Best Brian Weis Podcasts (2025)

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Mento: Onchain FX Markets - Decentralising World Currencies - Markus Franke 1:06:14

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TradFi FX markets are slow, expensive and often lack liquidity for direct swaps between different world currencies, having to route through USD pairs. While crypto could technically solve pairing through AMM pools, those needed to be arbitraged in order to reflect TradFi rates. With 15 fully-backed stablecoins, Mento is building the largest FX infr…

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Episode 332: DTCC’s Val Wotton 43:45

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This week’s guest is Val Wotton, global head of equity solutions at DTCC. He joins to discuss the necessary steps leading up to the T+1 transitions in the UK and EU.0:00 – Reb and Shen talk about Reb’s time in upstate New York6:00 – Val Wotton joins the podcast and discusses the metrics from US T+113:00 – Analyze the entire lifecycle and do your im…

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326: Using AI to modernize legacy code (with R Systems' Neeraj Abhyankar) 10:42

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In this episode, Dave interviews Neeraj Abhyankar, vice president and practice head of Data, Analytics, and Generative AI at R Systems. They discuss: The role of AI in modernization The evolution of AI throughout technology history The importance of "human in the loop" when working with AIBy SD Times

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Chris Lerner: Rethinking GP Fund Formation Through a Sustainability Lens 35:53

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In this episode of Turbo Impact, Chris Lerner, Group Chairman & Co-Founder of Thrive Alternatives and Operating Partner at Bonaccord Capital Partners, joins host Kenny Chen to discuss how sustainability is reshaping fund strategy and capital formation in Asia’s private markets. Chris shares why he founded Thrive to address structural gaps in privat…

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f(x) Protocol: Decentralized Yield-Bearing Stablecoin & 0-Liquidation Perp - Cyrille Brière 1:00:22

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Without a doubt, the introduction of stablecoins has vastly increased overall crypto liquidity, adoption and real-world use cases as they offered a safe haven against the industry’s volatility, especially during bearmarkets. However, despite being extremely efficient, the main stablecoin actors (i.e. Circle & Tether) are centralised entities. Many …

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Euler: The DeFi Super App - Michael Bentley 1:00:01

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Euler is a DeFi lending protocol built around the idea of permissionless modularity, enabling users to lend and borrow almost any crypto asset with flexible, permissionless pools, tailored to individual risk profiles. Moreover, Euler Vault Kit (EVK) and Ethereum Vault Connector (EVC) enable the creation of custom lending vaults which, in turn, can …

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Episode 427! My conversation With Ahmed Johnson 46:35

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Tony Norris AKA Ahmed Johnson Joins me as we discuss The Ribs of Owen Hart Ending the Beef with Ron Simmons his depature from wwe The Street fight match his fans and more. Check the LINK TREE BELOW for more content and Merch https://linktr.ee/StraightTalkWrestlingBy George Mckay

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Episode 426! My Conversation with Priscilla Kelly AKA Gigi Dolin.mp3 12:05

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Priscilla Kelly AKA Gigi Dolin joins me to talk: WWE Disney Life on the indies this time around Underwelming movies Horror Movies and more. Check the LINK TREE BELOW for more content and Merch https://linktr.ee/StraightTalkWrestlingBy George Mckay

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Episode 331: Cresting Wave’s Bill Murphy 32:17

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This week’s guest is Bill Murphy, managing partner at Cresting Wave 0:00 – Tony and Shen discuss System of a Down and Gorillaz 6:00 – Bill Murphy, Blackstone’s former CTO, joins to discuss that much-discussed MIT study on AI projects failing and factors executives should consider as the technology continues to evolves…

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325: The impact of AI on digital transformation (with Google's Andi Gutmans) 17:16

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In this episode, Dave interviews Andi Gutmans, VP and general manager of Data Cloud at Google. They discuss: How AI can help with data management How AI tools have matured and are now more accessible for late adopters The work Google is doing with AI This episode originally aired 7/31/2025 on Get With IT.…

