DWeb Decoded

In this episode of DWeb Decoded, host Aaron Stanley sits down with Arrash Yasavolian, Founder and CEO of Taoshi, to explore how his team is building a decentralized proprietary trading network on BitTensor Subnet 8.Taoshi enables quant teams to compete in a token-incentivized marketplace, producing AI-driven trading strategies without the overhead of hedge funds or prop firms. This discussion kicks off a new mini-series focused on the Tensor Economy—a fast-emerging intersection of decentralized AI and blockchain-native infrastructure.

We join Megan and Rick Prelinger on-location at the Prelinger Archive in Richmond California to discuss how analog media, forgotten footage, and underrepresented histories are being preserved and shared through free culture and decentralized tech.They explain how their partnership with the Filecoin Foundation is accelerating digitization efforts—from 16mm films to political zines—and why high-fidelity metadata is the key to building archives that last.

In this episode of DWeb Decoded, we talk with Maurício Magaldi, Head of Product at Midnight, a new privacy-focused blockchain being developed by Input Output Global (IOG), creators of Cardano. Midnight leverages advanced cryptographic techniques like zero-knowledge proofs and Catena architecture to enable selective disclosure and programmable privacy. Maurício shares insights into Midnight’s unique design, tokenomics, and use cases across finance, gaming, and public sector governance.

Brian Conley, Co-Founder at Fasila Inc, joins DWeb Decoded to explore how grassroots journalism can shape global narratives. From empowering local storytellers in Afghanistan and Sudan to archiving their work on decentralized platforms with Filecoin, this episode dives into the critical need for preserving voices that often go unheard.

In this episode of DWeb Decoded, Edan Yago, Founder and CEO of BTC OS, joins host Aaron Stanley to explore how Bitcoin is evolving into a programmable, scalable settlement layer for the internet. From ZK rollups to quantum computing threats, this conversation unpacks the next phase of Bitcoin’s development and its role in unifying the crypto ecosystem.

In this episode of DWeb Decoded, Aaron Stanley is joined by Doug Petkanics, Founder and CEO of Livepeer, to explore how Livepeer is expanding from decentralized video transcoding into real-time AI video processing. They discuss the evolution of Livepeer, its open GPU network, the Daydream application, and how the platform is uniquely positioned to support next-gen AI video tools.

Journalist and podcaster Jeff Wilser joins host Aaron Stanley to unpack the convergence of AI and Web3. From the risks of centralized AI to the promise of agent economies powered by crypto, Jeff shares insights from the frontlines of this fast-evolving space.

In this episode of DWeb Decoded, host Aaron Stanley speaks with Teana Baker-Taylor, COO and Co-Founder of Venice AI, a censorship-resistant, privacy-first generative AI platform. Teana unpacks how Venice hit 1 million users without collecting user data, why open-source models now rival centralized giants, and how decentralized AI offers a viable path forward for safety, privacy, and innovation.

Bo Hines, Executive Director of the President's Council of Advisers on Digital Assets, joins FF President Marta Belcher on DWeb Decoded, live during Consensus 2025 in Toronto, to share the U.S. administration's strategy for cementing U.S. leadership in crypto and Web3.

AI companies are hungry for data—and traditional data brokers are failing both buyers and sellers. On this episode of DWeb Decoded, Lucas Nuzzi, CEO and co-founder of Portex, explains how Portex is creating a tokenized data marketplace for the AI era.