AAG #227 - No Show 👻
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Apr 28, 2025•47 min
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ep. 189 - PEER3: Peer-to-Peer Meets Blockchain 🎰 Low-Latency Poker w/ Web3 Guarantees
Blasting Off with Luka Stanisic, founder of PEER3, a Web3 project that snagged a $600K USDT + 30,000 DOT grant from the Polkadot Treasury. Luka breaks down how in the PEER3 system, participants are liquidity, why latency is the enemy of fun, and how their system ensures trust without servers — think BitTorrent meets smart contracts! With a team featuring Jeff Burdges and Kasper from Mythical, PEER3 is set to launch a poker platform that’s fast, fair, and fee-free. Don’t miss this deep dive into ...
Apr 27, 2025•32 min•Season 1Ep. 189
AAG #226 - Metaproposal 🫨
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on The Kus !
Apr 26, 2025•1 hr 30 min
AAG #225 - Kusama Hub ☕️
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on The Kus !
Apr 21, 2025•1 hr 5 min
ep. 188 - From Coding at 8 to Polkadot’s JAM 🧑🚀 Daniel Cukier: Man of the Future
Today we Blast Off with Daniel Cookier, a core developer of the Jamixer project, as he shares his inspiring journey from coding at age 8 in Brazil to becoming a passionate advocate for Polkadot’s Web3 vision. Starting with an Apple II in 1987, Daniel’s love for problem-solving led him to blockchain, where he found his calling at the Polkadot Blockchain Academy. Discover why he believes Polkadot’s resilience and decentralization will outlast other ecosystems, his work on the JAM gray paper, and h...
Apr 20, 2025•38 min•Season 1Ep. 188
AAG #224 - Too Quiet 🤫
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on The Kus !
Apr 17, 2025•1 hr 44 min
AAG #223 - $PARITY 🐦⬛
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on The Kus !
Apr 14, 2025•1 hr 8 min
ep. 187 - Inside the Polkadot Blockchain Academy 🎓 Bootcamp Breakdown with Next-gen Devs!
Dive into an explosive episode of Space Monkeys with Polkadot Blockchain Academy students in Lucerne, Switzerland! Join Sam Wakefield, Sree Sanakkayala, and Bhargav Sagiraju as they unpack their intense 2.5-week journey mastering Polkadot’s cutting-edge tech. From building dapps and protocols to debating Web3 governance, real-world assets (RWAs), proof of personhood & even mind-uploading, this podcast is packed with insights on blockchain’s future. Discover why Polkadot is the "AWS of blockc...
Apr 13, 2025•37 min•Season 1Ep. 187
AAG #222 - Guestlist 🎵
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on The Kus !
Apr 10, 2025•1 hr 35 min
AAG #221 - Max 😵
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on The Kus !
Apr 07, 2025•29 min
ep. 186 - Cardano Midnight Exposed 🌑 The Privacy Chain on Substrate - Must-Know Secrets!
Dive into the groundbreaking world of Cardano’s Midnight project with developer Justin Frevert on Space Monkeys! Discover how this Substrate-based partner chain brings selective disclosure and data protection to blockchain, revolutionizing privacy with zero-knowledge proofs and sidechain synergy. Learn about its unique architecture, shared security with Cardano, and the future of zk-based bridging. Perfect for crypto enthusiasts, developers, and anyone curious about the next evolution of blockch...
Apr 06, 2025•19 min•Season 1Ep. 186
AAG #220 - Humanoid 🤖
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on The Kus !
Apr 04, 2025•1 hr 20 min
AAG #219 - Launcher 🚀
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on The Kus !
Mar 31, 2025•48 min
ep. 185 - TVVIN: From Smugglers' Caves to Polkadot! Tokenizing Gold, Silver with Yield
Join Space Monkeys as we blast off with Lise and Thomas, CMO and CEO of TVVIN, a groundbreaking real-world asset tokenization project! Discover how TVVIN will brings gold, silver, platinum, and palladium on-chain, starting with VVG (1 token = 1 gram of gold) stored in secret smugglers’ caves beneath St. Petersport, Guernsey. Learn about the TVVIX utility token, powering liquid staking and yielding returns from traditional finance markets. From Ravenscroft’s billions in management to Polkadot’s A...
Mar 30, 2025•26 min•Season 1Ep. 185
AAG #218 - Porsche 🚘
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on The Kus !
