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Space Monkeys Podcast

Big Brains blasting off on Blockchain tech, regulation & adoption on this weekly podcast!

Building Social Consensus: Polkadot's Path to Global Governance - Space Monkeys 220

In this episode of Space Monkeys, Dom, a member of the Polkadot Fellowship, shares his transition from developing hit VR games to diving deep into blockchain.

Solving Cross-chain with Polkadot & Sig Network - CEO David Millar-Durrant - Space Monkeys 218

David Millar-Durant (Sig Network CEO) dropped a wild interop idea at Sub0: give every smart contract its own private key so dApps can natively touch Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Hyperliquid - whatever - without wrappers or sketchy bridges.

Mandala Changes Everything – Polkadot Hub, Native BTC, Gold, RWA & KPG Countdown - Space Monkeys 217

Mandala co-founder Michael Bennallack sits down at Sub0 Buenos Aires and finally confirms: KPG is happening THIS YEAR.

Making Web3 More Human: Products for People with Parity Technology's Karim Jedda - Space Monkeys 216

Karim Jedda, Director of Product Engineering at Parity Technologies, joins Space Monkeys to pull back the curtain on the massive product pivot happening at Parity under Gavin Wood's leadership.

Polkadot's Future 🔮 Replace Everyday Tools with Web3 Apps - w/ VP Pierre Aubert - Space Monkeys 215

Pierre Aubert, VP of Engineering at Parity, returns to the Space Monkeys Podcast to discuss Polkadot's evolution from infrastructure to product-focused development.

Institutional Access to DOT in the USA w/ Polkadot Capital Group & Dave Sedacca - Space Monkeys 214

Dave Sedacca, Head of Finance at Parity and leader of Polkadot Capital Group, joins Space Monkeys in Washington Square Park to outline the strategy for reviving Polkadot's presence in US capital markets.

Attempts at Governance (AAG)

The twice-weekly live public forum where treasury & software proposals are put in the hot seat!

Web3 Thinkers

Behind the code of Web3. Dive into underlying technologies and concepts of the decentralized web in interesting conversations with the people building it.

Gavin Wood: The Gray Paper Interview - JAM & the Future of Polkadot - Behind the Code: Web3 Thinkers

Key Pictures presents: The Gray Paper Interview with Dr. Gavin Wood. Captured as part of the Behind the Code II interviews - Proudly presented by The Kusamarian.

Digital Feudalism & the Advent of a Free Internet w/ Frank McCourt - Behind the Code: Web3 Thinkers

Frank discusses Feudal History, humanity's move to freedom, the modern enslavement from the design of the internet, Blockchain solutions, Project Liberty, and Our Biggest Fight!

Ingø Rübe: ID Dangers on the Internet & the Decentralized Solution - Behind the Code: Web3 Thinkers

Ingø discusses the nature of real world identification, the dangers of how ID developed on the internet & the data problem, a decentralized solution in web3.0, keeping AI accountable, and the Polkadot DAO social experiment.

Joshua Cheong: Building where the Action is - The Global Web3 - Behind the Code: Web3 Thinkers

Joshua discusses the geographic decentralization of Web3 Contributors, the unique solutions it provides, the PolkadotDAO, & the Network State.

Dakota Barnett: Subverting Systems of Power - Web3 Tools for Change - Behind the Code: Web3 Thinkers

Dakota discusses entrenched systems of power in free society, the empowerment of everyone & cascading change with Web3 Tools.

Gavin Wood: A Difficult Balance & the DOT JAM Mission - Polkadot - Behind the Code: Web3 Thinkers

Gavin discusses crypto regulation, neutralizing the venom of centralized AI, the technical solution in Agile Coretime, JAM, and how they fit into the greater mission of Web3