Mickey Matsumoto, ClickHouse | Why Legacy Databases Can’t Keep Up With Web3’s Data Explosion | Bitcoin.com News Podcast

Mickey Matsumoto of ClickHouse (@ClickHouseDB) joins David Sencil (@_dsencil) on the Bitcoin.com News Podcast to explore why traditional databases are buckling under Web3’s scale — and how next-generation real-time analytics systems are powering the decentralized future.

With 10,000+ new tokens created daily, the data volume from blockchains like Solana and Ethereum has exploded beyond what legacy systems were designed to handle. Matsumoto breaks down how ClickHouse, one of the fastest open-source analytical databases on the planet, enables millisecond-level query speeds, massive scalability, and on-chain intelligence at Web3 velocity.

They also dive into open-source monetization models, data infrastructure challenges, and how developers are using real-time analytics to build dashboards, oracles, and AI-powered trading systems across the crypto ecosystem.

• Why traditional databases can’t handle Web3-scale data
• Solana vs. Ethereum: comparing blockchain data volume
• How ClickHouse powers real-time analytics for decentralized apps
• The economics of open-source innovation and monetization
• How data infrastructure is evolving for the next wave of crypto growth

A must-listen for data engineers, Web3 developers, and infrastructure builders who want to understand how real-time analytics, scalability, and open-source systems are transforming the backbone of the blockchain economy.

🎙️ Host: David Sencil – Bitcoin.com News Podcast
💼 Guest: Mickey Matsumoto – ClickHouse
🔗 Learn more: bitcoin.com | clickhouse.com | @ClickHouseDB | @_dsencil

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