Podcasts about permissionless

Why open systems matter with Anatoly Yakovenko. At CoinDesk's Consensus, Solana co-founder and Solana Labs CEO Anatoly Yakovenko shared his vision for crypto's next era, from institutional adoption and permissionless systems to AI agents, scalability, privacy, and startup conviction. Yakovenko explains why he believes crypto wasn't wrong, just early, and why open, trustless infrastructure matters more than ever as the industry matures. He also breaks down Solana's technical roadmap, the future of blockchain throughput, and the hard truths founders need to hear. - Timecodes: 00:00 - Anatoly Yakovenko at Consensus Miami 2026 01:00 - Why Now Is the Time for Crypto to Break Out 02:15 - Decentralization/Institutional Tension 04:02 - Solana Technical Roadmap Update 07:55 - A World Where the Majority of Transactions Are Driven by Agents 11:10 - Advice for Founders

This Week In Startups is made possible by:Render - render.com/twistVanta - vanta.com/twistNorthwest Registered Agent - northwestregisteredagent.com/twistHave you wanted to invest in venture capital alongside your 401k contributions, but struggled to find a way to place a bet? Search no more, for the AngelList team has created USVC, a new fund that will accept investments of as little as $500 from folks who lack accreditation. USVC's Ankur Napgal swung by the show to chat about investment strategies, access, fees, and just how illiquid the venture-like vehicle will prove to be.Jason and Alex were then joined by Jon Durbin, core contributor at Chutes, and Yash Goenka, co-founder and CEO of Humwork. Chutes is the most valuable Bittensor subnet, focused on aggregating GPUs to offer trustless AI compute. Humwork wants to help bring a human into your agentic workflow to unstick your agent when it runs into a hitch. The show closes with a news lightning round — enjoy!Timestamps:0:00 Intro + Plaud AI sponsor read (Jason demos the NotePin S)2:06 Plaud: If your work depends on conversations — interviews, meetings, calls — you need a Plaud NotePin. You can check it out at https://Plaud.ai/twist and use code TWIST for 10% off!3:50 Episode overview: USVC, Chutes, Humwork7:41 USVC structure: $500 min, no accreditation, quarterly redemptions10:28 Northwest Registered Agent - Get more when you start your business with Northwest. In 10 clicks and 10 minutes, you can form your company and walk away with a real business identity — Learn more at https://northwestregisteredagent.com/twist11:39 Fee structure breakdown: 1% mgmt fee, ~2.5% net expense ratio15:41 USVC portfolio: xAI, Anthropic, OpenAI, Crusoe, Vercel16:17 Strategy: 1/3 emerging managers, 1/3 growth, 1/3 secondaries19:00 $1B cap and path to expanding the fund20:33 Vanta - Compliance and security shouldn't be a deal-breaker for startups to win new business. Vanta makes it easy for companies to get a SOC 2 reports fast. Get $1,000 off for a limited time at https://www.vanta.com/twist28:00 What is sovereign compute? Permissionless GPU networks explained30:10 Render - Find out why 5 million developers are already using the all-in-one cloud platform, Render. Go to https://render.com/twist and apply for the Render Startup Program to get $500-$100,000 in free credits, depending on your stage and backers.44:53 Usage history: 160B tokens/day peak, free-to-paid transition46:41 GPU pricing: from $0.77/hr to $3.50/hr as shortage bites49:13 DeepSeek censorship demo: Taiwan test on DeepSeek chat57:27 Permissionless supply curves: Uber/Airbnb analogy for induced demand59:20 Yash Goenka, co-founder of Humwork (YC S26)1:00:49 Lightning Round: Ryan Cohen wants to buy eBay — Jason's hot take1:12:36 Lightning Round: Cerebras IPO update ($27–36B valuation range)1:14:05 Lightning Round: Spirit Airlines / JetBlue / M&A regulation debate1:19:10 OFF-DUTY: Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord1:32:57 Alex's OFF-DUTY: Captain of IndustrySubscribe to the TWiST500 newsletter: https://ticker.thisweekinstartups.comCheck out the TWIST500: https://www.twist500.comSubscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https://rb.gy/v19fcpFollow Lon:X: https://x.com/lonsFollow Alex:X: https://x.com/alexLinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexwilhelmFollow Jason:X: https://twitter.com/JasonLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanisCheck out all our partner offers: https://partners.launch.co/Great TWIST interviews: Will Guidara, Eoghan McCabe, Steve Huffman, Brian Chesky, Bob Moesta, Aaron Levie, Sophia Amoruso, Reid Hoffman, Frank Slootman, Billy McFarlandCheck out Jason's suite of newsletters: https://substack.com/@calacanisFollow TWiST:Twitter: https://twitter.com/TWiStartupsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thisweekinInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisweekinstartupsTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartupsSubstack: https://twistartups.substack.com

In this episode, Kerry McDonald talks with Caroline Allen, Chief Program Officer at the Center for Education Reform and Founding Director of the Yass Prize, about how this prize recognizes and celebrates K-12 education innovation and impact across the US. Caroline shared her journey from public school teacher to philanthropy, and explained the Yass Prize's four core criteria: sustainability, transformation, outstanding performance, and permissionless operation (S.T.O.P.). She offered practical advice for applicants ahead of this years's June 1 deadline, encouraging educators to clearly articulate what makes their model distinct and in high demand. The conversation also highlighted the diversity of past winners—from microschools to established networks—and the prize's role in connecting innovators while amplifying their work. *** Sign up for Kerry's free, weekly email newsletter on education trends at edentrepreneur.org. Kerry's latest book, Joyful Learning: How to Find Freedom, Happiness, and Success Beyond Conventional Schooling, is available now wherever books are sold!  

In this episode, Chad and Denny focus on a permissionless and decentralized ethos after the KelpDAO hack, but also spill some alpha about partner fee motivation.Swap now on THORChain https://swap.thorchain.org/ without KYC or limits!THORChain is a decentralized cross-chain liquidity protocol that lets users swap assets directly between blockchains without wrapping or using centralized exchanges. Its app layer ecosystem means developers can build decentralized apps that tap directly into liquidity across chains. Unlike most platforms, it offers real ownership of your assets, deep liquidity, and fast swaps in one seamless network.To learn more about THORChain, check out more videos:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMbeCjNJ5Eohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4M_4N9-3ZUohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzHXrsaWT-whttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5v9XiXAJ7gSwap now on THORChain https://swap.thorchain.org/ without KYC or limits!

Crypto is seeing a "very, very construction" set-up, says Chris Perkins. Resiliency in turmoil surrounding the Strait of Hormuz and increasing institutional purchasing adding to his bull case. Chris talks about how it all builds into a "trustless, permissionless world" that serves into what he considers a perfect crypto environment. He adds that Kevin Warsh's pro-crypto stance expands the bullish foundation. ======== Schwab Network ========Empowering every investor and trader, every market day.Options involve risks and are not suitable for all investors. Before trading, read the Options Disclosure Document. http://bit.ly/2v9tH6DSubscribe to the Market Minute newsletter - https://schwabnetwork.com/subscribeDownload the iOS app - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/schwab-network/id1460719185Download the Amazon Fire Tv App - https://www.amazon.com/TD-Ameritrade-Network/dp/B07KRD76C7Watch on Sling - https://watch.sling.com/1/asset/191928615bd8d47686f94682aefaa007/watchWatch on Vizio - https://www.vizio.com/en/watchfreeplus-exploreWatch on DistroTV - https://www.distro.tv/live/schwab-network/Follow us on X – https://twitter.com/schwabnetworkFollow us on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/schwabnetworkFollow us on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/schwab-network/About Schwab Network - https://schwabnetwork.com/about

