Blockhash: Exploring The Blockchain

For episode 468, Co-founder Ramkumar Subramaniam joins Brandon Zemp to talk about OpenLedger and the importance of data attribution. OpenLedger is a data blockchain for AI, focused on building specialized AI models that can be accessed by GenAI apps. Ramkumar Subramaniam is a seasoned expert in blockchain technology, with over a decade of experience building and scaling successful businesses. Throughout his career, he has achieved significant milestones, driving substantial growth and revenue. Known for his strategic vision and ability to forge impactful partnerships, Ramkumar continues to shape the future of innovation. ⏳ Timestamps: 0:00 | Introduction 0:53 | Who is Ramkumar Subramaniam? 3:03 | What is OpenLedger? 6:10 | What is Data Attribution for AI? 12:16 | How can better Data Attribution improve AI models? 18:30 | OpenLedger Testnet 19:14 | OpenLedger developer resources 20:30 | OpenLedger partnerships 24:40 | AI Agents 26:51 | OpenLedger 2025 Roadmap 28:40 | OpenLedger website, social media and com

For episode 467, Founder Paul Thomas joins Brandon Zemp to dive into Somnia. Paul is a seasoned technologist with 12 years of experience at unicorn companies like Improbable, and investment banks like Goldman Sachs. Somnia is a blockchain network designed to unify the metaverse, allowing users to explore virtual worlds seamlessly and creators to innovate, collaborate, and monetize content. With a metaverse browser, decentralized governance, and tools like Playground, Somnia fosters an open ecosystem for building a connected virtual society. ⏳ Timestamps: 0:00 | Introduction 0:58 | Who is Paul Thomas? 3:55 | What is Somnia? 5:49 | What is Multi-Stream Consensus? 7:56 | Ethereum Virtual Machine Compatibility 10:20 | Dapp Use-cases on Somnia 13:55 | Reactive Decentralized Applications 16:28 | Future of the Metaverse 20:55 | Somnia 2025 Roadmap 23:00 | Contribute as a Validator 24:01 | Somnia Testnet 25:03 | Somnia website, social media and community

For episode 466, Chiara Munaretto joins Brandon Zemp to discuss her LinkedIn Personal Branding business where she guides Web3/AI teams and professionals to set up their personal brand on LinkedIn while ensuring coherence with their company marketing strategy. Chiara does this via workshops, coaching calls, ready-to-use materials and tailored strategies. She has advised 50+ AI entrepreneurs starting their AI automation agencies, 10+ Web3 corporate professionals showcasing their expertise online, organized workshops for Web3 teams to educate employees about the importance of personal branding and much more. Currently, Chiara also works at Deloitte in Web3 Enterprise Transition and Crypto Custody Exchange advisory, specializing in business development, commercialization, and marketing strategies for Web3 solutions. ⏳ Timestamps: 0:00 | Introduction 0:52 | Who is Chiara Munaretto? 5:08 | Importance of Community 7:52 | Chiara’s Personal Branding business 10:13 | Crypto Twitter to LinkedIn 13:05 | Content style

For episode 465, CEO & CTO Pablo Castillo joins Brandon Zemp to discuss the Camino Network. Pablo Castillo has vast and proven experience delivering complex projects across all European markets with a strong business focus. He started his career in tourism over 20 years ago, selling trips for Kuoni, and has held various positions within Tour Operating, Data & Content Management, eCommerce, and international Project & Innovation Program Management for various international travel companies. Today, he is pioneering the adoption of blockchain technology in travel with Camino Network. Over 200 established brands and startups are already supporting the web3 travel ecosystem; more than 100 entities have signed up as validators and 40+ entities are building use cases. ⏳ Timestamps: 0:00 | Introduction 0:50 | Who is Pablo Castillo? 3:13 | What is the Camino Network? 5:25 | Web3 solutions for the Travel industry 9:15 | What is the Camino Messenger? 12:22 | Camino’s Target Market in Travel industry 13:5

For episode 464, Founder & CTO Vincent Gramoli joins Brandon Zemp to discuss the Redbelly Network, which is Enabling asset issuers to tokenize and trade compliant on-chain structured products. Vincent Gramoli has chaired the Cybersecurity Committee for the Computing Research and Education Association of Australasia (CORE) and the Blockchain Technical Committee for the Australian Computer Society. He received the Digital National Facilities & Collections Award from CSIRO, the Best Paper Awards at ICDCS’21, IPDPS’22, ICDCS’22 and DSN’24 for his research on blockchains, the Education Leader of the Year Award from Blockchain Australia, and the Future Fellowship from the Australian Research Council. In the past, Gramoli has been affiliated with INRIA, Cornell, Data61 and EPFL. ⏳ Timestamps: 0:00 | Introduction 1:00 | Who is Vincent Gramoli? 4:52 | What is the Redbelly Network? 9:41 | Redbelly Network global partnerships 11:15 | Process of Tokenization 15:06 | Real world assets on Redbelly Network 17:24

