Discover the diverse media initiatives of Frens Validator, providing a comprehensive range of educational content, step-by-step tutorials, and thought-provoking interviews with industry leaders from the crypto industry. From insightful blog posts to captivating video content, Frens Validator delivers valuable insights into the world of blockchain technology.
The Frens Validator Crypto Podcast, founded in 2020 by Juri Maibaum, has quickly become a staple in the crypto community. With several hundred thousand downloads across platforms like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Deezer, and more, it's a go-to source for crypto enthusiasts and experts worldwide. The podcast prides itself on bringing thought leaders of the crypto industry to the forefront, offering insightful interviews and discussions on the latest trends and developments. Featuring diverse formats, such as the Builder's Diary, where listeners gain insight into the journeys of successful entrepreneurs in crypto, or the engaging Overrated/Underrated segment with YouTuber Cryptocito, there's something for everyone. Additionally, the Sunday Thoughtpiece segment offers a unique perspective as Juri shares his personal opinions on various topics and events shaping the crypto landscape. Frens Validator Crypto Podcast continues to educate, inspire, and entertain audiences, solidifying its position as a must-listen for anyone interested in the world of cryptocurrency.
Has Lightning a future? In this episode, we discussed the future of lightning with Tehter CEO & Bitfinex CTO Paolo Ardoino.
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What is Gitcoin? Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin called Gitcoin a key pillar of Ethereum. In this episode, host Juri Maibaum discussed with Gitcoin Co-founder Kevin Owocki what the future of Gitcoin will look like, and how will Gitcoin interact with Cosmos in the future.
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What is the end goal of crypto and how can we fix today's money? Dive in for one of the most dense and intense conversations ever held on our podcast! Max is joined by Ethan Buchman, co-founder of Cosmos and CEO of Informal Systems. Together, they discuss how to fix our money, and the end state of crypto, and develop a critique of major economic philosophies.
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In this episode, host Juri Maibaum sat down with Noble Co-Founder Jelena Djuric. The Noble blockchain is an asset issuance chain and went live very recently. It leverages the Cosmos SDK and serves to issue assets to the broader Cosmos ecosystem, like naive $USDC. But when can we expect to use native $USDC in Cosmos? Are other assets in the pipeline? And what relationship does the project have with Circle?
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In this episode, hosts Juri Maibaum and Fabian Klauder talk with Kyle Samani about the future use cases of NFTs.
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What is the buzz around Urbit all about? Urbit has existed for roughly twenty years and aims to rebuild the internet from scratch to get rid of intermediaries like Google and Co. Their claim: the internet can’t be saved since it is controlled by the megacorp! So, we need to start all over again! But how does Urbit work and what should the future of Urbit look like? Is this just a utopia? What about synergies between Urbit and the crypto industry? What are Urbit comets, planets, stars, and galaxies? And could Urbit launch a Cosmos blockchain? This and much more is what host Juri Maibaum discussed with one of the most active community members in the Urbit community: Osmosis Co-Founder Sunny Aggarwal.
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In this episode, host Juri Maibaum talked with Injective Labs CEO Eric Chen about sector-specific blockchains. Sector-specific blockchains, such as Injective, gain a lot of traction right now. They are blockchains that are tailored to one kind of dApps, like DeFi dApps, to launch on them. With the launch of Astroport, formerly the largest DeFi dApp on Terra, this direction gets more obvious. So, do sector-specific blockchains represent a new crypto primitive? And what does the launch of Astroport mean for Injective and the broader Cosmos ecosystem?
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How are financial institutions like Akbank, one of the largest banks in Turkey, entering the crypto industry? This is what host Juri Maibaum discussed with Burcu Kucukunal, Digital Design & Innovation SVP at Akbank. We dived deeper into their experiences with blockchain, the landscape of the Turkish ecosystem, and so much more!
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What is Fantom? Fantom is an exciting Layer 1 that differs from other Layer 1s and ecosystems as it is a so-called DAG. Big projects are about to launch on Fantom. In this episode, host Juri Maibaum and Fantom Foundation CEO Michael Kong dived deep into Fantom’s DAG infrastructure and collaborations with government agencies around the globe.
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Solana is affected by many cliches! Is it a VC coin? Is it too centralized? Is it an ETH-Killer? In today's episode, Juri Maibaum talks to Austin Federa. He is the Head Of Communication at Solana. In today's episode we discuss Solana cliches that are not true!
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Ivan is one of the most well-known YouTubers in the crypto space and the founder of Moralis. In this episode, hosts Juri Maibaum and Fabian Klauder talk with Ivan about the current state of crypto, fundamental developments, Moralis, a multichain future, and so much more!
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