最高の Epicenter ポッドキャスト (2025)

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The fight to preserve a Brooklyn home believed to be part of the Underground Railroad 18:59

4d ago18:59

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Today we explore the fight to preserve 227 Abolitionist Place, a rare Underground Railroad site in Brooklyn. Guests Shawne Lee and Raul Rothblatt discuss its history, the battle for landmark status, and ongoing efforts to protect its legacy from gentrification. Read our full story here. FAB’s tours are slated to resume in April 2025. For updates, s…

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Story Protocol: Tokenizing Intelligence Into Programmable IP Assets - Jason Zhao 58:54

9d ago58:54

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As online content becomes predominantly AI-driven, intellectual property (IP) rights should not be neglected as (human) creators will heavily rely on them. While the main use cases for blockchains revolve around financial applications, one could argue that our everyday lives constantly intersect IPs in different forms. Although the legal framework …

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Aura Heights: A Latina-Owned Brand Championing Identity and Culture 15:17

11d ago15:17

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It’s New York Fashion Week, a time when designers, brands, and creatives take center stage. But beyond the runways, fashion is sparking conversation about identity, culture, and representation. So what does it mean to build a brand with purpose? One that reflects the communities it serves? Designer and entrepreneur Jean Guzman has done just that wi…

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Balancer: Custom AMMs and Liquidity Solutions - Fernando Martinelli 1:04:35

16d ago1:04:35

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While AMMs (automated market makers) represent a DeFi innovation in themselves, research and experimentation have pushed the possibilities well beyond the limitations of the classic x*y=k constant product formula originally used by LPs. One of the main innovators in this field remains Balancer - from multi-token pools with different weights replica…

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The Sourced Studio celebrates self-expression in each piece of jewelry 17:08

18d ago17:08

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Imagine this: It’s the middle of the pandemic, you’re looking for a creative outlet, and a simple trip to Michaels sparks something big. That’s exactly how The Sourced Studio was born—starting with DIY chain belts and growing into a Latinx-owned accessories brand specializing in permanent jewelry, a charm bar, and statement pieces that celebrate he…

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Kiln: Democratising Value Creation in Digital Assets - Laszlo Szabo 59:58

24d ago59:58

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Kiln operates as a staking-as-a-service platform, primarily focused on Ethereum, enabling users to stake assets programmatically, managing validators, rewards, and commissions through an API-first approach. In addition, it offers white-label solutions that allow institutional clients to integrate staking functionalities into their own offerings, wi…

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Inner Pttrn: How Coreen Ruiz Built a Community for Healing 24:26

25d ago24:26

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What does it mean to truly heal? Beyond talk therapy and surface-level self-care, how do we break free from inherited patterns and reconnect with our authentic selves? These are the questions at the heart of Inner Pttrn, a collective dedicated to deep, transformative healing through embodied movement, ritual, and community support. Inner Pttrn was …

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Fringe Records brings queer-friendly community, comedy, niche music to Ridgewood 11:11

1M ago11:11

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Located in Ridgewood, Fringe Records NYC is more than a record shop, it’s a queer-owned vibrant cultural hub, hosting everything from artist markets and comedy nights to noise shows and cult film screenings. It’s a space where niche music meets community connection — a sanctuary for music, inclusivity, and creativity. At the heart of it all is Andr…

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Babylon: Self-Custodial Bitcoin Native Staking & Bitcoin-Secured Networks - David Tse 49:43

1M ago49:43

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Throughout the years, there were many attempts of tapping into Bitcoin’s liquidity and security, but almost all of them came with different caveats. Most notably, wrapped BTC (wBTC) depended on the wrapper contract security. However, the recent surge in research and development for native solutions has led to breakthroughs previously thought imposs…

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RedStone: The Oracle Pioneering the Future of DeFi - Marcin Kaźmierczak 1:04:40

1M ago1:04:40

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The DeFi landscape has significantly evolved since 2018 when Chainlink was launched. Recent developments such as L2 rollups, liquid staking, restaking and the rise of BTC DeFi have created huge demand for more customizable, modular oracles that would be able to provide accurate data for countless use cases, crosschain. RedStone set out to do exactl…

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Mustafa Hussein on Reforming America’s Fragmented Healthcare System 21:41

1M ago21:41

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The U.S. healthcare system is often described as one of the most advanced in the world, yet it’s also one of the most expensive and fragmented. Millions of Americans struggle with navigating insurance networks, surprise medical bills, and soaring costs. For many, accessing basic healthcare feels more like solving a puzzle than receiving care. So… w…

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Privado ID & Quark ID: On-Chain ZK-Powered Unified ID - Diego Fernandez & Evin McMullen 1:06:49

2M ago1:06:49

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Traditional KYC and AML regulations have often forced companies to comply, without having the right tools to do so. Simply storing users’ personal information led to the creation of security honeypots which haven’t gone unnoticed by hackers. Web3 solutions like Privado ID aim to cryptographically prove certain traits from a user’s personal data, wi…

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Inside the Queens barbershop where community and style come together 17:55

2M ago17:55

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Carlos Mercado — better known as Charly Hustle — is the proud owner of The Hustle Barbershop in Richmond Hill, Queens, and the founder of the Run Hustle Run club. Today, he shares how his upbringing shaped his entrepreneurial spirit, the pivotal moments that defined his career as a barber, and how he turned a childhood nickname into a brand that st…

