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  • This is my conversation with Jake Chervinsky, Chief Legal Officer at Variant, and previously the Chief Policy Officer at Blockchain Association and General Counsel at Compound Labs.

    Timestamps:
    - (00:00:00) intro
    - (00:01:15) ELI5: how the US government works
    - (00:10:44) DOGE and the powers of the executive
    - (00:19:27) DUNAs, DAOs, and decentralized governance
    - (00:27:55) how the law reacts to new technology
    - (00:40:19) sponsor: Splits
    - (00:41:02) incentives and philosophies of regulators
    - (00:48:10) lobbying and goals for the next administration
    - (01:01:58) advice for crypto founders
    - (01:13:39) personal motivations
    - (01:19:30) outro

    Links:
    - Jake on X: https://x.com/jchervinsky
    - Variant Fund: https://variant.fund/
    - DeFi Education Fund: https://www.defieducationfund.org/
    - Fairshake PAC: https://www.fairshakepac.com/
    - Blockchain Association: https://theblockchainassociation.org/

    Thank you to our sponsor for making this podcast possible:
    - Splits: https://splits.org

    Into the Bytecode:
    - Sina Habibian on X: https://twitter.com/sinahab
    - Sina Habibian on Farcaster - https://warpcast.com/sinahab
    - Into the Bytecode: https://intothebytecode.com

    Disclaimer: this podcast is for informational purposes only. It is not financial advice nor a recommendation to buy or sell securities. The host and guests may hold positions in the projects discussed.

  • This is my conversation with Andrew Miller who is working on product at Teleport, and is also Associate Director at IC3 and Board Member at the Zcash Foundation.

    Timestamps:
    - (00:00:00) intro
    - (00:00:59) from bitcoin research to privacy, ZKPs, and MPC
    - (00:13:23) trust models and threat vectors to TEEs
    - (00:21:16) what is possible with trustless TEEs?
    - (00:38:37) TEEs-based internet agents
    - (00:45:41) Dstack, a p2p architecture for TEEs
    - (00:52:50) learnings as a researcher
    - (00:58:42) sponsor: Splits
    - (00:59:25) pathfinding in research
    - (01:06:11) 2011 bitcoin unboxing and the early bitcoin ecosystem
    - (01:17:54) vision for the future
    - (01:21:22) outro

    Links:
    - Andrew on X: https://x.com/socrates1024
    - Andrew on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Socrates1024
    - Andrew's research: https://soc1024.ece.illinois.edu
    - Personal site: https://soc1024.com
    - Zero Trust Execution Environments paper: https://writings.flashbots.net/ZTEE
    - Zcash Foundation: https://zfnd.org
    - IC3: https://www.ic3.gov

    Thank you to our sponsor for making this podcast possible:
    - Splits: https://splits.org

    Into the Bytecode:
    - Sina Habibian on X: https://twitter.com/sinahab
    - Sina Habibian on Farcaster - https://warpcast.com/sinahab
    - Into the Bytecode: https://intothebytecode.com

    Disclaimer: this podcast is for informational purposes only. It is not financial advice nor a recommendation to buy or sell securities. The host and guests may hold positions in the projects discussed.

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  • This is my conversation with Quintus Kilbourn, researcher at Flashbots and currently working on Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs).

    Timestamps:
    - (00:00:00) - intro
    - (00:01:06) - what is a TEE
    - (00:12:23) - TEE use cases: one-shot transactions, autonomous AI agents
    - (00:25:27) - unbreakable hardware enclaves
    - (00:41:14) - physical hardware access as a threat vector
    - (00:47:20) - sponsor: Splits
    - (00:48:04) - defending against physical attacks
    - (00:55:57) - resources focused on TEEs
    - (01:10:25) - defending against supply chain attacks
    - (01:19:34) - hardware imaging
    - (01:28:48) - the roadmap
    - (01:32:53) - outro

    Links:
    - Quintus on X: https://x.com/0xQuintus
    - Flashbots: https://www.flashbots.net/
    - ZTEE: https://writings.flashbots.net/ZTEE

    Thank you to our sponsor for making this podcast possible:
    - Splits: https://splits.org

    Into the Bytecode:
    - Sina Habibian on X: https://twitter.com/sinahab
    - Sina Habibian on Farcaster - https://warpcast.com/sinahab
    - Into the Bytecode: https://intothebytecode.com

    Disclaimer: this podcast is for informational purposes only. It is not financial advice nor a recommendation to buy or sell securities. The host and guests may hold positions in the projects discussed.

