The Delphi Podcast

The Delphi Podcast episodes:

• 04.22.2024

  Andrej Radonjic: Grass's Two Million Data Scraping Users Enabling Crypto x AI on Solana

  GRASS (GetGrass.io) is a viral crypto AI project built on Solana that aims to scrape and validate internet data for AI training. The name 'GRASS' was chosen for its memeability and metaphors. The project addresses the scarcity of quality data...

  
• 04.18.2024

  Decentralization Unleashed: The Astria Approach to Rollup Sequencing

  Josh, the co-founder of Astria, discusses the journey from data availability layers to building a shared sequencer network. He explains the concept of shared sequencing and its advantages, such as amortizing the cost of engineering and providing a competitive experience...

  
• 04.16.2024

  Gui Laliberte and Avichal Garg: Integral's Accounting Suite Driving Backoffice to Zero

  Integral is a financial operations and accounting platform for companies with Web3 assets. It simplifies financial workflows and provides real-time access to financial information. The platform saves businesses time and frustration by automating tasks such as bookkeeping, payroll, and payments....

  
• 04.08.2024

  Tory Green: io.net’s 500,000 GPUs Powering Crypto x AI on Solana

  io.net is a distributed training and inference project built on Solana. They aim to solve the problem of the GPU shortage in the AI industry by building a decentralized network that connects underutilized GPUs from multiple sources. Ionet uses clustering...

  
• 04.03.2024

  Degen Chain and L3s: What's Next

  The conversation explores the concept of Layer 3 (L3) blockchains and their potential impact on the crypto industry. L3s offer unlimited customizations with near-zero gas fees, allowing for limitless creativity and experimentation. The discussion focuses on Degen, a community built...

  
• 03.30.2024

  Nous Research: Crypto x AI Masterclass, 30 Million Model Downloads, Bittensor Subnets and Launching a Matrix Style World Simulator

  In this conversation, Jeff from Nous Research discusses their work on open source models and the BitTensor subnet. They address the challenges of ranking models on platforms like Hugging Face and the need for a more reliable and commercially viable...

  
• 03.13.2024

  ETH Denver Crypto x AI Panel: Casey Caruso, Colin Gagich and Vassilis Tziokas

  Recorded Live at ETH Denver 2024, this conversation explores the intersection of crypto and AI, discussing the need for decentralized AI models and the challenges of achieving this. The participants highlight the importance of keeping AI open and driven by...

  
• 03.08.2024

  Ethan Sun and Santiago Santos: Bringing Crypto x AI Experiences to Millions with MyShell.AI

  In this episode, Tommy and Santiago interview Ethan Sun, the co-founder of MyShell, a decentralized platform for creating and staking AI native applications. They discuss the evolution of AI over the past decade, the importance of consumer-facing applications, and the...

  
• 03.01.2024

  Orkun Kilic: Technical Dive Into Citrea, Bitcoin's First Zk-Rollup

  In this podcast, we dive deep into the world of Bitcoin scalability solutions with Orkun Kilic, the co-founder and CEO of Chainway Labs, the company behind Citrea - Bitcoin's first zero-knowledge (ZK) rollup. Orkun provides a detailed background on the...

  
• 02.20.2024

  Keith Singery: A Conversation with an Extremely Knowledgeable Bittensor Validator

  In this episode, Keith Singery, a prominent validator and thought leader in the Bittensor ecosystem sits down with Tommy and Michael to share his unique perspective on the project's mission to democratize AI and create a decentralized alternative to the...

  
• 02.13.2024

  Keone Hon of Monad: 10,000 TPS & Full EVM Equivalence - A New Era for Ethereum Apps

  In this episode, Keone Hon dives deep on Monad, a high-performance Ethereum-compatible layer 1 blockchain focused on delivering high performance and drastically lower transaction costs. We discuss Monad's key technical innovations like MonadBFT consensus, parallel execution, and a custom database enabling...

  
• 02.02.2024

  Simon Harman: Chainflip's Cross-Chain Swaps Enable Crypto's On-Chain Future

  Simon Harman, founder of decentralized cross-chain swap protocol Chainflip, joins us for an in-depth discussion on the future of trading in crypto. We cover the motivation behind building a decentralized exchange focused on major layer 1 assets like Bitcoin and Ethereum,...

  
• 01.23.2024

  Logan Jastremski: Solana vs Celestia's Endgame and The High Throughput Blockchain Thesis (In Person Episode)

  Logan Jastremski, Co-founder of Frictionless Capital, sits down for an in-person podcast with Tommy to discuss scaling solutions for high throughput blockchains. They dive into integrated chains like Solana versus modular approaches like Celestia, balancing decentralization and performance, Layer 2...

