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Mapping & Autonomous Vehicles with Alireza Ghods & Ulrik Lages (Natix) | Fully Diluted with Messari Research

Ask Messari Copilot "How could AI-powered camera networks reshape industries beyond autonomous driving?" https://messari.io/copilot/share/transforming-industries-with-ai-camera-networks-f5a4a538-2ce6-4c1d-bdcb-c163adacd3a2 Alireza Ghods & Ulrik Lages, Natix's Core Contributors, join the Messari Research team to discuss mapping and autonomous vehicles. Learn about the potential applications of their data for autonomous driving, smart cities, and beyond, as well as how Natix is leveraging bloc...

Jan 10, 202546 min

The State of DePIN 2024 with Sal Gala (EV3) & Connor Lovely (Building in Public) | Fully Diluted with Messari Research

Ask Messari Copilot "What were the top trends in the State of DePIN 2024?" https://messari.io/copilot/share/depin-trends-2024-6bb67c3b-1d3d-4b39-8fc2-e95c585f0a4c EV3's Sal Gala and BiP's Connor Lovely join the Messari Research team to take a deep dive into Messari's latest State of DePIN report.Join us as we explore predictions for 2025, groundbreaking AI-agent integrations, revenue growth in decentralized sectors, and the global impact of DePIN networks. From the rise of compute and energy pro...

Jan 09, 202549 min

Unlocking the Future of Connected Mobility With Rob Solomon, co-founder of DIMO | Fully Diluted with Messari Research

Ask Messari Copilot: "How is DIMO scaling its vehicle network and attracting developers in 2025?" https://messari.io/copilot/share/scaling-dimo-s-vehicle-network-in-2025-f96147fb-d495-4975-b7d8-c99ab6e7cd2b Join Dylan and Kinji as they sit down with Rob Solomon, co-founder of DIMO, to discuss how DIMO is revolutionizing vehicle connectivity through decentralized technology. From enabling seamless car data sharing to exploring use cases like usage-based insurance, EV charging insights, and even P...

Jan 08, 202533 min

Revolutionizing Decentralized Wireless Networks with Rich DeVaul, co-founder and CEO of XNet | Fully Diluted with Messari Research

Ask Messari Copilot: "How does XNet's D-WIN approach differ from Helium's?" https://messari.io/copilot/share/comparing-d-win-and-helium-0d52047b-1db4-42e1-bc39-9a7a6da027d8 Join Dylan Bane and Kinji Steimetz as they dive into the future of decentralized wireless with Rich DeVaul, co-founder and CEO of XNet, on this episode of Fully Diluted. Rich shares XNet’s groundbreaking approach to decentralized wireless (D-WIN), how they’re solving mobile coverage challenges with enterprise-grade solutions,...

Jan 07, 202555 min

"WTF is Peaq and Why Is It Worth $2B?" with Leo Dorlochter & Max Thake (Co-Founders of Peaq) | Fully Diluted with Messari Research

Ask Messari Copilot "WTF is Peaq and Why Is It Worth $2B?" https://messari.io/copilot/share/understanding-peaq-s-valuation-f4abf889-1882-4d1d-a7d0-718f9db04bd7 Leonard Dorlochter & Max Thake, Co-Founders of Peaq join the Messari Research team. Peaq is the layer-1 blockchain powering the Machine Economy, made up of real-world Web3 apps (DePINs) and the millions of devices that run on them. The Fully Diluted Podcast with Messari Research brings you insightful, no-hype takes on what actually dr...

Jan 06, 202547 minSeason 1Ep. 1

Callen Van Den Elst (Wintermute) | The Protocol Services Podcast with Jack Purdy

Ask Messari Copilot: "What is Wintermute?" https://messari.io/copilot/share/understanding-wintermute-90b0f9d2-a259-4682-92e0-4dda8802946b Bringing you insights and stories from specialist teams providing consulting, risk advisory, treasury management, strategic finance, and everything crypto protocols need. Today's guest is Cllen Van Den Elst from Wintermute. Learn more about Messari Protocol Services at https://messari.io/protocol-services This episode and its contents do not necessarily reflec...

