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Since Jun 2020
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Uncommon Core 2.0 is a crypto research podcast. This show goes beyond speculation and investing, looking deeper. We explore the fundamental technology and incentives that make public blockchains work under the hood. This show is co-hosted by Hasu and Jon Charbonneau. They’ll be joined by occasional guests, speaking with some of the incredible builders and researchers who are looking to evolve this infrastructure stack to make the mass adoption of crypto possible.

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S2E5 Ethereum & Solana: MEV & Beyond

Dec 22, 2024 2h

Hasu and Jon bring on Robert Miller from Flashbots.  They have a wide-ranging conversation including Ethereum’s roadmap, L1 vs. L2, convergent architectures across chains, and differences vs. Solana.…

S2E4 Ethereum’s Staking Endgame

Mar 22, 2024 2h 23m

Hasu and Jon bring on Ansgar and Caspar from the Ethereum Foundation to discuss the ETH staking endgame.    Ansgar and Caspar recently published two controversial research posts which included a…

S2E3 SVM vs EVM

Dec 07, 2023 1h 1m

Hasu and Jon catchup on what’s new in the EVM (Ethereum Virtual Machine) and SVM (Solana Virtual Machine) worlds. For the EVM, Ethereum has pushed vertical scaling efforts to other chains. This…

S2E2 An Incomplete Guide to PBS - with Mike Neuder and Chris Hager

Sep 02, 2023 1h 58m

Hasu and Jon bring on Mike Neuder (Ethereum Foundation) and Chris Hager (Flashbots) to discuss the design philosophy of proposer-builder separation (PBS). They first dive into the past and present…

S2E1 How will Rollups Decentralize? Proof-of-Governance and more

Jul 14, 2023 1h 21m

In this episode, we explore Jon’s journey into crypto and our mutual passion for research and the writing process. We then give an overview over the key areas of crypto infrastructure today. Finally,…

S1E37 The Merge (Part 2) - with Stephane Gosselin, Danny Ryan, Tim Beiko, and Hasu

May 25, 2022 1h 26m

Listen to conversations between two veterans of the crypto industry: Su Zhu, CEO and CIO of Three Arrows Capital, and Hasu, Strategy lead at Flashbots. Exploring the big ideas in crypto from first…

S1E36 The Merge (Part 1) - with Danny Ryan, Tim Beiko, and Hasu

May 12, 2022 1h 10m

Listen to conversations between two veterans of the crypto industry: Su Zhu, CEO and CIO of Three Arrows Capital, and Hasu, Strategy lead at Flashbots. Exploring the big ideas in crypto from first…

S1E35 The Sovereign Individual - with Su Zhu and Hasu

Apr 01, 2022 58m

Listen to conversations between two veterans of the crypto industry: Su Zhu, CEO and CIO of Three Arrows Capital, and Hasu, Strategy lead at Flashbots. Exploring the big ideas in crypto from first…

S1E34 Hasu gets STARK-pilled - with Eli Ben-Sasson (StarkWare)

Dec 16, 2021 1h 37m

In this episode, I had the opportunity to sit down with Eli Ben-Sasson of Starkware. If you listened to my last episode with Su where we talked about the scaling approaches of different L1s…

S1E33 Ethereum vs. Alt L1s - with Su Zhu and Hasu

Dec 13, 2021 1h 23m

In this episode What the “Crypto Villain of the Year” thinks about his image The arguments for Ethereum’s scaling roadmap The arguments for Alt L1s to out-scale Ethereum What parallels to BTC…

S1E32 How to value Cryptoassets? - With Su Zhu and Hasu

Nov 10, 2021 1h 4m

With BTC and ETH making new ATHs, new and old investors are asking themselves the same question: How do you value cryptoassets? Listen to conversations between Su Zhu, the CEO and CIO of Three Arrows…

S1E31 From Skin Trader to NFT Expert - with Anish Agnihotri and Hasu

Oct 28, 2021 1h 39m

Today, I’m sitting down with Anish Agnihotri, who is a research associate and colleague of mine at Paradigm. Anish has a fascinating backstory from becoming an entrepreneur at a really young age to…

S1E30 The Game Theory of Crypto - with Jordi Alexander, Su Zhu, and Hasu

Aug 25, 2021 1h 27m

Today, we welcome Jordi Alexander, a former professional poker player turned macro trader turned crypto trader.  Jordi competes in the Mind Sports Olympiad and is an expert in games and game theory…

S1E29 Interview with a Searcher - with MEV Senpai and Hasu

Jul 19, 2021 2h 12m

For our latest episode, I sat down with MEV Senpai, one of the top searchers in Ethereum. He gave us the unique inside perspective of someone who finds and captures MEV himself. The result was a long…

S1E28 State of the Market - with Su Zhu and Hasu

Jun 17, 2021 1h 8m

After a tumultuous month in crypto, Su and I discuss the state of the market and what we see on the horizon. Enjoy!   Listen to conversations between Su Zhu, the CEO and CIO of Three Arrows Capital,…

S1E27 Intro to Solana - with Kyle Samani, Su Zhu, and Hasu

Jun 07, 2021 1h 17m

In this episode, Su Zhu and Hasu invited Kyle Samani from Multicoin Capital, one of the most successful venture funds this cycle. Kyle is a day-one supporter of Solana, a smart-contract platform…

S1E26 The most innovative DEX? - with Hasu and Felix Leupold

May 29, 2021 48m

Earlier this week, I did a deep dive on a new DEX trading protocol called CowSwap, which combines many good features into what is possibly the most complete trading experience in Defi. First, you…

S1E25 Interview with Paradigm - with Charlie Noyes, Georgios Konstantopoulos, and Hasu

May 18, 2021 1h 31m

Su is sitting out today, and I instead welcome Charlie Noyes and Georgios Konstantopoulos of Paradigm, one of the largest investment funds in crypto.   We cover a lot of ground in this episode,…

S1E24 Ethereum Bull Case - with Cobie, Su Zhu, and Hasu

Apr 27, 2021 1h 43m

For this episode, Su and I invited the legendary trader Cobie, who goes under @CryptoCobain on Twitter. Together, we talked about The bull case for Ethereum and its upcoming catalysts Whether ETH…

S1E23 Where do the Yields come from in Crypto? - with Su Zhu and Hasu

Apr 05, 2021 52m

Crypto commands unusually high yields relative to the traditional financial system, allowing investors to earn 20% on fiat and stablecoins and even more on other assets. In this episode, Su and I…

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