Fundamentals

Anatoly Yakovenko, Co-Founder of Solana, joined us for an episode to discuss what Solana’s core value proposition is, the optimizations Solana has focused on, and how they are positioned within a multi-chain ecosystem. Also, we cover how blockchains can be valued, how economic sustainability should be addressed, the most exciting things happening on Solana right now, who the core contributors behind the blockchain are, and more! Solana’s dashboard: https://tokenterminal.com/terminal/projects/solana Solana Site: https://solana.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/solana Anatoly: https://twitter.com/aeyakovenko Make sure to leave a comment if you have any questions 🙌 📊 Token Terminal platform: ► https://www.tokenterminal.com/ ----------------------------------------- 💬 Join our Discord: ► https://discord.com/invite/tokenterminal ----------------------------------------- 📱 Follow us on Twitter: ► https://twitter.com/tokenterminal ----------------------------------------- 📩 Subscribe to our Newsletter: ► https://tokenterminal.com/resources ----------------------------------------- Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 01:52 Solana’s core value propositions 03:37 Optimizations compared to previously launched blockchains 08:05 Solana’s position in the multichain blockchain landscape 11:22 The end game for Solana 14:22 What applications are best suited to be built on Solana? 19:21 The teams that contribute to the core development of the Solana blockchain 20:55 Economic sustainability 24:58 Solana as a venture-backed business 26:52 Are blockchains businesses? 29:42 What are the best metrics to measure/value a blockchain? 31:25 Solana Mobile 36:05 Current growth drivers 39:11 What’s next for Solana? Crypto redefines the way businesses are built and operated. Token Terminal gives you the tools to evaluate and track the most promising projects. The information provided in this episode does not constitute investment advice, financial advice, trading advice, or any other sort of advice and you should not treat any of the website's content as such. Token Terminal does not recommend that any cryptocurrency or token should be bought, sold, or held by you. Do conduct your own due diligence and consult your financial advisor before making any investment decisions. #Solana #Blockchain #Crypto #TokenTerminal

Wouter Kampmann, Co-Founder at MakerDAO Sustainable Ecosystem Scaling (SES) – a Core Unit that focuses on sustainably growing the Maker Protocol’s moats by removing barriers between decentralized workforce, capital, and work – joined us for an episode to discuss the basics of Maker and the SES Core Unit. In this episode we cover how Maker is structured as an on-chain organization and break down the current state of its operations, after which we dive into the details behind the MakerDAO ecosystem performance dashboard; we discuss the purpose of the dashboard, the roles of different Core Units, different levels of expense reporting, how budgets are determined, and more. The MakerDAO expenses dashboard: https://expenses.makerdao.network/ MakerDAO SES Site: https://ses.makerdao.network/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MakerDAO_SES Wouter: https://twitter.com/wkampmann MakerDAO’s dashboard on Token Terminal: https://tokenterminal.com/terminal Make sure to leave a comment if you have any questions 🙌 📊 Token Terminal platform: ► https://www.tokenterminal.com/ ----------------------------------------- 💬 Join our Discord: ► https://discord.com/invite/tokenterminal ----------------------------------------- 📱 Follow us on Twitter: ► https://twitter.com/tokenterminal ----------------------------------------- 📩 Subscribe to our Newsletter: ► https://tokenterminal.com/resources ----------------------------------------- Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:55 MakerDAO and the DAI stablecoin 03:03 What are Core Units? 03:33 The Sustainable Ecosystem Scaling Core Unit 04:40 The expenses dashboard & its purpose 07:05 How is MakerDAO structured as an on-chain organization? 09:42 Overview of the different Core Units & what they do 12:45 How are the budgets for Core Units determined? 15:30 How have budgets and headcount developed over time? 17:06 Overview of Core Unit expense reports 19:42 Forecast & MKR Vesting -tabs 21:20 Auditor cycle – quality control and auditing of expense reports 24:40 What’s next for MakerDAO? Crypto redefines the way businesses are built and operated. Token Terminal gives you the tools to evaluate and track the most promising projects. The information provided in this episode does not constitute investment advice, financial advice, trading advice, or any other sort of advice and you should not treat any of the website's content as such. Token Terminal does not recommend that any cryptocurrency or token should be bought, sold, or held by you. Do conduct your own due diligence and consult your financial advisor before making any investment decisions. #MakerDAO #DAI #DeFi #Crypto #TokenTerminal

