Join Tommy Shaughnessy as he speaks with Logan, Managing Partner of Frictionless Capital, about the high-stakes race to build a global blockchain-based financial system. Logan shares his updated thesis on why monolithic, high-throughput architectures like Solana are winning the battle for real revenue and trading dominance over modular designs.They dive deep into the "Global Exchange" vision, the physics of time-to-inclusion, and how innovations like Proprietary AMMs (PropAMMs) are redefining market making. Logan also explores the broader implications of AI, from the compounding power of Grok to the societal impact of a robot-led workforce.🎯 Key Highlights▸Analyzing the Frictionless chart showing that crypto apps on Solana are the fastest to reach $100M in revenue globally.▸ Why Logan remains bearish on the "incorrect" modular design and Layer 2 scaling solutions. ▸ How the speed of light and server location prevent current centralized exchanges from being truly global. ▸ A look at the next engineering frontier. ▸ The "crypto-native" evolution of order books that uses massive Oracle updates to eliminate stale quotes. ▸ Why Logan believes the market will split into either fully regulated exchanges or fully decentralized global engines. ▸ Why Elon Musk's Grok is positioned to be the smartest model over time. ▸ The "freaky" transition to humanoid automation and the potential for a 20-day "atom-moving" data center revolution.💡 Want to stay updated with the latest in crypto & AI? Hit subscribe and the notification bell! 🔔🧠 Follow the Alpha▸ Logan's Twitter: @LoganJastremski▸ Frictionless's Twitter: @FrictionlessVC🔗 Connect with Delphi🌐 Portal: https://delphidigital.io/🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/delphi_digital💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/delphi-digital🎧 Listen onSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/62PR1RigLG2YN5Pelq6UY9?si=18ac7ccf36ab4753Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-delphi-podcast/id1438148082Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Yy99ZlQIX9-PdG_xHj43QTimestamps00:00 — Logan’s return to Miami & Fund 1 vs. Fund 2 thesis04:00 — The $100M revenue chart and acting on alpha08:00 — Why throughput alone isn't enough: execution as the North Star 11:00 — Solana’s parallel execution and the 2021 NFT "gas wars" 13:30 — Being "bearish decentralization" for its own sake 17:00 — The Global Exchange vs. New York physics limitations 22:00 — Multi-Leader design: 20ms inclusion and regional information 30:00 — Blockchains as the leading indicator for price discovery 34:00 — Rebuilding modern finance: efficient 24/7 global markets 38:30 — The hollowing out of regional, non-KYC exchanges 42:00 — Estimating the $20 trillion daily global trading market 45:00 — From AMMs to PropAMMs: the crypto-native order book 52:00 — Hyperliquid vs. Solana: product-led vs. engineering-led 59:00 — Retail order flow and the "payment for order flow" win-win 01:05:00 — Timeline for the multi-leader world (2027/2028) 01:11:00 — Returning to fundamentals: cash flows and PE ratios 01:15:30 — Bullish Grok: the vector of compute and real-world atoms 01:21:00 — Automation anxiety: Uber, gig work, and surgical robots 01:26:00 — Dystopian gambling, inflation, and the Zillow reality 01:29:00 — Financing the $30k robotDisclaimerThis podcast is strictly informational and educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any tokens or securities or to make any financial decisions. Do not trade or invest in any project, tokens, or securities based upon this podcast episode. The host and members at Delphi Ventures may personally own tokens or art that are mentioned on the podcast. Our current show features paid sponsorships which may be featured at the start, middle, and/or the end of the episode. These sponsorships are for informational purposes only and are not a solicitation to use any product, service or token.

Join Tommy Shaughnessy as he speaks with Mike McCormick, founder of Halcyon, about the urgent intersection of AI acceleration and safety. Mike shares his path from venture capital to launching a hybrid nonprofit–fund model focused on securing advanced AI systems. They dive into mechanistic interpretability, global competition for AGI, and what a safe superintelligence future could look like. Can we build superintelligence safely? How do we balance innovation with existential risk? And what happens to humanity when AGI arrives?

Halcyon Futures: https://halcyonfutures.org

🎯 Key Highlights

▸ Leaving VC to focus entirely on AI safety and security

▸ Why Halcyon flipped the model: nonprofit first, fund second

▸ Multi-layered “defense in depth” approach to AI biosecurity & cyber risk

▸ The acceleration vs. safety debate — finding middle ground

▸ Good Fire case: career grants into interpretability research

▸ The 2×2 dilemma — speed vs. slowdown, centralization vs. decentralization

▸ U.S.–China dynamics and fast takeoff scenarios

▸ AI underwriting: how insurance can drive safety standards

▸ Founder-market fit and mission orientation in AI startups

▸ Risk, diffusion, and the uncertain path to AGI

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🧠 Follow the Alpha

▸ Mike's Twitter: @MikeMcCormick_

▸ Halcyon's Twitter: @HalcyonFutures

🔗 Connect with Delphi

🌐 Portal: https://delphidigital.io/

🐦 Twitter: https://x.com/delphi_digital

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/delphi-digital/

🎧 Listen on

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Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-delphi-podcast/id1438148082

