Validated episodes
The Long-Term Vision for the DA Layer w/ Connor O'Hara (Celestia)
In this episode, Austin chats with Connor O'Hara (Celestia) about the scope of DA projects like Celestia. After a reflective discussion on a wide range of topics from the early days of Bitcoin to tradeoffs of proof-of-stake networks, ...
| 57:15 | E78The Restaking Thesis w/ Sreeram Kannan (Eigen Labs)
In this episode, Austin chats with Sreeram Kannan (Eigen Labs) about EigenLayer's vision for restaking. Sreeram argues that restaking is merely a way of making proof-of-stake networks more programmable, addressing the economic and ...
| 63:49Level Up. Go Crankless. w/ Jarry Xiao (Phoenix)
In this episode, Austin chats with Jarry Xiao from Ellipsis Labs about Phoenix, the fastest on-chain orderbook on Solana. They explore Phoenix's innovative design, which enables settlement without the need for asynchronous cranks, ...
| 43:24Rethinking Solana's Validator Client Paradigm w/ Ahmad Abbasi (Syndica)
In this episode, Austin talks with Ahmad Abbasi (Syndica) about Sig, a new Solana validator client built in Zig. Unlike other Solana validator clients, Sig is optimized for reads as opposed to writes. Ahmad unpacks the seemingly ...
| 28:57What Solana Unlocks for GameFi's Backend w/ Albert Chen (Genopets)
Web3 gaming is one of the oldest proposed use cases for blockchain. In this episode, Austin chats with Albert Chen (Genopets) about the state of web3 games on Solana and beyond. They dive into Genopets, exploring its gameplay, its web3 ...
| 29:03The Enterprise Self-Custody Problem w/ Connor and Nicolas from Cordial Systems
In this episode, Austin talks with Nicolas and Conor from Cordial Systems, an enterprise custody solution initially developed for Jump Crypto. They discuss how to build a self-custody solution that serves crypto-native businesses ...
| 34:40How DRiP Is Able to Give Away Millions of Free NFTs
In this episode, Austin chats with Vibhu Norby, CEO of DRiP, a platform that has distributed millions of digital collectibles to its community ... for free. Among other topics, Vibhu discusses the unlikely emergence of the company's ...
| 35:17A Cross-Chain DePIN Conversation w/ Alex Rawitz (DIMO)
In this episode, Austin chats with Alex Rawitz, co-founder of DIMO, a DePIN project built on Polygon which allows users to collect and monetize their car's data. Instead of pitting one blockchain against another, Austin and Alex have an ...
| 42:33The Case for Onchain Options Trading w/ Lev & Serge from DeVol Network
In this episode, Austin chats with Lev Gelfer and Serge Levin from DeVol Network, a low-cost, fully onchain option trading platform. Serge and Lev dive deep into complex trades and the advantages of bringing options to blockchain, but ...
| 44:14Why Payment Processing Companies Need to Start Thinking About Blockchain w/ Nabil Manji (Worldpay)
In this episode, Austin chats with Nabil Manji of Worldpay, one of the largest payment processing companies in the world. In a recent collaboration with Worldpay, Visa expanded its USDC settlement to the Solana blockchain. Austin and ...
| 46:50Is Bitcoin Still Relevant in a Smart Contract World? w/ Matt Luongo (Thesis)
In this episode, Austin chats with Matt Luongo (Thesis) about the role of decentralized custodial solutions for Bitcoin such as Threshold's tBTC. Beyond the technical details of how tBTC works and what its holders can do, the ...
| 51:32An Open-Source Toolset for Token Infrastructure w/ Tommy Johnson
In this episode, Tommy Johnson discusses Armada, a collaborative project between PsyFi and HXRO that provides an open-source toolkit for launching tokens from inception to full decentralization. He and Austin reflect on the historical ...
| 43:47How Justin Bons Reconsidered His Thesis About Solana
In the early days of Solana, Justin Bons (Cyber Capital) was one of the network's biggest public critics. However, in the last several months, Justin has had a change of heart. In this episode, Justin opens up about both his ...
| 61:51Live from Breakpoint: Conversation w/ Rune Christensen (MakerDAO)
In this episode live from BP 2023, Austin sits down with Rune Christensen to discuss MakerDAO's Endgame plan. Rune outlines how the concept of subDAOs will fix the current problems faced by DAOs, why SVM architecture is best suited to ...
| 28:51Crypto's Killer App Is Already Here: Stablecoins w/ Dante Disparte (Circle)
In this episode, Austin is joined by Amira Valliani (Solana Foundation) to chat with Dante Disparte (Circle) about stablecoin adoption, regulation, and more. Dante envisions a promising future for stablecoins as he explores fundamental ...
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