  • This is my conversation with Markus Haas, the CEO of Freedom Factory and cocreator of the dGEN1.

    Timestamps:
    (00:00:00) - intro
    (00:00:28) - ethOS origin story
    (00:07:54) - the vision and values
    (00:09:56) - the need for an alternative to iOS and Android
    (00:15:30) - sponsor: Splits
    (00:16:14) - building on GrapheneOS
    (00:28:32) - dGEN1, an everyday carry device
    (00:37:05) - what's next for ethOS?
    (00:43:02) - the company, funding, profitability
    (00:49:00) - outro

    Links:
    - Markus on X: https://x.com/mhaas_eth
    - ethOS on X: https://x.com/EthereumPhone
    - GrapheneOS: https://grapheneos.org/
    - Freedom Factory website: https://www.freedomfactory.io/

    Thank you to our sponsor for making this podcast possible:
    - Splits: https://splits.org

    Into the Bytecode:
    - Sina Habibian on X: https://twitter.com/sinahab
    - Sina Habibian on Farcaster - https://warpcast.com/sinahab
    - Into the Bytecode: https://intothebytecode.com

    Disclaimer: this podcast is for informational purposes only. It is not financial advice nor a recommendation to buy or sell securities. The host and guests may hold positions in the projects discussed.

  • This is my conversation with Uma Roy, cofounder and CEO of Succinct.

    Timestamps:
    (00:00:00) - intro
    (00:00:57) - origin story
    (00:02:19) - SP1 architecture
    (00:09:43) - STARKs, FRI, and hash-based cryptography
    (00:15:09) - recursion
    (00:21:12) - upgrading the proof system
    (00:33:11) - sponsor: Splits
    (00:33:54) - security in ZK systems
    (00:37:46) - converting optimistic rollups into zk rollups
    (00:43:39) - zkVM vs custom circuits
    (00:48:48) - ZK for scaling and interoperability
    (01:00:24) - the lifecycle of a proof
    (01:06:26) - hardware
    (01:10:57) - outro

    Links
    - Uma on X: https://x.com/pumatheuma
    - Succinct on X: https://x.com/succinctlabs

    Thank you to our sponsor for making this podcast possible:
    - Splits: https://splits.org

    Into the Bytecode:
    - Sina Habibian on X: https://twitter.com/sinahab
    - Sina Habibian on Farcaster - https://warpcast.com/sinahab
    - Into the Bytecode: https://intothebytecode.com

    Disclaimer: this podcast is for informational purposes only. It is not financial advice nor a recommendation to buy or sell securities. The host and guests may hold positions in the projects discussed.

  • This is my conversation with Andrew Huang, the founder and CEO of Conduit.

    Timestamps:
    (00:00:00) - intro
    (00:00:42) - onchain and cloud compute
    (00:05:20) - parallel execution
    (00:09:08) - the application's perspective
    (00:16:14) - scaling the sequencer
    (00:26:52) - sponsor: Splits
    (00:27:36) - interoperability
    (00:33:11) - rollup economics
    (00:42:33) - moving from tech to crypto
    (00:47:43) - Georgios Konstantopoulos
    (00:52:02) - outro

    Links:
    Andrew Huang: https://x.com/KAndrewHuang
    Conduit: https://www.conduit.xyz
    Conduit on X: https://x.com/conduitxyz

    Thank you to our sponsor for making this podcast possible:
    Splits - https://splits.org

    Into the Bytecode:
    - Sina Habibian on X: https://twitter.com/sinahab
    - Sina Habibian on Farcaster - https://warpcast.com/sinahab
    - Into the Bytecode: https://intothebytecode.com

    Disclaimer: this podcast is for informational purposes only. It is not financial advice nor a recommendation to buy or sell securities. The host and guests may hold positions in the projects discussed.

