About this episode

The episode features a discussion with Pavel Emdin from Igra Labs about the advantages of proof of work in DeFi and the innovative solutions they are developing.

EPISODE DESCRIPTION I sat down with Pasha from Igra Labs in Berlin to dig into one of the most contrarian bets in Web3 right now , EVM on proof of work. Pasha walks me through why he left the Ethereum ecosystem, what drew him to Kaspa's BlockDAG architecture, and why he believes proof of work offers something proof of stake simply cannot: real fairness. We get into MEV resilience, censorship resistance, and why 10 blocks per second with no centralized sequencer changes everything for DeFi builders. We also cover Multitude, their brand new sovereign execution zones product, and why AI agents might finally be the user experience layer that makes Web3 click for everyone. If you're a founder, a builder, or just someone curious about where the next wave of adoption is coming from, this one is packed. CONNECT Igra Labs Website: https://igralabs.com/hero Deploy your sovereign finance chain infrastructure https://igralabs.com/multitude Igra Labs Twitter/X: https://x.com/Igra_Labs Pavel LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emdin/ Web3 with Sam Kamani Podcast: https://www.web3pod.xyz/ KEY POINTS WITH TIMESTAMPS • [00:30] Introduction to Pasha from Igra Labs and what the episode covers •…

People in this episode

Host: Sam Kamani

Guest: Pavel Emdin

Topics covered

• DeFi
• proof of work
• BlockDAG architecture
• MEV resilience
• censorship resistance
• AI agents
• Web3 adoption

Keywords

• DeFi
• proof of work
• EVM
• BlockDAG
• MEV
• censorship resistance
• AI agents
• Web3
• Igra Labs
• adoption

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Igra Labs, Ethereum, Kaspa, Delivery Hero, Auto One

Books & works: Web3 with Sam Kamani

Places: Berlin

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