In this latest episode of Beneath the Layers we speak with Tegan Kline, Co-Founder and CEO of Edge and Node. We speak about her time giving back to her local community, entrepreneurship, and growing the Graph.

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0:00 Intro

1:30 Giving back to the Community

9:30 Does finance revolve around similar values?

15:18 Adjusting Risk and Decision Making

18:40 Orchid

23:40 The Graph Explained

29:01 Should all data live onchain?

31:57 Edge and Node

35:32 Content is Key

36:53 San Francisco

39:24 House of Web3

41:27 What does it take to be an entrepeneur?

43:30 What does it mean to be happy?

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In this latest episode of Beneath the Layers we speak with Eli Ben-Sasson, Co-Founder and President of Starkware. We speak about cryptography and it's place in society, ZK systems and privacy, and how StarkWare helps with scaling Ethereum. Brought to you by Offchain Labs, the team behind Arbitrum, a leading scaling solution for Ethereum. To learn more, visit: https://linktr.ee/offchainlabs

0:00 Why Should We Care about Cryptography?

7:55 What caused the shift of focus from Privacy-centric blockchains?

17:30 StarkWare Products

22:47 Trust: Math vs Humans

29:08 Why Cairo (CVM) vs Solidity/Rust?

32:12 Narrative Shifts for Layer 2s

35:30 Onboarding and Tooling

38:21 Decentralization

44:46 Offchain Labs and StarkWare Collab?

46:15 Can we “Solve” State Growth?

50:14 Coolest breakthrough in Cryptography

52:36 Quantum Computing

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In this episode of Beneath the Layers we bring on GFunk, CEO at Pixel Vault. We speak about his time coming into web3 as an entrepreneur, his part in the rise of NFTs, and what Reboot's role in web3 gaming is.

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0:00 Why "GFunk"?

4:08 Life before Entrepreneurship

25:55 Partnering with Adidas

34:50 Creator Royalties

38:02 Reboot Protocol

41:38 Battle Plan!

55:04 Wolf.game

1:07:45 Why Arbitrum

1:18:08 Solana

1:22:20 Football Club

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Jill Gunter joins us to talk about inflation in the modern day, crypto's impact on society as a whole, and her thoughts on the state of layer 2s/layer 1s. Brought to you by Offchain Labs, the team behind Arbitrum, a leading scaling solution for Ethereum. To learn more, visit: https://linktr.ee/offchainlabs

In this interview, we discuss:

0:00 Jill's background

7:31 Code is law, but we govern that law

17:29 What causes hyperinflation

22:48 Differences between tradfi industry vs crypto industry

29:07 Is full decentralization preferable and achievable?

33:24 Crypto in 2017

38:11 Open Money Iniative

42:17 Crypto's impact on the real world

47:00 Espresso Systems

51:22 Sequencers and Rollups

1:00:00 L1 with sequencers?

1:02:00 Ethereum and L2s

1:10:34 Crypto's role in the global financial system

1:13:57 How do we change the perception of crypto

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Amitt Mahajan joins us to talk about entrepreneurship, co-creating Farmville while at Zynga, his thoughts on how blockchain integrates with gaming, and more! 

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In this interview, we discuss:

0:00 Is Amitt a Gamer?

3:23 When Amitt Decided to get into the Gaming Industry

12:01 FarmVille + Other Endeavors

26:12 Getting into Crypto

31:20 The Downside of Entrepreneurship

34:25 The Importance of Blockchain Tech

44:37 Picking a Chain to Deploy on

52:44 Advice for Upcoming Entrepreneurs

57:55 AI + Gaming

1:00:00 The Future of VR + AR

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Ed Felten joins us to talk about his time working at the White House, teaching at Princeton, founding Arbitrum, and Artificial Intelligence.

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In this interview, we discuss:

0:00 Studying Computer Security

8:22 Teaching at Princeton

30:06 Working at the FTC

39:44 Working at the White House

1:02:12 Why Scale Ethereum?

1:17:58 Stylus

1:25:05 Artificial Intelligence

1:32:54 Biggest Threat to National Security

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Disclaimer:

Nothing in this podcast should be taken or understood as financial advice of any kind, and all opinions expressed by the host or guests, are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of Offchain Labs.

Preston Van Loon and Raul Jordan join us to talk about their life before Prysmatic Labs, what it was like to build and contribute to Ethereum, to now working at Offchain Labs, scaling Ethereum. 

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In this interview, we discuss: 

0:00 Where Preston and Raul grew up

11:02 How Preston got to Google

15:58 Does Google and Crypto have a shared interest?

17:56 How Preston and Raul met

20:00 What Helped them Run Prysmatic Labs

24:03 Shipping the Beaconchain

30:28 Why join a Layer 2 team?

39:39 What Preston and Raul are working on

41:06 What Preston and Raul are excited about

48:20 Can Ethereum succsed without Vitalik?

54:43 Preston can Fly Planes

57:15 Raul Speaks Cantonese

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Disclaimer:

Nothing in this podcast should be taken or understood as financial advice of any kind, and all opinions expressed by the host or guests, are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of Offchain Labs.