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brainpower
Hosted by Bowen Belmer · EN
A Morpheus podcast by Bowen Belmer.
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The Founder of Intelligent Internet (ii.inc) has a 50% P(Doom) & is Building Anyway | Emad Mostaque
May 1302:03:14Tap to summarizeEmad Mostaque co-founded Stability AI, open-sourced Stable Diffusion to 300 million downloads, and then quit because he saw what was coming. His P(Doom) (the probability that AI ends civilization) is 50%... And he's building anyway.In this episode of /brainpower, Bowen and David sit down with Emad, now the Founder of Intelligent Internet (ii.inc), for one of the most intellectually dense and wide-ranging conversations we've ever had on the show. We go from first principles physics to sovereign AI infrastructure to why OpenAI and Anthropic might be in serious economic trouble within two years --- and what the agent economy actually looks like when tokens hit 16,000 per second.Emad's team recently published physics papers that improve on Einstein's special relativity --- results that current AI models can't evaluate correctly because they're so out-of-distribution. This is not a normal episode.🧠 ABOUT /brainpower/brainpower is the official podcast of the Morpheus AI ecosystem (MOR.org). We cover decentralized AI, freedom technology, open-source agents, and the builders shaping the future of intelligence.🔔 Subscribe for new episodes.🌐 Learn more: https://MOR.org | https://ii.inc/brainpower is the leading podcast subnet of the Morpheus AI ecosystem (MOR.org). We cover decentralized AI, freedom technology, open-source agents, and the builders shaping the future of intelligence. Co-hosted by @BowenBelmer & @DJohnstonEC.
Transcribe →The Man Who Built Ancestry.com Is Now A Decentralized AI Builder With A Plan To Uplift Humanity
Apr 2902:24:16Tap to summarizeWhat happens when the co-founder of Ancestry.com, one of the most successful data companies ever built, goes all-in on decentralized AI and AI development via SOAR AI Studio?In Season 2, Episode 2 of /brainpower, Bowen and David sit down with Paul Allen, co-founder of SOAR AI Studio and co-founder of Ancestry.com, for one of the most wide-ranging conversations we've had on the show. Paul helped build Citizen Portal to put government transparency at every citizen's fingertips, has been near the center of some of the biggest technology inflection points of the last 30 years, and has been plugged into crypto from its early days, even having met the likes of Vitalik Buterin prior to the launch of Ethereum.We cover: why decentralized AI is the most important technology of our lifetimes, why your fleet of AI agents could become your most valuable career asset, and why Paul thinks the shift happening right now looks a lot like Bitcoin in 2012.Also: "Bring Your Own Agents" (BYOA) --- Paul's vision for a world where your agent fleet is as portable as your laptop, sediment DNA archaeology, Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut, and what the co-founder of Ancestry.com thinks about digitizing Bowen's father's entire career into an AI-accessible archive.🎙️ WHAT WE COVER:00:00 – Intro: Season 2, Episode 2, and why Paul started talking before we hit record01:59 – Who is Paul Allen? From Russian literature major to co-founding Ancestry.com and SOAR AI Studio05:42 – Freedom technology: AI as the great equalizer for individual citizens07:39 – CitizenPortal.ai: putting government transparency in every voter's hands13:30 – The death of local journalism and what AI can replace it with16:49 – elected.ai: building a dashboard of democracy for every elected official21:00 – Congress insider trading, gerrymandering, and broken incentives50:00 – Paul's autographed pre-launch Ethereum white paper (Vitalik Buterin, 2014)51:01 – Meeting the founders of the internet: Vint Cerf, Marc Andreessen, Vitalik53:00 – "Bring Your Own Agents" (BYOA): your AI fleet as a portable career asset59:40 – Player Piano by Vonnegut: the 1952 novel that predicted AI displacement1:01:57 – Zuckerberg's Meta AI pivot and what it means for white collar jobs1:03:19 – Non-fungible agents: what's the value of Vitalik's personal AI fleet?1:06:14 – Passing down intelligence to future generations1:26:55 – Agent-to-agent interviews: the future of knowledge capture1:29:50 – 90-day enterprise AI deployment: how to give every employee a fleet1:34:40 – Speaking things into existence: AI, faith, and human potential1:36:05 – Universal High Income vs. owning your own compute and agents1:41:35 – Texas governance, fiscal conservatism, and what it looks like when it works1:50:59 – Gerrymandering: why 92% of incumbents win with 12% approval ratings1:54:00 – Bitcoin as defensive technology: cryptography and the death of capital controls1:58:25 – Utah's Digital Identity Act: self-sovereign identity and what it means2:08:25 – Ancestry.com origin story: from CD-ROM scripture study to a multi-hundred-million-dollar valuation2:11:55 – Sediment DNA analysis: reconstructing who lived on Earth thousands of years ago2:16:12 – Morpheus shoutout + why freedom tech is finally actionable, not just theoretical2:20:47 – DeFi wasn't the endgame — AI agents are2:22:18 – Closing: freedom, prosperity, peace, and the rising generation/brainpower is the leading podcast subnet of the Morpheus AI ecosystem (MOR.org). We cover decentralized AI, freedom technology, open-source agents, and the builders shaping the future of intelligence. Co-hosted by @BowenBelmer & @DJohnstonEC.
