Best Brendan Griffiths Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 8 - Joseph Whitchurch (Stapleford, Nottinghamshire, 2020) 23:20

1h ago23:20

23:20

In this episode, we explore the tragic story of Joseph Whitchurch, a bright and promising 16-year-old from Stapleford. His life was brutally taken on a cold December night in 2020. Join us as we delve into the events leading up to that fateful night, the complicated relationships that lured him into a false sense of security, and the subsequent leg…

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'Ethereum Needs Polygon's Aggregation Layer to Scale' - Brendan Farmer & Sandeep Nailwal 1:05:56

2d ago1:05:56

1:05:56

As more and more L2s launch promising to scale Ethereum, they end up competing for the same market share, userbase and liquidity. Apart from this harsh reality, crosschain interactions should be as seamless as possible in order to bridge different L2 ecosystems. Polygon envisions a scalable future in which various zero knowledge rollups post their …

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Episode 7 - Chantelle Lynch (Hillfields, Coventry, 2004) 22:16

5h ago22:16

22:16

In this episode, we delve into the heartbreaking story of Chantelle Lynch, a bright and talented 16-year-old from Coventry whose life was tragically cut short by someone she once trusted. Join us as we uncover the details of this devastating case, exploring the years of abuse leading up to that fateful night and the relentless pursuit of justice by…

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EthStaker: Ethereum Staking Wars - Nixorokish & Superphiz 1:02:09

10d ago1:02:09

1:02:09

In a world where a handful of (centralised) entities hold the majority of staked Ethereum (either directly or via delegation), the network’s decentralisation and security might be in peril. While there are multiple proposals being discussed to address this pressing matter, from reducing issuance after a certain breakpoint (~30% of total ETH being s…

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Episode 6 - Helen Almey and Martin Griffiths (Duffield, Derbyshire, 2020) 19:56

6d ago19:56

19:56

In this episode, we explore the tragic story of Helen Almey and Martin Griffiths. Helen, a beloved teacher and mother, and Martin, a successful businessman, were anticipating a fresh start together. However, their lives were tragically cut short on New Year's Day 2020. Join us as we delve into the dark events leading to their untimely deaths, the s…

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PsyDAO: Decentralising Psychedelic Research - Dima Buterin & Paul Kohlhaas 1:21:46

8d ago1:21:46

1:21:46

One could argue that psychedelic research has experienced a similar journey as crypto, in the sense that decentralised communities bound together to fund research where centralised entities refuse to do so. One of the greatest hurdles in modern science is access to research funding, and DeSci aims to provide a solution through decentralised crowdfu…

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Episode 5 - Louise Evans (Kidderminster, Worcestershire, 2012) 21:56

14d ago21:56

21:56

In this episode, we recount the tragic story of Louise Evans, a woman who appeared to have the perfect life in Kidderminster. Married to her childhood sweetheart and mother to three young daughters, Louise's world was shattered in July 2012. Join us as we uncover the dark secrets behind her untimely death, the investigation that followed, and the s…

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Crypto ETFs: Trojan Horse or Big Win? - Austin Griffith, Mona El Isa, Peter Van Valkenburgh 1:12:29

23d ago1:12:29

1:12:29

The approval of Ethereum spot ETFs sent shockwaves through the industry as policymakers pivoted abruptly from threatening to veto FIT21 bill, to a pro-crypto discourse. One could say their hand was forced by the imminent US elections, but Ethereum is now officially classified as a commodity, nonetheless. As the regulatory hurdle seems, for the time…

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Episode 4 - Brendan Mason (Abbey Park, Leicester, 2016) 25:46

28d ago25:46

25:46

In this episode, we delve into the heartbreaking story of Brendan Mason, a 23-year-old man from Leicester who fell victim to a brutal and senseless attack by those he considered friends. Join us as we uncover the details of this tragic case, exploring the events leading up to that fateful night and the aftermath that left a community in shock. Foll…

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Alluvial: Institutional Liquid Staking and Spot Ethereum ETF - Mara Schmiedt 52:41