  
• 01.18.2024

  Ethena Labs: Fully Collateralized Stable Coin That Can Deliver Double Digit Organic Crypto Native Yield

  Guy Young joins Delphi Ventures' Yan Liberman to discuss Ethena’s novel approach to creating a stablecoin that is censorship-resistant, scalable, and yield-generating. We explore how Ethena achieves these goals through a crypto-native stablecoin called USDE that generates yield by collateralizing staked...

  
• 01.15.2024

  Nick Emmons: Crypto x AI Will Change The Fabric of Society and DeFi Powered AI Is the First Step

  AI innovation is accelerating rapidly, but centralized control threatens equitable access and distribution. Can decentralized coordination unlock AI's full potential? We explore this question with Upshot CEO Nick Emmons on his mission to decentralize AI models and architect mechanisms for specialized...

  
• 11.21.2023

  Ala Shaabana: Beyond the OpenAI Silicon Valley Echo Chamber: Decentralizing AI with Bittensor

  Ala Shaabana joins us to discuss the compelling vision behind Bittensor - a decentralized network aiming to democratize access to AI models and development. He provides an inside look at the technical architecture and incentives powering this novel system. We delve...

  
• 11.13.2023

  Robert Leshner: Superstate's Strategy of Integrating Trillions in Real-World Assets into DeFi

  Robert Leshner has been at the forefront of DeFi since founding Compound in 2017. Now he's on a mission to bridge traditional finance and crypto with his new venture, SuperState. In this episode, Robert provides an inside look at SuperState's plans...

  
• 11.06.2023

  Chris Burniske: The Solana Thesis, Wisdom From Building Placeholder and The Psychology of Investing

  How do experienced crypto investors analyze and adapt their strategies over time? Get insights from Chris Burniske, partner at Placeholder VC, on the firm's journey investing in crypto networks. From Bitcoin's early days to Ethereum's rise and now Solana, Chris...

  
• 10.31.2023

  Steven Goldfeder & Ed Felten: A 2014 Classroom Idea to The $10B Scaling Technology Arbitrum, ZK Technology Flaws and Interactive Fraud Proofs

  Co-founders of Offchain Labs, Ed Felten and Steven Goldfeder take us back to 2014, when a classroom idea sparked their vision for scaling before Ethereum even launched. Learn why they believe interactive fraud proofs provide unparalleled security guarantees compared to...

  
• 09.28.2023

  Eli Ben-Sasson: Starkware as End-Game ZK Technology, The Pros and Cons of Launching ZK on Ethereum and Optimistic Rollup Concerns

  Eli Ben-Sasson, Co-founder and President of StarkWare, joins this podcast episode to discuss scaling blockchains like Ethereum with ZK proofs and validity rollups. He provides an in-depth look at how StarkWare is using its Cairo language and ZK-VM to enable scalability,...

  
• 09.25.2023

  dYdX's Antonio Juliano: The Largest Perpetuals Exchange with $1 Trillion In Cumulative Volume Transitions To A Cosmos Appchain

  On this episode of the Delphi Podcast, Tommy and Jose spoke with Antonio Juliano, founder of dYdX, about their goal to build the largest crypto exchange through a focus on decentralization and derivatives trading. They discussed dYdX's ambitious vision and...

  
• 09.18.2023

  Anoma's Christopher Goes: Intents Are Real

  Christopher Goes, co-founder of Anoma and Nomad, joins Tommy and Can to discuss how he envisions intents becoming the primary interface for blockchain applications. They explore how Anoma is building an architecture focused on user intents, rather than transactions, and...

  
• 09.07.2023

  Travis Kling: Binance Deep Dive From FTX Survivor

  In this episode Tommy is joined by Travis Kling, founder of Ikigai Asset Management, he discusses his investigation into Binance. Travis breaks down the timeline of events at Binance over the past year, including large BTC transfers, executives leaving, and...

  
• 09.04.2023

  Friend(.tech) or Foe: Coinbase's Base Chain's Uptake, EVM's market share and Catalysts for the Market

  Jose, Yan, Duncan and Ceteris discuss the craze of friend.tech, what it is, how it works and what it might bring to the table, as well as talk about Coinbase's new L2 and their views on ETFs, liquidity and the...

  
• 09.01.2023

  Kyle Samani and Nick White: Are Modular or Monolithic Blockchains The End Game Design?

  In this spirited debate podcast episode, Tommy is joined by Kyle Samani, Co-Founder of Multicoin Capital, and Nick White, COO of Celestia Labs, to discuss the future of blockchain infrastructure. Kyle lays out the case for integrated blockchain platforms like...

  
• 08.23.2023

  James Seyffart, Scott Johnson and Hal Press: Are Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs are Inevitable?

