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The Blockchain Socialist

The Blockchain Socialist
Cryptocurrency
Ethereum
Blockchain
Blockchain Technology
Web3
Gaza
Capitalism
Platformization
Social Media
Artificial Intelligence
Networked Realism
Digital Infrastructure
Decentralization
Socialism
Digital Governance
Network States
Hard Power
Soft Beliefs
Governance
Digital Identity

A podcast by The Blockchain Socialist (@TBSocialist) giving a platform for those at the intersection of blockchain and Left politics.Subscribe to the Patreon to get access to bonus content and support my work: www.patreon.com/theblockchainsocialist

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I spoke to Atossa Araxia Abrahamian, an independent journalist and author of The Hidden Globe, about the world of offshore finance, special economic zones, and network states.

We dig into her reporting on a proposed crypto enclave in St. Kitts and N... more

I spoke to Luis Bezzenberger of Brainbot and core contributor to Shutter Network, about MEV and threshold encryption for encrypted mempools.

Luis comes from a background in distributed systems and has spent years thinking about how cryptography can ... more

I spoke to Victor Muhagachi, co-founder of NEDA Labs, building digital asset payment infrastructure in Tanzania and East Africa, about what it actually looks like to bring crypto to communities in this context.

Victor grew up watching mobile money t... more

I spoke to Nader Dabit, longtime crypto developer and educator who built at Aave, Lens, and Developer DAO, about what it felt like to be at the frontier of Web3 and why he eventually left.

Nader spent years genuinely believing in decentralized socia... more

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Recent Guests

Luis Bezzenberger
From Shutter Network; Brainbot connection
Shutter Network / Brainbot
Episode: MEV Is Broken on Ethereum — Can Encrypted Mempools Fix It? w/ Luis Bezzenberger
Victor Muhagachi
Co-founder of NEDA Labs, focused on digital asset payment infrastructure in Tanzania and Africa
NEDA Labs
Episode: Crypto and Stablecoins in Tanzania w/ Victor Muhagachi
Nader Dabit
Crypto and AI technologist; former developer relations lead at multiple crypto projects; pivoted to AI
Independent/Various (Aave, Lens, Developer DAO, Aigen Cloud)
Episode: Why he left crypto for AI w/ Nader Dabit
Nick Vincent
Assistant Professor in Computing Science at Simon Fraser University; researchers on AI, data, and collective action
Data Leverage; Simon Fraser University
Episode: Collective action strategies in the age of AI w/ Nick Vincent from Data Leverage
Ben Renshaw
Head of Growth and Marketing at Peer
Peer
Episode: Delete Coinbase! Use this instead... w/ UnhappyBen (Peer.xyz)
Boris Mamlyuk
One of the founders of Clean App
Clean App
Episode: Public or Perish: Decentralized Municipal Socialism w/ Boris Mamlyuk
Tan Zhi Xuan
Assistant professor in the National University of Singapore's Department of Computer Science
National University of Singapore
Episode: What if AI was Cooperative instead? w/ Tan Zhi Xuan
Eugene Leventhal
Researcher at Metagov and podcaster for Governance Futures
Metagov
Episode: Is Crypto Governance Dead? w/ Eugene Leventhal | Devconnect 2025
Cade Diehm
Head of research at the World Ethical Data Foundation and founder of New Design Congress and Paralimited
Episode: Weaponized Design and the Digital Identity Event Horizon with Cade Diehm

Hosts

Josh Davila
Host associated with the podcast, frequently appearing and guiding conversations on blockchain and left-leaning tech policy.
Theo Beutel
Co-host or frequent host with a focus on governance and decentralized tech discussions.

Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars from 101 ratings
  • Great show! I appreciate Josh's sincerity in finding value-aligned guests & projects. The cryptoleft is a tiny part of a pretty small sector, and he serves as a really important voice to ensure crypto's value as a tool for empowerment remains a part of the discussion.

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One of the few shows that critically analyses blockchain tech from a left perspective.

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MEV Is Broken on Ethereum — Can Encrypted Mempools Fix It? w/ Luis Bezzenberger
Q: What are PBS and ePBS, and why are they important?
PBS separates building and proposing roles to avoid concentration of power, while ePBS enshrines this separation in the protocol to reduce reliance on relays and central builders, contributing to fairer block production.
MEV Is Broken on Ethereum — Can Encrypted Mempools Fix It? w/ Luis Bezzenberger
Q: What is the mempool and why do we need encrypted mempools?
The mempool is where pending transactions sit before being mined; encrypted mempools hide transaction contents from validators to prevent ordering-based exploitation, while still allowing a fair, auditable process for inclusion.
MEV Is Broken on Ethereum — Can Encrypted Mempools Fix It? w/ Luis Bezzenberger
Q: What is threshold encryption and how does it relate to MEV?
Threshold encryption spreads key shares across multiple participants so no single person can decrypt a message; it enables secure, decentralized decryption so transactions can be ordered and decrypted in a trusted, collective way, reducing the ability to front-run and censor.
Crypto and Stablecoins in Tanzania w/ Victor Muhagachi
Q: What role do regulators play in making these innovations viable in Tanzania?
Regulators are essential allies. The approach is to translate crypto benefits into regulator-friendly terms—trust, KYC standards, liquidity, and compliant rails—so central banks see the value and allow sandbox pilots that demonstrate tangible improvements in payments and financial inclusion.
Crypto and Stablecoins in Tanzania w/ Victor Muhagachi
Q: How do local communities participate in these tokenized savings and governance systems?
Communities use a wallet-in-a-box model (wallets embedded in group platforms) to pool funds, propose spending or investment decisions, and distribute yields within the group. This is designed to preserve social capital and keep liquidity circulating within the community, rather than leaking to external banks.

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