The Edge Podcast

Jane Ma and Brian Fu are the CoFounders of zkLend. In this episode, we spotlight zkLend, StarkNet's native money market. zkLend is one of the new foundational DeFi applications on the Ethereum L2 StarkNet. zkLend is a money market where users can lend and borrow different assets like ETH, WBTC, stablecoins, and Lido stETH. ------ 🔗 Essential Show Links 🔗 ► Subscribe on Youtube: https://youtube.com/@defidad ► Subscribe on Apple: https://tinyurl.com/edgepod ► Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/edgepodspotify ► Subscribe on Linktree: https://linktr.ee/edge_pod ► Follow DeFi Dad: https://twitter.com/DeFi_Dad ► Follow Nomatic: https://twitter.com/Nomaticcap ► Learn about DeFi and Web3: http://defidad.com/ ------ The Edge Podcast Sponsor Resources 🦊 METAMASK PORTFOLIO | TRACK AND MANAGE YOUR WEB3 EVERYTHING 🥑 INSTADAPP | THE NEW AVOCADO WALLET AND MULTISIG ⚖️ KYBERSWAP | DEX AGGREGATOR, AMM, AND KYBER AI TRADING ANALYTICS 🙋‍♀️ Interested to sponsor The Edge Podcast? Fill this out! ------ Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 4:15 - zkLend Mainnet Live! 5:19 - Jane and Brian's background 10:46 - Why StarkNet? 22:04 - What is zkLend? 24:12 - How zkLend differentiates 27:46 - Flashloans and future features 30:54 - zkLend Institutional 39:34 - Future zkLend token 42:19 - Closing 43:27 - Jane's alpha ------ 🔗 Guest Links 🔗 ► zkLend Website: https://zklend.com/ ► zkLend on Twitter: https://twitter.com/zkLend ► zkLend Mainnet Announcement: https://medium.com/zklend/zklendmainnet-now-live-120efde91b67 ► Jane on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jane0mac ► Brian on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bfu_fubrian ------ 🙏 The Edge Podcast is produced by 4RC Labs. If you're a DeFi/Web3 builder, contact our team at: https://fourthrevolution.capital/ All opinions expressed by hosts and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and not necessarily those of Fourth Revolution Capital. Podcast guests and 4RC may have positions in the assets or other matters discussed in this podcast. 4RC invested in zkLend in 2022. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. Do your own research. This is not a recommendation or endorsement to buy any token(s) related to any platform(s) discussed.

Kamel Aouane is the CoFounder of Contango. In this Quick Hit, we spotlight a new approach to perps built on money markets, including the benefits and tradeoffs of this design in Contango V2. Kamel teaches us how cPerps are built though automating looping strategies using flash loans and how Contango can offer the most liquid futures markets, with the least volatile funding rate. ------ 🔗 Essential Show Links 🔗 ► Subscribe on Youtube: https://youtube.com/@defidad ► Subscribe on Apple: https://tinyurl.com/edgepod ► Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/edgepodspotify ► Subscribe on Linktree: https://linktr.ee/edge_pod ► Follow DeFi Dad: https://twitter.com/DeFi_Dad ► Follow Nomatic: https://twitter.com/Nomaticcap ► Learn about DeFi and Web3: http://defidad.com/ ------ The Edge Podcast Sponsor Resources 🦊⁠ METAMASK PORTFOLIO | TRACK AND MANAGE YOUR WEB3 EVERYTHING ⚖️ KYBERSWAP | DEX AGGREGATOR, AMM, AND KYBER AI TRADING ANALYTICS 🥑 INSTADAPP | THE NEW AVOCADO SMART CONTRACT WALLET 🙋‍♀️ Interested to sponsor The Edge Podcast? Fill this out! ------ Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 4:20 - Kamel's background 5:42 - Expirable futures and Contango V1 7:38 - Reflections on fixed-rate DeFi and expirables 14:20 - Contango V2 and cPerps 20:30 - Tradeoffs of cPerps design 24:24 - Who is cPerps built for? 30:41 - Interesting use cases for cPerps 34:14 - Early traction and user reactions 35:41 - Future Contango token 37:17 - Closing ------ 🔗 Guest Links 🔗 ► Contango Website: https://contango.xyz/ ► cPerps Blog Post: https://medium.com/contango-xyz/an-introduction-to-cperps-4dbb4a58b602 ► Contango on Twitter: Contango_xyz ► Kamel on Twitter: https://twitter.com/KamelAouane ------ 🙏 The Edge Podcast is produced by 4RC Labs. If you're a DeFi/Web3 builder, contact our team at: https://fourthrevolution.capital/ All opinions expressed by hosts and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and not necessarily those of Fourth Revolution Capital. Podcast guests and 4RC may have positions in the assets or other matters discussed in this podcast. DeFi Dad was an angel in the Contango seed round in 2022. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. Do your own research. This is not a recommendation or endorsement to buy any token(s) related to any platform(s) discussed.

