The blocmates Podcast

Alex, Mike, and Gazz record the final gm Degen of the year, covering some of the biggest news this past week, including FARTCOIN making mainstream media, the alts market being obliterated before Christmas, Jerome Powell's latest updates and a hell of a lot more.

Jedi sits down with Tristan and Eve, the founders of exSat.  They discuss the intricacies of Bitcoin's Layer 1.5, decentralised UTXO data, and their unique approach to Bitcoin DeFi.  Learn about their challenges, the importance of a fair launch, and what the future holds for Bitcoin scaling solutions.  This episode covers: -Bitcoin's L2 and L1.5 Infrastructure -What UTXO Data is and the...

Grant is joined by Raoul Pal to discuss where we are in the current crypto and macrocycle. The conversation goes into the crypto meme coins cycle, why cycles tend to look the same, how to profit and time the market top, plus Raoul's theory of 2030 being the inflexion point for humanity and AI.  Grant asks Raoul about his Bitcoin price prediction and his ETH price prediction for 2025. The pair...

The gang are joined by Galanthia, co-founder of MASA, to discuss their work in building a real-time data network for decentralized AI.  The episode covers updates from the Bittensor ecosystem, the rise of decentralized computing, and in-depth discussions about AI agents and their future role in the crypto-AI space. 

Jerri sits down with Miguel, the Technical Co-Founder of Nillion. They discuss Miguel's journey into crypto, the essence of Nillion, and how the project seeks to provide decentralized privacy and compute solutions.  Miguel explains Nillion's unique project, which combines various privacy-enhancing technologies, and outlines their vision for AI and web3.  The conversation also delves into...

This week 563 and Brody are joined by Ali from Interworks.  The crew have a chat about the challenges of distinguishing between humans and AI tools in cybersecurity. They discuss the rise of AI-generated fraud, the importance of open-source contributions, and how BitTensor can help solve real-world cybersecurity problems.  Tune in to learn about Interworks' red team initiatives and the evolvi...

Grant sat down with Jeffy, the founder of Zerebro. If you have been following the top crypto AI projects then you will have probably heard about Zerebro.  Following Andy Ayrey launching Truth Terminal and subsequently a GOAT meme coin being deployed on Solana, a flurry of new AI Agents on Solana and Base were released.  Zerebro was one of those tokens which is now one of the largest tokens by mark...

The weekly blocmates news catch-up talking what's caught our eye in crypto over the past seven days. This week: Bitcoin hits $100k before gamblers start to gamble  Trump primes the White House for crypto with new hires Your non-crypto friends were right all along What we think of the upcoming Sonic launch You have to do a bit of work for your Magic Eden airdrop Hawk Tuah girl is in hot water

Grant sits down with David Lach, Founder of Superseed, to explore this innovative Ethereum L2 protocol, but it's deeper than that.  Superseed aims to transform the ecosystem by allowing borrowing against multiple types of collateral and maintaining a certain collateralization ratio (seed ratio) to avoid paying interest.  Learn how Superseed addresses the challenges in the current market and s...

In this episode of TAO Talk, 563 and Brody are joined by Angad and Akshat from Dippy.  The crew chats about new Bittensor-powered tools going live, such as the Price My Home tool from NextPlace AI and Glider from Corcel. They also discuss the introduction of EVM capabilities to the network and new subnets launching on the testnet/mainnet—Gradients and Taogod. The Dippy app, a companion app intende...

Jedi is joined by CJ, the Chief Strategy Officer of Demex. We explore their unique approach to decentralized exchange and innovation in on-chain perps markets for meme coins.  Discover DMEX's history, marketplace strategy, and upcoming features, from multi-asset collateral models to liquidity solutions.

The lads record the usual Friday news review, for a chat about everything that's happened in crypto this week. This episode covers: - Hyperliquid's bullish airdrop - pump.fun shuts down its live-streaming feature - Eth team just won't stop selling - Tornado Cash is set free - AI Agents are the future

Grant hosts Jack Niewold Podcaster at Decypher, as they discuss crypto trends, the U.S. regulatory landscape, and the evolving content space in crypto media.  In this episode, you’ll learn: Industry Shift to Meme-driven Content Distribution Murad’s Thesis and Cult-like Communities Challenges with DeFi Projects and L1s Decypher’s Growth and Future Vision

Grant hosts Jack Melnick, Head of DeFi at Berachain as they discuss the development, strategy, and future of liquidity optimization and user acquisition within the crypto space.  In this episode, you'll learn: How Berachain Facilitates Liquidity Optimization Solving the Cold Start Problem Berachain’s New Product: Royco Boyco AppChains vs General Purpose chains Liquidity Incentivization and Pr...

