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The EigenLayer Token unlock of $EIGEN finally took place. But now the question is: what's next and what strategy should one follow? Accumulate more? Stake $EIGEN? Or sell? Is $EIGEN fairly rated at $4 Billion? What will the EigenLayer ecosystem look like in a few years from now and what does the EigenLayer roadmap look like? And what will the competition, like Symbiotic, do now?  This and much more will be discussed in today's episode!  Our EigenLayer Operator: https://app.eigenlayer.xyz/operator/0x4c77049f3142a55bf995b1b805ddae0052fd56e2  Follow Frens: https://x.com/frensvalidator  Follow DeFi Dojo: https://x.com/DefiDojoBlocks  - - - - DISCLAIMER All information presented in this podcast is meant for informational purposes only and should not be treated as financial, legal, or tax advice. This podcast's content solely reflects the producer's opinion, who is not a financial advisor. Investing in cryptocurrencies is risky.

Lava Network launched very recently and is about to become the access layer for blockchains. In today's episode, we sit down with Lava Network Co-Founder Yair Cleper and we are going to elaborate on what the access layer for blockchains means, why $LAVA has one of the most exciting tokenomics models in the industry, RPC Nodes, and so much more! Follow Frens: https://x.com/frensvalidator Check out LAVA: https://www.lavanet.xyz/  - - - - DISCLAIMER All information presented in this podcast is meant for informational purposes only and should not be treated as financial, legal, or tax advice. This podcast's content solely reflects the producer's opinion, who is not a financial advisor. Investing in cryptocurrencies is risky.

What is TOKI and how is the project about to bring IBC to Ethereum and BNB Chain? Toki's testnet is about to go live very soon and the project is working on shipping IBC to corners of the crypto industry that are not associated with IBC whatsoever - Ethereum and BNB Chain. Today we are talking about how TOKI further develops IBC, why cross-chain transfers are so interesting for big financial players in Japan, Japanese stablecoins, the end goal of IBC, and so much more! Follow Frens: https://x.com/frensvalidator Check out TOKI: https://toki.finance/  - - - - DISCLAIMER All information presented in this podcast is meant for informational purposes only and should not be treated as financial, legal, or tax advice. This podcast's content solely reflects the producer's opinion, who is not a financial advisor. Investing in cryptocurrencies is risky.

What is Vase Finance? Vase Finance is the liquid staking hub of Berachain for all PoS assets outside of the Berachain ecosystem, like $ETH, $TIA, $ATOM, and many more. The protocol even overcomes previously seen issues with liquid staking, such as governance voting rights issues. In today's episode, we uncover, together with DeFi Dojo, how Vase's novel approach aims to tackle these problems and drive true innovation in the liquid staking sector. Check out Frens Validator: www.x.com/frensvalidator Check out DeFi Dojo: https://thedefidojo.io/origins Check out Vase Finance: www.vased.fi  - - - Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro 1:48 Overview Vase Finance 5:57 Lock-up Periods 7:58 Supported Assets at Launch 10:01 Choosing Validators 10:20 Interoperability to non-IBC Assets 12:14 Berachain LSTs 13:46 PoL Functionality 18:29 Cold Start & $BGT Bribes w. validators 22:39 Whitelisting PoL Assets 24:40 View on the Berachain DeFi ecosystem 27:40 Booga Bears 29:55 Dealing with validators 35:44 What's next? 40:30 Building on Berachain 43:30 How to start on Berachain 46:07 Outro  - - - - DISCLAIMER All information presented in this podcast is meant for informational purposes only and should not be treated as financial, legal, or tax advice. This podcast's content solely reflects the producer's opinion, who is not a financial advisor. Investing in cryptocurrencies is risky.

What is the Union Network all about? Union is one of the most anticipated launches in the interchain as the project is about to bring interoperability via IBC to every corner of the crypto industry. In today's episode, we are going to talk about cross-chain asset transfers, ZK-cryptology, Union's most important integrations, Union's value accrual, horizontal scalability, and so much more! Follow Frens: https://x.com/frensvalidator Check out Union: https://union.build/ - - - - DISCLAIMER All information presented in this podcast is meant for informational purposes only and should not be treated as financial, legal, or tax advice. This podcast's content solely reflects the producer's opinion, who is not a financial advisor. Investing in cryptocurrencies is risky.

