Strange Water Podcast

Jun 06 2024 69 ep. 63 mins 13

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“Survival is the ability to swim in strange water” -Frank Herbert Strange Water is a podcast hosted by Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex). The show is a conversation-based podcast based around exploring Ethereum and Ethereum-adjacent topics. Strange Water is relatively unstructured show focused on organic, engaging conversations with people who are building, building on or otherwise deeply care about Ethereum.

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The Epilogue

Jun 06 2024 50 mins

In this final episode of the Strange Water Podcast, join us as we announce our exciting acquisition by Blockworks, the end of Strange Water, and the launch of our new podcast, Expansion. We have a fantastic interview with (Expansion cohost) nosleepjon and Blockworks cofounders Mike Ippolito and Jason Yanowitz on all things Expansion and modular blockchains. Thank you for being part

The Motorverse: Cars, Crypto and Web3 Gaming w/ Will Griffiths (Animoca Brands)

May 30 2024 70 mins

Guest: Will Griffiths (Twitter: @mrwillgriffiths) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) Today's episode features Will Griffiths, General Manager of Animoca Brands' Motorverse. Learn how Animoca Brands is pioneering digital property rights for gamers with their innovative car-centric gaming ecosystem. We discuss the Motorverse's key pillars, including meaningful ownershi

How and Why to Scale ZK Proof Generation w/ Alex Pruden (Aleo Foundation)

May 23 2024 67 mins

Guest: Alex Pruden (Twitter: @apruden08) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) Join us as we chat with Alex Pruden, Executive Director of the Aleo Foundation, about Aleo's innovative, privacy-focused Layer 1 blockchain. We explore the transformative power of Zero-Knowledge cryptography, which enables private interactions on the blockchain while maintaining permissionlessness an

The Endgame Landscape of L1 Blockchains w/ Alejo Pinto (Pontem Network)

May 16 2024 59 mins

Guest: Alejo Pinto Host: Rex (Twitter: LogarithmicRex) Today’s guest is Alejo Pinto, Co-Founder and Chief Growth Officer of Pontem Network. Based in Aptos, Pontem collaborates closely with the Aptos Foundation, developing innovative products like Liquidswap and Pontem Wallet. Gain insights into the Aptos ecosystem and explore the future of the L1 blockchain landscape, the key pl

Next-Gen Infrastructure: Decentralized Edge Networks w/ Harrison Hines and Parsa Ghadimi (Fleek)

May 09 2024 68 mins

Guests: Harrison Hines (Twitter: @harris0nhines) and Parsa Ghadimi (Twitter: @ParsaIsBack) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) Dive into the world of edge networks on today's episode of Strange Water Podcast. Learn how edge networks optimize web content delivery by leveraging geographically distributed servers, reducing latency for users worldwide. Explore the evolution of CD

The Movement to Make Blockchain Security Sexy w/ Rushi Manche (Movement Labs)

May 02 2024 60 mins

Guest: Rushi Manche (Twitter: @rushimanche) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) Dive into the turbulent world of cryptocurrency's first major bubble as we explore the rise and fall of Facebook's ambitious Libra project, now known as Diem. Despite its demise, it left behind a valuable legacy in the form of the Move smart contract language, heralding a new era of security i

Lessons Learned from Building with Terra and Celsius w/ McDavid Stoddard (Aperture Finance)

Apr 25 2024 65 mins

Guest: McDavid Stoddard (Twitter: @RobMcStodda) Host: LogarithmicRex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) Throughout the history of modern finance, the investment landscape has often been marked by periods of "irrational exuberance" and significant greed, with the cryptocurrency sector exemplifying these traits on a grander scale. This has led to unusually large and rapid investment bubbles

The Endgame of Data Availability w/ Prabal Banerjee (Avail)

Apr 18 2024 63 mins

Guest: Prabal Banerjee (Twitter: @prabalbanerjee) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) In this episode, we delve into the critical question of how participants in a blockchain network can ensure the availability of data in newly proposed blocks. Without this assurance, malicious transactions could go undetected, posing significant risks to the network's integrity. Our guest, P

An Inside Look into the Ethereum All Core Devs Calls w/ Christine Kim (Galaxy)

Apr 11 2024 65 mins

Guest: Christine Kim (Twitter: @christine_dkim) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) I believe that Ethereum is the pinnacle achievement of the open source movement, describing it as an intricate, globally-built, and continuously evolved system through voluntary contributions. Christine Kim plays a crucial role in this ecosystem, attending All Core Developers calls, documenting th

Solving Fragmentation in the Rollup-Centric Paradigm w/ Austin King (Omni Network)

Apr 04 2024 66 mins

Guest: Austin King (Twitter: @0xASK) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) This episode begins with the emergence of rollups as isolated spaces that, while offering quicker and cheaper transactions, risk fragmenting this shared ecosystem, potentially diminishing Ethereum's value. The question then shifts to address concerns about the proliferation of rollups, with forecasts sug