The blocmates Podcast

Mar 07 2025 315 ep. 49 mins 22
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Conversations with industry insiders from the crypto, Bitcoin, Ethereum, NFT, DeFi and web3 space. Find your edge straight from the source. 

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The Friday Podcast | Trump's Crypto Whitehouse Party, Megaeth Testnet Goes Live, Reddit Wants TikTok

Mar 07 2025 34 mins  
Back from Denver in the hosting seating, Alex, Mike and Gazz cover this week’s news, which, disappointingly, is heavily macro-focused. David Sacks confirms the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, while the Whitehouse Crypto Summit will happen today, plus a load of usual macro doom indicators. Strap in.

MegaETH Explained: Ethereum's Last Chance to Beat Solana? With BreadGuy

Mar 05 2025 78 mins  
This week, Grant is joined by Breadguy from MegaETH. The lads explore MegaETH's innovative approach to blockchain performance. They also discuss the implications of the Kaito airdrop, the viability of L2s, the challenges with blobs, and how MegaETH aims to redefine performance and scalability. Hear about the new MegaETH stack, its unique sequencer model, the benefits of EigenDA, an

The Friday Podcast | Bybit Fallout, SEC Dismisses Cases, Meme Coin Drop Off

Feb 28 2025 36 mins  
Every Friday is a bad omen, and unfortunately, this week provided more of the same shenanigans. Mike and Gaz have been left alone this week to attempt to break it all down. Covering the fallout of the Bybit $1.5B hack, the SEC dropping charges against legacy cases, Pump.Fun potentially launching an AMM on Solana, and SBF resurfacing from prison with a wayward tweet on federal layof

Top Crypto & AI Projects to Watch 2025 | w/ Teng Yan

Feb 27 2025 56 mins  
This week, Grant sits down with Teng Yan. Teng details the current state of the crypto and AI markets, focusing on the fallout in market sentiment as of February 18th. He also discusses the trajectory of AI agents, the impact of infrastructure projects like Mira Network, and the importance of cryptographic verification and privacy in AI. The lads cover the role of AI agents in ente

Exploring Bittensor: dTAO Tokens, Market Trends and Subnet Dynamics

Feb 26 2025 55 mins  
In this episode, 563 and Brody welcome special guest Mog. Mog shares his experiences from a hectic launch week, including the successful dTAO rollout, the novelty search event, and pivotal moments that exceeded expectations. They discuss the thriving community, the impact of dTAO on subnet tokens, and insights into the market dynamics. Additionally, Mog and the lads explore the too

The Friday Podcast | Sonic and Berachain Breathe Life Into Crypto After LIBRA Shitcoin Disaster

Feb 21 2025 39 mins  
Alex, Mike and Gazz discuss what started as a week from hell, but seemingly turned the timeline around by Friday. We cover the fall out from LIBRA and the Argentina memecoin mess, into the Hayden Davis Coffeezilla interview, and the impact on the Solana ecosystem. But nature is healing, and DeFi, DeFAI and general utility are back on the menu with Sonic, Berachain, Kaito and Story

The Big Problem with AI Agents (And How to Solve It)

Feb 20 2025 53 mins  
This week grant is joined by Karan from Mira Network. They explore Mira's efforts to reduce hallucinations in AI models through parallelization and their new grants program aimed at fostering innovative projects in the crypto AI sector. Hear about secular trends, the exciting potential for AI-powered agents, and the role of reliable, high-performance AI infrastructure in shaping to

Why dTAO Changes Everything | LIVE dTAO Roundtable | TAO Talk Episode 21

Feb 18 2025 63 mins  
Join the lads as they jump into the launch of dTAO starting with Giles from Tensora and Colin from Inference Labs. They cover everything from the anticipation of the dTAO launch, the effects on miners, validators, and subnet owners, to how community and communication play crucial roles. Also, hear what differentiates the winners from the losers, and how the bittensor ecosystem will

The Friday Podcast | Degens Print on the Superbowl, Bitboy’s Latest Meltdown and Mastercard Loves Crypto

Feb 14 2025 42 mins  
It's Valentine's Day, and this felt like a lot to get through mentally for a hungover host. Covering Polymarket and the Superbowl, Mastercard claiming 30% of transactions are tokenized, the CAR memecoin launch out of Africa, Bitboy going even more dark, and a quick look at the market. Plus some other stuff. Enjoy.

Why Virtuals Moved to Solana, Thoughts on Base, Twitter Agents? & Their own Chain?

Feb 14 2025 49 mins  
In this episode, Grant is joined by Ethermage. They dive into an exciting discussion about launching a groundbreaking autonomous agent ecosystem, unexpected explosive growth, and expanding to multiple chains, starting with Solana. Discover how Virtual agents are reshaping the landscape, coordinating across chains, and even handling payments. Ethermage shares insights on their strat