Welcome to Unshielded: A Blockchain & Data Podcast by Midnight. We’ll explore the intersection of these two dynamic fields to bring you expert perspectives and practical examples. Each episode, we discuss the importance of zero-knowledge technology and its role in building better apps and a more equitable internet. We interview industry leaders, tech innovators, and data protection advocates to shed light on the latest developments, challenges, and opportunities in the blockchain and data pr ...
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Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed Technologies
Epicenter Media Ltd.
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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The Zen Crypto Show - Learn Bitcoin, Ethereum, NFTs, web 3 and how to invest in crypto
Zengo Crypto Wallet
A 10-min long show to learn about blockchain, cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin, NFTs, decentralized finance and more through simple explanations and examples so you can feel comfortable and confident interacting with and investing in crypto. This podcast is produced by Zengo and is not financial advice. Learn more at https://zengo.com
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Farewell to Fiat
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Podcasts featuring news, illuminating discussion and insightful commentary from the editorial team at CoinDesk.com.
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Interviews with top people in Bitcoin, blockchain and fintech including Adam Back, Caitlin Long, Saifedean Ammous, Paul Chou, Jesse Powell and many more.
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The Crypto Shark is a podcast by Fintechcryptonews.com, a news and PR portal for the blockchain, fintech and crypto industry. The Crypto Shark covers the basis of the blockchain and crypto world, discusses news, new developments and answers common questions. Join us in the journey to become a Crypto Shark!
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Let's talk about local International Relations. We will showcase Miami's International diplomatic and business landscape, and get to know the innovative startups calling Miami home. Meet the people behind the organizations that contribute to Miami's commercial and cultural international growth. I am Alejandro Servalli, and I am the former Senior Advisor of International Relations to the City Manager of the City of Miami.
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Arcium: Parallelized Confidential Computing Network - Yannik Schrade
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In this day and age, privacy and confidentiality are more important than ever. Advancements in the cryptographic research of zero knowledge proofs (ZKPs), fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) and multi-party computation (MPC) paved the way for computational integrity and confidential computing. While FHE allows for computation to be performed on encr…
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Polymer: A New Era for Interoperability...on Ethereum! - Bo Du
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The future is multi-chain, scalable and modular. However, while Cosmos’ IBC set the standard for interoperability, Ethereum’s L2 shift revealed a huge problem of liquidity fragmentation across the many rollups fighting for market share. Polymer aims to bridge the two ecosystems and bring the best of both worlds: Ethereum’s native liquidity and Cosm…
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Zeal: The Day-to-Day Crypto Wallet for EVM Chains - Hannes Graah
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Self-custodial wallets often represent the first point of contact for crypto users that venture away from centralised exchanges. As a result, their security and user experience should be paramount. This often explained Metamask’s first mover advantage and the users’ reluctance to change. However, as infrastructure evolves, new wallets are equipped …
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Compact Language: Powering Smart Contracts on Midnight with Kevin Millikin
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In this episode of Unshielded: A Blockchain & Data Podcast by Midnight, host Anthony Day connects with Kevin Millikin, Principal Architect for Midnight. Join them as they discuss: An under-the-hood look at Compact as a programming language Why Midnight needs its own language, and the importance of great developer experience. Kevin highlights the di…
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Alkimiya: Blockspace, the Digital Real Estate - Leo Zhang
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As the crypto industry matures, more sophisticated market participants become involved. As a result, risk management and hedging will evolve to levels seen in TradFi. However, regardless of the preferred market activity, when interacting with a blockchain, every actor competes for the same limited blockspace. Based on demand levels, the cost for se…
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Nansen: AI & Blockchain Analytics - Alex Svanevik
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The saying goes that knowledge is power, and this perfectly applies to blockchains due to their innate transparency and immutability. However, raw data could seem, at first, unusable. This is where analytics companies, such as Nansen, play a major role in demystifying blockchain data by labelling it. In turn, curated data holds value as it can give…
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MultiversX: Blockchain Sharding 101 - Lucian Mincu
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In 2017, Vitalik Buterin defined the ‘Scalability Trilemma’ which consisted of 3 attributes that every blockchain had to balance depending on its intended use cases: decentralisation, scalability and security. While Ethereum sacrificed scalability in favour of security and decentralisation, others prioritised throughput over the other two. However,…
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The Midnight Roadmap for Enhanced Data Protection in Blockchain with Maurício Magaldi
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In this episode of Unshielded: A Blockchain & Data Podcast by Midnight, host Anthony Day is joined by Mauricio Magaldi, Head of Product at Midnight. Join them as they: Shine a light on the critical role of ZKPs in enhancing data protection Explain Midnight's innovative smart contract system Explore the hurdles in adopting blockchain within traditio…
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Mel Project: Is Web3 Truly Decentralised? - Eric Tung
