Best Epicenter Media Ltd Podcasts (2024)

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Bitcoin OS: Bitcoin Block 853626 Changed Everything For BTC Smart Contracts - Edan Yago 1:10:20

1h ago1:10:20

1:10:20

Bitcoin’s Taproot update paved the way for a new & exciting era for Bitcoin, as it expanded its use case far beyond that of an immutable ledger. However, Ordinals, BRC-20 tokens and, more recently, Runes, have limited functionality compared to what DeFi is capable of, on other smart contract blockchains. BitcoinOS envisions a revolutionary Bitcoin …

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Bernie Ecclestone: His rise from used car salesman to F1 supremo (Part 1) 1:20:43

1h ago1:20:43

1:20:43

We're rounding off season 2 of And Colossally That's History with a two-part mini-series on none other than Bernie Ecclestone, who, as Formula 1’s commercial rights holder, was F1’s most powerful individual for nearly 40 years. Matt and Richard discuss his humble origins, how he built his reputation and wealth in the used car and motorcycle trade, …

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Symbiotic: Scaling Shared Security Through Restaking - Misha Putiatin 1:05:36

7d ago1:05:36

1:05:36

Bootstrapping and maintaining a validator set can be a challenging endeavour, especially for projects that are in search of a product market fit. However, this does not mean one should abandon the ethos of decentralisation in favour of a more streamlined centralised approach. The notion of shared security had been previously explored in the Cosmos …

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Moss vs Hawthorn: The race to be Britain’s first F1 champion 1:34:01

3d ago1:34:01

1:34:01

As many as 10 British drivers have become world champion since the inauguration of the Formula 1 world championship in 1950, but only one had the distinction of being the first person from his country to do so. On today's episode of Colossally, Matt and Richard discuss the battle to become Britain's first F1 world champion, which occurred in 1958 a…

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Ari Juels: Can AI Weaponize Blockchain Smart Contracts? - Chainlink 1:04:05

14d ago1:04:05

1:04:05

A smart contract’s rigid rule system represents a double-edged sword. ‘The Code is Law’, but what happens when rogue large language models or AI agents bend the Law? Can smart contracts be weaponised to serve a criminal agenda? In his ‘Oracle’ novel, Ari Juels explores this thesis and issues an eery warning regarding the blockchain x AI intersectio…

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France's 'golden generation' of Formula 1 race winners 1:13:01

2h ago1:13:01

1:13:01

The latest episode of Colossally has a distinctly French flavour, as Matt and Richard look back on a golden age of French Formula 1 drivers. Believe it or not, having endured a 13-year winless drought in Formula 1 between 1958 and 1971, France then produced 10 different F1 winners in 11 seasons in the 1970s and early 1980s - a remarkable achievemen…

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Citrea: Modular Rollup Framework on Bitcoin - Orkun Mahir Kilic 44:15

1d ago44:15

44:15

Bitcoin’s lack of native programmability, coupled with advancements in zero knowledge cryptography, has led to rollups being explored as a substitute for an execution layer. Citrea’s approach involves using Bitcoin as a data availability & settlement layer for their zero knowledge rollup. These rollups not only lower transaction costs, but they als…

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Three races that explain the genius of Gilles Villeneuve 1:16:22

13d ago1:16:22

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On this episode, Matt and Richard explore the genius of one of Formula 1's most celebrated drivers: Gilles Villeneuve. The unassuming French-Canadian only won six Grands Prix in his all-too-short career, but his reputation remains up there with the very best, and his legacy still looms large over the sport, not least because of his artistry behind …

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Anoma: Solving Cross-Chain Interoperability Through Intents - Adrian Brink 1:05:02

9d ago1:05:02

1:05:02

Inspired by Cosmos’ IBC ethos, Anoma takes interoperability a step further, from VM (virtual machine) to IM (intent machine). While traditional dApps that run on virtual machines require step-by-step instructions to achieve a desired outcome, Anoma’s universal intent machine design allows users to simply define their end-results which are then aggr…

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American F1 teams - the good, the bad and the ugly 1:41:11

14d ago1:41:11

1:41:11

With Andretti Global still trying (and currently failing) to gain a place on the F1 grid, Matt and Richard thought it was high time to look back at the American teams that have come and gone from Grand Prix motor racing over the years. They tell the tale of the American upstarts who shocked the French establishment in the 1920s, explain the story o…