#particlenetwork #particle #abstraction What is Particle Network? Particle Network is one of the most exciting upcoming mainnet launches in the crypto industry. The team recently raised $25 million and announced an interesting collaboration with Berachain. Particle Network focuses on abstraction. The project enables that by being a settlement layer for all cross-chain transactions in the crypto industry. In today's episode, we sat down with Tabasco from Particle to discuss universal accounts, Particel's Dual Staking Mechanism, chain abstraction the upcoming mainnet launch, and so much more! Follow Frens: https://x.com/frensvalidator Check out Particle Network: https://x.com/ParticleNtwrk https://particle.network - - - - DISCLAIMER All information presented in this podcast is meant for informational purposes only and should not be treated as financial, legal, or tax advice. This podcast's content solely reflects the producer's opinion, who is not a financial advisor. Investing in cryptocurrencies is risky.

Wen Berachain? In today's episode, we welcome Mara and Danny from DeFi Dojo. We're diving deep into the highly anticipated launch of Berachain. Is Berachain more than just a meme? How does its ecosystem operate? What is Proof of Liquidity (PoL) and what does it mean for the DeFi space? We'll be answering these questions and more. Topics we'll cover: A high-level overview of Berachain: PoS-chain, Cosmos-SDK, IBC, and its DeFi ecosystem. Understanding the hype: From Berapalooza to the anticipated mainnet launch. Proof of Liquidity: How it works and its impact on DeFi. The relationship between validators and protocols: Similarities to AVSs? Berachain's ecosystem: Featuring Shogun and other protocols. Airdrop details: Eligibility and estimations. Long-term goals: Is Berachain just a meme, or a critical piece of DeFi infrastructure? Join us for an insightful discussion that covers everything you need to know about Berachain. If you're interested in profiting from the staking revolution and want to stay informed, subscribe to Frens Validator now! Final thoughts and key takeaways will round off the episode, ensuring you're well-equipped to navigate the ever-evolving crypto landscape. Catch up with FRENS VALIDATOR:

What is the Babylon blockchain? This episode features a deep dive into the world of Bitcoin and Proof-of-Stake (PoS) with Fisher Yu, the Co-Founder of Babylon. Babylon is an innovative PoS blockchain integrating Bitcoin staking to secure other blockchains. This episode explores BabylonChain's ecosystem, discusses Bitcoin maximalism, and provides insights into the growing interest in the Bitcoin ecosystem, particularly regarding Bitcoin Layer 2 solutions and DeFi on Bitcoin. In this episode, the discussion covers a high-level overview of BabylonChain The process of Bitcoin staking on BabylonChain and its implications for blockchain security Community reactions, particularly from Bitcoin maximalists Factors contributing to the increasing interest in building within the Bitcoin ecosystem BabylonChain's $70 million funding round and future development plans Benefits of launching a PoS chain on BabylonChain Exciting DeFi opportunities for BTC holders Babylon's approach to LRTs and the location of its DeFi hub Key takeaways from the Bitcoin Staking Testnet 4 and future outlooks The episode also addresses questions about runes and ordinals, the potential for an ordinal bridge, and predictions for the Bitcoin L2 (sidechain) landscape in the next 18 months. This comprehensive discussion sheds light on the future of Bitcoin staking and the innovative developments at BabylonChain. Reach out to Fisher via email: contact@babylonchain.io  - - - - DISCLAIMER  All information presented in this podcast is meant for informational purposes only and should not be treated as financial, legal, or tax advice. This podcast's content solely reflects the producer's opinion, who is not a financial advisor. Investing in cryptocurrencies is risky!

The Institutions are coming! After all the bullish news and the crypto market going sideways, will there be new $BTC, $ETH, and $SOL all-time highs in September? This and much more is what we discuss in today's episode. Illia Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srp2PAp166Q&t=63s Solana Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAnqICPr8No  - - - Our EigenLayer Operator:  https://app.eigenlayer.xyz/operator/0x4c77049f3142a55bf995b1b805ddae0052fd56e2  Catch up with FRENS VALIDATOR:

What are the risks of restaking on EigenLayer? What do you need to know before starting restaking on EigenLayer? Today we are going to talk about the risks involved with re-staking. Since we recently launched our Eigenlayer operator together with Defi Dojo Blocks, we are committed to keeping our community as informed as possible! - - - Our EigenLayer Operator:  https://app.eigenlayer.xyz/operator/0x4c77049f3142a55bf995b1b805ddae0052fd56e2  Catch up with FRENS VALIDATOR:

