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In this episode, the research crew dives into the recent launch of VanEck's meme coin index, the state of consumer crypto adoption, and the controversy surrounding key opinion leader (KOL) investment rounds. The conversation also touches on the challenges faced by AMMs in the form of loss versus rebalancing (LVR), and how this issue compares to impermanent loss. Thanks for tuning in! As always rem...

In this week's interview Matt and Billy from Intuition discuss their vision for a decentralized identity protocol that aims to revolutionize how data is managed and monetized on the internet. They delve into the importance of credible neutrality in knowledge graphs, the four pillars of incentives that drive user participation, and how Intuition's middleware layer refines data to create a more effi...

In this episode, the analysts take a deep dive into Fantasy Top and FriendTech. They explore Fantasy Top's unique approach to speculating on crypto influencers' social media engagement and discuss the implications of separating the influencer from the token. The conversation then shifts to FriendTech's bumpy token launch and the challenges faced during the distribution process. The analysts also t...

In this week's interview we are joined by Luca, CEO & Co-Founder of M^0 Labs to discuss their new crypto dollar product called M. Luca shares insights into the M minting and redemption process, the unique two-token governance system employed by M0, and his long-term vision for the protocol. He also delves into the importance of governance in ensuring the longevity and stability of the M token, and...

In this episode, the analyst team discusses the venture capital backed tokens and low float token models. They unpack the challenges posed by low float token models and the potential risks they present to investors. The team examines the drama surrounding Io.net's GPU count and the importance of transparent communication in the crypto space. Additionally, they explore the upcoming end of Hyperliqu...

In this week's interview we have an in-depth discussion with Guy, the founder of Ethena Protocol. Guy discusses the challenges of scaling Ethena to billions in USD supply, the important role of Bitcoin and Ethereum derivatives as collateral, and how Ethena is able to generate the highest yielding USD-denominated asset in crypto. Additionally, we touch on risk management, governance, and the critic...

In this episode the analysts kick things off by examining the Runes phenomenon on Bitcoin, debating whether it represents real innovation or just another trend. The conversation then shifts to the DePIN space, with a focus on Ionet's partnership to onboard 3000 high-performance GPUs. The hosts then turn their attention to Avalanche's rapid progress, including the Vryx breakthrough enabling 100K TP...

In this interview, TN, the Co-founder and CEO of Pendle, discusses the protocol's journey from inception to its current state. He explains how Pendle enables users to tokenize and trade yield, focusing on the use cases of obtaining fixed rates and speculating on yield. TN shares insights on the protocol's growth, partnerships, and the impact of various narratives such as LRT and points trading. He...

In this episode Dan, Ren, and Boccaccio dive deep into this week's biggest news. They discuss the launch of spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs in Hong Kong, the upcoming tradability of the Parcel token, and the partnership between Aptos and Ionet. The team also discusses Monad's $225 million raise, Sui's gaming device, and the SEC's Wells notice to Uniswap Labs. To close out they cover the Tensor aird...

In this interview, Saneel Sreeni, the founding member of Ritual, dives deep into the intersection of AI and crypto. He explains the concept of AI co-processors and how Ritual aims to be a sovereign execution layer for AI, enabling applications to access AI models in a decentralized manner through stateful precompiles. Saneel unveils the benefits of on-chain AI and addresses the current landscape o...

In this episode, the Blockworks research team examines Solana's transaction failures and the network's ongoing struggles to handle high transaction volumes. The conversation then turns to the MakerDAO and Aave debacle, debating the risks and merits of MakerDAO's decision to collateralize DAI with Ethena's stablecoin. They also touch on the recent default on Goldfinch and the broader challenges fac...

In today's interview, Orkun, the Co-founder of Citrea, dives deep into the world of Bitcoin L2s and Citrea. He explains the differences between L2s, sidechains, and sovereign rollups, and discusses the trust assumptions and bridging mechanisms in the Bitcoin ecosystem. Orkun also shares insights on the design tradeoffs in the Bitcoin L2 space, the Citra VM, proof generation, and the bottlenecks an...

In this week's analyst round table, the Blockworks research team dives into Arbitrum's phase 3 grant program. They also examine the centralization risks emerging in MEV with vertically integrated relays like Titan, and debate the true impact of ETH staking yields on validating costs for rollups. The discussion also covers the huge upcoming token airdrops from Wormhole and Ethena, and whether they...