For episode 463, CEO & Co-founder Zac Williamson joins Brandon Zemp to talk about Aztec, the leading privacy-first Layer 2 on Ethereum that empowers developers to build applications protecting user privacy while ensuring compliance. Previously, Zac founded CreditMint and is the co-inventor of PLONK, a widely-used zero-knowledge proof system. Zac holds a Doctorate in Particle Physics from the University of Oxford and is a former physicist at CERN and T2K Japan. Zac is also an EF9 Cohort Member at Entrepreneur First, supporting early-stage tech startups. ⏳ Timestamps: 0:00 | Introduction 1:02 | Who is Zac Williamson? 4:52 | What is Aztec? 7:15 | Use-cases on Aztec 10:54 | Blockchain is Infrastructure 13:17 | Value in Web3 15:49 | Crypto innovation in the United States 19:11 | How to build on Aztec 20:40 | Programmable Privacy 21:34 | Aztec Testnet 25:56 | Aztec 2025 Roadmap 27:47 | Aztec website, social media & community

For episode 462, CCO Doron Wesly joins Brandon Zemp on the show to discuss Funtico, a new gaming platform that elevates favorite game genres, allowing players to earn prizes and perks through skill. Users can compete in tournaments or one-on-one battles and own in-game items. Funtico games are accessible on PC, mobile web browsers, and app stores. ⏳ Timestamps: 0:00 | Introduction 1:13 | Doron Wesly 2:33 | What is Funtico and how was is created? 5:29 | Incentivization model 11:56 | Digital assets on Funtico 14:42 | $TICO token and utility 15:38 | How to play games on Funtico? 17:18 | Future of Web3 Gaming 21:24 | Funtico tournaments 22:28 | Doron’s favorite games on Funtico 24:24 | Virtual reality gaming 27:02 | Funtico social media & community

For episode 461, Founder Georges Chouchani joins Brandon Zemp to talk about why DeFi is broken and how Euclid Protocol is going to fix it! Georges Chouchani aka 'GC' was tired of fragmented chains and lost value in DeFi. With 90% of assets sitting idle due to chain fragmentation, he chose to build Euclid Protocol to solve it. With testnet now live, GC talks multi-chain DeFi, and how collaboration not competition will unleash the true potential of web3 for all. ⏳ Timestamps: 0:00 | Introduction 0:53 | Who is Georges Chouchani? 2:22 | What is Fragmented Liquidity? 3:38 | What is the Euclid Protocol? 4:57 | Euclid Infrastructure 5:27 | Is Fragmented Liquidity hindering the growth of Web3? 6:43 | Euclid for Developers 7:14 | Euclid Testnet 8:15 | Euclid Swap & other use-cases 8:48 | Cosmoverse 2024 9:44 | Industry insights on Fragmented Liquidity 10:45 | Current partnerships 11:11 | Euclid Protocol 2025 Roadmap 11:53 | Euclid website, social media & community

For episode 460, COO Arjun Arora joins Brandon Zemp to discuss the Orderly Network, a permissionless liquidity layer for Web3 trading. Orderly Network is a cloud liquidity infrastructure designed to revolutionize web3 trading. Built on omnichain architecture, Orderly enables deep liquidity for any asset across multiple blockchains. Focused on a future of DeFi that’s open to all, Orderly empowers traders and developers alike. Arjun’s diverse career background spans technology, advisory, business development, and management roles. An accomplished industry-leader, Arjun is the COO of Orderly Network. Moving into DeFi after an impressive eight-year tenure in leadership roles at Google, Arjun has a deep understanding of the traditional and emerging tech spaces. He studied at the University of Portsmouth and The King John School. ⏳ Timestamps: 0:00 | Introduction 0:52 | Who is Arjun Arora? 4:41 | What is the Orderly Network? 7:52 | Cloud Liquidity Infrastructure 10:06 | Developer advantages on Orderly Network 1

For episode 459, Co-founder & CEO Salman Avestimehr joins Brandon Zemp to discuss ChainOpera, a decentralized AI platform and a community-driven generative AI application ecosystem. He is also the Dean’s Professor of ECE and CS at the University of Southern California (USC), the inaugural director of the USC-Amazon Center on Trustworthy AI, and co-founder of TensorOpera. He is an expert in machine learning, information theory, security/privacy, and blockchain systems, with more than 10 years of R&D leadership in both academia and industry. He is a United States Presidential award winner for his profound contributions in information technology, and a Fellow of IEEE. He received his PhD from UC Berkeley/EECS in 2008, and has held Advisory positions at various Tech companies, including Amazon. ⏳ Timestamps: 0:00 | Introduction 0:55 | Who is Salman Avestimehr? 5:04 | Web3 interest on College campuses 6:00 | What is ChainOpera? 8:01 | What is the AI Economy? 13:18 | AI Agents 14:14 | ChainOpera’s Dec

