Finality: The Business Lens on Decentralized Networks Finality is a research and media platform exploring the business and economics of decentralized infrastructure. Hosted by Juri Maibaum, each episode dives into the incentives, sustainability, and value creation behind the systems that secure crypto networks, from validators and restaking to modular blockchains and network governance. Through deep-dive interviews, data-backed analysis, and stories from industry operators, Finality helps builders, institutions, and crypto-native professionals understand how to build sustainable businesses in Web3. Tune in to uncover where decentralized networks are headed, and what it takes to thrive in the evolving world of crypto infrastructure.

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Finality: The Business Lens on Decentralized Networks Finality is a research and media platform exploring the business and economics of decentralized infrastructure. Hosted by Juri Maibaum, each episode dives into the incentives, sustainability, and value creation behind the systems that secure crypto networks, from validators and restaking to modular blockchains and network governance. Through deep-dive interviews, data-backed analysis, and stories from industry operators, Finality helps builders, institutions, and crypto-native professionals understand how to build sustainable businesses in Web3. Tune in to uncover where decentralized networks are headed, and what it takes to thrive in the evolving world of crypto infrastructure.
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Recent Episodes

February 6, 2026
From Blackstone to Building Crypto's Leading M&A Firm - JP Grabs, Areta
JP Grabs, Founding Partner at Areta, discusses his journey from traditional finance to establishing a leading crypto M&A firm with host Juri Maibaum, highlighting the importance of long-term thinking in an interview.

January 31, 2026
Yield, Staking, and the Institutional Takeover (Lookout Staking Summit 2026) - with Tobias Jung
<p>Institutions are entering crypto through staking and stablecoin yield—changing how returns are generated and who's participating. In today's episode, we sit down with Tobuas Jung from Staing Rewards to break down what this shift means, why it's happening now, and what the Staking Summit reveals about the next phase of the industry. Apply to participate at Staking Summit 2026: <a href= "https://events.stakingrewards.com/staking-summit/cannes/capital-allocator?event=staking-summit&location=cannes&ref=t"> https://events.stakingrewards.com/staking-summit/cannes/capital-allocator?event=staking-summit&location=cannes&ref=t</a></p> <p>- - - - - -</p> <p>DISCLAIMER All information presented in this podcast is meant for informational purposes only and should not be treated as financial, legal, or tax advice. This podcast's content solely reflects the producer's opinion, who is not a financial advisor. Investing in cryptocurrencies is risky.</p>

January 23, 2026
How Hyve Makes Blockchain Actually Decentralized - with Douwe Faasen
<p>In this episode, Juri Maibaum sits down with Douwe to unpack how Hyve is tackling one of crypto's biggest blind spots: the hidden centralization of data and infrastructure. The conversation dives into how blockchain systems are secretly far more centralized than most people realize, why data layers have become the weakest link in decentralization, and how Hyve is rebuilding the stack from the ground up to make decentralization real — not just at the protocol level, but under the hood. Topics include: - Why most "decentralized" blockchains still rely on centralized data infrastructure - The invisible layers of centralization that power today's crypto ecosystem - How Hyve's architecture enables truly decentralized, high-performance data - Hyve's revenue model and how the protocol sustains itself long term - Incentives, operators, and what it takes to decentralize infrastructure at scale - Why decentralization must extend beyond consensus and into data availability - The tradeoffs between performance, cost, and decentralization - What real decentralization looks like for the next generation of Web3 applications The episode closes with Douwe's vision for a future where decentralized infrastructure becomes the default — and why Hyve isn't an alternative to centralized data, but its replacement.</p> <p>- - - - - - - - - - - - - </p> <p>DISCLAIMER</p> <p>All information presented in this podcast is meant for informational purposes only and should not be treated as financial, legal, or tax advice. This podcast's content solely reflects the producer's opinion, who is not a financial advisor. Investing in cryptocurrencies is risky.</p>
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