Tyson, CTO & Co-Founder of Zora, joined us for an episode the discuss what Zora is, how it works, the state of the NFT market, current growth drivers and challenges, plans for the future, and more. Zora is a non-custodial NFT protocol built on Ethereum that makes it easy for creators and collectors to experience and express creativity and imagination on-chain. Zora's dashboard on Token Terminal: https://tokenterminal.com/terminal/projects/zora Zora: https://zora.co/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ourZORA Tyson: https://twitter.com/tbtstl Make sure to leave a comment if you have any questions 🙌 📊 Token Terminal platform: ► https://www.tokenterminal.com/ ------------------------------------------- 💬 Join our Discord: ► https://discord.com/invite/tokenterminal ------------------------------------------- 📱 Follow us on Twitter: ► https://twitter.com/tokenterminal ------------------------------------------- 📩 Subscribe to our Newsletter: ► https://tokenterminal.com/resources ----------------------------------------- Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 01:42 The core pain-points that Zora solves for creators and collectors 03:20 Overview of Zora’s product: Protocol & platform 04:05 Most common use-cases for Zora today 05:04 State of the NFT market & Zora’s position within it 06:38 Analyzing the market potential for Zora 07:39 The role of partnerships on Zora: Case “Base, introduced” 09:02 Current growth drivers & challenges 10:54 Technical overview of how Zora works 13:18 Economic and business models 14:06 The team behind Zora 15:10 What’s next for Zora? Crypto redefines the way businesses are built and operated. Token Terminal gives you the tools to evaluate and track the most promising projects. The information provided in this episode does not constitute investment advice, financial advice, trading advice, or any other sort of advice and you should not treat any of the website's content as such. Token Terminal does not recommend that any cryptocurrency or token should be bought, sold, or held by you. Do conduct your own due diligence and consult your financial advisor before making any investment decisions. #Zora #NFT #crypto #DeFi #TokenTerminal

Murloc from Trader Joe joined us for another episode of 15-minute fundamentals to discuss the basics of Trader Joe, its mission, how it works, current growth drivers, expanding to new chains, the protocol’s economic model, and more. Trader Joe is a non-custodial exchange protocol built on Avalanche, Arbitrum, and the BNB Chain. Trader Joe’s dashboard: https://tokenterminal.com/terminal/projects/trader-joe Trader Joe: https://traderjoexyz.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/traderjoe_xyz Murloc: https://twitter.com/0xmurloc Make sure to leave a comment if you have any questions 🙌 📊 Token Terminal platform:  ► https://www.tokenterminal.com/ ------------------------------------------- 💬 Join our Discord:  ►  https://discord.com/invite/tokenterminal ------------------------------------------- 📱 Follow us on Twitter: ► https://twitter.com/tokenterminal ------------------------------------------- 📩 Subscribe to our Newsletter: ► https://tokenterminal.com/resources ----------------------------------------- Timestamps:Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 02:50 Trader Joe’s mission 05:13 Overview of Trader Joe’s core products 07:37 Process for choosing the ecosystems to build in 09:40 The market and Trader Joe’s position within it 11:43 Analyzing market potential 13:00 Current growth drivers 18:55 Technical overview of Liquidity Book 22:20 Economic and business models 24:39 The JOE token 26:41 The team building Trader Joe 27:24 What’s next for Trader Joe? Crypto redefines the way businesses are built and operated. Token Terminal gives you the tools to evaluate and track the most promising projects. The information provided in this episode does not constitute investment advice, financial advice, trading advice, or any other sort of advice and you should not treat any of the website's content as such. Token Terminal does not recommend that any cryptocurrency or token should be bought, sold, or held by you. Do conduct your own due diligence and consult your financial advisor before making any investment decisions. #TraderJoe #DeFi #TokenTerminal