For episode 458, Co-founder Dmitry Zhelezov joins Brandon Zemp to discuss SQD. Dmitry Zhelezov is co-founder of SQD Network, the Web3 data layer. Dmitry would love to chat about the exciting changes happening in decentralized finance (DeFi) and how Subsquid is tackling some of its biggest challenges. With a Ph.D. in Computer Science, Dmitry has been deeply involved in blockchain technology for years. Before co-founding Subsquid, he was a core developer at Parity Technologies, working on Polkadot and Substrate. ⏳ Timestamps: 0:00 | Introduction 1:06 | Who is Dmitry Zhelezov? 9:07 | What is SQD? 10:01 | Infrastructure of SQD Network 17:54 | Dapp use-cases being built on SQD Network 20:55 | How can Developers build on SQD Network? 22:56 | How can users run Nodes and Delegate? 24:06 | SQD 2025 Roadmap

For episode 457, Alaukik Pant joins Brandon Zemp to discuss GRVT and how they are transforming crypto trading with an innovative hybrid infrastructure. After a decade as a trader at Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs, Hong Yea co-founded GRVT in May 2022. GRVT aims to transform financial markets by integrating blockchain technology and self-custody solutions, focusing on blockchain settlement and trustless risk management. Hong’s international upbringing and business studies at Yonsei University shape his strategic vision for GRVT’s mission. ⏳ Timestamps: 0:00 | Introduction 0:55 | Who is Alaukik Pant? 5:50 | Security on GRVT 11:58 | Security Key recovery on GRVT 4:17 | User experience on GRVT 19:20 | GRVT growing alongside DeFi 23:30 | In what jurisdictions is GRVT available? 24:05 | Is GRVT available on iOS or Android? 25:32 | Which Crypto assets are tradable on GRVT? 26:34 | Chart analysis on GRVT 27:43 | 2025 Roadmap for GRVT 29:21 | GRVT website, social media & community

For episode 456, Co-founder Hendrik Ghys joins Brandon Zemp to talk about Thalex, a new derivatives exchange offering crypto options, futures & perpetuals. Their goal is to remove friction between your idea and your trade. Thalex contracts are linear, stablecoin-settled and they provide native support for combination trades. They empower individual traders with low fees, portfolio margin and institution-grade access to connectivity. exchange integrations this year to enable frictionless onboarding & transfers. ⏳ Timestamps: 0:00 | Introduction 2:00 | Who is Hendrik Ghys? 5:07 | What is Thalex? 10:19 | Thalex exchange partners 14:24 | How to set up an account with Thalex? 15:15 | Educational resources on Thalex 20:05 | Bitcoin & Ethereum on Thalex 22:38 | Altcoins on Thalex in 2025? 25:46 | Bitcoin Bull Market 2025 34:45 | Thalex website, social media & community

For episode 455, President Thomas Camp & VP of Sales Mark Mckinzey join Brandon Zemp to talk about the inefficiencies of the healthcare industry in revenue cycles and how they aim to fix it with Artificial Intelligence. Exdion Health provides a wide range of innovative revenue cycle management solutions to help healthcare companies streamline operations and improve profitability. The company currently offers a tech suite that helps U.S. urgent care centers and other healthcare entities, automate their medical coding process. A 2023 report by the American Medical Association (AMA) estimated that coding errors cost the healthcare industry approximately $36 billion annually in lost revenue, denied claims and potential fines. Exdion Health offers the first smart AI coding platform that combines rule-based and machine-learning tools to improve documentation, educate providers, optimize revenue and boost revenue velocity. Its flagship product, ExdionACE, a proprietary auto coding engine, is tailored exclusi

For episode 454, CEO & Co-founder Chris Zhu joins Brandon Zemp to discuss Sonic SVM and how they are enabling sovereign game economies that roll-up to Solana. Built with customized VM agnostic game engines and HyperGrid interpreter. Sonic’s vision is to expand the existing Solana Gaming Ecosystem to process millions of requests per second per game and settle them back onto Solana L1. ⏳ Timestamps: 0:00 | Introduction 0:57 | Devcon 2024 1:30 | Who is Chris Zhu? 5:19 | Sonic SVM 7:07 | Sovereign Game Economy 10:42 | What types of games can Sonic SVM elevate? 13:20 | AAA Games on Blockchain 17:06 | Sonic SVM use-cases 18:42 | Sonic SVM Mainnet 19:10 | Developer resources 21:10 | Sonic SVM Roadmap 23:00 | Best Web3 games today 25:42 | Sonic SVM website, social media & community