  • This is my conversation with Georgios Konstantopoulos, General Partner and CTO at Paradigm.

    Timestamps:
    (00:00:00) - intro
    (00:00:47) - iterating on rollups
    (00:07:52) - Reth architecture
    (00:25:44) - sponsor: Splits
    (00:26:27) - feedback loops with performance, stability, extensibility
    (00:36:14) - feedback loops with the team
    (00:49:17) - writing for thinking
    (00:54:47) - the big vision
    (01:10:49) - outro

    Links:
    Georgios Konstantopoulos on X - https://x.com/gakonst
    Georgios Konstantopoulos on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/gakons
    Paradigm on X - https://x.com/paradigm
    Tailscale Blog: The New Internet - https://tailscale.com/blog/new-internet

    Thank you to our sponsor for making this podcast possible:
    Splits - https://splits.org

    Into the Bytecode:
    Sina Habibian on X - https://twitter.com/sinahab
    Sina Habibian on Farcaster - https://warpcast.com/sinahab
    Into the Bytecode - https://intothebytecode.com

    Disclaimer: this podcast is for informational purposes only. It is not financial advice nor a recommendation to buy or sell securities. The host and guests may hold positions in the projects discussed.

  • This is my conversation with Vitalik Buterin, creator of Ethereum.

    Timestamps:
    (00:00:00) - intro
    (00:00:33) - the crypto lens on political philosophy
    (00:15:12) - the transition from the 20th to the 21st century
    (00:24:29) - sponsor: Splits
    (00:25:12) - the dimensions of uncertainty
    (00:46:14) - the duality between being idealistic and effective
    (00:58:46) - outro

    Links:
    Vitalik Buterin on X - https://x.com/VitalikButerin
    Vitalik Buterin on Farcaster - https://warpcast.com/vitalik.eth
    Vitalik Buterin on making sense in a changing world - https://www.intothebytecode.com/26-vitalik
    Vitalik Buterin on retroactive public goods funding - https://www.intothebytecode.com/1-vitalik-buterin-karl-floersch-retroactive-public-goods-funding

    Thank you to our sponsor for making this podcast possible:
    Splits - https://splits.org

    Into the Bytecode:
    Sina Habibian on X - https://twitter.com/sinahab
    Sina Habibian on Farcaster - https://warpcast.com/sinahab
    Into the Bytecode - https://intothebytecode.com

    Disclaimer: this podcast is for informational purposes only. It is not financial advice nor a recommendation to buy or sell securities. The host and guests may hold positions in the projects discussed.

  • This is my conversation with Eric Alston, faculty director at the Leeds School of Business at CU Boulder and research associate with the Comparative Constitutions Project.


    Timestamps:

    (00:00) - intro(01:29) - choice in institutions matters(08:53) - secondary rules as rules for making rules(17:41) - constitutional moments(20:41) - how the US constitution has endured(28:39) - the characteristics of the US constitution(34:18) - sponsor: Splits(35:01) - the economic balance between federal/state govts(47:24) - presidential vs parliamentary systems(01:01:13) - blockchains as experimental ground for governance(01:13:50) - outro


    Links:
    Eric Alston - https://x.com/incompleterules
    Eric Alston on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-alston

    Thank you to our sponsor for making this podcast possible:
    Splits – https://splits.org

    Into the Bytecode:
    - Sina Habibian on X: https://twitter.com/sinahab
    - Sina Habibian on Farcaster - https://warpcast.com/sinahab
    - Into the Bytecode: https://intothebytecode.com

    Disclaimer:
    This podcast is for informational purposes only. It is not financial advice nor a recommendation to buy or sell securities. The host and guests may hold positions in the projects discussed.

  • This is my conversation with Jesse Pollak (creator of Base), Ben Leventhal (founder/CEO of Blackbird), Julian Holguin (CEO of Doodles), and Yele Bademosi (cofounder/CEO of Onboard).

