Permanent information storage is not just a means of preserving data, but a way to resist the grip of authoritarian regimes.
@samecwilliams
of
@ArweaveEco
tells
@Austin_Federa
more.
🎧 Listen:
"I'm a firm believer that culture is king or queen."
On this episode of
@ValidatedPod
, web3-native musician
@BlackDave
talks digital culture, community building, and how web3 intersects with the music industry.
🎧 Listen:
"If we're in web3, we have to deliver at the standard of that brand, no matter what the territory is."
@Fossil
CMO
@Schottsy
talks about their venture into NFTs — and how its attitude towards web3 has changed in the last year.
🎧
Are "passion economy" businesses that were hard to scale in Web 2 more viable in web3?
On this episode of
@ValidatedPod
,
@ljin18
of
@variantfund
explains why she thinks ownership — not just revenue — is the next big opportunity in tech.
🎧 Listen:
This week on
@ValidatedPod
, It's time to talk blockchain infrastructure.
@aaronhenshaw
explains building infrastructure for different blockchains, running it at enterprise scale, and how to adapt as legacy web giants enter the space.
🎧 Listen:
Blockchain 🤝 AI?
In this episode,
@HMsheikh4
of
@Fetch_ai
shares his thesis for a decentralized AI that could revolutionize how we transact on the internet by creating truly peer-to-peer information systems.
🎧 Listen:
What keeps
@twobitidiot
of
@MessariCrypto
hopeful about web3?
In the first episode of Validated, he talks with
@Austin_Federa
about the paradoxical silver linings in the tumult of 2022 — and what he's excited about.
🎧 Listen:
"It's now possible to really own your stuff, own your value."
@P3b7_
joins
@Austin_Federa
to talk self-sovereignty, self-custody, security, and
@Ledger
.
Listen in 👇
Being a good crypto journalist is hard work. It requires knowledge of tech, financial markets, and digital anthropology.
In this episode,
@realDannyNelson
and
@Austin_Federa
talk about conflicts of interest, citizen journalism, and more.
🎧 Listen:
"The only people who are way out on the risk curve are people that have extreme conviction that they see a future that other people don't."
@gilbert
&
@djrosent
of
@AcquiredFM
explain the past and future of crypto venture investing.📷
Introducing Validated, a podcast with
@Austin_Federa
.
No hype cycles.
No financial advice.
Just level-headed conversations exploring the technology and philosophies behind web3.
Coming soon from the
@SolanaFndn
.
Want to hear from one of Solana’s most senior developers? Tune into this episode of Validated, as
@armaniferrante
joins
@Austin_Federa
to discuss:
🛠️ Building Anchor, Backpack, &
@MadLadsNFT
🌐 Solana's design philosophy
🔮 The ecosystem’s future
🎧:
Zero-knowledge proofs sound counterintuitive — but it's proving to be a compelling use case for crypto.
On this episode,
@toghrulmaharram
of
@Scroll_ZKP
and
@Austin_Federa
examine the technology's challenges and promises.
🎧 Listen:
How can web3 bring the ease of traditional banking to a dApp? This week on
@ValidatedPod
,
@azakharov
of
@ottrfinance
explores:
💳 Banking x web3
🌍 Accessing USD in emerging markets
⚡ Lowering friction for international transactions
🎧 Listen now:
🗺 Set a course for community-owned infrastructure.
In this episode,
@Austin_Federa
talks to
@aseidman
of the decentralized mapping protocol
@Hivemapper
about using community to build a better map.
🎧
💻 Why does the Mexican government want to tokenize its treasuries?
In this episode of Validated,
@EtherfuseDave
discusses how
@etherfuse
is bringing assets onchain, working with a government, and more.
📺 Watch:
It's time to design crypto for actual humans.
In this episode,
@oritheorca
of
@orca_so
tells
@Austin_Federa
how bad UX in web3 is not just from blockchain's software constraints — but also because of the underrepresentation of designer's voices.
