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Credible Commitments
by Apriori
Credible Commitments is an independent Ethereum podcast hosted by apriori. The podcast provides a platform for earnest builders to discuss market structure, products, and philosophy. Credibility is upstream of trust. Knowledge is downstream of both. Choose wisely.
Episodes
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The Holy Grail of Block Building
Michael Moser from Blockspace breaks down the mechanics, economics, and future of multi-party block construction on Ethereum. Timestamps (00:00) - Background and implementing of timing games (03:23) - Blockspace (company) (04:16) - Learnings from Solana and Cosmos (07:25) - MPBC mechanism…
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Distilling ePBS, Prop AMMs and Ethereum, ETH, and Previewing the 2026-2027 NBA Season
In this episode of Credible Commitments I talk to Mike Neuder, PHD student at Princeton University. Mike gives a masterclass on ePBS breaking down the mechanism, the microstructure, the incentives, and likely consequences. Next we dive into PropAMMs on Ethereum focusing on the data. The...
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Blockspace & Multi-Party Block Construction for Ethereum
In this episode of Credible Commitments I chat with Drew Van der Werff, CEO of Blockspace USA. We catch up on the PBS pipeline including Commit-Boost and ePBS. Then we introduce Blockspace and their new initiative— multi-party block construction— the holy grail of block building for Ethereum....
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The Crypto Meta - Q4 2026
In this episode of Credible Commitments I chat with Ceteris, Head of research at Delphi. Ceteris breaks down equities, ZEC, HYPE, Fomo, Robinhood chain, ETH, Solana governance, and why its a token picker's market. Timestamps (0:00) - Breadth across the S&P tape (1:50) - HYPE, VVV, ZEC (3:46) -...
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Seeking Alpha & the State of the Crypto Market
In this episode of Credible Commitments, I chat with Chang—operator, builder, and crypto native. Chang unpacks why Robinhood chain is winning users and developers, the future intersection of content and casino games, the state of perps trading, and how incentives drive human behavior. Timestamps...
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Ethereum & the case for Fast Slots
In this episode of Credible Commitments I chat with Barnabé Monnot—founding member of Ethlabs. We make the case for Quick Slots: a quintessential upgrade for Ethereum. Later we discuss fast finality, L1 & L2 strategy, and Fast Confirmation Rule (FCR). -- Timestamps (00:57) - Why Ethlabs now…
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Prediction Markets & The Story the Data Tells
In this episode of Credible Commitments I chat with Danning S., Research Director at Pantera Capital. We discuss prediction markets from first principles including -- category segmentation, who the users are and how they behave, MEV in crypto markets, oracle resolution mechanisms, and the power…
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Block Building & PropAMMs on Ethereum
In this episode of Credible Commitments I chat with Kubi Mensah CEO/Co-founder at Gattaca, the company behind Titan Builder. We discuss block building from first principles, Ethereum's evolving market microstructure featuring a dense discussion on Prop AMMs, and what takes to build a world class...
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Navigating The Dark Forest of Ethereum
In this episode of Credible Commitments I chat with Michael from Quasar Builder (#2 block builder on Ethereum). Michael started out mining Bitcoin before turning to block building, launching Quasar in 2025 with no privileged orderflow and climbing the leaderboard from the public mempool. The...
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Tilting at PropAMMs - Markus
In this episode of Deeply Intents I chat with Markus Schmitt, Founder of Propeller Heads. We dive into PropAMMs: what they are and how they are changing the market microstructure on Ethereum. In addition we unpack the Propeller stack of Tycho, Fynd, and Turbine which will enable a trustless…
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PropAMMs are eating DeFi - Quintus
In this episode of Deeply Intents I chat with Quintus from Flashbots. We discuss the current transaction supply chain and how PropAMMs fit in. Quintus provides fresh insights and a wealth of technical understanding around this new market micro structure. In particular, the ways in which the…
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propAMMs won, you just didn't notice - Katia Banina
It already happened, propAMMs won, you just didn't notice. In this episode of Deeply Intents, I chat with Katia Banina, CEO at Bebop . We discuss prop AMMs on Ethereum, how they compare to RFQ systems, and pushing the limits of DeFi innovation with PopAMM (Block Oracle Priced AMM). Timestamps...
