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Strange Water Podcast

Rex (LogarithmicRex)

“Survival is the ability to swim in strange water” -Frank Herbert Strange Water is a podcast hosted by Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex). The show is a conversation-based podcast based around exploring Ethereum and Ethereum-adjacent topics. Strange Water is relatively unstructured show focused on organic, engaging conversations with people who are building, building on or otherwise deeply care about Ethereum.

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00:02:04

Introducing: Signaling Theory

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2025/10/30

Introducing Signaling Theory, a new podcast by Rex Kirshner (LogarithmicRex). Signaling Theory cuts through crypto’s noise to find the real signals. Host Rex Kirshner joins builders, thinkers, and researchers who are shaping the space for deep, nuanced and informed conversations. Curiosity first, signal over noise.New Episodes every ThursdayAvailable on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you get your podcastsMore info: SigTheory.com

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00:50:35

The Epilogue

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2024/06/06

In this final episode of the Strange Water Podcast, join us as we announce our exciting acquisition by Blockworks, the end of Strange Water, and the launch of our new podcast, Expansion. We have a fantastic interview with (Expansion cohost) nosleepjon and Blockworks cofounders Mike Ippolito and Jason Yanowitz on all things Expansion and modular blockchains. Thank you for being part of our adventure, and we can't wait to take you along on the next one with Expansion!Twitter:

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01:10:39

The Motorverse: Cars, Crypto and Web3 Gaming w/ Will...

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2024/05/30

Guest: Will Griffiths (Twitter: @mrwillgriffiths)Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) Today's episode features Will Griffiths, General Manager of Animoca Brands' Motorverse. Learn how Animoca Brands is pioneering digital property rights for gamers with their innovative car-centric gaming ecosystem. We discuss the Motorverse's key pillars, including meaningful ownership and true interoperability, and explore the future of web3 gaming.

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01:07:54

How and Why to Scale ZK Proof Generation w/ Alex...

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2024/05/23

Guest: Alex Pruden (Twitter: @apruden08)Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) Join us as we chat with Alex Pruden, Executive Director of the Aleo Foundation, about Aleo's innovative, privacy-focused Layer 1 blockchain. We explore the transformative power of Zero-Knowledge cryptography, which enables private interactions on the blockchain while maintaining permissionlessness and verifiability. Discover the implications of Aleo's embedded prover network and its impact on the ZK

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00:59:35

The Endgame Landscape of L1 Blockchains w/ Alejo...

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2024/05/16

Guest: Alejo Pinto Host: Rex (Twitter: LogarithmicRex) Today’s guest is Alejo Pinto, Co-Founder and Chief Growth Officer of Pontem Network. Based in Aptos, Pontem collaborates closely with the Aptos Foundation, developing innovative products like Liquidswap and Pontem Wallet. Gain insights into the Aptos ecosystem and explore the future of the L1 blockchain landscape, the key players in crypto, and the evolving role of Bitcoin.

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01:08:22

Next-Gen Infrastructure: Decentralized Edge Networks...

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2024/05/09

Guests: Harrison Hines (Twitter: @harris0nhines) and Parsa Ghadimi (Twitter: @ParsaIsBack) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) Dive into the world of edge networks on today's episode of Strange Water Podcast. Learn how edge networks optimize web content delivery by leveraging geographically distributed servers, reducing latency for users worldwide. Explore the evolution of CDNs into edge networks and discover Fleek Network's innovative approach to decentralized edge infrastructure. Join us

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01:00:52

The Movement to Make Blockchain Security Sexy w/...

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2024/05/02

Guest: Rushi Manche (Twitter: @rushimanche)Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) Dive into the turbulent world of cryptocurrency's first major bubble as we explore the rise and fall of Facebook's ambitious Libra project, now known as Diem. Despite its demise, it left behind a valuable legacy in the form of the Move smart contract language, heralding a new era of security in blockchain development. Join us as Movement Labs co-founder Rushi Manche unveils their groundbreaking vision to

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01:05:07

Lessons Learned from Building with Terra and Celsius...

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2024/04/25

Guest: McDavid Stoddard (Twitter: @RobMcStodda) Host: LogarithmicRex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) Throughout the history of modern finance, the investment landscape has often been marked by periods of "irrational exuberance" and significant greed, with the cryptocurrency sector exemplifying these traits on a grander scale. This has led to unusually large and rapid investment bubbles and notable instances of fraud. High-profile figures such as Do Kwon of Terraform Labs and Alex Mashinsky of Celsius

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01:03:02

The Endgame of Data Availability w/ Prabal Banerjee...

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2024/04/18

Guest: Prabal Banerjee (Twitter: @prabalbanerjee)Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) In this episode, we delve into the critical question of how participants in a blockchain network can ensure the availability of data in newly proposed blocks. Without this assurance, malicious transactions could go undetected, posing significant risks to the network's integrity. Our guest, Prabal Banerjee, Co-Founder of the Avail Project, offers insights into how Avail addresses this data availability problem

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01:05:12

An Inside Look into the Ethereum All Core Devs Calls...

