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2 episodes with solana defi
2 episodes with solana defi
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Gm! This week we're joined by Kyle Samani & Chris Heaney to discuss the state of Solana DeFi today. Enjoy! -- Follow Kyle: https://x.com/KyleSamani Follow Chris: https://x.com/crispheaney Follow Jack: https://x.com/whosknave Follow Lightspeed: https://twitter.com/Lightspeedpodhq Subscribe to the Lightspeed Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/lightspeed -- Ledger, the global leader in digital asset security, proudly sponsors Bell Curve! As Ledger celebrates 10 years of securing 20% of global crypto, it remains the top choice for securing your assets. Buy a LEDGER™ device now, and build confidently, knowing your BTC, ETH, SOL, and more are safe. Buy now on https://shop.ledger.com/?r=1da180a5de00. -- Grab your tickets to Permissionless IV. Use code BELL10 for 10% off: https://blockworks.co/event/permissionless-iv -- Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction (2:32) The State Of Solana DeFi (5:34) Market Making Onchain (10:06) Ledger Ad (10:30) Solana Network Upgrades (17:27) The Axiom Success Story (21:02) Competing As A Perps DEX (22:58) The Future Of Tokenization (29:13) Ledger Ad (29:54) Bitcoin (33:53) Solana: The L1 vs Apps (39:14) Why Does DeFi Matter? -- Disclaimer: Nothing said on Bell Curve is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Mike, Jason, Michael, Vance and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
Gm! This week we're joined by Kyle Samani & Chris Heaney to discuss the state of Solana DeFi today. Enjoy! -- Follow Kyle: https://x.com/KyleSamani Follow Chris: https://x.com/crispheaney Follow Jack: https://x.com/whosknave Follow Lightspeed: https://twitter.com/Lightspeedpodhq Subscribe to the Lightspeed Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/lightspeed -- Grab your tickets to Permissionless IV. Use code LIGHTSPEED10 for 10% off: https://blockworks.co/event/permissionless-iv -- Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ -- Zenrock is a permissionless, decentralized custody network backed by 1RoundTable Partners, 10T, Maven11, and Spartan. Live on Jupiter, $ROCK is the native token for transactions within the Zenrock ecosystem and secures Zenrock's decentralized custody network. The first application launching on Zenrock is zenBTC – yield-bearing Bitcoin on Solana. zenBTC will be live in April 2025. Visit zenbtc.io to learn about earning yield with Bitcoin on Solana. -- (00:00) Introduction (02:36) The State Of Solana DeFi (05:38) Market Making Onchain (10:10) Zenrock Ad (10:59) Solana Network Upgrades (17:56) The Axiom Success Story (21:30) Competing As A Perps DEX (23:26) The Future Of Tokenization (29:42) Zenrock Ad (30:31) Bitcoin (34:30) Solana: The L1 vs Apps (39:51) Why Does DeFi Matter? -- Disclaimers: Lightspeed was kickstarted by a grant from the Solana Foundation. Nothing said on Lightspeed is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Mert, Jack, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
Web3 Academy: Exploring Utility In NFTs, DAOs, Crypto & The Metaverse
In today's episode, we get into the DeFi battleground where Solana and Ethereum are going head-to-head. Sam Andrew joins the show to break down why Solana's DeFi ecosystem, once written off as memecoin central, might be crypto's most overlooked alpha right now.~~~~~
Gm, this week we discuss the state of Solana DeFi. We deep dive into why is everyone so bearish, Ethereum's big pivot, Solana perps market share, app revenue, bringing Bitcoin onchain & more. Enjoy! As always, remember this podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely their opinions, not financial advice. -- Accelerate your app development on Algorand with AlgoKit 3.0—now with native TypeScript and Python support, visual debugging, and seamless testing. Build, test, and deploy smarter with tools designed for speed and simplicity. Start building with AlgoKit today: https://algorand.co/algokit?utm_source=blockworkspodcast&utm_medium=banner&utm_campaign=algokit3&utm_id=algokit3&utm_term=algokit3 -- Ledger, the global leader in digital asset security, proudly sponsors 0xResearch! As Ledger celebrates 10 years of securing 20% of global crypto, it remains the top choice for securing your assets. Buy a LEDGER™ device now and build confidently, knowing your precious tokens are safe. Buy now on https://shop.ledger.com/?r=1da180a5de00. -- Missed DAS? Join us from June 24th-June 26th at Permissionless IV! Use Code 0x10 at checkout for 10% off! Tickets: https://blockworks.co/event/permissionless-iv -- Follow Carlos: https://x.com/0xcarlosg Follow Dan: https://x.com/smyyguy Follow Danny: https://x.com/defi_kay_ Follow Blockworks Research: https://x.com/blockworksres Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3foDS38 Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3SNhUEt Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3NlP1hA Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to 0xResearch Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/0xresearch Join the 0xResearch Telegram group: https://t.me/+z0H6y2bS-dllODVh -- Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction (2:07) Why Is Everyone So Bearish? (6:58) The State Of Solana DeFi (19:17) Ads (Algorand & Ledger) (19:57) Solana vs Ethereum Lending (30:13) The Launchpad Wars (35:36) Ads (Algorand & Ledger) (36:39) Solana Perps (43:30) App Revenue (46:21) Bringing Bitcoin Onchain (55:20) RWAs -- Check out Blockworks Research today! Research, data, governance, tokenomics, and models – now, all in one place Blockworks Research: https://www.blockworksresearch.com/ Free Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/0xresearch -- Disclaimer: Nothing said on 0xResearch is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Boccaccio, Danny, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
Crypto News: ProShares US XRP ETF gets approved by the SEC. HashDex XRP Spot ETF gets listed on Brazilian Stock Exchange. Solana DeFi protocol Loopscale hit with $5.8 million exploit two weeks after launch.Show Sponsor -
Chris Chung is the CEO & Co-Founder of Titan, Solana's first Meta DEX Aggregator. In addition, Chris is very active in the Toronto Solana ecosystem as the local ambassador for MonkeDao in Toronto, as well as a Superteam Canada member. Chris previously served as the CTO of a cryptocurrency and US equity hedge fund building out low latency analytics, back office reporting, and trading systems.In this conversation, we discuss:- Crypto in Canada- Living in Toronto- Talented Canadians moving to USA- Solana DEX landscape and why it's ripe for disruption- What exactly is a “Meta DEX Aggregator?- Live-streaming price updates- SOL vs. ETH- Titan's role in the Solana DeFi stack- One-Click Spot Swaps = bread and butter- Amazing time to buy $SOL- Next growth catalyst = payments & stablecoinsTitanWebsite: titandex.ioX: @Titan_ExchangeTelegram: t.me/TitanDexSolChris ChungX: @realRockyChungLinkedIn: Chris Chung--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This episode is brought to you by Treehouse. Treehouse features two powerful innovations: tAssets, a new class of liquid staking primitives, designed to generate enhanced yields through interest rate arbitrage, and DOR, short for Decentralized Offered Rates, a transparent and reliable consensus-driven benchmark rate for digital assets.Together, they tackle some of DeFi's biggest problems: fragmented interest rates and the lack of unified benchmarks.So whether you're after stable yields or helping shape the future of on-chain finance, Treehouse has the infrastructure to power your journey.They're also running their GoNuts rewards program, simply hold tAssets to earn Nuts, and stand to be rewarded at the end of the campaign.Head over to their website at treehouse.finance to explore more, and follow them on X @TreehouseFi to stay updated.The future of decentralized fixed income is being built, and it's being built by Treehouse.
Solfate Podcast - Interviews with blockchain founders/builders on Solana
A conversation with Dana (aka @TheSoftwareJedi), Lead Backend Developer at @StepFinance_Full notes for this episode at: https://solfate.com/podcast/71Solfate PodcastFollow us on twitter and turn the notifs on: @SolfatePodDiscover all our podcast episodes on our website: solfate.com/podcastCollect our episodes as NFTs on DRiP: drip.haus/solfateSummaryIn this conversation, Dana shares his journey of discovering Bitcoin from a homeless shelter and what he's building now at Step Finance. The discussion covers his initial discovery of Bitcoin, his eventual embrace of Solana, the engineering challenges faced in data aggregation, and the innovations being implemented by Step Finance for real-time Solana data processing. The conversation wraps up with valuable advice for those looking to enter the field.TakeawaysDana's journey into crypto began during a challenging time in his life.He discovered Bitcoin while in a homeless shelter, leading to a passion for crypto.His entry into Solana was sparked by a friend's recommendation.Being helpful in the Solana Discord community opened doors for Dana.Step Finance's mission resonated with Dana's passion for DeFi products.Providing value to the ecosystem builds trust and credibility.Dana highlights the importance of community in the crypto space.Step Finance is involved in various initiatives, including education in underbanked countries.Real-time data processing is essential for modern applications.Understanding the account model in Solana is vital for developers.Low-level programming knowledge is beneficial in blockchain development.Documentation is key to mastering new technologies.Engineers must adapt to evolving data structures and requirements.Maintaining performance while scaling is a common challenge.Hands-on experience with constrained environments can aid in blockchain development.Follow us aroundNicktwitter: @nickfrostygithub: github.com/nickfrostywebsite: https://nick.afJamestwitter: @jamesrp13github: github.com/jamesrp13
Gm! This week we're joined by Cindy Leow & Chris Heaney to discuss Swift, the most recent liquidty upgrade to Drift. We deep dive into how Swift will improve onchain execution, competing with CEXs, how to accelerate Solana DeFi, whats next for Drift & much more. Enjoy! -- Follow Cindy: https://x.com/cindyleowtt Follow Chris: https://x.com/crispheaney Follow Jack: https://x.com/whosknave Follow Lightspeed: https://twitter.com/Lightspeedpodhq Subscribe to the Lightspeed Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/lightspeed Join the Lightspeed Manlets Collective Telegram: https://t.me/+QUl_ZOj2nMJlZTEx -- Use Code LIGHTSPEED10 for 10% off tickets to Digital Asset Summit 2025: https://blockworks.co/event/digital-asset-summit-2025-new-york -- Ledger, the global leader in digital asset security, proudly sponsors the Lightspeed podcast. As Ledger celebrates 10 years of securing 20% of global crypto, it remains the top choice for securing your Solana assets. Buy a LEDGER™ device now and build confidently, knowing your SOL are safe. Buy now on https://shop.ledger.com/?r=1da180a5de00. -- Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ -- (00:00) Introduction (01:23) What Is Drift? (04:49) Onchain Execution (07:02) Ledger Ad (10:32) Decentralization (11:23) Is Swift An L2? (18:43) The REV Impact (23:01) MEV On Solana (24:21) Building On Solana (26:25) Ledger Ad (30:58) The Key To Building An Onchain Exchange (31:45) The Evolution Of Drift (35:48) CEX vs DEX Perps (38:50) What's Next For Drift? (41:25) Prediction Markets (44:52) Accelerating Solana DeFi -- Disclaimers: Lightspeed was kickstarted by a grant from the Solana Foundation. Nothing said on Lightspeed is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Mert, Jack, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
The Mint Condition: NFT and Digital Collectibles Entertainment
This week on Mid Mic Crisis, we're exploring the cutting-edge intersection of AI and crypto trading with Trench Buddy, the revolutionary AI-powered assistant designed for the Solana blockchain. If you've ever wondered how machine learning can give traders an edge, this episode is for you.Trench Buddy isn't just another trading bot—it's an intelligent tool that scans real-time transactions, analyzes market sentiment from X (formerly Twitter) and Pump.Fun, and provides deep insights into wallet activity. With Solana meme coin trading on the rise, Trench Buddy equips users with the data and analytics they need to make informed moves in the fast-paced world of DeFi.We'll be breaking down:✅ How Trench Buddy works and what sets it apart from traditional trading tools.✅ The power of AI in crypto trading, including real-time market sentiment analysis.✅ The rise of Solana's meme coin ecosystem and how traders are leveraging AI for better decision-making.✅ Potential risks, rewards, and the future of AI-driven DeFi strategies.Are AI agents the next evolution of on-chain trading? Can Trench Buddy truly level the playing field for retail traders? And what does this mean for the future of Solana and decentralized finance?Join us for this in-depth conversation as we put Trench Buddy to the test and uncover the future of AI-driven trading. Don't miss it!
In this episode of Web3 with Sam Kamani, I speak with Chris Chung, co-founder of TitanDex, a DEX aggregator built on Solana. TitanDex aims to provide traders with the best swap prices by aggregating liquidity from multiple DEXs, reducing slippage, front-running, and MEV attacks.
What makes Solana an ideal foundation for decentralized finance, particularly in derivatives and perpetual trading? In this episode, I explore these questions with Tristan from Zeta Markets. With $15 billion in trading volume and a growing user base exceeding 50,000, Zeta Markets has become a cornerstone of the Solana DeFi ecosystem. Together, we discuss how Solana's high throughput, low fees, and lightning-fast block times enable Zeta Markets to deliver a seamless trading experience through their central limit order book model. Tristan also sheds light on Zeta's ambitious growth trajectory, including the launch of SatorX, their new Layer 2 solution designed to address network congestion while offering unmatched speed and scalability. With features like near-instant transaction finality, gas fee abstraction, and the capacity to support hundreds of markets, SatorX is poised to redefine the user experience on Solana. We'll also unpack how their upcoming Token Generation Event (TGE) could shape Zeta's governance model and fuel community-driven innovation. A key focus of our conversation is the evolving landscape of market strategy. Tristan explains how Zeta leverages community feedback to prioritize listings of Solana-native assets while expanding their scope to hundreds of markets through their advanced infrastructure. Additionally, we discuss how Zeta is tackling the challenge of Maximal Extractable Value (MEV) through an innovative sequencing scheme on SatorX, creating tighter spreads and better prices by empowering market makers. Looking ahead, Zeta is gearing up for the December 2024 testnet launch of their upgraded exchange and a mainnet release in early 2025. Tristan teases some of the exciting improvements, including order books capable of updating over 10 times per second, setting the stage for unparalleled performance in DeFi trading. What does the future hold for DeFi derivatives on Solana, and how will Zeta's innovations impact the broader ecosystem? Tune in to discover how Zeta Markets is positioning itself as a leader in this rapidly evolving space. After listening, I'd love to hear your thoughts—what excites you most about Solana's potential, and where do you see DeFi heading next?