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VC Science - Will Quist & Dan Gray
In this episode of Deeply Intents I chat with Will Quist of Slow Ventures and Dan Gray from Odin. This episode pulls apart the current discourse on venture investing looking at an investor's and researcher's perspectives. In particular we grapple with existential questions like; - Do exits even...
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Strictly 4 The Builders - Keone
In this episode of Deeply Intents, we chat with Keone Hon co-founder & GM at Monad Foundation. Keone spent a decade at Jump Trading building algorithmic trading systems before co-founding Monad. We get into what actually transfers from HFT to crypto, why the Monad team rolled their own database,...
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Building with Agents and The Bull Case for Zcash
Zaki Manian In this episode of Deeply Intents, I chat with Zaki Manian [Cosmos co-founder, Bootstrap board member, and Zcash contributor]. We start with Zaki's AI-native development workflow: he's running 7-8 projects simultaneously using Claude, Codex, and Gemini in parallel, burning through…
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Soundtracks for the Blind - Gwart
In this episode of Deeply Intents, I chat with Gwart, host of The Gwart Show. We kick off with Gwart's knack for shitposting and the art of playing the anon game, then get into reflections on this cycle, including whether VC coins are actually dead or just suffering from massive token overhang....
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Visions of Agents Trading Options - Nick Forster
Why are crypto options still so underdeveloped? In this episode of Deeply Intents, I chat with Nick Foster, Co-founder of Derive (fka Lyra). We start by unpacking why options are worth pursuing in crypto and what drove Variant's recent investment in Derive. From there, we dig into Derive's...
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Monadvillainy - ThogardPvP
In this episode of Deeply Intents, I chat with Alex Watts (ThogardPvP) from Fastlane. We begin the episode by discussing the concept of kingmaking in crypto ecosystems - why its important and the risks associated with king entrenching. Next we shift the conversation to the Monad central bank…
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Take Me To Your Leader - Alex Watts
In this episode of Deeply Intents, I chat with Alex Watts (ThogardPvP), Co-founder and CEO of Fastlane. We start by breaking down Fastlane's recent deal with Chainlink for their product Atlas—ThogardPvP walks through how it was structured and who actually got paid (spoiler: no one got rich). From...
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Forbidden Controller Lore [Real] - Isaac Sheff & Christopher Goes
Is interop finally solved? In this episode of Deeply Intents I chat with Isaac Sheff (Senior Research Scientist) and Christopher Goes (o-founder) of Heliax about the Anoma protocol and explore how Anoma thinks about interop. In particular we discuss Isaac's research on Controllers [the...
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Some Builder Musings - Dino
Why does crypto keep throwing money at attention instead of products? In this episode of Deeply Intents, I chat with Dino, Co-founder of Fluent. We kick off with Dino's background and why he's learned never to bet against developer ingenuity, then get into the weeds on crypto fundraising…
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Master of Puppets - Dan Gray
In this episode of Deeply Intents, I chat with Dan Gray from Credistick. We cover a ton of ground on what venture capital actually is, how it works, and where the space is headed. We kick off by breaking down the basics of VC and the ripple effects of the low interest rate environment after the...
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ACE of Trades - Ludwig Thouvenin
Why does onchain liquidity matter, and what would it take to build a DEX that actually competes with centralized venues? In this episode, I sit down with Ludwig Thouvenin, Co-founder & CEO at Sorella Labs, to unpack Angstrom and the case for rethinking DEX design from first principles. We start...
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Cross-Chain Money Legos - Orest Tarasiuk
What would it actually take to make Ethereum's rollups composable like smart contracts on a single chain? In this episode, I sit down with Orest Tarasiuk, CTO at t1 Protocol, to unpack how t1 is tackling Ethereum's fragmentation problem with Real-Time Proofs and TEE-based infrastructure. We begin...
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The Institutions are Coming - Noah Pravecek
What does real interoperability actually look like and why might the industry be solving the wrong problems? In this episode, I sit down with Noah Pravecek from ZKsync to explore the evolving landscape of L2 composability, enterprise adoption, and where crypto is actually headed. Noah shares...
