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Grant sat down with Jeffy, the founder of Zerebro. If you have been following the top crypto AI projects then you will have probably heard about Zerebro. 

Following Andy Ayrey launching Truth Terminal and subsequently a GOAT meme coin being deployed on Solana, a flurry of new AI Agents on Solana and Base were released. 

Zerebro was one of those tokens which is now one of the largest tokens by market cap that deployed on Pump.fun. 

The weekly blocmates news catch-up talking what's caught our eye in crypto over the past seven days.

This week:

• Bitcoin hits $100k before gamblers start to gamble 
  
  
• Trump primes the White House for crypto with new hires
  
  
• Your non-crypto friends were right all along
  
  
• What we think of the upcoming Sonic launch
  
  
• You have to do a bit of work for your Magic Eden airdrop
  
  
• Hawk Tuah girl is in hot water

Grant sits down with David Lach, Founder of Superseed, to explore this innovative Ethereum L2 protocol, but it's deeper than that. 

Superseed aims to transform the ecosystem by allowing borrowing against multiple types of collateral and maintaining a certain collateralization ratio (seed ratio) to avoid paying interest. 

Learn how Superseed addresses the challenges in the current market and sets new trends for the industry.

In this episode of TAO Talk, 563 and Brody are joined by Angad and Akshat from Dippy. 

The crew chats about new Bittensor-powered tools going live, such as the Price My Home tool from NextPlace AI and Glider from Corcel. They also discuss the introduction of EVM capabilities to the network and new subnets launching on the testnet/mainnet—Gradients and Taogod.

The Dippy app, a companion app intended to be an open-source Character AI, is now powered by Bittensor-produced models on Subnet 11 in collaboration with Manifold Labs’ Subnet 4. In addition, Dippy announces its new speech-capable companion app, going live on Subnet 58 this week.

Jedi is joined by CJ, the Chief Strategy Officer of Demex. We explore their unique approach to decentralized exchange and innovation in on-chain perps markets for meme coins. 

Discover DMEX's history, marketplace strategy, and upcoming features, from multi-asset collateral models to liquidity solutions.

The lads record the usual Friday news review, for a chat about everything that's happened in crypto this week.

This episode covers:

- Hyperliquid's bullish airdrop
- pump.fun shuts down its live-streaming feature
- Eth team just won't stop selling
- Tornado Cash is set free
- AI Agents are the future

Grant hosts Jack Niewold Podcaster at Decypher, as they discuss crypto trends, the U.S. regulatory landscape, and the evolving content space in crypto media. 

In this episode, you’ll learn:

Industry Shift to Meme-driven Content Distribution
Murad’s Thesis and Cult-like Communities
Challenges with DeFi Projects and L1s
Decypher’s Growth and Future Vision

This week, on TAO Talk episode 11, 563 is joined by namoray from Rayon Labs as they discuss the latest developments in the Bittensor ecosystem and beyond. 

Headlines include new organizations focused directly on Bittensor, including Barry Silbert's Yuma and Ala's (Bittensor co-founder) Crucible Labs. 

The two also discuss new subnets that have come online (SignalPlus and Condense AI) as well as Rayon Lab's huge updates, including:

- SN19 offering *fastest and cheapest* access to LLMs
- Chutes will let you run/host *any* model on #Bittensor
- Gradient will let you train *any* model on *any* dataset  

Grant hosts Jack Melnick, Head of DeFi at Berachain as they discuss the development, strategy, and future of liquidity optimization and user acquisition within the crypto space. 

In this episode, you'll learn:

• How Berachain Facilitates Liquidity Optimization
• Solving the Cold Start Problem
• Berachain’s New Product: Royco Boyco
• AppChains vs General Purpose chains
• Liquidity Incentivization and Product Alignment

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This week, in TAO Talk episode 10, 563 and Brody are joined by guests from WOMBO (Ben and Sami) to discuss the latest developments in the BitTensor ecosystem and beyond. 

