The Index Podcast

Episodes

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Jan. 8, 2025

Everything Bagel: Monetizable Open Source AI with Founder Bidhan Roy

What if open-source AI Could Be Both Powerful and Profitable? In the first episode of Everything Bagel, Alex Kehaya sits down with Bidhan Roy, Founder & CEO of Bagel, a groundbreaking AI & Cryptography Research Lab that's making open-source AI monetizable. Bidhan discusses how Bagel's innovative AI model architecture empowers anyone to contribute to open-source AI development while ensuring fair compensation for their work. Utilizing novel cryptographic techniques, Bagel's fine-tuning technol...
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Dec. 17, 2022

Web3 and Rethinking the Internet for Everyone with Jonas Simanavicius of Syntropy

This week host Alex Kehaya welcomes Jonas Simanavicius, Co-founder & CTO of Syntropy, to the show. We dive in to learn how Syntropy is improving security and transforming the Internet. It's a great conversation about Web3, blockchain development, and networking the future.
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Dec. 2, 2022

Solana's Next Generation Gaming Ecosystem with Star Atlas Co-founder, Michael Wagner

This week "The Index" welcomes Michael Wagner, CEO and Co-founder of Star Atlas, the open-world strategy video game metaverse that offers grand strategy play, territorial conquest, and political dominance. Host Alex Kehaya talks with Michael about the next generation gaming ecosystem with Solana.
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Nov. 18, 2022

In Conversation with Alex Bornyakov, the Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine

This week host Alex Kehaya welcomes Alex Bornyakov, the Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine and head of Dila City. Bornyakov discusses how the launch of "Diia City" will help Ukraine become one of the largest IT hubs in Europe and how he partnered up with Kuna Exchange and Everstake on a DAO Project called Aid for Ukraine. Through the support of the blockchain community, Aid for Ukraine has raised more than $60 million to support humanitarian efforts in Ukraine.
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Nov. 4, 2022

How Web3 and Blockchain is Empowering Freedom with Paddy Cerri, Co-founder of Minima

This week host Alex Kehaya joins Paddy Cerri, Co-founder and Chief Architect at Minima. A great conversation on how Web3 and the decentralized blockchain is empowering freedom.
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Oct. 28, 2022

Aid for Ukraine Project and Decentralized Staking with Sergey Vasylchuk

This week on The Index, host Alex Kehaya joins Sergey Vasylchuk, Founder and CEO of Everstake, one of the biggest decentralized staking providers in the blockchain industry. Sergey shares his Web3 perspectives and discusses Everstake's recent collaboration with Ukraine's Ministry of Digital Transformation in the DAO project named Aid for Ukraine. The project has raised over $78 million to help support Ukraine's military and humanitarian needs of its citizens.
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Oct. 21, 2022

How Web3, AI, and Decentralization will Transform Education with Nadav Zeimer

This week on The Index, host Alex Kehaya joins Nadav Zeimer, Founder of hs.credit and author of Education in the Digital Age. We take a deep dive to learn more about how Web3, open source technologies, AI, and decentralization is transforming education for high school students.
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Oct. 7, 2022

Metaverse, AI NFTs, and the Future of Web3 Gaming with Chris Zhu of Mirror World

This week host Alex Kehaya joins Chris Zhu, CEO & Co-founder of the Web3 game matrix, Mirror World. He's also the VP of products for Rct AI and is renowned for launching the world's first interactive NFT mirror. It's a great conversation on the metaverse, AI NFTS, and the future of Web3 gaming.
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Sept. 24, 2022

Investing in the Decentralized Future with Craig Burel of Reciprocal Ventures

This week on The Index, host Alex Kehaya joins Craig Burel, a Partner at Reciprocal Venture. He's currently leading the firm's investment strategies in blockchain and cryptocurrency. It's a great conversation about investing in the decentralized future with Solana and the Graph, and unlocking the power of your intellectual property with NFTs.
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Aug. 12, 2022

Building More Sustainable Open Source Projects with Uri Goldshtein

This week host Alex Kehaya joins The Guild founder Uri Goldshtein. The Guild is the largest group of open source developers in the GraphQL ecosystem. It's a deep dive on how Web3 and open-source projects are paving the way for a more decentralized future. Show Links The Index X Channel YouTube
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July 29, 2022

Next Generation of Employment and the Decentralized Future with John Paller

This week host Alex Kehaya joins John Paller, Founder and Steward of Opolis is a next generation ecosystem for the self-sovereign worker. John is also the founder of ETH Denver, the largest Ethereum hackathon in the world. It's a great conversation on Web3, the next generation of employment, and the decentralized future.
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July 15, 2022

Web3, Digital Identity, and Building Self Custody Solutions with Zhen Yu Yong

This week host Alex Kehaya joins Zhen Yu Yong, a former developer at Ethereum and the current CEO and Co-Founder of Web3Auth that is a distributed private key management solution. We take a deep dive to talk about the future of digital identity, self custody, and how Web3Auth is providing solutions that make crypto accessible to the masses. Have a listen!
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June 29, 2022

