Strange Water Podcast
Episodes
Introducing: Signaling Theory
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Introducing Signaling Theory, a new podcast by Rex Kirshner (LogarithmicRex). Signaling Theory cuts through crypto’s noise to find the real signals....
The Epilogue
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this final episode of the Strange Water Podcast, join us as we announce our exciting acquisition by Blockworks, the end of Strange Water, and the l...
The Motorverse: Cars, Crypto and Web3 Gaming w/ Will Griffiths (Animoca Brands)
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Will Griffiths (Twitter: @mrwillgriffiths) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) Today's episode features Will Griffiths, General Manager o...
How and Why to Scale ZK Proof Generation w/ Alex Pruden (Aleo Foundation)
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Alex Pruden (Twitter: @apruden08) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) Join us as we chat with Alex Pruden, Executive Director of the Aleo Fou...
The Endgame Landscape of L1 Blockchains w/ Alejo Pinto (Pontem Network)
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Alejo Pinto Host: Rex (Twitter: LogarithmicRex) Today’s guest is Alejo Pinto, Co-Founder and Chief Growth Officer of Pontem Network. Based i...
Next-Gen Infrastructure: Decentralized Edge Networks w/ Harrison Hines and Parsa Ghadimi (Fleek)
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Guests: Harrison Hines (Twitter: @harris0nhines) and Parsa Ghadimi (Twitter: @ParsaIsBack) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) Dive into the world o...
The Movement to Make Blockchain Security Sexy w/ Rushi Manche (Movement Labs)
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Rushi Manche (Twitter: @rushimanche) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) Dive into the turbulent world of cryptocurrency's first major bu...
Lessons Learned from Building with Terra and Celsius w/ McDavid Stoddard (Aperture Finance)
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: McDavid Stoddard (Twitter: @RobMcStodda) Host: LogarithmicRex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) Throughout the history of modern finance, the investm...
The Endgame of Data Availability w/ Prabal Banerjee (Avail)
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Prabal Banerjee (Twitter: @prabalbanerjee) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) In this episode, we delve into the critical question of how pa...
An Inside Look into the Ethereum All Core Devs Calls w/ Christine Kim (Galaxy)
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Christine Kim (Twitter: @christine_dkim) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) I believe that Ethereum is the pinnacle achievement of the open ...
Solving Fragmentation in the Rollup-Centric Paradigm w/ Austin King (Omni Network)
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Austin King (Twitter: @0xASK) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) This episode begins with the emergence of rollups as isolated spaces that, ...
Decentralized Resiliency: The Story of BadgerDAO w/ Spadaboom (BadgerDAO)
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Spadaboom (Twitter: @Spadaboom1) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) The conversation aims to sift through the noise surrounding DAOs by tell...
Crypto's Service Industry: A Survival Guide w/ Kevin Simback (Delphi Labs)
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Kevin Simback (Twitter: @KSimback) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) Kevin Simback, COO of Delphi Labs, shared insights on the diverse rang...
Block Building and the MEV Supply Chain w/ Kubi Mensah (Titan Builder)
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Kubi Mensah (Twitter: @kubimensah) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) Ethereum was not built to address the value extraction that quickly be...
Upgrading Smart Contracts with Native Data Analysis w/ Ismael Hishon-Rezaizadeh (Lagrange Labs)
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Ismael Hishon-Rezaizadeh (Twitter:@Ismael_H_R) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) I am a strong advocate of the modular blockchain thesis, r...
The Next Chapter of Modular Blockchains: Decentralized RPC w/ Gil Binder (Lava Network)
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Gil Binder (Twitter: @xgilxgil) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) A blockchain computer is a network of physical computers running the same...
Building Blockchain's Emergency Response Layer w/ Bobafetador (Drosera)
26 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Bobafetador (Twitter: @Bobafetador) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) Imagine: two founders of a decentralized exchange (DEX) experience a ...
The Frontier of Intellectual Property: Programmable IP w/ Jason Zhao (Story Protocol)
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Jason Zhao (Twitter: @jasonjzhao) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) Today's conversation delves into the intersection of intellectual p...
Polygon's Next Chapter: Aggregated Blockchains w/ Brendan Farmer (Polygon)
19 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Brendan Farmer (Twitter: @_bfarmer) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) In 2022, Vitalik discussed the transformative impact of zkEVMs on cry...
Facilitating the Modular Blockchain Revolution w/ Amrit Kumar (AltLayer)
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Amrit Kumar (Twitter: @maqstik) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) In the crypto community, "modular blockchain" has become a comm...
How Introducing Competition Fixes De-Fi w/ Anna George and Andrea Canidio (CoW Protocol)
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Guests: Anna George (Twitter: @AnnaMSGeorge) and Andrea Canidio (Twitter: @AndreaCanidio) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) Today’s guests are A...
The Staking Endgame: Distributed Validator Technology (DVT) w/ Brett Li (Obol Labs)
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Brett Li (Twitter: @composeus) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) To run Ethereum effectively, you need a dedicated computer with sufficient...
