13. Helium Zodiac NFTs, Validators Launch & HIP 24 (w/ Abhay Kumar)

The Hotspot - Helium Network & Blockchain Podcast

Abhay Kumar, Chief Product Officer of Helium Inc., joins us to discuss the imminent validator launch, share opinions on on-chain reward splitting and unveil some seriously beautiful NFTs that Helium is auctioning off for charity.

00:00 - Start
00:27 - Abhay Intro: From Mylar to CPO
06:30 - Is Validator Testnet Ending Soon?
09:53 - What's Left Before Mainnet Launch
13:47 - Bison Trails Unstake Cooldown Confusion
17:23 - HIP 24 (On-Chain Reward Splitting) Review & Opinions
29:31 - Zodiac NFTs: Inspiration
33:45 - Zodiac NFTs: Demo
38:14 - Zodiac NFTs: Give India Charity
39:46 - Zodiac NFTs: Why Solana Is Great
41:28 - Zodiac NFTs: How To Bid
43:01 - Abhay Teaches Us French
43:41 - Bitcoin Miami Conference
44:23 - How Helium Met Metaplex
46:19 - Abhay Thanks The Community
47:48 - Arman Thanks The Listeners

• Follow Abhay: https://twitter.com/abhay

Hosted by Arman Dezfuli-Arjomandi

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Resources:

• Follow me: https://x.com/rawrmaan
• Follow Helium: https://x.com/helium
• Follow Helium Foundation: https://twitter.com/HeliumFndn
• Follow Helium Mobile: https://x.com/helium_mobile
• Learn more about Helium: https://www.helium.com/
• Intro song: Lakey Inspired - Arcade