Today we Blast Off with Michael Bennallack , Founder of Mandala Chain & CEO of Republik . We discuss the state of Indonesia & its leadership's interest in leveraging blockchain for citizen ID & services. We explore intersections with enterprise & retail, the structure of Mandala, challenges ahead & the legend of KPG. Want to know what's happening on Polkadot first? Follow The Kus on X! ...
Sep 01, 2024•36 min•Season 1Ep. 159
Key Pictures presents: Behind the Code Web3 Builders with Seun Lanlege , Founder of Polytope Labs & Hyperbridge . Seun discusses transforming Polkadot into a coprocessor for secure, cross-chain interaction without compromise. He dives into the state of blockchain adoption, the technology of Polkadot & a vision for Web3. Follow The Kus !...
Aug 31, 2024•18 min
Today we Blast Off with I Putu Yuliartha, Usman Kansong & Cindy Nataya - each holding roles of responsibility within the Indonesian Government We discuss the nature & state of Indonesia, the governments enthusiasm for blockchain, the driving forces behind the initiative & the vision of Indonesia 2045! Want to know what's happening on Polkadot first? Follow The Kus on X! ...
Aug 25, 2024•18 min•Season 1Ep. 158
Key Pictures presents: Behind the Code Web3 Builders with Alan Vey , founder of Aventus . Alan discusses the journey from ticketing on Ethereum to some of the mind-blowing use cases deployed today on Polkadot including work with Enigmatic Smile, Heathrow Airport, Beatport & Sports Illustrated. Follow The Kus !...
Aug 24, 2024•23 min
Key Pictures presents: Web3 Builders with Ben McMahon , Ecosystem Lead at Hydration . Ben discusses diving into crypto & becoming lead of the Hydration DeFi Stack. He shares details on unique & pivotal features such as the Omnipool, DCA trading, Intents, Hydrated farming & cross-rollup partnership in the Polkadot ecosystem. Follow The Kus !...
Aug 17, 2024•24 min
Today we Blast Off with some of the top & opinionated minds of the Polkadot DAO. We find middle ground & debate on attracting Developers & VCs, Performance vs Awareness Marketing, Budgeting, Business Development, Request for Proposals & a round of AYE or NAY! Want to know what's happening on Polkadot first? Follow The Kus on X! Music by Blissomatico...
Aug 11, 2024•48 min•Season 1Ep. 157
Key Pictures presents: Web3 Builders with I Gede Putu Rahman Desyanta , CEO of Baliola & Founder of Mandala Chain . Anta discusses the introduction of Blockchain to Indonesia, uniting thousands of islands, cultures & data silos with the support of the national government. Follow The Kus !...
Aug 10, 2024•28 min
Today we Blast Off with Mark & Ingø from the new PoKe Polkadot Business Development Initiative. We discuss the philosophy of PoKe and its strategy for onboarding large Business and Enterprise onto the Polkadot Tech Stack! Want to know what's happening on Polkadot first? Follow The Kus on X! Music by Blissomatico...
Aug 04, 2024•17 min•Season 1Ep. 156
Key Pictures presents: Web3 Builders with Co-creators of the DSNP: Harry Evans , CTO of Project Liberty Labs & Braxton Woodham , President. Harry & Braxton discuss the mission of Project Liberty Labs, its work with Social Graphs, Network Effects & the Decentralized Social Networking Protocol - the DSNP. They share about building the Frequency rollup on the Polkadot Tech stack, onboarding MeWe & the ultimate potential of Social Web3. Follow The Kus...
Aug 03, 2024•26 min
Today we Blast Off with Giotto De Filippi , chief memer of the DED Memecoin . We discuss the journey to Polkadot & getting involved with active referenda, business & VC strategies, DED, the Head Ambassador Program, Marketing Bounty, Inflation & Trolls, Haters & Idealists. Want to know what's happening on Polkadot first? Follow The Kus on X! Music by Blissomatico...
