GRTiQ Podcast

Leave feedback! Today I’m speaking with Collin O’Brien, Marketing Manager at Rubic, a multichain DeFi ecosystem, where users can complete multi-chain swaps utilizing different solutions, along with receiving the best rates from all the leading swap protocols, all with one click. During our interview, Collin talks about how he first encountered Bitcoin, his non-technical background and pathway into...

Leave feedback! Today I’m speaking with Noelle Becker Moreno, Marketing Lead at Edge & Node, one of the core dev teams at The Graph. And, as you probably know, Edge & Node was formed by several members of the original team that founded The Graph. Similar to the stories of a few prior guests, Noelle is another example of how someone with a non-technical background moved into Web3 and is mak...

Leave feedback! Today I’m speaking with Suhail Kakar, a Developer Advocate Engineer at Livepeer. You have likely already come across Suhail’s work either on Twitter, through his blog, or through his newsletter. Suhail is a content machine, regularly producing Tweets, illustrations, and articles that explain Web3 and empower devs to build the next generation of dapps.   During our discussion, Suhai...

Leave feedback! Today I’m speaking with Paolo Diomede, member of Graphtronauts, a Graph Advocate, and member of Graph AdvocatesDAO. Paolo is a very active and familiar voice in the ecosystem. His work as an admin at Graphtronauts, a supportive community dedicated to motiving GRT holders and inspiring new delegations to The Graph, along with his contributions as a Graph Advocate and AdvocatesDAO me...

Leave feedback! Today I’m speaking with Christina Mills, Graph Advocate and member of Graph AdvocatesDAO. Since its launch in February 2022, The Graph Advocates program has grown to over 200 Advocates located all across the world, thereby forming a global network of contributors working to introduce The Graph and Web3 to the world. Shortly after Advocates launched, a handful of Advocates formed th...

Leave feedback! Today I’m speaking with Eric Chen, Co-Founder and CEO at Injective Labs, a research and development company focused on creating decentralized finance solutions. Prior to co-founding Injective Labs, Eric worked in traditional finance as an investment analyst and also as a researcher at NYU Blockchain Labs. As you will hear, Eric is a brilliant person with a clear vision for how DeFi...

Leave feedback! Today I’m speaking with Nico Vergauwen, Founder at Tenderize, a liquid staking solution for Web3 middleware. Prior to launching Tenderize, Nico worked as a protocol engineer at Livepeer, launched Livepool (a precursor to Tenderize), and worked as a consultant. Tenderize has garnered a lot of attention recently within The Graph ecosystem and throughout Web3. As you will hear, Tender...

Leave feedback! Today I’m speaking with Chris Castig, Co-Founder at Console, a crypto-native chat platform for Bitcoin and Ethereum. In addition to his work at Console, Chris has an interesting background that includes working at Trust Machines, teaching at Columbia Business School, and founding One Month, an online video-learning platform. My conversation with Chris covers a lot of different topi...

Leave feedback! Today I’m speaking with Tachi, Co-Founder and CEO at Playgrounds Analytics, a data solutions platform built upon The Graph that provides serverless on-chain data infrastructures and services for data teams, analysts, and engineers.   This is a remarkable conversation for several reasons. First, Tachi’s perspective as a control systems engineer provides several unique insights about...

Leave feedback! Today I’m speaking with David Mihal, a blockchain engineer who has worked on several well-known projects in the crypto space, including Crytpo Fees and CryptoStats. David also did some early work on burner wallets, often used at industry events, and some cool projects for both the Ethereum Foundation and Maker Foundation. I’m speaking with David today to talk about his newest proje...

Leave feedback! Today I’m speaking with Anne Connelly and Chief Nyamweya, Wave 4 grants recipients and authors of the new graph novel titled Trust - a story about how the power of blockchain technology can save community and transform the future.   During this interview, I talk to Anne and Chief about how they became interested in blockchain and web3, their experience applying for and receiving a...

Leave feedback! Today I’m speaking with Roneil Rumburg, Co-founder and CEO at Audius, a Web3 dapp that connects fans directly with artists with the mission to empower a new generation of artists on the decentralized web. As is made clear throughout this interview, Roneil’s entrepreneurial journey and the success of Audius are both perfect examples of what’s possible in Web3. Roneil, a self-describ...

