Eureka Street Creative Podcast

Episode 79 - DAOs and DAO tooling w/ Adam Miller of DAOPlatforms.io

In this episode I get the chance to interview DAO aficionado Adam Miller of DAOPlatforms.io. He has spent a large amount of time exploring different DAO platforms and tooling and is happy to share his finding with us here!

Episode 78 - My little rabbit hole into the Wormhole bridge hack

Good morning! This morning I give my little rundown on the recent Wormhole bridge hack from a few sources. I find hacks and the exploits in the crypto space fascinating and what the community does to try to make things better. This is all uncharted territory and it seems like no matter how much we try to automate and make things predictable and flawless, there is always something that pops up. With innovation, comes exploitation!

Sources:

https://portalbridge.com/

https://docs.wormholenetwork.com/wormhole/faqs

https://wormholenetwork.com/ https://decrypt.co/91962/crypto-bridge-wormhole-replenished-after-hack-320m-ethereum

https://cointelegraph.com/news/wormhole-token-bridge-loses-321m-in-largest-hack-so-far-in-2022

https://www.altcoinbuzz.io/cryptocurrency-news/spotlight/the-wormhole-hack-what-is-the-future-of-cross-chain-bridges/

https://www.investopedia.com/crypto-theft-of-usd320-million-wormhole-hack-5218062

https://old.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/rwojtk/ama_we_are_the_efs_research_team_pt_7_07_january/hrngyk8/

Episode 404 - Point not found - Morning ramblings lead to deep-tech rabbit hole about Trusted Setups

Good morning! This morning I start out with my usual ramblings and then end up exploring zero knowledge proofs, SNARKs, STARKs, Solidity vs Cairo, and the Trusted Setup Ceremony.

Sources:

https://www.quant.network/pr-announcements/overledger-2-1-7-release?utm_content=buffercd9b5&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

https://coincodecap.com/snarks-vs-starks-difference

https://twitter.com/pseudotheos/status/1488788039895814144

https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoTechnology/comments/a738am/understanding_trusted_setup_with_zksnarks/

https://spectrum.ieee.org/the-crazy-security-behind-the-birth-of-zcash#toggle-gdpr

https://www.coinbureau.com/education/zcash-ceremony/

https://blockonomi.com/zero-knowledge-proofs/

https://minezcash.com/zcash-trusted-setup/

https://www.cairo-lang.org/cairo-for-blockchain-developers/

https://medium.com/yagi-fi/provable-vs-composable-computation-or-why-cairo-will-supersede-solidity-6b00e69bfc9e

https://github.com/l-henri/starknet-cairo-101

Episode 76 - The problem with crypto anons, ponzinomics, DAO voting, and web 3 buzzwords

Good morning! It took three tries for me to get this episode done as I dealt with audio issues and kids barging in. But I get it done! This episode covers alot of the recent controversy about Daniele Sesta and his involvement with 0xSifu, now that it has been exposed that 0xSifu is none other than longtime criminal Michael Patryn. This is the issue about being anon in the crypto space, you never know who you're going to end up working with and even liking and trusting. That's fine and all, but then, what if you are in charge with that partner, several hundred million dollars worth of assets? I explore this dilemma in this episode.

Sources:

https://thedefiant.io/frog-nation-wonderland-fate/

https://medium.com/@Ground_Zero/extraordinary-rise-and-spectacular-fall-of-wonderland-and-dani-sesta-2b5627426231

https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wonderland-founder%3A-im-here-to-fix-this-and-make-it-all-back

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/11/the-strange-tale-of-quadriga-gerald-cotten

https://www.exitscam.show/

Episode 75 - Metaverse and data privacy: a new battle in an old war?

Good morning! This morning I talk about data privacy and the metaverse. It seems this war has been going on for centuries and this is just another battleground.

