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Inside the Evolution of Liquid Staking & Modular Money | Jon Charbonneau & Aidan Salzmann

Feb 5, 2024
Aiden Salzman, co-founder of Stride Labs, and John Charbonneau, general partner of DBA, join the podcast to discuss liquid staking and modular money. They delve into topics such as the architecture of the Stride protocol, using liquid staking tokens across rollups, managing validator sets, and the demand drivers for liquid staking adoption. The conversation also touches on incentive alignment, Ethereum liquid staking, and the potential of Celeste in the liquid-staking market.
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Quick takeaways

  • Holding liquid-staking tokens ensures liquidity and aligns with neutrality, reliability, and security.
  • Stride's liquid-staking protocol supports various ST tokens in parallel, allowing secure and reliable staking.

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The importance of holding liquid-staking tokens

The podcast episode discusses the growing trend and importance of holding liquid-staking tokens, particularly in the context of Cosmos chains such as Celeste. The speaker emphasizes that if someone is holding ETH on a roll-up, they should prioritize holding the liquid-staking token. The trend towards holding liquid-staking tokens is seen as a way to ensure liquidity and align with the most neutral, reliable, and secure option. Stride, as a liquid-staking protocol in Cosmos, is highlighted as a reputable and impressive team in this space.

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