Gm! this week, we're live from Permissionless with Tristan Frizza & Jayant Krishnamurthy. We discuss the current & future state of DeFi on Solana, the rise of alt L1s, the next evolution of DeFi & what Solana can improve on in the future. Enjoy! -- Follow Tristan: https://x.com/Tristan0x Follow Jayant: https://x.com/jayantkrish Follow Jack: https://x.com/whosknave Follow Lightspeed: https://twitter.com/Lightspeedpodhq Subscribe to the Lightspeed Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/lightspeed -- (00:00) Introduction (01:24) Bringing Trading On Chain (04:41) Solana L2s (06:26) Solving Crypto's Oracle Problem (10:46) The State Of DeFi On Solana (16:17) The Next Evolution Of DeFi (21:17) The Rise Of Alt L1s (30:59) What Solana Can Improve On -- Disclaimers: Lightspeed was kickstarted by a grant from the Solana Foundation. Nothing said on Lightspeed is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Mert, Jack, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
Gm! In this episode, MacBrennan, Co-founder of MarginFi, joined us to discuss the state of Solana DeFi, crypto founder exhaustion, and crypto's image problem. We also asked ourselves, where are the new users? Finally, told us how MarginFi has navigated 2024, and what he is optimistic about in crypto today. Enjoy! Resources MacBrennan's Take on Founder Exhaustion: https://x.com/macbrennan_cc/status/1824203471656194259 -- Follow MacBrennan: https://x.com/macbrennan_cc Follow Mert: https://x.com/0xMert_ Follow Jack: https://x.com/whosknave Follow Lightspeed: https://twitter.com/Lightspeedpodhq Subscribe to the Lightspeed Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/lightspeed Utilize the Solana Dashboard by Blockworks Research: http://solana.blockworksresearch.com/ -- DragonSwap is the DeFi Hub on Sei's Layer 1, allowing users to swap, provide liquidity, and farm! Built on Sei's sub-second execution environment, DragonSwap is transforming the DEX landscape by building an “onchain CEX” that leverages chain-abstracted AVSs, enabling users to buy any asset on any chain. With tons of incentives already available, September will bring even more to Sei users with partners like Stargate and Frax! Start farming on Sei today by visiting https://dragonswap.app/ -- Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/43o3Syk Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3OhiXgV Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3OkF7PD Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ -- (00:00) Introduction (02:45) The State of Solana DeFi (07:28) Are Crypto Founders Exhausted? (16:46) Sei Ad (17:13) Where Are the New Users? (28:39) Crypto's Image Problem (38:09) MarginFi Today (48:45) Optimism in Crypto -- Disclaimers: Lightspeed was kickstarted by a grant from the Solana Foundation. Nothing said on Lightspeed is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Mert, Jack, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
Tune in to this episode of the Security Token Show where this week Herwig Konings, Kyle Sonlin, and Nico Pantelis cover the industry leading headlines and market movements, including how Tokenized Treasuries Get Rated and Begin Bridging to DeFi! This week Jason Barraza had a chance to sit down with Chuck Pettid, Executive Vice President at Republic, to discuss their recent tokenization of Watford Football Club. Company of the Week - Herwig: MANTRA Blockchain: https://www.mantrachain.io/ Company of the Week - Kyle: Dynasty Global: https://dynastygi.com/ = Stay in touch via our Social Media = Kyle: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kylesonlin/ Herwig: https://www.linkedin.com/in/herwigkonings/ Nico: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicopantelis/ Jason: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonbarraza/ Opinion articles, interviews, and more: https://medium.com/security-token-group Find the video edition of this episode on our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@stmtvofficial The Market Movements OpenEden's TBILL Received an “A-bf” rating from Moody's: https://cointelegraph.com/news/moodys-assigns-abf-rating-openeden-tokenized-fund Citi Launches CIDAP Tokenization Platform: https://www.ledgerinsights.com/citi-unveils-its-integrated-digital-assets-platform-cidap/ MANTRA Unveils Ondo USDY Vault for On-Chain Yield : https://www.shorelinebeacon.com/newsfile/213815-mantras-incentivized-usdy-vault-goes-live-unlocking-stable-rwa-yield McKinsey Challenges BCG's Prediction at $2T in Tokenized Assets by 2030: https://www.ledgerinsights.com/mckinsey-estimates-tokenization-will-be-less-than-2-trillion-by-2030/ The Token Debrief FalconX Executes First Trade Using Superstate's USTB Token as Collateral: https://www.falconx.io/newsroom/creating-more-efficient-markets-with-tokenized-assets Dynasty Leads BrickMark's Series A with CHF 10M Investment: https://thetokenizer.io/2024/06/17/brickmark-group-closes-a-series-a-with-chf-10-million-led-by-dynasty-global/ Infineo Tokenizes $9.4M in Life Insurance Policies on Provenance Blockchain: https://provenance.io/newsroom/posts/infineo-provlabs-life-insurance/ HQLAx and FNALITY Complete Cross-Chain Repo: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/hqla-x_repo-dlt-control-activity-7208763694044823552-M5nr SDX Extends Wholesale CBDC Pilot by 2 Years: https://www.sdx.com/news/wcbdc-pilot-on-six-digital-exchange/ Drift Integrates Ondo's USDY as Collateral on Solana DeFi: https://x.com/DriftProtocol/status/1803056594483388669 NongHyup Bank Partners with Bankcow for Tokenized Livestock: https://m.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20240620050605 Tether Launches Alloy, Backed by Tether Gold: https://tether.io/news/tether-announces-launch-of-alloy-by-tether-a-new-digital-asset-backed-by-tether-gold/ OpenVentures Invest in BlockInvest With Active Partnership Plans: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/lorenzo-rigatti-1a317994_blockinvest-blockinvest-digitalassets-ugcPost-7209202099019034625-ONJh = Check out our Companies = Security Token Group: http://securitytokengroup.com/ Security Token Advisors: http://www.securitytokenadvisors.com/ Security Token Market: https://stm.co InvestReady: https://www.investready.com ⏰ TABLE OF CONTENTS ⏰ 0:16 Introduction 0:51 The Market Movements 25:11 STS Interviews: Republic 37:15 The Token Debrief 40:56 Companies of The Week: Dynasty Global, MANTRA Blockchain
In this episode, the 0xResearch team dives into the world of Solana DeFi, exploring the potential of undervalued tokens and discussing the disconnect between quality products and token valuations. The conversation also covers Polymarket's impressive growth, Arbitrum's controversial $250M gaming fund, and the risks exposed by Linnea's recent sequencer pause. The analysts examine the challenges facing crypto gaming adoption and debate the merits of meme coins versus prediction markets. Finally, they discuss Vertex's innovative approach to solving liquidity fragmentation across different chains. As always remember this podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. - - Special thanks to our sponsor LayerZero Stay up-to-date with the LayerZero Ecosystem by following: https://twitter.com/LayerZero_Labs - - Follow Ryan: https://x.com/_RyanRConnor Follow Carolina: https://x.com/GoldDefi Follow Boccaccio: https://twitter.com/tripleboccaccio Follow Blockworks Research: https://twitter.com/blockworksres Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3foDS38 Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3SNhUEt Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3NlP1hA Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction (0:36) Linea's Pauses Sequencer (7:37) Arbitrum $250m Bet on Gaming (22:01) Polymarket Success (34:16) Layer Zero Segment: Stargate (41:29) Sub $500m Valuation Coins - - Check out Blockworks Research today! Research, data, governance, tokenomics, and models – now, all in one place Blockworks Research: https://www.blockworksresearch.com/ Free Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter - - Disclaimer: Nothing said on 0xResearch is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Boccaccio, Ryan and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
Host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry from the latest with Wormhole's newly released W token to VanEck's bullish prediction for Ethereum Layer 2s.To get the show every day, follow the podcast here."CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, including Solana DeFi application Kamino offering a weekly yield of more than 999%, paid out in W and JTO tokens. Plus, VanEck predicts Ethereum layer 2 networks to be valued at over $1 trillion by 2030 and CFTC data shows that leveraged funds held record net short positions in CME's bitcoin futures last week.-Consensus is where experts convene to talk about the ideas shaping our digital future. Join developers, investors, founders, brands, policymakers and more in Austin, Texas from May 29-31. The tenth annual Consensus is curated by CoinDesk to feature the industry's most sought-after speakers, unparalleled networking opportunities and unforgettable experiences. Register now at consensus.coindesk.com.-This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “First Mover” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and Melissa Montañez and edited by Victor Chen.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Are On-Chain Order Books Paving Solana's Path Forward? In this episode of The Next Billion podcast, George Harrap is joined by Dhrumil Mehta from Root HQ, an on-chain market maker on Solana. Dhrumil describes his transition from Ethereum to Solana, highlighting his involvement in hackathons and the founding of Solvent Protocol. He discusses the evolution of DEXes to real limit order book AMMs like Phoenix, emphasizing Phoenix's efficiency and developer-friendly design. They further discuss about the importance of on-chain order books, Root's initiatives to enhance user experience, and the potential for meme coins and DeFi growth on Solana in 2024. Join Dhrumil on X - https://twitter.com/mmdhrumil Join Root Exchange on X - https://twitter.com/roothq_ Follow The Next Billion on - Twitter: https://twitter.com/the_nextbillion Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2ELv0CtYJYwcsqb9CdUMJi Crypto is so much more than just numbers and nodes. It's about onboarding The Next Billion users. The Next Billion podcast is a direct and unfiltered dive into the stories of the builders that are making this happen. Host George Harrap has wide-ranging discussions to help people better understand the future of crypto adoption and uses around the world. If you haven't subscribed yet, join us in onboarding The Next Billion
Join George Harrap and Kirill from Tab Trader as they dive into the impact of mobile on the crypto industry. They discuss the need for mobile native solutions to reach the next billion users and the challenges of DeFi's reliance on Chrome extensions. Kirill shares his journey in the industry, Tab Trader's development, and the potential of Solana in the mobile space. They also touch on predictions for 2024 and the impact of government regulations. If you're curious about the intersection of mobile and crypto trading, this episode is a must-watch. Join Kirill on X - https://twitter.com/kirill_crypto Join Tab Traders on X - https://twitter.com/tabtraderpro Follow The Next Billion on - Twitter: https://twitter.com/the_nextbillion YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@The_NextBillion Crypto is so much more than just numbers and nodes. It's about onboarding The Next Billion users. The Next Billion podcast is a direct and unfiltered dive into the stories of the builders that are making this happen. Host George Harrap has wide-ranging discussions to help people better understand the future of crypto adoption and uses around the world. If you haven't subscribed yet, join us in onboarding The Next Billion
Grateful for an epic 2023 ride on The Next Billion podcast! Massive thanks to YOU, the real MVPs, for tuning in, sharing, and diving deep into Web3 and DeFi.
Marius Ciubotariu and Mark Hull join us to discuss how Hubble 2.0 will become the economic hub of Solana DeFi. In this episode, we discuss Kamino's origin story, how Kamino approaches risk management, why Solana will have the next breakout app, multichain vs a single-chain focus, vertical integration and more! Make sure to stay for the whole conversation as it really heats up at the end! - - (00:00 Introduction (00:57) Kamino's Origin Story (10:32) Lending, Risk Management and the mSOL Depeg (32:27) Kamino Finance 2.0: Solana's DeFi Hub (36:12) DAS Promo (37:11) Vertical Integration vs Composability (41:13) Kamino Points Incoming (44:46) How to Have Conviction (49:46) Startup Founder Advice (53:43) Why Tribalism Matters, Multichain and the SVM - - Join us at DAS (Digital Asset Summit) in London this March! DAS is the #1 institutional conference in crypto, hosted by Blockworks. Use the link below to learn more, and use LIGHTSPEED10 to get 10% off your ticket! Sign up now because the price goes up every month. See you there! Learn more + get your ticket here: https://blockworks.co/event/digital-asset-summit-2024-london/home - - Follow Marius: https://twitter.com/y2kappa Follow Mark: https://twitter.com/trader_marky Follow Mert: https://twitter.com/0xMert_ Follow Garrett: https://twitter.com/GarrettHarper_ Follow Lightspeed: https://twitter.com/Lightspeedpodhq Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/43o3Syk Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3OhiXgV Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3OkF7PD Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Resources Kamino Finance https://linktr.ee/kaminofinance https://twitter.com/Kamino_Finance Hubble Protocol https://hubbleprotocol.io/ https://twitter.com/HubbleProtocol MarginFi vs Solend episode https://spoti.fi/48mmhyW https://youtu.be/KcazozbZHd0?si=D0RjxrWyDWZriOt8 - - Disclaimers: Lightspeed was kickstarted by a grant from the Solana Foundation. Nothing said on Lightspeed is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Mert, Garrett and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
Rooter (co-founder of Solend) and Edgar (co-founder of MarginFi) join us to debate last week's mSOL depeg and how to implement risk management. Last week's mSOL depeg led to liquidations throughout Solana DeFi and a heated debate between the Solend and MarginFi teams. In this episode, we discuss what happened, where Solend and MarginFi disagree, the oracle debate, why liquidator profitability matters, points systems vs token launches and more! - - (00:00) Introduction (01:18) The mSOL depeg and Liquidation Debate (32:15) Merinade Plug (33:26) Two Risk Management Philosophies (40:26) Why Liquidator Profitability Is So Important (50:38) Addressing the Twitter Drama (01:06:25) Professional vs Lazy LPs & Token Governance (01:12:49) Solana Airdrops and Points - - Marinade is the most optimal way to stake on Solana. Unleash your staked SOL liquidity with their liquid staking token, mSOL, or use their new product called Marinade Native to get the best of Marinade's automated liquidated staking without the DeFi or peg risk! Check out Marinade today at https://marinade.finance/! - - Follow Rooter: https://twitter.com/0xrooter Follow Edgar: https://twitter.com/edgarpavlovsky Follow Mert: https://twitter.com/0xMert_ Follow Garrett: https://twitter.com/GarrettHarper_ Follow Lightspeed: https://twitter.com/Lightspeedpodhq Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/43o3Syk Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3OhiXgV Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3OkF7PD Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Resources Tarun's new article on risk management https://www.gauntlet.xyz/resources/how-to-measure-risk-models-part-i MarginFi https://twitter.com/marginfi https://app.marginfi.com/ Solend https://twitter.com/solendprotocol https://solend.fi/ - - Disclaimers: Lightspeed was kickstarted by a grant from the Solana Foundation. Nothing said on Lightspeed is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Mert, Garrett and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
FTX submits a reorganization plan to conclude bankruptcy proceedings. Musician MartyParty shares thoughts on the crypto space. Crypto Super PAC Fairshake emerges for the 2024 elections. Jupiter Airdrop, scheduled for January, targets Solana DeFi users. Bitcoin experiences a dip below $41,000 as the broader crypto price rally shows signs of cooling.________News Links
Can Sanctum's Liquid Staking Reshape DeFi Dynamics on Solana? Their discussion begins with Solana stake pools and innovative liquid staking. J highlights Solana's unique staking efficiency, the shift in mindset towards SOL as a long-term asset, and the introduction of validator Liquid Staked Tokens (LSTs). Exploring the future, J mentions Sanctum's plans for an "Infinity Pool" for efficient LST swaps and encourages small projects with an inclusive approach. Regulatory concerns and challenges for validators are addressed, emphasizing geographic diversity. Their discussion concludes with insights into Sanctum's upcoming Infinity Pool launch and partnerships with validators, focusing on their commitment to the social aspects of LSTs. Follow J on Twitter at: https://x.com/eggpanned Sanctum Twitter: https://x.com/sanctumso Follow The Next Billion on - Twitter: https://twitter.com/the_nextbillion YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@The_NextBillion?sub_confirmation=1 Crypto is so much more than just numbers and nodes. It's about onboarding The Next Billion users. The Next Billion podcast is a direct and unfiltered dive into the stories of the builders that are making this happen. Host George Harrap has wide-ranging discussions to help people better understand the future of crypto adoption and uses around the world. If you haven't subscribed yet, join us in onboarding The Next Billion
On today's episode, we discuss the competitiveness of Solana DeFi farming, the implications of Elizabeth Warren's anti-crypto bill. We also evaluate the Portal Coin Presale which is launching in 72 hours and much more! Today's show is sponsored by sniper.xyz. Tune in live every weekday Monday through Thursday from 5PM to 5:45PM EST Easy's YouTube Easy's Twitter Buy our NFT Join our discord Check out our Twitter Give us your thoughts on the show by leaving a rating. -- DISCLAIMER: You should never treat any opinion expressed by the hosts of this content as a recommendation to make a particular investment, or to follow a particular strategy. The thoughts and commentary on this show are an expression of the hosts' opinions and are for entertainment and informational purposes only. This show is never financial advice.
Trevor Bacon is the CoFounder and CEO of Parcl Labs. In this episode, we spotlight Parcl, a Solana DeFi app for trading real estate perps. Traders can speculate on rising and falling real estate markets using this decentralized perps exchange for real estate synthetics. With as little as $1, anyone can long or short city indexes that represent the aggregate value of city property prices in places like New York City, Miami Beach, Paris and more! Given its recent Parcl V3 launch, we'll cover all the basics to understand how Parcl works, including improvements and new features added to attract more liquidity and trade volume. ------
Is the Bull Market Fueling Solana's Rise? George and Kash highlight the ongoing crypto bull market's positive impact, particularly on Solana, with increased funding and attention benefiting the ecosystem. They also discuss the Hyperdrive hackathon on Solana, the largest crypto hackathon, which brought 900+ submissions, emphasizing business competitions and attracting serious projects. George brings up the Solana ecosystem's rapid growth, marked by numerous token launches and the anticipation of major announcements at the upcoming Breakpoint conference. Listen to George and Kash's raw and insightful perspectives here and on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/show/2ELv0Ct Follow Kash on - Twitter at: https://twitter.com/kashdhanda Superteam Twitter:https://twitter.com/SuperteamDAO Website: https://superteam.fun/ Follow The Next Billion on - Twitter: https://twitter.com/the_nextbillion Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2ELv0CtYJYwcsqb9CdUMJi Crypto is so much more than just numbers and nodes. It's about onboarding The Next Billion users. The Next Billion podcast is a direct and unfiltered dive into the stories of the builders that are making this happen. Host George Harrap has wide-ranging discussions to help people better understand the future of crypto adoption and uses around the world. If you haven't subscribed yet, join us in onboarding The Next Billion
Antonio Juliano, the founder of dYdX, joins us to discuss why dYdX is launching an appchain. dYdX has over $1T in exchange volume, 50%+ market share of onchain perps market, and is one of the few crypto products that's found a semblance of product-market fit. Despite this, dYdX is moving from Starkware (an Ethereum L2) to a Cosmos-based appchain, officially launching this month! In this episode, we cover why dYdX is launching an appchain, finding product-market fit, decentralization vs immutability, branding and distribution, why Antonio is now against horizontal integration and more! - - Timestamps (00:00) introduction (00:57) dYdX: Crypto's Leading Perpetuals Exchange (04:50) Why dYdX is Launching an Appchain (17:07) Choosing the Right Tech Stack (20:59) The L2 Landscape (24:52) Jito Midroll (25:57) Does Cosmos Have to Succeed for dYdX to Succeed? (28:51) Decentralization and Immutability (33:24) Why Should People Care About DeFi? (39:10) The User-Generated Value Thesis (43:55) What Antonio Has Learned as a Crypto Founder (49:29) Committees Can't Make Big Bold Decisions (55:30) Discovery and Branding (57:09) Horizontal vs Vertical Integration (01:01:13) Rapid Fire - - This episode is brought to you by Jito. Jito is the easiest way to earn MEV rewards on Solana with liquid staking. Stake your SOL with Jito to start earning high yield powered by MEV and access instant liquidity through Jito's liquid staking token JitoSOL so that you can use your staked assets across Solana DeFi. Visit jito.network to get started today! - - Follow Antonio: https://twitter.com/AntonioMJuliano Follow Mert: https://twitter.com/0xMert_ Follow Garrett: https://twitter.com/GarrettHarper_ Follow Lightspeed: https://twitter.com/Lightspeedpodhq Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/43o3Syk Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3OhiXgV Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3OkF7PD Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Resources Jito jito.network dYdX https://twitter.com/dYdX https://dydx.exchange/ - - Disclaimers: Lightspeed was kickstarted by a grant from the Solana Foundation. Nothing said on Lightspeed is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Mert, Garrett and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