  In this episode, Tommy speaks with James Seyffart, Scott Johnsson, and Hal Press about the latest developments in the long-running saga to get Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) approved by the SEC. They discuss the current filings from major...

  
• 08.10.2023

  Andrew Kilbride and Matthew Lewis: TestMachine's AI Is Attacking Crypto Code To Surface and Fix Vulnerabilities

  In this episode, we delve into the fascinating world of blockchain security and the intersection of artificial intelligence with the crypto space. Join us for an insightful conversation with the co-founders of Test Machine, a company dedicated to making smart...

  
• 07.27.2023

  Stephen Wolfram: Unraveling the Mysteries of Large Language Models, Intelligence and Autonomous Crypto Agents

  In this thought-provoking podcast episode, we discuss the mysteries surrounding Large Language Models (LLMs) and their implications for the future of artificial intelligence (AI) with Stephen Wolfram, creator of Mathematica, Wolfram | Alpha & Wolfram Language. We dive into the...

  
• 07.24.2023

  Jesse Pollak: Coinbase Launches Base - An Ethereum L2 Accessible To 100 Million Coinbase Users

  Podcast description In this episode we talk to Jesse Pollak, Head of Protocols at Coinbase where he leads the development of Base, Coinbase’s L2 built on the OP Stack. Prior to leading Protocols, he led retail engineering at Coinbase for many...

  
• 06.22.2023

  Andriy Mulyar: The AI Trailblazer Making Personal ChatGPT a Reality With GPT4ALL

  In this episode, we discuss the impact of AI with Andriy Mulyar, co-founder of AtlasAI and creator of GPT4All. We explore how running local private language models can provide competitive benefits over using public models like ChatGPT without confidential data....

  
• 06.13.2023

  Emad Mostaque: Stability AI's Open Source Models To Drive Human Potential vs OpenAI’s One Model To Rule Them All

  In this episode of the Delphi podcast, host Tommy interviews Emad, the CEO of Stability.ai, an open source AI company dedicated to democratizing access to AI tech. Emad explains how his company handles the rapidly evolving field of AI and...

  
• 06.09.2023

  RISC Zero’s Brian Retford: Zero Knowledge Returns Trust To The World and Interplay of ZK and AI

  We sit down with Brian Retford, founder of RISC Zero, to discuss the vision and potential of zero-knowledge (ZK) technology and its impact on the world. ZK technology, although currently in its early stages and with high costs, has the...

  
• 06.06.2023

  Jake Brukhman: Is ChatGPT Alive, OpenAI vs Stability AI’s Approaches to Avoid Killer Terminators, and Scanning Eyeballs with Worldcoin

  In this captivating episode of the podcast, we are joined by Jake Brukhman, an expert in OpenAI and large language models (LLMs), to discuss the interplay between AI and crypto. We dive into various thought-provoking topics, starting with the concept...

  
• 05.25.2023

  Jayendra Jog: Robinhood's GameStop Fiasco Inspires Sei, The Layer 1 For Trading

  Sei is a Layer 1 blockchain built for trading. It was co-founded by Jay, who was inspired to create a decentralized trading platform after working at Robinhood during the GameStop trading fiasco. Sei is designed to offer the best trading...

  
• 05.09.2023

  Jose Macedo: Delphi Labs' Mission to Incubate the Brilliant Crypto Minds of Tomorrow

  In this episode, Jose Macedo offers an inside look into the world of Delphi Labs' recently launched Incubator and valuable advice for startups. Episode Overview Insights into project selection process Delphi Labs' multi-decade commitment to lasting legacy Comparison between...

  
• 05.02.2023

  Shadow Realms: Decrypting Privacy with Penumbra’s Henry de Valence

  Henry de Valence, one of the deepest thinkers of privacy and the founder of Penumbra joins the podcast for a comprehensive discussion on privacy. Can Gurel, a research lead at Delphi Digital, joins as a co-host given his recent in-depth...

  
• 04.25.2023

  Karate Kombat: Blood, Sweat, and Battle Royale – Inside the World of a Web3 Owned Fight League

  Karate Combat is UFC for the next generation and is built on crypto rails. Co-Founder OnlyLarping joins the podcast to discuss the fight league, tailoring the entire sport for short and engaging experiences, catering to online fans of a younger...

  
• 04.12.2023

  The Future of Crypto Insurance With Hugh Karp and Robert Forster

  Hugh Karp⁠, Founder and CEO of Nexus Mutual, and Robert Forster, executive director of Ease, join to discuss the future of Crypto Insurance. With billions in hacks and new code released every day, insurance will be crucial for the future of...