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Yy99ZlQIX9-PdG_xHj43Q

Timestamps

00:00 — Mike’s background & pivot to AI safety

03:00 — The realization: AGI could change everything

05:00 — Why VC wasn’t enough to solve the problem

06:00 — Halcyon’s hybrid model and early mission

08:00 — AI security concerns: misuse, bio, and control

12:00 — Defense in depth: pre-training → deployment

15:00 — The creativity vs. restriction trade-off

17:30 — Pause AI vs. Build Baby Build

20:00 — Speed vs. centralization: the 2×2 framework

24:00 — Good Fire: career grants & interpretability

27:00 — Writing to neurons: alignment and insight

30:00 — How insurance markets can enforce safety

36:00 — Mission-driven founders & conviction filters

44:00 — Geopolitical race: U.S., China, and compute

50:00 — Diffusion limits, adoption, and energy costs

57:00 — Mass unemployment and meaning after AGI

01:05:00 — What “winning” AGI means for humanity

01:12:00 — Critical thinking, sycophantic AI, and engagement traps

01:20:00 — UBI, adaptation, and new work paradigms

01:30:00 — Three AGI futures: scale, shift, or stall

01:36:00 — 20% catastrophic risk & asteroid analogy

01:40:00 — Final message: talent is upstream of everything

Disclaimer

This podcast is strictly informational and educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any tokens or securities or to make any financial decisions. Do not trade or invest in any project, tokens, or securities based upon this podcast episode. The host and members at Delphi Ventures may personally own tokens or art that are mentioned on the podcast.

Join Ashwath Balakrishnan and Neel Daftary as they explore the future of DeFi infrastructure with Connor Howe, co-founder of Enso. After nine years of building in crypto, Connor has created what he calls "the shortcut to building on-chain applications" - a developer tool that abstracts away the complexity of integrating with hundreds of DeFi protocols. From powering Berachain's $3.1 billion launch to enabling developers to reduce build times from seven months to just days, Enso is positioning itself as the Unity engine for Web3.

Enso: https://www.enso.build

🎯 Key Highlights

▸ Connor's nine-year journey from writing Solidity in Mist Wallet to building crypto infrastructure

▸ How Enso powered Berachain's $3.1 billion DeFi launch behind the scenes

▸ Reducing developer build times from 7 months to 1.5 days through abstraction

▸ Why crypto needs more apps (4,800) than blockchains (1,000+) for mass adoption

▸ The "fat engine thesis" - how abstraction layers will control blockchain routing

▸ Enso's upcoming network model: action providers, grafters, and validators

▸ The "Enso Drop" - accessing 370+ potential airdrops through network participation

▸ Security through simulation: 4ms response times vs industry standard 2.6 seconds

▸ Chain abstraction vs. application abstraction: the real path to user adoption

▸ Why product beats paper in crypto's current critical juncture

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🧠 Follow the Alpha

▸ Connor's Twitter: @connor_enso

▸ Enso's Twitter: @EnsoBuild

🔗 Connect with Delphi

🌐 Portal: https://delphidigital.io/

🐦 Twitter: https://x.com/delphi_digital

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/delphi-digital/

🎧 Listen on

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/62PR1RigLG2YN5Pelq6UY9?si=18ac7ccf36ab4753&nd=1&dlsi=50105fd66e6c4124

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-delphi-podcast/id1438148082

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Yy99ZlQIX9-PdG_xHj43Q

Timestamps

00:00 — Intro: Connor Howe, Enso co-founder

01:15 — Nine years building in crypto: from Bitcoin to Ethereum

03:00 — Early DeFi development challenges and the birth of Enso

05:00 — Chain abstraction vs. application abstraction philosophy

08:30 — Serving 8% of Web3's developer mindshare (2,250+ developers)

11:00 — Berachain's $3.1B launch: Enso's behind-the-scenes role

13:15 — AI agents, automation, and new use cases emerging

15:00 — Reducing build times: from 7 months to 1.5 days case study

17:30 — Security through simulation: 4ms response times

21:30 — Why we need products people actually want to use

23:15 — New developer onboarding trends and product directions

26:30 — The Enso Network: action providers, grafters, validators

30:00 — Self-service protocol integration and scalability

33:00 — Enso vs. Yearn comparison and strategy differences

35:15 — Network economics and fee distribution mechanisms

39:00 — Upcoming TGE and token utility design

41:00 — The "Enso Drop": accessing 370+ protocol airdrops

42:00 — Developer relations strategy: YouTube, universities, incubators

45:15 — Keeping developers away from crypto Twitter for innovation

47:15 — Fat protocols vs. fat apps: the abstraction layer thesis

51:30 — "Product beats paper" - crypto's critical juncture

Disclaimer

This podcast is strictly informational and educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any tokens or securities or to make any financial decisions. Do not trade or invest in any project, tokens, or securities based upon this podcast episode. The host and members at Delphi Ventures may personally own tokens or art that are mentioned on the podcast. Our current show features paid sponsorships which may be featured at the start, middle, and/or the end of the episode. These sponsorships are for informational purposes only and are not a solicitation to use any product, service or token.

