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Ep. 584 Péter W. Szabó | Image Generation AI with Tengr AI Aug 19, 2025

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For episode 584 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Péter W. Szabó, Founder of Tengr.ai, an image generation AI, which is now developing sophisticated AI systems that serve as professional partners for business and creative applications with a privacy-by-design approach.

⏳ Timestamps:

(0:00) Introduction

(1:08) Who is Péter W. Szabó?

(10:25) What makes Tengr AI unique?

(14:18) Tengr AI use-cases

(17:14) Capital raise plans

(19:38) Pricing tiers

(27:20) Future of Gen AI

(34:42) Tengr AI roadmap

(36:00) AI events & conferences

(37:19) Website, socials & community

🎙 Tengr Links:

🔗 Website: https://tengr.ai

🔗 X: https://x.com/Tengrai_com

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wszabopeter

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tengrai

🔗 Discord: https://discord.com/invite/8HePQbaes7

📢 Disclaimer:

None of our content constitutes, nor is intended to act as financial advice. It’s important to always do your own research and due diligence before making any investment decision. Digital Assets and Cryptocurrencies are highly volatile and carry a considerable amount of risk.

Ep. 583 Stefan Avram | Scaling APIs with WunderGraph Aug 18, 2025

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For episode 583 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Stefan Avram, Co-founder and CCO of WunderGraph, the world’s most widely adopted open-source GraphQL Federation solution.

⏳ Timestamps:

(0:00) Introduction

(0:55) Who is Stefan Avram?

(2:59) Tinder for Founders

(3:26) What is Wundergraph?

(5:20) GraphQL

(5:52) Use-cases

(7:44) Typical Customer

(10:33) Expansion plan for Wundergraph

(11:56) Tips & Advice to Founders

(16:02) Wundergraph Roadmap

(20:49) Wundergraph website, socials & community

🎙 WunderGraph Links:

🔗 Website: https://wundergraph.com

🔗 X: https://x.com/wundergraphcom

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefan-avram-62696713a

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wundergraph

🔗 Discord: https://discord.com/invite/Jjmc8TC

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Ep. 582 Diego Gutierrez | EVM-compatible Smart Contracts on Bitcoin with Rootstock Aug 16, 2025

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For episode 582 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Diego Gutierrez, Chairman & Co-Founder of Rootstock, the world's most secure smart contracts platform, built on Bitcoin.

The Rootstock blockchain enables EVM-compatible smart contracts designed for building a freer, fairer, and more decentralized world.

⏳ Timestamps:

(0:00) Introduction

(0:30) Who is Diego Gutierrez?

(3:34) Bitcoin in Argentina

(8:28) Rootstock in 2025

(13:13) Bitcoin DeFi

(20:02) Rootstock at Permissionless

(22:34) Website, socials & community

🎙 Rootstock Links:

🔗 Website: https://rootstock.io

🔗 X: https://x.com/rootstock_io

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rootstock-io

🔗 Telegram: https://t.me/rskofficialcommunity

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Ep. 581 Alexei Zamyatin | Evolving Landscape of Bitcoin L2s with BOB Aug 15, 2025

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For episode 581 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Alexei Zamyatin, Co-founder of BOB.

BOB combines the security of Bitcoin with the DeFi innovation of Ethereum, creating the best place to build and earn yield with BTC. BOB is an optimistic rollup with ZK proofs on Ethereum secured by billions of dollars of staked Bitcoin, serviced by a hybrid BitVM bridge for native BTC integration.

⏳ Timestamps:

(0:00) Introduction

(1:02) Who is Alexei Zamyatin?

(3:55) What is BOB?

(6:44) Hybrid BitVM

(12:02) 1-click Bitcoin interactions

(17:44) Partnerships

(19:34) Future of BitcoinFi

(25:33) Developer Documentation

(28:38) BOB Roadmap

(31:38) BOB website, socials & community

🎙 BOB Links:

🔗 Website: https://www.gobob.xyz

🔗 X: https://x.com/build_on_bob

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexei-zamyatin

🔗 Telegram: https://t.me/gobobxyz

🔗 Discord: https://discord.com/invite/gobob

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Ep. 580 Itay Laor | TOMI App & Crypto Wallet Aug 14, 2025

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For episode 580 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Itay Laor
TOMI is creating a freer, more open internet for all. It’s a next-gen chat and wallet for seamless conversational payments.

