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Innovating the Web3 Legal Space

Relay Chain - February 07, 2023 19:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
This week, Jorrin Bruns (Support Engineer, Parity Technologies) is joined by Chrissy Hill, General Counsel, and Alica Schiffhauer, Legal Operations Specialist, from Parity’s legal team. This episode focuses on the legal side of Web3 and all that it entails, including the challenges of working wit...

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Polkadot Common Good Parachains Update: Blockchains to Benefit the Polkadot Community

Relay Chain - December 01, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
In this episode, host Jorrin Bruns (Support Engineer, Parity Technologies) is joined by Joe Petrowski (Common Good Parachains Team Lead, Web3 Foundation) to talk about common good parachains (https://polkadot.network/blog/common-good-parachains-an-introduction-to-governance-allocated-parachain-sl...

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Composable Finance Part 2: Envisioning the Valhalla of Cross-Chain DeFi

Relay Chain - July 07, 2022 13:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
This week we have the second half of the conversation between Jorrin Bruns (Support Engineer, Parity Technologies) and 0xbrainjar, founder and CEO of the Polkadot parachain Composable Finance. Composable and sister parachain Picasso on Kusama allow smart contracts built on different languages and...

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Composable Finance Part 1: Unlocking Cross-Chain, Cross-Layer DeFi on Polkadot

Relay Chain - June 22, 2022 12:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
Jorrin Bruns (Support Engineer, Parity Technologies) is joined this week by 0xbrainjar, founder and CEO of the Polkadot parachain Composable Finance. Composable and sister parachain Picasso on Kusama allow smart contracts built on different languages and different chains to connect, enabling cros...

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OriginTrail: Decentralized Knowledge Graph & the Semantic Web3

Relay Chain - May 19, 2022 14:15 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
This week, Jorrin Bruns (Support Engineer, Parity Technologies) is joined by OriginTrail’s Tomaž Levak (co-founder) and Žiga Drev (co-founder). OriginTrail is a Substrate-based blockchain that recently won a parachain slot on Polkadot. OriginTrail developed the world’s first Decentralized Knowled...

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Centrifuge, Connecting Real World Assets with DeFi

Relay Chain - February 15, 2022 12:45 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
This week Jorrin Bruns (Support Engineer, Parity Technologies) is joined by Cassidy Daly, token design and research specialist at Centrifuge, a Substrate-based blockchain that recently won a parachain slot on Polkadot. Centrifuge aims to bring an archaic financial system into the Web3 space, enab...

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Mainstreaming DeFi with Parallel Finance

Relay Chain - December 09, 2021 13:15 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
This week, Jorrin Bruns (Support Engineer, Parity Technologies) is joined by Yubo Ruan, founder of Parallel Finance, a lending solutions provider designed to increase liquidity and acceptance on the Polkadot network. Parallel Finance is a Polkadot parachain and its sister network Heiko Finance is...

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Accelerating the Web3 Metaverse with Outlier Ventures

Relay Chain - November 25, 2021 17:15 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
This week, Joe Petrowski (Technical Integrations Lead, Web3 Foundation) is joined by Jamie Burke, CEO, and founder of Outlier Ventures, an accelerator that supports the development and growth of emerging technologies, including Polkadot. They are currently running a Polkadot accelerator through t...

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Building Blockchain Social Networks with Subsocial

Relay Chain - September 17, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
This week, Jorrin Bruns (Polkadot Integration Specialist, Parity Technologies) is joined by Subsocial’s founder and Polkadot Ambassador Alex Siman, and Zachary Edwards, Subsocial’s content lead and community manager. Subsocial is an open protocol for decentralized social networks and marketplaces...

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Robonomics: The Blockchain with Robots

Relay Chain - August 19, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
In this episode, Jorrin Bruns (Support Engineer, Parity Technologies) is joined by Robonomics Software Architect Sergei Lonshakov. Robonomics is an open-source internet of things (IoT) platform. It provides ways for humans to communicate with robots, and for robots to connect to each other and th...

