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Episode 262: Jansen Teng, Co-Founder of Virtuals Protocol on building the Infrastructure for AI Agent Society

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Base Layer Episode 261 - Step Simpkin, Co-Founder of Squads, helping companies form in a web3 world

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Base Layer Episode 261 - Sergey Gorbunov, Founder of Axelar on building the connective tissue for Web3

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Base Layer Episode 260: Avery Ching, Co-Founder of Aptos; from days at Meta to building a state of the art blockchain

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Base Layer Episode 259: Robert Leshner, CEO of Superstate on traditional finance modernized by blockchain

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Base Layer Episode 258: Austin Federa, Solana Foundation on hardening the chain + the importance of Saga

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Base Layer Episode 257: Ben Jones, co-founder of Optimism, a masterclass on the role of the L2 and the OP Stack

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Base Layer Episode 256: John Woods, CTO of Algorand on the Algorand Gambit - a new era for Algorand

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Base Layer Episode 255: Andy Chatham, Co-Founder of DIMO, turning your cars data into an asset

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Base Layer Episode 254: Michael Shaulov, Co-Founder of Fireblocks, securing the transfer of $4 Trillion in digital assets

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Base Layer Episode 253: Rene Reinsberg, Co-Founder of Celo on being a mobile first, sustainably focused blockchain

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Base Layer Episode 252: Luigi D'Onorio DeMeo, Ava Labs on becoming the port of call for Gaming & Finance into blockchains

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Base Layer Episode 251: Illia Polosukhin, CEO Near Foundation on Chain Abstraction: simplifying the user experience

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Base Layer Episode 250: Asta Li from Privy on helping the Web3 industry build delightful products

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Base Layer Episode 249: Jack O'Holleran, CEO of Skale Labs on their plan to win the Web3 Gaming sector

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Base Layer Episode 248: Marc Boiron, CEO Polygon Labs on attempting to build a blockchain empire

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Base Layer Episode 247: Robbie Ferguson from Immutable on Web3 Gaming's 2024 Breakout Year

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Base Layer Episode 246: Lucas from CatX; Insurance meets Digital Assets for coffee...

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Base Layer Episode 245: Evan Cheng, Co-Founder of Mysten Labs. Can Sui + Move create the optimal digital ownership economy?

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Base Layer Episode 244: Sreeram Kannan, Founder of Eigenlayer on Restaking plus Founder Insights for future entrepreuers

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Base Layer Episode 243: Matt Galligan (Co-Founder, XMTP) on what a decentralized, interoperable world could look like

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Base Layer Episode 242: The future of compensation with digital assets, featuring Megan Knab, co-founder of Franklin

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Base Layer Episode 241: Evan Varsamis, CEO & Founder of Mintify on creating the Bloomberg Terminal for NFT's

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Base Layer Episode 240: Josh Katz, Founder of YellowHeart about the future of NFTs and live events

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Base Layer Episode 239: Amir Sarhangi & Craig DeWitt talk about SuperMojo, bringing financial sophistication to NFT's

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Base Layer Episode 238: Rachel Black & Giel Detienne from GoodGhosting on the saving account of the future, now

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Base Layer Episode 237: Brooks Brown from NOR discusses building Web3 games for players

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Base Layer Episode 236: Christian Dittmeier, Co-Founder of Evaluate Market on creating the an NFT Portfolio tool for the masses

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Base Layer Episode 235: Ian McMilan, Chief Growth Officer @ Mojito on creating NFT strategies with iconic businesses and brands

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Base Layer Episode 234: Joao Borges & Matt Rutledge, founders of BAYZ on the future of Web3 Games & Guilds in Brazil

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Base Layer Episode 233: Matty Taylor from Solana Labs on the evolution & importance of hackathons in Solana

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Base Layer 232: Michael Kong, CEO of Fantom Foundation on what's been driving interest in this Layer 1 blockchain

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Base Layer Episode 231: Brian Flynn, Co-Founder of Rabbithole on building the resume of Web3

