By default, all transactions made on Ethereum are public. Tornado Cash is a decentralized privacy preserving solution built on Ethereum which adds privacy through obfuscation. Users can place Ether and some stable coins in prescribed increments [1 Eth, 10 Eth, 100 Eth...] into the Tornado Pool. In return, they are issued a private note, with which they can withdraw funds at a later time to a different address. 

We were joined by Roman Semenov, co-founder of Tornado Cash, to talk about how the protocol works, how it was set up, community governance, and where he sees Tornado Cash's position in the quickly growing privacy ecosystem on Ethereum.

Topics discussed in this episode:
- Roman's background and how he got into crypto
- The problem Tornado Cash solves and how the protocol works
- What tokens are supported and can you swap tokens?
- Smart contracts and zero knowledge
- Costs involved for deposits and withdrawls
- Weaknesses of the protocol
- The Compliance Tool feature
- The regulatory threat to private coins in the future
- Tornado Cash's roadmap and how they see themselves positioned in the wider ecosystem

Links mentioned in this episode: 
- Tornado.cash: https://bit.ly/2TGmFXA
- Dune Analytics: https://bit.ly/3iqf2z2
- Tornado Cash on Twitter: https://bit.ly/3px5Hqx
- Roman on Twitter: https://bit.ly/3zl2kaS

Sponsors: 
- Exodus: Exodus the easy-to-use crypto wallet available on all platforms and supporting over 100 different assets. - https://exodus.com/epicenter
- ParaSwap: ParaSwap’s state-of-the-art algorithm beats the market price across all major DEXs and brings you the most optimized swaps with the best prices, and lowest slippage - http://paraswap.io/epicenter 
- Solana: Solana is the high performance blockchain supporting over 50k transactions per second to power the next generation of decentralized applications. - https://solana.com/epicenter

This episode is hosted by Friederike Ernst & Sebastien Couture. Show notes and listening options: https://epicenter.tv/395

#395 Roman Semenov: Tornado Cash – Keeping Your Ethereum Transactions Private

Ethereum 2.0 is an upgrade to the Ethereum network that aims to improve the network's security and scalability. Recently, we chatted to Danny Ryan about the Merge and switch to Proof of Stake. As a follow up to that episode, we were joined by Dankrad Feist, who heads the sharding and statelessness research at the Ethereum Foundation.

We dove deep into the technical infrastructure of how Eth2 addresses scaling through sharding, the pros and cons of data shards vs. execution shards, and how this links up with zk rollups. We also talked about the Ethereum state and how the state can be altered for protocol improvements.

Topics discussed in this episode:
- Dankrad's background and how he came to work on Ethereum
- An overview of potential protocol updates and where they're at right now
- Data availability shards and the overall concept of sharding in the protocol
- How shards are maintained with validators and Proof of Stake
- How Rollups work and the vision for their future
- The role of execution shards and what they provide that data availability shards don't
- Composability across data shards
- Statelessness; what the Ethereum state is and how it is used
- What is state rent?				
- EVM and parallelization 				
- Dankrad's views on the future of Ethereum and what it will bring to the blockchain space 				

Links mentioned in this episode: 
- Episode 393 with Danny Ryan: https://bit.ly/35Mv1Qp
- Eth Research: https://bit.ly/3yGPtza
- Ethereum Blog: https://bit.ly/3yEfak5
- Ethereum Community: https://bit.ly/3wAe8nc
- Eth R&D Discord: https://bit.ly/3wxudtP
- Ethereum on GitHub: https://bit.ly/3bUdF7o
- EF on Twitter: https://bit.ly/3wyKsqB
- Dankrad on Twitter: https://bit.ly/3h8IFCP

Sponsors: 
- Exodus: Exodus the easy-to-use crypto wallet available on all platforms and supporting over 100 different assets. - https://exodus.com/epicenter
- ParaSwap: ParaSwap’s state-of-the-art algorithm beats the market price across all major DEXs and brings you the most optimized swaps with the best prices, and lowest slippage - http://paraswap.io/epicenter 

This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain & Friederike Ernst. Show notes and listening options: https://epicenter.tv/397

#397 Dankrad Feist: Ethereum Foundation – An Eth2 Progress Update #2

Lido is a DAO that provides a liquid staking solution for Ethreum 2.0. It lets users stake their Ether, without locking assets or needing to maintain infrastructure, whilst participating in on-chain activities. Lido attempts to solve the problems associated with initial Ethereum 2.0 staking - illiquidity, minimum requirements, immovability and accessibility, by making staked Ether liquid and allowing for participation in DeFi.

Vasiliy Shapovalov, Co-founder of Lido, joined us to talk about all things Ethereum staking and the benefits of liquid staking with Lido.

Topics discussed in this episode:
- Vasiliy's background and how he got into crypto
- An overview of Lido and the problem it solves
- How Ethereum 2.0 staking works
- Lido's fee structure and business model
- Lido's governance model and the LDO token
- How the ETH/stETH peg is maintained
- Liquid staking and its role in DeFi
- Lido for other blockchain networks like Solana
- The LEGO Grant program

Links mentioned in this episode: 
- Lido: https://bit.ly/3FjGIyt
- Vasiliy's talk at EthCC: https://bit.ly/3iErv1f
- Lido on Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Bmeh0s
- Vasiliy on Twitter: https://bit.ly/3De17TO

Sponsors: 
- Gnosis Safe: Gnosis Safe is a smart wallet for securely managing digital assets and allows you to define customized access permissions. - https://epicenter.rocks/gnosissafe

This episode is hosted by Friederike Ernst & Sebastien Couture. Show notes and listening options: https://epicenter.tv/412

#412 Vasiliy Shapovalov: Lido – The Liquid Staking Solution for Ethereum 2.0

"From the very beginning, Cosmos set out to provide an alternative to the monolithic blockchain architecture proposed by Ethereum. Cosmos SDK was the cornerstone of this vision, as it allowed developers to spin up blockchains effortlessly. Its modularity enabled custom, self-sovereign chains to become a reality. And, instead of being a jack of all trades, those chains were centred around a sole purpose, thus transforming them into appchains. In turn, as the ecosystem grew, appchains had to be interoperable with one another, but this was already a core feature of Cosmos, via IBC. Before Ethereum’s rollup-centric roadmap, appchains were thought to be a much-needed scaling solution. However, with the advancements of zero knowledge technology, the Cosmos SDK now faces another set of challenges as it navigates the market demand for L2 scaling solutions.

We were joined by Marko Baricevic, Cosmos SDK product lead, to discuss the development philosophy behind the Cosmos Hub and how appchains evolved over time.

Topics discussed in this episode:
- Marko’s background
- Cosmos SDK’s history and high-level overview
- Cosmos SDK modules and VMs
- Ethereum’s & Cosmos’ development philosophies
- Cosmos SDK value prop and use cases
- Cosmos SDK vs. other frameworks (e.g. Substrate)
- Token value accrual and the fragmentation dilemma
- Using the Cosmos SDK to build rollups
- Cosmos SDK vs. Avalanche’s HyperSDK
- Adoption of fraud proofs and validity proofs by the Cosmos SDK

Links mentioned in this episode: 
- Marko Baricevic on Twitter: bit.ly/3syBk8D
- Cosmos on Twitter: bit.ly/3PcqYEo
- Cosmos SDK on Twitter: bit.ly/3qPYEOP
- Interchain Foundation on Twitter: bit.ly/3KRpoW8
- Binary Builders on Twitter: bit.ly/3srWOnK

This episode is hosted by Felix Lutsch & Meher Roy. Show notes and listening options: https://epicenter.tv/510

Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed Technologies

#510 Marko Baricevic: Cosmos SDK – The Internet of Appchains

10 years ago, Adam B Levine, the host of ‘Let’s Talk Bitcoin!’, decided that it was time to encourage other voices to step onto the crypto podcast scene. Among many applicants, Sebastien and Brian were the only 2 Europeans, so Adam suggested that they teamed up in order to record the pilot episode. On December 20th 2013, Sebastien and Brian released ‘Regulation and the Future of Bitcoin’, which marked the beginning of a 10-year (and counting) long journey. The rest is history.

On this anniversary episode, our hosts were joined by special guests and friends of Epicenter, to share their favourite moments and fun stories gathered during the 10 years of epicness.

Topics discussed in this episode:
- Adam B Levine - Epicenter’s godfather & the early days of Epicenter
- Trent McConaghy - From Ascribe to Ocean. Ahead of the NFT and inscription hype
- Sebastien Buergel - How he got into crypto, early ventures and Meher’s secret
- Griff Green & Lefteris Karapetsas - The DAO hack and Sebastien Buergel’s alleged role
- Sam Jernigan & Anna Rose - From TradFi to ZK
- Jordi Baylina & Ryan Zurrer - Standing in the Epicenter of the storm and the unsung hero of the DAO hack
- Richard Muirhead - The future of zk proofs, privacy and AI

Links mentioned in this episode: 
- Adam B Levine on Twitter: https://bit.ly/3NEL3C4
- Trent McConaghy on Twitter: https://bit.ly/3RV0PLG
- Sebastian Buergel on Twitter: https://bit.ly/3tuvTbP
- Griff Green on Twitter: https://bit.ly/489UyS6
- Lefteris Karapetsas on Twitter: https://bit.ly/3RVhsXN
- Sam Jernigan on Twitter: https://bit.ly/48a2geO
- Anna Rose on Twitter: https://bit.ly/3NEaovY
- Jordi Baylina on Twitter: https://bit.ly/3JsyhFb
- Ryan Zurrer on Twitter: https://bit.ly/3KEyjuf
- Richard Muirhead on Twitter: https://bit.ly/3v8wwZ3

This episode is hosted by Sebastien Couture, Brian Fabian Crain, Friederike Ernst, Meher Roy & Felix Lutsch. Show notes and listening options: https://epicenter.tv/527

#527 Epicenter – 10-Year Anniversary Livestream

Prolonged range bound markets are a hallmark of bearmarkets and they usually end up chopping inexperienced or over leveraged traders. Customised structured products offer a solution for market participants that want to limit their downside, but also the upside, by introducing knock-outs at certain levels or triggers. Such custom options, usually with lower probabilistic chances of occurring, naturally come at a discount. This allows traders to hedge their risk, while also betting on certain outcomes or market scenarios.

