The Kus
Episodes
ep. 081 - Trustless Bitcoin on Polkadot... So What's Next? - Space Monkeys 081
21 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we blast off with Alexei Zamyatin, CEO of Interlay, Diving deep on the DeFi Bitcoin future of version 2.0. First published - Sun...
ep. 080 - How True DAOs Can Be Unlocked with Invarch's CDK & Multi-Chain Dapps on Polkadot
21 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we're joined by Crane and sit down with Dakota Barnett, founder of InvArch, to talk about how the Community Dev Kit or CDK will u...
ep. 079 - Why Scytale believes Polkadot is Perfectly Positioned for Enterprise Adoption
21 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we sit down Mark and Christoph from Scytale Ventures to talk hands-on investing, Polkadot's perfect positioning for enterprise ad...
ep. 078 - $PICA Makes Its Debut but Will It Bridge the Divide Between Polkadot and Cosmos?
21 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we sit down 0xbrainjar to speak about the recent launch of $PICA, and the rollout of the Pablo DEX, Polkadot to Kusama Bridge, an...
ep. 077 - How This Blockchain Project is Deploying Compliant Privacy on Polkadot and Beyond with Manta’s Kenny Li
21 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we sit down Kenny Li, founder of Manta Network -- the Polkadot-wide, compliant privacy solution using ZK Proofs. First published...
ep. 076 - Disrupting Web2 Power Structures with Denise Duncan from Frequency & Unfinished
21 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we sit down Denise Duncan and talk about building the original vision of the internet using Decentralized Social Networking Proto...
ep. 074 - A Star for Japan & the Whole World to Join Web3 with Astar's Sota Watanabe
21 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we sit down Sota Watanabe to catch up on his mission to first Onboard Japan and then the World onto Astar Network w/ WASM, Smart ...
ep. 073 - "The New Home for Music in Web3" Royalties & Capital with Mufi's Spenser Zabiela
21 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we sit down Spenser Zabiela, one of three founders of MuFi, a music infrastructure focused project building on Acala with industr...
ep. 072 - Bringing Liquidity to Kusama from Polkadot, Cosmos, & Ethereum with Composable Finance’s 0xbrainjar
21 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we sit down 0xbrainjar for an update on the fabled Pablo launch on the Picasso Network. Liquidity, Stablecoins, Parity, Challenge...
ep. 071 - No-trust Cross-chain Automation on Polkadot with Mat and David from OAK Network
21 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we sit down Matt and David from OAK network to discuss their recent epic Parachain slot win, automation alpha, Cross chain connec...
ep. 070 - Social Network Freedom for 1 Billion people on Polkadot with Braxton Woodham & Frequency
21 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we sit down with Braxton Woodham to discuss Project Liberty, its Decentralized Social Networking Protocol's first implementation ...
ep. 069 - Building Polkadot and Kusama with Parity Tech's Shawn Tabrizi
21 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we discuss a the development of Polkadot from a Parity OG Shawn Tabrizi. We get his thoughts on Adoption, Governance, Treasuries,...
ep. 068 - Encrypted Messaging, Storage & Enterprise Adoption on Polkadot with Sumi’s David Rhodus
21 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we discuss a blockchain replacement for the fundamental building block of communication on the internet: email (with a few other ...
ep. 067 - Visualizing Clean Data from The Blockchain with Lemo Tsui from Web3Go
21 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we discuss putting the invisible on useful dashboards to help with Trading tokens, NFTs, or anything on the blockchain. First pu...
ep. 066 - Aggregated Identities for Airdrops on the Blockchain w/ Kai from Litentry
21 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we discuss aggregated Identity with Kai from Litentry and how their products us TEEs to give life to NFTs on PhalaWorld. First p...
ep. 065 - LIGHT CLIENTS the final piece of Web3 with Jon Dunne from Talisman Wallet
21 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we work Jon for an understanding of what Light Clients are, how they work, and why they're the final piece in the unstoppable web...
ep. 064 - MAKE CHAOS with Hoon Kim, CTO of Astar and Shiden
21 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we get to speak with Hoon Kim about Making Chaos, XCM, Blockchain gaming, and his side obsession with Marketing Dotsama. First P...
ep. 063 - Launching Bitcoin on the Polkadot Network with Interlay's Dom Harz
21 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we get to speak with Dom Harz about launching the first fully trustless Bitcoin on the Polkadot network. Stablecoins, Collateral,...
ep. 062 - Bonus Episode with Jusup11, Host of the Alpha Podcast
21 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we have just enough fuel for a bonus episode with Polkadot Decoded Buenos Aires co-host Jusup 11. We discuss Motivations, I...
