Token for Your Thoughts
🎙️ Token for Your Thoughts is the podcast where we sit down with the people behind the companies shaping Crypto & Web3. Hosted by Lindsey McConaghy, each episode dives into the stories of founders, builders, and innovators creating the future of crypto, blockchain, and decentralized tech.
Expect candid conversations and deep dives into what it takes to launch and scale in crypto & Web3.
💡 Whether you’re a founder, investor, or just crypto-curious, Token for Your Thoughts gives you a front-row seat to the ideas and people driving the next wave of innovation.
🔗 Follow along for new episodes and updates: TokenForYourThoughts.com
Token for Your Thoughts
Scaling Bitcoin Without Compromises: Jagdeep Sidhu on 10 Years of Building Syscoin
🎙️ Guest: Jagdeep Sidhu, Core Developer of Syscoin
🕒 Duration: ~47 minutes
Episode Overview
In this episode of Token for Your Thoughts, host Lindsey McConaghy sits down with Jagdeep Sidhu, the longtime core developer behind Syscoin, to talk about what it really takes to scale blockchain infrastructure without compromising on decentralization or security.
Jagdeep shares lessons from over a decade of building, including why Syscoin never pivoted, what edge chains and AI agents actually do, and how their team is rethinking Bitcoin interoperability with Robin Bridge.
They cover:
• The hard trade-offs between scalability, decentralization, and usability
• What edge chains are, and how they enable vertical and horizontal scaling
• Why AI services need blockchains, and vice versa
• How ZK-Sys brings Bitcoin-level security to modular smart contracts
• What it means to keep evolving without abandoning your original vision
• Advice for founders on surviving multiple market cycles
If you care about protocol design, long-term thinking, or just want a smarter way to scale without compromise, this one’s for you.
Where to Listen
🔹 Apple Podcasts → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/scaling-bitcoin-without-compromises-jagdeep-sidhu-on/id1799063494?i=1000712198039
🔹 Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/episode/4SiNkI1IUNkJj8XUczvcEP?si=a0baac61fa6d4302
🔹 YouTube → https://youtu.be/0Y-0NcoDcfE
Connect with Jagdeep & Syscoin
🌐 Website: syscoin.org
🐦 X (Twitter): @syscoin | @realSidhuJag
Stay Connected
Enjoyed this episode? Leave a review and subscribe to Token for Your Thoughts for more behind-the-scenes conversations with the people building crypto, Web3, and beyond.
🔔 Follow us on X: @TokenThoughts_
🌐 Visit our website: tokenforyourthoughts.com