The Edge Podcast

Samee Siddiqui is the CoFounder and CEO of Atlas. In this Quick Hit, we review Atlas and their new ChatGPT tool for writing smart contracts. Atlas is self-described as the fastest way to build on Ethereum, L2s, and any EVM chain. Samee gives us a live demo and talks about why it's so crucial that we radically lower the barrier to building protocols and dApps with tooling like Atlas. ------ 📺 If you prefer video, watch episodes of The Edge Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNzMl-Xdbc4YfQcYdy96wgTAWoMr-3b-j THIS IS NOT A RECOMMENDATION OR ENDORSEMENT TO BUY ANY TOKEN(S) RELATED TO ANY PLATFORM(S) DISCUSSED. ------ 🌲 LINKTREE FOR THE EDGE PODCAST: https://linktr.ee/edge_pod 🔎 DISCOVER DEFI & WEB3 BLOG POSTS, PODCASTS, TUTORIALS: http://defidad.com/ ✅ FOLLOW DEFI DAD ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/DeFi_Dad ✅ FOLLOW NOMATIC ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/Nomaticcap ------ The Edge Podcast Sponsor Resources ⚖️ KYBERSWAP | DEX AGGREGATOR, AMM, AND AI-POWERED TRADING ANALYTICS POWERED BY KYBER AI 🏗️ MANTLE | HIGH-PERFORMANCE ETHEREUM L2 WITH MODULAR DESIGN, LOW FEES, AND HIGH SECURITY 🥑 INSTADAPP | THE NEW AVOCADO SMART CONTRACT WALLET ⛩️ UTOPIA | PAYROLL AND EXPENSE MANAGEMENT FOR DAOS 🥩 ETHER.FI | DECENTRALIZED AND NON-CUSTODIAL ETHEREUM STAKING PROTOCOL 🏢 PARCL | TRADE YOUR FAVORITE CITIES WITH REAL ESTATE SYNTHETICS 🚜 OETH BY ORIGIN DEFI | AN INNOVATIVE ETH YIELD TOKEN LEVERAGING LEADING LSTS AS COLLATERAL 🙋‍♀️ Interested to sponsor The Edge Podcast? Fill this out: https://hl6pu9d99u5.typeform.com/to/E3NY5Mqn ------ Topics Covered 00:00 - Intro 07:08 - Background on Samee 08:48 - State of tooling for dApp developers 14:19 - Overview and demo of Atlas suite 19:06 - Feedback on Atlas tooling 22:18 - Productivity gain from Atlas 24:32 - Atlas for auditing code 26:32 - How to get started with Atlas 28:25 - Closing ------ Guest Links Samee on Twitter https://twitter.com/sameebuilds Atlas on Twitter https://twitter.com/atlas_zk Learn about Atlas https://www.atlaszk.com/ ------ 🙏 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 Atlas 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.

Alex Cutler and TaoWatts are Core Contributors at Velodrome Finance. In this episode, we discover how Velodrome defied all odds in the bear market to become a DeFi darling and recently shipped Velodrome V2. Launched in June 2022, just weeks after the Terra UST collapse, Velodrome has managed to not only survive, but gone on to thrive as the most popular DEX to deposit liquidity on Optimism. The first half of the pod explores the remarkable story of how they built a popular DeFi product during the worst crypto bear market. The second half is a guide on everything you need to know to understand Velodrome V2, including their ve(3,3) mechanics and how to strategically approach being a liquidity provider or veVELO voter. ------ 📺 If you prefer a podcast player, subscribe and listen to The Edge Podcast here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/edgepod THIS IS NOT A RECOMMENDATION OR ENDORSEMENT TO BUY ANY TOKEN(S) RELATED TO ANY PLATFORM(S) DISCUSSED. ------ 🌲 LINKTREE FOR THE EDGE PODCAST: https://linktr.ee/edge_pod 🔎 DISCOVER DEFI & WEB3 BLOG POSTS, PODCASTS, TUTORIALS: http://defidad.com/ ✅ FOLLOW DEFI DAD ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/DeFi_Dad ✅ FOLLOW NOMATIC ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/Nomaticcap ------ The Edge Podcast Sponsor Resources ⚖️ KYBERSWAP | DEX AGGREGATOR, AMM, AND AI-POWERED TRADING ANALYTICS POWERED BY KYBER AI 🏗️ MANTLE | HIGH-PERFORMANCE ETHEREUM L2 WITH MODULAR DESIGN, LOW FEES, AND HIGH SECURITY 🥑 INSTADAPP | THE NEW