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Dappnode: Plug-n-Play Decentralization - Eduardo Antuña, Pol Lanski 1:18:46

1M ago1:18:46

1:18:46

In a world where everyone chases every basis point of marginal return, core values are often overlooked. The emergence of liquid staking protocols made stake delegation a norm rather than an exception. The hassles of running their own node and dealing with slashing risks were often too much of a burden for regular users. Dappnode offers both hardwa…

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Equalling Enzo: When McLaren won Le Mans at the first attempt 1:22:47

21d ago1:22:47

1:22:47

On this episode, Matt and Richard wind the clock back to 1995 when McLaren shocked the sportscar establishment by winning the Le Mans 24 hours at its first attempt. The guys reflect on McLaren's sportcar heritage, the origins and incredible pedigree of the organisation's somewhat confusingly named 'McLaren F1' road car, and why the Le Mans project …

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Dan Held: Bitcoin DeFi Will Change Everything! - Asymmetric 58:07

1M ago58:07

58:07

One of the best known educators in the space and OG Bitcoin maxi, Dan Held joined us to discuss his crypto journey from entrepreneur to marketing & growth specialist and why he decided to start the Asymmetric Bitcoin DeFi Fund. Although initially a contentious topic, the emergence of Ordinals revealed Bitcoin’s untapped potential, sparking tremendo…

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The making of 'Grand Prix' - the movie that took F1 to the masses 1:24:31

29d ago1:24:31

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This week Matt and Richard are winding the clock back to 1966 - a year when the worlds of Formula 1 and Hollywood collided with the on-location production of John Frankenheimer’s epic movie Grand Prix. The film has received mixed reviews over the years, but what made it so interesting for motor racing fans back then - and what makes it such compell…

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Blockworks: The Future of Crypto = AI, Memecoins and DePIN - Jason Yanowitz Live @Permissionless 59:58

2M ago59:58

59:58

From a cross-platform media company, to launching their own conference and, more recently, an advisory branch, Blockworks has seen and done it all. We couldn’t miss Permissionless III, one of the largest crypto conferences in the US, where we sat down with Jason Yanowitz to discuss emerging trends in the industry and where the attention might shift…

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From horror crash to heroic return: Niki Lauda's incredible Monza comeback 1:13:34

1M ago1:13:34

1:13:34

On this episode of the pod, Matt and Richard tell the remarkable story of Niki Lauda’s Monza comeback in 1976, which came just 40 days after the horrific F1 crash at the Nurburgring that nearly killed him. It was described at the time by Jackie Stewart as “the most courageous thing I’ve ever witnessed in sport” - and all these years later, the natu…

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Konstantin Lomashuk: '#bitcoin is like a #memecoin' - cyber·Fund 1:06:57

2M ago1:06:57

1:06:57

Outside of BTC’s cypherpunk movement, the early days of crypto were more or less barren in terms of innovation. However, this presented a huge opportunity for visionaries and angel investors to either launch or back bold projects, recognizing the potential of crypto stretching far beyond than just payments. One of them was Konstantin Lomashuk, co-f…

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Spygate - The scandal that shook F1 to its core 1:29:04

2M ago1:29:04

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And Colossally That's History! - the podcast that reappraises motor racing history - is back for a second season! In episode 1, join Matt Bishop and Richard Williams as they embark on a critical reexamination of the remarkable Formula 1 'spygate' scandal of 2007, which centred around the transfer of confidential technical information between two en…

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Celestia: 1Gb Blocks, Rollup Interoperability & Lazy Bridging. Ismail Khoffi & Mustafa Al-Bassam 1:03:48

2M ago1:03:48

1:03:48

As Ethereum’s roadmap shifted to a rollup-centric approach, a plethora of rollups have been launched, to the point where L3s have been conceptualized. Celestia sits at the forefront of modularity as it aims to replace the monolithic blockchain architecture with specialized layers that are more suited for scalability and customization. As a result, …

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Coming soon… And Colossally That’s History! - Season 2 2:05

2M ago2:05

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Attention fans of motor racing history: Matt Bishop and Richard Williams will be returning shortly with Season 2 of And Colossally That's History! Join them as they take an unadulterated look at the earth-shattering events, epic sagas and huge characters that have shaped the sport's past. Season 2 begins with a bang, with a critical reexamination o…

