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Space Monkeys

By The Kusamarian

Space Monkeys, a collection of interviews with the best and brightest minds building on Polkadot and Substrate.
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ep. 065 - LIGHT CLIENTS the final piece of Web3 with Jon Dunne from Talisman Wallet

Space MonkeysJan 21, 2023

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ep. 144 - Burning DOT for Premium Blockspace w/ Dónal Murray - Agile Coretime on Polkadot
Apr 21, 202431:22
ep. 143 - Messi, Inter Miami & Polkadot? ⚽️ DOT Holders Contemplate BIG deal w/ Nico Zini

ep. 143 - Messi, Inter Miami & Polkadot? ⚽️ DOT Holders Contemplate BIG deal w/ Nico Zini

On this episode of Space Monkeys we blast off ⁠Nico Zini who's working with Orsen to broker Inter Miami's fourth largest sponsorship with the Polkadot Treasury. We discuss the qualities of a successful sports partnership, growing brand equity, hospitality, intellectual property, social media rights with Lionel Messi, DOT tech integrations & Polkadot Ambassadors on the field!

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Apr 14, 202446:27
ep. 142 - 2 AI Tokens w/ real Adoption - OriginTrail & NeuroWeb Blockchain for Grounded AI

ep. 142 - 2 AI Tokens w/ real Adoption - OriginTrail & NeuroWeb Blockchain for Grounded AI

On this episode of Space Monkeys we blast off Brana Rakic & Nikola Todorovic from OriginTrail on collapsing AI and the blockchain solution with major industry partners in the game for 10 years. We explore: OriginTrail and the role of the TRAC token in building the Decentralized Knowledge Graph; the new role of NEURO in building industry-specific knowledge nets; and the hopeful near future of Blockchain + AI.


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Apr 07, 202453:54
Ep. 141 - DOT's DeFi Roadmap - CEXs - Stablecoins & Bridges w/ Nico from Velocity Labs
Mar 31, 202432:35
ep. 140 - DOT JAM-chain - Polkadot 2.0 - PVM - Token Future with Shawn Tabrizi
Mar 24, 202459:05
ep. 139 - The DOT Investment Case - Bullish 2024 w/ Mark from Scytale Digital
Mar 17, 202421:48
ep. 138 - Evolving DOT Software like an App - Polkadot Improvement w/ Sub0 Attendees
Mar 10, 202409:57
ep. 137 - The Compliant Token Launchpad - Polimec Protocol & Deloitte KYC - VCs & Retail

ep. 137 - The Compliant Token Launchpad - Polimec Protocol & Deloitte KYC - VCs & Retail

Today we blast off with Kasper Jørgensen, co-founder of Polimec Protocol - a compliant crypto fundraising software built on the Polkadot Tech stack. We discuss the 2017 Token Hype, working with Deloitte for on-chain KYC, the mechanics of launching a token with Polimec, vetting malicious projects, fair funding with VCs & retail, the utility of PLMC & the first token to launch!


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Mar 03, 202445:05
ep. 136 - DOT's role in Web3 w/ Foundation CEO Fabi Gompf - Grants - Voices & the Future

ep. 136 - DOT's role in Web3 w/ Foundation CEO Fabi Gompf - Grants - Voices & the Future

Today we blast off with Fabi Gompf, CEO of the @Web3Foundation - the origin of DOT. We discuss Polkadot's usecase, Parity's decentralization, the Futures & Voices programs, Treasury, W3F capital deployment & Polkadot's Mission in service of the world!


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Feb 25, 202445:09
ep. 135 - World's 4th Largest Country on Blockchain? Mandala Chain is Secured by Polkadot

ep. 135 - World's 4th Largest Country on Blockchain? Mandala Chain is Secured by Polkadot

Today we blast off with Anta, founder of the Mandala chain - an on-chain network built to purpose for the official agencies of Indonesia. We discuss Inefficiencies, the NFT solution, Digital IDs, Healthcare, the public blockchain, obstacles to success & The Token.


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Feb 18, 202437:50
ep. 134 - The BIG Chain - NFL Rivals - Blankos - Nitro Nation - Mythical Games & Polkadot

ep. 134 - The BIG Chain - NFL Rivals - Blankos - Nitro Nation - Mythical Games & Polkadot

Today we blast of with John Linden, CEO of Mythical Games about the success of NFL Rivals, unique trading innovations, upcoming social project & Cloud Gaming, the state of moving the Mythical Chain to Polkadot and the role of the MYTH Token!


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Feb 11, 202414:49
ep. 133 - Crypto School - Pauline Vorms & the Smart Minds at Polkadot's Blockchain Academy

ep. 133 - Crypto School - Pauline Vorms & the Smart Minds at Polkadot's Blockchain Academy

Today we blast off with Pauline Cohen Vorms, CEO of the Polkadot Blockchain Academy. We discuss the graduates of the recent academy in Hong Kong, what students can expect, decentralizing the program with OpenGov & what it takes to pull off the advanced curriculum designed by Gavin Wood.


