Episodes
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Kus⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!
Published 11/17/24
Join us on Space Monkeys as we dive into the world of blockchain technology with Irvin XYZ, a Polkadot OG, meme coin pioneer & JPEG connoisseur. In this insightful episode, Irvin shares his journey in the crypto space since 2012, discusses his views on Ethereum, and explores the innovative landscapes of Polkadot, Solana, Avalanche, and more. 🔹 Learn about: - The early days of Bitcoin and the cypherpunk movement. - Why Irvin joined the Polkadot editorial board. - Technical innovations in...
Published 11/17/24
Key Pictures presents: Tommi Enenkel, Founder of OpenGov Watch. Tommi shares insights into how governance operates in Polkadot through its code and consensus, and how it evolves the ecosystem. Discover the social and technical consensus aspects of Polkadot's OpenGov and how it facilitates development, user onboarding, and funding. Key points covered: - The dual nature of governance: code and social consensus- Insights into transitioning from council-based to OpenGov in Polkadot- The...
Published 11/16/24
Published 11/16/24
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Kus⁠⁠⁠⁠!
Published 11/11/24
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on ⁠⁠⁠The Kus⁠⁠⁠!
Published 11/07/24
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on ⁠⁠The Kus⁠⁠!
Published 11/04/24
🚀 Explore the Future of Decentralized AI on Space Monkeys Podcast with core developer Cameron Fairchild from the Openτensor Foundation. Dive into the innovative world of Bittensor and understand how crypto incentives are revolutionizing machine learning with Proof of Intelligence. Learn about subnets, validator nodes, and the strategic use of the Substrate framework. Discover the impact of decentralized compute on AI, the importance of community governance, and the transition towards...
Published 11/03/24
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on ⁠The Kus⁠!
Published 11/03/24
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on The Kus!
Published 10/29/24
Today we Blast Off with Ryan Haczynski AKA Phunky AKA Phunkatron AKA Phunk Master Flex, Director of Protocol Relations at Lucky Friday Labs. We discuss the Phunky beginnings of one of the most recognizable PolkadotDAO contributors and how he mad the leap from high school teacher to full time crypto. He shares secrets of "PD", news from outside the Polkadot ecosystem & his unique approach to moving DOT forward. Want to know what's happening on Polkadot...
Published 10/27/24
Key Pictures presents: Nicholas Douzinas, Chief Gaming Officer of DOT Play & Gautam Dhameja, Founder of BlockDeep Labs. Nick & Gautam discuss the progress & evolution of gaming with the scaling capabilities of Polkadot. We explore the Ajuna, Mythical Games & redefining Web3 for the gamer audience. Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Kus⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!
Published 10/26/24
⁠⁠⁠Key Pictures⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ presents: Angela Dalton, CEO & Founder of Signum Growth. Angie dives into the trends of social capital & identity with Web3 tech. She discusses negotiations with the SEC, the pressures of AI & why Polkadot has the scale & crucial decentralization to be the home of Gaming for Web3! Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Kus⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!
Published 10/19/24
Today we Blast Off with Seun Lanlege Mad Scientist at Polytope Labs, building the Hyperbridge on Polkadot. We discuss the promises of Hyperbridge, the impending launch of Mainnet, the token bridge available on day one & extra usecases beyond bridging! We talk about the limits of verifiable proofs with some tech stacks, ISMP & the power of individual agents in decentralized networks. Want to know what's happening on Polkadot...
Published 10/13/24
⁠⁠⁠Key Pictures⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ presents: Behind the Code Web3 Thinkers with Lucas Vogelsang, CEO & Co-founder of Centrifuge. Lucas frames Real World Assets in the context of traditional finance, discussing the Centrifuge approach, automating RWA, the coming secondary markets, scaling with Polkadot, and tackling the privacy problem.⁠ Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Kus⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!
