Flywheel DeFi

On this special episode, we welcome back Sam Kazemian, co-founder of Frax, to dive into the Fraxtal Vision Roadmap. A plan set in 3 phases, introducing token upgrades, AIVM, and becoming the microstrategy of ETH with Frax’s Crypto Strategic Reserve.Timeline:00:00 Introduction & Background03:05 State of Crypto Post-Elections08:10 Convos w/ Legislators + Staffers in DC11:48 Reflections on Fraxtal and the L2 Playbook15:36 Running a Protocol vs an L217:23 The Vision Roadmap: Sovereign Assets and AI Integrations18:37 Phase 1: Tokenomic upgrades, The Future of FRAX.36:43 Proof of Inference and AI Agents Onchain49:18 Retaking on Fraxtal Securing Different VMs53:30 Frax: The MicroStrategy of ETH1:01:55 The Crypto Strategic Reserve1:04:37 Key Takeaways of The Vision Roadmap1:06:31 Post-Game~~~~Subscribe to the Flywheel mailing list: https://flywheeldefi.com~~~~Follow FlywheelX: https://twitter.com/FlywheelDeFiTelegram: https://t.me/FlywheelDeFiYouTube: @flywheeldefiSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/34xXNO289naHrPB2h4uN4J?si=7aa710b683c04a66Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/flywheel-defi/id1628697864~~~~ConnectDeFi Dave: https://twitter.com/defidave22Kiet: https://twitter.com/0xkapital_kSam: https://twitter.com/traders_insightLewy: https://x.com/lewquidity~~~~Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.

This week, we hosted Lord Pemberton Squigglebop, founder and chief Yeetard of Yeet, an innovative suite of products and games making DeFi more Yeetard-friendly. Timeline: 00:00 Introduction & Background04:36 What is Yeet + Game Mechanics08:20 Yeet Economics: Prize Pool and Taxes13:45 Staking and Unstaking Mechanics15:45 The Liquidity Trifecta: The Yeetwheel23:20 Yeetard NFTs and Burning Culture25:50 Making DeFi Yeetard Friendly + Yeet Bonds28:40 Yeet’s Master Plan34:10 Exploring Proof of Liquidity36:50 Building Social Welfare and Resilience in DeFi40:36 Yeeting on Berachain vs Other Chains42:51 Building Community on Berachain45:46 Yeet’s GTM Strategy50:35 TG Bot & Group Yeeting54:21 Post-Game Show~~~~Subscribe to the Flywheel mailing list: https://flywheeldefi.com~~~~Follow FlywheelX: https://twitter.com/FlywheelDeFiTelegram: https://t.me/FlywheelDeFiYouTube: @flywheeldefiSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/34xXNO289naHrPB2h4uN4J?si=7aa710b683c04a66Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/flywheel-defi/id1628697864~~~~ConnectDeFi Dave: https://twitter.com/defidave22Kiet: https://twitter.com/0xkapital_kSam: https://twitter.com/traders_insightLewy: https://x.com/lewquidity~~~~Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.

This week, the legend himself Jani to dive into the role of Cybernetics in crypto and what it takes to create a meaningful, long-lasting cult(ure).Timeline:00:00 Introduction & Background06:00 Understanding Cults in a Crypto Context08:30 Maintaining Fresh Perspectives15:50 Cybernetics, Feedback Loops, and its Role in Crypto21:19 Improving Airdrops and Incentivizing High-Value Behaviour24:08 Going All In and Leveraging Bong Bears32:39 Building The Honey Jar36:28 Honeycombs, Integrators and Community Engagement40:00 Developing a Cybernetic Culture w/ Honeycombs45:00 Cybernetic Culture of Berachain vs Other L1s/L2s48:40 The Rise of Honeycomb and Community Dynamics50:53 Personas and Social Interactions in Different Spheres55:20 A New Definition for Cults1:03:05 Sustainably Prioritizing Communities1:08:30 Cults As Cybernetic Organizations1:10:46 The Key to Long-Lasting Cults1:25:42 Post-Game Show~~~~Subscribe to the Flywheel mailing list: https://flywheeldefi.com~~~~Follow FlywheelX: https://twitter.com/FlywheelDeFiTelegram: https://t.me/FlywheelDeFiYouTube: @flywheeldefiSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/34xXNO289naHrPB2h4uN4J?si=7aa710b683c04a66Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/flywheel-defi/id1628697864~~~~ConnectDeFi Dave: https://twitter.com/defidave22Kiet: https://twitter.com/0xkapital_kSam: https://twitter.com/traders_insightLewy: https://x.com/lewquidity~~~~Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.

