
Y-Axis Podcast
Tristan Yver interviews the cryptocurrency and blockchain space's best entrepreneurs about building successful companies. In these episodes, builders reveal their journeys, challenges, and key lessons that drove their success.
Latest episodes

Sep 18, 2023 • 1h 7min
Keone Hon: Scaling EVM, HFT Trading, Pipelining and Building a Layer 1 Ecosystem
Welcome to episode 6 of the Y-Axis Pod with special guest Keone Hon & your host Tristan Yver!In this episode Tristan opens up the floor for Keone to share about Monad, the blockchain his team has been diligently building. Deployment is projected for mid 2024. Keone goes in depth on the mechanics of how Monad will make the EVM (Ethereum Virtual Machine) more efficient by explaining the four prong system of Pipelining. Keone Hon is the CEO and co-founder of Monad Labs, a blockchain company focused on optimizing the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) for decentralized application development. Before founding Monad, Keone spent eight years at Jump Trading, where he led an HFT team.

Aug 2, 2023 • 1h 12min
Anatoly Yakovenko: Building Blockchains, Solana's Future, Memes and Community
Tune in to get the current scoop from the creator of Solana; an OG pioneer in the blockchain space. In this episode he shares where his inspiration is still coming from, updates on Saga (Web 3.0 phone), gives his input on keys for xNFTs & Mad Lads, ideas for expanding blockchain adoption, comparisons between Solana, and other chains, and more!

Jul 22, 2023 • 1h 6min
Evgeny Gaevoy: Crypto Markets, AI and Trading vs Building | The Y-Axis Podcast #4
Welcome to episode 4 of the Y-Axis Pod with special guest Evgeny Gaevoy and your host Tristan Yver!Tristan has hosted Evgeny multiple times in the past - now there’s new ground to cover; especially with the FTX Black Swan event. Evgeny shares his revelations & how Wintermute handled the (potential) crisis and are safeguarding for the future. This episode really has a bit of everything from navigating the current crypto market, an unexpected blooper, unraveling the fabric of AI, philosophical takes on life… all the way to book recommendations.Evgeny is the founder & CEO of Wintermute - a leading global crypto market maker. They partner with the world's best crypto exchanges and projects to provide liquidity. They have decades of experience in high-frequency trading. Company site: Wintermute.comThere’s plenty of free game here for inspiring entrepreneurs, well-cultured degens & fellow Mad Lads - enjoy!

Jul 6, 2023 • 60min
Dan Dinh: TSM, Gaming, Company Building & Content Scaling | The Y-Axis Podcast #3
Dan is a close friend of Tristan’s, an American entrepreneur and former professional League of Legends player. He is the co-founder, president of Team SoloMid (TSM), an esports organization known for its League of Legends team in the League Championship Series (LCS). Dan entered the competitive scene by forming All or Nothing with his brother, Andy "Reginald" Dinh.

Jun 15, 2023 • 1h 14min
Tarun Chitra: Mathematics, Zero Knowledge Proofs & LLMs | The Y-Axis Podcast #2
Tarun Chitra is the Co-Founder and CEO of Gauntlet, a simulation platform for crypto networks that helps developers understand how decisions about security, governance, and consensus mechanisms affect network activity and asset value. He started building trading tools for cryptocurrencies as a hobby in 2016 while working full-time as a quant researcher and developer at Vatic Labs. In March 2022, Gauntlet raised a new round of funding that pushed its valuation to $1 billion. Chitra utilized his network of quant traders to build Gauntlet into a unicorn.There’s lots to pick up for inspiring math-magicians , cryptographers, well-cultured degens & fellow Mad Lads!

Jun 6, 2023 • 57min
Armani Ferrante: Computer Science, Blockchains & Company Building | The Y-Axis Podcast #1
Welcome to the first episode of Tristan Yver’s ‘Y-Axis Podcast’ with special guest Armani Ferrante.Just over a year ago Tristan and Armani set out on a mission to found Backpack; a Web3 Wallet that is home to xNFTs and Mad Lads. In this episode Armani shares his journey through school to becoming an engineer, what it was like working at Apple and transitioning to building on the blockchain. There’s lots to pick up for inspiring software engineers, entrepreneurs, well-cultured degens & fellow Mad Lads!