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Spirits on the blockchain? We’re joined by a digital marketplace for Whiskey, BAXUS, to get a better understanding of RWAs.  Follow our guest on Twitter: @BAXUSco @web4o Timestamps: 00:00 Start 01:27 Baxus background 03:20 Whisky quality level 07:19 Creating Baxus 11:28 How does Baxus work? 12:54 KYC 17:48 Low end whisky market 22:23 Whisky fandom 23:53 The oracle problem 26:52 Why does this need...

Elijah, protocol designer at DeFi exchange Neutron, joins The Gwart Show! We get pretty deep into some tech topics on Ethereum like decentralizing oracles and AMM designs so be sure to bring a notepad. Follow our guest on Twitter: @PossibltyResult Timestamps: 00:00 Start 00:42 Elijah background 01:25 Multiple concurrent proposers 05:03 App integration 09:31 Hyperliguid 12:10 Opinionated blockspace...

Welcome back to the Gwart Show! Today we are joined by James Prestwich, a OG Ethereum engineer and leader of @init4tech, an Ethereum research group. On the show, we dive back into Ethereum’s plight, beginning with the fundamentals. We start with a review of Ethereum’s origins, James’ mental model for ETH, why PBS is broken (and was from the start), if Rollups work and how we skipped sharding, Vita...

Welcome back to the Gwart Show! Today we are joined by Alex Watts, CEO and co-founder of Fastlane Labs. They discuss MEV, Ethereum's challenges, and UX. He explores the tensions between DeFi and traditional finance, the potential risks of stablecoins, and the need for crypto to focus on real-world outcomes beyond just decentralization. Follow our guest on Twitter: @ThogardPvP Timestamps: 00:00 Sta...

We’re rejoined by Mike Neuder, Ethereum researcher and general student of all things crypto-economics, to discuss the future of his bags, AKA Ethereum. We pick up on the conversation a lot of Twitter is having regarding Ethereum’s fraught future. Is it worth the marketcap? Can Solana flippen it? Is the FUD legit? We discuss on this week’s Gwart Show! Follow our guest on Twitter: @mikeneuder CHAPTE...

Kyle Samani of Multicoin Capital–a fund well known for its Solana bags and focus on DePIN–joins The Gwart Show! Today, we discuss Solana's potential to overtake Ethereum, the future of DeFi, token economics, and the emerging DePIN sector. We have some hot takes on Ethereum as a failed project, ultrasound money, etc. Also we talk about moats for dapps, wallets and infra (always infra…) Follow our g...

Welcome back to The Gwart Show! In today’s episode we are joined by the Alpen Labs team, a group of ZK dreamers working on SNARK-based verification of a second layer on top of Bitcoin. We hit all the big topics, like the current state of BitVM bridging, thoughts on sequencers, building a moat, Coinbase launching cBTC and EVM compatibility! Follow our guest on Twitter: @david_seroy @simanta_gautam...

Adam Cochran–a familiar profil pic to anyone on crypto twitter-joins The Gwart Show! They tackle Ethereum's roadmap, DeFi’s PMF, TradFi boys joining the party and regulatory & political challenges. At the end, we get a nice pitch on why we should take Ethereum seriously (or not). Follow our guest on Twitter: @adamscochran 00:00 Start 01:18 Who's Adam Cochran? 04:40 Don't get butt hurt 06:09 Adam h...

Ludwig Thouvenin from Sorella discusses Ethereum MEV, Uniswap V4, and the launch of Brontes, an open-source MEV dashboard. He explores the complexities of DeFi liquidity, arbitrage strategies, and the future of Ethereum's protocol design, offering insights into the challenges and opportunities in the evolving crypto landscape. Follow our guest on Twitter: @SorellaLabs @0xvanbeethoven Link to the d...

Gabe Shapiro, crypto lawyer and co-founder of MetaLeX Labs, joins The Gwart Show to discuss DeFi regulation, tokenized securities, and the future of crypto under Trump or Kamala. Follow our guest on Twitter: @lex_node Chapters 00:00 Start 00:42 Gabe's background 01:21 MetaLeX & Borgs 04:16 Problems with DAOs 09:40 Foundations vs corporations in DAOs 15:03 Well run DAO examples 18:06 The risks of t...

Can you short real life? That’s the idea behind Futarchy. By applying financial logic and smart contracts to ordinary life, you can create prediction markets that help people create better decisions. Today Proph3t of MetaDAO joins the Gwart show to discuss what Futarchy is, how it relates to DAO governance for projects like DeFi, where the tokens are at and if traditional entrepreneurs could thriv...

Welcome back to The Gwart Show! Today we tackle the hard problem of scaling with Rollups, among other conversations. We’re re-joinbed by Shehzan, a Bitcoin builder focusing on borrowing and lending protocols on top of Bitcoin, and Shinobi, an out-spoken Bitcoiner and technical editor at Bitcoin Magazine.  Follow our guest on Twitter: @marediashehzan @brian_trollz Timestamps: 00:00 Start 02:12 L2s...

