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Uncommon Core

Uncommon Core 2.0

Exploring the big ideas in crypto from first principles. Hosted by Su Zhu, the CEO and founder of Three Arrows Capital, one of the leading trading firms in crypto, and Hasu, a crypto researc...

Episodes

20 of 42 episodes

Ethereum & Solana: MEV & Beyond

Hasu and Jon bring on Robert Miller from Flashbots. They have a wide-ranging conversation including Ethereum’s roadmap, L1 vs. L2, convergen...

02:00:15Dec 22, 2024

Ethereum’s Staking Endgame

Hasu and Jon bring on Ansgar and Caspar from the Ethereum Foundation to discuss the ETH staking endgame. Ansgar and Caspar recently publishe...

02:23:47Mar 22, 2024

SVM vs EVM

Hasu and Jon catchup on what’s new in the EVM (Ethereum Virtual Machine) and SVM (Solana Virtual Machine) worlds. For the EVM, Ethereum has...

01:01:02Dec 7, 2023

An Incomplete Guide to PBS - with Mike Neuder and Chris Hager

Hasu and Jon bring on Mike Neuder (Ethereum Foundation) and Chris Hager (Flashbots) to discuss the design philosophy of proposer-builder sep...

01:58:41Sep 2, 2023

How will Rollups Decentralize? Proof-of-Governance and more

In this episode, we explore Jon’s journey into crypto and our mutual passion for research and the writing process. We then give an overview...

01:21:33Jul 14, 2023

The Merge (Part 2) - with Stephane Gosselin, Danny Ryan, Tim Beiko, and Hasu

Listen to conversations between two veterans of the crypto industry: Su Zhu, CEO and CIO of Three Arrows Capital, and Hasu, Strategy lead at...

01:26:55May 25, 2022

The Merge (Part 1) - with Danny Ryan, Tim Beiko, and Hasu

Listen to conversations between two veterans of the crypto industry: Su Zhu, CEO and CIO of Three Arrows Capital, and Hasu, Strategy lead at...

01:10:30May 12, 2022

The Sovereign Individual - with Su Zhu and Hasu

Listen to conversations between two veterans of the crypto industry: Su Zhu, CEO and CIO of Three Arrows Capital, and Hasu, Strategy lead at...

00:58:34Apr 1, 2022

Hasu gets STARK-pilled - with Eli Ben-Sasson (StarkWare)

In this episode, I had the opportunity to sit down with Eli Ben-Sasson of Starkware . If you listened to my last episode with Su where we ta...

01:37:08Dec 16, 2021

Ethereum vs. Alt L1s - with Su Zhu and Hasu

In this episode What the “Crypto Villain of the Year” thinks about his image The arguments for Ethereum’s scaling roadmap The arguments for...

01:23:13Dec 13, 2021

How to value Cryptoassets? - With Su Zhu and Hasu

With BTC and ETH making new ATHs, new and old investors are asking themselves the same question: How do you value cryptoassets? Listen to co...

01:04:03Nov 10, 2021

From Skin Trader to NFT Expert - with Anish Agnihotri and Hasu

Today, I’m sitting down with Anish Agnihotri , who is a research associate and colleague of mine at Paradigm. Anish has a fascinating backst...

01:39:23Oct 28, 2021

The Game Theory of Crypto - with Jordi Alexander, Su Zhu, and Hasu

Today, we welcome Jordi Alexander , a former professional poker player turned macro trader turned crypto trader. Jordi competes in the Mind...

01:27:53Aug 25, 2021

Interview with a Searcher - with MEV Senpai and Hasu

For our latest episode, I sat down with MEV Senpai , one of the top searchers in Ethereum . He gave us the unique inside perspective of some...

02:12:28Jul 19, 2021

State of the Market - with Su Zhu and Hasu

After a tumultuous month in crypto, Su and I discuss the state of the market and what we see on the horizon . Enjoy! Listen to conversations...

01:08:00Jun 17, 2021

Intro to Solana - with Kyle Samani, Su Zhu, and Hasu

In this episode, Su Zhu and Hasu invited Kyle Samani from Multicoin Capital, one of the most successful venture funds this cycle. Kyle is a...

01:17:11Jun 7, 2021

The most innovative DEX? - with Hasu and Felix Leupold

Earlier this week, I did a deep dive on a new DEX trading protocol called CowSwap, which combines many good features into what is possibly t...

00:48:47May 29, 2021

Interview with Paradigm - with Charlie Noyes, Georgios Konstantopoulos, and Hasu

Su is sitting out today, and I instead welcome Charlie Noyes and Georgios Konstantopoulos of Paradigm, one of the largest investment funds i...

01:31:25May 18, 2021

Ethereum Bull Case - with Cobie, Su Zhu, and Hasu

For this episode, Su and I invited the legendary trader Cobie , who goes under @CryptoCobain on Twitter. Together, we talked about The bull...

01:43:48Apr 27, 2021

Where do the Yields come from in Crypto? - with Su Zhu and Hasu

Crypto commands unusually high yields relative to the traditional financial system, allowing investors to earn 20% on fiat and stablecoins a...

00:52:22Apr 5, 2021