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Epicenter brings you in-depth conversations about the technical, economic and social implications of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies. Every week, we interview business leaders, engineers academics and entrepreneurs, and bring you a diverse spectrum of opinions and points of view. Epicenter is hosted by Sebastien Couture, Brian Fabian Crain, Friederike Ernst, Meher Roy and Felix Lutsch. Since 2014, our episodes have been downloaded over 8 million times.
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Taiko is a decentralized, Ethereum-equivalent (type I) rollup scaling solution which uses ZK technology. Taiko's goal is to scale Ethereum efficiently while maintaining security and decentralization. Being a type I zkEVM, Taiko retains full Ethereum equivalence, which creates a seamless DevEx, although this comes at the expense of UX as slower proo…
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Welcome to episode #428 of 20MT • Disappointment as Celtic again can't beat our big rivals • Idah gets the goal...but also frustrates? • Engels fleetingly shows us what he can do • Why can't Brendan find the wins in this fixture for now? and much more and much more Treat yourself or the 20MT listener in your life, as well as supporting the podcast …
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Founded by former Meta Diem team members, Sui is a high-performance, layer-1 blockchain designed for horizontal scaling and low-latency transactions. It uses an object-centric data model and the Move programming language to enable transaction parallelization which can handle >200,000 txs/s. Sui’s goal is to combine the benefits of blockchains with …
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Welcome to episode #427 of 20MT •It's hard to get to the top, and even harder to stay there •James Forrest makes history •Enough is enough with ticket prices •We must win at Ibrox and much more Treat yourself or the 20MT listener in your life, as well as supporting the podcast with some 20MT merch at 20mt.bigcartel.com/ You can help support the pro…
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With an extensive experience in traditional money markets, Maple Finance was envisioned as an institutional capital marketplace which combines the transparency & capital efficiency of blockchains with the regulatory framework of TradFi. Unlike many DeFi protocols that require over-collateralized loans (e.g. Aave), Maple also specializes in under-co…
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Welcome to episode #426 of 20MT •Celtic's treble attempt is branded tedious •Is so much success good for Celtic long term? •Callum McGregor is irreplaceable •The Reo Hatate conundrum and much more Treat yourself or the 20MT listener in your life, as well as supporting the podcast with some 20MT merch at 20mt.bigcartel.com/ You can help support the …
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Tally is a software platform designed to support tokenized organizations, particularly Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) and crypto communities. It provides tools for launching tokens, governing protocols, and enabling staking to foster community participation and growth. Tally facilitates onchain governance, allowing transparent and de…
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Welcome to episode #425 of 20MT •Brendan gets the response he was after...for a bit •Greg Taylor shows us what we might miss •Adam Idah is a weird one to assess •Do we care about the early leavers? And much more Treat yourself or the 20MT listener in your life, as well as supporting the podcast with some 20MT merch at 20mt.bigcartel.com/ You can he…
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Namechain is an L2 developed by ENS Labs, to enhance the scalability and efficiency of managing decentralized identities on Ethereum. It is designed to work in tandem with ENS V2, which introduced a hierarchical registry system for more efficient subdomain management and custom resolvers. A key vision for Namechain is to unify multi-chain user iden…
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Welcome to episode #424 of 20MT •What's happened to Celtic's mentality? •How do we fix it? •Nicolas Kuhn looks like he's chucked it and much more Treat yourself or the 20MT listener in your life, as well as supporting the podcast with some 20MT merch at 20mt.bigcartel.com/ You can help support the production of these podcasts, as well as gaining ac…
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Ethereum’s transition from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake created a unique set of conditions (i.e. lack of protocol-level delegation, 32 ETH requirement, long exit queues, etc.) that led to Lido’s liquid staking model to gain huge traction, significantly eclipsing other LSD providers on native PoS chains. stETH added on-demand liquidity, bypassing…
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Welcome to episode #423 of 20MT •Daizen hits 30 goals and moved into an exclusive club •Brendan (almost) confirms that Greg Taylor is leaving •Does Nawrocki have a future here? •First impressions of Sinisalo And much more Treat yourself or the 20MT listener in your life, as well as supporting the podcast with some 20MT merch at 20mt.bigcartel.com/ …
