Hi all, thanks so much for joining the call today. I'll be your host, my name is Berdo. I work at Parody, working alongside some of our Polkadot Parachand teams and today I'm joined by Rob Habermoyer. For those that don't know, Rob is the OA co-founder of Polkadot.
alongside Gavin and the team from day one. Rob actually wrote most of the Pogodot core code which is responsible for producing and finalizing blocks and today we're going to be discussing some of the very exciting and upcoming technical changes that Rob and the team have been working on for the last nine months
So this is specifically pay as you go parachains and async backing which you may have heard about before if you follow him on Twitter. Now that is a little bit of a mouthful but we're going to go into it in a lot of detail so don't worry. We have a pretty packed session today we've got a lot to chat about and so if you do have any questions
please use the blue speech bubble and the bottom right if you're on Twitter spaces on mobile. And you can send in any questions that way rather than taking like bringing people up on stage at the end just to make it a little bit quicker. Cool. So first Rob, welcome. Can you tell us maybe just a little bit more about yourself?
There's not that much to tell. I mean, I've been working on Polkadot for a long time since the beginning. I started working in the crypto space around 2015. I was digging into
Bitcoin and stuff for a few years before that. But I'd say it was Ethereum that really brought me into the space where I saw Bitcoin and that it was useful and that people could send money and sort of script it a bit. But Ethereum, when I started following that
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Who is hosting the call in the podcast?
Berdo
Who is the OA co-founder of Polkadot?
Rob Habermoyer
What did Rob write most of for Polkadot?
The Polkadot core code responsible for producing and finalizing blocks.
What are the upcoming technical changes that Rob and his team have been working on?
Pay as you go parachains and async backing.
How long has Rob been working on Polkadot?
Since the beginning.
When did Rob start working in the crypto space?
Around 2015.
What sparked Rob's interest in the crypto space?
Bitcoin.
What made Rob see the potential of cryptocurrency beyond just sending money?
Ethereum.
How can listeners ask questions during the podcast?
By using the blue speech bubble at the bottom right in Twitter Spaces on mobile.
What should listeners do if they have questions during the podcast?
Send in their questions using the blue speech bubble to make the process faster.