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Here we talk about blockchains. We explore various types of blockchains, provide our opinions on various new features and interesting innovations and explore the possibilities of this space.

In addition to deep technical discussions we also talk about the adjacencies of blockchains with other disciplines like networking, economics, game theory, etc.

EP 53 – THE GRAPH PROTOCOL – KYLE ROJAS – HEAD OF GLOBAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND PARTNERSHIPS – EDGE AND NODE

In this episode, we interview Kyle Rojas, Head of Global Business Development and Partnerships at Edge and Node, to take a deep dive into The Graph protocol. The Graph is an indexing protocol that queries networks like Ethereum and IPFS and organizes the data, making it easily accessible for various applications.


Guest – Kyle Rojas – Head of Global Business Development and Partnerships, Edge and Node
Website – https://thegraph.com/en/
Discord: https://discord.gg/graphprotocol
Telegram: https://t.me/GraphProtocol
Edge and Node: https://edgeandnode.com/

EP 52 – INTERVIEW – JOHN WOODS – CTO ALGORAND FOUNDATION AND BENEDETTO BIONDI – CEO FOLKS FINANCE

In this episode, we interview John Woods, CTO Algorand Foundation and Benedetto Biondi, CEO Folks Finance, which is the leading defi protocol built on Algorand. We take a deep dive into the workings of the main Algorand protocol, Verifiable Random Function (VRF), Algorand Virtual Machine (AVM) and the TEAL language. We also discuss the working of Folks Finance, Algo Liquid Governance and the path forward for Defi.

Guest – John Woods, CTO Algorand Foundation
Website – https://www.algorand.foundation/

Guest – Benedetto Biondi, CEO Folks Finance
Website – https://folks.finance/

EP 51 – AVALANCHE (DEEP DIVE) – AARON BUCHWALD – STAFF SOFTWARE ENGINEER, AVA LABS

In this episode, we interview Aaron Buchwald, Staff Software Engineer at Ava Labs to take a deep dive into the Avalanche protocol. Avalanche is a layer-1 blockchain that provides developers with a framework to build their own blockchains while being more decentralized, more scalable and interoperable compared to other blockchains in the market today.

Guest – Aaron Buchwald – Staff Software Engineer, Ava Labs
Website – https://www.avalabs.org/

EP 49 – INTERVIEW – CHAD BARRAFORD – TECHNICAL LEAD – THORCHAIN

In this episode, we interview Chad Barraford, the Technical Lead at THORChain. THORChain is working to solve one of the biggest problems facing the cryptocurrency industry, by enabling multi-chain decentralized exchange of cryptocurrencies in a truly decentralized manner.

Guest – Chad Barraford – Technical Lead, THORChain
Website – https://thorchain.org/

EP 48 – INTERVIEW – BORIS MANN – CO-FOUNDER AND CEO – FISSION

In this episode, we interview Boris Mann, Co-founder and CEO of Fission. Fission is a company that is looking to provide developers with a decentralized backend-as-a-service platform to build and deploy distributed apps with end to end encryption and user controlled data.

Guest – Boris Mann – Co-founder and CEO, Fission
Website – https://fission.codes/

Show notes:

1. Webnative – A true local first, edge computing stack – https://webnative.dev/

2. Webnative SDK Demo – https://webnative-template.fission.app/

3. ProtoSchool – Interactive tutorials on decentralized web protocols – https://proto.school/

4. Fission Github – https://github.com/fission-codes/

EP 47 – INTERVIEW – FELIX MAGO – CO-FOUNDER AND CHIEF OF CRYPTO – SPACE

In this episode, we interview Felix Mago, Co-founder and Chief of Crypto at SPACE. SPACE aims to be a metaverse with a special focus on social commerce. Prior to working at SPACE, Felix also co-founded DASH Next, the Asian arm of DASH. We discuss with Felix some of the challenges that lie ahead for the mass adoption of crypto and get his perspectives on how metaverses can fit into the picture.

Guest – Felix Mago – Co-founder and Chief of Crypto, SPACE
Website – https://www.tryspace.com/

EP 46 – INTERVIEW – JONATHAN VICTOR – HEAD OF NFTs – FILECOIN

In this episode, we interview Jonathan Victor, who is the Head of NFTs at Filecoin. We discuss Web 3.0, how decentralized storage works and how it can solve a problem for NFTs. Also, we take a closer look at the functioning of decentralized storage using IPFS and Filecoin.

Guest – Jonathan Victor – Head of NFTs, Filecoin
Website – https://filecoin.io/

Show notes:

1. Web3 is Self-Certifying – https://jaygraber.medium.com/web3-is-self-certifying-9dad77fd8d81

2. ElixirConf 2021 – Brooklyn Zelenka – The Jump to Hyperspace – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogOEEKWxevo&ab_channel=ElixirConf

EP 44 – BLOCKCHAIN GAMING – INTERVIEW – NEERAJ KASHYAP – CEO MOONSTREAM

In this episode, we interview Neeraj Kashyap, CEO and Founder of Moonstream, to take a closer look at the state of the blockchain gaming industry and discuss the current trends. Moonstream is a platform that allows game developers to add and manage on-chain game mechanics within their games.

Guest – Neeraj Kashyap – CEO and Founder, Moonstream
Website – https://moonstream.to/