The New Blocks: Recent Episodes
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Introducing The New Blocks, a podcast about blockchains, cryptocurrencies, and the new building blocks of the decentralized financial system and internet of tomorrow. With hosts Andrew Campbell & Kevin Weaver.
We’re in the portion of the market cycle where the reality checks are rolling in. A Post-merge dip, metaverse FUD, and blockchain censorship. At least the bad actors are being flushed out. 🗑️ TIMESTAMPS:6:13 – Post-merge 12:10 – Decentraland FUD 18:12 – Metropolis 21:55 – Blockchain censorship 32:38 – Do Kwon on the run 40:14 […]
After 7 years in the making, it is finally upon us. We cover everything you need to know about a distributed engineering feat like no other. This is it, this is the big one: The Merge. TIMESTAMPS:2:17 – What is […]
Big moves, bigger conferences, and the biggest of hacks: Andrew and Kevin return from a long break to recount the saga of the 2022 market cycle. TIMESTAMPS:1:05 – Crypto conferences 14:25 – Recapping since January 25:28 – Quantifiable vibes 32:34 […]
New, programmable money means new terms for new financial maneuvers. This week, we discuss the difference between blockchain staking, single asset staking, liquidity providing and farming while ultimately realizing that words are hard. TIMESTAMPS: 4:57 – What is staking 8:25 – network staking vs single asset staking 17:00 – Tokenomic complexity 22:05 – Staking is […]
Nobody said decentralization would be easy. This week on the TNB, we’re asking the important questions: How will gaming DAOs function? Can community be airdropped into existence? Will Microsoft’s vision for the metaverse align with ours? Will web3 resurrect Blockbuster and RadioShack? TIMESTAMPS:6:10 – Building towards decentralization 12:00 – Web 2.5 business model 19:34 – […]
This week’s edition of TNB is about surviving the tumultuous seas of crypto 🌊. Maybe your jpegs have already seen the other side of the 🌙, maybe they’ve been totally obliterated by right click savers ☠️. Either way, let’s bring in the new year with some final takes on trial and tribulation! TIMESTAMPS:3:40 – GameFi […]
The gang breaks down the latest trend in token distribution- airdrops. What are airdrops? What are protocols just sending us free money? Is this actually the model of the future? It’s all here in episode twenty. Timestamps: 2:19 – Ethereum Name Service 6:00 – ENS Airdrop 12:52 – What is an airdrop? 19:07 – Past […]
NFT NYC offered the full spectrum between an awkward art gallery, an exclusive skyscraper shindig, and a literal yacht party… it really just depended on which token communities you belonged to. Community is the latest killer app. TIMESTAMPS: 1:07 – NFT NYC 7:50 – Bored Ape Yacht Club 12:00 – Token gated communities 20:45 – […]
SHIB’s meteoric rise causes the gang to question the fabric of their monetary reality. What does it mean now that the top 🐶 has been dethroned? Why can’t we have just a single dull week in crypto? TIMESTAMPS: 0:50 – Lisbon 8:26 – SHIB flipped DOGE 🐶 14:00 – Ponzi games 20:45 – Holders 27:00 […]
If the future of blockchains is multi-chain, then the future is already here… it’s just not evenly distributed. This week it’s all things side chains, layer 1s, layer 2s, cross-chain interoperability and collecting NFTs betwixt.
Ready or not, climate change is here. One of the most common and valid criticisms of crypto is the electricity it demands and the environmental impact of that consumption. For an industry that prides itself on building global coordination tools, will any of it matter if the globe catches fire in the process? This week, […]
The Block buds are back from break and brimming with bits about bytes. This edition of 0x is all about Crypto Conventions and con artists. TIMESTAMPS:3:55 – NFT NYC 6:29 – MCon 12:50 – Blockchain to the masses 20:50 – Scaling is hard 28:35 – Marketing spend 33:19 – Empowering artists 40:36 – Navigating innovation […]
What? The New Blocks is evolving! Introducing 0x episodes: A more raw and timely crypto news format. 0x episodes are less about on-boarding crypto newcomers and more about discussing the newest of the blocks. This week, we talk about the latest swelter: JPEG Summer 🔥. TIMESTAMPS: 1:44 – JPEG summer 9:00 – Top sellers 21:12 […]
New regulation is rolling down Capital Hill and it’s headed straight for crypto. Did the Senate just attempt to ban the entire industry? What are regulators missing and why does regulation have to be this hard? TIMESTAMPS: 2:43 – The Infrastructure Bill 6:37 – Regulation in trusted systems 12:25 – Centralized crypto regulation 16:08 – […]
It’s never a bad time to go back to basics. This week, the goof troop sets up a fresh wallet, discusses best practices, and navigates the treacherous seas of phishing scams. If you custody your own crypto, this is an episode you won’t want to miss. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 – Intro 1:10 – USDC in the […]
If you’ve experienced the blockchain superhighway, you’ve probably noticed, the tolls add up quickly! What if you could whip around these same roads, but for only fractions of a penny? This is the future vision for blockchains, and if you know where to look, it’s already here today. Today, we merge into the fast lane […]
