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EPISODE SUMMARY André Allen Anjos, better known by his stage name RAC, is a Portland-based Portuguese-American musician and record producer. RAC has created more than 200 remixes in the rock, electronica, and dance music genres for various musical artists, with his work featured in ads from Citigroup and Hulu, among others. DISCLAIMER The information on[Read more…]

EPISODE SUMMARY This is a special episode of The Solana Podcast – we took a recent panel for the Solana Wormhole Hackathon and converted into audio format for you! Enjoy this deep dive into all things DeFi with industry leaders. Sam Bankman-Fried Sam Bankman-Fried is the CEO of crypto derivatives exchange FTX and Alameda Research.[Read more…]

EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode, Aaron takes a deep dive into all things Bison Trails. For anyone curious about how Bison Trails operates, what it’s like operating a Solana Validator, or is curious into the various business models of node operators, this podcast is for you. DISCLAIMER The information on this podcast is provided for[Read more…]

EPISODE SUMMARY This is a special episode of The Solana Podcast. Things take a different route – Balaji and Anatoly cover Covid-19, the current state of the world, smart contracts and the future of decentralization, computation diligence, blockchain-based elections, Yale Law being replaced by code, math vs. science, Snow Crash, and location-independent work. DISCLAIMER The[Read more…]

EPISODE SUMMARY KRNC is a new blockchain protocol. Like Bitcoin, it uses cryptography to create a form of scarce “digital gold.” The difference is what that digital gold is used for. DISCLAIMER The information on this podcast is provided for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only, without any express or implied warranty of any kind,[Read more…]

EPISODE SUMMARY With over 924 million in value locked, Synthetix is a popular platform for derivatives trading in decentralized finance (DeFi). Kain Warwick and Anatoly discuss the early days of DeFi along with the pros and cons of the plethora of products hitting the decentralized finance market. This episode is for anyone looking to get[Read more…]

EPISODE SUMMARY This episode is all about Layer 1 architecture and innovation. Justin studied mathematics at Cambridge University. He was a Bitcoin entrepreneur from 2014 to 2017 and is now an Ethereum 2.0 researcher. DISCLAIMER The information on this podcast is provided for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only, without any express or implied warranty[Read more…]

EPISODE SUMMARY A day after Project Serum was officially announced, Anatoly and Sam sat down to discuss the current trading environment in crypto, the future of DeFi, and to provide additional details around the high-speed, non-custodial decentralized derivatives exchange built on Solana, Serum. DISCLAIMER The information on this podcast is provided for educational, informational, and[Read more…]

EPISODE SUMMARY From developing flow to leading the engineering team who designed Crypto Kitties, Dieter has extensive experience in both L1 and L2 development. Dieter discusses why he feels that sharding is not the best approach for scalability, along with how his experience developing creating crypto kitties molded this mindset. This episode is perfect for[Read more…]

EPISODE SUMMARY This episode is all about venture capital. Rodolfo Gonzales is a partner at Foundation Capital, a venture capital firm that backs individuals who want to nudge the world ahead in some way, using a transformative business as their fulcrum. Founded in 1995, Foundation Capital has invested in companies such as Uber, Mode, Netflix,[Read more…]