Mike Silagadze, Founder & CEO of ether.fi joined us for another episode of 15-minute fundamentals to discuss the basics of ether.fi, how it works, its position whiting the staking market, current opportunities and challenges, the team behind the projects, what effects the Shanghai upgrade might have, plans for the future, and more. Ether.fi is a non-custodial delegated staking protocol. Ether.fi’s dashboard: https://tokenterminal.com/terminal/projects/etherfi ether.fi: https://ether.fi/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ether_fi Mike: https://twitter.com/MikeSilagadze Make sure to leave a comment if you have any questions 🙌 📊 Token Terminal platform:  ► https://www.tokenterminal.com/ ------------------------------------------- 💬 Join our Discord:  ►  https://discord.com/invite/tokenterminal ------------------------------------------- 📱 Follow us on Twitter: ► https://twitter.com/tokenterminal ------------------------------------------- 📩 Subscribe to our Newsletter: ► https://tokenterminal.com/resources ----------------------------------------- Timestamps: Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 02:08 What problem does ether.fi solve? 04:14 Overview of ether.fi’s product 07:28 Technical breakdown of staking & the ether.fi protocol 11:50 Ether.fi’s current users and target audience 13:23 Economic and business model 15:03 Current state of the staking market (opportunities and risks) 17:58 Growth drivers and challenges 19:22 The team building ether.fi 20:01 What’s next for ether.fi? Crypto redefines the way businesses are built and operated. Token Terminal gives you the tools to evaluate and track the most promising projects. The information provided in this episode does not constitute investment advice, financial advice, trading advice, or any other sort of advice and you should not treat any of the website's content as such. Token Terminal does not recommend that any cryptocurrency or token should be bought, sold, or held by you. Do conduct your own due diligence and consult your financial advisor before making any investment decisions. #etherfi #ethereum #staking #DeFi #TokenTerminal

Gauntlet is a financial modelling platform that uses battle-tested techniques from the algorithmic trading industry to inform on-chain protocol management. Nick Cannon joined us for an episode to cover the basics of Gauntlet, the core problem that Gauntlet has set out to solve, core products and how they work under the hood, what Gauntlet’s work with different protocols and DAOs looks like in practice, current growth drivers and challenges, plans for the future, and more! Gauntlet: https://gauntlet.network/ Nick: https://twitter.com/inkymaze Make sure to leave a comment if you have any questions 🙌 📊 Token Terminal platform: ► https://www.tokenterminal.com/ ------------------------------------------- 💬 Join our Discord: ► https://discord.com/invite/tokenterminal ------------------------------------------- 📱 Follow us on Twitter: ► https://twitter.com/tokenterminal ------------------------------------------- 📩 Subscribe to our Newsletter: ► https://tokenterminal.com/resources ------------------------------------------- Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 01:07 Gauntlet’s mission 01:55 What pain-points does Gauntlet solve for protocols and DAOs? 03:07 Overview of Gauntlet’s core product 03:30 How does Gauntlet work with DAOs in practice? 05:46 Case example: How does Gauntlet work with Aave? 07:34 Helping DAOs maintain sustainable business models 09:03 How does Gauntlet work under the hood? 13:52 Analyzing the market opportunity for Gauntlet 16:31 How does Gauntlet make money? 17:19 Current growth drivers and challenges 18:30 The team building Gauntlet 19:34 What’s next for Gauntlet? Crypto redefines the way businesses are built and operated. Token Terminal gives you the tools to evaluate and track the most promising projects. #TokenTerminal #Gauntlet #DeFi #crypto