AVOCADO SMART CONTRACT WALLET ⛩️ UTOPIA | PAYROLL AND EXPENSE MANAGEMENT FOR DAOS 🥩 ETHER.FI | DECENTRALIZED AND NON-CUSTODIAL ETHEREUM STAKING PROTOCOL 🏢 PARCL | TRADE YOUR FAVORITE CITIES WITH REAL ESTATE SYNTHETICS 🚜 OETH BY ORIGIN DEFI | AN INNOVATIVE ETH YIELD TOKEN LEVERAGING LEADING LSTS AS COLLATERAL 🌊 LIQUITY | UNSTOPPABLE ETH-BACKED STABLECOINS AND LEVERAGE 🙋‍♀️ Interested to sponsor The Edge Podcast? Fill this out. ------ Topics Covered 00:00 - Intro 06:58 - Background on Alex and Tao 14:29 - 2 theses that guided them through the bear 20:06 - A true community launch 25:49 - How less resources led to being resourceful 26:47 - Locking the Velodrome treasury for 4 years 28:53 - Why ve(3,3) AMMs incentivize action 34:51 - Velodrome explained 39:59 - How the weekly rebase yield works 42:02 - Locking up VELO 43:14 - Velodrome V1 vs V2 46:36 - Biggest updates in V2 52:21 - Velodrome Relay and LP voting 54:02 - Fees flipping bribes/incentives in V2 55:24 - Sustained high yields 58:58 - Emission rate updates in V2 1:01:37 - Alex's alpha 1:03:15 - Closing ------ Guest Links Velodrome Finance on Twitter https://twitter.com/VelodromeFi Learn about Velodrome Finance https://velodrome.finance/ Dune Analytics dashboards referenced https://dune.com/0xkhmer/velodrome Velodrome V2 Docs https://velodrome.finance/docs# ------ 🙏 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 disclosed in the interview, DeFi Dad shared he has been an active veVELO holder since summer 2022. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. Do your own research.

Our guest today is the anonymous cofounder of Prisma Finance. In this Quick Hit, we spotlight a new LSTfi protocol called Prisma Finance. We discuss will Prisma ignite the LST Wars, referring to the Curve Wars among protocols competing to capture voting power to allocate Curve liquidity rewards and bootstrap early DeFi protocols. Self-described as "the end game for LSTs," Prisma will offer a highly anticipated non-custodial and decentralized Ethereum LST-backed stablecoin. Prisma's CoFounder discusses all you need to know about the upcoming launch and their stablecoin which will be incentivized on Curve and Convex Finance to create a capital-efficient flywheel where users can receive trading fees, CRV, CVX, and PRISMA on top of their Ethereum staking rewards. Will Prisma trigger a new DeFi Summer? Tune in before Prisma's summer launch date TBD (in late July / early August 2023)! ------ 📺 If you prefer video, watch episodes of The Edge Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNzMl-Xdbc4YfQcYdy96wgTAWoMr-3b-j THIS IS NOT A RECOMMENDATION OR ENDORSEMENT TO BUY ANY TOKEN(S) RELATED TO ANY PLATFORM(S) DISCUSSED. ------ 🌲 LINKTREE FOR THE EDGE PODCAST: https://linktr.ee/edge_pod 🔎 DISCOVER DEFI & WEB3 BLOG POSTS, PODCASTS, TUTORIALS: http://defidad.com/ ✅ FOLLOW DEFI DAD ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/DeFi_Dad ✅ FOLLOW NOMATIC ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/Nomaticcap ------ The Edge Podcast Sponsor Resources ⚖️ KYBERSWAP | DEX AGGREGATOR, AMM, AND AI-POWERED TRADING ANALYTICS POWERED BY KYBER AI 🏢 PARCL | TRADE YOUR FAVORITE CITIES WITH REAL ESTATE SYNTHETICS 🚜 OETH BY ORIGIN DEFI | AN INNOVATIVE ETH YIELD TOKEN LEVERAGING LEADING LSTS AS COLLATERAL 🏗️ MANTLE | HIGH-PERFORMANCE ETHEREUM L2 WITH MODULAR DESIGN, LOW FEES, AND HIGH SECURITY 🥑 INSTADAPP | THE NEW AVOCADO SMART CONTRACT WALLET ⛩️ UTOPIA | PAYROLL AND EXPENSE MANAGEMENT FOR DAOS 🚀 LIQUITY | UNSTOPPABLE ETH-BACKED STABLECOINS AND LEVERAGE 🥩 ETHER.FI | DECENTRALIZED AND NON-CUSTODIAL ETHEREUM STAKING PROTOCOL 🙋‍♀️ Interested to sponsor The Edge Podcast? Fill this out! ------ Topics Covered 00:00 - Intro 06:58 - Background of anon cofounder 09:21 - Why LST-backed stablecoins 11:22 - What is Prisma Finance 13:10 - How we will use Prisma 14:35 - Bolting veTokenomics onto a CDP protocol 16:30 - Prisma fees 18:51 - Will Prisma compete with crvUSD? 