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In this special episode of Decentralize with Cointelegraph, Gareth Jenkinson, head of multimedia at Cointelegraph, sits down with Sandeep Nailwal, co-founder of Polygon, and Illia Polosukhin, co-founder of Near Protocol, during the Cointelegraph Longitude side event at Token2049 in Dubai.The trio delves into the intersection of AI and blockchain technology, discussing how decentralized systems can address the challenges posed by centralized AI models. They explore the potential of blockchain to enhance transparency, security and user control in AI applications, emphasizing the importance of open-source models and on-chain reputation systems.Tune in for insights on how AI and blockchain can collaboratively shape a more equitable and secure digital future.(02:19) Introducing AI's growing role in the blockchain space(02:53) How Near Protocol is thinking about AI assistants(05:42) The difference between AI hype and real utility in crypto(09:11) What personalized AI could look like in decentralized ecosystems(12:37) Where Polygon sees real use cases for AI in Web3(18:28) The risks and tradeoffs of centralized versus decentralized AI(23:08) Could smart agents be the next evolution after smart contracts?This episode was hosted and produced by Savannah Fortis, @savannah_fortis.Follow Cointelegraph on X @Cointelegraph.Check out Cointelegraph at cointelegraph.com.If you like what you heard, rate us and leave a review!The views, thoughts and opinions expressed in this podcast are its participants' alone and do not necessarily reflect or represent the views and opinions of Cointelegraph. This podcast (and any related content) is for entertainment purposes only and does not constitute financial advice, nor should it be taken as such. Everyone must do their own research and make their own decisions. The podcast's participants may or may not own any of the assets mentioned.
with @ilblackdragon @rhhackettWelcome to web3 with a16z. I'm your host, Robert Hackett.In this episode, we're diving deep into one of the most intriguing intersections in tech today: AI and crypto.To help us unpack it, we're joined by Illia Polosukhin — co-founder of the crypto protocol NEAR and co-author of the groundbreaking 2017 "transformers" paper that kicked off the current AI boom. Ilia has been early to some of the biggest recent tech trends, and today he brings us a rare, panoramic view of the tech industry's cutting edge.Together we explore what the phrase “user-owned AI” really means; why the so-called agentic internet — that is, a world where your AI assistant talks directly to services on your behalf — might replace the very notion of websites and apps as we know them; and much more.Timestamps:(0:00) Introduction(3:40) Centralization and Challenges of AI(6:17) "User-Owned" AI(12:14) Confidential Computing and AI(17:51) The Birth of Transformers(22:33) NEAR AI and Crowdsourcing(27:56) AI Agents and Future Applications(31:04) The End of Websites and Applications(34:08) Dead Internet Theory & Distinguishing Humans(41:49) Open Source vs. Open Weight Models(43:48) Geopolitical Implications of AI(46:55) NEAR Protocol and Blockchain Scaling(59:29) The Role of Humans in an AI WorldResources:Attention is all you need by Vaswani et al. (Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems 2017)As a reminder, none of the content should be taken as investment, business, legal, or tax advice; please see a16z.com/disclosures for more important information, including a link to a list of our investments.
An AI agent with no hidden motives or data harvesting. Dream or reality?In today's episode, we talk with Illia Polosukhin, co-founder of NEAR Protocol, about the idea of having your own AI.That's exactly what NEAR has created with their AI Transaction Protocol (AITP). They have an open ecosystem where AI systems can communicate and transact while you maintain complete control.NEAR isn't just developing better AI technology, they're also ensuring that automated systems remain open, verifiable, and in your hands rather than locked behind corporate walls.Join us on how NEAR's blockchain foundation enables user-owned AI and why this matters moving forward.Join The Rollup Edge: https://members.therollup.coWebsite: https://therollup.co/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1P6ZeYd..Podcast: https://therollup.co/category/podcastFollow us on X: https://www.x.com/therollupcoFollow Rob on X: https://www.x.com/robbie_rollupFollow Andy on X: https://www.x.com/ayyyeandyJoin our TG group: https://t.me/+8ARkR_YZixE5YjBhThe Rollup Disclosures: https://therollup.co/the-rollup-discl
Gm! This week we're joined by Illia Polosukhin & Bowen Wang to discuss the current state of crypto, AI & what's next for NEAR. We deep dive into NEAR's approach to scaling, L1 value accrual, how to unlock cross chain liquidity, Ethereum's alignment problem & more. Enjoy! -- Follow Illia: https://x.com/ilblackdragon Follow Bowen: https://x.com/BowenWang18 Follow Jack: https://x.com/whosknave Follow Lightspeed: https://twitter.com/Lightspeedpodhq Subscribe to the Lightspeed Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/lightspeed -- Use Code LIGHTSPEED10 for 10% off tickets to Digital Asset Summit 2025: https://blockworks.co/event/digital-asset-summit-2025-new-york -- Just for Lightspeed listeners, visit https://bonkbets.io/ and connect your wallet to get 10% back on any losses to bet again. For a limited time, make two $10 bets on any game before March 1 2025 to get a free third $10 bet. -- Accurate Crypto Taxes. No Guesswork. Say goodbye to tax season headaches with Crypto Tax Calculator: https://cryptotaxcalculator.io/us/?coupon=BW2025&utm_source=blockworks&utm_medium=referral+&utm_campaign=lightspeedpodcast Generate accurate, CPA-endorsed tax reports fully compliant with IRS rules. Seamlessly integrate with 3000+ wallets, exchanges, and on-chain platforms. Import reports directly into TurboTax or H&R Block, or securely share them with your accountant. Exclusive Offer: Use the code BW2025 to enjoy 30% off all paid plans. Don't miss out - offer expires 15 April 2025! -- Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ -- (00:00) Introduction (00:51) The NEAR Thesis (04:19) NEAR's Approach To Scaling (11:21) Bonk Bets Ad (11:53) NEAR's On Chain Demand (19:24) L1 Value Accrual (23:06) OmniBridge: Unlocking Cross-Chain Liquidity (25:44) The State Of Crypto & AI (33:15) Crypto Tax Calculator Ad (33:47) Bonk Bets Ad (34:19) What Are Shade Agents? (40:11) Trusted Execution On NEAR (42:51) Blockchain For AI (45:03) The State Of Crypto (48:42) Ethereum's Alignment Problem (50:28) What's Next For NEAR? -- Disclaimers: Lightspeed was kickstarted by a grant from the Solana Foundation. Nothing said on Lightspeed is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Mert, Jack, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
NEAR is pioneering the integration of AI with blockchain, creating a platform that supports decentralized, user-owned AI applications. We invited the Co-Founder of NEAR, Illia Polosukhin, to explore their innovative chain abstraction technology, its strategic approach to interoperability, and its vision for a decentralized AI-driven future.Timestamps:0:00 Introduction and Icebreaker2:02 Introduction to Illia Polosukhin and NEAR Protocol4:28 The Role of AI in Transforming Computing6:05 Vision and Strategy8:02 AI as the Frontend, Blockchain as the Backend10:00 Chain Abstraction and User Experience12:04 Integrating AI and Blockchain for Global Reach14:19 Strategic Thinking Behind Chain Abstraction16:00 NEAR's Technological Innovations18:03 AI's Role in the Future of Blockchain20:00 Addressing Interoperability Challenges24:05 Chain Abstraction Cohort and Developer Incentives26:07 Token Economics and Omni Bridge28:13 Connecting Traditional Finance with Blockchain32:01 The Concept of Intents in Blockchain36:00 The Intersection of AI and Crypto40:00 The Role of AI Agents in the Future44:00 Current Iterations of Onchain AI Agents48:06 Roadmap for 202554:05 Closing Remarks and Contact InformationWhat is the Digital Assets Season 2025?The Digital Assets Season (presented by w3.vision x Blockstories) is Europe's largest educational campaign on exploring the next drivers of institutional adoption in digital assets. From January to March 2025, 8 leading industry partners are hosting a 10-week immersive series designed to equip financial institutions with the strategies and playbooks needed to succeed in digital assets in 2025.Watch, read and participate in our events here: https://www.w3.vision/Get in touch:Illia Polosukhin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/illia-polosukhin-77b6538/?originalSubdomain=ptIllia Polosukhin on X: https://x.com/ilblackdragonNEAR Website: https://near.org/Vicktoria Klich: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vicktoriaklich/Maximilian Vargas: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maximilian-vargas/Relevant Links for the Digital Assets Season 2025:Podcast: https://www.onchainculture.xyz/Newsletter: https://w3-news.beehiiv.com/Event Calendar: https://lu.ma/DigitalAssetsSeason2025Edited by:Viktor Foos: https://linktr.ee/viktorfoos
Conversation with Illia Polosukhin (co-founder @nearprotocol) also known on the streets as The Black Dragon, recorded live during [Redacted] Bangkok 2024.Illia does A LOT of public appearances and interviews. On this interview we break norm and rather than focus of the tech (the WHAT) we focus instead on Illia's journey (Who and Why). Even though we only had 1 hour, the result has far exceeded our expectations. Some of the highlights:* Illia reads in Megabytes. How his life changed when someone gave him a CD ROM loaded with 700mb of .txt books fuelling his imagination.* Wild imagination and builder more from a young age. Not only did Illia start writing his own science fiction books when he was young, he also built a publishing platform to distribute them! Only catch - he never finished any of them as he got bored after he knew how things played out in his head.* Learning how to code at age 10; importance of family and supportive teachers in school. Building games and keeping cheat codes in summer camp and more!* Growing up poor, building character. How Ukraine has shaped VALUES.* Broken internet and role of MATHs, formal verification, and AI agents.* So much more!Enjoy
Illia Polosukhin is CoFounder at NEAR Protocol and CEO at NEAR Foundation. In this episode, we explore NEAR Protocol's vision for a user-owned internet and how it's pushing the boundaries for building for crypto x AI applications. Illia shares insights into the protocol's journey, the development of groundbreaking features like AI-driven governance, and its pioneering sharding technology. Tune in to learn how NEAR innovations could reshape the UX of decentralized applications and radically accelerate a future where user-owned AI improves all of our lives. ------
In this thought-provoking discussion with Can Gurel (Delphi), the NEAR co-founders share insights on Illia's work co-authoring the groundbreaking "Attention is All You Need" paper that introduced transformers, their vision for user-owned AI and democratizing access to AI capabilities and more. Key insights include: - How NEAR's original focus on AI developer tools led them to discover the need for better payment infrastructure for distributed workforces - Their framework for user-owned AI that optimizes for individual success rather than platform profits - Technical challenges and solutions for distributed AI training and inference - The importance of private computing for enabling user-controlled AI systems The conversation provides valuable perspective on the intersection of AI and crypto from pioneers who have worked at the cutting edge of both fields, offering insights into how decentralized technologies could enable more democratic and user-centric AI development. "The reality is we kind of have like a little bit of a model that some data we don't want to share... Your assistant will be able to help you with filing your taxes and finding ways to file receipts for expenses, and it will need to have access to all of this. What you don't want is all of this data end up leaking or showing up in somebody else's chat." — Illia Polosukhin, NEAR Protocol Watch more sessions from Crypto x AI Month here: https://delphidigital.io/crypto-ai --- Crypto x AI Month is the largest virtual event dedicated to the intersection of crypto and AI, featuring 40+ top builders, investors, and practitioners. Over the course of three weeks, this event brings together panels, debates, and discussions with the brightest minds in the space, presented by Delphi Digital. Crypto x AI Month is free and open to everyone thanks to the support from our sponsors: https://olas.network/ https://venice.ai/ https://near.org/ https://mira.foundation/ https://www.theoriq.ai/ --- Follow the Speakers: - Can Gurel on Twitter/X ► https://x.com/cannngurel - Illia Polosukhin on Twitter/X ► https://x.com/ilblackdragon - Alex Skidanov on Twitter/X ► https://x.com/alexskidanov --- Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Sponsor Acknowledgments 00:48 Introduction of Illia and Alex from NEAR 03:11 Origins of the Transformers Paper 08:07 Discussion on LLMs and Model Understanding 11:05 Alpha Go and Self-Improvement in AI 15:16 NEAR's Evolution from AI to Blockchain 19:37 The Story Behind NEAR's Foundation 26:32 Vision for User-Owned AI 30:31 Analysis of the Crypto-AI Stack 35:28 Data Labeling and Trust Systems 39:33 Private Inference and Edge Computing 44:17 User Privacy and Trust in AI 47:44 Edge Computing Challenges 49:54 Novel Data Sources and Synthetic Data 52:40 AI Agent Security and DeFi Applications 58:43 Formal Verification in AI Systems 1:03:14 Distributed Training Challenges 1:11:04 AI Talent and Crypto Industry 1:13:44 Rating Future Technologies and Closing Thoughts Disclaimer All statements and/or opinions expressed in this interview are the personal opinions and responsibility of the respective guests, who may personally hold material positions in companies or assets mentioned or discussed. The content does not necessarily reflect the opinion of Delphi Citadel Partners, LLC or its affiliates (collectively, “Delphi Ventures”), which makes no representations or warranties of any kind in connection with the contained subject matter. Delphi Ventures may hold investments in assets or protocols mentioned or discussed in this interview. This content is provided for informational purposes only and should not be misconstrued for investment advice or as a recommendation to purchase or sell any token or to use any protocol.