Samyak Jain is the CoFounder of Instadapp. In this episode, we get a first look at Fluid, Instadapp's innovative, new lending, borrowing, and DEX protocol. Fluid looks to be one of the most promising zero-to-one innovations in DeFi in years! This is yet another episode where we offer listeners some real edge with access to details we would normally solicit as power-users of Instadapp. ------ 🔗 Essential Show Links 🔗 ► Subscribe on Youtube: https://youtube.com/@defidad ► Subscribe on Apple: https://tinyurl.com/edgepod ► Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/edgepodspotify ► Subscribe on Linktree: https://linktr.ee/edge_pod ► Follow DeFi Dad: https://twitter.com/DeFi_Dad ► Follow Nomatic: https://twitter.com/Nomaticcap ► Learn about DeFi and Web3: http://defidad.com/ ------ The Edge Podcast Sponsor Resources 🦊 METAMASK PORTFOLIO | TRACK AND MANAGE YOUR WEB3 EVERYTHING ⚖️ KYBERSWAP | DEX AGGREGATOR, AMM, AND KYBER AI TRADING ANALYTICS 🙋‍♀️ Interested to sponsor The Edge Podcast? Fill this out! ------ Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 3:35 - Why Fluid, why now 6:02 - What is Fluid 8:29 - The Liquidity Layer 11:18 - Automated Limits 15:08 - Can other protocols build on the Liquidity Layer? 16:18 - Fluid's lending protocol 18:17 - Fluid's vault protocol 20:38 - Traders are liquidators 27:28 - Major benefits to Fluid users 28:39 - Fluid's positive impact on selling pressure 30:35 - Fluid's DEX protocol 32:07 - Example using Smart Debt 36:18 - Example using Smart Collateral 37:50 - Where DEX liquidity comes from 39:21 - Example of how liquidation works 42:27 - INST to govern Fluid 44:00 - Growth plans for Fluid launch 46:54 - Closing 48:04 - Timeline to go live! ------ 🔗 Guest Links 🔗 ► Fluid Blog Post: https://blog.instadapp.io/fluid/ ► Fluid on Twitter: https://twitter.com/0xfluid ► Fluid Guides: https://fluid.guides.instadapp.io/ ► Instadapp Fluid Announcement on Twitter: https://x.com/Instadapp/status/1711747041590964659?s=20 ► Instadapp: https://instadapp.io/ ► Instadapp's Avocado Wallet: https://instadapp.io/product/avocado ------ 🙏 The Edge Podcast is produced by 4RC Labs. If you're a DeFi/Web3 builder, contact our team at: https://fourthrevolution.capital/ All opinions expressed by hosts and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and not necessarily those of Fourth Revolution Capital. Podcast guests and 4RC may have positions in the assets or other matters discussed in this podcast. Nomatic currently holds INST. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. Do your own research. This is not a recommendation or endorsement to buy any token(s) related to any platform(s) discussed.