21:55 - Supported LST collaterals 22:42 - How liquidations work 24:22 - Thoughts on Recovery Mode 27:42 - Likely Curve and Convex integrations 30:30 - Lessons from Frax 33:13 - Will Prisma be immutable? 34:20 - PRISMA token and its functions 35:12 - Token launch 35:47 - LSTfi onboarding new LST holders 38:15- Platform launch and L2s 40:19 - Closing ------ Guest Links Prisma Finance on Twitter https://twitter.com/PrismaFi Learn about Prisma Finance https://www.prismafinance.com/ Join Prisma Discord https://discord.gg/prismafinance Read the first ever Mirror post Prisma https://mirror.xyz/prismafinance.eth/wYAgS4n7aL4tNFdxSed_m_5nrNXg_3yNc18CwBdCyfU ------ 🙏 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 are angels in Prisma Finance. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. Do your own research.

Mike Silagadze is the Founder and CEO of EtherFi. In this Quick Hit, we review EtherFi's Ethereum staking loyalty program: Ether.fan. EtherFi is a newer ETH liquid staking protocol launched in 2023 with a novel twist called their Early Adopter Program, which led the protocol to quickly attract $40M in staked ETH within the first 2 months on Ethereum Mainnet. EtherFi is the only ETH liquid staking protocol where stakers retain control of their keys, which means that even if the protocol gets attacked or if the node operators get shut down, you can always get your ETH back. We talked with Mike about their hugely successful ETH staking loyalty program Ether.fan where you get rewarded the longer you stake, by minting a provably rare NFT to earn boosted staking rewards. ------ 📺 If you prefer video, watch episodes of The Edge Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNzMl-Xdbc4YfQcYdy96wgTAWoMr-3b-j THIS IS NOT A RECOMMENDATION OR ENDORSEMENT TO BUY ANY TOKEN(S) RELATED TO ANY PLATFORM(S) DISCUSSED. ------ 🌲 LINKTREE FOR THE EDGE PODCAST: https://linktr.ee/edge_pod 🔎 DISCOVER DEFI & WEB3 BLOG POSTS, PODCASTS, TUTORIALS: http://defidad.com/ ✅ FOLLOW DEFI DAD ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/DeFi_Dad ✅ FOLLOW NOMATIC ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/Nomaticcap ------ The Edge Podcast Sponsor Resources ⚖️ KYBERSWAP | DEX AGGREGATOR, AMM, AND AI-POWERED TRADING ANALYTICS POWERED BY KYBER AI 🏗️ MANTLE | HIGH-PERFORMANCE ETHEREUM L2 WITH MODULAR DESIGN, LOW FEES, AND HIGH SECURITY 🥑 INSTADAPP | THE NEW AVOCADO SMART CONTRACT WALLET ⛩️ UTOPIA | PAYROLL AND EXPENSE MANAGEMENT FOR DAOS 🏢 PARCL | TRADE YOUR FAVORITE CITIES WITH REAL ESTATE SYNTHETICS 🚜 OETH BY ORIGIN DEFI | AN INNOVATIVE ETH YIELD TOKEN LEVERAGING LEADING LSTS AS COLLATERAL 🚀 LIQUITY | UNSTOPPABLE ETH-BACKED STABLECOINS AND LEVERAGE 🙋‍♀️ Interested to sponsor The Edge Podcast? Fill this out! ------ Topics Covered 00:00 - Intro 06:17 - Mike's background 11:13 - Why build on Ethereum 13:21 - Why build EtherFi 18:08 - EtherFi's successful launch 21:35 - What is Ether.fan and differentiating EtherFi 28:20 - Thoughts on early success of DeFi 32:07 - Other utility for Ether.fan NFTs 35:28 - EtherFi's future LST 37:54 - Future DeFi integrations 39:52 - Sustaining yields 42:56 - Mike's restaking alpha 44:12 - Closing ------ Guest Links Mike Silagadze on Twitter https://twitter.com/MikeSilagadze Learn about Ether.fan and the Series 2 Mint on July 13th https://ether.fan/edge Learn about Ether.fi https://ether.fi/ Follow EtherFi on Twitter https://twitter.com/ether_fi ------ 🙏 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.

