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Bing and Lei are CoFounders of MegaETH and Enzo is the CoFounder of GTE.

In this episode, we dive into one of the most hyped crypto infrastructure teams launching this year--MegaETH. MegaETH promises to bring Web2 real-time performance to crypto, including high transaction throughput up to 100,000 transactions per second, abundant compute capacity, and millisecond-level response times. We also dig into the insights of GTE's CoFounder on how MegaETH unlocks new possibilities for developers to build and compose the most demanding applications on a high performance network that still settles on Ethereum.

Can MegaETH make Ethereum great again? Tune in to find out!

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Timestamps

0:00 - Intro
5:26 - The MegaETH team
6:50 - What’s GTE building?
8:58 - Why build MegaETH?
16:04 - What’s the connection between MegaETH and Ethereum?
20:02 - What do we give up when we prioritize high performance?
23:48 - Thoughts on “ETH-aligned L2s” and other issues with L2s
29:22 - How will DeFi differ for users on MegaETH?
32:54 - Mantle mid-roll
33:32 - Jumpstarting the MegaETH community
40:02 - MegaETH’s $10M Echo round
42:15 - How is GTE influenced by Hyperliquid?
45:01 - Why would traders choose GTE on MegaETH over Binance?
47:46 - Moonwell & Puffer Finance mid-roll
49:01 - How will builders and users compare MegaETH vs Solana?
52:46 - Is MegaETH Ethereum-aligned? Is it all fugazi?
1:04:34 - Closing

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🔗 Guest Links 🔗

► MegaETH website: https://www.megaeth.com/
► MegaETH on X: https://x.com/megaeth_labs
► Bing on X: https://x.com/hotpot_dao
► Lei on X: https://x.com/yangl1996
► GTE website: https://gte.xyz/
► GTE on X: https://x.com/GTE_XYZ
► Enzo on X/Twitter: https://x.com/enzo_gte

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All opinions expressed by hosts and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and not necessarily those of Fourth Revolution Capital. Podcast guests and 4RC may have positions in the assets or other matters discussed in this podcast. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. Do your own research. This is not a recommendation or endorsement to buy any token(s) related to any platform(s) discussed.

This podcast panel features Liquity AG CEO Michael Svoboda, plus the CoFounder of DeFi Dojo (Stephen), CoFounder of Felix (Aaron) and CoFounder of Quill Finance (Roberto).

In this session of Yield Talks, our panel of builders and DeFi experts discuss the new design behind Liquity V2 including user-set interest rates and the upcoming launch of a yield-bearing asset for holding exposure across all stability pools called sBOLD. We also spend time on the economics of friendly forks like Felix and Quill Finance and why they were drawn to Liquity V2.

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🧪MANTLE | START YOUR RESTAKING JOURNEY TODAY WITH CMETH

🐡PUFFER UNIFI | A BASED ROLLUP TO ETHEREUM WITH NATIVE YIELDS

🌔MOONWELL | THE LEADING LENDING AND BORROWING APP ON BASE

⚙️GEARBOX PROTOCOL | ONCHAIN LENDING REIMAGINED

📈DEFINITIVE | THE MOST ADVANCED PLATFORM FOR ONCHAIN TRADE EXECUTION

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Timestamps

0:00 - Intro
2:15 - The design for Liquity V2
5:28 - Liquity V2 launch progress
8:15 - Sponsor pre-roll
11:04 - DeFi Dojo’s first impressions of Liquity V2
13:30 - How Liquity V2 bribing works
15:49 - User-set interest rates and redemptions vs liquidations explained
21:36 - cmETH-mid-roll
22:14 - Building a Liquity V2 friendly fork (Quill Finance)
26:46 - Why Felix built a Liquity V2 fork on Hyperliquid EVM
30:43 - Liquity V2 forkinomics and the unlock for teams like Felix
38:32 - Moonwell & Puffer Finance mid-roll
39:45 - How forkinomics ties value accrual back to LQTY
43:39 - sBOLD, new tokenized index as a yield-bearing asset for stability pool exposure
52:16 - Closing