This week, in TAO Talk episode 10, 563 and Brody are joined by guests from WOMBO (Ben and Sami) to discuss the latest developments in the BitTensor ecosystem and beyond.  In this episode, you’ll learn: - Bittensor adding 12 new subnet slots - Wombo’s unique perspective on Crypto-AI - Wombo’s AI-powered subnet analyzer - Their new project called “Pyramid Scheme” - Announcements from other subnets -...

Grant hosts Sam Williams, Founder of Arweave as they explore innovations in blockchain scalability, decentralized storage, and the evolution of Web3 applications. In this episode, you'll learn: Arweave’s Information Storage Network AO's Approach to Blockchain Limitations AO's Hyperparallel Model Potential applications of AO in AI, DeFi, and decentralized social media Give us a thumb...

This week, in TAO Talk episode 9, 563 and Brody are joined by Ian and Estate Cat from Nickel5 as they discuss the latest developments in the Bittensor ecosystem,  In this episode, you’ll learn: Upcoming DTAO Launch EVM Compatibility on Bittensor Subnet Entrenchment and Weight Copying Bad Actors in the Ecosystem Power of Bittensor Community

Welcome back to Good Morning Degen. This week, the lads take us through the main headlines, including Saylor buying up all the Bitcoins, Celestia's mammoth unlock, and the next evolution of AI and meme coins.

Grant hosts Michael Kong, the CEO of Sonic Labs as they discuss the rebranding of Fantom to Sonic, the technical changes and improvements, and the vision for the new chain. In this episode, you'll learn: - Fantom's rebranding to Sonic and the impact on the ecosystem - Technical changes and improvements made in the new Sonic chain - Gas monetization and its benefits for developers and the...

Grant hosts Seb co-founder of Sophon, a blockchain-based platform that aims to bring a more user-friendly, consumer-focused, and entertaining experience to the crypto industry. The conversation covers various topics, such as the current state of the crypto industry, the challenges of onboarding new users, and the importance of building a more consumer-focused platform.  Seb shares his vision for S...

Alex, Gazz, Mike, and Grant are back for the first time in over a year for an episode of Good Morning Degen.  Today’s chat centers around Grant’s exclusive interview with Truth Terminal founder Andy Ayrey and what has come since AI launched its first meme coin, the GOAT token.  You’ll also hear about: - Our thoughts on the Truth Terminal interview - The pump.fun token launch and potential airdrop...

Grant hosts Andy in an EXCLUSIVE interview as he discusses the experience of building Truth Terminal.  The Truth Terminal AI language model has gained popularity and autonomy through its interactions with users on X (formerly known as Twitter) and its association with the meme coin known as GOAT which has ignited a frenzy online in the past two weeks.   In this episode, you will learn: - How AI La...

Grant hosts Emmet on the blocmates podcast as they discuss Seeker, a new device that aims to bridge the gap between Web3 and mobile devices.  Seeker is a flagship Android device that features seamless Web3 hardware and software integration, including a built-in wallet and dApp store. Emmett discusses the development of the Seeker, its features, and how it will change the way users interact with cr...

Founder Series brings on Piers from Radix, a layer-one protocol. He analyzes the relationship between retail, corporate, and government sectors and the role of institutions in driving the growth of DeFi.  The conversation focuses on the current challenges and limitations of DeFi, particularly in terms of liquidity and fragmentation, and how Radix is attempting to address these issues through its p...

Founder Series brings on Kyle, as they discuss prediction markets, the benefits of using crypto-based prediction markets, and the potential for biases and malicious behavior. Kyle shares his experiences and insights about Hedgehog Markets and discusses the company's upcoming developments, including the deployment of peer-to-peer and peer-to-pool style markets on Eclipse.