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Welcome to Unshielded: A Blockchain & Data Podcast by Midnight. We’ll explore the intersection of these two dynamic fields to bring you expert perspectives and practical examples. Each episode, we discuss the importance of zero-knowledge technology and its role in building better apps and a more equitable internet. We interview industry leaders, tech innovators, and data protection advocates to shed light on the latest developments, challenges, and opportunities in the blockchain and data pr ...
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Welcome to the most electrifying technology podcast on the planet! Buckle up as we dive headfirst into the thrilling world of Blockchain, Bitcoin, Crypto, DeFi, Web3, Artificial Intelligence, IoT, and the Metaverse. We've got the hottest tech startups, the coolest CEOs, the most innovative founders, the most influential influencers and the savviest investors, all sharing their wisdom with us every single week. So buckle up and join your host Brandon Zemp for a technology deep-dive. Ready to ...
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InitVerse is an open network designed to provide users with secure and efficient access to the purchase and sale of computing resources services, which are built specifically for utilities. It makes cloud computing a decentralized way to become a decentralization market.InitVerse allows the original Web or App to be quickly and directly deployed without secondary development.
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Free World Theory — the podcast you’re not supposed to listen to. Meet the cannibals boiling you in oil in the swamps of Washington D.C. Discover Rose Wilder Lane, one the most important women of the 20th century who nobody knows about. Hear Aldous Huxley, author of “Brave New World” demonstrate how you are under mind control at this very moment… This limited series podcast gives an overview of a branch of knowledge called Free World Theory, the science of creating and sustaining decentraliz ...
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For episode 470, CPO Riccardo Sibani joins Brandon Zemp to discuss My Neighbor Alice. It’s the first open-world multiplayer blockchain game, resembling Animal Crossing but enhanced with blockchain features. It was launched in early 2021 and became Binance's 2021 Project of the Year with a market cap near $1B.Players explore, gather resources, and c…
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Ep. 469 Dennis Qian | Advanced Trading Platform with Definitive FinanceFor episode 469, Co-founder Dennis Qian joins Brandon Zemp to discuss Definitive Finance, the leading institutional-grade, advanced trading platform for onchain execution on EVM & Solana. Previously, Dennis led engineering development for Coinbase Prime’s algorithmic execution e…
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For episode 468, Co-founder Ramkumar Subramaniam joins Brandon Zemp to talk about OpenLedger and the importance of data attribution.OpenLedger is a data blockchain for AI, focused on building specialized AI models that can be accessed by GenAI apps. Ramkumar Subramaniam is a seasoned expert in blockchain technology, with over a decade of experience…
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For episode 467, Founder Paul Thomas joins Brandon Zemp to dive into Somnia.Paul is a seasoned technologist with 12 years of experience at unicorn companies like Improbable, and investment banks like Goldman Sachs. Somnia is a blockchain network designed to unify the metaverse, allowing users to explore virtual worlds seamlessly and creators to inn…
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For episode 466, Chiara Munaretto joins Brandon Zemp to discuss her LinkedIn Personal Branding business where she guides Web3/AI teams and professionals to set up their personal brand on LinkedIn while ensuring coherence with their company marketing strategy.Chiara does this via workshops, coaching calls, ready-to-use materials and tailored strateg…
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For episode 465, CEO & CTO Pablo Castillo joins Brandon Zemp to discuss the Camino Network.Pablo Castillo has vast and proven experience delivering complex projects across all European markets with a strong business focus. He started his career in tourism over 20 years ago, selling trips for Kuoni, and has held various positions within Tour Operati…
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For episode 464, Founder & CTO Vincent Gramoli joins Brandon Zemp to discuss the Redbelly Network, which is Enabling asset issuers to tokenize and trade compliant on-chain structured products.Vincent Gramoli has chaired the Cybersecurity Committee for the Computing Research and Education Association of Australasia (CORE) and the Blockchain Technica…
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For episode 463, CEO & Co-founder Zac Williamson joins Brandon Zemp to talk about Aztec, the leading privacy-first Layer 2 on Ethereum that empowers developers to build applications protecting user privacy while ensuring compliance. Previously, Zac founded CreditMint and is the co-inventor of PLONK, a widely-used zero-knowledge proof system. Zac ho…
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For episode 462, CCO Doron Wesly joins Brandon Zemp on the show to discuss Funtico, a new gaming platform that elevates favorite game genres, allowing players to earn prizes and perks through skill. Users can compete in tournaments or one-on-one battles and own in-game items. Funtico games are accessible on PC, mobile web browsers, and app stores.⏳…