One of our favorite pods as we were able to tackle two birds with one stone, the appchains vs. sharded L1s debate as well as key insights into the state of AI from Illia Polosukhin. The key questions we discussed is whether apps should continue to rely on shared, sharded chains, like NEAR, or if there's a stronger case for each app eventually becoming its own chain. This raises important considerations around sovereignty, composability, and scalability. At the core of this discussion is the idea that users want more control over their assets and a seamless, composable experience across different platforms. While singlechain solutions like OP Stack Chains or Cosmos SDK offer some flexibility, they often face significant scalability and interoperability challenges. This is where sharding, especially in protocols like Near, can provide a more scalable solution without sacrificing user experience. Their recent advancements, such as Chain Signatures and Nightshade V2, are paving the way for more efficient scaling. But, isn't this the same thing? Where do you draw the line between apps sharing global state vs. composability and sovereignty? What about customizability? For the first half of the pod, Andy and Illia went back and forth debating the tradeoffs of appchains vs. sharded L1s, and ended up on common ground. Then, for the second half Robbie, Andy, and Illia discussed the rise of user-owned AI. They discussed how the role of AI is becoming increasingly relevant in the blockchain space. The concept of "user-owned AI" is emerging, where AI tools could help reduce the complexity of building and maintaining infrastructure while giving users more control over their interactions. This shift towards AI could also play a significant role in improving security through formal verification, ensuring that smart contracts and protocols are more resilient against vulnerabilities. We had the chance to ask Illia a ton of questions about his vision for AI going forward and were pleasantly surprised. Very fun conversation starting off more technical and ending into more of the philosophical side with an focus on the evolution of AI. Enjoy! Website: https://therollup.co/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1P6ZeYd.. Podcast: https://therollup.co/category/podcast Follow us on X: https://www.x.com/therollupco Follow Rob on X: https://www.x.com/robbie_rollup Follow Andy on X: https://www.x.com/ayyyeandy Join our TG group: https://t.me/+8ARkR_YZixE5YjBh The Rollup Disclosures: https://therollup.co/the-rollup-discl
In this episode, host José Maria Macedo speaks with Illia Polosukhin, co-founder of NEAR and a key figure in AI development, about the launch of the Crypto X AI Accelerator. They discuss Illia's journey in AI, the significance of the Transformers paper, and the evolution of AI technologies. The conversation delves into the implications of AI on society, the importance of user-owned AI versus corporate-controlled AI, and the role of data in AI development. They also explore the goals of the accelerator and the opportunities it presents for founders in the AI and crypto space. José's Twitter: https://x.com/ZeMariaMacedo Illia's Twitter: https://x.com/ilblackdragon Chapters 00:00 Introduction to the Crypto X AI Accelerator 05:54 Ilya's Journey in AI and the Transformers Paper 12:40 The Evolution of AI and Google's Role 20:24 The Vision Behind Near and AI's Future 27:09 The Role of AI in Society and Future Implications 34:28 User-Owned AI vs. Corporate AI 39:48 The Importance of Data in AI Development 47:48 The Crypto AI Accelerator and Its Goals Disclosures This podcast is strictly informational and educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any tokens or securities or to make any financial decisions. Do not trade or invest in any project, tokens, or securities based upon this podcast episode. The host and members at Delphi Ventures may personally own tokens or art that are mentioned on the podcast. Our current show features paid sponsorships which may be featured at the start, middle, and/or the end of the episode. These sponsorships are for informational purposes only and are not a solicitation to use any product, service or token.
Today Jason is joined by NEAR Protocol Co-Founder, Illia Polosukhin to discuss the future of AI and blockchain technology. In this episode they discuss: The early days of NEAR AI x Crypto verticals User-AI NEAR's AI R&D lab Why NEAR is well positioned for AI x Crypto And much more! Host: Jason Choi @mrjasonchoi . Not financial advice. -- Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (12:00) NEAR Protocol early days (16:06) Crypto/AI verticals (22:27) User-AI is NEAR & AI concerns (29:58) User-owned AI business model (34:40) NEAR AI R&D lab (41:58) Chain abstraction (46:15) Why is NEAR positioned for AI? (49:27) NEAR's H2 2024 roadmap (52:20) Outro -- Yield Guild Games (YGG) is a web3 guild protocol that enables players and gaming guilds to find their community, discover games and level up together. Its mission is to become the leading community-based user acquisition platform in web3 gaming through fun quests that help players build their onchain reputation Find out more at https://investors.yieldguild.io/ -- Twitter accounts: Jason Choi's Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrjasonchoi Illia Polosukhin's Twitter: https://twitter.com/kapursanat NEAR Protocol's Twitter: https://x.com/NEARProtocol Blockcrunch Twitter: https://twitter.com/theBlockcrunch YGG Twitter: https://x.com/YieldGuild -- Blockcrunch VIP: https://blockcrunch.substack.com/ -- Disclaimer: The Blockcrunch Podcast (“Blockcrunch”) is an educational resource intended for informational purposes only. Blockcrunch produces a weekly podcast and newsletter that routinely covers projects in Web 3 and may discuss assets that the host or its guests have financial exposure to. Views held by Blockcrunch's guests are their own. None of Blockcrunch, its registered entity or any of its affiliated personnel are licensed to provide any type of financial advice, and nothing on Blockcrunch's podcast, newsletter, website and social media should be construed as financial advice. Blockcrunch also receives compensation from its sponsor; sponsorship messages do not constitute financial advice or endorsement. Full disclaimer: https://blockcrunch.substack.com/about
NEAR's co-founder Illia Polosukhin shares the need to shift from corporate-owned AI to models that benefit individuals and communities. Follow the show here for more.This installment of "The Protocol," hosts Brad Keoun, the founding editor of The Protocol Newsletter, and tech journalists Sam Kessler and Margaux Nijkerk interview Illia Polosukhin, co-founder of NEAR Protocol. Polosukhin discusses the intersection of AI and blockchain technology, explaining how NEAR Protocol began as an AI project and evolved into a blockchain platform to address issues related to compensating collaborators.TakeawaysNEAR Protocol started as an AI project and transitioned into a blockchain platform to address the challenge of paying collaborators.User-owned AI is crucial to ensure that AI models and systems benefit individuals and communities, rather than just corporations.Data availability is a fundamental component of blockchain technology, ensuring that all transactions are accessible and can be used to reconstruct the state of the blockchain.Chain abstraction allows users to interact with multiple blockchain networks without needing to understand the underlying technology or worry about transaction fees.NEAR Protocol is focused on solving real problems and finding use cases that drive the adoption of blockchain and AI technology.Chapters | 00:00 Introduction and Background of Ilya Polosukhin05:20 The Disruptive Potential of AI08:35 User-Owned AI22:17 Chain Abstraction26:15 Solving Real Problems with NEAR Protocol-Sign Up for THE PROTOCOL NEWSLETTER EPISODE LINKS | NEAR Enter the Black Dragon: NEAR Co-Founder Joins the NEAR Foundation as CEO -The Protocol has been produced and edited by senior producer Michele Musso and our executive producer is Jared Schwartz. Our theme song is “Take Me Back” by Strength To Last.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
In this episode I talk to Illia Polosukhin founder of Near and co author of the transformer research paper that much or large language AI models are built off of today. We talk about all things AI, Near and Near AI. ----------- THE OBSIDIAN COUNCIL PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP
This interview features Illia Polosukhin, co-founder of NEAR Protocol, who discusses his journey from working at Google on groundbreaking AI research to founding a revolutionary blockchain platform. The conversation covers key insights into blockchain technology, the significance of the "Attention is All You Need" research paper, and the future vision for NEAR Protocol in transforming internet infrastructure. Enjoy!
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The initial scaling roadmap for Ethereum featured execution layer sharding. However, the rapid advancements of layer 2 scaling solutions in general, and zero knowledge proofs in particular, caused a restructuring of the original plan. The reason was that rollups would have required less changes made to Ethereum's base layer, hence lower risks. On the other hand, Near Protocol was designed from the ground up as a sharded system, capable of withstanding billions of transactions simultaneously, without sacrificing decentralisation or security.Topics covered in this episode:Illia's & Alex's backgroundsSharding and blockchain scalabilityChallenges of building a sharded blockchainNear namespaceShard security & validator samplingStateless validation and data availabilityState witnesses and chunk producersBlock productionShards vs. RollupsHow Near could further improveLeaderless chunk productionChain abstractionEpisode links:Illia Polosukhin on TwitterAlex Skidanov on TwitterNear Protocol on TwitterSponsors:Gnosis: Gnosis builds decentralized infrastructure for the Ethereum ecosystem, since 2015. This year marks the launch of Gnosis Pay— the world's first Decentralized Payment Network. Get started today at - gnosis.ioChorus1: Chorus1 is one of the largest node operators worldwide, supporting more than 100,000 delegators, across 45 networks. The recently launched OPUS allows staking up to 8,000 ETH in a single transaction. Enjoy the highest yields and institutional grade security at - chorus.oneThis episode is hosted by Meher Roy.