This week, we brought on Chunda McCain to learn more about Nucleus which introduces “Yield by Default” and the financialization of infrastructure risk.Timeline:00:00 Introduction & Background03:44 What was Ion and its evolution into Nucleus08:48 Financializing Infrastructure Risks11:00 Yield by Default15:23 Engaging User Incentives and Infra Revenue Sharing19:37 App Chains and Ecosystem-Specific Rollups26:09 Are AVS’s Bottlenecks in Restaking?30:35 Scaling ETH vs The Rollup-Centric Roadmap36:52 Ethereum's Identity and EIP-155939:23 Narratives from Precious Metals to Crypto42:15 Nucleus Architecture and User Journey46:08 Yield Generation Strategies and Risk Management54:38 Default Yield in all Ecosystems1:05:05 What Sets Nucleus Apart?1:10:50 Post-Game Show~~~~Subscribe to the Flywheel mailing list: https://flywheeldefi.com~~~~Follow FlywheelX: https://twitter.com/FlywheelDeFiTelegram: https://t.me/FlywheelDeFiYouTube: @flywheeldefiSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/34xXNO289naHrPB2h4uN4J?si=7aa710b683c04a66Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/flywheel-defi/id1628697864~~~~ConnectDeFi Dave: https://twitter.com/defidave22Kiet: https://twitter.com/0xkapital_kSam: https://twitter.com/traders_insightLewy: https://x.com/lewquidity~~~~Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.

This week, we hosted Thad, co-founder of El Dorado, to discuss the upcoming election and its implications on Crypto and DeFi.Timeline:00:00 Introduction & Background04:00 US Election: Candidates and Their Stance on Crypto08:56 The Current Political Landscape12:33 Economic Issues: Inflation, Immigration18:30 Bull Case for Crypto and The US30:00 Crypto Under Different Political Outcomes34:00 Political Implications in The Worst-Case Scenario43:03 The US Identity Crisis Post-Cold War46:30 What is El Dorado and its Vision50:00 The Membership Model and Dorito Utility1:03:03 Understanding Thorchain and Its Innovations1:10:00 Single-Sided Bitcoin Yield w/ El Dorado1:14:45 Post-Game Show~~~~Subscribe to the Flywheel mailing list: https://flywheeldefi.com~~~~Follow FlywheelX: https://twitter.com/FlywheelDeFiTelegram: https://t.me/FlywheelDeFiYouTube: @flywheeldefiSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/34xXNO289naHrPB2h4uN4J?si=7aa710b683c04a66Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/flywheel-defi/id1628697864~~~~ConnectDeFi Dave: https://twitter.com/defidave22Kiet: https://twitter.com/0xkapital_kSam: https://twitter.com/traders_insightLewy: https://x.com/lewquidity~~~~Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.