    Timestamps:

    (00:00) - intro(00:50) - Jesse Pollak, Base(09:41) - how the Base team is structured(17:25) - how the mission and strategy came together(27:43) - the focus in year two(35:38) - Ben Leventhal, Blackbird(39:35) - the restaurant P&L(43:36) - identity and payments(51:25) - Flynet as an L3(53:11) - building an economy(55:46) - the current era of crypto(57:27) - Julian Holguin, Doodles(59:40) - the status quo and the new model(01:09:36) - people want to be a part of something(01:18:22) - Yele Bademosi, Onboard(01:23:48) - being an entrepreneur in Nigeria(01:29:34) - building Onboard(01:34:45) - outro
    Links:
    Jesse Polak - https://x.com/jessepollak
    Base - https://www.coinbase.com/, https://x.com/base
    Ben Leventhal - https://x.com/benleventhal
    Blackbird - https://www.blackbird.xyz/, https://x.com/blackbird_xyz
    Julian Holguin - https://x.com/jholguin
    Doodles - https://www.doodles.app/, https://x.com/doodles
    Yele Bademosi - https://x.com/YeleBademosi
    Onboard - https://www.onboard.xyz/, https://x.com/OnboardGlobal

    Into the Bytecode:
    - Sina Habibian on X: https://twitter.com/sinahab
    - Sina Habibian on Farcaster - https://warpcast.com/sinahab
    - Into the Bytecode: https://intothebytecode.com

    Disclaimer: this podcast is for informational purposes only. It is not financial advice nor a recommendation to buy or sell securities. The host and guests may hold positions in the projects discussed.

  • This is my conversation with Colin Armstrong, the founder of Paragraph.

    Timestamps:
    (00:00:00) - intro
    (00:00:49) - Substack network effects
    (00:03:53) - new business models
    (00:15:32) - the content layer and the economic layer
    (00:21:18) - sponsor: Privy
    (00:22:34) - mechanisms to think about as a writer
    (00:29:32) - markets and social networks as forces of chaos
    (00:33:42) - building for the crypto-native vs the general audience
    (00:40:43) - emails vs wallets
    (00:48:23) - ARPU is higher in crypto
    (00:51:52) - algorithm for finding product-market fit
    (00:57:10) - sponsor: Optimism
    (00:58:15) - focus + urgency
    (01:02:51) - learnings from Google
    (01:07:58) - creating is fulfilling
    (01:11:35) - outro

    Links:
    Colin Armstrong on X - https://x.com/colinarms
    Colin Armstrong on Farcaster - https://warpcast.com/colin
    Paragraph - https://paragraph.xyz/

    Thank you to our sponsors for making this podcast possible:
    Optimism - https://optimism.io
    Privy - https://privy.io

    Into the Bytecode:
    - Sina Habibian on X: https://twitter.com/sinahab
    - Sina Habibian on Farcaster - https://warpcast.com/sinahab
    - Into the Bytecode: https://intothebytecode.com

    Disclaimer: this podcast is for informational purposes only. It is not financial advice nor a recommendation to buy or sell securities. The host and guests may hold positions in the projects discussed.

  • This is my conversation with Justin Glibert, CEO of Lattice and cofounder of 0xPARC.

    Timestamps:
    (00:00:00) - intro
    (00:00:44) - digital physics
    (00:06:27) - changing physics + capitalism = theme parks
    (00:16:12) - objective functions are political
    (00:22:53) - sponsor: Optimism
    (00:23:58) - individual agency
    (00:27:25) - violence on the internet
    (00:39:17) - monoliths
    (00:47:24) - sponsor: Privy
    (00:48:40) - value systems
    (00:58:34) - homo economicus and homo ludens
    (01:10:50) - Emissary’s guide to worlding
    (01:16:55) - reading weird books
    (01:28:49) - outro

    Links:
    Justin Glibert - https://x.com/justinglibert
    Lattice - https://lattice.xyz/
    0xPARC - https://0xparc.org/

    Thank you to our sponsors for making this podcast possible:
    Optimism - https://optimism.io
    Privy - https://privy.io

    Into the Bytecode:
    - Sina Habibian on X: https://twitter.com/sinahab
    - Sina Habibian on Farcaster - https://warpcast.com/sinahab
    - Into the Bytecode: https://intothebytecode.com

    Disclaimer: this podcast is for informational purposes only. It is not financial advice nor a recommendation to buy or sell securities. The host and guests may hold positions in the projects discussed.