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🔗 Guest Links 🔗

► Liquity website: https://www.liquity.org/
► sBOLD by K3 Capital: https://x.com/LiquityProtocol/status/1879543331333788149
► Liquity V2 bribe markets post: https://www.liquity.org/blog/bribe-markets-in-liquity-v2-strategic-value-for-lqty-stakers
► Liquity on X/Twitter: https://x.com/liquityprotocol
► Felix website: https://usefelix.xyz/
► Quill Finance website: https://quill.finance/

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If you're a DeFi/Web3 builder, contact our team at: https://fourthrevolution.capital/

All opinions expressed by hosts and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and not necessarily those of Fourth Revolution Capital. Podcast guests and 4RC may have positions in the assets or other matters discussed in this podcast. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. Do your own research. This is not a recommendation or endorsement to buy any token(s) related to any platform(s) discussed.

Jai Prasad is the CoFounder of DEFINITIVE.

In this episode, we review our favorite app to trade onchain, an institutional-grade trading platform built for DeFi by the team who built products for Coinbase customers such as Michael Saylor, BlackRock, and Tesla. Thanks to a proprietary off-chain engine and non-custodial smart contracts, DEFINITIVE empowers users like us with unparalleled trade execution, advanced order types onchain, and gasless trading on a chain-abstracted app. We learn why DEFINITIVE is being used by the biggest crypto institutional traders, hedge funds, whales, and everyday DeFi power-users like ourselves.

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⏳ HOURGLASS | LEVERAGED AIRDROP FARMING AND BOOSTED POINTS

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🧪 MANTLE | START YOUR RESTAKING JOURNEY TODAY WITH CMETH

🐡 PUFFER UNIFI | A BASED ROLLUP TO ETHEREUM WITH NATIVE YIELDS

🌔 MOONWELL | THE LEADING LENDING AND BORROWING APP ON BASE

🐐 GOAT NETWORK | A BITCOIN L2 TO EARN WITH BTC & DOGE

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Timestamps

0:00 - Intro
4:21 - Jai’s background
9:19 - What problems DEFINITIVE addresses?
11:01 - What value does DEFINITIVE offer us as traders onchain?
15:15 - What makes DEFINITIVE so special?
22:04 - Nomatic and DeFi Dad’s feedback trading on DEFINITIVE
26:28 - Why use a TWAP order?
27:16 - Mantle mid-roll
27:55 - How will DEFINITIVE support Hyperliquid?
30:17 - Who uses DEFINITIVE?
35:28 - Moonwell & GOAT Network mid-roll
36:35 - Best execution for trades onchain
38:20 - 9-figure monthly trade volume
39:11 - Support for AI agents trading coming
40:53 - Who does DEFINITIVE compete with?
43:15 - EDGE points program and future DEFINITIVE token
45:10 - Closing

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🔗 Guest Links 🔗

► DEFINITIVE website (referral): https://app.definitive.fi/r/DEFIDAD
► DEFINITIVE on X/Twitter: https://x.com/definitivefi
► Jai on X/Twitter: https://x.com/jai_prasad17

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All opinions expressed by hosts and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and not necessarily those of Fourth Revolution Capital. Podcast guests and 4RC may have positions in the assets or other matters discussed in this podcast. DeFi Dad and Nomatic are angels in DEFINITIVE. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. Do your own research. This is not a recommendation or endorsement to buy any token(s) related to any platform(s) discussed.

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 EigenLayer is fully live.

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Timestamps

0:00 - Intro
6:04 - Background in DeFi
7:14 - What is Renzo?
11:34 - How to mint ezETH and what can you do with it
13:04 - How ezETH differs and designs for AVS yield
20:44 - Predictions for market dynamics when AVSs go live
24:16 - Pendle LRT mania
26:35 - Beyond LRT speculation
28:09 - Future Renzo token
31:47 - Closing

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🔗 Guest Links 🔗</p>

► Renzo Website: https://www.renzoprotocol.com/
► Renzo on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RenzoProtocol
► Lucas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LucasKozinski

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🙏 The Edge Podcast is produced by 4RC Labs. If you're a DeFi/Web3 builder, contact our team at: https://fourthrevolution.capital/

All opinions expressed by hosts and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and not necessarily those of Fourth Revolution Capital. Podcast guests and 4RC may have positions in the assets or other matters discussed in this podcast. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. Do your own research. This is not a recommendation or endorsement to buy any token(s) related to any platform(s) discussed.

