Chorus One Podcast

In the first episode of 2025, kicking off Season 3 of the Chorus One Podcast, hosts Thalita Franklin and Rafal Klich sit down with Alex Pruden, Chairman of the Board at Aleo, to discuss his remarkable journey from serving in the U.S. Army to becoming a trailblazer in the crypto space. The conversation takes us through Alex's transition from A16Z to leading Aleo, a pioneering privacy-preserving Lay...

Welcome to an exciting episode of the Chorus One Podcast, where hosts Kam Benbrik and Yannick Socolov sit down with Rachel Chu of Solayer to explore innovative advancements in the crypto space, particularly, within the Solana ecosystem. Rachel shares her journey into crypto, her role at Solayer, and the bold vision behind the company. The discussion dives into Solayer's unique approach to restakin...

We're excited to welcome Bo Du, Co-Founder of Polymer Labs, in this insightful episode of the Chorus One Podcast, hosted by Kam Benbrik [Researcher]. He shares his journey from Web 2.0 to Web 3 and discusses the mission of Polymer Labs in enhancing blockchain interoperability. Key topics include the intricacies of rollup mechanisms, the importance and challenges of blockchain interoperability, and...

Join us in this episode as we welcome Matt Sorg, VP of Technology at Solana Foundation. In this episode, we explore Solana's ambitious vision for a truly decentralized future, delving into its latest technical advancements, the intricacies of MEV, the evolution of liquid staking, and groundbreaking innovations driving blockchain scalability. We'll also unpack the rise of the memecoin economy and o...

In this episode of the Course One Podcast, host Thalita Franklin welcomes Michael Repetný from Marinade to discuss the innovations and developments in the Solana ecosystem. Michael shares an in-depth look at Marinade's journey, from its inception in 2021 as a liquid staking solution to the launch of Marinade V2. They cover the challenges faced during crypto's bear market, the introduction of featu...

In this special episode of the Chorus One Podcast, we dive deep into the world of Stacks, a leading Bitcoin Layer 2 solution that introduces smart contract functionality to Bitcoin. Guest Andre Serrano, Head of Product and Partnerships at the Stacks team, shares his crypto journey, the challenges of building on Bitcoin, and how Stacks aims to solve these with their upcoming Nakamoto upgrade. We ex...

Our Avalanche Expert (And Head of Generative AI for Staking) sits down with Breevie (Head of Growth, GoGoPool) and Nathan Windsor (Co-founder, Landslide Network) to discuss web3 interoperability, and how Landslide connects the Avalanche and Cosmos ecosystem. Additionally, they talk about how Landslide and GoGoPool are collaborating to match Avalanche validators with networks, enabling them to easi...

Episode 14 of the Chorus One Podcast S2 welcomes Matt Luongo, the Founder of Mezo. Mezo is a pioneering Bitcoin L2 solution designed to enhance Bitcoin's real-world usability. The project is rooted in the technology developed by Thesis, particularly leveraging tBTC, a decentralized Bitcoin bridging system.

In this episode, we sit down with Aki B, the founder of DLC Link, to dive into how his company is revolutionizing Bitcoin's role in DeFi. Aki and our host Luis Nuñez delve into the mechanics of transactions on DLC Link and the key participants involved. They also discuss innovative Bitcoin bridging techniques, highlighting DLC's unique approach using Discrete Log Contracts. Additionally, you'll he...

Welcome to Episode 12 of the Chorus One Podcast S2. In this episode our CTO and co-Founder, Meher Roy, sits down with Derek Anderson, the CTO of Blockless to discuss how Blockless provides a unique experience for developers. They discuss Blockless' core mission to empower the creation of complex applications in Web3, how it redefines blockchain applications, going beyond decentralized applications...

In this episode of the Chorus One Podcast S2, we welcome Matan Si of eOracle. eOracle is a programmable data layer that extends Ethereum Proof of Stake to connect smart contracts with real-world data. In this conversation, host Thalita Franklin and Matan chat about eOracle's vision to move beyond centralized oracle nodes and fragmented security pools. They discuss how eOracle's transparent, on-cha...

The 10th episode of the Chorus One Podcast S2 welcomes Morgan Krupetsky from Ava Labs, the team behind Avalanche. Avalanche's mission, as stated often, is to "tokenize all the world's assets." In this engaging conversation, Morgan chats with hosts Erwin Torreao Dassen and Alexis Tabak, unpacking how Avalanche aims to achieve this ambitious goal and discussing the incredible initiatives undertaken...

In episode 9 of the Chorus One Podcast S2, we are thrilled to welcome a special guest: Sreeram Kannan, the founder of EigenLayer!  Sreeram joins our podcast to delve into restaking and the AVS economy, covering topics ranging from optimal strategies for restakers and node operators respectively, through to the sophisticated design decisions behind the recently launched EIGEN token. Throughout the...