Amit Gajjala is the CoFounder of Stader Labs. In this Quick Hit, we review ETHx, Stader's new Ethereum LST just in time for its official launch today. Since 2021, Stader has developed 6 liquid staking solutions for Proof of Stake networks, including Polygon, BSC, Hedera, Fantom, and Near and once held just under $1B in staked LUNA prior to the collapse of UST. As a multichain liquid staking protocol, Stader spent the crypto bear market developing their flagship Ethereum LST--ETHx. Given our previous coverage of Ethereum liquid staking such as Rocket Pool, we discuss and dissect why Stader opted for a hybrid design with both permissionless and permissioned node operators and why they believe it's the best model for scalable decentralized liquid staking. We also break down what we need to know as ETH LST holders who might hold ETHx vs potential node operators who can bond as little as 4 ETH (plus 0.4 ETH of SD tokens) to run an ETHx validator. ------ 📺 If you prefer video, watch episodes of The Edge Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNzMl-Xdbc4YfQcYdy96wgTAWoMr-3b-j THIS IS NOT A RECOMMENDATION OR ENDORSEMENT TO BUY ANY TOKEN(S) RELATED TO ANY PLATFORM(S) DISCUSSED. ------ 🌲 LINKTREE FOR THE EDGE PODCAST: https://linktr.ee/edge_pod 🔎 DISCOVER DEFI & WEB3 BLOG POSTS, PODCASTS, TUTORIALS: http://defidad.com/ ✅ FOLLOW DEFI DAD ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/DeFi_Dad ✅ FOLLOW NOMATIC ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/Nomaticcap ------ The Edge Podcast Sponsor Resources ⚖️ KYBERSWAP | DEX AGGREGATOR, AMM, AND AI-POWERED TRADING ANALYTICS POWERED BY KYBER AI 🏢 PARCL | TRADE YOUR FAVORITE CITIES WITH REAL ESTATE SYNTHETICS 🚜 OETH BY ORIGIN DEFI | AN INNOVATIVE ETH YIELD TOKEN LEVERAGING LEADING LSTS AS COLLATERAL 🏗️ MANTLE | HIGH-PERFORMANCE ETHEREUM L2 WITH MODULAR DESIGN, LOW FEES, AND HIGH SECURITY 🥑 INSTADAPP | THE NEW AVOCADO SMART CONTRACT WALLET ⛩️ UTOPIA | PAYROLL AND EXPENSE MANAGEMENT FOR DAOS 🚀 LIQUITY | UNSTOPPABLE ETH-BACKED STABLECOINS AND LEVERAGE 🥩 ETHER.FI | DECENTRALIZED AND NON-CUSTODIAL ETHEREUM STAKING PROTOCOL 🙋‍♀️ Interested to sponsor The Edge Podcast? Fill this out! ------ Topics Covered 00:00 - Intro 05:06 - Amit's background 08:50 - Lessons from UST collapse 12:09 - How ETHx differs 16:58 - How to acquire ETHx, yield, fees 20:08 - Checklist for ETHx node operators 21:19 - Estimated yield for ETHx validators 23:05 - How SD token bond works 25:20 - Onboarding node operators 28:11 - DeFi integrations for ETHx 29:18 - Possibility for SD fee accrual 30:28 - Audits for ETHx 32:14 - ETHx Power Pledge 34:20 - Impact of EigenLayer on ETHx 35:14 - Closing ------ Guest Links Amit Gajjala on Twitter https://twitter.com/GAmitej Learn about Stader's ETHx LST https://www.staderlabs.com/eth/ Follow Stader Ethereum on Twitter https://twitter.com/staderlabs_eth Learn about Stader Labs https://staderlabs.com/ Follow Stader Labs on Twitter https://twitter.com/staderlabs ------ 🙏 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 the Series A for Stader and DeFi Dad holds the SD token. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. Do your own research.