In this episode, you’ll learn:

- Bittensor adding 12 new subnet slots
- Wombo’s unique perspective on Crypto-AI
- Wombo’s AI-powered subnet analyzer
- Their new project called “Pyramid Scheme”
- Announcements from other subnets - Taoshi, Macrocosmos, and Omega Labs

Grant hosts Sam Williams, Founder of Arweave as they explore innovations in blockchain scalability, decentralized storage, and the evolution of Web3 applications.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• Arweave’s Information Storage Network
• AO's Approach to Blockchain Limitations
• AO's Hyperparallel Model
• Potential applications of AO in AI, DeFi, and decentralized social media

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This week, in TAO Talk episode 9, 563 and Brody are joined by Ian and Estate Cat from Nickel5 as they discuss the latest developments in the Bittensor ecosystem, 

In this episode, you’ll learn:

Upcoming DTAO Launch
EVM Compatibility on Bittensor
Subnet Entrenchment and Weight Copying
Bad Actors in the Ecosystem
Power of Bittensor Community

Welcome back to Good Morning Degen. This week, the lads take us through the main headlines, including Saylor buying up all the Bitcoins, Celestia's mammoth unlock, and the next evolution of AI and meme coins.

Grant hosts Michael Kong, the CEO of Sonic Labs as they discuss the rebranding of Fantom to Sonic, the technical changes and improvements, and the vision for the new chain.

In this episode, you'll learn:

- Fantom's rebranding to Sonic and the impact on the ecosystem
- Technical changes and improvements made in the new Sonic chain
- Gas monetization and its benefits for developers and the network
- Sonic Gateway and its role in facilitating faster and more secure transactions
- $S token: airdrop mechanics and allocation.

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Grant hosts Seb co-founder of Sophon, a blockchain-based platform that aims to bring a more user-friendly, consumer-focused, and entertaining experience to the crypto industry.

The conversation covers various topics, such as the current state of the crypto industry, the challenges of onboarding new users, and the importance of building a more consumer-focused platform. 

Seb shares his vision for Sophon, which includes creating a chain that is more accessible and user-friendly, with a focus on entertainment and culture.

He also discusses the potential for play-to-earn gaming and the need for a seamless user experience that bridges the gap between crypto and traditional gaming.

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Alex, Gazz, Mike, and Grant are back for the first time in over a year for an episode of Good Morning Degen. 

Today’s chat centers around Grant’s exclusive interview with Truth Terminal founder Andy Ayrey and what has come since AI launched its first meme coin, the GOAT token. 

You’ll also hear about:

- Our thoughts on the Truth Terminal interview
- The pump.fun token launch and potential airdrop
- Stripe acquiring crypto stablecoin platform Bridge in a $1.1bn deal
- MakerDAO’s 180 on its rebrand to Sky following community backlash 
- Denmark raises crypto tax on unrealized gains to 42%, the highest in Europe

Grant hosts Andy in an EXCLUSIVE interview as he discusses the experience of building Truth Terminal. 

The Truth Terminal AI language model has gained popularity and autonomy through its interactions with users on X (formerly known as Twitter) and its association with the meme coin known as GOAT which has ignited a frenzy online in the past two weeks.  

In this episode, you will learn:

- How AI Launched its First Meme Coin 
- What is Truth Terminal?
- Emergence of GOAT Token
- Who made the GOAT Coin?
- The push for Open-source AI models
- Who created Truth Terminal 
- Risks and benefits of AI and crypto
- Early ALPHA on Andy’s Startup

Grant hosts Emmet on the blocmates podcast as they discuss Seeker, a new device that aims to bridge the gap between Web3 and mobile devices. 

Seeker is a flagship Android device that features seamless Web3 hardware and software integration, including a built-in wallet and dApp store.

Emmett discusses the development of the Seeker, its features, and how it will change the way users interact with crypto. 

He also touches on the challenges of building hardware and how the Seeker overcomes the obstacles other crypto-related mobile devices face.

Founder Series brings on Piers from Radix, a layer-one protocol. He analyzes the relationship between retail, corporate, and government sectors and the role of institutions in driving the growth of DeFi. 

The conversation focuses on the current challenges and limitations of DeFi, particularly in terms of liquidity and fragmentation, and how Radix is attempting to address these issues through its platform. 

They discuss the importance of security, programmability, and usability in DeFi and how Radix is positioning itself to become a leader in the space.

They also explore the role of incentives, gamification, and community in driving adoption and growth.

Founder Series brings on Kyle, as they discuss prediction markets, the benefits of using crypto-based prediction markets, and the potential for biases and malicious behavior.

Kyle shares his experiences and insights about Hedgehog Markets and discusses the company's upcoming developments, including the deployment of peer-to-peer and peer-to-pool style markets on Eclipse.

Welcome back to TAO Talk, the weekly blocmates show recapping all of the news in the Bittensor ecosystem. Produced by blocmates and supported by Onchain Outpost. 

This week's episode sees 563 and Brody joined by Ken Miyachi, co-founder of BitMind, the world's first decentralized AI deep fake detection system, building on Bittensor. 