This week we hosted Ryan Park, co-founder of Exponents, the first liquidation-free, oracle-less perp dex and explored how Exponents is reimagining market efficiency with its novel mathematical mechanisms.Timeline:00:00 Introduction & Background10:48 Lessons from Anchor13:50 What Lido Did Right16:46 Distribution + Growth in Terra and Anchor19:27 “The End User is Capital”22:30 Transitioning from Anchor to Exponents28:54 The Liquidation Free, Oracle-less Perp Dex34:04 “Spot Arbitrage”, The Lifecycle of a Position41:49 Synthetic Positions and Collateralization Mechanism50:40 How Does Exponents Work1:01:23 Institutional Perspectives on DeFi & Crypto1:07:43 The Future of DeFi and Its Value Prop1:13:34 Incentivizing Speculation in Crypto Markets1:23:15 Building in the Bera Eco1:29:29 Post-Game Show~~~~Subscribe to the Flywheel mailing list: https://flywheeldefi.com~~~~Follow FlywheelX: https://twitter.com/FlywheelDeFiTelegram: https://t.me/FlywheelDeFiYouTube: @flywheeldefiSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/34xXNO289naHrPB2h4uN4J?si=7aa710b683c04a66Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/flywheel-defi/id1628697864~~~~ConnectDeFi Dave: https://twitter.com/defidave22Kiet: https://twitter.com/0xkapital_kSam: https://twitter.com/traders_insightLewy: https://x.com/lewquidity~~~~Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.

This week, we had on Jordan Prince, an OG Solana dev and co-founder of Metaplex who shared his thoughts on the evolution of the Solana ecosystem and why he believes it could overtake Ethereum's position.Timeline:00:00 Introduction & Background15:25 How L2s have impacted Ethereum25:37 The Future of Solana: Flipping ETH?30:23 The Hacker House Phenomenon41:58 The Birth of Metaplex and Solana NFT Standards51:09 EIPs vs Solana Standards55:30 The Flaws of DAOs and the Need for Representative Governance1:03:35 B&J Studios and Its Role in Innovation1:08:50 Memecoins & Market Dynamics1:18:41 Solana PVP & Ethereum MEV1:23:38 The Solution to L2s: A New Ethereum1:26:44 Are New L1s A Threat to Solana?1:34:09 The Real Threat to Crypto1:42:48 Post-Game Show~~~~Subscribe to the Flywheel mailing list: https://flywheeldefi.com~~~~Follow FlywheelX: https://twitter.com/FlywheelDeFiTelegram: https://t.me/FlywheelDeFiYouTube: @flywheeldefiSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/34xXNO289naHrPB2h4uN4J?si=7aa710b683c04a66Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/flywheel-defi/id1628697864~~~~ConnectDeFi Dave: https://twitter.com/defidave22Kiet: https://twitter.com/0xkapital_kSam: https://twitter.com/traders_insightLewy: https://x.com/lewquidity~~~~Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.

This week, Pierre Person is a former French Politician and current founder of the stablecoin protocol Usual Money. He discusses Usual’s novel mechanisms and how it aims to be a fully on-chain Tether.Timeline:00:00 Introduction & Background06:19 Working In French Politics 9:24 From Politics to Stablecoins14:14 What is Usual Money20:00 Stablecoin Lifecycle in Usual (Minting USD0)22:48 Usual Governance Token Model28:12 GTM Strategy (0 to 100 Real Quick)33:40 Bridging the Gap Between DeFi and CeFi37:50 USD0++ and Speculative Yield41:54 Usual’s Mechanism Against Dilution44:11 Base Interest Guarantee45:45 Withdrawing USD0 from USD0++51:35 Token Emissions and Protocol Revenue55:45 Regulation and MICA1:06:07 Post-Game Show~~~~Subscribe to the Flywheel mailing list: https://flywheeldefi.com~~~~Follow FlywheelTwitter: https://twitter.com/FlywheelDeFiTelegram: https://t.me/FlywheelDeFiYouTube: @flywheeldefiSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/34xXNO289naHrPB2h4uN4J?si=7aa710b683c04a66Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/flywheel-defi/id1628697864~~~~ConnectDeFi Dave: https://twitter.com/defidave22Kiet: https://twitter.com/0xkapital_kSam: https://twitter.com/traders_insightLewy: https://x.com/lewquidity~~~~Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.

