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The Importance of Permanence & Persistence w/ Sam Williams - Founder of Arweave & AO - Flywheel #116
Episode 116

The Importance of Permanence & Persistence w/ Sam Williams - Founder of Arweave & AO - Flywheel #116

Flywheel DeFi · DeFi Dave, kapital_k

August 7, 20241h 31m

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Show Notes

In this week’s episode Sam Williams, founder of Arweave & AO, dives into the the concept of permanent storage on blockchains and the importance of user rights in cyberspace. Sam explains how Arweave was built to provide decentralized replication of data sets that can't be easily censored. In addition, Sam shares some spicy takes on Ethereum and restaking.

Timeline

00:00 Introduction to Arweave and Permanent Storage

06:49 The Philosophy of User Rights in Cyberspace 10:45 Ethereum Hot Take

21:30 The Future of Arweave

25:36 Introduction to AO and its Approach

38:02 Building with Purpose and Passion

41:30 The Technical Details of AO

49:21 Security and Scalability in AO

54:34 Payment Options and Conclusion

56:18 Token Mint Model for Incentivizing Growth

01:11:35 Rapid Growth in TVL

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