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While DeFi’s ultimate goal is to provide an alternative for TradFi, blockchain gaming caters to retail masses, onboarding millions of users to crypto through incentives and fun gameplay. The greatest success story in Web3 gaming thus far has been, without a doubt, Axie Infinity. Apart from creating an engaged community whose early adopters also exp…
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On this week's episode we are joined by Alex Barker of The Athletic to delve into the details of both legs of Celtic's enthralling playoff tie with German giants Bayern Munich from a tactical and statistical perspective. Treat yourself or the 20MT listener in your life, as well as supporting the podcast with some 20MT merch at 20mt.bigcartel.com/ Y…
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Welcome to episode #422 of 20MT •What went wrong in the derby? •The fullbacks had a nightmare •Our senior players let us down •Brendan needs to sort this out and much more Treat yourself or the 20MT listener in your life, as well as supporting the podcast with some 20MT merch at 20mt.bigcartel.com/ You can help support the production of these podca…
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Solana needs no introduction. Ever since its inception, it pushed throughput scaling on a single chain, without the need of sharding or rollups. Despite its ups and downs that culminated at the bottom of the bear market after the FTX crash, it managed to not only survive, but build a vibrant community around crypto's (arguably) most prominent PMF (…
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Welcome to episode #421 of 20MT •Celtic advance to another Hampden semi with a win over poor Hibs •Can we sign Schlupp permanently? •Who has the edge for these games? •Engels will finally get his chance to impress and much more Treat yourself or the 20MT listener in your life, as well as supporting the podcast with some 20MT merch at 20mt.bigcartel…
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Bitcoin’s security and reliability as a store of value are undeniable. However, its liquidity remained untapped for too long due to a lack of trustless bridges and native smart contract capabilities. As BTC is only native to Bitcoin’s L1, any attempt to include it in DeFi relies on the trust assumptions of third party custodians that wrap it. Build…
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Welcome to episode #420 of 20MT •Rangers' woes continue under the Staunch Avengers •Are finally joining the Yang Gang? •What's happened to Kyogo? •Hibs up next...and they're flying! and much more Treat yourself or the 20MT listener in your life, as well as supporting the podcast with some 20MT merch at 20mt.bigcartel.com/ You can help support the p…
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In the digital networked age, people’s attention often overlooks local problems in favour of global ones, which don’t necessarily impact them in their daily lives, or over which they don’t have a say due to the skewed Pareto distribution of power in modern day societies. Puja Ohlhaver, in her recent research paper ‘Community currencies’, proposes a…
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Even though current LLM providers usually charge flat rates regardless if the subscriber is a ‘power user’ or not, as AI agents become the workhorses of the online economy, a dynamic AI-to-AI payments infrastructure would prove crucial for proper remuneration. Nevermined proposes a blockchain-agnostic, AI-agnostic credit system, that each builder c…
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Welcome to episode #419 of 20MT •An incredible season for Celtic gets even better with the latest Ibrox hires •Farewell to the man of substance •VAR has another nightmare •Celtic looked sluggish at Easter Road and much more Treat yourself or the 20MT listener in your life, as well as supporting the podcast with some 20MT merch at 20mt.bigcartel.com…
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Welcome to episode #418 of 20MT •Celtic are so unlucky as a heroic performance at the Allianz almost does the job •Brendan Rodgers proves that he and Celtic belong at this level •The defence and Kasper were outstanding •The board must support the vision, or go and much more Treat yourself or the 20MT listener in your life, as well as supporting the…
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As more and more protocols compete for marketshare, user acquisition represents one of the most important elements of the GTM strategy. Web3 projects, through their governance tokens, can incentivise users directly to participate in meaningful activities for each protocol, subsidising their revenue generation through vested upside in the project. T…
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Welcome to episode #417 of 20MT •Rangers produce an all-timer to leave Celtic favourites for another treble •The Scottish cup belongs to Celtic •Daizen has been unbelievable recently •Bayern Munich sre the biggest test of the season and much more... Treat yourself or the 20MT listener in your life, as well as supporting the podcast with some 20MT m…
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