The Big Brain Podcast
by The Block
Latest episode
LMAX CEO: Why Everything Will Be Tokenized
LMAX CEO: Why Everything Will Be Tokenized
About this podcast
The Big Brain Podcast features conversations with crypto's most influential thinkers, builders, and traders.
Co-hosted by The Block CEO Larry Cermak and MegaETH CSO Namik Muduroglu, these interviews challenge ideas, dig into mental models, and push guests beyond the headlines.
This show isn't about predicting the future of crypto—it’s about spotlighting the big brains shaping it.
Episodes
- LMAX CEO: Why Everything Will Be Tokenized · 45 min · Episode 2In episode 12 of The Big Brain Podcast, Larry and Namik are joined by David Mercer, CEO of LMAX Group. The conversation explores stablecoins, collateral mobility, tokenized…
- Inside Plasma with Zaheer: The Future of Stablecoins · 50 min · Episode 1In episode 11 of The Big Brain Podcast, Larry and Namik are joined by Zaheer Ebtikar, Chief Strategy Officer at Plasma. Zaheer explains why stablecoins are the most important use…
- Gauntlet CEO Tarun Chitra on Why Exchange ADL Mechanisms Need an Update · 1 h 3 min · Episode 10In episode 10 of The Big Brain Podcast, Larry and Namik are joined by Gauntlet founder and CEO Tarun Chitra. Tarun recounts how an unexpected ADL event on a tiny test position…
- Inside Infinex: Kain Warwick on building a 'superapp' to solve crypto's UX problem · 55 min · Episode 9In episode 9 of The Big Brain Podcast, Larry and Namik are joined by Infinex founder Kain Warwick. The trio discuss how crypto's complex user experience remains a roadblock for…
- Lighter CEO on 'Democratizing Finance' with a zero-fee, ZK perp DEX · 41 min · Episode 8In episode 8 of The Big Brain Podcast, Lighter founder Vladimir Novakovski explains why he built a zero-fee, ZK-powered perp DEX as an Ethereum L2, how it stacks up against CEXs…
- ZCash Co-Founder: 'The World is Demanding More Privacy' · 51 min · Episode 7In this episode of The Big Brain Podcast, Eli Ben-Sasson – co-founder of Zcash and Starknet – joins The Block President Larry Cermak and MegaETH CSO Namik Muduroglu. The…
- Breaking down crypto's biggest ever liquidation event with Wintermute founder Evgeny Gaevoy · 45 min · Episode 6In this episode of the Big Brain Podcast, Larry and Namik are joined by Wintermute Founder and CEO Evgeny Gaevoy to discuss the recent historic crypto crash, explaining how…
- Venture trends, regulatory wins, and consumer innovation: Tom Schmidt and Alok Vasudev on crypto's new era · 41 min · Episode 5In this episode of the Big Brain Podcast, Larry and Namik are joined by Dragonfly's Tom Schmidt Alok Vasudev of Standard Crypto. They dive into current trends in venture capital…
- How the US buying Bitcoin will rebuild American strength · 1 h 3 min · Episode 1Jack Mallers recounts his bitcoin journey, and explains how the US government could expunge its debt by dumping USD into gold and bitcoin. OUTLINE: 00:00 Introduction 06:55…
- Infinite Money Glitch: Paolo Ardoino shares Tether's vision for building a stable society · 49 min · Episode 1In this episode, Paolo Ardoino delves into the factors that contributed to Tether’s USDT becoming the world’s largest stablecoin. Additionally, Ardoino discusses Tether’s…
- DeFi Wizards: Rune Christensen and Guy Young on the past, present, and future of finance · 50 min · Episode 2In this episode, Guy Young & Rune Christensen discuss the evolution of DeFi, noting how it has become more grounded in reality and sustainable business models, moving away from…
- Winning the Crypto Long Game · 1 h 0 min · Episode 1The Big Brain Podcast is co-hosted by The Block CEO Larry Cermak and MegaETH CSO Namik Muduroglu. In this episode, Haseeb Qureshi & Jordi Alexander discuss the similarities…
