

Lightspeed
Blockworks
Lightspeed is a podcast for those interested in how crypto can solve real problems and create products users love. It's a callback to the garage days of Silicon Valley, where builders pushed the limits of hardware and software to build world-changing products. We interview the projects and founders that will make this same impact today.
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Jun 5, 2024 • 1h 4min
The Modular Integration Spectrum | Keone & Zon
Keone from Monad and Zon from Initia discuss the spectrum between modular and integrated blockchain designs, covering tradeoffs in decentralization, performance, and scalability. They dive into AppChains, rollups, composability challenges, EVM compatibility, and balancing horizontal vs vertical scaling. Insights on building Web3 communities organically are also shared.

Jun 4, 2024 • 49min
Crypto's Ultimate Vision: Who's Building On Solana? | Weekly Roundup
This podcast discusses Consensus 2024 takeaways, who's building on Solana, crypto payments, meta celebrity coins, and social tokens. It also covers Helium Mobile, failed transactions, and upcoming DeFi event Permissionless Three. Explore transaction data on Solana and the intersection of payments and adoption in the crypto space.

May 29, 2024 • 56min
Why Businesses Are Building On Solana | Baxus, Tzvi Wiesel
Founder & CEO of Baxus, Tzvi Wiesel, discusses building a global marketplace for spirits on Solana. They cover topics like account abstraction, marketplace dynamics, DeFi, institutional demand, and the market size of rare spirits & wine. They also explore user flow, app chain vs Solana, and the evolution of building a whiskey marketplace on blockchain.

May 23, 2024 • 48min
How Phantom Became Solana's Largest Wallet | Brandon Millman & Donnie Dinch
Brandon Millman and Donnie Dinch discuss Phantom's growth in the Solana ecosystem, including the acquisition of Bitski and onboarding new users. They explore wallet services, chain integration, user retention, and wallet security. Insights on the monetization of wallets, cross-chain integration, and upcoming industry event, Permissionless Three, are also shared.

May 21, 2024 • 1h 3min
Will An Ethereum ETF Get Approved? | Weekly Roundup
This podcast discusses the potential approval of an Ethereum ETF, challenges in launching high valuation tokens with low floats, startup funding dynamics, community approaches in crypto, engineering feats in blockchain protocols, and the operation of validator nodes.

May 15, 2024 • 46min
How Helium Is Leading Solana's DePin Future | Amir Haleem
Amir Haleem, CEO of Nova Labs, discusses Helium's DePin infrastructure for crypto opportunities. Topics include Helium's origin story, building the Helium network, bootstrapping a network, using Helium Mobile, why build on Solana, SIM swaps, and onboarding to Helium Mobile.

May 10, 2024 • 52min
Will Solana Surpass Ethereum In Economic Value? | Weekly Roundup
The podcast discusses the potential for Solana to surpass Ethereum in economic value, comparing MEV and fees. It also explores the profitability of running a validator, value accrual on Layer 1 and Layer 2, Solana's node count, VanEck's bullish meme coins index, and SocialFi hype.

May 8, 2024 • 51min
The Future Of Liquid Staking On Solana | FP Lee
FP Lee, expert on liquid staking on Solana and founder of Sanctum, discusses launching LSTs, solving liquidity issues, and value accrual. They explore Sanctum products, winner-take-all scenarios, and stake-weighted QoS. Delve into the growth of liquid staking on Solana with insights on the future of the ecosystem.

May 3, 2024 • 1h 3min
Why Stripe Is Building On Solana | Weekly Roundup
This podcast discusses Stripe's integration with Solana, MEV comparison between Solana and Ethereum, upcoming Permissionless III event, trade-offs in blockchain tech, and complexities of token launches in the Solana ecosystem.

May 2, 2024 • 54min
Igniting Liquidity Cross Chain At The Speed Of Light | Alex Smirnov
Alex Smirnov discusses how deBridge is aiming to power the crypto economy with cross chain bridging & interoperability. They cover topics like decentralization vs performance, intent bridging model, bridging mechanics, bringing liquidity on chain, bridging risks, governance & validators. The conversation also touches on MEV, fee compression, and the role of market makers in the crypto industry.


