Validated
By Austin Federa
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Description
When 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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A Hardware-Accelerated Sidechain for Scaling Solana w/ Chaofan Shou (Solayer)
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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Engineering Agave for Solana's Next Chapter w/ Brennan Watt (Anza)
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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How MegaETH's Node Specialization Enables Real-Time Applications w/ Lei Yang (MegaLabs)
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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The Aptos Roadmap w/ Avery Ching (Aptos Labs)
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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Is Social Trading Crypto's Next Big Thing? w/ Ilja Moisejevs and Richard Wu
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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Increase Bandwidth, Reduce Latency w/ Mateo Ward and Andrew McConnell (Malbec Labs)
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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Will Stablecoins and PayFi Replace Traditional Banking? w/ Anna Yuan (Perena)
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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Let's Make Solana Cypherpunk w/ Yannik Schrade (Arcium)
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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The Placeholder Playbook w/ Chris Burniske and Joel Monegro
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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WTF RPC? w/ Brian Long (Triton One)
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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Blinks and Actions w/ Jon Wong (Solana Foundation) and Chris Osborn (Dialect)
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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Turning BTC into a Programable Asset on Solana w/ Justin Wang (Zeus Network)
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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How Zeta Markets’ L2 Makes a DEX Feel Like a CEX w/ Tristan Frizza
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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How Gameshift's API Is Simplifying web3 Game Development w/ Davis Hart (Solana Labs)
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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A Blockchain Dev's Guide to Leaving Cities w/ Austin Adams (Anagram)
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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What Futarchy Looks Like in Practice w/ Kollan House (MetaDAO)
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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Bringing Blockchain to Music Streaming w/ Ray Jacobson (Audius)
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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The CBDC Debate (Part 2) w/ Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL)
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Jul 10, 2024 |
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The CBDC Debate (Part 1) - Congressman Tom Emmer (R-MN)
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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The Pro-Crypto 2024 Election w/ Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN)
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Jul 05, 2024 |
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The Infinite-LST Future w/ FP Lee (Sanctum)
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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A Crypto Native's History of Markets w/ Tarun Chitra (Gauntlet)
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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Firedancer w/ Kevin Bowers
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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How Metaplex Core Moves Beyond NFT Standards w/ Stephen Hess (Metaplex Studios)
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May 28, 2024 |
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Building web3 Login Your Grandma Can Use w/ Itai Turbahn (Dynamic)
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May 21, 2024 |
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Parallelizing the EVM on Solana w/ Andrey Falaleyev (Neon)
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May 14, 2024 |
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Does DEX Liquidity Need a Defense Layer? w/ Nitesh Nath (DFlow)
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May 07, 2024 |
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What's Behind the Move Movement? w/ Rushi Manche (Movement Labs)
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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Why Does Mexico Want to Tokenize Its Treasuries? w/ David Taylor (Etherfuse)
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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The Long-Term Vision for the DA Layer w/ Connor O'Hara (Celestia)
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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The Restaking Thesis w/ Sreeram Kannan (Eigen Labs)
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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Level Up. Go Crankless. w/ Jarry Xiao (Phoenix)
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Rethinking Solana's Validator Client Paradigm w/ Ahmad Abbasi (Syndica)
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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What Solana Unlocks for GameFi's Backend w/ Albert Chen (Genopets)
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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The Enterprise Self-Custody Problem w/ Connor and Nicolas from Cordial Systems
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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How DRiP Is Able to Give Away Millions of Free NFTs
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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A Cross-Chain DePIN Conversation w/ Alex Rawitz (DIMO)
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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The Case for Onchain Options Trading w/ Lev & Serge from DeVol Network
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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Why Payment Processing Companies Need to Start Thinking About Blockchain w/ Nabil Manji (Worldpay)
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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Is Bitcoin Still Relevant in a Smart Contract World? w/ Matt Luongo (Thesis)
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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An Open-Source Toolset for Token Infrastructure w/ Tommy Johnson
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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How Justin Bons Reconsidered His Thesis About Solana
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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Live from Breakpoint: Conversation w/ Rune Christensen (MakerDAO)
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Nov 04, 2023 |
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Crypto's Killer App Is Already Here: Stablecoins w/ Dante Disparte (Circle)
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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The Toly Episode
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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What Decentralized Credit Means for Emerging Markets w/ Thomas Bohner
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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How Pyth Is Changing the Oracle Game w/ Jayant Krishnamurthy
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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Why Multisigs are Becoming the Default Security Paradigm
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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Blockchain and AI: An Artist's POV with Lance Weiler
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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How Compression is Changing the Way We Think of NFTs
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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Can Block Explorers Work Like Traditional Search Engines?
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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What It Takes to Make a AAA Game On-Chain with Michael Wagner
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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From Anchor to Mad Lads and Beyond with Armani Ferrante
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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Bringing Real World Assets on Chain
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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Is Banking 3.0 Becoming a Reality?