For episode 453, CEPO Joshua Maddox joins Brandon Zemp on the show to discuss COTI, a Layer 2 solution on Ethereum designed for digital payments using its own blockchain protocol. COTI has made significant strides implementing garbled circuits on the real live blockchain in the first time allowing to secure multi-party computation (MPC) and enabling parties to jointly compute functions over their inputs while keeping those inputs private. Recently, COTI Chosen to Participate in Central Bank of Israel’s CBDC Project alongside companies like PayPal and Fireblocks. COTI was founded in 2017 and has since raised over $500M in funding from prominent investors, including Cardano's cFund, Borderless Capital, and Cardstarter. Before leading the ecosystem & partnerships at COTI, Joshua was the head of developer ecosystem and grants at Provenance Blockchain Foundation, Designed, led, and launched the largest grants program for regulated financial services on blockchain, distributing over $50 million. ⏳ Timestamp

For episode 452, CEO Cloris Chen joins Brandon Zemp to explore how Singularity Finance is bringing tokenized traditional assets onchain for increased liquidity, security, and transparency Cloris Chen, CFA, is a leading expert in decentralized finance (DeFi) with a focus on tokenization and the AI economy. As CEO of Singularity Finance, she bridges traditional and decentralized finance. Cloris’s background includes six years as a vice-president at HSBC, followed by a role as treasury director at a unicorn startup. Cloris holds master’s degrees in computer science from the University of Pennsylvania and economics from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Cloris leverages her diverse experience to advocate for innovative financial solutions. Her insights on the intersection of AI, tokenization, and DeFi are reshaping perspectives on the future of finance. ⏳ Timestamps: 0:00 | Introduction 1:30 | Bitcoin $90,000 1:52 | Who is Cloris Chen? 5:57 | What is the AI Economy? 7:25 | What is Singular

For episode 451, Jeremy Frank & Chris Sotraidis join Brandon Zemp on the show to talk about Autonomys. Their network provides the infrastructure to scale decentralized AI 3.0 applications on-chain—hyper-scalable permanent data storage, super fast data availability & flexible EVM-compatible decoupled execution. ⏳ Timestamps: 0:00 | Introduction 0:54 | Who are Jeremy Frank & Chris Sotraidis? 2:17 | What is Autonomys? 4:48 | What is Decentralized AI? 7:06 | Permissionless 2024 7:52 | Mainnet launch timeline 8:40 | Autonomys roadmap for 2024 & 2025 9:50 | Dev docs & resources 10:11 | Autonomys website, social media & community

For episode 450, Rushi Manche & Jason Yanowitz join Brandon Zemp at Permissionless 2024 to discuss the event, what BlockWorks is doing next and what’s on the roadmap for Movement. Blockworks is a financial media brand that delivers news and insights about digital assets to millions of investors. Their editorial content, newsletters, podcasts and events provide investors with the critical analysis and information they need to make smarter decisions about digital assets. Movement Labs is the first network of modular Move-based blockchains built to combine performance with liquidity and composability. They have come together to share their passion for Move with the industry and make their favorite programming language available to as many people around the world as possible. ⏳ Timestamps: 0:00 | Introduction 1:00 | Permissionless 2024 Recap 4:20 | Why Salt Lake City, Utah? 7:35 | Who is Rushi Manche? 8:00 | Who is Jason Yanowitz? 8:50 | What is BlockWorks Advisory? 10:08 | What is Movement doing at Permi

For episode 449, Founder & CEO Gentleman James joins Brandon Zemp to discuss how iYield is providing Crypto Financial Planning as a tool. iYield is crypto's 1st financial planning tool that integrates crypto, DeFi, staking, and fiat assets into one platform. Built by founder, Gentleman James, a longtime crypto investor since 2013, created out of his frustration with the lack of tools that provide a complete financial picture for both crypto and traditional assets. ⏳ Timestamps: 0:00 | Introduction 1:05 | Who is Gentleman James? 10:26 | What is iYield & what makes it unique among financial planning tools? 12:04 | User Features of iYield 14:01 | How to get set up on iYield 15:30 | Future features for users 16:22 | FIRE Calculator 17:33 | What Blockchain ecosystems are available on iYield? 18:52 | Solana & Cardano ecosystem support in the future? 19:23 | Is iYield FREE to use? 22:10 | Are there DeFi Yield Strategies on iYield? 24:23 | iYield Roadmap for 2025 25:50 | Tax tracking & planning too