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Nov 25
The geek's guide to running faster
It's a holiday week for many of us, which means a lot of Turkey Trots and a lot of TV. We have something for both in this episode! First, Nick Thompson, the CEO of The Atlantic and author of the new book, The Running Ground, joins the show to talk about his lifelong journey as a ... Show More
1h 10m
Nov 23
Version History: Vine
Vine was the original short-form video platform, and pioneered so many of the ideas we now take for granted in reels and TikToks. It was a cultural engine whose executives clashed with the creators who made it famous, before everybody decamped for other platforms. Marina Galperin ... Show More
1h 21m
Nov 21
AI agents are invading your PC
Like it or not, you may not be able to avoid the AI agents for long. David and Nilay discuss the ways Microsoft is pushing agents to practically every corner of Windows, and where Google plans to put Gemini 3 now that it's confident it makes the best model. After that, the hosts ... Show More
1h 33m
Apr 2020
#91 – Jack Dorsey: Square, Cryptocurrency, and Artificial Intelligence
51m 42s
Mar 2020
#80 – Vitalik Buterin: Ethereum, Cryptocurrency, and the Future of Money
<p>Vitalik Buterin is co-creator of Ethereum and ether, which is a cryptocurrency that is currently the second-largest digital currency after bitcoin. Ethereum has a lot of interesting technical ideas that are defining the future of blockchain technology, and Vitalik is one of th ... Show More
1h 35m
Feb 2022
Vitalik Buterin - Green Pill #1
<p>Vitalik Buterin is the founder of Ethereum and a researcher at the Ethereum Foundation. </p> <p>As the visionary behind the network, Vitalik's values are embodied within the ethos of Ethereum's community-centric nature.</p> <p>Exploring quadratic funding, pluralism, and sybil ... Show More
44m 25s
Apr 2022
SOB: Three Rules to Remember After Mailchimp Breach
As crypto holdings grow in value, criminals are becoming ever-more creative and audacious in their attempts to steal it.
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io.
Join 'Speaking of Bitcoin' hosts Adam B. Levine, Andreas M. Antonopoulos and Stephanie Murphy for a look at a recent insi ... Show More
20m 42s
Feb 2024
Justin Drake & Ben Fisch: The United Rollups of Ethereum
<p>In today’s episode, we do a shared sequencing deep dive with repeat guest, Mr. Moonmath himself, the Blockchain Brainiac, and the Ethereum Evangelist– Justin "The Juggernaut" Drake. Justin is joined by The Sultan of Sequencing, the Espresso Emperor, the Cross-Rollup Connoisseu ... Show More
1h 40m
Mar 2021
#168 – Silvio Micali: Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Algorand, Bitcoin, and Ethereum
<p>Silvio Micali is a computer scientist at MIT, Turing award winner, and founder of Algorand. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:<br />
– <b>Athletic Greens</b>: <a href="https://athleticgreens.com/lex">https://athleticgreens.com/lex</a> and use code ... Show More
2 h
May 2021
BREAKDOWN: Vitalik vs. Dog Money – Recapping a Crazy Week in Crypto History
From Elon’s shenanigans to Vitalik’s SHIB rug pull, this was one for the history books.
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io and Bitstamp.
On this edition of “The Breakdown’s Weekly Recap,” NLW discusses:
Why the Elon Musk issue is really one of power and audience
What the Colo ... Show More
12m 35s
Mar 2023
Acquired’s Ben Gilbert & David Rosenthal on private markets, ZIRP impact, future of Amazon | E1706
<p><strong>Acquired co-hosts Ben and David are BACK to discuss the state of the VC market and YC shutting down its Continuity Fund (6:20) before diving into industries that benefitted from ZIRP (26:35). They also break down which social apps they want to own and why (45:29). Then ... Show More
1h 31m
Mar 2021
#171 – Anthony Pompliano: Bitcoin
<p>Anthony Pompliano is an entrepreneur, investor, writer, and podcaster on topics of decentralized finance. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:<br />
– <b>Theragun</b>: <a href="https://theragun.com/lex">https://theragun.com/lex</a> to get 30 day tria ... Show More
3h 8m
Apr 2021
#176 – Robert Breedlove: Philosophy of Bitcoin from First Principles
4h 9m
This week on Vergecast, Nilay, Dieter, and Paul bring in resident cybersecurity expert Russell Brandom to explain the cryptocurrency Ethereum and how there was a recent attack on the Decentralized Autonomous Organization which stole $53 million.
Then, later on in the show a surprise guest pops in to give us breaking news on the Android.
And after you listen ... Show More
<p>Jack Dorsey is the co-founder and CEO of Twitter and the founder and CEO of Square.</p>
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