Dec 27, 202437 min

Annual Crypto Theses 2025 Audiobook | All Chapters

Read Messari's Annual Crypto Theses for FREE!: https://messari.io/report/the-crypto-theses-2025 Over 100 pages of everything you need to know in crypto for 2025. Follow Messari on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MessariCrypto Follow Unqualified Opinions on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0uG5qpwFg67zTt0VQRTaZ7?si=13163cbebe01415e Follow Unqualified Opinions on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/messaris-unqualified-opinions/id1455666979 ____ This episode and its contents d...

Dec 23, 20244 hr 36 min

Consumer Crypto & Gaming Year in Review | Kel, Mason Nystrom, Chris Davis | Messari Theses 2025

Read Messari's Annual Crypto Theses for FREE!: https://messari.io/report/the-crypto-theses-2025 Over 100 pages of everything you need to know in crypto for 2025. Get a 30% Discount on an annual subscription to Messari Pro with code THESES25 (valid until Dec. 31, 2024) 00:00 Intro & 2024 Review 06:52 AI Agents 16:12 Launching Fungible Tokens 23:33 Blinks 33:42 Gaming 42:08 Hot Takes for 2025 Follow Messari on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MessariCrypto Follow Unqualified Opinions on Spotify: h...

Dec 20, 202454 min

DeFi & Stablecoins Year In Review | Kinji Steimetz, Sunny Shi & Andrew Dyer | Messari Theses 2025

Read Messari's Annual Crypto Theses for FREE!: https://messari.io/report/the-crypto-theses-2025 Over 100 pages of everything you need to know in crypto for 2025. Get a 30% Discount on an annual subscription to Messari Pro with code THESES25 (valid until Dec. 31, 2024) 00:00 Pendle, Maker, RWA's and...Fartcoin? 12:42 How Successful Can DAOs Be? 17:46 The Star of H2 2024: DEXs 26:42 Hyperliquid 36:09 Centralized Exchanges 51:27 DeFi Renaissance Continues in 2025? Follow Messari on Twitter: https:/...

Dec 19, 202456 min

DePIN Year in Review | Sami Kassab, Dylan Bane & Maartje Bus | Messari Annual Theses 2025

Read Messari's Annual Crypto Theses for FREE!: https://messari.io/report/the-crypto-theses-2025 Over 100 pages of everything you need to know in crypto for 2025. Get a 30% Discount on an annual subscription to Messari Pro with code THESES25 (valid until Dec. 31, 2024) 00:00 Intro & Summary of Dylan's DePIN 2025 Theses 13:59 Helium 27:06 DePIN x AI 32:39 Grass 36:07 Bittensor 48:31 Predictions for 2025 Follow Messari on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MessariCrypto Follow Unqualified Opinions on...

Dec 18, 202457 min

Solana Year in Review | Ryan Watkins, Wilson Withiam, Kinji Steimetz | Messari Annual Theses 2025

Read Messari's Annual Crypto Theses for FREE!: https://messari.io/report/the-crypto-theses-2025 Over 100 pages of everything you need to know in crypto for 2025. Get a 30% Discount on an annual subscription to Messari Pro with code THESES25 (valid until Dec. 31, 2024) 00:00 Intro & How Investors Think About L1 Valuations 09:16 Solana's Year in Review 17:55 Memecoins 24:17 Competitors to Solana 34:14 Solana Predictions for 2025 Follow Messari on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MessariCrypto Foll...