Kain Warwick, the founder of Synthetix and Infinex, joins us to discuss how permissionless frontends are crypto's next battleground. Crypto has the infrastructure to support the next wave of users, but the user experience is lightyears behind Web2. What can solve this? Permissionless frontends. In this episode, we cover why Kain is building Infinex, the missing piece to get users onchain, crypto's new aggregators, Kain's multichain strategy, where DAOs fail to innovate and more. This might be my favorite episode yet! - - Timestamps (00:00) Introduction (02:04) A Shift from Infrastructure to the User Experience (05:03) Why Synthetix Chose Optimism (09:11) The Missing Ingredient to Compete with Binance (11:53) L2 Liquidity Fragmentation (14:51) Should Projects Launch on Multiple Chains? (17:18) Why Synthetix Might Launch an Appchain (19:10) How to Build Brand Trust & Bring Users Onchain (32:57) Jito MidRoll Plug (34:02) Crypto's New Aggregators: Permissionless Frontends (43:06) Taking Speculation Too Far (51:16) L2 Centralization Vectors & Progressive Decentralization (57:06) Will L2s Have a Power Law Outcome? (59:54) Why Kain is Still in Crypto (01:05:26) Where DAOs Succeed and Fail (01:12:44) Rapid Fire - - This episode is brought to you by Jito. Jito is the easiest way to earn MEV rewards on Solana with liquid staking. Stake your SOL with Jito to start earning high yield powered by MEV and access instant liquidity through Jito's liquid staking token JitoSOL so that you can use your staked assets across Solana DeFi. Visit jito.network to get started today! - - Follow Kain: https://twitter.com/kaiynne Follow Mert: https://twitter.com/0xMert_ Follow Garrett: https://twitter.com/GarrettHarper_ Follow Lightspeed: https://twitter.com/Lightspeedpodhq Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/43o3Syk Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3OhiXgV Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3OkF7PD Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Resources Synthetix https://twitter.com/synthetix_io https://linktr.ee/synthetix Infinex https://twitter.com/infinex_app https://infinex.io/ Kain's Writings https://mirror.xyz/kain.eth - - Disclaimers: Lightspeed was kickstarted by a grant from the Solana Foundation. Nothing said on Lightspeed is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Mert, Garrett and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
Solfate Podcast - Interviews with blockchain founders/builders on Solana
Follow the @SolfatePod show on Twitter for updates. Thanks for listening frens :)Notes from the showA conversation with Tommy Johnson, founder of PsyFi and PsyOptions.Tommy has been in the Solana ecosystem longer than most, having participated in one of the first global hackathons. From building one of the first options markets on Solana, to now launching their latest product: ArmadaFi.The goal of the ArmadaFi platform is to allow people to create better tokenomics by providing the tools teams need to pull it off.Having been through the ups and downs of the blockchain's financial markets, and working in the DeFi world, Tommy shares his insights on how the journey was first hand. And why this has helped shaped his opinions on blockchain based financial markets.Find Tommy and PsyOptions onlineFollow Tommy on twitter - @tomjohn1028Follow PsyOptions on twitter - @PsyOptionsVisit the PsyOptions website: PsyOptions.ioFollow us aroundNicktwitter: @nickfrostygithub: github.com/nickfrostywebsite: https://nick.afJamestwitter: @jamesrp13github: github.com/jamesrp13Solfate Podcasttwitter: @SolfatePodmore podcast episodes: solfate.com/podcast
Joe McCann and Mike Dudas join us to discuss their Web3 investment framework. We cover Solana's core advantage and if SVM adoption impacts their thesis, investing in monolithic vs modular infrastructure, the state of crypto venture capital, the key to attracting new developers, crypto's most exciting verticals and more! Joe and Mike are two prolific investors with unique insights you won't want to miss. - - Timestamps (00:00) Introduction (00:51) Joe and Mike's “Earned Secret” (14:22) The Solana Thesis (32:04) Jito MidRoll (33:08) Investing in Monolithic vs Modular Protocols (42:08) Eclipse and the SVM Value Accrual Debate (49:17) The State of Crypto Venture Capital (58:56) Applications and Sectors to Watch (01:06:00) The Crypto Media Landscape (01:09:00) Rapid Fire - - This episode is brought to you by Jito. Jito is the easiest way to earn MEV rewards on Solana with liquid staking. Stake your SOL with Jito to start earning high yield powered by MEV and access instant liquidity through Jito's liquid staking token JitoSOL so that you can use your staked assets across Solana DeFi. Visit jito.network to get started today! - - Follow Mike: https://twitter.com/mdudas Follow Joe: https://twitter.com/joemccann Follow Mert: https://twitter.com/0xMert_ Follow Garrett: https://twitter.com/GarrettHarper_ Follow Lightspeed: https://twitter.com/Lightspeedpodhq Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/43o3Syk Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3OhiXgV Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3OkF7PD Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Resources Jito jito.network 6th Man Ventures https://6thman.ventures/ Asymmetric https://asymmetric.financial/ - - Disclaimers: Lightspeed was kickstarted by a grant from the Solana Foundation. Nothing said on Lightspeed is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Mert, Garrett and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
Anatoly joins Mert to discuss his 5-year vision for Solana. In this discussion, we cover Solana's changing narrative, Firedancer's performance, Solana's shrinking hardware requirements, why Anatoly wants people to fork the SVM, the key to crypto adoption and why multiple slot leaders will be a huge upgrade for Solana! This was a discussion from last week's Permissionless II conference. - - Timestamps (00:00) Introduction (03:19) Solana's Momentum and Big Announcements (07:49) Value Capture and Local Fee Markets (15:18) QUIC and Stake-Weighted QoS (17:23) Firedancer's Performance & Solana's Hardware Requirements (25:06) Jito Promo (31:04) Solana's Most Exciting Applications (32:07) What Can Solana Learn from Ethereum? (34:38) Why Solana Wants Multiple Leaders per Slot - - This episode is brought to you by Jito. Jito is the easiest way to earn MEV rewards on Solana with liquid staking. Stake your SOL with Jito to start earning high yield powered by MEV and access instant liquidity through Jito's liquid staking token JitoSOL so that you can use your staked assets across Solana DeFi. Visit jito.network to get started today! - - Follow Anatoly: https://twitter.com/aeyakovenko Follow Mert: https://twitter.com/0xMert_ Follow Garrett: https://twitter.com/GarrettHarper_ Follow Lightspeed: https://twitter.com/Lightspeedpodhq Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/43o3Syk Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3OhiXgV Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3OkF7PD Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Resources Jito jito.network Permissionless https://blockworks.co/event/permissionless-2023 - - Disclaimers: Lightspeed was kickstarted by a grant from the Solana Foundation. Nothing said on Lightspeed is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Mert, Garrett and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
Can We Drive Value to Solana Through Hackathons? In this episode of The Next Billion podcast, George Harrap and Kash Dhanda from Superteam talk about the latest updates in Solana. They highlight Visa's partnership with Solana for instantaneous settlement, showcasing Solana's potential to transform finance. They discuss the Solana ecosystem buzzing with hackathons, fostering innovation, and driving value to the SOL token. The conversation also focuses on grassroots efforts, regional differences in growth strategies, and why user experience and product development matter. Follow Kash on X at: https://x.com/kashdhanda Superteam on X: https://x.com/SuperteamDAO Crypto is so much more than just numbers and nodes. It's about onboarding The Next Billion users. The Next Billion podcast is a direct and unfiltered dive into the stories of the builders that are making this happen. Host George Harrap has wide-ranging discussions to help people better understand the future of crypto adoption and uses around the world. If you haven't subscribed yet, join us in onboarding The Next Billion. Follow The Next Billion Twitter: https://x.com/the_nextbillion
Ted Livingston joins us to discuss how to build consumer crypto products that solve problems users actually care about. In 2009, Ted founded Kik, which grew to over 300M users and led the way for today's messaging apps. Ted is now working on Code, a Solana-based payments app that makes it easy to pay anyone, anywhere in the world. In this episode, we cover Ted's learnings from building Kik, why Kik launched Kin and built on Solana, why stablecoins aren't crypto's answer, what the crypto industry got wrong, why Code could be crypto's first mainstream app and more! - - Timestamps (00:00) Introduction (01:01) Building Kik: One of the Fastest Growing Apps in History (08:22) Crypto as a New Business Model (12:03) Why Build on Solana? (19:57) Code's Design + Live Demo (23:43) Jito Plug (24:46) Kin: Why Stablecoins Aren't the Answer (30:00) How to Cultivate Unique Ideas (34:43) Focusing on Narratives vs Products (37:05) Crypto's Go-to-Market Failure (40:02) Why Ted's Still in Crypto (42:15) Thoughts on Social and Stablecoins (46:07) What Crypto Uniquely Enables (51:21) How to Attract New Users (58:06) Rapid Fire - - This episode is brought to you by Jito. Jito is the easiest way to earn MEV rewards on Solana with liquid staking. Stake your SOL with Jito to start earning high yield powered by MEV and access instant liquidity through Jito's liquid staking token JitoSOL so that you can use your staked assets across Solana DeFi. Visit jito.network to get started today! - - Follow Ted: https://twitter.com/ted_livingston Follow Mert: https://twitter.com/0xMert_ Follow Garrett: https://twitter.com/GarrettHarper_ Follow Lightspeed: https://twitter.com/Lightspeedpodhq Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/43o3Syk Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3OhiXgV Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3OkF7PD Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Use code LIGHTSPEED30 to get 30% off Permissionless 2023 in Austin: https://blockworks.co/event/permissionless-2023 - - Resources Code https://www.getcode.com/ https://twitter.com/getcode - - Disclaimers: Lightspeed was kickstarted by a grant from the Solana Foundation. Nothing said on Lightspeed is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Mert, Garrett and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
Could Solana's payments narrative create the schelling point that drives new adoption? Welcome to Lightspeed's first "Roundup" episode, where Mert and Garrett discuss the top stories of the week and trends they are seeing in crypto. In this episode, we cover Visa's Solana announcement, Rune's proposal to fork the SVM, Solana DeFi 2.0, Lido's liquid staking trouble on Solana, how to bring new users to crypto and more! - - Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction (00:18) Visa Announces USDC Settlement on Solana (12:35) Rune's Proposal to Fork the SVM (21:18) Integrated vs Modular & the Appchain Debate (34:30) Why Payments Are Uniquely Suited for Solana (43:31) Solana DeFi 2.0 (46:55) Solana Liquid Staking & Multi-Chain Deployments (51:38) How to Bring New Users to Crypto - - Follow Mert: https://twitter.com/0xMert_ Follow Garrett: https://twitter.com/GarrettHarper_ Follow Lightspeed: https://twitter.com/Lightspeedpodhq Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/43o3Syk Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3OhiXgV Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3OkF7PD Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Use code LIGHTSPEED30 to get 30% off Permissionless 2023 in Austin: https://blockworks.co/event/permissionless-2023 - - Resources Rune's Post on Exploring Solana's Codebase for NewChain https://forum.makerdao.com/t/explore-a-fork-of-the-solana-codebase-for-newchain/21822 - - Disclaimers: Lightspeed was kickstarted by a grant from the Solana Foundation. Nothing said on Lightspeed is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Mert, Garrett and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
Tristan Frizza, Marius Ciubotariu and Ben Chow join us to debate if Solana has hit an inflection point that will usher in new users and use cases. We discuss the implications of Visa's Solana partnership, how Solana has changed since 2021, why people should care about Solana DeFi 2.0, go-to-market strategies, Rune's SVM fork proposal and more! Tristan, Marius and Ben are prolific Solana DeFi founders with unique insights you won't find anywhere else. - - Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (00:31) Solana's Inflection Point (04:13) Building in Solana: 2021 vs 2023 (21:57) What is Solana DeFi 2.0? (31:15) PERMISSIONLESS PLUG (32:15) G2M: What's Your Strategy, Who's Your Customer (50:01) DeFi's Unique Value Proposition (55:37) Rune's Proposal to Fork the SVM + Appchains (01:08:08) Rapid Fire - - Follow Marius: https://twitter.com/y2kappa Follow Tristan: https://twitter.com/Tristan0x Follow Ben: https://twitter.com/hellochow Follow Garrett: https://twitter.com/GarrettHarper_ Follow Lightspeed: https://twitter.com/Lightspeedpodhq Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/43o3Syk Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3OhiXgV Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3OkF7PD Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Use code LIGHTSPEED30 to get 30% off Permissionless 2023 in Austin: https://blockworks.co/event/permissionless-2023 - - Resources Zeta Markets https://twitter.com/ZetaMarkets https://docs.zeta.markets/mad-wars/intro-to-the-mad-wars Meteora https://twitter.com/MeteoraAG https://www.meteora.ag/ Hubble Protocol https://twitter.com/HubbleProtocol https://app.hubbleprotocol.io/ Jupiter Exchange https://twitter.com/JupiterExchange https://jup.ag/ - - Disclaimers: Lightspeed was kickstarted by a grant from the Solana Foundation. Nothing said on Lightspeed is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Mert, Garrett and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
Keone Hon and Kevin G join us to discuss how Monad is scaling the EVM. Every project in crypto right now is launching an L2 or marketing how their execution environment is better than the EVM. Monad has taken the opposite approach and is building an L1 that leverages the EVM with new optimizations like parallel execution. In this conversation, we discuss Monad's EVM optimizations, the blockchain trilemma, why Monad chose the EVM, how to launch a new L1, modular vs integrated and more! - - Timestamps (00:00) Introduction (00:32) Monad: A Parallelized L1 Leveraging the EVM (06:01) The Blockchain Trilemma (17:31) Monad's Optimizations and Remaining Bottlenecks (26:14) Jito Mid Roll (27:18) Permissionless Plug (28:18)Why Choose the EVM and Not Build an L2? (31:13) The Importance of Community (36:20) L1 Fees and Tokenomics (41:58) Could Ethereum Implement Monad's Optimizations? (43:15) The Blockchain Design Landscape (46:49) Modular vs Integrated (49:10) Crypto's Most Exciting Sectors (51:54) High Fidelity DeFi (55:21) Go-To-Market Strategy (59:57) Rapid Fire - - This episode is brought to you by Jito. Jito is the easiest way to earn MEV rewards on Solana with liquid staking. Stake your SOL with Jito to start earning high yield powered by MEV and access instant liquidity through Jito's liquid staking token JitoSOL so that you can use your staked assets across Solana DeFi. Visit jito.network to get started today! - - Follow Keone: https://twitter.com/keoneHD Follow Kevin: https://twitter.com/zen_llama Follow Mert: https://twitter.com/0xMert_ Follow Garrett: https://twitter.com/GarrettHarper_ Follow Lightspeed: https://twitter.com/Lightspeedpodhq Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/43o3Syk Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3OhiXgV Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3OkF7PD Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Use code LIGHTSPEED30 to get 30% off Permissionless 2023 in Austin: https://blockworks.co/event/permissionless-2023 - - Resources Jito jito.network Monad https://twitter.com/monad_xyz https://linktr.ee/monad_xyz - - Disclaimers: Lightspeed was kickstarted by a grant from the Solana Foundation. Nothing said on Lightspeed is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Mert, Garrett and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
Nic Carter joins us to discuss how digitized dollars are crypto's killer use case. We explore predictions for stablecoins, what people get wrong about Tether, US regulation, why L1 networks over-index on scarcity, crypto's most over/underrated sectors and more! Nic is a crypto OG, prolific writer and investor. You don't want to miss this one! - - Timestamps (00:00) Introduction (00:34) Stablecoins: Crypto Is All About Moving Dollars (08:58) Terra's Failed Attempt to Leverage BTC (10:29) Delta-Neutral Stablecoins (14:59) Tether Haters Were Wrong (20:00) The State of US Stablecoin Regulation (27:33) Jito Mid-Roll (28:37) Permissionless Plug (20:00) The State of US Stablecoin Regulation (29:37) How Stables Impact the Value of L1 Tokens (34:42) Why Crypto Has Become a Religion (40:48) We've Overindexed on the Scarcity Features of L1 Networks (44:44) The Value of Composability (50:33) Crypto's Most Overrated/Underrated Sectors (56:33) 4 Stablecoin Predictions (59:34) Rapid Fire - - This episode is brought to you by Jito. Jito is the easiest way to earn MEV rewards on Solana with liquid staking. Stake your SOL with Jito to start earning high yield powered by MEV and access instant liquidity through Jito's liquid staking token JitoSOL so that you can use your staked assets across Solana DeFi. Visit jito.network to get started today! - - Follow Nic: https://twitter.com/nic__carter Follow Mert: https://twitter.com/0xMert_ Follow Garrett: https://twitter.com/GarrettHarper_ Follow Lightspeed: https://twitter.com/Lightspeedpodhq Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/43o3Syk Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3OhiXgV Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3OkF7PD Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Use code LIGHTSPEED30 to get 30% off Permissionless 2023 in Austin: https://blockworks.co/event/permissionless-2023 - - Resources Jito jito.network Nic Carter's Website https://niccarter.info/ - - Disclaimers: Lightspeed was kickstarted by a grant from the Solana Foundation. Nothing said on Lightspeed is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Mert, Garrett and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
Season 5 | Episode 8 In this week's episode of Bell Curve, we are joined by Lucas Bruder, Founder of Jito Sol, and Xavier, Chief Investment Officer of Chorus One, two key builders in the Solana ecosystem. The conversation delves into the complexities of staking in Solana versus Ethereum, exploring different validator revenue models and the growth trajectory of liquid staking on Solana. They discuss JitoSOL's unique yield advantages, native token design impacts on staking, delegation strategies, and the potential of capturing MEV value. - - Timestamps: (00:00) Intro: Pre-Interview (02:02 “Permissionless Ad” (02:57) Interview Start: Lucas & Xavier (03:52) Solana VS Eth Liquid Staking (14:54) Validator Revenue Models (22:14) Solana Liquid Staking Growth (35:02) Impacts of Native Token Design (40:55) Solana LST Delegation Strategies (51:29) JitoSOL Yield Advantage (1:02:52) Capturing MEV Value (1:08:23) State of Solana DeFi (1:11:41) Recap: Post-Interview - - Follow Lucas: https://twitter.com/buffalu__ Follow Xavier: https://twitter.com/0xave?lang=en Follow Aidan: https://twitter.com/aidan0x Follow Myles: https://twitter.com/MylesOneil Follow Mike: https://twitter.com/MikeIppolito_ Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3R1D1D9 Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3pQTfmD Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3cpKZXH - - Use code BELLCURVE30 to get 30% off Permissionless 2023 in Austin: https://blockworks.co/event/permissionless-2023 - - Resources: Chorus One Validator Economics https://medium.com/chorus-one/exploring-validator-economics-on-solana-cb1498a3aef6 How POS Networks Nurture Decentralization by Felix L https://chorus.one/articles/how-can-proof-of-stake-networks-nurture-decentralization - - Disclaimer: Nothing said on Bell Curve is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Mike, Jason, Michael, Vance and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
Nick White (COO of Celestia) and Neel Somani (founder of Eclipse) join us to debate the tradeoffs of modular vs integrated blockchains. We cover the modular thesis, how Eclipse is bringing the SVM to Ethereum, the hidden costs of modularity, centralized sequencers and L2s, where value will accrue in a modular paradigm and more! - - Timestamps (00:00) Introduction (01:17) What are Modular Blockchains? (05:02) Data Availability Explained (08:43) Light Clients and End User Verification (19:13) Eclipse: the SVM Rollup Provider (20:18) Why do Rollups Need Settlement? (25:54) Jito Mid Roll (26:58) Permissionless Plug (27:58) Should Celestia Enshrine a Settlement Layer? (31:02) L2 Training Wheels (35:21) Kyle Samani's "The Hidden Costs of Modular Systems” (42:30) Appchains vs Rollups (46:11) How Eclipse is Bringing the SVM to Ethereum (47:26) Are Centralized Sequencers Okay? (52:56) Will Crypto Apps Have a Power Law Outcome? (57:31) Network Effects and Value Accrual (01:07:43) Where Will Enterprises Launch Applications? (01:11:36) Rapid Fire - - This episode is brought to you by Jito. Jito is the easiest way to earn MEV rewards on Solana with liquid staking. Stake your SOL with Jito to start earning high yield powered by MEV and access instant liquidity through Jito's liquid staking token JitoSOL so that you can use your staked assets across Solana DeFi. Visit jito.network to get started today! - - Follow Neel: https://twitter.com/neelsalami Follow Nick: https://twitter.com/nickwh8te Follow Mert: https://twitter.com/0xMert_ Follow Garrett: https://twitter.com/GarrettHarper_ Follow Lightspeed: https://twitter.com/Lightspeedpodhq Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/43o3Syk Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3OhiXgV Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3OkF7PD Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Use code LIGHTSPEED30 to get 30% off Permissionless 2023 in Austin: https://blockworks.co/event/permissionless-2023 - - Resources Jito jito.network Celestia https://twitter.com/CelestiaOrg https://celestia.org/ Eclipse https://twitter.com/EclipseFND https://www.eclipse.builders/ - - Disclaimers: Lightspeed was kickstarted by a grant from the Solana Foundation. Nothing said on Lightspeed is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Mert, Garrett and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
How will the Fusion of DeFi and NFT Revolutionize Crypto Lending? In this episode of The Next Billion podcast, Tytan, co-founder of NFTY.Finance, a platform for borrowing and lending against NFTs, joins George Harrap. The conversation delves into Tytan's crypto journey, starting with Litecoin in 2017 and progressing to entrepreneurship and NFT projects. George and Tytan discuss the NFT boom in 2020 and 2021 and explore bridging DeFi and NFTs with NFT-Fi, focusing on financial incentives and flexible lending parameters. Liquidation processes and the importance of compliance and decentralization are also discussed. Follow Tytan on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/Tytaninc NFTY.Finance Twitter:https://twitter.com/nftyfinance Crypto is so much more than just numbers and nodes. It's about onboarding The Next Billion users. The Next Billion podcast is a direct and unfiltered dive into the stories of the builders that are making this happen. Host George Harrap has wide-ranging discussions to help people better understand the future of crypto adoption and uses around the world. If you haven't subscribed yet, join us in onboarding The Next Billion. Follow The Next Billion Twitter: https://x.com/the_nextbillion
