Full Shard Podcast
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Welcome to Full Shard - a podcast for builders, community members, tech enthusiasts, and investors alike!
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Full Shard Podcast: Episode 13 - A New AI Dawn 2026 is not business as usual. In this episode of the Full Shard Podcast, Lucian and Beniamin Mincu are joined by VP of Business Development Daniel Serb to unpack a world shaped by accelerating AI, volatile markets, and structural resets across industries. They discuss the rise of agentic systems, the emergence of machine-to-machine commerce, and why settlement speed and scale suddenly matter in a way they didn’t before. From agentic payments and commerce protocols to the positioning of Supernova, the conversation centers on building future-proof infrastructure for a time where demand for it finally arises. A wide-angle conversation about what’s breaking, what’s emerging, and where the next wave may land. 00:00 - What's Happening in 2026 6:13 - The Events Shaping the World 11:53 - Blockchain & AI Symbiosis 25:50 - Agentic Payments 35:51 - What Will be Built Next 50:10 - Mind-blowing Predictions 57:31 - Supernova in 5 Years 1:03:28 - Staying Alive
Full Shard Podcast33,344 views • 3 months ago
Full Shard Podcast: Episode 12 - SUPERNOVA When technology becomes fast enough, it disappears. In this episode, Beniamin Mincu |🇺🇸/acc and Adrian Dobrita step back from specs and roadmaps to talk about what Supernova really represents. From redefining what a blockchain is, to why speed changes human behavior, to how AI agents may soon need blockchains to coordinate, this is a big-picture conversation about building systems that can keep up with the future. Not just about how it works. But about why it matters. 00:00 - The Importance of Speed 8:44 - What is Actually a Blockchain? 11:54 - How to Build the Future 18:16 - How Supernova Works 21:55 - The New Consensus and Execution Mechanisms 32:46 - What Supernova Enables 41:41 - ZK and Privacy on MultiversX 43:14 - Building a Blockchain From Scratch 47:48 - Supernova Launch Date 49:04 - How to Deal with Challenges 51:15 - Ending Thoughts
Full Shard Podcast27,636 views • 4 months ago
Full Shard: Ep 5 - Era of AI Agents Autonomous AI meets blockchain & web3. Bullish 2025 outlook for builders, crypto and next-gen tech. Signals and alpha from Beniamin Mincu |🇺🇸/acc Lucian Mincu Lucian Todea 🔥 00:00 - AI banter 04:54 - Updates from the space 22:45 - AI Agents 45:41 - Blockchain x AI 50:09 - AI16Z & Eliza 55:09 - Agents on MVX & Growth Games 1:08:20 - 2025 bullish thesis
Full Shard Podcast70,253 views • 1 year ago
Full Shard Ep 6: The Global AI War The AI Sputnik moment, US-China tech showdown, & why MultiversX is all-in on the US. Beniamin Mincu |🇺🇸/acc Lucian Mincu & Lucian Todea break down bold moves, big shifts & real signals. 00:00 - Beginning of New Year 8:04 - DeepSeek 23:08 - US vs China in the AI race 35:52 - AI Agents integrations 48:21 - Blockchain x AI 56:08 - MvX in USA 1:05:22 - New regulations in USA 1:23:16 - xPortal acquisition 1:33:07 - New direction for MvX
Full Shard Podcast56,515 views • 1 year ago
Full Shard: Episode 2 - Founder Mode Stories you’ve never heard before. Unexpected takes. 3 founders breaking down big ideas around success, Web3, the US election and more. 00:00 - Intro 00:46 - Lucian T. lost a bet 05:50 - Founder Mode 22:48 - What is MultiversX building 34:08 - What keeps Beni up at night 37:31 - Trump’s crypto & blockchain approach 46:33 - OpenAI’s Project Strawberry 59:57 - Telegram, Pavel Durov & free speech 1:22:01 - Polymarket & prediction markets 1:25:26 - The identity crisis of the blockchain space 1:35:11 - xDay & MultiversX updates 1:40:39 - US & How To Win 1:47:03 - Latest great book 1:51:30 - Where we are now
Full Shard Podcast63,602 views • 1 year ago
Full Shard: Ep 4 - Worldwide Expansion Big ideas, bold moves. In tech, Web3, media, public sector & beyond. History in the making, one breakthrough at a time. W/ Beniamin Mincu |🇺🇸/acc Lucian Mincu Lucian Todea & special guest Adam Bates. 00:00 - 2 weeks into the US elections 16:36 - Romanian elections 28:35 - xMoney and Stablecoins 41:27 - How to change the world 55:38 - Memecoins and AI 1:09:16 - Adam Bates' story 1:34:52 - Why Adam chose MultiversX 1:39:24 - Trip to South Korea 1:46:55 - Opportunities in South Korea 1:53:12 - Opportunities for MultiversX 1:55:00 - Challenges for MultiversX 1:57:28 - Q&A with Adam Bates 2:18:50 - Lessons learned
Full Shard Podcast54,111 views • 1 year ago
Full Shard: Ep 7 - The Intelligent Wallet marko, Mohit Tilwani & Sergiu Biriș pull back the curtains on xPortal. Strategy shifts, secret weapons for app growth, new token and further cross-chain expansion. Full breakdown alongside Beniamin Mincu |🇺🇸/acc & Lucian Mincu. 00:00 - Sergiu's background 14:42 - Marko's story 27:10 - Lucian's POV 33:36 - Mohit's perspective 39:29 - The secret sauce 57:34 - Distribution & numbers 1:02:33 - xPortal's vision 1:29:48 - Token & the future
Full Shard Podcast32,420 views • 1 year ago
Full Shard Podcast: Episode 8 - Andromeda 🔥 Absolute masterclass from Lucian Mincu & Adrian Dobrita on the paradigm shift enabled by the upcoming MultiversX protocol upgrades. Sub-second finality, next-gen improvements and a wild new architecture. This is how you scale web3 and hit escape velocity. Chapters: 00:00 - Adrian's background 7:00 - The MultiversX network 20:57 - Andromeda upgrade 27:05 - Consensus mechanism 37:24 - New network design 1:01:49 - Why 600ms? 1:09:49 - Andromeda patch 1:26:59 - The next upgrade 1:35:03 - Conclusions
Full Shard Podcast19,669 views • 1 year ago
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