This week, Charlie Curran dives into how Memecoins are an avant-garde art form and what his experiences in the trenches has been like since the launch of pump(dot)fun.Timeline:00:00 Introduction & Background07:19 From Fashion and Film to Crypto10:40 Finding Pump(dot)fun13:20 Memecoins vs Culture coins15:35 $P*SSYINBIO Lore20:55 Community and Cult Formation24:00 Cultural Shifts and CT Blindspots30:49 Avant-Garde Art and Crypto Culture37:10 The Rise of Ball Up Top42:46 Ball Up Top Community vs P*SSYINBIO47:28 Trying To Fork Culture50:30 Ethereum vs Solana54:54 Future of Culturecoins & Memecoins1:02:07 Celebrities & Memecoins ~~~~Subscribe to the Flywheel mailing list: https://flywheeldefi.com~~~~Follow FlywheelTwitter: https://twitter.com/FlywheelDeFiTelegram: https://t.me/FlywheelDeFiYouTube: @flywheeldefiSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/34xXNO289naHrPB2h4uN4J?si=7aa710b683c04a66Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/flywheel-defi/id1628697864~~~~ConnectDeFi Dave: https://twitter.com/defidave22Kiet: https://twitter.com/0xkapital_kSam: https://twitter.com/traders_insightLewy: https://x.com/lewquidity~~~~Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.

This week we hosted Kyle Chayka, author of Filterworld. We dive into his key findings on how algorithms flatten culture, impact the crypto industry and more.Timeline:00:00 Introduction and Background03:47 Writing Filterworld05:55 Stuck Culture: The Rise of Mainstream Social Internet08:00 Understanding How Algorithms Work11:35 Different Flavours of Algorithms14:47 Flattening16:20 TikTok’s Optimized Algorithm 21:45 The Homogenization of Culture22:40 Taste or Algorithmic Recommendations?24:37 Platform-Based Cultures30:45 Ineffable Taste vs Data-driven Recommendations34:00 Sandcastle Platforms & Non-Algo Platforms36:17 Better Regulation for Social Networks45:00 AI Further Flattening Culture and Creativity53:13 Balancing Novelty and Taste in Content Consumption56:35 Post-Game Show~~~~Subscribe to the Flywheel mailing list: https://flywheeldefi.com~~~~Follow FlywheelTwitter: https://twitter.com/FlywheelDeFiTelegram: https://t.me/FlywheelDeFiYouTube: @flywheeldefiSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/34xXNO289naHrPB2h4uN4J?si=7aa710b683c04a66Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/flywheel-defi/id1628697864~~~~ConnectDeFi Dave: https://twitter.com/defidave22Kiet: https://twitter.com/0xkapital_kSam: https://twitter.com/traders_insightLewy: https://x.com/lewquidity~~~~Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.

This week we invited Reffo, the co-founder of Puffpaw, the only vape-to-earn crypto project with a unique gamified twist.Timeline:00:00 Introduction and Background07:25 Choosing to build on Berachain12:12 Vaping-to-quit Tokenomics15:00 The Encrypted ‘Smart Vape’16:55 3 Core Game Factors17:40 What Happens When You Quit?20:46 Cutting Out The Middle Men22:57 How Vapes Really Work28:32 In-House Vape Production32:00 GTM and Web3 Onboarding36:30 Pitching Vape-to-earn40:20 Target Market/Consumer41:56 PuffPaw Business Model48:59 Berachain Eco57:29 Post-Game Show~~~~Subscribe to the Flywheel mailing list: https://flywheeldefi.com~~~~Follow FlywheelTwitter: https://twitter.com/FlywheelDeFiTelegram: https://t.me/FlywheelDeFiYouTube: @flywheeldefiSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/34xXNO289naHrPB2h4uN4J?si=7aa710b683c04a66Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/flywheel-defi/id1628697864~~~~ConnectDeFi Dave: https://twitter.com/defidave22Kiet: https://twitter.com/0xkapital_kSam: https://twitter.com/traders_insightLewy: https://x.com/lewquidity~~~~Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.