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Episode 330: AI hot takes 24:11

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This week, Shen and Reb discuss a recent MIT study on GenAI pilots, and Reb’s recent story about ModuleQ dissolving. https://mlq.ai/media/quarterly_decks/v0.1_State_of_AI_in_Business_2025_Report.pdfhttps://www.waterstechnology.com/emerging-technologies/7952681/fintech-powering-lseg%E2%80%99s-ai-alerts-dissolves…

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324: QA management in an AI world (with Sembi's Judy Bossi) 14:15

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In this episode, Dave interviews Judy Bossi, VP of product management at Sembi, about the importance of QA in AI integration. They discuss: Predictions for how QA will evolve alongside AI Ensuring executives see the business value in QA The challenges in ensuring security and safety when integrating AI into the software development life cycle…

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Zama: FHE - the Holy Grail of Blockchain Privacy - Rand Hindi 56:12

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Blockchains operate as a public ledger, ‘disclosing’ the entire transaction history and associated data to everyone. While verifiability and traceability are key traits, as blockchains gain global adoption, those very features hinder the process. Self custody, on-chain identities, corporate strategies, transaction history, private deals, all repres…

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Episode 329: LLMs and the dead internet theory 39:58

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This week, Reb and Tony talk about the internet and the problems compounded by AI.https://www.waterstechnology.com/emerging-technologies/7952665/the-great-disappearing-internet%E2%80%94and-what-it-could-mean-for-your-llm0:00 – Welcome to the team, Mya! You can reach her at [email protected] 7:00 – Reb and Tony discuss her recent column…

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323: AI agents need transparency and trust to be successful (with Creatio's Burley Kawasaki) 13:31

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In this episode, Dave interviews Burley Kawasaki, global VP of product marketing and strategy at no-code CRM platform Creatio. They discuss: The cautious adoption of AI in the workplace due to trust issues The need for transparency and visibility into AI decision-making processes How to balance innovation with security and compliance…

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Pareto: Customizable On-Chain Private Credit Marketplace - Matteo Pandolfi 1:08:21

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Built primarily for institutional-grade clients, Pareto delivers customizable on-chain credit markets designed to expand DeFi liquidity and TradFi tokenization through structured yield strategies tailored to diverse risk profiles. Pareto allows its users to construct individualized credit lines in specific risk-ajusted tranches, with custom: intere…

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Episode 328: FundGuard’s Lior Yogev 32:27

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This week’s guest is Lior Yogev, CEO and co-founder at FundGuard. He joins the podcast to discuss legacy tech stacks at asset management firms.0:00 – Tony and Shen talk about personalities10:00 – Lior Yogev joins the podcast12:30 – When does a tech stack become legacy? 19:00 – How asset managers modernize their platforms without excess downtime22:3…

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322: What to consider before selecting AI tooling (with Instabase's Anant Bhardwaj) 18:34

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In this episode, Jenna interviews Anant Bhardwaj, CEO and founder of Instabase, about what factors to consider before purchasing an AI tool. They discuss: Why it's important to start with the problem you have and work backwards Making sure agentic AI fits in with the rest of the existing systems Planning for long-term use…

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Nina Kraus: Driving Scalable and Adaptive Sustainability Strategy at Hamilton Lane 32:40

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In this episode of Turbo Impact, Nina Kraus, Director of Sustainability at Hamilton Lane, joins host Kenny Chen to go inside the firm’s sustainability strategy. As one of the world’s largest private markets investment firms, with approximately $986B in assets under management and supervision, Hamilton Lane integrates sustainability across primaries…

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Lagrange: ZK-Proving AI Alignment - Ismael Hishon-Rezaizadeh 56:51

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In an age when AI models are becoming exponentially more sophisticated and powerful, how does one ensure that proper results are being generated and that the AI model functions in desired parameters? This pressing concern of AI alignment could be solved through cryptographic verification, using zero knowledge proofs. ZKPs not only allow for verifyi…

