In Plaintext Podcast

Guest: Alireza Ghods PHD Hosts: Phil Bonello and Tommy Eastman Sections 00:20 Introduction 06:40 Natix product suite 10:45 Network effect applications  12:45 Value proposition in emerging markets  14:55 Market for map data  19:30 Use case example  22:00 Limitations of hardware today  25:30 How is data captured and analyzed  29:40 Why sample data  32:45 Status of Natix  36:40 Comparison to Hivemapper  42:30 Future plans  47:00 Get in touch Diclaimers This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be relied upon as financial, legal or tax advice. Prior to making any investment decision, you should consult with professional financial, legal and tax advisors to determine the appropriateness of the risks associated with such an investment. No assurance can be given that the objectives of a particular investment will be achieved or that an investor will receive a return of all or part of his or her investment. All investments involve the risk of loss, including the loss of principal. In no event shall Plaintext Capital Management LLC (“Plaintext”) or any of its affiliates be responsible or liable for the correctness of any material discussed herein or for any damage or lost opportunities resulting from the reliance upon such material. References in this podcast to any specific securities or digital assets are for illustrative purposes only and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services. Furthermore, this content is not directed at nor intended for use by any investors or prospective investors. Plaintext and/or its clients may maintain positions discussed on this podcast. Certain information discussed or presented in this podcast may have been obtained from third-party sources. While taken from sources believed to be reliable, Plaintext has not independently verified such information and makes no representations about the enduring accuracy of the information or its appropriateness for a given situation. Any projections, estimates, forecasts, targets, prospects and/or opinions expressed during this podcast are subject to change without notice and may differ or be contrary to opinions expressed by others. 

Guest: Mr Smoovie Williams Hosts: Phil Bonello, Fran Oliva-Velez 00:45 – What is Sanko? 1:45 – The iteration process for new products 6:48 – The north star for Sanko 8:28 – What excites Smoovie 13:05 – Marketing/ Design process 14:45 – Overview of the product suite 23:10 – Why gaming and NFTs have not enjoyed a bull cycle 25:50  – Issues with crypto games 28:30 – Focusing on the crypto user first 34:45 – A fair launch & bootstrapping This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be relied upon as financial, legal or tax advice. Prior to making any investment decision, you should consult with professional financial, legal and tax advisors to determine the appropriateness of the risks associated with such an investment. No assurance can be given that the objectives of a particular investment will be achieved or that an investor will receive a return of all or part of his or her investment. All investments involve the risk of loss, including the loss of principal. In no event shall Plaintext Capital Management LLC (“Plaintext”) or any of its affiliates be responsible or liable for the correctness of any material discussed herein or for any damage or lost opportunities resulting from the reliance upon such material. References in this podcast to any specific securities or digital assets are for illustrative purposes only and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services. Furthermore, this content is not directed at nor intended for use by any investors or prospective investors. Plaintext and/or its clients may maintain positions discussed on this podcast. Certain information discussed or presented in this podcast may have been obtained from third-party sources. While taken from sources believed to be reliable, Plaintext has not independently verified such information and makes no representations about the enduring accuracy of the information or its appropriateness for a given situation. Any projections, estimates, forecasts, targets, prospects and/or opinions expressed during this podcast are subject to change without notice and may differ or be contrary to opinions expressed by others.

Guest: Keith Singery Hosts: Phil Bonello & Fran Oliva-Velez 00:45 Why Bittensor? 02:30 Evolution of Bittensor 06:50 The value of validators 12:30 The difficulty of being a validator 18:30 Description of a healthy subnet  26:00 Dynamic Tao 35:00 Staking Tao 39:45 Token emissions and sustainability 50:45 SN24: Cellular Automata 55:30 Validating miners    Disclaimers This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be relied upon as financial, legal or tax advice. Prior to making any investment decision, you should consult with professional financial, legal and tax advisors to determine the appropriateness of the risks associated with such an investment. No assurance can be given that the objectives of a particular investment will be achieved or that an investor will receive a return of all or part of his or her investment. All investments involve the risk of loss, including the loss of principal. In no event shall Plaintext Capital Management LLC (“Plaintext”) or any of its affiliates be responsible or liable for the correctness of any material discussed herein or for any damage or lost opportunities resulting from the reliance upon such material. References in this podcast to any specific securities or digital assets are for illustrative purposes only and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services. Furthermore, this content is not directed at nor intended for use by any investors or prospective investors. Plaintext and/or its clients may maintain positions discussed on this podcast. Certain information discussed or presented in this podcast may have been obtained from third- party sources. While taken from sources believed to be reliable, Plaintext has not independently verified such information and makes no representations about the enduring accuracy of the information or its appropriateness for a given situation. Any projections, estimates, forecasts, targets, prospects and/or opinions expressed during this podcast are subject to change without notice and may differ or be contrary to opinions expressed by others.   Keywords Bittensor, Subnet, Tao, Artificial Intelligence, AI, Bittensor Guru, Plaintext Capital, Phil Bonello, Fran Oliva-Velez

Guest: Arrash Yasavolian Hosts: Phil Bonello and Fran Oliva-Velez 00:30 - Intro to Taoshi / subnet 8 02:20 - The price prediction mechanism 06:40 - Taoshi's main stakeholders 09:10 - Benchmarking and ranking miners 13:10 - Validating and mining fine tuning 16:50 - Go to market strategy 20:00 - How are new price predictions incorporated? 24:10 - SN8 pay outs 26:00 - Comparison between Taoshi and Numerai 28:20 - The template for running a subnet 30:30 - Dynamic Tao 33:40 - Letting revenue drive the network 39:00 - The future of Bittensor 43:40 - Final thoughts

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We sit down to discuss AI agents with David Minarsch from Autonolas.