🎧
How can block explorers on Solana level up? This week on Validated,
@austin_federa
hosts
@0xFA2
of
@SolanaFM
to discuss:
⬆️ Improving Solana block explorer UX
🪙 Explorer revenue models
🔐 Explorers’ role in smart contract security
🎧 Tune in:
Let's get mobile 🤳
On this episode,
@aliquotchris
of web3-messaging platform
@saydialect
explains how mobile-first dApps — and 5 billion smartphone users — could drive mass adoption.
Listen now 👉
Tornado Cash.
Warren-Marshall.
What does regulation for web3 look like as it pertains to national security?
David Stetson of
@SteptoeLLP
and
@m_mosier_
discuss with
@amiravalliani
and
@Austin_Federa
on the latest episode of Validated.
🎧
What did folks in the early days of the internet do to preserve base layer neutrality of the underlying technology?
In this episode,
@cgrieco1
and
@lculbs
offer a historical primer in the context of web3.
🎧 Listen:
What could the future of blockchain privacy tools look like? In this episode,
@yrschrade
of
@elusivprivacy
discusses:
🔐 Enabling privacy on
@Solana
⚖️ Flagging illicit actors w/o compromising privacy
🤔 The role of human judgment in trustless systems
🎧
Can crypto-powered physical infrastructure solve real-world problems?
On the latest episode of
@ValidatedPod
,
@MessariCrypto
researcher
@Old_Samster
digs deep into Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Network (DePIN) projects.
🎧 Listen:
On this week’s episode of Validated,
@aeyakovenko
, co-founder of
@SolanaLabs
, joins
@Austin_Federa
to discuss the current state & prospects of Solana, covering:
🛠️ Solana's design philosophy
💻 Hardware constraints
🤖 AI x blockchain
…& more.
Dive in:
On this week’s episode of Validated,
@vibhu
, CEO
@drip_haus
joins
@Austin_Federa
to discuss:
💧 The vision for DRiP
🎨 Creator business models in web2 vs web3
🪙 How
@Solana
enables micropayments
…& much more.
Dive in:
What does it take to make a AAA game on-chain? On this episode of Validated,
@at_mwagner
joins
@austin_federa
to discuss:
⛓️ The case for blockchain games
⚡ The Solana tech enabling
@staratlas
👀 What makes web3 games different
🎧 Tune in:
On this week’s episode of Validated,
@tomjohn1028
, cofounder
@PsyOptions
, sits down with
@Austin_Federa
to discuss
@ArmadaFi
, including:
🪙Open source token infrastructure
🤔The evolution of tokenomics
🗳️DAO models
…& more.
Dive in:
This week,
@t_bohner
, CEO of
@Credix_finance
, joins
@austin_federa
to discuss blockchain’s potential for advancing private credit in emerging markets, including:
🪙 Credix’s model
⛓️ Web3 tech advantages
🆚 DeFi vs traditional finance
Dive in:
On this week’s episode of Validated,
@Justin_Bons
, Founder & CIO of
@CyberCapital
, sits down with
@Austin_Federa
, diving deep into:
🤔 How he changed his mind about Solana
🗺️ Ethereum’s scaling roadmap
💭 His approach to crypto
…& more.
Dive in:
On this week’s episode of Validated,
@ddisparte
, Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Global Policy
@Circle
, joins
@amiravalliani
&
@Austin_Federa
to discuss stablecoin:
🪙 Adoption & regulation
📱 Applications
💭 Future prospects
…& more.
Dive in:
On this week’s episode of Validated,
@RuneKek
, cofounder
@MakerDAO
, sits down with
@Austin_Federa
on stage at
#Breakpoint2023
to discuss:
🗳️SubDAOs & DAOs
⛓️Why the SVM is well suited for his Endgame vision
🗣️Toxic tribalism
…& more.
Dive in:
It's time to learn what's going on under the hood of DeFi.
In this episode,
@cindyleowtt
of
@DriftProtocol
explains what DeFi is anyway, and where decentralized finance goes from here.
🎧
What might the future of tokenized real-world assets look like?
@trevorjbacon
of
@Parcl
shares insights on:
🏘️ Tokenizing art, real estate, and more
💡 The promise of democratized investments
🔬 Challenges such as data gaps
🎧 Tune in:
On this week's episode of Validated,
@Austin_Federa
sits down with
@niteshnath
to talk:
⛓️ How
@DFlowProtocol
works
🛡️ Protecting against toxic order flows on
@Solana
🧪 Onchain liquidity dynamics
…and more!
