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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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 68 days 1 hour 16 minutes
episode 486: David Schwartz & Jordi Baylina: Polygon zkEVM – From Circuits to Mainnet - Part 1
We were joined by Jordi Baylina (tech lead) & David Schwartz (CTO) from Polygon zkEVM, to discuss the different milestones & challenges they overcame in designing a zk rollup, from circuits to mainnet.
episode 485: Jesse Pollak: Base – The Optimistic Gateway to Crypto Adoption
We were joined by Jesse Pollak, Head of Protocol at Coinbase, to discuss the thesis & business model behind Base and how it'll act as an interoperable bridge to onboard the next billion users on-chain.
episode 484: Rebecca Liao: Saga – Bootstrapping Chainlets in the Multiverse
We were joined by Rebecca Liao, co-founder & CEO of Saga, to discuss about bootstrapping app-specific chains on Cosmos, allowing devs to focus more on the product and less on the blockchain infra.
episode 483: Luis Schliesske & Hilmar Orth: Gelato Network - Web3 Backend Automation & Relay
We were joined by Luis Schliesske & Hilmar Orth, founders of Gelato Network, to discuss about decentralising Web3's backend through automation and relaying, for a more streamlined user experience.
episode 482: Joel Thorstensson: Ceramic – Building the Dataverse
We were joined by Joel Thorstensson, co-founder of 3Box Labs, to discuss Ceramic’s goal of decentralizing social data via composable user event streams, that could unlock application interoperability.
episode 481: Trent McConaghy: Ocean Protocol – AI & the Data NFT Marketplace (V4)
We were joined by Trent McConaghy, CTO at Ocean Protocol, to discuss the advantages of managing data via blockchain, what makes a data set valuable and what challenges derive from the AI gold rush.
episode 480: Paul Frambot: Morpho Labs – Peer-to-Peer DeFi Lending Protocol
Morpho Labs operates a peer-to-peer lending protocol with better APYs for both lenders and borrowers. It works on top of other DeFi lending protocols, using their liquidity pools as fallback.
episode 479: Antonio Juliano: dYdX – Decentralized Perpetual Exchanges
We were joined by Antonio Juliano, CEO of dYdX, to discuss about the need for decentralized exchanges and what challenges they have to face, from a technological as well as regulatory standpoint.
episode 478: Carl Beekhuizen & Trent van Epps: Ethereum Foundation – EIP-4844 & KZG Ceremony
EIP-4844, known as proto-danksharding, sets the foundation for data sharding. We're joined by Carl Beekhuizen & Trenton Van Epps from Ethereum Foundation, to discuss about EIP-4844 & KZG ceremony.
episode 477: Anna Rose & Kobi Gurkan: Zero Knowledge Proofs – State of the ZK Ecosystem - Part 2
While Part 1 (#476) focused on general updates of the ZK ecosystem, in this episode, we take a closer look at specific use cases for ZK proofs and if the focus has shifted from privacy to scalability.