Published 10/12/24
Today we Blast Off with Jimmy Johnson, Lead of Chainsafe System's JAM Implementation attempt! We discuss the JAM Gray Paper and leading a team to implement it for the JAM Prize! We dive into the speculation on what JAM can unlock, the Polkadot Virtual Machine, the JAM Toaster & a legitimate path forward for a true World Computer Want to know what's happening on Polkadot first? Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Kus⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on...
Published 10/06/24
⁠⁠⁠Key Pictures⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ presents: Behind the Code Web3 Thinkers with Fabian Gompf, CEO of the Web3 Foundation & Marck Cachia, CIO of Scytale Digital. Fabian & Mark discuss the genesis of the Web3 Foundation, Summit, and funding opportunities in Polkadot, the unique investment thesis for blockchain & the rich fundamentals of Polkadot, the maturation of the PolkadotDAO, the JAM Prize & an outlook for the future. Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Kus⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!
Published 10/05/24
Today we Blast Off with Evan, head of the Polkadot main social account Editorial Boards. We discuss Evan's journey into Polkadot and the unique effort of created a decentralized editorial board for running Polkadot's official social media accounts! Want to know what's happening on Polkadot first? Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Kus⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on X! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music by Blissomatico
Published 09/30/24
Today we Blast Off with Vincent Chan, Founder & Director of Polkaport East. We discuss an Eastern perspective on Web3, the creation of the Polkaport East BD Initiative, usecases, Hong Kong & a unique strategy to bring DOT around the world! Want to know what's happening on Polkadot first? Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Kus⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on X! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music by Blissomatico
Published 09/22/24
Today we Blast Off with Sean O'Reilly Daniela Gallardo from Orsean SA. We discuss the challenge of negotiating a deal between the PolkadotDAO and a global organization like Inter Miami, Messi's perfect timing returning to the field in the Polkadot kit, Assets of the deal & Inter Miami's ambitions for a Global Fan Loyalty Program. Want to know what's happening on Polkadot first? Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Kus⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on...
Published 09/15/24
Today we Blast Off with ⁠Filippo Franchini, technical educator at the Web3 Foundation. We discuss our experience in Bali with Mandala, maintaining the Wiki & making sense of JAM, joining the Web3 Foundation, the PolkadotDAO, market sentiment & Positioning DOT. Want to know what's happening on Polkadot first? Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Kus⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on X! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music by Blissomatico
Published 09/08/24
⁠⁠Key Pictures⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ presents: Behind the Code Web3 Builders with ⁠⁠Alberto Viera, Founder of PaperMoon & Thiago Rüdiger, VP Growth at Moondance Labs building Tanssi. Aberto & Thiago discuss the decentralization of the Moonbeam EVM rollup on Polkadot & rolling up struggling projects into appchains powered by Tanssi. Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Kus⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!
Published 09/07/24
Today we Blast Off with Michael Bennallack, Founder of Mandala Chain & CEO of Republik. We discuss the state of Indonesia & its leadership's interest in leveraging blockchain for citizen ID & services. We explore intersections with enterprise & retail, the structure of Mandala, challenges ahead & the legend of KPG. Want to know what's happening on Polkadot first? Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Kus⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on...
Published 09/01/24
⁠⁠Key Pictures⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ presents: Behind the Code Web3 Builders with Seun Lanlege, Founder of Polytope Labs & Hyperbridge. Seun discusses transforming Polkadot into a coprocessor for secure, cross-chain interaction without compromise. He dives into the state of blockchain adoption, the technology of Polkadot & a vision for Web3. Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Kus⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!
Published 08/31/24
Today we Blast Off with I Putu Yuliartha, Usman Kansong & Cindy Nataya - each holding roles of responsibility within the Indonesian Government We discuss the nature & state of Indonesia, the governments enthusiasm for blockchain, the driving forces behind the initiative & the vision of Indonesia 2045! Want to know what's happening on Polkadot first? Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Kus⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on...
Published 08/25/24