Jul 28, 2024•1 hr 28 min•Season 1Ep. 155
Key Pictures presents: Web3 Builders with Anton Khvorov , Founder & CEO of Novasama Technologies & Valentin Sergeev , Founder & Android Lead. Anton & Valentin discuss leaping into the Polkadot ecosystem & Leveraging the treasury to solve issues with User Experience. They share details on their one-tap & easy onboarding products like Nova Wallet, Telenova, Cloudbacks & the coming NovaCard powered by Mastercard! Follow The Kus !...
Jul 27, 2024•27 min
Today we Blast Off with Angie Dalton & Nick Douzinas who have combined forces under the DOT Play Banner! We discuss the state of "Crypto Gaming" and its misalignment with mass market audiences. They share the superstar strategy, overcoming onboarding obstacles, sharing revenue with the treasury, and emerging trends toward the future creator economy! Want to know what's happening on Polkadot first? Follow The Kus on X! ...
Jul 21, 2024•22 min•Season 1Ep. 154
Key Pictures presents: Web3 Builders with Brana Rakic , Founder & CTO of OriginTrail & Nikola Todorovic , Lead Blockchain Engineer. Brana & Nikola discuss the future AI-generated Internet & the necessity of verifiable knowledge assets, the NeuroWeb project & why Polkadot was best suited to deploy on, Mass Adoption & Web3. Follow The Kus !...
Jul 20, 2024•17 min
Today we Blast Off with Tim & Alexandra from the Polkadot Blockchain Academy - founded by Gavin Wood! Tim & Alex discuss the high performance of PBA5 students, the fate of the Founders Track, the new Online Course, PBA X, & providing continuing education under Polkadot Treasury Funds! Want to know what's happening on Polkadot first? Follow The Kus on X! Music by Blissomatico...
Jul 07, 2024•24 min•Season 1Ep. 153
Today we Blast Off with Gavin Wood , Co-Founder of Ethereum & Polkadot! Gav answers audience questions about aspects of JAM: the Join Accumulate Machine - including how it will support Polkadot & parachains, an overview of Work Packages, Elves, Services, and the JAM Toaster at the Polkadot Palace! Want to know what's happening on Polkadot first? Follow The Kus on X! Music by Blissomatico...
Jun 30, 2024•30 min
Key Pictures presents: Web3 Thinkers with Ewald Hess , Chair of the Energy Web Foundation & Co-founder and CEO of Grid Singularity. Ed discusses the application of distributed systems to Energy Markets and the progress of the Energy Web project. He shares an early vision of Web3 and how it applies to the future of treasury management, diplomacy, individual responsibility & AI. Follow The Kus !...
Jun 29, 2024•29 min
Today we Blast Off with Robert Habermeier , founding engineer of Polkadot! Rob unpacks the meaning of State & how it's a bottleneck across the blockchain industry. He reveals details about engineering the NOMT storage solution funded by Sovereign Labs, its potential for Polkadot, concentrating efforts in the ecosystem & his thoughts on JAM! Want to know what's happening on Polkadot first? Follow The Kusamarian on X! ...
Jun 23, 2024•33 min•Season 1Ep. 151
Key Pictures presents: Web3 Thinkers with Bill Laboon , Web3 Foundation. Bill discusses the essence of blockchain, simplifying Polkadot, resilient systems, decentralizing authority, sustainability & the technology of ownership rights. Follow The Kus !
Jun 22, 2024•21 min
Today we Blast Off with Phil & Dom Kwok, the brothers behind the EasyA app partnered with major blockchain projects including Polkadot to bring high quality education and hackathons to over half a million monthly users! The brothers discuss starting up & the business of app-based education, crypto partners, the 180 Days of Polkadot, JAM implementors prize, hackathons & the brains it takes to build new business on the blockchain! Want to know what's happening on Polkadot first? Follow...