We were joined by Zhiming Yang, co-founder of Orbit Markets, to discuss crypto derivatives and how TradFi expertise applies to customising structured products for crypto markets.

Topics discussed in this episode:
- Zhiming’s background in investment banking
- FX derivative products
- Exotic options
- Crypto structured products
- Custom solutions for crypto miners
- Hedging Uniswap V3 impermanent loss
- Options based on prediction markets
- Managing counterparty risk
- Protocolising structured products
- Differences between TradFi and DeFi

Links mentioned in this episode: 
- Zhiming Yang on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3T3tZci
- OrBit Markets on Twitter: https://bit.ly/49AIwS0
- OrBit Markets: https://bit.ly/3uELfv2

Sponsors: 
- Gnosis: Gnosis builds decentralized infrastructure for the Ethereum ecosystem, since 2015. This year marks the launch of Gnosis Pay— the world's first Decentralized Payment Network. Get started today at gnosis.io - 
- Chorus1: Chorus One is one of the largest node operators worldwide, supporting more than 100,000 delegators, across 45 networks. The recently launched OPUS allows staking up to 8,000 ETH in a single transaction. Enjoy the highest yields and institutional grade security at chorus.one -

This episode is hosted by Meher Roy. Show notes and listening options: https://epicenter.tv/535

#535 Zhiming Yang: Orbit Markets – Crypto Derivatives and Structured Products

The monolithic blockchain era appears to be sunsetting. Among the first to contribute to this paradigm shift was Cosmos, which introduced the idea of specialized sovereign blockchains (appchains), made possible by the Cosmos SDK. Nowadays, the modular thesis employs external data availability and even execution solutions, which enables the creation of countless new chains. Each new blockchains comes with its own ‘specs’, and centralised RPC and node providers have to adapt to each chain’s setting. However, the saying ‘Jack of all trades, master of none’ applies in this scenario too - we have often witnessed RPC failures during high demand periods. Lava Network aims to provide a competitive marketplace for RPC and node providers, which would compete based on their performance and user feedback.

We were joined by Gil and Yair to discuss Lava Network’s RPC decentralisation in the modular, multi-chain landscape.

Topics discussed in this episode:
- High-level overview of Lava Network
- What problem Lava Network solves
- Decentralised marketplace for RPC providers
- Quality of centralised vs. decentralised RPC providers
- Gateways
- Lava Network participants
- Specs & APIs
- Quality of service & provider optimizer
- How services are priced
- Relayers
- Modularity & chain abstraction
- Magma & Lava mainnet

Links mentioned in this episode: 
- Gil Binder on Twitter: https://bit.ly/4bLondZ
- Lava Network on Twitter: https://bit.ly/3wtmK4u

This episode is hosted by Sebastien Couture & Brian Fabian Crain. Show notes and listening options: https://epicenter.tv/536

#536 Gil Binder & Yair Cleper: Lava Network – Decentralising RPC and Node Providers

We couldn’t miss the Avalanche Summit where we sat down with Emin Gün Sirer, co-founder & CEO of Ava Labs, to discuss the evolution of Avalanche’s ecosystem and how HyperSDK ushers in a scalable, interoperable, multi-chain future. Join us for a fascinating discussion on Avalanche’s approach to decentralisation, scalability & interoperability, and learn why real-world applicability relies heavily on bespoke blockchain solutions.

Topics discussed in this episode:
- Gün x Epicenter bromance
- How the Avalanche ecosystem & community evolved
- The future vision for Avalanche
- Scaling Avalanche and the HyperSDK
- Interoperability and the multi-chain future
- Decentralising Avalanche L1s
- Use cases and institutional adoption
- On-chain privacy
- AvaCloud
- The impact of AI in crypto
- Gün’s focus in the near future

Links mentioned in this episode: 
- Emin Gün Sirer on X: https://bit.ly/3ST1QDD
- Avalanche on X: https://bit.ly/3ZyCYEU
- Ava Labs on X: https://bit.ly/3Fr7mdJ

Sponsors: 
- Gnosis: Gnosis builds decentralized infrastructure for the Ethereum ecosystem, since 2015. This year marks the launch of Gnosis Pay— the world's first Decentralized Payment Network. Get started today at gnosis.io - 
- Chorus One: Chorus One runs validators on cutting edge Proof of Stake networks such as Cosmos, Solana, Celo, Polkadot and Oasis. - https://epicenter.rocks/chorusone

This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain. Show notes and listening options: https://epicenter.tv/600			

#600 Emin Gün Sirer: Avalanche – The Multi-Chain Avalanche

Apart from incentivising market participants to secure the network through inflationary rewards, many consider staking as an equivalent of stock dividend yield. As a result, although Bitcoin is regarded as digital gold, protocols are looking for ways to increase its utilisation in DeFi and, ultimately, generate yield. Nowadays, while newer networks are struggling to attract investors and sustain a healthy, decentralised validator set, more established blockchains capture the lion’s share of PoS actors. However, in a constant race for profit basis points, centralised consolidation of stakers seems inevitable. Join us for a fascinating discussion on the staking landscape and the challenges it may present to decentralisation.

Topics discussed in this episode:
- Increasing BTC utilization through BTC yield
- Looping yield products
- The maturation of the staking market
- Chorus One staking portfolio
- How to prevent staking consolidation
- Retail vs. institutional-grade operators
- Symbiotic, Eigenlayer & restaking yield

Links mentioned in this episode: 
- Mirko Schmiedl on X: https://bit.ly/4jybuqd
- Tobias Jung on X: https://bit.ly/4kRTicf
- Staking Rewards on X: https://bit.ly/45uEsUP

Sponsors: 
- Gnosis: Gnosis builds decentralized infrastructure for the Ethereum ecosystem, since 2015. This year marks the launch of Gnosis Pay— the world's first Decentralized Payment Network. Get started today at gnosis.io - 
- Chorus One: Chorus One runs validators on cutting edge Proof of Stake networks such as Cosmos, Solana, Celo, Polkadot and Oasis. - https://epicenter.rocks/chorusone

This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain & Sebastien Couture. Show notes and listening options: https://epicenter.tv/602			

#602 Mirko Schmiedl & Tobias Jung: Staking Rewards – Is Crypto Staking Killing Decentralisation?

As the summer tour of European crypto conferences landed in Berlin, one of crypto’s cradles, we couldn’t miss DappCon 25, where we got to sit with Jerome de Tychey, Nixorokish & Joshua Dávila to discuss Ethereum’s restructure and whether its culture is still relevant to the wider crypto community. Join us for a fascinating discussion on the impact of crypto politicization and how Ethereum’s ecosystem evolved amidst a society with ever-changing values.

Topics discussed in this episode:
- Jerome, Nixorokish & Josh backgrounds
- Ethereum Foundation restructuring
- Ethereum’s culture & crypto politicization
- DAOs & the evolution of Ethereum’s ecosystem
- Is privacy still a societal value?
- User experience & account abstraction
- Future hopes for Ethereum

Links mentioned in this episode: 
- Jerome de Tychey on X: https://bit.ly/4jX1C9F
- Nixorokish on X: https://bit.ly/40dWZB3
- Joshua Dávila on X: https://bit.ly/4ldKa1A
- DappCon on X: https://bit.ly/4ec9e6Z

Sponsors: 
- Chorus One: Chorus One runs validators on cutting edge Proof of Stake networks such as Cosmos, Solana, Celo, Polkadot and Oasis. - https://epicenter.rocks/chorusone
- Gnosis: Gnosis builds decentralized infrastructure for the Ethereum ecosystem, since 2015. This year marks the launch of Gnosis Pay— the world's first Decentralized Payment Network. Get started today at gnosis.io -

This episode is hosted by Friederike Ernst. Show notes and listening options: https://epicenter.tv/604			

#604 Jerome de Tychey, Joshua Dávila & Nixorokish: DappCon 25 – The Ticker Is $ETH

While L2 rollups did help scale Ethereum, they also created siloed ecosystems, all fighting over the same liquidity, users and devs. t1 Protocol is building layer-2 infrastructure to achieve seamless cross-rollup interoperability through real-time proving, powered by TEEs. t1's low-latency with 1-second block times provides faster preconfirmations, significantly improving UX, all while maintaining full Ethereum composability.

