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The $10B Question: The Graph's Big Bet on Decentralized Data
The Smart Economy Podcast: Real-World Blockchain Applications with Crypto, DeFi, NFTs, and DAOs
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In this episode of The Smart Economy Podcast, host Dylan Grabowski is joined by Nick Hansen, team lead at The Graph Foundation, an indexing protocol for organizing blockchain data. Together, they unpack The Graph’s mission to become the “Google of blockchains,” and discuss why decentralized indexing matters more than ever.
What you’ll learn:
- How The Graph is working to solve the critical read-write problem in blockchain data accessibility
- Why decentralized indexing provides crucial advantages over centralized alternatives for dApp development
- The evolution of foundation leadership from zero-to-one pioneers to professional operational expertise
- How content creation and community building can create career opportunities in Web3
- Why blockchain infrastructure projects must balance technical innovation with institutional adoption
- The framework for evaluating when decentralization matters most in technical infrastructure
- How The Graph is preparing for the convergence of AI and blockchain data through knowledge graphs
And much more!
Nick Hansen is the team lead at The Graph Foundation, where he stewards the development and growth of The Graph, an indexing protocol for organizing blockchain data. With a diverse background spanning traditional finance, marketing, radio broadcasting, and education, Hansen brings a unique perspective to blockchain infrastructure development. Prior to his current role, he created and hosted the GRT IQ podcast, conducting over 200 interviews with key figures in The Graph ecosystem, which led to his transition into a leadership position at the foundation.
Previous guests include: Rusty Matveev, Chief Strategy Officer at Calaxy; Andrew Lawrence, CEO and Co-Founder of Censo; Zac Townsend, CEO and Co-Founder of Meanwhile; Jesper Johansen, CEO and Co-Founder of Northstake; Tama Churchouse, COO of Cumberland Labs; Holly Wood of Boson Protocol; Sid Powell of Maple Finance; Chad Barraford of THORChain; and many others.
Check out our three most downloaded episodes:
- Laying the Groundwork for a Billion-User Blockchain with Rich Rines, Contributor at Core DAO
- Staking the Future: From Blockchain Beginnings to Institutional Innovations with Chen Zhuling of RockX
- The Unstoppable Nature of Blockchain: A Conversation with Bonart Mati of Obligate
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