Jun 16, 2024•23 min•Season 1Ep. 150
Key Pictures presents: Web3 Thinkers with Leemo , Co-founder of ChaosDAO & Chief Nice Officer of Novasama Technologies. Leemo discusses his journey into Polkadot, the development of ChaosDAO & leveraging the power of a global network of talent to contribute to Polkadot growth & direction. Follow The Kus !
Jun 15, 2024•23 min
Today we Blast Off with Ryan Dinh , head of BD at SubWallet the mobile or Desktop gateway to Polkadot, Substrate & EVM chains with a drive to be first to market with new features for users in South East Asia and around the globe! Want to know what's happening on Polkadot first? Follow The Kusamarian on X! Music by Blissomatico...
Jun 09, 2024•20 min•Season 1Ep. 149
Key Pictures presents: Web3 Thinkers with Gavin Wood, Co-founder of Polkadot & Ethereum, and architect of JAM. Gavin discusses crypto regulation, neutralizing the venom of centralized AI, the technical solution in Agile Coretime, JAM, and how they fit into the greater mission of Web3 Follow The Kus !
Jun 08, 2024•25 min
Today we Blast Off with Conor Daly , Top 10 finisher at the Indy500 in the Polkadot #24 Indy Car. We discuss the race from start to the biggest mover finish, dangers in the cockpit, the crew, Polkadot support & a career of obsession. Want to know what's happening on Polkadot first? Follow The Kusamarian on X! Music by Blissomatico...
Jun 02, 2024•28 min•Season 1Ep. 128
Key Pictures presents: Web3 Thinkers with Dakota Barnett , Founder of Invarch Dakota discusses entrenched systems of power in free society, the empowerment of everyone & cascading change with Web3 Tools. Follow The Kus !
Jun 01, 2024•22 min
Key Pictures presents: Web3 Thinkers with Joshua Cheong , Product & Ecosystem Engagement at Parity Technologies. Joshua discusses the geographic decentralization of Web3 Contributors, the unique solutions it provides, the PolkadotDAO, & the Network State Follow The Kus !
May 25, 2024•20 min
Today we Blast Off with Ben McMahon from HydraDX on the rollout of Hydration, the Hydrated Dollar - Hollar!, Money Markets, MetaMask & Governance. Want to know what's happening on Polkadot first? Follow The Kusamarian on X! Music by Blissomatico...
May 19, 2024•30 min•Season 1Ep. 147
Today we Blast Off with Simon Hipkins of Key Pictures who's been documenting the evolution of Polkadot, it's key figures, and story in the popular Behind the Code series Behind the Code II - Episode 1 is premiering May 16th on the main Polkadot social accounts! Want to know what's happening on Polkadot first? Follow The Kusamarian on X! Music by Blissomatico...
May 12, 2024•36 min•Season 1Ep. 146
Key Pictures presents: Web3 Thinkers with Ingø Rübe on ID Dangers on the Internet & the Decentralized Solution - Proudly presented by The Kusamarian. Ingø discusses the nature of real world identification, the dangers of how ID developed on the internet & the data problem, a decentralized solution in web3.0, keeping AI accountable, and the social experiment of the Polkadot DAO. Follow The Kus !...
May 11, 2024•22 min
Today we blast off with Layah Heilpern , crypto journalist & content creator on her journey through state-funded media, Bitcoin, Memecoins and Blockchains's tech in the future of the world. Want to know what's happening on Polkadot first? Follow The Kusamarian on X! Music by Blissomatico...
May 05, 2024•39 min
Key Pictures presents: Web3 Thinkers with Frank McCourt on Digital Feudalism & the Advent of a Free Internet - Proudly presented by The Kusamarian. Frank McCourt discusses feudal history, humanity's move to freedom, modern enslavement from the design of the internet, Blockchain solutions, Project Liberty, and Our Biggest Fight! Follow The Kus !
May 04, 2024•23 min
