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From Z to AFrom Z to F: Friederike TrudzinskiIn unserer neuen Netzwerkfolge dürfen wir euch ein ganz besonderes Gespräch präsentieren: Zum ersten Mal haben wir online aufgenommen – und zwar mit niemand Geringerem als Friederike Trudzinski, Head of Editorial für die Magazine EMOTION, SLOW und WORKING WOMEN.Seit 2022 hält sie diese Position inne. Neben der klassischen journalistischen Arbeit legt sie einen Fokus darauf die Marke Emotion weiter auszubauen. Über das Magazin sagt sie selbst: "Emotion ist ein Heft, das Frauen auf einzigartige Weise abholt und ernst nimmt. Ich freue mich sehr, es nun maßgeblich mitgestalten zu können und bin dan...2025-04-241h 26
Bonner DuettFriederike Voßkamp
Dr. Friederike Voßkamp ist die Direktorin des Museums August Macke Haus. Der expressionistische Maler lebte von 1911-1914 in Bonn und sein ehemaliges Wohnhaus ist teil des Museumskomplexes, den Voßkamp seit 2024 leitet. Im Gespräch geht es um ihre Aufgaben als Direktorin des Museums und als Sammlungsleiterin des Max-Ernst-Museums in Brühl, wo sie vor dem August Macke Haus arbeitete. Außerdem spricht Frau Voßkamp über die Darstellung der vier Jahreszeiten im 18. und 19. Jahrhundert und ein Spargel-Stilleben.
Am Ende empfiehlt Voßkamp den Roman „Griechischstunden“ der Literaturnobelpreisträgerin Han Kang.
Die aktuelle Sonderausstellung des August Ma...2025-03-221h 25
BTC-ECHO | Bitcoin & Krypto PodcastsExperts #117 | Gnosis-Gründerin Dr. Friederike Ernst im Interview
Wird Bitcoin scheitern?
Superlative sind immer heikel. Aber in diesem Fall sind sie angebracht. Kaum eine Person hat die deutsche Krypto-Landschaft entscheidender geprägt, als Dr. Friederike Ernst. Als promovierte Physikerin hat sie den Weg über die Forschung in den Kryptospace gefunden und bereits 2015 mit Gnosis einen zentralen Infrastrukturanbieter im Ethereum-Ökosystem gegründet und aufgebaut.
Wir sprechen mit Friederike Ernst über ihr Blockchain-Projekt Gnosis sowie das Krypto-Sorgenkind Ethereum. Wieso kommt die zweitgrößte Kryptowährung nicht vom Fleck?
Außerdem geht es in dieser Ausgabe des Experts Podcasts über Circles. Eine neue Geldform...2025-02-191h 02
DeFi DecodedDeFi Decoded - Ethereum at a Crossroads, with Dr. Friederike Ernst of Gnosis and Gnosis PayJoin Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3 and DeFi with special guest Dr. Friederike Ernst, Co-Founder of Gnosis. Listen in as they discuss how Friederike first got into crypto ten years ago and her journey in the space since then, what Gnosis is building and why the team views it as middleware, Gnosis’ transformation over the years and the vision behind Gnosis Chain, the current crossroads Ethereum faces and what Friederike believes needs to change, the process of spinning out both Cowswap and Safe, how they’ve developed, and more.2025-01-2444 minDeFi DecodedDeFi Decoded - Ethereum at a Crossroads, with Dr. Friederike Ernst of Gnosis and Gnosis PayJoin Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3 and DeFi with special guest Dr. Friederike Ernst, Co-Founder of Gnosis. Listen in as they discuss how Friederike first got into crypto ten years ago and her journey in the space since then, what Gnosis is building and why the team views it as middleware, Gnosis’ transformation over the years and the vision behind Gnosis Chain, the current crossroads Ethereum faces and what Friederike believes needs to change, the process of spinning out both Cowswap and Safe, how they’ve developed, and more.2025-01-2444 min
Web3 with Sam Kamani207: Revolutionizing Payments: Dr. Friederike Ernst on Gnosis, Stablecoins, and the Future of MoneyIn this episode of Web3 with Sam Kamani, I speak with Dr. Friederike Ernst, co-founder of Gnosis, about transforming payments and building a decentralized financial ecosystem.
We explore:
The evolution of Gnosis, from infrastructure tools like Safe and CowSwap to consumer-facing applications like Gnosis Pay.
The power of stablecoins and the challenges of dollar-dominance in global finance.
Circles, a revolutionary concept for creating a sustainable and decentralized global currency.
How Gnosis bridges traditional finance with blockchain, empowering institutions and individuals alike.
Whether you’re curious about Web3 pa...2025-01-0335 min
Sone & Solche – Wie Menschen einander unterscheidenGranfluencer. Altern Influencer anders?Dr. Ruth Gehrmann beschäftigt sich mit den unterschiedlichen Perspektiven auf das Alter und der gesellschaftlichen Wahrnehmung von Altern. Die Amerikanistin forscht im Teilprojekt „Successful Aging: Best Agers am Schnittpunkt von Alters- und Leistungsdifferenzierung“. Sie betrachtet das Thema Alter und Altern im Bereich Lifestyle. Traditionell wird Alter oft mit Verfall und einem Zustand, den es zu vermeiden gilt, assoziiert. Dem gegenüber steht die Vorstellung des „Successful Ageing“, bei dem Menschen körperlich und geistig fit bleiben und ein aktives Sozialleben führen.Diese Idealisierung des erfolgreichen Alterns wird jedoch zunehmend kritisiert. Die Chancen, diesen Erfolgskriterien zu entsprechen...2024-12-0600 min
Web3 with Sam Kamani207: Revolutionizing Payments: Dr. Friederike Ernst on Gnosis, Stablecoins, and the Future of MoneyIn this episode of Web3 with Sam Kamani, I speak with Dr. Friederike Ernst, co-founder of Gnosis, about transforming payments and building a decentralized financial ecosystem.
We explore:
The evolution of Gnosis, from infrastructure tools like Safe and CowSwap to consumer-facing applications like Gnosis Pay.
The power of stablecoins and the challenges of dollar-dominance in global finance.
Circles, a revolutionary concept for creating a sustainable and decentralized global currency.
How Gnosis bridges traditional finance with blockchain, empowering institutions and individuals alike.
Whether you’re curious about Web3 pa...2024-12-0335 min
SWR Kultur EssayAutoren-Musik – Die Autorin: Friederike MayröckerIm Dezember 1924 wurde die Dichterin Friederike Mayröcker in Wien geboren. Bekannt ist sie durch ihre Gedichtbände und lyrische Prosa geworden, aber auch durch Hörspiele, die sie zum Teil zusammen mit Ernst Jandl verfasste.
1969 wurde ihr gemeinsames Hörspiel "Fünf Mann Menschen" mit dem Hörspielpreis der Kriegsblinden ausgezeichnet und leitete die Ära des sogenannten Neuen Hörspiels ein. Zum 100. Geburtstag von Friederike Mayröcker wiederholen wir eine Sendung aus dem Jahr 1974. In der historischen Reihe "Autoren-Musik" denkt die Dichterin über ihr Verhältnis zur Musik und zum Musizieren nach.
