Episodes

  • The Next Era of Smart Contract Security with Luca Cosivi

    The Next Era of Smart Contract Security with Luca Cosivi
    Feb 12 2026
    In this episode of Unshielded: A Blockchain & Data Podcast by Midnight, host Lauren Lee is joined by Luca Cosivi, Head of Open-Source at OpenZeppelin, to dive into what ‘secure by default’ really means in smart contract development and why open source is still the most scalable development strategy in Web3.
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    29 mins
  • Gaming’s Next Monetization Era with Timothy Tello

    Gaming’s Next Monetization Era with Timothy Tello
    Jan 29 2026
    In this episode of Unshielded: A Blockchain & Data Podcast by Midnight, host Jason Schober is joined by Timothy Tello, CEO of 3thix, to explore how 3thix is changing the game for developers, players, and studios alike through decentralized payments, tokenized rewards, and user-activity advertising incentive models.
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    15 mins
  • Trust Beats Transparency: Foundations for Rational Privacy on Blockchain

    Trust Beats Transparency: Foundations for Rational Privacy on Blockchain
    Jan 15 2026
    In this episode of Unshielded: A Blockchain & Data Podcast by Midnight, host Jason Schober is joined by Alex McFarlane, Co-founder and CEO of Keyring Network, to reveal how establishing trust in blockchain tech addresses the real risks keeping institutions out of DeFi.
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    19 mins
  • Why Rational Privacy in Defi Can Unlock the Next Financial System

    Why Rational Privacy in Defi Can Unlock the Next Financial System
    Jan 1 2026
    In this episode of Unshielded: A Blockchain & Data Podcast by Midnight, host Jason Schober is joined by Ian Horne, Author of Why DeFi Matters, to discuss what rational privacy really means in practice, why privacy is an enabler of trust rather than a feature, and how selective disclosure could unlock the next wave of institutional and retail blockchain adoption.
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    23 mins
  • USDM and the Future of Regulated Stablecoins

    USDM and the Future of Regulated Stablecoins
    Dec 18 2025
    In this episode of Unshielded: A Blockchain & Data Podcast by Midnight, host Ian Kane is joined by Jillian Plomin, CEO of W3i Software and Moneta Digital, to dive into what it actually takes to build a regulated, MiCA-compliant, fiat-backed stablecoin like USDM, and why proof-of-reserves style transparency is becoming table stakes.
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    28 mins
  • Bridging Privacy, Trust, and Innovation in the Crypto Economy

    Bridging Privacy, Trust, and Innovation in the Crypto Economy
    Dec 11 2025
    In this episode of Unshielded: A Blockchain & Data Podcast by Midnight, host Ian Kane is joined by Nicolas Cary, Co-Founder and Vice Chairman of Blockchain.com, to explore what it takes to build and survive in the world of crypto, sharing hard-won lessons on resilience, privacy, product-market fit, and what’s coming next for the crypto industry.
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    31 mins
  • Open Source, Open Future: Inside Midnight’s Developer Programs

    Open Source, Open Future: Inside Midnight’s Developer Programs
    Dec 4 2025
    In this episode of Unshielded: A Blockchain & Data Podcast by Midnight, host Jason Schober is joined by Lauren Lee and Samson Goddy of Midnight Foundation to discuss how the platform is scaling its developer community, launching flagship programs, and supporting builders from the hackathon stage to mainnet production.
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    20 mins
  • Powering the Potential of Programmable Privacy: Midnight Roadmap

    Powering the Potential of Programmable Privacy: Midnight Roadmap
    Nov 26 2025
    In this episode of Unshielded: A Blockchain & Data Podcast by Midnight, host Jason Schober is joined by Bob Blessing-Hartley, CTO of Shielded Technologies, to discuss how Midnight solves the blockchain privacy trilemma and what’s coming in the near-term roadmap.
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    12 mins