Aaron McDonald is the Founder and CEO of Futureverse. In this episode, we review Futureverse, where storytelling, AI, and the Metaverse collide! Futureverse is a leader in revolutionary metaverse and AI technologies that will enable open, scalable and interoperable apps, games, and experiences. If you’re familiar with the most popular NFT collections since 2021, Futureverse is the umbrella entity that develops Web3 native IP, such as Flufs, AI League, Altered State Machine, Party Bears, Seekers, The Next Legends, Gods and Goblins, and more. As one of the world's leading experts at the intersection of Web3, AI, and Metaverse tech, Aaron guides us through the massive mission at Futureverse to empower us to create the digitally native worlds we can imagine. ------ 🔗 Essential Show Links 🔗 ► Subscribe on Youtube: https://youtube.com/@defidad ► Subscribe on Apple: https://tinyurl.com/edgepod ► Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/edgepodspotify ► Subscribe on Linktree: https://linktr.ee/edge_pod ► Follow DeFi Dad: https://twitter.com/DeFi_Dad ► Follow Nomatic: https://twitter.com/Nomaticcap ► Learn about DeFi and Web3: http://defidad.com/ ------ The Edge Podcast Sponsor Resources 🦊 METAMASK PORTFOLIO | TRACK AND MANAGE YOUR WEB3 EVERYTHING ⚖️ KYBERSWAP | DEX AGGREGATOR, AMM, AND KYBER AI TRADING ANALYTICS 🥑 INSTADAPP | THE NEW AVOCADO SMART CONTRACT WALLET 🙋‍♀️ Interested to sponsor The Edge Podcast? Fill this out! ------ Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 3:59 - Aaron's background 7:51 - What is "the Metaverse" 11:35 - Games vs gamified experiences 14:37 - History of Futureverse IP (Flufs) 17:55 - The science/art of creating new stories and characters 19:42 - How AI and Metaverse intersect 25:59 - Will the adult industry be early adopters of the Metaverse? 28:04 - Why focus on scalability 32:12 - Why interoperability over "1-chain maximalism" 35:19 - How to measure success at Futureverse 37:31 - Onboarding builders to Futureverse 42:37 - How Futureverse will onboard new users to Web3 44:31 - What does Web3 gaming need to go mainstream 50:35 - FutureScore and Quests 56:01 - Release of JEN1, text-to-music AI generator 1:00:39 - How Aaron manages his time 1:02:39 - What's Aaron most excited to invest in 1:04:49 - Closing ------ 🔗 Guest Links 🔗 ► Futureverse: https://www.futureverse.com/ ► FuturePass: https://www.futureverse.com/futurepass ► Futureverse Linktree: https://linktr.ee/futureverse ► Futureverse Ecosystem: https://www.futureverse.com/ecosystem ► Futureverse on Twitter: https://twitter.com/futureverse ► Aaron on Twitter: https://twitter.com/aaronmcdnz ------ 🙏 The Edge Podcast is produced by 4RC Labs. If you're a DeFi/Web3 builder, contact our team at: https://fourthrevolution.capital/ All opinions expressed by hosts and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and not necessarily those of Fourth Revolution Capital. Podcast guests and 4RC may have positions in the assets or other matters discussed in this podcast. 4RC is an investor in the Futureverse Ecosystem and holds a number of their NFTs. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. Do your own research. This is not a recommendation or endorsement to buy any token(s) related to any platform(s) discussed.

Gautham Santhosh is the CoFounder of Polynomial Protocol. In this episode, we review a rising contender in the DeFi perps trading sector--Polynomial Protocol. This spring, Polynomial launched its decentralized perps exchange on Optimism using Synthetix as its source of liquidity. Since then, Polynomial has seen enormous growth to become one of the top Synthetix perps trading frontends with a total trading volume of $3.9B as of today. In this Quick Hit, we’ll dig into what’s attracting so much trading activity to Polynomial and how they plan to sustain their parabolic growth. ------ 🔗 Essential Show Links 🔗 ► Subscribe on Youtube: https://youtube.com/@defidad ► Subscribe on Apple: https://tinyurl.com/edgepod ► Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/edgepodspotify ► Subscribe on Linktree: https://linktr.ee/edge_pod ► Follow DeFi Dad: https://twitter.com/DeFi_Dad ► Follow Nomatic: https://twitter.com/Nomaticcap ► Learn about DeFi and Web3: http://defidad.com/ ------ The Edge Podcast Sponsor Resources ⚖️ KYBERSWAP | DEX AGGREGATOR, AMM, AND KYBER AI TRADING ANALYTICS 🥑 INSTADAPP | THE NEW AVOCADO SMART CONTRACT WALLET ⛩️ UTOPIA | PAYROLL AND EXPENSE MANAGEMENT FOR DAOS 🙋‍♀️ Interested to sponsor The Edge Podcast? Fill this out! ------ Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 3:16 - Overview of Polynomial Protocol 4:12 - Origin story of Polynomial 9:07 - Polynomial Earn and Strategies 15:02 - How Polynomial differentiates its perps trading 21:47 - How to grow after the Synthetix Perps OP program 24:42 - Polynomial trading competitions 26:47 - Will Polynomial launch a token? 28:16 - Closing and what's next for Polynomial ------ 🔗 Guest Links 🔗 ► Polynomial website: https://www.polynomial.fi/ ► Polynomial on Twitter: https://twitter.com/polynomialfi ► Polynomial Analytics: https://dune.com/polynomialfi/polynomial-trade ► Polynomial Discord: https://discord.com/invite/polynomial ► Gautham on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gauthamzzz ------ 🙏 The Edge Podcast is produced by 4RC Labs. If you're a DeFi/Web3 builder, contact our team at: https://fourthrevolution.capital/ All opinions expressed by hosts and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and not necessarily those of Fourth Revolution Capital. Podcast guests and 4RC may have positions in the assets or other matters discussed in this podcast. DeFi Dad was a seed investor in Polynomial in 2021. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. Do your own research. This is not a recommendation or endorsement to buy any token(s) related to any platform(s) discussed.