Jamie Holmes from Perpetual Protocol joined us for another episode of 15-minute fundamentals to discuss the past few months at Perp, current growth drivers and challenges, new products and markets, ensuring security, and more. Perpetual Protocol is an on-chain perpetual futures DEX built on Optimism, with deep liquidity and builder-ready composability. https://tokenterminal.com/terminal/projects/perpetual-protocol Perpetual Protocol: https://perp.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/perpprotocol Jamie: https://twitter.com/JHolme5 Make sure to leave a comment if you have any questions 🙌 📊 Token Terminal platform: ► https://www.tokenterminal.com/ ------------------------------------------- 💬 Join our Discord: ► https://discord.com/invite/tokenterminal ------------------------------------------- 📱 Follow us on Twitter: ► https://twitter.com/tokenterminal ------------------------------------------- 📩 Subscribe to our Newsletter: ► https://tokenterminal.com/resources ----------------------------------------- Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 01:39 Recap of the past few months at Perpetual Protocol 03:54 Drivers behind current momentum 05:05 Lazy River 2.0 – introduction of fee sharing 06:28 Overview of Lazy River’s smart contracts 08:07 Hot Tub vaults 08:27 The problem that Hot Tub vaults solve 08:55 Overview of Hot Tub’s smart contracts 11:05 Ensuring security – smart contract development process 12:26 The market and Perpetual Protocol’s position within it 14:29 Growth drivers and challenges 19:02 What’s next for Perpetual Protocol? Crypto redefines the way businesses are built and operated. Token Terminal gives you the tools to evaluate and track the most promising projects. The information provided in this episode does not constitute investment advice, financial advice, trading advice, or any other sort of advice and you should not treat any of the website's content as such. Token Terminal does not recommend that any cryptocurrency or token should be bought, sold, or held by you. Do conduct your own due diligence and consult your financial advisor before making any investment decisions. #PerpetualProtocol #PERP #Crypto #DeFi #TokenTerminal

Mike Griffith & Matt Losquadro, core contributors at Synthetix – a derivatives liquidity protocol – joined us for an episode to discuss the basics of the protocol, how it works, Synthetix V3, the market, what makes Synthetix unique, current growth drivers and challenges, economic model, plans for the future, and more. Synthetix’s dashboard on Token Terminal: https://tokenterminal.com/terminal/projects/synthetix Synthetix Site: https://synthetix.io/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/synthetix_io Mike: https://twitter.com/MikeGriff11 Matt: https://twitter.com/MattLosquadro Make sure to leave a comment if you have any questions 🙌 📊 Token Terminal platform: ► https://www.tokenterminal.com/ ----------------------------------------- 💬 Join our Discord: ► https://discord.com/invite/tokenterminal ----------------------------------------- 📱 Follow us on Twitter: ► https://twitter.com/tokenterminal ----------------------------------------- 📩 Subscribe to our Newsletter: ► https://tokenterminal.com/resources ----------------------------------------- Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction & what is Synthetix 02:52 What is Synthetix’s purpose? 04:35 Core products & their features 07:39 Innovations and smart contract infrastructure 10:15 The market & Synthetix’s position within it 12:50 Synthetix V3 15:08 Analyzing the market opportunity 17:22 Economic and business models 18:46 Growth drivers and challenges 21:07 Core contributors at Synthetix 23:18 The SNX token 24:12 What’s next for Synthetix? Crypto redefines the way businesses are built and operated. Token Terminal gives you the tools to evaluate and track the most promising projects. The information provided in this episode does not constitute investment advice, financial advice, trading advice, or any other sort of advice and you should not treat any of the website's content as such. Token Terminal does not recommend that any cryptocurrency or token should be bought, sold, or held by you. Do conduct your own due diligence and consult your financial advisor before making any investment decisions. #Synthetix #Crypto #DeFi #TokenTerminal