Digital Asset's CEO faces pointed questions about Canton's core claims and admits something surprising about the network's architecture. ======================================================== As Bitcoin's application layer, Citrea gives you access to the first trust-minimized BTC on a fully programmable platform and a native stablecoin for Bitcoin, ctUSD.  You can now participate in Bitcoin capital markets with lending, privacy, payments, Bitcoin yield, trading and predictions. You get expanded Bitcoin utility without sacrificing its security.  Citrea mainnet is live. Put your BTC to work at citrea.xyz/unchained.   Ether.fi is giving Unchained listeners 15% cashback on food and ride apps — and that's on top of the 3% you get on everything else.  Your bank is charging you to use your own money. Laura switched and loves her card! Go to ether.fi/unchained to claim your offer. ======================================================== Canton is the chain behind JPMorgan's deposit token, DTCC, Broadridge's $400 billion repo book, HSBC, Visa, and a growing roster of the biggest names in global finance. It describes itself as a public permissionless blockchain. But is it?  Yuval Rooz, co-founder and CEO of Digital Asset, faces off against Alex Gluchowski, co-founder and CEO of Matter Labs, and Dragonfly managing partner Haseeb Qureshi in a live debate.  The charges range from foundational: Canton cannot enforce financial rules without a trusted third party, its validators are permissioned in everything but name, and there is no universally shared ledger. Rooz fires back on all of it and, at one point, concedes something that may surprise you.  If the label matters as much as the technology, this episode will force you to decide what blockchain actually means, and whether that answer has consequences for the institutions staking their infrastructure on it. Host: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Laura Shin⁠⁠⁠⁠, Host / Unchained Guests: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Yuval Rooz: Co-Founder & CEO, Digital Asset Haseeb Qureshi: Managing Partner, Dragonfly Alex Gluchowski: Co-Founder & CEO, Matter Labs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Digital Asset's CEO faces pointed questions about Canton's core claims and admits something surprising about the network's architecture. ======================================================== As Bitcoin's application layer, Citrea gives you access to the first trust-minimized BTC on a fully programmable platform and a native stablecoin for Bitcoin, ctUSD.  You can now participate in Bitcoin capital markets with lending, privacy, payments, Bitcoin yield, trading and predictions. You get expanded Bitcoin utility without sacrificing its security.  Citrea mainnet is live. Put your BTC to work at citrea.xyz/unchained.   Ether.fi is giving Unchained listeners 15% cashback on food and ride apps — and that's on top of the 3% you get on everything else.  Your bank is charging you to use your own money. Laura switched and loves her card! Go to ether.fi/unchained to claim your offer. ======================================================== Canton is the chain behind JPMorgan's deposit token, DTCC, Broadridge's $400 billion repo book, HSBC, Visa, and a growing roster of the biggest names in global finance. It describes itself as a public permissionless blockchain. But is it?  Yuval Rooz, co-founder and CEO of Digital Asset, faces off against Alex Gluchowski, co-founder and CEO of Matter Labs, and Dragonfly managing partner Haseeb Qureshi in a live debate.  The charges range from foundational: Canton cannot enforce financial rules without a trusted third party, its validators are permissioned in everything but name, and there is no universally shared ledger. Rooz fires back on all of it and, at one point, concedes something that may surprise you.  If the label matters as much as the technology, this episode will force you to decide what blockchain actually means, and whether that answer has consequences for the institutions staking their infrastructure on it. Host: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Laura Shin⁠⁠⁠⁠, Host / Unchained Guests: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Yuval Rooz: Co-Founder & CEO, Digital Asset Haseeb Qureshi: Managing Partner, Dragonfly Alex Gluchowski: Co-Founder & CEO, Matter Labs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob Hadick joins us in the Tokenization Tower to cover the $292M exploit this weekend unpacking how it happened, what this means for the future of low-risk DeFi, why DeFi founders are still treating finance like software, and his views on investing and predicting what comes next for onchain finance.Rob Hadick is General Partner at Dragonfly, a leading digital asset venture fund. The Rollup is where the leaders of digital assets and finance converge. Live from the financial capital of the world.Timestamps:00:00 Intro00:51 Major Weekend Exploit01:38 Contagion & Composability Risk02:28 LayerZero's Statement05:22 Restaking As A Red Herring06:53 Finance As Software09:56 Risk Curation Incentive Problem13:08 Path Dependency Post-Exploit17:56 Despair As Current Sentiment 19:30 Institutional Views21:25 Exotic Collateral Gets Repriced23:57 Isolated vs. Pooled Lending26:07 Institutions Want Segregated Markets27:12 Yieldcoins Post-Exploit30:11 The Great Consolidation31:36 Frozen Funds on Aave33:33 Rate Limits As A Standard37:13 Permissionless vs. Institutional Split41:18 What Reverses DeFi Sentiment?Website: 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://x.com/robbieklagesFollow Andy on X: https://x.com/andyyyJoin our TG group: https://t.me/+TsM1CRpWFgk1NGZhThe Rollup Disclosures: https://goodidea.ventures

This episode features two live panels recorded at EthCC, exploring the next phase of DeFi's evolution—from institutional adoption to capital efficiency and yield generation. Panel 1: Institutional DeFi: From Stablecoins to RWAs Speakers discuss the rise of stablecoins, the growth of tokenized real-world assets (RWAs), and how institutions are entering onchain markets. Topics include tokenization frameworks, market structure challenges, transparency, and the role of DeFi in building a more global and accessible financial system. Panel 2: Capital Efficiency & Yield in Modern DeFi The second panel dives into lending vaults, yield strategies, and risk management. Participants break down capital efficiency, the difference between organic and incentivized yield, and how protocols are approaching risk monitoring, liquidity constraints, and portfolio construction in increasingly complex DeFi markets. Thanks for tuning in! As always, remember this podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely their opinions, not financial advice. -- Panel 1 Speakers: Marcia Blacken, Head of Porto Solutions, Self-Custody & DeFi (Anchorage Digital) Oya Celiktemur, EMEA Director (Ondo) Jonathan Han, CEO (Euler) Marcelo Ruiz de Olano, CEO & Co-founder (KPK) Panel 2 Speakers: Ilgiz, Chief Product Officer (Gearbox) Mike Massari, Strategic Advisor (RedStone) engn33r, Solutions Engineer (Yearn) Giel Detienne, Head of Curation (KPK) -- Follow Blockworks Research: https://x.com/blockworksres Follow KPK: https://x.com/kpk_io -- Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3foDS38 Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3SNhUEt Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3NlP1hA Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ -- Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction (9:00) Panel 1 Start (10:27) Why Tokenize RWAs? (15:18) Transparency and Legal Rights (21:41) Where Risk Lives (25:00) Best Asset Classes (30:48) Permissioned vs Permissionless (34:23) Who Drives Adoption? (38:13) RWAs in Three Years (45:19) Panel 2 Start (46:31) What Is Capital Efficiency? (49:52) Incentives vs Organic Yield (54:15) Should APY Be Split? (58:22) What Destroys Yield? (1:05:18) How Do You Price Risk? (1:14:19) Off-Chain Risk Meets DeFi (1:21:37) A Risk Metric Everyone Trusts? (1:27:30) Early Warning Signs (1:34:51) Can AI Manage Risk? (1:39:32) Closing Comments -- Check out Blockworks Research today! Research, data, governance, tokenomics, and models – now, all in one place Blockworks Research: https://www.blockworksresearch.com/ Free Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter -- Disclaimer: Nothing said on 0xResearch 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. Boccaccio, Danny, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

In this episode, we delve into the inspiring journey of La Donna Higgins, a key leader at the Ethereum Foundation and founder of Women in Ethereum Protocol (WiEP). Her insights shed light on challenges, opportunities, and the evolving landscape for women in blockchain and Web3.

