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S P A C E M O N K E Y S ˄͎ Podcast Separating from the AWS Herd 🐂 → Building Polkadot & the Web3 Cloud feat. Timothy Wu w/ Jay Chrawnna Show Notes:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join Tim Wu, a Principal Engineer at ChainSafe, as he shares his journey from Web2 to Web3, revealing why he left the grind of AWS microservices for the innovative world of blockchain. Discover how ChainSafe is shaping Polkadot’s ecosystem, from building alternative clients to contributing to the revolutionary Jam upgrade. Learn about the future of decentralized computing, Web3 infrastructure, and why Polkadot’s SDK is already redefining how developers build scalable, open-source products. If you’re curious about blockchain’s next big leap, this is a must-watch for developers and tech enthusiasts alike. Jump in ↯ 0:00 Web2 in the 6ix 3:35 The AWS Herd 4:58 Web3 Switch 6:43 ChainSafe 11:04 Alt Polkadot Client 14:31 JAM 17:41 The Web3 Cloud 24:26 Polkadot SDK JAM with DOT - follow The Kus!

The Kus

79,118 views • 10 months ago

LIVE NOW - Vitalik Buterin: How Ethereum Becomes The World Ledger Ethereum just turned 10, and vitalik.eth returns to reflect on the last decade—and where it’s headed next. In this conversation, Vitalik shares what surprised him most about Ethereum’s growth, the hard lessons from challenges like The DAO and NFTs, and what he’d do differently if starting again. We explore Ethereum’s evolving cultural identity, privacy as a core value, the tradeoffs between L1 and L2, and how Vitalik envisions Ethereum surviving an AI-dominated future. -------------- TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 0:52 Ethereum’s First 2 Years 2:25 Ethereum’s Top Contributions 4:18 Biggest Surprises 7:37 What Took Longer than Expected 9:05 Overcoming Challenges 11:03 Lesson for Younger Vitalik 15:53 Bitcoin vs Ethereum 18:49 Ethereum’s Cultural Evolution 32:11 Privacy on Ethereum 37:42 Nation State Resistant Privacy 43:03 Cypherpunk vs Mainstream 56:05 World Ledger 59:09 Ethereum in 2024 1:02:23 Changes in the Ethereum Foundation 1:10:10 Economic Alignment 1:16:38 Scaling the L1 1:31:21 Ethereum’s Barbell Strategy 1:39:28 Ethereum Nationalism 1:48:28 ETH Treasuries 1:55:19 The Next 10 Years for Ethereum 1:59:35 The Next 10 Years for Vitalik 2:01:25 The Next 10 Years for Bankless 2:02:52 Closing & Disclaimers

LIVE NOW - Vitalik Buterin: How Ethereum Becomes The World Ledger Ethereum just turned 10, and vitalik.eth returns to reflect on the last decade—and where it’s headed next. In this conversation, Vitalik shares what surprised him most about Ethereum’s growth, the hard lessons from challenges like The DAO and NFTs, and what he’d do differently if starting again. We explore Ethereum’s evolving cultural identity, privacy as a core value, the tradeoffs between L1 and L2, and how Vitalik envisions Ethereum surviving an AI-dominated future. -------------- TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 0:52 Ethereum’s First 2 Years 2:25 Ethereum’s Top Contributions 4:18 Biggest Surprises 7:37 What Took Longer than Expected 9:05 Overcoming Challenges 11:03 Lesson for Younger Vitalik 15:53 Bitcoin vs Ethereum 18:49 Ethereum’s Cultural Evolution 32:11 Privacy on Ethereum 37:42 Nation State Resistant Privacy 43:03 Cypherpunk vs Mainstream 56:05 World Ledger 59:09 Ethereum in 2024 1:02:23 Changes in the Ethereum Foundation 1:10:10 Economic Alignment 1:16:38 Scaling the L1 1:31:21 Ethereum’s Barbell Strategy 1:39:28 Ethereum Nationalism 1:48:28 ETH Treasuries 1:55:19 The Next 10 Years for Ethereum 1:59:35 The Next 10 Years for Vitalik 2:01:25 The Next 10 Years for Bankless 2:02:52 Closing & Disclaimers