⏳ Timestamps:

(0:00) Introduction

(1:10) Who is Itay Laor?

(3:12) What is TOMI?

(5:30) TOMI App Launch

(9:32) How does TOMI messaging payments work?

(12:08) Privacy on the TOMI App

(13:43) Mini-app Marketplace on TOMI

(16:40) TOMI Crypto Wallet

(18:16) Superapps

(23:50) TOMI Roadmap

(28:03) How to download the TOMI App

🎙 TOMI Links:

🔗 Website: https://tomi.com

🔗 X: https://x.com/tomipioneers

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/itay-laor

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tomidotcom

🔗 Telegram: https://t.me/tomi_official_chat

🔗 Discord: https://discord.com/invite/tomipioneers

📢 Disclaimer:

Ep. 579 Eran Barak | Enhancing Onchain Privacy with Shielded Technologies Aug 13, 2025

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For episode 579 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Eran Barak, CEO of Shielded Technologies, an emerging engineering company pioneering privacy-enhancing, decentralized technologies designed for real-world compatibility.

⏳ Timestamps:

(0:00) Introduction

(1:38) Genius Act
(3:52) Who is Eran Barak?

(5:36) What is Shielded Technologies?

(5:50) Midnight Network

(13:29) Merging Web2 into Web3

(16:27) Shielded & Midnight at Permissionless

(17:46) Website, socials & community

🎙 Shielded Technologies Links:

🔗 Website: https://shielded.io

🔗 X: https://x.com/shieldedtech

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/shielded-technologies

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eranbarak

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Ep. 578 Brian Perks | How FivebyFive is Validating Data Aug 13, 2025

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For episode 578 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Brian Perks to discuss Five By Five.
Five By Five (5x5) is on a mission to democratize access to high-quality data by creating the world's most trusted data organization.

⏳ Timestamps:

0:00 | Introduction

1:03 | Who is Brian Perks?

1:48 | Origins of 5x5

5:43 | Identity Graph

11:11 | 5x5 Products & Services

13:21 | Use-cases

17:37 | Dead Internet Theory

25:05 | User Data Ownership & Compensation

32:10 | Data and AI Models

35:00 | 5x5 Roadmap

🎙 5x5 Data Links:

🔗 Website: https://5x5data.com

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/briangperks

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/5x5data

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Ep. 577 Brendon Sedo | Uncovering Bitcoin DeFi with Core DAO Aug 12, 2025

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For episode 577 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Brendon Sedo, Contributor at Core DAO, the PoS layer for Bitcoin, enabling the first implementation of Self-Custodial Bitcoin staking while supporting a fully EVM-compatible BTCfi ecosystem.

⏳ Timestamps:

(0:00) Introduction

(0:30) Who is Brendon Sedo?

(3:38) Supporting Founders and their ventures

(11:15) Can Bitcoin sustain DeFi?

(15:38) Core DAO in 2025

(19:13) Website, socials & community

🎙 Core DAO Links:

🔗 Website: https://coredao.org/

🔗 X: https://x.com/Coredao_Org

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendonsedo/

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/core-dao

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Ep. 576 Marvin Bertin | Future of Bitcoin in Finance with Maestro Aug 12, 2025

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For episode 576 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Marvin Bertin, Co-founder & CEO of Maestro.

Marvin has been an entrepreneur in crypto since 2020, building blockchain infrastructure and financial products to usher in on-chain global finance. Previously, he was a research engineer in the AI and biotech industry.

⏳ Timestamps:

(0:00) Introduction

(0:58) Who is Marvin Bertin?

(3:31) What is Maestro?

(6:27) Infrastructure of Crypto in United States

(11:58) Maestro solutions & use-cases

(16:03) Future of Bitcoin in Finance

(21:00) Abstraction

(24:57) Developer Hub

(27:36) Maestro Roadmap

(29:17) Events & Conferences

(29:47) Maestro website, socials & community