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Nemil Dalal is the Head of Coinbase Developer Platform, a suite of tools designed to simplify and secure blockchain development. CDP aims to make building onchain applications as accessible as traditional software development, helping developers and creators of all skill levels innovate within the onchain economy.
Nemil joined Coinbase in 2019 as Director of Crypto and has since been a key part of creating the building blocks for developers to build onchain experiences for a billion users. Before Coinbase, Nemil served as CEO for CryptoFin where he developed one of the earliest DeFi protocols.
In this conversation, we discuss:
- Getting into crypto - Brian Armstrong giving Nemil 0.1 BTC in 2012
- Coinbase Onramp: Simplifying Global Stablecoin Adoption
- Coinbase Developer Platform: Building the Onchain Future
- AgentKit: Bridging AI and Blockchain
- On-chain AI
- The role of AI agents in crypto
- Crypto opens the floodgates for AI agents
- AgentKit powers the Virtuals ecosystem
- How the developer landscape will change in 2025
- We will tokenize everything

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#423: Kyle Reidhead, Co-Owner of Milk Road, on The Current Crypto Market, "The Fat App" Thesis, and Coinbase Becoming a Trillion Dollar Company by 2030 38:34

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#422: Seb, CEO of Sophon, on The Secret for Mass Adoption, High-quality Sticky Apps, AI Agents, and Sophon’s Curation Model 32:21

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#421: Frederik Gregaard, CEO of the Cardano Foundation, on Identity Layers, Current Market Insights, Regulatory Landscape, and the Future of Cardano 38:50

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#420: Aryan Sheikhalian, Head of Research at CMT Digital, on The State of Crypto VC, Stablecoins, AI Agents, and The Solana Ecosystem 35:23

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#419: George Bousis, CEO of Raise, Web3 Gift Cards Industry, Spending to Earn, Raising an Additional $63M, and Customer Loyalty Programs 34:04

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Prabal Banerjee, co-founder of Avail, is a researcher and technical leader. He spearheaded the implementation of the Data Availability layer in 2020 and led a team of researchers to explore new frontiers in cryptography and blockchain technology. Prabal's interest in cryptography began in 2013, which led him to explore blockchain technology in 2016. He accumulated a wide range of internship experience with companies including IBM and Oracle. With his extensive expertise and passion for blockchains, Prabal is poised to continue leading the way in exploring the possibilities of this exciting and fast-evolving field for years to come. In this conversation, we discuss: - Breaking down the $LIBRA token launch - The future of blockchain interoperability - Web2 allows us to scale, Web3 has too many chains and we need more interoperability - When will the interoperability problem be fixed - The nuances of blockchains - How cross-chain communication is evolving and why interoperability is critical for the next phase of Web3 growth - The challenges of fragmented ecosystems and how unification can drive adoption - Scalability in Web3: are we ready for mass adaption? - Avail DA, Avail Fusion, Avail Nexus Avail Website: www.availproject.org X: @AvailProject LinkedIn: Avail Prabal Banerjee X: @prabalbanerjee LinkedIn: Prabal Banerjee --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This episode is brought to you by PrimeXBT. PrimeXBT offers a robust trading system for both beginners and professional traders that demand highly reliable market data and performance. Traders of all experience levels can easily design and customize layouts and widgets to best fit their trading style. PrimeXBT is always offering innovative products and professional trading conditions to all customers. PrimeXBT is running an exclusive promotion for listeners of the podcast. After making your first deposit, 50% of that first deposit will be credited to your account as a bonus that can be used as additional collateral to open positions. Code: CRYPTONEWS50 This promotion is available for a month after activation. Click the link below: PrimeXBT x CRYPTONEWS50…

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