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GOLD Trading on Polkadot into Crypto Market Meltdown 🔥 - The Weekly Friday DOT News Pump!

GOLD trading on Polkadot as Hydration money market surges to $50M in daily volume, with seamless proof-backed bridging.

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Polkadot DeFi TVL hits $500M 🤯 9x Higher than HDX Market Cap! - The Weekly Friday DOT News Pump!

Dive into the latest Polkadot ecosystem updates with the Friday DOT News Pump!

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Polkadot Eco TGEs Keep Rolling! PLUS DeFi, Bridging & Gaming Wins - The Weekly Friday DOT News Pump!

Dive into the latest Polkadot ecosystem surge with this Friday News Pump: Mandala Chain's KPG public sale goes live, onboarding Indonesia's massive population.

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Incoming DOT-backed Stablecoin 💵 3 MORE Bullish Reasons - The Weekly Friday DOT News Pump!

There is a new DOT-backed stablecoin on the way. Dive into 3 reasons this takes Polkadot to the next level.

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Hyperbridge Buy Pressure Loop 😳 And Other DOT Catalysts! - The Weekly Friday DOT News Pump!

This week's Friday Dot News Pump dives deep into Polkadot's accelerating momentum, from the locked-in 2.1 billion DOT max supply cap to HyperBridge's explosive token launch processing over $11.3 million in bridged volume under $3.5 billion in security.

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BRIDGE Token Launch SUNDAY! 🤑 Polkadot Defi Gets "Intents" - The Weekly Friday DOT News Pump!

Dive into the explosive week in Polkadot as BRIDGE Token launches Sunday with zero-cost cross-chain swaps and a UI overhaul for seamless ecosystem liquidity.

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Space Monkeys Podcast

Space Monkeys Podcast

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

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Institutional Crypto Rails: Wakem Capital Management Strategies w/ John Vincent - Space Monkeys 212

John Vincent, founder and CEO of Wakem Capital Management, shares his transition from 25 years in traditional global macro finance to pioneering crypto investments in 2017.

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From Wall Street to Bitcoin, Polkadot & Beyond with Skybridge & John Darsie - Space Monkeys 211

In this episode of Space Monkeys, John Darsie, partner at Skybridge Capital and CEO of SALT, shares his path from traditional finance to leading crypto investments.

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Blockchange Ventures: Secrets to Spotting Billions with GP, John Squire - Space Monkeys 210

Dive into an exclusive conversation with John Squire, General Partner at Blockchange Ventures, as he shares the origins of their groundbreaking investments in Polkadot, Ethereum, Solana, and more.

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From Drake’s E-Commerce to Polkadot with Tim Wu: A Developer’s Wild Journey - Space Monkeys 209

Join Tim Wu, a Principal Engineer at ChainSafe, as he shares his journey from Web2 to Web3, revealing why he left the grind of AWS microservices for the innovative world of blockchain.

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Why Polkadot’s Architecture Is Winning Over Enterprises with John Goldshmidt - Space Monkeys 208

Discover how Magenta Labs is driving Polkadot’s Web3 revolution with strategic initiatives to bring enterprises and consumers into the ecosystem.

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Pudgy Party Slides onto Polkadot with Mythical Games Co-founder Cameron Thacker - Space Monkeys 207

Check out this Space Monkeys podcast with Cameron Thacker, co-founder of Mythical Games.

Attempts at Governance (AAG)

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

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AAG #277 - Gold 👑

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AAG #276 - Chaotic 🤪

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AAG #275 - Cleanup 🧹

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AAG #274 - Ink! 🫟

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AAG #273 - Migration 🐦‍⬛

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AAG #272 - pUSD? 💵

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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