Von Friederike Mayröcker
SWR 19742024-11-2456 min
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesHow Gnosis 3.0 Paves the Way for Mass Adoption - Friederike ErnstOne of the OG flag bearers for decentralisation, Gnosis initially set out to build a prediction market on Ethereum. However, unlike the vibrant ecosystem of today, the early Ethereum days were barren. As a result, Gnosis team decided to build out their own infrastructure and tooling to suit their needs. Before long, tools such as Gnosis Safe, Zodiac, etc. were quickly adopted by the entire industry. Nowadays, since the foundation has been tried and tested, Gnosis 3.0 aims to focus on improving consumer dApp UX in order to facilitate widespread adoption.Topics covered in this episode:Gnosis’ ba...2024-07-201h 10
Blockchain Won't Save the WorldS4E12 Explaining the Gnosis Ecosystem w. Dr. Friederike ErnstWhat does it take to grow a global Blockchain ecosystem? Listen to the Gnosis story and you'll find out. There's more to it than you think...Successful ecosystems are more than simply the Blockchain. They're more than simply the technology. It's about bringing together core tech, developers, capital and users, all wrapped up with shared and aligned incentivesDr. Friederike Ernst is a co-founder of Gnosis, and has been a big part of their overall rise and success, and she will help share some of the key components of the Gnosis ecosystem, and what it took to...2024-07-0644 min
The DeFi DownloadGnosis: the unsung titan of building crypto products with real usageIn this episode of the DeFi Download, Piers Ridyard interviews Friederike Ernst, co-founder of Gnosis and Gnosis Pay. They cover Gnosis's evolution from foundational blockchain infrastructure like Gnosis Safe and CoW Swap, to user-friendly apps such as Metri and Gnosis Pay. They also discuss blockchain's potential to transform financial infrastructure with projects such as Circles, a blockchain-based UBI protocol. SummaryIn this episode of the DeFi Download, Piers Ridyard is joined by Friederike Ernst, the co-founder of Gnosis and Gnosis Pay. Gnosis is a group of projects centred around the Gnosis token, with a...2024-06-2847 min
Stammtisch: ein RefLab-PodcastFriederike Rass: Ein neues Zuhause für das Sozialwerk Pfarrer SieberDas SWS auf dem Glaubten-Areal einen Neubau bezogen
Die Theologin Friederike Rass leitet das Sozialwerk Pfarrer Sieber (SWS). Soeben hat das SWS auf dem Glaubten-Areal der Kirchgemeinde Zürich einen Neubau bezogen, in dem neu bestehende Wohnangebote mit dem Akutspital Suneegge zusammengeführt werden konnten.
Rass sagt, was der Umzug für das Werk und die in den Angeboten lebenden Menschen bedeutet. Und sie erklärt, inwiefern die Theologie des Stiftungsgründers, Pfarrer Ernst Sieber (1927–2018), weiterhin prägend ist für ihre Arbeit.
Weiterführende Artikel:
Das Ass im Ärmel
Ein Pfarrer der...2024-06-2734 min
Goodcast#56 CEO Friederike Behrends von der Deutschen Postcode Lotterie - Glücksritter für eine bessere WeltGewinnen macht Spaß. Gewinnen fürs das Gute macht glücklich. Julius wirft sich in die Welt der Postcode Lotterien. Nein, er träumt nicht vom Hauptgewinn, sondern von einer besseren Welt.
Was haben Postcode-Millionäre mit Bollywood zu tun? Ist meine Postleitzahl ein Gewinner? Lohnt es sich umzuziehen, um mehr zu Chancen zu haben?
Halt! Stop! Jetzt redet erstmal Julius - Mit Friederike Behrends, der Geschäftführerin der Deutschen Postcode Lotterie.
In dieser Episode wird auf den Zahn gefühlt. Julius lässt sich von Fr. Behrends die "ins and outs" einer Postcode Lotterie Ziehung erklären und scheut...2024-06-0535 min
The ScoopBridging the gap between onchain and off-chain paymentsDr. Friederike Ernst is the co-founder of Gnosis and Gnosis Pay.In this episode, Dr. Ernst shares how Gnosis Pay is working to bridge the gap between on-chain and off-chain payments, and how the upcoming Gnosis Card will allow users to spend their crypto at over 80 million VISA merchants worldwide.Although crypto payments for everyday transactions have yet to penetrate the consumer market, Dr. Ernst says it's only a matter of time before traditional financial services move onchain:"In 5 to 10 years, I am pretty certain that most financial rails were run on blockchain technology...2024-02-0231 min
Der unverhüllt PodcastReal Talk und UpdateIhr Lieben!
Wir haben lange nicht von uns hören lassen und das hat viele Gründe. Heute erzählt Rike ein wenig aus ihrem aktuellen sehr stressigen Alltag und wo sie aber auch Lichtblicke sieht und Kraft tanken kann. Das Fazit dieser Folge ist definitiv: Egal wie endlos euch mal eine schwierige Phase erscheint, es ist eine Phase und sie geht vorbei! Und falls nicht, dann sucht euch bitte (professionelle) Unterstützung und nehmt euch ernst, ihr habt Hilfe verdient!
Außerdem könnt ihr euch noch auf eine letzte kleine Therapiestunde in diesem Jahr f...2023-12-1717 min
Finance Forward – der Podcast für die neue FinanzweltFinanceFWD #213 mit Gnosis-Gründerin Friederike Ernst
Gnosis gehört zu den Krypto-Projekten, die in Berlin gestartet wurden – und zu den wichtigsten der Welt zählen. Prominente Geldgeber haben zuletzt 100 Millionen Euro in ein Gnosis-Projekt gesteckt. Nun starten Friederike Ernst und ihr Team mit einem Angriff auf N26 und Revolut. Sie will mit Gnosis Pay eine Web3-Neobank aufbauen. Dazu gibt es eine App und eine Bankkarte. Wie sich diese Karte durchsetzen soll – und warum die Geldgeber immer noch Schlange stehen, darüber hat Friederike Ernst im Podcast gesprochen.2023-11-1557 min
Klassik aktuellInterview mit der Regisseurin Friederike BlumWas kann und was will Oper heutzutage? Darauf hat die Regisseurin Friederike Blum so überzeugende Antworten geliefert, dass sie am 17. Oktober mit dem Götz-Friedrich-Preis der Deutschen Oper Berlin ausgezeichnet wird. Warum nicht immer alles so ernst sein darf und warum der Oper Komik gut tut, erzählt die Regisseurin im Interview mit BR-KLASSIK.2023-10-1705 min
gm from Decryptgm AMA: Friederike Ernst Answers Your Gnosis QuestionsIn our latest gm AMA, recent guest Friederike Ernst, Co-founer and COO of Gnosis, hopped into our listener Telegram room and answered questions via voice memo. Friederike talked about the Gnosis merge with xDai, how to decentralize a DAO, whether prediction markets should be considered a public good, why Gnosis chose not to have a single figurehead, and much more. Make sure you go back and listen to her full gm episode from March 22 before enjoying this bonus AMA. And make sure you join our Telegram room, open to all listeners, at t.me/gmpodcast.Hosts...2023-04-0821 min
gm from Decryptgm: How Gnosis Has EnduredGnosis first launched in 2015 as a decentralized prediction market built on Ethereum. Now it's a DAO, a multi-sig wallet, a staking chain, and a vibrant community with its own GNO governance token. Co-founder and COO Friederike Ernst talked to Dan Roberts and Stacy Elliott about the careful evolution of Gnosis, decentralization impostors, account abstraction, DeFi UX failures, why Ethereum is the "Manhattan of crypto," and much more. For more from Decrypt, visit decrypt.co and follow @gmdecrypt on Twitter.Be sure to join the gm Telegram room for direct access to our hosts and gue...2023-03-2247 min
Alles Coin Nichts MussFounder Series S1E7 mit Gnosis-Gründerin Friederike Ernst
“Wir haben damals 12,5 Mio. geraised und hatten total Glück, dass wir danach ein konservatives und erfolgreiches Treasury Management hingelegt haben. Wir hatten relativ viel in Ether behalten und das waren dann auf einmal viele hundert Millionen. Davon leben wir noch heute.” so blickt Gnosis-Gründerin Friederike Ernst auf den ICO im Goldrausch rund um 2017 zurück. Im Gespräch mit Julius Nagel und Max Vargas von Blockstories spricht sie über Gnosis Anfänge als Markt für Vorhersagen, verrät, warum das Modell nicht geflogen ist und wie es zum zufälligen Pivot hin zur waschechten Layer1-Blockchain kam. Ganz neb...2023-03-221h 11