  • This is my conversation with Jonny Mack, Cofounder of Fabric and Hypersub.

    Timestamps:
    (00:00:00) - intro
    (00:01:05) - motivations
    (00:05:43) - pooled capital for shared ownership and upside
    (00:09:24) - the computer and the casino, the purist and the tourist
    (00:13:59) - sponsor: Privy
    (00:15:15) - $higher, memecoins, cashflow, headless brands
    (00:24:38) - STP, Hypersub, minting time
    (00:32:29) - onchain memberships are legible
    (00:40:55) - creators are multi-dimensional
    (00:46:21) - sponsor: Optimism
    (00:47:25) - a network of networks
    (00:53:11) - authentic communities
    (00:59:31) - the difference between punk and hip hop, revenue vs GDP
    (01:06:41) - building in public is native to the medium
    (01:16:15) - outro

    Links:
    Jonny Mack - https://x.com/_nonlinear
    Hypersub - https://hypersub.withfabric.xyz/
    Fabric - https://withfabric.xyz/

    Thank you to our sponsors for making this podcast possible:
    Optimism - https://optimism.io
    Privy - https://privy.io

    Into the Bytecode:
    - Sina Habibian on X: https://twitter.com/sinahab
    - Sina Habibian on Farcaster - https://warpcast.com/sinahab
    - Into the Bytecode: https://intothebytecode.com

    Disclaimer: this podcast is for informational purposes only. It is not financial advice nor a recommendation to buy or sell securities. The host and guests may hold positions in the projects discussed.

  • This is my conversation with Stephane Gosselin, cofounder of Flashbots, Frontier Research, and OneBalance.

    Timestamps:
    (00:00:00) - intro
    (00:01:29) - sponsor: Optimism
    (00:02:34) - my existential question about crypto
    (00:07:13) - global consensus is the problem
    (00:14:27) - architecting a new system
    (00:21:56) - OneBalance and Credible Accounts
    (00:29:39) - credible commitment machines
    (00:34:20) - sponsor: Privy
    (00:35:35) - the user issues permissions for solvers
    (00:37:06) - the trust model
    (00:42:20) - the CAKE framework and the Credible stack
    (00:47:59) - privacy
    (00:54:54) - global consensus blockchains and LLM foundation models
    (00:58:55) - a company is a mirror on your state of being
    (01:08:26) - having a strong why
    (01:17:46) - outro

    Links:
    Stephane Gosselin - https://x.com/thegostep
    OneBalance - http://onebalance.io
    Frontier Research - https://frontier.tech/

    Thank you to our sponsors for making this podcast possible:
    Optimism - https://optimism.io
    Privy - https://privy.io

    Into the Bytecode:
    - Sina Habibian on X: https://twitter.com/sinahab
    - Sina Habibian on Farcaster - https://warpcast.com/sinahab
    - Into the Bytecode: https://intothebytecode.com

    Disclaimer: this podcast is for informational purposes only. It is not financial advice nor a recommendation to buy or sell securities. The host and guests may hold positions in the projects discussed.

  • This is my conversation with Molly Mackinlay, Head of Engineering, Product, and Research Development at Protocol Labs, and CEO at FilOz.

    Timestamps:
    (00:00:00) - intro
    (00:01:59) - sponsor: Privy
    (00:03:15) - motivation
    (00:09:30) - exabytes of network capacity
    (00:12:11) - edge computing, bringing compute to data
    (00:14:26) - the history of IPFS, libp2p, IPLD, Filecoin, FVM, L2s and IPC
    (00:20:08) - designing incentives in Filecoin
    (00:25:11) - designing the block rewards curve
    (00:27:28) - progress through time
    (00:31:19) - learnings from building production systems,
    (00:34:15) - EVM-compatibility, future-proofing and network upgrades
    (00:43:51) - sponsor: Optimism
    (00:44:56) - IPC, L2 scaling on Filecoin
    (00:48:55) - architecting applications on subnets
    (00:54:12) - business models on subnets
    (00:57:27) - the interface between a subnet and the internet
    (01:04:41) - FilOz as a public goods amplifier
    (01:07:10) - opening up the Protocol Labs network
    (01:12:23) - Edge Esmeralda, field building, neurotech, and education
    (01:21:04) - outro

