BLOC 2 BLOC Podcast

This is episode 16 of the "BLOC 2 BLOC" podcast. The best podcast in the world for breaking down all things Web3. In this podcast we will help you understand the technology, what’s going on in the market, and how you can use it for your benefit.  We start this episode by Sandeep Nailwal, cofounder of Polygon, addressing criticism on Polygon being just as bad of a network as Solana. Binance un...

This is episode 15 of the "Bloc 2 Bloc" podcast. The best podcast in the world for breaking down all things Web3. In this podcast we will help you understand the technology, what’s going on in the market, and how you can use it for your benefit.  In this episode we talk Akinyemi Bajulaiye "Aki" from Web3 for Humanity. A company focused on increasing the pathways to homeownership. He speaks ab...

This is episode 14 of the "Bloc 2 Bloc" podcast. The best podcast in the world for breaking down all things Web3. In this podcast we will help you understand the technology, what’s going on in the market, and how you can use it for your benefit.  In this episode we talk about "Midnight", Cardano's new privacy-centric side-chain. We then speak about JP Morgan's recent move to trademark their o...

This is episode 13 of the "Bloc 2 Bloc" podcast. The best podcast in the world for breaking down all things Web3. In this podcast we will help you understand the technology, what’s going on in the market, and how you can use it for your benefit.  In this episode we continue our discussion of the FTX collapse and its contagion within the crypto market. We also speak about Nike's .SWOOSH platfo...

This is episode 12 of the "Bloc 2 Bloc" podcast. The best podcast in the world for breaking down all things Web3. In this podcast we will help you understand the technology, what’s going on in the market, and how you can use it for your benefit. In this episode we talk the fall of FTX, which at one point was the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world. We speak about their insolvency problem...

This is episode 11 of the "Bloc 2 Bloc" podcast. The best podcast in the world for breaking down all things Web3. In this podcast we will help you understand the technology, what’s going on in the market, and how you can use it for your benefit. In this episode we talk about the implications of Elon Musk's $44 billion acquisition of Twitter and what it means for the Web3 community. We also speak a...

This is episode 10 of the "Bloc 2 Bloc" podcast. The best podcast in the world for breaking down all things Web3. In this podcast we will help you understand the technology, what’s going on in the market, and how you can use it for your benefit.   In this episode we talk about how Reddit, the social media platform, has just overtaken OpenSea as the top NFT marketplace. Reddit has 3 milli...

This is episode 9 of the "Bloc 2 Bloc" podcast. The best podcast in the world for breaking down all things Web3. In this podcast we will help you understand the technology, what’s going on in the market, and how you can use it for your benefit.  In this episode for the first time we are both in person. We recap the Patrick Henry "Mr. Out the Frame"  Weekend Experience. The first Physical...

This is episode 8 of the "Bloc 2 Bloc" podcast. The best podcast in the world for breaking down all things Web3. In this podcast we will help you understand the technology, what’s going on in the market, and how you can use it for your benefit.  In this episode we are joined by our special guest Sean Pitterson. Sean has been a software developer for 6 years. He has expertise in both frontend...

This is episode 7 of the "Bloc 2 Bloc" podcast. The best podcast in the world for breaking down all things Web3. In this podcast we will help you understand the technology, what’s going on in the market, and how you can use it for your benefit. In this episode we continue the conversation around our NFT projects. On October 14 & 15th, we are having the 1st ever Physical NFT Art Show in Washing...

This is episode 6 of the "Bloc 2 Bloc" podcast. The best podcast in the world for breaking down all things Web3. In this podcast we will help you understand the technology, what’s going on in the market, and how you can use it for your benefit. In this episode we speak about the Kotsi NFT, Botswana's first music NFT. We speak about our collaboration with Zeus Deuce, a Motswako musician from Botswa...

This is episode 5 of the "Bloc 2 Bloc" podcast. The best podcast in the world for breaking down all things Web3. In this podcast we will help you understand the technology, what’s going on in the market, and how you can use it for your benefit.   In this episode we decide to focus the conversation around our creative partners on The Timbucktoo, and the various NFT projects we are dropping. &n...

This is episode 4 of the "Bloc 2 Bloc" podcast. The best podcast in the world for breaking down all things Web3. In this podcast we will help you understand the technology, what’s going on in the market, and how you can use it for your benefit.  In this episode we start off with breaking news. Ethereum has finally completed "The Merge". In Ethereum 2.0, the largest dapp blockchain in the worl...

This is episode 3 of the "Bloc 2 Bloc" podcast. The best podcast in the world for breaking down all things Web3. In this podcast we will help you understand the technology, what’s going on in the market, and how you can use it for your benefit.  In this episode we start off with breaking news. The U.S. government released their "Climate and Energy Implications of Crypto-Assets in the United S...

In this episode we start off by explaining Ethereum possibly getting kicked off of Hetzner's cloud hosting platform. Hetzner hosts 16% of Ethereum nodes, which will greatly impact the network. It leads to the question of "Is Ethereum decentralized?".  Afterwards we cover Opensea accepting Polygon via the Seaport protocol and how this impacts the marketplace.  Then we take a look at Moonb...

In this episode we start off by explaining "The Merge". Ethereum's upgrade from a Proof-of-Work protocol to a "Proof-of-Stake". This leads to a conversation around Polygon, the side chain to Ethereum, and how it works to address issues of scalability.  We discuss, "BendDao", the peer-to-peer NFT lending platform and the bank run it experienced.  We transition to the "QuickTake" on how NF...

Welcome to the introduction to BLOC 2 BLOC, the best podcast in the world for all things Web3. In this podcast we breakdown the technology, what’s going on in the market, and how you can use it for your benefit.  The co-hosts are Mamadou Ndiaye aka "NFT Ndiaye" and Derek Gauthier aka "Web3 Wayne". We are techies who are passionate about helping communities use technology to drive positive soc...