Leave feedback! Today I’m speaking with Chika Uwazie, Co-founder of Afropolitan, a Digital Nation to enable all Africans to build abundant lives. As you will hear during this interview, Afropolitan is another clear example of how Web3 is enabling innovation in how people can build and form communities - and potentially even new nations - throughout the world. During this discussion, Chika and I ta...

Leave feedback! Today is a unique episode of the podcast – a two-interviews-in-one episode!  As you already know, one of the big announcements from Graph Day 2022 was that Messari, an industry-leading market intelligence platform, would be joining The Graph ecosystem as the first-ever Core Subgraph Developer. And as you heard in a previous episode, I was fortunate enough to briefly interview Ryan...

Leave feedback! Today is a special edition of the podcast. On August 25, 2022, The Graph Foundation announced the launch of the MIPs program, which stands for Migration Infrastructure Providers. Similar to Mission Control, which was the initial testnet that launched The Graph Network in July 2020, and introduced the first generation of Indexers to the ecosystem, MIPs is a new incentivized program...

Leave feedback! Today I’m speaking with Zhen Cao, Partner at Republic, an investment firm that specializes in start-ups, gaming, real estate, and crypto. As you will hear, Zhen leads the firm’s investments in the web3 space, with deep expertise in gaming and virtual reality. During our interview, Zhen talks about her path into crypto, starting with her time as a student studying films at New York...

Leave feedback! Today I am speaking with Alejandro Machado, Product Strategist at Bitrefill. When I was introduced to Alejandro, I was told that he is someone who not only has a unique perspective on crypto and its potential impact on the world, but he's working on solutions to make it happen. Alejandro is Co-founder at the Open Money Initiative, an organization dedicated to researching perce...

Leave feedback! Today I’m speaking with Derek Meyer (Data Nexus). Ever since joining The Graph community, Derek has become a highly engaged and thoughtful contributor. Derek is one of the unique participants within The Graph whose been able to participate in various stakeholder roles effectively – Delegator, Curator, Subgraph Developer, and now with an Indexer, with the recent launch Data Nexus. H...

Leave feedback! Today I’m speaking with Rod Haisfield and Joel Chen. I recorded this interview with Rob and Joel to shine a light on their research, which was funded by a grant from The Graph Foundation, and to show, once again, how The Graph ecosystem is exploring the edge of technology. As you will hear, in this particular case the edge being explored is at the intersection where technology, use...

Leave feedback! Today I’m speaking with Ahmet Ozcan, Co-founder and CEO at Semiotic Labs, one of the six Core Dev teams currently working on The Graph. In addition to their work as a Core Dev, the team behind Semiotic Labs recently launched Odos, an automated market maker path-finding algorithm that enables retail and institutional traders working in crypto to optimize order routing.   During our...

Leave feedback! Today I’m speaking with Ahmad Mardeni – a highly active and well-known contributor within The Graph ecosystem. Many of you will already recognize Ahmad due to his consistent activity in Discord, Telegram, and Twitter. As you will hear during this interview, Ahmad has many roles in The Graph, including Delegator, Curator, subgraph developer, technical writer, and soon-to-be Indexer....

Leave feedback! Today’s episode is a special edition of the GRTiQ Podcast, split into 2 parts.  The first part of the episode is a full-length interview recorded live on the main stage during Graph Hack on June 3, 2022. The two guests of the podcast are Yondon Fu, Co-Founder and Director of Engineering at Livepeer, and Sebastian Siemssen, Co-Founder and CTO at Enzyme Finance. Both Yondon and Sebas...

Leave feedback! Today I’m speaking with Sam Williams, Founder and CEO at Arweave, a critical piece of the Web3 stack that enables users to store documents and applications forever. Sam is a recognized thought leader in the Web3 space and, as you will hear, he is extremely thoughtful and truly brilliant. During my discussion with Sam, we explore a lot of interesting topics ranging from what is trut...

Leave feedback! Today I’m speaking with Vijay Sundaram, Co-founder and CEO at Luda, a company that creates playful projects and protocols for emergent entertainment.  During this interview, you’re going to hear the story of an entrepreneurial venture that could only exist inside Web3 and holds the potential to disrupt the media and entertainment industry. Vijay and I discuss his background, includ...

Leave feedback! Today I’m speaking with Esteban Ordano, Co-Founder of Decentraland, the world’s first-ever virtual world owned by its users. And as most listeners will also recognize, Decentraland has been a user of The Graph since the very early days. Esteban is extremely smart and is highly respected in the Web3 ecosystem. During our interview, Esteban shares a fun perspective on many great topi...