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33:01

How Crypto x AI Can Win with Seth Bloomberg | The Story

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2024/08/07

The idea of Crypto x AI (or, decentralized AI) is great - build the infrastructure of AI tool in public, and incentivize its coordination via tokens. But the reality is the Crypto x AI ecosystem as a whole is competing - directly - against Google,, Microsoft, OpenAI, Amazon at every step of the AI value chain.However, as Seth Bloomberg explains, there are a few fundamental features of Crypto x AI that gives some insight into how, and where, Crypto x AI can succeed.(00:00) - Hire with

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Crypto 2024's Mixed Bag with Seth Bloomberg | The Story

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2024/07/31

We’re now more than halfway through 2024 - and on a macro level, to be honest, most of us at Messari research aren’t really sure what to make of crypto this year. Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana all have reasons for optimism - and reasons for concern. So as Seth Bloomberg explains, we stepped back and took stock of where each of the 3 crypto “majors” are - and what narratives we think might drive crypto for the rest of 2024.(00:00) - Hire with Hirechain(00:40) - Intro (02:03) - Mainnet is

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Solana's Next Growth Driver with Kinji Steimetz

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2024/07/24

Over the past year, Solana has been growing at a breakneck pace by any measure. But one vertical may be underperforming - liquid staking. As Kinji explains, one project, Sanctum, is setting out to change that - by trying to help the cold start liquidity problem for new liquid staked tokens. If they're successful, they could dramatically change how quickly these new LST's can scale.(00:00) - Hire with Hirechain(00:40) - Intro (02:04) - Mainnet is Coming (03:04) - Solana's Next Growth

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Coinbase's Latest Earnings Spoiler with Kunal Goel |...

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2024/07/17

For the past year, Messari's Kunal Goel has been consistently more accurate than most analysts at predicting Coinbase's Quarterly Earnings. Listen in as he discusses how he does it, and what his latest expected earnings tell him about the future of Coinbase.Declutter Your Inbox. Use Messari Lite as your Daily News Feed(00:00) - Hire with Hirechain(00:40) - Intro (01:49) - Mainnet is Coming! (02:48) - Coinbase's Latest Earnings Spoiler Hosted by Ryan Selkis

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21:00

How DePIN Can Help Fight Climate Change with Dylan...

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2024/07/10

Since signing the Paris Agreement almost 10 years ago, carbon credit systems have emerged as the go-to method for reducing global CO2 emissions - but their adoption as been slowed by coordination challenges. As Dylan Bane explains, new crypto projects using DePIN principles are trying to more efficiently coordinate distributed resources - and may just be the catalyst the energy industry needs to reach the Paris Agreement's goals.Declutter Your Browser. Use Messari Lite as your personalized

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A Guide to Stablecoin Yield in Summer 2024 with Kinji...

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2024/06/26

Stablecoins have proven to be one of crypto's strongest early killer apps. But as Kinji Steimitz explains, this utility has led to a massive number of new ways to earn yield on stablecoins - making it difficult to know what all the options are to do so, let alone compare them against each other. Join Kinji for his guide to finding stablecoin yield in Summer 2024.(00:00) - Hire with Hirechain(00:40) - Intro (02:04) - Mainnet is Coming! (03:04) - Kinji's Guide to Stablecoin Yield Hosted

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22:36

The Importance of Cryptoeconomic Security: A Debate...

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2024/06/19

Historically, blockchain validators have been rewarded for their work with native tokens of the blockchain in question. But the ongoing revolution in smart contracts has created opportunities for blockchain validators to generate revenue outside of the protocol - which as Kunal Goel and Peter Horton explain has prompted a large-scale discssion on how to measure a chain's security, and what role economic security plays in that measurement. (00:00) - Hire with Hirechain (00:40) -

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20:35

AO and Arweave's Unique Approach to Modularity with...

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2024/06/12

When the crypto world turns its hype machine on one particular topic, like modularity, it can be rare to come across a truly unique approach. But as Seth Bloomberg explains, AO and Arweave have done just that, laying out an architecture that may inform the modular crypto infrastructure economy for many cycles to come.(00:00) - Hire with Hirechain(00:40) - Intro (02:58) - Mainnet is Coming! (03:58) - AO, Arweave, and Modularity Hosted by Ryan Selkis (https://x.com/twobitidiot)Written and

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10:41

What Polymarket's Growth Reveals about the Future of...

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2024/06/05

Prediction markets always see an increase in activity in an election year - and this year is no different. But as Kunal Goel explains, for crypto-based prediction markets like Polymarket this increase in growth is an opportunity to explore what other uses besides betting these markets can serve. (00:00) - Hire with Hirechain(00:40) - Intro (02:49) - Mainnet is Coming! (03:49) - The Future of Prediction Markets Hosted by Ryan Selkis (https://x.com/twobitidiot)Written and Produced by

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Ryan Selkis and Marvin Ammori of Uniswap Labs Debate...

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2024/06/03

In this Special Episode, Ryan Selkis and Marvin Ammori of Uniswap Labs debate the best approach to advance crypto in today's political climate. This debate happened at Consensus 2024, and was moderated by Zack Seward of Coindesk.Credit: CoindeskFollow Messari on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MessariCryptoFollow Unqualified Opinions on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0uG5qpwFg67zTt0VQRTaZ7?si=13163cbebe01415eFollow Unqualified Opinions on Apple Podcasts:

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What OpenAI's Spring Updates Reveal About the Future...