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Feb 04, 202419:37
ep. 132 - The Science Behind Crypto - Finality, PoS, Async Backing & Polkadot's OpenGov
Jan 28, 202446:27
ep. 131 - Crypto IRL - Break-through Campaigns on The Street w/ Juba from CultureDot
Jan 21, 202449:30
ep. 130 - Which Blockchains Have Actual Users? Ledger & Adoption w/ Zondax's Juan Leni
Jan 14, 202439:58
ep. 129 - 12 Ways to Lose Your Crypto w/ Security Expert Kirill Pimenov
Jan 07, 202447:06
ep. 128 - Influence & Sway in Polkadot OpenGov - The Power of DOT w/ Professor Bill Laboon
Dec 31, 202345:35
ep. 127 - Burning DOT, DeFi & Funding Treasury - Web3 Foundation Research w/ Jonas Gehrlein
Dec 17, 202335:15
ep. 126 - Polkadot Presence in North America? Transistor BD Following the Money
Dec 11, 202356:14
ep. 125 - Polkadot Can't Afford to Wait - Distractive & The Future of DOT Marketing
Dec 03, 202332:34
ep. 124 - The Truth about Digital ID - KILT Protocol & the PoKe Polkadot BD Push
Nov 26, 202342:16
ep. 123 - No BS Just Blockspace - Polkadot with Core Fellowship Member Bastian Köcher
Nov 20, 202330:27
ep. 122 - Making Polkadot Dev-friendly w/ Pierre Aubert - Parity's new VP of Engineering
Nov 12, 202324:42
ep. 121 - Gavin Wood - Is Polkadot's OpenGov Onchain Governance Democratic? Playing Games, Ethereum & a More Just World
Nov 06, 202301:40:42
ep. 120 - What Does a Coretime Market Look Like? - Lastic & DOT History w/ Asynchronous Phil Lucsok
Oct 30, 202332:38
ep. 119 - The Pursuit of Censor Resistants - Polkadot Engineering w/ Sophia Gold
Oct 23, 202328:40
ep. 118 - Building the Ultimate Polkadot Interface - Nova Wallet & Spektr
Oct 15, 202334:57
ep. 117 - Liquid Staking Everywhere - Bifrost Full Picture
Oct 08, 202336:04
ep. 116 - Tanssi for Rapid Polkadot Deployments
Sep 24, 202323:53
ep. 115 - Turning Chaos into Knowledge - Managing Polkadot's Big Data
Sep 17, 202336:33
ep. 114 - Blockchain Gaming → what's taking so long?
Sep 03, 202331:33
ep. 113 - The MeWe Web3 Social Network - Comic books, Academy Awards & A new social economy
Aug 27, 202328:01
ep. 112 - Bridging Cosmos to Polkadot w/ IBC, Composable Finance & Maximum Pain
Aug 20, 202332:01
ep. 111 - 5 DEX Features Impossible on EVM - Polkadot's HydraDX & the low-slippage Omnipool
Aug 13, 202329:10
ep. 110 - So You Think You're an Investor? Blasting Off w/ the VCs of Web3 - Space Monkeys
Aug 06, 202341:06
ep. 109 - Could this one Thing Unlock Polkadot's Potential? Blasting off w/ The Web3 Philosopher on ZK, Trustless Bridges, & Building w/ DOT - Space Monkeys
Jul 30, 202330:56
ep. 108 - What's the real state of Crypto Regulation? Blasting off w/ Chrissy Hill, Angie Dalton & Josh Klayman - Top Legal Minds of Polkadot - Space Monkeys
Jul 23, 202352:59
ep. 107 - What does Building Rockets have to do with Polkadot? - Gettin' to know Joe Petrowski - Space Monkeys
Jul 16, 202356:48
ep. 106 - What does Polkadot Represent? Turning around Marketing w/ Parity's MarComms Team
Jul 09, 202344:30
ep. 105 - How to Become a Blockchain Validator (and what it takes to put Blocks on Chain!)
Jul 02, 202347:14
ep. 104 - DAM Finance Bridgeless Innovations (and the real struggles of building DeFi)
Jun 18, 202325:22
ep. 103 - Will Decentralization Shield DOT from Regulation? (& Polkadot in North America) - Space Monkeys
Jun 11, 202335:29
ep. 102 - How Polkadot's Frequency Aims to Fix Social Media & Verify Truth in the AI Future
Jun 04, 202329:56
ep. 101 - Privacy to 100k+ Users in
May 28, 202324:46
ep. 100 - From ETH to DOT - The Founding & Future of Polkadot w/ founder Robert Habermeier
May 21, 202341:33
ep. 099 - One MultiSig to Rule them All! InvArch's Saturn & the future of DAOs in Polkadot
May 14, 202309:59
ep. 098 - Polkadot, Journalism, and Connecting culture to Web3 w/ Úrsula 0'Kuinghttons
May 07, 202323:26
ep. 097 - Crust Network - Web3 Storage for all, Secured by Polkadot
May 01, 202323:38
ep. 096 - Crypto, Regulation & the Emerging Nations building w/ Web3 - Parity's Chrissy Hill
Apr 23, 202330:44
ep. 095 - From PayPal to Libra to Polkadot - Bertrand Perez, CEO of the Web3 Foundation
Apr 16, 202339:43