We discuss the recent Google-hosted Bittensor and Dippy conference and its impact on the tech giant’s potential move toward AI and crypto, the intricacies of protein folding, and how BitMind is building a product to solve the ongoing issue of AI deep fakes online. 

This week, 563 and Brody are joined by Will (fox) and Steffen (crux), co-founders of Macrocosmos.

The lads discuss:
New dashboard from SN6 Infinite Games
- Why is “prediction” such a natural use case for Bittensor subnets?

NextPlace AI launches on SN 48
- With so many new subnets popping up, is there a limit to the variety or does Bittensor just swallow everything?

Macrocosmos updates:
- Aladdin/BISTRO: distributed training
- Why is it important that Bittensor focus on this topic in particular?
- What is Bittensor’s edge in this space, when there are already strong teams working on it outside of Bittensor?

Founder Series brings on BigBeardSamurait, the founder of exSat, as he explains the concept of exSat, a docking layer for Bitcoin that provides a data availability layer and a hybrid consensus mechanism. 

He highlights the benefits of exSat for miners, validators, custodians, and end users and discusses the tokenomics of the XSAT token and the RAM token.

Founder Series brings Nick from Unstoppable as he shares the company's journey in creating a decentralized alternative to centralized exchanges.

The conversation covers Unstoppable’s dedication to self-custody, decentralization, and user safety, highlighting features like advanced order types, margin trading, and a secure, user-friendly mobile app.

They also address regulatory challenges in the EU and US and their impact on innovation in the crypto space. The discussion emphasizes unique DeFi principles such as self-custody and decentralization and explores user engagement strategies prioritizing real value over common incentive models. 

Founder Series brings on Devin from GammaSwap as they dive into the evolution and innovation in DeFi, particularly around options and volatility trading. 

Devin shares GammaSwap's origins, the challenges faced by traditional AMMs, and how GammaSwap addresses these by enabling decentralized long volatility. 

They also discuss the differences between perpetual and traditional options, focusing on improving capital efficiency and reducing liquidity fragmentation.

They also explore the nuances of perpetual futures, options, and how GammaSwap stands out by offering high leverage without the risk of liquidation—making it appealing during volatile markets.

Founder Series brings on Josh, the founder of Irys, to explore the concept of programmable data and its role in blockchain.

The discussion covers the importance of on-chain data storage and also discusses potential use cases, particularly in data-driven applications like AI, and emphasizes the need to find a market fit. 

Community building is highlighted as crucial to the project's success, with a strong focus on creating an engaged, dedicated community. 

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Founder Series brings on Sehaj, the CEO of Avantis as they discuss its innovative approach to tackling challenges in decentralized finance (DeFi). 

The discussion covers Avantis' unique features, like its focus on balancing the needs of liquidity providers (LPs) and traders through loss protection and other incentives.

The episode also touches on the integration of real-world assets (RWAs) into on-chain trading, addressing regulatory hurdles and the importance of liquidity and accurate asset parameterization. 

The episode outlines the roadmap for the next 6-12 months, which includes plans to boost liquidity, lower fees, and introduce no-fee perpetuals. 

Founder Series brings on Saj from BadgerDAO to share his journey from electrical engineering to becoming a prominent figure in DeFi. He discusses the early days of BadgerDAO, which sought to connect Bitcoin and Ethereum through inventive DeFi solutions. 

Saj introduces EBTC, a new protocol designed to offer a more capital-efficient and trustless solution for Bitcoin in DeFi. EBTC uses synthetic assets and state ETH to provide a stable, cost-effective borrowing option. 

The episode covers the technical aspects of borrowing, collateralization, and liquidation, as well as market interest in EBTC. Future plans include leverage tools and a Bitcoin yield savings account. 

Founder Series is back and this time we’ve got Jordi Alexandr from Mantle catching us up on Mantle, Puff, Marketing, and Poker!


The conversation touches on the challenges of inflationary rewards, the significance of community and network effects, and Mantle’s strategic use of its treasury to support new assets and projects. The speakers explore ideal DeFi products in borrowing, trading, and staking, focusing on user experience and ecosystem integration. 

Geordie shares personal insights on balancing professional responsibilities with interests like poker. The talk concludes with reflections on Mantle's future and the release of Puff NFTs.  Don't forget to spread the love - give us a thumbs up, leave your thoughts below, and hit that subscribe button to stay tuned for more enriching conversations!

In this episode of the blocmates podcast,  Jedi is joined by Jaindr as they explore the intricate world of Zentry (formerly Guild Fi), They take an insightful look into its technical details and the innovative products their team has developed. They highlight the importance of user engagement by bridging Web2 and Web3 through a play economy. 