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Numerai & Predictoor: How AI Changed Crypto Prediction Markets - Trent McConaghy & Richard Craib 1:20:36

2M ago1:20:36

1:20:36

Prediction markets were one of the first use cases of smart contracts, yet their popularity only recently spiked, following Polymarket’s social media spread. However, while prediction markets are generally zero-sum games, the rise of AI models trained on large datasets led to AI-powered prediction feeds and hedge funds. Crypto offers a unique array…

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Skip Protocol: The API for Seamless Cross-Chain Experiences on Cosmos & Beyond - Sam Hart 58:24

3M ago58:24

58:24

Interoperability is the holy grail for a multi-chain future or the ‘internet of blockchains’. However, while IBC (inter-blockchain communication protocol) revolutionised permissionless cross-chain transfers, it was Skip Protocol’s Go API that took advantage of Cosmos’ infrastructure (and its numerous messaging protocols), to create an end-to-end in…

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Arcium: Parallelized Confidential Computing Network - Yannik Schrade 1:02:10

2M ago1:02:10

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In this day and age, privacy and confidentiality are more important than ever. Advancements in the cryptographic research of zero knowledge proofs (ZKPs), fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) and multi-party computation (MPC) paved the way for computational integrity and confidential computing. While FHE allows for computation to be performed on encr…

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Polymer: A New Era for Interoperability...on Ethereum! - Bo Du 1:02:19

3M ago1:02:19

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The future is multi-chain, scalable and modular. However, while Cosmos’ IBC set the standard for interoperability, Ethereum’s L2 shift revealed a huge problem of liquidity fragmentation across the many rollups fighting for market share. Polymer aims to bridge the two ecosystems and bring the best of both worlds: Ethereum’s native liquidity and Cosm…

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Bitcoin OS: Bitcoin Block 853626 Changed Everything For BTC Smart Contracts - Edan Yago 1:10:20

1
Bernie Ecclestone: His rise from used car salesman to F1 supremo (Part 1) 1:20:43

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Symbiotic: Scaling Shared Security Through Restaking - Misha Putiatin 1:05:36

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Moss vs Hawthorn: The race to be Britain’s first F1 champion 1:34:01

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Ari Juels: Can AI Weaponize Blockchain Smart Contracts? - Chainlink 1:04:05

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France's 'golden generation' of Formula 1 race winners 1:13:01

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Citrea: Modular Rollup Framework on Bitcoin - Orkun Mahir Kilic 44:15

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Three races that explain the genius of Gilles Villeneuve 1:16:22

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Anoma: Solving Cross-Chain Interoperability Through Intents - Adrian Brink 1:05:02

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American F1 teams - the good, the bad and the ugly 1:41:11

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Dappnode: Plug-n-Play Decentralization - Eduardo Antuña, Pol Lanski 1:18:46

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Equalling Enzo: When McLaren won Le Mans at the first attempt 1:22:47

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Dan Held: Bitcoin DeFi Will Change Everything! - Asymmetric 58:07

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The making of 'Grand Prix' - the movie that took F1 to the masses 1:24:31

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Blockworks: The Future of Crypto = AI, Memecoins and DePIN - Jason Yanowitz Live @Permissionless 59:58

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From horror crash to heroic return: Niki Lauda's incredible Monza comeback 1:13:34

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Konstantin Lomashuk: '#bitcoin is like a #memecoin' - cyber·Fund 1:06:57

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Spygate - The scandal that shook F1 to its core 1:29:04

1
Celestia: 1Gb Blocks, Rollup Interoperability & Lazy Bridging. Ismail Khoffi & Mustafa Al-Bassam 1:03:48

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Coming soon… And Colossally That’s History! - Season 2 2:05

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Numerai & Predictoor: How AI Changed Crypto Prediction Markets - Trent McConaghy & Richard Craib 1:20:36

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Skip Protocol: The API for Seamless Cross-Chain Experiences on Cosmos & Beyond - Sam Hart 58:24

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Arcium: Parallelized Confidential Computing Network - Yannik Schrade 1:02:10

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Polymer: A New Era for Interoperability...on Ethereum! - Bo Du 1:02:19

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