The gwart show

Through conversations with crypto’s brightest lights, Gwart embarks on a one-man crusade to find the real value of cryptocurrency. Once weekly episodes with guests. Hosted by @gwartygwart.

Meet the Host

Gwart

Pseudonymous, Gwart is a crypto-Twitter troll and thinkboi seeking answers to non-existent problems in blockchains. Follow along for the most colorful conversations in crypto.

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Episodes

Zcash Resurgence, Privacy, and Quantum w/ Zcash cofounder Ian Miers

Ian Miers, Zcash co-founder & cryptographer, discusses zero-knowledge proofs, crypto privacy, identity solutions, quantum computing threats, and why blockchain transparency is fundamentally broken for payments.

Nov 29, 2025

Launching Monad

Monad's Keone and Kevin discuss November 24 launch, why they spent years building infrastructure, the Momentum grants program focused on user acquisition metrics over TVL, and navigating crypto Twitter's short attention spans.

Nov 23, 2025

The Perpification of Everything

Kaledora Linn, Co-Founder of Ostium, discusses bringing traditional finance assets onchain through perpetuals instead of tokenization. Learn why perps are more capital-efficient and better suited for traders who want exposure to stocks, commodities, and FX from their crypto wallets.

Nov 12, 2025

Restaking’s Killer App w/ DeFi Dave

DeFi Dave explains Cap, a stablecoin protocol using restaking to protect users while operators access capital. Market makers get undercollateralized loans backed by restaked ETH/BTC. If operators fail, risk takers get slashed—not users. Plus: lore building & why restaking finally found PMF.

Nov 02, 2025

Circle’s Bet On The Future Of Money

Gordon Liao from Circle discusses USDC's $50B market cap, stablecoin adoption, regulatory challenges, IPO plans, and how blockchain-based payments are transforming global finance through faster, cheaper cross-border transactions.

Oct 26, 2025

Why Internet Is Too Slow for Trading Now W/ Austin Federa

Austin Federa discusses Double Zero, a layer zero network using private fiber to optimize blockchain performance.

Oct 19, 2025

The Tether Monopoly Is Over

Ex-Tether country manager Facundo Werning shares why he joined Agora, how stablecoins work in Argentina, and why the duopoly is ending. Plus: Bitcoin predictions, banking's future, and what missionaries taught him about crypto's real impact.

Oct 12, 2025

Saylor Survives, other crypto DATs are cooked

James Christoph breaks down why MicroStrategy can't be replicated, DATs are doomed, and crypto markets are more efficient than people think. Plus: Celestia's inflation problem, Ethena's systemic risks, and why Hyperliquid nailed their stablecoin strategy.

Oct 05, 2025

Inside Tempo: Stripe’s New L1 For Payments

Malesh from Special Mechanisms Group discusses joining Tempo, Stripe's new payments-focused L1 blockchain, covering MEV, stablecoins, credible neutrality, and why they didn't build on existing chains.

Sep 28, 2025