Base Layer Episode 207: Lucas Vogelsang, Founder at Centrifuge on real world assets bridging into Digital Assets

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On the Season 2 debut of Lost Cultures: Living Legacies , we travel to Bermuda, an Atlantic island whose history spans centuries and continents. Once uninhabited, Bermuda became a vital stop in transatlantic trade, a maritime stronghold, and a cultural crossroads shaped by African, European, Caribbean, and Native American influences. Guests Dr. Kristy Warren and Dr. Edward Harris trace its transformation from an uninhabited island to a strategic outpost shaped by shipwrecks, colonization, the transatlantic slave trade, and the rise and fall of empires. Plus, former Director of Tourism Gary Phillips shares the story of the Gombey tradition, a vibrant performance art rooted in resistance, migration, and cultural fusion. Together, they reveal how Bermuda’s layered past continues to shape its people, culture, and identity today. You can also find us online at ⁠travelandleisure.com/lostcultures Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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Financial systems rarely connect to one another directly across company boundaries. Business networks are in competition for market share and thus, do not have incentives to share user profiles, build a robust and shareable reputation system within a network, or open their data silos to others. Lucas and his team at Centrifuge believe that the time of incremental optimization of archaic processes has to come to an end. Only by collectively shaping an entirely new system for the global financial supply chain can we foster widespread economic opportunity. This new system can only be established by dismantling the existing financial supply chain infrastructure, stripping it down to its essential components, and reassembling it for the 21st century. Come listen a fascinating episode that discusses bridging these divides.

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Base Layer Episode 207: Lucas Vogelsang, Founder at Centrifuge on real world assets bridging into Digital Assets

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Episode 262: Jansen Teng, Co-Founder of Virtuals Protocol on building the Infrastructure for AI Agent Society 41:06

18 weeks ago41:06

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In this episode of Base Layer, we dive deep with Jansen Teng, co-founder of Virtuals Protocol, exploring how their framework is revolutionizing AI agent development and deployment. Key Discussion Points: Origins in blockchain gaming and evolution to autonomous AI agents Technical architecture including memory systems and planning engines Revenue model with 1% tax system and distribution structure Infrastructure challenges and scaling solutions Focus on quality over quantity with agent development Vision for creating a "network state" with human-AI cooperation Technical Insights: Infrastructure costs and advantages of cooperative model API limitations and scaling considerations Model routing capabilities and memory management Future Vision: Creation of physical-digital integrated societies Focus on productive economic output Development of agent-to-agent cooperation standards Evolution toward autonomous business creation More can be found here on Virtuals: https://whitepaper.virtuals.io/…

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Base Layer Episode 261 - Step Simpkin, Co-Founder of Squads, helping companies form in a web3 world 18:29

1 year ago18:29

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Squads Labs is a core contributor to Squads Protocol, the leading multisig infrastructure on Solana. In addition to helping maintain the protocol, Squads Labs makes the Squads platform, an institutional-grade multisig platform for Solana-based teams. The Squads platform helps web3-native teams manage and secure digital assets on-chain. To learn more about Squads Labs, please visit https://www.sqds.io/ . About Squads Protocol Squads is a multisig protocol that helps web3-native teams manage and secure digital assets on-chain. Squads Protocol v3 is the first formally verified program on Solana. Squads Protocol v4 introduces time locks, spending limits, roles, sub-accounts, fee relayers, multiple-party payments, support for SquadsX and more. Squads v4 has already been audited by Neodyme, OtterSec, and Trail of Bits. It is currently undergoing two formal verifications, one by OtterSec and the other by Certora. To learn more about Squads Protocol, please visit https://squads.so/protocol…

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Base Layer Episode 261 - Sergey Gorbunov, Founder of Axelar on building the connective tissue for Web3 24:22

1 year ago24:22

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Axelar is for Web3 what Stripe is for mobile and internet applications: it works on the back end, connecting various networks into one-click experiences for all users. Come listen to co-founder Sergey Gurbunov on what purpose Axelar plays in an ever-expanding web3 world with various L1 & L2 blockchain ecosystems.…

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Base Layer Episode 260: Avery Ching, Co-Founder of Aptos; from days at Meta to building a state of the art blockchain 28:42

1 year ago28:42

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What an episode! Avery joins us and tells us his story of helping to launch Aptos from the early innovations of Meta's former project, Diem and Libra. This is a technical deep dive into what makes Aptos different from other blockchains, like Ethereum or Solana. We discuss their choice not to slash (negative economic incentives others have used), sharded storage, the Quorom Store protocol, first class asset design, the choice not to use dynamic dispatch and more. Learn more here: https://aptoslabs.com/…

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Base Layer Episode 259: Robert Leshner, CEO of Superstate on traditional finance modernized by blockchain 22:05

1 year ago22:05

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Robert , a real OG legend and co-founder of Compound, joins us today on Base Layer for a special show, introducing his new company, Superstate. Superstate is an asset management firm modernizing the infrastructure of investment funds. They offer investment products that benefit from the speed, programmability, and compliance advantages of blockchain tokenization. We discuss Superstate, his thoughts on rates and the move from the fringes of DeFi in early 2019-2020 to his new company.…

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Base Layer Episode 258: Austin Federa, Solana Foundation on hardening the chain + the importance of Saga 24:08