Muneeb Ali is the Co-Creator of Stacks. In this episode, we discuss whether Stacks can scale Bitcoin. Stacks can be thought of as a Bitcoin layer for smart contracts to build decentralized applications. Muneeb guides us through everything you need to know as a new DeFi user on Stacks, including the hot debate over whether Stacks is an L2 or not, how to earn BTC by stacking STX, and the massive Nakamoto upgrade which will enable trustless bridging of native BTC from the Bitcoin network directly to Stacks L2. 🙏 Thank you for your patience with Muneeb's audio. He had unfortunate challenges with his airpods recording and despite countless hours trying to improve it, we decided it was better to still publish this podcast. ------ 📺 If you prefer video, watch episodes of The Edge Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNzMl-Xdbc4YfQcYdy96wgTAWoMr-3b-j THIS IS NOT A RECOMMENDATION OR ENDORSEMENT TO BUY ANY TOKEN(S) RELATED TO ANY PLATFORM(S) DISCUSSED. ------ 🌲 LINKTREE FOR THE EDGE PODCAST: https://linktr.ee/edge_pod 🔎 DISCOVER DEFI & WEB3 BLOG POSTS, PODCASTS, TUTORIALS: http://defidad.com/ ✅ FOLLOW DEFI DAD ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/DeFi_Dad ✅ FOLLOW NOMATIC ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/Nomaticcap ------ The Edge Podcast Sponsor Resources ⚖️ KYBERSWAP | DEX AGGREGATOR, AMM, AND AI-POWERED TRADING ANALYTICS POWERED BY KYBER AI 🏢 PARCL | TRADE YOUR FAVORITE CITIES WITH REAL ESTATE SYNTHETICS 🚜 OETH BY ORIGIN DEFI | AN INNOVATIVE ETH YIELD TOKEN LEVERAGING LEADING LSTS AS COLLATERAL 🏗️ MANTLE | HIGH-PERFORMANCE ETHEREUM L2 WITH MODULAR DESIGN, LOW FEES, AND HIGH SECURITY 🥑 INSTADAPP | THE NEW AVOCADO SMART CONTRACT WALLET ⛩️ UTOPIA | PAYROLL AND EXPENSE MANAGEMENT FOR DAOS 🚀 LIQUITY | UNSTOPPABLE ETH-BACKED STABLECOINS AND LEVERAGE 🥩 ETHER.FI | DECENTRALIZED AND NON-CUSTODIAL ETHEREUM STAKING PROTOCOL 🌊 STADER | MULTICHAIN LIQUID STAKING 🙋‍♀️ Interested to sponsor The Edge Podcast? Fill this out! ------ Topics Covered 00:00 - Intro 05:33 - Muneeb's background 11:36 - The opportunity for a Bitcoin L2 16:48 - The growth of Bitcoin network fees in 2023 24:28 - Thoughts on Ordinals 30:19 - Is Stacks an L2? 36:28 - Pros vs cons for DeFi on Stacks 41:51 - What's popular among users on Stacks? 46:18 - Utility of STX 47:48 - Reflections on crypto regulation 51:04 - Wallets and dApps to check out 52:45 - Closing ------ Guest Links Muneeb Ali on Twitter https://twitter.com/muneeb Learn about Stacks https://www.stacks.co Follow Stacks on Twitter https://twitter.com/stacks ------ 🙏 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.