The Focus Bee Show(189) The Brain Friendly Workplace with Friederike Fabritius(189) The Brain-Friendly Workplace with Friederike FabritiusFriederike Fabritius is a neuroscientist and specialises in neuro-leadership. So much gold in this episode: - Discover your neuro-signature- Bridge the three gaps: stress gap, social neuro-gap and empathy gap- Flow through fun, fear and focus- Seligman’s psychological needs- Create a culture of belonging without Group ThinkAnd so much more! ABOUT Friederike FabritiusFriederike Fabritius, MS, is a neuroscientist and trailblazer in the field of neuro-leadership. Her br...2022-11-0833 min
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesDevcon Panel – Censorship Resistance and Credible NeutralityBonus Episode: At a side event at Devcon in Bogota Colombia, Friederike moderated a panel discussion on censorship resistance and credible neutrality with Phil from Flashbots, Patrick from Infura, Sebastian from HOPR, Martin from Gnosis, and Sreeram from EigenLayer. We dove deep into what credible neutrality constitutes, whether it needs defending, and if so how we should go about it.Topics covered in this episode:Introduction to the panelWhat is censorship resistance and credible neutrality?When has Ethereum been or not been crediably neutral, and where is it todayRecent cencorship instances in the spaceThe roadmaps for...2022-10-1450 min
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesDappcon – Roundtable: The Ethereum MergeIn the countdown to the merge, Sebastien and Friederike teamed up with Eduardo Antuña, Co-founder of DappNode, at this year's Dappcon which is back after a 2 year hiatus. Hear as they chat about what the merge means for the broader Ethereum ecosystem.Topics covered in this episode:Update on DappconThe implications of the Tornado Cash sanctions in the wider crypto spaceZK bridging and the mergeThe Gnosis ecosystemThe importance of privacyThe user experience in crypto and how its important for onboardingPOAP distributionEpisode links: DappconThe MergeDappcon on TwitterEduardo on TwitterSponsors: Tally H...2022-09-141h 03
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesEpicenter Hosts – Is the Ethereum Roadmap the Right Path for Eth Holders?An interesting question that has sparked debate in the Twittersphere and amongst our hosts. Hear as Meher, Friederike and Brian discuss scaling visions currently in the ecosystem, with particular focus on Ethereum Layer 2s and whether or not this is a good path forward for holders of Eth.Topics covered in this episode:Introduction to the hostsMeher's opinions and recent twitter thread on EthereumHow Layer 1s and Layer 2s work togetherSmart contract shardingBitcoin vs EthereumSolanaThe Ethereum roadmap from hereEpisode links: Meher's twitter threadEpicenter - About UsBrian on TwitterFriederike on TwitterSponsors: ...2022-07-291h 10
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesEpicenter – The Hosts Look Back on 20212021 was an exciting year for the crypto space. We've seen all time market highs, dramatic regulatory shifts, and some use cases hit the main stream. 4 of our hosts got together to dissect the standout events of this year, and share their predictions for what is coming next.Topics covered in this episode:The NFT explosion of 2021The DeFi bluechip declineLayer 1 wars & bridgesDAO proliferation, tooling, and emergence of new organization paradigmsReturn of DogecoinBitcoin in El SalvadorLooking ahead - crypto and its tax implicationsThe future of MEVUrbitEpisode links:Episode 374 - The Great Epicenter Host Extravaganza 2021...2021-12-101h 32
Free Your Energy Podcast015 - So kümmerst du dich im Advent gut um dich selbstInterview mit Selfcare Expertin Friederike Nölle Türchen 3 im Adventskalender
Heute spreche ich mit Selfcare Expertin Friederike Nölle über Selfcare im Advent. Sie zeigt uns ihre 3 liebsten Selfcare Hacks und wir steigen ein, wie wir im Advent entspannt bleiben ohne in die Hetze der Jahreszeit einzutauchen. Zum Schluss lässt uns Friederike noch kurz hinter die Kulissen ihrer großen Summit im Januar 2022 blicken. Mindful Eating ist natürlich auch als Body Care Thema vertreten! Dabei sein lohnt sich definitiv, denn es gibt nicht nur tolle Vorträge und Inputs, sondern auch ganz besondere Special Offers (inkl. einem be...2021-12-0332 min
Gespräche über den Ausstieg aus der TierindustrieEllen Maria Ernst über Rettet das Huhn e.V.Wer steckt hinter dem Frühstücksei und dem Eiersalat? Die Hennen, die für die Eierwirtschaft gehalten werden, haben in aller Regel ein leidvolles Leben, das dazu kurz ist: Nach einem Jahr Turbo-Eierlegen werden sie entsorgt – im Schlachthof. Der Verein „Rettet das Huhn“ hat es sich zur Aufgabe gemacht, so vielen Hennen wie möglich dieses letzte Schicksal zu ersparen und ihnen ein zweites, besseres Leben zu ermöglichen. Damit werden die Hennen zugleich zu Botschafterinnen, die mit ihrer Geschichte den grausamen Umgang mit Tieren in der Tierindustrie bezeugen und ein neues Mensch-Tier-Verhältnis anregen.
In dieser Folge...2021-08-3143 min
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesAlex Gluchowski: zkSync – The First EVM-Compatible zkRollup ProtocolzkSync is a trustless protocol for scalable low-cost transactions on Ethereum. It's also the only zkRollup protocol which supports EVM smart contracts.Alex Gluchowski is co-founder of Matter Labs, and co-creator of zkSync. We spoke with Alex in depth about how the protocol works and the potential for a highly scalable transaction and application layer on Ethereum.Topics covered in this episode:Alex's background and how he got into the crypto spaceAn overview of existing Ethereum scaling solutionsDifference between Optimistic Rollup and zkRollupTransferring funds to the zkSync Layer 2 and gas fees involvedHow the zkSync...2021-06-151h 08
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesRoman Semenov: Tornado Cash – Keeping Your Ethereum Transactions PrivateBy default, all transactions made on Ethereum are public. Tornado Cash is a decentralized privacy preserving solution built on Ethereum which adds privacy through obfuscation. Users can place Ether and some stable coins in prescribed increments [1 Eth, 10 Eth, 100 Eth...] into the Tornado Pool. In return, they are issued a private note, with which they can withdraw funds at a later time to a different address.We were joined by Roman Semenov, co-founder of Tornado Cash, to talk about how the protocol works, how it was set up, community governance, and where he sees Tornado Cash's position in...2021-06-0841 min
Hörspiel PoolHörspiel "Die Kantate oder Gottes Augenstern bist du" zum Tod von Friederike MayröckerLyrik · "Niederdonnern die Jalousien und Jahreszeiten, es ist mir so müde mit diesem Schmerz ... verbannt sei die Sonne, verbarmt und erbarmt." "Der von der Dichterin selbst gelesene Text teilt eine innige Zuwendung mit und legt eindringlich Ängste frei. Mayröcker spricht vom Tod - in Erinnerung an das Sterben des Vaters, vor allem jedoch ihres Lebensgefährten, des Dichters Ernst Jandl. Eine tiefe menschliche Zweisamkeit endet, ein Dokument der Trauer entsteht." (Lobende Erwähnung Deutsche Akademie der Darstellenden Künste)
// Mit Friederike Mayröcker / Komposition: Wolfgang von Schweinitz / Regie: Wolfgang von Schweinitz / BR/MaerzMusik/Berliner Festspiele 2003 // Aktuelle Hörspiel-Em...2021-06-071h 17
Die Podcastin#DiePodcastin mayröckert über die Liebe: Isabel Rohner & Regula Stämpfli zunächst zu Baerbock-Interview, halbwegs gelungenen Fernseh-Frauen-Produktion, der Schmerz der Unsichtbarkeit, Jolanda Spiess-Hegglin, ahistorische Livefetischismen der sog. jungen Feministinnen und endlich über Liebe: Friederike Mayröcker mit Ernst Jandl, Gertrude Stein mit Alice B. Toklas, Susan Sontag & Annie Leibovitz, Hedwig& Ernst Dohm, Simone de Beauvoir & Sartre (Streit), Michelle & Barack Obama bis es “stop” macht.#DiePodcastin mayröckert über die Liebe: Isabel Rohner & Regula Stämpfli zunächst zu Baerbock-Interview, halbwegs gelungenen Fernseh-Frauen-Produktion, der Schmerz der Unsichtbarkeit, Jolanda Spiess-Hegglin, ahistorische Livefetischismen der sog. jungen Feministinnen und endlich über Liebe: Friederike Mayröcker mit Ernst Jandl, Gertrude Stein mit Alice B. Toklas, Susan Sontag & Annie Leibovitz, Hedwig& Ernst Dohm, Simone de Beauvoir & Sartre (Streit), Michelle & Barack Obama … bis es “stop” macht.
