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The Epilogue
In this final episode of the Strange Water Podcast, join us as we announce our exciting acquisition...
How and Why to Scale ZK Proof Generation w/ Alex Pruden (Aleo Foundation)
Join us as we chat with Alex Pruden, Executive Director of the Aleo Foundation, about Aleo's innova...
Block Building and the MEV Supply Chain w/ Kubi Mensah (Titan Builder)
Ethereum was not built to address the value extraction that quickly became rampant. Flashbots, intr...
The Frontier of Intellectual Property: Programmable IP w/ Jason Zhao (Story Protocol)
Today's conversation delves into the intersection of intellectual property law and the digital age,...
Polygon's Next Chapter: Aggregated Blockchains w/ Brendan Farmer (Polygon)
In 2022, Vitalik discussed the transformative impact of zkEVMs on crypto, highlighting their evolut...
Facilitating the Modular Blockchain Revolution w/ Amrit Kumar (AltLayer)
In the crypto community, "modular blockchain" has become a common buzzword, but its precise definit...
The Next Chapter of Modular Blockchains: Proof of SQL w/ Scott Dykstra (Space and Time)
Ethereum faces challenges not only in execution but also in storing data, where conventional approa...
Reflecting on the State of ZK w/ Kobi Gurkan (Geometry)
Kobi Gurkan, Geometry's co-founder and head of research, discusses the state of the ZK industry, te...
Danksharding and the KZG Ceremony w/ Carl Beekhuizen (Ethereum Foundation)
The core decision in Ethereum's decentralization revolves around the minimum computer requirements ...
How and Why to Build a ZK-Based System w/ Jason Morton (ezkl)
In the realm of Zero-Knowledge (ZK) cryptography, where the challenge of building a functional prod...
Decentralization Maximalism w/ Superphiz
The Ethereum community is currently immersed in many dramatic developments, and yet amidst all this...
Installing Ethereum's ZK Coprocessor w/ Yi Sun (Axiom)
The current landscape of cryptography is exceptionally dynamic and promising. However, there is a s...
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The Epilogue
In this final episode of the Strange Water Podcast, join us as we announce our exciting acquisition...
The Motorverse: Cars, Crypto and Web3 Gaming w/ Will Griffiths (Animoca Brands)
Today's episode features Will Griffiths, General Manager of Animoca Brands' Motorverse. Learn how A...
How and Why to Scale ZK Proof Generation w/ Alex Pruden (Aleo Foundation)
Join us as we chat with Alex Pruden, Executive Director of the Aleo Foundation, about Aleo's innova...
The Endgame Landscape of L1 Blockchains w/ Alejo Pinto (Pontem Network)
Today’s guest is Alejo Pinto, Co-Founder and Chief Growth Officer of Pontom Network. Based in Aptos...
Next-Gen Infrastructure: Decentralized Edge Networks w/ Harrison Hines and Parsa Ghadimi (Fleek)
Dive into the world of edge networks on today's episode of Strange Water Podcast. Learn how edge ne...
The Movement to Make Blockchain Security Sexy w/ Rushi Manche (Movement Labs)
Dive into the turbulent world of cryptocurrency's first major bubble as we explore the rise and fal...
Lessons Learned from Building with Terra and Celsius w/ McDavid Stoddard (Aperture Finance)
Throughout the history of modern finance, the investment landscape has often been marked by periods...
The Endgame of Data Availability w/ Prabal Banerjee (Avail)
In this episode, we delve into the critical question of how participants in a blockchain network ca...
An Inside Look into the Ethereum All Core Devs Calls w/ Christine Kim (Galaxy)
I believe that Ethereum is the pinnacle achievement of the open source movement, describing it as a...
Solving Fragmentation in the Rollup-Centric Paradigm w/ Austin King (Omni Network)
This episode begins with the emergence of rollups as isolated spaces that, while offering quicker a...
Decentralized Resiliency: The Story of BadgerDAO w/ Spadaboom (BadgerDAO)
The conversation aims to sift through the noise surrounding DAOs by telling the story of BadgerDAO....
Crypto's Service Industry: A Survival Guide w/ Kevin Simback (Delphi Labs)
Kevin Simback, COO of Delphi Labs, shared insights on the diverse range of professional services cr...
Block Building and the MEV Supply Chain w/ Kubi Mensah (Titan Builder)
Ethereum was not built to address the value extraction that quickly became rampant. Flashbots, intr...
Upgrading Smart Contracts with Native Data Analysis w/ Ismael Hishon-Rezaizadeh (Lagrange Labs)
Up until today, modular blockchain basically refers to rollups and data availability, but we are en...
The Next Chapter of Modular Blockchains: Decentralized RPC w/ Gil Binder (Lava Network)
A blockchain computer is a network of physical computers running the same virtual machine, ensuring...
Building Blockchain's Emergency Response Layer w/ Bobafetador (Drosera)
Imagine: two founders of a decentralized exchange (DEX) experience a successful launch with over $1...
The Frontier of Intellectual Property: Programmable IP w/ Jason Zhao (Story Protocol)
Today's conversation delves into the intersection of intellectual property law and the digital age,...
Polygon's Next Chapter: Aggregated Blockchains w/ Brendan Farmer (Polygon)
In 2022, Vitalik discussed the transformative impact of zkEVMs on crypto, highlighting their evolut...
Facilitating the Modular Blockchain Revolution w/ Amrit Kumar (AltLayer)
In the crypto community, "modular blockchain" has become a common buzzword, but its precise definit...