Anatoly joins us to discuss why Solana is uniquely designed to utilize ever-increasing bandwidth and compute. We cover Solana's core thesis, how blockchains benefit from hardware improvements, the fundamental flaws of L2s, Anatoly's favorite applications, decentralization and more! Anatoly is a legend, you don't want to miss this one! - - Timestamps (00:00) Introduction (01:47) Solana's Core Thesis (10:29) The Scaling Bottleneck (13:43) Do All Blockchains Equally Benefit From Hardware Improvements? (17:47) Pros and Cons of Parallel Execution (20:56) The Realities of Decentralization (24:32) Solana's Design Moat (27:57) Jito Mid Roll (29:01) Permissionless Plug (30:01) The Fundamental Tradeoffs of L2s (44:43) How Should Solana Approach Business Development? (48:33) The Role of Solana Labs and the Solana Foundation (50:18) The Compressed NFT Opportunity (53:54) We Need to Fix DAO Governance (55:40) Anatoly's Metric of Success for Solana (58:21) Why Anatoly Hasn't Left Crypto (01:00:12) Why an Average Joe Would Use Solana (01:01:58) Rapid Fire - - This episode is brought to you by Jito. Jito is the easiest way to earn MEV rewards on Solana with liquid staking. Stake your SOL with Jito to start earning high yield powered by MEV and access instant liquidity through Jito's liquid staking token JitoSOL so that you can use your staked assets across Solana DeFi. Visit jito.network to get started today! - - Follow Anatoly: https://twitter.com/aeyakovenko Follow Mert: https://twitter.com/0xMert_ Follow Garrett: https://twitter.com/GarrettHarper_ Follow Lightspeed: https://twitter.com/Lightspeedpodhq Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/43o3Syk Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3OhiXgV Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3OkF7PD Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Use code LIGHTSPEED30 to get 30% off Permissionless 2023 in Austin: https://blockworks.co/event/permissionless-2023 - - Resources Jito jito.network Endgame: Proof of Governance - Jon Charbonneau https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toPd1vgHjVE - - Disclaimers: Lightspeed was kickstarted by a grant from the Solana Foundation. Nothing said on Lightspeed is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Mert, Garrett and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
Ansem joins us to discuss why Solana DeFi is the best opportunity in crypto right now. Ansem is one of the top traders in the space who is a master of finding crypto's next narrative. In this episode, we cover the Solana opportunity, why Ansem is bullish on crypto gaming, how to think about L2s vs appchains, the closing investment opportunity, Ansem's favorite crypto applications and more! - - Timestamps (00:00) Introduction (01:18) Terminally Online (03:28) DeFi Kingdoms and Crypto Gaming (06:17) Is Speculation a Feature or a Bug? (08:40) Jito ad (09:44) Permissionless ad (10:44) Why Ansem's Bullish on Solana DeFi (14:04) The Solana Thesis (22:32) Navigating L2s, Modularity and Appchains (25:39) Why People Should Be Watching Cosmos (32:05) Building Great Products for New Users (37:26) Crypto Twitter (45:22) Today's Unique Opportunity (52:15) Rapid Fire - - This episode is brought to you by Jito. Jito is the easiest way to earn MEV rewards on Solana with liquid staking. Stake your SOL with Jito to start earning high yield powered by MEV and access instant liquidity through Jito's liquid staking token JitoSOL so that you can use your staked assets across Solana DeFi. Visit jito.network to get started today! - - Follow Ansem: https://twitter.com/blknoiz06 Follow Mert: https://twitter.com/0xMert_ Follow Garrett: https://twitter.com/GarrettHarper_ Follow Lightspeed: https://twitter.com/Lightspeedpodhq Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/43o3Syk Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3OhiXgV Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3OkF7PD Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Use code LIGHTSPEED30 to get 30% off Permissionless 2023 in Austin: https://blockworks.co/event/permissionless-2023 - - Resources Jito jito.network Ansem's Substack https://blknoiz06.substack.com/ - - Disclaimers: Lightspeed was kickstarted by a grant from the Solana Foundation. Nothing said on Lightspeed is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Mert, Garrett and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
How is Crypto Transforming Payment Transactions & Accelerating Global Blockchain Adoption? In this episode of The Next Billion podcast, Rick Martin, co-founder of Decaf, a digital payments platform designed to make crypto payments easier, joins George Harrap. Together they explore the challenges of hidden fees, prevailing complexities in currency exchange and the evolution of Decaf as a user-friendly crypto payment solution. Their conversation also covers the practical implications of Bitcoin adoption in El Salvador, user-friendly on-ramps for mass crypto adoption, and the importance of partnerships with existing financial services like MoneyGram. Crypto is so much more than just numbers and nodes. It's about onboarding The Next Billion users. The Next Billion podcast is a direct and unfiltered dive into the stories of the builders that are making this happen. Host George Harrap has wide-ranging discussions to help people better understand the future of crypto adoption and uses around the world. If you haven't subscribed yet, join us in onboarding The Next Billion. Follow The Next Billion Twitter https://x.com/the_nextbillion
Could loyalty programs and token airdrops embiggen Solana DeFi? Danny Nelson heads to Utah to find out.Today's episode is sponsored by Kraken Pro.Today's featured story is an opinion piece from CoinDesk's Danny Nelson, titled: “Solana Tokens or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Points.”-From our sponsors:Meet the all-new Kraken Pro. The powerful, customizable, beautiful way to trade crypto.It's Kraken's most powerful trading platform ever - packed with trading features like advanced order management and analytics tools — all in a redesigned, modular trading interface.Head to pro.kraken.com and trade like a pro.Not investment advice. Some crypto products and markets are unregulated. The unpredictable nature of the cryptoasset markets can lead to loss of funds and profits may be subject to capital gains tax.-This episode was hosted by George Kaloudis. “Markets Daily” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Could loyalty programs and token airdrops embiggen Solana DeFi? Danny Nelson heads to Utah to find out.Today's episode is sponsored by Kraken Pro.Today's featured story is an opinion piece from CoinDesk's Danny Nelson, titled: “Solana Tokens or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Points.”-From our sponsors:Meet the all-new Kraken Pro. The powerful, customizable, beautiful way to trade crypto.It's Kraken's most powerful trading platform ever - packed with trading features like advanced order management and analytics tools — all in a redesigned, modular trading interface.Head to pro.kraken.com and trade like a pro.Not investment advice. Some crypto products and markets are unregulated. The unpredictable nature of the cryptoasset markets can lead to loss of funds and profits may be subject to capital gains tax.-This episode was hosted by George Kaloudis. “Markets Daily” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Why is it Important for DeFi Projects to Foster Efficient Liquidity Sharing? In this episode of The Next Billion podcast, George Harrap is joined by Gunny, CEO and co-founder of Hxro, a distributed liquidity layer for derivatives trading and betting applications. George and Gunny begin their chat by exploring the latter's journey into the crypto space, co-founding Hxro after seeing the potential of crypto. Gunny explains Hxro's ecosystem, which includes a derivatives protocol and risk engine, with a disintermediated liquidity layer for improved liquidity sharing. The platform focuses on building liquidity through various applications. It also emphasizes community-driven ethos and thoughtful tokenomics for sustainable growth. The discussion further covers the importance of founder-led products and the evolving nature of tokenomics in the crypto space. Listen to George and Gunny's raw and insightful perspectives here, and on Spotify, at https://open.spotify.com/show/2ELv0Ct Follow Gunny on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/hxrobtc Hxro's Twitter: https://x.com/hxronetwork Hxro Website:https://hxro.com/ Crypto is so much more than just numbers and nodes. It's about onboarding The Next Billion users. The Next Billion podcast is a direct and unfiltered dive into the stories of the builders that are making this happen. Host George Harrap has wide-ranging discussions to help people better understand the future of crypto adoption and uses around the world. If you haven't subscribed yet, join us in onboarding The Next Billion. Follow The Next Billion Twitter https://x.com/the_nextbillion
Tristan Frizza is the Founder of Zeta Protocol Zeta Protocol's Twitter: @ZetaMarkets Tristan Frizza's Twitter: @Tristan0x Zeta Protocol Website: https://www.zeta.markets/ Logan Jastremski's Twitter: @LoganJastremski Frictionless's Twitter: @_Frictionless_ Frictionless's Website: https://frictionless.fund/ ___ This Podcast was sponsored by Squads (https://squads.so) & Orca (https://www.orca.so/). Squads Protocol: the multisig standard you were looking for on Solana Securely manage your treasury, program upgrades and tokens with your Squad. - Multi-signature - A multisig requires multiple digital signatures in order to approve transactions. This is opposed to individual web3 wallets, which only require one signature. - Security - Multisigs spread the attack vector necessary for your assets to be compromised. By requiring confirmations from multiple private keys, a single point of failure is eliminated. - Collective Ownership - Multisigs allow teams to own and manage their on-chain assets together. You get to choose who is on your multisig. - Self-Custody - Your on-chain assets are always in your team's control. By securing them in a multisig, you forego the risk of centralized entities losing your funds. ___ Orca is a Concentrated Liquidity Automated Market Maker (CLAMM, for short). - Orca is the easiest place to trade crypto and build applications on Solana. - On Orca, you can trade tokens lightning fast and confidently (thanks to our Fair Price Indicator). Additionally, you can provide liquidity to our concentrated liquidity pools (Whirlpools) to earn trading fees and token emissions.
We're joined by Vibhu Norby, the founder of DRiP, to discuss why DRiP is crypto's best shot at mainstream adoption. DRiP has already minted 18 million NFTs to 800 thousand wallets. If one crypto app has found product market fit, it's DRiP. In this episode, we cover what makes DRiP unique, what crypto should learn from the gaming industry, how creators can leverage DRiP, the future of NFTs, how DRiP will forever change Solana and more! - - Timestamps (00:00) Introduction (01:15) What Makes DRiP Unique? (11:34) DRiP's Insane Growth (14:28) Community Pushback and FUD (17:49) How Gaming Inspired DRiP (22:09) Learnings from Working with Tony Fadell (26:16) Jito Promo (27:16) Permissionless Promo (28:19) Why Vibhu Doesn't Like Curation (30:54) How Can Lightspeed Leverage DRiP? (33:17) Tracking and Attribution on DRiP (36:46) DRiP's Business Model (39:19) Predicting the Future of NFTs (42:21) Why DRiP is Only on Solana (44:48) How DRiP Will Onboard Millions of Users to Solana (48:58) Competition, Products vs Distribution & Building in Web3 (01:01:36) Rapid Fire - - This episode is brought to you by Jito. Jito is the easiest way to earn MEV rewards on Solana with liquid staking. Stake your SOL with Jito to start earning high yield powered by MEV and access instant liquidity through Jito's liquid staking token JitoSOL so that you can use your staked assets across Solana DeFi. Visit jito.network to get started today! - - Follow Vibhu: https://twitter.com/vibhu Follow Mert: https://twitter.com/0xMert_ Follow Garrett: https://twitter.com/GarrettHarper_ Follow Lightspeed: https://twitter.com/Lightspeedpodhq Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/43o3Syk Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3OhiXgV Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3OkF7PD Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Use code LIGHTSPEED30 to get 30% off Permissionless 2023 in Austin: https://blockworks.co/event/permissionless-2023 - - Resources Jito jito.network DRiP https://linktr.ee/drip.haus https://twitter.com/drip_haus DRiP analytics dashboard https://analytics.topledger.xyz/tl/public/dashboards/7XqwqSZ3r7aYD5EVBwd67VHQ3Y1pXrq0agQptxuU - - Disclaimers: Lightspeed was kickstarted by a grant from the Solana Foundation. Nothing said on Lightspeed is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Mert, Garrett and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
In today's episode, we're joined by Balaji Srinivasan and Akshay BD to discuss crypto networks, sovereignty and the practicality of decentralization. If you only tune in to one episode of Lightspeed, this is it. We discuss if crypto is a bet on tech or financial collapse, blockchain infrastructure ideologies, Balaji's Network State, how to build effective communities, the future of open source, combatting tribalism and more! - - Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (03:01) Is Crypto a Bet on Tech or Financial Collapse? (08:04) Appchains vs Monolithic vs Modular Ideology (13:07) Why Akshay Joined the Solana Community (14:49) Jito Promo (15:54) Permissionless Promo (16:54) The Network State (31:21) Market Depth and the Overton Window (37:25) How to Build Effective Communities (43:43) Three Ways to Align People (50:11) How to Combat Tribalism (01:03:54) Crypto has PMF, Regulation is Holding it Back (01:14:57) Will Centralized Companies Embrace Open Source? (01:17:28) Advice for Startup Founders - - This episode is brought to you by Jito. Jito is the easiest way to earn MEV rewards on Solana with liquid staking. Stake your SOL with Jito to start earning high yield powered by MEV and access instant liquidity through Jito's liquid staking token JitoSOL so that you can use your staked assets across Solana DeFi. Visit jito.network to get started today! - - Follow Balaji: https://twitter.com/balajis Follow Akshay: https://twitter.com/akshaybd Follow Mert: https://twitter.com/0xMert_ Follow Garrett: https://twitter.com/GarrettHarper_ Follow Lightspeed: https://twitter.com/Lightspeedpodhq Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/43o3Syk Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3OhiXgV Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3OkF7PD Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Use code LIGHTSPEED30 to get 30% off Permissionless 2023 in Austin: https://blockworks.co/event/permissionless-2023 - - Resources Jito jito.network The Network State https://thenetworkstate.com/ The Network State (Balaji, Estonia 2015) https://teleport.org/blog/2015/07/the-network-state/ Software is Reorganizing the World (Balaji, 2011) https://www.wired.com/2013/11/software-is-reorganizing-the-world-and-cloud-formations-could-lead-to-physical-nations/ The Secret Document That Transformed China https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2012/01/20/145360447/the-secret-document-that-transformed-china SuperTeam https://superteam.fun/ https://twitter.com/SuperteamDAO - - Disclaimers: Lightspeed was kickstarted by a grant from the Solana Foundation. Nothing said on Lightspeed is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Mert, Garrett and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
How Can Real-World Assets Like Real Estate Boost DeFi Adoption? In this episode of The Next Billion podcast, George Harrap is joined by Kellan Grenier from Parcl, a DeFi platform that allows users to invest or trade the price movements of real estate markets worldwide. They discuss Kellan's crypto journey, from early encounters with Bitcoin to co-founding Parcl, and why he was drawn to the transformative power of crypto. Grenier discusses the importance of robust data sources for accurate price feeds in DeFi and highlights the significance of large markets with many data points, such as real estate, for representativeness and accuracy. Kellan mentions that as Parcl grows, the team aims to make real estate investments more accessible to a non-crypto-savvy audience by offering a novel product with real-world utility, thereby driving the next phase of adoption for DeFi. Listen to George and Kellan's raw and insightful perspectives here, and on Spotify, at https://open.spotify.com/show/2ELv0Ct Follow Kellan on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/kellangrenier Parcl's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Parcl Parcl Website:https://app.parcl.co/ Crypto is so much more than just numbers and nodes. It's about onboarding The Next Billion users. The Next Billion podcast is a direct and unfiltered dive into the stories of the builders that are making this happen. Host George Harrap has wide-ranging discussions to help people better understand the future of crypto adoption and uses around the world. If you haven't subscribed yet, join us in onboarding The Next Billion. Follow The Next Billion Twitter https://twitter.com/The_NextBillion
This is an episode from Blockworks' new podcast Lightspeed! Lightspeed focuses on crypto projects that are pushing the limits of hardware and software to build first-class products. I'm dropping this Solana DeFi Panel episode here as I bet you'll want to add Lightspeed to your podcast lineup! Subscribe to Lightspeed by using the links below: Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/43o3Syk Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3OhiXgV Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3OkF7PD Solana DeFi is having a resurgence, and Solana DeFi Summer is a narrative that's starting to emerge. What's the catalyst behind this resurgence, and is it sustainable? We bring on Jarry Xiao, Lucas Bruder and MacBrennan Peet to find out. We discuss why Solana DeFi is seeing a resurgence, token incentives, CLOBS vs AMMs, metrics that define a healthy ecosystem, what's next for Solana DeFi, liquid staking and more. - - Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (01:15) What's Going on in Solana DeFi? (05:02) Token Incentives and Points (14:24) What Will Spark Solana's DeFi Summer? (15:56) Capital Efficiency: CLOBS vs AMMs (16:13) Is Solana a Consumer or Professional DeFi Chain? (25:46) The Best Metrics to Evaluate a DeFi Ecosystem (34:49) Jito Liquid Staking ad (35:55) Permissionless ad (36:55) Understanding Risk and Avoiding Crazy APYs (41:08) What's Next for Solana DeFi? (44:10) Building on Solana vs L2s (50:41) Applications vs L1s: Who Owns the User Mindshare? (53:12) Who Will Use DeFi? (56:23) Your Most Controversial Crypto Take (01:09:09) Rapid Fire - - This episode is brought to you by Jito. Jito is the easiest way to earn MEV rewards on Solana with liquid staking. Stake your SOL with Jito to start earning high yield powered by MEV and access instant liquidity through Jito's liquid staking token JitoSOL so that you can use your staked assets across Solana DeFi. Visit jito.network to get started today! - - Follow Lucas:https://twitter.com/buffalu__ Follow Jarry: https://twitter.com/jarxiao Follow Macbrennan: https://twitter.com/macbrennan Follow Mert: https://twitter.com/0xMert_ Follow Garrett: https://twitter.com/GarrettHarper_ Follow Lightspeed: https://twitter.com/Lightspeedpodhq Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Use code LIGHTSPEED30 to get 30% off Permissionless 2023 in Austin: https://blockworks.co/event/permissionless-2023 - - Resources Jito jito.network MarginFi https://www.marginfi.com/ https://twitter.com/marginfi Ellipsis Labs https://ellipsislabs.xyz/ https://twitter.com/ellipsis_labs Phoenix https://twitter.com/PhoenixTrade_ - - Disclaimers: Lightspeed was kickstarted by a grant from the Solana Foundation. Nothing said on Lightspeed is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Mert, Garrett and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
Solana DeFi is having a resurgence, and Solana DeFi Summer is a narrative that's starting to emerge. What's the catalyst behind this resurgence, and is it sustainable? We bring on Jarry Xiao, Lucas Bruder and MacBrennan Peet to find out. We discuss why Solana DeFi is seeing a resurgence, token incentives, CLOBS vs AMMs, metrics that define a healthy ecosystem, what's next for Solana DeFi, liquid staking and more. - - Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (01:15) What's Going on in Solana DeFi? (05:02) Token Incentives and Points (14:24) What Will Spark Solana's DeFi Summer? (15:56) Capital Efficiency: CLOBS vs AMMs (16:13) Is Solana a Consumer or Professional DeFi Chain? (25:46) The Best Metrics to Evaluate a DeFi Ecosystem (34:49) Jito Liquid Staking ad (35:55) Permissionless ad (36:55) Understanding Risk and Avoiding Crazy APYs (41:08) What's Next for Solana DeFi? (44:10) Building on Solana vs L2s (50:41) Applications vs L1s: Who Owns the User Mindshare? (53:12) Who Will Use DeFi? (56:23) Your Most Controversial Crypto Take (01:09:09) Rapid Fire - - This episode is brought to you by Jito. Jito is the easiest way to earn MEV rewards on Solana with liquid staking. Stake your SOL with Jito to start earning high yield powered by MEV and access instant liquidity through Jito's liquid staking token JitoSOL so that you can use your staked assets across Solana DeFi. Visit jito.network to get started today! - - Follow Lucas:https://twitter.com/buffalu__ Follow Jarry: https://twitter.com/jarxiao Follow MacBrennan: https://twitter.com/macbrennan Follow Mert: https://twitter.com/0xMert_ Follow Garrett: https://twitter.com/GarrettHarper_ Follow Lightspeed: https://twitter.com/Lightspeedpodhq Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/43o3Syk Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3OhiXgV Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3OkF7PD Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Use code LIGHTSPEED30 to get 30% off Permissionless 2023 in Austin: https://blockworks.co/event/permissionless-2023 - - Resources Jito jito.network https://bit.ly/3K3TKnC MarginFi https://www.marginfi.com/ https://twitter.com/marginfi Ellipsis Labs https://ellipsislabs.xyz/ https://twitter.com/ellipsis_labs Phoenix https://twitter.com/PhoenixTrade_ - - Disclaimers: Lightspeed was kickstarted by a grant from the Solana Foundation. Nothing said on Lightspeed is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Mert, Garrett and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
This is an episode from Blockworks' new podcast Lightspeed! Lightspeed focuses on crypto projects that are pushing the limits of hardware and software to build first-class products. I'm dropping this Solana DeFi Panel episode here as I bet you'll want to add Lightspeed to your podcast lineup! Subscribe to Lightspeed by using the links below: Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/43o3Syk Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3OhiXgV Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3OkF7PD Solana DeFi is having a resurgence, and Solana DeFi Summer is a narrative that's starting to emerge. What's the catalyst behind this resurgence, and is it sustainable? We bring on Jarry Xiao, Lucas Bruder and MacBrennan Peet to find out. We discuss why Solana DeFi is seeing a resurgence, token incentives, CLOBS vs AMMs, metrics that define a healthy ecosystem, what's next for Solana DeFi, liquid staking and more. - - Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (01:15) What's Going on in Solana DeFi? (05:02) Token Incentives and Points (14:24) What Will Spark Solana's DeFi Summer? (15:56) Capital Efficiency: CLOBS vs AMMs (16:13) Is Solana a Consumer or Professional DeFi Chain? (25:46) The Best Metrics to Evaluate a DeFi Ecosystem (34:49) Jito Liquid Staking ad (35:55) Permissionless ad (36:55) Understanding Risk and Avoiding Crazy APYs (41:08) What's Next for Solana DeFi? (44:10) Building on Solana vs L2s (50:41) Applications vs L1s: Who Owns the User Mindshare? (53:12) Who Will Use DeFi? (56:23) Your Most Controversial Crypto Take (01:09:09) Rapid Fire - - This episode is brought to you by Jito. Jito is the easiest way to earn MEV rewards on Solana with liquid staking. Stake your SOL with Jito to start earning high yield powered by MEV and access instant liquidity through Jito's liquid staking token JitoSOL so that you can use your staked assets across Solana DeFi. Visit jito.network to get started today! - - Follow Lucas:https://twitter.com/buffalu__ Follow Jarry: https://twitter.com/jarxiao Follow Macbrennan: https://twitter.com/macbrennan Follow Mert: https://twitter.com/0xMert_ Follow Garrett: https://twitter.com/GarrettHarper_ Follow Lightspeed: https://twitter.com/Lightspeedpodhq Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/43o3Syk Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3OhiXgV Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3OkF7PD Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Use code LIGHTSPEED30 to get 30% off Permissionless 2023 in Austin: https://blockworks.co/event/permissionless-2023 - - Resources Jito jito.network MarginFi https://www.marginfi.com/ https://twitter.com/marginfi Ellipsis Labs https://ellipsislabs.xyz/ https://twitter.com/ellipsis_labs Phoenix https://twitter.com/PhoenixTrade_ - - Disclaimers: Lightspeed was kickstarted by a grant from the Solana Foundation. Nothing said on Lightspeed is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Mert, Garrett and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
