Defi Podcast
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Episodes
In this episode of the DeFi Podcast, hosts Bill, JF, Jared, and Rhett dive deep into Tesla's revolutionary potential beyond just being a car company.
JF makes the compelling case for why Tesla is actually an AI company positioned to dominate two massive markets: robotaxis and humanoid robots.
Key Topics:
- Tesla's robotaxi business model and profit potential
- End-to-end AI vs LIDAR approaches to self-driving
- Economic t...
In this episode of the DeFi Podcast, we sit down with Anar and Nikolai, co-founders of CX Chain, to explore their purpose-built gaming L1 on Avalanche that's democratizing liquidity for on-chain gaming.
The CX Chain team explains how traditional web2 casinos systematically disadvantage players through non-transparent random number generation and liquidity manipulation. They demonstrate how Avalanche's breakthrough VRF technology...
In this episode of the DeFi Podcast, hosts Bill, Rhett, and Jared sit down with Kory Shipp to break down why Avalanche is dominating the L1 space and how ACP-77 changed everything.
Kory explains how Avalanche's genius strategy of slashing validator costs from 2000 AVAX to just 1 AVAX per month triggered a flood of Web2 companies building their own L1s. We dive deep into why this approach beats Ethereum's expensive L2 model and P...
In this episode of the DeFi Podcast, hosts Bill, JF, and Rhett sit down with Andrea Muttoni, President of Story Foundation, to explore how blockchain technology is revolutionizing intellectual property rights and creating the IP-Fi ecosystem.
Andrea reveals how Story Protocol is tackling the $70 trillion IP market by making intellectual property programmable on blockchain.
Key Topics:
- Story Protocol's approach to programma...
In this special episode recorded live at the Avalanche Summit at Historic Hatfield Park, we sit down with John Nahas, Chief Business Officer at Ava Labs, for an in-depth conversation about Avalanche's vision for the future of blockchain.
John shares his fascinating journey from international affairs and policy work to becoming a key figure in crypto, including his early Bitcoin discovery at a Los Angeles coffee shop in 2012 and ...
In this episode of the DeFi Podcast, we're joined by Clayton Menzel, Head of BD at Babylon, to explore how they're revolutionizing Bitcoin by enabling staking functionality without bridging or wrapping.
Clayton explains Babylon's innovative approach that allows Bitcoin holders to put their BTC to work through a delegated proof-of-stake system while maintaining custody of their assets. Learn how Babylon is creating both a securit...
In this episode of the DeFi Podcast, we're joined by Brendan Joyce (@azzabazazz), CEO of Pakt (@PaktWorld), who is revolutionizing how businesses are built on blockchain.
Brendan shares his fascinating journey from Hollywood screenwriter to Obama campaign worker to blockchain innovator, and how winning a pitch contest launched Pakt as the "WordPress for Web3." Learn how Pakt is using AI tools to dramatically lower the barrier to...
In this episode of the DeFi Podcast, hosts Bill, JF, and Rhett sit down with the multifaceted Kenny Schachter – artist, writer, curator, and leading voice in the NFT movement, who has spent over three decades challenging art world conventions.
Kenny shares his remarkable journey from philosophy student to self-taught art expert, revealing how he stumbled into the art world and later embraced blockchain technology.
Whether yo...
Why AI hackers are more dangerous than we think: They don't need perfection to succeed. When attacking systems, being wrong 10,000 times doesn't matter if you get it right just once. This clip explains how economically feasible it's becoming to "throw more spaghetti at the wall" with AI-powered attacks in hacking and drone warfare - creating unprecedented security risks through sheer volume rather than sophistication.
In this episode of the DeFi Podcast, we're joined by Jacob Miller, VP of Data Science at Pattern, to explore how AI is being implemented at enterprise scale in one of e-commerce's biggest players.
Jacob reveals Pattern's approach to benchmarking various AI models (Claude, Gemini, GPT) against real business metrics rather than public leaderboards, and why fine-tuning is finally becoming worthwhile after years of being a "trap."
...In this episode of the DeFi Podcast, hosts Bill, JF, and Rhett sit down with Jean from Crunch DAO to explore how they're connecting 8,000 data scientists globally to solve complex problems while maintaining data privacy.