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Statemine: A Deep Dive Into Kusama’s Asset Hub with Joe Petrowski

Relay Chain - August 05, 2021 13:30 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
This week the tables are turned on Relay Chain, with Jorrin Bruns (Support Engineer, Parity Technologies) interviewing co-host Joe Petrowski (Technical Integrations Lead, Web3 Foundation) as a guest representing his contribution to the Statemint/Statemine project. Statemine — Kusama’s version of ...

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Prediction Markets and Futarchy with Zeitgeist

Relay Chain - July 23, 2021 15:45 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
This week, Jorrin Bruns (Support Engineer, Parity Technologies) is joined by Zeitgeist’s founder Logan Saether, and CIO, David Perry. Zeitgeist is a Substrate-based decentralized network for creating, participating in, and resolving prediction markets, and exploring the potential of futarchy for ...

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Querying the World's Data with SubQuery

Relay Chain - July 09, 2021 15:15 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
Jorrin Bruns (Support Engineer, Parity Technologies) talks with James Bayly, Head of Business Development for OnFinality, one of the largest infrastructure providers for Polkadot and Substrate, about Subquery, a tool that speeds up querying and extracting Polkadot network data so that anyone can ...

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Former Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves on Blockchain Adoption and Internet Regulation

Relay Chain - June 24, 2021 15:45 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
In this Relay Chain exclusive, Joe Petrowski (Technical Integrations Lead at Web3 Foundation) and Parity’s Úrsula O'Kuinghttons speak with former President of Estonia Toomas Hendrik Ilves. Uniquely placed as one of few presidents who knows how to code, Ilves was responsible for implementing the d...

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Creating Your Own Metaverse with Bit.Country

Relay Chain - June 11, 2021 13:15 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
This week we’re joined by Bit.Country, a Substrate-based decentralized world with a game-like feel that puts community at the forefront. Bit.Country lets anyone create their own decentralized virtual country and grow their own community. Jorrin Bruns (Support Engineer, Parity Technologies) talks...

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Confidential Cloud Computing on Phala Network

Relay Chain - May 27, 2021 14:45 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
Privacy takes center stage in this week’s episode as Jorrin Bruns (Support Engineer, Parity Technologies) talks with Marvin Tong, co-founder and CEO of the Phala Network, a trustless, privacy-preserving cloud computing network based on Substrate. They dive deep into Phala’s tech, exploring how Ph...

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Plasm: Scalable, Interoperable DApps on Polkadot

Relay Chain - May 12, 2021 10:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
This week Jorrin Bruns (Support Engineer, Parity Technologies) speaks with Sota Watanabe, CEO of Stake Technologies and founder of Plasm, a platform designed to help developers deploy fast and secure decentralized applications (DApps) on Polkadot. They discuss advancing Web3 via cross-chain colla...

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Tether - Stablecoin Innovation, Regulation, and Mainstream Potential with Paolo Ardoino

Relay Chain - April 22, 2021 13:15 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
This week we dive into Tether, a stablecoin playing an important role in disrupting the legacy financial system, recently announced to be launching on Polkadot. Joe Petrowski, (Technical Integrations Lead, Web3 Foundation) speaks with Paolo Ardoino, CTO of Bitfinex and Tether. They discuss stabl...

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Joe Petrowski on Imagining a Brighter Future with Polkadot and Web3

Relay Chain - April 08, 2021 10:30 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
After a short hiatus, we’re back this week with a new co-host joining the podcast, Jorrin Bruns (Support Engineer, Parity Technologies). In this episode, Jorrin turns the tables and interviews Joe Petrowski (Technical Integrations Lead, Web3 Foundation, and Relay Chain co-host) about the future o...

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Equilibrium and the Global Impact of Blockchain, DeFi, and Web3

Relay Chain - December 02, 2020 13:30 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
In this wide-ranging and eye-opening discussion, Joe Petrowski (Research Analyst, Parity Technologies) speaks with Lesley Czuma, Head of Business Development at Equilibrium, a cross-chain money market combining pooled lending with synthetic asset generation and trading. They discuss the massive p...

