This week on the ArCast, I talk to ArDrive CTO Ariel Melendez about his time at Princeton, his work in finance and app developments, and how Arweave uses Succinct Random Proofs of Access (SPoRA) to store and retrieve files. We also talk about musical projects, his journey into crypto, and how his perspective has changed as a father. You'll definitely learn something this week, thanks for tuning in, and thanks Ariel for being on the show!