每年一度英伟达 NVIDIA 的 AI 开发者大会 GTC 一直以来都是偏重行业向的一个会议，但是今年非常不一样，它的火热程度甚至超过了以往更受关注的苹果开发者大会 WWDC 或者是谷歌的 I/O 大会。不管从参加的行业以及学术领域嘉宾的影响力和号召力，还是大会的规模、参会的人数等等，GTC 已经成为了全球 AI 开发者的顶级盛会。 几天现场参会下来，我们看到了英伟达作为新晋的第三大市值科技公司的野心，他们已经从芯片制造商华丽转身成为了 AI 领域技术的全方位提供商。 这次节目我们就从大会发布了什么重要的产品，这些行业我们耳熟能详的 AI 领域的学术、创业「明星」在讨论些什么，以及参会的开发者、投资人、创业者最新鲜的洞察和未来风向几个角度来和大家讨论。 我们做了很多现场采访录音，会在节目里穿插给大家播出来，希望大家和我们一起感受这次意义非凡的 GTC 大会。 本期人物 丁教Diane，「声动活泼」联合创始人、「科技早知道」主播 徐涛，「声动活泼」联合创始人、「声东击西」主播 主要话题 [01:18] 从「卖 GPU 的公司」到「AI 生态系统不可或缺的基石」 [02:55] 各路神仙云集，英伟达下了一盘十年的大棋 [06:14] 黄仁勋总结的五大会议亮点，开启行业新变革 [11:41] 类比80年代的 Windows 和 Intel，英伟达如何搭建起自己的生态系统？ [14:53] 史上最强 Gen AI 论坛：「Attention Is All You Need」论文作者们都讨论了些什么？ [17:03] Aidan Gomez：我们仍然需要比 transformer 更好的大模型 [18:32] Illia Polosukhin：自适应计算是接下来需要解决的重要问题 [20:01] 推理技术将成为下一个热门研究方向 [20:53] 为什么搬离硅谷的创业者和投资人最近又回来了？ [21:25] 现场的投资人们如何看待朱啸虎与王小川之争，AI 技术是否能够落地应用？ 现场1 https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/4/4931937e-0184-4c61-a658-6b03c254754d/5h2YAHIW.jpg • 丁教在英伟达 GTC 现场 现场2 https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/4/4931937e-0184-4c61-a658-6b03c254754d/AcclkdI1.jpg • 黄仁勋在 GTC 上主持论坛 现场3 https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/4/4931937e-0184-4c61-a658-6b03c254754d/zseLZ28Z.jpg • 参与这场论坛的嘉宾 现场4 https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/4/4931937e-0184-4c61-a658-6b03c254754d/XJULIVMc.jpg • GTC上，工作人员讲解和展示 NIMs 的功能 关联阅读 - 2017年，徐涛与英伟达创始人黄仁勋的访谈 (https://m.ximalaya.com/sound/38835660) - 黄仁勋在大会上的Keynote演讲 (https://www.nvidia.com/gtc/keynote/) - Transforming AI 论坛发布于2017年的背景论文 (https://proceedings.neurips.cc/paper_files/paper/2017/file/3f5ee243547dee91fbd053c1c4a845aa-Paper.pdf) - Transforming AI 论坛的讨论纪实 (https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/RZtjor1qRjwjI72oDriSrQ) 幕后制作 监制：丁教、Siti 后期：迪卡普里鑫 运营：瑞涵 设计：饭团 商务合作 声动活泼商务合作咨询 (https://sourl.cn/6vdmQT) 支持我们，加入新一年的播客创新 2021 年我们发起了「声动胡同会员计划」，这是一个纯支持项目，支持「声动活泼」在播客内容上不断探索和创新。回顾 2023 年，得益于这些支持，「声动活泼」的每档节目都不断突破，不仅荣登苹果中国的年度热门节目榜单，还在 CPA 和喜马拉雅等平台都榜上有名。2024 年，我们也会继续创新，一档全新的投资类节目即将和大家见面，同时也会用更加创新的方式制作新一季「声音特稿」节目。 欢迎点击链接 (https://sourl.cn/r3qwTP)查看我们 2023 年收获和 2024 年内容计划。如果你认同或喜欢我们做的事情，也期待我们不断尝试并产生好内容，欢迎付费支持。 胡同 https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/4/4931937e-0184-4c61-a658-6b03c254754d/Z0YbNKpo.png 加入我们 声动活泼正在招聘全职「节目监制」、「节目营销」、「商业化项目管理」，查看详细讯息请 点击链接 (https://sourl.cn/j8tk2g)。如果你已准备好简历，欢迎发送至 hr@shengfm.cn， 标题请用：姓名+岗位名称。 关于声动活泼 「用声音碰撞世界」，声动活泼致力于为人们提供源源不断的思考养料。 我们还有这些播客：声动早咖啡 (https://www.xiaoyuzhoufm.com/podcast/60de7c003dd577b40d5a40f3)、声东击西 (https://etw.fm/episodes)、吃喝玩乐了不起 (https://www.xiaoyuzhoufm.com/podcast/644b94c494d78eb3f7ae8640)、反潮流俱乐部 (https://www.xiaoyuzhoufm.com/podcast/5e284c37418a84a0462634a4)、泡腾 VC (https://www.xiaoyuzhoufm.com/podcast/5f445cdb9504bbdb77f092e9)、商业WHY酱 (https://www.xiaoyuzhoufm.com/podcast/61315abc73105e8f15080b8a)、跳进兔子洞 (https://therabbithole.fireside.fm/) 欢迎在即刻 (https://okjk.co/Qd43ia)、微博等社交媒体上与我们互动，搜索 声动活泼 即可找到我们。 期待你给我们写邮件，邮箱地址是：ting@sheng.fm 欢迎扫码添加声小音，在节目之外和我们保持联系。 声小音 https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/4/4931937e-0184-4c61-a658-6b03c254754d/gK0pledC.png Special Guest: 徐涛.
Illia Polosukhin joins us to discuss how NEAR is building the blockchain operating system. NEAR first came to prominence in 2020 as an alternative Layer One that is laser-focused on abstracting the complexities of onchain infrastructure. Since then, Illia (who is one of the brightest minds in crypto) and the NEAR team have transformed NEAR into crypto's interoperability layer. In this episode, we discuss NEAR's journey from AI to crypto, why NEAR scales via sharding, NEAR's chain abstraction and account aggregation layer, the AI narrative, crypto's biggest problem and more! - - (00:00) Introduction (00:49) NEAR's Transformation: From AI to Crypto (03:22) Scaling via Dynamic Shards: Near's Unique Design (21:20) Access Protocol Ad (22:21) DAS London Plug (23:18) NEAR's Data Availability Service (27:16) Chain Abstraction and the Blockchain Operating System (40:03) NEAR's Missing Narrative (43:40) Network Value Accrual (49:18) The AI x Crypto Narrative (59:33) What Is Crypto's Biggest Problem? -- Access Protocol is the best way to discover premium content from crypto's top publishers and independent creators. Access Protocol has reinvented content monetization, meaning you can access this premium content without endless ads or hard-to-cancel subscriptions. Access Protocol is crypto-native, built on Solana, and already has 225K users reading content, receiving NFTs and interacting with creators! Use this link to check out Access Protocol today:https://bit.ly/AccessProtocol_Lightspeed -- Join us at DAS (Digital Asset Summit) in London this March! DAS is the #1 institutional conference in crypto, hosted by Blockworks. Use the link below to learn more, and use LIGHTSPEED10 to get 10% off your ticket! Sign up now because the price goes up every month. See you there! Learn more + get your ticket here: https://blockworks.co/event/digital-asset-summit-2024-london/home - - Follow Illia: https://twitter.com/ilblackdragon Follow Mert: https://twitter.com/0xMert_ Follow Garrett: https://twitter.com/GarrettHarper_ Follow Lightspeed: https://twitter.com/Lightspeedpodhq Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/43o3Syk Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3OhiXgV Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3OkF7PD Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Resources The NEAR Whiteboard Series https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9tzQn_TEuFWweVbfTbaedFdwVrvaYPq4 NEAR https://twitter.com/NEARProtocol - - Disclaimers: Lightspeed was kickstarted by a grant from the Solana Foundation. Nothing said on Lightspeed is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Mert, Garrett and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
Season 7 | Episode 3 In today's episode Mike and Hart are joined by Sam Hart of Skip Protocol and Illia Polosukhin to dive into the world of chain abstraction. They discuss the consensus around the need for intent-based interoperability solutions, the incentives (or lack thereof) for ecosystems to be interoperable, and predictions around rollup consolidation and abstraction. Other topics covered include how user funds could be escrowed and verified in cross-chain architectures, the role of zero-knowledge proofs as a critical connecting infrastructure, and the tradeoffs between shared security and chain sovereignty. Stay tuned for all of this and much more! -- Follow Ilia: https://x.com/ilblackdragon Follow Sam: https://x.com/hxrts Follow Hart: https://twitter.com/hal2001 Follow Mike: https://twitter.com/MikeIppolito_ Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3R1D1D9 Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3pQTfmD Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3cpKZXH - - Join us at DAS (Digital Asset Summit) in London this March! DAS is the #1 institutional conference in crypto, hosted by Blockworks. Use the link below to learn more, and use BELL10 to get 10% off your ticket! Sign up now because the price goes up every month. See you there! https://blockworks.co/event/digital-asset-summit-2024-london/home - - Timestamps: (0:00) Interview Start: What is Chain Abstraction? (5:15) Cosmos Cross Chain Vision (18:07) NEAR Account Aggregation Vision (31:21) DAS London Ad (32:25) Unbridging Crypto Ecosystems (41:48) Exporting ETH as Money (59:39) Where will users lock in? (1:05:34) Endgame UX & Infrastructure (1:14:26) Outro - - Disclaimer: Nothing said on Bell Curve is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Mike, Jason, Michael, Vance and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
On today's episode we dive into Near Protocol with Co-founder and Near Foundation CEO Illia Polosukhin. Illia details key innovations, like account aggregation, sharding, and chain abstraction, that are aimed at bringing blockchain to a mass consumer base. We also discuss Near's strategic partnerships, challenges in onboarding Web 2.0 companies, and their impressive vision of a decade with over a hundred million monthly users. We then shift focus to AI as we explore user-owned AI, software generation replacing traditional SaaS companies, and the intriguing concept of an 'AI president' in forward-thinking governance. Stay tuned for all of this and much more! - - Follow Illia: https://twitter.com/ilblackdragon Follow Spencer: https://twitter.com/0xpibblez Follow Jason: https://twitter.com/JasonYanowitz Follow Santiago: https://twitter.com/santiagoroel Follow Empire: https://twitter.com/theempirepod Subscribe on YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/4fdhhb2j Subscribe on Apple: https://tinyurl.com/mv4frfv7 Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/wbaypprw Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Wormhole is a decentralized interoperability platform powering multi-chain applications and bridges. It provides developers with access to liquidity and users on over 30 leading blockchain networks, enabling use cases in DeFi, data queries, and governance. The platform is trusted by teams like Uniswap and Circle and, to date, the platform has facilitated the transfer of over 35 billion dollars through over 850 million cross-chain messages. Claim your unique Wormhole NFT at https://wormhole.com/empire3-6877 - - Send your crypto to your PayPal account, swap it for PYUSD, and use it to checkout at millions of stores. Pay how you want by getting started at: https://blckwrks.co/PYUSD - - Join us at DAS (Digital Asset Summit) in London this March! DAS is the #1 institutional conference in crypto, hosted by Blockworks. Use the link below to learn more, and use EMPIRE10 to get 10% off your ticket! Sign up now because the price goes up every month. See you there! Learn more + get your ticket here: https://blockworks.co/event/digital-asset-summit-2024-london/home - - Timestamps: (01:58) Illia's Return to CEO & NEAR's Recap (05:55) Focus on Chain Abstraction (09:41) Evolution of NEAR Sharding (18:57) Account Aggregation Thesis (30:11) Modular vs Monolothic Approach (35:04) DA Landscape (39:41) Record Consumer Usage (43:06) Wormhole Ad (44:32) Paypal Ad (45:31) Owning Your Data & AI Usecase (49:43) Onboarding Web2 Companies (51:58) The Account Aggregation Flow (57:51) NEAR BD Strategy (01:04:45) Why does AI matter? - - Disclaimer: Nothing said on Empire is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Santiago, Jason, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
What a show! Illia, co-founder of Near and CEO of Near Foundation joins us to talk about massive shifts in the way we think about blockchains. From their new Blockchain Operating System to FastAuth and more, we discuss in-depth about the new user experience coming to digital assets - taking away the backend complexities of blockchains from the everyday user to give them amazing, frictionless experiences. You can learn more about Near here: https://near.org/ More about Blockchain Operating System here.
