Space Monkeys
By The Kusamarian
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Space MonkeysJan 21, 2023
ep. 144 - Burning DOT for Premium Blockspace w/ Dónal Murray - Agile Coretime on Polkadot
Today we blast off with Dónal Murray a chief builder behind agile coretime and Polkadot's coming coretime chain. We discuss core concepts, pricing blockspace, timelines, burning DOT, & Kusama.
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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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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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Ep. 141 - DOT's DeFi Roadmap - CEXs - Stablecoins & Bridges w/ Nico from Velocity Labs
On this episode of Space Monkeys we blast off Nicolas Arevalo from Velocity Labs on the state of Polkadot Defi and DOT's roadmap through CEX integration, Stabelcoins, Appchains & Bridges!
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ep. 140 - DOT JAM-chain - Polkadot 2.0 - PVM - Token Future with Shawn Tabrizi
On this episode of Space Monkeys we blast off with Shawn Tabrizi, core developer of Polkadot, on Gavin Wood's JAM chain research presented at Sub0.
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ep. 139 - The DOT Investment Case - Bullish 2024 w/ Mark from Scytale Digital
On this episode of Space Monkeys we blast off with Mark from Scytale Digital on the bullish contrarian case for Polkadot in 2024 - the tech, marketing, OpenGov & capital inflows.
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ep. 138 - Evolving DOT Software like an App - Polkadot Improvement w/ Sub0 Attendees
Today we blast off with the 10 least jetlegged attendees of the Sub0 conference in Bangkok Thailand about the room for improvement they see in their work with Polkadot and ways to evolve DOT software to fit the needs of the future.
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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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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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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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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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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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ep. 132 - The Science Behind Crypto - Finality, PoS, Async Backing & Polkadot's OpenGov
Today we blast off with Alistair Stewart.
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ep. 131 - Crypto IRL - Break-through Campaigns on The Street w/ Juba from CultureDot
Today we blast off with Juba from CultureDot.
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ep. 130 - Which Blockchains Have Actual Users? Ledger & Adoption w/ Zondax's Juan Leni
Today we blast off with Juan Leni.
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ep. 129 - 12 Ways to Lose Your Crypto w/ Security Expert Kirill Pimenov
Today we blast off with Kirill Pimenov.
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ep. 128 - Influence & Sway in Polkadot OpenGov - The Power of DOT w/ Professor Bill Laboon
Today we blast off with Bill Laboon.
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ep. 127 - Burning DOT, DeFi & Funding Treasury - Web3 Foundation Research w/ Jonas Gehrlein
Today we blast off with Jonas Gehrlein.
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ep. 126 - Polkadot Presence in North America? Transistor BD Following the Money
Today we blast off with Peter Mauric & Yoon Kim.
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ep. 125 - Polkadot Can't Afford to Wait - Distractive & The Future of DOT Marketing
Today we blast off with @KayTeeElle & @Nate_Ham1.
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ep. 124 - The Truth about Digital ID - KILT Protocol & the PoKe Polkadot BD Push
Today we blast off with @ingoruebe.
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ep. 123 - No BS Just Blockspace - Polkadot with Core Fellowship Member Bastian Köcher
Today we blast off with @bkchr.
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ep. 122 - Making Polkadot Dev-friendly w/ Pierre Aubert - Parity's new VP of Engineering
Today we blast off with @pierreaubert.
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ep. 121 - Gavin Wood - Is Polkadot's OpenGov Onchain Governance Democratic? Playing Games, Ethereum & a More Just World
Today we blast off with @gavofyork.
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ep. 120 - What Does a Coretime Market Look Like? - Lastic & DOT History w/ Asynchronous Phil Lucsok
Today we blast off with @ph_lux.
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ep. 119 - The Pursuit of Censor Resistants - Polkadot Engineering w/ Sophia Gold
Today we blast off with @_sophiagold_.
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ep. 118 - Building the Ultimate Polkadot Interface - Nova Wallet & Spektr
Today we blast off with @AntonTheDay7 & @LeemoXD.
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ep. 117 - Liquid Staking Everywhere - Bifrost Full Picture
Today we blast off with @Titi1P, @chriswarwinner & @ThomasR_SupDup.
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ep. 116 - Tanssi for Rapid Polkadot Deployments
Today we blast off with @irazok.
