Uncut Gems by Bitcoin Suisse

In this episode of Uncut Gems by Bitcoin Suisse, hosts Dominic Weibel and Luca Gnos sit down with Omnia, co-founder of Kinetiq - the dominant liquid staking protocol in the Hyperliquid ecosystem. Omnia shares the full founding story: from NFT market making and perp trading to discovering Hyperliquid in early 2023, and eventually building what became the fastest-growing liquid staking protocol ever...

In this latest episode, hosts Wolfgang Vitale and Marco Mariani sit down with Arnaud Schenk, co-founder of Aztec. The conversation centers on a bold claim: Ethereum hasn't yet achieved product-market fit, primarily due to the lack of privacy in transactions. Arnaud introduces Aztec as a groundbreaking solution that brings privacy and programmability to Ethereum through advanced cryptographic metho...

In this episode of Uncut Gems, host Dominic Weibel sits down with John Linden, CEO of Mythical Games, to explore how Web3 is transforming gaming beyond the hype and broken promises of early blockchain games. While most Web3 gaming projects struggled with empty lobbies and broken tokenomics, Mythical Games has taken a different approach - prioritizing gameplay first and blockchain integration secon...

In this episode of Uncut Gems, Dominic Weibel and Wolfgang Vitale from Bitcoin Suisse talk to Shuyao (Brother Bing) and Namik, founding team members of MegaETH.  The discussion covers MegaETH’s groundbreaking approach to blockchain scalability, emphasizing their high-performance, real-time blockchain architecture.  They explore the origins of MegaETH, the unique node specialization strategy, and t...

In this episode of Uncut Gems, host Dominic Weibel and Zircuit co-founder Martin dive deep into the world of Rollups and Layer 2 solutions. Martin discusses how Zircuit aims to redefine blockchain security and efficiency through the integration of AI, zero-Knowledge proofs, and rollup technology. They explore Zircuit's tech stack, the role of AI in transaction sequencing, and the project's...

In this episode, Bitcoin Suisse’s Head Research Dominic Weibel and Crypto Protocol Expert Wolfgang Vitale sat down with RJ and Diego Kingston, co-founders of Aligned for a compelling discussion on Aligned Layer. They dive deep into Aligned's mission to enhance Ethereum's rollup-centric roadmap by providing fast and cost-efficient ZK proof verifications. The quartet explores the technical i...

In this episode, Marcus Dapp from Bitcoin Suisse Research sits down with Muneeb Ali, Co-creator of Stacks. Stacks is the leading Bitcoin Layer-2, enabling smart contracts and decentralized applications to use Bitcoin as a secure base layer. Discover Muneeb's vision behind Stacks' inception and its unique path as a sidechain with its own token. Explore Proof-of-Transfer's mechanics, ens...

In this episode, Dominic Weibel from Bitcoin Suisse Research sits down with David Cao, Co-founder of Layer N. Buckle up for a deep dive into modular scaling technology that remains composable. We explore Layer N's tech stack that tackles scalability bottlenecks utilizing cutting-edge innovations. David sheds light on Layer N's core pillars, including the Statenet - a shared state machine p...

In this episode, Dominic Weibel from Bitcoin Suisse Research sits down with Keone Hon, CEO and Co-founder of Monad Labs. They delve into the domain of Web3 infrastructure and explore how Monad is challenging scaling efforts across the ecosystem. Keone unveils how Monad is pushing the boundaries of what's possible with superscalar pipelining utilizing parallel and asynchronous execution, a next...

In this episode, Dominic Weibel from Bitcoin Suisse Research interviews Christopher Goes, who co-founded Heliax, Namada and Anoma. We explore how Namada is primed to disrupt the industry based on sound privacy features. It will enable any on-chain citizen to transfer any asset, be it fungible or non-fungible, across multiple chains by tapping into Namada’s unified, non-fractionalized privacy set w...

In this episode, Bitcoin Suisse researcher Dominic Weibel interviews EigenLayer CEO Sreeram Kannan on how EigenLayer expands the surface of permissionless innovation via restaking. How can we leverage decentralized trust layers to secure and validate other services? What risks are involved and how will that new primitive shape the future of the crypto industry?