Robert Lauko is the Founder and Head of Research at Liquity. Michael Svoboda is CEO at Liquity. In this episode, we dive into what we anticipate to be one of the most radical decentralized stablecoin upgrades–Liquity V2. Two years after launching what most of us regard as the most decentralized stablecoin in DeFi, LUSD, and having issued over $4.5b worth of interest free loans, it was recently announced at EthCC that Liquity is developing “an alternative product that aims to crack the stablecoin trilemma.” Although Liquity V2 is not scheduled to release until Q2-2024, Robert and Michael gave us a rare first look at some of the mechanics and features behind the upcoming Liquity V2 protocol. ------ 🔗 Essential Show Links 🔗 ► Subscribe on Youtube: https://youtube.com/@defidad ► Subscribe on Apple: https://tinyurl.com/edgepod ► Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/edgepodspotify ► Subscribe on Linktree: https://linktr.ee/edge_pod ► Follow DeFi Dad: https://twitter.com/DeFi_Dad ► Follow Nomatic: https://twitter.com/Nomaticcap ► Learn about DeFi and Web3: http://defidad.com/ ------ The Edge Podcast Sponsor Resources ⚖️ KYBERSWAP | DEX AGGREGATOR, AMM, AND KYBER AI TRADING ANALYTICS 🥑 INSTADAPP | THE NEW AVOCADO SMART CONTRACT WALLET ⛩️ UTOPIA | PAYROLL AND EXPENSE MANAGEMENT FOR DAOS 🙋‍♀️ Interested to sponsor The Edge Podcast? Fill this out! ------ Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 4:04 - Liquity V2 announcement at EthCC 5:08 - Robert and Michael's background 8:10 - Overview of Liquity and LUSD 11:30 - Reflecting stablecoin struggles in DeFi 13:45 - Three Value Props of Liquity V1 14:55 - Reactions to Liquity forks 18:29 - What is immutability and why does it matter? 21:29 - What is the Stablecoin Trilemma? 24:08 - Why shift away from V1 when it already works? 27:45 - New V2 features, principal protection and secondary market 38:13 - ETH LSTs as collateral 42:04 - Predictions for how Liquity V2 behaves in a bull market 45:40 - Predictions for how Liquity V2 behaves in a bear market 52:31 - Are there worries about V2 copycats? 55:46 - Rapid fire / TLDR questions on V2 1:00:57 - Closing ------ 🔗 Guest Links 🔗 ► Liquity website: https://liquity.org/ ► Liquity on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LiquityProtocol ► Liquity Docs: https://docs.liquity.org/ ► Introducing Liquity V2 announcement: https://www.liquity.org/blog/introducing-liquity-v2 ► Robert on Twitter: https://twitter.com/robert_lauko ► Michael Svoboda on Twitter: https://twitter.com/svobodamichael ------ 🙏 The Edge Podcast is produced by 4RC Labs. If you're a DeFi/Web3 builder, contact our team at: https://fourthrevolution.capital/ All opinions expressed by hosts and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and not necessarily those of Fourth Revolution Capital. Podcast guests and 4RC may have positions in the assets or other matters discussed in this podcast. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. Do your own research. This is not a recommendation or endorsement to buy any token(s) related to any platform(s) discussed.