How Introducing Competition Fixes De-Fi w/ Anna George and Andrea Canidio (CoW Protocol)
Today’s guests are Anna George, CEO and Co-Founder and Senior Research Economist Andrea Canidio of ...
The Staking Endgame: Distributed Validator Technology (DVT) w/ Brett Li (Obol Labs)
To run Ethereum effectively, you need a dedicated computer with sufficient capabilities, an always-...
The EVM and EVM Object Format (EOF) w/ Danno Ferrin (Swirlds Labs)
In today's podcast, the discussion delves into the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), the computationa...
Building a ZK-Based Blockchain w/ Steve Pack (o1Labs)
In the context of blockchains, which are inherently resource-limited, ZK cryptography allows for th...
Strange Water February 2024 Announcement
The conversations with Ethereum and ZK project contributors have been enlightening, and I've learne...
Bringing Treasuries, Bonds and Traditional Investments On-Chain w/ Norton Wang (Cogito)
Today's guest is Norton Wang, CTO of the Cogito protocol. Cogito aims to bring traditional financia...
Avalanche, Ethereum and the Future of Distributed Computing w/ Steven Gates (GoGoPool)
Today's episode features Steven Gates, the founder of GoGoPool, a prominent staking service for Ava...
The Next Chapter of Modular Blockchains: Proof of SQL w/ Scott Dykstra (Space and Time)
Ethereum faces challenges not only in execution but also in storing data, where conventional approa...
From Theory to Practice: Ethereum's ZK Evolution w/ Kartin Wong (Hyper Oracle)
The conversation introduces Kartin Wong, co-founder of Hyper Oracle, a company leveraging the lates...
Reflecting on the State of ZK w/ Kobi Gurkan (Geometry)
Kobi Gurkan, Geometry's co-founder and head of research, discusses the state of the ZK industry, te...
Hardware Acceleration for ZK Cryptography w/ Leo Fan (Cysic)
The episode introduces Leo Fan, founder of Cysic, a company addressing ZK's performance problem by ...
Modularity Maximalism w/ Uma Roy (Succinct Labs)
Uma Roy, the co-founder and CEO of Succinct Labs, recognized an opportunity in the field of zero-kn...
How Storage Proofs Solve Cross Chain Communication w/ Marcello Bardus (Herodotus)
The discussion introduces Marcello Bardus, co-founder of Herodotus, a service aiming to provide dev...
Ethereum's Next Upgrade: The (Solana) SVM w/ Sydney Huang (Eclipse Foundation)
The Eclipse Foundation, represented by today’s guest Sydney Huang, challenges the conventional thin...
ZK Cryptography and the Frontier of Innovation w/ David Wong (ZK Security)
The interview features David Wong, co-founder of ZK Security, an auditing and consulting firm speci...
Authoring a New Language for the EVM w/ Charles Cooper (Vyper)
Charles Cooper, a core developer of Vyper, an alternative language for Ethereum, highlights the pos...
Danksharding and the KZG Ceremony w/ Carl Beekhuizen (Ethereum Foundation)
The core decision in Ethereum's decentralization revolves around the minimum computer requirements ...
The (ERC) Ethereum Upgrade Process w/ Joey Santoro (4626 Alliance)
Today’s guest is Joey Santoro, a prominent figure in the De-Fi 2.0 era. The primary focus of the di...
How and Why to Build a ZK-Based System w/ Jason Morton (ezkl)
In the realm of Zero-Knowledge (ZK) cryptography, where the challenge of building a functional prod...
Decentralization Maximalism w/ Superphiz
The Ethereum community is currently immersed in many dramatic developments, and yet amidst all this...
Reflections from Between Two Cycles w/ Hamzah Khan
Despite the bear market, there's still significant activity in the crypto world. Builders and specu...
Credibly Neutral Public Goods Funding w/ Trent Van Epps (Protocol Guild)
Today’s episode is a conversation with Trent Van Epps, an expert in public goods funding and discus...
Installing Ethereum's ZK Coprocessor w/ Yi Sun (Axiom)
The current landscape of cryptography is exceptionally dynamic and promising. However, there is a s...
The Past, Present and Future of ChainLink w/ ChainLinkGod
The security of Ethereum and similar smart contract-based blockchains is attributed to their isolat...
Cryptography, AI and the ZKML Prover w/ Daniel Shorr (Modulus Labs)
This episode of the Strange Water Podcast discusses the competition and convergence of two cutting-...
The Integrated ZK Stack: From Hardware to API w/ Omer Shlomovits (Ingonyama)
Omer Shlomovits, the CEO of Ingonyama, is working to simplify ZK cryptography by providing tools, S...
The History, Reality and Future of Off-Shore Finance w/ Alex Golubitsky
The Strange Water Podcast welcomes Alex Golubitsky, an attorney turned crypto enthusiast, who once ...
The Next Frontier: Trustless Compute w/ Tim, Wolfgang and Rami (RISC Zero)
In this episode, we're joined by Tim Carstens, Wolfgang Welz, and Rami Khalil from Risc Zero to del...
Auditing, Security and Safety Inside the EVM w/ 0xTaiga (Consensys Diligence)
The episode's guest, 0xTaiga from Consensys Diligence, sheds light on the intricacies of smart cont...
Building a Decentralized Banking Institution w/ Sam Kazemian (Frax Finance)
Frax Finance Founder Sam Kazemian discusses his journey to Frax and Frax's journey to v3. The episo...
Remember When Ethereum Almost Ended w/ Hudson Jameson
The episode reflects on past existential moments for Ethereum and brings in a special guest, Hudson...