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ep. 115 - Turning Chaos into Knowledge - Managing Polkadot's Big Data
Today we blast off with @alice_und_bob, @daemia10, @KarimJDDA, @dizhel, @JamesABayly
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ep. 114 - Blockchain Gaming → what's taking so long?
Today we blast off with @AleksandaMitro1 ͎ @KyilkhorSama ͎ @nickdouz @LucasMoskau.
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ep. 113 - The MeWe Web3 Social Network - Comic books, Academy Awards & A new social economy
Today in Outer Space we blast off with Jeff & Mark from the @mewe social network.
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ep. 112 - Bridging Cosmos to Polkadot w/ IBC, Composable Finance & Maximum Pain
Today in Outer Space we blast off with Brainjar & the guys from composable about their journey to joining Polkadot and Cosmos.
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ep. 111 - 5 DEX Features Impossible on EVM - Polkadot's HydraDX & the low-slippage Omnipool
Today in Outer Space we blast off with Jakub, Ben & Val from HydraDX about what's only possible for a DEX to do when built with Polkadot's Substrate.
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ep. 110 - So You Think You're an Investor? Blasting Off w/ the VCs of Web3 - Space Monkeys
Today in Outer Space we blast off with Mark Cachia, James Wo, Rich Shorten & Yoon Kim on delegating capital in Crypto & Web3.
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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
Today in Outer Space we blast off with the Web3 Philosopher on ZK, Trustless Bridges, & Building w/ DOT
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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
Today in Outer Space we blast off with Chrissy Hill, Angie Dalton & Josh Klayman for an update on the state of Regulation & Blockchain w/ DOT's finest legal minds!
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ep. 107 - What does Building Rockets have to do with Polkadot? - Gettin' to know Joe Petrowski - Space Monkeys
Today in Outer Space we blast off Web3 Foundation's Parity Tech's Joe Petrowski on delivering the Polkadot Vision!
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ep. 106 - What does Polkadot Represent? Turning around Marketing w/ Parity's MarComms Team
Today in Outer Space we blast off with Peter, Emily & Steve, a few members of Parity's new Marketing team on unifying the Polkadot Vision!
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ep. 105 - How to Become a Blockchain Validator (and what it takes to put Blocks on Chain!)
Today in Outer Space we blast off with Tugy, Paradox, Kukabi & Master Will all with a unique perspective on running successful Blockchain Validators.
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ep. 104 - DAM Finance Bridgeless Innovations (and the real struggles of building DeFi)
Today in Outer Space we blast off with Harrison & Noah from DAM Finance.
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ep. 103 - Will Decentralization Shield DOT from Regulation? (& Polkadot in North America) - Space Monkeys
Today in Outer Space we Peter Mauric about DOT regulation, the state of Decentralization, and his new initiatives for Polkadot North America.
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ep. 102 - How Polkadot's Frequency Aims to Fix Social Media & Verify Truth in the AI Future
Today in Outer Space we blast off with Braxton Woodham, the President of the Amplica Labs behind the Frequency L1 Parachain on Polkadot.
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ep. 101 - Privacy to 100k+ Users in
Today in Outer Space we blast off with Kenny Li, Chief Mantalorian of Manta Network, about bringing privacy to identity & transactions in Polkadot, BNB, Arbitrum & beyond!
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ep. 100 - From ETH to DOT - The Founding & Future of Polkadot w/ founder Robert Habermeier
Today in Outer Space we blast off with Robert Habermeier, co-founder of Polkadot, about his journey from Ethereum to a Blockspace centric future backed by DOT.
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ep. 099 - One MultiSig to Rule them All! InvArch's Saturn & the future of DAOs in Polkadot
Today in Outer Space we blast off with Gabe and Dakota from InvArch to discuss the highly anticipated Saturn MultiSig solution for Polkadot and Beyond!
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ep. 098 - Polkadot, Journalism, and Connecting culture to Web3 w/ Úrsula 0'Kuinghttons
Today in Outer Space we blast off with Úrsula 0'Kuinghttons on her work as a Journalist, connecting people, and introducing big Deal to Polkadot through her work at the Web3 Foundation.
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ep. 097 - Crust Network - Web3 Storage for all, Secured by Polkadot
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ep. 096 - Crypto, Regulation & the Emerging Nations building w/ Web3 - Parity's Chrissy Hill
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ep. 095 - From PayPal to Libra to Polkadot - Bertrand Perez, CEO of the Web3 Foundation
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