PS avant la lettre: Some Fehlschreibe hier ist beabsichtigt, da laStaempfli mayröckerisch inspiriert ist – die Rohnerin wusste nichts davon, deshalb alle Fehler auf Konto von Regula. Eben: Die große Friederike Mayröcker ist to...2021-06-0500 min
Zero KnowledgeCowSwap & DAO Tech with Gnosis’s Martin KöppelmannThis week Anna and Tarun chat with Martin Köppelmann, CEO of Gnosis. The company was known for championing prediction markets, but Gnosis has now shifted to making key infrastructure products. Martin chats about this transition and explains Gnosis’s current products, which include a unique DEX called CowSwap and a number of products for managing DAO treasuries and governance.Here are some links for this episode:Gnosis & Full Node with Friederike Ernst, Zero Knowledge episode 94SafeSnap introductory postGnosis Protocol V2 introFlashbots with Phil Daian and Stephane Gosselin, Zero Knowledge episode 168Aping into DeFi and NFTs wit...2021-06-021h 04
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesDanny Ryan: Ethereum Foundation – An Eth2 Progress UpdateEthereum will switch from Proof of Work (PoW) to Proof of Stake (PoS) likely already later this year in a much anticipated upgrade to Ethereum 2. The switch to PoS aims to make Ethereum both more secure and more sustainable by securing the network through Ether instead of mining. A second Eth2 update will address scaling through sharding at a later time.Danny Ryan, Researcher with Ethereum Foundation, has been a major driving force behind the Eth2 project. He joined us for a progress update and we chatted about how the protocol will work in its steady state...2021-05-271h 17
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesTim Roughgarden: EIP-1559 – Tackling the Gas Fee Problem on EthereumEthereum Improvement Proposal (EIP)-1559 is a proposal to make several tightly coupled additions to Ethereum’s transaction fee mechanism. Central to the design is a base fee, which plays the role of a reserve price and is meant to match supply and demand. Every transaction included in a block must pay that block’s base fee (per unit of gas), and this payment is burnt rather than transferred to the block’s miner. The base fee is adjusted after every block, with larger-than-target blocks increasing it and smaller-than-target blocks decreasing it.Tim Roughgarden is a Professor of Com...2021-05-081h 37
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesPhil Daian & Stephane Gosselin: Flashbots – The Good, Bad and the Ugly of MEVFlashbots is a research and development company focussed on Miner Extractable Value (MEV). MEV is the profit a miner can make through their ability to arbitrarily include, exclude, or re-order transactions from the blocks they produce. Flashbots has created a fork of the ethereum geth client, MEV-geth, to allow miners to exploit MEV, currently run by 80% of miners.Co-founders of Flashbots, Stephane Gosselin and Phil Daian, recently joined us to chat about the protocol and to deep dive into the good, the bad, and the ugly of MEV.Topics covered in this episode:Stephane...2021-04-281h 38
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesTrevor McFedries: Brud – Using AI to Bridge Real and Virtual WorldsTrevor McFedries joined us for a fascinating chat about his background in the football and music industries, and how this led him into crypto. Trevor is the cofounder of Brud, a technology startup specializing in artificial intelligence and media. At Brud, they create social media personas with the help of CGI technology, the most well known being Lil Miquela. Lil Miquela is a sentient robot navigating life in LA -- and has millions of followers on instagram.Trevor also started Friends With Benefits, a gated online community on a private discord server with a community token. We...2021-04-221h 10Der unverhüllt PodcastWann ist krank sein krank genug? - Laura über atypische EssstörungenMit ihrem eigenen Podcast "Der Sinn in diesem Wahnsinn" verfolgt unser heutiger Gast Laura das gleiche Ziel: Psychische Krankheiten zu entstigmatisieren und hinter die Symptome einer Krankheit auf den eigentlichen Sinn und ihre Funktion zu blicken. Sie teilt mit uns ihre Erfahrungen mit atypischen Essstörungen und wie sie es geschafft hat, sich und ihre Krankheit ernst genug zu nehmen, um sich professionelle Hilfe zu suchen.2021-04-1855 min
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesMatt Luongo: tBTC – Bringing Trustless Bitcoin to EthereumThe ability to move Bitcoin on other chains isn't a new idea, and many are trying to overcome the technical limitations which make this a technically challenging feat. The latest representation of Bitcoin on Ethereum is tBTC, a fully-backed ERC-20 token representing bitcoin collateral. tBTC is fully decentralized and relies on Keep Network, a decentralized multi-party computation which enables cross-chain bridging. We were joined by Matt Luongo, CEO of Thesis (the team behind tBTC and Keep Network) to chat about the tBTC technology, his vision for the future of interoperability and value propositions of different chains.2021-04-141h 01
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesSergej Kunz: 1inch – The DEX Aggregator1inch Exchange is a DEX aggregator routing cryptocurrency purchases through different DEXs to reduce slippage and get a better conversion rate for the user compared with just using a single DEX. The platform launched its governance token, 1INCH, in December 2020.We were joined by Co-founder of 1inch Sergej Kunz to chat about how 1inch works, how the 1INCH token provides liquidity to their liquidity platform, its integration with platforms such as Uniswap, and the roadmap from here.Topics covered in this episode:Sergej's background and how he got into blockchainHow slippage is used in...2021-04-071h 07
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesZubin Koticha: Opyn – The Release of V2Zubin Koticha, CEO & Co-founder of Opyn, joined us again on the show to give us an update on Opyn v2.Opyn v1 was focused on insurance. It's successor, Opyn v2, offers a more traditional options infrastructure. We discuss the problems of building trustless options infrastructure: choice of collateral, partial collateralization and efficient trading mechanisms for options.Topics covered in this episode:An overview of Opyn v1 and the different options created by DeFi usersHow options in DeFi workWhat is new in Opyn v2How the oracle specification worksCapital efficiency - nesting options for collateralizationFungibility...2021-04-011h 12
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesJoey Zacherl: KeeperDAO – The On-Chain Liquidity UnderwriterKeeperDao is an on-chain liquidity underwriter for DeFi that combines yield farming and profits single-block arbitrage. The mining pool for Keepers incentivizes a game theory optimal strategy for cooperation among arbitrageurs. Their goal is to capture profit opportunities and distribute them to the various participants involved. We were joined by Joey Zacherl, Co-founder of KeeperDAO, to chat about what the protocol does and its mission, the grim triggering strategy, the ongoing hiding game, and the roadmap for the future.Topics covered in this episode:Joey's background and how he got into cryptoAn overview of...2021-03-191h 13
Alles Geschichte - Der History-PodcastJÜDISCHES LEBEN IN DEUTSCHLAND (2) - Friederike KempnerDas Publikum hielt sich die Bäuche vor Lachen, wenn Friederike Kempner mit einem neuen Gedichtband aufwartete. Als "Schlesischer Schwan" wurde zur sie zur Stammmutter der schrägen Lyrik. Doch sie nahm ihre Dichtung ernst, genauso wie ihren Kampf gegen Tosdesstrafe und Tierquälerei. (BR 2013)
Jüdisches Leben in Deutschland: Auf dem Gebiet, das einmal Deutschland werden sollte, gibt es seit mindestens 1700 Jahren jüdisches Leben. Das weiß man so genau durch ein Edikt des römischen Kaisers Konstantin: Am 11. Dezember 321 erging die Erlaubnis für Juden, Ämter in der Kölner Stadtverwaltung einzunehmen. Köln war damals frei...2021-02-1822 min
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesMuneeb Ali: Stacks – Building Decentralized Apps and Smart Contracts on BitcoinStacks is an open-source network of decentralized apps and smart contracts. It is a Layer-1 blockchain that connects to Bitcoin. Stacks uses a Proof of Transfer mining mechanism with bidding and staking capabilities. Clarity is the programming language used, a Turing-incomplete language which aims to give developers a safe way to build complex smart contracts where the code itself clearly shows what the program will do when run. Muneeb Ali is the CEO and Co-founder of Hiro Systems, one of the companies creating Stacks. He joined us to chat about why he felt there was a need...2021-02-171h 11
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesAaron Wright: The LAO – DAOs From a Legal PerspectiveAaron Wright is a professor at Cardozo Law School and Co-founder of OpenLaw. Before this he was a successful entrepreneur, having sold his first company to Wikia - the for-profit version of Wikipedia. Today Aaron is a renowned thought-leader in the blockchain space at the forefront of DAOs. Last year OpenLaw launched The LAO, a DAO on Ethereum for investors looking to earn returns on Ethereum-based projects.Aaron joins us to share his expert legal knowledge on all things DAO, and discuss his latest projects the LAO and Flamingo DAO.Topics covered in this episode:2021-01-261h 17
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesTrent Elmore: YAM Finance 🍠 – The Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of the OG FoodcoinDuring the DeFi Summer of 2020, YAM Finance launched with a bang, and had its share of ups and downs within its first couple of days. It started out as an experiment to bring together some of the more innovative ideas in the space. It sparked a movement which brought massive attention to yield farming, and started the food token craze. After a bug was discovered in the v1 contract, many thought the project was dead. But no, the team and community have been working diligently to bring the protocol back to life and it's now a community-run DAO innovating...2021-01-191h 10