In deze aflevering van Satoshi Radio bespreken Bart, Bert en Peter een opvallende week voor Bitcoin: terwijl aandelen en goud daalden, steeg Bitcoin zo'n 15% sinds het begin van de handelsoorlog. Bert duikt in de mogelijkheid om olie te verhandelen via Hyperliquid, Peter bespreekt de nieuwe SEC-richtlijnen voor de classificatie van cryptoassets, en Bart brengt een reeks bullish ontwikkelingen langs: van Mastercards overname van BVNK en de Nasdaq-goedkeuring voor tokenized aandelen tot de voortgang rondom de Crypto Market Structure Bill.SR Meetuphttps://btca.nl/eindhovenBitvavo Eventhttps://btca.nl/bitvavoBitvavo Winactie Nederlands elftalhttps://btca.nl/oranjeProbeer Bitcoin Alpha 2 weken gratis!Satoshi Radio wordt mede mogelijk gemaakt door: Firefish, Watson Law en onze hoofdsponsor Bitvavo.Timestamps(00:00:00) Welkom en Podcast Introductie(00:18:00) Bookmark van Bert: In het weekend de olieprijs volgen op Hyperliquid(00:53:00) Bookmark van Bart: Bullish nieuws in een bearish week(00:57:00) Bookmark van Peter: SEC publiceert richtlijnen voor classificatie cryptoassets(01:15:00) Bookmark van Bart: Crypto Market Structure Bill to Face Key Vote in April and Must Pass by May, Senators Say(01:20:00) Bookmark van Bart: We just completed the largest decentralised LLM pre-training run in history: Covenant-72B. Permissionless, on Bittensor subnet 3.(01:32:00) Bookmark van Bart: Tether investeert strategisch in Ark Labs voor stablecoins op Bitcoin(01:45:00) MarktupdateBookmarksBart:In het weekend de olieprijs volgen op HyperliquidHIP-3: Where we are and where we're goingHIP-3 on-chain analyse over gebruik“This is kind of a big deal. SPX officially trading 24/7 on hyperliquid. Markets are evolving.”We just completed the largest decentralised LLM pre-training run in history: Covenant-72B. Permissionless, on Bittensor subnet 3.Mastercard kondigt overname BVNK aan voor stablecoin-betalingsinfrastructuurPYUSD stablecoin beschikbaar in 70 markten voor snellere settlementsNasdaq krijgt SEC-goedkeuring voor pilotprogramma met getokeniseerde aandelenFlow Traders start platform voor tokenized assetsCFTC geeft crypto-wallet Phantom groen licht voor toegang tot gereguleerde derivatenmarktenCrypto Market Structure Bill to Face Key Vote in April and Must Pass by May, Senators SayTether investeert strategisch in Ark Labs voor stablecoins op BitcoinArk protocol demo: kan Bitcoin-betalingen fundamenteel veranderenPeter:SEC publiceert richtlijnen voor classificatie cryptoassetsKind of wild crypto got everything it wanted. The downside is now there's no one to blame and we actually need to ship.

Gm! In today's episode we discuss crypto market volatility amid geopolitical tensions and rising institutional interest reflected in Solana ETF inflows. We also discuss tokenized equities and the push toward 24/7 trading, before exploring MetaDAO's evolving launchpad model, including permissionless fundraising, tokenholder protections, and challenges around launch cadence, incentives, and long-term platform sustainability. Enjoy! -- Follow Lightspeed: ⁠https://twitter.com/Lightspeedpodhq⁠ Follow Toma: https://x.com/toma_adv Follow Joe: https://x.com/j0e_cooks Follow Carlos: https://x.com/0xcarlosg Follow Danny: https://x.com/defi_kay_ Join the Lightspeed Telegram: ⁠https://t.me/+QHlbNTNS4gc1ZTVh -- Join us at DAS (Digital Asset Summit) in New York City this March!  Use the link below to learn more, and use code LIGHTSPEED200  to get $200 off your ticket! See you there! Learn more + get your ticket here: https://blockworks.co/event/digital-asset-summit-nyc-2026 -- Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ -- Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction (4:04) Solana ETF Inflows (11:42) Tokenized Equities & Nasdaq Kraken (18:01) MetaDAO & Ownership Tokens (37:05) MetaDAO Business Model (53:51) Closing Comments -- 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. Danny, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

Crypto's vibe check time: Jez (izebel_eth) joins the crew to dissect whether idealism is RIP, if cypherpunks should abandon hope, how Memecoins and asset mayhem changed the game, why prediction markets are both truth engines and regulatory minefields, and where real permissionless finance is actually winning in the middle of global chaos. Welcome to The Chopping Block — where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner chop it up about the latest in crypto. This week the gang is joined by super-perpetuals-junkie Jez for a spicy look at whether crypto has lost its soul — or if things are just getting interesting. Is crypto's vibe shift just growing pains, or did Memecoins and jaded traders nuke our idealism for good? The crew rehashes dreams of cypherpunk glory, debates the “death of the dream,” and gets existential about crypto's place in a world where everything is either a commodity, a meme, or a permissionless financial machine. Plus: War in Iran sends TradFi running, but DeFi markets are live, and prediction markets step up just as the regulators get weird. Enough nostalgia — let's get into it. Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pods, Fountain, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform. Show highlights

Crypto's vibe check time: Jez (izebel_eth) joins the crew to dissect whether idealism is RIP, if cypherpunks should abandon hope, how Memecoins and asset mayhem changed the game, why prediction markets are both truth engines and regulatory minefields, and where real permissionless finance is actually winning in the middle of global chaos. Welcome to The Chopping Block — where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner chop it up about the latest in crypto. This week the gang is joined by super-perpetuals-junkie Jez for a spicy look at whether crypto has lost its soul — or if things are just getting interesting. Is crypto's vibe shift just growing pains, or did Memecoins and jaded traders nuke our idealism for good? The crew rehashes dreams of cypherpunk glory, debates the “death of the dream,” and gets existential about crypto's place in a world where everything is either a commodity, a meme, or a permissionless financial machine. Plus: War in Iran sends TradFi running, but DeFi markets are live, and prediction markets step up just as the regulators get weird. Enough nostalgia — let's get into it. Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pods, Fountain, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform. Show highlights

Tedd Huff, CEO of fintech advisory firm Voalyre and founder of Fintech Confidential, sits down with Nik Milanović, Founder and FinTech Enthusiast in Chief of This Week in FinTech, a global community of more than 200,000 members, and the founder of StableCon, the first conference built exclusively around stablecoins and payments. Nik also serves as a General Partner at The FinTech Fund, where he invests in the next generation of FinTech startups.Stablecoins have spent years being called either the future of money or a passing trend. What's changed isn't just the hype cycle: it's the regulatory foundation underneath it. The passage of the GENIUS Act, the repeal of SEC guidance SAB 121 on crypto custody, and a visible shift in how banks and financial institutions are engaging with stablecoins have moved this conversation from theoretical to operational. Banks that were quietly watching are now building. Companies that had no public stablecoin strategy 12 months ago are now processing stablecoin transactions in more than 150 countries.But here's what's worth paying attention to: the version of stablecoins that actually reaches everyday people won't look like what the original crypto community envisioned. No seed phrases. No self-custody. No libertarian utopia. What mass adoption looks like is a Stripe-powered merchant settlement that runs on blockchain rails while the customer sees something that looks exactly like a credit card transaction. As Nik puts it, "the revolution has to become a lot more boring first."That's not a failure of the original idea. That's how every major technology shift has played out, from radio to the internet. The infrastructure gets built, the guardrails go in, the corporates arrive, and what was once radical becomes routine.The same pattern is showing up in how banks and FinTech companies are working together. The old model of banks acquiring technology companies and absorbing them in-house has largely failed. What's replacing it is a partnership model: tech-forward institutions like FinWise, Column Bank, and Cross River Bank figuring out how to extend their capabilities without overreaching their charters. The tension between "you're either a bank or a tech company" has given way to something more practical.That shift in thinking is exactly what Nik built StableCon around. After six years of running This Week in FinTech and hearing repeated calls to launch a conference, the case for yet another general FinTech or crypto event wasn't there. There are more than 250 conferences globally with FinTech in the title. What didn't exist was a conference sitting at the specific intersection of banking, FinTech, and crypto, focused entirely on stablecoins: not asset price speculation, not blockchain theory, but the actual infrastructure of how money moves.The conference was announced January 17, 2025. It ran May 29 in New York City. That's five months to plan, hire, sell tickets, and pull off an inaugural event in one of the most expensive cities in the world. At the start of May, only 400 tickets had been sold. In the final two weeks, 500 more sold as word spread and people realized they needed to be in the room. Final attendance: more than 1,000.What the event revealed was as important as the numbers. Attendees were so focused on meeting each other that many skipped the general sessions entirely. That's not a failure: that's what happens when you gather a thousand people who are actually working in the same ecosystem and give them a room for the first time. The feedback confirmed it: StableCon filled a gap that BTC Vegas, Token2049, Permissionless, Money 2020, Consensus, Finovate, and FinTech Nexus weren't filling.The next StableCon US is expanding to three days, moving to Washington, DC at the Gaylord at National Harbor, and shifting to September to avoid scheduling conflicts. The goal is to bring in policy participants, regulators, law firms, and...

