Project interviews
Interviews with core contributors in crypto to gain insights into their day-to-day operations
- MakerDAO's Endgame with Rune Christensen | Fundamentals ep.57
MakerDAO's Endgame with Rune Christensen | Fundamentals ep.57
In this episode of the Fundamentals podcast, I’m joined by Rune Christensen – Co-Founder of MakerDAO – a decentralized stablecoin protocol built on Ethereum, and the first-ever DAO, to discuss their recent Endgame update.
- Theia Blockchain – Fundamentals-based value investing in crypto | Fundamentals ep.56
Theia Blockchain – Fundamentals-based value investing in crypto | Fundamentals ep.56
In this episode of the Fundamentals podcast, we’re joined by John McNiff and Felipe Montealegre, the founders of Theia Blockchain – a fundamentals-driven investment fund that is applying the principles of prudent investing to blockchain.
- Polkadot – Building an unstoppable blockchain ecosystem | Fundamentals ep.55
Polkadot – Building an unstoppable blockchain ecosystem | Fundamentals ep.55
In this episode of the Fundamentals podcast, we’re joined by Shawn Tabrizi, Lead Developer at Polkadot. Polkadot is the first fully-sharded blockchain, i.e. it is a multi-chain environment. Polkadot enables scalability by allowing specialized blockchains to communicate with each other in a secure, trust-free environment.
- Ethereum Name Service (ENS) – Offchain names, crypto-enabling DNS, v3, revenues | Fundamentals ep.54
Ethereum Name Service (ENS) – Offchain names, crypto-enabling DNS, v3, revenues | Fundamentals ep.54
In this episode of the Fundamentals podcast, we’re joined by Greg Skril, a core contributor at Ethereum Name Service (ENS). ENS is a distributed, open, and extensible naming system based on the Ethereum blockchain.
- Alchemix – Self-repaying loans with yield from deposited collateral | 15-min fundamentals ep.53
Alchemix – Self-repaying loans with yield from deposited collateral | 15-min fundamentals ep.53
In this episode of the Fundamentals podcast, we're joined by Scoopy Trooples – Co-Founder of Alchemix – to discuss what Alchemix is and how it works, the protocol’s use cases, target customer profile, economic and business models, current growth drivers and challenges, the most exciting things coming up, the team behind the project, and more!
- Morpho – Building a secure protocol & the launch of Morpho-AaveV3 | Fundamentals ep.52
Morpho – Building a secure protocol & the launch of Morpho-AaveV3 | Fundamentals ep.52
In this episode of the Fundamentals podcast, we're joined by Merlin Egalite – Co-Founder of Morpho – a lending pool optimizer that operates a peer-to-peer layer built on top of lending pools such as Compound and Aave, to dive into the details behind Morpho-Aave V3, and the teams approach to building a truly secure protocol.
- Solana – Interview with Co-Founder Anatoly Yakovenko | Fundamentals ep.51
Solana – Interview with Co-Founder Anatoly Yakovenko | Fundamentals ep.51
In this episode of the Fundamentals podcast, we're joined by Anatoly Yakovenko – Co-Founder of Solana – to discuss what Solana’s core value proposition is, the optimizations Solana has focused on, and how they are positioned within a multi-chain ecosystem.
- MakerDAO SES – Removing barriers between decentralized workforce, capital, and work | Fundamentals ep.50
MakerDAO SES – Removing barriers between decentralized workforce, capital, and work | Fundamentals ep.50
In this episode of the Fundamentals podcast, we're joined by Wouter Kampmann, Co-Founder at MakerDAO Sustainable Ecosystem Scaling (SES) – a Core Unit that focuses on sustainably growing the Maker Protocol’s moats by removing barriers between decentralized workforce, capital, and work – to discuss the basics of Maker and the SES Core Unit.
- 15-minute fundamentals with Zora
15-minute fundamentals with Zora
In this episode of 15-minute fundamentals, we dive into the current state of Zora with Co-Founder & CTO Tyson.