Ep. 667 Building the Future of the Blockchain: AO's Decentralized Supercomputer

CRYPTO 101

Bryce Paul & Brendan Viehman

Business, Investing

4.6 • 821 Ratings

🗓️ 22 July 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Crypto 101, Brendan interviews Sam Williams, founder of Arweave and AO. They discuss Sam's journey into the crypto space, the creation of Arweave as a permanent storage solution, and the transition to AO, a decentralized supercomputer. The conversation explores the future of user experience in crypto, the significance of trustless services, and the potential for blockchain technology to disrupt various industries. Sam shares insights on the challenges of building in the crypto space, the importance of scalability, and his ambitious vision for the future of cyberspace.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Sam Williams and His Journey

03:58 The Birth of Arweave: A Permanent Storage Solution

07:15 Exploring AO: The Decentralized Supercomputer

11:28 The Future of User Experience in Blockchain

14:37 Understanding AO: A New Web Standard

20:17 Parallel vs. Decentralized Computing

22:29 The Macro Vision for Crypto's Future

30:03 Trustless Services: The Future of Cyberspace

33:25 Advice for Builders in the Crypto Space

37:57 Ambitious Predictions for the Future of Blockchain

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0:00.0	All right, Crypt Nation fam, let's pause for one second and talk about an important issue going on right now, and that's SimSwap attacks.
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1:14.8	All right, everyone, welcome back to another Crypto 101 podcast.
1:29.2	Today we have Sam Williams.
1:30.7	He is the founder of RWeave and now the founder of AEO.
1:34.8	We're super stoked to be able to dive into both of these.
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