Welcome to BuildBetter, formerly known as the Web3Magic podcast. This channel began 2,5 years ago as Web3Magic — decoding the thinking of decentralized builders. Now, it’s evolving into BuildBetter: frameworks, stories, and tools for people building the future. Technology, or rails, don't matter anymore. That's why I'm ditching Web3 branding. Blockchain is becoming part of everything. Now, more than ever, it's about useful products, not tech behind them. Every week, I look at lessons from building companies and products - not technical lessons, but distribution-focused ones. Sometimes alone, sometimes with builders working on interesting products. We dive into stories, projects, and what makes them tick. How are they thinking about distribution and attention that is ruling everything? The future is still exciting, and we're still building it. Let's Build it Better! 🚀 Hit that subscribe button and join the adventure!
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May 19, 2026Episode 336 min
Trustless Ethereum and Pragmatic Privacy from Colibri
The conversation with Steffen Kux delves into the development and implementation of Colibri, a stateless light client that focuses on trustless and private data access in the web3 ecosystem. Steffen discusses the history, purpose, and technical aspects of Colibri, as well as its integration into various applications and the importance of pragmatic adaptive privacy (PAP) in web3 applications.TakeawaysTrustless and private data access is essential in the web3 ecosystem.Pragmatic adaptive privacy (PAP) is a crucial approach to privacy in web3 applications.Chapters00:00 Introduction to Colibri and Its Purpose06:00 The Need for Trustless Information and the Birth of Colibri13:32 The Importance of Trustless Information and Privacy in Web321:25 The Role of Colibri in Web3 Applications and Its Integration into Kohaku Wallet26:43 The Significance of Pragmatic Adaptive Privacy (PAP) in Web3 Applications
May 5, 2026Episode 251 min
Polymarket - How To Win Longterm with John
The conversation covers an introduction to Polymarket, understanding prediction markets, zero-sum game and betting strategies, political betting and unbiased predictions, participation and betting flow on Polymarket, and the resolution process using the UMA protocol. The conversation covers the understanding of Polymarket markets, sizing the opportunities, the influence of Polymarket on real outcomes, controversial use cases of prediction markets, and future use cases of prediction markets. Key takeaways include the fundamental information provided by prediction markets and the natural use case for probability estimators.TakeawaysPolymarket is a prediction platformPolymarket uses UMA protocol for resolution Prediction markets provide fundamental information that is missing in public discussions.The use of prediction markets is a natural and obvious use case for probability estimators.Chapters00:00 Resolution Process and UMA Protocol31:18 Understanding Polymarket Markets40:28 The Influence of Polymarket on Real Outcomes47:21 Controversial Use Cases of Prediction Markets53:27 Future Use Cases of Prediction MarketsNever miss great builder story - BuildBetter Substack: https://buildbetterhq.substack.com/
May 4, 2026Episode 132 min
Kevin Krusher from Regnum Aurum - Tokenizing Gold
The conversation with Kevin Rusher covers his journey into crypto, the challenges in DeFi, the founding of RAAC, and the mission of RAAC to bring external dollar-denominated yield on chain. It also delves into the merging of traditional finance and DeFi, the pricing of real-world assets, RAAC's focus on gold and real estate, and the development journey of RAAC. Additionally, it explores RAAC's tech stack, multi-currency stablecoins, and the upcoming launch of RAAC's Testnet.TakeawaysDeFi and Real World Asset TokenizationStablecoin InnovationChapters00:00 Early Interest in Crypto07:18 Founding of RAAC13:44 RAAC's Mission and Approach20:14 Focus on Gold and Real Estate30:34 RAAC's Launch and TestnetNever miss great builder story - BuildBetter Substack: https://buildbetterhq.substack.com/
January 6, 2026Episode 16 min
Daily Stoic For Builders - Episode 1
Daily Stoic For Builders - Episode 1 This episode explores the concept of influence and control, and understanding of it for founders and builders. I emphasize the importance of focusing on what can be influenced and measuring what matters. It delves into the application of these principles in product building and the potential for change in the future.TakeawaysFocus on what you can influenceMeasure what mattersChapters00:00 Understanding Influence and Control14:39 The Power to Change the Future
February 25, 2022Episode 327 min
#32 Daily NFTs Minute - today about GenomesDAO and Calladita Film