Topics discussed in this episode:
- Can’s background
- Why Enigma/Secret Network built on Cosmos
- Solving Ethereum’s liquidity fragmentation
- t1’s rollup & real-time proving in TEEs
- Sequencer setup inside the TEE
- Dealing with other rollup trust assumptions
- Integrating new L2s
- Permissionless TEEs
- Potential attack vectors
- TEE alternatives
- Asset issuance on mainnet vs. L2s
- t1 development
- Partnerships & BD
- Solana vs. Ethereum UX
- TEE misconceptions

Links mentioned in this episode: 
- Can Kisagun on X: https://bit.ly/4l4vJgZ
- t1 Protocol on X: https://bit.ly/40gwlb1

Sponsors: 
- Chorus One: Chorus One runs validators on cutting edge Proof of Stake networks such as Cosmos, Solana, Celo, Polkadot and Oasis. - https://epicenter.rocks/chorusone
- Gnosis: Gnosis builds decentralized infrastructure for the Ethereum ecosystem, since 2015. This year marks the launch of Gnosis Pay— the world's first Decentralized Payment Network. Get started today at gnosis.io -

This episode is hosted by Friederike Ernst. Show notes and listening options: https://epicenter.tv/605		

#605 Can Kisagun: t1 Protocol – Unifying Ethereum's L2 Liquidity Through Real-Time Proving

Stripe has established itself as a leading payment solution for both enterprises as well as startups and individual sellers. By abstracting away all the complexities of traditional payment rails through simple plug-and-play APIs, Stripe created a facile route for cross-border payments, simplifying e-commerce. Similarly, Stripe’s recent integration of stablecoins could further bolster the adoption of decentralised payment solutions, be them USD or other currency proxies. This allows businesses to reach more markets, at a lower cost, with near-instantaneous settlement.

Topics discussed in this episode:
- John’s background
- Stripe’s mission
- How Stripe solves the complexity of internet payments
- Integrating crypto for payments
- Supported blockchains
- Stripe’s Web3 services
- Upsides of accepting stablecoin payments
- Non-USD stablecoins
- Merchant UX
- Expanding crypto support outside the U.S.
- On- and off-ramping
- Acquiring Bridge and Privy
- The best of both worlds: CeFi & DeFi

Links mentioned in this episode: 
- John Egan on X: http://bit.ly/4lzWj1f
- Stripe on X: http://bit.ly/3ZW21lH

Sponsors: 
- Chorus One: Chorus One runs validators on cutting edge Proof of Stake networks such as Cosmos, Solana, Celo, Polkadot and Oasis. - https://epicenter.rocks/chorusone
- Gnosis: Gnosis builds decentralized infrastructure for the Ethereum ecosystem, since 2015. This year marks the launch of Gnosis Pay— the world's first Decentralized Payment Network. Get started today at gnosis.io -

This episode is hosted by Friederike Ernst. Show notes and listening options: https://epicenter.tv/606			

#606 John Egan: Stripe – The Stablecoin (R)Evolution

The tradition of Epicenter x Vitalik Buterin continued this year as well at EthCC[8], where we got the chance of picking his brain about recent research, interests and Ethereum Foundation’s direction going forward. Join us for a fascinating discussion on biotech and how Vitalik’s Shiba ended up funding it, the utility of blockchains in nowadays society and Vitalik’s view on the Ethereum ecosystem and the Foundation’s response to community requests.

Topics discussed in this episode:
- Vitalik’s current interests
- How Shiba Inu funded biotech research
- The Merge and its impact
- Vitalik’s motivation and view on blockchain utility
- Ethereum Foundation’s changes
- Is supporting ETH price important for EF?
- Are L2s incentively aligned with Ethereum L1?
- Native L2s
- The risk of quantum computers

Links mentioned in this episode: 
- Vitalik Buterin on X: http://bit.ly/3TtScYw
- Ethereum on X: https://bit.ly/4ljvtuo
- Ethereum Foundation on X: https://bit.ly/4nDSbiz
- EthCC on X: https://bit.ly/4nCoPAX

Sponsors: 
- Chorus One: Chorus One runs validators on cutting edge Proof of Stake networks such as Cosmos, Solana, Celo, Polkadot and Oasis. - https://epicenter.rocks/chorusone
- Gnosis: Gnosis builds decentralized infrastructure for the Ethereum ecosystem, since 2015. This year marks the launch of Gnosis Pay— the world's first Decentralized Payment Network. Get started today at gnosis.io -

This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain & Sebastien Couture. Show notes and listening options: https://epicenter.tv/607			

#607 Vitalik Buterin: Ethereum – The [LAST] Steward of Decentralisation

‘Attention Is All You Need’, co-wrote by Illia Polosukhin in 2017, laid the foundation for arguably one of the most consequential tech breakthroughs in our recent history. 1 year later, Illia founded Near AI, which later became Near Protocol. They were visionaries ahead of their time and, although AI took several more years before becoming a viable product, the experience of scaling databases would later prove valuable and applicable in blockchain world. As a result, Near Protocol aims to become the infrastructure layer for AI apps and the agentic economy. In order to achieve this, scaling was paramount, thus Near is one of the first blockchains to implement execution layer sharding, asynchronous execution and stateless validation, which brought the finality time down to 1.2 seconds, with a block time of 0.6 seconds.

Topics discussed in this episode:
- Bowen’s background
- Near’s pivot from AI to blockchains
- The role of Near One
- Near’s tech stack upgrades
- Optimizing network architecture
- Stateless validation & block propagation
- Sharding & asynchronous execution
- Message passing between shards & shard ‘equality’
- Challenges of implementing stateless validation
- Applications benefiting from Near’s finality speed
- Intent-based infrastructure
- AI use cases on Near
- Expanding Near’s ecosystem
- Development challenges
- Near’s vision and goals

Links mentioned in this episode: 
- Bowen Wang on X: https://bit.ly/458VdUK
- Near One: https://bit.ly/40oetec
- Near on X: https://bit.ly/46gJNzm

Sponsors: 
- Chorus One: Chorus One runs validators on cutting edge Proof of Stake networks such as Cosmos, Solana, Celo, Polkadot and Oasis. - https://epicenter.rocks/chorusone
- Gnosis: Gnosis builds decentralized infrastructure for the Ethereum ecosystem, since 2015. This year marks the launch of Gnosis Pay— the world's first Decentralized Payment Network. Get started today at gnosis.io -

This episode is hosted by Friederike Ernst. Show notes and listening options: https://epicenter.tv/608		

#608 Bowen Wang: Near One – Scaling the Agentic Internet. AI X Crypto

Founded in 2018, Dragonfly has quickly become one of the most prestigious crypto VCs. Dragonfly was one of the first to adopt a global approach to backing founders and disruptive tech, all while building a strong brand that allowed them to secure top-tier deals. Join us for a fascinating discussion with Haseeb Qureshi, managing partner at Dragonfly, to learn the secrets behind running a top-tier crypto VC and what made Dragonfly succeed where others have failed.

Topics discussed in this episode:
- Haseeb’s background, from poker to crypto
- Effective altruism
- Crypto investment
- Developing judgement
- The vision behind Dragonfly
- Consensus vs. non-consensus deals
- KPIs
- People, Product & Markets
- Thoughts on the current crypto market
- The evolution of crypto VCs
- Advice for crypto founders
- The importance of discipline
- Is the golden era of crypto investing sunsetting?

Links mentioned in this episode: 
- Haseeb Qureshi on X: https://bit.ly/3TUXxZh
- Dragonfly on X: http://bit.ly/4o6C6ly

Sponsors: 
- Chorus One: Chorus One runs validators on cutting edge Proof of Stake networks such as Cosmos, Solana, Celo, Polkadot and Oasis. - https://epicenter.rocks/chorusone
- Gnosis: Gnosis builds decentralized infrastructure for the Ethereum ecosystem, since 2015. This year marks the launch of Gnosis Pay— the world's first Decentralized Payment Network. Get started today at gnosis.io -

This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain. Show notes and listening options: https://epicenter.tv/609			

#609 Haseeb Qureshi: Dragonfly – The Secrets of a Top-Tier Crypto VC

Universal Market Access (UMA) was founded by 2 ex Goldman Sachs traders that wanted to make global markets universally accessible through financial smart contracts that used synthetic assets on Ethereum. However, this was taking place long before the massive boom of DeFi summer of 2020. As a result, UMA shifted to building an optimistic oracle to power prediction markets as a decentralised ‘truth machine’, thus expanding oracle use cases. Through game theoretic models, UMA managed to properly incentivise its token holders to act as voters, rewarding them for good predictions & disputes, and vice versa. Later on, Hart Lambur also co-founded Across, an intent-based optimistic bridge that set out to create a seamless UX for unifying EVM chains. Through their solver network, Across managed to achieve fast (as low as 2 seconds) and cheap bridging, abstracting away crosschain complexities, without any security tradeoffs.

Topics discussed in this episode:
- Hart’s background
- Universal Market Access, from synthetic assets to oracles
- Building Across
- UMA’s optimistic oracle
- Incentivizing voters & resolving disputes
- Dealing with invalid outcomes
- Optimistic security assumptions
- UMA x Across dual token interactions
- Across’ intent-based bridge
- Pricing mechanism & solver competition
- ZK settlement
- Bridging fragmentation
- Abstracting & unifying cross-chain bridging
- Bridging between rollups
- UMA & Across governance systems

Links mentioned in this episode: 
- Hart Lambur on X: http://bit.ly/40Ij5vV
- Across Protocol on X: http://bit.ly/45e5cXz
- UMA Protocol on X: http://bit.ly/4ogUjx1

Sponsors: 
- Chorus One: Chorus One runs validators on cutting edge Proof of Stake networks such as Cosmos, Solana, Celo, Polkadot and Oasis. - https://epicenter.rocks/chorusone
- Gnosis: Gnosis builds decentralized infrastructure for the Ethereum ecosystem, since 2015. This year marks the launch of Gnosis Pay— the world's first Decentralized Payment Network. Get started today at gnosis.io -

This episode is hosted by Friederike Ernst. Show notes and listening options: https://epicenter.tv/610			

#610 Hart Lambur: UMA & Across – Optimistic Oracles & Intent-Based Bridges for Unifying Ethereum

Inspired by Urbit’s minimal assembly language, Nockchain fuses Urbit’s vision of sovereign computing with a novel proof-of-useful-work consensus mechanism, creating a blockchain where every computation fuels progress and scaling. The crypto-economics behind Nockchain’s zkVM incentivise competition between zero knowledge provers, ultimately bootstrapping ZKPs as a new computational commodity.