The recent EigenLayer launch on the Ethereum mainnet was the most anticipated launch in all of crypto. Today we are going to talk about why the EigenLayer ecosystem is going to be the airdrop ecosystem of 2024. Plus, we will discuss how to maximize your airdrop eligibility chances by a few simple steps. - - - Catch up with FRENS VALIDATOR:

What are the best airdrop and yield opportunities on EigenLayer? And how can you maximize your airdrop eligibility chances for all of the EigenLayer AVS services that will launch soon? This is what we discussed with DeFi Dojo. DeFi Dojo informs its Discord Members about the best Yield Opportunities in all of crypto. Besides, the team runs validators on various chains. That's why we have decided to join forces on EigenLayer and launch an operator together. When staking $ETH with our operator, you will get exposure to all of the airdrops that will take place in the EigenLayer AVS ecosystem. In this episode, we inform you about the best airdrop and yield maximization strategy in the EigenLayer ecosystem, explain to you why these crazy APYs that you see on EigenLayer are actually sustainable and make sense, and so much more! - - - Catch up with FRENS VALIDATOR:

Today's episode marks the eleventh episode of “Builder's Diary”. If this is your first “Builders´ Diary,” episode, this format sheds light on the amazing people behind your favorite Proof of Stake chains and applications. Let's find out what visions our fellow builders follow, how they got to where they are today, and what future developments they anticipate. Today we are joined by Sunny Aggarwal, Co-Founder of Osmosis. We will talk about his early days in crypto, his grand vision for Bitcoin, Osmosis, Cosmos, and Urbit, his crypto principles, and much more! - - - Catch up with FRENS VALIDATOR:

Today we are going to talk about EIP-4844 (also called danksharding), which is a new Ethereum upgrade that went live a few weeks ago. The Ethereum danksharding upgrade promised to bring down Ethereum Layer2 fees significantly. It promised to make Ethereum scalable just like Solana Avalanche and Co. If that turned out to be true, this could be huge for the Ethereum ecosystem. So in this episode, we are going to explain what EIP 4844 is, how it works, what it means for Ethereum, and if the proposal actually delivered on its promises so far. - - - Catch up with FRENS VALIDATOR: 

What is Orchid? Orchid is a decentralized bandwidth marketplace. Therefore, Orchid is part of the DePIN sector. Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks (DePIN) are gaining serious traction as a key area of Web3, aiming to counter centralized data control and build out truly permissionless data access. Travis Cannell, Head of Product and Marketing, and Chloe Avery, Mathematician, from Orchid, a decentralized marketplace for all pieces of the compute stack, visited our show today to dive deeper into Orchid and the DePIN run-up. - - - Catch up with FRENS VALIDATOR: 

In which direction is the Near Blockchain heading? And why has the project decided to become a data availability layer for Ethereum roll-ups and focus on abstraction? And what is abstraction anyway? This and much more is what we will discuss with Serch from Stakecito today! - - - - Catch up with FRENS VALIDATOR: 

Is $NEAR about to reach its old ATH? And how will the Dencun Upgrade impact the price of $ETH? This and much more is what we will discuss with Cryptocito in today's episode of Overrated/ Underrated. Overrated/Underrated with Cryptocito is a format in which we rate the current valuation and potential of various crypto projects. Today we will cover Ethereum $ETH, Near blockchain $NEAR, Agoric $BLD, Coreum $COREUM, Babylon, Cardano $ADA, and many more!  TIME STAMPS: 0:00 Intro & Market Sentiment 3:42 Ethereum 12:11 Coreum 17:03 Near 21:10 Cardano 27:47 Agoric 32:39 Agoric 37:31 Memecoins 44:45 Outlook March/ April 47:37 Outro - - - Catch up with FRENS VALIDATOR: 

The bull market is back! Bitcoin reached a new all-time high previously and $ETH is likely to reach its old all-time high soon as well. But why is the market sentiment in crypto so bullish right now? Today we are going to talk about 3 reasons why the bull market is back for crypto. - - - Catch up with FRENS VALIDATOR: 

Where are we in the current crypto market cycle? Last week, we attended ETHDenver to meet with many different people from the crypto industry from very different backgrounds. ETHDenver is one of the premier crypto events. It's an annual conference held in Denver, Colorado, that brings together developers, entrepreneurs, investors, and enthusiasts from around the globe to collaborate, innovate, and build decentralized applications (dApps) on the Ethereum blockchain but also beyond. The trip reflected very well where we are in the current market cycle. In today's episode, we present our top takeaways from the event to you and break down the top sectors, projects, and narratives to look at in the coming months. Plus, we will project in what phase of the market cycle we currently are in.  - - - Catch up with FRENS VALIDATOR: 

What is Fairblock Network? Fairblock Network is a modular blockchain that enables privacy decryption for appchains, protocols, smart contracts, and more from the get-go. Also, the network leverages the Cosmos-SDK and IBC. We sat down with Bowen from Fairblock Network at ETHDenver 2024 to talk about this novel approach and how this works in detail. - - - Catch up with FRENS VALIDATOR: 

How is Noble bringing liquidity to the entire interchain and crypto industry? And how can the project help tackle the problem of liquidity fragmentation in the Cosmos? This is what we discussed with Noble Co-Founder Jelena Djuric at ETHDenver 2024. - - - Catch up with FRENS VALIDATOR: 

Last week we talked about 5 big narratives of the coming bull market. But there's one narrative we didn't talk about because it's so significant that it needs its own episode: Restaking. Today we will talk about what restaking actually is. Later we are going to talk about a few applications that are building the future of restaking today, and how you can profit from it. And in the very end, we are going to share some alpha from the Cosmos ecosystem because restaking is now officially coming to Cosmos. - - - Catch up with FRENS VALIDATOR: 

Overrated/Underrated with Cryptocito is a format in which we rate the current valuation and potential of various crypto projects. Today we will cover EigenLayer $EL, Berachain, Passage $PASG, Persitence One $XPRT,  and many more!   - - - Catch up with FRENS VALIDATOR: 

Today's episode marks the ninth episode of “Builder's Diary”. If this is your first “Builders´ Diary,” episode, this format sheds light on the amazing people behind your favorite Proof of Stake chains and applications. Let's find out what visions our fellow builders follow, how they got to where they are today, and what future developments they anticipate. Today we are joined by Liam Connor, aka Confident in Crypto. Liam is working for Stakecito nowadays. He also used to have a YouTube channel with thousands of subscribers - however, YouTube just banned his channel completely out of the blue. Today we will talk about how to be persistent in the crypto industry, how to strengthen your beliefs even if everything just goes against you and how to come back even stronger. - - - Catch up with FRENS VALIDATOR: 

Today is Sunday, so it's time for another episode of “Sunday Thoughtpiece” and today we are going to talk about the 5 big narratives that are going to shape the course of 2024. Narratives are stories or ideas that people believe in. In the world of investing in cryptocurrencies, these stories can affect how people feel about a certain coin. Today we will talk about our top 5 narratives of 2024 such as AI, RWA, DePIN, and more.  - - - Catch up with FRENS VALIDATOR: 

Are Bad Kids the next CryptoPunks? What have both NFT collections in common? And where are Stargaze and Bad Kids going next? This is what we discussed with Abhitej Singh today. - - - - - Catch up with FRENS VALIDATOR:

Today's episode marks the eighth episode of “Builder's Diary”. This format sheds light on the amazing people behind your favorite Proof of Stake chains and applications. Let's find out what visions our fellow builders follow, how they got to where they are today, and what future developments they anticipate. Today we are joined by Greg Osuri, Co-Founder of Akash Network. Akash is a pioneer in the field of decentralized compute marketplace and also one of the first crypto projects that dived deeper into AI. Today we will talk about how AI will shape the crypto industry, how you can pivot your career in both sectors, AI and crypto, and why these two fields have such strong synergies.  - - - Catch up with FRENS VALIDATOR: 

Persistence confirmed to ship restaking to Cosmos. Restaking has become big in the Ethereum ecosystem via EigenLayer. It allows you to restake your liquid-staked $ETH, compound it, increase your APY, and secure other applications, such as dApps, roll-ups, and Layer 2s with it. So, is Persistence, the liquid-staking ecosystem of the Cosmos, now becoming the restaking layer of the Cosmos, making the ecosystem more capital-efficient and secure? This is what we discussed with Mikhil Pandey from Persistence today. - - - - - Catch up with FRENS VALIDATOR: 