Cooper Scanlon and Rushi Manche are CoFounders at Movement Labs. In this episode, we discuss how Movement Labs is helping to solve the cold start problem for non-EVM blockchains such as Aptos and Sui. Having recently come out of stealth, Movement Labs is building a modular framework to build and deploy Move-based infrastructure, applications, and blockchains in any distributed environment. If they're successful, Movement could be a huge catalyst to onboarding a global community of Move builders working to build new decentralized blockchain networks. ------ 🔗 Essential Show Links 🔗 ► Subscribe on Youtube: https://youtube.com/@defidad ► Subscribe on Apple: https://tinyurl.com/edgepod ► Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/edgepodspotify ► Subscribe on Linktree: https://linktr.ee/edge_pod ► Follow DeFi Dad: https://twitter.com/DeFi_Dad ► Follow Nomatic: https://twitter.com/Nomaticcap ► Learn about DeFi and Web3: http://defidad.com/ ------ The Edge Podcast Sponsor Resources ⚖️ KYBERSWAP | DEX AGGREGATOR, AMM, AND KYBER AI TRADING ANALYTICS 🥑 INSTADAPP | THE NEW AVOCADO SMART CONTRACT WALLET ⛩️ UTOPIA | PAYROLL AND EXPENSE MANAGEMENT FOR DAOS 🙋‍♀️ Interested to sponsor The Edge Podcast? Fill this out! ------ Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 4:21 - Cooper and Rushi's background 8:37 - What is the cold start problem for blockchains? 14:53 - What is Movement? 18:30 - What is M1 and what makes it unique? 21:25 - Why build to support non-EVM chains? 26:10 - How will the Movement SDK attract developers? 27:21 - Early traction prior to launch 29:53 - Jumpstarting BD for Movement 31:40 - Utility of future Movement token 32:46 - Coming out of stealth and pre-seed raise complete 33:25 - Roadmap for 2023 33:17 - Closing ------ 🔗 Guest Links 🔗 ► Movement Labs website: https://movementlabs.xyz/ ► Movement on Twitter: https://twitter.com/movementlabsxyz ► Movement Docs: https://docs.movementlabs.xyz/ ► Rushi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rushimanche ► Cooper on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sparrowmvmt ► Pre-Seed Raise Announcement: https://x.com/movementlabsxyz/status/1701983997608546464?s=20 ► Discord: https://discord.com/invite/3kTcXXmvXJ ------ 🙏 The Edge Podcast is produced by 4RC Labs. If you're a DeFi/Web3 builder, contact our team at: https://fourthrevolution.capital/ All opinions expressed by hosts and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and not necessarily those of Fourth Revolution Capital. Podcast guests and 4RC may have positions in the assets or other matters discussed in this podcast. DeFi Dad and Nomatic were angel investors in the pre-seed raise for Movement Labs. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. Do your own research. This is not a recommendation or endorsement to buy any token(s) related to any platform(s) discussed.

Crouguer and Kmets are anonymous core contributors at AladdinDAO, which created f(x) Protocol. In this episode, we cover the newest ETH purist stablecoin and leverage tokens, fETH and xETH by f(x) Protocol. Over the last few years, many have learned how unreliable it is holding stablecoins backed by fiat currencies in a sovereign banking system. The team at AladdinDAO have recently launched a new protocol which splits ETH into a mix of low volatility floating stablecoins called fETH and high volatility leverage ETH tokens called xETH. The net result is marrying the needs of those who want a stablecoin that is stable, reliable, scalable, and native to Ethereum with those who want non-liquidatable, funding-rate-free leveraged ETH exposure. Learn about the countless use cases possible with this LSTfi stablecoin and leverage token before the next bull market hits! ------ 🔗 Essential Show Links 🔗 ► Subscribe on Youtube: https://youtube.com/@defidad ► Subscribe on Apple: https://tinyurl.com/edgepod ► Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/edgepodspotify ► Subscribe on Linktree: https://linktr.ee/edge_pod ► Follow DeFi Dad: https://twitter.com/DeFi_Dad ► Follow Nomatic: https://twitter.com/Nomaticcap ► Learn about DeFi and Web3: http://defidad.com/ ------ The Edge Podcast Sponsor Resources ⚖️ KYBERSWAP | DEX AGGREGATOR, AMM, AND KYBER AI TRADING ANALYTICS 🥑 INSTADAPP | THE NEW AVOCADO SMART CONTRACT WALLET ⛩️ UTOPIA | PAYROLL AND EXPENSE MANAGEMENT FOR DAOS 🙋‍♀️ Interested to sponsor The Edge Podcast? Fill this out! ------ Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 4:31 - Kmets and Crouguer's background 9:03 - How to pronounce f(x) 9:53 - What is f(x) Protocol and why do we need it? 13:57 - The status quo without fETH and xETH 18:44 - What