GRTiQ Podcast: 84 David Mihal

Today I’m speaking with David Mihal, a blockchain engineer who has worked on several well-known projects in the crypto space, including Crytpo Fees and CryptoStats. David also did some early work on burner wallets, often used at industry events, and some cool projects for both the Ethereum Foundation and Maker Foundation. I’m speaking with David …

GRTiQ Podcast: 83 Anne Connelly and Chief Nyamweya

Today I’m speaking with Anne Connelly and Chief Nyamweya, Wave 4 grants recipients and authors of the new graph novel titled Trust – a story about how the power of blockchain technology can save community and transform the future. During this interview, I talk to Anne and Chief about how they became interested in blockchain …

GRTiQ Podcast: 82 Roneil Rumburg

Today I’m speaking with Roneil Rumburg, Co-founder and CEO at Audius, a Web3 dapp that connects fans directly with artists with the mission to empower a new generation of artists on the decentralized web. As is made clear throughout this interview, Roneil’s entrepreneurial journey and the success of Audius are both perfect examples of what’s …

GRTiQ Podcast: 81 Chika Uwazie

Today I’m speaking with Chika Uwazie, Co-founder of Afropolitan, a Digital Nation to enable all Africans to build abundant lives. As you will hear during this interview, Afropolitan is another clear example of how Web3 is enabling innovation in how people can build and form communities – and potentially even new nations – throughout the …

GRTiQ Podcast: 80 Ryan Selkis and Vincent Wen

Today is a unique episode of the podcast – a two-interviews-in-one episode! As you already know, one of the big announcements from Graph Day 2022 was that Messari, an industry-leading market intelligence platform, would be joining The Graph ecosystem as the first-ever Core Subgraph Developer. And as you heard in a previous episode, I was …

GRTiQ Podcast: 79 Special Edition: Becoming an Indexer at The Graph

Today is a special edition of the podcast. On August 25, 2022, The Graph Foundation announced the launch of the MIPs program, which stands for Migration Infrastructure Providers. Similar to Mission Control, which was the initial testnet that launched The Graph Network in July 2020, and introduced the first generation of Indexers to the ecosystem, …

GRTiQ Podcast: 78 Zhen Cao

Today I’m speaking with Zhen Cao, Partner at Republic, an investment firm that specializes in start-ups, gaming, real estate, and crypto. As you will hear, Zhen leads the firm’s investments in the web3 space, with deep expertise in gaming and virtual reality. During our interview, Zhen talks about her path into crypto, starting with her …

GRTiQ Podcast: 77 Alejandro Machado

Today I am speaking with Alejandro Machado, Product Strategist at Bitrefill. When I was introduced to Alejandro, I was told that he is someone who not only has a unique perspective on crypto and its potential impact on the world, but he’s working on solutions to make it happen. Alejandro is Co-founder at the Open …

GRTiQ Podcast: 76 Derek Meyer (Data Nexus)

Today I’m speaking with Derek Meyer (Data Nexus). Ever since joining The Graph community, Derek has become a highly engaged and thoughtful contributor. Derek is one of the unique participants within The Graph whose been able to participate in various stakeholder roles effectively – Delegator, Curator, Subgraph Developer, and now with an Indexer, with the …

GRTiQ Podcast: 75 Joel Chan and Rob Haisfield

Today I’m speaking with Rod Haisfield and Joel Chen. I recorded this interview with Rob and Joel to shine a light on their research, which was funded by a grant from The Graph Foundation, and to show, once again, how The Graph ecosystem is exploring the edge of technology. As you will hear, in this …