How Are DeFi 3.0 and Innovative Strategies Shaping Solana's Future? In this episode of The Next Billion podcast, George Harrap is joined by Harm from GooseFX, a DeFi platform built on Solana, providing various unique financial products. George and Harm begin discussing the ecosystem's benefits of hackathons, collaborations, and partnerships. Harm talks about the team's innovative approach to DeFi, like single-sided liquidity pools and learning from the bear market to create more robust products. Harm highlights how they prepare for DeFi 3.0 with features like leaderboards and a rewards system. He also emphasizes collaboration, incentives, and the evolving nature of DeFi in the Solana ecosystem in 2023. Listen to George and Harm's raw and insightful perspectives here, and on Spotify, at https://open.spotify.com/show/2ELv0Ct Follow Harm on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/CanadaGooseGFX GoooseFX Twitter: https://twitter.com/GooseFX1 GooseFX Website: https://goosefx.io/ Crypto is so much more than just numbers and nodes. It's about onboarding The Next Billion users. The Next Billion podcast is a direct and unfiltered dive into the stories of the builders that are making this happen. Host George Harrap has wide-ranging discussions to help people better understand the future of crypto adoption and uses around the world. If you haven't subscribed yet, join us in onboarding The Next Billion. Follow The Next Billion Twitter https://twitter.com/the_nextbillion
Solfate Podcast - Interviews with blockchain founders/builders on Solana
Follow the @SolfatePod show on Twitter for updates. Thanks for listening frens :)Notes from the showThe founders of marginfi, Edgar and Mac, share how they got into crypto and why they decided to dive in full time into the DeFi ecosystem.They both explain how they adjust their building plans based on the macro conditions and their actual product usage. Tailoring their product roadmap to the types of users they are getting at the time, while still keeping a longer term vision in mind.Edgar explains the concept of "over collateralization" in the finance world, and why it is such a useful safety mechanism for DeFi lending and borrowing. Even though it is not an end-all-be-all safety solution (due to price fluctuations in token prices), it might need to be a fundamental safety feature for permissionless protocols.Mac also teases some alpha for marginfi and an upcoming points based system for protocol usage, maybe with a reward system. And why he thinks having a reward system is important for projects/protocols that do not yet have a token.Also, Mac decided he wanted to be shirtless for the episode...Disclaimer: Nothing said in this episode (or any of our episodes) is financial or legal advice. The opinions and statements expressed are the personal opinions/statements of those who said it. Both Nick and James have tokens deposited into margin fi's borrow/lend pool(s). Margin fi is not sponsoring this content.Find Edgar and Mac onlineFollow Edgar on twitter - @edgarpavlovskyFollow Mac on twitter - @macbrennanExplore marginfi: marginfi.comFollow us aroundNickfollow on twitter: @nickfrostyfollow on github: github.com/nickfrostywebsite: https://nick.afJamesfollow on twitter: @jamesrp13follow on github: github.com/jamesrp13
How Can Web3 Gaming Redefine Economies and Empower Individuals in the Blockchain Era? In this episode of The Next Billion podcast, George Harrap is joined by Star Dust, a data runner on Star Atlas, a blockchain-based metaverse built on Solana. Star Dust begins by sharing his journey into crypto space, his initial skepticism towards the Star Atlas project, and how he became captivated by its vision and potential to create an alternate economy within a gaming environment on Solana. They discuss the concept of nation-states within Star Atlas and the broader web3 ecosystem, emphasizing the potential for alternative career paths and income generation. The conversation also covers the challenges in the web3 space and the importance of iterating on ideas. Star Dust also talks about the Data Running Academy, an initiative to promote data literacy and empower individuals to become skilled data runners in the blockchain industry. Listen to George and Star Dust's raw and insightful perspectives here, and on Spotify, at https://open.spotify.com/show/2ELv0Ct Follow Star Dust Economy on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/StarDustEconomy Crypto is so much more than just numbers and nodes. It's about onboarding The Next Billion users. The Next Billion podcast is a direct, and unfiltered dive into the stories of the builders that are making this happen. Host George Harrap has wide-ranging conversations to help people better understand the future of crypto adoption and uses around the world to help onboard The Next Billion people into crypto. Subscribe to join us on the journey of onboarding The Next Billion. Follow The Next Billion Twitter https://twitter.com/the_nextbillion
**REMINDER 1 Episode this week due to the DCS Airing Tuesday - Thursday: Get your FREE TICKET BELOW**In this episode of Crypto 101 we give you a sample of our Digital Currency Summit which Aaron and Bryce will host live June 13th - 15th, so get your FREE ticket below to not miss out on the rest of the 27 amazing guests. Today we have Emmett Hollyer who is the Head of Business Operations at Solana Mobile where they are looking to bring the power of Solana to mobile and your favorite Solana DeFi protocols, NFT marketplaces, and Web3 apps on the go.DCS FREE TICKEThttps://www.digitalcurrencysummit.com/registration43922607Please Support our Sponsors:www.hellofresh.com/crypto10116Get your FREE copy of "Crypto Revolution" and start making big profits from buying, selling, and trading cryptocurrency today: https://www.cryptorevolution.com/freeSubscribe to YouTube for Exclusive Content:https://www.youtube.com/@crypto101podcastFollow us on social media for leading-edge crypto updates and trade alerts:https://twitter.com/Crypto101Podhttps://instagram.com/crypto_101Guest Links:https://solanamobile.com/*This is NOT financial, tax, or legal advice*Boardwalk Flock LLC. All Rights Reserved 2023. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Fog by DIZARO https://soundcloud.com/dizarofrCreative Commons — Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported — CC BY-ND 3.0 Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/Fog-DIZAROMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/lAfbjt_rmE8▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
How Can Blockchain Education Create Groundbreaking Opportunities for Everyone? In this episode of The Next Billion podcast, George Harrap is joined by Colin Ogoo, from Solana Foundation's developer relations and Christex Foundation's founder. Colin shares his experience of learning and contributing to the Solana ecosystem. He discusses his role at the Solana Foundation, his involvement with the Christex Foundation in Sierra Leone to foster Solana adoption and drive positive impact in the region. Colin shares insights into the Christex Foundation's mission to enable Sierra Leoneans to embrace the opportunities of web3 technology while the foundation is focusing on developments for local needs. They talk about how technology acts as a great equalizer, allowing individuals with the necessary skills to be immune to local economic and political fluctuations. Listen to George and Colin's raw and insightful perspectives here, and on Spotify, at //open.spotify.com/show/2ELv0Ct Follow Colin Ogoo on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/c_ogoo?s=20 Follow Christex Foundation on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/ChristexFndn?s=20 Crypto is so much more than just numbers and nodes. It's about onboarding The Next Billion users. The Next Billion podcast is a direct, and unfiltered dive into the stories of the builders that are making this happen. Host George Harrap has wide-ranging conversations to help people better understand the future of crypto adoption and uses around the world to help onboard The Next Billion people into crypto. Subscribe to join us on the journey of onboarding The Next Billion. Follow The Next Billion Twitter https://twitter.com/the_nextbillion
Centralized Exchanges, DeFi, and the Future of Crypto: How Can the Industry Onboard the Next Billion People? In this episode of The Next Billion podcast, George Harrap is joined by Ben Caselin, Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer of MaskEX Global, a crypto wallet and trading platform. They discuss the dynamics between centralized exchanges and DeFi wallets, highlighting the advantages of centralized exchanges concerning accessibility and regulatory engagement. The conversation explores a universal layer of financial access and transparency, particularly in emerging markets, where traditional banking systems often fall short. They also cover MaskEX's regional approach, the potential of web3 to reshape the financial system, and the significance of Bitcoin as a foundational currency. Listen to George and Ben's raw and insightful perspectives here, and on Spotify, at //open.spotify.com/show/2ELv0Ct Follow Ben on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/BenCaselin Follow MaskEX on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/MaskEXGlobal #Crypto is so much more than just numbers and nodes. It's about onboarding The Next Billion users. The Next Billion podcast is a direct and unfiltered dive into the stories of the builders that are making this happen. Host George Harrap has wide-ranging discussions to help people better understand the future of crypto adoption and uses around the world. If you haven't subscribed yet, join us on the journey of onboarding The Next Billion. Follow The Next Billion Twitter https://twitter.com/the_nextbillion
Join Sal and Dave as they explore the world of decentralized finance and memecoins with DeFi expert and Cypher.trade founder, Barrett. In this episode, they discuss the philosophical importance of memecoins during Pepe mania, and dive into topics such as Solana's DeFi TVL, the differences between monolithic and app chains for DeFi, and how Cypher enables capital efficiency with its suite of DeFi products. The conversation also touches on the importance of non-DeFi projects for user adoption, and compares the tradeoffs between AMMs, CLAMMS, and CLOBS. Spoiler alert: Solana DeFi airdrop season might be coming as soon as summer 2023. Check out the episode to learn more
Our guest this week is Austin Federa. Austin is head of strategy and communications at Solana Foundation, responsible for setting the direction of the Solana Foundation and working with projects and developers building in the Solana ecosystem. Austin discusses Solana's pragmatic engineering culture and the need for developers to focus on building things that are truly only possible on Solana. He also highlights the Foundation's role in supporting infrastructure-level initiatives and turning R&D into stable, standardized solutions. Finally, he stresses the importance for founders to focus on revenue and business models during the bear market and to build outside of the United States. Show Notes:0:55 - Starting with Solana6:42 - Pragmatism at Solana11:15 - Labs vs. Foundation17:36 - Exciting new things at Solana21:52 - Things Austin is personally excited about 26:19 - Contributing to Solana31:47 - Who is a builder you admire in the Solana ecosystem? Full Transcript:Brian Friel (00:00):Hey everyone, and welcome to the Zeitgeist, the show. We highlight the founders, developers, and designers who are pushing the Web3 space forward. I'm Brian Friel, developer relations at Phantom, and I'm super excited to introduce our guest, Austin Federa, the head of strategy and communications at the Solana Foundation. Austin, welcome to the show. Austin Federa (00:25):Hey, thanks for having me. Brian Friel (00:26):I'm super excited to talk to you today. As I was saying just before recording, I think this is the first time I'm recording someone who's actually a podcast pro, so I have a lot to learn from you. Thank you for making time. Austin, before we get into everything about Solana today, I'd love to just learn a little bit about you, how you got started at Solana. And I remember when I first joined Solana, you were the head of communications, and I think at the time there wasn't a clear split between labs and foundation. Since then, a lot has changed and maybe you could go in a little bit of that of how your role has evolved as well. Austin Federa (00:56):Yeah, definitely. So I originally joined in January of '21 out of Bison Trails. So Bison Trails was getting acquired by Coinbase to become Coinbase Cloud. I'd worked there for a little over a year running a bunch of the product marketing there and those sorts of things. And just with the transition over to Coinbase, it was like, oh, you don't want to go work for Coinbase, do you? And I was like, no, probably not. And so it was one of those things where it was somewhere in between one of the people who didn't make the cut and one of the people who they were like, you're just not going to be successful here. And I was like, that's a fairly accurate read. I got tons of great friends who are still working at Coinbase, but for me it just wasn't really the right spot. So I was talking to a bunch of L1s and L2s about coming over. (01:41):And so, one of the big things we'd done at Bison Trails is we had built out almost all of the world's Eth2 staking infrastructure. And I mean almost all the world's Bison Trails infrastructure ran solidly over 50% of the Eth2 network when the Beacon Chain launched, and still at that point in January of '21. Now this didn't matter from a decentralization standpoint because the Beacon Chain wasn't actually a thing. It was just a place you could stake. There wasn't actually user transactions or anything of value on it besides some Eth. But I was pretty heavily in the EVM world at that point. And so I was going around and talking to a bunch of different protocols. I was talking to a bunch of L2s and scaling solutions and these sorts of things, and I was talking to Polkadot as well and some of those type of other L1s. (02:25):And a friend of mine who I worked with back at Republic years ago, Ben Sparango was like, "Hey, what are you up to?" And I was like, "Ah, I'm kind of between stuff right now. I'm interviewing a bunch of places. I don't really feel super passionate about it. I was like, maybe I should leave crypto. I kind of like this industry a lot, but I don't know. We'll see." And he is like, "You should talk to Raj and Toly." I was like, "Of Solana?" He goes, "Yeah, yeah, I joined Solana a few months ago. It's great. You should come talk to us." And I was like, "I don't know, man. I worked with 20 different protocols when I was at Bison Trails and none of them were Solana. Solana was the weird thing that was hard to run and no one understood how to build software for it, but we supported it at Bison Trails because there was people who were trying to run infrastructure for it. (03:04):And he is like, "No, just come and talk to them." And we just finished up this big project with Masari, which was the state of Eth2 was basically the report that we just helped them write and put out. And I had a lot of questions and I thought the questions were just things that I was getting wrong. I thought it was me who was not understanding the model under which Eth2 was going to work. This is back at the time when you're going to have Parallax, execution shards on the network and all this sorts of thing. And I was like, I don't understand how DeFi is going to work here. The minute you break what now we call the global state, but the minute you start moving data into segregated places, that means the data has to be moved before it can interact. (03:45):And if there's one thing we all know about computer science, it's that copying is expensive and takes a lot of time. And so I got on the call with Anatoly, and I was just talking about Eth2 stuff and asking him some questions about what he thought about this stuff. And he's like, "Oh yeah, there's no composability in charting." And I was like, "You're the first person who's told me this. Tell me more." 'Cause I've been talking to a bunch of people who were talking about like, oh, well, it's just harder and it's like... He runs me through the whole thing about like Solana's, a single global state machine, really fast blockchain, what all these advantages were here. And all this stuff, for me, I was like, oh, this makes perfect sense. All of the things that I have been thinking and feeling about the undefined world of what the new state... Now I would sort of call it the cosmofication of Ethereum, what that process was like. (04:32):I wasn't an idiot and I wasn't just not smart enough to understand what folks were talking about. Folks just were talking ahead of the problems they'd solved. And this is not to say that we're never going to have composability uncharted ecosystems, but it took video game designers almost a decade to figure out how to program for multi-core processors. And that took a long time to figure. Out for me, this sort of decision to come and join the Solana Labs at that point was really practical. It was like, I don't know if this weird wacky idea is going to work, but I know I'm going to learn a hell of a lot here from these folks who are doing something very different than the rest of the industry. And the very different than the rest of the industry is usually where the cool stuff's happening. Brian Friel (05:15):I think that is the most perfect intro for this because it hits on so many themes. I want to dive in with you. Austin Federa (05:21):Great. Brian Friel (05:21):One theme that you kind of hit on right there, and this is before we even get into what you currently do as your role and everything, which we should definitely hit on, but I think that resonates pretty well with what Phantom saw originally. Because Phantom also coming from EVM background and the founders were all Zero X folks, seeing that, hey, there is this thing, it's maybe the redheaded stepchild of crypto right now, but these people who are marching into their own beat. This is like 2021, very early 2020 at this point. But basically what I would say it was a very non-consensus bet to do things differently and built out its own genuine kernel of developer ecosystem, which has just evolved into all this craziness today we can talk about. (06:00):But I think one of the key principles of that that I've noticed in my time in Solana is just the level of pragmatism and the reality of, Hey, these are problems today. We have users today, and how do we ship and iterate on these things and not talk about a problem that might be 10 years from now, which may or may not be solved, but actually addresses the problem today. And I think there's a lot that is going on in Solana about this across just all sorts of stuff. We should dive into all of that. Austin Federa (06:27):Oh yeah. Brian Friel (06:28):But I love that framing, and I'm curious, is that level of pragmatism... Who do you think that's set by? I feel like that's almost something an Anatoly thing, but is that an explicit choice that Solana Foundation or Solana Labs is choosing to bring into the ecosystem? Austin Federa (06:42):So one of the things I think is really important when you're looking at any software system is to look at philosophies that the people building it have. And a lot of the places you see that philosophy is in their background. And so if you look at Anatoly and Stephen Akridge and a bunch of the other early founders of the Solana project, their expertise was all in embedded systems. A bunch of these folks came from Qualcomm or very similar companies to Qualcomm, and they were trying to figure out how you could cram the best user experience possible on a flip phone or a proto smartphone onto a chip. And they had to do all these crazy low level optimizations to get this stuff to work. And Solana's not super, super low level, but one of the major things there was saying, we're going to combine the consensus layer with the virtual machine. (07:38):And that's not for some elegant principle of software architecture. That's because it's faster and yes, it's harder. And yes, there's a lot of other problems that come with that, but at the end of the day, the pragmatism comes from the background of folks who actually had to ship chips that companies were going to build software on that would interact in the real world and be the basis of all of this mobile revolution. And so there's other approaches that are very sort of come from the academic computing world where it's as long as we can define the perfect software system, in theory, the problem is just finding the execution place to do it on. And there are some chains that have been more successful than others with that. But I think at the end of the day, the thing Solana has going for it is this sort of ruthless pragmatism. It's a desire to build software in a way that doesn't let perfect [inaudible 00:08:33] of the good, but also keeps its values front and center. (08:36):And one of those major values is if you know you have to do the hard thing, do the hard thing first. And that is the thing I will routinely tell people internally is the only way you eat an elephant is one bite at a time. And that is kind of the way we go through all of this stuff. It's so easy to talk yourself into waterfall releases. It's so easy to talk yourself into, well, when this thing comes out, then this and this and this, and this can all come out and then we'll have this end state of this. And it's like you're making assumptions about what the blockchain industry's going to look like 18 months from now. I don't think any human is ever successfully predicted what the blockchain industry would look like six months from now, let alone three times that. So there's all this stuff about not working with entrenched assumptions, picking software architecture systems that feel like they're persistent. I would say that the software philosophy that Solana core engineering builds on is closer to brand philosophy than it is like technical philosophy. It's very interesting. Brian Friel (09:36):Yeah, I couldn't agree more. I mean, being [inaudible 00:09:39], I think we have a front seat to that too, as the ecosystem changes as the leadership basically, like you said, just takes the hard challenge first and says, this is something that we have to face. Let's tackle it now. Here's an open proposal, here's how we can do it. I'm looking back at what Solana was even just a year ago, one of the dev advocates on our team on it put out this tweet that said, "Things we didn't have a year ago on Solana Wallet's standard." Austin Federa (10:02):Oh, I love it. Brian Friel (10:03):Which is like looking at the state of other blockchains trying to be an ejected wallet there, it's a mess. Solana takes that hand on, makes a chain agnostic wallet standard for that version transactions, which like high level, massively refactoring how transactions can be done such that you can just access way more accounts on Solana DeFi doing multi hops exchange. Jupiter, the perfect example of that. Priority fees on the network, I mean elegant state level hotspot fee markets that don't impact the rest. Anyone else on Solana. Programmable NFTs, state compression, quick, stake weighted QoS. (10:37):I mean, not to mention Saga, new token programs. There's just so much going on right now. From where you sit, and maybe this can get into a little bit of the labs versus foundation discussion that we want to get into too, is how do all these ideas come to life mean? Some of these are community driven, like Metaplex having their own programmable NFTs. But a lot of these also are Solana engineers who are just on the front lines with their own proposals. Jordan Sexton has an idea he's doing it. How much of that is top down driven? How much of that is bottom up? And how much of this is a labs versus foundation? How do you see all this kind of how it plays out? Austin Federa (11:16):So before we even get to that, one of, I think the most interesting examples of pragmatism is how little work wallets have to do on Solana. This is super different. On Ethereum, the wallet has to build the transaction, that is a part of the thing. And on Solana, the DAPs have to build the transactions. Because the DAPs know more about what they're building than the wallet does. So why would the wallet build a transaction? The wallet's role is to verify that the transaction is what the DAP says it is, right? But it's those little tiny things where it's like how do we make it easier for people to build something like Phantom in six months as opposed to nine months? (11:55):And that's kind of one component that falls into that. But you were saying these sort of ideas about where do these things come from. A lot of it comes from best practices in other ecosystems about things people are talking about. I think one of the things that Ethereum is far ahead of Solana on is formal verification. And formal verification is not something that we came up with or claimed to have come up with. (12:20):It's like, oh, this is a really strong thing in another ecosystem that we should take and bring into this. Proof of history is just time division multiple access. It's TDMA, it's literally what 2G cell phone technology run on. But you've applied that to a blockchain with a leader schedule now and suddenly you have an incredibly fast blockchain. I think one of the best things to think about is Solana is full of out-of-the-box solutions to very conventional problems. And those out-of-the-box solutions will often come from engineers who are working on this stuff. They'll often come from engineers who are not working on this stuff. The number of suggestions that have come from someone's like, oh, I'm trying to build this thing, and someone like over lunch or over a Zoom on something else is like, what if you just do it this way instead? And they're like, okay. (13:08):And then they go down that... It's sort of this idea that there's not an intellectual purity test. You don't have to subscribe to a philosophy of how something should be built in order to have an idea here. P NFTs came entirely from community demand for them. That was a direct response to sort of a problem. The wallet standard is again, it's like it's really annoying that developers have to integrate calls for every wallet into their DAP. Wouldn't it be so much easier if there could just be one thing they could call and all the wallets in your Chrome Exchange could be like, hello, here I am. And that was an incredible easy turnkey thing that didn't require creating a whole separate product, a whole separate company to just connect wallets or adapt wallets if we should say it that way. And that's where these kind of things come from. (13:58):Now sometimes this leads to suboptimal user experiences too. I would say that we have three excellent explorers on Solana for what you want to do with that explorer. And you don't go to Solscan for the same things you go to Solana FM for and you don't go to the explorer.solana.com for the same things you go to those other ones for. And so there is sometimes this sort of fracturing that occurs because everyone has great ideas and they feel very comfortable building them before we've had a committee meeting or faculty meeting or something to decide what the right path forward is. As much as possible, the goal is to move fast and see what's adopted and the stuff that's adopted then gets tons of resources thrown behind it from the community. Brian Friel (14:48):Yeah, I do think that's incredibly refreshing though for crypto. I mean, especially an industry that's still... I think as a whole macro level iterating a lot. The meta is constantly changing. Some pattern that I've noticed is with P NFTs is a lot of times Solana will hit a new meta or figure out a new problem well before other ecosystems because of this rapid iteration and experimentation. And it's almost like, hey, Solana's figured it out. Let's take the learnings from there and tell everyone else and get up to speed on that. Austin Federa (15:16):Oh yeah. And tell everyone else we thought of it ourselves. That's also the other thing. And we see this all the time, not in a way that people are like, but all of the tricks that Monad is doing to try and speed up EVM, they're all the things that Solana did. Except they're trying to do it with an underlying architecture that it's a lot harder on because transactions on Solana have to specify their accounts, their instructions, their memory, their compute, before they get accepted and executed. So the work of transaction simulation on Solana is a lot more about just reading what the data says and being like, yes, these things say what they actually say they say, and then you can simulate balance changes and all that sort of stuff. But that is a very different problem than trying to stochastically model what an EVM transaction is going to do. (16:05):And if you're trying to do out of order processing of EVM transactions, I'm not going to say it can't work because a lot of people thought Token Ring was the only protocol that could possibly make the internet work. And the idea of just throwing packets randomly at a router and being good luck, well, that sounded insane, and that is exactly how the internet works. You just randomly throw packets at routers and most of them get there somehow. It's pretty astonishing. Like packet collision's super rare nowadays, even though everyone's just screaming at the top of their lungs constantly for bandwidth, and that's wild. (16:37):So who knows if the stuff will actually work on that side. But the cool thing I think that's going on in Solana is this lack of ideological purity around how something has to be done, and it's more of a purity around what the outcome has to be. There's so many analogies here, but the United States, we talk about equality of opportunity all the time, and that is actually a much harder thing to do than equality of outcome. And so I think with Solana, it's like if you focus on the outcome that you want and not the process by which you get there, you will find a better way to get there. Brian Friel (17:12):I love that. So from where you sit on the foundation side now head of strategy at Foundation, you mentioned that there's all these engineers, some at Solana, some not at Solana, who basically have these problems. They come up with pragmatic solutions. What's the role of the Solana Foundation on all of this? And is there any big bets in particular that you're excited about or you guys are making for this year on Solana? Austin Federa (17:36):Yeah, So the Foundation is a Swiss nonprofit foundation that exists to further the adoption and advancement of the Solana blockchain. And so this is the entity that gives grants. This is the entity that if you've ever sort of interacted with a granting apparatus, breakpoint, hacker houses, developer boot camps, those are all run out of the Solana Foundation. That's its role for being in the world. And so the initiatives that we are working on are really infrastructure level. They always have been, and I think they will continue to be throughout this year. So a great example of this are fee markets, like you mentioned, right? Local fee markets. That was technically shipped in September, but I would argue it practically wasn't shipped until December. And that was because there wasn't a method at that point for an RPC, for a wallet, a DAP, anything to hit up an RPC and say, how much do you think I should prioritize a fee if I really want to make sure this transaction gets through? (18:34):And without the ability to guesstimate, you don't have anything, right? That is not a functional, usable, shipped thing without developers actually being able to implement it. And that's kind of the difference I would describe between the work that gets done through let's just say Solana Labs and core engineering there and the work the Foundation's supporting. A lot of the work that core engineering does and a bunch of, obviously not all, there's core engineers all over the place, but a number of the core engineers are on Solana Labs' payroll. And those individuals, they're focused on the core engineering, right? (19:09):They're like, we shipped fee markets. We're good. At the Foundation, we're like, wait a minute, wait a minute. There's so much work to actually be done to turn this into a standard that every DAP and wallet can use without spending days writing custom code. And so I would say that's kind of the place that the Foundation comes in is it's not directing what work gets done, but it's sort of the process of taking stuff that feels like it's either R&D or it's super hot production engineering. And turning it into something that's more stable, that's more standardized, that's more universally understood, and doing that in a way that there's feedback collected from many people in the ecosystem, in addition to the whole granting apparatus. Brian Friel (19:47):So the developer relations team sits at the foundation level no longer at the labs level? Austin Federa (19:52):Yes, very much. You were saying earlier like, oh, these things maybe weren't as separate before they actually were just as separate. They were just very few people worked for Foundation. So because most of the work at that point was just sort of kick out as much as you can get out the door. There were folks at Foundation giving grants and stuff like that, but a lot of that sort of work that we do today, it wasn't necessary to do it yet because the thing didn't exist yet, at that stage. When I joined, there were 36 programs on the network that had daily transactions through them. Brian Friel (20:25):Wow. Austin Federa (20:26):Absolutely nothing. And now we're over like 1200 easily. And I just think that's such an interesting change to see over such a quick period of time. Brian Friel (20:35):Oh, for sure. It stood out to me too, that... I think I mentioned the earlier conversation too. It's like this kernel of genuine developer interest that basically no other blockchain ecosystem I think has outside of Ethereum where it's people who are very much specialized, Solana centric as Chase loves to say too in Glass, but really just thinking about what's only possible in Solana? How can I iterate on this and expand on this? That's super invigorating to be a part of, and that's my favorite part of the ecosystem, essentially. Yeah, Austin Federa (21:04):We love it. Brian Friel (21:05):On that note, there is this meme now, is recording this in April 2023 of only possible on Solana and these things that everything we talked about, this pragmatic engineering culture of basically what's the outcome, what's the end user experience that we really want, and finding ways to ship that. There's a lot going on right now. I mean, I think Saga is an awesome example of this. It's like, how could we take a phone that just is the most kick ass crypto experience you could possibly have on mobile, but there's all sorts of stuff. There's compressed NFTs and state compression, what that means, DPIN is this new thing. There's all existing, DeFi, just normal FTs payments infrastructure. What are you personally most excited about and are any key themes in the year ahead that you think people should look into now that really highlights the strengths of Solana? Austin Federa (21:52):So the decentralized physical infrastructure layer is a really interesting story for me personally. And I think there's so much that goes on with that that goes into that, whatever kind of language you want to use to describe that. I am just super excited about what that looks like. And for me personally, the stuff I'm most excited about on Solana is you really don't have a choice to build it anywhere else that you need a fast composable ecosystem that has the capacity to go up to tens of thousands of transactions per second for a base fee of $.000025 and that's rare. You really can't find that in a lot of other places or a lot of other applications. And so for me, that's like some of the coolest stuff on Solana. Now, in terms of what's coming this year, I think we're going to see Fire Dancer rolling out on testnet probably in Q4. (22:40):That's going to be really interesting to see how that performs when it's intermingled with the other clients on the network. So that's going to be very interesting. There's a ton of work being done to make custom contracts easier to deploy on Solana. This is a project called Interfaces. This is out of necessity. The Token 22, which is code name, it definitely won't be called that once it's released. Token 22 is this new token program coming to the network. And it brings all sorts of things like interest baresing tokens. You can charge fees to use contracts directly in the contract. (23:11):There's a lot of really interesting stuff that comes to it, but it adds a second token program to the network. And that second token program means you need to suddenly have a way that a wallet can instantly say, Hey, which program should I look at for this arbitrary piece of data on chain? And because of that, it means if you've built support for two, you can build support for 20,000. So there's little pieces like that that are coming, but I really think this is going to be another infrastructure year, but instead of it being base level infrastructure, it's going to be something closer to developer tooling. I'm not sure I would call Interface is developer tooling, but it's definitely usability tooling. That means it's easier to develop novel things for the Solana ecosystem. Brian Friel (23:55):Yeah, I see that as well. The conversation shift towards interfaces is really exciting too, because Solana's account model and program model has some implicit instruction in that where, okay, this is the canonical token program. Austin Federa (24:08):It's perfect. What are you talking about? Brian Friel (24:09):Yeah, it's perfect. What are you talking about? And I think that just leans even more into those pragmatic values kind of shipping. And that's like, Hey, if we do have these interfaces where all of a sudden any wallet can take any of these token programs, any NFT exchange you can list on, you can list your NFTs through them. Opening up that design space, a deeper infrastructure level, I think would be really exciting. Austin Federa (24:31):Yeah. This will support everything from if you are a... No offense, but if you're a super corporate NFT project and you want to make sure that you have certain protections or certain things or whatever, you might want to deploy your own version of an NFT contract. And right now it's really hard to do that. It's not hard to deploy the contract, it's hard to get the ecosystem on board with the contract you've deployed. Brian Friel (24:55):You have to knock on every door to get a custom integration. Austin Federa (24:59):And we're seeing this with compression, right? Compression is awesome. It's been picked up by a ton of wallets. There's not an NFT marketplace that supports it yet. Brian Friel (25:08):Not yet, but I have heard soon. So maybe, and by the time that this podcast is released. Austin Federa (25:13):Who's adding it? Brian Friel (25:14):I have heard Tensor. Austin Federa (25:15):Interesting. Brian Friel (25:16):As an alpha drop. Austin Federa (25:17):They've been making moves. Brian Friel (25:18):They're making moves, but I would not be surprised if Magic Eden and others would be following suit at some point. But if we can open up an interface, some sort of interface standard where we can get buy-in, do the hard work up front to get all these different companies to buy into some sort of interface together, it's going to unlock a lot of really cool potential on Solana. Austin Federa (25:38):Absolutely. Brian Friel (25:39):One other thing I want to ask too is, you mentioned a few things kind of implicitly there. One of my questions was going to be like there's all these exciting things happening where we should we be investing now to unlock all this. But I guess there's also... I've noticed on Solana, and particularly Solana Twitter, there's this part of what this pragmatic culture has attracted is a culture of doers and people who show up and they want to contribute and they want to lend their time. And a lot of developers who maybe not even be working in the Solana ecosystem who are just excited and passionate about it. If you could speak to those people, where do you think they should be focusing their time and energy? What is Solana most in need from external contributors at this time? Austin Federa (26:19):It's a really good question. I mean, the problem there is I don't think the advice that I would give external contributors is good advice for their project at this point. It's great advice for Solana. The advice for Solana, I'd say is keep building strong open source tooling and foundations so we can make it easier for new developers to get involved. Anything you build that fits into the Lego thesis super strong, please keep doing it. What I would actually give as advice for founders in this space right now is that we're probably in a bear for at least another 12 months, and it's going to be a climb out of this thing. And you should be spending time thinking about revenue. You should be spending time thinking about business models. Not a lot, not enough to go raise a massive series beyond, but enough that you're extending your runway by a few months that if you have to raise a bridge round, you can show, hey, actually we do have revenue. (27:23):Here's our revenue numbers. Give us a little bit of money. Because I think this is a really hard time in the capital markets. It's really easy to be like the bear is a great time for building. That's true. The bear is a great time for building. It's a terrible time for payroll though. And that's kind of something they just remember as you kind of go through the process. Now, what does Solana need? I mean, I'm going to tell you my vision of how Solana could not win. And the way Solana doesn't win is if these incremental small scaling solutions for EVM, that 400 transactions per second, you can do an EVM right now if you really try. Maybe we just don't come up with transaction heavy use cases that anyone truly wants for a while. And that's a situation where all this horsepower that's been brought to bear on something like Solana isn't actually needed for what things people want to build on blockchains. (28:20):Now, I don't think that's true, but that's the thing to think about. What Solana needs is for people to embrace only possible on Solana and to build more things that are truly only possible to be built on Solana. Because as much as I love NFT projects, very few of them are only possible on Solana. This is the great thing about XNFTs. Those are truly only possible in Solana right now. But let's see teams going out there and saying, okay, a 10,000 drop is cool. What if we do a million, 10 million, a hundred million? Yeah, they're going to be cheaper. Yeah, the dynamics are going to change. Something's going to change, right? But this is the thing that I think is so interesting about this space is everyone has internalized this financialization, Bitcoinification view of all crypto. Like, Bitcoin's value is scarcity, period, end of day. (29:20):That's great. Props to Bitcoin, nothing since Bitcoin is Bitcoin. Like Magic The Gathering is not worth less money every time they print a new trading card pack. The Pokemon company is not worth less money every time they sell a new Pikachu plush. There are models here that people just seem emotionally afraid to try. I think Clano is getting pretty close to this and they're doing some very cool stuff with how they're doing some collection expanding. On the NFT side though, I think people need to get away from the idea that their value proposition is scarcity and figure out ways to do like LVMH and Louis Vuitton have done where they have something that is still high end, that is still hard to get but is not fixed cap. And sort of see where that maybe heads from there. On the DeFi side, start building outside of the United States, translate your projects, websites into Vietnamese and Turkish. (30:18):Don't think your growth is going to come from the United States in the next year or two because the regulations here are really uncertain right now. And it's a bit of a tricky time for folks to be in the United States. But I went to Turkey and I went to Vietnam, and folks are using crypto, and they're using crypto because in Turkey it's significantly more stable than their actual native currency. And that's a crazy thing to be thinking about, but that's true. So let's embrace that. Let's actually think of this stuff and make sure that the work that's being done truly actually supports this kind of stuff. And I think that's kind of one of the most important things to think about from the perspective of a founder at this point. Brian Friel (30:57):Yeah, I think there's been a key theme here throughout this whole conversation of basically going back to first principles and thinking, what's the outcomes that we want? Originally, I think Solana's tagline, even blockchain at Nasdaq speed, we were promised flying cars. We got Twitter, we got the greatest JPEG trading engine in the world on Solana, but how can we continue to iterate on this and what are things we can only do on Solana? All those examples you brought up I think are awesome examples. I really appreciate that you guys are continuing to challenge the ecosystem and to push and to not be afraid to try new things, and that's where the unlocks happen. Austin Federa (31:30):Yeah, of course. I think that's incredibly important and powerful here. Brian Friel (31:34):Well, Austin, this has been an awesome conversation. Thank you so much. One closing question we ask all our guests. Keeping line with the last question of the things you're excited about is who is a builder that you admire in the Solana ecosystem? Austin Federa (31:48):I mean, there's so many, it's hard to pick one. There's the easy answers of Armani and those folks and Mango Max. And I think the truth is that the folks who are doing some of the most interesting work are the ones who are bug fixing, who are going in and saying, ah, I ran into this problem with this tool set that I've seen someone else build. Let me go spend a little time trying to fix this thing up. And I don't have anyone particular to name in that, but it's very easy to be like, holy shit, Armani and X NFTs. Wow. And it's like, that is incredibly important. You know what else is really important? The dude that went in and made RPCs 20% more efficient for certain types of calls. And I think those are equally important things, and I wish we did a little bit more celebrating of the maintenance work in addition to all of our celebrating of the true innovations only possible on Solana. Brian Friel (32:40):Mert is going to love that, that you said their call that out, so. Austin Federa (32:44):There we go. Brian Friel (32:44):Maybe we can put Mert, Triton, all those folks, everyone, all the infrastructure that does the unsexy blocking and tackling that maybe really is the true glass eating on Solana, all of those guys. Austin Federa (32:56):Totally. I mean, there's a bunch of devs that work in Mango that are actually part of core engineering now, and they just fix a bunch of stuff because they're just like, we were trying to build our next version of Mango and we kept running into these problems, so we just started fixing stuff. Brian Friel (33:10):No one knows it better than them. Yeah. Austin Federa (33:12):Exactly. So it's good. Brian Friel (33:13):That's amazing. Well, Austin, I'm really excited for the next year Solana, thank you so much for coming on the podcast. Austin Federa (33:20):Definitely. Thank you. This is fun.
Why is Simplifying DeFi Crucial for Onboarding the Next Billion? In this episode of The Next Billion podcast, George Harrap is accompanied by Enzo from Hawksight, a DeFi navigator, on Solana. Enzo shares how his background in finance led him to get involved in crypto and DeFi, and eventually founding Hawksight. George and Enzo discuss Hawksight's unique vault system, its varying risk and reward profiles, and how they strive to simplify DeFi. They also explore Hawksight's strategy-switching approach. Together, they discuss how NFTs can be used for financial transactions and the upcoming developments for Hawksight and the Solana DeFi ecosystem in 2023. Listen to George and Enzo's raw and insightful perspectives here, and on Spotify, at https://open.spotify.com/show/2ELv0Ct Follow Enzo on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/AND__SO Follow Hawksight on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/hawksightco Crypto is so much more than just numbers and nodes. It's about onboarding The Next Billion users. The Next Billion podcast is a direct, and unfiltered dive into the stories of the builders that are making this happen. Host George Harrap has wide-ranging conversations to help people better understand the future of crypto adoption and uses around the world to help onboard The Next Billion people into crypto. Subscribe to join us on the journey of onboarding The Next Billion.
Why is it Important to Build a Strong Developer Community? In this episode of The Next Billion podcast, George Harrap welcomes Chase from Solana Foundation. The conversation started with Chase sharing how he became a Developer Advocate for Solana and what interested him in Solana. George and Chase discuss the significance of having a robust community of devs in the Web3 space and why initiatives such as Hackathons and Grants are crucial. They also discuss how prioritizing the needs of developers can lead to an increase in the number of users for Solana. They also delve into NFTs on Solana and the significance of having on-chain infrastructure improvements. Chase also emphasizes the importance of developer retention. Toward the end of their discussion, George and Chase share some tips and advice for devs participating in hackathons and other Web3 events. Listen to George and Chase's raw and insightful perspectives here, and on Spotify, at //open.spotify.com/show/2ELv0Ct Follow Chase on Twitter at @therealchaseeb Crypto is so much more than just numbers and nodes. It's about onboarding The Next Billion users. The Next Billion podcast is a direct, and unfiltered dive into the stories of the builders that are making this happen. Host George Harrap has wide-ranging conversations to help people better understand the future of crypto adoption and uses around the world to help onboard The Next Billion people into crypto. Subscribe to join us on the journey of onboarding The Next Billion.
How can Gamification benefit the Next Billion? In this episode of The Next Billion podcast, George Harrap welcomes Moo, developer of player2.world, a gamification platform on Solana. The conversation kicks off with Moo's shift from TradFi to Crypto and his motives. Moo discusses why he chose to adopt gamification and create Player2 World, and together they dive deep into the ultimate goal of gamification. Moo talks about Player2 World and the various issues they aim to address. He mentions potential collaborations and methods for acquiring users. George and Moo then move on to Sophie, an AI chatbot created to educate individuals about Solana. They conclude their conversation by highlighting what to anticipate in the upcoming year. Listen to George and Moo's raw and insightful perspectives here and on Spotify: //open.spotify.com/show/2ELv0Ct Follow P2Moo on Twitter at @player2moo Crypto is so much more than just numbers and nodes. It's about onboarding The Next Billion users. The Next Billion podcast is a direct, and unfiltered dive into the stories of the builders that are making this happen. Host George Harrap has wide-ranging conversations to help people better understand the future of crypto adoption and uses around the world to help onboard The Next Billion people into crypto. Subscribe to join us on the journey of onboarding The Next Billion.
What role do Block Explorers play in a Blockchain? In this episode of The Next Billion podcast, George Harrap is joined by FA2, Co-founder of solana.fm, a Block Explorer on Solana. FA2 shares his journey of discovering Solana and building SolanaFM with his friend Nicholas. He also describes how he aimed to solve the data extraction challenge in Solana by creating a block explorer, SolanaFM. George and FA2 examine SolanaFM's product roadmap and the problems they aim to solve. They discuss features for on-chain detectives and how they onboard new users to the explorer. George and FA2 explore the Solana ecosystem in Singapore and the role of MetaCamp. Later, George asks FA2 for his suggestions to save DeFi. The duo wraps up their conversation on FA2's expectations for 2023. Listen to George and FA2's raw and insightful perspectives here and on Spotify: //open.spotify.com/show/2ELv0Ct Follow FA2 on Twitter at @0xFA2 The Next Billion podcast talks to Solana builders that are helping onboard The Next Billion people into crypto. Listen to George and FA2's unfiltered, and raw perspectives here and on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/show/2ELv0CtYJYwcsqb9CdUMJi. Crypto is so much more than just numbers and nodes. It's about onboarding The Next Billion users. The Next Billion podcast is a direct, and unfiltered dive into the stories of the builders that are making this happen. Host George Harrap has wide-ranging conversations to help people better understand the future of crypto adoption and uses around the world. Subscribe to join us on the journey of onboarding The Next Billion.
Why prioritize introducing the Next Billion people to crypto? In this episode of The Next Billion podcast, George Harrap is joined by Logan Jastremski, Co-founder, and Managing Partner at frictionless.fund Logan describes how he discovered the world of crypto during the 2017 surge in prices and then went on to work at Tesla before being drawn back into the world of crypto and Web3 during the DeFi summer. Logan talks about how composability amplifies and makes the technology more thrilling. He also mentions the investment made in xNFT Backpack. George and Logan discuss why only a small fraction of people involved in the crypto industry have a Web3 wallet. They go deeper into Frictionless Capital, including how it was founded and the challenges of operating a fund in 2023. During their conversation, George and Logan touch on the topic of tokens and their usefulness. They delve into the topics of NFT communities, DAOs, and their investment thesis when evaluating potential investment projects. The duo also discussed some developments crypto users can anticipate in 2023, the level of decentralization required for a project, and the factors that should be considered when determining how much decentralization is necessary. The Next Billion podcast talks to Solana builders that are helping onboard The Next Billion people into crypto. Listen to George and Logan's unfiltered, and raw perspectives here and on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/show/2ELv0CtYJYwcsqb9CdUMJi. Crypto is so much more than just numbers and nodes. It's about onboarding The Next Billion users. The Next Billion podcast is a direct, and unfiltered dive into the stories of the builders that are making this happen. Host George Harrap has wide-ranging conversations to help people better understand the future of crypto adoption and uses around the world. Subscribe to join us on the journey of onboarding The Next Billion.
How significant are stablecoins in today's crypto world? In this episode of The Next Billion Podcast, George Harrap is joined by Hao, cofounder of Hedge.so Their conversation begins with how Hao got his exposure to crypto and Solana DeFi and the challenges that a newbie in crypto faces. Their talk covers how Hedge and their stablecoin USH functions and how they are all set to add a lot more growth to DeFi. Hao outlines the need for stablecoins for crypto developers and users, particularly during bear markets. George also engages Hao to discuss Nazare.so in depth. Nazare is a liquidity management tool co-developed by Hedge and former GoblinGold team. The Next Billion podcast talks to Solana builders that are helping onboard The Next Billion people into crypto. Listen to George and Stepan's unfiltered, and raw perspectives here and on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/show/2ELv0CtYJYwcsqb9CdUMJi. Crypto is so much more than just numbers and nodes. It's about onboarding The Next Billion users. The Next Billion podcast is a direct, and unfiltered dive into the stories of the builders that are making this happen. Host George Harrap has wide-ranging conversations to help people better understand the future of crypto adoption and uses around the world. Subscribe to join us on the journey of onboarding The Next Billion.
Do you prioritize self-custody? Then you might be interested in Hardware wallets. In this episode of The Next Billion Podcast, George Harrap is joined by Lixin Liu and Bobby from Keyst.one Lixin and Bobby discuss how they got introduced to the world of cryptocurrency, how they ended up working at Keystone: Hardware Wallet, and their current focus on integrating different wallets. Together, George, Lixin & Bobby explore Keystone's evolution, starting with Bitcoin and then transitioning to Web3 and Solana Blockchain. They dive into how hardware wallets are becoming increasingly important for new cryptocurrency users who prioritize self-custody. The co-founders elaborate on many exceptional benefits of the Solana ecosystem, its technology, and its community of builders. George and Lixin later talk about Keystone Pro and the design and security considerations that went into creating such a product. They also discuss Keystone's plans to cater to both token holders and non-fungible token (NFT) holders through their products and services. The Next Billion podcast talks to Solana builders that are helping onboard The Next Billion people into crypto. Listen to George and Stepan's unfiltered, and raw perspectives here and on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/show/2ELv0CtYJYwcsqb9CdUMJi. Crypto is so much more than just numbers and nodes. It's about onboarding The Next Billion users. The Next Billion podcast is a direct, and unfiltered dive into the stories of the builders that are making this happen. Host George Harrap has wide-ranging conversations to help people better understand the future of crypto adoption and uses around the world. Subscribe to join us on the journey of onboarding The Next Billion.
Is an RPC node necessary? In this episode of The Next Billion podcast, George Harrap engages with Brian Long, co-founder of Triton One. Triton One is one of the first blockchain infrastructure providers for the Solana blockchain. Brian also oversees the validators.app website and the Block Logic validator, one of the first validators on Solana. George and Brian dive deep into Triton's history and how the Step app was associated with it from the beginning. Their conversation covers the Solana ecosystem's current state, recent developments, and the use of cryptocurrencies as regular money. Brian then illustrates the necessity of RPC nodes and how they are used in actual digital systems. Their discourse finally leads to how more projects are operating their own validators and what that means for the blockchain. The Next Billion podcast talks to Solana builders that are helping onboard The Next Billion people into crypto. Listen to George and Stepan's unfiltered, and raw perspectives here and on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/show/2ELv0CtYJYwcsqb9CdUMJi. Crypto is so much more than just numbers and nodes. It's about onboarding The Next Billion users. The Next Billion podcast is a direct, and unfiltered dive into the stories of the builders that are making this happen. Host George Harrap has wide-ranging conversations to help people better understand the future of crypto adoption and uses around the world. Subscribe to join us on the journey of onboarding The Next Billion.
How do you bring the self-custody of assets to Solana and make it simple and easy to setup, upgrade and use? In this episode of The Next Billion podcast, George Harrap is joined by Stepan Simkin, Co-Founder & CEO of Squads, a multi-signature wallet standard on Solana that provides critical infrastructure for web3 individuals, teams, DAOs and institutions for full control over their assets. George and Stepan talk about how Squads Protocol had to first build the infrastructure layer on Solana in order to make self-custody easy through multisigs. As more things get on-chain, security and custody become a lot more important for crypto users and Squads provides a way for them to take full control over their assets like NFTs. Multisigs also help projects and programs easily manage their governance needs through multisigs on Solana. Given the renewed focus on diversification of assets and infrastructures, multisigs have been even more critical to the functioning of DAOs in a decentralized environment. The Next Billion podcast talks to Solana builders that are helping onboard The Next Billion people into crypto. Listen to George and Stepan's unfiltered, and raw perspectives here and on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/show/2ELv0CtYJYwcsqb9CdUMJi. Crypto is so much more than just numbers and nodes. It's about onboarding The Next Billion users. The Next Billion podcast is a direct, and unfiltered dive into the stories of the builders that are making this happen. Host George Harrap has wide-ranging conversations to help people better understand the future of crypto adoption and uses around the world. Subscribe to join us on the journey of onboarding The Next Billion.
How do you use familiarity of mobile phones to onboard new crypto users through smart messaging on Solana? In this episode of The Next Billion podcast, George Harrap is joined by Chris Osborn, Founder & CEO of Dialect, a Solana native smart messaging protocol for dapp notifications and wallet-to-wallet chat with rich, interactive mobile messaging and notifications. George and Chris talk about the story behind Dialect and why it changes the game of messaging with an edge over leaders like WhatsApp, Telegram, and Discord through ineractive messaging and notifications that can help make crypto transactions and trading easy with just the press of a button. They talk about why Solana was the ideal blockchain to build on and how Dialect is the first real web3 messaging experience. They also talk about NFT art and how web3 smart messaging helps onboard new crypto builders and users by making the mobile first experience fully interoperable with everything that's been launched in the past and how this ties into Solana's plans to launch the Saga mobile phone. The Next Billion podcast talks to Solana builders that are helping onboard The Next Billion people into crypto. Listen to George and Chris' unfiltered, and raw perspectives here and on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/show/2ELv0CtYJYwcsqb9CdUMJi. Crypto is so much more than just numbers and nodes. It's about onboarding The Next Billion users. The Next Billion podcast is a direct, and unfiltered dive into the stories of the builders that are making this happen. Host George Harrap has wide-ranging conversations to help people better understand the future of crypto adoption and uses around the world. Subscribe to join us on the journey of onboarding The Next Billion.
A few days ago SOL was trading for $8. Then, it suddenly shot up 70% to over $13. Today, we will discuss why Bonk Billionaires are most likely responsible.Newsletter + Free NFTs: https://NiftyBusinessweek.com/Twitter @TropicVibes: https://twitter.com/TropicVibesEmail: mail[at]niftybusiness.coNFT 101 Episodes:#36 - Web 3.0 Explained #225 - NFTs Explained#30 - 10 Reasons to Buy NFTs#7 - NFT Words & Verbiage#47 - NFT Words & Verbiage Part II#97 - NFT Words & Verbiage Part IIINeed a Ledger Hardware (Cold) Wallet?*Using this referral link supports this show at no extra cost to you:https://shop.ledger.com?r=ad8f02ad7ec3Recommended Reading:The Bitcoin Standard: https://amzn.to/3KS52ZRThe 10 Best-Ever Anxiety Management Techniques: https://amzn.to/3vTgVud*Amazon affiliate links
How do you make Solana data accessible to both builders and new crypto users? In this episode of The Next Billion podcast, George Harrap is joined by Chris, Co-founder, & Mitch, Chief Technical Officer of Switchboard, a permissionless, community-driven oracle network on Solana. George, Chris, and Mitch discuss how Switchboard is onboarding the onboarders by providing access to verifiable data sources so that all data can be brought on-chain in order to decentralize quantative data feeds. They talk about the role Switchboard and builders should play and whether or not the market should dictate what Solana builders work on. They also talk about how GameFi is changing for the better through Verifiable Random Functions (VRFs) on Solana and why Solana truly is a zero-sum competition ecosystem. The Next Billion podcast talks to Solana builders that are helping onboard The Next Billion people into crypto. Listen to George, Chris, and Mitch's unfiltered, and raw perspectives here and on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/show/2ELv0CtYJYwcsqb9CdUMJi. Crypto is so much more than just numbers and nodes. It's about onboarding The Next Billion users. The Next Billion podcast is a direct, and unfiltered dive into the stories of the builders that are making this happen. Host George Harrap has wide-ranging conversations to help people better understand the future of crypto adoption and uses around the world. Subscribe to join us on the journey of onboarding The Next Billion.
How do you make on-chain trading, order books, derivatives, and exchanges available to new crypto users? In this episode of The Next Billion podcast, George Harrap is joined by Adrian, Head of Growth at Zeta Markets, a full stack derivatives exchange that facilitates the buying and trading of financial instruments like futures, options in a non-custodial manner. George and Adrian discuss how Solana is the perfect blockchain for any DEX and how that led to the formation of Zeta Markets as a one-stop-shop for on chain trading. They talk about puts, call options, order books, limitations of on chain trading on any blockchain and where Zeta hopes to be. The Next Billion podcast talks to Solana builders that are helping onboard The Next Billion people into crypto. Listen to George and Adrian's unfiltered, and raw perspectives here and on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/show/2ELv0CtYJYwcsqb9CdUMJi. Crypto is so much more than just numbers and nodes. It's about onboarding The Next Billion users. The Next Billion podcast is a direct, and unfiltered dive into the stories of the builders that are making this happen. Host George Harrap has wide-ranging conversations to help people better understand the future of crypto adoption and uses around the world. Subscribe to join us on the journey of onboarding The Next Billion.
