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A show dedicated to all things Web3. We talk with experts, developers, researchers and builders working on Ethereum, Layer 2s, DEXs and more in the new internet economy of tomorrow.

Web3 Builders


    • Oct 26, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 47m AVG DURATION
    • 17 EPISODES


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    Vampire Attacking Lido: Pablo Villalba/Diva

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2023 57:11


    Welcome back! We're joined by Pablo Villalba from Diva to talk about the dynamics of its vampire attack on Lido. We discuss the motivation, how it works and the technical details of its staking protocol.

    From 0xPARC To Base's Venmo W/ Daimo

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2023 49:23


    We got ourselves another builder interview! We're joined by Daimo, a payments startup building a stablecoin app on top of Base, the L2 from Coinbase. We talk about 0xPARC, the TAM for a consumer focused stablecoin app, the infra behind it (looking at your ERC-4337) and what its like to build a crypto app for mobile. Thanks for listening! If you'd like to get in touch, drop feedback or chat with Evan and Will, send us an email at web3builders@protonmail.com. Produced by @ssailsbury.

    Holding Lido Publicly Accountable W/ Ben Edgington

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2023 38:40


    Howdy! Today we talk with Ben Edgington, principal product manager at Consensus for the Teku client. We discuss his book and newsletter before jumping in and going through the recent back and forth over staking DAO Lido. Thanks for listening! If you'd like to get in touch, drop feedback or chat with Evan and Will, send us an email at web3builders@protonmail.com. Produced by @ssailsbury.

    Gas Is Bad W/ @PopPunkOnChain

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2023 53:51


    We talk with Harrison AKA @PopPunkOnChain about building in Web3: From how he became an auditor, who sucks at auditing in the space and what its like to run an audit firm (hint: he's really busy). Thanks for listening! If you'd like to get in touch, drop feedback or chat with Evan and Will, send us an email at web3builders@protonmail.com. Produced by @ssailsbury.

    SBF's Dad Big Bet, Truffle Axed, Everyone's Leaving Twitter and Bullish or Bearish?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2023 23:24


    Welcome back to the show! We're back in the saddle for a news update. Today we cover SBF's Dad buying the picto-top of Solana, Consensus shutting down Truffle and Ganache, what it means that all the Ethereum ‘high priests' have left Twitter and if we're bullish or bearish on markets. Thanks for listening! If you'd like to get in touch, drop feedback or chat with Evan and Will, send us an email at web3builders@protonmail.com. Produced by @ssailsbury.

    Lido Is A Systemic Risk W/ Danny Ryan

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2023 61:45


    Welcome back to the show! We're joined today by the Ethereum Foundation's Danny Ryan to discuss the rise and rise of Liquid Staking Token DAO Lido. Danny has some strong opinions on the risk Lido poses to the Ethereum network. Thanks for listening! If you'd like to get in touch, drop feedback or chat with Evan and Will, send us an email at web3builders@protonmail.com. Produced by @ssailsbury.

    Can Onchain Options Flip CEXs? Rysk Finance's Dan Ugolini

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2023 80:56


    Welcome back! We're joined by Dan Ugolini of Rysk Finance to discuss the promise of onchain derivatives. Dan walks us through how these options are built, how and why capital efficiency is needed to combat CEX volumes and his perspective on building DeFi products in the US. Thanks for listening! If you'd like to get in touch, drop feedback or chat with Evan and Will, send us an email at web3builders@protonmail.com.

    Vitalik Buterin On Travel Hacks, Pandemic Prevention, Longevity and Ethereum's Roadmap: Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2023 57:29


    Welcome back! In part II of our Vitalik Buterin episode, we talk about Vitalik's latest travel hacks, how to invest in biotech after the pandemic, longevity research and the future roadmap of Ethereum. Thanks for listening! If you'd like to get in touch, drop feedback or chat with Evan and Will, send us an email at web3builders@protonmail.com.

    Evan vs. Everybody, MakerDAO's Solana Pivot and Fixing Bitcoin's Security Budget

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2023 28:02


    Welcome back! This week we're talking about Evan fighting Bankless and Lido, why Rune thinks Maker should move to Solana's codebase and the newest drama on Bitcoin Twitter: the security budget! Thanks for listening! If you'd like to get in touch, drop feedback or chat with Evan and Will, send us an email at web3builders@protonmail.com.