The modular run-up continues! This week Dymension just launched rewarding many people with a five-figure airdrop. But what about Celestia? Is Celestia and $TIA a competitor to Dymension and $DYM? Dymension and Celestia have a very similar approach. They both have a modular architecture and focus on roll-ups. In today's episode, we will dive deeper into the similarities and differences, and which project might prevail in the long run. - - - Catch up with FRENS VALIDATOR: 

Today's episode marks the eighth episode of “Builder's Diary”. This format sheds light on the amazing people behind your favorite Proof of Stake chains and applications. Let's find out what visions our fellow builders follow, how they got to where they are today, and what future developments they anticipate. Today, we are joined by Cryptocito. Cryptocito is the biggest YouTuber in the Cosmos. Not only that: he is also the Co-Founder of Stakecito! Lastly, he is also my fellow Co-Founder of Cosmoverse, the largest annual conference of the Cosmos ecosystem. Today we will talk about what it takes to become a successful content creator in crypto, how to build a community, his early days in crypto, in what way traveling shaped his view on the world, what's next, and so much more! - - - Catch up with FRENS VALIDATOR: 

What is a DePIN? DePIN is a community-driven system where individuals contribute resources to build and operate critical infrastructure in the real world. DePIN stands for Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Network, and it's all about bringing power back to the people. In today's episode, we will look closer at this sector, discuss why it has such a strong growth potential, the best DePIN projects, and much more. - - - Catch up with FRENS VALIDATOR: 

What is Soarchain $MOTUS? Soarchain is a DePIN Layer 1 Blockchain that is about to launch. It aims to disrupt the automotive sector. In this video, you will learn everything you have to know about Soarchain, what the project's vision is all about, how you can profit by being early, potential competitors, and much more! Important Article: https://chorus.one/articles/how-soarchain-unlocks-depins-potential Soarchain Blog: https://www.blog.soarchain.com/ Soarchain Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkHIfce5nm0&t=6s - - - Catch up with FRENS VALIDATOR: 

For the seventh episode of Builders´ Diary, we welcome Interop Ventures Co-Founder Sebastien Couture to the show! Builder's Diary sheds light on the famous builders behind your favorite crypto project. Sebastien is one of the most active investors in the Cosmos ecosystem. He also organizes the annual Cosmos tech-focused conference “Nebular Summit” in Paris and is host and co-host of both, the Epicenter and the Interop Podcast.  Today we will talk about his journey in the crypto industry and how to succeed as a content creator and Angel Investor in the crypto industry.  - - - Catch up with FRENS VALIDATOR: 

What is DeSci DeSci? DeSci is short for decentralized Science and aims to fix various problems that the scientific community faces today, such as poor incentives, corruption vectors, a risk-averse culture, wrong quality metrics, wrong capital deployment, bad result stigma, inefficiency, and much more. So, how can we fix science with crypto technology? In today's episode, we will discuss what DeSci precisely is, why the incentive structure in science is broken, how crypto can fix that, promising DeSci projects, what's next, and much more!  - - - Catch up with FRENS VALIDATOR: 

What is Urbit? Urbit has existed for roughly twenty years and aims to rebuild the internet from scratch to get rid of intermediaries like Google and Co. Their claim: the internet can't be saved since it is controlled by the megacorp! So, we need to start all over again! But how does Urbit work and what should the future of Urbit look like? Is this just a utopia? What about synergies between Urbit and the crypto industry? What are Urbit comets, planets, stars, and galaxies? And could Urbit launch a Cosmos blockchain? This and much more is what we will discuss with one of the most active community members in the Urbit community: Osmosis Co-Founder Sunny Aggarwal.  - - - Catch up with FRENS VALIDATOR:

For the sixth episode of Builders´ Diary, we welcome Straneglove & Galielo Co-Founder Jack Zampolin to the show! Builder's Diary sheds light on the famous builders behind your favorite crypto project. Jack is one of the most respected builders in the crypto industry and an early contributor to Cosmos. Besides being the Co-Founder of Strangelove and Galileo, Jack is also the godfather of IBC relayers as he designed the first IBC Go Relayer. Ever since he started contributing to the Cosmos ecosystem, he has filled many gaps, such as on the product side of things, marketing, and BD.  Exceptionally, Jack has a background in finance and eventually became a professional cook after the global financial crisis in 2009. After that, he started teaching himself programming and finally became a Bitcoin community member and builder in crypto after spending some time in Web2.  Nowadays, Jack is mostly active as an investor and advisor. Today's episode is all about the early days of Cosmos, the invention of IBC, how to acquire new skills to re-invent yourself constantly, and ultimately how to pivot your crypto career from being a builder to becoming a successful VC and advisor.   - - - Catch up with FRENS VALIDATOR: 