Topics discussed in this episode:
- Logan’s background
- Urbit’s values
- Nock, Urbit's minimal assembly language
- Use cases for zk proofs
- Nockchain’s zkVM efficiency
- Useful proof-of-work
- Launching Nockchain
- Future roadmap for Nockchain
- Building apps on Nockchain
- Store of value vs. revenue generation
- The impact of quantum computing

Links mentioned in this episode: 
- Logan Allen on X: https://bit.ly/40ZzOLk
- Zorp on X: https://bit.ly/4fEbLrl
- Nockchain on X: https://bit.ly/46JooyZ
- Urbit on X: https://bit.ly/4lnolfX

Sponsors: 
- Chorus One: Chorus One runs validators on cutting edge Proof of Stake networks such as Cosmos, Solana, Celo, Polkadot and Oasis. - https://epicenter.rocks/chorusone
- Gnosis: Gnosis builds decentralized infrastructure for the Ethereum ecosystem, since 2015. This year marks the launch of Gnosis Pay— the world's first Decentralized Payment Network. Get started today at gnosis.io -

This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain. Show notes and listening options: https://epicenter.tv/611			

#611 Logan Allen: Zorp – Nockchain's ZK Proof-of-Useful-Work Consensus

In an age when AI models are becoming exponentially more sophisticated and powerful, how does one ensure that proper results are being generated and that the AI model functions in desired parameters? This pressing concern of AI alignment could be solved through cryptographic verification, using zero knowledge proofs. ZKPs not only allow for verifying computation at scale, but they also confer data privacy. Lagrange’s DeepProve zkML is the fastest in existence, making it easy to prove that AI inferences are correct, scaling verifiable computation as the demand for AI grows.

Topics discussed in this episode:
- Ismael’s background and founding Lagrange
- AI x crypto convergence
- ZKML use cases
- AI inference verifiability
- AI safety regulations
- Revenue accruing tokens
- Pitching Lagrange to enterprise clients
- Assembling a dedicated team
- Cryptography research

Links mentioned in this episode: 
- Ismael Hishon-Rezaizadeh on X: http://bit.ly/3UsSvU3
- Lagrange on X: http://bit.ly/4mEq5lU

Sponsors: 
- Chorus One: Chorus One runs validators on cutting edge Proof of Stake networks such as Cosmos, Solana, Celo, Polkadot and Oasis. - https://epicenter.rocks/chorusone
- Gnosis: Gnosis builds decentralized infrastructure for the Ethereum ecosystem, since 2015. This year marks the launch of Gnosis Pay— the world's first Decentralized Payment Network. Get started today at gnosis.io -

This episode is hosted by Sebastien Couture. Show notes and listening options: https://epicenter.tv/612			

#612 Ismael Hishon-Rezaizadeh: Lagrange – ZK-Proving AI Alignment

Built primarily for institutional-grade clients, Pareto delivers customizable on-chain credit markets designed to expand DeFi liquidity and TradFi tokenization through structured yield strategies tailored to diverse risk profiles. Pareto allows its users to construct individualized credit lines in specific risk-adjusted tranches, with custom: interest rates, lockup periods, withdrawal cycles, reserve ratios, etc. In addition, Pareto’s USP is an yield-bearing synthetic stablecoin, fully backed by major stablecoins, that can be deployed into a diversified portfolio of liquid, short- and long-term credit, thus increasing capital efficiency.

Topics discussed in this episode:
- Matteo’s background
- Idle Finance yield optimization
- Pivoting to Pareto
- Institutional borrowers in early DeFi
- Competitive advantage of Pareto
- Outsourcing underwriting
- Managing defaults
- Customized lending
- KYC requirements
- Timeline terms ‘marketplace’
- USP, Pareto’s synthetic yield-bearing dollar
- Legal framework & credit allocators
- USP yield, liquidity & integrations
- ‘Opaque’ credit vs. DeFi
- Pareto smart contracts and redeems
- Success in on-chain credit markets

Links mentioned in this episode: 
- Matteo Pandolfi on X: http://bit.ly/4mzCRmc
- Pareto: https://bit.ly/4muwbpb
- Pareto on X: https://bit.ly/41lcBDv
- Idle Finance on X: https://bit.ly/3JzFaqC

Sponsors: 
- Chorus One: Chorus One runs validators on cutting edge Proof of Stake networks such as Cosmos, Solana, Celo, Polkadot and Oasis. - https://epicenter.rocks/chorusone
- Gnosis: Gnosis builds decentralized infrastructure for the Ethereum ecosystem, since 2015. This year marks the launch of Gnosis Pay— the world's first Decentralized Payment Network. Get started today at gnosis.io -

This episode is hosted by Friederike Ernst. Show notes and listening options: https://epicenter.tv/613			

#613 Matteo Pandolfi: Pareto – Customizable On-Chain Private Credit Marketplace

Blockchains operate as a public ledger, ‘disclosing’ the entire transaction history and associated data to everyone. While verifiability and traceability are key traits, as blockchains gain global adoption, those very features hinder the process. Self custody, on-chain identities, corporate strategies, transaction history, private deals, all represent highly sensitive information that call for provable confidentiality. Fully homomorphic encryption has long been considered the ‘holy grail’ of cryptography as it enables computation to be performed on encrypted data without the need of prior decryption. This basically translates to true end-to-end encryption, both on-chain and off-chain. As cryptographic research advances, so does the scalability and applicability of FHE. As a result of more than 5 years of work, Zama has now released Zama Protocol, which enables confidential smart contracts on top of any L1 or L2 using FHE, without any additional execution burden. By encrypting all ciphertexts with the same public key, FHE ensures composability and seamless integration across different blockchains and applications, making it a true cross-chain confidentiality layer. Through parallel execution, Zama Protocol already surpasses Ethereum’s throughput, yet future roadmap includes open-source development of FPGA & ASIC in order to scale it even further, to accommodate faster, non-EVM chains.

Topics discussed in this episode:
- Zama’s progress in FHE
- Zama's confidential blockchain Protocol
- Security guarantees of MPC coprocessors
- Maintaining a healthy operator set
- Slashing and governance
- Zama’s throughput
- Open-sourcing FPGA & ASIC development
- The Zama token & its implications
- Zama’s public testnet
- Private voting
- Zama funding
- Regulations
- Expanding use cases beyond blockchains
- Future goals and expectations

Links mentioned in this episode: 
- Rand Hindi on Twitter: https://bit.ly/3uxy5iX
- Zama on Twitter: https://bit.ly/3uuYJJc

Sponsors: 
- Chorus One: Chorus One runs validators on cutting edge Proof of Stake networks such as Cosmos, Solana, Celo, Polkadot and Oasis. - https://epicenter.rocks/chorusone
- Gnosis: Gnosis builds decentralized infrastructure for the Ethereum ecosystem, since 2015. This year marks the launch of Gnosis Pay— the world's first Decentralized Payment Network. Get started today at gnosis.io -

This episode is hosted by Friederike Ernst. Show notes and listening options: https://epicenter.tv/614			

#614 Rand Hindi: Zama – FHE - the Holy Grail of Blockchain Privacy

Euler is a DeFi lending protocol built around the idea of permissionless modularity, enabling users to lend and borrow almost any crypto asset with flexible, permissionless pools, tailored to individual risk profiles. Moreover, Euler Vault Kit (EVK) and Ethereum Vault Connector (EVC) enable the creation of custom lending vaults which, in turn, can be used as collateral for other vaults. Earlier this year Euler also announced EulerSwap, a new DEX with a built-in AMM powered by Euler’s lending infrastructure and integrated with Uniswap v4’s hook architecture. EulerSwap integrates directly with Euler’s lending vaults, allowing assets to be used across multiple pools. This turns the lending protocol into a shared liquidity layer, improving capital efficiency across the ecosystem via swaps, lending yield or collateral for borrowing other assets.

Topics discussed in this episode:
- Michael’s background
- The history & vision behind Euler
- The Euler hack
- Euler V2
- Euler vs. other lending protocols
- Diversifying offerings
- Variable vs. fixed rates
- How Pendle works
- Euler’s future
- RWAs
- Privacy in DeFi
- Euler roadmap
- The impact of AI in DeFi

Links mentioned in this episode: 
- Michael Bentley on X: https://bit.ly/4nits2k
- Euler on X: https://bit.ly/41JwhRM

Sponsors: 
- Chorus One: Chorus One runs validators on cutting edge Proof of Stake networks such as Cosmos, Solana, Celo, Polkadot and Oasis. - https://epicenter.rocks/chorusone
- Gnosis: Gnosis builds decentralized infrastructure for the Ethereum ecosystem, since 2015. This year marks the launch of Gnosis Pay— the world's first Decentralized Payment Network. Get started today at gnosis.io -

This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain. Show notes and listening options: https://epicenter.tv/615			

#615 Michael Bentley: Euler – The DeFi Super App

Support the show, consider donating: 18ZSe3qvW3rCc9ScS5BjQYmcPYPzuAJu5X (http://bit.ly/1Rp226M)

We're joined by Brock Pierce, Chairman of the Bitcoin Foundation, investor and all around emblematic figure of the Bitcoin ecosystem. Brock tells his story, from his early beginning a entrepreneur in his teens, to the massively successfull video game industry businesses he built in the early 2000s.