Jonathan Pelson proposes using Open RAN and Western strengths in cloud technology and software to break Huawei'sdominance through permissionless innovation and diverse ecosystems challenging Chinese telecommunications monopoly. 4

What if your AI assistant could negotiate your next car purchase, trade prediction markets, manage your inbox, and research crypto… while you sleep? This week we break down the insane rise of ClaudeBot → Moltbot → OpenClaw, the open-source AI agent that rocketed past 200,000 GitHub stars and sparked a massive wave of autonomous agents almost overnight. But of course, crypto had to crypto. Along the way, the project triggered a triple rebrand, a $16M scam token spun up by opportunists, and a security mess that unfolded in real time as attackers hunted for poorly-secured instances and exposed keys. We also get into the bigger picture: as AI agents start doing real work for people (and eventually paying bills, trading, and moving value), crypto becomes the natural payment rail. Permissionless. Programmable. Always on. Which is exciting… and also a whole new playground for scammers. We cover what happened, why it matters, and what you should do if you’re experimenting with agents: lock it down, separate machines/accounts, protect your keys, and don’t chase random tokens. Show notes and links: http://badco.in/804 Leave a comment with the best OpenClaw tutorial you’ve found — we’ll dig in.Support the show: https://badcryptopodcast.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Ambition is often loud and fast"Limitless Africa host Claude Grunitzky is in the hot seat this episode. Claude has founded, built and sold businesses you will have heard of - he founded Trace, a global hip hop magazine. Trace eventually became the TV channel and he then raised $15million in funding from the investment bank Goldman Sachs in 2003. Now he spends his time as an investor and teaching entrepreneurship in his home country of Togo and across the continent. In this episode Claude will be talking about what Africans can learn from the American mindset - and what he learnt from the American mindset, he built Trace in the US after all.Plus: What permissionless ambition means

Distributed batteries are having a big moment. On one hand, companies like Base Power and Tesla have leaned into large residential batteries that export power back to the grid, but need permits and inspections to operate. At the same time, however, a new category has emerged: small, "plug-in" batteries that don't require an electrician or complex installation, let alone a permit.  In this episode, Shayle talks to James McGinniss, co-founder and CEO of David Energy (yes, the biblical reference is intentional). David Energy is deploying these nimble, permissionless systems today for both residential customers and small businesses, and James argues that this approach could usher in a new era of massive scale and affordability for distributed energy resources. Shayle and James cover topics like: Why James prefers the term "plug-in" over "permissionless," and what falls into this bucket, from balcony solar to battery-enabled appliances The murky regulatory landscape around micro-DERs How plug-in systems can effectively drive soft costs (permitting, labor, customer acquisition) down to nearly zero How high energy prices in Germany drove the adoption of 4 million plug-in systems in just a few years The appeal for small businesses: how shaving just a few kilowatts of peak demand can generate significant savings for commercial customers in markets like New York Future form factors, including batteries integrated directly into cooktops, heat pumps, and other household appliances  Resources Catalyst: How Base Power plans to use its fresh $1B Catalyst: The new wave of DERs Catalyst: Is now the time for DERs to scale? Latitude Media: Can VPPs unlock grid capacity for data centers?  Latitude Media: How do we turn small-scale, distributed energy into a multi-trillion dollar sector? Credits: Hosted by Shayle Kann. Produced and edited by Max Savage Levenson. Original music and engineering by Sean Marquand. Stephen Lacey is our executive editor. Catalyst is brought to you by Uplight. Uplight activates energy customers and their connected devices to generate, shift, and save energy—improving grid resilience and energy affordability while accelerating decarbonization. Learn how Uplight is helping utilities unlock flexible load at scale at uplight.com.  Catalyst is brought to you by Antenna Group, the public relations and strategic marketing agency of choice for climate, energy, and infrastructure leaders. If you're a startup, investor, or global corporation that's looking to tell your climate story, demonstrate your impact, or accelerate your growth, Antenna Group's team of industry insiders is ready to help. Learn more at antennagroup.com.

In this episode of the Crazy Wisdom Podcast, host Stewart Alsop sits down with Mike Bakon to explore the fascinating intersection of hardware hacking, blockchain technology, and decentralized systems. Their conversation spans from Mike's childhood fascination with taking apart electronics in 1980s Poland to his current work with ESP32 microcontrollers, LoRa mesh networks, and Cardano blockchain development. They discuss the technical differences between UTXO and account-based blockchains, the challenges of true decentralization versus hybrid systems, and how AI tools are changing the development landscape. Mike shares his vision for incentivizing mesh networks through blockchain technology and explains why he believes mass adoption of decentralized systems will come through abstraction rather than technical education. The discussion also touches on the potential for creating new internet infrastructure using ad hoc mesh networks and the importance of maintaining truly decentralized, permissionless systems in an increasingly surveilled world. You can find Mike in Twitter as @anothervariable.Check out this GPT we trained on the conversationTimestamps00:00 Introduction to Hardware and Early Experiences02:59 The Evolution of AI in Hardware Development05:56 Decentralization and Blockchain Technology09:02 Understanding UTXO vs Account-Based Blockchains11:59 Smart Contracts and Their Functionality14:58 The Importance of Decentralization in Blockchain17:59 The Process of Data Verification in Blockchain20:48 The Future of Blockchain and Its Applications34:38 Decentralization and Trustless Systems37:42 Mainstream Adoption of Blockchain39:58 The Role of Currency in Blockchain43:27 Interoperability vs Bridging in Blockchain47:27 Exploring Mesh Networks and LoRa Technology01:00:25 The Future of AI and DecentralizationKey Insights1. Hardware curiosity drives innovation from childhood - Mike's journey into hardware began as a child in 1980s Poland, where he would disassemble toys like battery-powered cars to understand how they worked. This natural curiosity about taking things apart and understanding their inner workings laid the foundation for his later expertise in microcontrollers like the ESP32 and his deep understanding of both hardware and software integration.2. AI as a research companion, not a replacement for coding - Mike uses AI and LLMs primarily as research tools and coding companions rather than letting them write entire applications. He finds them invaluable for getting quick answers to coding problems, analyzing Git repositories, and avoiding the need to search through Stack Overflow, but maintains anxiety when AI writes whole functions, preferring to understand and write his own code.3. Blockchain decentralization requires trustless consensus verification - The fundamental difference between blockchain databases and traditional databases lies in the consensus process that data must go through before being recorded. Unlike centralized systems where one entity controls data validation, blockchains require hundreds of nodes to verify each block through trustless consensus mechanisms, ensuring data integrity without relying on any single authority.4. UTXO vs account-based blockchains have fundamentally different architectures - Cardano uses an extended UTXO model (like Bitcoin but with smart contracts) where transactions consume existing UTXOs and create new ones, keeping the ledger lean. Ethereum uses account-based ledgers that store persistent state, leading to much larger data requirements over time and making it increasingly difficult for individuals to sync and maintain full nodes independently.5. True interoperability differs fundamentally from bridging - Real blockchain interoperability means being able to send assets directly between different blockchains (like sending ADA to a Bitcoin wallet) without intermediaries. This is possible between UTXO-based chains like Cardano and Bitcoin. Bridges, in contrast, require centralized entities to listen for transactions on one chain and trigger corresponding actions on another, introducing centralization risks.6. Mesh networks need economic incentives for sustainable infrastructure - While technologies like LoRa and Meshtastic enable impressive decentralized communication networks, the challenge lies in incentivizing people to maintain the hardware infrastructure. Mike sees potential in combining blockchain-based rewards (like earning ADA for running mesh network nodes) with existing decentralized communication protocols to create self-sustaining networks.7. Mass adoption comes through abstraction, not education - Rather than trying to educate everyone about blockchain technology, mass adoption will happen when developers can build applications on decentralized infrastructure that users interact with seamlessly, without needing to understand the underlying blockchain mechanics. Users should be able to benefit from decentralization through well-designed interfaces that abstract away the complexity of wallets, addresses, and consensus mechanisms.

