Brian was joined by Felix Lutsch, CCO of Chorus One, for a discussion of what is going on in crypto today. The discussion included the evolving Proof-of-Stake landscape, the role of and trends around liquid staking and interoperability. They also discussed the crypto markets and the possible impact of a changing macro environment with increasing inflation.

Topics covered in this episode:

Felix's background and how he got into crypto
How the staking landscape is evolving
The increasing complexity within the staking industry and the impact this will bring, including compliance and MEV
Liquid staking - where it is today and where it is headed
Interoperability - IBC adoption, Terra, composability
Crypto markets - inflation and predicting the future

Episode links:

Sponsors:

Chorus One: Chorus One runs validators on cutting edge Proof of Stake networks such as Cosmos, Solana, Celo, Polkadot and Oasis. - https://epicenter.rocks/chorusone
ParaSwap: ParaSwap aggregates all major DEXs and makes sure you beat the market price at every single swap and with the lowest slippage - paraswap.io/epicenter

This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/439

Felix Lutsch: Chorus One – On Proof-of-Stake, Interoperability & Crypto Markets