Ethereum Cat Herders Podcast

Meet the Herders is a new series where we talk to the people who make the Ethereum Cat Herders work.

Meet the Herders is a series of interviews with members of Ethereum Cat Herders (ECH).In this episode we speak to Pooja Ranjan who is the Herder-In-Chief. We discuss the history, motivations , workings of ECH & much more.

Today we're going to be talking to Octant. Octant is a decentralized governance platform that awards participation with ETH. It is a project by the Golem Foundation and Octant's mission is to streamline the funding for public goods and to ensure they receive the support that they deserve. Octant is doing this by taking a portion of their staking rewards and using that to distribute to the community, who can give it to public goods projects. We're here with James and we're going to be learning about their app today.

What can you expect from the Merge? What are the challenges and opportunities presented to smaller client developers? What impact will new technologies like Bonsai and Snapsync have for client operators? Learn about all this and more in this Merge special episode of PEEPanEIP.

Do blockchains help with privacy or hinder it? Why do we need transactional privacy? Roman Semenov, creator and builder at Tornado Cash joins us to discuss privacy on blockchains and how Tornado strives to improve it. We also discuss the differences between the original version of Tornado and Nova, the new version of Tornado which is rolling out now.

One of the pillars of the ideology around web3 is that of decentralization. Are we delivering on our promises to create decentralized ledgers, or are we falling into the same snares that gave us the highly centralized internet we see around us? Kristy Leigh Minehan, noted consultant and blockchain hardware specialist joins the podcast to talk about decentralization from a number of different potential centralization vectors.

What could be hard about building a crypto wallet? Taylor Monahan, founder of MyCryto (recently acquired by ConsenSys) and currently at MetaMask, joins the podcast to discuss the intricacies of wallets, the challenges in presenting something decentralized and yet user-friendly to a spectrum of users, and more.

We've all heard of DAOs, but what are they practically? How can you contribute to one if you wanted to? What different challenges do DAOs and those contributing to them face? Chase Chapman, a DAO researcher and contributor joins the podcast to talk about all things DAOs.

Running nodes on the Ethereum network (and other blockchain networks) can be hard. The client software can update frequently and be hard to work with. In addition, they need monitoring and maintenance. The data provided as specified can be difficult to work with too. Yet, nodes are necessary to connect applications with the blockchain. The difficulties and need have led to the rise of providers running nodes as a service and providing an API for app builders to use to connect their application to the blockchain. Alchemy is one such provider. Deric Chang and Omar Ceja of Alchemy join to discuss running node infrastructure at scale, and providing useful data to users.

Building apps that aggregate blockchain data opens up new paradigms in application development. Lefteris Karapetsas, a longtime contributor to the Ethereum ecosystem, joins the podcast to discuss his current project, Rotki, a crypto asset accounting app. We discuss the difficulties of obtaining event data from nodes, the benefits and challenges of developing in the open, and more.

Smart Contracts can hold immense amounts of value in an ecosystem that makes them accessible to anyone. As a result, exploits in smart contracts can have catastrophic results. samczsun, a researcher at Paradigm and famous white-hat hacker, joins us to talk about finding vulnerabilities in smart contracts. Among the topics, we talk about his preferred setup for analyzing contracts, how he picks what to look at, and how he goes about looking at code once he's picked something. We also talk about anonymity in the space and his work at Paradigm and previous.

Nethermind is an execution client for EVM-compatible blockchains. Tomasz Stańczak discusses what motivated him to begin working on creating a new execution client and the specific challenges (and joys) of building and maintaining one. We also discuss some of Nethermind's specific features as a client, and future directions for both the larger Nethermind company and the client specifically.

Smart contracts have opened up new opportunities, and we are still exploring what we are able to build with them. Andre Cronje is the creator of Yearn Finance, Keep3r, and more, and joins us in this episode to talk about building innovative platforms with smart contracts, and the various pressures that can come from being a recognized builder in the space.

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Ethereum Follow Protocol (EFP) is an onchain social graph protocol for Ethereum accounts. Useful Links: ---------------------- Official: https://ethfollow.xyz/ EFP project board: https://github.com/orgs/ethereumfollowprotocol/projects/3 Disclaimer: The content presented in this video is for educational purposes only and should not be construed as financial advice. The information provided is intended to enhance your understanding of blockchain technology and related topics. Please perform your own research and due diligence before making any decisions or engaging with any blockchain project. Always consult with a professional financial advisor before making any financial decisions. The creators of this channel are not responsible for any financial losses or gains that may result from your actions. Topics Covered: ------------------------- 00:00 - Disclaimer 00:05 - Intro 00:37 - About EFP 01:22 - Brantly Introduction 06:55 - What is EFP and what problems is it solving? 10:36 - What's the underlined Ethereum standard being used to develop EFP? 11:36 - What is the key component of EFP at the technical level? 14:43 - Why is decentralized social interaction so critical in Web3? 16:45 - EFP addresses user experience challenges? 20:37 - Is there more projects to integrate? 23:46 - Brantly thoughts on Protocol Governance Structure and how people can get involved? 27:09 - What is long-term roadmap of EFP? 29:34 - How do people reach the EFP Team? 30:16 - Demo of EFP App 35:22 - Are there any plans to document a standard for Ethereum based on EFP? 38:48 - About EIPInsight Website 39:33 - Is there any upcoming partner? 43:13 - About EIP 4631 48:46 - Closing Words Follow at Twitter: -------------------------- brantly.eth: https://twitter.com/BrantlyMillegan Ethereum Follow Protocol: https://twitter.com/efp Pooja Ranjan: https://twitter.com/poojaranjan19 Other resources: -------------------------- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4cwHXAawZxqFcgyfjAcUAeoanC2RgUbF https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4cwHXAawZxrhbMXuCqMsCiwx1lwu_cNs https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4cwHXAawZxpUmj2UjD4BtfgC1nAAyv3p https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4cwHXAawZxpby7LszzOnyuAyQl8WLLvh https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4cwHXAawZxr020waJCI0dZAfPAW2naK1 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4cwHXAawZxqu0PKKyMzG_3BJV_xZTi1F Official Website: -------------------------- Ethereum Cat Herders: https://www.ethcatherders.com/ Ethereum Follow Protocol (EFP): https://ethfollow.xyz/ -------------------------- #ethereum #EFP #EthereumFollowProtocol #ethcatherders

Web3.js is a robust and flexible collection of TypeScript and JavaScript libraries that allows developers to interact with local or remote Ethereum nodes (or any EVM-compatible blockchain) over HTTP, IPC or WebSocket connections. It is a powerful and efficient toolkit for crafting applications within the Ethereum ecosystem and beyond. Useful Links: ---------------------- slides - https://docs.google.com/presentation/... contracts plugin - https://www.npmjs.com/package/web3-pl... plugins - https://web3js.org/plugins public RPC endpoints - https://chainlist.org/ Topics Covered: ------------------------- 00:00 - Intro 01:42 - Santiago Trujillo Introduction 04:19 - Presentation (Demo) by Santiago Trujillo 04:30 - Presentation Content 05:10 - 1. What is Web3.js? 05:10 - Fun Fact about Web3.js 05:31 - Web3.js Usages 06:01 - JavaScript/TypeScript Library simple example 06:53 - dApp Flow 07:29 - Modular Design, show how Web3.js worked in Web3. 08:03 - 2. Getting started with Web3.js. 08:07 - Zero to Hero with web3.js (Demo) 30:25 - 3. Web3 Plugin Contracts 37:19 - 4. Community & Outreach 37:22 - Education and Community Outreach 38:21 - Join the web3.js ambassadors 38:46 - Education and Community Outreach 39:13 - Web3.js Africa Tour 40:02 - Presentation Last Slide 40:16 - Presentation End 40:43 - Key consideration while choosing Web3.js and other similar Libraries. 42:58 - How Santiago Trujillo see to adapt Web3.js in the future upgrades and Layer 2 Solutions? 44:08 - Santiago Trujillo suggestions to dApp Developers. 46:07 - Is Plugins really support new Web3 Developers? 49:47 - Santiago Trujillo on trusting different Plugins. 50:50 - is this a Snapshot of specific version or start by just pulling an update? 51:29 - Challenges faced by Santiago Trujillo. 54:23 - Last word by Santiago Trujillo. 56:37 - Closing Words Follow at Twitter: -------------------------- Santiago Trujillo Zuluaga:   / santiagodevrel   Pooja Ranjan:   / poojaranjan19   Other resources: --------------------------    • Meet The Herders     • Ecosystem Project Demo     • NFT     • Non-EIP PEEPanEIP     • Community     • PEEPanEIP   Official Website: -------------------------- Ethereum Cat Herders: https://www.ethereumcatherders.com/ Web3.js: https://web3js.org/#/ -------------------------- #ethereum #web3 #web3js #ethcatherders