Andriy Velykyy, Co-Founder of Allbridge – a cross-chain bridge between EVM and non-EVM compatible blockchains – joined us for an episode to discuss the basics of the protocol, how it works, the bridge market, what makes Allbridge unique, current growth drivers and challenges, economic model, plans for the future, and more. Allbridge’s dashboard on Token Terminal: https://tokenterminal.com/terminal/projects/allbridge Allbridge Site: https://allbridge.io/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Allbridge_io Andriy: https://twitter.com/avelykyy Make sure to leave a comment if you have any questions 🙌 📊 Token Terminal platform: ► https://www.tokenterminal.com/ ----------------------------------------- 💬 Join our Discord: ► https://discord.com/invite/tokenterminal ----------------------------------------- 📱 Follow us on Twitter: ► https://twitter.com/tokenterminal ----------------------------------------- 📩 Subscribe to our Newsletter: ► https://tokenterminal.com/resources ----------------------------------------- Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction & what is Allbridge 02:30 What is Allbridge’s purpose? 03:48 Core products & their features (Classic & Core) 07:27 The bridge market & Allbridge’s position within it 12:08 Analyzing the market opportunity 13:50 Technical breakdown of Allbridge Core 16:51 Economic and business models 21:47 Growth drivers and challenges 24:42 Approach to ensuring the technical security of the protocol 26:41 The team behind Allbridge 27:31 Allbridge BaaS 28:18 Cross-chain privacy 29:37 What’s next for Allbridge? Crypto redefines the way businesses are built and operated. Token Terminal gives you the tools to evaluate and track the most promising projects. The information provided in this episode does not constitute investment advice, financial advice, trading advice, or any other sort of advice and you should not treat any of the website's content as such. Token Terminal does not recommend that any cryptocurrency or token should be bought, sold, or held by you. Do conduct your own due diligence and consult your financial advisor before making any investment decisions. #Allbridge #TokenTerminal #crypto #defi #bridge

Chef Mochi, Head Chef at PancakeSwap – a multichain all-in-one DeFi hub – joined us for an episode to discuss the basics of PancakeSwap, how it works, the market, what makes PancakeSwap unique, expanding to new chains, current growth drivers and challenges, economic model, the CAKE token, plans for the future, and more. PancakeSwap’s dashboard: https://tokenterminal.com/terminal/projects/pancakeswap PancakeSwap: Site: https://pancakeswap.finance/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PancakeSwap Chef Mochi: https://twitter.com/chef_mochi Make sure to leave a comment if you have any questions 🙌 📊 Token Terminal platform:  ► https://www.tokenterminal.com/ ----------------------------------------- 💬 Join our Discord:  ►  https://discord.com/invite/tokenterminal ----------------------------------------- 📱 Follow us on Twitter: ► https://twitter.com/tokenterminal ----------------------------------------- 📩 Subscribe to our Newsletter: ► https://tokenterminal.com/resources ----------------------------------------- Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:42 What is PancakeSwap? 02:52 What problem does PancakeSwap solve?  03:38 Core products and their features 05:37 The market & how PancakeSwap is positioned within it 07:50 Analyzing market potential 09:17 Launching PancakeSwap on Ethereum 11:39 Main differences in building on BNB Chain vs. Ethereum 12:37 Approach to capturing market share on new chains 13:49 The team behind PancakeSwap 15:18 Overview of the economic model & stakeholders involved 16:19 Growth drivers & challenges 17:28 The CAKE token & incentives 18:39 What’s next for PancakeSwap? Crypto redefines the way businesses are built and operated. Token Terminal gives you the tools to evaluate and track the most promising projects. The information provided in this episode does not constitute investment advice, financial advice, trading advice, or any other sort of advice and you should not treat any of the website's content as such. Token Terminal does not recommend that any cryptocurrency or token should be bought, sold, or held by you. Do conduct your own due diligence and consult your financial advisor before making any investment decisions. #PancakeSwap #DeFi #TokenTerminal