Sources:

https://venturebeat.com/2022/01/28/metaverse-vs-data-privacy-a-clash-of-the-titans/

https://iapp.org/connect/data-privacy-day/

https://nordvpn.com/lt/blog/metaverse-survey/

Episode 74 - Looking at a larger picture around crypto regulation and collaborative economics

Good morning! In this episode 400, I step back and look at some of the more macro ideas around crypto regulation and collaborative economies. I am inspired by an article I read by Tamara Helenius on and introduction of collaborative economics and what it means to have the average person have a say, not just in political decisions, but in community economic decisions. Are the common people just too stupid as the decision makers have been gaslighting us to think? No. we can and should have control over the monetary policy of our own resources and communities.

Sources:

https://medium.com/commonsstack/a-non-violent-revolution-against-technocracy-53388b123936

https://twitter.com/AndrejCibik/status/1487445432074653700

https://thenationalera.com/with-the-advent-of-pavia-metaverse-arrives-on-the-cardano-blockchain/

Ep 73 - Morning reflections. Then I look at Celestia.org, a layer 1 modular blockchain trailblazer?

Good morning! This morning I say happy birthday to my Dad who has inspired me to take risks, take the hits and always get back up on my feet. I am inspired to always explore the new stuff out there and the whole paradigm shift in blockchain happening from monolithic to modular is happening right now during this "terrible bearish market" action we are having right now. Everyone is so focused on price that people seem to be oblivious to this amazing technology being made right now. I take a look at a project called Celestia that is using the modular approach from the beginning for it's blockchain design. I am obviously not a pro or an authority, but I try my best to summarize it for you. Please read the article below about it! I don't do it justice.

Sources:

https://medium.com/@__Coeus/celestia-the-foundation-of-a-modular-blockchain-world-95900fe2cfb0

https://celestia.org/

https://twitter.com/CelestiaOrg

Episode 72 - Wednesday morning crypto news rants about Elon Musk, Mickey D’s and Dogecoin

Good morning! This morning I rant about the news of Elon Musk challenging Mickey D's to take Dogecoin as it's currency. I am sure it would be just as substantial as it's burgers. Then I remember that Vitalik is joining Doge as an advisor and that one of the Doge founders Billy Markus is rejoining the project. Will Doge become legit? Who knows? Maybe so with Blackrock now entering the crypto space with it's filing for a blockchain/Bitcoin focused ETF coming into the space. Is this a good thing or bad thing?

Sources: https://coingape.com/breaking-elon-musk-bets-mcdonalds-to-accept-dogecoin-doge-as-payment/

https://walletdab.com/dogecoin-doge-gets-serious-by-bringing-on-vitalik-buterin-to-its-foundation/

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/10-trillion-asset-manager-blackrock-102000488.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall

https://blockworks.co/blackrock-files-for-crypto-etf/

Episode 71 - Morning rambling and speculation on crypto, layers, and The Merge

Good morning! Just like the title says, lots of rambling. It's what I do. I wake up and speculate on the market, on life, on technology, on people. I spout off uneducated and biased opinions. But hey, at least I have questions and don't just jump off the cliff like the rest of the lemmings. In this episode I guess I would say the main subject matter is Ethereum and the the Merge. The Ethereum Foundation does not want people to use the terminology ETH1 & ETH2, but to instead use execution and consensus layer. They want this for several reasons. The most clear to me is scam prevention!

Sources:

https://blog.ethereum.org/2022/01/24/the-great-eth2-renaming/

https://etherscan.io/nodetracker

https://twitter.com/arjunbhuptani/status/1485616379906646024

https://twitter.com/ChrisBlec/status/1485776209598418945

Episode 70 - Getting SNARKy and digging a bit into rollups

Good morning! I took the weekend off from making vids and come back this Monday with some talk of layer 2 solutions like SNARKS and STARKS. I don't do the best job explaining them, but I at least have fun digging into it! Sources:

https://swagtimus.substack.com/p/starknet-roundup-1?r=dswbt&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

https://hackernoon.com/zk-rollups-3-cryptocurrencies-to-explode-in-2022-and-2023

https://mirror.xyz/pseudotheos.eth/_LAi4cCFz2gaC-3WgNmri1eTvckA32L7v31A8saJvqg

https://www.reddit.com/r/ethfinance/comments/nu60ic/the_big_four_smart_contract_rollup_chains/

https://vitalik.ca/general/2021/12/06/endgame.html

https://polynya.medium.com/?p=b7ecbb773f40