Podcast
The New Blocks
Hosted by ZyoriTV · EN
Introducing The New Blocks, a podcast about blockchains, cryptocurrencies, and the new building blocks of the decentralized financial system and internet of tomorrow. With hosts Andrew Campbell & Kevin Weaver.
10episodes
Episodes
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0x221018 | Post-Merge Reality Checks
Oct 24, 202200:49:22Tap to summarizeWe’re in the portion of the market cycle where the reality checks are rolling in. A Post-merge dip, metaverse FUD, and blockchain censorship. At least the bad actors are being flushed out. 🗑️ TIMESTAMPS:6:13 – Post-merge 12:10 – Decentraland FUD 18:12 – Metropolis 21:55 – Blockchain censorship 32:38 – Do Kwon on the run 40:14 – Kim K sued 46:05 – Craig Wright case 48:05 – Outro
Transcribe →EP22: The Merge
Sep 2, 202200:50:41Tap to summarizeAfter 7 years in the making, it is finally upon us. We cover everything you need to know about a distributed engineering feat like no other. This is it, this is the big one: The Merge. TIMESTAMPS:2:17 – What is the Merge? 7:25 – Ultra-sound money 13:18 – EIP-1559 16:05 – Ether’s value prop 20:00 – Lightning round: Is ether like fiat? 24:27 – What if it fails? 27:53 – What happens to mining? 35:25 – Do I need to upgrade? 39:03 – Debunking myths 45:25 – Merge excitement 49:10 – Outro
Transcribe →0x220826 | Saga of the Bear
Aug 30, 202200:54:19Tap to summarizeBig moves, bigger conferences, and the biggest of hacks: Andrew and Kevin return from a long break to recount the saga of the 2022 market cycle. TIMESTAMPS:1:05 – Crypto conferences 14:25 – Recapping since January 25:28 – Quantifiable vibes 32:34 – Axie bridge hack 39:04 – Tornado Cash sanctions 51:15 – The Merge 53:28 – Outro
Transcribe →EP21: Staking
Jan 31, 202200:41:33Tap to summarizeNew, programmable money means new terms for new financial maneuvers. This week, we discuss the difference between blockchain staking, single asset staking, liquidity providing and farming while ultimately realizing that words are hard. TIMESTAMPS: 4:57 – What is staking 8:25 – network staking vs single asset staking 17:00 – Tokenomic complexity 22:05 – Staking is a loaded term 26:35 – Lightning round: Why single asset staking? 28:17 – Is staking good or bad? APY vs APR 31:19 – How do you stake ETH?
Transcribe →0x220119 | Don’t Doubt DAOs
Jan 20, 202200:46:48Tap to summarizeNobody said decentralization would be easy. This week on the TNB, we’re asking the important questions: How will gaming DAOs function? Can community be airdropped into existence? Will Microsoft’s vision for the metaverse align with ours? Will web3 resurrect Blockbuster and RadioShack? TIMESTAMPS:6:10 – Building towards decentralization 12:00 – Web 2.5 business model 19:34 – DAO psyops 26:19 – Airdropping community into existence 31:40 – Blockbuster DAO 33:34 – Radioshack DeFi 35:28 – Mastercard NFTs + L2 38:00 – Microsoft Metaverse
Transcribe →0x211215 | Surviving Crypto
Dec 18, 202100:41:16Tap to summarizeThis week’s edition of TNB is about surviving the tumultuous seas of crypto 🌊. Maybe your jpegs have already seen the other side of the 🌙, maybe they’ve been totally obliterated by right click savers ☠️. Either way, let’s bring in the new year with some final takes on trial and tribulation! TIMESTAMPS:3:40 – GameFi 13:51 – Surviving Market Cycles 27:35 – Right click savers 33:00 – Utility NFTs vs JPEGs 40:30 – Outro
Transcribe →EP20: Airdrops
Nov 24, 202100:49:29Tap to summarizeThe gang breaks down the latest trend in token distribution- airdrops. What are airdrops? What are protocols just sending us free money? Is this actually the model of the future? It’s all here in episode twenty. Timestamps: 2:19 – Ethereum Name Service 6:00 – ENS Airdrop 12:52 – What is an airdrop? 19:07 – Past airdrops 27:17 – Why do an airdrop? 36:32 – Responsibility 38:13 – QA: How is this different? 41:00 – How are airdrops taxed? 42:58 – How can I get airdrops?
Transcribe →0x211111 | Token Communities
Nov 13, 202100:55:16Tap to summarizeNFT NYC offered the full spectrum between an awkward art gallery, an exclusive skyscraper shindig, and a literal yacht party… it really just depended on which token communities you belonged to. Community is the latest killer app. TIMESTAMPS: 1:07 – NFT NYC 7:50 – Bored Ape Yacht Club 12:00 – Token gated communities 20:45 – The pumpkin patch 🎃🎃🎃 26:20 – Katana 🗡️ 37:08 – Ronin mobile wallet 44:00 – Zyori dreads 51:05 – Starting TNB 53:05 – ENS Airdrop
Transcribe →0x211027| Dog Eat Doge
Oct 29, 202100:54:47Tap to summarizeSHIB’s meteoric rise causes the gang to question the fabric of their monetary reality. What does it mean now that the top 🐶 has been dethroned? Why can’t we have just a single dull week in crypto? TIMESTAMPS: 0:50 – Lisbon 8:26 – SHIB flipped DOGE 🐶 14:00 – Ponzi games 20:45 – Holders 27:00 – DeFi vs everything else 36:40 – Charles Hoskinson 39:40 – Privacy 42:40 – We’re early 54:20 – Outro
Transcribe →0x211006 | Multichain World
Oct 12, 202100:47:36Tap to summarizeIf the future of blockchains is multi-chain, then the future is already here… it’s just not evenly distributed. This week it’s all things side chains, layer 1s, layer 2s, cross-chain interoperability and collecting NFTs betwixt. TIMESTAMPS:0:55 – Teaching crypto 4:25 – Ethereum ecosystem 8:40 – Ronin 10:55 – Cardano and Solana 13:00 – TPS 16:23 – EOS 21:00 – Bootstrapping legitimacy 25:25 – NFT hype trains 🚂 31:22 – Collecting 41:28 – Digital pets 45:37 – Outro
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