As Chairman of the Bitcoin Foundation, he gives us his perspective on how the Foundation's role has evolved over time and its areas of focus going forward. Brock also weighs in the recent debates around governance and block size.

Topics covered included:
- The lemonade-stand beginnings of Brock's entrepreneurship story
- How he became involved in gaming and pioneered the sale of digital goods
- The 400,000-strong professional gamer supply chain he built in China
- His first contact with Bitcoin and the initial concerns he had
- Blockchain Capital and how he ended up investing in dozens of Bitcoin startups
- The blocksize debate and whether Bitcoin needs an explicit governance process
- The future of the Bitcoin Foundation

Links mentioned in this episode: 

- This Week in Startups with Brock Pierce http://bit.ly/1LASaYZ
- The Finanser Interview with Brock Pierce http://bit.ly/22rSrEX
- Blockchain Capital http://bit.ly/1Mj6iWT
- Brock Pierce – Bitcoins Are The Digital Gold 2.0 http://bit.ly/1Zkc9gv

Sponsors: 

- GTEC: Apply now to enter the GTEC Blockchain Contest and win prizes worth €50k epicenterbitcoin.com/gtec

Show notes: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/podcast/123
YouTube: https://youtu.be/8HJvDzgfvh0


Epicenter Bitcoin is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain, Sébastien Couture & Meher Roy.
 
- Visit our website: http://epicenterbitcoin.com
- Subscribe to our newsletter: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/newsletter
- Twitter: http://twitter.com/epicenterbtc

EB123 – Brock Pierce: From Digital Goods To Digital Currency

Support the show, consider donating: 12NF4HiErL6phVzQ4vSvvXPWDopDMMKCfV (http://bit.ly/21JOxll)

When Jed McCaleb discovered Bitcoin, there didn't even exist an online marketplace to trade the cryptocurrency yet. The experienced founder who had earlier started file sharing site eDonkey, acted fast and started the first Bitcoin exchange MtGox which he later sold to now-infamous Mark Karpeles. Jed later founded the pioneering Ripple project before leaving to start Stellar.

We discussed his journey through the industry and the ambitious plans Stellar has to create an open financial system that will give access to financial services to a much broader spectrum of humanity. 

Topics covered included:
- Jed's early involvement in the industry and founding of MtGox and subsequently Ripple
- Why Jed left Ripple and started Stellar
- How Ripple and Stellar differ
- The Stellar Consensus Protocol
- Why the organization behind Stellar is a non-profit foundation
- Stellar's focus on developing markets and Nigeria in particular
- The role and distribution of Stellar's currency Lumen

Links mentioned in this episode: 

- Stellar Website http://bit.ly/1XUNvCf
- Stellar Consensus Protocol http://bit.ly/1MWfMrJ
- Bitcoin-Lumen Giveaway http://bit.ly/233DGTG
- Stellar Graphic Novel http://bit.ly/1NwIXl7
- Digital Gold by Nathaniel Popper http://amzn.to/1LxK5im

Sponsors: 

- Ledger Nano: Smart card security for your Bitcoins - Get 10% off your first order when you use the code EPICENTER at http://ledgerwallet.com

Show notes: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/podcast/128
YouTube: https://youtu.be/dHkrrMg9RUw


Epicenter Bitcoin is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain, Sébastien Couture & Meher Roy.
 
- Visit our website: http://epicenterbitcoin.com
- Subscribe to our newsletter: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/newsletter
- Twitter: http://twitter.com/epicenterbtc

EB128 – Jed Mccaleb: Stellar And The Vision Of An Open Financial System

Support the show, consider donating: 145PoPHFLFYTTRe1wMZtdzYqsgptgfTKmY (http://bit.ly/2fWcvKF)

System scalability and extensibility of system features are two central problems around which research in the cryptocurrency / blockchain industry has centered. For example, the Blockstream sidechains project foresaw hundreds of blockchains coordinating together to form an ‘Internet of Chains’ delivering extensibility to the Bitcoin system. 

Recently, Dr. Gavin Wood, co-founder of Ethereum and Parity, put forth Polkadot, a technical vision to achieve the similar end-goals using different system architecture. Polkadot could enable individual blockchain networks to share security and communications infrastructure with other blockchain networks, forming in effect an ‘Internet of Blockchain networks’. 

Melonport, a team based out of Zurich, has taken up the challenge of deploying the Polkadot network and also building decentralized asset management software on the same network. In this episode we converse with Mona El Isa and Reto Trinkler, co-founders of Melonport, in order to discover more about the overall vision.

Topics discussed in this episode:
- Melonport, a team based out of Zurich, has taken up the challenge of deploying the Polkadot network and also building decentralized asset management software on the same network. In this episode we converse with Mona El Isa and Reto Trinkler, co-founders of Melonport, in order to discover more about the overall vision.
- Description of problem(s) Polkadot seeks to resolve
- Analogous design problems from technological history
- Overview of Polkadot network
- Overview of Melonport asset management software
- How Melonport and Polkadot connect with each other
- Next steps for the team

Links mentioned in this episode: 
- Melonport website: https://melonport.com
- Melonport white paper: https://melonport.com/melonprotocol.pdf
- melonproject on GitHub: https://github.com/melonproject
- Melonport explainer video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JG6LISz1iyw
- Polkadot Network: http://polkadot.network
- Polkadot white paper: http://polkadot.network/PolkaDotPaper.pdf
- Parity and Melonport joint press release: https://ethcore.io/press.html/

Sponsors: 
- Ledger: Smart card security for your Bitcoins - Get 10% off your first order when you use the code EPICENTER - http://ledgerwallet.com
- Jaxx: Wallets that Unify the Blockchain Experience Across Devices - http://jaxx.io

This episode is also available on :
- Epicenter.tv: https://epicenter.tv/158
- YouTube: http://youtu.be/rfRufqN8S9c
- Souncloud: http://soundcloud.com/epicenterbitcoin/eb-158

Watch or listen, Epicenter is available wherever you get your podcasts.

Epicenter is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain, Sébastien Couture & Meher Roy.

158 – Reto Trinkler & Mona El Isa: The Polkadot Protocol - One Blockchain To Connect Them All

Support the show, consider donating: 
BTC: 1CD83r9EzFinDNWwmRW4ssgCbhsM5bxXwg (https://epicenter.tv/tipbtc)
ETH: 0x8cdb49ca5103Ce06717C4daBBFD4857183f50935 (https://epicenter.tv/tipeth)

After Bitshares and Steemit, Dan Larimer's latest project EOS has also gathered lots of attention. Their record-setting crowdsale has already raised $300m and is continuing for another year. Dan joined us to discuss his journey in the industry, what connects the different projects, how EOS works and how the EOS crowdsale works. 

Topics discussed in this episode:
- A history of Dan's previous projects Bitshares and Steemit
- How Dan knows when the time has come to move to the next project
- Why they describe EOS as a decentralized operating system
- The EOS approach to scalability
- Benefits and downsides of the EOS fee model
- EOS' Delegated Proof of Stake consensus
- How EOS handles malicious validators
- Addressing criticisms around EOS's crowdsale terms and governance structure

Links mentioned in this episode: 
- EOS Website: https://eos.io/
- EOS Whitepaper: https://github.com/EOSIO/Documentation/blob/master/TechnicalWhitePaper.md
- EOS Consensus Presentation May 2017 - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUZWZj1pu94
- Vitalik Buterin Criticisms of EOS: https://np.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/6qm0y2/is_the_ethereum_team_defending_their_ground/dkyk94c/
- Dan Larimer's Response to Vitalik: https://steemit.com/eos/@dan/reponse-to-vitalik-s-written-remarks
- block.one: http://block.one/

Sponsors: 
- Ledger: Industry standard security meets convenience and usability with the Nano S - http://epicenter.tv/ledger


Watch or listen, Epicenter is available wherever you get your podcasts.

Epicenter is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain, Sébastien Couture & Meher Roy.

#197 Dan Larimer: EOS - The Decentralized Operating System

Support the show, consider donating: 
BTC: 1CD83r9EzFinDNWwmRW4ssgCbhsM5bxXwg (https://epicenter.tv/tipbtc)
BCC: 1M4dvWxjL5N9WniNtatKtxW7RcGV73TQTd (http://epicenter.tv/tipbch)
ETH: 0x8cdb49ca5103Ce06717C4daBBFD4857183f50935 (https://epicenter.tv/tipeth)

Blockchain technologies are changing the way we think about data archival and storage. For instance, most database systems can only capture the current state of a data set. This means we must rely on secondary backup systems to ensure historical data can remain accessible, a stark contrast from what the most basic of blockchains provide out of the box. Database systems that offer immutability and historical context for data would be greatly beneficial for companies as it would make internal and external audits much less costly and time-intensive.

