Craic Overflow - Episode 1

A lot has happened over the past week. I just released the first official episode of my podcast.

You can watch it on X or Youtube.

malone

@blainemalone

Running Through Ethereum with @allam_hamdi (Ep. 1)
I started @craicoverflow because I had questions about where Ethereum is headed, and I wanted to ask them to the people shaping it.
I decided to interview Hamdi while jogging because as a software engineer, I honestly spend way

10:39 PM • Apr 23, 2025

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I’d really appreciate any retweets or engagement you can spare. I’ll be posting more content like this going forward. I think we can cover way more ground over video while keeping things engaging.

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