We discuss airdrops, degens, disposable chains, number going up aaand…oh yeah, building a decentralized Supercomputer. 

Today’s guest is Shawn Tabrizi, a long time core developer of the blockchain Polkadot. Shawn shares his journey in the crypto world and explains how Polkadot's next iteration called JAM will be tested on a physical custom-built supercomputer before decentralizing across low-cost hardware worldwide. 

We also discuss the innovative approach of disposable chains, which can handle millions of temporary transactions without bloating the main chain. 

Additionally, we tackle the flawed metric of transactions per second (TPS) and why it’s not a reliable measure of blockchain performance. We also explore the concept of decentralized token pools managed by DAOs to align incentives across multiple projects and drive Web3 forward. 

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Millions of NFTS

01:30 - Shawn’s Story

05:45 - $DOT is Software

13:00 - TPS don’t make sense

18:40 - TRUST

22:13 - What If Number Goes UP?

28:20 - Web3 Token Pools

30:33 - Building a SUPERCOMPUTER

36:07 - Blockspace & JAM

45:20 - Plaza

54:50 - Airdrops, Degens, Disposable Chains

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Links / Additional Material:

• Shawn on X: https://x.com/shawntabrizi?s=21

  
  

• A critique of TPS (A presentation by Shawn): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTzeE0fNSZ0

  
  



• Disposable Parachains (Forum Post by Shawn): https://forum.polkadot.network/t/disposable-parachains-for-airdrops-and-other-ideas/5769

  
  



• Additional Reading on Regulation: https://financialservices.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=409277

  
  

• The Regulatory Pathway of Polkadot (panel): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwgzMudtkug

  
  

• Breakdown Thread about $DOT being Software: https://x.com/shawntabrizi/status/1601764988221542401?s=46

  
  



• Polkadot Blockchain Academy: https://polkadot.network/development/blockchain-academy/

  
  

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