We're delighted to bring you an interview with Flip Filipowski and Brian Platz. Flip is a veteran entrepreneur whose career spans 50 years, having worked for and founded some of the world's largest software companies of the 80's and 90's. He is also the CEO of SilkRoad Equity and a Founding Partner of Tally Capital. Brian's background includes having founded A List Appart in 1994, which is among the oldest and most influential web development blogs, and SilkRoad Technologies. 

Flip and Brian join us to talk about their new company, Fluree. Their product, FlureeDB, is a scalable graph database which provides the benefits of blockchain technologies, such as immutability, replayability and fault tolerance. Currently, in development, the goal for FlureeDB is to support various consensus rules based on the network configuration: private systems, federated (or consortium) clusters, and fully decentralized public networks. 

Topics discussed in this episode:
- Flip and Brian's respective backgrounds and entrepreneurial ventures
- How blockchain will disrupt most major companies that exist today
- FlureeDB and the problem it is trying to solve
- How FlureeDB improves compliance procedures for enterprise
- How FlureeDB can address some of the challenges ahead with regards to GDPR
- FlureeDB's technical infrastructure and elementary components
- The different consensus modes and scalability properties of FlureeDB
- Why they chose to structure the company as a Public Benefit Corporation
- FlureeDB's development roadmap

Links mentioned in this episode: 
- Fluree Website: https://flur.ee/
- FlureeDB Whitepaper: https://flur.ee/assets/pdf/flureedb_whitepaper_v1.pdf
- Blockchain, Meet Database: https://medium.com/fluree/blockchain-meet-database-5eecaa38a358


Watch or listen, Epicenter is available wherever you get your podcasts.

Epicenter is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain, Sébastien Couture & Meher Roy.

#216 Brian Platz & Flip Filipowski: FlureeDB – A Scalable Blockchain-Based Graph Database

Support the show, consider donating: 
BTC: 1CD83r9EzFinDNWwmRW4ssgCbhsM5bxXwg (https://epicenter.tv/tipbtc)
BCC: 1M4dvWxjL5N9WniNtatKtxW7RcGV73TQTd (http://epicenter.tv/tipbch)
ETH: 0x8cdb49ca5103Ce06717C4daBBFD4857183f50935 (https://epicenter.tv/tipeth)

We're joined by Greg Meredith and Nash Foster of the RChain Cooperative. A fundamentally new kind of blockchain platform, RChain is rooted in a formal model of concurrent and decentralized computation. Powered by the Rho Virtual Machine, and secured by Casper proof-of-stake, RCain is partitioned, or shareded by default, forming a network of coordinated and parallel blockchains. The project, which is formed as a coop, leverages correct-by-construction software development to produce a concurrent, compositional, and massively scalable blockchain.


Topics discussed in this episode:
- How Rchain spun out of the Synereo project
- The primary objectives RChain seeks to establish
- The fundamental principles of RChain and RLang
- The concepts of concurrency and parallelism in simple terms
- How building concurrent systems implies scalability
- The unique features of Casper consensus in the context of RChain
- The importance of namespaces in RChain
- Why this project was started as a cooperative
- The current status of the project and roapmap

Links mentioned in this episode: 
- RChain Website: https://www.rchain.coop
- RChain Rholang SDK (v0.1) Released: https://medium.com/rchain-cooperative/rchain-rholang-sdk-v0-1-released-5f6bc35bf3e9
- A Visualization for the Future of Blockchain Consensus: https://medium.com/rchain-cooperative/a-visualization-for-the-future-of-blockchain-consensus-b6710b2f50d6
- Introducing Rholang! at Devcon 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tW1fAWg6s8

This episode is also available on :
- Epicenter.tv: https://epicenter.tv/221
- YouTube: http://youtu.be/kojlx2ykRsA
- Souncloud: http://soundcloud.com/epicenterbitcoin/eb-221

Watch or listen, Epicenter is available wherever you get your podcasts.

Epicenter is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain, Sébastien Couture & Meher Roy.

#221 Greg Meredith & Nash Foster: RChain – The Scalable, Concurrent and Performant Blockchain

Support the show, consider donating: 
BTC: 1CD83r9EzFinDNWwmRW4ssgCbhsM5bxXwg (https://epicenter.tv/tipbtc)
BCC: 1M4dvWxjL5N9WniNtatKtxW7RcGV73TQTd (http://epicenter.tv/tipbch)
ETH: 0x8cdb49ca5103Ce06717C4daBBFD4857183f50935 (https://epicenter.tv/tipeth)

We are joined by Charles Hoskinson, who played an early role in developing Ethereum and BitShares, and is currently the CEO of IOHK. IOHK is an engineering company that undertakes cryptocurrency research, contributes development efforts to the Ethereum Classic ecosystem, and is spearheading the release of Cardano - a third generation blockchain protocol. IOHK has made the news recently after the publication of fundamental research papers on the Proofs of Proof of Work and the Ouroboros PoS algorithm, and its recruitment of highly rated academics.
 

Topics discussed in this episode:
- IOHK's role in the Ethereum Classic ecosystem, and how Ethereum Classic differs from Cardano
- Cardano as a ""third generation blockchain"" and what this means
- Governance system of Cardano and the challenges behind developing a decentralized governance system
- Ouroboros PoS algorithm - why was it developed and what's special about it
- Ouroboros Genesis: how full nodes can be bootstrapped without requiring checkpoints
- Cardano's bet on K framework for smart contract execution

Links mentioned in this episode: 
- IOHK analysis of the Dash governance system: https://iohk.io/research/papers/#NSJ554WR
- Ouroboros Genesis intro by Prof Aggelos Kiayias: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCeK_4o-NCc
- Ouroboros technical paper: https://eprint.iacr.org/2016/889.pdf
- Ouroboros Praos technical paper: https://eprint.iacr.org/2017/573.pdf
- Algorand: https://www.algorand.com/
- Proofs of Proof of Work: https://fc16.ifca.ai/bitcoin/papers/KLS16.pdf
- K Framework formal analysis technical paper: http://fsl.cs.illinois.edu/FSL/papers/2017/rosu-2017-marktoberdorf/rosu-2017-marktoberdorf-public.pdf
- K framework website: http://www.kframework.org/index.php/Main_Page

Sponsors: 
- Gnosis X: Build a revolutionary prediction market dApp on Gnosis & win up to  $100,000 in GNO tokens - http://epicenter.tv/gnosisx

This episode is also available on :
- Epicenter.tv: https://epicenter.tv/234
- YouTube: http://youtu.be/2DFYBb_zOpc
- Souncloud: http://soundcloud.com/epicenterbitcoin/eb-234

Watch or listen, Epicenter is available wherever you get your podcasts.

Epicenter is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain, Sébastien Couture & Meher Roy.

#234 Charles Hoskinson: Cardano – A Third Generation Smart Contract Blockchain

Support the show, consider donating: 
BTC: 1CD83r9EzFinDNWwmRW4ssgCbhsM5bxXwg (https://epicenter.tv/tipbtc)
BCC: 1M4dvWxjL5N9WniNtatKtxW7RcGV73TQTd (http://epicenter.tv/tipbch)
ETH: 0x8cdb49ca5103Ce06717C4daBBFD4857183f50935 (https://epicenter.tv/tipeth)

Since he started blogging as Two Bit Idiot in 2013, Ryan Selkis has been both industry insider and industry critic. Consistently calling out excesses and abuses, but also maintaining his sights on the long-term potential. 

He recently founded Messari, a project that aims to bring more transparency and fairness to the industry. Messari has narrowed in on siloed, inaccurate and incomplete data as a key factor that allows insiders to profit at the expense of the public. We talked about the various ways in which Messari tackles that problem, ranging from a community-led effort to gather project data to the ambitious goal of a token-curated registry of stand-up projects.

Topics discussed in this episode:
- Ryan's start into the crypto industry as pseudonymous blogger Two Bit Idiot
- His insights from being the Digital Currency Group's first employee
- CoinDesk and the challenges of journalism in crypto
- Why poor and inaccurate information benefits industry insiders at the expense of retail investors
- Messari's mission to lead a self-regulatory effort for the crypto industry
- How an open, distributed crypto data library could help create a fairer playing field
- The plans for Messari's token-curated registry of projects following reporting standards
- The economics and game theory around the Messari token and TCR

Links mentioned in this episode: 
- Messari - Crypto News, Pricing, and Research: https://messari.io/
- Introducing Messari: An Open-Source EDGAR Database for Cryptoassets: https://medium.com/tbis-weekly-bits/introducing-messari-an-open-source-edgar-database-for-cryptoassets-46fec1b402f6
- Messari Whitepaper: https://messari.github.io/tcr/whitepaper.pdf
- A token to self-regulate tokens. But really.: https://medium.com/@twobitidiot/a-token-to-self-regulate-tokens-but-really-a61da77e6a7b
- Cryptoasset network value, market cap, rankings & metrics | OnChainFX: https://onchainfx.com/
- Ryan Selkis (@twobitidiot) | Twitter: https://twitter.com/twobitidiot
- Messari Community Analyst Application: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1DxH-QgSn57BzGC_qAsIElF5UJGg_b10jplqbRs798fQ/viewform?edit_requested=true

This episode is also available on :
- Epicenter.tv: https://epicenter.tv/247
- YouTube: http://youtu.be/x8zTE5I1kGU
- Souncloud: http://soundcloud.com/epicenterbitcoin/eb-247

Watch or listen, Epicenter is available wherever you get your podcasts.