This week we dive into Initia, a permissionless interwoven system of rollups that aims to support the next generation of appchains.Timeline:00:00 Introduction and Background07:30 The Initia Idea10:47 Building a Permissionless Interwoven Ecosystem12:15 Initia’s Apple Design Influence15:53 The 3 Pillars of Initia19:54 Enshrined Liquidity, initUSDC Pool and Fees24:48 Rollbacks and Fraud-proofs26:16 Instant Bridging w/ MinitiaSwap31:35 Building on the L1 vs L234:28 Attracting and Incubating Appchains43:00 Aligned Interwoven Projects and Users46:39 The Origin of “Interwoven”49:37 Community Alignment and Long-Term Success51:54 Initia’s Comprehensive Product Suite 55:05VIP Program: Rewarding Engagement and Loyalty1:08:06 Memetic and Communication Strategy 1:13:24 Post-Game Show~~~~Subscribe to the Flywheel mailing list: https://flywheeldefi.com~~~~Follow FlywheelTwitter: https://twitter.com/FlywheelDeFiTelegram: https://t.me/FlywheelDeFiYouTube: @flywheeldefiSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/34xXNO289naHrPB2h4uN4J?si=7aa710b683c04a66Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/flywheel-defi/id1628697864~~~~ConnectDeFi Dave: https://twitter.com/defidave22Kiet: https://twitter.com/0xkapital_kSam: https://twitter.com/traders_insightLewy: https://x.com/lewquidity~~~~Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.

In this week’s episode, Stuti from Kraken Ventures shares her journey into crypto and what winning GTM strategies for stablecoins looks like. Timeline: 00:00 Introduction and Background10:00 Go-to-Market Strategies for Stablecoins13:00 The Signal Waterfall19:09 DeFi Builders and Apps21:00 The Brain Surgeons of DeFi22:04 Crypto Institutions26:19 The Degens32:46 General Consumers38:25 How to “Stay in The Market”; Long-Term Success41:40 Scaling and Competing with Established Stablecoins43:14 The Success Metrics of Stablecoin Projects51:07 What Does Success Mean?54:04 Exploring Potential Angles to Take Market Share1:03:04 Post-Game Show~~~~Subscribe to the Flywheel mailing list: https://flywheeldefi.com~~~~Follow Flywheel Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlywheelDeFi Telegram: https://t.me/FlywheelDeFi YouTube: @flywheeldefi Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/34xXNO289naHrPB2h4uN4J?si=7aa710b683c04a66Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/flywheel-defi/id1628697864~~~~Connect DeFi Dave: https://twitter.com/defidave22Kiet: https://twitter.com/0xkapital_kSam: https://twitter.com/traders_insightLewy: https://x.com/lewquidity~~~~Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.

This week we hosted Joey Roth, the founder of Dyad, “The first capital efficient overcollateralized stablecoin”. We dive into Joey’s journey in building DYAD througout the bear and its unique stablecoin design. We dive into the the Kerosene flywheel, building a user friendly platform, how DYAD plans to scale in the future. Timeline: 00:00 Introduction03:00 Building Dyad in the Bear Market13:30 Introducing DYAD: Enhancing Capital Efficiency22:27 The Liquidation Process for Undercollateralized Positions29:42 Understanding Notes as NFTs33:01 XP Boosts36:00 The Secondary Market for Notes43:17 The Kerosene Flywheel 45:00 Airdrops48:45 Raising the Right Amount of Funding49:30 DYAD GTM52:33 What a DYAD Anchor would look like1:00:18 Solving The Stablecoin Trilemma1:06:09 Buying Bananas at The Supermarket w/ DYAD ~~~~Subscribe to the Flywheel mailing list: https://flywheeldefi.com~~~~Follow Flywheel Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlywheelDeFiTelegram: https://t.me/FlywheelDeFiYouTube: @flywheeldefiSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/34xXNO289naHrPB2h4uN4J?si=7aa710b683c04a66Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/flywheel-defi/id1628697864~~~~Connect DeFi Dave: https://twitter.com/defidave22Kiet: https://twitter.com/0xkapital_kSam: https://twitter.com/traders_insightLewy: https://x.com/lewquidity~~~~Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.