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What began as an AI company trying to seek solutions in order to pay remote (unbanked) workers, Near AI became, in 2018, Near Protocol. Its sharded design was inspired by modern database architecture and large language model (LLM) training. Near Protocol aimed to solve the scalability trilemma, through a modular approach, combining data availability sharding with stateless validation. By abstracting away archaic blockchain standards, Near basically enabled decentralised full stack development and, in terms of UX, a distributed custodial solution via chain abstraction and account aggregation.We were joined by Illia Poloshukhin, co-founder of Near Protocol, to discuss Near's journey, from AI company to high-throughput L1 blockchain, and how LLM training influenced the modular design choice.Topics covered in this episode:Illia's background in AI & MLScaling large language models (LLMs) and the role of attentionStochastic Parrot vs. Understanding spectrumFrom Near AI to Near Protocol and the role of LLMsHow Near abstracted the blockchain away and enabled decentralised full stack developmentDefining ecosystem standards to improve UXChain abstraction, account aggregation and interoperabilityChain threshold signatureNear's intent layerNear's modularity, Nightshade sharding & stateless validationEigenLayer integrationEpisode links:Illia Polosukhin on TwitterNear Protocol on TwitterSponsors:Gnosis: Gnosis builds decentralized infrastructure for the Ethereum ecosystem, since 2015. This year marks the launch of Gnosis Pay— the world's first Decentralized Payment Network. Get started today at - gnosis.ioChorus1: Chorus1 is one of the largest node operators worldwide, supporting more than 100,000 delegators, across 45 networks. The recently launched OPUS allows staking up to 8,000 ETH in a single transaction. Enjoy the highest yields and institutional grade security at - chorus.oneThis episode is hosted by Meher Roy. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/529
Illia Polosukhin is the Co-Founder of NEAR Protocol, which is a sharded, proof-of-stake, Layer 1 blockchain. Originally conceived as an Artificial Intelligence endeavor, NEAR underwent a transformation, pivoting its focus to become a crypto project. We begin our conversation by exploring NEAR's shift into crypto, and later gain deeper insight into NEAR's core principles, underlying technology, the users, builders, as well as anticipated new features in the near future. Chapters 1:04 Who is Illia Polosukhin? 4:04 NEAR's design 7:52 Mini Blockchains 9:30 Consensus mechanism 10:29 NEAR token 12:30 Participating in NEAR Network 13:11 Physical shards 18:10 Delegation 19:32 Liquid staking on NEAR 20:50 Goal & Design 26:23 Ideal use cases for NEAR 33:54 Bridging 39:38 Attracting users and builders 44:38 New crosschain mechanism 48:10 Future of Blockchain 54:31 Future of NEAR 59:15 AI run governance ✨ Check out our new website ✨ https://thedefiant.io/
From NEARCON 2023 a conversation with emphasis on scalable infrastructure, user-friendly experience, and ethical AI integration. This episode is sponsored by CME Group and PayPal.In today's episode of "Money Reimagined," host Michael Casey while in Lisbon, Portugal at NEARCON 2023, engages in a thought-provoking conversation on the intersection of blockchain innovation and governance, NEAR Foundation's newly appointed CEO, Illia Polosukhin. He sheds light on the organization's visionary approach, emphasizing the pivotal role of multi-chain interoperability, scalable infrastructure, and user-friendly experiences in shaping the future of the open web. Shifting focus, Casey drives the conversation into the profound impact of AI on society, underscoring the importance of ethical considerations and decentralized models to mitigate potential risks. Simultaneously Illia highlights the promising synergy between AI and blockchain for transformative applications and governance solutions.Links | Illia Polosukhin: Building Near's Blockchain, Embedding AI Near Foundation Joins Celestia in Race to Provide 'Data Availability' for Ethereum Rollups Near Foundation and Polygon Labs Collaborate to Build ZK SolutionNEAR Foundation NEARCON 2023From our sponsors:CME Group Cryptocurrency futures and options provide market-leading liquidity forbitcoin and ether trading. Participate in The Crypto Classic: Cryptocurrency Futures and OptionsTrading Challenge from Dec. 10-15 for the chance to win cash prizes. Compete against yourpeers while test-driving strategies for Bitcoin and Ether futures and options trading in a risk-freesimulated environment. Visit https://www.cmegroup.com/cryptoclassic to find out more.Disclaimer:This communication is not directed to investors located in any particular jurisdiction and is not intended to be accessed by recipients based in jurisdictions in which distribution is not permitted. The information herein should not be considered investment advice or the results of actual market experience. Past results are not necessarily indicative of future performance. Trading derivatives products involves the risk of loss. Please consider carefully whether futures or options are appropriate to your financial situation.-PYUSD, a stablecoin made for Payments. 1USD = 1PYUSD.Introducing PayPal's new digital currency, PayPal USD (PYUSD), a stablecoin backed by U.S. dollar deposits, U.S Treasuries and similar cash equivalents. Buy, sell, hold, and transfer it in our app or site and explore Web3 with a payments brand that has been trusted for over 20 years.Get Started now at paypal.com/pyusd-Money Reimagined has been produced and edited by senior producer Michele Musso and our executive producer is Jared Schwartz. Our theme song is “The News Tonight ” by Shimmer.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
From NEARCON 2023 a conversation with emphasis on scalable infrastructure, user-friendly experience, and ethical AI integration. This episode is sponsored by CME Group and PayPal.In today's episode of "Money Reimagined," host Michael Casey while in Lisbon, Portugal at NEARCON 2023, engages in a thought-provoking conversation on the intersection of blockchain innovation and governance, NEAR Foundation's newly appointed CEO, Illia Polosukhin. He sheds light on the organization's visionary approach, emphasizing the pivotal role of multi-chain interoperability, scalable infrastructure, and user-friendly experiences in shaping the future of the open web. Shifting focus, Casey drives the conversation into the profound impact of AI on society, underscoring the importance of ethical considerations and decentralized models to mitigate potential risks. Simultaneously Illia highlights the promising synergy between AI and blockchain for transformative applications and governance solutions.Links | Illia Polosukhin: Building Near's Blockchain, Embedding AI Near Foundation Joins Celestia in Race to Provide 'Data Availability' for Ethereum Rollups Near Foundation and Polygon Labs Collaborate to Build ZK SolutionNEAR Foundation NEARCON 2023From our sponsors:CME Group Cryptocurrency futures and options provide market-leading liquidity forbitcoin and ether trading. Participate in The Crypto Classic: Cryptocurrency Futures and OptionsTrading Challenge from Dec. 10-15 for the chance to win cash prizes. Compete against yourpeers while test-driving strategies for Bitcoin and Ether futures and options trading in a risk-freesimulated environment. Visit https://www.cmegroup.com/cryptoclassic to find out more.Disclaimer:This communication is not directed to investors located in any particular jurisdiction and is not intended to be accessed by recipients based in jurisdictions in which distribution is not permitted. The information herein should not be considered investment advice or the results of actual market experience. Past results are not necessarily indicative of future performance. Trading derivatives products involves the risk of loss. Please consider carefully whether futures or options are appropriate to your financial situation.-PYUSD, a stablecoin made for Payments. 1USD = 1PYUSD.Introducing PayPal's new digital currency, PayPal USD (PYUSD), a stablecoin backed by U.S. dollar deposits, U.S Treasuries, and similar cash equivalents. Buy, sell, hold, and transfer it in our app or site and explore Web3 with a payments brand that has been trusted for over 20 years.Get Started now at paypal.com/pyusd-Money Reimagined has been produced and edited by senior producer Michele Musso and our executive producer is Jared Schwartz. Our theme song is “The News Tonight ” by Shimmer.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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More than 25 million users are using NEAR-powered applications. Co-founder of NEAR protocol and Transformers author Illia Polosukhin joins hosts Sarah Guo and Elad Gil to discuss the intersections of crypto and AI technology, what we should expect from AI agents, decentralized data labeling, why AI's alignment problem is really a human problem, and more. Show Links: Illia Polosukhin - Co-founder of NEAR | LinkedIn NEAR Sign up for new podcasts every week. Email feedback to show@no-priors.com Follow us on Twitter: @NoPriorsPod | @Saranormous | @EladGil | @ilblackdragon Show Notes: (0:00:00) - Blockchain, AI, and Web3 Intersection (0:06:39) - How We Might Combine Blockchain and AI for Cancer Research (0:23:35) - Inference and Decentralized Data Labeling (0:30:13) - AI SaaS Strategic Challenges (0:38:18) - The Future of Hardware Accelerators
A Consensus 2023 panel with Angie Lau, Robert Habermeier, Sergey Nazarov, Emin Gün Sirer and Illia Polosukhin.Web3 promises to transform not just the internet but also most industries around the world. From the metaverse to NFTs, from marketing to entertainment, what are the latest developments and trends in the Web3 space? Experts and pioneers in the field will share their insights and experiences on how Web3 is changing business and culture live from Consensus in Austin, Texas.Angie Lau, editor-in-chief at Forkast Labs, moderates alongside panelists:Robert Habermeier, co-founder of PolkadotSergey Nazarov, co-founder of ChainlinkEmin Gün Sirer, CEO of Ava LabsIllia Polosukhin, co-founder of NEAR ProtocolThis episode is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and edited by Ryan Huntington, with additional production assistance from Eleanor Pahl. Cover image by Kevin Ross and the theme song is "Get Down" by Elision.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