    Links:
    Molly Mackinlay - https://x.com/momack28
    Protocol Labs - https://protocol.ai
    Filecoin - https://filecoin.io
    FilOz - https://www.filoz.org
    InterPlanetary Consensus - https://www.ipc.space/
    Textile Basin - https://basin.textile.io/
    web3.storage - https://web3.storage/
    Filecoin Virtual Machine - https://fvm.filecoin.io/

    Thank you to our sponsors for making this podcast possible:
    Optimism - https://optimism.io
    Privy - https://privy.io

    Into the Bytecode:
    - Sina Habibian on X: https://twitter.com/sinahab
    - Sina Habibian on Farcaster - https://warpcast.com/sinahab
    - Into the Bytecode: https://intothebytecode.com

    Disclaimer: this podcast is for informational purposes only. It is not financial advice nor a recommendation to buy or sell securities. The host and guests may hold positions in the projects discussed.

  • This is my conversation with Rish, cofounder of Neynar, building infrastructure for Farcaster.

    Timestamps:
    (00:00:00) - intro
    (00:01:51) - sponsor: Optimism
    (00:03:01) - the idea maze for Neynar
    (00:12:46) - exit, building blocks, and monetization models
    (00:17:20) - how Neynar is architected
    (00:21:52) - handling Frames Friday
    (00:25:04) - scaling infrastructure by mapping requests to resources
    (00:35:05) - sponsor: Privy
    (00:36:25) - taking good risks as a startup
    (00:41:55) - iteration and planning ahead, breadth vs depth-first search
    (00:45:36) - the channel protocol spec
    (00:51:26) - why build Frame Studio
    (00:56:55) - companies become extensions of their founders
    (01:05:53) - working on the Base team
    (01:10:28) - having a tight feedback loop with users
    (01:15:18) - cofounder relationship with Manan
    (01:19:25) - outro

    Links:
    Rish - https://warpcast.com/rish
    Neynar - https://neynar.com

    Thank you to our sponsors for making this podcast possible:
    Optimism - https://optimism.io
    Privy - https://privy.io

    Into the Bytecode:
    - Sina Habibian on X: https://twitter.com/sinahab
    - Sina Habibian on Farcaster - https://warpcast.com/sinahab
    - Into the Bytecode: https://intothebytecode.com

    Disclaimer: this podcast is for informational purposes only. It is not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell securities. The host and guests may hold positions in the projects discussed.

  • This is my conversation with Sreeram Kannan, founder at EigenLayer.

    Timestamps:
    (00:00:00) - intro
    (00:01:21) - sponsor: Optimism
    (00:02:42) - the AVS economy
    (00:05:24) - blockchains separate trust and innovation
    (00:16:53) - sponsor: Optimism
    (00:18:02) - specialized services and SaaS on EigenLayer
    (00:24:50) - rollups are open verifiable web servers
    (00:41:35) - rollup economics and business models
    (01:55:14) - the transition from academic to builder/operator
    (01:06:38) - impact per unit action
    (01:10:26) - outro

    Links:
    Sreeram Kannan - https://twitter.com/sreeramkannan
    EigenLayer - https://twitter.com/eigenlayer

    Thank you to our sponsors for making this podcast possible:
    Optimism - https://optimism.io
    Privy - https://privy.io

    Into the Bytecode:
    - Sina Habibian on X: https://twitter.com/sinahab
    - Sina Habibian on Farcaster - https://warpcast.com/sinahab
    - Into the Bytecode: https://intothebytecode.com

    Disclaimer: this podcast is for informational purposes only. It is not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell securities. The host and guests may hold positions in the projects discussed.

  • This is my conversation with Doug Petkanics and Eric Tang, cofounders of Livepeer.