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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The Future of Blockchain Privacy Tools
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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Does Web3 Need Its Own Section 230?
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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Can DePIN Build a Better Map Than Google?
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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Rethinking High Performance Computing with Kevin F****** Bowers
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May 30, 2023 |
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The Philosophy of Ethereum According to Bankless' David Hoffman
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May 23, 2023 |
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So How Does DeFi Work, Anyway?
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May 16, 2023 |
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Designing Crypto for Actual Humans
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May 09, 2023 |
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Live Show: When to Work with web2 | The Pro-CBDC Case | Crypto Twitter vs. the Hill
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May 02, 2023 |
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Two Ex-OFAC Lawyers Walk into a Bar ... and Discuss the Warren-Marshall Bill
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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Why Crypto Needs a Mobile Revolution
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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Not Your Keys, Not Your Crypto: The Importance of Self-Custody with Charles Guillimet, CTO of Ledger
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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What Does It Mean for an NFT Community to Get Acquired?
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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How a Web 2 CMO is Navigating web3 Strategy
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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Does the Internet Really Need Blockchain-Based AI?
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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What the Hell Is Going on in Crypto Venture Investing? with Ben & David from Acquired
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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Build Block Better: It's Infrastructure Week
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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How web3 Is Disrupting the Web 2 Venture Playbook with Li Jin
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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Are Zero-Knowledge Proofs All They're Hyped Up to Be?
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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Meet a web3 Musician Who Makes Money
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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Crypto-Powered Physical Infrastructure with Sami Kassab
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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A Decentralized Collective Memory with Sam Williams
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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How Crypto Journalism Actually Happens with Danny Nelson
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Jan 24, 2023 |
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What Keeps a Crypto OG Hopeful? with Ryan Selkis
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Jan 17, 2023 |
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Introducing Validated (Trailer)
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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Highlights from Breakpoint 2022 - Ep 77
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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NFTs for All - Ep 76
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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Are Wallets Entering the 'Browser Wars' Era? - Ep 75
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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The Case for Tokenized Carbon - Ep 74
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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Can Blockchain Fix Carbon Markets? - Ep #73
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Oct 11, 2022 |
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Greenpeace and Greener Crypto - Ep #72
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Sep 27, 2022 |
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Amir Haleem - CEO, Nova Labs & Founder, Helium Ep #71
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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Jason Keats - Founder & Chief Hooligan, OSOM Ep #70
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Jul 12, 2022 |
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Sid Powell - CEO & Co-Founder, Maple Finance Ep #69
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Jul 05, 2022 |
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Strata Protocol & Metaplex Ep #68
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Jun 14, 2022 |
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Brett Harrison - President, FTX.US Ep #67
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Jun 07, 2022 |
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Crypto & National Security Ep #66
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May 24, 2022 |
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Kanav Kariya - President, Jump Crypto Ep #65
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May 03, 2022 |
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Chris Osborn - Founder & CEO, Dialect Ep #64
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Apr 27, 2022 |
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Nigel Eccles - Co-Founder & CEO, Vault Laboratories Ep #63
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Apr 12, 2022 |
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Tristan Frizza - Co-Founder & CEO, Zeta Markets Ep #62
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Mar 29, 2022 |
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Ahmad & Danial Abbasi - Co-Founders, Syndica Ep #61
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Mar 15, 2022 |
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ukraine.sol Ep #60
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Mar 04, 2022 |
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Solana Foundation Ep #59
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Mar 01, 2022 |
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Payments Ep #58
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Feb 08, 2022 |
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Stake Pools Ep #57
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Dec 14, 2021 |
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Gateways to Public Blockchains Ep #56
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Dec 07, 2021 |
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Scalability and Cross-Chain Bridges Ep #55
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Dec 02, 2021 |
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Brendan Eich - CEO & Co-Founder, Brave Software Ep #54
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Nov 30, 2021 |
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Daffy Durairaj - Co-Founder, Mango Markets Ep #53
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Nov 23, 2021 |
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Alexis Ohanian - Founder, Seven Seven Six Ep #52
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Nov 16, 2021 |
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Tommy & Taylor Johnson - Co-Founders, PsyOptions Ep #51
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Nov 02, 2021 |
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Larry Cermak - VP Research, The Block Ep #50
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Oct 26, 2021 |
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Packy McCormick - Founder of Not Boring Ep #49
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Oct 12, 2021 |
