🎙️ Ep. 695 Gradient | First AI Agent for Web3 (feat. Alex Mirran)

For episode 695 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Alex Mirran, the Gradient Business Development team lead in North America onboarding key inference customers and developing strategic partnerships. Alex has spent over 8 years in distributed AI systems, fintech, and capital management executing go to market strategies and capital formation.

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⏳ Timestamps:

(0:00) Introduction

(2:51) Recapping ETHDenver

(4:04) Who is Alex Mirran?

(5:49) Gradient in 2026

(7:09) Use-cases with Gradient

(9:12) Industry uses for AI models

(10:40) Seadance video generation model

(11:34) Commonality between AI and Crypto markets

(16:44) Sumsub

(17:28) Public Investing

(20:13) ETHDenver summary

(20:50) Gradient’s goals at ETHDenver

(23:19) Gradient roadmap

(24:31) Gradient website & socials

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🔗 Website: https://gradient.network/ 

🔗 X: https://x.com/Gradient_HQ 

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gradient-network/ 

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-mirran/ 

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