The Big Brain Podcast
Episodes
Gauntlet CEO Tarun Chitra on Why Exchange ADL Mechanisms Need an Update
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 10 of The Big Brain Podcast, Larry and Namik are joined by Gauntlet founder and CEO Tarun Chitra. Tarun recounts how an unexpected ADL even...
Inside Infinex: Kain Warwick on building a 'superapp' to solve crypto's UX problem
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 9 of The Big Brain Podcast, Larry and Namik are joined by Infinex founder Kain Warwick. The trio discuss how crypto's complex user experien...
Lighter CEO on 'Democratizing Finance' with a zero-fee, ZK perp DEX
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 8 of The Big Brain Podcast, Lighter founder Vladimir Novakovski explains why he built a zero-fee, ZK-powered perp DEX as an Ethereum L2, ho...
ZCash Co-Founder: 'The World is Demanding More Privacy'
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Big Brain Podcast, Eli Ben-Sasson – co-founder of Zcash and Starknet – joins The Block President Larry Cermak and MegaETH C...
Breaking down crypto's biggest ever liquidation event with Wintermute founder Evgeny Gaevoy
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Big Brain Podcast, Larry and Namik are joined by Wintermute Founder and CEO Evgeny Gaevoy to discuss the recent historic crypto...
Venture trends, regulatory wins, and consumer innovation: Tom Schmidt and Alok Vasudev on crypto's new era
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Big Brain Podcast, Larry and Namik are joined by Dragonfly's Tom Schmidt Alok Vasudev of Standard Crypto. They dive into curren...
How the US buying Bitcoin will rebuild American strength
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jack Mallers recounts his bitcoin journey, and explains how the US government could expunge its debt by dumping USD into gold and bitcoin. OUTLINE:...
Infinite Money Glitch: Paolo Ardoino shares Tether's vision for building a stable society
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Paolo Ardoino delves into the factors that contributed to Tether’s USDT becoming the world’s largest stablecoin. Additionally, Ar...
DeFi Wizards: Rune Christensen and Guy Young on the past, present, and future of finance
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Guy Young & Rune Christensen discuss the evolution of DeFi, noting how it has become more grounded in reality and sustainable busines...
Winning the Crypto Long Game
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Big Brain Podcast is co-hosted by The Block CEO Larry Cermak and MegaETH CSO Namik Muduroglu. In this episode, Haseeb Qureshi & Jordi Alexander...
The Big Brain Podcast: Teaser
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's gonna be a big show.