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Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed Technologies

Epicenter Media Ltd.
Ethereum
Blockchain
Decentralization
Bitcoin
Defi
Decentralized Finance
Stablecoins
Cryptocurrency
Web3
Blockchain Technology
Decentralized Finance (defi)
Staking
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Layer 2 Solutions
Zero-Knowledge Proofs
Smart Contracts
Gnosis
Rollups
Privacy
Proof Of Stake

Epicenter brings you in-depth conversations about the technical, economic and social implications of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies. Every week, we interview business leaders, engineers academics and entrepreneurs, and bring you a diverse spectrum of opinions and points of view. Epicenter is hosted by Sebastien Couture, Brian Fabian Crain, Friederike Ernst, Meher Roy and Felix Lutsch... more

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Latest Episodes

Jason Yanowitz, Co-Founder of Blockworks, joins Sebastien Couture on Epicenter to discuss why crypto is entering its biggest transformation yet. From institutional adoption and the Clarity Act to token transparency, AI, on-chain capital markets and t... more

In this special episode, we revisit a fireside conversation between Vitalik Buterin and Friederike Ernst at DappCon 2026 in Berlin. They explore the Ethereum Economic Zone (EEZ), a new vision for Ethereum built around synchronous composability, app c... more

In this episode, host Friederike Ernst is joined by Kubi Mensah, CEO and co-founder of Gattaca, the company behind Titan Builder. Kubi sheds light on the highly competitive and often opaque world of Ethereum block building, explaining how Gattaca evo... more

In this episode, host Sebastian Couture is joined by Torab, CEO of Move Industries, to discuss the tension of radical transparency and the decision to scrap Movement's complex L2 architecture in favor of a sovereign L1 powered by the Move VM. He expl... more

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Recent Guests

Jason Yanowitz
Co-founder at Blockworks
Blockworks
Episode: Why Crypto Finally Makes Sense to Wall Street | Jason Yanowitz
Vitalik Buterin
Creator of Ethereum
Ethereum Foundation / Ethereum ecosystem
Episode: Vitalik Buterin on The Economic Zone (EEZ) Ep. 642
Kubi Mensah
CEO and co-founder of Gattaca, Titan Builder
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Episode: Why Only 3 Builders Control All of Ethereum
Alex Svanevik
CEO and co-founder of Nansen
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Episode: Inside Nansen's AI Trading Agent Platform
John Paller
Founder and chief steward of ETH Denver
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Chris Yin
CEO at Plume, an asset management platform focused on RWAs
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Michael Svoboda
CEO of Liquity AG
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Thomas Thiery
Researcher at the Ethereum Foundation and author of EIP 7805.
Ethereum Foundation
Episode: Is The Future of Ethereum Centralised and Censored?
Zach Abrams
CEO of Bridge, a Stripe-acquired infrastructure platform
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Hosts

Sebastien Couture
Host of Epicenter; involved in Epicenter since early days; delivers technical and industry-context questions.
Brian Fabian Crain
Co-host known for deep technical probing and context-setting across episodes.
Friederike Ernst
Co-host; known for challenging questions and strong presence in crypto governance and architecture topics.

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Credible, technical, and accessible; discerning about guests.
One of the best crypto podcasts with high signal and depth.
Listeners praise rigor, guest diversity, and strong questioning from hosts.
Go-to source for in-depth crypto topics and thoughtful analysis.
Audio quality can be hit-or-miss; strong content, but production can improve.

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Why Only 3 Builders Control All of Ethereum
Q: What is the economics behind top-of-block inclusions and how do builders capture value?
Builders maximize revenue by collecting priority fees and payments from proposers, while originators seek to minimize costs. The value captured depends on the block's overall value delta, with the possibility to refund portions of fees to originators. This creates a dynamic where the highest bidder for a state wins, and latency, private flow, and market fragmentation influence who gets paid.
Institutional-grade yield on USD, BTC, and Gold?
Q: Can you talk a little bit about the L1 architecture and whether Move is still the main VM?
We still use Move as the language and Move VM, but we've built our own sovereign L1 with a dedicated validator set, and we now settle on Movement rather than Ethereum, giving us better control over security, governance, and value capture.
Inside Nansen's AI Trading Agent Platform
Q: What is the concept of Nansen Gym and how does it help retail investors?
Nansen Gym trains the agents in a replay of historical on-chain activity, enabling rapid testing of strategies in a realistic yet fast environment, which helps retail investors access capabilities previously limited to large funds.
Inside Nansen's AI Trading Agent Platform
Q: What makes the Nansen AI agentic trading platform different from traditional data providers?
It combines real-time on-chain data with agent-based trading, using an integrated interface that lets users talk to an AI agent to discover, analyze, and execute trades within a single product, backed by high-quality labeling and robust infrastructure.
Inside Nansen's AI Trading Agent Platform
Q: How does Nansen move from basic on-chain data to actionable insights for investors?
They start with raw data collection, store it efficiently (using ClickHouse), harmonize across chains, and then apply attribution to label addresses, turning data into meaningful signals that investors can act on.

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Epicenter delivers in-depth conversations about the technical, economic, and social implications of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies. Across episodes, the show consistently features founders, engineers, researchers, and operators from the crypto space, exploring topics from on-chain markets, institutional adoption, and privacy to real-world asset integration and AI-enhanced trading. A standout aspect is its willingness to tackle tough questions, deep-dive technical explanations, and forward-looking visions (e.g., Ethereum scaling via EEZ, block-building economics, and agentic AI on-chain), often with sponsor integrations that illustrate practical industry use cases. The show's long-running format and diverse host lineup help it ... more

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2. Vitalik Buterin
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4. Alex Svanevik
5. John Paller
6. Chris Yin
7. Michael Svoboda
8. Thomas Thiery

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