Join Alex Golding as he sits down with Austin Federa, Co-founder of DoubleZero, to explore how they're building permissionless high-performance fiber infrastructure that could revolutionize blockchain performance. Austin shares the technical vision behind creating a parallel internet for distributed systems, starting with Solana validators as their initial market.

DoubleZero: https://doublezero.xyz

🎯 Key Highlights

▸ The internet bottleneck: why high-performance blockchains are hitting infrastructure limits

▸ Building a parallel internet with dedicated fiber, FPGAs, and multicast technology

▸ Proof of utility: weaponizing greed and capitalism for positive-sum network outcomes

▸ 16% of Solana network already running on testnet despite limited infrastructure

▸ Technical deep-dive: signature verification, packet deduplication, and jitter reduction

▸ Token economics and bandwidth contribution models vs traditional staking

▸ Long-term vision: replacing IP addresses with public-private key routing

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🧠 Follow the Alpha

▸ Austin's Twitter: @Austin_Federa

▸ DoubleZero's Twitter: @doublezero

🔗 Connect with Delphi

🌐 Portal: https://delphidigital.io/

🐦 Twitter: https://x.com/delphi_digital

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/delphi-digital/

🎧 Listen on

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/62PR1RigLG2YN5Pelq6UY9?si=18ac7ccf36ab4753&nd=1&dlsi=50105fd66e6c4124

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-delphi-podcast/id1438148082

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Yy99ZlQIX9-PdG_xHj43Q

Timestamps

00:00 — Intro: Austin Federa and the internet bottleneck problem

02:00 — Building a parallel internet for distributed systems

06:00 — The Firedancer project and million TPS potential

09:15 — Technical architecture: fiber, FPGAs, and multicast technology

13:30 — Signature verification and packet deduplication explained

17:15 — Proof of utility: Shapley values and economic incentives

23:45 — Validator onboarding and network connection process

29:30 — Testnet success: 16% of Solana network adoption

33:15 — Latency, jitter, and bandwidth improvements explained

39:00 — Token economics: 2Z token and payment models

44:45 — Access models vs staking requirements for enterprises

51:30 — Validators.app badges and network transparency

59:15 — Governance roadmap: from mainnet beta to full decentralization

01:05:45 — Long-term vision: replacing IP addresses and DNS

01:09:15 — Lightning round: most misunderstood aspects

01:12:30 — Five-year vision: parallel internet for high performance systems

Disclaimer

This podcast is strictly informational and educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any tokens or securities or to make any financial decisions. Do not trade or invest in any project, tokens, or securities based upon this podcast episode. The host and members at Delphi Ventures may personally own tokens or art that are mentioned on the podcast.

Join José Maria Macedo as he co-hosts with Matt O'Connor from Legion and Filip Wielanier from Cookie3 to explore "Attention Capital Markets" - revolutionizing token distribution by linking social influence with capital commitment. Fresh off Legion's funding from VanEck and Brevan Howard, discover how they're moving beyond airdrops to merit-based investing that rewards genuine community builders.

Legion: https://legion.cc

Cookie3: https://www.cookie3.com

🎯 Key Highlights

▸ Legion's funding: VanEck and Brevan Howard backing crypto innovation

▸ Attention Capital Markets: Linking mind share with financial commitment

▸ Cookie3's attribution tech: Measuring on/off-chain value creation

▸ Merit-based token distribution vs "whoever pays most"

▸ Almanac case study: 400% oversubscribed using attention metrics

▸ Retail investor access beyond accredited gatekeeping

▸ IPO/ICO convergence on-chain infrastructure

▸ Data-driven distribution with Web2 sophistication

▸ Fighting airdrop farmers with genuine supporter identification

▸ SEC progress toward disclosure-based regulation

▸ Creator monetization through tokenized influence

▸ Mobile-first social trading infrastructure

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🧠 Follow the Alpha

▸ Matt's Twitter: https://x.com/mattytokenomics

▸ Filip's Twitter: https://x.com/fwielanier

🔗 Connect with Delphi

🌐 Portal: https://delphidigital.io/

🐦 Twitter: https://x.com/delphi_digital

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/delphi-digital/

🎧 Listen on

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/62PR1RigLG2YN5Pelq6UY9?si=18ac7ccf36ab4753&nd=1&dlsi=50105fd66e6c4124