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FOCIL [Minimize Power of Builders] - soispoke
Why is censorship resistance fundamental to Ethereum and what would it take to actually achieve it? In this episode, I sit down with soispoke from the Ethereum Foundation's Robust Incentives Group (RIG) to unpack FOCIL (Fork-Choice Enforced Inclusion Lists), a proposal aimed at making transaction...
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This is not Meta - Ceteris
In this episode of Deeply Intents I chat with Ceteris, Head of Research at Delphi. We start by discussing Ceteris' beginnings on crypto twitter, then dig into 4 year cycles—are they still real? From there we cover metas, onboarding, privacy, capital formation, and infrastructure. We also explore...
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One CLOB to Rule them All - Markus
In this episode of Deeply Intents, I chat with Markus, founder of Tplus. We begin the episode by addressing the FUD around the recent Intel TDX attack. Next, we unpack Tplus by dissecting the high-level architecture. Thereafter we discuss how Tplus can benefit traders, solvers, MEV searchers, and...
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One Click Ethereum - Mislav
In this episode of Deeply Intents, I chat with Mislav from Biconomy. We begin the episode by discussing the Biconomy Network’s one signature execution model. Next, we discuss the purpose of interoperability and chain abstraction. Thereafter, we dig our teeth into all things product, from gauging...
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Solving Interop with Intents - 0xJim
In this episode of Deeply Intents, I chat with Jim Chang (0xJim), product guru from LI.FI. We begin the episode by answering the question, why do we need interop? Next we dive into the nuances of intent bridges, solvers, order flow auctions, MEV, and filler vaults. Thereafter, Jim explains the...
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Securing the Future of Ethereum Core Development - Trent Van Epps
In this episode of Deeply Intents, I chat with Trent Van Epps from the Ethereum Foundation. In particular, we discuss Trent's work as an organizer of Protocol Guild. We begin by discussing what Protocol Guild is, why projects care, and membership. Next, we unpack the motivations for funding the...
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A rollup that actually scales Ethereum - James Prestwich
In this episode of Deeply Intents, I chat with James Prestwich of Signet, the team behind Signet. This episode is a masterclass on rollups. To begin the episode, James breaks down exactly what a rollup is while taking us through their history that includes Bitcoin, roll_ups, Plasmas, minimum…
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Interop Cheat Codes - Peter Watts
In this episode of Deeply Intents, I chat with Peter Watts, founder of Relay Protocol. We begin the episode by discussing Peter's journey from music to Reservoir to Relay. Next, we spend time digging into Relay, its architecture, resource locks, vaults, DEX meta-aggregation, and MEV strategies.…
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Philosophy of Elixir - Jeremy Ornelas
In this episode of Deeply Intents, I speak with Jeremy Ornelas of Heliax, the company behind Anoma and Namada. We begin the conversation by discussing the history of Erlang and Elixir, as well as what makes Elixir a good fit for Anoma. Next, we break down the dominion of Anoma, broadly outlining...
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Respect the Graph - Shoaib Ahmed
In this episode of Deeply Intents, I talk to Shoaib Ahmed, researcher and engineer for Cycles Money / Informal Systems. We begin the episode with Shoaib's background, including his time working on SlockIt. Thereafter, we begin to unpack Cycles Money, discussing the concept of bringing liabilities...
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DeFi is the Future of Ethereum - Nikita
In this episode of Deeply Intents, I chat with Nikita, CEO of Barter. In this conversation, we begin by discussing Nikita's background in Ethereum DeFi. Next, we discuss how solvers work, hooks and composability, and liquidity provision. Thereafter, we discuss Superposition, which provides a...
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Stop Optimizing Blockchains - Ole Spjeldnæs
In this episode of Deeply Intents, I chat with Ole Spjeldnæs, Founder and CEO of Delta Network. We begin the episode by discussing Ole's background in mathematics and what led him to blockchain. Next, we unpack Delta by discussing verifiability, shared state, and architectural affordances,...
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Zero to One - Sid Gandhi
In this episode of Deeply Intents, I sit down with Sid Gandhi, CEO of Payy. We begin the conversation discussing Sid's product background at Apple and how that led him to build Payy. We then discuss Private payments, proof of lineage, and the particulars of Payy wallet and network. Thereafter, we...
