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Validated

Austin Federa, Tori Pastore

Booking Overview

Interview-led technology and Web3 show focused on blockchain’s impact on the internet, with recurring conversations featuring crypto founders, protocol builders, AI infrastructure leaders, privacy specialists, and finance or regulatory experts. PR agencies could credibly pitch technically substantive executives, entrepreneurs, researchers, and policy specialists with direct experience in decentralized systems; booking difficulty is medium because guests are established industry operators but the show remains specialized.

Metrics

Episodes: 179

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000

Gender skew: Male

Listener location: USA

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

ray.belli@doublezero.us

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Host

Austin Federa - Web3 strategist and host focused on blockchain, decentralized technology, and the future of the internet.

Tori Pastore - Crypto commentator and co-host covering technology, finance, policy, and emerging ideas across the digital asset sector.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Founders, executives, protocol engineers, infrastructure builders, researchers, policy specialists, and prominent commentators with direct expertise in blockchain, decentralized finance, artificial intelligence infrastructure, privacy, or digital-asset regulation.
Required Achievements:  
Building or leading blockchain, crypto, or AI infrastructure companies, Developing or launching decentralized protocols and financial products, Recognized expertise in digital-asset policy, privacy, security, or market structure, Public commentary on major technology and crypto debates

Recent Guest Discussions

Daniil Liberman - Using Crypto Incentives To Build A Permissionless AI Inference Network; Verifiable Inference, Open-source AI, Privacy, Encryption, And Decentralized Training.

David Liberman - Using Crypto Incentives To Build A Permissionless AI Inference Network; Verifiable Inference, Open-source AI, Privacy, Encryption, And Decentralized Training.

Declan Hannon - Intents Architecture, Solver Networks, Cross-chain Liquidity, Wallets, Payments, Real-world Assets, Security Risks, And Insurance For On-chain Products.

David Hoffman - Longevity, Changing Opinions Publicly, Media Incentives, Long-form Content, AI Risk And Alignment, Regulation, And Fitness.

Austin Campbell - Stablecoin Reserves, Banking And Payment Monopolies, Financial Regulation, Prediction Markets, Market Structure, And Regulator Accountability.

Recent Topics

Technology, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Decentralized Finance, Artificial Intelligence

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
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Building the Bitcoin Equivalent for AI Inference Compute with David and Daniil Liberman (Gonka)

September 22, 2026

In this episode, Austin chats with David and Daniil Liberman of Gonka about the case for using crypto to build a permissionless, meritocratic AI compute network focused on inference rather than decentralized training. They argue that centralized AI infrastructure is rapidly concentrating both revenue and compute, and contrast Bitcoin’s immutable, open rules with corporate systems whose promises can change. With Bitcoin as their north star, Gonka’s protocol aims to verify inference outputs and...

What are Intents Actually Solving? with Declan Hannon (Aurora Labs)

August 25, 2026

In this episode, Austin chats with Declan from Aurora Labs about building on NEAR’s Intents architecture. Declan explains why intents go beyond “a better bridge UI" and how Aurora Intents actually work, enabling one-click cross-chain journeys. They discuss how the protocol helps create liquidity, adoption metrics (over $21B lifetime volume, about $1B monthly), and use cases across wallets, neobanks, payments, RWAs, and more. The conversation also explores inherent cross-chain risks, as highli...

OUT OF SCOPE Ep. 2: Anything But Crypto with David Hoffman

August 14, 2026

In this episode, Austin and Tori join David Hoffman (Bankless) to talk about "anything but crypto." Their conversation spans longevity and mind-uploading, the challenges of changing opinions in public, and how modern media incentives distort nuanced ideas. They also discuss social media, the future of long-form content, AI risk and alignment, what it means to “win” the AI race, regulatory uncertainty, and ... yes, David's ideas around fitness.  00:00 - Welcome and intro  01:46 - How Do You Wa...

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