Bankless

56,301 views • 1 year ago

S P A C E M O N K E Y S ˄͎ Podcast Building Social Consensus → Polkadot and the Network State feat. polka.dom | ⭕️ w/ Jay Chrawnna Show Notes: In this episode of Space Monkeys, Dom, a member of the Polkadot Fellowship, shares his transition from developing hit VR games to diving deep into blockchain. He discusses Polkadot's potential as a decentralized global government, the trade-offs of decentralization, OpenGov's role in consensus building, and challenges like inflation and personhood proofs. Dom offers practical advice on contributing to Polkadot's ecosystem, avoiding common pitfalls in GitHub and forums, and why Polkadot stands out for secure, democratic governance. Whether you're into crypto or network states, this conversation uncovers the future of blockchain coordination. Dive in ↯ 0:00 VR Video Games 5:20 Global Government 8:03 Polkadot Advantage 9:36 Web3 Distraction 11:43 Personhood 15:40 OpenGov Cohesion 19:24 Joining the Fellowship 25:24 Global Marketplace 27:07 AI Fellowship 30:42 Free Agent Mistakes 38:35 Falling from Grace 40:04 Future Outlook

S P A C E M O N K E Y S ˄͎ Podcast Building Social Consensus → Polkadot and the Network State feat. polka.dom | ⭕️ w/ Jay Chrawnna Show Notes: In this episode of Space Monkeys, Dom, a member of the Polkadot Fellowship, shares his transition from developing hit VR games to diving deep into blockchain. He discusses Polkadot's potential as a decentralized global government, the trade-offs of decentralization, OpenGov's role in consensus building, and challenges like inflation and personhood proofs. Dom offers practical advice on contributing to Polkadot's ecosystem, avoiding common pitfalls in GitHub and forums, and why Polkadot stands out for secure, democratic governance. Whether you're into crypto or network states, this conversation uncovers the future of blockchain coordination. Dive in ↯ 0:00 VR Video Games 5:20 Global Government 8:03 Polkadot Advantage 9:36 Web3 Distraction 11:43 Personhood 15:40 OpenGov Cohesion 19:24 Joining the Fellowship 25:24 Global Marketplace 27:07 AI Fellowship 30:42 Free Agent Mistakes 38:35 Falling from Grace 40:04 Future Outlook

Polkadot

35,493 views • 7 months ago

Who Hijacked Bitcoin? Steve Patterson and Aaron Day on DarkHorse 00:00:00 Bitcoin: The Questions That Matter 00:03:01 Sponsor: Helix 00:05:26 The Purpose of Bitcoin 00:10:52 Digital Cash 00:18:38 The Reality of Bitcoin Transactions Today 00:27:22 Sponsor: ARMRA 00:29:46 The History of Bitcoin 00:42:14 Preempting the Bitcoin Experts 00:50:20 Bitcoin History: Two Camps Emerge 00:59:57 Bitcoin History: The Mainstream Phase 01:01:59 Bitcoin Corruption: New Information from the Epstein Files 01:04:35 Government Crackdown on Crypto 01:13:25 Is Bitcoin Really Decentralized? 01:35:16 The Connection to Howard Lutnick 01:44:41 CBDCs Should Be Top of Mind 01:45:54 The Coming Financial Collapse 01:47:13 Do We Already Have a Backdoor CBDC? 01:51:44 Tokens and The Great Taking 01:56:38 The Technocracy Movement 02:00:30 Digital Currency Naivety 02:11:32 Morality as a Constraint 02:21:43 Rights as an Irritant to Power 02:23:50 Protecting Yourself 02:25:51 Fighting Back

