Total Value Unlocked - A Hivemind Podcast

By: Matt Zhang Founder and Partner of Hivemind Capital
  • Summary

  • Welcome to Total Value Unlocked a brand-new podcast from Hivemind where we explore the technologies and ideas shaping the future of the internet and money, and how we unlock their potential. Hosted by Matt Zhang, Founder of Hivemind, this season, we're focusing on the backbone of web3: blockchain protocols."

    *None of this discussion should be taken as investment or financial advice. Please refer to our website for more information or contact Hivemind directly for our list of investments.

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Episodes
  • The Multi-Chain Ecosystem of Avalanche (Ft. John Wu, President of Ava Labs)
    Nov 12 2024

    Welcome to Total Value Unlocked a podcast from Hivemind where we explore the technologies and ideas shaping the future of the internet and money, and how we unlock their potential. Hosted by, Matt Zhang, Founder of Hivemind, this season, we're focusing on the backbone of web3: blockchain protocols.

    Today we speak with John Wu, President of Ava Labs, who shares his perspective on Avalanche’s modular design, the rise of tokenized assets, and impact of the upcoming Avalanche 9000 upgrade.

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    Time Stamps:

    2:10 John's background and the interplay between finance and technology industries

    3:19 What was missing from traditional finance that Blockchain can fix?

    4:26 What lead John to Ava Labs and what first stood out to him?

    7:33 What had Avalanche's Journey looked like so far - what has lead to it's success?

    10:17 Monolithic vs Modular

    11:45 How does Avalanche's infrastructure influence the type of apps being built on Avalanche

    13:47 Work with institutions and the RWA/Stablecoin space

    15:48 Avalanche 9000

    16:47 Key Challenges Avalanche 9000 sets out to solve

    17:42 Avalanche Summit

    20:00 Ava Labs Role & Building the Ecosystem for Developers

    22:37 Subnets vs Mainchain

    24:06 Blockchain and Gaming - Building a Social Fabric

    26:47 Avalanche in context of broader ecosystem

    28:34 Ironic Tribalism

    32:16 Advice for builders and entrepreneurs in the space

    27:00 Taking Blockchain Mainstream

    39:30 Biggest Milestone for Avalanche looking ahead

    40:12 Johns Boldest Prediction

    41:22 Matt's Boldest Prediction

    44:50 What happens to money in an AI economy

    As a reminder, none of this discussion should be taken as investment or financial advice. Please refer to our website for more information or contact Hivemind directly for our list of investments

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    48 mins
  • The Rise of Solana (Ft. Lily Liu, President of Solana Foundation)
    Nov 5 2024

    Welcome to Total Value Unlocked a brand-new podcast from Hivemind where we explore the technologies and ideas shaping the future of the internet and money, and how we unlock their potential. Hosted by, Matt Zhang, Founder of Hivemind, this season, we're focusing on the backbone of web3: blockchain protocols.

    In the latest episode of Total Value Unlocked, we sit down with Lily Liu, President of the Solana Foundation, to discuss Solana’s rise, how they are building a strong community, the importance of infrastructure with a consumer focus, and Lily’s vision for her crypto firm, Anagram.

    Time Stamps:

    00:00 Intro

    01:27 Lily's Background

    04:11 How Web3 Philosophy Influences Lily's Approach

    06:40 Anagram - Why Lily's Founded it and what it aims to do

    10:00 Juggling Solana and Anagram

    13:32 What is behind Solana's Rapid Growth?

    17:34 Differentiating SOL from BTC and ETH

    23:13 Monolithic vs Modular Approach

    27:43 The Role of the Foundation

    34:19 What are builders looking for in an ecosystem

    41:00 Breakpoint and Major Trends

    43:50 Retail Community on SOL

    45:35 SOL's role in wider Web3 World - Interoperability

    50:07 What will SOL unlock and Lily's Boldest Prediction

    As a reminder, none of this discussion should be taken as investment or financial advice. Please refer to our website for more information or contact Hivemind directly for our list of investments

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    52 mins
  • Bitcoin Unleashed: The Future of BTC L2s [Ft. Muneeb Ali, Co-Creator of Stacks]
    Sep 16 2024

    Welcome to Total Value Unlocked a brand-new podcast from Hivemind where we explore the technologies and ideas shaping the future of the internet and money, and how we unlock their potential. Hosted by Matt Zhang, Founder of Hivemind, this season, we're focusing on the backbone of web3: blockchain protocols.

    Today, we kick off with Stacks, the leading Bitcoin Layer 2, enabling fast, cheap transfers of BTC and making BTC programmable in L2 smart contracts. Our guest today is Muneeb Ali, co-founder of Stacks and CEO of Trust Machines.

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    1 hr

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