The Edge Podcast

Harsh Rajat is the CoFounder of Push Protocol. In this episode, we discuss the importance of decentralized communications and upcoming launch of Push Nodes by Push Protocol. Harsh shares how Push Nodes can enable censorship-resistant communications, how Push is integrating with new decentralized social networks such as Farcaster, and how they're scaling this interoperable L2 of Web3 comms. ---...

This episode highlights short interviews with 14 founders we met live at ETHDenver. In this episode, we bring you live interviews from ETHDenver with a variety of founders you ought to know, building the future of DeFi and Web3. The podcast is a series of 13 short interviews. Every conference suffers from the same old talking heads headlining talks so our goal was to spotlight promising builders s...

Richard (0xbabaramdass) is Head of Business Development at Prisma Finance. In this episode, we spotlight the new leverage dApp for LRTs, PrismaLRT. Prisma is the 3rd largest CDP protocol for borrowing in DeFi on Ethereum and now just launched a new product to support borrowing stablecoins against LRT collateral, including eETH by ether.fi. Learn more of the basics behind how PrismaLRT works and ho...

DeFi Dave is the CoFounder/Cohost of Flywheel DeFi and Core Advocate at Frax Finance. In this episode, we provide a timely guide to Frax Finance's new L2 called Fraxtal. Fraxtal has an upcoming FXTL points airdrop to FXS stakers based on a March 6th snapshot, as well as a continuing weekly program starting March 13th to award stakers, DeFi users, and dApp developers on Fraxtal. Get caught up o...

Cryptovestor is a CVX maximalist and contributor at f(x) and AladdinDAO. In this episode, we talk about a promising new stablecoin design that might offer greater stability, yield and resilience, called fxUSD. Backed by ETH LSTs and LRTs, fxUSD represents a serious new contender in the stablecoin space. Learn more before its imminent launch! ------ 🔗 Essential Show Links 🔗 ► Youtube: https://you...

Scott Lewis is a Contributor at Canto. In this episode, we cover Canto, the Cosmos EVM L1 built for DeFi and RWAs. Legendary DeFi builder Scott Lewis, the Founder of DeFi Pulse, joins us to share the latest on the Canto roadmap, what makes Canto unique among L1s/L2s, and how they've applied a product-first mindset to building this chain. ------ 🔗 Essential Show Links 🔗 ► Youtube: https://you...

Amir Forouzani is the CEO of Puffer Labs. In this episode, we cover Ethereum native liquid restaking protocol, Puffer Finance. Less than a month since its pre-Mainnet launch kicked off, Puffer has attracted over $1B in liquid staked ETH deposits. Learn about the vision behind one of the biggest LRT projects to launch this year, including how Puffer’s native LRT works, Puffer's anti-slashing te...

Paul Veradittakit is the Managing Partner at Pantera Capital. In this episode, we cover the major themes Pantera Capital is investing in this crypto bull run including Bitcoin DeFi, decentralized social, modularity and zero knowledge proofs, RWAs, stablecoins, and crypto x AI. Using their blog post on The Year Ahead as a guide, we gather insights from Paul who’s been investing in crypto startups f...

Keone Hon is the CoFounder of Monad. In this episode, we cover a beginner's guide to Monad's parallelized EVM-compatible L1. Discover how Keone and his team designed a high-performance L1, with an estimated 10,000 transactions per second, how Monad differentiates from other L1s and Ethereum L2s, and what goes into boostrapping this new Monad community prior to their Mainnet launch. ------...

Robinson Burkey is the CoFounder of Wormhole Foundation. In this episode, we spotlight Wormhole, the interoperability platform for Web3. Following the recent announcement of their native token W and its tokenomics, we interview Robinson about the role Wormhole is playing in the future of interoperable DeFi, how they’re helping solve for liquidity fragmentation, and how they plan to further scale t...

Slater Heil is a CoFounder and Contributor at Blueberry. In this Quick Hit, we spotlight the building of a DeFi prime brokerage called Blueberry. Having recently launched on Ethereum, we discuss how Blueberry works, what aggregated strategies we can expect in its DeFi terminal, and how they will offer 20-50x leverage for the most-in demand DeFi strategies, including Pendle Finance LRT markets. ---...

James Ross is the Founder of Mode. In this episode, we spotlight a new modular DeFi L2 on Optimism Superchain called Mode. Having just launched Mode Mainnet, we interview James about how this L2 aims to differentiate itself, including details on their ongoing MODE airdrop campaign called Sunrise. ------ 🔗 Essential Show Links 🔗 ► Subscribe on Youtube: https://youtube.com/@defidad ► Subscribe on...