ep. 061 - From Clubhouse to Polkadot Decoded with Polka Häus co-founder Alex Hatoum
21 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we blast off on the final (?) interview of decoded with the one and only Alex Hatoum, co-founder of Polka Häus. We have a few Po...
ep. 060 - Rocky Mountain Oysters, NFTs, & Subsocial with Yung Beef 4.2
21 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we blast off with Yung Beef 4.2 talking about Bovine Consumption, NFTs, Philosophy, and the Web3 Social Platform. Feat. Co-...
ep. 059 - Sake, Mixed Drinks and NFTs: Polka Potions with Mackenzie Petici
21 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we blast off with Mackenzie Petici talking about turning Drinks into NFTs, Entering Web3, and Crypto Culture. Feat. Co-host Jussu...
ep. 058 - Burning Man, Nodle Cash, and Connecting People with Micha Benoliel’s Nodle on Polkadot
21 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we blast off with Micha Benoliel, Founder of Nodle and Nodle Cash. We discuss it's wild origin, connecting people, and a TV Conne...
ep. 057 - Argentina, Parity Tech, and Developing Polkadot with Santi Balaguer
21 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we blast off with Santi Balaguer, Business Development Lead at Parity. We talk about Auditing Argentina, and the purpose of Kusam...
ep. 056 - Gear Tech on Polkadot and the future of Wasm with Pavel Salas
21 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we blast off with Paval Salas, Chief Ecosystem Officer at Gear, bringing a whole new flavour of WASM to the Dotsama Network. Feat...
ep. 055 - Pocket Network and and the Triforce with Valeria Benitez Florez
21 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we blast off with Valeria Benitez Florez, Co-founder and lead designer of Pocket Network -- A very interesting project incentiviz...
ep. 054 - Ferrum Network and Interoperability 2.0 on Polkadot w/ Nick Odio
21 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we blast off with Nick Odio, Executive Vice President of Partnerships and Growth at Ferrum Network. We talk about building safe b...
ep. 053 - Gavin Wood His Life and Chaos Building Polkadot, Kusama & Gov2.0
21 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we blast off with Gavin Wood, Founder of Polkadot, Kusama, and Parity Technologies. We talk about his early life, philosophy, cro...
ep. 052 - Supporting EVM on Polkadot with the Talisman Wallet Extension
21 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we blast off with Nipsey, Head of Technology and Cofounder of Talisman, the doorway to the Paraverse. We talk about EVM support, ...
ep. 051 - GameDAO & New Game Creation Economies w/ Marco Bahn
21 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we blast off with Marco Bahn, founder of GameDAO, about Video Game Creation, Legal DAOs, $GAME, and the Zero Network. First publ...
ep. 050 - Top Polkadot RMRK NFT Collection Kusama Kings and Queens with KBL & Rachel
21 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we blast off with KBL the creator of the Kusama Kingdom and iconic crypto artist Rachel who brought the collection to life. The v...
ep. 049 - Music NFTs with Public Pressure’s Sergio Matolla
21 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we blast off with Sergio Matola, founder of Public Pressure, about freeing musicians and their fans with Music NFTs, their $TP to...
ep. 048 - Law & Justice on the blockchain? Jur Network with Alessandro Polombo
21 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we blast off with Alessandro Palombo, founder of the Jur Project, about Law and Justice on the blockchain, Arbitration, Limited L...
ep. 047 - SubQuery and realizing Web 3 with Decentralized Data Indexing feat. James Bayly
21 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we SubQuery's Head of Business Development James Bayly to tell us about how the team at OnFinality are unlocking the promise of W...
ep. 046 - What is up with Supercolony’s push for WASM on Polkadot & Kusama?
21 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we have Supercoloy Market Growth Lead Toma to fill in the gaps about Ink! Wasm, OpenBrush, the Polkadot Alliance, and the future ...
ep. 045 - Understanding Bifrost’s Crosschain Staking and Crowdloan Liquidity with Tyrone and Thibault
21 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we have Parachain OG Tyrone and new-hire Thibault to catch us up on the state of Bifrost. SALP 2.0, Staking Liquidity, Cross-chai...
ep. 044 - Making the Invisible Visible with Subsquid & Off-chain Data Management
21 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we have Dima Zhelezov, cofounder of Subsquid. We discuss Middleware, off-chain data management, Subsquid's 2-step approach, and i...
ep. 043 - The Multichain NFT network, KodaDOT, and Async Development with yangWao and Damsky
21 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we have yangWao, cofounder of KodaDOT, and Damsky, Head of Alotta Stuff. We talk Treasury Proposal beginnings, async development,...