Dec 17, 202439 min

Messari Annual Theses 2025 Are Here! | Intro Episode - State of Crypto | Maartje Bus, Dylan Bane, Sunny Shi & Andrew Dyer

Read Messari's Annual Crypto Theses for FREE!: https://messari.io/report/the-crypto-theses-2025 Over 100 pages of everything you need to know in crypto for 2025. 00:00 Intro & Macro Policy Backdrop 13:46 2025 Policy Expectations 24:15 User Adoption 34:00 Role of DePIN 40:04 The Year in Fundraising 43:41 Memecoins 51:29 Hot Takes for 2025 Follow Messari on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MessariCrypto Follow Unqualified Opinions on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0uG5qpwFg67zTt0VQRTaZ7?si...

Dec 16, 202458 min

Messari Annual Theses 2025 | AI x Crypto | Seth Bloomberg, Dustin Teander & Sunny Shi

Read Messari's Annual Crypto Theses for FREE!: https://messari.io/report/the-crypto-theses-2025 Over 100 pages of everything you need to know in crypto for 2025. 00:00 Intro & Summary of AI Section of Theses 13:48 Why Does AI Benefit From Crypto Infrastructure? 22:31 AI Agents 36:21 Bittensor 46:06 Dynamic TAO 53:38 Most Interesting Subnets 56:40 Predictions for 2025 Follow Messari on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MessariCrypto Follow Unqualified Opinions on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/...

Dec 16, 20241 hr 6 min

Todd Ruoff (CEO, Autonomys) on AI 3.0 | Fully Diluted with Messari Research

Ask Messari Copilot " Please explain how Autonomys enables the builds of AI agents. " Todd Ruoff, CEO of Autonomys joins the Messari Research team to talk about AI agents, modular blockchain architecture, and the future of AI. Autonomys' AI3.0 ecosystem stack is designed to provide all the necessary components to build and deploy AI-powered dApps (super dApps) and agents. The Fully Diluted Podcast with Messari Research brings you insightful, no-hype takes on what actually drives value in crypto....

Dec 11, 202427 min

David Vorick (Founder, Glow) on Incentivized Solar Energy | Fully Diluted with Messari Research

Ask Messari Copilot " Please explain how Glow incentivizes the build out of solar energy farms. " David Vorick, Founder of Glow joins the Messari Research team to talk about decentralized solar energy. Glow is on a mission to power the planet with 100% renewable energy. Every individual, no matter how small, can participate meaningfully in the mission. Every contribution to Glow fuels and motivates solar farms to slash CO2 emissions, and earns you Impact Points to measure the positive change. Th...

Dec 10, 202435 min

Alex Cutler (Co-Founder, Aerodrome) | Fully Diluted with Messari Research

Ask Messari Copilot "Please explain Aerodrome's recent growth." https://messari.io/copilot/share/aerodrome-s-growth-analysis-b1f4da98-e4d1-412f-9b5a-fbcf61bf1e2b Alex Cutler, Co-Founder of Aerodrome joins the Messari Research team to talk about DEX's, Metadex's, Aerodrome and Velodrome. Aerodrome Finance is a next-generation AMM designed to serve as Base's central liquidity hub, combining a powerful liquidity incentive engine, vote-lock governance model, and friendly user experience. Aerodrome i...

Dec 05, 202433 min

Joseph Axisa (Axis Advisory) on 2025's Legal Crypto Challenges | The Protocol Services Podcast with Jack Purdy

Ask Messari Copilot: " What are the most common legal challenges facing crypto in 2025? " Bringing you insights and stories from specialist teams providing consulting, risk advisory, treasury management, strategic finance, and everything crypto protocols need. Today's guest is Joseph Axisa from Axis Advisory. Learn more about Messari Protocol Services at https://messari.io/protocol-services This episode and its contents do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Messari, Inc. Hosts and guests ma...

Dec 03, 202429 min

How DePIN Energy Can Save The Planet with Dylan Bane | The Story

Ask Messari Copilot " How do energy projects use DePIN tokenomics? ⁠" Currently, the world is not on track to limit global temperature increases by 1.5C, which risks irreversible climate change. Two major infrastructure challenges are delaying progress - a grid not designed for distributed energy sources, and lack of incentives. DePIN can help solve both of those problems, and Dylan Bane is here to explain. Hosted by Maartje Bus ( ⁠https://x.com/maartjebus⁠ ) Written and Produced by Steve Bichim...