1M ago52:41

52:41

The massive success of the recently approved spot Bitcoin ETF showed tremendous interest from large institutional players. Even despite negative takes in public appearances, behind the curtain, more and more ‘smart money’ accumulate $BTC, either directly or through ETF shares. The same is to be expected for Ethereum, yet uncertainty still looms due…

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Quadratic Funding and How Gitcoin Raised $60M for Public Goods - Kevin Owocki 48:43

1M ago48:43

48:43

5 years, 20 Grants, 3715 projects crowd-funded and over $60M raised towards public goods funding, from 4.2M unique donations. Gitcoin’s headline numbers are indicative of the massive success their quadratic funding (QF) and public goods funding models (PGF) have seen over the years. With Gitcoin 2.0, crowd-funding is further decentralised, Allo Pro…

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Episode 2 - Paul Cox (Rednal, Birmingham, 2011) 17:46

1M ago17:46

17:46

In this episode, tragedy strikes in the tranquil suburb of Rednal, Birmingham, as 83-year-old Paul Cox falls victim to a horrifying invasion of his home. Join us as we delve into the chilling details of this shocking case, exploring the events that shattered the peace of Paul's final years. Follow Midlands Murder Files on Instagram @MidlandsMurderF…

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Episode 1 - Amy Williams (Telford, Shropshire, 2004) 19:19

1M ago19:19

19:19

In this episode, we unravel the tragic story of Amy Williams, a 14-year-old from Telford whose disappearance on Boxing Day shook the community. Join us as we explore the events leading up to Amy's disappearance from a family party, the desperate search efforts that ensued, and the shocking discoveries made in the following days. Follow Midlands Mur…

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Episode 3 - Keeley Bunker (Tamworth, Staffordshire, 2019) 25:38

1M ago25:38

25:38

In this episode, we explore the heartbreaking story of Keeley Bunker, a young woman from Tamworth, aged just 20, whose birthday celebrations took a horrific turn. Join us as we uncover the events that led to this devastating twist in her life. Follow Midlands Murder Files on Instagram @MidlandsMurderFiles…

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Midlands Murder Files - Preview 0:47

1M ago0:47

0:47

Welcome to Midlands Murder Files. A podcast that dives into some of the Midlands' most shocking and harrowing murder cases. The aim is to delve into cases that have happened since the turn of the millennium that have not been covered on other podcasts, while honouring the victim rather than glorifying the assailant. Three episodes will be launching…

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Near Protocol: 'Blockchains Cannot Scale Without Sharding!' - Illia Polosukhin & Alex Skidanov 1:45:33

1M ago1:45:33

1:45:33

The initial scaling roadmap for Ethereum featured execution layer sharding. However, the rapid advancements of layer 2 scaling solutions in general, and zero knowledge proofs in particular, caused a restructuring of the original plan. The reason was that rollups would have required less changes made to Ethereum’s base layer, hence lower risks. On t…

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'Is Tether's USDT Safe?' - Paolo Ardoino 1:27:32

2M ago1:27:32

1:27:32

Long regarded as an impending black swan, Tether has successfully weathered out the contagion and bank runs caused by Luna’s collapse in the depths of the 2022-2023 bearmarket. Since then, a large portion of Tether’s reserves has been shifted to treasury bills, which are the closest dollar proxy, positioning Tether among the top 20 holders of T-bil…

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Safe: Securing $100 Billion of Crypto Assets - Lukas Schor 1:06:24

2M ago1:06:24

1:06:24

What started out as a plan to build prediction markets, Gnosis ended up building crucial Ethereum infrastructure and tooling. Safe is one of its many successes, which originated during the 2017 ICO mania, as a solution for managing the raised capital securely, via a multi-sig. Even back then, the multi-sig model was quickly adopted by the entire in…

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Saga: 'Ethereum and Solana CAN NOT Scale. Our Chainlets Fix This!' - Rebecca Liao 52:10

2M ago52:10

52:10

One of the most important hurdles to mass adoption is represented by blockchain scalability, which also hinders the real-life utility of its numerous applications. While there are different solutions being experimented with, one should not overlook the importance of security and decentralisation. Saga introduces the concept of chainlets, interopera…

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Movement Labs: 'Facebook's MOVE Will Bring Billions of Users to Crypto' - Rushi Manche 58:14