In recent months, ChatGPT, Bard and other new artificial intelligence (AI) products have revolutionized numerous industries. But how this nascent technology can work with crypto and blockchain technology is still relatively unexplored. In this episode, Illia Polosukhin and Jason Warner delve into the transformative potential of AI and crypto coming together. They explore a wide array of applications, from AIs managing Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs), to DAOs being used to help open source AIs, to blockchain technology making the inner workings of AIs more transparent. Tune in to this episode for a deep dive into the fusion of AI and crypto. Show highlights: Illia's and Jason's backgrounds, including how Illia's work in artificial intelligence (AI) got him into crypto what AI actually encompasses and how to define it why Jason says that "it works right now, it's machine learning and if you're raising money, it's AI" how blockchains can facilitate the provision of resources for training data the problem of attribution in training AI models how OpenAI and Midjourney hold a lot of power at the moment, according to Illia why open source code helps build better AI systems how LLMs are being used to audit code in the blockchain ecosystem up to what point AI can be used for crypto trading why misinformation is a human problem, not an “AI problem,” and how blockchain technology can help solve this issue how blockchains can be used to verify facts to combat misinformation whether AI can help mitigate attacks on DeFi protocols how DAOS and AI can work together and whether AI can coordinate a company what's missing in terms of infrastructure for DAOs to thrive with AI how to structure regulation with this rapidly evolving technology Thank you to our sponsors! Crypto.com Arbitrum Foundation TOKEN2049 OKX Guests: Illia Polosukhin, cofounder of NEAR. Previous appearance on The Chopping Block: The Chopping Block: Why AI Will Change the Course of History in Crypto Jason Warner, founder at Poolside. Links Op-ed by Illia: Blockchain can save the media - Blockworks CoinDesk: AI Can Generate a Trading Edge in Crypto Markets 10 Ways Crypto and AI Can Make Each Other Better (or Maybe Worse) Blockchain May Offer Answers for AI Challenges Former FTX.US President Brett Harrison's New Venture Is Seeking to Harness AI for Crypto Trading Blockchain Developer Platform Alchemy Releases AI-Powered Tools for Web3 Builders When AI and Blockchain Merge, Expect the Mundane at First Imagining the Future AI and Web3 Can Build World Economic Forum: Blockchain can help combat the threat of deepfakes. Here's how Cointelegraph: DAOs: Where humans may fail, AI could succeed Forbes: Convergence Of Web3, AI And Metaverse: Navigating The Great Reset For Investors, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In recent months, ChatGPT, Bard and other new artificial intelligence (AI) products have revolutionized numerous industries. But how this nascent technology can work with crypto and blockchain technology is still relatively unexplored. In this episode, Illia Polosukhin and Jason Warner delve into the transformative potential of AI and crypto coming together. They explore a wide array of applications, from AIs managing Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs), to DAOs being used to help open source AIs, to blockchain technology making the inner workings of AIs more transparent. Tune in to this episode for a deep dive into the fusion of AI and crypto. Show highlights: Illia's and Jason's backgrounds, including how Illia's work in artificial intelligence (AI) got him into crypto what AI actually encompasses and how to define it why Jason says that "it works right now, it's machine learning and if you're raising money, it's AI" how blockchains can facilitate the provision of resources for training data the problem of attribution in training AI models how OpenAI and Midjourney hold a lot of power at the moment, according to Illia why open source code helps build better AI systems how LLMs are being used to audit code in the blockchain ecosystem up to what point AI can be used for crypto trading why misinformation is a human problem, not an “AI problem,” and how blockchain technology can help solve this issue how blockchains can be used to verify facts to combat misinformation whether AI can help mitigate attacks on DeFi protocols how DAOS and AI can work together and whether AI can coordinate a company what's missing in terms of infrastructure for DAOs to thrive with AI how to structure regulation with this rapidly evolving technology Thank you to our sponsors! Crypto.com Arbitrum Foundation TOKEN2049 OKX Guests: Illia Polosukhin, cofounder of NEAR. Previous appearance on The Chopping Block: The Chopping Block: Why AI Will Change the Course of History in Crypto Jason Warner, founder at Poolside. Links Op-ed by Illia: Blockchain can save the media - Blockworks CoinDesk: AI Can Generate a Trading Edge in Crypto Markets 10 Ways Crypto and AI Can Make Each Other Better (or Maybe Worse) Blockchain May Offer Answers for AI Challenges Former FTX.US President Brett Harrison's New Venture Is Seeking to Harness AI for Crypto Trading Blockchain Developer Platform Alchemy Releases AI-Powered Tools for Web3 Builders When AI and Blockchain Merge, Expect the Mundane at First Imagining the Future AI and Web3 Can Build World Economic Forum: Blockchain can help combat the threat of deepfakes. Here's how Cointelegraph: DAOs: Where humans may fail, AI could succeed Forbes: Convergence Of Web3, AI And Metaverse: Navigating The Great Reset For Investors, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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In this week's episode of Web3 Unlocked, Kenzi Wang, and Diksha Dutta speak to Illia Polosukhin, the Co-Founder of NEAR Protocol. He discusses NEAR's creation, what it takes to have true scalability in Web3, and building through a bear market. Here is a list of the selected time stamps on the different topics discussed during the podcast: 0:25 to 2:01: What inspires Illia to work in Web3 2:02 to 6:29: How Illia started NEAR protocol 7:45 to 16:56: On what differentiates NEAR from other L1s 16:57 to 22:05: On NEAR's ecosystem development strategy 22:06 to 24:31: On similarities and differences between Web2 and Web3 companies 24:32 to 26:14: On what helps Web3 founders be successful 26:15 to 28:30: On NEAR use cases 28:31 to 32:04: On Illia's biggest learning in Web3 34:02 to 36:36: On how NEAR deploys its funding 36:37 to 39:19: On the biggest pain point in decentralizing NEAR 39:20 to 43:05: On what the bear market taught Illia as a founder 43:39 to 45:23: On the importance of community building for a protocol 47:01 to 50:36: On the intersection between blockchain and AI
Welcome to “The Chopping Block” – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, and Tarun Chitra chop it up about the latest news. This week, NEAR co-founder and former Google AI researcher Illia Polosukhin joins the show to discuss the intersection of crypto and machine learning. Show highlights: whether Signature was shut down because of its crypto arm whether banking crypto is riskier than banking other industries how Balaji's $1 million BTC bet is just highly effective marketing whether the Fed is doing quantitative easing again how the artificial intelligence industry has changed over the years why Illia says that “open source always wins” the intersection of blockchain technology and AI whether a broken Tesla could become the world's greatest investor Hosts Haseeb Qureshi, managing partner at Dragonfly Tarun Chitra, managing partner at Robot Ventures Tom Schmidt, general partner at Dragonfly Guest Illia Polosukhin, co-founder of Near Disclosures Links Signature and Banking Unchained: $4 Billion in Crypto Deposits Not Included in Flagstar Signature Deal Was Signature Bank Actually Insolvent? Regulators Close Signature Bank Following SVB Collapse Jim Bianco on Why the Banking System Has Always Been Broken Nic Carter: Operation Choke Point 2.0 Is Underway, And Crypto Is In Its Crosshairs Arthur Hayes: Kaiseki Balaji's bet Coin Edition: Balaji Bets $1M on Bitcoin Price, Says US Hyperinflation Is Underway Artificial Intelligence: Richard Sutton: The Bitter Lesson Facebook: Introducing LLaMA: A foundational, 65-billion-parameter large language model Stanford: Alpaca: A Strong, Replicable Instruction-Following Model Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Welcome to “The Chopping Block” – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, and Tarun Chitra chop it up about the latest news. This week, NEAR co-founder and former Google AI researcher Illia Polosukhin joins the show to discuss the intersection of crypto and machine learning. Show highlights: whether Signature was shut down because of its crypto arm whether banking crypto is riskier than banking other industries how Balaji's $1 million BTC bet is just highly effective marketing whether the Fed is doing quantitative easing again how the artificial intelligence industry has changed over the years why Illia says that “open source always wins” the intersection of blockchain technology and AI whether a broken Tesla could become the world's greatest investor Hosts Haseeb Qureshi, managing partner at Dragonfly Tarun Chitra, managing partner at Robot Ventures Tom Schmidt, general partner at Dragonfly Guest Illia Polosukhin, co-founder of Near Disclosures Links Signature and Banking Unchained: $4 Billion in Crypto Deposits Not Included in Flagstar Signature Deal Was Signature Bank Actually Insolvent? Regulators Close Signature Bank Following SVB Collapse Jim Bianco on Why the Banking System Has Always Been Broken Nic Carter: Operation Choke Point 2.0 Is Underway, And Crypto Is In Its Crosshairs Arthur Hayes: Kaiseki Balaji's bet Coin Edition: Balaji Bets $1M on Bitcoin Price, Says US Hyperinflation Is Underway Artificial Intelligence: Richard Sutton: The Bitter Lesson Facebook: Introducing LLaMA: A foundational, 65-billion-parameter large language model Stanford: Alpaca: A Strong, Replicable Instruction-Following Model Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jacob and Jason sit down with NEAR CEO and Transformer paper author Illia Polosukhin. They discuss Illia's fascinating journey from Ukraine to Google and AI to crypto, the origin story behind the “Attention Is All You Need” paper and the overlap between AI and crypto. Illia also shared his thoughts on AGI and the problems that excite him most in AI right now. You can find Illia on Twitter (@ilblackdrago) and learn more about NEAR (@nearprotocol)(00:39) - Welcoming Illia; how he became interested in AI, transitioning into Crypto and explaining NEAR (02:40) - Walking through Illia's story more in depth(07:46) - How the Transformer Paper came to be(11:24) - Understanding the Transformer Papers' impact(18:28) - The overlap of Crypto and AI and how Illia sees the future of how they develop together(26:47) - Illia's views on AGI(30:46) - Optimism vs pessimism of the future of machine learning as a tool(41:32) - What problems Illia sees in AI right now(45:03) - Rapid fire questions(47:36) - Where to learn more about NEAR and Illia With your co-hosts:@jasoncwarner- Former CTO GitHub, VP Eng Heroku & Canonical@ericabrescia- Former COO Github, Founder Bitnami (acq'd by VMWare)@patrickachase- Partner at Redpoint, Former ML Engineer LinkedIn@jacobeffron- Partner at Redpoint, Former PM Flatiron Health
Illia Polosukhin has already raised over half a billion dollars for his startup that pivoted from AI to blockchain technology. His venture, NEAR Protocol, attracted funding from top-tier investors like Blockchange Ventures, ParaFi Capital, MetaWeb Ventures, and Republic Capital Group.