Watch now:
This week on Validated Pod,
@SimkinStepan
, co-founder of
@SquadsProtocol
, joins
@Austin_Federa
to discuss multisig wallets & security in web3, including:
🔐 Having a security-first mindset
🏗️ Building a multisig on Solana
💻 Multisig use-cases
Watch now:
On this week’s episode of Validated,
@nabilmanji
, Head of Crypto
@Worldpay_Global
, sits down with
@Austin_Federa
to discuss:
💳The card payments landscape
🏛️What blockchain unlocks for large institutions
🪙How USDC rails work
…& more.
Dive in:
On this week’s episode of Validated,
@1ultd
joins
@Austin_Federa
to discuss:
⛓️
@Syndica_Io
’s Sig validator client
📖 Tradeoffs of optimizing for reads
💻 How the client could make running validator nodes more accessible
…& much more.
Dive in:
This week on
@validatedpod
,
@culturehacker
takes on the intersection of technology and storytelling with
@Austin_Federa
, including:
🎨 The creative potential of NFTs
🔮 Open source models for IP
💻 The role of tech in art movements & education
Watch:
This week on Validated,
@Austin_Federa
is joined by
@sreeramkannan
of
@eigenlayer
to discuss:
🏗️
@eigenlayer
’s design and tradeoffs
⚖️ Pros & cons of restaking
⛓️ Bringing Eigenlayer to chains outside Ethereum
…& much more.
Dive in:
"It's now possible to really own your stuff, own your value."
@P3b7_
joins
@Austin_Federa
to talk self-sovereignty, self-custody, security, and
@Ledger
.
Listen in 👉
Self-sovereignty is one of the foundational promises of crypto, but without self-custody, that promise falls flat.
In this episode of
@ValidatedPod
,
@P3b7_
of
@Ledger
discusses the importance of self-custody and the role of security.
🎧 Listen:
On this week’s episode of Validated,
@mhluongo
, CEO
@thesis_co
, sits down with
@Austin_Federa
to discuss
@tBTC_project
, including:
🪙How tBTC works
⛓️BTC x DeFi
🤔Bitcoin's role in a shifting crypto industry
…& more.
Watch now:
This week on Validated,
@Austin_Federa
sits down with
@jarxiao
of
@ellipsis_labs
to discuss:
⛓️
@PhoenixTrade
’s crankless settlement
🔥 Why onchain orderbooks need high throughput and low fees
🏗️ DeFi design tradeoffs
…and much more.
Dive in:
Can compression change the way we think about NFTs? This week on Validated,
@austin_federa
moderates a panel discussion with
@_ilmoi
,
@redacted_noah
, &
@jnwng
on:
🏗️ How compressed NFTs work
⚡ Compression cost savings & scaling
💻 New use cases
🎧:
This week,
@jayantkrish
, CTO of
@DouroLabs
, dives into the challenges of integrating real-world data onchain using oracles, including:
📊 Oracles on
@PythNetwork
🌐 Providing data for 30+ blockchains
⚡ Powering Pythnet w/ the Solana codebase
Watch now:
The long-term vision for the data availability layer 🔮
This week on Validated,
@Austin_Federa
is joined by Connor O'Hara from
@CelestiaOrg
. They dive into data availability (DA), how DA differs from settlement and state, and much more.
📺 Watch:
Validated Podcast 2.0 is loading…and video is coming! 📹
Stay tuned as Validated transitions into adding video starting August 22.
In the meantime, enjoy this clip from last week’s panel discussion on the new NFT use cases & scale that compression unlocks on Solana 👇
On this week’s episode of Validated,
@Levshin1972
and Serge Levin of
@DeVolNetwork
join
@Austin_Federa
to discuss:
⛓️Fully onchain DeFi
⚡Why
@DeVolNetwork
is only possible on Solana
🤔Tradeoffs of onchain & offchain DeFi solutions
…& more.
Dive in: