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Deep Dive: Supra’s Vision and the Rise of Automatic DeFi | Joshua Tobkin

Mar 11, 2025
Joshua Tobkin, co-founder and CEO of Supra, dives into the innovative design of their vertically integrated blockchain platform. He discusses the integration of smart contracts, oracles, and cross-chain communication, highlighting its potential to automate decentralized finance. Tobkin addresses miner extractable value (MEV) complexities, offering strategies for mitigation to enhance ecosystem stability. He also shares insights on incentivizing app developers and the role of containerization in boosting security and scalability in blockchain applications.
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Supra: An All-in Blockchain

  • Supra is an "all-in" blockchain, a Layer-1 platform with integrated features.
  • These include native oracles, cross-chain communication, on-chain randomness, and automation.
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Supra's Approach to Permissionless and Opinionated Design

  • Supra is permissionless and works with competitors, even while prioritizing its own protocols.
  • It's a "monolithic unified system with modular components," allowing individual parts to be swapped.
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Expert Team vs. Ad-hoc Teams

  • Supra believes a focused expert team builds better protocols than many ad-hoc teams.
  • It prioritizes strong security guarantees for smart contracts by ensuring data integrity.
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