1 year ago24:08

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Austin Federa joined me for a great conversation about what Solana learned over the past year to harden their infrastructure as they see surges in interest in their NFT & DeFi ecosystem, plus how their phone, the Saga, has been doing in the market to redefine how blockchains can not just be software, but hardware running digital asset codebase. More about Solana here: https://solana.com/…

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Base Layer Episode 257: Ben Jones, co-founder of Optimism, a masterclass on the role of the L2 and the OP Stack 35:49

1 year ago35:49

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Built as a minimal extension to existing Ethereum software, OP Mainnet's EVM-equivalent architecture scales your Ethereum apps without surprises. If it works on Ethereum, it works on OP Mainnet at a fraction of the cost. How has Optimism jumped to become the infrastructure for new consumer apps like Farcaster ? Hear from Ben in what I am calling a masterclass on why L2's exist and the function they play in a growing blockchain industry. Learn more here: https://www.optimism.io/…

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Base Layer Episode 256: John Woods, CTO of Algorand on the Algorand Gambit - a new era for Algorand 29:34

1 year ago29:34

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Algorand, a layer one blockchain first brought to market by esteemed cryptographer Silvio Micali , is going through rapid transformation, from the developer language it uses to mechanisms of incentivizing validator work and much more. All of this can be found in more detail here . John, Algorand CTO, joins us to talk through these points and the effect they could have on the ecosystem in 2024 and beyond.…

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Base Layer Episode 255: Andy Chatham, Co-Founder of DIMO, turning your cars data into an asset 28:27

1 year ago28:27

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In 1908, Henry Ford unveiled the first Model T. In the span of 116 years, we have entered the next phase of the automobile -- car owners getting ownership of their automobile information and data. DIMO is a new company that aims to be empowering rather than confusing or limiting— stating that apps and connected devices should serve people first instead of corporations, and giving developers useful tools in the real world to build better products for us all. Come learn from Andy, co-founder of DIMO, on their journey. And YES!! You can try it out too! Learn more here: https://dimo.zone/ Download app here: https://drivedimo.com/…

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Base Layer Episode 254: Michael Shaulov, Co-Founder of Fireblocks, securing the transfer of $4 Trillion in digital assets 23:47

1 year ago23:47

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Fireblocks is an enterprise-grade platform that delivers a secure infrastructure for moving, storing, and issuing digital assets. Fireblocks enables exchanges, lending desks, custodians, banks, trading desks, and hedge funds to scale digital asset operations securely through the Fireblocks Network and MPC-based Wallet Infrastructure. Fireblocks serves thousands of financial institutions, has secured the transfer of over $4 trillion in digital assets, and has a unique insurance policy that covers assets in storage and transit. Learn more here: https://www.fireblocks.com/…

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Base Layer Episode 253: Rene Reinsberg, Co-Founder of Celo on being a mobile first, sustainably focused blockchain 25:58

1 year ago25:58

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Rene, the co-founder of Celo joins me for a great conversation about all the happenings there. Recently, Celo has moved to become an L2 , so we talk about the why and what that entails. We also discuss their partnership with Opera , a browser touting 500M monthly active users. With this partnership, we also discuss MiniPay, a new initiative to bring web3 tools like DeFi and mobile payments to the masses. Do you to better understand real-world cases and usage? Listen to this episode.…

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Base Layer Episode 252: Luigi D'Onorio DeMeo, Ava Labs on becoming the port of call for Gaming & Finance into blockchains 25:17

1 year ago25:17

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I had such a great conversation with Luigi , who heads up business development & ecosystem at Ava Labs. We discussed everything from the initial design of Avalanche to the growth of Evergreen subnets, which could lead to companies like JP Morgan, Citi, and others directly connecting on the blockchain. We also discussed their work in Gaming, with upcoming releases from Gunzilla and Off the Grid, an AAA game that is due to be available on PS5, Xbox, and other consoles. So much good stuff in here; check it out!…

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Base Layer Episode 251: Illia Polosukhin, CEO Near Foundation on Chain Abstraction: simplifying the user experience 32:24

1 year ago32:24

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What a show! Illia, co-founder of Near and CEO of Near Foundation joins us to talk about massive shifts in the way we think about blockchains. From their new Blockchain Operating System to FastAuth and more, we discuss in-depth about the new user experience coming to digital assets - taking away the backend complexities of blockchains from the everyday user to give them amazing, frictionless experiences. You can learn more about Near here: https://near.org/ More about Blockchain Operating System here .…

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Base Layer Episode 250: Asta Li from Privy on helping the Web3 industry build delightful products 24:02

1 year ago24:02

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Asta Li, co-founder at Privy, joins me for a fantastic talk about the movement happening in digital assets, focused on building delightful consumer-centric products. Privy is the easiest way for developers to onboard all users to web3, regardless of whether they already have a wallet, across mobile and desktop. At Privy, the team spends a lot of time obsessing over how to help developers unlock better UX in web3 without sacrificing the ownership primitives that make the space special. Ownership is at the root of web3, but to this day, it has been reserved for only the most technical users. For web3 to go mainstream, the industry must make it easy to bake self-custody into products: web2-caliber UX with web3 ownership and consent. More on Privy here .…

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Base Layer Episode 249: Jack O'Holleran, CEO of Skale Labs on their plan to win the Web3 Gaming sector 23:53

1 year ago23:53