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Web3’s decentralisation is currently limited to smart contracts as they can be verified on-chain. However, until scalability and UX become on par with that of Web2, the only realistic way for crypto to reach mass adoption is threw off-chain dApps. This creates the premise for a security bottleneck in the form of centralised APIs used for on-chain q…
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How Gnosis 3.0 Paves the Way for Mass Adoption - Friederike Ernst
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One of the OG flag bearers for decentralisation, Gnosis initially set out to build a prediction market on Ethereum. However, unlike the vibrant ecosystem of today, the early Ethereum days were barren. As a result, Gnosis team decided to build out their own infrastructure and tooling to suit their needs. Before long, tools such as Gnosis Safe, Zodia…
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Building Data Protecting DApps on Midnight with Jonathan Sobel
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In this episode of Unshielded: A Blockchain & Data Podcast by Midnight, host Anthony Day is joined by Jonathan Sobel, the Consulting Architect for Midnight at Input Output Global. Join them as they: Discuss Midnight’s architecture, including the role of compilers, contracts, decentralized blockchain nodes, and proof servers Shine a light on the sig…
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Ethereum at a Crossroads - Vitalik Buterin (Live from EthCC 7)
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We couldn’t miss EthCC 7, nor the chance to chat with Vitalik Buterin about Ethereum’s status quo as an L1 amidst the plethora of L2s competing for market share, and what challenges will most likely arise along the way (e.g. staking decentralisation). Tune in for a captivating discussion on the importance of decentralisation as a last stand of huma…
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‘Aave v4 Will Unify Cross-Chain Liquidity’ - Stani Kulechov
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One of the bluechip DeFi projects and backbone of Ethereum liquidity markets, Aave has recently announced their V4 upgrade proposal, which aims (among others) to unify crosschain liquidity. We were joined by Stani Kulechov, founder & CEO of Aave, to discuss the DeFi (r)evolution since ETH Lend to Aave V4, expanding to non-EVM chains and potentially…
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Fabric Ventures' Investment Thesis Since the Dawn of Bitcoin to AI - Richard Muirhead
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It is one thing to invest in early stage companies, but to do so in a nascent industry that constantly reinvents and rediscovers itself is a whole different venture. Richard Muirhead co-founded Fabric Ventures in 2012 around the thesis of supporting the Open Economy. While at first this meant investing in Bitcoin-related projects, once Ethereum was…
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The Midnight Origin Story with Charles Hoskinson
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In this episode of Unshielded: A Blockchain & Data Podcast by Midnight, host Anthony Day is joined by Charles Hoskinson, Co-Founder and CEO of Input Output Global. Join them as they: Delve into the vision behind Midnight Unpack the core technologies driving Midnight Midnight's role in creating a universal consensus algorithm Shine a light on the ch…
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The Future of Blockchain: Interoperability, Privacy, and User Experience
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In this episode of Unshielded: A Blockchain & Data Podcast by Midnight, host Anthony Day is joined by Charles Hoskinson, Co-Founder and CEO of Input Output Global. Join them as they: Delve into Midnight’s real-world use cases and benefits Shine a light on the importance of simplifying blockchain for the masses Unpack Midnight's role as a partner ch…
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Bringing Midnight to the Masses: Scaling a Data Protection Blockchain with Eran Barak
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This episode is brought to you by Midnight. Unshielded is handcrafted by our friends over at: fame.soAv Midnight
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Plurality: How Taiwan Managed to Unite Its People Through Tech - Audrey Tang & Glen Weyl
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In a world constantly torn by social division amplified by polarizing scissor statements throughout social media, Taiwan conducted a social experiment aimed at strengthening social unity while also embracing diversity. Plurality details how Taiwan’s Digital Minister Audrey Tang and her collaborators achieved inclusive, technology-fueled growth that…
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Unshielded: A Blockchain & Data Podcast Trailer
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Ever wondered how blockchain technology can revolutionize data protection? Or how zero-knowledge technology can empower a more equitable internet? Welcome to Unshielded: A Blockchain & Data Podcast by Midnight. We help you understand and use zero-knowledge technology for building better apps and scaling the decentralized internet. We’ll be speaking…
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'Ethereum Needs Polygon's Aggregation Layer to Scale' - Brendan Farmer & Sandeep Nailwal
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As more and more L2s launch promising to scale Ethereum, they end up competing for the same market share, userbase and liquidity. Apart from this harsh reality, crosschain interactions should be as seamless as possible in order to bridge different L2 ecosystems. Polygon envisions a scalable future in which various zero knowledge rollups post their …
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EthStaker: Ethereum Staking Wars - Nixorokish & Superphiz
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In a world where a handful of (centralised) entities hold the majority of staked Ethereum (either directly or via delegation), the network’s decentralisation and security might be in peril. While there are multiple proposals being discussed to address this pressing matter, from reducing issuance after a certain breakpoint (~30% of total ETH being s…
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PsyDAO: Decentralising Psychedelic Research - Dima Buterin & Paul Kohlhaas
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One could argue that psychedelic research has experienced a similar journey as crypto, in the sense that decentralised communities bound together to fund research where centralised entities refuse to do so. One of the greatest hurdles in modern science is access to research funding, and DeSci aims to provide a solution through decentralised crowdfu…
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