ep. 042 - Digital IDs DECENTRALIZED: KILT on Polkadot, Kusama and beyond with Christine Mohan
21 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we Christine Mohan, head of business development for BotLabs, creators of the KILT network. We discuss the digitization of Media,...
ep. 041 - Trustless Cross-ecosystem Bridges? Darwinia, Crab, Helix and Evolution land with Megan The Token Blonde
21 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we have Megan, The Token Blonde! She’s the head of Western business development for Darwinia and related projects. We discuss t...
ep. 040 - XCVM - The front end of Defi and beyond w/ 0xbrainjar and the Web3 Philosopher
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we have 0xbrainjar, Founder of Composable finance back on the show with Seun Lanlege the Web3 Philosopher. We discuss what's work...
ep. 039 - Parallel Finance and the Wider Crypto World - Blasting off with Michael Seitz about DeFi
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we have Michael Seitz, head of Marketing at Parallel Finance. We discuss the broader crypto ecosystem, NFTs in DeFi, treasury man...
ep. 038 - How does the Polkadot Council & Treasury Work? - Blasting off with Raul Romanutti about Governance
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we have Raul Romanutti from the Polkadot and Kusama Councils. One of the highest backed guardians of the treasury, we discuss how...
ep. 037 - They Turned a Drink into an NFT - Polka Häus After Dark with Alex Hatoum
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we have Polka Häus’ Alex Hatoum, fresh off the plane from AmsterDOT. We talk the Amsterdam vibe, memorable moments, new Projec...
ep. 036 - Creating automation and triggers with OAK and Turing Network’s Head of Growth, David Finkelstein
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today is Outer Space we have David Finkelstein, Head of Growth at OAK and Turing Network. We talk blockchain automation, the meaning of growth, and ho...
ep. 035 - How Kabocha emerged from Edgeware with Ramsey and Rich from London
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today is Outer Space we have Rich and Ramsey, prominent members of the Edgware community and key movers on the Kabocha Parachain project on Kusama. We...
ep. 034 - HydraDX and Basalisk Parachains on Polkadot and Kusama. Catching up with Kubo and cl0w from the team
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today is Outer Space we have Kubo, aka Jakub Gregus, and cl0w, head narrator and blockchain engineer to talk to us about building on Dotsama, Communit...
ep. 033 - How to create order in the chaos of Intellectual Property with Dakota Barnett’s InvArch Network
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we unpack Dakota Barnett’s grand vision for Intellectual Property on the InvArch Network Polkadot parachain. First Published -...
ep. 032 - Secure off-chain Compute on Phala Network with Marvin Tong
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we discuss the pivot from privacy to secure off-chain compute on the Phala Network as well as their impending metaverse PhalaWorl...
ep. 031 - Entire Blockchains for NFTS - Unique & Quartz with Aleksandar Mitrovic
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we speak with Aleksander Mitrovic who’s building two parachains entirely devoted to NFTs. First Published - 22 March 2022 Epi...
ep. 030 - A Gateway into Polkadot with Ryan from Subwallet
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we talk with Ryan about how he and his team in Vietnam is onboarding with the SubWallet. First published - 10 March 2022 Ryan o...
ep. 029 - Working All Day to Build the Next Generation NFT Format with Yuri Petusko
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we float around with Yuri Petusko about what building the RMRK NFT standard and Singular Marketplace is all about. First Publish...
ep. 028 - What is a Community Owned DEX? with Alice und Bob
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we chat with the legendary Alice und Bob about a new DEX project fight MEV. First Published - 2 March 2022 Episode Links: Alice...
ep. 027 - Facing the Music with Composable & Picasso Finance’s 0xbrainjar
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we chat with 0xbrainjar after his past run in with the SEC was exposed by ZachXBT in a twitter thread. First Published - 25 Febr...
ep. 026 - Growing with community: The Astar Degens w/ VD and Dr. Preposterous
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we chat with VD and Dr. Preposterous about building a grassroots community for the entire Astar network using NFTs First Publish...
ep. 025 - Breaking Liquidity Silos with Terry Lam from Taiga and Tapio
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we sit down with Terry Lam to discuss how we can ease liquidity problems by combining similar assets into a single, yield bearing...
ep. 024 - Going Mobile with the Nova Wallet feat. Anton Khvorv
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we have Anton Khvorov who’s building a premium mobile crypto wallet for Polkadot and Kusama called Nova. First Published - 16 ...
ep. 023 - Front-running MEV with Peter Kris from the Mangata DEX Parachain
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we speak with Peter Kris, Director of Mangata Finance, which seeks to circumvent MEV and front-running bots with their Parachain ...
ep. 022 - Talisman Launching into the Paraverse SOON!