dictates the variable leverage for xETH? 23:32 - Creating demand for fETH and xETH 31:00 - Thoughts on the current split between fETH and xETH 34:42 - When users might opt of fETH vs xETH 35:54 - fETH is meant to be the ultimate stablecoin 40:56 - Considerations with xETH variable leverage 46:17 - UX for minting xETH or fETH and the Rebalance Pool 50:40 - Closing and Crouguer's alpha on f(x) ------ 🔗 Guest Links 🔗 ► f(x) Protocol website: https://fx.aladdin.club/ ► Kmets on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kmets_ ► Crouguer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cryptocrouguer ► f(x) Protocol on Twitter: https://twitter.com/protocol_fx ► AladdinDAO on Twitter: https://twitter.com/aladdindao ► Discord: https://discord.com/invite/uSAUmXc2jw ------ 🙏 The Edge Podcast is produced by 4RC Labs. If you're a DeFi/Web3 builder, contact our team at: https://fourthrevolution.capital/ All opinions expressed by hosts and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and not necessarily those of Fourth Revolution Capital. Podcast guests and 4RC may have positions in the assets or other matters discussed in this podcast. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. Do your own research. This is not a recommendation or endorsement to buy any token(s) related to any platform(s) discussed.

Chef Mochi is the CoFounder and Head Chef of PancakeSwap. In this episode, we review PancakeSwap, the DeFi super-app and its expansion to Ethereum L2s. PancakeSwap has remained the most dominant DEX on BSC but in the past year, it has strategically begun to expand its reach to L2s and other chains such as, Arbitrum, zkSync Era, Base, and Linea. Chef Mochi is a legendary builder in DeFi and one of the few original founders from the 2020 class who stuck with his protocol and continues to aggressively build the most consumer-friendly DeFi products. We cover every product: PancakeSwap V3, PancakeSwap Perps V2, liquid staking, yield farms, PancakeSwap Protectors game, and the plan in motion for CAKE tokenomics, expected to make its supply deflationary. Everything you need to review PancakeSwap before the next crypto bull run! ------ 🔗 Essential Show Links 🔗 ► Subscribe on Youtube: https://youtube.com/@defidad ► Subscribe on Apple: https://tinyurl.com/edgepod ► Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/edgepodspotify ► Subscribe on Linktree: https://linktr.ee/edge_pod ► Follow DeFi Dad: https://twitter.com/DeFi_Dad ► Follow Nomatic: https://twitter.com/Nomaticcap ► Learn about DeFi and Web3: http://defidad.com/ ------ The Edge Podcast Sponsor Resources ⚖️ KYBERSWAP | DEX AGGREGATOR, AMM, AND KYBER AI TRADING ANALYTICS 🥑 INSTADAPP | THE NEW AVOCADO SMART CONTRACT WALLET ⛩️ UTOPIA | PAYROLL AND EXPENSE MANAGEMENT FOR DAOS 🙋‍♀️ Interested to sponsor The Edge Podcast? Fill this out! ------ Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 5:23 - Mochi's background 7:35 - Reflecting on 3 years since launch 11:27 - Why PCS launched on BSC in 2020 13:16 - Thoughts on L2s and centralization 19:41 - Could BSC convert to an L2? 24:38 - Overview of PancakeSwap DeFi suite 29:42 - Trends in on-chain perps trading 32:53 - Who's the counterparty in PCS Perps V2? 34:43 - The idea behind PCS Protectors game 40:55 - PancakeSwap V3 advantages 49:43 - PancakeSwap Revenue Sharing Pool and CAKE emissions 53:33 - Where does value accrual come from for CAKE? 58:42 - Mochi's alpha on what's next! 1:06:33 - Closing ------ 🔗 Guest Links 🔗 ► Chef Mochi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/chef_mochi ► PancakeSwap on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PancakeSwap ► PancakeSwap website: https://pancakeswap.finance/ ► PancakeSwap Revenue Sharing Program details: https://blog.pancakeswap.finance/articles/introducing-revenue-sharing-pool ► CAKE Emissions Dashboard: https://analytics.pancakeswap.finance/ ► CAKE Tokenomics v2.5 Discussion: https://blog.pancakeswap.finance/articles/faq-discussion-proposal-for-cake-tokenomics-v2-5-2-1 ► ALP Liquidity Composition for On-Chain Perps V2: https://perp.pancakeswap.finance/en/ALP ------ 🙏 The Edge Podcast is produced by 4RC Labs. If you're a DeFi/Web3 builder, contact our team at: https://fourthrevolution.capital/ All opinions expressed by hosts and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and not necessarily those of Fourth Revolution Capital. Podcast guests and 4RC may have positions in the assets or other matters discussed in this podcast. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. Do your own research. This is not a recommendation or endorsement to buy any token(s) related to any platform(s) discussed.