Nov 27, 202413 min

A Web3 Game that Feels Like a Web2 Game with Chris Davis | The Story

Ask Messari Copilot " How does Pirate Nation use crypto incentives? " Web3 gaming hit new heights in October 2024, recording nearly 8 million daily onchain active addresses. But most games are still only partially onchain, due to scalability challenges. Pirate Nation, a fully-onchain game, seems have solved some of these problems, processing over 350M transations across more than 300k active addresses. Will this be the first fully-onchain game to break out? Chris Davis has the answer. Hosted by ...

Nov 20, 202420 min

"You Can Automate A Huge Chunk of Telecom If It's Onchain" - Neil Chatterjee (Andrena) | Fully Diluted with Messari Research

Ask Messari Copilot " Please give me an overview of Andrena and DAWN " Neil Chatterjee, CEO of Andrena joins the Messari Research team to talk about DAWN, which stands for "Decentralized Autonomous Wireless Network". DAWN is a decentralized protocol designed to bootstrap and orchestrate multi-gigabit, user-powered mesh networks, initially powering fixed wireless home internet. This approach allows anyone to contribute wireless coverage and bandwidth to a city-wide network, democratizing Internet...

Nov 14, 202440 min

Ani Pai (Dragonfly) and Mahesh Ramakrishnan (EV3) on Investing in DePIN | Fully Diluted with Messari Research

Ask Messari Copilot " Please list the investments that Escape Velocity and Dragonfly have made together. " The Fully Diluted Podcast with Messari Research brings you insightful, no-hype takes on what actually drives value in crypto. Subscribe to get weekly episodes with the best builders and researchers in crypto. 00:00 Intros & DePIN Trends 09:22 Strongest Progress So Far 18:09 Assessment of DePIN's Talent Pool 26:00 Innovation vs. Hype 32:37 The Future of DePIN Hosted by Dylan Bane of Mess...

Nov 07, 202439 min

Omer Goldberg (Chaos Labs) on Risk Management | The Protocol Services Podcast with Jack Purdy

Ask Messari Copilot: " What services does Chaos Labs provide? " Bringing you insights and stories from specialist teams providing consulting, risk advisory, treasury management, strategic finance, and everything crypto protocols need. Today's guest is Omer Goldberg from Chaos Labs. Learn more about Messari Protocol Services at https://messari.io/protocol-services This episode and its contents do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Messari, Inc. Hosts and guests may hold cryptocurrencies disc...

Nov 05, 202439 min

Jim Hiltner (Superstate) on RWA's | Fully Diluted with Messari Research

Ask Messari Copilot " Give me a summary of Superstate's offerings. " The Fully Diluted Podcast with Messari Research brings you insightful, no-hype takes on what actually drives value in crypto. Subscribe to get weekly episodes with the best builders and researchers in crypto. 00:00 Intros 03:53 Recent Growth of Tokenized Treasuries 09:41 Short-Term Use Cases 15:12 Winner-Take-Most? 21:07 Privacy Hosted by Kinji Steimetz and Seth Bloomberg of Messari Follow Messari on Twitter : Follow Unqualifie...

Nov 01, 202432 min

GEODNET Deep Dive with Dylan Bane | The Story

Ask Messari Copilot " What is GEODNET's fundraising history?" GEODNET has over $1m in annualized revenue, 2x as many supply-side nodes as its incumbent competitor, and the lowest device payback period in DePIN - and gets very little attention in crypto discourse. Dylan Bane is here to change that. Hosted by Maartje Bus ( https://x.com/maartjebus ) Written and Produced by Steve Bichimer Based on " DePIN for TradFi: A GEODNET Valuation and Breakdown ", by Dylan Bane Follow Messari on Twitter Follo...