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Episode 425! My final Conversation With Alexxia Nicole 37:15

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Alexxia Nicole Joins me for a final chat. we talk Teaching @C4Wrestling fictional Deaths Her not playing a pokemon Game my hairline and more Check the LINK TREE BELOW for more content and Merch https://linktr.ee/StraightTalkWrestlingBy George Mckay

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Episode 424! My Final Conversation with Gabreil Fuerza 45:26

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The Last Fuerza Conversation We talk @NewWaveWrestlingWales Opening in Toronto Teaching Greenlighting Wrestlers Lockeroom Leadership Toronto Traffic @C4Wrestling and more. Check the LINK TREE BELOW for more content and Merch https://linktr.ee/StraightTalkWrestlingBy George Mckay

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Episode 327: Standard Chartered’s Mo Rahim 39:58

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This week’s guest is Mo Rahim, group chief data officer at Standard Chartered, who joins the podcast to discuss data and AI governance and guardrails for AI.0:00 – Tony and Shen talk about recent shows they’ve watched 9:00 – Mo Rahim joins the podcast13:30 – Understand your core identity17:00 – People and literacy19:00 – Get your data right25:00 – …

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321: Bridging the gap between AI tools and Kubernetes with kagent (with solo.io's Idit Levine) 14:16

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In this episode originally published on Get With IT, Dave interviews Idit Levine, founder and CEO of solo.io, about kagent, a framework for running agents in Kubernetes. They discuss: Why kagent was created What led solo.io to open source the project and donate it to the CNCF Difficulties with deploying AI agents in large organizations…

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Zorp: Nockchain's ZK Proof-of-Useful-Work Consensus - Logan Allen 1:12:47

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Inspired by Urbit’s minimal assembly language, Nockchain fuses Urbit’s vision of sovereign computing with a novel proof-of-useful-work consensus mechanism, creating a blockchain where every computation fuels progress and scaling. The crypto-economics behind Nockchain’s zkVM incentivise competition between zero knowledge provers, ultimately bootstra…

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Episode 326: Connectifi’s Nick Kolba 45:36

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This week’s guest is Nick Kolba, CEO and co-founder of Connectifi, who joins the podcast to discuss the Model Context Protocol, LLMs and agentic AI. 0:00 – Tony and Shen talk about Astronomer’s ad campaign5:30 – Nick Kolba joins the podcast 8:00 – Step changes or big jumps in tech18:00 – Excitement for the Model Context Protocol21:00 – Parallels be…

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320: Creating a culture for AI experimentation (with LaunchDarkly's Jenn Wei) 14:55

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In this episode, Dave interviews Jenn Wei, senior vice president of product at LaunchDarkly. They discuss: The importance of creating a culture for AI experimentation Needing to shift from building features to managing dynamic learning systems The role of leadership in driving innovationBy SD Times

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UMA & Across: Optimistic Oracles & Intent-Based Bridges for Unifying Ethereum - Hart Lambur 1:11:16

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Universal Market Access (UMA) was founded by 2 ex Goldman Sachs traders that wanted to make global markets universally accessible through financial smart contracts that used synthetic assets on Ethereum. However, this was taking place long before the massive boom of DeFi summer of 2020. As a result, UMA shifted to building an optimistic oracle to p…

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Episode 423! My Conversation with Brian Weis 50:38

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Brian Weis is a talented photographer and a great poerson. we talk: shooting big names stars t oxic wrestling people understanding us now vs us then and more Check the LINK TREE BELOW for more content and Merch https://linktr.ee/StraightTalkWrestlingBy George Mckay

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319: Rules and guardrails for AI coding assistants (with Continue's Brian Douglas) 15:40

