The weekly podcast from the blocmates camp with Alex, Grant and Gazz, covering all the news that we've found the most worthwhile to talk about from the past week in crypto.
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Jedi is joined by CJ, the Chief Strategy Officer of Demex. We explore their unique approach to decentralized exchange and innovation in on-chain perps markets for meme coins. Discover DMEX's history, marketplace strategy, and upcoming features, from multi-asset collateral models to liquidity solutions.
The lads record the usual Friday news review, for a chat about everything that's happened in crypto this week. This episode covers: - Hyperliquid's bullish airdrop - pump.fun shuts down its live-streaming feature - Eth team just won't stop selling - Tornado Cash is set free - AI Agents are the future
Grant hosts Jack Niewold Podcaster at Decypher, as they discuss crypto trends, the U.S. regulatory landscape, and the evolving content space in crypto media. In this episode, you’ll learn: Industry Shift to Meme-driven Content Distribution Murad’s Thesis and Cult-like Communities Challenges with DeFi Projects and L1s Decypher’s Growth and Future Vision
This week, on TAO Talk episode 11, 563 is joined by namoray from Rayon Labs as they discuss the latest developments in the Bittensor ecosystem and beyond. Headlines include new organizations focused directly on Bittensor, including Barry Silbert's Yuma and Ala's (Bittensor co-founder) Crucible Labs. The two also discuss new subnets that have come online (SignalPlus and Condense AI) as well as Rayon Lab's huge updates, including: - SN19 offering *fastest and cheapest* access to LLMs - Chutes will...
Grant hosts Jack Melnick, Head of DeFi at Berachain as they discuss the development, strategy, and future of liquidity optimization and user acquisition within the crypto space. In this episode, you'll learn: How Berachain Facilitates Liquidity Optimization Solving the Cold Start Problem Berachain’s New Product: Royco Boyco AppChains vs General Purpose chains Liquidity Incentivization and Product Alignment Give us a thumbs up, leave your thoughts below, and hit that subscribe button to stay tune...
This week, in TAO Talk episode 10, 563 and Brody are joined by guests from WOMBO (Ben and Sami) to discuss the latest developments in the BitTensor ecosystem and beyond. In this episode, you’ll learn: - Bittensor adding 12 new subnet slots - Wombo’s unique perspective on Crypto-AI - Wombo’s AI-powered subnet analyzer - Their new project called “Pyramid Scheme” - Announcements from other subnets - Taoshi, Macrocosmos, and Omega Labs
Grant hosts Sam Williams, Founder of Arweave as they explore innovations in blockchain scalability, decentralized storage, and the evolution of Web3 applications. In this episode, you'll learn: Arweave’s Information Storage Network AO's Approach to Blockchain Limitations AO's Hyperparallel Model Potential applications of AO in AI, DeFi, and decentralized social media Give us a thumbs up, leave your thoughts below, and hit that subscribe button...
This week, in TAO Talk episode 9, 563 and Brody are joined by Ian and Estate Cat from Nickel5 as they discuss the latest developments in the Bittensor ecosystem, In this episode, you’ll learn: Upcoming DTAO Launch EVM Compatibility on Bittensor Subnet Entrenchment and Weight Copying Bad Actors in the Ecosystem Power of Bittensor Community
Welcome back to Good Morning Degen. This week, the lads take us through the main headlines, including Saylor buying up all the Bitcoins, Celestia's mammoth unlock, and the next evolution of AI and meme coins.
Grant hosts Michael Kong, the CEO of Sonic Labs as they discuss the rebranding of Fantom to Sonic, the technical changes and improvements, and the vision for the new chain. In this episode, you'll learn: - Fantom's rebranding to Sonic and the impact on the ecosystem - Technical changes and improvements made in the new Sonic chain - Gas monetization and its benefits for developers and the network - Sonic Gateway and its role in facilitating faster and more secure transactions - $S token: airdrop ...