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Ethereum Is All You Need
In this episode of Deeply Intents, I have a conversation with 0xprincess, founder of NuConstruct. We begin by diving into 0xprincess' journey through the world of arbitrage and the notorious dark forest, examining how MEV competition on Ethereum has evolved into today's competitive landscape. For...
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Stop the Gaslighting - Josh Bowen
In this episode of Deeply Intents, I talk to Josh Bowen [founder of Astria]. We begin the conversation discussing Josh's background as an SWE at Google and his experience working on The Graph and Celestia before founding Astria. We discuss shared sequencers, the regulatory environment, and...
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Credible Commitments - Murat Akdeniz
In this episode of Deeply Intents, I sit down with Murat Akdeniz (founder of Primev). We begin by discussing Murat's background in tracking FX rates of the USD against the Turkish Lira. Next, we dive into MEV-Commit, including the Devcon lore, applications you can build with MEV-Commit, and...
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A Web of Our Own Making - Ellie Davidson
In this episode of Deeply Intents, I sit down with Ellie Davidson (Head of R&D at Espresso). We begin the episode by discussing Ellie's background working on products for Vanguard, her passion for technology, and her early time at Espresso as a consensus researcher. Next, we spend some time...
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Intents, Solvers and Applications - Joshua Gunn
In this episode of Deeply Intents, I chat with Joshua Gunn [Co-founder of Aori]. The conversation is action-packed. We begin by discussing Josh's background in market making and then move to unpacking DEX design. Next, we spend some time understanding intents in the context of single-chain and...
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The Spirit of Chain Abstraction - Tabasco
In this episode of Deeply Intents, I speak to Tabasco [COO of Particle, Chief Yapping Officer of UniversalX] about his journey in crypto, starting with mining Dogecoin and building Discord bots. After, we spend time discussing the latest in conference trends and how to do better (reflecting...
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Reminiscences of an MEV Operator - 0xTaker
In this episode of Deeply Intents, I talk to 0xTaker (MEV janitor at searcher.dev) about his journey in crypto beginning with Bitcoin, progressing to building exchanges, operating as a market maker, and co-founding Aori. 0xTaker takes us down the MEV rabbit hole. We converse on welfare...
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Chain Abstraction Isn't Real - VC
In this episode of Deeply Intents, we chat with Vaibhav Chellani, co-founder of Socket, about chain abstraction. VC recounts his journey from building Polygon POS to working on Plasma and ZK rollups at the Ethereum foundation to building Socket and Bungee Exchange. The conversation illuminates...
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The Logic of Chain Abstraction - Ankit Chiplunkar
In this episode of Deeply Intents, we sit down with Ankit Chiplunkar, co-founder of OneBalance. We discuss his path from aerospace engineering to resource locks. Ankit breaks down his prior research at Frontier, including MEV, order flow auctions, and the CAKE framework. Next we invest time into...
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A Treatise On Multichain Settlement - Rachin Kalakheti
In this episode of Deeply Intents, we sit down with Rachin Kalakheti, founder of Twine. We discuss Rachin's background, growing up in Nepal, his natural curiosity, and making his way to Stanford University. Rachin then breaks down multichain settlement — we discuss Twine's ultimate design, define...
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The Final Boss - Katia Banina
In this episode of Deeply Intents, Katia Banina and I discuss her impressive journey from data analytics with the London Stock Exchange Group to the Final Boss at Bebop. We had a wide-ranging conversation about the current state of speculation and trading in crypto markets including pump fun…
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Ethereum is Game Changing Technology - Drew Van der Werff
In this episode of Deeply Intents, Drew (founder of Commit-Boost & FABRIC Ethereum) discusses his journey from small-town overachiever to Ethereum public goods builder. In particular, this episode is deeply personal. We share our about our crypto journeys and experiences of working with the...
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Credible Commitments is an independent Ethereum podcast hosted by apriori. The podcast provides a platform for earnest builders to discuss market structure, products, and philosophy. Credibility is upstream of trust. Knowledge is downstream of both. Choose wisely.
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