Transcribe →Teana Baker-Taylor on Co-Founding Venice.AI & The State of Personal Freedoms In The UK/USA
Jan 2102:25:07Tap to summarize/brainpower_podcast is officially back! Welcome to season 2. This season kicks off our new format with Teana Baker-Taylor joining the show. Teana was a Co-Founder of Venice AI and has a wealth of experience in both TradFi & DeFi.🔗 RESOURCESMorpheus AI Ecosystem: https://mor.orgVenice AI: https://venice.ai/chatGuest: Teana Baker-Taylor - https://x.com/TeanaTaylorCo-Host: David Johnston - https://x.com/DJohnstonECCo-Host: Bowen Belmer - https://x.com/BowenBelmer/brainpower is the leading podcast subnet of the Morpheus AI ecosystem (MOR.org). We cover decentralized AI, freedom technology, open-source agents, and the builders shaping the future of intelligence. Co-hosted by @BowenBelmer & @DJohnstonEC.
Transcribe →Your AI Agent Will Move Money Without Asking You - Infrastructure Problem A Select Few Are Solving
Nov 1800:56:04Tap to summarize🤖 Your AI agent needs a wallet. Your AI agent needs to move value. Your AI agent needs infrastructure that doesn't exist yet.CoinCap founders Justin and Kent return 8 months after their first appearance to reveal why they rebuilt their entire crypto data platform for the agentic future. This isn't theory. They're running an MCP server that AI agents hit thousands of times a day, and what they've learned is changing how we build at the AI-crypto intersection.In this episode:⚡ Why "DeAI is inherently DeFi" (but DeFi isn't DeAI)—the convergence thesis nobody's discussing⚡ MCP servers vs traditional APIs: the night-and-day difference for agent performance⚡ How your agent will negotiate with their agent (and why the entire sales funnel disappears)⚡ What data AI agents ACTUALLY want: reliability, technical indicators, and cross-chain coordination⚡ The multichain catastrophe agents must solve (wallet management across Ethereum, Solana, Arbitrum)⚡ Why crypto Twitter is unusable and where serious builders get signal instead⚡ Real talk: when to use AI vs when to build manually (precision still matters)The bottom line: If you're building AI agents, they'll need crypto rails. Not because of ideology, because there's no other way to exchange value autonomously. CoinCap is building the infrastructure layer that makes this possible.🔗 RESOURCES MENTIONED:CoinCap Pro (Stake MOR tokens for access): https://splash.coincap.io/Episode 6 - CoinCap Origin Story: https://youtu.be/1fuSaQAM9r0Morpheus AI Ecosystem: https://mor.orgSoulforge (On-chain card game on Solana): https://soulforgefusion.com💡 TAKE ACTION:For Builders: Explore CoinCap's MCP server if you're integrating crypto data into AI agents → [coincap.io/docs]For Morpheus Community: You can stake MOR tokens to access CoinCap Pro features today → https://splash.coincap.io/For Everyone: If you're tired of crypto Twitter noise, Kent's information diet starts at 46:16 — practical advice that applies beyond crypto.Want more builder deep dives? Subscribe and hit the bell 🔔 — we're documenting the decentralized AI revolution in real-time.📍 KEY TIMESTAMPS:00:00 - The First Returning Builder: What Changed in 8 Crypto Years02:33 - Why CoinCap Rebuilt Everything: The MCP Server Bet06:26 - Your Agent vs My Agent: The Coming Sales Revolution08:46 - DAI is DeFi (But DeFi Isn't DAI): The Convergence Thesis11:31 - Precision vs AI Generation: When to Build Manually18:46 - Staking MOR for CoinCap Pro: Utility Tokens in Action28:31 - What Data Do Agents Actually Want? Reliability Over Everything38:16 - The Multichain Coordination Catastrophe42:31 - XP for Agents: Gamifying the Autonomous Economy46:16 - Escaping Crypto Twitter's AI Spam: Kent's Signal Manifesto51:31 - Non-Financial Signal: Soulforge & On-Chain Gaming That Works👥 GUESTS:Justin & Kent - Co-founders of CoinCap (coincap.io)Building the crypto data infrastructure layer for the agentic economyHost: Bowen Belmer - @BowenBelmer🎯 WHO THIS IS FOR:✅ Developers building AI agents that need crypto market data✅ Crypto founders exploring AI integration✅ DeFi builders thinking about agent-powered trading✅ Anyone researching MCP (Model Context Protocol) implementation✅ Web3 developers interested in decentralized AI infrastructure✅ Builders exhausted by crypto Twitter looking for an actual signal📱 JOIN THE COMMUNITY:Discord: https://discord.gg/ztPxPwwMuATwitter/X: https://x.com/Mor/brainpower is the leading podcast subnet of the Morpheus AI ecosystem (MOR.org). We cover decentralized AI, freedom technology, open-source agents, and the builders shaping the future of intelligence. Co-hosted by @BowenBelmer & @DJohnstonEC.
