In 2016, Gavin Wood launched the Polkadot project, a paradigm shifting effort to create a scalable and interoperable platform that uses a novel concept called parachains. With the opening of the parachain auctions in 2021, teams all around the world have been competing for a chance at winning a coveted parachain slot. On this show, you’ll hear from leaders and innovators building parachains on Polkadot and it’s sister project, Kusama. Whether this is the first you’ve heard of parachains, or ...
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In this episode we welcome back Bruno Škvorc, founder of the NFT project RMRK - which aims to give NFTs infinite extensibility. While RMRK is not a parachain, it is a new NFT standard that is primarily focused on the Polkadot/Kusama ecosystem. Join us to piece together the "NFT legos" as RMRK moves from 1.0 - 2.0, discuss securing your NFTs, and ‘r…
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We welcome back Alexei Zamyatin, Founder of #Interlay to talk about their recent Polkadot slot win. Alexei shares with us the challenges and accomplishments of building parachains for both Polkadot and Kusama, what the team has been up to since we last spoke, and their 2022 roadmap for the Bitcoin focused project. Recorded March 10th, 2022…
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In this episode, we get to talk to Joe Petrowski of Web3 Foundation about the ever-evolving nature of Polkadot and the governance model behind it. Join your host, Brian, as they discuss not only Joe’s history and the outlook for Polkadot, but also dive into the major changes expected this year for the 13 member Polkadot council. Recorded March 9th,…
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On this episode, Brian sits down with Moonsama’s pseudonymous @DonnieBigBags. Tune in to this high-energy, hilarious, and informative discussion to hear Donnie talk about what brought him into the Dotsama space and championing the community. Listen as he shares his views on NFTs, a Minecraft metaverse, and perhaps even a parachain of his own in the…
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Today, Brian is joined once again by the Chief of Growth at Acala: Dan Reecer, arguably one of the most recognizable figures in the Polkadot ecosystem since the parachain auctions started. Join us in the conversation as we discuss Acala’s HyFi vision, their Polkadot launch, Liquid DOT, and whether or not parachain teams should worry about crypto be…
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Hanwen Cheng, founder and CEO of Litentry, sat down with Brian to chat about their Polkadot project, providing decentralized identity services, and his time at Parity. Leave your ID at home and join us for this informative conversation. Recorded December 6, 2021
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In this episode, Brian chats with the mysterious 0xBrainjar, Co-Founder and Head of Product at Composable Finance, all about their Kusama win, plans for Polkadot, and anonymity as a creator in the crypto sphere. Recorded November 10, 2021
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In a DeFi ecosystem swimming with competitors, Manta is finding ways to stand out from the crowd. In this episode Kenny Li, Co-Founder and CEO, comes back to the show to talk all about the ways they are keeping ‘current’ with their planned offerings in the Polkadot ecosystem. Make sure to tune in, and bring your squad along for the ride. Recorded D…
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Today we welcome back Lucas Vogelsang, Co-Founder and CEO of Centrifuge, along with Cassidy Daly, Token Engineer as they prepare for the launch of their Polkadot crowdloan. They dropped by to chat with Brian about bringing real estate and other real world borrowing onto the blockchain, a potential candidate for the Polkadot Council, the intricacies…
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In this week’s episode, we welcome back Parallel Finance’s founder and CEO, Yubo Ruan. Parallel recently won Polkadot's slot 4 with an impressive 10.8M DOT contributed! We discuss Heiko’s success on Kusama, their “institutional-grade” lending protocol for DeFi, and how major backers like Alameda, Sequoia, and Lightspeed make a major impact on the e…
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In this highly competitive first group of Polkadot parachain hopefuls, Efinity stands out from the crowd as a cross-chain bridge for NFTs. Today, Brian chats with Witek Radomski of Enjin - the team behind the Efinity project. Will Enjin’s wealth of experience in online-gaming provide an edge in the polkadot ecosystem? Recorded November 16th, 2021…
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We're bringing back Sota Watanabe, Astar Network Founder, and Maarten Henskens, VP of Growth. In previous conversations we learned about their winning project Shiden, an early Kusama auction winner. Join Brian as the Astar team informs us of their multi-chain smart contract platform, the future of Polkadot / Kusama and last but not least the tradit…
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Today we welcome back Dieter Fishbein, Head of Ecosystem Development at Web3. In this conversation we uncover the mysteries of Polkadot's governance, how the 11th Kusama auction snuck into batch 2, and a retrospective look at the auctions to date. Recorded November 10th, 2021
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In this episode, Brian Hoffman, Kraken’s Crypto Platform Product Lead, sits down with Derek Yoo, the CEO of Purestake to discuss his team’s Polkadot project Moonbeam. Join the conversation as they discuss the fascinating world of Polkadot as Derek's team embarks on a mission towards gaining one of the first slots on the new chain. Recorded November…
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Today on the show we have Bette Chen along with Dan Reecer from Acala for an engaging conversation about the upcoming polkadot auctions. We also get to learn about Bette’s background and her thoughts on building a more open, sovereign & decentralized future. Recorded October 20th, 2021
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Brian sits down with Interlay’s co-founders, Alexei Zamyatin and Dominik Harz, to discuss their landslide victory. They also chat about the council’s unexpected decision to run an eleventh Kusama slot auction in this ‘second batch’. You won’t want to miss the conversation. Recorded October 13th, 2021…
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Parallel’s Kusama project Heiko is the centre of attention in this episode where Brain has back-to-back interviews discussing Parallel’s vision for the project, followed by an exclusive winner interview. During part 1 we learn about Parrallel’s founder Yubo Ruan, and his journey from high school dropout to successful tech entrepreneur. Join us as w…
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RMRK, the NFT protocol that broke the Kusama network... twice!
