Episodes

What powers the fastest-growing blockchain oracle—and why is real-time, AI-ready data now mission-critical for DeFi? In this episode of The Index , host Alex Kehaya sits down with Marcin Kaźmierczak, Co-founder of RedStone, t...

What happens when blockchain technology moves beyond finance to reshape the physical world around us? In this episode of The Index , host Alex Kehaya sits down with Amira Valliani, Head of DePIN at the Solana Foundation we ex...

What is the future of Bitcoin wealth? This week on The Index , Alex Kehaya sits down with Joe Kelly, CEO of Unchained, to explore the rise of a Bitcoin-focused financial services company built on self-sovereignty. From pionee...

What happens when traditional finance collides with decentralized networks? Hadley Stern, Chief Commercial Officer at Marinade Finance, takes us on a fascinating journey from his 18-year career at Fidelity Investments to the ...

What if blockchain networks could process transactions hundreds of times faster than they do today? This fundamental question led Austin Federa to leave his position at the Solana Foundation and co-found Double Zero, a revolu...

What happens when one of crypto’s most prestigious investment firms decides to go all-in on Solana? In this episode of The Index Podcast , host Alex Kehaya sits down with Cosmo Jiang, General Partner at Pantera Capital, to un...

What does the future of Ethereum and blockchain really look like — a few massive chains, or thousands of specialized ones working together? This week, host Alex Kehaya sits down with Sam McIngvale, Head of Product at OP Labs,...

The blockchain world is undergoing a fundamental shift. What once seemed possible—scaling Web3 to internet size with a single chain—is now recognized as unrealistic. The future belongs to specialized chains that excel at spec...

What happens when a computer science PhD specializing in AI pivots to blockchain technology? For Radha Dasari, Lead Technical Advocate at the Web3 Foundation, it was a journey fueled by a mission to combat digital misinformat...

What happens when you combine addictive gameplay with blockchain technology? According to Rick Johanson and Dan Peng, Founding Partners at Arbitrum Gaming Ventures, the answer isn't simply "add a token and hope for the best."...

What happens when we can no longer trust the performance claims of AI model creators? That’s the challenge driving LayerLens, an innovative platform bringing transparency and practical evaluation to the rapidly evolving AI landscape. In this episode, host Alex Kehaya sits down with Archie Chaudhury…

What if staking could be seamless, secure and DeFi-friendly? In this episode of The Index , host Alex Kehaya talks with Michael Repetny, Co-founder and CEO of Marinade Finance , the largest staking protocol on Solana with ove...

What’s stopping DeFi from going mainstream—and how can better UX, infrastructure, and automation unlock its full potential? In this episode of The Index , host Alex Kehaya talks with Vikram Arun, Co-founder of Superform , abo...

How do you build a DePIN network with 2.7M+ devices, zero CAC, and data streams optimized for AI—without draining batteries or compromising user trust? In this episode of The Index , Alex Kehaya sits down with Jesse Adams, se...

Ever wondered what happens to those domain names gathering digital dust in your GoDaddy account? In this episode of The Index , host Alex Kehaya sits down with Michael Ho, Co-founder of D3 , to explore how blockchain technolo...

What if you could rebuild telecom from the ground up—open, decentralized, and powered by crypto? In this episode of The Index , host Alex Kehaya chats with Frank Mong, COO of Nova Labs, the team behind Helium Mobile—the decen...

What if you could bring Solana’s speed to every major blockchain—and onboard millions of new users with zero friction? In this new episode of The Index , host Alex Kehaya welcomes back Joanna Zeng, Co-founder & CEO of S OON, ...

The future of AI needs a new internet. Coinbase is laying the foundation. In this episode of The Index , host Alex Kehaya talks with Nemil Dalal, Head of Coinbase’s Developer Platform about how Coinbase is building crypto-nat...

What if launching a decentralized network didn’t require reinventing tokenomics or compromising on trust and security? This week on The Index , host Alex Kehaya sits down with Misha Putiatin , Co-founder of Symbiotic , to exp...

What does it take to make DeFi yield simple, transparent, and unstoppable? In this episode of The Index , we sit down with Sunand Raghupathi, Co-founder and CEO of VEDA, to explore his journey from leaving a computer science ...

What if blockchains could communicate as easily as APIs? In The Index 's Everything SVM episode, Alex Kehaya and Omar Zaki sit down with Dean Little, Co-founder and Chief Scientist at Zeus Network, which is building a seamles...

What if the world’s most powerful AI wasn’t controlled by a handful of tech giants, but was open, accessible, and owned by everyone? In this episode of The Index , we sit down with Vincent Weisser, Co-founder and CEO of Prime...

How do we rebuild trust in a decentralized financial system that’s been rocked by collapses and scandals? This week on The Index , host Alex Kehaya sits down with Alexandre Elkrief, Co-founder and CEO of August, to discuss th...

New on The Index — What happens when $1.5B disappears overnight? Host Alex Kehaya chats with Andres Monteoliva, Co-founder and CEO of Range—a blockchain security and intelligence platform—about the high-profile crypto hacks t...