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesThe Great Epicenter Host Extravaganza 2021The new year has brought with it a new bull run. This is great news for crypto holders, but at what cost? Will this bring with it a number of negative implications such as regulatory push back and privacy battles? Listen as the five hosts of Epicenter come together for an in-depth chat to share their predictions for the crypto space in 2021.Topics covered in this episode:Each of our hosts share how 2020 went for themIn-depth individual predictions on where things are headed with the current bull marketPublic backlash to the crypto systemRegulatory and tax related...2021-01-121h 08
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesHasu & Kain Warwick: Diving Deep Into Liquidity MiningCrypto is largely reliant on incentive mechanisms, and liquidity mining is one of the more recent cryptoeconomic incentive models to emerge. When decentralized exchanges need liquidity, they can leverage liquidity mining to incentivize users to provide it. In turn, the “miners” generate revenue, generally in the form of a native tokens, proportional to their share of liquidity in a pool. This summer saw a surge in activity surrounding this concept, with Synthetix a notable player.Kain Warwick is the founder of Synthetix, a company creating synthetic assets for DeFi, enabling exposure to fiat currencies, commodities, and cryptocurrencies. Hasu...2020-12-161h 18
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesJuan Benet: Protocol Labs – IPFS, Filecoin and the Vision for a Decentralized Web (Part 2 of 2)Filecoin is a peer-to-peer network data storage network, with built-in economic incentives for storage providers. It facilitates open-markets for storing and retrieving data, in which anyone can participate. Users can pay the network to access storage space, which can be encrypted, replicated, and highly available. After years of development and iteration, Filecoin recently launched its mainnet. The long term vision of the protocol is a fully decentralized future for the web. Juan Benet, Founder & CEO of Protocol Labs, returns for the second part of this 2-part episode. In this show we deep dive in to the technical...2020-12-011h 18
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesIPFS, Filecoin and The Vision for a Decentralized Web (Part 1 of 2)IPFS (InterPlanetary File System) is a fully decentralized distributed system for storing and accessing files, websites, applications, and data. Released just over 5 years ago by Protocol Labs, it has had a tremendous impact in the Web3 space as the standard for how blockchain projects store data. Filecoin is a complementary protocol to IPFS and was recently launched on the mainnet. Filecoin is the economic layer which powers IPFS's decentralized file storage network. It enables users to store their files at hypercompetitive prices and verify that their files are being stored and replicated correctly. And it allows storage providers to...2020-11-261h 19
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesAlchemy – A Powerful Developer Platform and API for Ethereum AppsAlchemy is a powerful blockchain developer platform providing a suite of developer tools. Developers building apps which interact with Ethereum can use Alchemy's powerful APIs to supercharge their apps, and leverage features not available in vanilla nodes. They also provide services like analytics, monitoring, alerting, logging and debugging.Today, a number of the top Dapps in the Ethereum ecosystem use Alchemy, and the company recently made their API available to the general public. We chatted to Nikil Viswanathan, CEO & Co-founder about the platform, how it works and the problems it solves. We also addressed the concerns around...2020-11-031h 06
Hidden ForcesLimits and Consequences of Ponzi Economics on Politics, Markets, & SocietyIn Episode 161 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas plays an interview he recently gave to Sebastien Couture and Friederike Ernst on Epicenter.TV. This is a wide-ranging, macro conversation focused on markets, politics, geopolitics, and crypto. If you enjoyed listening to today’s episode of Hidden Forces you can help support the show by doing the following: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | SoundCloud | YouTube | CastBox | RSS Feed Write us a review on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to our mailing list through the Hidden Forces Website Producer & Host: Demetri Kofinas ...2020-11-0251 min
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesDemetri Kofinas: Uncovering the Hidden Forces of Today's SocietyHidden Forces is a podcast devoted to exploring the underlying forces driving the most powerful changes we see in the world. Demetri Kofinas, host of the show, holds conversations with some of the most brilliant minds in technology, finance, social science, and the hard sciences. He consults blockchain and distributed ledger technology companies, and hedge funds and venture capital firms on how to invest in and around these same emerging technologies. We chatted to Demetri about a range of current topics from the US presidential election, the financial crisis and the role of the federal reserve and h...2020-10-061h 20
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesEvan Kuo: AMPL - the Controversial Digital Currency With an Elastic SupplyAmpleforth is a cryptocurrency attempting to become an essential building block to an alternative financial ecosystem. The protocol’s native token, AMPL, is a non collateralized cryptocurrency, like Bitcoin, but with a twist: It is supply elastic. This means the token and protocol will automatically increase or decrease the quantity of tokens held in user wallets based on 24 hour weighted volume price. AMPL operates as an ERC-20 token on top of the Ethereum blockchain. Some claim that the Ampleforth protocol’s implementation of “countercyclical” economic policy makes it a good complimentary collateral because they posit that this mechanis...2020-08-041h 13
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesAllison Lu: UMA – The Open Financial Platform for Building Synthetic AssetsUMA, or Universal Market Access, is an open source financial contracts protocol for building synthetic assets. It allows any two counterparties to design and create their own financial contracts for derivatives. An example of these assets in the traditional finance world, are interest rate derivatives. These are used to hedge against fluctuations in currency exchange rates. Today, interest rate derivatives are commonly used and the contracts to create these are standardized. Similarly, UMA allows anyone to create a derivative on a blockchain. Enforcement of agreement will be enforced by the network and so will settlement.What’s un...2020-07-211h 20
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesRichard Craib: Numerai – The Crowdsourced Predictive Model Hedge FundNumerai, the "hardest data science tournament on the planet". It's a hedge fund with its own distributed research platform designed specifically for AIs. It's the first of its kind and takes a radically different approach to making market predictions. It's completely crowd-sourced and data scientists around the world compete to create the best predictions and get paid with cryptocurrencies. Users are completely blind to the data and Numerai is blind to the code, and the predictive models users generate. The result is a hedge fund which is market neutral, currency neutral, and geography neutral. It makes all decisions solely...2020-07-141h 19
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesDan Guido: Trail of Bits – The Evolution of Smart Contract SecurityJust like all software, smart contracts on the blockchain are subject to serious security vulnerabilities and coding errors. The fact however that smart contracts are often directly in charge of assets and cannot be changed once they are on the blockchain, makes secure development and running essential. Some smart contract platforms have their own languages, for example Solidity in Ethereum. Bugs and vulnerabilities in the source code, and errors in the virtual machines used by the network, are the main reasons behind security issues in smart contracts.Projects using blockchain applications should expect constant changes in the...2020-06-301h 05
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesZubin Koticha: Opyn – The Insurance Platform Which Protects Your DeFi DepositsOpyn is a smart contract-based insurance platform built on a generalized (supports both put and call) options protocol called Convexity. It is intended as a platform to protect DeFi users against both technical and financial risks, and a place where ETH holders can earn substantial premiums on their holdings by providing insurance.Opyn uses tokenized ERC20 put options, oTokens, on ETH to allow option buyers to keep their upside while limiting their downside. If you buy Opyn protection, you are buying “the right but not the obligation to sell an asset at a pre-specified price”. Currently, you can...2020-06-171h 22
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesSam Williams: Arweave – Bringing Permanence to the WebThe internet was originally created as a platform to communicate freely, but it soon became a place where people could be monitored, controlled, and censored. 98% of content on the internet is deleted every 20 years. More surprisingly, based on a Twitter study, a third of links change their content fundamentally or are removed completely, within three months of their creation. Arweave is a new data storage protocol that enables economically sustainable permanence for the very first time. Built on a blockchain-like structure called the blockweave, one of the applications on Arweave is what they have coined “the permaweb”. This...2020-05-261h 18