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The podcast pivots today to highlight one of the most innovative NFT protocols in the Polkadot ecosystem. Remark or RMRK, was founded by Bruno Škvorc, while working for the Web3 Foundation. Join us as we explore Bruno's background, the limitations of Ethereum NFTs, Nestable "art legos" that don’t require smart contracts, using NFTs to unlock featur…
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Today on the podcast we welcome Lucas Vogelsang, Co-Founder and CEO of Centrifuge whose Kusama project, Altair, just won the 9th parachain slot auction. For the first time ever, the team with fewer high bids wins! Lucas chats with us about the stress, excitement, and inevitable chaos as they attained their Kusama parachain slot. Recorded September …
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Will the teams golden streaks of brilliance garner Kintsugi a parachain slot? Brian sits down with Interlay’s Alexei Zamyatin to discuss the benefits of bringing Bitcoin to Kusama, community owned vaults, and more on today’s episode. Recorded September 10th, 2021
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The ‘King of Serpents', Basilisk, Crowned with Parachain Slot Number Eight!
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Basilisk just won the 8th Kusama Parachain Auction! On today's episode, Brian touches base with Jakub Gregus, co-founder of HydraDX and their Kusama project Basilisk. In this conversation, we discuss HydraDX's prominent community of supporters, Jakub's chaos score for Basilisk, and his thoughts on how they plan to differentiate their Polkadot and K…
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Congratulations to Calamari with their Auction Seven Win on Kusama! Today we have Kenny Li, who humbly refers to himself as Core Contributor, of Manta Network and their Kusama Project Calamari. (Kenny is also one of the co-founders and COO) This discussion covers all things Manta-Mari, including their upcoming products: MariPay which will support t…
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Ingo Rübe from Kilt Protocol joins our host Brian after an epic win during the sixth Kusama parachain auction. Listen in as Ingo tells us about how they reached their crowdloan cap during the auction, their plans for launch, and the upcoming celebrations for the team. Recorded September 8th, 2021
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Will Altair be the one to spin up liquidity for CryptoPunks?
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Today on the podcast we welcome Cassidy Daly, token development and research for Centrifuge- the company behind Altair, a project competing for an upcoming parachain slot on Kusama. Altair is named after a star, one of the the brightest and fastest spinning in the galaxy. Will this project be one of the brightest Kusama parachains? Will they be abl…
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Today on the podcast we welcome Alex Melikhov, CEO and founder of Equilibrium - the company behind Genshiro, a project competing for an upcoming parachain slot on Kusama. In this conversation we learn about the early successes Alex had with Equilibrium and how they are building out their grand plan for their Genshiro project. Recorded August 27th, …
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Today on the podcast we welcome Ingo Rübe, CEO and founder of BOTLabs - the company behind Kilt Protocol, to discuss his team’s parachain project, KILT. In this discussion Brian and Ingo cover digital identities and how KILT plans to be a major player in this important and sensitive area of the crypto ecosystem. Recorded August 26th, 2021…
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Meet Web3, The Foundation Behind Polkadot and Kusama
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We had questions. So we went directly to the source! Join Brian for an episode you DO NOT want to miss! Today on the podcast we welcome Dieter Fishbein, Head of Ecosystem Development at Web3. In the discussion we cover the backstory of Polkadot/Kusama, where we are at present and what the roadmap looks like for a parachain future. Recorded July 9th…
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