They also introduce Radiant, a mini-game app that overlays experiences across different games, and Nexus, a social fire platform designed to enhance social interactions and content creation in Web3. Jaindr reveals an alpha on the network and platform integration in store for the first time! The podcast wraps up with reflections on the project's journey, future prospects, and an invitation for listeners to explore the website and engage with the platform.

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In this episode of the blocmates podcast, we look at a project set to shake up the ticketing world with blockchain tech. Jedi has a chat with Colby and Oliver from Open Ticket Exchange Network.

They take us through the genesis of their venture, the hurdles they've encountered in the industry, and the ingenious solutions they've cooked up along the way. From combating ticket scalping to giving artists a fair shake with transparent, decentralized ticketing.

But that's not all. They also dive into the potential of weaving Web3 tech into event sponsorships and diving deep into the metaverse, all while keeping things user-friendly despite the tech wizardry behind the curtain. 

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In this segment of Beramates, you're in for a treat! Grant has an insightful chat withLordPemby about the Yeet project within the cryptocurrency community.

They chat about everything from game mechanics to liquidity strategies, NFT integration, and how they're keeping the community engaged. Plus, you'll get the inside scoop on where the project is headed, what's on the roadmap, and some funny stories thrown in for good measure.

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In this episode of the blocmates podcast, Jedi has an insightful chat with the founder of Fareplay, Eren. They discuss the intricacies of building a decentralised dynamic entity and the basic structure of a decentralised casino. Eren shares what makes Fareplay unique in its approach to decentralising the house.

They discuss the importance of creating value for token holders, revenue models, product focus, market trends, and the prospects for gambling projects like Fareplay. Finally, they reveal their upcoming launch before exploring the meme coin narrative.

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In this episode of the blocmates podcast, Jedi is joined by the Co-founder of DeFi Saver, Nenad Palinkasevic. Nenade provides insights on the importance of thinking long-term and keeping a keen eye on security and user-friendliness.

They dive into concepts like account abstraction, smart wallets, and multi-signature wallets, all aimed at streamlining complex DeFi manoeuvres and beefing up security measures. And while they're all for the exciting possibilities of meme coins and other new trends, they're also quick to acknowledge the challenges they bring.

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In this episode of the blocmates podcast, Jedi is joined by the Founder of Mask Network, Suji Yan. They dive deep into Suji Yan's journey and the groundbreaking decentralized platform set to transform social networking and journalism.

Yan shares captivating insights into Mask Network's core mission and the hurdles encountered in attracting users within the decentralized realm. Throughout the discussion, the speakers stressed the pivotal roles of education, awareness, and collaboration in propelling their objectives forward.

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In this episode, we dive into market-making with a real yield product. Jedi has a chat with Philip Forte, the Founder of Elixir Network, where they go deep into market-making strategies, order books, and what sets Elixir apart in the market landscape. They also unpack Elixir’s unique customer reward program, The Apothecary, and all the perks it brings. And of course, they peek into the crystal ball to see what lies ahead for Elixir, including its mainnet launch and roadmap. Don't forget to spread the love - give us a thumbs up, leave your thoughts below, and hit that subscribe button to stay tuned for more enriching conversations!

In this episode of Founder Series, Jedi teams up with Kasian, CEO of Vector Space Biosciences for an enlightening conversation. They take a deep dive into what makes Vector Space Biosciences stand out as a Decentralized Science company, and how they're harnessing the power of AI. They cover it all from practical uses of language modeling to its impact on space exploration. And of course, they don't shy away from talking about the bottom line – the profit side and the business buzz around crypto and protocols. If you vibed with this chat as much as we did, show some love by hitting that like button, spreading the word, and subscribing for more!

In today’s episode Grant sits down with io.net’s COO Tory Green. The two kick things off by breaking down the GPU gold rush & centralized cloud challenges, io.net's value-prop, as well as the Web3 efficiencies of cloud-compute. Tory then outlines io.net’s rates, drops a date on wen $I0 token, and the two discuss the future of the Solana ecosystem. They then discuss IO Ventures and the advantages of compute-for-equity for early stage startups. Tory also breaks down the go-to-market strategy for cloud services in Web2 vs Web3. This one is back-to-back with valuable insights so be sure to listen out for gems throughout.