All About the Merge and Future of Ethereum with Tim Beiko

This week host Alex Kehaya joins Tim Beiko who leads AllCoreDevs at the Ethereum Foundation to talk about the future of Ethereum and the upcoming Merge. A truly exciting conversation about the Ethereum vision – more scalability, security, and sustainability. Show Links The Index X Channel YouTube
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June 15, 2022

Blockchain and the Economic Empowerment of Women with Olayinka Odeniran

This week host Alex Kehaya, talks with Olayinka Odeniran, CEO of CybSecWatch, and the founder of the Black Women Blockchain Council, a community designed to support and inspire black women pursuing careers in blockchain and fintech. A great conversation on economic empowerment of black women through crypto, building generational wealth for under represented communities, NFTs, and the new creator economy. Show Links The Index X Channel YouTube
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June 1, 2022

Wisdom Age and the Evolution of Society with Rhys Lindmark

This week host Alex Kehaya joins Rhys Lindmark, CEO and co-founder of Roote, a nonprofit startup studio building the Wisdom Age. A great conversation about the Web3 ecosystem, why capitalism needs marriage counseling, and the evolution of society. Show Links The Index X Channel YouTube
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May 18, 2022

Inside Look at the Semantic Web, Future of AI, and Web3 with James Hendler

This week host Alex Kehaya joins Professor James Hendler, one of the originators of the semantic web and the Director of the Institute for Data Exploration and Applications and the Tetherless World Professor for Computer, Web and Cognitive Science at RPI. James has authored over 450 books, technical papers, and articles in the areas of open data, the Semantic Web, artificial intelligence, data policy and governance. We take a deep dive into the inside story of the semantic web, what's next for W...
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May 4, 2022

Web3's Evolution and Twitter's Decentralized Future with Avichal Garg

This week Alex Kehaya joins Avichal Garg, Co-founder, and Partner at Electric Capital, an early-stage venture firm. Avichal shares his thoughts on the evolution of Web 3.0, how developers can build a better Internet, and Twitter's decentralized future. Show Links The Index X Channel YouTube
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April 20, 2022

Web3, the Power of DAOs and Transforming the Internet with Nik Kalyani

This week host Alex Kehaya joins Nik Kalyani, co-founder, and CEO of Decentology, who are building the future of decentralized apps on the Hyperverse. A great conversation on the power of DAOs, onboarding developers to Web3, and how we can build together to transform the Internet.
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April 6, 2022

Web3 Ecosystem and Building a Better Internet with Joseph Al-Chami, Figment

This week host Alex Kehaya joins Joseph Al-Chami, Product Manager for Figment one of the world's largest blockchain infrastructure providers and core developers for the Graph. A great conversation on how Figment is helping developers onboard to the Web3 ecosystem, building a better Internet, and the importance of community.
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March 23, 2022

Web3 Revolution and the Future of Data Ownership with Jon Poole

Host Alex Kehaya joins Jon Poole, Community Lead and Business Development at the Oasis Protocol Foundation. A great conversation on the Web3 revolution, privacy in the metaverse, and the future of data ownership.
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March 9, 2022

Digital Sovereignty and Decentralized Government with Julian Zawistowski

Host Alex Kehaya joins Julian Zawistowski, Director of Golem Foundation. Julian, who lives in Poland, talks about his country's cultural and economic ties with Ukraine, and the critical role Poland is playing during this humanitarian crisis. Also, they take a deep dive into decentralized governance and Golem’s latest endeavor Wildland, a new open protocol for data management and how it protects users’ privacy and digital sovereignty.
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Feb. 24, 2022

Looking Into the Future of VR, Holograms and the Metaverse with Shawn Frayne

What is the future of holograms? Host Alex Keyaha joins Shawn Frayne, Co-founder and CEO of the Looking Glass Factory, a Brooklyn-based startup that's designed the world's first desktop holographic display for 3D creators. We take a deep dive into what's next for the metaverse, holographic NFTs, and how AR/VR will change the world.
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Dec. 15, 2021

Human Rights and Restoring Trust in the Digital Age with Jonathan Dotan

Host Alex Kehaya joins Starling Labs Jonathan Dotan, a Fellow at Stanford's Center for Blockchain Research, and is the writer & producer of HBO's Emmy Award-winning series SILICON VALLEY. A great conversation on restoring trust in the digital age and protecting human rights with Web 3.0.
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Dec. 1, 2021

How to Build a Bridge Across the Digital Divide with Dragana Kaurin

Host Alex Kehaya joins Dragana Kaurin, a human rights researcher and Founder of The Localization Lab, an organization fighting for equal access to information. A great conversation on how to build a bridge across the great digital divide.