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Base Layer Episode 230: Sergey Nazarov, Co-Founder of Chainlink on Web3's path to dominance

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Base Layer Episode: 229 YGG SEA, the First sub-DAO of YGG, Bringing Players in Southeast Asia into the Metaverse

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Base Layer Episode 228: Krystal Yang Founder of Ignite Tournaments on the World's First Play-to-Earn Mobile Esports Tournament Organization Platform

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Episode 227: Fvckrender, from Lebron to Dior, what it's like for one of the most sought after NFT artists

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Base Layer Episode 226: Peter Ing, Founder of BlockchainSpace on enabling payments in the Play-to-Earn Ecosystem

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Base Layer Episode 225: Nick Emmons, Co-Founder of Upshot on Decentralized Sources of Truth

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Base Layer 224: Carson Cook, Founder of Lattice on creating the Bloomberg Terminal for Digital Assets

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Base Layer Episode 223: Michael Wagner, Co-Founder of Star Atlas on why this has become one of the most talked about play-to-earn games

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Base Layer Episode 222: Pat White and Amy Kalnoki from Bitwave: Helping to Understand Tax in DeFi

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Base Layer Episode 221: David Nage (me) and Rayne Steinberg (CEO of Arca) about big news

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Base Layer Episode 220: Scott Lawin, CEO of Candy Digital on changing the world of Sports Collectibles

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Base Layer Episode 219: Ahmed Al-Balaghi from Biconomy on making Web 3.0 frictionless & mainstream

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Base Layer Episode 218: Zach Burks, CEO of Mintable on running one of the first NFT marketplaces

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Base Layer Episode 217: Sebastien Borget, Co-Founder of The Sandbox on the era of Blockchain Gaming

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Base Layer Episode 216: Alex Svanenik, Founder of Nansen on analyzing 90M+ labeled Ethereum wallets

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Base Layer Episode 215: Derek Yoo, Founder of Moonbeam on creating interoperability for Web 3.0 and beyond

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Base Layer Episode 214: Pablo Gonzalez, Co-Founder of Bitso on building the onramp to Digital Assets for the LATAM region

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Base Layer Episode 213: Gabby Dizon, Co-Founder of Yield Guild Games on building the employment agency of the Metaverse

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Base Layer Episode 212: 0xMaki from SushiSwap on DEX's moment seen around the world

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Base Layer Episode 211: Colin Evran from Protocol. Labs on the role of decentralized storage in Web 3.0

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Base Layer Episode 210: Sergey Nazarov, Co-Founder of Chainlink on Hybrid Smart Contracts & DeFi

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Base Layer Episode 209: Greg Osuri, Founder of Akash Network on Decentralizing Compute

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Base Layer Episode 208: Do Kwon, Founder of Terra Money on building one of the biggest new ecosystems in Digital Assets

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Base Layer Episode 207: Lucas Vogelsang, Founder at Centrifuge on real world assets bridging into Digital Assets

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Base Layer Episode 206: Ganesh Swami, Founder at Covalent on bringing visibility to billions of blockchain data points.

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Base Layer Episode 205: Jesse Johnson from Aavegotchi on NFT's marrying DeFi

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Base Layer Episode 204: Whit. Gibbs, Founder of Compass Mining on making Bitcoin mining available to the masses

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Base Layer Episode 203: Ryan Berkun, Founder & CEO of Teller Finance on creating the first DeFi protocol built to evaluate consumer credit risk.

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Base Layer Episode 202: Stani Kulechov, Founder at Aave on getting the next 10 million users into DeFi

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Base Layer Episode 201: Andrew Peel, Head of Digital Assets at Morgan Stanley on Institutions converging on Bitcoin, DeFi and more

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Base Layer Episode 200: Meltem Demirors from Coinshares: "Nothing f'in matters anymore", Bitcoin Cathedrals and the world we live in now

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Base Layer Episode 199: Raoul Pal on the World Burning, Bitcoin and how to apply Second Level thinking in Digital Assets

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Base Layer Episode 197: Matt Cutler, CEO of Blocknative on the role mempools play