In this insightful episode, host Todd Zipper sits down with Jeanne Allen, Founder and CEO of the Center for Education Reform (CER). Jeanne walks us through her three decades of relentless advocacy, tracing the evolution of education reform from the dawn of the charter school movement to today's rapidly accelerating landscape of school choice.They discuss the principles of the Yass Prize's STOP framework—finding providers who are Sustainable, Transformational, Outstanding, and Permissionless—and the monumental impact it has on scaling innovation. Jeanne unpacks the complexity of education funding, addressing criticisms of choice programs by revealing the opaque, century-old way government-run public education is funded. She also details the Parent Power Index, an initiative designed to hold state leaders accountable and truly empower parents with information on their education laws. Finally, they explore the critical need for civics education through the "Why America" initiative, the importance of foundational virtues and a moral compass in schooling, and the necessity of teacher autonomy as a means to increase student engagement and satisfaction.Don't miss this conversation on how we can accelerate the pace of change, put students first, and ensure a better future for education in America.

You're juggling data, marketing, and momentum, and this episode shows you how to turn all three into leverage. You learn why permissionless UTMs let you track audience behavior without waiting for approval, giving you a sharper view of what actually moves the needle. Then you're pushed to rethink how you […] The post Permissionless UTMs and Persistent Pests – Business Brain 704 appeared first on Business Brain - The Entrepreneurs' Podcast.

What if the biggest barrier between you and your dreams isn't talent, connections, or luck— but simply the belief that you need permission to act? Jay Yang joins Infinite Loops to challenge one of the most limiting assumptions of our time: that opportunities must be handed to us rather than created by us. At just 16, Jay cold-emailed the CEO of Beehiiv with a concrete plan that led to an internship. At 17, he sent Noah Kagan a 19-page audit of his email funnel with ready-to-ship assets, ultimately becoming head of content and helping put "Million Dollar Weekend" on the New York Times bestseller list. His secret? Understanding that preparation beats bravado, that most doors don't even have locks, and that the fastest way to get what you want is to do the work upfront and make saying "yes" a no-brainer for others. This conversation dives deep into Jay's philosophy of permissionless action, exploring why most people accept the "standard pace" when there's actually no speed limit, how to reprogram limiting beliefs through small wins, and why high agency people focus on outputs while low agency people get trapped tracking inputs. I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did. For the full transcript, episode takeaways, and bucketloads of other goodies designed to make you go, “Hmm, that's interesting!”, check out our Substack. Important Links: Jay Yang's website Jay Yang's X Jay Yang's Instagram Jay Yang's Book, You Can Just Do Things Jay Yang's LinkedIn Show Notes: The Philosophy of Permissionless Action Breaking Free from Era-Defining Ideas Overcoming Limiting Beliefs Starting Small: Building Confidence Through Micro-Actions Inner vs. Outer Orientation Inputs vs. Outputs: The Agency Divide Failure as Feedback The Power of Persistence Curiosity and Cognitive Diversity AI and the Future of Work The Busy-ness Trap Signal vs. Noise in the AI Era People You Learn From Don't Have Huge Following The TAG Method Explained The New Way of Hiring Learning from the Greats Motivation vs. Clarity Jay's North Star and Anti-Goals Viktor Frankl and Finding Your Why Working in Public The Second Book Preview The Emperor Question Closing & Contact Information Books Mentioned: You Can Just Do Things: The Power of Permissionless Actions (Jay Yang) Million Dollar Weekend by Noah Kagan The Tao of Kobe (forthcoming 2026, Jimmy Soni) Greatness Cannot Be Planned (Ken Stanley) Man's Search for Meaning (Viktor Frankl)  

All xStocks are freely transferable tokens. They can be used in lending protocols, on DEXs, or any DeFi app. Hold them in your own wallet, or buy on one venue and sell on another. xStocks are built to be usable.GUEST: Adam Levi, Co-founder of Backed FinancexStocks Website➜ https://xstocks.com/us00:00 Intro00:07 Tradfi vs Tokenization00:37 Ken Griffin Slams Tokenized Stocks00:26 Why Tokenization is superior03:44 xStocks Massive Growth04:52 Access to xStocks05:30 Permissionless stocks is the future06:30 Users vs Volume08:09 Critical Mass Users08:30 Shareholder benefits08:55 Dividends10:05 Ondo & Securitize vs xStocks11:15 Cross-Chain xStocks12:36 Robinhood Tokenized Stocks13:34 Tokenized Silver Coming?14:06 Tesla Popularity15:00 U.S. Regulation16:00 xStocks Token Airdrop?17:15 outro#Crypto #Solana #investing ~Solana Tokenized Stocks vs TradFi

A conversation with Shawn Yeager and Derek Ross at the Imagine If conference in Nashville, TN. We discuss the current state of digital communications and identity with a specific focus on nostr.Date: September 20, 2025Shawn on Nostr: https://primal.net/shawnDerek on Nostr: https://primal.net/derekrossBitcoin Park on Nostr: https://primal.net/park Imagine If: https://bitcoinpark.com/imagineif(00:40) Future of digital comms, identity, social(01:41) Diagnosing the problems: incentives, KYC, and broken trust(03:05) Censorship, shadow bans, and owning your social graph(05:00) AI, deepfakes, and can we trust what we see?(07:24) Algorithmic control vs user choice(10:10) Introducing Nostr: open protocol, healthier engagement(11:54) Digital health, doomscrolling, and parenting challenges(15:21) Youth safety on open protocols: responsibilities and tools(18:22) Give parents the tools: OS-level controls and UX(19:35) Getting started with Nostr: keys, Primal, and UX spectrum(21:17) Vibe-coding apps: Soapbox/Shakespeare on Nostr + Bitcoin(22:39) Permissionless payments and AI-built sitesVideo: https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs0v7rgjh55wygwuc8pmqvk0qz6qts30uaut2c8lp4dgh9usw2cdpgnznwd9 more info on the show: https://citadeldispatch.comlearn more about me: https://odell.xyz