In Episode #111, we deconstruct Illia Polosukhin's peak performance playbook—from his favorite book to the tiny habit that's had the biggest impact on his life. Illia is the co-founder of NEAR Protocol and Unchain Fund. We cover why context switching is a necessary skill for founders, Illia's recommended books, and the nuance of the Russian language in writing. “Find a mentor who's a few years ahead of you, like not too far, but like two, three years ahead of you, because those are people who still remember what they were doing in your position. And so they will be able to give you the most useful advice.” – Illia Polosukhin EPISODE GUIDE (LINKS, QUOTES, NOTES, AND BOOKS MENTIONED) https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/illia-polosukhin-playbook FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/illia-polosukhin-playbook-transcript CHAPTERS In this episode, we deconstruct Illia Polosukhin's peak performance playbook—from his favorite book to the tiny habit that's had the biggest impact on his life. In it we cover: (00:00:00) – Introduction (00:01:59) – Designing social graph in Web3 (00:04:01) – Why context switching is a necessary skill for founders (00:05:51) – Finding mentors who are just a few years ahead of you in business (00:10:56) – Building a great decentralized ecosystem requires high-level, small, agile teams (00:13:29) – Books Illia recommends (00:16:59) – The nuance of the Russian language in writing ABOUT ILLIA POLOSUKHIN Illia Polosukhin is co-founder of NEAR Protocol. NEAR is a layer one blockchain that's incredibly fast, has very low transaction fees and is climate neutral, in part because of its proof of stake model. It's traded on crypto exchanges under the ticker symbol NEAR, and has a market cap of just under $5 billion today. From 2020 through 2021, the developers working in NEARs ecosystem, that's everyone building applications on top of their blockchain quadrupled, making NEAR the second fastest growing chain behind only Solana. In this episode, Illia shares why he loves running daily and how it helps him remember to just put one foot in front of the other to accomplish anything; why he loves the book Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink and how he applies that principle in his life and work; why he's fascinated with the concept of a social graph and how to build it into the NEAR protocol and why it's so important for building a better world in Web3; why he thinks everyone should find mentors that are two to three years ahead of them in terms of where they'd like to be and why he'd tell his younger self to focus on speed and velocity shipping quickly in everything that he does.
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In Episode #108, we explore building a global blockchain that's high-speed, climate neutral, and low-fee. We're joined by Illia Polosukhin, NEAR Protocol's Co-Founder. We cover why proof of stake beats proof of work, how NEAR approached scaling, and how Illia raised more than $10M to help fund aid in war-torn Ukraine. “For me, web3 is not about decentralization. I think decentralization is just a tool. What it is about is low switching costs.” – Illia Polosukhin EPISODE GUIDE (LINKS, QUOTES, NOTES, AND BOOKS MENTIONED) https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/near-protocol-illia-polosukhin-spotlight FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/near-protocol-illia-polosukhin-spotlight-transcript CHAPTERS This episode is our definitive guide to building a layer-one blockchain that's incredibly fast, has very low transaction fees, and is climate neutral. In it we cover: (00:00:00) – Introduction (00:02:35) – How NEAR Protocol is imagining your world (00:04:46) – Why decentralization is just a tool (00:09:14) – Dethroning monopolies and leveling the playing field (00:14:02) – NEAR Protocol's origin with scaling crowdsourcing (00:20:18) – Lack of intellectual honesty in crypto (00:24:19) – NEAR's approach to sharding (00:31:03) – The importance of bringing the community into decision making (00:37:47) – How the co-founder's role can evolve from centralized to decentralized (00:43:17) – Illia's Web3 mindmap and staying decentralized while preserving privacy (00:46:36) – NEAR's approach to sustainability in blockchain (00:49:46) – Founders: Build credibility and ship fast (00:54:19) – Handling fear and anxiety when building in crypto: Keep calm and build on (00:58:52) – The Unchained Fund and helping Ukraine ABOUT NEAR PROTOCOL Illia Polosukhin is Co-Founder of NEAR Protocol. NEAR is a layer-one blockchain that's incredibly fast, has very low transaction fees, and is climate neutral—in part because of its Proof of Stake model. It's traded on crypto exchanges under the ticker symbol NEAR and has a market cap of just under $5B today. From 2020 through 2021, the developers working in NEAR's ecosystem—building applications on top of their blockchain—quadrupled, making NEAR the second-fastest growing chain behind Solana. Illia is an incredibly impressive founder, but more importantly, he's an incredibly thoughtful engineer, leader, and community builder who has built something incredible slowly and methodically, one step at a time.
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Illia is a Co-Founder of NEAR Protocol, a fully sharded, proof-of-stake, Layer 1 blockchain. NEAR has raised over $500 million and is widely considered one of the most promising projects in the blockchain space. Prior to NEAR, Illia managed a team of Deep Learning and Natural Language Understanding Researchers at Google Research where he worked on building TensorFlow. Follow Illia on Twitter @ilblackdragon. [2:18] - How an early interest in computer programming led Illia down a path towards artificial intelligence and blockchains [16:45] - Existing blockchain issues that led to the creation of the NEAR Protocol [19:52] - NEAR's focus on scalability and usability for long-term adoption [26:00] - Why Illia views sharding as the superior strategy to scale blockchains [34:47] - NEAR's approach to encourage adoption of its tech stack [47:20] - Governance considerations for NEAR's decentralized ecosystem [55:10] - The coming convergence of blockchain and artificial intelligence --- Support the show by checking out my sponsors: Join Levels and get personalized insights to learn about your metabolic health. Go to https://levels.link/jake. --- https://homeofjake.com
Weekly roundup all about the decentralized blockchain L1 NEAR Protocol! Ready Layer One podcast https://readylayeronepodcast.com/ NEARWEEK https://nearweek.com/ - the best newsletter and website for NEAR news Social 08 https://twitter.com/NearSocial_ - decentralized social media This weeks news: NEAR PROTOCOL EMOJI IS BORN ON TWITTER NEAR Foundation is thrilled to announce the launch of branded hashtags on Twitter. Whenever the following hashtags are tweeted from anyone, anywhere, they'll be accompanied by the NEAR logo: #NEAR, #NEARisNOW, #NEARProtocol, #CreateWithoutLimits #NEARnft . LINK AURORA+ LAUNCHES SWAP FEATURE W/ 1INCH The Aurora team has recently launched a swap feature for Aurora+ together with 1Inch. The swap function allows instant crypto exchange, making it the most efficient swap function in the Aurora ecosystem. LINK NEAR-JS-ENCRYPTION-BOX REPOSITORY The Near-js-encryption-box, a library to encrypt & decrypt messages with NEAR accounts keypair, has now become available. LINK COSMOS IBC IS COMING TO NEAR PROTOCOL A Twitter Space with NEAR Co-founder Illia Polosukhin and Composable Finance. LINK HOSTS Joe https://twitter.com/joespano_ Jared https://twitter.com/jarednotjerry1 NEAR near.org/ Aurora https://aurora.dev/ NO FINANCIAL ADVICE– The Podcast, is provided for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only, without any express or implied warranty of any kind, including warranties of accuracy, completeness, or fitness for any particular purpose. The Information contained in or provided from or through this podcast and podcast is not intended to be and does not constitute financial advice, investment advice, trading advice, or any other advice. You should not make any decision, financial, investment, trading or otherwise, based on any of the information presented on this website without undertaking independent due diligence and consultation with a professional broker or financial advisory. You understand that you are using any and all Information available on or through this podcast at your own risk. RISK STATEMENT– The trading of Bitcoins, alternative cryptocurrencies has potential risks involved. Trading may not be suitable for all people. Anyone wishing to invest should seek his or her own independent financial or professional advice.
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Usability and composability are two key components of the Web3 ecosystem—that's what NEAR Protocol is building. NEAR is a sharded, proof-of-stake, layer-one blockchain that is simple to use, secure and scalable. Join NEAR Protocol's Co-Founder, Illia Polosukhin, in a fireside chat hosted by Cardstack's Founding Director Chris Tse on September 14, 2022 at 9:00 am EDT. In this session, they will discuss the NEAR Protocol ecosystem and its vision for the larger Web3 ecosystem. Agenda: The fireside chat will focus on these central points: NEAR Protocol and its ecosystem for blockchain devs Different initiatives that the NEAR Protocol team is working on Challenges that Web3 faces today NEAR Protocol's vision for the Web3 ecosystem
Illia Polosukhin, Founder & CEO of NEAR Protocol, is this week's guest on Searching for Mana. Following on from the brilliant earlier episode with Marieke Flamant, Lloyd gets to the bottom of building a company sitting at the forefront of this potential paradigm shift to web3. Lloyd and Illia guide us through the technical intricacies of the platform, the wider NEAR ecosystem, building a leading developer community and bringing mass user adoption to blockchain, impacting the future of work, and Illia's own journey from Ukraine to Silicon Valley and now to Lisbon. Developing a fascination with programming from a young age and becoming one of the top coders in Ukraine, Illia represents one of the most informed individuals on AI, having worked closely on Tensorflow prior to pivoting from one of the Big 4, and into his own entrepreneurial journey with NEAR. In an enthralling conversation that spans the deeply technical discussion of DAOs, the NEAR platform and its similarities with Linux, with ideas around entrepreneurship, thought leadership and psychology, this episode is not to be missed. On top of all of this, Illia is also at the forefront of Unchain Fund - an initiative leveraging blockchain and crypto to get money into the hands of those who desperately need it in the ongoing Ukraine war, which raised over $1 million within 24 hours. Links to Illia's charity pages are below: Donate: https://unchain.fund/#donateInstagram with stories: https://www.instagram.com/unchain_fund/ [ 0:00 - 3:50 ] An intro to NEAR[ 3:50 - 10:10 ] Running a Layer 1 blockchain platform[ 10:10 - 16:04 ] How many winners will there be in web3[ 16:04 - 19:54 ] Incentivising cross-chain communication[ 19:54 - 24:07 ] Sweatcoin and onboarding users onto NEAR[ 24:07 - 25:39 ] Illia's Mana[ 25:39 - 30:19 ] A winning mentality and the cruciality of communication[ 30:19 - 34:39 ] Artificial Intelligence - friend or foe?[ 34:39 - 39:07 ] Illia's origin story and SciFi writings[ 39:07 - 44:28 ] Diving deeper into code[ 44:28 - 49:22 ] The future of education & universities[ 49:22 - 58:21 ] Working at Google and Entrepreneurship[ 58:21 - 1:02:41 ] Key skill-sets in web3[ 1:02:41 - 1:09:18 ] DAOs and the future of NEAR[ 1:09:18 - 1:16:05 ] The Ukraine war and the future of disaster relief
Illia Polosukhin stops by to talk about NEAR Protocol - a climate-neutral, high-speed, low-fee, Layer 1 blockchain. Illia shares what makes NEAR one of the most exciting projects in crypto - a great user experience, support for Javascript, and much more. He discusses what problems NEAR solves, how they got started, what's coming next, and how NEAR can scale to 1 Billion users and beyond. JOIN THE FREE WOLF DEN NEWSLETTER