Mar 29, 2025•1 hr 48 min
AAG #217 - Rawdoggin 🦴
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on The Kus !
Mar 24, 2025•1 hr 35 min
ep. 184 - Dapps ARE NOT Decentralized! SQD Fixes that with Web3's Only Indexing Juggernaut
Dive into the future of Web3 with SQD (formerly SubSquid) co-founders Marcel and Dimitri on Space Monkeys! Discover how SQD is transforming blockchain data indexing with a decentralized, permissionless network—think of it as the "Bitcoin of data." From powering DeFi apps, wallets, and analytics to supporting Polkadot’s ecosystem and beyond (GMX, PancakeSwap, and more), SQD’s innovative approach is 200x more efficient than traditional RPCs. Learn how their token stakes bandwidth, not payments, an...
Mar 23, 2025•20 min•Season 1Ep. 184
AAG #216 - Cloud ⛅️
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Mar 20, 2025•1 hr 38 min
AAG #215 - RFPs 🙏
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on The Kus !
Mar 17, 2025•1 hr 3 min
ep. 183 - Web3 Meets Web2: Polkadot’s Secret to Onboarding Millions w/ Gautam Dhameja
Join us on Space Monkeys as we blast off with Gautam Dhameja, founder of Blockdeep Labs, a driving force in the Polkadot ecosystem. Discover how Polkadot is flipping the script—bringing Web3 to Web2—to onboard millions of users seamlessly, from Mythical Games’ 6.2M+ users to Vbrick’s enterprise video revolution. Gautam plunges into blockchain’s role as a verification machine (not a database!), the power of parachains, and why even JAM blockspace might get crowded in 5 years. Plus, get the scoop ...
Mar 16, 2025•41 min•Season 1Ep. 183
AAG #214 - FaZe Clan 🩸
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on The Kus !
Mar 13, 2025•1 hr 24 min
AAG #213 - KSM/DOT 🤝
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on The Kus !
Mar 10, 2025•1 hr 41 min
ep. 182 - Frequency’s User Boom: 30M from Blue Sky, TikTok Plans & Polkadot’s Future
Join us for an explosive episode with Braxton, co-founder of Frequency Rollup, as we unpack their game-changing deal to bring Web3 to Blue Sky’s 30 million users on Polkadot! Recorded live at ETHDenver, we dive into Frequency’s bold strategy to onboard massive social networks like BlueSky to interact with users from MeWe and WeAre8, while eyeing TikTok next. Learn how Frequency’s low-friction single sign-on, innovative app rewards program, and Polkadot-powered infrastructure are redefining socia...
Mar 09, 2025•27 min•Season 1Ep. 182
AAG #212 - Giant Squid 🦑
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on The Kus !
Mar 06, 2025•1 hr 51 min
AAG #211 - Bill 💵
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on The Kus !
Mar 03, 2025•1 hr 7 min
ep. 181 - Mass Adoption Unveiled: Vbrick’s "Verified Authentic" on Polkadot Announced!
Vbrick, the 'YouTube for Enterprise,' drops a game-changer on Space Monkeys! Join CEO Paul Sparta and CTO Shalish Lohia as they unveil 'Verified Authentic'—a Polkadot-powered Web3 solution to secure video authenticity for giants like Boeing, FedEx, and Morgan Stanley. From AI-driven video management to blockchain truth models, discover how this innovation tackles deepfakes, secures enterprise video, and could redefine digital trust globally. Dropping Summer 2025—don’t miss the future of video! H...
Mar 02, 2025•42 min
AAG #210 JUST 🧉
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on The Kus !
Feb 27, 2025•1 hr 21 min
AAG #209 - 10M DOT 😳
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on The Kus !
Feb 24, 2025•1 hr 21 min
ep. 180 - People Powered 💪 Building Polkadot's Global Community with Lucy Coulden
In this episode of Space Monkeys Podcast, we sit down with Lucy Coulden, the Global Program Director of the Polkadot Ambassador Program, to explore the inner workings of one of the most innovative community initiatives in Web3. Fresh off a successful Polkadot Ambassador meetup in Vancouver, featuring a surprise appearance by Dr. Gavin Wood, our guest shares: 🔹 Their journey into Polkadot and the challenges of leading a decentralized communityThe structure and vision of the Ambassador Program, f...
Feb 23, 2025•35 min•Season 1Ep. 180
AAG #108 - WAGOI 🚗
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on The Kus !
Feb 20, 2025•2 hr 7 min
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