🚀 NEW EPISODE 🚀 Scaling the Agentic Internet @tw_tter chats with @bowenwang18, Head of Protocol @ Near One, about blockchain scaling, AI, and how @NEARProtocol sets the ground for AI-native apps & the agentic economy. ‘Attention Is All You Need’, co-wrote by Illia Polosukhin in 2017, laid the foundation for arguably one of the most consequential tech breakthroughs in our recent history. 1 year later, Illia founded Near AI, which later became @NEARProtocol. They were visionaries ahead of their time and, although AI took several more years before becoming a viable product, the experience of scaling databases would later prove valuable and applicable in blockchain world. As a result, @NEARProtocol is one of the first blockchains to implement execution layer sharding, asynchronous execution and stateless validation, bringing the finality time down to 1.2 seconds, with a block time of 0.6 seconds. Don't forget to RT & follow @epicenterbtc! Topics discussed in this episode: 0:00 - Introduction 3:30 - Bowen’s background 4:47 - Near’s pivot from AI to blockchains 8:26 - The role of Near One 9:13 - Near’s tech stack upgrades 13:39 - Optimizing network architecture 17:08 - Stateless validation & block propagation 21:10 - Sharding & asynchronous execution 29:12 - Message passing between shards & shard ‘equality’ 35:51 - Challenges of implementing stateless validation 41:05 - Applications benefiting from Near’s finality speed 44:18 - Intent-based infrastructure 47:10 - AI use cases on Near 52:27 - Expanding Near’s ecosystem 54:43 - Development challenges 57:55 - Near’s vision and goals

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🚀 NEW EPISODE 🚀 The Stablecoin (R)Evolution @tw_tter chats with @john3gan about online payment rails, @stripe's integration of stablecoins and their disruptive potential. Through lower costs, near-instataneous settlement and an overall better UX, startups and enterprises alike can now reach more markets and appeal to the wider crypto-native community. By abstracting away all the complexities of traditional payment rails through simple plug-and-play APIs, Stripe created a facile route for cross-border payments, simplifying e-commerce. Similarly, Stripe’s recent integration of stablecoins could further bolster the adoption of decentralised payment solutions, be them USD or other currency proxies. Don't forget to RT & follow @epicenterbtc! Topics discussed in this episode: 0:00 - Introduction 3:24 - John’s background 5:51 - Stripe’s mission 9:16 - How Stripe solves the complexity of internet payments 14:15 - Integrating crypto for payments 21:05 - Supported blockchains 25:57 - Stripe’s Web3 services 32:26 - Upsides of accepting stablecoin payments 36:56 - Non-USD stablecoins 41:54 - Merchant UX 44:17 - Expanding crypto support outside the U.S. 46:46 - On- and off-ramping 56:20 - Acquiring Bridge and Privy 59:53 - The best of both worlds: CeFi & DeFi

🚀 NEW EPISODE 🚀 Unifying Ethereum's L2 Liquidity Through Real-Time Proving @tw_tter chats with @kisaguncan about @ethereum's liquidity fragmentation and how @t1protocol aims to achieve seamless cross-rollup interoperability through real-time proving, powered by TEEs. @t1protocol's low-latency with 1-second block times provides faster preconfirmations, significantly improving UX, all while maintaining full Ethereum composability. Don't forget to RT & follow @epicenterbtc! Topics discussed in this episode: 0:00 - Introduction 3:19 - Can’s background 7:27 - Why Enigma/Secret Network built on Cosmos 9:19 - Solving Ethereum’s liquidity fragmentation 15:15 - t1’s rollup & real-time proving in TEEs 23:16 - Sequencer setup inside the TEE 26:59 - Dealing with other rollup trust assumptions 28:35 - Integrating new L2s 31:05 - Permissionless TEEs 35:19 - Potential attack vectors 37:41 - TEE alternatives 45:35 - Asset issuance on mainnet vs. L2s 47:27 - t1 development 52:52 - Partnerships & BD 54:44 - Solana vs. Ethereum UX 56:58 - TEE misconceptions