In today's interview, Philip, the founder of Elixir, discusses how his project aims to democratize access to liquidity provisioning on order book exchanges. He explains Elixir's unique architecture as a modular DPOS blockchain that uses a market making algorithm to allow anyone to supply liquidity to order books in a trustless fashion. Philip dives into the technical details of how Elixir pulls or...

In this week's analyst round table, we dive into the latest market happenings, including Polygon's recent downtime due to L1 reorgs, the increasing trend of protocols offering larger second-round airdrops to retain users, and the potential staying power of meme coins. The discussion also covers the current state of private market valuations, the challenges faced by debt markets in crypto, and the...

In this week's analyst round table, the team discusses the latest news and governance updates in the crypto space, including Zerion Wallet launching an L2, Starbucks shuttering their NFT Odyssey platform, and Polyhedra closing a $20 million fund. They also dive into the dYdX segment with Skip Protocol, the launch of Swell's restaked rollup, and the completion of Shuffle's LBP. The conversation the...

In today's interview we are joined by Head Chef of Pancakeswap, Mochi to dive deep into the upcoming PancakeSwap V4 upgrade. They discuss V4's modular three-layer architecture, which includes the accounting layer, AMM layer, and custom layer, enabling developers to create highly customizable liquidity pools and execute complex trading strategies through hooks. Chef Mochi shares insights on Pancake...

In this week's analyst round table the crew dives into the latest market happenings, discussing Eclipse's $50 million raise, MakerDAO's adjustment of the DSR to 15%, Michael Saylor's massive 12,000 BTC purchase, and the odds of an ETH ETF approval. The group then explores the implications of Jito Labs suspending their alternate mempool offering and the dynamics of MEV on Solana. Finally, they disc...

In today's interview Sam and Brick are joined by Vance, Mark, and Hasu. Together they dive into MakerDAO's endgame. They discuss the current state of MakerDAO, including the DAI stablecoin and RWA adoption. The conversation then shifts to the bull case for Maker, with a focus on the new subDAO structure and how it aims to drive demand for the Maker token through a flywheel effect involving token f...

In today's interview Sam and Ren are joined by Antonio Juliano, the founder of dYdX. They kick-off by discussing the migration from V3 to V4, the platform's focus on permissionless market listings, and the importance of isolated margin. He shares insights on the competitive landscape of decentralized derivatives exchanges, the challenges and solutions related to MEV, and the role of USDC issued by...

In this week's analyst round table the crew discusses the latest news and trends in the crypto space. They kick things off by analyzing Eigen Layer's impressive growth to $10 billion in TVL and debating how high that number could go. The conversation then turns to hot topics like Arbitrum's proposed $400 million gaming fund, Coinbase's dominance and future prospects, Magic Eden's resurgence in the...

In this week's interview Sam and Ren are joined by Prabal Banerjee, CEO and Co-founder of Avail, to discuss Avail's robust base layer designed to meet the needs of next generation, trust minimized applications and sovereign rollups. They kick off by unpacking what Avail is and how it enables validity proofs and erasure coding instead of fraud proofs, aiming to provide stronger guarantees especiall...

In today's analyst round table the analyst cry unpacks the latest crypto market news including Eigenlayer's massive $100m raise, growing ordinal NFT volumes, and Uniswap's protocol fee switch proposal. They then covered the surging hype and volumes around ordinal NFTs on Bitcoin, the Uniswap fee switch proposal, and the success of Blast's growth tactics including token locking programs and gaming...

In this week's interview Sam and Ren are joined by Mysten Labs co-founders Evan Cheng and Adeniyi Abiodun to dive into what makes Sui the Asset-centric blockchain. Sui delivers the benefits of Web3 with the ease of Web2, offering an asset-centric approach, offline transactions, and unparalleled performance. They dig into Sui's integration of Move programming, Sui's architectural differences from e...

In today's analyst roundtable Sam, Ren, Matt, and Brick dive into the latest market happenings including Uniswap's incentives for deploying on new chains, Vertex's new product launch to share liquidity, and GMX's point multiplier alterations. The team then unpacks Coinbase's impressive Q4 earnings and Starkware's controversial token unlock schedule. To close out the analysts asses the viability of...