In this episode, we revisit the topic of Oracles to understand their growing significance and role in blockchain systems today and how they enable various use cases by bridging real world data with blockchains. Also, we discuss some of the popular oracle based projects such as Chainlink, BAND and Tellor to understand how they operate and how they differ from each other.

Horizen (formerly known as Zencash) is a security and privacy focused blockchain platform that utilizes interoperable sidechains. Horizen’s recently launched sidechain solution Zendoo, uses Zero Knowledge proofs to provide a fully decentralized and customizable solution for businesses and developers, to create blockchain applications. In this episode, we interview Rob Viglione, CEO Horizen Labs, to take a closer look at workings of the platform and how it uses ZK-SNARKS to achieve security and privacy.

Guest – Rob Viglione – CEO & Co-founder, Horizen Labs
Website – https://www.horizen.io/

Also, please check out this interview of Horizen Labs’ CTO – Alberto Garoffolo at the Zero Knowledge podcast – https://www.zeroknowledge.fm/178

In this episode, we interview David Lucatch – CEO & President, Liquid Avatar Technologies and take a deep dive into NFTs, to discuss what they are and how they can revolutionize the ownership of digital collectibles. David is a serial entrepreneur in the international marketing arena and has over 25 yrs of experience developing new technologies and taking them to market.

Guest – David Lucatch – CEO & President, Liquid Avatar Technologies
Website – https://liquidavatartechnologies.com/

In this episode, we interview Dan Edlebeck – CEO & Co-founder, Exidio Corp., to explore how Decentralized VPNs can provide an alternative to currently existing Centralized VPNs in terms of better security and privacy for users. Exidio is the development arm of the Sentinel Network that has built a fully peer to peer Decentralized VPN on the Cosmos blockchain.

Guest – Dan Edlebeck – CEO, Exidio Corp.
Website – https://exidio.co/

In this episode, we discuss the importance of Blockchain Interoperability and why it is becoming increasingly important as blockchains move closer to mass adoption. Also, we take a detailed look at one of the most popular projects in the space – Polkadot. Listen in as we explore the various parts of the Polkadot ecosystem and how it looks to achieve interoperability.

In this episode, we take a deep dive into Ethereum’s Improvement Proposal EIP 1559 , that seeks to change the model on which transaction fees are charged on the Ethereum network. EIP 1559 proposes to change the current auction based model of transaction fees to one where the fees will become more predictable, thereby improving the user experience. The change has big implications for the Ethereum network as it burns a major portion of the gas fees instead of passing onto the miners, thereby bringing a deflationary component to the network’s economics as well. Listen in as we explore how EIP 1559 will change Ethereum.

In this episode, we interview Adrian Krion – CEO & Founder, Spielworks, to revisit the applications of blockchain technology in the gaming industry. Spielworks is behind the Wombat wallet which supports EOS and Telos blockchains. Also, the company has a gaming rewards platform called Womplay, that uses EOS tokens to reward its users.

Guest – Adrian Krion – CEO & Founder, Spielworks
Website – https://womplay.io/

In this episode, we interview Rafael Cosman – CEO & Co-founder, TrustToken. TrustToken recently launched the TrueFi protocol (TRU), which is an uncollateralized lending platform that allows vetted borrowers to request loans from lenders. We take a deep dive into how TrueFi works, and discuss the innovation that it brings with uncollateralized lending in the Defi space.

Guest – Rafael Cosman – CEO & Co-founder, TrustToken
Website – https://truefi.io/

In this episode, we look back at our 2 Year journey of podcasting that began in Jan 2019.

During this time, we analyzed various innovative and promising blockchain protocols that looked to solve problems with existing protocols; we discussed various business use cases in industries such as Gaming, Logistics & Supply Chain, Healthcare, Media and Advertising, Art, etc. Also, we had the privilege to interview great guests from different backgrounds in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space. Listen in for a recap of all that happened at Blockchain Dialogues in the past 2 yrs.

In this Part 3 of our 3-part series on Defi Primer, we discuss some of the most important concepts in Defi such as Automated Market Makers (AMMs), Yield Farming, Vampire Attacks, DAOs, parameters of success in Defi, etc.