2M ago58:14

58:14

Classical, monolithic blockchains are inherently limited in their throughput due to their single-thread execution architecture. Modern VMs attempt to solve this issue through parallelisation being implemented from the get-go. Movement Labs employs the Move-VM to build a ZK L2 rollups on Ethereum, thus also deriving its security. Through parallel ex…

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Wintermute: 'Avoid These Trading Mistakes!' Secrets of a Market Maker - Yoann Turpin 1:21:36

3M ago1:21:36

1:21:36

Market makers help create more efficient markets and liquid order books, by positioning themselves on the receiving end of a trade that other market participants are unwilling to fill. Quantitative analysis is crucial in determining their position and size. Wintermute defines itself as a tech-first company that also became one of the largest spot m…

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Gearbox Protocol: 'DeFi Is Boring, Let's Reinvent Credit' - Ivan & Mikael Lazarev 1:19:03

3M ago1:19:03

1:19:03

Credit is a widely used term, which could essentially be summarised as “more capital so you can do whatever you want”. In DeFi, there are numerous ways of getting exposure to an asset in a leveraged manner: from looping to perpetuals and margin trading, the possibilities are endless (especially when you also account for synthetic versions). Gearbox…

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Humayun Sheikh: Fetch AI – Decentralising AI Economies 57:53

3M ago57:53

57:53

While large language models (LLMs) are rather passive from an economic perspective on their own, AI agents offer a preview of what truly autonomous AI applications can achieve. Fetch.ai aims to create a platform for economic interactions in the AI economy, where participants can provide many different kinds of stake, ranging from purely financial, …

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Midlands Murder Files

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Episode 8 - Joseph Whitchurch (Stapleford, Nottinghamshire, 2020) 23:20

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'Ethereum Needs Polygon's Aggregation Layer to Scale' - Brendan Farmer & Sandeep Nailwal 1:05:56

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Episode 7 - Chantelle Lynch (Hillfields, Coventry, 2004) 22:16

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EthStaker: Ethereum Staking Wars - Nixorokish & Superphiz 1:02:09

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Episode 6 - Helen Almey and Martin Griffiths (Duffield, Derbyshire, 2020) 19:56

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PsyDAO: Decentralising Psychedelic Research - Dima Buterin & Paul Kohlhaas 1:21:46

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Episode 5 - Louise Evans (Kidderminster, Worcestershire, 2012) 21:56

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Crypto ETFs: Trojan Horse or Big Win? - Austin Griffith, Mona El Isa, Peter Van Valkenburgh 1:12:29

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Episode 4 - Brendan Mason (Abbey Park, Leicester, 2016) 25:46

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Alluvial: Institutional Liquid Staking and Spot Ethereum ETF - Mara Schmiedt 52:41

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Quadratic Funding and How Gitcoin Raised $60M for Public Goods - Kevin Owocki 48:43

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Episode 2 - Paul Cox (Rednal, Birmingham, 2011) 17:46

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Episode 1 - Amy Williams (Telford, Shropshire, 2004) 19:19

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Episode 3 - Keeley Bunker (Tamworth, Staffordshire, 2019) 25:38

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Midlands Murder Files - Preview 0:47

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Near Protocol: 'Blockchains Cannot Scale Without Sharding!' - Illia Polosukhin & Alex Skidanov 1:45:33

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'Is Tether's USDT Safe?' - Paolo Ardoino 1:27:32

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Safe: Securing $100 Billion of Crypto Assets - Lukas Schor 1:06:24

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Saga: 'Ethereum and Solana CAN NOT Scale. Our Chainlets Fix This!' - Rebecca Liao 52:10

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Movement Labs: 'Facebook's MOVE Will Bring Billions of Users to Crypto' - Rushi Manche 58:14

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Wintermute: 'Avoid These Trading Mistakes!' Secrets of a Market Maker - Yoann Turpin 1:21:36

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Gearbox Protocol: 'DeFi Is Boring, Let's Reinvent Credit' - Ivan & Mikael Lazarev 1:19:03

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Humayun Sheikh: Fetch AI – Decentralising AI Economies 57:53

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