The first project I'm talking about today is GenomesDAO:Super interesting project where GenomesDAO is building Your DNA bank. This is potentially huge, because right now all genomic data stay with the companies like 23andme but here, you not only get your cool Geneticat PFP, but also a DNA testing kit and assurance that 100% of your genome will be sequence. Results will be locked in Genome Mining Wault accessible only with your crypto wallet. That means you can decide in the future to participate in research which pharmaceutical companies or university labs do by providing your genomic data as part of the larger set and be rewarded for it.Also on the roadmap there's a secret generative art piece based on your genome. That should be pretty unique! It's a definitely long term project and recommend checking details on the website below before the mint. I've heard guys speak on Spaces with Zeneca and they got me, I love it! Mint is coming on Monday - Feb28 with price TBA in ETH.Check everything GenomesDAO here: The website: https://nft.genomes.io/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/genomesdaoThe second project I'm talking about today is Calladita Film:Project by filmaker Miguel Faus who produced a short film from 2019 which received a lot of awards on different festivals. The project aims to raise money for the full feature film production. There are 4 NFT tiers with different levels of rewards and important point is that NFT holders will have a chance to share the movie fame. The cast looks great, distribution is pre-agreed and you will be supporting independent movie producers ethos.Through parthership with artists there will be also the CALLADITA ART COLLECTION: a series of 1/1 pieces inspired by Calladita and created especially for this drop.Calladita movie is about summer, spain, class-differences, preseverence and surely love. I definitely recommend you check out at least the website and short video from Miguel.Mint is coming on March 2nd with price TBD.Check everything GenomesDAO here: The website: https://www.calladitafilm.com Twitter: Support the showI hope you liked today's episode. If you have any comments please reach out on socials, and let's chat. And as always, don't forget to sign up for Web3Magic and follow me across social media to enjoy the colorful ride!COLLECT THIS EPISODEOn Pods.Media: https://pods.media/web3-magic Listen in your favorite app:Watch & Subscribe on YouTube - http://tinyurl.com/w3m-youtubeListen & Subscribe on Apple - http://tinyurl.com/w3m-appleListen & Subscribe on Spotify - http://tinyurl.com/w3m-spotify FOLLOW US: Subscribe and see all episodes - https://web3magic.xyz Follow Web3Magic (X) - https://twitter.com/Web3MagicHQ Follow BFG (X) - https://twitter.com/aka_BFG Follow BFG (Farcaster) - https://warpcast.com/bfg Follow Web3Magic channel (Farcaster) - https://warpcast.com/~/channel/web3magic
February 9, 2022Episode 184 min
#18 Daily NFTs Minute - today I talk about - Aussiemates and Hunnys
The first project I'm talking about today is Aussiemates:It's a project that is pioneering an Experience 2 Earn model, with a really strong focus on supporting mental health & wellbeing. They will be trying to gamify real-world experiences & bring mental health to the metaverse. The kangaroos' utility is global. Mixing real-life experiences with NFTs, ETH, and more mates will incentivize your diamond hands.Aussiemates have pre-sale on Feb11 and public sale on Feb12 for 0.05 ETH.The website: https://www.aussiemates.ioTwitter: https://twitter.com/aussiematesioThe second project I talked about today is Hunnys:And it's a completely different project from Assiemates. This one is light and entertaining. Hunnys are @cryptostacys project to please and entertain. The collection of 10,000 cute cupcakes and if you like the art then as Hunny holder, you'll receive free monthly airdrops of themed art called Hunny's Seasons.The OS collections are here: OG collection which started it: https://opensea.io/collection/hunnys-ogs 10.000 Hunnys: https://opensea.io/collection/hunnys and seasonal airdrops collection: https://opensea.io/collection/hunnys-seasonsTwitter: https://twitter.com/cryptostacysCheers till tomorrow!:)Support the showI hope you liked today's episode. If you have any comments please reach out on socials, and let's chat. And as always, don't forget to sign up for Web3Magic and follow me across social media to enjoy the colorful ride!COLLECT THIS EPISODEOn Pods.Media: https://pods.media/web3-magic Listen in your favorite app:Watch & Subscribe on YouTube - http://tinyurl.com/w3m-youtubeListen & Subscribe on Apple - http://tinyurl.com/w3m-appleListen & Subscribe on Spotify - http://tinyurl.com/w3m-spotify FOLLOW US: Subscribe and see all episodes - https://web3magic.xyz Follow Web3Magic (X) - https://twitter.com/Web3MagicHQ Follow BFG (X) - https://twitter.com/aka_BFG Follow BFG (Farcaster) - https://warpcast.com/bfg Follow Web3Magic channel (Farcaster) - https://warpcast.com/~/channel/web3magic
February 16, 2022Episode 245 min
#24 Daily NFTs Minute - today talking about Martian Premier League (MPL) and Women Tribe
The first project I talk about today is Martian Premier League (MPL):The lore for MPL goes along the lines of professor Gaffer setting up a new football league on Mars. He’s building a transporter capable of beaming 9000 humans up to Mars. His mission? To build a new football league that would embody the values of the game he used to know and love. You might have guessed that they are building a game. The upcoming genesis PFP mint art is created by Rupert Gruber (Marvel, Sony, Universal) and will act not only as your character but also as your mint pass to the whole Mars Universe. Holders' first reward will ability to create a genesis player who can operate in the Martian Premier League (separate NFT on L2). This additional NFT will act as the gateway for participation in the Martian Premier League and all the mechanics outlined in their whitepaper. The team has worked for two of the largest franchises on the planet: Harry Potter and Marvel and they are ZenAcademy members, so I have high expectations from this one.Mint should be on March 2nd so there's time. Definitely check them out: the website: https://www.martianpremierleague.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/professorgafferThe second project of today is just minting and is called Women Tribe: Women Tribe Is female led project which has put enormous efforts into building a community of like-minded and supportive people in the past several months. I've been watching it since their early days and it is remarkable. Project founder Izzy has a very distinctive art style which I like. The ultimate goal is to help women and all people embrace their inner divinity and power. Some of our long-term highlights to accomplish over the next years include Scholarship & Charity, Epic Events, Community Wallet, Merch...10.000 Woman Tribe members are programmatically generated from over 900 hand-drawn traits, minting started on Feb 15th and the price is 0.04 ETH. The website: http://womentribe.artThat's all for today. Cheers tilSupport the showI hope you liked today's episode. If you have any comments please reach out on socials, and let's chat. And as always, don't forget to sign up for Web3Magic and follow me across social media to enjoy the colorful ride!COLLECT THIS EPISODEOn Pods.Media: https://pods.media/web3-magic Listen in your favorite app:Watch & Subscribe on YouTube - http://tinyurl.com/w3m-youtubeListen & Subscribe on Apple - http://tinyurl.com/w3m-appleListen & Subscribe on Spotify - http://tinyurl.com/w3m-spotify FOLLOW US: Subscribe and see all episodes - https://web3magic.xyz Follow Web3Magic (X) - https://twitter.com/Web3MagicHQ Follow BFG (X) - https://twitter.com/aka_BFG Follow BFG (Farcaster) - https://warpcast.com/bfg Follow Web3Magic channel (Farcaster) - https://warpcast.com/~/channel/web3magic
February 14, 2022Episode 225 min
#22 Daily NFTs Minute - today talking about Squiggle Papa and PeterArt and MonikaNFT
Today is a little different, I'm not talking about large collections but about two small collections made by individual artists. Mainly because it sometimes feels like individual artists are harder to spot among avalanche of hyped PFP collections.The first project I talk about is Squiggle Papi Digital 2022:It's a collection of 1/1 digital editions from Eric Karbeling aka SquigglePapi.eth. Eric is the large murals Honolulu based artist. After an office job he found his style and passion in transforming environments via murrals. His art is colorful and dreamy almost hypnotic imagery.Eric has not only cool NFTs but also very nice merch shop from his Out of Office Tour. Loving it and seriously considering ordering few pieces.Check out his web: https://www.erickarbeling.comAnd OS collection here: https://opensea.io/collection/squigglepapiThe second project for today is Love is Eternal:It si the collaboration collection between Monika and Peter and that's why today you'll hear about three artists today. They are known for a small abstract and colourful collection called "Petronika". This time, with Love is Eternal, they've done a litte bit more melancholic visuals but e.g. I like them more than Petronika. Love is Eternal is a collection of just 20 items minted on Polygon which is great - you'll pay almost no fees.Check the collection on OS here: https://opensea.io/coll ection/love-is-eternalShortly about each artist:@PeterArt18is Ukrainian artist which has number of collections and collaborations as you can see from his Linktree. He’s enjoying abstract art and a lot of colors. I bumped into him and Monika through their Love is Eternal collection which caught my eye.Peter's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/PeterArt18@MonikaNFTis an abstract artist using a lot of wonderful colors in all of her collections. She's very productive so check out her Linktree. if you’re curious.Monika's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/MonikasArtSupport the showI hope you liked today's episode. If you have any comments please reach out on socials, and let's chat. And as always, don't forget to sign up for Web3Magic and follow me across social media to enjoy the colorful ride!COLLECT THIS EPISODEOn Pods.Media: https://pods.media/web3-magic Listen in your favorite app:Watch & Subscribe on YouTube - http://tinyurl.com/w3m-youtubeListen & Subscribe on Apple - http://tinyurl.com/w3m-appleListen & Subscribe on Spotify - http://tinyurl.com/w3m-spotify FOLLOW US: Subscribe and see all episodes - https://web3magic.xyz Follow Web3Magic (X) - https://twitter.com/Web3MagicHQ Follow BFG (X) - https://twitter.com/aka_BFG Follow BFG (Farcaster) - https://warpcast.com/bfg Follow Web3Magic channel (Farcaster) - https://warpcast.com/~/channel/web3magic
December 18, 2023Episode 822 min
Conversation with Simon Brown: About Blockchain Layers, Attestations, and Ethereum's constant evolution
SummaryIn this episode of Web3Magic, I talk with Simon Brown as he shares his experiences and insights from his time at Devconnect-Istanbul and his involvement in the crypto space. He discusses the value of spending time in hacker houses and the importance of meeting and collaborating with people in the industry. Fair warning - this is a bit more tech-heavy episode, and you may feel like you need to research some terms and projects to get the complete understanding of what's being discussed.Simon also highlights the topics of network abstraction, account abstraction, identity, and reputation as areas of interest and growth in the crypto space. He mentions projects such as Verax and EAS that are pioneering the field of on-chain attestations. Simon emphasizes the need for continuous work (and no time for complacency) on decentralization in Ethereum and the ongoing work in measuring and maintaining decentralization. He encourages listeners to explore projects like Ceramic and Intuition, focusing on off-chain attestations.TakeawaysSpending time in hacker houses and collaborating with others in the industry can be valuable for networking, brainstorming ideas, and sometimes even making ideas a reality!Network abstraction and account abstraction are important topics to explore in the crypto space.Identity and reputation are areas of growth and development in the crypto industry.Projects like Verax and EAS are pioneering the field of on-chain attestations. Support the showI hope you liked today's episode. If you have any comments please reach out on socials, and let's chat. And as always, don't forget to sign up for Web3Magic and follow me across social media to enjoy the colorful ride!COLLECT THIS EPISODEOn Pods.Media: https://pods.media/web3-magic Listen in your favorite app:Watch & Subscribe on YouTube - http://tinyurl.com/w3m-youtubeListen & Subscribe on Apple - http://tinyurl.com/w3m-appleListen & Subscribe on Spotify - http://tinyurl.com/w3m-spotify FOLLOW US: Subscribe and see all episodes - https://web3magic.xyz Follow Web3Magic (X) - https://twitter.com/Web3MagicHQ Follow BFG (X) - https://twitter.com/aka_BFG Follow BFG (Farcaster) - https://warpcast.com/bfg Follow Web3Magic channel (Farcaster) - https://warpcast.com/~/channel/web3magic
February 8, 2022Episode 174 min
#17 Daily NFTs Minute - today I talk about - Odd Dystrict and Soulz NFTs
The first project I mention today is Odd Dystrict:This is one with very cool and different looking art. That's why I like it. It’s the story of 5000 of those called Oddys left after the cataclysmic event 10 years ago that wiped out 99.97% of the population and left the planet ravaged by radioactive matter. Speciel technology made heart pieces work and the story goes on. Cool team with members with Hollywood movies tech creation experience. You have full commercial right to your Oddy, holders will have a chance to claim collection of artefacts, there should merch and so on. It's really just starting and their discord is alive with good floor price to enter if you like it.The website: https://the-odd-dystrict.com/OS Collection: https://opensea.io/collection/the-odd-dystrict-officialThe second project I talk about today is Soulz NFTs:Soulz are 7,777 chosen warriors in the year 3027 AD fighting evil regime. It's Asian project wiht manga looks. Kind of Azuki style. If you like Azuki, you'll also like this one. Its release is planned for 20th Feb. From my side, the art is dope and there are Ramen shops and Orbs and mutations through Ramed dishes planned on the roadmap.Fully doxxed and pretty large team which makes it look serious. Check them out:The website: https://www.soulz.xyzCheers till tomorrow!Support the showI hope you liked today's episode. If you have any comments please reach out on socials, and let's chat. And as always, don't forget to sign up for Web3Magic and follow me across social media to enjoy the colorful ride!COLLECT THIS EPISODEOn Pods.Media: https://pods.media/web3-magic Listen in your favorite app:Watch & Subscribe on YouTube - http://tinyurl.com/w3m-youtubeListen & Subscribe on Apple - http://tinyurl.com/w3m-appleListen & Subscribe on Spotify - http://tinyurl.com/w3m-spotify FOLLOW US: Subscribe and see all episodes - https://web3magic.xyz Follow Web3Magic (X) - https://twitter.com/Web3MagicHQ Follow BFG (X) - https://twitter.com/aka_BFG Follow BFG (Farcaster) - https://warpcast.com/bfg Follow Web3Magic channel (Farcaster) - https://warpcast.com/~/channel/web3magic
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