Episodes

  • Unlocking the secrets of onchain data | Jeff Ling, Cofounder & CTO, Goldsky
    Jul 8 2025

    Jeff Ling is Co-founder and CTO of Goldsky - a real-time blockchain data platform that powers hundreds of dapps. In this episode, we discuss how to smooth out the rough edges of blockchain data, streaming tech, how to build a blockchain with actually good data, and more.


    Timestamps

    0:00 - Intro & the Problem of Indexing

    2:27 - Jeff and Goldsky’s Background

    5:48 - What is a subgraph?

    10:00 - Solving parallel processing when you outgrow subgraphs

    13:50 - Web3 vs Web2 indexing

    18:25 - Upserting for keying in onchain data

    22:38 - Multichain support

    23:34 - Why EVM chains are easier to index

    28:20 - Goldsky’s internal structure and quickly adding new chain support

    32:57 - Handling real time data (stream processing & partitions)

    36:48 - Batching vs streaming data for efficiency

    40:12 - Zeno's Paradox and blockchain data

    41:37 - Solving front and back filling

    44:15 - Bullish on new apps providing utility and real-time gaming

    46:16 - What CDP should build

    48:15 - Outro and where to find Goldsky updates


    About Coinbase Developer Podcast

    CDPod is a technical podcast that goes under the hood with the CTOs, engineers, and builders shaping the crypto ecosystem from Coinbase Developer Platform (CDP). Hosted by Yuga Cohler (CDP Eng Lead, ex-Google) and Erik Reppel (CDP Head of Eng, ex-Zora), this show is made for developers, by developers.

    We get into the nitty-gritty of how and why guests built their projects — from big-picture architecture down to that one React trick they wish they could stop using. Expect real talk, solid insights, and maybe a little snark.


    Guest

    Jeff Ling: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jefftyling/


    Hosts

    Yuga Cohler: https://x.com/yugacohler

    Erik Reppel: https://x.com/programmer


    Producers

    Danny Organ: https://x.com/organ_danny

    Pia Szabo: https://x.com/0xPia


    Subscribe to our channel here: youtube.com/@CoinbaseDeveloperPlatform?sub_confirmation=1


    Wish building onchain was easy? Start building with Coinbase Developer Platform to easily add wallets, onramps, swaps, onchain data and more to your app in minutes.

    ► Follow us on Twitter: https://x.com/coinbasedev

    ► Follow us on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/coinbasedeveloperplatform/

    ► Join our Discord: https://discord.com/invite/CDP

    ► Our website: https://cdp.coinbase.com

    ► Our docs: https://docs.cdp.coinbase.com

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    49 mins
  • The Base origin story & scaling Ethereum | Michael DeHoog, Principal Engineer, Base
    Jul 1 2025

    Michael DeHoog is Principal Engineer of Base - a secure, low-cost, builder-friendly Ethereum L2 built to bring the next billion users onchain. In this episode, we discuss how to boostrap a blockchain, scaling Ethereum, the Base origin story, and more.

    Timestamps

    0:00 - Intro

    1:33 - Michael’s background

    3:57 - Base’s origin

    7:15 - Externalizing Base Net

    9:39 - Proof of Authority

    10:34 - Ethereum protocol changes

    14:40 - Engineering bottlenecks

    17:05 - Borrowing from Web2

    21:30 - Replacing EVM with RISC-V

    24:39 - Adding passkeys to the EVM

    31:01 - Bootstrapping a blockchain

    37:30 - Solving interop

    40:42 - Being bullish on ZK

    42:18 - What CDP should build

    43:43 - Outro


    About Coinbase Developer Podcast

    CDPod is a technical podcast that goes under the hood with the CTOs, engineers, and builders shaping the crypto ecosystem from Coinbase Developer Platform (CDP). Hosted by Yuga Cohler (CDP Eng Lead, ex-Google) and Erik Reppel (CDP Head of Eng, ex-Zora), this show is made for developers, by developers.

    We get into the nitty-gritty of how and why guests built their projects — from big-picture architecture down to that one React trick they wish they could stop using. Expect real talk, solid insights, and maybe a little snark.


    Guest

    Michael DeHoog: https://github.com/mdehoog

    Hosts

    Yuga Cohler: https://x.com/yugacohler

    Erik Reppel: https://x.com/programmer

    Producers

    Danny Organ: https://x.com/organ_danny

    Pia Szabo: https://x.com/0xPia


    Wish building onchain was easy? Start building with Coinbase Developer Platform to easily add wallets, onramps, swaps, onchain data and more to your app in minutes.

    ► Follow us on Twitter: https://x.com/coinbasedev

    ► Follow us on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/coinbasedeveloperplatform/

    ► Join our Discord: https://discord.com/invite/CDP

    ► Our website: https://cdp.coinbase.com

    ► Our docs: https://docs.cdp.coinbase.com

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    This content is being provided to you for informational purposes only. Nothing discussed in this video is intended to be investment advice. This content, and any information contained therein, does not constitute a recommendation by Coinbase to buy, sell or hold any security, financial product or instrument referenced in the content.


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    45 mins
  • Building better social media onchain | Varun Srinivasan, Co-founder & CTO, Farcaster
    Jun 24 2025

    Varun Srinivasan is a Co-Founder/CTO of Farcaster - a decentralized social media platform, aiming to reshape social networking by prioritizing user ownership of data and developer freedom. In this episode, we discuss the design of Snapchain (Farcaster's purpose-built blockchain for social media), what it takes to grow an engineering team, and more.

    About Coinbase Developer Podcast

    CDPod is a technical podcast that goes under the hood with the CTOs, engineers, and builders shaping the crypto ecosystem from Coinbase Developer Platform (CDP). Hosted by Yuga Cohler (CDP Eng Lead, ex-Google) and Erik Reppel (CDP Head of Eng, ex-Zora), this show is made for developers, by developers.

    We get into the nitty-gritty of how and why guests built their projects — from big-picture architecture down to that one React trick they wish they could stop using. Expect real talk, solid insights, and maybe a little snark.


    Guest

    Varun Srinivasan: https://farcaster.xyz/v


    Hosts

    Yuga Cohler: https://x.com/yugacohler

    Erik Reppel: https://x.com/programmer


    Producers

    Danny Organ: https://x.com/organ_danny

    Pia Szabo: https://x.com/0xPia


    Wish building onchain was easy? Start building with Coinbase Developer Platform to easily add wallets, onramps, swaps, onchain data and more to your app in minutes. To get started visit: https://cdp.coinbase.com

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    52 mins
  • Diving-Deep on Coining | Tyson Battistella, Co-founder & CTO, Zora
    Jun 17 2025

    Tyson Battistella is a Co-Founder and CTO of Zora - an onchain social network revealing new opportunities to create, connect, and earn from your life online.

    In this episode, we dive-deep into how coining works under the hood, how market caps can serve as a useful proxy for tracking attention on the internet, and horse memes.


    Timestamps

    00:00 - Intro

    01:33 - What is coining?

    04:05 - Fungible tokens vs. NFTs for internet content

    11:55 - Composability in crypto

    14:50 - How coining works

    25:30 - Diagramming coining rewards

    30:45 - Biggest engineering challenges for Zora

    36:03 - Web2 challenges in Web3

    39:15 - The value of internet content

    41:05 - Memes gone mainstream

    45:00 - What should Coinbase build to help developers?

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    47 mins