Oct 30, 202417 min

Matt Dobel (Gauntlet) | The Protocol Services Podcast with Jack Purdy

Ask Messari Copilot: " What services does Gauntlet provide? " Bringing you insights and stories from specialist teams providing consulting, risk advisory, treasury management, strategic finance, and everything crypto protocols need. Today's guest is Matt Dobel from Gauntlet. Learn more about Messari Protocol Services at https://messari.io/protocol-services This episode and its contents do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Messari, Inc. Hosts and guests may hold cryptocurrencies discussed i...

Oct 28, 202439 min

All Things Fundraising (AI, DePIN, APAC) with Andrew Dyer | The Story

Ask Messari Copilot " What were the largest AI fundraises in Q3 2024? " Crypto fundraising in Q3 2024 was something of a mixed bag. But there were important developments in AI, DePIN and the APAC region. Andrew Dyer is here to break it all down - and hand out some awards. Hosted by Maartje Bus ( https://x.com/maartjebus ) Written and Produced by Steve Bichimer Based on "Q3 224 Fundraising Report", by Andrew Dyer ( https://messari.io/report/q3-2024-fundraising ) Follow Messari on Twitter Follow U...

Oct 23, 202416 min

Abhay Kumar (CEO, Helium Foundation) and Mario Di Dio (GM of Network, Nova Labs) on Carrier Offload

Ask Messari Copilot " Explain Helium's Carrier Offload offering. " The Fully Diluted Podcast with Messari Research brings you insightful, no-hype takes on what actually drives value in crypto. Subscribe to get weekly episodes with the best builders and researchers in crypto. 00:00 Intros 05:05 Opportunities 09:40 Transitions 13:12 Services 19:22 Successes 26:14 Future Hosted by Dylan Bane and Seth Bloomberg of Messari Follow Messari on Twitter Follow Unqualified Opinions on Spotify Follow Unqual...

Oct 22, 202433 min

Luca Netz (Pudgy Penguins) and Julian Holguin (Doodles) on Consumer Crypto | Fully Diluted Podcast

Ask Messari Copilot " Explain how Doodles and Pudgy Penguins use crypto to grow their brands. " The Fully Diluted Podcast with Messari Research brings you insightful, no-hype takes on what actually drives value in crypto. Subscribe to get weekly episodes with the best builders and researchers in crypto. 00:00 Intros 04:49 Community 10:04 Global Audience 11:29 Web3 21:47 Financial Alignment & Ownership Culture 30:04 Mainstream Adoption 37:07 Future Hosted by Chris Davis and Seth Bloomberg of ...

Oct 17, 202439 min

The State of DeFi Q3 2024 with Kinji Steimetz | The Story

The headline numbers for DeFi weren't pretty in Q3 - and Kinji Steimetz isn't here to deny that. But there were some bright spots - and an honest take on Unichain. Ask Messari Copilot " What is Unichain? " Hosted by Maartje Bus (https://x.com/maartjebus) Written and Produced by Steve Bichimer Based on " State of DeFi Q3 2024 ", by Kinji Steimetz Follow Messari on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MessariCrypto Follow Unqualified Opinions on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0uG5qpwFg67zTt0VQRTaZ...

Oct 16, 202414 min

Ronin's Rebirth with Chris Davis | The Story

Ask Messari Copilot " What are the most popular games on the Ronin chain in 2024? " In 2021, Ronin’s flagship game, Axie Infinity, propelled Web3 gaming into the global spotlight. But when the broader crypto market crashed in 2022, Axie’s highly inflationary token design was exposed, and users abandoned Axie Infinity, and to a large extent, Ronin itself. But recently, Ronin has made something of a comeback. 3 New games - Pixels, Apeiron and Wild Forest have each shown strong growth in the past s...

Oct 09, 202416 min
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