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we have a quick chat with Agyle and Birdo as they gear up for the public release of the Talisman web app for Polkadot, Kusama, an...
ep. 021 - Altair/Centrifuge with Cassidy Daly
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we blast of with Cassidy Daly on her time at the Federal Reserve and designing tokens for Altair & Centrifuge - Two parachain...
ep. 020 - Composable/Picasso with 0xbrainjar
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we blast off with 0xbrainjar who’s looking to build truly crosschain Defi usecases with the Composable and Picasso Blockchains ...
ep. 019 -Edgeware/Kabocha with Rich AKA Monsieur Bulb
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we speak with the philosopher behind the new Kabocha project budding off Edgeware, one of the oldest, standalone substrate-based ...
ep. 018 -RMRK NFTs with Bruno Škvorc
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we speak with a man changing the face of NFTs with his revolutionary RMRK protocol of equipable and nestable NFTs. Kanaria take f...
ep. 017 -Robots on the Blockchain with Vitaly Bulatov from Robonomics
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we float around with Vitaly Bulatov from the Robonomics project on the eve of their Parachain Slot win! We discuss Robots, the In...
ep. 016 -Parallel Finance with Yubo Ruan
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we unwrap what is looking to be a major Defi Parachain on the Polkadot Network - Parallel Finance. First published - 21 Dec 2021...
ep. 015 -Introduction to Polka Häus with Alex Hatoum and 0xTaylor
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we open the door to the Polka Häus: Its origins, it’s mission, and the people making it happen. First Publised - 15 Dec 2021 ...
ep. 014 -Futarchy on Kusama? Zeitgeist Wins a Slot!
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we cover Zeitgeist’s win of a Slot on Kusama. Logan Saether joins us to cover the next steps. First published - 14 Dec 2021 E...
ep. 013 -Launching the Most Successful NFT project on Singular
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we blast off with the Moon-Bearer, the creator of the wildly successful ApesAndArt NFT project on Singular. First Published - 10...
ep. 012 -Making Sense of the Paraverse with the Talisman Wallet
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we blast around the Paraverse discussing the problems with Polkadot UX and the solution proposed by the Talisman Wallet. First p...
ep. 011 -A Social Media Protocol Lands on Kusama
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we celebrate the Subsocial Parachain acquisition on Kusama with Yung Beef and Alex Siman. First published - 7 Dec 2021 Episode ...
ep. 010 - Sota Watanabe from Astar
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we’re back with Sota Watanabe to catch up after Astar’s epic win of a Polkadot Parachain slot. First published - 4 Dec 2021 ...
ep. 009 - Building Polkadot with Kusama Councillor JAM
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we float around with Kusama Councillor JAM to talk about Polkadot, Governance, and early contributions to the network. First pub...
ep. 008 - Moonbeam’s Role on Polkadot
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we’re chatting with the right honourable Derek Yoo from the Moonbeam network. They’re rolling out the red carpet for Smart Co...
ep. 007 - Genshiro Wins a Slot!
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we have Alex Melikhov, CEO of Genshiro, to discuss their project and their recent acquisition of a parachain slot on Kusama. Fir...
ep. 006 - Peer to Peer Mobile Networks with Nodle
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we have Eliott Teissonnier from the Nodle project to talk about connecting local networks using low latency bluetooth and common ...
ep. 005 - Astar & Shiden "Visions"
12 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we have Sota Watanabe and Maarten Henskens from Astar & Shiden to talk about long term visions, work in crypto, and the futur...
ep. 004 - Zeitgeist "The Future of Governance"
12 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we have Logan Saether, David Perry, and Hutch from Zeitgeist in on a chat about prediction markets and the final frontier of bloc...
ep. 003 - DEFI: What is money?
12 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we have 0xbrainjar, Head of Product at Composable Finance, Dominik Hanz, Co-Founder of Interlay, and a couple of apes who created...
ep. 002 - RMRK with Bruno Škvorc & Valentine Kitchenski
12 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we have Bruno Škvorc and Valentine Kitchenzki on to discuss NFTs in the Dotsama Universe and how RMRK protocol can bring N...
ep. 001 - Subsocial Network with Yung Beef & Moon-Bearer
12 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Outer Space we have Yung Beef and Moon-Bearer on to discuss Subsocial Network: An open platform for decentralized social networks and marketp...
ep. 000 - Space Monkeys Blasting Off!
15 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Space Monkeys, coming soon! A collection of interviews with the best and brightest minds building on Polkadot. Over a year of archival episodes ...