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesDaniel Wang: Loopring – A Scalable DEX Protocol Using ZK-RollupsDecentralized exchanges have been around for some time, and various designs have been attempted. Although they provide a number of privacy and censorship resistance benefits, one of their pitfalls has been transaction throughput. However, recent advancements in Zero-Knowledge Proof-based scaling solutions is creating a new breed of scalable DEXes.Loopring is a non-custodial DEX protocol that achieves high-throughput trading. It leverages ZK-Rollups to achieve upwards of 2,000 transactions per second with on-chain settlement. As an order book-based exchange, it sets itself apart from other DEXes like Uniswap and the Gnosis Protocol. However, users should keep in mind that...2020-05-191h 16
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesJinglan Wang & Karl Floersch: Optimism – The Optimistic Approach to Ethereum ScalingThe Plasma Group was a not for profit research group focussing on layer-2 scaling on Ethereum. Optimism is a new Public Benefit Corporation that builds on the lessons of the Plasma research and is implementing Optimistic Rollups. This solution scales Eth 1.x and offers near-instant transaction finality on Ethereum, while providing over 100x transaction throughput. Jinglan Wang and Karl Floersch, co-founders of Optimism, explain the transition to this new entity and its goals moving forward.Topics covered in this episode:Jinglan and Karl's backgrounds and how they came to work togetherHow the Plasma Group and all...2020-04-211h 00
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesTom Pocock & Zac Williamson: AZTEC Protocol – Bringing Zero-Knowledge Transactions to EthereumAZTEC Protocol is a protocol that enables private transactions on Ethereum. At its core, AZTEC is an Ethereum contract, otherwise known as the AZTEC Cryptography Engine. The protocol uses a zero-knowledge proof system, allowing users to effectively create shielded representations of tokens, which can then be sent and redeemed for the underlying token. CEO and CTO, Tom Pocock and Zac Williamson have plans to build AZTEC into a fully functional DeFi stack with which all kinds of trades, swaps, and financial operations will be possible, with privacy.Topics covered in this episode:How Tom and Zac...2020-04-141h 00
Arbeit auf psychologisch#2 Kontrolle & Neustart"Kontrolle und Neustart" ist die (Beta?)Folge, in der wir reflektieren, wie Corona unsere Arbeit verändert und wie uns psychologische Kontrolle, die Idee der Realität als Experiment, Atmen und wertungsfreies Wahrnehmen das Leben leichter machen.
Da Friederike Alt gerade in San Francisco lebt und arbeitet, bringen wir uns in dieser Folge erst mal auf den neuesten Stand, wie sich der Anfang der Quarantäne bzw. die Zeit des "Shelter in place" für uns in San Francisco und Hamburg auswirkt; wie Friederike A. ihre Workshops in Sachen Organisationsentwicklung ins Netz verlegt und Friederike B. die "kleine Pause" aus der...2020-04-1437 min
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesAlbert Wenger: Union Square Ventures – Towards the Knowledge Age and the World After CapitalWhat will the World look like when capital is no longer scarce? In his book, World After Capital, Albert Wenger makes the case that technological progress throughout the ages (foraging, agrarian, industrial) brought a change in scarcities. As society transitions from the Industrial Age to the Age of Knowledge, scarcities will also shift – human attention will become our most valued scarce resource.Albert Wenger is a Managing Partner at the VC firm Union Square Ventures. A graduate of Harvard and MIT, he holds a Ph.D. in Information Technology. Before joining USV, he founded several companies in th...2020-03-311h 28
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesJoseph Lubin: What's Next for ConsenSys and EthereumWe caught up with Joseph Lubin, Founder of ConsenSys, at this year's EthCC. It has been over a year since he last came on the show, and we wanted to get his take on what has been happening in the ecosystem since then. We talked about the ConsenSys reorganization, interoperability between public and permission blockchains and the opportunities there, government-backed stable coins and the possibilities of nation-states building their own, DeFi and the phenomenal growth in the ecosystem, his predictions for 2020, and thoughts on the challenges facing Eth2.0.Topics covered in this episode:A look back...2020-03-2646 min
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesEthCC 3 – Flash Loans and Elbow BumpsThis episode was recorded at the third annual Ethereum Community Conference in Paris last week and we were joined by Gonçalo Sá, Co-founder of ConsenSys Diligence, Jérôme de Tychey, President of Ethereum France, and Cassidy Daly, Token Designer at Centrifuge. We discussed the issues surrounding centralization and DeFi in token governance, the security complexities of composability attacks like the ones we saw recently which leveraged flash loans, and of course, the coronavirus.Topics covered in this episode:Gonçalo and Cassidy discuss their talks at the EthCC eventThe current points of interest around centr...2020-03-1343 min
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesItamar Lesuisse: Argent – The Self-Custody Crypto BankDecentralized finance (DeFi) is continuing on its remarkable path to the broad adoption of permissionless financial services. While many people celebrated passing $1 billion locked in DeFi products at the start of February 2020, only a week later, an additional $200 million had entered the ecosystem.DeFi products thus far have proven useful to early adopters with the resilience and knowhow required to navigate the often clunky user experience of Web 3.0. Companies like Argent are building the interface and user experience essential for the masses, with a vision to bring a billion people into the future of finance....2020-02-181h 06
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesKain Warwick: Synthetix – Bringing the World’s Assets Into DeFiLike previous crypto winters, those actually building the ecosystem have been working diligently to create applications with industry-changing potential. The year 2020 may prove to be the year of Decentralized Finance (DeFi), with many exciting projects re-creating financial products common to the world of traditional finance, in the open and permissionless blockchain space. Synthetic assets enable exposure to the price action of an asset without actually holding the underlying asset. Kain Warick is the Founder of Synthetix, a company creating synthetic assets for DeFi, enabling exposure to fiat currencies, commodities (gold and silver), and cryptocurrencies. They have large...2020-02-041h 10
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesTaylor Monahan: From Side Project to Center Stage – The Story of MyEtherWallet & MyCryptoMany people find that the crypto-finance space is quite difficult for non-technical people to understand and interact with the technologies. Some projects and people have made tremendous progress in creating tools and interfaces that allow a broader audience to participate, speculate, and learn.Taylor Monahan started MyEtherWallet as a side project in 2015, only for it to grow into one of the significant pieces of software people used to participate in the 2017 ICO boom. She has since "design-forked" the codebase and created MyCrypto, an open-source tool for generating ether wallets, handling ERC-20 tokens, and interacting with the blockchain...2019-12-101h 09
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesDr. Luka Müller: MME – The Law Firm Behind the Rise of Switzerland’s CryptoValleyWe were joined by Luka Mueller, who played a key role in establishing Switzerland as a cryptocurrency center and in laying the legal groundwork for the ICO boom. In 2014, his law firm MME worked with the Ethereum team to set up the Ethereum Foundation and run its public fundraiser. A model that was later copied by countless other projects and led MME to work with many other leading protocols like Cosmos and Tezos. We also discussed his new project Sygnum, a cryptocurrency-focused bank. Nearly every company that works in the cryptocurrency space has had problems with its...2019-12-041h 07
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesViktor Radchenko: Trust Wallet – Building and Growing the Official Binance WalletAs the crypto ecosystem continues to grow, wallets and exchanges are quickly evolving to differentiate themselves in a crowded marketplace. Viktor Radchenko, CEO and founder of Trust Wallet, joins us this week to talk about why he created a noncustodial wallet solution, what makes Trust Wallet unique, and how the acquisition by Binance has allowed his team to focus on a long term vision. Viktor helps us understand what it means to be part of the Binance Ecosystem, and what he believes the future holds for wallets, key storage and custody. Topics covered in this episode:...2019-11-261h 06
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesRhys Lindmark: MIT's Digital Currency Initiative – Why We Need Blockchain EthicsBlockchain and cryptocurrencies have the potential to change the world in meaningful ways. And this change may drastically impact people’s lives – both for the better and for the worse. While ethics are often discussed for technologies like AI, the ethical considerations around blockchain technologies have received less focussed attention.We’re joined by Rhys Lindmark, Head of Community and Long-Term Societal Impact at the MIT Media Lab’s Digital Currency Initiative. Previously the host of the podcast “Creating a Humanist Blockchain Future,” Rhys’ approach to blockchain was always about considering its potential impact. Since joining the DCI, his podca...2019-10-291h 12
Handelsblatt Rethink Work - Der Podcast rund um Mensch, neue Arbeitswelt und FührungFriederike von Mirbach: „Unser Körper ist der größte Schwätzer“Handelsblatt Mindshift - mit Andrea Rexer & Carina Kontio
Die Kommunikations-Expertin Friederike von Mirbach berät Dax-Konzerne und führende Mittelständler. Sie erzählt uns, wieso sie dafür ihren Schauspielberuf an den Nagel hängte und mit welchen Tricks auch Chefs auf der Bühne glänzen können.
