This is my conversation with Jonny Mack, Cofounder of Fabric and Hypersub.Timestamps:(00:00:00) - intro(00:01:05) - motivations(00:05:43) - pooled capital for shared ownership and upside(00:09:24) - the computer and the casino, the purist and the tourist(00:13:59) - sponsor: Privy(00:15:15) - $higher, memecoins, cashflow, headless brands(00:24:38) - STP, Hypersub, minting time(00:32:29) - onchain memberships are legible(00:40:55) - creators are multi-dimensional(00:46:21) - sponsor: Optimism(00:47:25) - a network of networks(00:53:11) - authentic communities(00:59:31) - the difference between punk and hip hop, revenue vs GDP(01:06:41) - building in public is native to the medium(01:16:15) - outroLinks:Jonny Mack - https://x.com/_nonlinear Hypersub - https://hypersub.withfabric.xyz/ Fabric - https://withfabric.xyz/ Thank you to our sponsors for making this podcast possible:Optimism - https://optimism.io Privy - https://privy.ioInto the Bytecode:- Sina Habibian on X: https://twitter.com/sinahab- Sina Habibian on Farcaster - https://warpcast.com/sinahab- Into the Bytecode: https://intothebytecode.com Disclaimer: this podcast is for informational purposes only. It is not financial advice nor a recommendation to buy or sell securities. The host and guests may hold positions in the projects discussed.

This is my conversation with Stephane Gosselin, cofounder of Flashbots, Frontier Research, and OneBalance.Timestamps:(00:00:00) - intro(00:01:29) - sponsor: Optimism(00:02:34) - my existential question about crypto(00:07:13) - global consensus is the problem(00:14:27) - architecting a new system(00:21:56) - OneBalance and Credible Accounts(00:29:39) - credible commitment machines(00:34:20) - sponsor: Privy(00:35:35) - the user issues permissions for solvers(00:37:06) - the trust model(00:42:20) - the CAKE framework and the Credible stack(00:47:59) - privacy(00:54:54) - global consensus blockchains and LLM foundation models(00:58:55) - a company is a mirror on your state of being(01:08:26) - having a strong why (01:17:46) - outroLinks:Stephane Gosselin - https://x.com/thegostepOneBalance - http://onebalance.ioFrontier Research - https://frontier.tech/Thank you to our sponsors for making this podcast possible:Optimism - https://optimism.io Privy - https://privy.ioInto the Bytecode:- Sina Habibian on X: https://twitter.com/sinahab- Sina Habibian on Farcaster - https://warpcast.com/sinahab- Into the Bytecode: https://intothebytecode.com  Disclaimer: this podcast is for informational purposes only. It is not financial advice nor a recommendation to buy or sell securities. The host and guests may hold positions in the projects discussed.

This is my conversation with Molly Mackinlay, Head of Engineering, Product, and Research Development at Protocol Labs, and CEO at FilOz.Timestamps:(00:00:00) - intro(00:01:59) - sponsor: Privy(00:03:15) - motivation(00:09:30) - exabytes of network capacity(00:12:11) - edge computing, bringing compute to data(00:14:26) - the history of IPFS, libp2p, IPLD, Filecoin, FVM, L2s and IPC(00:20:08) - designing incentives in Filecoin(00:25:11) - designing the block rewards curve(00:27:28) - progress through time(00:31:19) - learnings from building production systems, (00:34:15) - EVM-compatibility, future-proofing and network upgrades(00:43:51) - sponsor: Optimism(00:44:56) - IPC, L2 scaling on Filecoin(00:48:55) - architecting applications on subnets(00:54:12) - business models on subnets(00:57:27) - the interface between a subnet and the internet(01:04:41) - FilOz as a public goods amplifier(01:07:10) - opening up the Protocol Labs network(01:12:23) - Edge Esmeralda, field building, neurotech, and education(01:21:04) - outroLinks:Molly Mackinlay - https://x.com/momack28Protocol Labs - https://protocol.aiFilecoin - https://filecoin.ioFilOz - https://www.filoz.orgInterPlanetary Consensus - https://www.ipc.space/ Textile Basin - https://basin.textile.io/ web3.storage - https://web3.storage/ Filecoin Virtual Machine - https://fvm.filecoin.io/ Thank you to our sponsors for making this podcast possible:Optimism - https://optimism.io Privy - https://privy.io Into the Bytecode:- Sina Habibian on X: https://twitter.com/sinahab- Sina Habibian on Farcaster - https://warpcast.com/sinahab- Into the Bytecode: https://intothebytecode.comDisclaimer: this podcast is for informational purposes only. It is not financial advice nor a recommendation to buy or sell securities. The host and guests may hold positions in the projects discussed.