Grant hosts Seb co-founder of Sophon, a blockchain-based platform that aims to bring a more user-friendly, consumer-focused, and entertaining experience to the crypto industry. The conversation covers various topics, such as the current state of the crypto industry, the challenges of onboarding new users, and the importance of building a more consumer-focused platform. Seb shares his vision for Sophon, which includes creating a chain that is more accessible and user-friendly, with a focus on ent...
Alex, Gazz, Mike, and Grant are back for the first time in over a year for an episode of Good Morning Degen. Today’s chat centers around Grant’s exclusive interview with Truth Terminal founder Andy Ayrey and what has come since AI launched its first meme coin, the GOAT token. You’ll also hear about: - Our thoughts on the Truth Terminal interview - The pump.fun token launch and potential airdrop - Stripe acquiring crypto stablecoin platform Bridge in a $1.1bn deal - MakerDAO’s 180 on its rebrand ...
Grant hosts Andy in an EXCLUSIVE interview as he discusses the experience of building Truth Terminal. The Truth Terminal AI language model has gained popularity and autonomy through its interactions with users on X (formerly known as Twitter) and its association with the meme coin known as GOAT which has ignited a frenzy online in the past two weeks. In this episode, you will learn: - How AI Launched its First Meme Coin - What is Truth Terminal? - Emergence of GOAT Token - Who made the GOAT Coin...
Grant hosts Emmet on the blocmates podcast as they discuss Seeker, a new device that aims to bridge the gap between Web3 and mobile devices. Seeker is a flagship Android device that features seamless Web3 hardware and software integration, including a built-in wallet and dApp store. Emmett discusses the development of the Seeker, its features, and how it will change the way users interact with crypto. He also touches on the challenges of building hardware and how the Seeker overcomes the obstacl...
Founder Series brings on Piers from Radix, a layer-one protocol. He analyzes the relationship between retail, corporate, and government sectors and the role of institutions in driving the growth of DeFi. The conversation focuses on the current challenges and limitations of DeFi, particularly in terms of liquidity and fragmentation, and how Radix is attempting to address these issues through its platform. They discuss the importance of security, programmability, and usability in DeFi and how Radi...
Founder Series brings on Kyle, as they discuss prediction markets, the benefits of using crypto-based prediction markets, and the potential for biases and malicious behavior. Kyle shares his experiences and insights about Hedgehog Markets and discusses the company's upcoming developments, including the deployment of peer-to-peer and peer-to-pool style markets on Eclipse.
Welcome back to TAO Talk, the weekly blocmates show recapping all of the news in the Bittensor ecosystem. Produced by blocmates and supported by Onchain Outpost. This week's episode sees 563 and Brody joined by Ken Miyachi, co-founder of BitMind, the world's first decentralized AI deep fake detection system, building on Bittensor. We discuss the recent Google-hosted Bittensor and Dippy conference and its impact on the tech giant’s potential move toward AI and crypto, the intricacies of protein f...
This week, 563 and Brody are joined by Will (fox) and Steffen (crux), co-founders of Macrocosmos. The lads discuss: New dashboard from SN6 Infinite Games - Why is “prediction” such a natural use case for Bittensor subnets? NextPlace AI launches on SN 48 - With so many new subnets popping up, is there a limit to the variety or does Bittensor just swallow everything? Macrocosmos updates: - Aladdin/BISTRO: distributed training - Why is it important that Bittensor focus on this topic in particular? ...
Founder Series brings on BigBeardSamurait, the founder of exSat, as he explains the concept of exSat, a docking layer for Bitcoin that provides a data availability layer and a hybrid consensus mechanism. He highlights the benefits of exSat for miners, validators, custodians, and end users and discusses the tokenomics of the XSAT token and the RAM token.
Founder Series brings Nick from Unstoppable as he shares the company's journey in creating a decentralized alternative to centralized exchanges. The conversation covers Unstoppable’s dedication to self-custody, decentralization, and user safety, highlighting features like advanced order types, margin trading, and a secure, user-friendly mobile app. They also address regulatory challenges in the EU and US and their impact on innovation in the crypto space. The discussion emphasizes unique DeFi pr...