How do you make charts, numbers, and stats available for crypto users? In this episode of The Next Billion podcast, George Harrap is joined by Kha, Co-founder of Birdeye, a Solana trade data aggregator, and a chart tool that collects crypto trade data across various chains into a one-stop-shop dashboard. George and Kha discuss how on-chain trading can be made more friendly and easy to get into, especially for people coming from TradFi. Kha identifies how Birdeye meets the key needs of information transparency & multi-chain trading data for new crypto users. They talk about how token performance can be simplified, what growth means in this ecosystem, and how numbers & colors are a universal language, and also how they can onboard the next billion crypto users. The Next Billion podcast talks to Solana builders that are helping onboard The Next Billion people into crypto. Listen to George and Kha's unfiltered, and raw perspectives here and on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/show/2ELv0CtYJYwcsqb9CdUMJi. Crypto is so much more than just numbers and nodes. It's about onboarding The Next Billion users. The Next Billion podcast is a direct, and unfiltered dive into the stories of the builders that are making this happen. Host George Harrap has wide-ranging conversations to help people better understand the future of crypto adoption and uses around the world. Subscribe to join us on the journey of onboarding The Next Billion.
How do you transform ecommerce through DeFi? In this episode of The Next Billion podcast, George Harrap is joined by Sam, Co-founder of Aten, a Solana native Web3 ecommerce platform that caters to both project and individual crypto creators alike. George and Sam discuss how web3 ecommerce is transformative and provides various functional benefits that traditional ecommerce is not able to provide and how this is a gamechanger for the industry. Sam identifies key aspects like ticketing, NFT gating, as well as the ability to host independent stores with real time pricing as the major factors that make it easy to onboard new crypto users through ecommerce. The Next Billion podcast talks to Solana builders that are helping onboard The Next Billion people into crypto. Listen to George and Sam's unfiltered, and raw perspectives here and on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/show/2ELv0CtYJYwcsqb9CdUMJi. Crypto is so much more than just numbers and nodes. It's about onboarding The Next Billion users. The Next Billion podcast is a direct, and unfiltered dive into the stories of the builders that are making this happen. Host George Harrap has wide-ranging conversations to help people better understand the future of crypto adoption and uses around the world. Subscribe to join us on the journey of onboarding The Next Billion.
How do you reinvent DeFi through interactive gamification? In this episode of The Next Billion podcast, George Harrap is joined by DFL Erwin, Team Lead of DeFi Land who talks about the story behind starting DeFi Land and how it has helped onboard crypto normies by simplifying DeFi transactions and processes through a fun web3 game. George and DFL Erwin discuss how web3 gaming will revolutionise the crypto industry and act as the key to reaching out to new crypto users. Erwin reveals how DeFi Land is already reaching out to both the young and old, hardcore gamers and casual gamers alike and how momentum can be built by betting big on mobile. The Next Billion podcast talks to Solana builders that are helping onboard The Next Billion people into crypto. Listen to George and Erhan's unfiltered, and raw perspectives here and on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/show/2ELv0CtYJYwcsqb9CdUMJi. Crypto is so much more than just numbers and nodes. It's about onboarding The Next Billion users. The Next Billion podcast is a direct, and unfiltered dive into the stories of the builders that are making this happen. Host George Harrap has wide-ranging conversations to help people better understand the future of crypto adoption and uses around the world. Subscribe to join us on the journey of onboarding The Next Billion.
How do you build risk-adjusted crypto yield strategies? In this episode of The Next Billion podcast, George Harrap is joined by Uddhav Marwala, Co-founder & CEO of Friktion who talks about the story behind launching Friktion and how that helps build transparency around sustainable yield strategies. George and Uddhav discuss the key to APYs, and how Friktion's analytics blend seamlessly to help crypto users gain yield even though crypto is still fundamentally volatile. Uddhav reveals Friktion's institutional product that aims at bridging the gap between TradFi and DeFi. The Next Billion podcast talks to Solana builders that are helping onboard The Next Billion people into crypto. Listen to George and Erhan's unfiltered, and raw perspectives here and on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/show/2ELv0CtYJYwcsqb9CdUMJi. Crypto is so much more than just numbers and nodes. It's about onboarding The Next Billion users. The Next Billion podcast is a direct, and unfiltered dive into the stories of the builders that are making this happen. Host George Harrap has wide-ranging conversations to help people better understand the future of crypto adoption and uses around the world. Subscribe to join us on the journey of onboarding The Next Billion.
We have had founders, investors and contributors that have been affected by the FTX collapse. In this episode Imran and Qiao discuss:Early warning signsAnswer questions from communityLessons learnedNew path forwardTimestamps(00:00) Intro (01:25) The first to paid back were the decentralized protocols (02:55) The rise of Alameda (06:29) Launching Solana-based decentralized exchange Serum (10:58) What were FTX's assets and liabilities? (12:49) Crashing of 3AC got Alameda in a deep hole (14:32) The $10B balance sheet hole breakdown (18:16) Acquiring Voyager and Blockfi fill their hole (20:19) $1B-$5B of crypto funds custodied on FTX (22:44) 70% of all trading activity on FTX were institutions (24:41) Do regulators understand the difference between DeFi and CeFi? (27:28) Is Serum being forked? (28:09) Why didn't VCs catch FTX through due diligence?(32:36) Qiao explaining the leaked private group chat on Alameda (35:20) Will Crypto VCs continue to prefer tokens over equity? (37:45) What were people saying about Sam and FTX behind the scenes? (47:00) If you're a Solana project, what do you do? (53:00) Paradigm backing FTX was surprising? (54:24) Healthiest approach to CEX regulation (1:02:29) 12-week Digital dollar experiment launch (1:03:37) Thoughts about the Solana DeFi state (1:05:28) Who is the frontrunner for non kyc perps? (1:07:28) What FTX collapse means for crypto outlook (1:11:09) How bad is the contagion? (1:15:45) Lessons learnedQiao & Imran's stance on SBF prior to FTX collapseAlliance tweet against SBF & DCCPAGood Game Podcast: A podcast for crypto natives. Find us at goodgamepod.xyz and follow us on Twitter @goodgamepodxyDISCLAIMER: The views expressed herein are personal to the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of any other person or entity. Discussions and answers to questions are intended as generalized, non-personalized information. Nothing herein should be construed or relied upon as investment, legal, tax, or other advice.
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Solar is the first US based Solana Defi exchange that enables users to trade tokens on the Solana network. Join us as we chat with Richard, the founder of Solar Dex. https://linktr.ee/solardexofficial https://discord.gg/nhvkHUYkRE https://twitter.com/solar_dex
Hey Solana people… We held a Twitter spaces earlier this month hosted by Amun's Jason Millingen. We were lucky enough to get our friends from Aldrin, Jet and Mango Markets. This episode was recorded on September 16th 2022. The theme of this spaces centered around Solana, defi and what to expect from 2023. We asked about the network outages, current state of the bear market and much more. Make sure you listen to the entire episode. I have to mention that nothing in this episode constitutes financial advice. Please do your own research. Anything said here is my own opinion and not to be connected with my employer. But I am forever grateful to them for helping make this podcast a reality so please do check out our website and the tokens we offer at tokens.amun.com. Thanks everyone for listening and don't forget to tune in two weeks time where we help you to get to grips with what is going on in the Defi Ecosystem. Questions Covered Today: I'm sorry but I have to get this question out of the way.Anatoly was on Real Vision a few Friday's ago and said the network outages have been a curse. You all run different projects. Were you affected at all and if so how? (https://cointelegraph.com/news/network-outages-have-been-solana-s-curse-says-co-founder (https://cointelegraph.com/news/network-outages-have-been-solana-s-curse-says-co-founder)) Solana's been the only network to push aggressively into mobile? Are you preparing for that? (https://www.fool.com/investing/2022/09/06/more-reasons-to-be-bullish-on-solana/ (https://www.fool.com/investing/2022/09/06/more-reasons-to-be-bullish-on-solana/)) We've seen adoption occur at a crazy fast pace in 2021. It's still happening this year. What do you expect to catalyze adoption of your individual protocols in 2023? (https://twitter.com/FireblocksHQ/status/1564977622873882628?s=20&t=BLJiTOMAdPSewoJV9nJL1Q (https://twitter.com/FireblocksHQ/status/1564977622873882628?s=20&t=BLJiTOMAdPSewoJV9nJL1Q)) Binance recently made a big play by stopping to support USDC. With all the competition on Solana, do you worry about a centralized entity disrupting what you are trying to do? (https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/09/05/binance-to-convert-users-usdc-usdp-tusd-into-its-own-stablecoin-busd/ (https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/09/05/binance-to-convert-users-usdc-usdp-tusd-into-its-own-stablecoin-busd/)) Coindesk had an excellent article the other week. Let's remind the audience that this is not financial advice but what might restart the bull market? (https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/09/06/what-might-restart-the-crypto-bull-market-bernstein-has-ideas/ (https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/09/06/what-might-restart-the-crypto-bull-market-bernstein-has-ideas/)) Ethereum paved the way for crypto as we know it today. Solana's co-founder said he expected upside post-merge for Solana and their related projects. Have you felt like this has materialized and why not? https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2022/09/13/solana-co-founder-sees-upside-from-ethereums-merge-saga-web-3-mobile/ (https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2022/09/13/solana-co-founder-sees-upside-from-ethereums-merge-saga-web-3-mobile/) Nitro recently announced building the first Layer 2 for the Solana network. This will be the first Solana scaling solution, connecting it to IBC and Cosmos. What's your thoughts on that and how do you think it will impact the ecosystem? https://twitter.com/Nitro_Labs/status/1570400366096949249?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1570400366096949249%7Ctwgr%5Ead8e97f2a5197e0b2b24b7e33ea6c419ca5367cd%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cryptotimes.io%2Fsolana-scaling-solution-nitro-to-launch-in-2023%2F (Link) Participant Links: https://www.jetprotocol.io/ (Jet Protocol) https://aldrin.com/ (Aldrin Labs) https://mango.markets/ (Mango Markets) Follow Us On: http://www.amun.com (Website) https://twitter.com/Amun (Twitter)...
Today we are exploring the DeFi ecosystem on Solana with Ben Sparango (Head of BD and DeFi at Solana Labs). We compare Solana DeFi today vs 1 year ago, see what QUIC, program specific fee markets and Saga as well as the Solana Mobile Stack can unlock for DeFi and adoption, understand why Solana has outperformed other L1 competitors and much more. This conversation is made possible thanks to Streamflow. ------ THE COVE SPONSOR TOOLS:
Today's guest is George Harrap, co-founder of Step Finance, the front page of Solana, whose mission is to take the currently disjointed and hard-to-understand Solana DeFi ecosystem and distill it into a single platform. Step Finance is a portfolio visualization platform aggregating all LPs, tokens, farms, and positions a user may have associated with their wallet and displays them on a seamless dashboard. Step aims to be the page that DeFi users have open perpetually, with all the functions and information they need to make informed decisions. George is also an advisor at YAP Global. George is a veteran crypto entrepreneur and former CEO and Co-founder of Bitspark. He started in the crypto world almost a decade ago as an early miner, and brings a wealth of experience, having built the first crypto remittance startup in the world, built six cryptocurrency exchanges, both centralized and decentralized, and launched 12 stablecoins, raising millions from VC and corporate investors along the way. We discuss various topics, including Solana, Crypto Adoption, the future of DeFi, the industry's early days, and much more. We begin our conversation by discussing how George began his crypto journey. George shares how he first got into crypto by mining bitcoin. We also discuss how we learned finance and financial literacy by trying to understand crypto and the principles behind it. George also discusses his first crypto-startup, Bitspark, and the various roadblocks he faced. We discuss the exponential growth of crypto adoption over the last few years and how that has enabled more crypto-native businesses to start. We pivot our conversation to discuss Solana. We begin our conversation by discussing how to evaluate coins based on their philosophy and the unique problem they're optimizing for. George explains how Solana is optimizing for transaction speed and low cost. George also discusses the importance of hitting a critical mass of users for the ecosystem to become valuable, which Solana has over the last year. George explains the consensus mechanism that powers Solana and how it differs from Proof-of-Stake. We discuss the different approaches various chains take to scale their transaction output. George explains the security risks and user experience problems associated with Layer-2 solutions. We transition our conversation to discuss how crypto impacts emerging market societies where their financial systems are less robust and trusted than their first-world counterparts. Our next discussion topic centered around the merge. We discuss the various probable outcomes of the merge and the second-order consequences of the merge. Our final discussion topic centered around Solana's go-to-market strategy. George explains Solana's unique approach to user acquisition and its marketing philosophy. Please enjoy my conversation with George Harrap. -- SafePal is a Singapore-based Binance labs backed company that provides secure and easy-to-use wallet solutions for the crypto masses. With the mission to make crypto secure and simple for everyone, SafePal has built comprehensive crypto asset management solutions, including hardware wallet, mobile wallet, extension wallet, cross-chain swap, trading service, and more. SafePal has supports 48 blockchains and 15 languages, and serves more than 6 million users global-wide. Use code charlie for 10% off SafePal's S1 wallet at https://untoldstories.link/safepal -- This podcast is powered by Blockworks. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co
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With BTC and ETH jumping in the minutes after the release of a lower-than-expected CPI for July, plus a look at a startling origin story for Solana DeFi, CoinDesk's “Markets Daily” is back with its latest news roundup.This episode is sponsored by Algorand.Today's Stories...Read the full show notes here.Featured Story: The Fake Team That Made Solana DeFi Look Huge-Algorand is shaping the future with the world's greenest blockchain technology. Algorand delivers security, scalability, and speed without sacrifice – inspiring you and billions of other users to reach a sustainable standard of peak blockchain performance. Learn more at algorand.foundation. -This episode was edited & produced by Adrian Blust with original music by Doc Blust & Colin Mealey.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Sweatcoin goes mainstream, England and Wales propose reforms for digital assets, and the Solana DeFi protocol Nirvana has been hacked! https://cointelegraph.com/news/uk-law-commission-proposes-reforms-for-digital-assets (Law Commission for England and Wales proposes reforms for digital assets) https://decrypt.co/106142/step-counter-app-sweatcoin-raises-13m-fund-leap-web3 (Step-Counter App Sweatcoin Raises $13M to Fund Leap Into Web3) https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2022/07/28/solana-defi-protocol-nirvana-drained-of-liquidity-after-flash-loan-exploit/ (Solana DeFi Protocol Nirvana Drained of Liquidity After Flash Loan Exploit) Interested in that Elite NFT membership? Then https://my.captivate.fm/SIGN UP HERE (SIGN UP HERE)! You can https://support.bitmart.com/hc/en-us/articles/7451733338267-Join-The-BitMart-Elite-NFT-Based-Membership-Program-to-Get-Exclusive-Benefits (learn all about the program) on BitMart's website. The https://www.bitmart.com/nft/en/home (BitMart NFT Marketplace) is now LIVE! Check out our exclusive collections of premium NFTs from your favorite exchange. BitMart is expanding internationally, and we'd love it if you followed https://twitter.com/bitmartuk (@BitMartUK) and https://twitter.com/bitmart_russia (@BitMart_Russi)https://twitter.com/bitmartrussia (a) to show how crypto is taking over the globe! Don't have a crypto account and want to trade the headlines? https://www.bitmart.com/en?r=besmart (Sign up for a BitMart account) TODAY and start your journey NOW! BitMart has a https://www.bitmart.com/task-center-welcome-bonus/en (welcome bonus) for all NEW users where you can win up to $3,000 just by registering, depositing, and trading your favorite crypto. Remember to follow, like, and subscribe to all our social media for the latest update on everything BitMart. https://twitter.com/BitMartExchange (Twitter) | https://twitter.com/BitMartResearch (BitMart Research) | https://www.facebook.com/bitmartexchange/ (Facebook) | https://t.me/BitMartExchange (Telegram) | https://www.tiktok.com/@bitmart.exchange (TikTok) | https://instagram.com/bitmart_exchange?utm_medium=copy_link (Instagram) | https://discord.com/invite/RTT4vweX2X (Discord)
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Sam Thapaliya, Creator of Zebec Protocol joins the show to discuss the s that led to the creation of Zebec, how to use the protocol, as well as the project's funding, team, and roadmap. Zebec Protocol is a continuous, second by second payment streaming protocol built on the Solana DeFi ecosystem. You can learn more about Zebec Protocol at https://zebec.io/ Subscribe to Bull Flag Group: www.bullflaggroup.com *DISCLAIMER: The information provided is not legal, accounting, tax, or investment advice.
Sunny is a composable DeFi yield aggregator powered by Solana, one of the fastest growing blockchain ecosystems. The Sunny Protocol is designed with composability as a core feature, enabling other applications and protocols to easily build on top of it.Sunny Aggregator is enjoying the limelight as the first of its kind on Solana while this innovative blockchain is setting new records in the cryptocurrency universe. The need for yield aggregators Many DeFi projects provide token-based yield farming incentives as a mechanism for bootstrapping liquidity. With so many new Solana DeFi projects launching, it has become increasingly difficult for users to manage their yield farming positions across different interfaces. A yield aggregator simplifies this process by offering a streamlined solution for discovering and entering farms. The aggregator can then offer additional strategies, such as automatically compounding the farmed tokens.The New to Crypto Podcast is designed to guide you through the crypto landscape with pinpoint accuracy. New episodes are added daily. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast and listen to all of the episodes to help you in your cryptocurrency journey.I'd love to hear from you! Email me at show@newtocrypto.io and let's chat.LEAVE A REVIEW + help someone who wants to explode their business growth by sharing this episode or click here to listen to our previous episodes.Disclaimer: New To Crypto is a podcast for entertainment purposes only. All opinions expressed by the hosts and guests should not be considered as financial advice. Views expressed by guests and the host do not reflect the views of the show. Listeners should perform their own research. Sponsorships, which are clearly disclosed, are informational in nature and do not constitute a call to action to purchase cryptocurrency. This channel does not offer the purchase or sale of securities. New to Crypto Podcast is not responsible, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused by, alleged to be caused by, or in connection with the use of or reliance on any content, goods or services mentioned in this published media.
The FTX Podcast - Builders and Innovators in the Cryptocurrency Industry
Welcome to episode 82 of the FTX Podcast with guests Tommy & Taylor Johnson, the founders of Psyoptions, with host Tristan Yver.PsyOptions is an American style options protocol built on the Solana blockchain. The principles that have guided the architecture and development of the core protocol are flexibility and composability. PsyOptions strives to be the most community oriented DeFi protocol.
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George Harrap is the co-founder of Step Finance, a platform for Solana DeFi users to track their portfolio performance. Before Step, George was the CEO of Bitspark. 00:29 About George Harrap and mining 05:03 From Bitcoin to DeFi, how can crypto solve currency issues in the world 18:27 STEP Finance's vision for the next five years 21:20 Censorship resistance and layer 1s 27:11 Hackathon: what would you like to see created? 30:30 Thoughts on Rust and why it was the better choice for Solana 38:08 Why you can't innovate in the traditional financial system
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