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DeFi Decoded - Hyperscaling the Internet of Blockchain with Susannah Evans of the Interchain Foundation

DeFi Decoded

Release Date: 08/02/2024

DeFi Decoded - Scaling Solana for the Public Markets with Leah Wald and Max Kaplan of Sol Strategies show art DeFi Decoded - Scaling Solana for the Public Markets with Leah Wald and Max Kaplan of Sol Strategies

DeFi Decoded

Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3 and DeFi with special guest Leah Wald, President & CEO, and Max Kaplan, CTO & Head of Staking, of Sol Strategies. Listen in as they discuss their excitement for Solana, Leah’s background and crypto journey, the origin and business overview of Sol Strategies, their growth strategy, the sustainability of staking yields, their perspective on so-called "Solana Killer" competition, their thoughts on appchains and the Solana network extension roadmap, Sol Strategies' long-term mission and vision, and more.

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DeFi Decoded - Building the Future of Finance on Bitcoin with Brian Mahoney of Mezo show art DeFi Decoded - Building the Future of Finance on Bitcoin with Brian Mahoney of Mezo

DeFi Decoded

Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3 and DeFi with special guest Brian Mahoney, Co-Founder of Mezo. Listen in as they discuss Brian’s background and his work with Mezo and Thesis, why he proudly identifies as a Bitcoin Stoic, new Bitcoin use cases that have been unlocked by major technological breakthroughs, the various ways to earn yield onchain, the likely dominant yield product for the Bitcoin network, Bitcoin’s role in a multichain future, Mezo’s mUSD Bitcoin-backed stablecoin and its significance, the network’s biggest growth driver moving forward,...

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DeFi Decoded - Trump's Tariff Tantrum Tosses Cold Water on Crypto Rally (for now) show art DeFi Decoded - Trump's Tariff Tantrum Tosses Cold Water on Crypto Rally (for now)

DeFi Decoded

Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3 and DeFi. Listen in as they discuss the current macroeconomic landscape and its impact on crypto, recent regulatory updates from Washington, the potential establishment of a U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, Ethereum's loss of Ultra-Sound Money status after the Dencun network upgrade, the current market structure dynamics and where we go from here, and more.

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DeFi Decoded - Building a Next-Generation Decentralized Exchange with Darius Tabai of Vertex show art DeFi Decoded - Building a Next-Generation Decentralized Exchange with Darius Tabai of Vertex

DeFi Decoded

Join Andrew Young as he decodes the world of Web3 and DeFi with special guest Darius Tabai, Co-Founder and CEO of Vertex Protocol. Listen in as they discuss Darius' background and crypto journey, what perp exchanges are and how the cash-and-carry trade works, the role Vertex fulfills within the crypto ecosystem and its key differentiators, the evolution of Vertex's products, Hyperliquid, whether every app needs its own chain, the future of Vertex and DeFi, Ethereum versus Solana, 2025 predictions, and more.

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DeFi Decoded - Ethereum at a Crossroads, with Dr. Friederike Ernst of Gnosis and Gnosis Pay show art DeFi Decoded - Ethereum at a Crossroads, with Dr. Friederike Ernst of Gnosis and Gnosis Pay

DeFi Decoded

Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3 and DeFi with special guest Dr. Friederike Ernst, Co-Founder of Gnosis. Listen in as they discuss how Friederike first got into crypto ten years ago and her journey in the space since then, what Gnosis is building and why the team views it as middleware, Gnosis’ transformation over the years and the vision behind Gnosis Chain, the current crossroads Ethereum faces and what Friederike believes needs to change, the process of spinning out both Cowswap and Safe, how they’ve developed, and more.

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DeFi Decoded - DeFAI Decoded? How AI is Shaking up DeFi with Eric Chen of Injective show art DeFi Decoded - DeFAI Decoded? How AI is Shaking up DeFi with Eric Chen of Injective

DeFi Decoded

Join Alex Tapscott as he decodes the world of Web3 and DeFi with special guest Eric Chen, Co-Founder and CEO of Injective Labs. Listen in as they discuss the convergence of crypto and AI, Eric’s background and journey into the space, Injective’s inception and its current status, the emerging decentralized finance artificial intelligence (DeFAI) sector, the step-by-step process of how Injective’s iAgent works, whether DeFAI is just hype or has actual substance, whether the number of AI agents onchain has already surpassed that of real humans, Injective’s role in the AI agent ecosystem,...

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DeFi Decoded - 2025 Crypto Predictions Bonanza! show art DeFi Decoded - 2025 Crypto Predictions Bonanza!

DeFi Decoded

Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3 and DeFi. Listen in as they discuss their eight 2025 crypto predictions, covering the stablecoin market, decentralized perpetual derivative exchange volumes, onchain trading relative to CEXs, total Ethereum layer two revenue, a potential Ethereum revenge rally, the tokenized gold market, crypto IPOs and ETFs with the incoming administration, the first no-person unicorn with AI agents, and more.

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DeFi Decoded - Rewriting the Rules of Wall Street with Carlos Domingo of Securitize show art DeFi Decoded - Rewriting the Rules of Wall Street with Carlos Domingo of Securitize

DeFi Decoded

Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3 and DeFi with special guest Carlos Domingo, Founder and CEO of Securitize. Listen in as they discuss Carlos' background and journey into the space, his experience launching SPiCE VC in 2017, the conversations he's had over the years with traditional financial giants like BlackRock and Hamilton Lane and how those discussions have evolved, Securitize's process compared to its peers over the past few cycles, the bifurcation idea that has emerged among DeFi protocols in the past year, the real utility that RWAs bring to the...

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DeFi Decoded - Making Gold Cool Again with Deven Soni and Sunny Ray of Matador Technologies show art DeFi Decoded - Making Gold Cool Again with Deven Soni and Sunny Ray of Matador Technologies

DeFi Decoded

Join Alex Tapscott as he decodes the world of Web3 and DeFi with special guests Deven Soni, CEO and Chairman, and Sunny Ray, President, of Matador Technologies. Listen in as they discuss gold’s characterization as “dad’s asset” and how blockchain could make it cool again, Matador’s strategy to unite Bitcoin and gold, ongoing development on the Bitcoin network to transform it into a platform for applications, Sunny’s background and key learnings from his experience, Matador’s business plan and strategic approach, their philosophy behind going public versus pursuing more...

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DeFi Decoded - Barbarians at the Gate: XRP Army Shows Up show art DeFi Decoded - Barbarians at the Gate: XRP Army Shows Up

DeFi Decoded

Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3 and DeFi. Listen in as they discuss the core drivers behind XRP’s flippening of Solana this week, Ethereum’s sudden outperformance relative to Bitcoin and the strengthening ETH-to-BTC ratio, the "hot ball of money" in crypto and where it may rotate next, the rise of dino coins and what it signals about the current cycle phase, the recent influx of onchain AI agents with platforms like Virtuals Protocols that have emerged, and more.

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Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3 and DeFi with special guest Susannah Evans, IBC Product Lead, of the Interchain Foundation. Listen in as they discuss Susannah’s journey from attaining a Ph.D in Manufacturing Engineering to working within the blockchain space, her experience working at Zero-Knowledge Validator, the Interchain Foundation’s core mission and structure, exciting initiatives on the roadmap to help integrate more chains into the Interchain, the long-term vision and future of IBC, the elevator pitch to developers for why IBC vs alternatives, and more!