CryptoNews Podcast

#307: Steven Waterhouse, CEO of Orchid Labs, on DePIN, AI, Decentralized VPNs, and Fighting for Internet Freedom


Listen Later

Dr. Steven 'SEVEN' Waterhouse is an active investor and builder in the crypto / web3 space with 11 years of experience. Dr. Waterhouse is currently CEO and co-founder of Orchid Labs, advisor to various projects including RiscZero and Squid Router, and is CEO and co-founder of Nazare Ventures, a new fund focused on crypto and AI, highlighting his ambition to contribute towards the digital landscape of the future. He was recently CTO & Venture Partner at Fabric Ventures and was previously a partner at Pantera Capital from 2013 to 2016. He served on the board of Bitstamp during this period.

Dr. Waterhouse holds a Ph.D. in Engineering from Cambridge with a focus on speech recognition and machine learning. At Cambridge, Dr. Waterhouse received the Isaac Newton Prize for outstanding Ph.D. research and represented Cambridge in the rowing and water polo teams.

In this conversation, we discuss:
- Introduction to Orchid Protocol
- Ensuring decentralisation as AI and Web3's convergence grows
- DePINs
- Technology and innovation
- Privacy in the digital age
- Building blocks for a freer internet
- Integrating on-chain privacy
- The fight for internet freedom
- Probabilistic nano-payments
- The role of Digital Resource Networks (DRNs)
- Sensorship

Orchid
Website: www.orchid.com
X: @OrchidProtocol
Discord: discord.gg/GDbxmjxX9F

Dr. Steven Waterhouse
X: @deseventral
LinkedIn: Steven W.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
This episode is brought to you by PrimeXBT.
 
PrimeXBT offers a robust trading system for both beginners and professional traders that demand highly reliable market data and performance. 

Traders of all experience levels can easily design and customize layouts and widgets to best fit their trading style. PrimeXBT is always offering innovative products and professional trading conditions to all customers.
  
PrimeXBT is running an exclusive promotion for listeners of the podcast. 

After making your first deposit, 50% of that first deposit will be credited to your account as a bonus that can be used as additional collateral to open positions.
 
Code: CRYPTONEWS50
 
This promotion is available for a month after activation. Click the link below:
 
PrimeXBT x CRYPTONEWS50

 

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

CryptoNews PodcastBy cryptonews.com

  • 5
  • 5
  • 5
  • 5
  • 5

5

5 ratings


More shows like CryptoNews Podcast

View all
Unchained by Laura Shin

Unchained

1,215 Listeners

CRYPTO 101 by Bryce Paul & Brendan Viehman

CRYPTO 101

788 Listeners

CoinDesk Podcast Network by CoinDesk

CoinDesk Podcast Network

641 Listeners

The Breakdown by Blockworks

The Breakdown

747 Listeners

Thinking Crypto News & Interviews by Tony Edward

Thinking Crypto News & Interviews

251 Listeners

Bitcoin News Alerts | Daily BTC News by Bitcoin News Alerts

Bitcoin News Alerts | Daily BTC News

601 Listeners

Markets Daily Crypto Roundup by CoinDesk

Markets Daily Crypto Roundup

135 Listeners

Bankless by Bankless

Bankless

1,048 Listeners

The Wolf Of All Streets by Scott Melker

The Wolf Of All Streets

229 Listeners

Crypto Banter by Crypto Banter

Crypto Banter

42 Listeners

Discover Crypto by HIT Network

Discover Crypto

222 Listeners

Empire by Blockworks

Empire

167 Listeners

Supply Shock by Blockworks

Supply Shock

112 Listeners

Raoul Pal: The Journey Man by Real Vision Podcast Network

Raoul Pal: The Journey Man

123 Listeners

1000x by Blockworks

1000x

5 Listeners