Epicenter is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain, Sébastien Couture & Meher Roy.

#247 Ryan Selkis: Messari - Bringing Transparency and Self-Regulation to the Blockchain Industry

Support the show, consider donating: 
BTC: 1CD83r9EzFinDNWwmRW4ssgCbhsM5bxXwg (https://epicenter.tv/tipbtc)
BCC: 1M4dvWxjL5N9WniNtatKtxW7RcGV73TQTd (http://epicenter.tv/tipbch)
ETH: 0x8cdb49ca5103Ce06717C4daBBFD4857183f50935 (https://epicenter.tv/tipeth)

CoinFund is one of the earliest crypto-funds to have taken shape, forming in early 2016. The fund is well known for running an active Community Slack, conducting great podcast interviews with cryptocurrency projects and an emphasis on building network nodes / services.

We are joined by Jake Brukhman, CEO, and Alexander Bulkin, Chief Alchemist, to discuss their latest thoughts on investing in the cryptocurrency space. We cover a wide variety of themes such as their opinions on the “fat protocol hypothesis,” thesis on value capture in the cryptocurrency space, their efforts to build network nodes; and their effort to build an open source token-less technology that allows entrepreneurs to launch their blockchains. 

Topics discussed in this episode:
- Coinfund's history
- What is a cryptofund?
- Coinfund approach to investing in the cryptocurrency space
- Generalised mining - what it is, and how it offers cryptofunds a competitive advantage
- The ADAPT toolkit - a tokenless toolkit for rapid blockchain innovation

Links mentioned in this episode: 
- CoinFund Slack: 
- CoinFund interviews: 
- The ADAPT project: 
- Fat protocols are not an investment thesis: 
- Generalised mining: 
- CoinFund Twitter:

Sponsors: 
- Toptal: Simplify your hiring process & access the best blockchain talent  – Get a $1,000 credit on your first hire - http://toptal.com/epicenter
- DutchX: The open, decentralized trading protocol for ERC20 tokens using the Dutch auction mechanism - https://epicenter.tv/dutchx

This episode is also available on :
- Epicenter.tv: https://epicenter.tv/256
- YouTube: http://youtu.be/JdAO3zKlg8U
- Souncloud: http://soundcloud.com/epicenterbitcoin/eb-256

Watch or listen, Epicenter is available wherever you get your podcasts.

Epicenter is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain, Sébastien Couture, Meher Roy & Sunny Aggarwal.

#256 Aleksandr Bulkin & Jake Brukhman: CoinFund – Crypto-Investing by Community Building

Support the show, consider donating: 
BTC: 1CD83r9EzFinDNWwmRW4ssgCbhsM5bxXwg (https://epicenter.tv/tipbtc)
BCC: 1M4dvWxjL5N9WniNtatKtxW7RcGV73TQTd (http://epicenter.tv/tipbch)
ETH: 0x8cdb49ca5103Ce06717C4daBBFD4857183f50935 (https://epicenter.tv/tipeth)

Building open source software is a collaborative process which relies on good faith and willingness of volunteers. While most of the software we use daily relies heavily on open-source libraries, incentive models are broken. Repo maintainers are eager to see their projects evolve, but have little leverage to encourage developers to contribue. And projects contributors create enormous value by dedicating their time and expertise while getting little in return. Both open and closed-source projects utilize bountied to source engineering talent. Combined with blockchain technologies, there is a potential to create efficient, two-sided markets which align incentives for all participants. 

We're joined by Kevin Owocki, who is the Founder of Gitcoin. The Ethereum-based platform leverages the open source community to incentivize and monetize work, remunerating developers for pull requests made to projects. Gitcoin was itself built using Gitcoin and is today facilitating bug bounty payments for dozens of blockchain projects. At the time of writing, over 200 projects have used the platform to distribute over $340,000 in bounties to developers. As Gitcoin continues to grow, the goal is to expand its reach to the broader open-source ecosystem.

Topics discussed in this episode:
- Kevin's background as a software engineer
- The fundamental challenges in open-source development and funding
- What is Gitcoin and how it addresses incentive alignment
- How Gitcoin works from the perspective of both project funders and contributors
- The platforms usage statistics (projects funded, contributors, bounties paid, etc.)
- How Gitcoin may be used to fund closed-source bountied and public goods
- Kevin's proposal for recurring payments in Ethereum (EIP1337/ERC948)
- How Gitcoin is funded and the project's business model
- Gitcoin's roadmap moving forward

Links mentioned in this episode: 
- Gitcoin website: 
- Gitcoin leaderboard and top earners: 
- Gitcoin stats: 
- 1337 Alliance: 
- EIP 1337 - Subscriptions on the blockchain: 
- ERC948 - Recurring Subscription Models on Ethereum: http://bit.ly/2AeQjaw
- Delphi Systems: http://bit.ly/2RUscob

Sponsors: 
- DutchX: The open, decentralized trading protocol for ERC20 tokens using the Dutch auction mechanism - https://epicenter.tv/dutchx
- Azure: Deploy enterprise-ready consortium blockchain networks that scale in just a few clicks - http://aka.ms/epicenter

This episode is also available on :
- Epicenter.tv: https://epicenter.tv/257
- YouTube: http://youtu.be/7gMw90x3YxM
- Souncloud: http://soundcloud.com/epicenterbitcoin/eb-257

Watch or listen, Epicenter is available wherever you get your podcasts.

Epicenter is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain, Sébastien Couture, Meher Roy & Sunny Aggarwal.

#257 Kevin Owocki: Gitcoin – Aligning Incentives in Open-Source Development

Support the show, consider donating: 
BTC: 1CD83r9EzFinDNWwmRW4ssgCbhsM5bxXwg (https://epicenter.tv/tipbtc)
BCC: 1M4dvWxjL5N9WniNtatKtxW7RcGV73TQTd (http://epicenter.tv/tipbch)
ETH: 0x8cdb49ca5103Ce06717C4daBBFD4857183f50935 (https://epicenter.tv/tipeth)

The difficulties of compensating content creators for their work has been a driving force of the web for decades. It gave rise to advertising-driven tech giants like Google and Facebook and contributed to the decline of industries like music and publishing. Coil aims to change this and leverage blockchain and the Interledger Protocol to build a new business model for the web.

We were joined by Coil Founder and former Ripple CTO Stefan Thomas and Coil Co-Founder Ben Sharifian to discuss their ambitions to change how content is consumed and paid for.

Topics discussed in this episode:
- What web monetization is
- The difference between web monetization and web payments
- The negative effects of advertising-driven business models
- What the Interledger Protocol (ILP) is
- The current state of ILP
- Why Stefan and Ben decided to leave Ripple and start Coil
- The case for web monetization as an initial use case for Coil
- The idea of users paying a fixed bandwidth per second to content creators
- Possible user experiences that could be built on top of Coil
- How to bootstrap Coil and get adoption

Links mentioned in this episode: 
- Coil Website: 
- Coil: Building a New Business Model for the Web: 
- Layer 3 Is for Interoperability: 
- Talk about Ripple and Coil at TOA18 - Stefan Thomas: 
- E92: Stefan Thomas - Understanding Ripple: 
- E131: Evan Schwartz & Stefan Thomas - Building the Internet of Payments with 
Interledger:

Sponsors: 
- DutchX: The open, decentralized trading protocol for ERC20 tokens using the Dutch auction mechanism - https://epicenter.tv/dutchx
- Azure: Deploy enterprise-ready consortium blockchain networks that scale in just a few clicks - http://aka.ms/epicenter

This episode is also available on :
- Epicenter.tv: https://epicenter.tv/261
- YouTube: http://youtu.be/lBPVAC0H8kU
- Souncloud: http://soundcloud.com/epicenterbitcoin/eb-261

Watch or listen, Epicenter is available wherever you get your podcasts.

Epicenter is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain, Sébastien Couture, Meher Roy & Sunny Aggarwal.

#261 Ben Sharafian & Stefan Thomas: Coil - A New Business Model for the Web

Support the show, consider donating: 
BTC: 1CD83r9EzFinDNWwmRW4ssgCbhsM5bxXwg (https://epicenter.tv/tipbtc)
BCC: 1M4dvWxjL5N9WniNtatKtxW7RcGV73TQTd (http://epicenter.tv/tipbch)
ETH: 0x8cdb49ca5103Ce06717C4daBBFD4857183f50935 (https://epicenter.tv/tipeth)

Most observers of the ecosystem will probably agree that 2015-2017 were the years of the enterprise blockchain. It was during that time that many startups catering to enterprise were founded and funded, including Monax and Stratumn (where Brian and Sebastien previously worked). For the permissioned blockchain camp, adoption would come in the form of enterprise use cases, arguing that public networks carried too much risk, and lacked needed features like privacy. While much of the hype has subsided, large companies in every sector are forming consortia and leveraging blockchain to provide better process traceability and transparency, and reduce their reliance on third parties. 

We're joined by Brian Behlendorf, Executive Director of Hyperledger. When Brian was last on the show, he had recently started his role at the Linux Foundation. Now, two years later, Hyperledger has gone from a nascent project to a mature ecosystem of technologies with hundreds of members. With dozens of networks in production, and backed by companies like IBM, Hyperleger is the most widely used blockchain technology for permissioned networks.