Transcribe →Austin Federa & Team Built DoubleZero Network in Under a Year. Now 30% of Solana Runs On It
Oct 2200:42:02Tap to summarizeAustin Federa left his role as Head of Strategy at Solana Foundation to solve a problem most don't know exists: the public internet is killing decentralized AI and blockchain scalability.In under 12 months, his team built DoubleZero Network—a parallel internet on private fiber that now powers 30% of Solana validators and $23 billion in connected stake. This is 70 live fiber links across 5 continents, solving the infrastructure bottleneck that would've killed Solana's million-TPS roadmap and made decentralized AI agents impossible.Austin breaks down:→ The One Thing Your future AI agent needs to survive→ Why Facebook is the largest investor in subsea fiber→ The 30-minute AI model download problemis costing millions in wasted compute→ How Wall Street uses this same infrastructure and why blockchain needs it more→ Token launch chaos, first SEC no-action letter in 4+ years, and lessons learnedPerfect for: Solana builders, decentralized AI developers, crypto infrastructure investors, anyone tired of vaporware⏱️ KEY TIMESTAMPS:00:00 - Why Austin Left Solana Foundation02:09 - The Fire Dancer Million-TPS Problem05:01 - Facebook's Subsea Fiber Secret08:36 - The 30-Minute AI Model Download Bottleneck13:11 - Geographic Decentralization vs 500 Square Meter Markets16:42 - Flash Boys for Web322:39 - TCV Metric That Made People Mad25:38 - Token Launch Postmortem27:28 - SEC No-Action Letter (First in 4+ Years)35:55 - Your AI Agent Will Need This🔗 CONNECT WITH DoubleZero NETWORK:Website: https://doublezero.xyz/Twitter/X: https://x.com/doublezero🔗 AUSTIN FEDERA:Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/austin_federaLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/austin-federa/🔗 PROJECTS MENTIONED:Fire Dancer: https://jumpcrypto.com/firedancerSolana Foundation: https://solana.orgSolana Validators: https://docs.solana.com/running-validator🔗 DECENTRALIZED AI ECOSYSTEM:Morpheus AI: https://mor.orgMorpheus Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/MorpheusAIsMorpheus Builder Subnet: https://dashboard-v2-zeta.vercel.app/builders/brainpower-baseMorpheus API Gateway: https://openbeta.mor.org/?utm_source=brainpower&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=austinfederaBittensor: https://bittensor.comVenice AI: https://venice.ai🔗 FOR BUILDERS:DoubleZero Developer Resources: https://docs.malbeclabs.com/📚 DIG DEEPER:→ Flash Boys by Michael Lewis (HFT infrastructure parallel)→ Solana's Multiple Concurrent Leaders roadmap→ TCV vs TVL metrics for infrastructure→ SEC no-action letters in crypto→ Week in Morpheus Newsletter: https://weekinmorpheus.com📱 BRAINPOWER PODCAST:Host: Bowen BelmerTwitter/X: https://twitter.com/BowenBelmerMorpheus Community: https://mor.orgLearn More: MOR.org🎬 ABOUT:Brainpower features unfiltered conversations with builders creating decentralized AI infrastructure. No hype. Just hard technical problems being solved by people who left cushy jobs to build the future.💡 TAKE ACTION:🔔 SUBSCRIBE for infrastructure deep-dives other channels won't cover👍 LIKE if you're tired of projects ignoring data transmission physics💬 COMMENT: Are you building on Solana? Experienced validator centralization pressure?🔄 SHARE with AI builders stuck paying for 30-minute model downloads#DoubleZeroNetwork #AustinFedera #Solana #DecentralizedAI #CryptoInfrastructure #BlockchainScaling #FireDancer #AIAgents #Web3Infr/brainpower is the leading podcast subnet of the Morpheus AI ecosystem (MOR.org). We cover decentralized AI, freedom technology, open-source agents, and the builders shaping the future of intelligence. Co-hosted by @BowenBelmer & @DJohnstonEC.