What is EigenLayer and restaking? In today's episode, we will dive deeper into EigenLayer. We will talk about what EigenLayer is, how we might see a tremendous ecosystem evolving on top of EigenLayer, how re-staking could become a common primitive in crypto, the chances of EigenLayer becoming a competitor for shared security blockchains like the Cosmos Hub and Polkadot, ways to become eligible for the EigenLayer airdrop and much more. YouTube Tutorial:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nS0XfjWu8Lo  Twitter Thread:  https://twitter.com/frensvalidator/status/1747247671713190141  - - - Catch up with FRENS VALIDATOR: 

For the fourth episode of Builders´ Diary, we welcome Quasar Co-Founder Valentin Pletnev to the show! Builder's Diary sheds light on the famous builders behind your favorite crypto project. Quasar is a decentralized asset management platform leveraging the Cosmos SDK and powered by IBC. It is one of the most exciting DeFi projects to look at in 2024. Valentin is one of the youngest founders in crypto, and today we will talk about his journey, how to get started in the industry at a young age, his vision and motivation for launching Quasar, how to raise millions of dollars from the best investors in crypto for your project, how his childhood and immigration background shaped his view on crypto and much more. And with that being said, Valentin, welcome to the show!  - - - Catch up with FRENS VALIDATOR: 

Is Solana $SOL overrated and Cosmos $ATOM underrated? Today marks the first episode of 2024 of our format Overrated/Underrated with Cryptocito in which we rate the current valuation and potential of various crypto projects. Today we will cover Solana, Sei $SEI, Celestia $TIA, $ATOM, Agoric $BLD, and many more!  0:00 Intro 5:16 Cosmos | $ATOM 12:37 Celestia | $TIA 15:43 Solana | $SOL 23:50 Nomic | $NOM 28:45 Sei | $SEI 36:25 Agoric | $BLD 40:45 Bitcoin $BTC ETF 48:40 Outro  - - - Catch up with FRENS VALIDATOR: 

The crypto airdrop season is back! Airdrops in the Solana, Celestia, and Cosmos ecosystems have treated stakers very pleasantly in the past weeks and months. But today we will ask the question of how sustainable stake-drops are, how to run a successful airdrop that drives users to your platform, how airdrops can be the ultimate go-to-market and marketing initiative, and what the perfect airdrop anticipation portfolio looks like.  - - - Catch up with FRENS VALIDATOR: 

What is Passage? And is Passage the best crypto gaming and metaverse project? Today we are joined by Passage Co-Founder Lex Avelino. Passage is the metaverse project of the Cosmos ecosystem and today we will discuss the comeback of the Metaverse, how AI is transforming the gaming industry and making the production costs of games 10x cheaper, how you can create your own world and game on Passage, when you will finally be able to enter all of the Passage worlds, and so much more! - - - Catch up with FRENS VALIDATOR: 

For the fourth episode of Builders´ Diary, we welcome the Cosmos SDK Lead Marko Baricevic to the show! Builder's Diary sheds light on the famous builders behind your favorite crypto project. Marko is one of the most respected builders in the Cosmos ecosystem and all of crypto. In this episode, we reflect on how Marko became one of the core developers in Cosmos after learning programming only out of curiosity, the early days of Cosmos, the legendary crypto era in Berlin, the current state of the Cosmos ecosystem, and the hub and why we are on track, top advice for young builders, and what challenges the Cosmos has to overcome to succeed in mass adoption.   - - - Catch up with FRENS VALIDATOR: 

What is the crypto investment thesis for 2024? How do I optimize my staking portfolio for airdrops? What are the top narratives, sectors, and projects to look at in 2024 and what will disappoint us? This is what we will discuss with Stakecito Co-Founder Serch today! - - - - Catch up with FRENS VALIDATOR: 

