End of the Chain

Privacy is a key component of cryptographic networks that is typically misunderstood. Anish Mohammed, Chief Scientist for Panther Protocol, joins the podcast to discuss how transparent networks fall prey to MEV attacks and other negative actions such as collusion.

Jesse Proudman comes onto the podcast to discuss Makara Digital and its launch to the retail market. Now anyone can access the active strategies of Strix and build wealth with a SEC registered investment company.

Learn about Uniswap V3 and how its changing liquidity provision.

The godfather of algorithmic stablecoins dives deep into Seniorage Shares and its lasting legacy on the crypto ecosystem. Robert is the CEO of Clearmatics and is a long standing member of the Bitcoin and crypto community.

In this episode, fellow St. Andrews alumni Nic Carter joins to discuss the current state of Bitcoin.

Why are NFT's so damn cool and how have they exploded into popularity in the past 2 years? Alex Salnikov sits down with host Samuel McCulloch to discuss all the amazing things NFT's can do and how he is building Rarible to bring NFT's to the entire world.

Dave Collum is back for the third year to unpack his yearly mega post on all the crazy events of the last 365 days.

A recap of the past year and some personal updates from Sam.

What is transactional privacy and how does it affect you every day? Sebastian Buergel from HOPR joins to discuss current vulnerabilities in crypto and how HOPR is addressing them

Sam K comes back for another episode to talk about stablecoins and the release of his new project Frax.

Anatoly, co-founder of Solana, has solved how to bring time to a distributed network with Solana, an incredibly powerful and fast proof-of-stake network.

Serge is a degen of gambler and knows everything about online gaming. We break down the latest defi trend, the perils of crypto gaming, Bitcoin's lack of development and more.

Dr. Arthur Gervais joins this episode to discuss the various types of L2 networks and how Liquidity Network has built a functioning platform to meet the needs of ETH users.

SBF joins this episode to discuss how crypto markets have evolved in the last year and what effects Defi and his future platform Serum will have on the larger ecosystem. Plus we get into detail on a few trade products and how they were built into FTX.

Leemon jumps into a discussion of his past service in the US Air Force and how it led him to creating the Hashgraph protocol. Both Leemon and host Samuel McCulloch lived for some time in Colorado Springs and discuss military life.

What is neutrality and how is information to be recorded for generations to become? Sam Kazemian of Everpedia joins this episode of End of the Chain to discuss the current political climate and how Everpedia is designed to be an inclusive platform.

What makes a good Defi investment and why are strong narratives and memetic founders attractive? Michael Anderson breaks down his investment style through Framework Ventures with host Samuel McCulloch.

At anytime a government can order the shutdown of a site and its content is forcibly destroyed. In this episode Brad Kam explains why it is necessary to have an independent architecture for the web and why it must be free.

Unrest, riots and pandemics are a springboard to greater erosion of privacy rights. Corey Petty joins this episode of the End of the Chain to talk about the war on encryption and what Status is doing to fight it.

Does money need to be just? Or is it just a tool of man? Yan Pritzker joins this episode with host Samuel McCulloch to discuss growing up in the Soviet Union, Bitcoin as freedom, and how it can be used as a get out of "troubled" country hedge.

What does it mean to be agnostic about blockchain? Jesse Proudman joins the episode to discuss his time at IBM, Tether flows, gap finance and how his hedge fund is navigating the volatility of crypto markets.

Hugh Karp joins this episode to discuss onchain insurance, protecting Defi against hacks and what it means for the insurance companies of the future.

What does it mean to have communication privacy? Who is responsible for free speech? Dr. Corey Petty, Chief Security Officer of Status joins the podcast to discuss his role at the company, how he is securing the rights of others and the role of messaging networks in the 21st century.

As one of the first Defi projects, Melonport set the stage for what was to come in 2019 and beyond. Founder Mona El Isa speaks in this episode about Defi's rapid growth, rebuilding Melon, and the future of Web 3.0.

Learn how to say "Chainalysis" from Philip Gradwell, the company's chief economist and data driven analytic. He chats with host Samuel McCulloch about what on-chain economics and their use in day to day operations and analysis.

A deep dive into privacy with Alexander Zaidelson, founder of Beam with host Samuel McCulloch in this episode of End of the Chain.

Learn everything you need to know about crowdfunding with Chuck Pettid, Principal at Republic.co.

Patrick comes back for another great episode with host Samuel McCulloch and discusses the recent price collapse, Bitmex conspiracies and the soon-to-be-launched Tradelayer.

In this Episode Dan Elitzer joins host Samuel McCulloch to discuss the growth of Ethereum & Defi, different approaches to coding languages, liquidity and modern business systems.

Are you ready to learn about payments and fiat on/off ramps? Wyre CEO Mike Dunworth joins this episode with host Samuel McCulloch to discuss the future of payments, growing Wyre and the current market.

This is the third in a series of interviews with Dave Collum. Recorded Mar 11, we dive into the Coronavirus, bond apocalypse and the top of the market.

Kain Warwick joins End of the Chain with host Samuel McCulloch to discuss synthetic assets on Ethereum, the growth of Defi and the future of crypto assets.

Stani Kulechov joins End of the Chain with host Samuel McCulloch to discuss dollarization on the blockchain, Aave, flash loans and the growth of Defi.

Brian Kerr, Co-Founder and CEO of Kava Labs joins the End of the Chain podcast with host Samuel McCulloch to discuss cross blockchain liquidity provisions. Brian makes a great argument for why instead of protocol maximalism, we should all be "liquidity maximalists".

Andrey comes on the episode of End of the Chain with host Samuel McCulloch to discuss Incognito blockchain, a sidechain built for transactional privacy.

Dave Collum joins this episode of the End of the Chain with host Samuel McCulloch to break down his 2019 Year in Review. Dave is our most popular guest so far and for good reason.

Dave Collum joins this episode of the End of the Chain with host Samuel McCulloch to break down his 2019 Year in Review. Dave is our most popular guest so far and for good reason.

Chris Roper joins this episode of the End of the Chain with host Samuel McCulloch to give the first official interview for Constant, a secured peer to peer lending site offering fix term loans for crypto.

Why is privacy so important for crypto? Loong Wang CTO of Ren Project joins End of the Chain with host Samuel McCulloch to discuss the rollout of his protocol.

In this episode, Colin riffs on banking, Defi and how crypto wasn't really interesting until interest rates came along.

Kyle joins the episode to discuss bZx, Fulcrum, Torque and how his tokens are fueling the growth of Defi.

Deniz joins the episode to go way deep on Kyber and how it is becoming the lifeblood of Defi. We spend a good deal of time breaking down what Kyber has planned for 2020 and how it will adapt to market trends.

Doug joins the show to discuss Kadena, a new American blockchain project built with proof-of-work consensus, a formalized language and a multi-chain public network.

Matthew joins the podcast to talk about Loopring and how they are implementing zkSNARKs to build a lightning fast decentralized settlement network.

Zerion is the UX/UI for decentralized banking and defi. COO Vadim joins the pod to talk about the long history of the company, his ideas on defi and why Zerion will be the primary app for defi going into the future.

Caleb is the founder of Blocklytics, an on-chain data analytics firm. In this episode we dive into the his history at Poker Stars, why working with onchain data is so difficult and how privacy will strengthen Ethereum.

Hen is a founding partner of AlphaChain, a blockchain advisory and investment firm.

Simon Greenman is the founder of Best Practice AI, an enterprise consulting firm that helps executives and boards integrate the technology into their existing business structures.