The blocmates Podcast

This week grant is joined by Karan from Mira Network.They explore Mira's efforts to reduce hallucinations in AI models through parallelization and their new grants program aimed at fostering innovative projects in the crypto AI sector. Hear about secular trends, the exciting potential for AI-powered agents, and the role of reliable, high-performance AI infrastructure in shaping tomorrow's technology landscape.

Join the lads as they jump into the launch of dTAO starting with Giles from Tensora and Colin from Inference Labs. They cover everything from the anticipation of the dTAO launch, the effects on miners, validators, and subnet owners, to how community and communication play crucial roles. Also, hear what differentiates the winners from the losers, and how the bittensor ecosystem will evolve with the new dTAO update. 

It's Valentine's Day, and this felt like a lot to get through mentally for a hungover host.Covering Polymarket and the Superbowl, Mastercard claiming 30% of transactions are tokenized, the CAR memecoin launch out of Africa, Bitboy going even more dark, and a quick look at the market. Plus some other stuff. Enjoy. 

Discover how autonomous agents are transforming the crypto landscape by coordinating across different chains and handling payments. The conversation dives into the evolution of these agents and their role in the creation of a new 'network state.' Explore the future of decentralized technologies, innovations in AI in the gaming industry, and strategies for fair token distribution. The hosts share insights on building a sustainable ecosystem and the potential for social media platforms to integrate payment solutions.

This week, Grant sits down with Jason.They discuss integrating intellectual property (IP) with blockchain technology. He explains how Story brings IP on-chain, making it accessible and programmable, transforming a traditionally gated asset class. Jason discusses the practical implications for diverse fields like AI, music, gaming, and more while touching on partnerships with notable brands and entities like Stable Diffusion. He also expresses excitement about the upcoming launch of Story's public mainnet, which aims to democratize IP monetization and foster a new marketplace for IP-backed tokens. Additionally, Jason mentions that Zerebro will be running a validator for Story, strengthening the network security. Also, learn how crypto and AI agents are set to reshape the landscape of IP utilization.

James from Mode Network joined the lads this week.He shares his journey into Bittensor and dives into their hot new project, Synth. They discuss the intricacies of building financial agents, the importance of a strong data layer for AI, and Bittensor's role in revolutionizing data streaming. 

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.

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. 

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. 

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.