Welcome back to The Gwart Show! Today we are joined by Shehzan, a Bitcoin builder focusing on borrowing and lending protocols on top of Bitcoin. While most people think of Bitcoin as a dumb rock, the Lava team led by Shehzan is working on a novel solution to natively lend and borrow (while maintaining self-custody but we’ll let him explain that) on Bitcoin. Lava uses Discreet Log Contracts (DCLs)...

Welcome back to The Gwart Show! Uri Klarman, known for his BloxRoute private mempool company, joins Gwart to discuss the future of MEV on Ethereum and Solana. Uri goes through ther Ethereum block builder journey, why public mempool’s are a problem in today’s on-chain economy, and his many (and we mean many) attempts to address MEV or miner malfeasance through token schemes.  Timestamps: 00:00 Star...

Welcome back to The Gwart Show! We are joined by the 4th most important Taproot Wizard, Udi Wertheimer, to discuss, well, male pattern baldness. We also dive into the wizards roadmap (not just JPEGS) like CATVM, the use-cases for L2s, how blockspace doesn’t solve blockspace issues and why ETH Maxis just keep losing. If you are enjoying the show, please subscribe to our email list for notifications...

Welcome back to The Gwart Show! We we’re down in Nashville recording some shows, but this week we have something a bit different with Mert, CEO of Helius and co-host of a BlockWorks podcast. So, it's a podcast with a podcaster today. We go through Solana's ecosystem, including MEV and architecture. Mert shares insights on Fire Dancer, state compression and Helius, while addressing criticisms and c...

Welcome back to The Gwart Show! We’re re-joined by Max Resnick (@MaxResnick1) of the Special Mechanisms Group (@specialmech) to discuss Ethereum's potential shift towards faster block times and multi-proposer systems. He explores the implications for L2s, MEV, and market structure. The conversation covers Ethereum's comp21etitiveness with Solana, the future of DeFi, and the challenges of centraliz...

Welcome back to The Gwart Show! Today we’re joined by Bitcoin bull and on-chain analyst Checkmate to discuss Bitcoin's market dynamics, mining economics, and market outlook given the bear victory laps on the timeline. He shares thoughts on on-chain analysis, altcoin markets, ETFs, and the role of Bitcoin in the global financial system, offering a bullish perspective on its long-term potential. Tim...

Rob Hamilton, CEO of AnchorWatch and mini-script fan boy, joins The Gwart Show to break down the nuances behind Bitcoin script, why we should’t be scared of a soft fork for rollups (if we need one!) and what a world with more Bitcoin functionality looks like. Rob and Gwart embark on discussions of L2 tokens, Bitcoin consensus rules and the value of VCs in Bitcoin.  Timestamps: 00:00 Start 00:32 Ro...

Evgeny Gaevoy, CEO of Wintermute, discusses market making in crypto, DeFi evolution, blockchain technology's relationship with capitalism, Solana's approach, GameFi potential, and the future of crypto in light of AI advancements. He shares insights on token design, DAO governance, and contrarian views on crypto's long-term prospects. Timestamps: 00:00 Start 00:52 Evgeny background 02:25 Crypto vs...

Stefan Gosselin-co-founder at Flashbots and founder at OneBalance–joins The Gwart Show. We go through block builder centralization, Stephane's vision for Ethereum, properties of censorship resistance, censorship resistance, shared sequencers, and the future of Bitcoin L2s. Timestamps: 00:00 Start 00:32 Stephane’s background 01:38 Beginning in Web3 04:59 Current projects 06:15 Starting Frontier 07:...

Benedict Brady from Ergonia and Doug Colkitt from Ambient Finance join The Gwart Show, covering various aspects of decentralized finance (DeFi), high frequency trading (HFT), and automated market makers (AMMs).  Follow our guests on Twitter: @0xdoug @bqbrady Follow Gwart and the podcast: @gwartygwart @blockspacepod Timestamps: 00:00:30 Guest Introductions 00:02:13 HFT, AMMs and CLOBs 00:9:10 Impro...

Walt Smith of Cyber Fund joins The Gwart Show, sharing his take on venture capital in the crypto–and specifically Bitcoin–space. He discusses the potential of Bitcoin rollups, the future of Ethereum, and the drama among crypto VCs. Walt also dives into the idea of merge mining as a scaling solution for Bitcoin and shares his thoughts on the end game of tokenization. Chapter Markers: 00:00 Start 01...

Welcome back to the Gwart Show! This week, Gwart sits down with Janus of the Bitcoin Layers team to discuss–well you probably get it. Still, they do go over Bitcoin sidechains, L2 approaches, tokens & dapps and what not on L2s , if this Zk thing makes sense, CatVM and more. Do we really want this and what do we want are frequently asked questions! Published weekly on Sunday afternoons, "The Gwart...

Welcome back to The Gwart Show! This week, Job Charbonneau of crypto venture fund DBA joins Gwart to discuss Ethereum's issuance debate, centralization of stake, roll-ups vs. Solana, the future of DeFi on Bitcoin, solving MEV, crypto's VC landscape shifts, and key insights from his recent Research Day event.  Follow our guest on Twitter: @jon_charb Follow our host: @gwartygwart 👋The Gwart Show is...