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In this episode, Dave interviews Brian Douglas, head of developer experience at Continue, about the importance of rules for AI tools. They discuss: How to implement rules for AI assistants Using rules to replace lengthy prompts Preventing technical debt when using AI-generated codeBy SD Times

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Ankit Todi: Putting Planet Positive into Action at Mahindra 31:49

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In this episode of Turbo Impact, Ankit Todi, Group Chief Sustainability Officer at Mahindra Group, joins host Kenny Chen in unpacking how one of India’s leading conglomerates is operationalizing sustainability as a core business strategy. Ankit explains how Mahindra’s “Planet Positive” vision is embedded across the group’s diverse business portfoli…

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Dragonfly: The Secrets of a Top-Tier Crypto VC - Haseeb Qureshi 1:29:13

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Founded in 2018, Dragonfly has quickly become one of the most prestigious crypto VCs. Dragonfly was one of the first to adopt a global approach to backing founders and disruptive tech, all while building a strong brand that allowed them to secure top-tier deals. Join us for a fascinating discussion with Haseeb Qureshi, managing partner at Dragonfly…

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318: How developer advocacy fuels product growth (with DigitalOcean's Wade Wegner) 15:04

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In this episode, Jenna interviews Wade Wegner, chief ecosystem and growth officer at DigitalOcean, about the importance of developer advocacy. They discuss: The relationship among developer advocacy, developer relations, and technology evangelism Effective strategies for engaging with developers Metrics to track to know that advocacy is contributin…

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Episode 422! My conversation with Kidd Bandit 40:01

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Kidd Bandit Joins me as we talk: @GameChangerWrestlingVideo Zack Sabre Jr Returning to wrestling after Injury Wrestling community Having a top wrestlemania weekend match and more. Check the LINK TREE BELOW for more content and Merch https://linktr.ee/StraightTalkWrestlingBy George Mckay

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Near One: Scaling the Agentic Internet. AI X Crypto - Bowen Wang 1:01:40

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‘Attention Is All You Need’, co-wrote by Illia Polosukhin in 2017, laid the foundation for arguably one of the most consequential tech breakthroughs in our recent history. 1 year later, Illia founded Near AI, which later became Near Protocol. They were visionaries ahead of their time and, although AI took several more years before becoming a viable…

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317: Using HOPrS to verify that images and videos are real and unedited (with OpenOrigins' Manny Ahmed) 9:31

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In this episode, Jenna interviews Dr. Manny Ahmed, co-founder and CEO of OpenOrigins, the company behind Human-Oriented Proof System (HOPrS), which can be used to determine if an image or video has been altered or is AI-generated. They discuss: How it works and how it differs from other tools that try to do this How it can be used to address concer…

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Episode 325: Octaura’s Brian Bejile 35:23

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This week’s guest is Brian Bejile, cofounder & CEO, Octaura0:00-7:20: Anthony Malakian and Rebecca Natale, Europe Editor for WatersTechnology, complain for seven minutes about poor customer service and artificial intelligence.7:20-35:23: Brian Bejile and Nyela Graham, senior reporter at WatersTechnology, have an actual informative discussion—as opp…

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Episode 421! My conversation with AVA Lawless 17:58

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Ava Lawless jions me and we talk: Creed Bret Hart Matt and Jeff Hardy Matches with Deonna Purrazzo and Miyu Yamashita and more Check the LINK TREE BELOW for more content and Merch https://linktr.ee/StraightTalkWrestlingBy George Mckay

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Episode 420! My conversation with DIJAK 14:06

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Recorded in early February. After capturing the ⁨@DestinyWorldWrestling⁩ Championship. Dijak and i talked. NXT, Retribiution. ⁨@mlw⁩ his family and more Check the LINK TREE BELOW for more content and Merch https://linktr.ee/StraightTalkWrestlingBy George Mckay

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Episode 419! My Conversation with Tracy Taylor 38:05