Rhett Shipp is the Founder of Gravita. In this episode, we discuss how to get started with LSTfi using Gravita Protocol. Gravita is a friendly fork of Liquity, designed to provide users with interest-free loans backed by ETH Liquid Staking Tokens (LSTs) such as rETH by Rocket Pool and stETH by Lido. Rhett guides us through the mechanics of Gravita including how to open a vessel, the GRAI stablecoin, the Stability Pool, Recovery Mode, and what's next in terms of growing Gravita and GRAI on Ethereum L2s. ------ 📺 Watch episodes of The Edge Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNzMl-Xdbc4YfQcYdy96wgTAWoMr-3b-j 🌲 LINKTREE FOR THE EDGE PODCAST: https://linktr.ee/edge_pod 🔎 DISCOVER DEFI & WEB3 BLOG POSTS, PODCASTS, TUTORIALS: http://defidad.com/ ✅ FOLLOW DEFI DAD ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/DeFi_Dad ✅ FOLLOW NOMATIC ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/Nomaticcap ------ The Edge Podcast Sponsor Resources 🏗️ MANTLE | HIGH-PERFORMANCE ETHEREUM L2 WITH MODULAR DESIGN, LOW FEES, AND HIGH SECURITY ⚖️ KYBERSWAP | DECENTRALIZED EXCHANGE AGGREGATOR AND AMM 📈 GTRADE | DECENTRALIZED LEVERAGE TRADING 🥑 INSTADAPP | CHECK OUT THE NEW AVOCADO SMART CONTRACT WALLET ⛩️ UTOPIA | PAYROLL AND EXPENSE MANAGEMENT FOR DAOS 🌊 STADER | MULTICHAIN LIQUID STAKING 🚀 LIQUITY | UNSTOPPABLE ETH-BACKED STABLECOINS AND LEVERAGE 🥩 ETHER.FI | DECENTRALIZED AND NON-CUSTODIAL ETHEREUM STAKING PROTOCOL 🙋‍♀️ Interested to sponsor The Edge Podcast? Fill this out! ------ Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 04:49 - Rhett's background 07:34 - What's an LST and LSTfi? 09:14 - Gravita vs Liquity 10:21 - How to use Gravita 12:49 - Why support bLUSD 14:19 - Why higher LTVs and System Status 18:05 - Recovery Mode 21:19 - Advantages of Gravita vs Aave or Maker 23:22 - GRAI and its dollar peg 27:35 - Liquidations and The Stability Pool 33:01 - Refund for short term borrowers 34:15 - Future Gravita governance token 35:53 - Addressing why unbacked GRAI can be minted 38:43 - Immutability 40:43 - Expanding to Ethereum L2s 42:05 - Rhett's LSTfi alpha 43:25 - Closing ------ 🔗 Guest Links 🔗 ► Rhett Shipp on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RhettShipp ► Learn about Gravita: https://www.gravitaprotocol.com/ ► Follow Gravita on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gravitaprotocol ------ 🙏 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.

Austin Barack is a Partner in Venture & Liquid Investments at CoinFund. In this episode of The Edge Podcast, we interview a crypto veteran and full-time investor about all the emerging sectors in DeFi and Web3 you need to know about next crypto bull run including Ethereum L2s, ETH LSTs, LSTfi, the ETH burn (EIP-1559 and its impact on the future ETH supply), Bitcoin DeFi, and the intersection of crypto and AI. Having begun investing at the age of 10 back in 2001, Austin is a rare breed who has lived through multiple crypto bull/bear cycles, with a background in traditional finance, and lots of lessons for investors wondering when the next crypto bull run will come and how to prepare! ------ 📺 If you prefer video, watch episodes of The Edge Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNzMl-Xdbc4YfQcYdy96wgTAWoMr-3b-j THIS IS NOT A RECOMMENDATION OR ENDORSEMENT TO BUY ANY TOKEN(S) RELATED TO ANY PLATFORM(S) DISCUSSED. ------ 🌲 LINKTREE FOR THE EDGE PODCAST: https://linktr.ee/edge_pod 🔎 DISCOVER DEFI & WEB3 BLOG POSTS, PODCASTS, TUTORIALS: http://defidad.com/ ✅ FOLLOW DEFI DAD ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/DeFi_Dad ✅ FOLLOW NOMATIC ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/Nomaticcap ------ The Edge Podcast Sponsor Resources 🏗️ MANTLE | HIGH-PERFORMANCE ETHEREUM L2 WITH MODULAR DESIGN, LOW FEES, AND HIGH SECURITY https://linktr.ee/mantle.xyz ⚖️ KYBERSWAP | DECENTRALIZED EXCHANGE AGGREGATOR AND AMM https://kyberswap.com/?