Pop some corn and kick up your feet by the ocean fire. Today, we’re rounding out the 15th episode with a culmination of everything we’ve learned over The New Blocks series. We’re talking stable coins, DAOs, AMMs, yield farming NFTs, and DeFi protocols. This episode couldn’t fit another 3-letter acronym if we tried. Decentralized Finance. […]
Today, the fam squad discusses trading, swapping, and exchanging with the help of automated market makers. Will this new design for non-custodial commerce change the way we exchange? In this episode, we’ll discuss how every day DeFi users are beginning to eliminate the extractive 3rd party bankers we’ve grown so accustom to. TIMESTAMPS:0:48 – Special […]
This week, the DeFi apprentices are feeling the full force of a true, crypto-market swing. On a week as red as this one, what topic is more fitting than stable coins? There is massive global demand for monetary stability. Let’s learn about a few wildly different approaches to meeting it. TIMESTAMPS: 4:21– What are stable […]
The class graduated from Blockchain 101 and we’re moving on to Blockchain 102. Decentralized Autonomous Organizations, or DAOs, are the building blocks for a new kind of company, institution, and an alternative to traditional hierarchical governance. Whether you’re an ape on Wall Street Bets or you’re helping to coordinate the decentralized alternative to the FED, […]
Today, the gang proves first hand that you don’t need to be a genius to understand smart contracts. These new building blocks will fundamentally alter the way humans work together and collaborate. It’s time to roll up our sleeves, pull up a keyboard, and start programming the open, public goods of tomorrow. TIMESTAMPS:0:00 – Intro […]
For episode 10, the gang finally sits down to have the talk about the bulls and the bears. Growing up is awkward and blockchains are no exception. Grab a juice box as we flip through the year book and explore crypto’s prepubescent years, mood swings and embarrassing moments included. TIMESTAMPS:2:03 – Banks vs crypto 5:40 […]
The squad comes to a consensus about consensus mechanisms. Who runs the blockchain? What is trust collateral and which one is best? How many new blocks do we really need? Join in as we peel back the next layer of the crypto-onion. TIMESTAMPS:1:30 – What is a node? 4:39 – What is a consensus mechanism? […]
The buds are talking altcoins: past, present, and future. What makes a project interesting or valuable? What does it mean for a blockchain to fork? Whose fork is it anyway? All of this and so much more in this week’s edition of The Block Heads. TIMESTAMPS:2:18 – What is an altcoin? 4:08 – Forking 9:45 […]
What the heck is an NFT??? The gang dives head-first into one of the first truly mainstream use-cases for crypto. Grab your top hat skin and your monocle token, today we’re appraising fine, digital art. TIMESTAMPS: 2:00 – What is an NFT? 8:40 – Recent NFT Sales 16:28 – NFTs in gaming 23:08 – Where […]
The gang talks about crypto custody. Ownership. How does owning crypto differ from owning something like a stock? This episode is all about different types of exchanges and wallets, and the risks associated with each. TIMESTAMPS:3:33 – Bronze League – Speculation 5:44 – Gold League – KYC/AML 10:05 – Platinum League – Advanced trading 12:35 […]
AK focus in on Ethereum and cover the fundamental aspects of it’s function as a virtual computer. They explore this idea that “code is law” and explain the basics of initial coin offerings (ICO’s) and digital asset scarcity. TIMESTAMPS 1:18 – Ethereum is a virtual computer 3:19 – Vitalik Buterin’s whitepaper 5:31 – What can […]
The fellas dig deeper into what makes the blockchain so important and what it looks like under the hood. When should the Byzantine Generals attack the city? Does Charlie really have $5,000 to send to Denise? All of this will be answered and more on a blockchain near you. TIMESTAMPS:0:00 – Intro: Tesla buys Bitcoin […]
The boys take the first real step down the crypto rabbit hole: Bitcoin. The OG. The big coin on campus. The oldest and largest cryptocurrency by market cap. Who made it? What problem does it solve? Why would anyone pay $335M for two Papa John’s Pizzas? All of this and more as we begin our […]
In this episode, we continue to lay the foundation for our journey into crypto. School is in session and today’s lesson will fill in some knowledge gaps about money that your elementary school teachers may have missed. What is money? What makes good money? How has money changed over time? All of this and more […]
Introducing The New Blocks, the podcast where we discuss the new building blocks of the decentralized financial system and internet of tomorrow. Each week, we’ll dive deep into one new concept and slowly descend further down into this seemingly endless rabbit hole. (Episode updated on 4/23/2021) TIMESTAMPS:3:30 – Definitions 6:44 – What problems do cryptocurrencies […]
Welcome to The New Blocks! Over the course of this series, we’ll cover every angle of crypto, blockchains, and web3. In this series intro, Kevin gears up to give you an idea of just how deep the rabbit hole goes. 🕳️🐇 TIMESTAMPS:2:22 – ‘08 Financial crisis 5:11 – Bitcoin 7:26 – Trust machine 10:00 – […]