David A. Johnston is an open source contributor at Morpheus. In this episode, we spotlight the open source network for AI smart agents--Morpheus. David believes Morpheus offers the best solution to the legacy issues crypto faces with UI/UX. With Morpheus, the average user someday will be able to type in normal language and have AI take complex actions on behalf of their crypto wallet, based on the...

Lucas Kozinski is a Founding Contributor at Renzo Protocol. In this Quick Hit, we spotlight native liquid restaking on EigenLayer with Renzo Protocol's ezETH. We cover all you need to know about one of the top 2 fastest growing LRTs, including how you can natively restake and maintain your liquidity, how ezETH differentiates from other LRTs, and how Renzo is optimizing for AVS yield once Eigen...

Jay Jog is the CoFounder of Sei Labs. In this episode, we walk through a guide on Sei V2 and how it's parallelizing the EVM. With its anticipated launch slated for early 2024, we’ll cover all you need to know, including its backwards compatibility, its optimistic parallelization, SeiDB, and how the interoperability of the chain leads to a more seamless developer experience. ------ 🔗 Essential...

Patrick Scott is the Creator of Dynamo DeFi YouTube and Substack, and CoFounder of CoinBeats. In this episode, we walk through a beginner's guide to crypto airdrops in 2024. Patrick shares his experience farming airdrops across Ethereum L2s, Solana, and Cosmos, and what are best practices to identify, strategize, and participate in the biggest airdrops this year. ------ 🔗 Essential Show Links...

Greg Osuri is a CoFounder and Core Contributor at Akash Network. He is the Founder and CEO of Overclock Labs. In this episode, we spotlight Akash, the crypto-powered decentralized supercloud. Akash lets users buy and sell computing resources securely and efficiently. If you're hearing about the rise of DePIN, Akash should be a top priority to get to know. In this episode, we discover how the A...

Amit Gajjala and Dheeraj Borra are Core Contributors at Kelp DAO. In this Quick Hit, we review one token for all ETH LSTs, Kelp's liquid restaking token rsETH! Learn how rsETH accepts stETH, ETHx, and soon other LSTs such as rETH to deposit into EigenLayer while providing users a transferrable liquid utility token. rsETH is the answer for many users who locked up their LSTs in EigenLayer but w...

Kain Warwick is the Founder of Synthetix and Noah Litvin is a Core Contributor. In this episode, we explain Synthetix V3, including what's new vs V2, why it's deployed on Base, and how USDC as collateral impacts legacy SNX stakers. A candid conversation with one of the most respected founders in DeFi, Kain offers us countless lessons as crypto builders and investors. ------ 🔗 Essential Sh...

Mike Silagadze is the Founder and CEO at ether.fi. In this Quick Hit, we discuss the recent restaking mania on EigenLayer including how many of us are playing for the EigenLayer airdrop. Mike explains what is liquid restaking and the benefits of their new LRT (liquid restaking token) eETH which grew to over $100M in deposited ETH in less than 1 month since launching. ------ 🔗 Essential Show Links...

AJ is a Founding Contributor at Silo Finance. In this Quick Hit, we guide you through Silo Finance's risk-isolated money markets. Silo is a DeFi protocol on Ethereum and Arbitrum where isolated lending and borrowing pools can be created for individual tokens. This approach is different from the shared pool design of Aave and Compound, which means long tail assets can be listed while lenders ca...

Ryan Rasmussen is the Senior Crypto Analyst at Bitwise. In this episode, we discuss 10 crypto predictions for 2024, recently published by the team at Bitwise. Today’s show is a special end of year episode to gather alpha on what we can expect in the crypto markets next year, based on the insights of one of the largest crypto asset managers in the world, as well as a leading candidate to get a Bitc...

Jordi Alexander is the Chief Alchemist at Mantle and Chief Investment Officer at Selini Capital. In this episode, we explore Mantle, the Ethereum L2 designed for top native yields. Mantle is self-described as a product-centric L2, less focused on scaling tech and more on building and hosting the best DeFi and Web3 apps. Jordi reveals all sorts of alpha including how to play the upcoming airdrop se...

Guy Young is the Founder and CEO of Ethena Labs. In this episode, we discuss Ethena launching one of the highest stablecoin real yields in DeFi and how it's built with staked ETH. Ethena aims to offer a permissionless dollar-denominated savings instrument in the form of a delta-neutral synthetic dollar, that's stable, value-accruing, and scalable--what they refer to as the “Internet Bond.&...

Brandon Tucker is a member of the Core Team at Marinade Finance. In this episode, we dive into Marinade Finance, Solana's most liquid staking protocol and most popular dApp ranked by liquidity. Founded in a Solana hackathon in 2021, Marinade's flagship mSOL can be found in countless DeFi integrations and strategies, which has led Marinade to become the top liquid staking protocol on Solana...