  
• 03.28.2023

  Sreeram Kannan: EigenLayer Is Expanding ETH’s Security to Bootstrap Future Use Cases

  Sreeram Kannan, Founder of EigenLayer, joins this episode to talk about the innovative power that EigenLayer is bringing to Ethereum. In this episode we discuss EigenLayer’s data availability layer for ETH L2s to roll down to, which saves costs and...

  
• 03.22.2023

  Caitlin Long: The Regional Banking Crisis, Deposit Only Banks, and Hyperinflation in Germany

  Caitlin Long, founder and CEO of Custodia Bank, is one of the most passionate guests we’ve ever had on the podcast. In this episode we discuss: The regional banking crisis Outlook for the U.S. Dollar The government blocking deposit...

  
• 03.16.2023

  SEC Commissioner Peirce: Inside the SEC with Cryptomom

  SEC Commissioner Peirce joins for a conversation centered around her views on the SEC’s approach to Crypto. The conversation covers the current regulation by enforcement strategy, other countries having a more conducive regulatory environment, Commissioner Peirce’s dissenting opinions and much...

  
• 03.13.2023

  Anatoly Yakovenko: Solana’s Endgame In the Midst of Competitive L1 and L2s

  In this episode, Delphi Co-Founder and VC Tommy hosts Anatoly Yakovenko, Co-founder of Solana, for an in-depth and energetic episode centered around the core thesis for Solana in the face of other L1 and L2 ecosystems.  Social Links Anatoly Yakovenko Tommy...

  
• 02.28.2023

  Nic Carter: Operation Choke-Point 2.0’s Mission To Cut Crypto Off From The Banking Sector Is Underway

  In this episode, we're joined by Nic Carter, General Partner at Castle Island Ventures for a far reaching discussion around Nic’s thesis on Operation Choke-Point 2.0; the effort of every U.S. financial regulator to deny crypto firms access to banking...

  
• 02.21.2023

  Miller, Marisa and Sarah: The Definitive Conversation on The Government's Regulatory Assault on Crypto

  On this episode Miller Whitenhouse-Levine the CEO of DeFi Education Fund, Marisa T Coppel Policy Counsel at Blockchain Association and Sarah Brennan GC of Delphi Ventures join host Tommy for the definitive episode on crypto regulations. About The Guests Miller Whitenhouse-Levine CEO at...

  
• 02.08.2023

  Can Gurel and Ceteris: The Future of The Crypto On-Chain Experience Will Dwarf The Centralized World

  Host and Co-founder of Delphi Tom Shaughnessy sits down with Can Gurel and Ceteris of Delphi Digital Research's Infrastructure team to discuss their Year Ahead for Infrastructure Report. Themes covered include  Recreating the centralized exchange experience on chain. Modular vs monolithic ...

  
• 01.11.2023

  DeFi in 2023: Building An On-Chain Binance, Speculation Primitives, DEX Beating CEXs, Ditching veTokens and Futuristic Ideas

  Tom Shaughnessy, Co-founder of Delphi Digital, brings on Ashwath Balakrishnan, VP of research at Delphi Digital, and Jordan Yeakley, Research Analyst at Delphi Digital, to cover their Year Ahead for DeFi report. Access the report: The State of DeFi and Where...

  
• 12.29.2022

  Crypto Venture Capital Series Ep. 8: Santiago Santos & CMS Holdings

  Tommy Shaughnessy continues the crypto venture capital series with Santiago Santos and CMS Holdings. We discuss the FTX fallout, the VC world post-FTX, the core tenets of crypto, and more. This episode was originally hosted on Twitter Spaces.  Social Links Santiago Santos ...

  
• 12.22.2022

  Ryan Zurrer and Jake Brukhman: Expert Allocators with 21 Years Experience and Investors in Hundreds of Projects Worth Tens of Billions Discuss The State of Everything Crypto

  Co-Founder of Delphi Digital Tom Shaughnessy hosts Ryan Zurrer the founder of Dialectic and Jake Brukhman the Co-Founder and CEO of Coinfund. Ryan and Jake are experienced VCs who have been in crypto for a combined 21 years, have invested into...

  
• 11.15.2022

  Is Crypto Inherently Political? w/ Stephen Palley | Full Disclosure Ep.3

  This week on Full Disclosure, Gabe and Sarah are joined by Stephen Palley, a digital commerce partner at Brown Rudick. We discuss whether crypto and law are inherently political industries and Ooki DAO’s defense against the CFTC. Show Notes: (00:00:00) –...

  
• 11.01.2022

  Transparent Crypto Regulations w/ Stephen Palley | Full Disclosure Ep.2

  This week on Full Disclosure, Gabe and Sarah are joined by Stephen Palley, a digital commerce partner at Brown Rudick. We cover Palley’s path to crypto law, the fallout from Gabe leaking the draft Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act (DCCPA)...