Who Hijacked Bitcoin? Steve Patterson and Aaron Day on DarkHorse 00:00:00 Bitcoin: The Questions That Matter 00:03:01 Sponsor: Helix 00:05:26 The Purpose of Bitcoin 00:10:52 Digital Cash 00:18:38 The Reality of Bitcoin Transactions Today 00:27:22 Sponsor: ARMRA 00:29:46 The History of Bitcoin 00:42:14 Preempting the Bitcoin Experts 00:50:20 Bitcoin History: Two Camps Emerge 00:59:57 Bitcoin History: The Mainstream Phase 01:01:59 Bitcoin Corruption: New Information from the Epstein Files 01:04:35 Government Crackdown on Crypto 01:13:25 Is Bitcoin Really Decentralized? 01:35:16 The Connection to Howard Lutnick 01:44:41 CBDCs Should Be Top of Mind 01:45:54 The Coming Financial Collapse 01:47:13 Do We Already Have a Backdoor CBDC? 01:51:44 Tokens and The Great Taking 01:56:38 The Technocracy Movement 02:00:30 Digital Currency Naivety 02:11:32 Morality as a Constraint 02:21:43 Rights as an Irritant to Power 02:23:50 Protecting Yourself 02:25:51 Fighting Back

The DarkHorse Podcast

88,842 views • 5 months ago

Crypto Game Changers Episode 9: 🎙️In this exciting interview catch us talking with Theodore Agranat, director of Web3 at Gunzilla Games and the studio behind the world’s first AAA blockchain-enable gaming title, Off The Grid! Watch for key insights about: 🔹Building the GUNZ ecosystem 🔹Creating entertaining gaming experiences that stick 🔹On-boarding the masses to Web3 gaming 🔹Digital Ownership in games 🔹What’s next for Gunzilla Games? Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 2:20 Theodore Agranat, Director of Web3 at Gunzilla Games 3:16 The A-ha Moment for the Team 6:09 The Gunzilla Games Ecosystem 8:14 Mistakes Founder’s Make When Pitching to Investors 11:55 How Large is Off The Grid now? 13:35 The Snowball Effect for Gunzilla 16:52 What Demographic is Off The Grid attracting? 18:35 Key Retention Strategies 20:40 Digital Ownership, Fortnite Skins 22:47 The Marketing Strategy 25:00 Marketing Channels that were Surprisingly Effective 26:35 Why Avalanche? 28:00 Why Other Web3 Games Shutdown, and Why Gunzilla Games is Thriving 30:51 What’s next for Gunzilla Games? Hosted by PlayToEarn’s CMO Jawad Ali (Jawad Ali)

Crypto Game Changers Episode 9: 🎙️In this exciting interview catch us talking with Theodore Agranat, director of Web3 at Gunzilla Games and the studio behind the world’s first AAA blockchain-enable gaming title, Off The Grid! Watch for key insights about: 🔹Building the GUNZ ecosystem 🔹Creating entertaining gaming experiences that stick 🔹On-boarding the masses to Web3 gaming 🔹Digital Ownership in games 🔹What’s next for Gunzilla Games? Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 2:20 Theodore Agranat, Director of Web3 at Gunzilla Games 3:16 The A-ha Moment for the Team 6:09 The Gunzilla Games Ecosystem 8:14 Mistakes Founder’s Make When Pitching to Investors 11:55 How Large is Off The Grid now? 13:35 The Snowball Effect for Gunzilla 16:52 What Demographic is Off The Grid attracting? 18:35 Key Retention Strategies 20:40 Digital Ownership, Fortnite Skins 22:47 The Marketing Strategy 25:00 Marketing Channels that were Surprisingly Effective 26:35 Why Avalanche? 28:00 Why Other Web3 Games Shutdown, and Why Gunzilla Games is Thriving 30:51 What’s next for Gunzilla Games? Hosted by PlayToEarn’s CMO Jawad Ali (Jawad Ali)

PlayToEarn

81,382 views • 1 year ago