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-delphi-podcast/id1438148082

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Yy99ZlQIX9-PdG_xHj43Q

Timestamps

00:00 - Introduction and Legion funding announcement

01:15 - Matt O'Connor: TradFi to crypto token design

03:00 - Filip Wielanier: Cookie3's attribution mission

04:30 - Capital attribution in Web3 vs Web2

07:30 - Attention Capital Markets explained

09:00 - MicroStrategy analogy: Money where mouth is

11:00 - Almanac presale implementation

13:30 - Legion scoring and merit-based selection

16:00 - Current ICO problems

17:30 - Merit-based investing vision

21:00 - IPO/ICO convergence outlook

25:00 - Market effectiveness through tokenization

28:45 - Information markets and creator influence

32:30 - SEC regulatory progress

37:00 - Regulation compliance concerns

40:30 - Retail protection vs access

43:00 - Project funding selection problems

45:30 - Pseudonymous contributors vs VCs

48:00 - "Nanny state" and risk-taking

52:30 - Cookie3 roadmap

54:30 - Proof of humanity considerations

55:30 - Cooperative network ownership

58:00 - Platform locations

59:30 - Closing thoughts

Disclaimer

This podcast is strictly informational and educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any tokens or securities or to make any financial decisions. Do not trade or invest in any project, tokens, or securities based upon this podcast episode. The host and members at Delphi Ventures may personally own tokens or art that are mentioned on the podcast. Our current show features paid sponsorships which may be featured at the start, middle, and/or the end of the episode. These sponsorships are for informational purposes only and are not a solicitation to use any product, service or token.

Join Tommy Shaughnessy as he sits down with Mike Dudas, Managing Partner at 6th Man Ventures, to discuss one of the most successful seed investments in crypto history. Mike shares the inside story of backing Pump.Fun years before it became a cultural phenomenon, generating over $800 million in fees and reaching a $5.5 billion FDV. From cold DMs to billion-dollar outcomes, this conversation explores venture capital strategy, founder evaluation, and navigating the intersection of AI and crypto investing.

6th Man Ventures: https://6thman.ventures

🎯 Key Highlights

▸ The untold story of Pump.Fun's seed round: from cold outreach to billion-dollar success

▸ Why regulatory risk-taking paid off in the Trump administration

▸ How to evaluate crypto founders differently than traditional startups

▸ The creator economy revolution: streaming meets tokenomics

▸ Digital Asset Trusts (DATs): the new MicroStrategy wave

▸ AI's impact on venture capital processes and decision-making

▸ Why attention spans are killing crypto Twitter's excitement

▸ From Bonk to Pump: lessons in meme coin investing

▸ Building conviction in contrarian bets during bear markets

▸ The importance of speed and decisiveness in early-stage investing

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🧠 Follow the Alpha

▸ Mike's Twitter: @mdudas

▸ 6MV's Twitter: @6thManVentures

🔗 Connect with Delphi

🌐 Portal: https://delphidigital.io/

🐦 Twitter: https://x.com/delphi_digital

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/delphi-digital/

🎧 Listen on

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/62PR1RigLG2YN5Pelq6UY9?si=18ac7ccf36ab4753&nd=1&dlsi=50105fd66e6c4124

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-delphi-podcast/id1438148082

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Yy99ZlQIX9-PdG_xHj43Q

Timestamps

00:00 — Intro: Mike Dudas, 6th Man Ventures

00:30 — The Pump.Fun origin story: cold outreach and magical moments

03:45 — Regulatory risk-taking and the Trump administration impact

06:30 — Why other VCs backed out over legal concerns

08:15 — Being hands-on with portfolio companies without being pushy

10:30 — Pump.Fun's evolution: from bonding curves to creator streaming

14:00 — The Bonk vs Pump competition and market dynamics

17:00 — How AI and AGI are changing venture capital investing

20:15 — Digital Asset Trusts: the new wave of crypto investment vehicles

26:00 — Why crypto Twitter seems less excited despite regulatory clarity

32:15 — Using AI in venture processes: market research and founder support

38:45 — The most common path from DM to investment

42:00 — Founder evaluation: red flags and green flags

47:15 — When to tell portfolio companies it's time to move on

51:15 — Decision-making under pressure: the "hell yes" principle

54:00 — Staying entrepreneurial as a fund grows and succeeds

Disclaimer

This podcast is strictly informational and educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any tokens or securities or to make any financial decisions. Do not trade or invest in any project, tokens, or securities based upon this podcast episode. The host and members at Delphi Ventures may personally own tokens or art that are mentioned on the podcast. Our current show features paid sponsorships which may be featured at the start, middle, and/or the end of the episode. These sponsorships are for informational purposes only and are not a solicitation to use any product, service or token.