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.

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Timestamps

0:00 - Intro
4:54 - Jay's background and founding Sei
9:33 - Shortcomings in Ethereum L1 that led to Sei
13:43 - What is a parallelized EVM?
19:05 - Overview of Sei V2
20:04 - Reasons for devs to build on Sei
23:28 - When will Sei V2 be live?
25:04 - Rapid fire on Sei V2
25:39 - Backwards compatibility
26:04 - Optimistic parallelization
26:23 - SeiDB
27:58 - Interoperability
28:46 - Importance of tech vs community
32:36 - Growing dApps on Sei
37:11 - Power of the Seiyan meme
37:55 - Utility of SEI token
39:40 - Closing

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🔗 Guest Links 🔗</p>

► Sei Website: https://www.sei.io/
► Sei Network on Twitter: https://twitter.com/seinetwork
► Sei Labs on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sei_labs
► Jay on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jayendra_jog
► Blog post on Sei V2: https://blog.sei.io/sei-v2-the-first-parallelized-evm/

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🙏 The Edge Podcast is produced by 4RC Labs. If you're a DeFi/Web3 builder, contact our team at: https://fourthrevolution.capital/

All opinions expressed by hosts and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and not necessarily those of Fourth Revolution Capital. Podcast guests and 4RC may have positions in the assets or other matters discussed in this podcast. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. Do your own research. This is not a recommendation or endorsement to buy any token(s) related to any platform(s) discussed.

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.

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Timestamps

0:00 - Intro
4:57 - Patrick's background
7:06 - 2017-cycle nostalgia
9:28 - Returning to crypto in 2020
15:35 - What is Dynamo DeFi?
19:03 - Tools to find airdrop alpha
22:47 - Most interesting narratives in 2024
26:11 - Which narrative(s) have topped out?
30:16 - Cosmos staking for airdrop
34:13 - Multichain is here to stay
37:00 - Defillama airdrops
38:05 - Finding protocols with points programs
39:01 - Consider protocol investors as signal
40:23 - Playing the Eigenlayer airdrop
44:51 - The best Solana airdrops
46:20 - Why Patrick is prioritizing StarkNet's airdrop
47:48 - Why less user-friendly chains may have better airdrops
48:23 - Why Patrick is prioritizing Linea's airdrop
48:51 - Why zkSync's airdrop could be crowded
49:44 - Closing

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🔗 Guest Links 🔗</p>

► Dynamo DeFi Website: https://dynamodefi.com/
► Patrick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Dynamo_Patrick
► Dynamo DeFi on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@DynamoDeFi

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🙏 The Edge Podcast is produced by 4RC Labs. If you're a DeFi/Web3 builder, contact our team at: https://fourthrevolution.capital/

All opinions expressed by hosts and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and not necessarily those of Fourth Revolution Capital. Podcast guests and 4RC may have positions in the assets or other matters discussed in this podcast. 4RC is invested in zkSync and recently invested in ether.fi. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. Do your own research. This is not a recommendation or endorsement to buy any token(s) related to any platform(s) discussed.

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 Akash network works, how they are growing a community-owned system to compete with giants such as AWS, and why Akash benefits from the integration of crypto.