This week we hosted Anon of Apollo DAO. He shares his origin story, his involvement in the Cosmos ecosystem, and much more. He discusses the challenges he faced during the fall of Terra his spot-on predictions of the collapse of FTX, and what he is up to now in the land of Cosmos. Timeline: 00:00 Introduction and Background02:59 Into the Cosmos and Apollo DAO10:00 Challenges and Decisions During the Collapse of Terra15:00 Navigating Crisis and Rebuilding18:07 Skepticism Towards FTX Before Their Collapse25:27 Challenges in the Cosmos Ecosystem28:35 What Are Conflict of Interests30:56 The Need for Transparency and Competition36:15 Customizability and Interesting Tech in Cosmos45:30 Promising Projects in the Cosmos Ecosystem~~~~Subscribe to the Flywheel mailing list: https://flywheeldefi.com~~~~Follow Flywheel Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlywheelDeFiTelegram: https://t.me/FlywheelDeFiYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FlywheelDeFiSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/34xXNO289naHrPB2h4uN4J?si=7aa710b683c04a66Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/flywheel-defi/id1628697864~~~~ConnectDeFi Dave: https://twitter.com/defidave22Kiet: https://twitter.com/0xkapital_kSam: https://twitter.com/traders_insightLewy: https://x.com/lewquidity~~~~Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.

In this week’s episode Sam Williams, founder of Arweave & AO, dives into the the concept of permanent storage on blockchains and the importance of user rights in cyberspace. Sam explains how Arweave was built to provide decentralized replication of data sets that can't be easily censored. In addition, Sam shares some spicy takes on Ethereum and restaking.Timeline 00:00 Introduction to Arweave and Permanent Storage06:49 The Philosophy of User Rights in Cyberspace 10:45 Ethereum Hot Take21:30 The Future of Arweave25:36 Introduction to AO and its Approach38:02 Building with Purpose and Passion41:30 The Technical Details of AO49:21 Security and Scalability in AO54:34 Payment Options and Conclusion56:18 Token Mint Model for Incentivizing Growth01:11:35 Rapid Growth in TVL~~~~Subscribe to the Flywheel mailing list: https://flywheeldefi.com~~~~Follow FlywheelTwitter: https://twitter.com/FlywheelDeFiTelegram: https://t.me/FlywheelDeFiYouTube: @flywheeldefiSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/34xXNO289naHrPB2h4uN4J?si=7aa710b683c04a66Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/flywheel-defi/id1628697864~~~~Connect DeFi Dave: https://twitter.com/defidave22Kiet: https://twitter.com/0xkapital_kSam: https://twitter.com/traders_insightLewy: https://x.com/lewquidity~~~~Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.

In this week's episode, Cindy shares her journey from prop trader to builder and all the trials and tribulations that come with being a founder. She goes into what Drift is, how it works, and the future roadmap they have in store. Timeline00:00 Introduction to Drift and Solana DeFi03:04 Building on Solana and the Challenges Faced07:21 Early Days of Building on Solana09:54 Navigating the Bear Market and Building Through the Dark Times18:12 Positioning Drift in the Meme Coin Craze21:14 The Inflection Point and Grounded Organic Interest26:04 Drift's Vision and Capturing the Entire Asset Lifecycle31:11 The Role of Smaller Market Makers in Solana's Liquidity33:13 The Liquidity Trifecta 35:42 The Backstop AMM for Less Liquid Markets37:27 Just-in-Time Liquidity for Market Orders40:32 Lessons Learned from LP Pool Marketing43:41 Exploring the Architecture of Drift v346:39 The Ideal Future for Drift's Execution Environment53:15 Dealing with the Influx of Airdrop Farmers55:32 Drift's Metrics and Future Goals58:54 Recommended Guest: FP from Sanctum~~~~Subscribe to the Flywheel mailing list: https://flywheeldefi.com~~~~ Follow Flywheel Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlywheelDeFi Telegram: https://t.me/FlywheelDeFi YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FlywheelDeFiSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/34xXNO289naHrPB2h4uN4J?si=7aa710b683c04a66 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/flywheel-defi/id1628697864~~~~Connect DeFi Dave: https://twitter.com/defidave22 Kiet: https://twitter.com/0xkapital_k Sam: https://twitter.com/traders_insight Lewy: https://x.com/lewquidity~~~~Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.