In this week's episode, Anna (https://twitter.com/annarrose) talks with Illia (https://twitter.com/ilblackdragon) from Near (https://twitter.com/NEARProtocol) and Alex (https://twitter.com/alexauroradev) from Aurora (https://twitter.com/auroraisnear) about the work they did that lead them to the Near ecosystem and what the connection is between the Aurora project and Near. They also cover what's new at Near since the last time Illia and Anna spoke, Aurora+, the Rainbow Bridge, and future plans with Near's sharding system. Here are some links for this episode: * Ep 91: Near Protocol's focus on UX (https://zeroknowledge.fm/91-2/) * Ep 157: Illia Polosukhin on the development and launch of NEAR protocol (https://zeroknowledge.fm/157-2/) * Cross Chain Series - Interview with Anna and Aurora (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFudk4Hr5IQ) * SputnikVM (https://github.com/aurora-is-near/sputnikvm) * Near Bridge (https://near.org/bridge/) * Near Joins Multichain to Bring More Cross Chain (https://near.org/blog/near-joins-multichain-to-bring-more-cross-chain-ca) * Electron Labs (https://electronlabs.org/) Check out the Zero Knowledge Podcast Linktree (https://linktr.ee/zeroknowledge) to stay up-to-date on all the ZK-focused channels and events in our ecosystem. Today's episode is sponsored by Anoma (https://anoma.net/) Anoma is a suite of protocols that enable self-sovereign coordination. Their unique architecture facilitates the simplest forms of economic coordination such as two parties transferring an asset to each other. As well as more sophisticated ones like an asset agnostic bartering system involving multiple parties without direct “coincidence of wants." Anoma first fractal instance, Namada is planned for later in 2022, and it focuses on enabling shielded transfers for any assets with a few second transaction latency and near zero fees. Visit Anoma (https://anoma.net/) to learn more! If you like what we do: * Find all our links here! @ZeroKnowledge | Linktree (https://linktr.ee/zeroknowledge) * Subscribe to our podcast newsletter (https://zeroknowledge.substack.com) * Follow us on Twitter @zeroknowledgefm (https://twitter.com/zeroknowledgefm) * Join us on Telegram (https://zeroknowledge.fm/telegram) * Catch us on Youtube (https://zeroknowledge.fm/) * Head to the ZK Community Forum (https://community.zeroknowledge.fm/) * Support our Gitcoin Grant (https://zeroknowledge.fm/gitcoin-grant-329-zkp-2)
“Find a mentor who's a few years ahead of you, like not too far, but like two, three years ahead of you, because those are people who still remember what they were doing in your position. And so they will be able to give you the most useful advice.” – Illia Polosukhin Illia Polosukhin is Co-Founder of NEAR Protocol. NEAR is a layer-one blockchain that's incredibly fast, has very low transaction fees, and is climate neutral—in part because of its Proof of Stake model. It's traded on crypto exchanges under the ticker symbol NEAR and has a market cap of just under $5B today. From 2020 through 2021, the developers working in NEAR's ecosystem—building applications on top of their blockchain—quadrupled, making NEAR the 2nd fastest growing chain behind only Solana. In this episode, Illia shares: Why he loves running daily and how it helps him remember to just put one foot in front of the other to accomplish anything. Why he loves the book Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink, and how he applies the principles in it to his life and work. Why he's been fascinated with the concept of a Social Graph, how to build it into the NEAR protocol, and why it's so important for building a better world in web3. Why he thinks everyone should find mentors that are 2-3 years ahead of them in terms of where they'd like to be. Why he'd tell his younger self to focus on speed and velocity—shipping quickly in everything that he does. Show notes with links, quotes, and a transcript of the episode: https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/illia-polosukhin-playbook In this 20 Minute Playbook with Illia Polosukhin, we cover: 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:01:59 – Designing social graph in Web3 00:04:01 – Why context switching is a necessary skill for founders 00:05:51 – Finding mentors who are just a few years ahead of you in business 00:10:56 – Building a great decentralized ecosystem requires high-level, small, agile teams 00:13:29 – Books Illia recommends 00:16:59 – The nuance of the Russian language in writing Sign up here for Outlier Debrief, our weekly newsletter that highlights the latest episode, expands on important business and investing concepts, and contains the best of what we read each week. Follow Outlier Academy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/outlieracademy. If you loved this episode, please share a quick review on Apple Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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“For me, web3 is not about decentralization. I think decentralization is just a tool. What it is about is low switching costs.” – Illia Polosukhin Illia Polosukhin is Co-Founder of NEAR Protocol. NEAR is a layer-one blockchain that's incredibly fast, has very low transaction fees, and is climate neutral—in part because of its Proof of Stake model. It's traded on crypto exchanges under the ticker symbol NEAR and has a market cap of just under $5B today. From 2020 through 2021, the developers working in NEAR's ecosystem—building applications on top of their blockchain—quadrupled, making NEAR the second-fastest growing chain behind Solana. This episode is a fascinating deep dive into NEAR, the NEAR ecosystem, the origin story, and what it takes to build a leading blockchain capable of competing with Ethereum and Solana. In this episode,we discuss: Why Proof of Stake beats Proof of Work, including why Illia is always looking to build technology that's more efficient and co do more with less. How NEAR approached scaling and why they went through 3 separate designs (all of which failed) before arriving at the sharding method they use today. How NEAR is building a global, decentralized community that includes regional hubs located around the world from Europe to Africa, all of which include accelerators, developer grants, and community education and events. What it's like to found a project and take it from a centralized team of a handful of people to a decentralized community of hundreds of thousands of people. How Illia raised more than $10M to help fund aid in war-torn Ukraine through his Unchain Fund. Illia is an incredibly impressive founder, but more importantly, he's an incredibly thoughtful engineer, leader, and community builder who has built something incredible slowly and methodically, one step at a time. Show notes with links, quotes, and a transcript of the episode: https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/near-protocol-illia-polosukhin-spotlight This episode is our definitive guide to building a high speed, climate neutral, low fee blockchain. In it we cover: 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:02:35 – How NEAR Protocol is imagining your world 00:04:46 – Why decentralization is just a tool 00:09:14 – Dethroning monopolies and leveling the playing field 00:14:02 – NEAR Protocol's origin with scaling crowdsourcing 00:20:18 – Lack of intellectual honesty in crypto 00:24:19 – NEAR's approach to sharding 00:31:03 – The importance of bringing the community into decision making 00:37:47 – How the co-founder's role can evolve from centralized to decentralized 00:43:17 – Illia's Web3 mindmap and staying decentralized while preserving privacy 00:46:36 – NEAR's approach to sustainability in blockchain 00:49:46 – Founders: Build credibility and ship fast 00:54:19 – Handling fear and anxiety when building in crypto: Keep calm and build on 00:58:52 – The Unchained Fund and helping Ukraine Sign up here for Outlier Debrief, our weekly newsletter that highlights the latest episode, expands on important business and investing concepts, and contains the best of what we read each week. Follow Outlier Academy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/outlieracademy. If you loved this episode, please share a quick review on Apple Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Today on the Ether we have the NEAR Protocol space with the Terra community hosted by Conor Bronsdon. You'll hear from Illia Polosukhin, Cephii, Tom Norwood, Lucky Luciano, Matt Lockyer, James Bull, and more! Recorded on May 22nd 2022. If you enjoy the music at the end of the episodes, you can find the albums streaming on Spotify, and the rest of your favorite streaming platforms. Check out Project Survival, Virus Diaries, and Plan B wherever you get your music. Thank you to everyone in the community who supports TerraSpaces.
On today's episode of Empire, Jason Yanowitz and Santiago Roel Santos are joined by Illia Polosukhin, co-founder of the Near. Near is one of the fastest-growing layer-one blockchains that uniquely focuses on the user and developer experience. Illia believes Near's innovative culture, simplicity and dynamic scalability will onboard the next 1B users to crypto. Don't miss this discussion on Near's roadmap, scalability solutions, the layer-one landscape, Ukraine and more. This podcast was recorded the day before NEAR announced their latest $350M raise led by Tiger Capital; just 3 months after raising $150M from Three Arrows Capital. -- BitMEX is back and better than ever. Sign up for BitmEX's new Spot Exchange for a chance to win a piece of $500,000 in BTC (new users). Learn more about them at https://www.bitmex.com/ -- Empire is brought to you by Blockworks, a financial media brand delivering breaking news and premium insights about digital assets to millions of investors. For more content like Empire, visit http://blockworks.co/podcasts Follow me and Santiago on Twitter, @JasonYanowitz and @santiagoroel; let us know what you thought of the show! Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4UTePv1CR3APdKOiosR3Iq?si=41bc452345b649f9 Subscribe to the podcast on Apple: https://apple.co/3srZf7M -- (00:00) Introduction (01:00) Near's Inspiration (06:35) Ethereum's Scaling Challenge (09:48) Scalability Tradeoff (15:00) Centralization (16:51) Enabling Innovation (24:03) Blockchains As Cities (27:18) Bitmex Ad (28:34) Sharding (32:35) Coordination Problem (37:27) Rollup Complexity (40:13) Solana and Avalanche (43:41) Composability (46:33) Low Switching Costs (48:38) Multichain and Bridges (52:59) Open Source Competition (56:03) Ukraine
Illia Polosukhin, co-founder NEAR Protocol, and George Kikvadze, executive vice chairman at BitFury Group, both of whom have called Ukraine “home” at one point in their lives, discuss Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the role crypto is playing in the war, and the various avenues crypto users can donate to. Show topics: George and Illia's background in crypto George and Ilia's connection to Ukraine why crypto is so popular in Ukraine what supplies are being purchased with donated crypto how to donate crypto to Ukraine why Patreon blocked donations to Come Back Alive, a Ukrainian NGO George and Illia's estimation of the amount of crypto donations received by Ukraine what department of Ukraine's government spearheaded its adoption of crypto what happened with the canceled airdrop the different organizations accepting crypto donations in Ukraine Upcoming Book Events Friday, March 25: I'll be on the Harvard campus at HBS Aldrich 011 from 4 pm ET - 5 pm ET. This is *not* open to the general public, but we have a few spots we can give away, first come, first serve. Email hello@unchainedpodcast.com, subject line "Harvard reading." Wednesday, March 30: I'll be speaking (remotely) with Six Senses about The Cryptopians at 2 pm ET. Be sure to save your spot soon – space is limited! Tuesday, April 5: I will be doing a reading and signing hosted by the City of Miami Beach and Future Perfect Ventures at Sky Yard from 6-8 pm. Jalak Jobanputra, CEO of Future Perfect Ventures will be interviewing me. You need to RSVP by April 1 to dianafontani@miamibeachfl.gov. Saturday, April 9: I will be on a panel at the Annapolis Book Festival at 11 am. Tuesday, April 12: I will be at StartupGrind's global event in Redwood City, which is focused this year on Web3 (time → TBD). May 4-7: I will be at the PBS Seattle Crosscut Festival, which takes place from May 4-7. May 23-25: I will be at the Oslo Freedom Forum which takes place from May 23 to 25. Details on these events are TBD. Thank you to our sponsors! Crypto.com: https://crypto.onelink.me/J9Lg/unconfirmedcardearnfeb2021 Beefy Finance: https://beefy.finance Cross River Bank: https://crossriver.com/crypto Episode Links George Kikvadze, executive vice chairman at BitFury Group Twitter: https://twitter.com/BitfuryGeorge LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-kikvadze-6256175/ Illia Polosukhin, co-founder NEAR Protocol Twitter: https://twitter.com/ilblackdragon LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/illia-polosukhin-77b6538/ Raising $ for Ukraine via Unchain Fund https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-09/ukraine-s-crypto-community-sends-donation-support-after-russia-invasion https://www.coindesk.com/layer2/2022/03/01/absolutely-surreal-inside-a-fund-raising-millions-in-crypto-for-besieged-ukraine/ https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/26/22952357/ukraine-bitcoin-ethereum-donation-vitalik-buterin https://thedefiant.io/ukraine-blockchain-development-teams/ Unchain Fund: https://unchain.fund/ Come Back Alive: https://www.comebackalive.in.ua/ Government Website for Crypto Donations: https://donate.thedigital.gov.ua/ Ukraine x Crypto Ukraine purchasing supplies https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/03/07/ukraine-is-buying-bulletproof-vests-and-night-vision-goggles-using-crypto/ https://twitter.com/abornyakov/status/1502231351273172992?s=21 Live update from on Ukrainian crypto funds received https://www.elliptic.co/blog/live-updates-millions-in-crypto-crowdfunded-for-the-ukrainian-military Ukraine accepting crypto: https://twitter.com/Ukraine/status/1497594592438497282 Ukraine NFT launch to reflect history https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/13/ukraine-nft-history-of-russian-invasion-war Unchained Coverage https://unchainedpodcast.com/how-ukraine-is-leveraging-crypto-in-its-fight-against-russia/ https://unchainedpodcast.com/the-chopping-block-in-the-first-crypto-war-how-should-the-money-be-spent/