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For episode 461, Founder Georges Chouchani joins Brandon Zemp to talk about why DeFi is broken and how Euclid Protocol is going to fix it!Georges Chouchani aka 'GC' was tired of fragmented chains and lost value in DeFi. With 90% of assets sitting idle due to chain fragmentation, he chose to build Euclid Protocol to solve it. With testnet now live, …
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For episode 460, COO Arjun Arora joins Brandon Zemp to discuss the Orderly Network, a permissionless liquidity layer for Web3 trading.Orderly Network is a cloud liquidity infrastructure designed to revolutionize web3 trading. Built on omnichain architecture, Orderly enables deep liquidity for any asset across multiple blockchains. Focused on a futu…
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For episode 459, Co-founder & CEO Salman Avestimehr joins Brandon Zemp to discuss ChainOpera, a decentralized AI platform and a community-driven generative AI application ecosystem. He is also the Dean’s Professor of ECE and CS at the University of Southern California (USC), the inaugural director of the USC-Amazon Center on Trustworthy AI, and co-…
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For episode 458, Co-founder Dmitry Zhelezov joins Brandon Zemp to discuss SQD.Dmitry Zhelezov is co-founder of SQD Network, the Web3 data layer. Dmitry would love to chat about the exciting changes happening in decentralized finance (DeFi) and how Subsquid is tackling some of its biggest challenges.With a Ph.D. in Computer Science, Dmitry has been …
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For episode 457, Alaukik Pant joins Brandon Zemp to discuss GRVT and how they are transforming crypto trading with an innovative hybrid infrastructure.After a decade as a trader at Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs, Hong Yea co-founded GRVT in May 2022. GRVT aims to transform financial markets by integrating blockchain technology and self-custody sol…
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For episode 456, Co-founder Hendrik Ghys joins Brandon Zemp to talk about Thalex, a new derivatives exchange offering crypto options, futures & perpetuals. Their goal is to remove friction between your idea and your trade.Thalex contracts are linear, stablecoin-settled and they provide native support for combination trades. They empower individual …
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For episode 455, President Thomas Camp & VP of Sales Mark Mckinzey join Brandon Zemp to talk about the inefficiencies of the healthcare industry in revenue cycles and how they aim to fix it with Artificial Intelligence.Exdion Health provides a wide range of innovative revenue cycle management solutions to help healthcare companies streamline operat…
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For episode 454, CEO & Co-founder Chris Zhu joins Brandon Zemp to discuss Sonic SVM and how they are enabling sovereign game economies that roll-up to Solana. Built with customized VM agnostic game engines and HyperGrid interpreter. Sonic’s vision is to expand the existing Solana Gaming Ecosystem to process millions of requests per second per game …
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For episode 453, CEPO Joshua Maddox joins Brandon Zemp on the show to discuss COTI, a Layer 2 solution on Ethereum designed for digital payments using its own blockchain protocol.COTI has made significant strides implementing garbled circuits on the real live blockchain in the first time allowing to secure multi-party computation (MPC) and enabling…
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For episode 452, CEO Cloris Chen joins Brandon Zemp to explore how Singularity Finance is bringing tokenized traditional assets onchain for increased liquidity, security, and transparencyCloris Chen, CFA, is a leading expert in decentralized finance (DeFi) with a focus on tokenization and the AI economy. As CEO of Singularity Finance, she bridges t…
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For episode 451, Jeremy Frank & Chris Sotraidis join Brandon Zemp on the show to talk about Autonomys. Their network provides the infrastructure to scale decentralized AI 3.0 applications on-chain—hyper-scalable permanent data storage, super fast data availability & flexible EVM-compatible decoupled execution.⏳ Timestamps:0:00 | Introduction0:54 | …
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For episode 450, Rushi Manche & Jason Yanowitz join Brandon Zemp at Permissionless 2024 to discuss the event, what BlockWorks is doing next and what’s on the roadmap for Movement.Blockworks is a financial media brand that delivers news and insights about digital assets to millions of investors. Their editorial content, newsletters, podcasts and eve…
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For episode 449, Founder & CEO Gentleman James joins Brandon Zemp to discuss how iYield is providing Crypto Financial Planning as a tool.iYield is crypto's 1st financial planning tool that integrates crypto, DeFi, staking, and fiat assets into one platform. Built by founder, Gentleman James, a longtime crypto investor since 2013, created out of his…