In this week's episode, 0xSami reveals the first major news in Redacted's metamorphosis into Dinero with ipxETH, a first-of-its-kind income fund from Nomura's Digital Asset Unit, Laser Digital Group. 0xSami reveals how the collaboration was forged and emphasizes the importance of distribution for DeFi.Follow Flywheel Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlywheelDeFiTelegram: https://t.me/FlywheelDeFiYouTube: @flywheeldefiSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/34xXNO2...Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... ~~~~Connect DeFi Dave: https://twitter.com/defidave22Kiet: https://twitter.com/0xkapital_kSam: https://twitter.com/traders_insightTimestamps02:28 DeFi Growing Up and Recognizing the Market05:22 Introducing ipxETH: An Institutional Staked ETH Income Fund08:54 Going the Institutional Route to Scale and Onboard Capital16:03 How ipxETH is Structured25:34 Building the Rails for Institutional Capital33:38 DINERO Token Migration43:17 Separate Tokens and Distribution of Yield48:37 Distribution Strategy for Dinero51:46 Vision for Dinero54:00 Berachain Updates

Watch the full EP to dive into how Ostium is bringing the “perpification” of RWAs to the masses 🥇Timestamps 00:00 Introduction and Background15:08 Tokenization vs. Purpification21:12 Focus on FX, Commodities, and Indices26:12 The Role of Oracles28:35 Building Ostium’s Oracles35:09 Consensus and Verification38:33 Settlement in Ostium45:41 Challenges in Scaling RWA Perp Dex’s54:16 Integrating Interest-Bearing Assets56:01 Starting with the Basics and Adding Complexity58:30 Building a Trustless and Decentralized System01:06:16 Upcoming Launch and Partnerships01:09:43 Go-to-Market Strategy~~~~Subscribe to the Flywheel mailing list: https://flywheeldefi.com~~~~Follow FlywheelTwitter: https://twitter.com/FlywheelDeFiTelegram: https://t.me/FlywheelDeFiYouTube: @flywheeldefiSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/34xXNO2...Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...~~~~Connect DeFi Dave: https://twitter.com/defidave22Kiet: https://twitter.com/0xkapital_kSam: https://twitter.com/traders_insightLewy: https://x.com/lewquidity~~~~Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.

Jay from Royco discusses the background and motivation behind the creation of Royco. He shares his journey in the DeFi space and how it led to the development of Rari Capital and eventually Royco which aims to bring efficiency to liquidity on-chain by creating a two-sided marketplace for liquidity providers and seekers. Royco is set to launch soon, and the team is focused on finalizing the protocol. Timeline00:00 Introduction and Background06:25 Creating Efficiency in On-Chain Liquidity10:21 The Order Book for Yielding Opportunities21:41 Expanding Use Cases for Royco28:51 The Developer Ecosystem and Future Opportunities32:19 Liquid Staked Bribe Tokens and Efficiency35:12 Segmentation of Liquidity Profiles36:24 The Open Liquidity Graph37:52 The Value of Royco Integration for Protocols39:29 Worrying about Demand on the Liquidity Provider Side41:09 Bringing Back DeFi Summer with Royco46:18 Abstracting Negotiation with Royco47:46 The Role of Institutions in DeFi49:02 Capturing the Internet Economy53:27 Expanding DeFi from Within56:01 The Importance of Focusing on the Internet~~~~Subscribe to the Flywheel mailing list: https://flywheeldefi.com~~~~Follow Flywheel Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlywheelDeFiTelegram: https://t.me/FlywheelDeFiYouTube: @flywheeldefiSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/34xXNO2...Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... ~~~~ Connect DeFi Dave: https://twitter.com/defidave22Kiet: https://twitter.com/0xkapital_kSam: https://twitter.com/traders_insightLewy: https://x.com/lewquidity ~~~~ Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.