Crypto Grows Up: Building at the Intersection of Blockchain and AI | John Church, Ep 45

Crypto Grows Up: Building at the Intersection of Blockchain and AI | John Church, Ep 45

John Church, lead product manager at Nethermind and adjunct professor at Duke University, discusses his journey from DAO leadership to institutional blockchain work. The conversation covers stablecoins, zero-knowledge cryptography, AI agents interacting with blockchain, and how crypto infrastructure is maturing from speculative chaos to institutional adoption. Church emphasizes fundamental understanding over tactical skills as AI transforms software development.

2026 Trends: Trust in AI, Healthcare, College, AGI & More | Bryan Dennstedt, Ep 41

2026 Trends: Trust in AI, Healthcare, College, AGI & More | Bryan Dennstedt, Ep 41

Todd and Bryan Dennstedt review their 2025 AI predictions, finding they accurately forecasted the AI trough of disillusionment, agentic AI emergence, and VC conservatism. They predict 2026 will be defined by organizational absorption of AI capabilities rather than new breakthroughs, with agentic workflows becoming default, SaaS pricing models compressing, and trust verification emerging as a critical business category. They emphasize that rapid AI-powered software development is fundamentally changing startup economics and making previously marginal business ideas viable.

2025 Trends: AI, Venture Capital, and the Future of Work | Bryan Dennstedt, Ep 22

2025 Trends: AI, Venture Capital, and the Future of Work | Bryan Dennstedt, Ep 22

Bryan Dennstedt, fractional CTO at Tech CXO and sustainable investing advocate, discusses 2025 trends with host Todd. They cover venture capital's conservative shift post-SVB, AI's permeation across business (from agents to trust frameworks), the rise of niche podcasts and influencer marketing, and crypto's regulatory thaw under new US leadership. Core insight: AI and blockchain will become as fundamental as electricity, but organizations must navigate trust, compliance, and the trough of disillusionment before realizing transformative value.

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