

Validated
Austin Federa
When it comes to blockchain, the thing people talk about most — the price — is actually the least interesting part. Crypto conversations are too often about who’s up and who’s down, what to buy and what to sell, and today’s drama on Twitter. Most conversations about crypto miss how it’s going to change ... everything.
On VALIDATED, we’ll be talking to the people who are rethinking the internet — and our world. No hype cycles. No financial advice. Just conversations on the biggest ideas shaping the future of the internet.
Web3 is complicated, but never boring.
On VALIDATED, we’ll be talking to the people who are rethinking the internet — and our world. No hype cycles. No financial advice. Just conversations on the biggest ideas shaping the future of the internet.
Web3 is complicated, but never boring.
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Apr 24, 2020 • 1h
Zaki Manian - Co-founder of iqlusion Ep #20
In this episode, Zaki discusses the slow adoption of complex VDFs, Anatoly lays out his theory that we are in a simulation, and both speakers take a deep dive into layer 1 architecture. Zaki briefly covers why he decided to leave Tendremint and all the exciting projects he is currently working on. DISCLAIMERThe information on this podcast is provided for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only, without any express or implied warranty of any kind, including warranties of accuracy, completeness, or fitness for any particular purpose. The information contained in or provided from or through this podcast is not intended to be and does not constitute financial advice, investment advice, trading advice, or any other advice. The information on this podcast is general in nature and is not specific to you, the user or anyone else. You should not make any decision, financial, investment, trading or otherwise, based on any of the information presented on this podcast without undertaking independent due diligence and consultation with a professional broker or financial advisor.

Apr 9, 2020 • 59min
Viktor Radchenko - Founder of Trust Wallet Ep #19
DISCLAIMERThe information on this podcast is provided for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only, without any express or implied warranty of any kind, including warranties of accuracy, completeness, or fitness for any particular purpose. The information contained in or provided from or through this podcast is not intended to be and does not constitute financial advice, investment advice, trading advice, or any other advice. The information on this podcast is general in nature and is not specific to you, the user or anyone else. You should not make any decision, financial, investment, trading or otherwise, based on any of the information presented on this podcast without undertaking independent due diligence and consultation with a professional broker or financial advisor.

Mar 27, 2020 • 44min
Kyle Samani - Managing Partner at Multicoin Capital Ep #18
In this episode, Kyle and Anatoly talk about the effects of COVID-19 on the cryptocurrency market, Black Thursday, and how they each see the next few months playing out in both the crypto and traditional markets. DISCLAIMERThe information on this podcast is provided for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only, without any express or implied warranty of any kind, including warranties of accuracy, completeness, or fitness for any particular purpose.The information contained in or provided from or through this podcast is not intended to be and does not constitute financial advice, investment advice, trading advice, or any other advice.The information on this podcast is general in nature and is not specific to you, the user or anyone else. You should not make any decision, financial, investment, trading or otherwise, based on any of the information presented on this podcast without undertaking independent due diligence and consultation with a professional broker or financial advisor.

Mar 18, 2020 • 54min
Amir Haleem - CEO of Helium Ep #17
For this episode, Anatoly sits down with the CEO of Helium, Amir Haleem. Helium was founded in 2013 by Shawn Fanning, Amir Haleem, and Sean Carey, with a mission to make it easier to build connected devices. Helium is creating a decentralized internet network through its product the Helium Hotspot. With a Helium Hotspot, anyone can earn cryptocurrency by building a wireless network in their city and creating a more connected future. DISCLAIMERThe information on this podcast is provided for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only, without any express or implied warranty of any kind, including warranties of accuracy, completeness, or fitness for any particular purpose. The information contained in or provided from or through this podcast is not intended to be and does not constitute financial advice, investment advice, trading advice, or any other advice. The information on this podcast is general in nature and is not specific to you, the user or anyone else. You should not make any decision, financial, investment, trading or otherwise, based on any of the information presented on this podcast without undertaking independent due diligence and consultation with a professional broker or financial advisor.

Mar 17, 2020 • 27min
Coinlist Auction & Staker Price Guarantee ft. Coinlist President Andy Bromberg
coinlist.co/solanaFor this special episode of The Solana Podcast, we answer all your questions around our Coinlist auction that is happening right now! Pre-bidding starts on March 17th at 12pm PT and and the auction happens at 10pm PT on March 24th.- Anatoly breaks down how our 90% buy back guarantee works- Andy & Anatoly talk about how a dutch auction works DISCLAIMERThe information on this podcast is provided for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only, without any express or implied warranty of any kind, including warranties of accuracy, completeness, or fitness for any particular purpose. The information contained in or provided from or through this podcast is not intended to be and does not constitute financial advice, investment advice, trading advice, or any other advice. The information on this podcast is general in nature and is not specific to you, the user or anyone else. You should not make any decision, financial, investment, trading or otherwise, based on any of the information presented on this podcast without undertaking independent due diligence and consultation with a professional broker or financial advisor.

