xBuilders EP1｜Tomasz Stańczak: From Ethereum to Robots, Redefining the Coordination Layer in the AI Era Could robots become Ethereum’s next “2017 moment”? In this episode, we chat with @Nethermind founder and former Ethereum Foundation @ethereumfndn Co-Executive Director Tomasz Stańczak @tkstanczak about why he believes AI, robotics, and data centers are entering a phase similar to early Ethereum. ️Timeline: 00:56 From finance to Nethermind: Tomasz’s decade in crypto 02:10 Why shift to AI, robotics, and the physical world after leaving the Ethereum Foundation? 03:32 Software is becoming commoditized, and entrepreneurs are turning to hardware and reindustrialization 05:22 The robotics revolution: Why now? 07:40 Data center maintenance: The first labor gap robots will fill 09:06 The robotics boom feels like Ethereum in 2016-2017 10:27 Crypto payments: Are they meant for machines? 12:16 Blockchain should become the “invisible trust layer” 16:28 Automating data center deployment: Bringing nodes into the physical world 20:59 Recursive deployment: Agents deploying robots, robots deploying more robots 22:20 What does the Ethereum Foundation need to fix the most? 25:28 Making EF more communicative: From silence to proactive engagement 29:22 EF, EF Labs, and diverging paths: Values, adoption, and healthy debates 32:17 Nethermind x America: Enterprise privacy, tokenization, and public chain adoption 36:28 The ultimate goal: Building a low-latency coordination layer From Ethereum to robotics, from on-chain finance to real-world infrastructure, this could be one of the most exciting paths for the convergence of crypto and AI. Join us for the brand-new Round Trip series xBuilders EP1