The current growing interest in Bitcoin Layer 2 solutions is remarkable, and Babylon Chain is at the forefront, setting the standard for empowering the Bitcoin ecosystem with innovative staking and timestamping features.  In this episode of the Chorus One podcast, we're thrilled to welcome David Tse, co-founder of Babylon, who shares the fascinating story behind Babylon's origins, the evolution of...

In episode #7, we're thrilled to have Yair Cleper from Lava Network joining us. Your hosts for this episode are Thalita Franklin and Luis Clavijo. Lava Network uses a novel mechanism called Incentivized Public RPC which allows chains/rollups to permissionlessly bootstrap and subsidize infrastructure for dapp developers. This means free, performant and decentralized infrastructure for dapp develope...

In Episode 6, we're excited to welcome Kerem Ozkan, the Founder of Soarchain, and Deniz Kalaslioglu, the Co-founder and CTO, as they dive into Soarchain's pivotal role in harnessing the full capabilities of its Layer 1 DePIN (Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Network) built on the Cosmos SDK.  They shed light on how Soarchain simplifies the complexities of vehicular connectivity, offering a gr...

Welcome to the S2 Ep 5 of the Chorus One Podcast! Every quarter, Chorus One releases an ecosystem review of a chosen protocol we support and have confidence in. In the third quarter of 2023, our spotlight was on NEAR Protocol, and now we're thrilled to welcome Altan Tutar, Senior Technical BD at NEAR Protocol, on the Chorus One Podcast to provide further insights into the protocol's intricacies. Y...

S2Ep #4 features Luigi D'Onorio DeMeo, Head of DeFi at Ava Labs. In October 2023, Patrick O'Grady, Ava Labs' VP of Platform Engineering, unveiled ACP #13, proposing revamped minimum requirements for Subnet validators.  In this podcast, our Engineering Lead Erwin Dassen and Luis Nunez of our Ventures team speak with Luigi D'Onorio DeMeo to dissect the proposed changes, how it impacts Subnet validat...

In Season 2, Episode 3, we revisit Passage.io to get an update on their ecosystem roadmap. Join us in this episode as we talk to Lex Avellino, the Founder of Passage.io! Passage.io, built on the Cosmos platform, is an innovative platform that equips creators with the tools to develop games and social experiences without the need for coding or downloads. During this episode, Lex Avellino and our ho...

In Episode 2 of Season 2 of the Chorus One Podcast, we have the pleasure of welcoming Steven Gates, the Founder of GoGoPool. In this conversation, hosts Luis Núñez Clavijo and Erwin Dassen speak with Steven about GoGoPool's primary mission, which is to simplify the process of launching a Subnet within the Avalanche ecosystem. The conversation also touches on various technical aspects of the protoc...

Welcome to the inaugural episode of the freshly unveiled season two of the Chorus One Podcast! In this episode, we welcome Griffin Anderson, the CEO of Phi Labs and Co-founder of Archway Network, for the second iteration of our conversation centered around Archway Network. Now just a few weeks after the successful launch of Archway's Mainnet, our host, Thalita Franklin, engages Griffin in an insig...

The highly anticipated ATOM 2.0 whitepaper was released at Cosmoverse 2022 and it proposes a swathe of changes to the way we currently know Cosmos Hub as. We talk to Sam Hart from Interchain Foundation who's also one of the authors of the whitepaper to understand the proposed changes in more detail and their possible impact on the Cosmos ecosystem. Read the ATOM 2.0 whitepaper here - https://gatew...

Blockchains generate loads of data and tackling the issue of data availability and validity is an important one. KYVE is a Proof-of-Stake network that uses Arweave to facilitate data storage and data retrieval. Connect with KYVE - https://www.kyve.network/ https://twitter.com/KYVENetwork https://blog.kyve.network/ Connect with Chorus One - https://chorus.one/ https://twitter.com/chorusone https://...

In this episode, we talk to Vasiliy Shapovalov, Alex Esin, and Spaydh from team Neutron. The new smart contract chain aims to be the best platform for smart chain developers to build a wide range of apps in Cosmos, by maximising interoperability with the rest of the ecosystem and minimising overheads for developers. Connect with Neutron - https://twitter.com/Neutron_org Connect with Chorus One - h...

Evmos is a decentralized proof of stake blockchain in the Cosmos ecosystem, that is also Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) compatible. Evmos' goal is to bring the world of Ethereum-based applications and assets to the Cosmos ecosystem. In this episode, we talk to Federico, co-founder of Evmos, about what differentiates Evmos from other chains, its ambitions and much more.