BlockLayer Podcast

BlockLayer Podcast is a series from the BlockLayer team, giving listeners rare, behind-the-scenes access to the founders building some of the most important companies in web3. In long-form, unhurried conversations, we go beyond the headlines and into what it really takes to build: what first pulled them into crypto, what they shipped (and what broke), how they hired and scaled teams, the decisions that nearly killed the company — and the moves that ultimately made it work. It’s the real story of building in web3: the wins, the chaos, and the lessons you won’t find in public threads.

BlockLayer Podcast is a arts podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 37 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts BlockLayer Podcast, a arts show with 37 episodes published.

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  Episode #10

  Michael Heinrich | Founder of 0G Labs — Building the First Modular AI Chain

  Feb 27, 202650 minS3

  <p>In this episode of Blocklayer Podcast, Kenzi Takahashi, Sachi Shiokava, and Diksha Desai sit down with Michael Heinrich, Founder of 0G Labs, to explore a bold thesis: the future of AI infrastructure may need its own modular, crypto-native stack.</p><p>Michael shares his unconventional journey — from high school boredom to building 0G Labs — and how practices like spiritual reading and meditation reshaped his leadership style as a founder. We talk about the less-discussed side of company-building: clarity, emotional regulation, and staying consistent when the market (and your own head) is volatile.</p><p>On the product side, we dive...

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  Episode #14

  Ron Bodkin | CEO & Co-Founder of Theoriq — Understanding Agent Collectives in AI

  Feb 24, 202649 minS3

  <p>In this episode of Blocklayer Podcast, Kenzi Takahashi sits down with Ron Bodkin, CEO and Co-Founder of Theoriq, to unpack what “agent collectives” really are — and why the next wave of AI may be coordinated by crypto-native incentives.</p><p>Ron explores the intersection of AI and Web3 through the lenses of responsibility, governance, and long-term alignment. He shares his journey from Google to founding Theoriq and ChainML, and reflects on what changes when you move from corporate AI leadership to startup execution.</p><p>The conversation dives into agent collectives, why standardization in AI is still a mess, and wh...

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  Episode #13

  Anna Kazlauskas | CEO & Co-Founder of Vana — Solving AI’s Data Dilemma

  Feb 22, 202656 minS3

  <p>In this episode of Blocklayer Podcast, Kenzi Takahashi, Sachi Shiokava, and Diksha Desai sit down with Anna Kazlauskas, CEO and Co-Founder of Vana, to unpack one of the biggest bottlenecks in AI: data ownership and incentives.</p><p>Anna shares her path from traditional finance into decentralized AI, and what it’s like building Vana — a platform designed to let people own their data and contribute it to AI models on their terms. We dig into why tokenomics matters in this model (and where it can go wrong), plus the hard parts of starting a Web3 company: hiring mission-aligned team...

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  Episode #7

  Karan Sirdesai | Co-Founder & CEO of Mira Network — Building Reliable AI on the Blockchain

  Nov 25, 202548 minS3

  <p>In this episode of Blocklayer Podcast, Kenzi Takahashi speaks with Karan Sirdesai, Co-Founder and CEO of Mira Network — a decentralized AI infrastructure platform taking aim at one of the biggest blockers to real adoption: hallucinations and reliability.</p><p>Karan explains how Mira approaches “trustworthy AI” for high-stakes use cases like finance and healthcare — where being mostly right isn’t good enough. We dig into the core idea behind Mira’s architecture: using multiple models and consensus-based verification to catch errors, reduce hallucinations, and make outputs more auditable and dependable.</p><p>He also shares his non-linear founder journey — from hustling...

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  Episode #6

  David Minarsch | Co-Founder & CEO of Valory — The Rise of Autonomous Agents and the Future of Web3

  Nov 8, 202554 minS3

  <p>In this episode of Blocklayer Podcast, Kenzi Takahashi sits down with David Minarsch, Co-Founder and CEO of Valory, to explore what “autonomy” really means — and why autonomous agents might become the next major interface layer between humans, software, and markets.</p><p>David shares his path into crypto and AI, including his work with Fetch.ai, and the founding story behind Valory and OLAS. We dig into the rise of autonomous agents: what they can do today (beyond demos), where they’re already useful, and what breaks when you try to deploy them in the real world — especially inside permission...

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