#189 - MARTIN ANQUETIL

creator of $higher and aethernet

What's the Best Way for Ethereum to Grow? Two Ethereans Debate

Ethereum has been left behind in this bull market. As rivals like Solana gain ground in metrics such as speed, cost, and developer mindshare, questions are being raised about whether Ethereum’s reliance on Layer 2 solutions is the right path forward—or if it needs a more fundamental redesign. In this episode, Martin Köppelmann, co-founder of Gnosis, and Justin Drake, researcher at the Ethereum Foundation, discuss the trade-offs of native and based rollups, execution capacity, and Ethereum’s ability to maintain its dominance. They debate how Ethereum should address fragmentation across rollups, whether ETH has strayed from its ultrasound money narrative, and whether its deliberate pace of innovation could make it vulnerable in an increasingly competitive landscape. Whose ideas will lead Ethereum out of this dark forest?

ZEROPOD SEASON 2 E1: "On The Right Track" with Professional Athlete and NFT Artist Naomi Metzger

Here we go, welcome to Season 2! In this episode of ZEROPOD (The Zero Rights Reserved Podcast), host Toady Hawk from The Noun Square sits down with Naomi Metzger, 10x British national triple jump champion, to talk about her inspiring journey on track and onchain. Naomi shares how she bounced back from missing the Tokyo Olympics (by just 10 cm!), how she created an NFT collection called Afrochicks to fund her training, and her thoughts on bringing her road to LA 2028 onchain. Tune in to hear her story of resilience, community, and much more! — 0:00 - The Importance of Resilience 2:04 - ZEROPOD Intro 2:12 - An Interview So Nice We Did It Twice 2:55 - Naomi’s Accomplishments 4:07 - Childhood Motivation 5:06 - Choosing Triple Jump 9:00 - University Experience 11:00 - International Competitions 12:57 - Sponsorship Struggles 14:33 - Disqualified by the Wind?? 15:05 - Overcoming Challenges 17:07 - The Human Side of Athletics 18:00 - Triple Jump vs. Long Jump 19:56 - Afrochicks NFT Success 23:54 - Self-Sponsorship 29:02 - Injury Setbacks 33:23 - Media Training & Authenticity 34:43 - Onchain Content Goals 38:33 - Fitness Videos on Warpcast 42:45 - Advice for Young Athletes — Podcast recorded by Toady Hawk, edited by Toady Hawk and Santhosh. Hosted by Toady Hawk. Music by Toady Hawk x Suno AI. This content is zero rights reserved (cc0), please remix and reuse it in any way you like! Produced by The Noun Square onchain media collective. Follow @ thenounsquare on Twitter for daily content about Nouns, NFTs, Ethereum and more or visit https://tns.wtf to learn more.

Zora’s Mobile App Feels like Magic

We're joined by Jacob Horne - the CEO of Zora to chat about their new mobile app. It's one of the best crypto mobile apps that has been launched to date and we went deep on what it takes to get real people onchain in a jam packed hour episode.

Alex Masmej Talks $DEGEN: Fueling Drakula's Growth and the Onchain Creator Economy

Join us in this episode as we sit down with Alex Masmej, the brain behind Drakula and a key player in the farcaster ecosystem. From his early days of conceptualizing Showtime as the 'Instagram of NFTs' to pioneering Drakula, Alex's journey is nothing short of remarkable. Drakula, now making waves as the 'TikTok of Web3', has seen an explosive start with over $30M in transactions in just two weeks, introducing a new and engaging way for fans to support video creators. Alex returns to the podcast to share the lessons learned from pivoting Showtime to creating Drakula, highlighting the strategic moves, go-to-market strategy, and the decision to adopt $DEGEN as the native currency of the app. I hope you enjoy our conversation and our genesis episode on Pods!