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Base Layer Episode 196: Peter Johnson (Jump Capital) on 2021 predictions including $50K Bitcoin and M&A "mania"

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Base Layer Episode 195: Tim Ogilvie, Founder at Staked on helping to create the Fixed Income of Digital Assets

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Base Layer Episode 194: Richard Craib, Founder of Numerai on what the future of Hedge Funds may look like

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Base Layer Episode 193: Joe Lallouz, CEO of Bison Trails on building the Oracle of Digital Assets

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Base Layer Episode 192: Peter Smith, CEO of Blockchain.com on the last 10 years in Digital Assets

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Base Layer Episode 191: Jack O'Holleran, CEO of Skale Labs on helping scale Ethereum to billions of users

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Base Layer Episode 190: Sid Jha, Founder & CEO of Arbol on the intersection of Risk Markets & Smart Contracts

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Base Layer Episode 189: Chris Wood, COO of Pixelmatic on the future of Bitcoin based gaming

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Base Layer Episode 188: Kevin Chou, Founder at Rally on building the new Chain Economy

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Base Layer Episode 187: Fredrik Haga, Co-Founder of Dune Analytics on trends in Digital Asset analysis

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Base Layer Episode 186: Aleksander Larsen, Co-Founder of Axie Infinity on creating the Pokemon of Digital Assets

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Base Layer Episode 185: Diane Dai, Co-Founder of DODO on Proactive vs Automated Market Makers & more

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Base Layer Episode 184: Sergey Nazarov, Co-Founder of Chainlink on the role of Smart Contracts and connecting real world data to them

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Base Layer Episode 183: Mounir Benchemled, Founder of Paraswap on creating gateways to DeFi

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Base Layer Episode 182: Amrit Kumar, Co-Founder of Zilliqa on creating a high throughput blockchain

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Base Layer Episode 181: Artur Sychov from Somnium Space going deep into the Metaverse

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Base Layer Episode 180: Devin Finzer, Co-Founder of Opensea on building the Amazon of NFT's

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Base Layer Episode 179: Matthew Edwards, CEO of Dalpha Capital on the Institutionalization of Digital Assets

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Base Layer Episode 178: JP Baric, CEO of Aurum Ventures on the state of Bitcoin mining in the United States

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Base Layer Episode 177: Andrew Steinwold from Sfermion on the world of NFT's

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Base Layer Episode 176: Alex Salnikov, Co-Founder of Rarible with a master class in NFT's

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Base Layer Episode 175: Tor Bair from Secret on privacy's role in our Digital lives

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Base Layer Episode 174: Rich Rosenblum from GSR on narratives in the digital asset market during the summer

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Base Layer Episode 173: Tegan Kline from The Graph on their role in Web3 becoming a reality

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Base Layer Episode 172: Nodar Janashia, Co-Founder of Zapper on abstracting away the complexities of DeFi

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Base Layer Episode 171: Sam Kazemian, from co-founder of Everipedia to looking to revolutionize Stablecoins

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Base Layer Episode 170: Richard Byworth, CEO of Diginex on their future Nasdaq Listing & building Institutional grade Capital Markets Infrastructure

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Base Layer Episode 169: Camila Russo from The Defiant on the cold hard facts of DeFi

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Base Layer Episode 168: Jed McCaleb & Denelle Dixon on Stellar and it's role in the Digital Assets ecosystem

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Base Layer Episode 167: Garry Tan from Initialized Capital on Paradigm shifts in Tech & Digital Assets role in a new world

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Base Layer Episode 166: Nate Maddrey from Coin Metrics on the Rise of Stablecoins

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Base Layer Episode 165: Hart Lambur, Co-Founder at UMA; Can you create Synthetic Tokens that can Track Anything?

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Base Layer Episode 164: Anton Bukov, Co-Founder of 1inch on what DEX aggregation is and it's importance in DeFi's explosion

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Base Layer Episode 163: Tom Trowbridge on transitioning from traditional finance to the early day of Hedera Hashgraph