Ian Rogers is the Chief Experience Officer at Ledger, leading the consumer-facing arm of the business. Ian was previously the Chief Digital Officer at LVMH, working with a portfolio of nearly one hundred brands across luxury, including Louis Vuitton, Dior, Sephora, and Hennessy. He also sits on the boards of Dr Martens and Lyst. Ian has a background in music and culture, having spent twenty years bringing digital music to the mainstream, first with Winamp then Yahoo!, Beats, and Apple. He contributed to the 2015 launch of Apple Music, including Beats 1, their digital streaming channel. Ian built some of the earliest music-related websites in the early 90s and has been working with the Beastie Boys since 1993.Ian collaborated closely with Tony Fadell (Godfather of the iPod) to launch Ledger's latest hardware, Ledger Stax and Ledger Flex. These devices represent the fusion of cutting-edge security technology with an intuitive design that bridges cultural adoption.In this conversation, we discuss:- Crypto is legal now and we have clear rules - Present day crypto market - Permissionless payment rails have proven to be useful - Luxury brands buy solutions to make the consumer exp more seamless - Corporate-issued stablecoins - Ledger Recovery Key - Hardware wallet evolution - The growing importance of user-friendly security infrastructure - The merger of crypto & tradfi - Living in the future is the best form of cheating- Value, Identity and AI = the future LedgerWebsite: ledger.comX: @LedgerLinkedIn: LedgerIan Rogers X: @iancrLinkedIn: ian rogers---------------------------------------------------------------------------------This episode is brought to you by PrimeXBT.PrimeXBT offers a robust trading system for both beginners and professional traders that demand highly reliable market data and performance. Traders of all experience levels can easily design and customize layouts and widgets to best fit their trading style. PrimeXBT is always offering innovative products and professional trading conditions to all customers.  PrimeXBT is running an exclusive promotion for listeners of the podcast. After making your first deposit, 50% of that first deposit will be credited to your account as a bonus that can be used as additional collateral to open positions. Code: CRYPTONEWS50 This promotion is available for a month after activation. Click the link below: PrimeXBT x CRYPTONEWS50FollowApple PodcastsSpotifyAmazon MusicRSS FeedSee All

For episode 595 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Debra Nita, Associate Director & Head of Growth at YAP Global.YAP Global is an international public relations and communications consultancy that works with meaningful companies and organisations in the cryptocurrency, decentralised finance (DeFi) and web3 sector to build their brand through impactful storytelling. ⏳ Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction(0:57) Who is Debra Nita?(2:47) What is YAP Global?(4:38) How to handle crisis management?(9:02) How companies can craft narratives in Web3(11:15) What makes YAP Global unique?(14:05) Importance of Founder lead thought leadership(17:04) YAP Global at Permissionless(19:32) Contact YAP Global

For episode 594 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Michael Martin of Codebase, Avalanche’s flagship incubator, which is a launchpad for testing ideas, building products and scaling your Web3 Startup. ⏳ Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction(0:30) Who is Michael Martin?(4:35) What is Codebase?(13:28) Codebase at Permissionless(16:48) RWAs on Avalanche(22:16) Learn more about Codebase & Avalanche

For episode 582 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Diego Gutierrez, Chairman & Co-Founder of Rootstock, the world's most secure smart contracts platform, built on Bitcoin. The Rootstock blockchain enables EVM-compatible smart contracts designed for building a freer, fairer, and more decentralized world. ⏳ Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction(0:30) Who is Diego Gutierrez?(3:34) Bitcoin in Argentina(8:28) Rootstock in 2025(13:13) Bitcoin DeFi(20:02) Rootstock at Permissionless(22:34) Website, socials & community

For episode 579 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Eran Barak, CEO of Shielded Technologies, an emerging engineering company pioneering privacy-enhancing, decentralized technologies designed for real-world compatibility. ⏳ Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction(1:38) Genius Act(3:52) Who is Eran Barak?(5:36) What is Shielded Technologies?(5:50) Midnight Network(13:29) Merging Web2 into Web3(16:27) Shielded & Midnight at Permissionless(17:46) Website, socials & community

For episode 574 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by JB (Jeremy Berrington), Chief Strategy Officer for SCRIB3, The leading crypto-native marketing and communications agency while at Permissionless 4. ⏳ Timestamps: 0:00 | Introduction0:32 | Who is Jeremy Berrington?2:35 | What is SCRIB3?4:30 | What PR mistakes do Founders often make?8:10 | Narrative strategy in Web310:56 | New verticals for SCRIB312:29 | RAPID FIRE SESSION

For episode 573 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Mark Rydon, Co-founder of Aethir while at Permissionless 4. Aethir provides secure, cost-effective access to enterprise grade GPUs around the world. Accelerate growth and get closer to the edge with Aethir's distributed cloud compute infrastructure. ⏳ Timestamps: 0:00 | Introduction0:50 | Who is Mark Rydon?6:45 | What is Aethir?12:38 | Compute Incentivization16:18 | Demand for Compute18:30 | Aethir at Permissionless20:30 | Aethir website, socials & community21:19 | RAPID FIRE SESSION

For episode 570 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Kenneth Shek, the Project Lead of Animoca Brands' Moca Network, which is building a decentralized digital identity infrastructure that unifies identity, assets and data across platforms.  ⏳ Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction(0:36) Who is Kenneth Shek?(1:22) What is Moca Network?(3:45) Digital ID & Credentials(5:50) Moca Use-cases(9:20) Types of identity onchain(11:30) Moca Network at Permissionless(13:11) Moca Network website, socials & community(13:44) RAPID FIRE SESSION

For episode 568 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Kyle Tut, CEO & Co-founder of Pinata while at Permissionless 4.Pinata.cloud is a Web3 media and development platform that leverages the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) to securely store and manage data, particularly for NFTs and other blockchain-based applications. ⏳ Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction(0:30) Who is Kyle Tut?(1:59) What is Pinata?(3:52) Decentralized File Storage(6:08) Pinata Use-cases(7:50) Pinata at Permissionless(9:14) Pinata website & socials(9:30) RAPID FIRE SESSION

For episode 566 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Parker Spann, EVP of Business Development at Telcoin while at Permissionless 4.Telcoin, a multinational fintech operating in 171 countries, is revolutionizing global finance by merging blockchain technology, telecommunications, and banking. They are launching the world's first regulated blockchain bank and eUSD, a pioneering bank-issued “Digital Cash” stablecoin.  Their decentralized financial infrastructure powers secure, self-custodial blockchain payments and banking services worldwide. This compliance-driven, banking-first approach leverages blockchain technology to redefine how the world interacts with money online. ⏳ Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction(0:32) Who is Parker Spann?(3:06) Telcoin use-cases(4:40) Telcoin at Permissionless(5:41) Telcoin Roadmap(6:49) Stablecoin Summer(10:32) Telcoin website, socials & community(11:04) RAPID FIRE SESSION

For episode 563 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Dan Kang, Head of Investor Relations for DeFi Development Corporation while at Permissionless 4.DeFi Development Corporation (DFDV) is a Solana treasury company, holding a significant amount of Solana cryptocurrency. They are also exploring decentralized finance (DeFi) opportunities within the Solana ecosystem.  Learn more at https://defidevcorp.com  ⏳ Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction(1:06) Who is Dan Kang?(3:20) DeFi Development Corporation(5:42) BitcoinFi(10:03) DeFi Dev Corp at Permissionless(12:03) DeFi Dev Corp website & socials(13:08) RAPID FIRE SESSION

For episode 560 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Andrew Vranjes, CRO of Blockdaemon while at Permissionless 4.Previously, Andrew was VP and GM at APAC, where he has successfully led regional growth, forged strategic partnerships, and expanded market presence in the Asia Pacific Region.  Prior to joining Blockdaemon, Andrew has held leadership roles in Amazon Web Services (AWS), Cisco Systems and Singtel/Optus. In AWS, Andrew built out the teams focussed on Startups, Digital Natives, Crypto/Fintech and AWS's partnerships with the Venture Capital and Private Equity community.  ⏳ Timestamps: 0:00 | Introduction1:00 | Who is Andrew Vranjes?3:34 | Blockdaemon explained5:30 | RWAs & Tokenization9:00 | Blockdaemon roadmap10:37 | Blockdaemon at Permissionless13:07 | RAPID FIRE SESSION