Jean reveals Crunch's unique approach that transforms sensitive financial data into abstracted games (like the "Bird Game" for forex trading), allowing data scientists to build powerful models without seeing the...
In this episode of the DeFi Podcast, we're joined by Boris Mamlyuk, CEO and co-founder of STXN, who shares his journey from tenured law professor to blockchain innovator.
Boris discusses STXN's groundbreaking work on "smart transactions" - technology designed to dramatically reduce the 15%+ failure rate plaguing blockchain transactions.
Alongside hosts Bill, JF, and Rhett, we examine the impact of recent tariff announcement...
In this episode of the DeFi Podcast, we dive into ETH Denver's transformation, the Ethereum Foundation drama, and what the White House Crypto Summit means for your portfolio.
🔹 Rhett shares his experience at ETH Denver
🔹 Ethereum Foundation's Drama
🔹 White House Crypto Summit's strategic reserve.
🔹 US-Canada tariffs and the economic impact.
🔹 An absolutely incredible alt season incoming?
Whether you're deeply invest...
In this episode of the DeFi Podcast, we dive into the most significant crypto and blockchain developments of the week:
We also explore the risks of total financial transparency, North Korean hackers' sophistication, and why tariffs might actually help the US economy.
🔹 DOGE in DC: Could government spending on blockchain revolutionize financial transparency?
🔹 Epstein List: How Polymarket betting markets are predicting out...
In this episode of the DeFi Podcast, we're joined by Dylan (@Ravager77), founder of Yield Yak and Tesseract, to explore the revolutionary developments in cross-chain liquidity and the future of Avalanche L1s.
Through live demonstrations, Dylan showcases Tesseract's groundbreaking technology that executes complex cross-chain swaps in seconds, potentially solving the long-standing challenge of fragmented liquidity across L1s.
A...
DeepSeek, Nvidia’s Collapse, and AI’s Future – The DeFi Podcast #53
In this episode of the DeFi Podcast, we break down the shocking impact of DeepSeek’s AI breakthrough, the $500B crash in Nvidia stock, and what this means for crypto, AI, and investing in the next decade.
🔹 Is DeepSeek really a ChatGPT killer, or are they bluffing?
🔹 Did DeepSeek’s backers short Nvidia before launching?
🔹 Will AI create universal abundan...
DeepSeek, Nvidia’s Collapse, and AI’s Future – The DeFi Podcast #53
In this episode of the DeFi Podcast, we break down the shocking impact of DeepSeek’s AI breakthrough, the $500B crash in Nvidia stock, and what this means for crypto, AI, and investing in the next decade.
🔹 Is DeepSeek really a ChatGPT killer, or are they bluffing?
🔹 Did DeepSeek’s backers short Nvidia before launching?
🔹 Will AI create universal abundan...
DeepSeek, Nvidia’s Collapse, and AI’s Future – The DeFi Podcast #53
In this episode of the DeFi Podcast, we break down the shocking impact of DeepSeek’s AI breakthrough, the $500B crash in Nvidia stock, and what this means for crypto, AI, and investing in the next decade.
🔹 Is DeepSeek really a ChatGPT killer, or are they bluffing?
🔹 Did DeepSeek’s backers short Nvidia before launching?
🔹 Will AI create universal abundan...
In this episode of the DeFi Podcast, hosts Bill, Jared, and Rhett dive into the hottest topics shaping the crypto world: the meteoric rise of Trump coin and Trump’s pardon of Ross Ulbricht. Trump coin, a meme coin launched by the former president, shook the market by reaching a $60 billion valuation at its peak, sparking conversations about the normalisation of meme coins and their potential for onboarding new users. The team also ...
In this episode of the DeFi Podcast, we sit down with Austin Barack, Founder and Managing Partner at Relayer Capital, to dive into the transformative intersection of AI and crypto.
Austin shares his journey from being a partner at CoinFund to his current focus on crypto AI, providing a first-hand perspective on the rapid evolution of AI agents and their impact on decentralised finance, meme coins, and gaming. We explore the emer...
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