The EVM and EVM Object Format (EOF) w/ Danno Ferrin (Swirlds Labs)
05 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Danno Ferrin (Twitter: @shemnon) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) In today's podcast, the discussion delves into the Ethereum Virtual ...
Building a ZK-Based Blockchain w/ Steve Pack (o1Labs)
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Steve Pack (Twitter: @zk_sjp) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) The podcast discusses the significance of ZK cryptography in the blockchain...
Strange Water February 2024 Announcement
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) Hey, it's Rex, host of the Strange Water Podcast. I want to express my gratitude for the incredible support ...
Bringing Treasuries, Bonds and Traditional Investments On-Chain w/ Norton Wang (Cogito)
25 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Norton Wang (Twitter: @floatfloatboat) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) In March 2022, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) initiated ...
Avalanche, Ethereum and the Future of Distributed Computing w/ Steven Gates (GoGoPool)
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Steven Gates (Twitter: @stvngts) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) In today's episode, Steven Gates, the founder of GoGoPool, a promine...
The Next Chapter of Modular Blockchains: Proof of SQL w/ Scott Dykstra (Space and Time)
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Scott Dykstra (Twitter: @ChiefBuidl) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) Try out Space and Time at app.spaceandtime.ai In the realm of Zero-...
From Theory to Practice: Ethereum's ZK Evolution w/ Kartin Wong (Hyper Oracle)
04 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Kartin Wong (Twitter: @0xKartin) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) ZK cryptography enables the projection of computation across diverse com...
Reflecting on the State of ZK w/ Kobi Gurkan (Geometry)
28 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Kobi Gurkan (Twitter: @KobiGurk) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) Geometry Research was established as a research and investment firm to c...
Hardware Acceleration for ZK Cryptography w/ Leo Fan (Cysic)
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Host: Leo Fan (Twitter: @leofanxiong) Guest: Rex Kirshner (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) Despite the optimism and entrepreneurial energy surrounding zero...
Modularity Maximalism w/ Uma Roy (Succinct Labs)
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Uma Roy (Twitter: @pumatheuma) Host: Rex Kirshner (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) In every builder's career, there's a common experience of...
How Storage Proofs Solve Cross Chain Communication w/ Marcello Bardus (Herodotus)
07 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Marcello Bardus (Twitter: @0xMarcello) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) In the current stage of Ethereum's development, we are confide...
Ethereum's Next Upgrade: The (Solana) SVM w/ Sydney Huang (Eclipse Foundation)
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Sydney Huang (Twitter: @0xSydney) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) The Ethereum ecosystem has been predominantly centered around the Ether...
ZK Cryptography and the Frontier of Innovation w/ David Wong (ZK Security)
23 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: David Wong (Twitter: @cryptodavidw) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) The growing significance of Zero-Knowledge (ZK) cryptography in the u...
Authoring a New Language for the EVM w/ Charles Cooper (Vyper)
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Charles Cooper (Twitter: @big_tech_sux) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) Charles Cooper, a core developer of Vyper, an alternative languag...
Danksharding and the KZG Ceremony w/ Carl Beekhuizen (Ethereum Foundation)
09 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Carl Beekhuizen (Twitter: @CarlBeek) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) The core decision in Ethereum's decentralization revolves aroun...
The (ERC) Ethereum Upgrade Process w/ Joey Santoro (4626 Alliance)
02 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Joey Santoro (Twitter: @joeysantoroETH) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) Today’s guest is Joey Santoro, a prominent figure in the De-Fi ...
How and Why to Build a ZK-Based System w/ Jason Morton (ezkl)
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Jason Morton (Twitter: @jasonmorton) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) In the realm of Zero-Knowledge (ZK) cryptography, where the challeng...
Decentralization Maximalism w/ Superphiz
19 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Superphiz (Twitter: @Superphiz) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) The Ethereum community is currently immersed in many dramatic developmen...
The Past, Present and Future of ChainLink w/ ChainLinkGod
19 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: ChainLinkGod (Twitter: @ChainLinkGod) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) The security of Ethereum and similar smart contract-based blockchai...
Reflections from Between Two Cycles w/ Hamzah Khan
12 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Hamzah Khan (Twitter: @_khanhamzah) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) Despite the bear market, there's still significant activity in th...
Credibly Neutral Public Goods Funding w/ Trent Van Epps (Protocol Guild)
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Trent Van Epps (Twitter: @trent_vanepps) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) I believe that Ethereum is the ultimate embodiment of the open-s...
Installing Ethereum's ZK Coprocessor w/ Yi Sun (Axiom)
28 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Yi Sun (Twitter: @theyisun) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) The current landscape of cryptography is exceptionally dynamic and promising....
Cryptography, AI and the ZKML Prover w/ Daniel Shorr (Modulus Labs)
14 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Daniel Shorr (Twitter: @realDanielShorr) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) This episode of the Strange Water Podcast discusses the competit...
The Integrated ZK Stack: From Hardware to API w/ Omer Shlomovits (Ingonyama)
07 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Omer Shlomovits (Twitter: @OmerShlomovits) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) Zero Knowledge (ZK) cryptography has become a prominent topic ...