Illia Polosukhin, co-founder NEAR Protocol, and George Kikvadze, executive vice chairman at BitFury Group, both of whom have called Ukraine “home” at one point in their lives, discuss Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the role crypto is playing in the war, and the various avenues crypto users can donate to. Show topics: George and Illia's background in crypto George and Ilia's connection to Ukraine why crypto is so popular in Ukraine what supplies are being purchased with donated crypto how to donate crypto to Ukraine why Patreon blocked donations to Come Back Alive, a Ukrainian NGO George and Illia's estimation of the amount of crypto donations received by Ukraine what department of Ukraine's government spearheaded its adoption of crypto what happened with the canceled airdrop the different organizations accepting crypto donations in Ukraine Upcoming Book Events Friday, March 25: I'll be on the Harvard campus at HBS Aldrich 011 from 4 pm ET - 5 pm ET. This is *not* open to the general public, but we have a few spots we can give away, first come, first serve. Email hello@unchainedpodcast.com, subject line "Harvard reading." Wednesday, March 30: I'll be speaking (remotely) with Six Senses about The Cryptopians at 2 pm ET. Be sure to save your spot soon – space is limited! Tuesday, April 5: I will be doing a reading and signing hosted by the City of Miami Beach and Future Perfect Ventures at Sky Yard from 6-8 pm. Jalak Jobanputra, CEO of Future Perfect Ventures will be interviewing me. You need to RSVP by April 1 to dianafontani@miamibeachfl.gov. Saturday, April 9: I will be on a panel at the Annapolis Book Festival at 11 am. Tuesday, April 12: I will be at StartupGrind's global event in Redwood City, which is focused this year on Web3 (time → TBD). May 4-7: I will be at the PBS Seattle Crosscut Festival, which takes place from May 4-7. May 23-25: I will be at the Oslo Freedom Forum which takes place from May 23 to 25. Details on these events are TBD. Thank you to our sponsors! Crypto.com: https://crypto.onelink.me/J9Lg/unconfirmedcardearnfeb2021 Beefy Finance: https://beefy.finance Cross River Bank: https://crossriver.com/crypto Episode Links George Kikvadze, executive vice chairman at BitFury Group Twitter: https://twitter.com/BitfuryGeorge LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-kikvadze-6256175/ Illia Polosukhin, co-founder NEAR Protocol Twitter: https://twitter.com/ilblackdragon LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/illia-polosukhin-77b6538/ Raising $ for Ukraine via Unchain Fund https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-09/ukraine-s-crypto-community-sends-donation-support-after-russia-invasion https://www.coindesk.com/layer2/2022/03/01/absolutely-surreal-inside-a-fund-raising-millions-in-crypto-for-besieged-ukraine/ https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/26/22952357/ukraine-bitcoin-ethereum-donation-vitalik-buterin https://thedefiant.io/ukraine-blockchain-development-teams/ Unchain Fund: https://unchain.fund/ Come Back Alive: https://www.comebackalive.in.ua/ Government Website for Crypto Donations: https://donate.thedigital.gov.ua/ Ukraine x Crypto Ukraine purchasing supplies https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/03/07/ukraine-is-buying-bulletproof-vests-and-night-vision-goggles-using-crypto/ https://twitter.com/abornyakov/status/1502231351273172992?s=21 Live update from on Ukrainian crypto funds received https://www.elliptic.co/blog/live-updates-millions-in-crypto-crowdfunded-for-the-ukrainian-military Ukraine accepting crypto: https://twitter.com/Ukraine/status/1497594592438497282 Ukraine NFT launch to reflect history https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/13/ukraine-nft-history-of-russian-invasion-war Unchained Coverage https://unchainedpodcast.com/how-ukraine-is-leveraging-crypto-in-its-fight-against-russia/ https://unchainedpodcast.com/the-chopping-block-in-the-first-crypto-war-how-should-the-money-be-spent/
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NEAR Protocol is a leading smart contract platform that aims for simplicity, security and scalability. NEAR was one of the first sharded blockchains and allows deploying smart contracts using Web Assembly on currently four different shards. NEAR's sharding design, Nightshade, splits the blocks into different segments, which allows for great scalability without negatively impacting user and developer experience. Since, its launch NEAR has evolved into one of the most active smart contract ecosystems.Illia and Alex, co-founders of NEAR, joined us to chat about the NEAR's protocol design and recent advances, such as the launch of Aurora, NEAR's EVM shard. We also discussed how their sharding solution works and how it can scale to support a massive amount of users and applications.Topics covered in this episode:Why Illia and Alex decided to build NEARNEAR's core idea to scale through shardingNEAR's Nightshade sharding designDealing with interactions between programmesHow cross-shard interoperability worksAurora - the EVM shardNEAR's focus on user experiencePagoda - the first web3 startup platformThe biggest challenges aheadEpisode links:NEAR ProtocolAuroraNEAR on TwitterAlex on TwitterIllia on TwitterSponsors:Gnosis Safe: Gnosis Safe is a smart wallet for securely managing digital assets and allows you to define customized access permissions. - https://epicenter.rocks/gnosissafeTally: Tally is a new wallet for Web3 and DeFi that sees the wallet as a public good. Think of it like a community-owned alternative to MetaMask. - https://epicenter.rocks/tallycashThis episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/431
Illia Polosukhin is the co-founder of NEAR, a new application platform designed to bring blockchain to wide variety of mainstream applications.
Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) are entities that run on blockchains, make decisions collectively and probably never meet face to face. It's like corporations run over Discord, or as if Facebook Groups had money to spend. Priyanka Desai and Aaron Wright have started several for-profit DAOs that invest in companies and digital art via their startup OpenLaw and Illia Polosukhin, a co-founder of a blockchain called NEAR, is creating a sort of congress of DAOs in his ecosystem. Hosts:Brady Dale (@BradyDale)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Today on the podcast, Illia Polosukhin and Brandon Zemp discuss NEAR Protocol and how it’s an open source platform that accelerates the development of decentralized applications. Listen to the full episode wherever you go on Anchor, Spotify, Apple, Google and more! The podcast is available on… Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blockhash-exploring-the-blockchain/id1241712666 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/6dc84ee4-845b-4bea-b812-b876daab2c7e/BlockHash-Exploring-the-Blockchain Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4AGqU8qxIYVkxXM4q2XpO1 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9iNmNhNWM0L3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz Website: www.blockhashpodcast.com On Social Media… LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/illia-polosukhin-77b6538/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/NEARProtocol Website: https://near.org/ Find Brandon Zemp & the podcast on Social Media… Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theblockhash/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/zempbrand Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theblockhash LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/brandonzemp Soundcloud: www.soundcloud.com/user-259232871 NFTs by BlockHash… OpenSea: https://opensea.io/collection/zemp Sign up for the newsletter… (FREE) Blockchain Weekly: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/zemp (MEMBERS ONLY) Blockchain Insider: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/zemp/members --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/blockhash-podcast/support
This week's Unchained is my panel at Ready Layer One! We talk everything layer one with four key players and projects -- Illia Polosukhin of NEARprotocol, Zaki Manian of Cosmos, Rob Habermeier of Polkadot, and Arthur Breitman of Tezos — to find out how these projects plan to compete with Ethereum and attract developers and users. We discuss: What platforms they are building and at which stage in development they are How they differentiate themselves from Ethereum, and what problems they believe need to be solved How they plan to attract devs in an industry of network effects Whether or not Bitcoin and Ethereum are direct competitors Whether, in the long run, crypto will be more winner-take-all or there will be multiple, interoperable chains How they plan to bring new users into the space How they think the transition to ETH2.0 will shake up the existing blockchain space Take our survey! Tell us what would you like to see from Unchained! Please take a moment to fill out the survey to let us know what you'd like from the show: surveymonkey.com/r/unchained2020. Crypto.com has offered our survey respondents a chance to win a metal MCO Visa card -- and Crypto.com will stake these cards indefinitely! Ten lucky winners will enjoy card benefits including free Spotify, free Netflix and 3% back on all spending, and they'll earn extra interest on their crypto deposit and more! Thanks, Crypto.com! Again, take the survey now: surveymonkey.com/r/unchained2020. Unchained is hiring! Come work at Unchained! We have an opening for a remote editorial assistant — find out more about the gig and apply here: https://unchainedpodcast.com/seeking-remote-editorial-assistant/ Thank you to our sponsors! Crypto.com: https://crypto.com/ Kraken: https://www.kraken.com Stellar: https://www.stellar.org/ Episode links: Illia Polosukhin: https://twitter.com/ilblackdragon Near protocol: https://near.org Zaki Manian: https://twitter.com/zmanian Cosmos: https://cosmos.network Rob Habermeier: https://twitter.com/rphmeier Polkadot: https://polkadot.network Arthur Breitman: https://twitter.com/ArthurB Tezos: https://tezos.com Near protocol on mainnet: https://near.org/blog/near-mainnet-genesis/ Electric Capital report on the number of developers in Ethereum: https://unchainedpodcast.com/electric-capital-on-the-coins-punching-below-their-weight/
Guests:Illia Polosukhin (@ilblackdragon) - debating FOR the motionZaki Manian (@zmanian) - debating AGAINST the motionHost:Richard Yan (@gentso09)In a world where decentralized applications proliferate, will these applications be built on top of a few or many public blockchains? Exploration of this topic would help us understand the merits of the coexistence of many protocols. On the extreme, each dapp can have its own chain, so that the developers/community for each app can have maximal control over the full stack of their product.The guests we have for this episode have essentially voted on their position with their feet. The oligopoly advocate is cofounder of a layer-1 protocol, and the multiplicity supporter is a major contributor to one of the earliest, if not the earliest, blockchains designed with interoperability in mind.Be sure to also check out our previous episodes too, on Bitcoin's store of value status, tokenization and smart contracts, DeFi, bitcoin halvening, China's future in blockchain, and POW vs POS.If you would like to debate or want to nominate someone, please DM me at @blockdebate on Twitter.Please note that nothing in our podcast should be construed as financial advice.Source of select items discussed in the debate:Inter-Blockchain Communication: https://cosmos.network/ibc/Near protocol: https://nearprotocol.com/
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