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Abundance: The First 1 Gigagas/second Stack for Sovereign Rollups - Hilmar Orth 1:09:00

2M ago1:09:00

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One of the most limited blockchain resources is blockspace. From Bitcoin’s Blocksize Wars to Ethereum’s scaling roadmap, a common denominator seems to have emerged in the form of rollups. Advancements in zero knowledge proofs have enabled trustless bridges, which are a cornerstone to onboarding liquidity to any blockchain. Furthermore, Celestia’s m…

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Monad: The EVM-Compatible 10,000 TPS L1 Blockchain - Keone Hon 1:10:54

2M ago1:10:54

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The status quo for developers choosing an ecosystem for their blockchain usually revolves around trade-offs: do they go for Ethereum’s network effect, liquidity and decentralisation, or sacrifice some features in favour of a higher throughput. Monad aims to combine the best of both worlds, while not being limited by excessive hardware requirements.…

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What to do if your insurance claim is denied in New York 16:33

2M ago16:33

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The killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has created a conversation about the health insurance industry. One consistent problem we’ve been hearing from community members is how often their claims or pre-authorizations are denied, even when their doctors say the procedures are necessary. We spoke with Diane K. Spicer, supervising attorney …

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How a doctor forged multiple paths to heal and ‘Mpower’ others 24:12

2M ago24:12

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Dr. Wendy Ward is an anesthesiologist, a coach, and the founder of Mpower Productions—a business built on helping others recognize their own power and potential. Her journey started on Doctor’s Row in Crown Heights, surrounded by the influence of community leaders and a family dedicated to service. From there, Dr. Ward's path took her through colle…

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Succinct: Every Rollup Will Be a ZK Rollup! - Uma Roy 49:28

2M ago49:28

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Polynomials are quintessential in machine learning for establishing relationships between outputs and inputs. However, there is also a field in cryptography which could not be made possible without polynomials - zero-knowledge technology. In zero-knowledge proof systems, computations are often represented as arithmetic circuits, and these circuits …

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How Trump’s immigration policies could affect you and your loved ones 22:32

2M ago22:32

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As New Yorkers brace for potential mass deportations and stricter enforcement, the city’s identity as a sanctuary for immigrants feels increasingly under threat. What does this mean for the communities that define New York—and the systems that support them? To help us unpack this, we’re joined by David Dyssegaard Kallick, director of the Immigratio…

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Bitcoin OS: Bitcoin Block 853626 Changed Everything For BTC Smart Contracts - Edan Yago 1:10:20

2M ago1:10:20

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Bitcoin’s Taproot update paved the way for a new & exciting era for Bitcoin, as it expanded its use case far beyond that of an immutable ledger. However, Ordinals, BRC-20 tokens and, more recently, Runes, have limited functionality compared to what DeFi is capable of, on other smart contract blockchains. BitcoinOS envisions a revolutionary Bitcoin …

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Preparing for Trump’s impact on NYCHA, Section 8 and affordable housing 17:07

3M ago17:07

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With the incoming Trump administration, a lot of uncertainty looms for New Yorkers who rely on federal housing assistance, like Section 8. Potential changes to affordable housing policy could significantly impact many families, particularly in a city as diverse and dependent on federal support as New York. So, how can tenants prepare themselves for…

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Symbiotic: Scaling Shared Security Through Restaking - Misha Putiatin 1:05:36

3M ago1:05:36

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Bootstrapping and maintaining a validator set can be a challenging endeavour, especially for projects that are in search of a product market fit. However, this does not mean one should abandon the ethos of decentralisation in favour of a more streamlined centralised approach. The notion of shared security had been previously explored in the Cosmos …

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How one Rockaway Beach gym is redefining fitness 19:32

3M ago19:32

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Good Form Studios is a boutique gym in Rockaway Beach that's redefining what fitness means for beginners. Founder, Monice Small, has built a community-focused space where people of all fitness levels come to feel stronger, more confident, and more connected—to themselves and each other. Today, I sit down with Monice to learn more about her journey …

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Ari Juels: Can AI Weaponize Blockchain Smart Contracts? - Chainlink 1:04:05

3M ago1:04:05

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A smart contract’s rigid rule system represents a double-edged sword. ‘The Code is Law’, but what happens when rogue large language models or AI agents bend the Law? Can smart contracts be weaponised to serve a criminal agenda? In his ‘Oracle’ novel, Ari Juels explores this thesis and issues an eery warning regarding the blockchain x AI intersectio…

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Manhattan’s only Black-owned comedy club offers laughter to ease election stress 16:56

3M ago16:56

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In the heart of Sugar Hill, Manhattan’s only Black-owned comedy club, Comedy in Harlem, is entertaining and empowering the community. Founded by comedians Nicky Sunshine and Jamie Roberts, Comedy in Harlem isn’t only about the punchlines; it’s about creating a space for free expression and community connection – especially in turbulent times. The c…

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Citrea: Modular Rollup Framework on Bitcoin - Orkun Mahir Kilic 44:15

3M ago44:15

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Bitcoin’s lack of native programmability, coupled with advancements in zero knowledge cryptography, has led to rollups being explored as a substitute for an execution layer. Citrea’s approach involves using Bitcoin as a data availability & settlement layer for their zero knowledge rollup. These rollups not only lower transaction costs, but they als…

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