Sie wollen charismatisch auftreten, Konfliktsituationen souverän meistern und ein vertrauensvolles Verhältnis zu Ihren Mitarbeitern aufbauen? Sie wollen wissen, wie man Fakten gut rüber bringt, ohne seine Zuhörer einzuschläfern und fragen sich, wie emotional Sie sein dürfen, wenn die Lage mal richtig ernst ist?
Diese Fragen beantwor...2019-10-2336 min
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesSharon Goldberg: Arwen – Centralized Exchange Trading Without Counterparty RiskWe're joined by Sharon Goldberg, CEO of Arwen, a protocol solution for non-custodial trading. From communications engineering to Internet protocol security, to then becoming a Professor at Boston University, she shares her journey into the world of cryptography. Beginning as a whitepaper on eclipse attacks, Arwen has grown into a platform enabling atomic swaps on centralized exchanges. Sharon chats about Arwen's integration with KuCoin, how it compares to ShapeShift, Interledger, and Lightning, and the exciting new release of the Layer-2 atomic swaps from Ethereum into Bitcoin.Topics covered in this episode:- How Sharon became...2019-09-181h 11
Zero KnowledgeGnosis & Full Node with Friederike ErnstIn this episode, Anna chats with Friederike Ernst from Gnosis about their work on prediction markets, wallet security, exchanges, and the co-working space Full Node in Berlin - a hub for the blockchain community that Friederike spearheaded. Some links that were mentioned: sight.pm Phil Daian's front-running articleslow.tradeFull Node BerlinThank you to this week's sponsor [Trail of Bits](trailofbits.com)Trail of Bits recently releases their...2019-09-1157 min
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesDavid Chaum: The Forefather of Cryptocurrencies and the Cypherpunk MovementWe’re pleased to be joined by the legendary cryptographer and computer scientist, David Chaum. From his early beginnings at Berkley, David pioneered many of the cryptographic techniques used in secure systems and cryptocurrencies today. Blind signatures, which are used in zero-knowledge proofs, and mix networks, used in Tor heavily rely on his work. At the dawn of the Internet, David founded DigiCash, what many believe to be a direct ancestor of Bitcoin. Today, David continues to pursue his mission to bring data privacy to all as his most recent project, Elixxir, aims to create a truly private messaging an...2019-09-111h 03
FemGems PodcastFinding out what makes you tick and how to use it /with FemGem24 Friederike ErnstFriederike Ernst has a bachelors in biology, computation and neuroscience, and PhD in physics. She completed a Postdoc at Columbia University and another at Stanford. After a visiting professorship at Hamburg University she realized that she was no longer pursuing her own interests due to the expectations of her environment. The reasons behind her love of academia, discovering new ideas and being creative, were also important aspects of being the founder of a tech startup. Tune in to hear more about what inspired Friederike to change career paths and what entrepreneurship taught her about the power of self-awareness.2019-08-2131 min
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesDan Shin: Terra – The Stable Currency Tackling the Ecommerce Payments MarketThis week we're joined by Daniel Shin. He is the Co-Founder of Terra Money and previous CEO and Co-Founder of TMON, one of Korea's largest players e-commerce platforms. Today he talks about his success in that area and how that drove him to enter the cryptocurrency and blockchain space with this new project.
Daniel was lead to blockchain when looking for a solution to reduce transaction fees paid by online merchants. Not satisfied with just using an existing stable coin, he set about to make his own, which is how Terra was born.
Topics covered...2019-08-201h 08
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesErik Voorhees: ShapeShift – There's a New Fox in TownWe’re joined by Erik Voorhees, Founder & CEO of Shapeshift. His third appearance on the podcast is timed nicely as July marked ShapeShift’s fifth anniversary. From its early days as the “Google Translate for cryptocurrencies”, it has grown into an organization of 75 people, and Erik talks about the learning curves he has endured on his journey. Our conversation also coincides with the launch of ShapeShift’s brand new V2 platform, which includes a self-custodial asset management dashboard, hardware wallet support, and many other new features. One notable change is that ShapeShift now requires users to create an account and perfor...2019-08-131h 18
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesIgor Barinov: POA Network – Enabling Scaling Through Trust in Public NotariesWe're joined by Igor Barinov, the tech lead of the POA Network. The POA Network achieves a reduction in transaction costs by many orders of magnitude by having a set of trusted validators. All validators must be US public notaries, so their identities are known and legal recourse against them can be taken in the offchain world. We also talk about the xDai network, which enables Dai transactions on a POA chain: Dai are transferred into a smart contract on the mainnet and then become available to be transferred at much lower cost on the POA Network. Similarly, they...2019-08-061h 08
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesRune Christensen: Maker DAO – The Central Bank of Web 3.0We're joined by Rune Christensen, CEO and Co-Founder of MakerDAO. We discuss the rise of Maker DAI as an algorithmically backed stable token and get into the weeds of the new version featuring multi collateral DAI as well as the ability to natively generate interest on DAI. We also cover the current governance model and how this can be attacked. The governance will undergo an overhall for the new version of Maker, introducing an Emergency Shutdown that can be triggered through MKR holders and promises to make the system more resilient. Lastly, we venture into what Rune hopes the...2019-07-301h 25
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesAmeen Soleimani: Moloch DAO – A Simple Yet Unforgiving DAO to Fund Ethereum DevelopmentWe’re joined by Ameen Soleimani, Co-founder and CEO of SpankChan. From his humble beginnings at ConsenSys, he went on to create SpankChain in 2017 at the height of the ICO boom. The project aims to create a better and safer environment for sex workers by removing the intermediaries who take significant commissions on their revenues. SpankChain’s initial product, an adult cam platform, allows users to pay performers in crypto with a native asset over sophisticated payment channels. More recently, Ameen headed a project called Moloch DAO, a decentralized autonomous organization with the goal to fund Ethereum 2.0 development. Moloch has...2019-07-241h 17
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesRobert Leshner: Compound – An Automated Money Market for Ethereum TokensIn this episode, we caught up with Robert Leshner, founder of the Compound protocol. Compound is a fascinating smart contract protocol, running atop Ethereum, that allows users to lend and borrow specific ERC-20 tokens with a duration-free interest model. The protocol acts as a central borrower and lender of user tokens and algorithmically prices the interest charged to borrowers and lenders. Compound is one of the first examples of a well-functioning lending market built using smart contracts.
