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ProofofStory

The Podcast · Hosted by Rob Sags

Documenting the people rebuilding how markets work.

High-signal conversations with the builders, traders, founders, and operators behind market structure, crypto infrastructure, and the trading systems being rewired in real time.

Proof of Story with Rob Sags — official podcast cover art
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Why We're Here

Somebody should be keeping the record of how modern markets actually work. We are.

Proof of Story is a standing investigation into market structure, crypto infrastructure, and the trading systems being rewired in real time, documented one high-signal conversation at a time.

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Why It Matters

The builders, on record

Guests are the founders and operators actually shipping the infrastructure, not commentators reacting to it.

TradFi to on-chain

Coverage spans institutional finance, market microstructure, and crypto infrastructure, where markets are actually being rebuilt.

Hosted by an operator

Rob Sagurton conducts every conversation as a founder himself, the questions come from someone who has built.

01About the Show

Not a generic crypto podcast. A serious, founder-led look at how markets actually work.

Proof of Story is a podcast hosted by Rob Sagurton, also known as Rob Sags, featuring conversations with builders, traders, founders, and operators working on the systems behind modern markets. A crypto infrastructure podcast and market structure podcast for people who care about how markets actually work, not generic crypto commentary.

Market StructureCrypto InfrastructureTrading SystemsInstitutional FinanceFounder StoriesPerformance & LatencyDeFi & Tokenized MarketsThe Future of Market Design
03Who's Been On The Show

Founders, operators and traders, on the record.

Organizations on record

PythInfinexTheHUBSynthetixPyronHolo HiveValiantPartiSuperluminalFogo

Index of subjects interviewed

Kain WarwickInfinex · Synthetix
Mike CahillPyth
Thiago RudigerTheHUB
Jowe StewartPerp DEXs · Fogo
CinderPyron
JdotHolo Hive
@WomanDefiFogo community
Jordan HorakInstinct & judgment
RussValiant
Doug ColkittOn record

Full archive of conversations on YouTube.

04Operator Profile
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Rob Sagurton (Rob Sags), host of Proof of StoryHalftone · Plate 1
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Rob Sagurton (Rob Sags)

Rob Sagurton, also known as Rob Sags, is a founder and operator with experience across traditional finance, institutional markets, crypto infrastructure, and Fogo. Robert Sagurton hosts every episode of Proof of Story, drawing on that background to go deep with the people building the next generation of markets.

Traditional financeInstitutional marketsCrypto infrastructureFogo

No panels. No hype. Just the people building the rails, explaining how markets actually work — one conversation at a time.

Rob SagsHost · Proof of Story

Latest transmissions, reverse‑chronological. Each file links to the conversation on YouTube.

08May 14, 202638 minWhy Elite Hunting Dogs Solve Problems Humans Can't SeeGuest · Jordan HorakInstinct, operating without certainty, and the business lessons hidden in elite hunting dogs.07May 5, 202628 minWhy Every New Market Costs Trading Firms Millions in InfrastructureGuest · Thiago Rudiger · TheHUBHow infrastructure fragmentation forces trading firms into repeated capex — and TheHUB's fix.06Apr 30, 202621 minShe Turned a Crypto Airdrop Into Clean Water for 5,000 PeopleGuest · @WomanDefiTurning a Fogo community airdrop into real-world impact: clean water for 5,000 people.05Apr 23, 202629 minHow KOL Accountability & Community Trust Shape Korea's Crypto MarketGuest · Jdot · Holo HiveKOL accountability, community trust, and how they shape Korea's crypto market.04Apr 21, 202627 minWhy the Original Model Had to Break to Compete on PerformanceGuest · Mike Cahill · PythWhy Pyth broke its original model to compete on performance, licensed data, and revenue.03Apr 13, 20261 hr 18 minWhy Synthetix Hit a Ceiling + What Crypto Got Wrong About DecentralizationGuest · Kain Warwick · InfinexSynthetix's ceiling, what crypto got wrong about decentralization, UX, and token models.02Apr 9, 202644 minFrom ICO Communities to Perp DEXs and Trading-First BlockchainsGuest · Jowe StewartFrom ICO communities and Polkadot to perp DEXs and trading-first blockchains like Fogo.01Mar 30, 202622 minFixing Fragmented Liquidity in Borrow/LendGuest · Cinder · PyronFixing fragmented liquidity in borrow/lend with Fire Mode and better capital efficiency.

Addendum — Additional conversations on file: Russ of Valiant · Doug Colkitt. Full archive on YouTube.

06Transmission Channels

Find Proof of Story everywhere you listen

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