Into the Ether

Jaynti Kanani, co-founder and CEO of Matic Network, joins the podcast to discuss bringing massive scale to the Ethereum network. Matic is a layer 2 solution for Ethereum which offers a hybrid approach of a plasma variant and proof of stake based side chains. This allows for not only instant ETH and token transfers on the side chains but also the ability to built entire decentralized applications on the plasma framework. This is an essential piece of infrastructure for th

On the EthHub Weekly Recap we cover topics from the EthHub Weekly Newsletter. In this episode we discuss Eric presenting Gnosis Safe at State of Scale, Ethereum new user guide, EthHub on the r/ethtrader banner, Facebook’s Libra hearings in front of Congress, Eth 2.0 researchers

Set Protocol team members Felix Feng and Alex Soong join Into the Ether to talk about building baskets of tokenized assets on Ethereum. We spend most of the episode talking about their TokenSet product which allows users to invest in unique trading strategies all wrapped inside an ERC20 token. Have your portfolio auto-rebalance between ETH and BTC or use technical indicators to automatically move your position around. This a

On the EthHub Weekly Recap we cover topics from the EthHub Weekly Newsletter. In this episode we discuss Trump’s tweet about crypto, a bill in the US to ban big tech getting into crypto, Heiswap privacy tool introduced, major Geth v1.9 launched with big improvements, InstaDapp launches their DeFi bridge, Maker dominance slips below 70% and

Mel Gelderman, co-founder and CEO of TokenCard joins the podcast to talk about his team’s vision of building a self sovereign banking service on Ethereum. TokenCard currently has a smart contract wallet that allows users to securely store ETH and ERC20s. From there, users can apply for a TokenCard Visa card which allows you to spend crypto out of your wallet at any merchant that accepts Visa worldwide. They have big plans for the future in integrating DeFi directly into

Sowmay Jain, co-founder of InstaDapp, joins Into the Ether to discuss building a bridge to DeFi via their dashboard. We discuss what InstaDapp can offer and how it makes the user experience for DeFi much more seamless. They currently integrate with Compound, Maker and Uniswap and have plans to expand on that offering and the features offered. We discuss their plans for the future and even how they may offer a staking service.

On the EthHub Weekly Recap we cover topics from the EthHub Weekly Newsletter. In this episode we discuss Anthony joining Set Protocol full time, Eth 2.0 Phase 0 spec gets frozen, Austin Griffith leaves Gitcoin and what is next for him, Maker gives a multi-collateral Dai update, PoolTogether lottery is launched, Ethereum tx cross 1,000,000 again and Cyrus Younessi on why you can’t kill ETH.

Jacob Franek and Antoine Le Calvez of Coin Metrics join Into the Ether to talk about blockchain data and the trends they are seeing in the space. Coin Metrics is a provider of crypto asset market and network data which helps people better understand the value and use of crypto networks. We start with the demand for crypto data and how it can be productized. We then dive deep into certain subjects like data manipulation, comparing different chains, measuring dapp usage,

On the EthHub Weekly Recap we cover topics from the EthHub Weekly Newsletter. In this episode we discuss Facebook’s Libra announcement and what it means for Ethereum, big updates in Eth 2.0 land, the Ethereum Foundation’s development report, Argent releases Hopper (a mixer for Ethereum), dYdX is seeing strong growth and a thread on Hermes Birkin bags which leads to a talk about digital

Alex Miller and Karl Kreder of Grid+ join Into the Ether to talk about exciting things their team has been working on. Their core energy business is growing in Texas but they’ve also been working on some really exciting things on the hardware front. The Lattice1, open for pre-orders now, is a new take on hardware wallets that is trying to revolutionize both UX and security. On top of that, they announce on the show a brand new Lay

On the EthHub Weekly Recap we cover topics from the EthHub Weekly Newsletter. In this episode we discuss the launch of the EthHub merch store, our new Plasma page, more Facebook stablecoin discussion, Binance soon to block U.S. customers, Axie Infinity offers NFTs to Maker users, Austin Griffith

Ameen Soleimani, CEO of SpankChain and summoner of Moloch DAO joins the podcast. We talk about how he got into crypto and the journey so far at SpankChain. We then discuss layer 2 payment channel solutions and how progress is being made there. Ameen then talks about the background of Moloch DAO and its success so far. Finally, we wrap up with some general discussions about Ethereum related to funding, governance and more.

On the EthHub Weekly Recap we cover topics from the EthHub Weekly Newsletter. In this episode we discuss the Scaling Ethereum workshop, the hunt for an Ethereum mixer, more Facebook stablecoin news, StarkDEX demos speed for 0x, Rocket Pool gives a dev update, Uniswap releases some improvements, DeFi Pulse adds value locked in ETH and a deep dive by Max Bronstein on Dai.

Loi Luu, co-founder and CEO of Kyber Network joins the show to discuss his team’s decentralized liquidity protocol. We discuss how Kyber is linking liquidity providers of many different types in order to allow for seamless and convenient token swaps on Ethereum. Their platform has been embedded in many of the top Ethereum wallets and volume has been growing steadily since growth. This is an essential took for the decentralized finance world and is a great conversation

On the EthHub Weekly Recap we cover topics from the EthHub Weekly Newsletter. In this episode we discuss Kik’s attempt to defend crypto against the SEC, EY’s nightfall code is now live with a focus on privacy, dxDAO is launched and what it means for DAOs, JPM announces Zether privacy tool for Ethereum, how to properly measure dapp adoption and