For episode 558 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Greg Di Prisco, Co-Founder & Chief Architect of M0 Labs while at Permissionless 4.M0 is the universal stablecoin platform. With M0, developers can build their own application-specific digital dollars and embed those into any use case. Learn more at https://www.m0.org  ⏳ Timestamps: 0:00 | Introduction0:45 | Who is Greg Di Prisco?3:02 | Origins of M0 Labs5:00 | Stablecoin Clients5:57 | Yield-bearing Stablecoins8:00 | Use-cases10:40 | M0 Labs at Permissionless11:34 | Contact M0 Labs12:06 | RAPID FIRE SESSION

For episode 557 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Altan Tutar CEO & Co-founder of MoreMarkets while at Permissionless 4.MoreMarkets is a global liquidity marketplace. He has previously worked with the NEAR Foundation as a Core Contributor, building NEARs Data Availability product. Learn more at https://www.moremarkets.xyz/ ⏳ Timestamps: 0:00 | Introduction0:36 | Who is Altan Tutar?3:28 | What is MoreMarkets?5:25 | Yield Gen in Web38:34 | BitcoinFi10:19 | MoreMarkets at Permissionless11:53 | MoreMarkets website & socials12:42 | RAPID FIRE SESSION

For episode 553 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by James Slusser, Senior Ambassador for Polkadot while at Permissionless 4.Polkadot is the most scalable, secure, and resilient blockchain platform—designed for builders pushing boundaries and users who demand true ownership. Engineered for mass adoption, Polkadot brings Web3 to the world. ⏳ Timestamps: 0:00 | Introduction0:30 | Who is James Slusser?2:44 | What is unique about Polkadot?3:57 | Polkadot Ecosystem7:32 | Gaming & RWAs on Polkadot8:33 | Polkadot at Permissionless9:51 | Polkadot Roadmap12:16 | Polkadot website, dapps and socials15:19 | RAPID FIRE SESSION

For episode 551 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Shady El Damaty CEO & Co-founder of Holonym while at Permissionless 4.Holonym Foundation launched human.tech to establish a framework for digital natural rights to privacy, security, and data ownership. The Foundation created human.tech as an open participatory ecosystem to make the internet a safer and more prosperous place with resilient decentralized infrastructure for easy access to digital personhood, financial services, and secure communications. ⏳ Timestamps: 0:00 | Introduction0:50 | Who is Shady El Damaty?4:25 | Why blockchain is transformative12:06 | Holonym use-cases15:46 | Seamless credentials on blockchain20:50 | Holonym at Permissionless21:55 | How to get set up with Holonym22:47 | How to connect with Shady

For episode 550 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Callan ‘Sap' Sarre the Co-Founder and CPO of tBTC while at Permissionless 4. tBTC is the Bitcoin Standard for DeFi with battle-tested security since 2020. Live on 8 chains: ETH L1, BOB, Sol, Arbitrum, Optimism, Base, Polygon, and Starknet. Learn more at https://threshold.network ⏳ Timestamps: 0:00 | Introduction0:40 | Who is Sap?2:29 | What is tBTC?4:20 | How does tBTC produce yield?6:45 | BitcoinFi9:28 | tBTC at Permissionless11:04 | tBTC use-cases12:42 | Bitcoin in 202517:04 | tBTC website & socials17:39 | RAPID FIRE SESSION

For episode 545 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Michael Chen, COO of Bless while at Permissionless 4. Bless is the world’s first shared computer, turning every consumer device— laptop, desktop, and mobile phone—into participants in a massive edge compute network with over 5 million live nodes. Bless is purpose-built for real-time inference and agentic computing, featuring high performance, low latency, and dynamic scaling. ⏳ Timestamps: 0:00 | Introduction0:43 | Who is Michael Chen?6:25 | Importance of Decentralized Compute10:07 | Bless Network Ecosystem12:42 | Bless Network Mainnet12:55 | Bless Network at Permissionless14:14 | Bless Network website & socials14:32 | RAPID FIRE SESSION

For episode 544 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Harry Donnelly, CEO and Co-Founder of Circuit at Permissionless 4. Circuit is a breakthrough startup developing cutting-edge technology that makes digital asset recovery secure and reliable. Under his leadership, Circuit has pioneered patented transaction-layer recovery technology that preserves institutional access for digital assets even amid cyberattacks, custodian failures, or internal compromises. Drawing on his expertise in DeFi, security architecture, risk mitigation, and crypto insurance, Harry is addressing a fundamental vulnerability in Web3 — the fragility of private key–based recovery — by enabling leading exchanges, lenders, and stablecoin issuers to improve operational resilience in institutional digital asset custody.Harry previously worked as a trader at JP Morgan and holds a Master's degree in financial engineering from MIT. ⏳ Timestamps: 0:00 | Introduction0:37 | Who is Harry Donnelly?2:30 | Origins of Circuit3:40 | Circuit Clients5:58 | Circuit Use-cases9:26 | Future of Security & Recoverability12:17 | Circuit at Permissionless12:56 | How to get in contact with Circuit?13:30 | RAPID FIRE SESSION

In this episode, Haseeb Qureshi, Jordi Alexander, and Mike Dudas joined us at Permissionless to explore the current state of crypto venture. We discuss the divergence between public and crypto markets, token value accrual, stablecoin infrastructure, sector-specific return dynamics, crypto credit cards, and the evolving crypto-AI startup landscape.Thanks for tuning in! As always, remember this podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely their opinions, not financial advice. -- Bitcoin DeFi is heating up on Aptos, the BTCFi growth chain with nearly $400M in BTC assets supported by a secure, fast, and affordable MVM environment. Aptos users can acquire, hold, and earn attractive BTCFi yields via Echo aBTC and OKX xBTC, without typical bridge risks and high fees.  Explore BTC yield opportunities on Aptos via OKX Earn and Aptos-native platforms https://web3.okx.com/earn/activity/xbtc-aptos  -- Accelerate your app development on Algorand with AlgoKit 3.0—now with native TypeScript and Python support, visual debugging, and seamless testing. Build, test, and deploy smarter with tools designed for speed and simplicity. Start building with AlgoKit today: https://algorand.co/algokit?utm_source=blockworkspodcast&utm_medium=banner&utm_campaign=algokit3&utm_id=algokit3&utm_term=algokit3 -- Follow Haseeb: https://x.com/hosseeb Follow Jordi: https://x.com/gametheorizing Follow Mike: https://x.com/mdudas Follow Boccaccio: https://x.com/salveboccaccio Follow Blockworks Research: https://x.com/blockworksres Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3foDS38 Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3SNhUEt Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3NlP1hA Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ Join the 0xResearch Telegram group: https://t.me/+z0H6y2bS-dllODVh -- Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction (1:31) The Evolution of Crypto VC (6:16) Internet Capital Markets (12:10) Aptos Ad (12:32) Liquid vs Venture Returns (18:17) Will Stablecoin Chains Succeed? (22:11) Ads (Aptos & Algorand) (23:14) Crypto Cards (30:27) Why Hasn't Crypto AI Done Well? (44:10) Closing Comments -- Check out Blockworks Research today! Research, data, governance, tokenomics, and models – now, all in one place Blockworks Research: https://www.blockworksresearch.com/ Free Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter -- Disclaimer: Nothing said on 0xResearch 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. Boccaccio, Danny, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

For episode 538 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Luke Barwikowski, Founder of Pixels while at Permissionless 4.Pixels is a captivating, open-ended world of farming and exploration, built one pixel at a time. Gathering resources, advancing skills, and building relationships while exploring the story and quests woven throughout the Pixels Universe. ⏳ Timestamps: 0:00 | Introduction1:16 | Who is Luke Barwikowski?8:04 | Future of Web3 Gaming17:12 | How does Pixels work?21:07 | UI/UX issues in Web326:42 | Pixels at Permissionless32:34 | Pixels website, socials & community36:56 | RAPID FIRE SESSION

