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After a summer hiatus, the crew reunites to discuss what they've been up to while crypto conferences turned into sales pitches and bare metal providers started sliding into foundation Slack channels. The episode covers Schultzie's garage-relocated 500-watt home lab setup, the team's ongoing ISO and SOC 2 certification processes, and how Claude AI has revolutionized filling out those endless security questionnaires.
Between stories of Barcelona pickpocketing (the idiot tax), London's best late-night bagels, and watching F1 movies with unimpressed children, the hosts tackle bigger questions about the future of permissionless systems. Are we heading toward a world of Visa-run stablecoins and permission-based everything? Can crypto maintain its cypherpunk ideals while institutions copy the tech and strip out the interesting parts?
Please support Game of Nodes and other great independent validators in the Cosmos. Make Needlecast (https://needlecast.envoys.io/), Kingnodes (https://www.kingnodes.com/), RHINO (https://rhinostake.com/), and Lavender.Five (https://www.lavenderfive.com/) a part of your delegation strategy today!
11 Jun 2025
Episode 146: Whispernode
Brendan discusses his transition from validator operations to data analytics at Flipside, while the hosts analyze CosmWasm's declining popularity and debate blockchain's role in AI agent payments in this interview episode.
11 Apr 2025
Episode 145: No Nullo
The crew navigates the ridiculous realities of validator life—from backordered Chinese servers and surprise tariffs to the art of running mainnet from your media center. Meanwhile, they spiral into AI-on-blockchain hypotheticals, failed token economics, and a crypto spin on the Christian Bale meltdown.
Show Links
Trump names cryptocurrencies in strategic reserve - reuters (https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-cryptocurrency-strategic-reserve-includes-xrp-sol-ada-2025-03-02/)
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Establishes the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and U.S. Digital Asset Stockpile - (https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/03/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-establishes-the-strategic-bitcoin-reserve-and-u-s-digital-asset-stockpile/)whitehouse.gov (http://whitehouse.gov)
DOJ ends crypto enforcement team, shifts focus to terrorism and fraud - cnbc (https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/08/doj-ends-crypto-enforcement-team-shifts-focus-to-terrorism-and-fraud.html)
De-dollarization: Is the US dollar losing its dominance? - jpmorgan (https://www.jpmorgan.com/insights/global-research/currencies/de-dollarization)
Christian Bale Loses It - youtube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0auwpvAU2YA)
Please support Game of Nodes and other great independent validators in the Cosmos. Make Needlecast (https://needlecast.envoys.io/), Kingnodes (https://www.kingnodes.com/), RHINO (https://rhinostake.com/), and Lavender.Five (https://www.lavenderfive.com/) a part of your delegation strategy today!
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