Founder Series brings on Devin from GammaSwap as they dive into the evolution and innovation in DeFi, particularly around options and volatility trading. Devin shares GammaSwap's origins, the challenges faced by traditional AMMs, and how GammaSwap addresses these by enabling decentralized long volatility. They also discuss the differences between perpetual and traditional options, focusing on improving capital efficiency and reducing liquidity fragmentation. They also explore the nuances of perp...
Founder Series brings on Josh, the founder of Irys, to explore the concept of programmable data and its role in blockchain. The discussion covers the importance of on-chain data storage and also discusses potential use cases, particularly in data-driven applications like AI, and emphasizes the need to find a market fit. Community building is highlighted as crucial to the project's success, with a strong focus on creating an engaged, dedicated community. Don't forget to spread the love - give us ...
Founder Series brings on Sehaj, the CEO of Avantis as they discuss its innovative approach to tackling challenges in decentralized finance (DeFi). The discussion covers Avantis' unique features, like its focus on balancing the needs of liquidity providers (LPs) and traders through loss protection and other incentives. The episode also touches on the integration of real-world assets (RWAs) into on-chain trading, addressing regulatory hurdles and the importance of liquidity and accurate asset para...
Founder Series brings on Saj from BadgerDAO to share his journey from electrical engineering to becoming a prominent figure in DeFi. He discusses the early days of BadgerDAO, which sought to connect Bitcoin and Ethereum through inventive DeFi solutions. Saj introduces EBTC, a new protocol designed to offer a more capital-efficient and trustless solution for Bitcoin in DeFi. EBTC uses synthetic assets and state ETH to provide a stable, cost-effective borrowing option. The episode covers the techn...
Founder Series is back and this time we’ve got Jordi Alexandr from Mantle catching us up on Mantle, Puff, Marketing, and Poker! The conversation touches on the challenges of inflationary rewards, the significance of community and network effects, and Mantle’s strategic use of its treasury to support new assets and projects. The speakers explore ideal DeFi products in borrowing, trading, and staking, focusing on user experience and ecosystem integration. Geordie shares personal insights on balanc...
In this episode of the blocmates podcast, Jedi is joined by Jaindr as they explore the intricate world of Zentry (formerly Guild Fi), They take an insightful look into its technical details and the innovative products their team has developed. They highlight the importance of user engagement by bridging Web2 and Web3 through a play economy. They also introduce Radiant, a mini-game app that overlays experiences across different games, and Nexus, a social fire platform designed to enhance social i...
In this episode of the blocmates podcast, we look at a project set to shake up the ticketing world with blockchain tech. Jedi has a chat with Colby and Oliver from Open Ticket Exchange Network. They take us through the genesis of their venture, the hurdles they've encountered in the industry, and the ingenious solutions they've cooked up along the way. From combating ticket scalping to giving artists a fair shake with transparent, decentralized ticketing. But that's not all. They also dive into ...
In this segment of Beramates, you're in for a treat! Grant has an insightful chat withLordPemby about the Yeet project within the cryptocurrency community. They chat about everything from game mechanics to liquidity strategies, NFT integration, and how they're keeping the community engaged. Plus, you'll get the inside scoop on where the project is headed, what's on the roadmap, and some funny stories thrown in for good measure. Don't forget to spread the love - give us a thumbs up, leave your th...
In this episode of the blocmates podcast, Jedi has an insightful chat with the founder of Fareplay, Eren. They discuss the intricacies of building a decentralised dynamic entity and the basic structure of a decentralised casino. Eren shares what makes Fareplay unique in its approach to decentralising the house. They discuss the importance of creating value for token holders, revenue models, product focus, market trends, and the prospects for gambling projects like Fareplay. Finally, they reveal ...
In this episode of the blocmates podcast, Jedi is joined by the Co-founder of DeFi Saver, Nenad Palinkasevic. Nenade provides insights on the importance of thinking long-term and keeping a keen eye on security and user-friendliness. They dive into concepts like account abstraction, smart wallets, and multi-signature wallets, all aimed at streamlining complex DeFi manoeuvres and beefing up security measures. And while they're all for the exciting possibilities of meme coins and other new trends, ...