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Timestamps

0:00 - Intro
4:43 - Founding of Akash
10:18 - Thoughts on decentralized AI
14:24 - Recent milestones and what's next in the roadmap
19:57 - Scaling limitations and opportunities for Akash
28:24 - What's AkashML and why does Akash need crypto?
41:44 - When will big tech in Web2 adopt crypto?
48:27 - Why Akash focused on demand over supply (new incentives)
56:15 - AKT tokenomics and how new incentives may affect AKT
1:03:36 - Closing

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🔗 Guest Links 🔗</p>

► Akash Website: https://akash.network/
► Semafor story on Akash: https://www.semafor.com/article/10/25/2023/the-ai-booms-chip-shortage-has-an-unlikely-hero-the-blockchain
► Akash on Twitter: https://twitter.com/akashnet_
► Greg on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gregosuri

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🙏 The Edge Podcast is produced by 4RC Labs. If you're a DeFi/Web3 builder, contact our team at: https://fourthrevolution.capital/

All opinions expressed by hosts and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and not necessarily those of Fourth Revolution Capital. Podcast guests and 4RC may have positions in the assets or other matters discussed in this podcast. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. Do your own research. This is not a recommendation or endorsement to buy any token(s) related to any platform(s) discussed.

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 want to maintain liquidity.

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Timestamps

0:00 - Intro
5:03 - Background on EigenLayer caps
6:38 - What is liquid restaking and rsETH?
10:07 - What's an AVS in EigenLayer?
11:04 - Architecture of rsETH token
14:39 - Positive reception among users
18:08 - What happens when EigenLayer caps fill?
19:28 - Stacking rewards through Kelp's rsETH
22:07 - Future EigenLayer airdrops for liquid restakers?
23:23 - Coming DeFi integrations for rsETH
24:35 - New support for more LSTs with rsETH
25:32 - What's live and risks to know
26:38 - Closing

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🔗 Guest Links 🔗

► Kelp Website: https://kelpdao.xyz/
► Kelp on Twitter: https://twitter.com/KelpDAO
► Amit on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GAmitej
► Dheeraj on Twitter: https://twitter.com/galacticminter

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🙏 The Edge Podcast is produced by 4RC Labs. If you're a DeFi/Web3 builder, contact our team at: https://fourthrevolution.capital/

All opinions expressed by hosts and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and not necessarily those of Fourth Revolution Capital. Podcast guests and 4RC may have positions in the assets or other matters discussed in this podcast. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. Do your own research. This is not a recommendation or endorsement to buy any token(s) related to any platform(s) discussed.

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.

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Timestamps

0:00 - Intro
5:44 - Success of OP Trading Incentives Program
9:22 - Synthetix dApps
10:31 - Andromeda explained
15:33 - Why Synthetix V3 is on Base
19:54 - Thoughts on Solana
26:17 - SNX buyback-and-burn and killing SNX inflation
35:04 - Special perps on L1 for a wrapped basis trade
41:36 - Synthetix working with Infinex
45:57 - Are we at parity with CEX trading?
47:52 - Meeting the demands of traders on Synthetix
54:40 - Closing

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🔗 Guest Links 🔗

► Synthetix Website: https://synthetix.io/
► Synthetix Blog Post on Andromeda: https://blog.synthetix.io/what-is-the-andromeda-release/
► Synthetix on Twitter: https://twitter.com/synthetix_io
► Kain on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kaiynne
► Noah on Twitter: https://twitter.com/noahlitvin

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🙏 The Edge Podcast is produced by 4RC Labs. If you're a DeFi/Web3 builder, contact our team at: https://fourthrevolution.capital/

All opinions expressed by hosts and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and not necessarily those of Fourth Revolution Capital. Podcast guests and 4RC may have positions in the assets or other matters discussed in this podcast. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. Do your own research. This is not a recommendation or endorsement to buy any token(s) related to any platform(s) discussed.

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.

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Timestamps

0:00 - Intro
3:31 - ether.fi and liquid restaking tokens (LRTs) explained
8:05 - Irony of locking up LSTs in EigenLayer
13:11 - How EigenLayer will work once live
16:01 - Why eETH is now the only way to deposit into EigenLayer
21:47 - What's next with EigenLayer
25:55 - Minting eETH and DeFi with eETH
28:24 - Closing

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🔗 Guest Links 🔗

► ether.fi Website: https://ether.fi
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► ether.fi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ether_fi
► Mike on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MikeSilagadze

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