This is my conversation with Rish, cofounder of Neynar, building infrastructure for Farcaster.Timestamps:(00:00:00) - intro(00:01:51) - sponsor: Optimism(00:03:01) - the idea maze for Neynar(00:12:46) - exit, building blocks, and monetization models(00:17:20) - how Neynar is architected(00:21:52) - handling Frames Friday(00:25:04) - scaling infrastructure by mapping requests to resources(00:35:05) - sponsor: Privy(00:36:25) - taking good risks as a startup(00:41:55) - iteration and planning ahead, breadth vs depth-first search(00:45:36) - the channel protocol spec(00:51:26) - why build Frame Studio(00:56:55) - companies become extensions of their founders(01:05:53) - working on the Base team(01:10:28) - having a tight feedback loop with users(01:15:18) - cofounder relationship with Manan(01:19:25) - outroLinks:Rish - https://warpcast.com/rishNeynar - https://neynar.comThank you to our sponsors for making this podcast possible:Optimism - https://optimism.ioPrivy - https://privy.ioInto the Bytecode:- Sina Habibian on X: https://twitter.com/sinahab- Sina Habibian on Farcaster - https://warpcast.com/sinahab- Into the Bytecode: https://intothebytecode.comDisclaimer: this podcast is for informational purposes only. It is not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell securities. The host and guests may hold positions in the projects discussed.

This is my conversation with Sreeram Kannan, founder at EigenLayer.Timestamps:(00:00:00) - intro(00:01:21) - sponsor: Optimism(00:02:42) - the AVS economy(00:05:24) - blockchains separate trust and innovation(00:16:53) - sponsor: Optimism(00:18:02) - specialized services and SaaS on EigenLayer(00:24:50) - rollups are open verifiable web servers(00:41:35) - rollup economics and business models(01:55:14) - the transition from academic to builder/operator(01:06:38) - impact per unit action(01:10:26) - outroLinks:Sreeram Kannan - https://twitter.com/sreeramkannanEigenLayer - https://twitter.com/eigenlayerThank you to our sponsors for making this podcast possible:Optimism - https://optimism.ioPrivy - https://privy.ioInto the Bytecode:- Sina Habibian on X: https://twitter.com/sinahab- Sina Habibian on Farcaster - https://warpcast.com/sinahab- Into the Bytecode: https://intothebytecode.comDisclaimer: this podcast is for informational purposes only. It is not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell securities. The host and guests may hold positions in the projects discussed.

This is my conversation with Doug Petkanics and Eric Tang, cofounders of Livepeer.Timestamps:(00:00:00) - intro(00:01:45) - sponsor: Optimism(00:03:55) - Livepeer origin story(00:11:54) - FFmpeg and the video infrastructure stack(00:17:07) - compute capacity and cost in open vs closed systems(00:22:59) - GPUs as the supply side, working at NVIDIA(00:40:27) - finding latent demand(00:46:10) - sponsor: Privy(00:47:30) - learnings on go-to-market, Livepeer Studio, AI video processing(01:00:54) - AI subnets in the Livepeer network(01:07:51) - doing whatever it takes to get it done(01:13:19) - interacting with the market(01:18:51) - the inner game(01:24:30) - outroLinks:Doug Petkanics - https://twitter.com/petkanicsEric Tang - https://twitter.com/ericxtangLivepeer - https://twitter.com/livepeerLivepeer Studio - https://twitter.com/livepeerstudioThank you to our sponsors for making this podcast possible:Optimism - https://optimism.ioPrivy - https://privy.ioInto the Bytecode:- Sina Habibian on X: https://twitter.com/sinahab- Sina Habibian on Farcaster - https://warpcast.com/sinahab- Into the Bytecode: https://intothebytecode.comDisclaimer: this podcast is for informational purposes only. It is not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell securities. The host and guests may hold positions in the projects discussed.

