James Bayly is the COO of SubQuery and onfinality which are basically data service providers focussing on non-EVM chains such as Polkadot and Cosmos. In this conversation we talk about indexing blockchain data and making it available for users and apps to query in a manner that’s cost efficient, quick, and reliable. We also touch on the modern evolution of blockchains, the blockchain trilemma, and creating a Web3 data marketplace.
Timestamps: 00:00 intro 01:45 indexing blockchain data 11:24 opensourcing code 14:13 FTX debacle & boom bust cycles 20:37 SubQuery decentralising data 25:00 tokenised incentives 28:22 reliability & uptime 29:47 onfinality infrastructure 31:30 building in New Zealand 35:24 Polkadot as a 3rd gen blockchain 44:30 blockchain trilemma 48:22 industry groups & legislation 52:23 rapid fire 55:59 fin
Some notes from the show:
- SubQuery
- onfinality
- Etherscan
- Consensys/MetaMask/Infura
- Coinbase holds 2m bitcoin
- FTX leaked balance sheet
- Kimchi premium
- Mt. Gox
- Centrality
- blockchain trilemma with sharding
- bridge hacks in 2022
Contact James:
- Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesABayly
- LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-bayly/
Find Jeff:
The BCNZ Pod:
- Website https://podcast.blockchain.org.nz/
- YouTube
- Apple Podcasts
- Google Podcasts
- Spotify
- iHeartRadio
Sponsor:
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The Blockchain New Zealand podcast is brought to you by EasyCrypto
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Recorded at blockheight 765227. The BCNZ podcast was founded in 2022 by Jeff Nijsse and Bryan Ventura.
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