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2024/04/11

Guest: Christine Kim (Twitter: @christine_dkim)Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) I believe that Ethereum is the pinnacle achievement of the open source movement, describing it as an intricate, globally-built, and continuously evolved system through voluntary contributions. Christine Kim plays a crucial role in this ecosystem, attending All Core Developers calls, documenting them, and making the insights accessible to the public. Through her contributions, the discussion delves into the

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01:06:23

Solving Fragmentation in the Rollup-Centric Paradigm...

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2024/04/04

Guest: Austin King (Twitter: @0xASK)Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) This episode begins with the emergence of rollups as isolated spaces that, while offering quicker and cheaper transactions, risk fragmenting this shared ecosystem, potentially diminishing Ethereum's value. The question then shifts to address concerns about the proliferation of rollups, with forecasts suggesting the deployment of at least 10,000 by the end of 2024, raising questions about the future cohesion of

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01:00:34

Decentralized Resiliency: The Story of BadgerDAO w/...

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2024/03/28

Guest: Spadaboom (Twitter: @Spadaboom1)Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) The conversation aims to sift through the noise surrounding DAOs by telling the story of BadgerDAO. BadgerDAO, co-founded by Spadaboom in 2020, aims to facilitate the use of Bitcoin as collateral on other blockchains, thereby accelerating its integration into decentralized finance (DeFi). The discussion will cover BadgerDAO's history, its contributions to DeFi, the challenges it faced, including a significant hack, and

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01:08:31

Crypto's Service Industry: A Survival Guide w/ Kevin...

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2024/03/21

Guest: Kevin Simback (Twitter: @KSimback)Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) Kevin Simback, COO of Delphi Labs, shared insights on the diverse range of professional services crucial for web3 companies, including law firms, accounting, and marketing agencies. Joining an accelerator program can streamline the process of identifying and accessing these services, saving time and resources for founders. This conversation highlights the complexities of building a business beyond technological

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01:06:12

Block Building and the MEV Supply Chain w/ Kubi...

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2024/03/14

Guest: Kubi Mensah (Twitter: @kubimensah)Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) Ethereum was not built to address the value extraction that quickly became rampant. Flashbots, introduced in 2020, addressed issues of front-running and value extraction in Ethereum transactions by redirecting value towards network participants. This sparked a crisis within the Ethereum community, leading to a transformation of its roadmap and the concept of the "dark forest paradigm." Kubi Mensah, Co-Founder

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01:04:13

Upgrading Smart Contracts with Native Data Analysis...

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2024/03/07

Guest: Ismael Hishon-Rezaizadeh (Twitter:@Ismael_H_R)Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) I am a strong advocate of the modular blockchain thesis, recognizes the power of scaling blockchains by removing the non-critical parts of blockchain computing out of the scare space that is the blockchain’s virtual machine. Up until today, modular blockchain basically refers to rollups and data availability, but we are entering a new era. What comes next? Modular database and access to big data tools

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01:04:54

The Next Chapter of Modular Blockchains:...

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2024/02/29

Guest: Gil Binder (Twitter: @xgilxgil)Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) A blockchain computer is a network of physical computers running the same virtual machine, ensuring synchronization through constant communication and a crypto-economic system like proof of stake. Users interact with the blockchain by accessing their local copy of the virtual machine, making changes that are synced across the network. While ideally all users would operate their own nodes for direct access to the blockchain

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01:10:04

Building Blockchain's Emergency Response Layer w/...

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2024/02/26

Guest: Bobafetador (Twitter: @Bobafetador) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) Imagine: two founders of a decentralized exchange (DEX) experience a successful launch with over $1 billion in deposited assets, only to later discover a major security breach where 60% of their Total Value Locked (TVL) is withdrawn in a single transaction. Reflecting on their oversight, they realize the necessity of a rapid response system to identify and mitigate such threats. In the current landscape, building such

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01:02:34

The Frontier of Intellectual Property: Programmable...

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2024/02/22

Guest: Jason Zhao (Twitter: @jasonjzhao) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) Today's conversation delves into the intersection of intellectual property law and the digital age, highlighting the challenges of enforcing outdated regulations in an online and international context. While existing legal frameworks struggle to adapt to modern mediums and platforms, there's a glimmer of hope in leveraging blockchain technology, particularly Ethereum, to establish an internet-native property

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01:10:44

Polygon's Next Chapter: Aggregated Blockchains w/...

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2024/02/19

Guest: Brendan Farmer (Twitter: @_bfarmer) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) In 2022, Vitalik discussed the transformative impact of zkEVMs on crypto, highlighting their evolution from theoretical concepts to tangible scaling solutions for Ethereum. A year later, multiple zkEVM implementations had reached mainnet, rendering zkEVMs less of a novelty and shifting the focus of discussions to practical scalability challenges. Brendan Farmer, Co Founder of Polygon and Co Head of Polygon Zero, joined

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01:06:37

Facilitating the Modular Blockchain Revolution w/...

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2024/02/15

Guest: Amrit Kumar (Twitter: @maqstik) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) In the crypto community, "modular blockchain" has become a common buzzword, but its precise definition is often overlooked. Unlike traditional monolithic blockchains like Ethereum, which rely on a decentralized network for computation, modular blockchains aim to scale by distributing tasks to specialized environments, reducing costs and increasing speed. For instance, complex financial transactions like borrowing

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