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Jonathan Schemoul - Founder of Aleph.im Ep #48
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Oct 05, 2021 |
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Jeff "Jiho" Zirlin - Co-Founder of Axie Infinity Ep #47
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Jul 29, 2021 |
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Yutaro Mori & Grace Kwan - Co-Founders of Orca Ep #46
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Jun 25, 2021 |
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George Harrap - Co-founder of Step Finance Ep #45
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Jun 07, 2021 |
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Kevin Rose - Partner at True Ventures Ep #44
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May 10, 2021 |
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Jason Choi - General Partner at Spartan Capital Ep #43
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May 03, 2021 |
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Dan Gunsberg - Co-Founder of Hxro Ep #41
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Apr 19, 2021 |
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AlphaRay - Founder of Raydium Ep #40
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Apr 12, 2021 |
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Santiago Santos - Partner at ParaFi Capital Ep #39
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Apr 05, 2021 |
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Michael Wagner - CEO & Co-Founder of Star Atlas Ep #38
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Mar 29, 2021 |
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Dankrad Feist - Researcher at Ethereum Foundation Ep #37
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Feb 19, 2021 |
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Roneil Rumburg - CEO and Co-Founder of Audius Ep #36
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Feb 12, 2021 |
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Paolo Ardoino - CTO of Bitfinex & CTO Tether Ep #35
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Feb 03, 2021 |
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Eli-Shaoul Khedouri - CEO of Intuition Machines & Advisor to HUMAN Protocol Ep #34
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Jan 19, 2021 |
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Sergey Nazarov - Co-Founder of Chainlink Ep #33
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Jan 01, 2021 |
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Michael Shaulov - CEO & Co-founder of Fireblocks Ep #32
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Dec 04, 2020 |
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RAC - Grammy Award Winning Recording Artist Ep #31
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Nov 23, 2020 |
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A Deep Dive Into DeFi With FTX, Aave, Balancer, Curve, Gauntlet, and Solana Ep #30
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Nov 06, 2020 |
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Aaron Henshaw - Founder & CTO of Bison Trails Ep #29
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Oct 14, 2020 |
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Balaji Srinivasan - Angel Investor/Entrepreneur, Formerly the CTO of Coinbase and General Partner at a16z Ep #28
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Sep 23, 2020 |
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Clint Ehrlich - CEO of KRNC / NSF Funded Computer Scientist Ep #27
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Sep 18, 2020 |
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Kain Warwick - Synthetix Founder Ep #26
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Sep 03, 2020 |
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Justin Drake - Ethereum 2.0 Researcher Ep #25
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Aug 18, 2020 |
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Sam Bankman-Fried - CEO of FTX, Co-founder of Serum Ep #24
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Aug 03, 2020 |
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Dieter Shirley - CTO of Dapper Labs, Lead Architect of Flow Ep #23
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Jul 24, 2020 |
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Rodolfo Gonzalez - Partner at Foundation Capital Ep #22
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Jul 09, 2020 |
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Tarun Chitra - Founder of Gauntlet Ep #21
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Jun 01, 2020 |
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Zaki Manian - Co-founder of iqlusion Ep #20
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Apr 24, 2020 |
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Viktor Radchenko - Founder of Trust Wallet Ep #19
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Apr 09, 2020 |
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Kyle Samani - Managing Partner at Multicoin Capital Ep #18
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Mar 27, 2020 |
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Amir Haleem - CEO of Helium Ep #17
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Mar 18, 2020 |
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Coinlist Auction & Staker Price Guarantee ft. Coinlist President Andy Bromberg
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Mar 17, 2020 |
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Vinny Lingham - CEO of Civic / General Partner at Multicoin Capital Ep #16
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Mar 03, 2020 |
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Jill Carlson - Partner at Slow Ventures / Co-Founder Of The Open Money Initiative Ep #15
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Feb 19, 2020 |
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Meher Roy & Reisen - Co-Founders of Chorus One Ep #14
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Feb 05, 2020 |
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Sunny Aggarwal - Core Developer at Tendermint / Cosmos. Founder of Sikka Tech & Blockchain at Berkley Ep #13
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Jan 20, 2020 |
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Brendan Eich - Co-founder / CEO Brave Software and Attention Token. Co-founder Mozilla & Firefox. Created JavaScript Ep #12
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Jan 06, 2020 |
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Evan Shapiro - CEO and Co-founder of o1 Labs, building Coda Protocol Ep #11
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Dec 23, 2019 |
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Emin Gün Sirer - Cornell Professor & Founder of AVA Labs Ep #10
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Nov 25, 2019 |
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Jack O'Holleran - SKALE CEO and Co-Founder (Live Podcast Recording) Ep #9
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Nov 11, 2019 |
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Brad Kam - Unstoppable Domains Founder Ep #8
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Oct 25, 2019 |
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Alexander Skidanov - NEAR Protocol Founder & CEO Ep #7
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Oct 25, 2019 |
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Andy Bromberg - Coinlist Co-founder & President Ep #6
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Aug 16, 2019 |
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Fundamentals of Blockchain Law with Ryón Nixon Ep #5
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Aug 16, 2019 |
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How To Get Involved in Decentralized Open Source with Dominic Tsang Ep #4
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Aug 08, 2019 |
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Tour de SOL Primer with Eric Williams Ep #3
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Aug 02, 2019 |
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How Solana Works with Anatoly Yakovenko Ep #2
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Jul 26, 2019 |
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Solana Overview with Greg Fitzgerald Ep #1
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Jul 19, 2019 |