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For episode 448, General Counsel Philip Milestone joins Brandon Zemp to chat about Valora. Valora is a mobile-first crypto wallet native to the Celo Platform, available on both iOS and Android devices. Valora makes blockchain useful and accessible on even the most basic smartphones, enabling the 6 billion smartphone users worldwide to reliably save…
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For episode 447, Founder Chris Li joins Brandon Zemp to discuss Ava Protocol and how they are supercharging Web3.Ava Protocol is an innovative layer-2 solution that leverages Eigenlayer to facilitate private and autonomous transactions across various decentralized applications, including DeFi, NFTs, and gaming. By introducing an intent-based execut…
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For episode 446, Core Contributor Anna Kazlauskas joins Brandon Zemp to talk more about Vana and how they are building a network for user-owned data.Vana is a company committed to an open internet where individuals have control over their personal data and the AI models they contribute to. The company envisions a future where AI models are develope…
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For episode 445, Co-founder and CEO Zahary Karadjov joins Brandon Zemp to discuss how anyone can create their own blockchain Oracles with Blocksense.Blocksense produces tightly packed blocks of data updates that can be published on the target chain with a single transaction. Additionally, through the power of Merkle trees, their data universe can s…
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For episode 444, COO Sandy Carter joins Brandon Zemp to further explore Unstoppable Domains.Unstoppable Domains offers decentralized blockchain-based domain names that allow users to own their digital identity on the Web3 ecosystem. These domains are resistant to censorship, enable simplified cryptocurrency payments, and provide a unified identity …
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For episode 443, Co-founder Mehdi Lebbar joins Brandon Zemp to talk about Exponential. DeFi investing has been notoriously inaccessible and Exponential.fi has made a platform with an easy UI where investors can look through risk ratings and track performance—all funds are also held 1:1. Exponential is the safe and easy way for crypto holders to inv…
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In this episode of Unshielded: A Blockchain & Data Podcast by Midnight, host Anthony Day connects with three winning teams from recent Midnight hackathons to explore their innovative solutions. Join them as they discuss: How Midnight's developer-friendly SDKs and APIs abstract away the complexity of zero-knowledge proofs Entropi Labs' approach to r…
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For episode 442, Co-founder Adam Pisk joins Brandon Zemp to discuss BruntWork and have they are changing the game for outsourcing work.BruntWork is a company that connects skilled professionals with remote work opportunities in various industries and countries. By leveraging strong internet connections, individuals can work for clients in Australia…
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For episode 441, CEO Kelley Weaver joins Brandon Zemp to expand upon Melrose PR and how they are helping market Web3 companies.Melrose PR is a public relations agency focused exclusively on blockchain and Web3 projects. Established in 2012, the firm has been dedicated to the crypto space since 2016, helping clients navigate media relations, content…
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For episode 440, Co-founder Kevin O'Hara & CEO Carl Wilgenbus join Brandon Zemp on the show to discuss Polemos and in-game asset management on blockchain.Polemos pioneers advanced asset management solutions for blockchain gaming and DeFi projects, enriching player interactions and ownership in virtual worlds. Their Forge platform enables seamless a…
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For episode 439, CEO Mel Gelderman joins Brandon Zemp to dive deeper into the Token.com app and how it’s bringing the social media world to Crypto.Token.com is transforming how people create, share, and invest in crypto assets. Discover crypto investment straight from a video feed and amazing social features, all alongside an interface that everyon…
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For episode 438, Chief Growth Officer Phillip Alexeev joins Brandon Zemp to discuss CrossFi (Cross Finance), the products in their ecosystem and their upcoming CrossFi Banking App.CrossFi is a decentralized infrastructure offering a single crypto banking app that combines traditional financial instruments with blockchain solutions, providing a non-…
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For episode 437, CTO Charles Guillemet joins Brandon Zemp on the show to chat about their new Ledger Stax and Ledger Flex products.Ledger Stax and Ledger Flex are the first secure touchscreens released by Ledger, and they recently patented the Ledger Key Ring Protocol – for secure and confidential data sharing in decentralized environments.Designed…
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For episode 436, CTO & Co-founder Mitchell Gildenberg joins Brandon Zemp on the show to elaborate on Switchboard and their customizable oracle network.Switchboard is a fully permissionless and customizable oracle network that allows any developer to build the custom feed they need. Mitchell is a former third-level software engineer and technical le…
