Just The Metrics

In this episode, we go into the topic of “How to scale Ethereum” with Avi Zurlo, Chief Product Officer of =nil; Foundation. Avi discusses the =nil; zk-rollup architecture on Ethereum, leveraging zero-knowledge (ZK) technology to address state fragmentation issues. The conversation covers the concept of ZK sharding, differentiating it from other sharding and Layer 2 and aggregation solutions, and t...

In this episode of the Just a Metrics podcast, join us for an in-depth discussion about the Ouroboros protocol with Dr. Philipp Kant, the Technical Product Manager at Mina Foundation, and Mathias Benkort, Technical Director of Open Source Development at Cardano Foundation. Learn about the evolution of Ouroboros, its various iterations, and its core value propositions. 0:00 Introduction 02:59 Under...

This discussion with Dan Hughes, the founder of Radix, goes into the intricacies of achieving linear scalability in distributed ledger networks. Dan shares insights into his journey from working in mobile telecoms and games development to revolutionizing DLT scalability. The conversation highlights the Cassandra test network's role in demonstrating Radix's capabilities, emphasizing a publi...

This podcast features an in-depth conversation with Keone Hon, CEO of Monad Labs, exploring "The Monad Thesis" and the goal to significantly improve the performance of Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)-based L1 blockchain through changes in execution and consensus stack. The discussion covers Monad's innovative multi-threaded approach to EVM execution, the reasons behind developing a se...

This conversation features an inspiring conversation with Elisa, the founder and CEO of FemmeCapital, a platform dedicated to teaching women about cryptocurrency. Elisa shares her crypto journey, which began in 2012, and how she turned her passion into a job by launching FemmeCapital in 2020 to address the gender disparity in the crypto space. She provides practical advice for starting with crypto...

This conversation with Sebastien Guillemot goes into the development of Zeko, an isomorphic Layer 2 zero-knowledge rollup aimed at enhancing the scalability within the Mina ecosystem and beyond. Sebastien shares insights into the importance of zero-knowledge proofs for blockchain scalability and interoperability, drawing parallels to traditional internet infrastructure to explain the concept. He e...

This podcast episode features a conversation with Mohamed Fouda, head of research at Allianz, a Web3 accelerator and builder community. Mohamed discusses the significance of privacy in the blockchain space, detailing the use of programmable blockchains and the challenges of achieving privacy within these systems. The episode covers the evolution and application of various technologies such as zero...

In this episode of 'Just The Metrics', Yip Tee Deep Ta, CEO of J3d.ai, dives deep into the transformative impact of AI and blockchain technologies on the tech industry. She discusses the game-changing potential of Web3 to drastically reduce the costs of global economic transactions and democratize access to digital finance worldwide. Yip also shares her entrepreneurial journey, highlightin...

This episode of our Podcast features an in-depth conversation with Piers Ridyard, CEO of RDX Works, focusing on the Radix distributed ledger network. Piers shares insights into his personal journey into the blockchain space, the technical and philosophical underpinnings of Radix, and the development of the Scrypto programming language designed specifically for Radix to improve devX and UX. The con...

This conversation is a must-watch for anyone interested in the technical nuances of blockchain development, the potential of the Move programming language, and the strategic direction of Movement Labs. In this in-depth discussion, Rushi Manche, the founder of Movement Labs, goes deep into the blockchain industry, addressing the hurdles to mass adoption and security vulnerabilities that have led to...

In this episode of Just The Metrics Podcast, Brandon Kase, the CEO of o(1) Labs, discusses the potential and importance of Zero-Knowledge (zk) technology in the blockchain space. He dives deep into the utility of zk-proofs for scalability, programmability and maintaining privacy in blockchain transactions. Further, Brandon highlights the vision and ambition of Mina Protocol, the first zk-native bl...

In this episode of Just The Metrics Podcast, we welcome Max Hunt and Don Reddin from the Faculty Group, a collective of blockchain native companies focusing on web3 startups. As key members of the team, they share insights on the current trends in the blockchain and web3 spaces, their experiences working with startups, and their perspectives on the accelerator arm of their group, Otaris. They also...

In this episode of Just the metrics, the core-developer of Multivers X, Robert Sasu, discusses the challenges of blockchain scalability and the approaches being taken by Multivers X to address them. He explains in detail the technology behind Multivers X, including features like adaptive sharding, relayer transactions, and what the roadmap for scalability and , on-chain governance looks like. The...

In this episode of the Just The Metrics Podcast, we focus on "Yamfore", an innovative decentralized non-custodial lending protocol built on Cardano. Joining us is Brandon Chukwuka, the founder of Yamfore, who explains the project's unique features, its utility, and the governance token (CBLP), along with the concept of progressive governance. He also shares insights into Yamfore'...

In this podcast episode, Nicolas Ochem, a Tezos core developer and founder of Midl. Dev explains the upcoming Oxford upgrade and the concept of adaptive issuance in the Tezos ecosystem. Ochem contrasts Tezos' on-chain governance approach to off-chain methods used in protocols like Bitcoin and Ethereum. He also discusses how adaptive issuance aims to optimize validator incentives and improve th...

Explore zkFold, the project set to enhance Cardano's scalability through zero-knowledge smart contracts and zk-rollups. We dissect the project's phased plan, focusing on the zkWrapper phase, which allows developers to create scalable Plutus smart contracts without ZKP expertise. zkFold promises to boost transaction speeds, lower fees, and maintain Cardano's security and composability....

Join us for an in-depth discussion with Zygomeb, founder of EtherealDAO. This episode explores the unique features of EtherealDAO, such as its EUSD synthetic token and innovative peg-keeping mechanism. We also discuss why Radix was chosen as the platform for this initiative, emphasizing its advantages over Cardano in aspects like fast finality, throughput, native assets, atomic composability, and...

This episode is a special one: We talk to two well-known builders from the Cardano Community. In this episode, we talk to Alex and Ahish about the importance and role of India for Cardano. We discuss topics such as: How is the developer situation in India? Why is India the developer hub for blockchain development? How do other blockchains approach this market? How is it possible to get in touch wi...

Mesh, the toolkit that aims to revolutionize the development on Cardano. Mesh provides a platform, resources, and an open-source library to streamline development and foster a thriving ecosystem on Cardano. Mesh has everything you need to build on Cardano from a starter kit to comprehensive documentation. In this episode, we are talking with Jingles and Abdelkrim from Mesh to learn more about thei...

In this episode, we talk about the developmental philosophy of Move fast and break things, its origin, and how it drove the development of Facebook and other startups to success. Then we explore the concept of “safety-critical systems" and why these systems are different from systems like social media platforms. Then we compare the developmental philosophies of Ethereum and Solana and why blockcha...