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Web3 Community-Building and Advocacy Through the Polkadot Ambassador Program

Relay Chain - November 19, 2020 16:30 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
Polkadot and Web3 take center stage in this week's episode. Joe Petrowski (Research Analyst, Parity Technologies) speaks with Zoé Meckbach, a senior Polkadot ambassador and blockchain technology and cybersecurity advocate. They discuss the Polkadot and Web3 communities, the Polkadot ambassador pr...

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Freedom of the Press in the Age of Digital Surveillance

Relay Chain - October 29, 2020 13:30 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
This week we look at the intersection between journalism, freedom of the press, and technology. Joe Petrowski (Research Analyst, Parity Technologies) speaks with Harlo Holmes, Director of Digital Security at the Freedom of the Press Foundation. They discuss the role of journalism in a free societ...

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Running Node Infrastructure Easier with Bison Trails

Relay Chain - October 08, 2020 10:45 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
This week we look at proof-of-stake blockchain node infrastructure with the space’s leading solutions provider, Bison Trails. Joe Petrowski (Research Analyst, Parity Technologies) speaks with Aaron Henshaw, CTO and cofounder of Bison Trails, which pioneers blockchain node infrastructure and lower...

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Polkadot-Ethereum Compatibility with Moonbeam

Relay Chain - September 23, 2020 10:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
This week we dive into cross-network compatibility and interoperability between Polkadot and Ethereum. Joe Petrowski (Research Analyst, Parity Technologies) speaks with Derek Yoo of Moonbeam, an Ethereum-compatible smart contract parachain built on Substrate for Polkadot. They discuss Moonbeam an...

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The Challenges of Disrupting the System with Blockchain

Relay Chain - July 13, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
This week we talk to the Parity's head of security Kirill Pimenov about the shortcomings and potential of blockchain, open-source software and DLT. Joe Petrowski (Research Analyst, Parity Technologies) speaks with Kirill Pimenov, head of security at Parity Technologies. The disruptive nature of b...

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The challenges of disrupting the system with Blockchain

Relay Chain - July 13, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
This week we talk to the Parity's head of security Kirill Pimenov about the shortcomings and potential of blockchain, open-source software and DLT. Joe Petrowski (Research Analyst, Parity Technologies) speaks with Kirill Pimenov, head of security at Parity Technologies. The disruptive nature of b...

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DeFi on Polkadot with Acala and Laminar: Part 2

Relay Chain - June 22, 2020 10:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
This week we talk to the Acala Network team and learn about the Acala Network and their Sovereign Wealth Fund. Joe Petrowski (Research Analyst, Parity Technologies) speaks with Dr. Antonia Chen, Chief Econominst and Co-founder of Laminar and Acala, and Ruitao Su, CEO and Co-founder of Acala and L...

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DeFi on Polkadot with Acala and Laminar: Part 1

Relay Chain - June 08, 2020 11:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
This week we talk to the Acala Network team and learn about their ventures in DeFi on Polkadot and Ethereum. Joe Petrowski (Research Analyst, Parity Technologies) speaks with Dr. Antonia Chen, Chief Econominst and Co-founder of Laminar and Acala, and Ruitao Su, CEO and Co-founder of Acala and Lam...

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The Economics of Next-Generation Blockchain Tokens

Relay Chain - May 21, 2020 11:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
This week we dive deep into the economics of cryptocurrencies, proof of stake scenarios, and Polkadot's application of security, interoperability and token economics. Joe Petrowski (Research Analyst, Parity Technologies) speaks with Stefanie von Jan, an economics lecturer at the FOM University of...

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Deploying Dapps Quickly on Layer-2 at SKALE

Relay Chain - May 07, 2020 16:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
This week we talk about layer-2 scaling and quick and easy deployment of Dapps. Joe Petrowski (Research Analyst, Parity Technologies) speaks with Christine Perry of SKALE labs, a layer-2 solution that augments applications and transactions built on public blockchains such as Ethereum. They discus...

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