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For episode 435, Head of Ecosystem Leanid Palkhouski joins Brandon Zemp to talk about Network3 and how they are developing a Layer2 AI solution, enabling developers globally to rapidly perform inference, training, and validation of models. The company's details include contact information. Funding has been obtained through Crunchbase, with a seed a…
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For episode 434, Director of Strategy Anne Winston joins Brandon Zemp to discuss Wave Digital Assets.Wave Digital Assets is an institutional-grade asset management firm specializing in the cryptocurrency and blockchain sectors. The company offers a range of services, including active portfolio management, structured products, and advisory services …
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For episode 433, Co-founder & CEO Norman Wooding joins Brandon Zemp to talk about SCRYPT and the Web3 services they are providing institutional clients.SCRYPT is a premier Swiss licensed financial service provider with a focus on institutional-grade crypto asset services, providing services for hundreds of institutional clients globally. Norman has…
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For episode 432, Co-founder & CEO Michael Heinrich joins Brandon Zemp to chat about 0G, the first decentralized AI operating system and the impact it will have on the Artificial Intelligence space.Zero Gravity (0G) is the first decentralized AI Operating System, offering unparalleled infrastructure to power the next generation of decentralized AI a…
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For episode 431, Vice President of Engineering Lisa DeLuca joins Brandon Zemp to dive deeper into Unstoppable Domains and how they are helping users own their identity in a digital world.Unstoppable Domains offers decentralized blockchain-based domain names that allow users to own their digital identity on the Web3 ecosystem. These domains are resi…
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In this episode of Unshielded: A Blockchain & Data Podcast by Midnight, host Anthony Day is joined by Brandon Wolf, GM of Lace Wallet. Join them as discuss: The evolution of Brandon's career from webmaster to GM of Lace Wallet The importance of wallets as entry points for users in the Web3 ecosystem Lace Wallet's current functionalities and future …
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For episode 430, Co-founder & COO Grant Robertson joins Brandon Zemp to discuss how Three Protocol is creating fraud-resistant cryptocurrency-based eCommerce tools to make crypto the worldwide form of payment. Three Protocol uses state-of-the-art Zero Knowledge Proof technology and Neural Network AI technology to bring private, fraud-resistant and …
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For episode 429, Co-founder Yves La Rose joins Brandon Zemp to discuss the upcoming mainnet launch of exSat.exSat is a new Docking Layer with protocols that extend BTC’s data consensus, improving interoperability, scalability, and security. It allows direct BTC and token balance queries, enabling seamless asset and information flow across networks …
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For episode 428, Founder & CEO Amber Welch sits down with Brandon Zemp at Permissionless 3 in Salt Lake City to discuss NaviAI and what makes it an AI-enabled social networking experience.NaviAI is a revolutionary product that converges emerging tech with knowledge in an easy to use interface everyone can use. Bridging the gap for users, NaviAI pro…
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For episode 427, Stacy Quackenbush sits down with Brandon Zemp at Permissionless 3 in Salt Lake City to discuss Hive3 and how they are building a blockhain-based tech education and professional advancement platform.An easy, fast, and affordable way to immerse yourself professionally in all things AI, XR, and Web3. From co-working, to job recruiting…
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For episode 426, Co-founder Danny Chong joins Brandon Zemp to discuss Tranchess, a decentralized yield-enhancing asset tracker and management protocol that offers Ethereum validating.⏳ Timestamps:0:00 | Introduction1:35 | Who is Danny Chong?6:59 | Origins of Tranchess9:32 | Yield Enhancing Asset Tracker10:21 | Chess Token12:30 | Tranchess examples1…
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In this episode of Unshielded: A Blockchain & Data Podcast by Midnight, host Anthony Day is joined by Thomas Kerber, Technical Architect at Midnight. Join them as we discuss: The Kachina model for smart contracts and its novel approach to privacy in blockchain The evolution of Kachina from research to implementation in the Midnight network The chal…
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For episode 425, CEO Albert Castellana Lluís joins Brandon Zemp to explore GenLayer and how they are building AI-powered smart contracts on blockchain.GenLayer’s AI-powered smart contracts can use large language models and access the Internet to make more complex decisions in a highly decentralized manner.Albert Castellana has been actively involve…
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For episode 424, initial contributor Brendon Sedo joins Brandon Zemp to uncover the future of BitcoinFi and building smart contracts on top of Bitcoin’s network through Core DAO.Brendon Sedo, a serial entrepreneur and Bitcoin enthusiast, is known for his founding role at Joist and as a CEO who led the company to process over 1 billion in constructi…
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