Topics covered in this episode:
Robert's background and how he came to found Compound
The workings of the compound...2019-07-091h 04
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesStephen Palley: The Regulatory Landscape for Cryptocurrencies and the SEC's Case Against KikThe complex and evolving regulatory landscape for cryptocurrencies has been a topic for many years. After a long period of waiting, the SEC started pursuing fraud causes in the last 1-2 years. But the recent lawsuit against Kik is the first time that the SEC goes after a large, non-fraud case.
We were joined by lawyer Stephen Palley to discuss the Kik case, the US regulatory landscape and recent announcement of the Libra cryptocurrency promoted by Facebook.
Topics covered in this episode:
The SEC lawsuit against Kik
The potential path of the process and...2019-06-261h 13
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesTal Moran: Spacemesh – The Space-Time Consensus BlockchainWe're joined by Tal Moran, Chief Scientist at Spacemesh. This new consensus protocol is designed to run on home desktop PCs, filling free space on users' hard drives to create a Proof of Space-Time. The goal of this new blockchain protocol is to solve the issues with Proof of Work and Proof of Stake, that is, energy inefficiency on the one hand, and possible centralized plutarchy of rich validators on the other.
Topics covered in this episode:
Tal's background as an academic and researcher
The problems with Proof of Stake and Proof of Work
What is...2019-06-111h 12
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesDominic Tarr: Secure Scuttlebutt – The “Localized” but Distributed Social NetworkWe’re joined by Dominic Tarr, a sailor, and the Founder of Secure Scuttlebutt. This curiously named project has a fascinating approach to creating a truly distributed social network. One might even say that Secure Scuttlebutt is “localized” as it gracefully degrades to Sneakernet, something few blockchain projects can claim. In actuality, the SSB protocol isn’t a blockchain in the traditional sense – each user’s feed acts as a sort of localized chain of posts, signed by their public key, and possibly encrypted for a friend's key to decrypt. When users meet, the system syncs their local databases using a goss...2019-06-041h 12
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesAya Miyaguchi: The Role and Challenges of the Ethereum FoundationThe Ethereum Foundation has played a crucial role in the evolution of the blockchain ecosystem. They pioneered the Swiss foundation structure and ran one of the first token sales. They played a key role in developing the second-most valuable blockchain network and still play a key role in funding research and steering the future of Ethereum.
At the same time, it has been frequently criticized for a lack of transparency, being too slow in funding development and poor financial risk management. Executive Director Aya Miyaguchi joined us to discuss her journey into the space, the role of...2019-05-1651 min
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesMike Pieciak: NASAA – A “To The Moon” Approach to Regulating CryptoWe're joined by Mike Pieciak, President of the NASAA. Not to be confused with the space agency, the North American Securities Administrators Association brings together state, provincial, and federal securities regulators in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. This relatively unknown organization helps align the financial regulation policies of over 50 agencies across North America and coordinates enforcement action in cross-border cases. In 2018, the NASAA launched “Operation Cryptosweep” in which over 200 ICOs and cryptocurrency-related investment products were investigated for potential investor fraud.
Topics covered in this episode:
Mike's background as a lawyer and the Commissioner of the Verm...2019-04-301h 17
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesDaniel Lehnberg & Michael Cordner: Grin – Cypherpunk MimblewimbleThree years ago, a mysterious txt file signed by a pseudonymous Tom Elvis Jedusor was dropped in the Bitcoin-Wizards IRC channel outlining a proposal called Mimblewimble. It proposed a novel way of combining many ideas from Bitcoin research in order to create a new blockchain protocol that will be highly scalable and increase privacy, while still using the same cryptographic assumptions as Bitcoin. A few months later this project was picked up by another pseudonymous individual who started working on an implementation he called Grin. Grin slowly began to draw attention from the Bitcoin community and got a lot...2019-03-121h 21
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesAlexey Akhunov: Ethereum 1.x – BUIDLing Things One Step at a TimeWe’re joined by Alexey Akhunov, an independent Ethereum researcher. Alexey has been working on an ambitious project called TurboGeth. As the name implies, it is a version of Geth which features a number of speed and performance optimizations.
Alexey also leads the state rent working group of the Ethereum 1.x project. Ethereum 1.x came out of Devcon when core developers began to realize that the full migration to Serenity would likely take several years. The team hopes to bring progressive improvements to Ethereum in parallel to the development of Serenity.
Topics covered in this ep...2019-02-131h 20
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesLooking Back on 5 Years of EpicenterEpicenter turned 5 years old this month – that’s a long time in the blockchain space! When the podcast began in January 2014, the entire ecosystem was made up of only Bitcoin and a handful of altcoins. Soon after, the Ethereum white paper was published which ushered in a new era of crypto assets and decentralized applications. Since then, we have released 270 episodes and interviewed some of the leading thinkers, entrepreneurs, and engineers in the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry. Needless to say, we have learned a lot about the blockchain industry, but also what it takes to run a successful podcast in t...2019-01-1555 min
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesJoseph Lubin: ConsenSys – The Distributed Incubator which Jumpstarted the Ethereum EcosystemWe’re joined by Joseph Lubin, Founder and CEO of ConsenSys. Joseph founded ConsenSys as an Ethereum development studio on the heels of the Ethereum crowd sale in 2014. The company has since grown to a distributed organization of over 1,000 people. Over 50 companies and projects have emerged from ConsenSys, including Metamask, uPort, Gnosis, and GitCoin, to name only a few. Today, the company continues to invest in growing the Ethereum ecosystem by funding projects, and through consulting services for companies and institutions.
Topics covered in this episode:
Joseph’s background working as a technologist in the financial indu...2019-01-081h 07
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesAndy Bromberg: CoinList – Capital Formation for the Crypto IndustryWhen token sales and ICOs took off in 2017, most projects chose to push ahead despite large regulatory risks. One of the few that went the other direction and put compliance first was CoinList. The platform made its debut by running the massive Filecoin token sales in which $205m was raised from accredited investors. CoinList also played a major role in popularizing the SAFT and creating tools to efficiently and legally raise in the US.
We were joined by CoinList President and Co-founder Andy Bromberg to discuss the history of CoinList, token sales, securities regulation and the potential...2019-01-011h 08
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesNadav Hollander: Dharma – A protocol for tokenized debtLending is one core pillar of the economy, enabling one person or company to be entrepreneurial with someone else’s capital. However, in the traditional banking system processes in lending are often opaque and the barrier to entry into this market is high. The emergence of easy to use Decentralized Finance is one of the hallmarks of 2018: To date, DeFi has brought us crypto-collateralized stable coins, decentralized exchanges, tokenized credit default swaps, trustless derivatives, and decentralized margin lending.
We’re joined Nadav Hollander, co-founder and president of Dharma. Dharma is a decentralized protocol for credit products which conn...2018-12-251h 03
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesJames Prestwich: Summa One – Cross-chain Financial Instruments and ContractsWhile trustless interactions on Ethereum are native to the protocol, trustless interactions between the Ethereum blockchain and other blockchains are difficult to implement. Interoperability protocols heavily rely on atomic swaps, which typically come with a free option problem.
For this episode we’re joined by James Prestwich, CEO at Summa. Summa designs and implements cross-chain financial contracts and instruments such as swaps, options, futures, and auctions. Summa recently conducted a dutch auction spanning the Bitcoin and Ethereum blockchains: Ethereum NFTs were auctioned off trustlessly to bidders on the Bitcoin network. We also discuss Riemann, a framework for de...2018-12-121h 07
Fast ForwardLiegt die Zukunft der Blockchain im Untergrund?Botlabs entwickelt ein neues Protokoll
Description: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Stellar - während Kryptowährungen letztes Jahr noch total heiß waren, ist der Hype inzwischen deutlich abgekühlt. Dabei tut sich aber immer noch jede Menge. Denn abseits von windigen Geldanlagen wird die Blockchain gerade zum Protokoll für das Web 3.0 aufgebaut. Wir sprechen mit Ingo Rübe von Botlabs und Friederike Ernst vom Blockchain Bundesverband über die Zukunft der Blockchain auf der Protokollebene.2018-11-2620 min