This week, we're excited to share with our community a bonus episode from PERMISSIONLESS IV, which just took place this past week in Brooklyn, NY. This is a Fireside Chat with Yano and Ivan Soto-Wright, the CEO of MoonPay, and Sherri Haymond of MasterCard who dive in and discuss the fusion of DeFi and TradFi. -- Start your day with crypto news, analysis and data from Katherine Ross. Subscribe to the Empire newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/empire?utm_source=podcasts -- Follow Ivan - https://x.com/ivanhodl Follow Sherri - https://x.com/SherriHaymond Follow Jason - https://x.com/jasonyanowitz Follow Empire: https://twitter.com/theempirepod -- Join the Empire Telegram: https://t.me/+CaCYvTOB4Eg1OWJh -- Katana is a DeFi-first chain built for deep liquidity and high yield. No empty emissions, just real yield and sequencer fees routed back to DeFi users. Pre-deposit now: Earn high APRs with Turtle Club [https://app.turtle.club/campaigns/katana] or spin the wheel with Katana Krates [https://app.katana.network/krates] -- CHAPTERS 00:25 - Intro 01:00 - Mastercard's Web3 Journey 02:53 - Stablecoins + MoonPay 05:08 - MoonPay + MasterCard Partnership 07:28 - Katana Ad 08:28 - Beneficiaries Of The Future Of DeFi + TradFi 12:25 - Global Stablecoin Adoption 15:25 - Stablecoin Backed Cards 16:31 - Katana Ad 20:12 - Future Industry Thesis For Tokenization -- 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.

This week, we're excited to share with our community a bonus episode from PERMISSIONLESS IV, which just took place this past week in Brooklyn, NY. This is a Fireside Chat with Yano and Konstantin Richter of Blockdaemon and it brings all the alpha for builders and investors in the space! -- Start your day with crypto news, analysis and data from Katherine Ross. Subscribe to the Empire newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/empire?utm_source=podcasts -- Follow Konstantin - https://x.com/konstantin11 Follow Jason - https://x.com/jasonyanowitz Follow Empire: https://twitter.com/theempirepod -- Join the Empire Telegram: https://t.me/+CaCYvTOB4Eg1OWJh -- Katana is a DeFi-first chain built for deep liquidity and high yield. No empty emissions, just real yield and sequencer fees routed back to DeFi users. Pre-deposit now: Earn high APRs with Turtle Club [https://app.turtle.club/campaigns/katana] or spin the wheel with Katana Krates [https://app.katana.network/krates] -- CHAPTERS 00:25 - Intro01:00 - Operating In Crypto Throughout The Years02:50 - Navigating Narratives05:09 - Blockdaemon's Business Model08:49 - Balancing Where Industry Is Today VS Tomorrow12:49 - IPO Strategies For Blockdaemon17:35 - Institutional Outlook Over Next 12 Months 21:20 - US As Crypto World Leader -- 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.

This week, we're excited to share with our community a bonus episode which recaps PERMISSIONLESS IV, which just took place this past week in Brooklyn, NY. While Santi and Jason are not in this episode, the episode does feature some of the biggest names in the Blockworks podcast family and we hope you enjoy all the alpha! -- Start your day with crypto news, analysis and data from Katherine Ross. Subscribe to the Empire newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/empire?utm_source=podcasts -- Follow Boccaccio: https://x.com/salveboccaccio Follow Danny: https://x.com/defi_kay_ Follow Rizzo: https://x.com/pete_rizzo_ Follow Felix: https://x.com/fejau_inc Follow Jack: https://x.com/whosknave Follow Empire: https://twitter.com/theempirepod -- Join the Empire Telegram: https://t.me/+CaCYvTOB4Eg1OWJh -- SKALE is the next evolution in Layer 1 blockchains with a gas-free invisible user experience, instant finality, high speed, and robust security. SKALE is built different as it allows for limitless scalability and has already saved its 50 Million users over $11 Billion in gas fees. SKALE is high-performance and cost-effective, making it ideal for compute-intensive applications like AI, gaming, and consumer-facing dApps. Learn more at https://skale.space and stay up to date with the gas-free invisible blockchain on X at @skalenetwork -- Katana is a DeFi-first chain built for deep liquidity and high yield. No empty emissions, just real yield and sequencer fees routed back to DeFi users. Pre-deposit now: Earn high APRs with Turtle Club [https://app.turtle.club/campaigns/katana] or spin the wheel with Katana Krates [https://app.katana.network/krates] -- Ledger, the global leader in digital asset security, proudly sponsors Expansion! As Ledger celebrates 10 years of securing 20% of global crypto, it remains the top choice for securing your assets. Buy a LEDGER™ device now, and build confidently, knowing your BTC, ETH, SOL, and more are safe. Buy now on https://shop.ledger.com/?r=1da180a5de00. -- Ledn is the leading platform for Bitcoin-backed loans, offering a secure and transparent way to unlock liquidity without selling your Bitcoin. Ledn has issued over $9 billion in loans since 2018 and has never lost a single satoshi of client assets, earning a reputation as the name you can trust in the crypto space. Visit https://www.ledn.io to learn more. -- Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:21 Permissionless IV Takeaways 07:21 Big Industry Narrartives & Themes 12:24 Ads (Katana) 13:28 Stablecoins' Future 19:05 Macro Outlook 22:08 Ads (Katana) 23:12 Big Tech Overloads 31:03 Predictions We Made That Were Wrong — 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.

On this week's Roundup, Yano and Santi explore Blockworks' recently released Token Transparency framework, discuss the passing of the GENIUS act through the senate, and continue to marvel and engage with the fire plays right now - Hyperliquid and CRCL.  -- Start your day with crypto news, analysis and data from Katherine Ross. Subscribe to the Empire newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/empire?utm_source=podcasts -- Follow Santi: https://x.com/santiagoroel Follow Jason: https://x.com/JasonYanowitz Follow Empire: https://twitter.com/theempirepod -- Join the Empire Telegram: https://t.me/+CaCYvTOB4Eg1OWJh -- GEODNET is the world's largest RTK network, delivering real-time, centimeter-level precision for drones, robots, farmers, and first responders. Recognized by the U.S. Congress, this blockchain-powered network supports mission-critical applications across a wide range of industries. Discover how GEODNET is changing the world: [https://geodnet.com] -- Get up to speed on the biggest stories in crypto each week. In five minutes. Get the Bitwise Weekly CIO Memo delivered directly to your inbox at bitwiseinvestments.com/ciomemo/empire -- Ledger, the global leader in digital asset security, proudly sponsors Expansion! As Ledger celebrates 10 years of securing 20% of global crypto, it remains the top choice for securing your assets. Buy a LEDGER™ device now, and build confidently, knowing your BTC, ETH, SOL, and more are safe. Buy now on https://shop.ledger.com/?r=1da180a5de00. -- Citrea is the first zero-knowledge rollup to enhance the capabilities of Bitcoin blockspace and enable Bitcoin applications (₿apps). Citrea is optimistically verified by Bitcoin, offering the most Bitcoin-secured and native way to extend BTC's utility to DeFi. Learn more about Citrea: https://citrea.xyz/?utm_source=bellcurve&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=website_promo Follow Citrea on X/Twitter for the latest on its journey to mainnet: https://x.com/citrea_xyz -- Chapters: (00:00) Intro (01:24) Token Transparency Launch (22:30) Ads (Geodnet, Bitwise) (24:06) Permissionless (27:26) Stablecoin Summer (30:27) Market Update (39:45) Ads (Geodnet, Bitwise) (41:22) Hyperliquid (54:10) Ads (Ledger, Citrea) (55:41) Tron + USD1 (01:01:21) Cycle Top? (01:12:20) Eigen Cloud — 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.