Martin Köppelmann, Cofounder of Gnosis, discusses AI agents as onchain actors, training with prediction markets, interconnected concepts between agents and prediction markets, and the emergence of prediction markets now. The podcast delves into the potential of AI agents on blockchain, including their role in economic activities, market complexities, and evolution of prediction market architecture with AI agents.

This is my conversation with Varun Srinivasan - cofounder of Merkle Manufactory, the company building the Farcaster protocol and the Warpcast client.Timestamps:(00:00:00) - intro(00:01:34) - sponsor: Optimism(00:02:44) - Farcaster origins(00:05:59) - sufficient decentralization, namespaces, hubs and CRDTs(00:16:02) - type 1 vs type 2 decisions(00:21:23) - the protocol, channels, clients, spam(00:30:13)  direct messaging and end-to-end encryption(00:36:38) - a turing complete social protocol(00:41:58) - sponsor: Privy(00:43:19) - why frames(00:52:14) - Facebook, Twitter, Farcaster(01:03:25) - backstory, growing up in India, Microsoft, YC(01:08:11) - learnings from Coinbase(01:15:13) - building a company(01:18:53) - doing the one thing that matters(01:28:07) - outroThank you to our sponsors for making this podcast possible:Optimism - https://optimism.ioPrivy - https://privy.ioInto the Bytecode:- Sina Habibian on X: https://twitter.com/sinahab- Sina Habibian on Farcaster - https://warpcast.com/sinahab- Into the Bytecode: https://intothebytecode.comDisclaimer: this podcast is for informational purposes only. It is not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell securities. The host and guests may hold positions in the projects discussed.

This is my conversation with Rebecca Rettig and Michael Mosier. Rebecca is the Chief Legal and Policy Officer at Polygon Labs. Michael is cofounder of Arktouros and partner at Ex Ante.Timestamps:(00:00:00) - intro(00:01:38) - sponsor: Privy(00:02:59) - Rebecca's background, the Silk Road case, Aave, Polygon(00:07:22) - Michael's background, Department of Justice, FinCEN, Espresso Systems, the White House, ex/ante (00:15:12) - the current regulatory regime, Bank Secrecy Act, sanctions laws, miners/validators(00:29:30) - sponsor: Optimism(00:30:40) - genuine DeFi vs onchain CeFi, critical infrastructure(00:44:54) - Uniswap contracts, app vs protocol, wallet risk scoring, OFAC, Lazarus Group(00:54:19) - the Security Alliance (SEAL), white hats, working with the FBI(01:08:04) - why do this work, the ability to innovate in the US is a freedom(01:12:13) - crypto policy bootcamp(01:14:00) - outroThank you to our sponsors for making this podcast possible:Optimism - https://optimism.ioPrivy - https://privy.ioInto the Bytecode:- Sina Habibian on X: https://twitter.com/sinahab- Sina Habibian on Farcaster - https://warpcast.com/sinahab- Into the Bytecode: https://intothebytecode.com Disclaimer: this podcast is for informational purposes only. It is not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell securities. The host and guests may hold positions in the projects discussed.

Vitalik Buterin, creator of Ethereum, discusses topics like micro prediction markets, decentralized social networks, political instability, AI technology, brain-computer interfaces, and artificial languages in this entertaining podcast.