    Vitalik Buterin On Twitter, Crypto's 'Main Characters,' and Making Ethereum Apps Censorship Resistant: Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2023 31:50


    Welcome back to the show! We are joined by Vitalik to talk about a lot of things. On this first half, we're talking about Twitter and alternatives, Crypto's main characters last cycle, what projects are honorable versus dishonorable and how to make Ethereum apps more censorship resistant. Thanks for listening! If you'd like to get in touch, drop feedback or chat with Evan and Will, send us an email at web3builders@protonmail.com.

    Stanford Blockchain Conf, More Drivechains, Greyscale's ETF, Gensler's Identical Twin, Uniswap Court and Yes! Friend.Tech

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2023 39:48


    We're talking about the Stanford Blockchain Conf, Drivechains causing chaos on Bitcoin twitter, Greyscale's ACTUAL chances of getting an ETF, Uniswap beating a very silly lawsuit and Friend.Tech's weird week on Twitter and Starkware balancing out user accounts. Thanks for listening! If you'd like to get in touch, drop feedback or chat with Evan and Will, send us an email at web3builders@protonmail.com.

    White House vs. Crypto, Bitcoin Has a Heartbeat? Optimism Pays Coinbase To Fork, Friend.Tech Summer, and Lido Prods Ethereum Community

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2023 45:26


    Today we talk about the podcast with Ameen from MolochDAO concerning Tornado Cash, the IRS' proposal on crypto brokers,  what Lukedashjr working on Drivchains means for Bitcoin, why Optimism gave Coinbase a lot of tokens and what's gonna happen to Lido if it keeps pushing past the 30% staking barrier. Thanks for listening! If you'd like to get in touch, drop feedback or chat with Evan and Will, send us an email at web3builders@protonmail.com.

    Tornado Devs Jailed for Writing Code? With Ameen Soleimani

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2023 40:02


    Today we are joined by Ameen Soleimani of MolochDAO to discuss the fallout of Roman Semenov and Roman Storm's indictment by the US Department of Justice. Thanks for listening! If you'd like to get in touch, drop feedback or chat with Evan and Will, send us an email at web3builders@protonmail.com.

    Bye Bye Tether On Bitcoin, Danksharding, Rollup Semantic Wars, Gitcoin vs. Everybody and Friend.Tech

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2023 47:42


    We got a lot of news this week: Tether is ending support for USDT on Omni, EIP-4844, otherwise known as “Proto-Danksharding,” is gaining steam, every L2 hates each other online, Gitcoin got hosed by a Twitter mob and Friend.Tech reminds us we're in it for the friends (money?).

    SBF's Bail Revoked, Bitcoin Maxis, MakerDAOs Makerover and Sim Swaps!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2023 43:19


    Welcome back to the Web3 Builder's show. We talk about SBF going to jail for revealing his ex-girlfriend's diary, tribalism in crypto, MakerDAO's 5 part ‘Endgame,' Coinbase's BASE launch, DeGods moving to Ethereum and why so many people are being Sim Swapped. Thanks for listening! If you'd like to get in touch, drop feedback or chat with Evan and Will, send us an email at web3builders@protonmail.com.

    Stealing Web2's Developers With Austin Griffith

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2023 57:55


    Evan and Will sit down with Austin Griffith, Ethereum's ‘Chief Onboarding Officer. Austin walks us through where he first heard about Ethereum (10:18), why MetaMask sucks and even the developers know it (33:42), building in Gary Gensler's America (00:50:18), and how to onboard the next wave of developers (1:06:04). Thanks for listening! If you'd like to get in touch, drop feedback or chat with Evan and Will, send us an email at web3builders@protonmail.com.

    Curve Hack, Tether Subtweets Binance and Polygon's Big Beef With ZkSync

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2023 42:45


    Welcome to the Web3 Builder's show. We're talking about the Curve Finance hack–the latest whodunnit in DeFi–Tether CTO Paolo Ardoino's Twitter swipe at Binance, zkSync and Polygon's online beef over open source citation and why we're bearish going into September.

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