Reimagining Bitcoin’s Role in DeFi with Jacob Phillips (Co-Founder of Lombard)

Staking + Intents with Adrian Brink (Co-Founder of Anoma & Namada)

Namada is a privacy-focused PoS chain driven by a decentralized inception, no vesting schedules, and liquid markets from day one. Rooted in advanced cryptography, Namada merges privacy and decentralization in a novel environment.

Reimagining Bitcoin’s Role in DeFi with Jacob Phillips (Co-Founder of Lombard)

Mirko spoke with Jacob Phillips (Co-founder of Lombard) about how Lombard is paving the way forward for Bitcoin's DeFi renaissance.

Pioneering the Modular Future with John Adler (Co-Founder of Celestia)

Celestia already has a towering lead in the DA space, with around a 75% market share across all dedicated DA solutions. Co-Founder John Adler joined Mirko for our latest Staking Insider podcast, to discuss light nodes, ambitious block sizes &  achieving the same throughput that Ethereum is aiming for years down the line.

Fixing Soldity's Core Flaws with Sam Blackshear (CTO & Co-Founder of Mysten Labs)

Sui now ranks as the world's third-largest proof-of-stake chain—backed by a staggering US$29 billion in staked assets. Sui network's Move language is designed around an object-centric model, allowing each transaction to declare which assets it will change, boosting parallel execution and mitigating network bottlenecks. Mirko (Co-Founder & CEO of Staking Rewards) spoke with Sam Blackshear (Co-Founder & CTO of Mysten Labs) on how Sui is poised to reshape the future of finance and gaming on-chain.

Bitcoin Will Move to Proof of Stake, Cosmos SDK vs EigenLayer AVS, and Osmosis Upgrades

We explore the dynamic relationship between Cosmos and Bitcoin, examining how they can mutually benefit each other. We trace Cosmos' journey since its 2017 launch, its relationship with BabylonChain, and the potential shift of Bitcoin to Proof of Stake. Additionally, we discuss the future interplay of blockchain ecosystems like EVM, Solana, and CosmWasm, and review key concepts like economic finality, restaking, and the Osmosis roadmap. This interview features Sunny Aggarwal, whose history includes working at Tendermint, helping build the Cosmos SDK, IBC, and launching the Cosmos Hub (aka Gaia). He is also the co-founder of Osmosis, the Cosmos DeFi hub.