TezTalks Radio - Tezos Ecosystem Podcast
TezTalks Radio - Tezos Ecosystem Podcast
Tezos Commons
118: Inside the Role of Chief Baker at Tezos Foundation, Chris Pinnock
30 minutes Posted Mar 23, 2026 at 4:00 am.
Meet The “Chief Baker”
Where Validator Pressure Really Shows
Double Baking And Key Risk
BLS And The Tezos X Roadmap
Foundation Baker Setup In Practice
Upgrade Night Incident In Miami
Tenderbake Shift And Signer Work
Trade Offs Between Uptime And Safety
Cost Lessons And BLS Key Plan
Closing Thoughts On Real Responsibility
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Enjoyed our podcast? Shoot us a text and let us know—because great conversations never end at the last word! This week on TezTalks Radio, host Brandon Langston is joined by Chris Pinnock, Chief Baker at the Tezos Foundation. Baking is often described simply, but in practice it sits at the center of everything: consensus, signing, security, coordination, and infrastructure. 🔍 In this episode, we explore: What a Chief Baker actually does beyond the titleWhere pressure shows up f...