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Pre recorded in early April before i stepped away. @WOWSuperheroes Tracey Taylor also known as Island Girl Kalaki. Joins ne right before here canadain tour, to talk travelling with her now Pro wrestler Daughter tusnomi. gettig her OVW contract early in her career. Motion capture for the WWE 2K games, and so much more Check the LINK TREE BELOW for m…

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Vitalik Buterin: Ethereum, The [LAST] Steward of Decentralisation 39:19

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The tradition of Epicenter x Vitalik Buterin continued this year as well at EthCC[8], where we got the chance of picking his brain about recent research, interests and Ethereum Foundation’s direction going forward. Join us for a fascinating discussion on biotech and how Vitalik’s Shiba ended up funding it, the utility of blockchains in nowadays soc…

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316: The benefits of specialized language models (with OpenText's Justin Cantrall) 12:52

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In this episode, Dave interviews Justin Cantrall, AI engineer and architect at OpenText, about specialized language models. They discuss: The difference between specialized language models and large language models The benefits and disadvantages of choosing specialized language models Open weight models…

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Episode 324: A philosophical conversation about AI 24:49

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This week, Reb and Nyela discuss BNY’s digital workers and what the use of AI in society signals for the future.By WatersTechnology

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315: Gray work in software development (with Quickbase's Maya Palfreyman) 21:36

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In this episode, Jenna interviews Maya Palfreyman, product marketing director at Quickbase, who leads the company's research on gray work. They discuss: What gray work is and what sort of tasks qualify How it affects software developers The impact of unaccounted gray work in planning cyclesBy SD Times

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Stripe: The Stablecoin (R)Evolution - John Egan 1:05:36

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Stripe has established itself as a leading payment solution for both enterprises as well as startups and individual sellers. By abstracting away all the complexities of traditional payment rails through simple plug-and-play APIs, Stripe created a facile route for cross-border payments, simplifying e-commerce. Similarly, Stripe’s recent integration …

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t1 Protocol: Unifying Ethereum's L2 Liquidity Through Real-Time Proving - Can Kisagun 1:01:41

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While L2 rollups did help scale Ethereum, they also created siloed ecosystems, all fighting over the same liquidity, users and devs. t1 Protocol is building layer-2 infrastructure to achieve seamless cross-rollup interoperability through real-time proving, powered by TEEs. t1's low-latency with 1-second block times provides faster preconfirmations,…

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Episode 323: MarketAxess’s Chowdhury and Burke (plus some Cusip updates) 48:55

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This week, Riad Chowdhury, head of Asia-Pacific, and Dan Burke, global head of emerging markets at MarketAxess, join to discuss block trading in fixed income. Plus Reb discusses her recent article about Cusip and updates on the class action lawsuit moving through the courts.00:00 Reb and Tony discuss recent reporting around Cusip and updates on the…

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Courtney Wei: Allocating for Impact and Stewarding Capital for the Future 36:24

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In this episode of Turbo Impact, Courtney Wei, Head of Investment at China Life Insurance (Overseas), joins host Kenny Chen to explore how one of Asia’s largest insurers is embedding sustainability into long-term global allocation through a liability-driven investing (LDI) approach. As a global asset allocator, Courtney shares how her team applies …

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314: The search revolution: Dense vs. sparse vectors (with Jack Pertschuk from Pinecone) 12:54

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In this episode, Dave interviews Jack Pertschuk, principal engineer for Algorithms and Platform at Pinecone. They discuss: What semantic search is and where it falls short The difference between sparse and dense vectors How search technology powers AIBy SD Times

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DappCon 25: The Ticker Is $ETH - Jerome de Tychey, Joshua Dávila & Nixorokish 1:12:32

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As the summer tour of European crypto conferences landed in Berlin, one of crypto’s cradles, we couldn’t miss DappCon 25, where we got to sit with Jerome de Tychey, Nixorokish & Joshua Dávila to discuss Ethereum’s restructure and whether its culture is still relevant to the wider crypto community. Join us for a fascinating discussion on the impact …