Transcribe →MORPHEUS AI JUST CHANGED EVERYTHING: Why Bitcoin & Stablecoin Holders Should Pay Attention (Episode 22)
Sep 1800:42:02Tap to summarizeAI TOKENS SURGE 11% IN SEPTEMBER: Why Morpheus Could Be The Next 10xIn episode 22, we're joined by David Johnston (@DJohnstonEC), creator of the framework for "Dapps" in 2013 & "Smart Agents" in 2023, to break down the MASSIVE Morpheus Capital Contract V2 launch. This isn't just another protocol update - this could reshape how $2 TRILLION in Bitcoin and stablecoin markets interact with decentralized AI.THE GAME JUST CHANGED: Morpheus has expanded beyond Ethereum staking to integrate with Aave, unlocking Bitcoin, USDC, and Tether holders to earn AI tokens while keeping their preferred assets. We're talking 4-11% APY on stablecoins PLUS Morpheus token rewards - all while taking ZERO principal risk.🔥 WHAT YOU'LL DISCOVER:✅ Why this integration opens Morpheus to $2T+ in new capital (vs $400B ETH market)✅ How to earn 11% APY on Tether while accumulating AI tokens✅ The "Magic Internet Money" DeFi strategies now possible with V2✅ Why Korean traders are pumping AI tokens 120% this month✅ David's take on the upcoming conference circuit and what's next for DeAIThis timing couldn't be better - AI tokens are outperforming everything in September 2025, and DeFAI is projected to explode from $1B to $10B by year-end. Meanwhile, you're earning 0% in your bank account.🎯 THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE: The Morpheus Portfolio ExperimentBased on David's insights about asset-agnostic AI exposure, here's your week:✅ Audit Your Savings: How much are you earning on cash sitting in traditional banks? (Spoiler: probably 0%)✅ Research Aave Yields: Check current APY on USDC, USDT, and wrapped Bitcoin✅ Calculate Opportunity Cost: What could you earn directing that yield to Morpheus vs traditional savings?✅ Document Your Strategy: Will you hold Bitcoin, stables, or ETH for your AI token exposure?Share your findings in the comments - which asset strategy appeals to you most? 👇⏰ TIMESTAMPS[00:00] Why This Is The Most Exciting Morpheus Update Ever[01:02] Capital Contract V2 Goes Live - What Changed?[05:21] The Stablecoin Revolution: 0% Banks vs 11% DeFi[11:10] Magic Internet Money: Advanced DeFi Strategies Unlocked[18:30] From $400B to $2T: Massive Market Expansion Explained[25:00] Security First: Why Morpheus Delayed Launch After Hacks[29:30] Tokenomics Deep Dive: Burns, Locks, and Perpetual Rewards[34:55] Conference Circuit: Korea, Token 2049, DevCon Preview[38:40] API Gateway Upgrades and Free Inference UpdatesEpisode Links:David Johnston (X)Morpheus (X)/brainpower Morpheus Builder SubnetMorpheus Compute API Gateway (Open Beta)Week in Morpheus (“WiM”) NewsletterLearn more at MOR.org./brainpower is the leading podcast subnet of the Morpheus AI ecosystem (MOR.org). We cover decentralized AI, freedom technology, open-source agents, and the builders shaping the future of intelligence. Co-hosted by @BowenBelmer & @DJohnstonEC.