    Timestamps:
    (00:00:00) - intro
    (00:01:45) - sponsor: Optimism
    (00:03:55) - Livepeer origin story
    (00:11:54) - FFmpeg and the video infrastructure stack
    (00:17:07) - compute capacity and cost in open vs closed systems
    (00:22:59) - GPUs as the supply side, working at NVIDIA
    (00:40:27) - finding latent demand
    (00:46:10) - sponsor: Privy
    (00:47:30) - learnings on go-to-market, Livepeer Studio, AI video processing
    (01:00:54) - AI subnets in the Livepeer network
    (01:07:51) - doing whatever it takes to get it done
    (01:13:19) - interacting with the market
    (01:18:51) - the inner game
    (01:24:30) - outro

    Links:
    Doug Petkanics - https://twitter.com/petkanics
    Eric Tang - https://twitter.com/ericxtang
    Livepeer - https://twitter.com/livepeer
    Livepeer Studio - https://twitter.com/livepeerstudio

    Thank you to our sponsors for making this podcast possible:
    Optimism - https://optimism.io
    Privy - https://privy.io

    Into the Bytecode:
    - Sina Habibian on X: https://twitter.com/sinahab
    - Sina Habibian on Farcaster - https://warpcast.com/sinahab
    - Into the Bytecode: https://intothebytecode.com

    Disclaimer: this podcast is for informational purposes only. It is not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell securities. The host and guests may hold positions in the projects discussed.

  • This is my conversation with Martin Köppelmann, cofounder of Gnosis.

    Timestamps:
    (00:00:00) - intro
    (00:01:47) - sponsor: Privy
    (00:03:08) - Gnosis Pay as an onchain bank account
    (00:13:49) - security, passkeys and recovery
    (00:21:19) - privacy, Tornado Cash
    (00:28:25) - sponsor: Optimism
    (00:29:35) - AI agents as a new form of life
    (00:36:43) - training with prediction markets as RLHF
    (00:46:00) - agents and prediction markets as interconnected concepts
    (00:56:21) - why now for prediction markets
    (01:09:08) - outro

    Show notes:
    Martin Köppelmann - https://twitter.com/koeppelmann
    Prediction Prophet, an agent by Polywrap in collaboration with Autonolas and Gnosis - https://predictionprophet.ai/

    Thank you to our sponsors for making this podcast possible:
    Optimism - https://optimism.io
    Privy - https://privy.io

    Into the Bytecode:
    - Sina Habibian on X: https://twitter.com/sinahab
    - Sina Habibian on Farcaster - https://warpcast.com/sinahab
    - Into the Bytecode: https://intothebytecode.com

    Disclaimer: this podcast is for informational purposes only. It is not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell securities. The host and guests may hold positions in the projects discussed.

  • This is my conversation with Varun Srinivasan - cofounder of Merkle Manufactory, the company building the Farcaster protocol and the Warpcast client.

    Timestamps:
    (00:00:00) - intro
    (00:01:34) - sponsor: Optimism
    (00:02:44) - Farcaster origins
    (00:05:59) - sufficient decentralization, namespaces, hubs and CRDTs
    (00:16:02) - type 1 vs type 2 decisions
    (00:21:23) - the protocol, channels, clients, spam
    (00:30:13) direct messaging and end-to-end encryption
    (00:36:38) - a turing complete social protocol
    (00:41:58) - sponsor: Privy
    (00:43:19) - why frames
    (00:52:14) - Facebook, Twitter, Farcaster
    (01:03:25) - backstory, growing up in India, Microsoft, YC
    (01:08:11) - learnings from Coinbase
    (01:15:13) - building a company
    (01:18:53) - doing the one thing that matters
    (01:28:07) - outro

    Thank you to our sponsors for making this podcast possible:
    Optimism - https://optimism.io
    Privy - https://privy.io

    Into the Bytecode:
    - Sina Habibian on X: https://twitter.com/sinahab
    - Sina Habibian on Farcaster - https://warpcast.com/sinahab
    - Into the Bytecode: https://intothebytecode.com

    Disclaimer: this podcast is for informational purposes only. It is not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell securities. The host and guests may hold positions in the projects discussed.