Topics discussed in this episode:
- The most important developments in Hyperledger in the last two years
- Hyperledger's family of technologies
- Production networks on Hyperledger
- How Hyperledger Fabric differs from Tendermint and Ethereum
- The evolution of the enterprise blockchain ecosystem
- The separation between the permissioned and public blockchain ecosystems
- Industry use cases for Hyperledger Fabric
- Brian's skepticism about ICOs and tokens
- The growing Hyperledger community and upcoming Global Forum in Basel this December

Links mentioned in this episode: 
- Hyperledger website: http://bit.ly/2hp3iJZ
- Hyperledger Global Forum: http://bit.ly/2Qa1rhs

- Unbounded - To Network with Networks: http://bit.ly/2Qcdhrn
- Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad - Wikipedia: http://bit.ly/2Q4qUJl

Sponsors: 
- Toptal: Simplify your hiring process & access the best blockchain talent  – Get a $1,000 credit on your first hire - http://toptal.com/epicenter

This episode is also available on :
- Epicenter.tv: https://epicenter.tv/262
- YouTube: http://youtu.be/C7R7PN7Fzkw
- Souncloud: http://soundcloud.com/epicenterbitcoin/eb-262

Watch or listen, Epicenter is available wherever you get your podcasts.

Epicenter is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain, Sébastien Couture, Meher Roy & Sunny Aggarwal.

#262 Brian Behlendorf: Hyperledger – From Blockchain Hype to Production Networks

Support the show, consider donating: 
BTC: 1CD83r9EzFinDNWwmRW4ssgCbhsM5bxXwg (https://epicenter.tv/tipbtc)
BCC: 1M4dvWxjL5N9WniNtatKtxW7RcGV73TQTd (http://epicenter.tv/tipbch)
ETH: 0x8cdb49ca5103Ce06717C4daBBFD4857183f50935 (https://epicenter.tv/tipeth)

While trustless interactions on Ethereum are native to the protocol, trustless interactions between the Ethereum blockchain and other blockchains are difficult to implement. Interoperability protocols heavily rely on atomic swaps, which typically come with a free option problem.

For this episode we’re joined by James Prestwich, CEO at Summa. Summa designs and implements cross-chain financial contracts and instruments such as swaps, options, futures, and auctions. Summa recently conducted a dutch auction spanning the Bitcoin and Ethereum blockchains: Ethereum NFTs were auctioned off trustlessly to bidders on the Bitcoin network. We also discuss Riemann, a framework for deploying transaction scripts to UTXO-based chains, as well as the advantages of the predictability of transactions in UTXO-based chains and how to bring some of those advantages to Ethereum smart contracts.

Topics discussed in this episode:
- James background in Japanese and how he became interested in blockchain
- James contributions to Bitcoin Script
- Summa's recent cross-chain auction in which Ethereum NFTs were auctioned off to participants on the bitcoin network
- Riemann, a framework for deploying script based transactions to UTXO blockchains
- Atomic swaps leading to free options
- Advantages of transaction predictability in UTXO based chains

Links mentioned in this episode: 
- Summa Website: http://bit.ly/2zUYZ52
- Cross-chain Auctions via Bitcoin Double Spends (article): http://bit.ly/2QNAnFc
- Statesless SPV (article): http://bit.ly/2rtVIoN
- Declarative Smart Contracts (article): http://bit.ly/2rELBxH
- Introducing Reimann (article): http://bit.ly/2ruDPGn
- James Prestwich on Twitter: http://bit.ly/2QL4blU

Sponsors: 
- Azure: Deploy enterprise-ready consortium blockchain networks that scale in just a few clicks - http://aka.ms/epicenter

This episode is also available on :
- Epicenter.tv: https://epicenter.tv/265
- YouTube: http://youtu.be/AO8wElNI2dg
- Souncloud: http://soundcloud.com/epicenterbitcoin/eb-265

Watch or listen, Epicenter is available wherever you get your podcasts.

Epicenter is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain, Sébastien Couture, Meher Roy & Sunny Aggarwal.

#265 James Prestwich: Summa One – Cross-chain Financial Instruments and Contracts

Support the show, consider donating: 
BTC: 1CD83r9EzFinDNWwmRW4ssgCbhsM5bxXwg (https://epicenter.tv/tipbtc)
BCC: 1M4dvWxjL5N9WniNtatKtxW7RcGV73TQTd (http://epicenter.tv/tipbch)
ETH: 0x8cdb49ca5103Ce06717C4daBBFD4857183f50935 (https://epicenter.tv/tipeth)

Since the rise of digital currencies and cryptocurrencies, central banks are considering the role these new forms of money may play in our evolving digital economy. One of the ideas studied is the notion of a central bank digital currency. While people and companies can hold central bank liabilities in the form of cash, only licensed banks have access to digital cash accounts with central banks. 

We're joined by David Andolfatto, VP of Research at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. David was previously on the podcast to discuss his idea for Fedcoin, a central bank issued cryptocurrency. In a recent paper, he explores the impact central bank digital currencies may have on the monopolistic banking sector. 

Topics discussed in this episode:
- The state of central bank research on digital currencies and cryptocurrencies
- The idea that central banks may hold Bitcoin reserves
- David's new paper on the impact of central bank digital currencies (CBDC)
- The potential impacts of CBDC's on the banking sector and our economy
- The role of fractional reserve banking in our economy
- How fractional reserve banking applies to cryptocurrencies
- The Debreu model and the need for money in an entirely liquid market
- David's outlook for the future of Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies

Links mentioned in this episode: 
- Assessing the Impact of Central Bank Digital Currency on Private Banks (paper): http://bit.ly/2USjAje
- Smart Contracts and Asset Tokenization (article): http://bit.ly/2UN4ATU
- My perspective on the Bitcoin Project (article): http://bit.ly/2UOWMAZ
- The Trust Machine: The Story of Bitcoin (article): http://bit.ly/2UPGHuO
- Fedcoin: On the Desirability of a Government Cryptocurrency (article): http://bit.ly/2EywWfJ
- David's last appearance on the podcast: http://bit.ly/2URsD40

Sponsors: 
- Toptal: Simplify your hiring process & access the best blockchain talent  – Get a $1,000 credit on your first hire - http://toptal.com/epicenter

This episode is also available on :
- Epicenter.tv: https://epicenter.tv/266
- YouTube: http://youtu.be/Bv33vah7-wY
- Souncloud: http://soundcloud.com/epicenterbitcoin/eb-266

Watch or listen, Epicenter is available wherever you get your podcasts.

Epicenter is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain, Sébastien Couture, Meher Roy & Sunny Aggarwal.

#266 David Andolfatto: The Impact of Central Bank Digital Currencies on the Banking Sector

Support the show, consider donating: 
BTC: 1CD83r9EzFinDNWwmRW4ssgCbhsM5bxXwg (https://epicenter.tv/tipbtc)
BCC: 1M4dvWxjL5N9WniNtatKtxW7RcGV73TQTd (http://epicenter.tv/tipbch)
ETH: 0x8cdb49ca5103Ce06717C4daBBFD4857183f50935 (https://epicenter.tv/tipeth)

We're joined by Joseph Lubin, Founder and CEO of ConsenSys. Joseph founded ConsenSys as an Ethereum development studio on the heels of the Ethereum crowd sale in 2014. The company has since grown to a distributed organization of over 1,000 people. Over 50 companies and projects have emerged from ConsenSys, including Metamask, uPort, Gnosis, and GitCoin, to name only a few. Today, the company continues to invest in growing the Ethereum ecosystem by funding projects, and through consulting services for companies and institutions.

Topics discussed in this episode:
- Joseph's background working as a technologist in the financial industry
- How he discovered Bitcoin in 2011
- What lead Joseph to meet Vitalik Buterin and the founding Ethereum team
- How he founded ConsenSys and the company's vision
- The company's impressive growth and output
- The recent round of layoffs at ConsenSys
- How he thinks blockchain can change the world for the better
- His advice to companies feeling the pressure of the current bear market
- Joseph visiton for the future of ConsenSys and Ethereum

Links mentioned in this episode: 
- ConsenSys website: http://bit.ly/2FfPbqN
- The Prophets of Cryptocurrency Survey the Boom and Bust (The New Yorker): http://bit.ly/2FeVjj8
- The Uncanny Mind That Built Ethereum (WIRED): http://bit.ly/2FdHDVl
- ConsenSys Monthly Report — November 2018: http://bit.ly/2FcPQct
- A Prehistory of the Ethereum Protocol: http://bit.ly/2FcQ2sd
- Joseph Lubin on Twitter: http://bit.ly/2Ff0X4M

Sponsors: 
- Toptal: Simplify your hiring process & access the best blockchain talent  – Get a $1,000 credit on your first hire - http://toptal.com/epicenter
- Azure: Deploy enterprise-ready consortium blockchain networks that scale in just a few clicks - http://aka.ms/epicenter

This episode is also available on :
- Epicenter.tv: https://epicenter.tv/269
- YouTube: http://youtu.be/97uz09S1Us8
- Souncloud: http://soundcloud.com/epicenterbitcoin/eb-269

Watch or listen, Epicenter is available wherever you get your podcasts.

Epicenter is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain, Sébastien Couture, Meher Roy & Sunny Aggarwal.

#269 Joseph Lubin: Consensys – The Distributed Incubator which Jumpstarted the Ethereum Ecosystem

Epicenter is a podcast about the technologies, projects & people driving decentralization and the global blockchain revolution.

Epicenter is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain, Sebastien Couture and Meher Roy. Every week, we find the most interesting people in the industry for in-depth discussions about their projects, ideas and stories.

Epicenter

Pinned to spotlight

Popular tracks