The Smart Economy Podcast: Real-World Blockchain Applications with Crypto, DeFi, NFTs, and DAOs Covalent's Vision for the Future of Data and AI with Ganesh Swami
Oct 24, 2024
57:12
In this episode of The Smart Economy Podcast, host Dylan Grabowski is joined by Ganesh Swami, CEO and co-founder of Covalent.
Join them as they:
- Explore the three facets of AI in blockchain: decentralized training, inference, and data
- Analyze Covalent's role in bridging Web2 and Web3 technologies
- Discuss the evolution of blockchain data needs from 2017 to the present
- Examine the development and importance of the Ethereum Wayback Machine
- Unpack the challenges and opportunities in blockchain infrastructure
- Delve into the future of AI and blockchain integration
And much more!
Ganesh Swami is the CEO and co-founder of Covalent, a company that started as a data analytics provider and has evolved into a comprehensive infrastructure services provider. With a background in physics and pharmaceutical research, Ganesh brings a unique perspective to blockchain technology and its potential for creating transparent, verifiable systems.
Episode Highlights:
[00:01:11] The three facets of AI in blockchain
[00:01:11] The three facets of AI in blockchain
[00:06:09] Ganesh's journey into crypto and blockchain
[00:10:07] Evolution of blockchain data needs
[00:31:22] Covalent's clients and use cases
[00:36:45] Supporting multiple blockchain networks
[00:46:38] The Ethereum Wayback Machine and blockchain resilience
[00:57:27] Future outlook and reasons for optimism
Previous guests include: Rusty Matveev, Chief Strategy Officer at Calaxy; Andrew Lawrence, CEO and Co-Founder of Censo; Zac Townsend, CEO and Co-Founder of Meanwhile; Jesper Johansen, CEO and Co-Founder of Northstake; Tama Churchouse, COO of Cumberland Labs; Holly Wood of Boson Protocol; Sid Powell of Maple Finance; Chad Barraford of THORChain; and many others.
Check out our three most downloaded episodes:
- Laying the Groundwork for a Billion-User Blockchain with Rich Rines, Contributor at Core DAO
- Staking the Future: From Blockchain Beginnings to Institutional Innovations with Chen Zhuling of RockX
- The Unstoppable Nature of Blockchain: A Conversation with Bonart Mati of Obligate
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