The New Blocks

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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.

  1. 10/24/2022

    0x221018 | Post-Merge Reality Checks

    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 – Kim K sued 46:05 – Craig Wright case 48:05 – Outro

    49 min

  2. 09/02/2022

    EP22: The Merge

    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 the Merge? 7:25 – Ultra-sound money 13:18 – EIP-1559 16:05 – Ether’s value prop 20:00 – Lightning round: Is ether like fiat? 24:27 – What if it fails? 27:53 – What happens to mining? 35:25 – Do I need to upgrade? 39:03 – Debunking myths 45:25 – Merge excitement 49:10 – Outro

    51 min

  3. 08/30/2022

    0x220826 | Saga of the Bear

    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 – Axie bridge hack 39:04 – Tornado Cash sanctions 51:15 – The Merge 53:28 – Outro

    54 min

  4. 01/31/2022

    EP21: Staking

    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 a loaded term 26:35 – Lightning round: Why single asset staking? 28:17 – Is staking good or bad? APY vs APR 31:19 – How do you stake ETH?

    42 min

  5. 01/20/2022

    0x220119 | Don’t Doubt DAOs

    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 – DAO psyops 26:19 – Airdropping community into existence 31:40 – Blockbuster DAO 33:34 – Radioshack DeFi 35:28 – Mastercard NFTs + L2 38:00 – Microsoft Metaverse

    47 min

  6. 12/18/2021

    0x211215 | Surviving Crypto

    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 13:51 – Surviving Market Cycles 27:35 – Right click savers 33:00 – Utility NFTs vs JPEGs 40:30 – Outro

    41 min

  7. 11/24/2021

    EP20: Airdrops

    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 airdrops 27:17 – Why do an airdrop? 36:32 – Responsibility 38:13 – QA: How is this different? 41:00 – How are airdrops taxed? 42:58 – How can I get airdrops?

    49 min

  8. 11/13/2021

    0x211111 | Token Communities

    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 – The pumpkin patch 🎃🎃🎃 26:20 – Katana 🗡️ 37:08 – Ronin mobile wallet 44:00 – Zyori dreads 51:05 – Starting TNB 53:05 – ENS Airdrop

    55 min
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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.

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  • Creator
    ZyoriTV
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2022
  • Episodes
    32
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © ZyoriTV
  • Show Website
    The New Blocks