You'll see a link in the invite to do that and get started, track your assets. David, got to ask you the question I ask at the outset of these conversations, which is what is the state of the nation today? Ryan,

the state of the nation is upgrading. This one was easy this week. We are certainly upgrading in Aave V3. This is the state of the nation, of course. Not only is Aave V3 upgrading from V2 to V3, but we are upgrading from a monolithic L1 world to a world of many, many chains. Whether you believe the future is multi-layer two or multi-chain, we are upgrading nonetheless. And so, Ryan, we are going to explore what does it mean to upgrade in the world of 2022 in crypto. So Ryan, we are upgrading this week.

That's a great topic. Guys, I can't wait to talk to Stani. It's been over a year, maybe more since we've had him on the podcast. So can't wait to pick his brain a bit more. We will be right back with Stani. But before we get to the conversation, we want to thank the sponsors that made this episode possible.

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