

The blocmates Podcast
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The weekly podcast from the blocmates camp with Alex, Grant and Gazz, covering all the news that we've found the most worthwhile to talk about from the past week in crypto. Rate us FIVE STARS or please do one.
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Feb 7, 2025 • 33min
The Friday Podcast | When Will It Stop Getting Worse?
Today's episode features just Alex and Gazz, with Mike absent. Another brutal week on the timeline has actually freed up some space to think and let builders build. We're talking tariffs and where we go from here: Hyperliquid, MegaETH, pump, fun, and Berachain.

Feb 5, 2025 • 31min
"It's not US vs China it's Closed Source vs Open Source" | TAO Talk Episode 19
563 & Brody sit down with CH from Bitget. CH shares insights into his journey at Bitget, the rapid growth of the exchange, and his deep involvement in the Bittensor ecosystem. The lads dive into the complexities of Bittensor's development, the impact of DeepSeek, challenges in the crypto space, and the evolving dynamic between closed source and open source technologies. Also, get the latest updates on the dTAO launch sequence, Glider, DeepSeek, and new subnets from Mode and Yuma.

Jan 31, 2025 • 44min
The Friday Podcast | The End of a Terrible Week
Alex, Mike and Gaz round off the week by discussing DeepSeek, our bags nuking, the Base $VVV news, Andre Cronje and the SEC and Jupiter's world domination plans.

Jan 30, 2025 • 56min
Has Ethereum Taken the Solana Bait? w/ Eclipse
Join Grant as he sits down with Ren and Terry from Eclipse.The lads discuss whether Solana has the potential to surpass Ethereum. Also they chat about how Eclipse is leveraging the Solana Virtual Machine (SVM) on Ethereum and examine the future of L2 rollups. Are general-purpose L2s becoming obsolete? Hear about their thought on the future of blockchain technology and the implications for the broader crypto space.

Jan 28, 2025 • 23min
Play with DeepSeek on Bittensor: Discovering the Next Big AI Shift! | TAO Talk Episode 18
This week, the lads dive into the wild market fluctuations.They highlight various projects within the ecosystem, such as Rayon Labs' Chutes, WebGenie, and decentralized real estate valuation tool Subnet 48. They also discuss the importance of open-source models, seamless integrations in developer workflows, and developer incentives like the Church of Rao and Dorm Builders hackathon.

Jan 24, 2025 • 46min
Silk Road’s Ross Ulbricht Is Free, Vitalik Chooses Violence and ETFs Are Filed for BONK TRUMP & DOGE
Four in a bed for this week's gm Degen. Jedi joins us to talk about one of the busiest weeks in the industry we've had in a while. Trump's in, and the bullish news flows, but the timeline is miserable. Ross Ulbricht is out, ZachXBT got a big well-deserved stimmy, ETFs have been filed for shitcoins, John McAfee is back from the dead and Vitalik has chosen violence.

Jan 23, 2025 • 1h 10min
Creating Blockchains of The Future with Commonware | Patrick O’Grady Interview
This week, Grant sits down with Patrick. They discuss Patrick's experiences at Avalabs and Coinbase, the challenges of launching his own crypto project, his frustrations with current ecosystem-specific approaches, and his vision for a more open, neutral codebase. Discover his innovative thoughts on high throughput chains, the importance of application-specific blockchains, and how Commonware aims to revolutionize the crypto space with modular, open-source tools. Patrick believes there's a better way to approach building blockchains and that current methods are insufficient for the next stage of development.

Jan 22, 2025 • 38min
Navigating Bittensor and Subnets: Simplifying Decentralized AI | TAO Talk Episode 17
This week the lads are joined by Parshant from Omega Labs. Tune in as we discuss recent updates, groundbreaking projects like Dippy and Targon, and the future of decentralized AI. Don't miss our chat on autonomous software engineering and the potential of text-to-product innovations. Stay tuned for all the latest scoops and interesting conversations happening in the BitTensor ecosystem!

Jan 21, 2025 • 41min
Trump Launches Meme Coin on Solana - What Happened in Crypto This Weekend
An emergency stream for gm Degen, unpacking the madness of this past weekend with the literal President of the United States launching a memecoin - $TRUMP.

Jan 17, 2025 • 31min
What’s Next for Ethereum? Trump’s Crypto Agenda & Market Impacts
This Friday's episode starts off with the latest on Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, XRP, and market prices. We discuss the week's market sentiment, Trump's upcoming inauguration, and his America First Crypto Reserve, which focuses on US crypto assets like USDC, Sol, and XRP. We also cover potential leadership changes at the Ethereum Foundation and the controversies surrounding Sony's Soneium Ethereum L2 launch, including issues with memecoins. Plus, news on Pump.fun and our thoughts on the Jupiter airdrop.