding 07:11 - Education is key 11:37 - Building on top of user-controlled layers 16:48 - Unbundling Wallets 20:04 - Mobile vs. Desktop DISCLAIMER The information on this podcast is provided for educationa...
Scalability and Cross-Chain Bridges Ep #55
December 02, 2021 10:00 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MBLive from Breakpoint 2021, Austin Federa (Solana Labs) moderates a discussion about the transfer layer and cross-chain bridges with Hendrik Hofstadt (Jump Crypto), Bryan Pellegrino (LayerZero), Alex Smirnov (deBridge) and Andriy Velykyy (Allbridge.io). 00:10 - Intro 02:50 - The importance of bridges not relying on Trust 04:28 - Moving wrapped assets 12:00 - Capital Efficiency of Bridges 14:02 - Future of bridges 16:28 - Integration of bridges DISCLAIMER The information on this po...
Brendan Eich - CEO & Co-Founder, Brave Software Ep #54
November 30, 2021 10:00 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MBLive from Breakpoint 2021, Brendan Eich sits down with Anatoly Yakovenko to discuss integrating Solana into the Brave Browser, the huge potential for a decentralized search engine and NFTs as an entry point to the metaverse. 00:09 - Intro 00:54 - Integrating Solana in Brave 08:00 - Challenges with creating the browser 09:23 - How to scale crypto to the general public 11:57 - A Decentralized search engine 14:46 - NFTs as entry point to the metaverse 16:35 - Mobile vs. Desktop 18:00...
Daffy Durairaj - Co-Founder, Mango Markets Ep #53
November 23, 2021 10:00 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MBDaffy Durairaj is the co-founder of Mango Markets and is currently working full time as a developer in service of the Mango DAO. 00:28 - Origin Story 04:44 - Seeing the order book 10:20 - The idea behind creating Mango Markets 15:38 - Going from creating smart contracts to creating Mango 17:32 - How big is the DAO? 20:01 - The Launch 29:15 - VCs and the launch 32:43 - Decentralization and getting stuff done 34:55 - Will DAOs ever compete with big tech companies? 40:43 - What’s next...
Alexis Ohanian - Founder, Seven Seven Six Ep #52
November 16, 2021 10:00 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBLive from Breakpoint 2021, Alexis Ohanian sits down with Raj Gokal to discuss web3 and the $100 million fund to support decentralized social media projects on Solana. 00:10 - Intro 2:20 - Announcement of Seven Seven Six and Solana Foundation collaboration 9:53 - GM, Twitter, #FreeRaj 14:31 - Discussing Web 3.0 and the future of decentralized social media 18:04 - User experience and building on Solana 22:48 - New types of governance and delegation 25:59 - How crypto can change th...
Tommy & Taylor Johnson - Co-Founders, PsyOptions Ep #51
November 02, 2021 15:00 - 41 minutes - 38 MBTommy and Taylor are the founders of PsyOptions, a DAO developing the leading options primitives on Solana. 00:09 - Introduction and Origin Story 04:04 - What are the challenges / improvements in Solana? 11:49 - Integration of Serum v3 14:32 - Adoption of PsyOptions 17:19 - Architecting the system 22:11 - Liquidity mining vs. options trading 26:27 - Background in trading options 28:05 - DeFi vs. Traditional finance products 30:56 - Gaming as a market 32:56 - Exciting things ou...
Larry Cermak - VP Research, The Block Ep #50
October 26, 2021 14:30 - 44 minutes - 40.5 MBLarry Cermak joined The Block as one of the first employees with the mission to provide professionals with accurate information about crypto. He now leads a 30-person research team that delivers insights to institutional customers. 00:09 - Intro 00:20 - Larry Cermak’s origin story / His work at The Block 08:25 - The fundamentals of Bitcoin 16:03 - The value of SushiSwap 19:35 - Investing based on Memes 23:42 - Market Value for future gains in Crypto 26:12 - Will NFTs be backing intern...
Packy McCormick - Founder of Not Boring Ep #49
October 12, 2021 09:00 - 44 minutes - 40.4 MBPacky McCormick is the author of the tech/web3 newsletter Not Boring and runs Not Boring Capital. 00:09 - Intro 01:34 - What are people building in the world of crypto / What does ‘Not Boring’ invest in 09:36 - Ownership in Crypto 16:00 - Conversation around Play-to-earn 19:06 - The regulatory aspect 22:14- How does Anatoly balance his time 23:54 - Thoughts on DAOs 29:33 - Network Effect and defensibility in Crypto 32:18 - Centralizing in Crypto 35:20 - Solana in relation to DeFi, ...
Jonathan Schemoul - Founder of Aleph.im Ep #48
October 05, 2021 09:00 - 43 minutes - 40 MBJonathan "Moshe" Schemoul is the founder of aleph.im, a cross-chain p2p storage, computing network and first decentralized indexing provider for Solana. 00:36 – Intro & how did Jonathan Schemoul got in crypto 02:09 – What is Aleph and how does it work? 06:48 – Is Aleph database a blockchain? 09:20 – Understanding core nodes and Aleph’s economics 11:22 – How does Aleph interact with DNS? 15:29 – How does Aleph get verification of certificates? 21:44 – How does Aleph check integrity o...
Jeff "Jiho" Zirlin - Co-Founder of Axie Infinity Ep #47
July 29, 2021 19:00 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MBJeff "Jiho" Zirlin is the Co-Founder of Axie Infinity, an NFT-based play-to-earn online video game. 00:23 – How it started through CryptoKitties? 02:41 – What is Axie Infinity? 04:13 – Game design and constant iteration 05:52 – What is a blockchain game? A mix of social network, gaming and the start of a new economy 13:15 – Why is crypto important to Axie? 17:24 – Building and relying on your community 20:47 – Is the future of gaming the metaverse and user-owned assets? 22:22 – ...