Proof of Life Podcast

Listen to Mayim and Josiah as they break down the complex topic of Tokenisation and see why top companies like BlackRock are so confident in Real World Asset tokenisation. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit proofofl.substack.com

Every time you deposit money in a bank, something happens that nobody explains to you. The bank lends it out at rates 10 to 15 times higher than what they pay you back, and keeps the difference. This episode isn't about convincing you to buy crypto. It's about showing you that a parallel financial system exists where your savings actually earn, where you can borrow without a credit check, and wher...

Right now, your AI can tell you what to do. It can explain how to rebalance your portfolio, flag a suspicious charge, or find the best insurance deal. But it can't actually do any of it without you clicking confirm. In this episode, we explore Olas, the network building AI agents that don't wait for permission. They own wallets, read live data, make decisions, and execute transactions on their own...

In the span of a single Friday, Anthropic refused a Pentagon ultimatum, got banned by the Trump administration, had its contracts cancelled, and watched OpenAI swoop in hours later to take its place. This episode breaks down what actually happened — the six months of negotiations, the two red lines Anthropic refused to cross, why the Pentagon called it a “ supply chain risk ” in an unprecedented m...

Your smart thermostat knows the temperature. Your electric car knows its battery level. Your solar panels know exactly how much power they're generating. But none of them can talk to each other, share value, or act without you clicking through three different apps. In this episode, we explore Peaq; the blockchain that gives machines their own digital identity and wallet, turning your everyday devi...

What if instead of one AI giving you a prediction, thousands of AI models competed to give you the best one — and then graded each other's answers? That's Allora. In this episode, we break down how a self-improving decentralised AI network works, why collective intelligence beats individual genius every time, and what it could mean for financial advice, DeFi, and the future of prediction itself. N...

We’ve all been told that “if the product is free, you’re the product.” For the last two decades, you’ve been creating the data that makes Big Tech rich, and you haven’t seen a dime. Until now. In this episode of Proof of Life, we’re discuss Grass—the protocol that finally lets you put a fence around your digital footprint and charge for access. We explore how a simple browser extension is breaking...

For the last decade, we’ve been told the internet is free. But we’ve paid for it with our privacy and our data. In this opinion episode, we’re breaking down Vitalik Buterin’s latest manifesto and why 2026 is the year of the ‘Gentle Revolt.’ We’re moving past the ‘Black Box’ of Big Tech and into a world where you can actually own and verify the tools you use. Email us at hiproofoflife@icloud.com Th...

Training a model like GPT-4 costs billions, locking the future of intelligence behind Big Tech’s walls. But what if we could build it for a fraction of the cost using the world’s idle compute? In this episode, we discuss how Gensyn is turning gamers, miners, and data centers into a global AI supercomputer. Learn how Gensyn coordinates thousands of distributed machines to work as one. Hosts: Mayim...

Imagine an AI denying your loan or diagnosing a disease without ever explaining why. Today, we trade accountability for convenience, but a new movement is changing that. Join us as we explore the world of "Sovereign AI" and Ritual. We’re discussing how advanced cryptography can protect your data while proving that the AI you use is actually doing what it claims to do. This is a public episode. If...

Mayim and Josiah discuss io.net, a decentralised AI tool that helps new companies build their AI with 90% less cost than AWS would charge. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit proofofl.substack.com