Bitcoin Meets Ethereum: The Protocol That Makes Bitcoin Programmable (with Hemi)

In this episode of the TEACHMEDEFI podcast, we speak with Max
Sanchez, co-founder of Hemi, a protocol that bridges Bitcoin and
Ethereum to enhance programmability and security without altering
Bitcoin’s base layer.


Max reflects on his early entry into the crypto space in 2011 and
the evolution of Bitcoin’s ecosystem. He introduces Hemi’s
architecture, which leverages Bitcoin for consensus security and
Ethereum for data availability—enabling decentralized
applications and new financial primitives to build on top of
Bitcoin in a scalable, modular way.


We discuss Hemi’s unique “proof of proof” mechanism, pop mining,
the challenges of building around Bitcoin’s limitations, and how
the protocol aims to support L3 ecosystems, ZK-based computation,
and non-custodial apps. Max also discusses the potential of
zero-knowledge machine learning (ZKML) and how Hemi's
infrastructure could support advanced AI applications in the
blockchain space.


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Guest Links / Additional Material:


Hemi Website: https://hemi.xyz/


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Timestamps:


00:00 - Intro


06:00 - Bitcoin and Ethereum Maxis


08:00 - Bringing Programmability to Bitcoin


11:30 - Working with Bitcoin OG Jeff Garzik


14:30 - What’s Hemi?


19:14 - Security Mechanisms in Hemi


28:53 - Challenges and Innovations in Bitcoin's Design


34:45 - How Does Hemi Integrate with Bitcoin & Ethereum


41:00 - Consensus Security vs Data Availability


44:30 - Decentralized Publication and Mining


47:30 - Scalability and Future L3 Ecosystem


51:36 - Hemi Token Utility


54:40 - Current Achievements and Future Roadmap


01:00:10 - Exploring AI Use Cases 


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