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2024/05/29

OpenAI's spring product updates may have underwhelmed those who were hoping for a GPT-5. But as Seth Bloomberg explains, the updates show OpenAI's commitment to the rapidly growing Consumer AI sector - and give a potential preview into how open-source projects in the crypto x AI space may respond.(00:00) - Hire with Hirechain(00:40) - Intro (02:56) - Mainnet is Coming! (03:55) - Crypto x AI Hosted by Ryan Selkis (https://x.com/twobitidiot)Written and Produced by Steve BichimerBased on

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15:57

The Hidden Insights in Crypto's Latest Fundraising...

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2024/05/22

Industry fundraising data isn't a guarantee of future innovation - but as Patryk Krasnicki explains, an examination of the data can give some indication of what founders and investors think is most critical to build in the volatile crypto industry.(00:00) - Hire with Hirechain(00:40) - Intro (03:26) - Mainnet is Coming! (04:26) - The Hidden Insights in Crytpo Fundraising Data Hosted by Ryan Selkis (https://twitter.com/twobitidiot)Written and Produced by Steve BichimerBased on "April

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The Story | A Better Business Model for Social Media...

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2024/05/15

Many "innovations" in social media turn out to be short-term fads. But as Toe Bautista explains, builders in the "SocialFi" industry are coming forward with products that change how apps are built and creators make money - changes to the underlying economics of the industry which historically, tend to be much more reliable indicators of long-term adoption.(00:00) - Hire with Hirechain (00:40) - Intro (03:31) - Mainnet is Coming! (04:30) - A Better Business Model for Social Media Hosted

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The Story | The Boring Assets Making RWA's Exciting

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2024/05/08

Real World Assets, or putting the core pieces of the world's existing financial system like cash, treasuries, and real estate on-chain, have long been touted as a use case that would make these assets significantly more useful. But so far, stablecoins and cash substitutes have been the only RWA with any mass adoption. But as Kinji Steimetz explains, the category has seen rapid growth in the last 18 months - growth that might point towards an unlock in a few key subsectors.(00:00) - Hire

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The Story | Ethereum's Inflection Point with Seth...

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2024/05/01

Four years ago, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin laid out his vision for the network's scalability driven by rollups, and that vision has largely come to fruition. But as Seth Bloomberg explains, those rollups are now running into scalability problems of their own - and the Ethereum ecosystem once again finds itself at an inflection point.(00:00) - Hire with Hirechain(00:40) - Intro (04:15) - Messari Mainnet 2024 is coming! (05:15) - Ethereum's Inflection Point Hosted by Ryan Selkis

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The Story | A Lending Renaissance with Kinji Steimetz

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2024/04/24

Decentralized lending protocols like Aave and Compound drove explosive growth in DeFi. But as Kinji Steimetz explains, new entrants are ready to take the next step.(00:00) - Hire with Hirechain (00:40) - Intro (03:01) - Messari Mainnet is Coming! (04:01) - The Next Wave of DeFi Hosted by Ryan Selkis (https://twitter.com/twobitidiot)Written and Produced by Steve BichimerBased on "A Lending Renaissance" (Messari Enterprise, 2024), by Kinji Steimetz (https://twitter.com/SteimetzKinji)Follow

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40:19

India's Burgeoning Crypto Scene with WazirX CEO...

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2020/06/30

Nischal clears up misconceptions about India's regulatory landscape and shares what he's seeing that has him excited about the future of crypto in India.--- Special thanks to our sponsors: Lukka - Crypto taxes made simple. Use the promo code "MESSARITAX" and get $5 off the normal price of $19.95 Crypto.com - The best place to Buy, Earn, Pay with Crypto. Choice by Kingdom Trust: Bitcoin, Stocks, ETFs, Gold and more. All in one retirement account. https://www.retirewithchoice.com/messari Bitstamp is

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50:09

Ledger CEO Pascal Gauthier on the Business of Being...

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2020/06/25

Ledger CEO Pascal Gauthier joins The Unqualified Opinions podcast to discuss self custody, and the user experience of being your own bank. --- Special thanks to our sponsors: Lukka - Crypto taxes made simple. Use the promo code "MESSARITAX" and get $5 off the normal price of $19.95 Crypto.com - The best place to Buy, Earn, Pay with Crypto. Choice by Kingdom Trust: Bitcoin, Stocks, ETFs, Gold and more. All in one retirement account. https://www.retirewithchoice.com/messari Bitstamp is the original

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68:08

Charles Hoskinson on Cardano & Network Effects

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2020/06/17

With the next major phase of Cardano's mainnet (Shelley) fast approaching, IOHK CEO Charles Hoskinson provides a full project update as well his thoughts on the competitive outlook of the smart contracting landscape. --- Special thanks to our sponsors: Lukka - Crypto taxes made simple. Use the promo code "MESSARITAX" and get $5 off the normal price of $19.95 Crypto.com - The best place to Buy, Earn, Pay with Crypto. Choice by Kingdom Trust: Bitcoin, Stocks, ETFs, Gold and more. All in one

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52:32

Skale Labs CEO Jack O'Holleran on Launch &...

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2020/05/27

Skale is a middle-ware protocol that aims to allow dApps to run on a high-speed consensus layer above platforms like Ethereum and EOS. With Skale approaching its mainnet launch this summer, Ryan and Skale co-founder/CEO Jack O’Holleran discuss the project’s progress as well as how they’re approaching launch. --- Special thanks to our sponsors: Lukka - Crypto taxes made simple. Use the promo code "MESSARITAX" and get $5 off the normal price of $19.95 Crypto.com - The best place to Buy, Earn, Pay

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