Bridged assets are out, and Cloned assets are in. In this episode of the Blocmates podcast, Jedi catches up with the dynamic duo behind Clone protocol: Mark and Ku. Together, they dive deep into what sets Clone apart and how it's adding value to the Solana ecosystem, especially with its USDC-backed liquidity. Plus, they look at the fascinating influence of meme coins in attracting fresh faces to the platform and what it might spell out for Solana down the road. Don't forget to show some love - give us a like, drop a comment, and hit that subscribe button for more insightful content!

In this episode of Beramates, Grant dives into a one-on-one chat with Kevin from Ooga Booga. They delve deep into Ooga Booga's impact on the Berachain Ecosystem as a native liquidity aggregator. They explore everything from Ooga Booga’s distinctive features to the competitive landscape within the dex aggregator realm. Plus, they dissect the dynamics between trade execution mechanisms and the ever-growing market demand for streamlined trading solutions. It's a conversation with insights and perspectives you won't want to miss.

Today Jedi is joined by Peprika Inferno, Founder of PepperDEX. PepperDEX is a community-driven perpetuals and expiring futures DEX platform, offering Trading Vaults, Zero-Day Futures and utilizing the SPANDEX Risk Engine, and a Dexterity Order Book. Jedi and Peprika sit down to discuss Trading Vaults, PepperDEX’s user-acquisition strategy, the maturation of Solana, revenue generation and fee model, oPEP, future roadmap, $PEP token, and much more—enjoy!

Today Jedi is joined by Smilee Finance Co-Founder Albiwara to discuss all things derivatives — this is THE on-chain derivatives trading episode you’ve been waiting for. The two discuss; Resolving DeFi’s biggest crux: Impermanent Loss & the Impermanent Gain infrastructure, Smilee's value-prop, Lending/Borrowing roadmap, LP incentives, Smilee’s Product features, the future of Options Trading in crypto, and much more—enjoy!

Grant is joined by Sling Money Co-Founder Simon Amor to discuss the power of blockchain banking and why now is the time to bring banking into the 21st century. Simon shares his early days at FinTech behemoth, Monzo, Sling’s origin story, Sling’s blockchain rails, the next iteration of FinTech UI/UX, Sling’s roadmap, and much more! For those interested in exploring a true crypto use case, this episode is not one to miss.

Grant was joined by MXM and BowTiedBart from Beradrome on the second episode of the Beramates series. Beradrome is a restaking and liquidity marketplace on Berachain. These guys initially started out as a velodrome fork, but once they saw the DEX space was becoming increasingly crowded they decided to pivot to a unique take on restaking using the Berachain governance token BGT.

Grant was joined by the EthereansOS team to discuss their full suite of no-code products on top of Ethereum. The Ethereans guys came up during the explosion of ERC404s as they had in fact, built a similar product in early 2019. In this episode, you will learn about the pros and cons of ERC404 vs "Items" which is the token standard in question.

Vladimir from Algebra Protocol joins the podcast to discuss the liquidity DEX engine you've never heard of but probably used daily as it powers a number of popular DEXes. We discuss the comparison against UniSwap, why it's a threat, and how Algebra Plug-Ins differ and compete against UniSwap V4 Hooks.We also dig deep into Integral.

Today Jedi sits down with API3 DAO member, Ugur Merin to discuss the great blockchain-API unlock. Ugur explains the potential for API3, getting buy-in from Web2 clients, business developments, API3 Perp DEX integration, and much more!

Introducing Beramates! Today is a special, special episode, as we kick off the first episode of our new series Beramates. Today we’re joined by none other than Smokey The Bera to dive deep on the Berachain ecosystem. Grant and Smokey jump straight into the Berachain ecosystem and bespoke design principles, before discussing application vs chain value accrual, their tri-token model, liquidity mechanics , future ecosystem expectations and much, much more. Enjoy and be sure to stick with us as the series

Jedi had the opportunity to meet with Dion, the CEO of Term Labs to discuss the importance of having fixed interest rates on loans in DeFi. Term is a decentralized non-custodial lending protocol where users can borrow or lend on a fixed rate basis by participating in weekly (Term) auctions.Potential borrowers submit their bids and potential lenders submit their ask prices to Term, and then the Term auction contract determines some interest rate that clears the market (the clearing rate). All the lenders who asked less than the clearing rate lend and all borrowers who bid more than the clearing rate borrower at the clearing rate.

Grant sat down with Andy from The RollUp to chat about his thoughts on the modular blockchain thesis, interesting layer2s and rollups that are coming to the market plus some additional crypto infrastructure plays you might want to keep an eye on. In this episode, we will cover the expansion of modular blockchains and their use of data availability solutions such as Celestia, EigenDA and Avail.