MrGone and Kalos are CoFounders of Parallel. In this episode, we dive into the origin story of Web3's breakout game--Parallel! Join us for a tour of the captivating sci-fi universe of Parallel and its digital trading card game (TCG), which has been in development for over 2 years. Having recently launched in closed beta, Parallel's flagship TCG is getting rave reviews with over 100k matches already played in its first month since launch. Parallel is a standout in the new world of Web3 gaming, and we are here to dissect how they’ve gone about building this iconic franchise. Most importantly, we'll dive into how this TCG is designed to benefit from the use of their ERC20 token PRIME, cards and in-game assets sold as NFTs, and other Web3 elements to make for more engaging gameplay. Be sure to listen to the end for some real alpha on Parallel Colony, a new category of gaming promising to be the world's first passive AI avatar game powered by OpenAI! FYI: All musical scores, sound effects, cinematic trailers, Parallel Landscapes, and more were edited into this video to provide a sense of the immense creativity behind the Parallel Studios team. These creative works are their original works. ------ 🔗 Essential Show Links 🔗 ► Subscribe on Youtube: https://youtube.com/@defidad ► Subscribe on Apple: https://tinyurl.com/edgepod ► Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/edgepodspotify ► Subscribe on Linktree: https://linktr.ee/edge_pod ► Follow DeFi Dad: https://twitter.com/DeFi_Dad ► Follow Nomatic: https://twitter.com/Nomaticcap ► Learn about DeFi and Web3: http://defidad.com/ ------ The Edge Podcast Sponsor Resources ⚖️ KYBERSWAP | DEX AGGREGATOR, AMM, AND KYBER AI TRADING ANALYTICS 🥑 INSTADAPP | THE NEW AVOCADO SMART CONTRACT WALLET ⛩️ UTOPIA | PAYROLL AND EXPENSE MANAGEMENT FOR DAOS 🏗️ MANTLE | HIGH-PERFORMANCE ETHEREUM L2 WITH MODULAR DESIGN, LOW FEES, AND HIGH SECURITY 🙋‍♀️ Interested to sponsor The Edge Podcast? Fill this out! ------ Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 4:49 - MrGone's background 7:19 - Let's make a game! 9:41 - Kalos' background 11:19 - Crypto and gaming roots led to Parallel 12:34 - Early beginnings at Parallel 16:11 - The lore of Parallel 19:35 - How a TCG works 22:49 - Stories from fundraising in 2021 27:19 - How the team built confidence in their investors 33:02 - Lessons from early success in closed beta 36:37 - How NFTs will play into the game 45:59 - How will PRIME affect gameplay 50:21 - Thoughts on handling investors and focus 59:34 - Parallel Colony AI game 1:07:05 - Stories from early Colony AI avatrars 1:15:14 - Future games in development for Parallel IP 1:22:07 - The culture of Parallel and customer service 1:30:38 - Closing ------ 🔗 Guest Links 🔗 ► Parallel website: https://parallel.life/ ► Parallel Beta: https://parallel.life/play ► Parallel Colony Waitlist: https://parallel.life/colony/signup/ ► Parallel on Twitter: https://twitter.com/paralleltcg ► Kalos on Twitter: https://twitter.com/templecrash ► MrGone on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ParallelTCGpod ► Life In Parallel Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/life-in-parallel/id1581052863 ------ 🙏 The Edge Podcast is produced by 4RC Labs. If you're a DeFi/Web3 builder, contact our team at: https://fourthrevolution.capital/ All opinions expressed by hosts and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and not necessarily those of Fourth Revolution Capital. Podcast guests and 4RC may have positions in the assets or other matters discussed in this podcast. As of this recording, DeFi Dad holds both Parallel NFT cards and assets, as well as the ERC20 token PRIME. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. Do your own research. This is not a recommendation or endorsement to buy any token(s) related to any platform(s) discussed.