Transcribe →Episode 21 – Michael Casey (Charmain of Advanced AI Society & Co-Author Our Biggest Fight and The Age of Cryptocurrency)
Sep 1400:54:10Tap to summarizeEpisode 21 features Michael Casey (@mikejcasey), Chairman of the Advanced AI Society and Co-Author of books including Our Biggest Fight and The Age of Cryptocurrency. Through his works, Michael outlines a sweeping vision of how new technologies are empowering people, upending business models, and radically redefining society. Michael also works as an educator and advisor at the MIT Media Lab and the MIT Sloan School of Business Management.Episode Links:Michael CaseyMichael Casey (X)Advanced AI Society/brainpower Morpheus Builder SubnetMorpheus Compute API Gateway (Open Beta)Week in Morpheus (“WiM”) NewsletterLearn more at MOR.org. /brainpower is the leading podcast subnet of the Morpheus AI ecosystem (MOR.org). We cover decentralized AI, freedom technology, open-source agents, and the builders shaping the future of intelligence. Co-hosted by @BowenBelmer & @DJohnstonEC.
Transcribe →Episode 20 – Lisa Loud (Secret Network, FLUIDEFI, Blockchain Visionary)
Sep 400:43:19Tap to summarizeEpisode 20 features Lisa Loud (@lisaisloud). Lisa's impressive career spans over two decades in technology. Starting as a development manager at Apple from 1995–1999, she worked on pioneering projects like Newton Windows and FileMaker. She later served as PayPal's head of U.S. digital acquisition, bringing her expertise to the early fintech revolution. Her entrepreneurial spirit led her to found Avyva Software Services in 2001, her first venture into business ownership.As the blockchain era emerged, Lisa moved to BitMEX as head of marketing in 2017 and later served as Chief Operating Officer at ShapeShift. In September 2020, she co-founded FLUIDEFI with Louis Sirico, creating a decentralized finance platform that reduces portfolio management time for DeFi traders by 75%. Her current leadership roles at FLUIDEFI and Secret Network Foundation place her at the forefront of decentralized technology innovation.Episode Links:Lisa LoudLisa Loud (X)Secret Network (X)Secret NetworkFLUIDEFI (X)FLUIDEFI/brainpower Morpheus Builder SubnetMorpheus Compute API Gateway (Open Beta)Week in Morpheus (“WiM”) NewsletterLearn more at MOR.org. /brainpower is the leading podcast subnet of the Morpheus AI ecosystem (MOR.org). We cover decentralized AI, freedom technology, open-source agents, and the builders shaping the future of intelligence. Co-hosted by @BowenBelmer & @DJohnstonEC.
Transcribe →Episode 19 – Roger Hunt (Ludwitt Academy & DeAI in Education)
Aug 2800:44:53Tap to summarizeEpisode 19 features Roger Hunt (@roger_jgs404040), Core Team/Lead of Ludwitt Academy.Episode Links:Roger Hunt (X)Ludwitt Academy (X)Ludwitt Academy /brainpower Morpheus Builder SubnetMorpheus Compute API Gateway (Open Beta) Week in Morpheus (“WiM”) NewsletterLearn more at MOR.org. /brainpower is the leading podcast subnet of the Morpheus AI ecosystem (MOR.org). We cover decentralized AI, freedom technology, open-source agents, and the builders shaping the future of intelligence. Co-hosted by @BowenBelmer & @DJohnstonEC.
Transcribe →Episode 18 – Vlad Avesalon (Cosimo Capital, Zuitzerland, and DeAI)
Aug 1100:50:41Tap to summarizeEpisode 18 features Vlad Avesalon (@vavesalon), Head of BD at Cosimo Capital, Core Team Member of Zuitzerland, and Core Team Member of Ethereum Chicago. Episode Links:Vlad AvesalonCosimo CapitalEthereum Chicago/brainpower Morpheus Builder SubnetMorpheus Compute API Gateway (Open Beta)Week in Morpheus (“WiM”) NewsletterLearn more at MOR.org. /brainpower is the leading podcast subnet of the Morpheus AI ecosystem (MOR.org). We cover decentralized AI, freedom technology, open-source agents, and the builders shaping the future of intelligence. Co-hosted by @BowenBelmer & @DJohnstonEC.
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