Building, Upgrading and Documenting Ethereum w/ Ben Edgington (Consensys)
03 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Ben Edgington (Twitter: @benjaminion_xyz) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) Upgrading Ethereum (formerly eth2book) Ben Edgington is...
The History, Reality and Future of Off-Shore Finance w/ Alex Golubitsky
31 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Alex Golubitsky (Twitter: DumbApe69420) Host: Rex (Twitter: LogarithmicRex) The Strange Water Podcast welcomes Alex Golubitsky, an attor...
The Next Frontier: Trustless Compute w/ Tim, Wolfgang and Rami (RISC Zero)
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guests: Tim Carstens (Twitter: intoverflow), Wolfgang Welz (Github: Wollac), Rami Khalil (Twitter: hashcashier) Host: Rex (Twitter: LogarithmicRex...
Auditing, Security and Safety Inside the EVM w/ 0xTaiga (Consensys Diligence)
17 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: 0xTaiga (Twitter: @0xTaiga) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) Smart contract auditing involves specialized teams meticulousl...
Building a Decentralized Banking Institution w/ Sam Kazemian (Frax Finance)
10 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Sam Kazemian (Twitter: @samkazemian) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) More info on Frax Gov Frax Finance Founder Sam Kazemian di...
Remember When Ethereum Almost Ended w/ Hudson Jameson
03 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Hudson Jameson (Twitter: @hudsonjameson) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) We begin with the current context of the recent eart...
Blockchain in the (Trad-Fi) Insurance Industry w/ Brendan Picha (RiskStream Collaborative)
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Brendan Picha (LinkedIn: brendanpicha) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) I recently heard a comment on a crypto news show about...
Building Between Chains w/ twMatt (TapiocaDAO)
20 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: twMattt (Twitter: @twMattt) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) This episode of the Strange Water podcast begins with a recent shift i...
Beyond the EVM - Computation and the World Computer w/ 0xToki (Umami Finance)
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: 0xtoki (Twitter: @0xtoki_) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) In today's episode, we welcome a highly technical guest, 0xToki, a s...
Ethereum, Composability and Creating Options w/ Dan Ugolini (Rysk Finance)
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Dan Ugolini (Twitter: @DanDeFiEd) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of meeting Dan Ugolini from R...
Lessons from Investing Through 8 Bubbles w/ Dave Levine
29 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Dave Levine (Twitter: @DaveLevine0com) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) Regardless of one's motivation in the blockchain s...
Next Generation Stablecoins w/ OneTrueKirk (Volt Protocol)
22 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: OneTrueKirk (Twitter: @OneTrueKirk) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) Currently, the discourse surrounding stablecoins is mired in ch...
Staking with Conviction w/ Jasper the Friendly Ghost (Rocket Pool)
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Jasper the Friendly Ghost (Twitter: @DrJasper_ETH) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) In the midst of the frenzied narratives surround...
A Sober, Bullish Conversation on NFTs w/ Matt Silverman
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Matt Silverman (Twitter: @mattsilv) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) Matt's NFT+psychology thread Despite initial skepticism su...
The Goal: Financial Freedom w/ Aiham and Tenzent (Silo Finance)
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Aiham (Twitter: @aiham_eth) and Tenzent (Twitter: @tenzents) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) This podcast derives its name from a q...
Bootstrapping a Career in Crypto w/ Nick Westlake
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Nick (Twitter: @island_westlake) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) In the crypto industry, the focus often centers on technology and rapid ...
Risk Management Maximalism w/ 0xWenMoon (Umami Finance)
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) Guest: WenMoon (Twitter: @0xWenMoon) In this episode, we delve into the world of De-Fi with WenMoon, a pseudonym...
Solutions for Real People's Problems w/ Thomas Mattimore (Reserve Finance)
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Thomas Mattimore (Twitter: @mattimost) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) The crypto industry finds itself in a paradoxical situation,...
The Future of Inevitable Ethereum w/ Jack Melnick (Polygon)
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) Guest: Jack (Twitter: @jackmelnick_) In this episode, we welcome Jack Melnick, responsible for De-Fi busin...
Building and Fighting for Tomorrow's Technology w/ Alan (Railgun)
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Alan (Twitter: @tsu_kareta) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) In today's episode, we dive into a conversation with Alan, also kno...
Living and Investing Across the Pacific w/ Will Patterson (Varys Capital)
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Will Patterson (Twitter: @iwillpat) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) In this episode, we engage in a conversation with Will Paterson...
Building the Financial System You Want to See w/ Dion Chu (Term Finance)
06 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Dion Chu (Twitter: @dionchu) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) In this episode, the host emphasizes their unwavering belief in Ethere...
What is Ethereum and Why Should We Care? w/ Chris Chauvin
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Chris Chauvin (Twitter: @cchauvin) Host: Rex (Twitter: @LogarithmicRex) While I have some very exciting ideas for this show, I don’t w...
Strange Water Podcast Trailer
27 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Strange Water is a podcast by Rex (LogarithmicRex). The podcast is a conversation-based podcast based around exploring Ethereum and Ethereum-adjacent ...