What is the end goal of crypto and how can we fix today's money? Dive in for one of the most dense and intense conversations ever held on our podcast! Max is joined by Ethan Buchman, co-founder of Cosmos and CEO of Informal Systems. Together, they discuss how to fix our money, and the end state of crypto, and develop a critique of major economic philosophies.  - - - - - Follow Ethan: Ethan: https://twitter.com/buchmanster Ethan´s blog (seriously, check it out!!): https://ebuchman.github.io/ Informal Systems: https://informal.systems/ Catch up with Frens Validator:

Governance Proposal 848 passed which will halve the maximum inflation rate of $ATOM, the native cryptocurrency of the Cosmos hub from 20% to 10%. But why did the Cosmos community decide to do so? Is this a bullish sign for $ATOM? What are some takeaways from the recent discussions? This and much more is what we will discuss today! - - - - Catch up with FRENS VALIDATOR: 

Governance proposal 853 aims to allocate 600k $ATOM to pStake. The pStake protocol is built on top of Persistence. Persistence is a liquid staking blockchain in Cosmos. The proposal aims to make stkATOM more liquid and available across the Cosmos and counter-fight centralizing forces coming from one dominant liquid staking protocol only. But what are the other arguments speaking for and against allocating 600K $ATOM to pStake? What is Persistence V8? Today we sit down with Mikhil Pandey to delve deeper into these questions and reflect on the past, present, and future of liquid staking.  - - - - - Catch up with FRENS VALIDATOR: 

The highly anticipated dYdX chain is finally here! At Cosmoverse 2023, we sat down with David Gogel to teach you everything you need to know about the dYdX chain. - - - - - Catch up with FRENS VALIDATOR: 

For the third episode of Builders´ Diary, we welcome 0xJim from Catalyst to our show! Builder's Diary sheds light on the famous builders behind your favorite crypto project. 0xJim has had an extensive journey in the crypto industry so far. He was an early contributor at Ripple and ENS, then joined AAVE, and is now a builder in the interchain. His newest project is called Catalyst and aims to unleash the full potential of IBC, the communication standard of the Cosmos ecosystem that makes fragile token bridges obsolete. Today we reflect on his journey in the crypto industry, his biggest learnings, pain points when starting building in the Comsos and so much more! - - - - -  Catch up with Frens Validator:

We welcome Jeffrey Hu, Tech Lead at Hashkey Capital for the second episode of Speculators' Demise. He is also an ambassador of the Cosmos Chinese community, co-hosting several Cosmos dev events.  Previously, he was research director at IRIS Network (the first mainnet launched in Cosmos and running Cosmos Chinese community) and chief technical analyst at Huobi Research. He also drafted several blockchain standards and led blockchain project development in China. Together, we discuss due diligence as a VC and which narratives currently excite Jeffrey the most. Listen in to gain insights from one of crypto´s largest and most prominent VC firms!  - - - - -  Follow Hashkey and Jeffrey: Jeffrey Hu: https://twitter.com/hu_zhiwei  Hashkey Twitter: https://twitter.com/HashKey_Capital  Hashkey website: https://hashkey.capital/  Contact Hashkey: contact_capital@hashkey.com    Catch up with Frens Validator:

What is Celestia and why is everyone so excited about Celestia's recent mainnet launch? Celestia is the first-ever modular blockchain. Modular blockchains separate the consensus and data availability layer from the execution layer. Therefore, modular blockchains differ significantly from today's monolithic blockchains.  But how does Celestia's launch shape the rest of the crypto industry? What are the challenges for Celestia to overcome to become successful? And what about Celestia's native cryptocurrency, $TIA, and its recent airdrop and tokenomics?  This and much more is what we will discuss today!  - - - Catch up with FRENS VALIDATOR: OUR CELESTIA VALIDATOR: https://wallet.keplr.app/chains/celestia?modal=validator&chain=celestia&validator_address=celestiavaloper1ej2es5fjztqjcd4pwa0zyvaevtjd2y5wh8xeg4&referral=true

Should the Cosmos Hub acquire blockchains? This discussion emerged at Cosmoverse'23 when Stride ($STRD) proposed to merge with the Cosmos Hub. But what would such an acquisition look like? And what about other chains like $OSMO and $STARS? And generally, what is a good strategy for the Hub if it decides to acquire blockchains? This is what we will discuss today! - - - - Catch up with FRENS VALIDATOR: