In this episode of CDPod, we're joined by Jansen Teng, co-founder of Virtuals Protocol, to break down the emergence of wallet-enabled AI agents, why crypto is the missing piece for real autonomy, and how tokenization creates new ways for people to benefit from agent-driven economies.

Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
01:26 - Introducing Jansen Tang from Virtuals Protocol
03:27 - From gaming DAO to Roblox autonomous NPCs
04:01 - Expanding into entertainment and TikTok agents
06:39 - Giving agents agency, goals, and memory
11:01 - Launching Luna as tokenized TikTok influencer
13:54 - Luna’s market cap rise, inspiring other agents
16:00 - Different schools of thought in AI
20:08 - How agents interact with each other
24:00 - Problems faced: information loss
25:05 - How blockchain solves information loss
29:40 - Agent economy stack and ACP’s role
30:39 - x402 enabling agent payments and wallets
32:33 - Combining tools, agents, and x402
32:59 - What agents do on ACP today
35:55 - Information agents like AIXBT
36:41 - Personal finance agents
38:08 - Current adoption: human users and trading wallets
40:07 - Making agents richer via products, services, attention
42:09 - Robotics gaps: data and real‑world testing spaces
44:11 - Closing, ending questions

In S2E4 of CDPod, Yuga and Erik sit down with Tarun Chitra, CEO & co-founder of Gauntlet.They dig into the hardware roots of crypto, how to model DeFi risk, and why demand (not hype) drives the next wave of onchain innovation.Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
01:34 - Early career: ASICs, HFT & D. E. Shaw
04:10 - $25M ASIC fab escrow front-run
07:42 - HFT & Bitcoin mining parallels
10:05 - AI cycles and getting into crypto
15:00 - Proof-of-stake as a derivative asset
19:01 - How DeFi unbundles exchange functions
22:03 - Modeling DeFi systems & Pendle
27:30 - TradFi credit vs onchain credit
28:40 - Continuous-time trading of credit onchain
35:43 - Demand-driven DeFi innovation cycles
41:51 - Zero-sum staking vs risk transfer
43:20 - Tooling suggestion: Smart order routing for onchain yield
46:20 - Guest recommendation
47:49 - Closing

In S2E3 of the Coinbase Developer Podcast, we spoke with David Hoffman, co-founder of Bankless.They discuss the evolution of crypto media, growing your business in crypto, and the industry’s next big shifts.Hosts:
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Checkout: bankless.comTimestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:50 - Guest introduction, David’s background
02:40 - Early on: Learning about Ethereum and finance
04:49 - 2018: Finding work in crypto in, starting a podcast
08:30 - How crypto media has grown
09:23 - What set Bankless apart
11:45 - Advice for growing in crypto media
14:49 - How Bankless scaled, business structure
17:16 - Distribution is important
18:30 - Wearing multiple hats
22:52 - Early emerging trends right now
24:15 - Changing as crypto becomes more institutional
26:09 - Disrupting TradFi culture
27:20 - Where are we in the cycle, supercycle?
30:14 - Reflections and lessons from building Bankless
32:03 - Co-founders and having an ally in crypto
33:29 - Business thesis vs contradicting tension
36:32 - What do developers need? Hint: x402
39:04 - David’s next guest recommendation