Mar 3, 2020 • 52min
Vinny Lingham - CEO of Civic / General Partner at Multicoin Capital Ep #16
Vinny Lingham is the founder and CEO of Civic as well as a GP at Multicoin Capital. In this episode, Vinny and Anatoly go deep into early bitcoin adoption and how it shaped the entire ecosystem. They discuss the practical use cases for crypto and how we have just started to tap its full potential. Lastly, they touch on early success stories in the industry and Vinny talks about how Civic is reshaping the landscape for crypto wallets. DISCLAIMERThe information on this podcast is provided for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only, without any express or implied warranty of any kind, including warranties of accuracy, completeness, or fitness for any particular purpose. The information contained in or provided from or through this podcast is not intended to be and does not constitute financial advice, investment advice, trading advice, or any other advice. The information on this podcast is general in nature and is not specific to you, the user or anyone else. You should not make any decision, financial, investment, trading or otherwise, based on any of the information presented on this podcast without undertaking independent due diligence and consultation with a professional broker or financial advisor.

Feb 19, 2020 • 51min
Jill Carlson - Partner at Slow Ventures / Co-Founder Of The Open Money Initiative Ep #15
We had a blast hosting Jill Carlson for episode #15 the Solana Podcast. For this episode we took a different approach; instead of doing a deep technical dive on a specific project Anatoly and Jill discuss the history of Bitcoin, practical uses for blockchain technology, ways to stay authentic and true to your vision in the crypto space, and so much more! This was one of the most fun episodes we have done to date. Enjoy. DISCLAIMERThe information on this podcast is provided for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only, without any express or implied warranty of any kind, including warranties of accuracy, completeness, or fitness for any particular purpose.The information contained in or provided from or through this podcast is not intended to be and does not constitute financial advice, investment advice, trading advice, or any other advice.The information on this podcast is general in nature and is not specific to you, the user or anyone else. You should not make any decision, financial, investment, trading or otherwise, based on any of the information presented on this podcast without undertaking independent due diligence and consultation with a professional broker or financial advisor.

Feb 5, 2020 • 57min
Meher Roy & Reisen - Co-Founders of Chorus One Ep #14
Chorus One is operating infrastructure to help you securely increase your crypto holdings. Meher & Reisen go into the founding history of Chorus One, the high availability validation project StrongGate and its implications for Solana, as well as the future of Proof-of-Stake and validation in general. DISCLAIMERThe information on this podcast is provided for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only, without any express or implied warranty of any kind, including warranties of accuracy, completeness, or fitness for any particular purpose.The information contained in or provided from or through this podcast is not intended to be and does not constitute financial advice, investment advice, trading advice, or any other advice.The information on this podcast is general in nature and is not specific to you, the user or anyone else. You should not make any decision, financial, investment, trading or otherwise, based on any of the information presented on this podcast without undertaking independent due diligence and consultation with a professional broker or financial advisor.

Jan 20, 2020 • 53min
Sunny Aggarwal - Core Developer at Tendermint / Cosmos. Founder of Sikka Tech & Blockchain at Berkley Ep #13
This episode is all about Validators. Are you interested in learning more about how to run a node and become a validator? Sunny and Anatoly go deep into the current models and how validation within the blockchain ecosystem is evolving. DISCLAIMERThe information on this podcast is provided for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only, without any express or implied warranty of any kind, including warranties of accuracy, completeness, or fitness for any particular purpose.The information contained in or provided from or through this podcast is not intended to be and does not constitute financial advice, investment advice, trading advice, or any other advice.The information on this podcast is general in nature and is not specific to you, the user or anyone else. You should not make any decision, financial, investment, trading or otherwise, based on any of the information presented on this podcast without undertaking independent due diligence and consultation with a professional broker or financial advisor.

Jan 6, 2020 • 1h 11min
Brendan Eich - Co-founder / CEO Brave Software and Attention Token. Co-founder Mozilla & Firefox. Created JavaScript Ep #12
This is a special episode. Brendan Eich stopped by our recording studio in San Francisco a few weeks ago. During his visit, he and Anatoly sat down for over an hour to cover a broad range of topics. We start off the recording with a highlight of Brendans many accolades and achievements - creator of Javascript, co-founder of Mozilla/Firefox and most recent the CEO of Brave Software. Through Brave, Brendan and team are working to reinvent the way online advertising is handled. Opting to gave the power to the everyday user, you, instead of the advertisers. Evan and Anatoly go into a deep discussion around the future of SNARKs and real-life use cases. Are SNARKs still a research problem or have they evolved into an engineering problem? DISCLAIMERThe information on this podcast is provided for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only, without any express or implied warranty of any kind, including warranties of accuracy, completeness, or fitness for any particular purpose.The information contained in or provided from or through this podcast is not intended to be and does not constitute financial advice, investment advice, trading advice, or any other advice.The information on this podcast is general in nature and is not specific to you, the user or anyone else. You should not make any decision, financial, investment, trading or otherwise, based on any of the information presented on this podcast without undertaking independent due diligence and consultation with a professional broker or financial advisor.