In today's episode, Mike is joined by Myles and special guest Jim Parillo from Figment Capital to explore the latest developments in the restaking ecosystem. They dive into lessons learned from shared security models in Cosmos and Polkadot. The conversation also touches on the differences between liquid staking tokens (LSTs) and liquid restaking tokens (LRTs), as well as the emergence of Solana L2s and their potential implications for the future of the network. Stay tuned for all of this and much more!

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Wormhole is a decentralized interoperability platform powering multi-chain applications and bridges. It provides developers with access to liquidity and users on over 30 leading blockchain networks, enabling use cases in DeFi, data queries, and governance. The platform is trusted by teams like Uniswap and Circle and, to date, the platform has facilitated the transfer of over 35 billion dollars through over 850 million cross-chain messages.

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Restaking is the biggest shift in Ethereum's staking landscape yet, and Swell is leading the charge with Liquid restaking token, rswETH.

Restake your ETH with Swell to earn Pearls, EigenLayer points, and future restaking rewards — while still being able to participate in DeFi.

Restake now: app.swellnetwork.io

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Flood is the optimal DEX aggregator, giving users and developers the mathematically proven best price.

Flood is built from the ground up for speed and efficiency, MEV free and redistributes all trading surplus to users, meaning you can earn money while doing your regular swapping.

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Introduction

(4:24) TradFi Framing Memecoins

(12:08) Restaking Ecosystem Update

(29:20) Wormhole Ad

(30:33) Swell Ad

(31:47) Flood Ad

(32:45) Shared Security Economics

(38:56) AVS Dynamics

(52:34) LRTs vs LSTs

(1:03:40) Solana L2s

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Disclaimer: Nothing said on Bell Curve is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Mike, Jason, Michael, Vance and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.tt and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.