&utm_source=KOL&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=defidad&utm_content=overview 📈 GTRADE | DECENTRALIZED LEVERAGE TRADING https://gains.trade/ 🥑 INSTADAPP | CHECK OUT THE NEW AVOCADO SMART CONTRACT WALLET https://avocado.instadapp.io/ ⛩️ UTOPIA | PAYROLL AND EXPENSE MANAGEMENT FOR DAOS https://www.utopialabs.com/ 🌊 STADER | MULTICHAIN LIQUID STAKING https://staderlabs.com/ 🚀 LIQUITY | UNSTOPPABLE ETH-BACKED STABLECOINS AND LEVERAGE https://www.liquity.org/ 🙋‍♀️ Interested to sponsor The Edge Podcast? Fill this out: https://hl6pu9d99u5.typeform.com/to/E3NY5Mqn ------ Topics Covered 00:00 - Intro 04:35 - Austin's background 09:39 - Investing since age 10 10:36 - Where are we in this crypto cycle 13:11 - Macro conditions to impact crypto 15:14 - When markets stop dumping on bad news 16:36 - Most exciting verticals for next crypto bull run 18:25 - Investment theses for LSTs 23:07 - ETH LST as a base token for DeFi 29:47 - LSTfi and Stablecoins 31:10 - LST value accrual vs competing on fees 36:00 - Alt-L1s next bull cycle 39:54 - L2s next bull cycle 46:45 - The return of mass bullishness 48:58 - The ETH burn 52:54 - The bull case for ETH due to utility and burn 54:44 - Opportunity for "Bitcoin DeFi" 59:30 - Opportunity vs risk in future changes to Bitcoin 1:06:41 - Crypto x AI synergies 1:09:06 - Outlook on crypto regulation in the US 1:16:30 - Growth in DeFi derivatives markets 1:18:05 - Growth in RWAs on-chain 1:19:31 - Closing ------ Guest Links Austin Barack on Twitter https://twitter.com/AustinBarack Learn about CoinFund https://www.coinfund.io/ Follow CoinFund on Twitter https://twitter.com/coinfund_io ------ 🙏 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.

Bob Baxley is a Core Contributor at Maverick Protocol. In this episode of The Edge Podcast, we cover a rising star among new AMMs on Ethereum Mainnet and zkSync Era--Maverick. Maverick has earned a spot as a top 5 DEX on Ethereum based on daily trading volume and the 2nd highest traded DEX on zkSync Era. Since launching in March 2023, Maverick has introduced new innovations to the AMM sector with automated directional liquidity provisions. Bob drops all the alpha on different liquidity strategies unlocked by their automated directional LPs! ------ 📺 If you prefer video, watch episodes of The Edge Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNzMl-Xdbc4YfQcYdy96wgTAWoMr-3b-j THIS IS NOT A RECOMMENDATION OR ENDORSEMENT TO BUY ANY TOKEN(S) RELATED TO ANY PLATFORM(S) DISCUSSED. ------ 🌲 LINKTREE FOR THE EDGE PODCAST: https://linktr.ee/edge_pod 🔎 DISCOVER DEFI & WEB3 BLOG POSTS, PODCASTS, TUTORIALS: http://defidad.com/ ✅ FOLLOW DEFI DAD ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/DeFi_Dad ✅ FOLLOW NOMATIC ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/Nomaticcap ------ The Edge Podcast Sponsor Resources 🏗️ MANTLE | HIGH-PERFORMANCE ETHEREUM L2 WITH MODULAR DESIGN, LOW FEES, AND HIGH SECURITY https://linktr.ee/mantle.xyz ⚖️ KYBERSWAP | DECENTRALIZED EXCHANGE AGGREGATOR AND AMM https://kyberswap.com/?&utm_source=KOL&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=defidad&utm_content=overview 📈 GTRADE | DECENTRALIZED LEVERAGE TRADING https://gains.trade/ 🥑 INSTADAPP | CHECK OUT THE NEW AVOCADO SMART CONTRACT WALLET https://avocado.instadapp.io/ ⛩️ UTOPIA | PAYROLL AND EXPENSE MANAGEMENT FOR DAOS https://www.utopialabs.com/ 🌊 STADER | MULTICHAIN LIQUID STAKING https://staderlabs.com/ 🚀 LIQUITY | UNSTOPPABLE ETH-BACKED STABLECOINS AND LEVERAGE https://www.liquity.org/ 🙋‍♀️ Interested to sponsor The Edge Podcast? Fill this out: https://hl6pu9d99u5.typeform.com/to/E3NY5Mqn ------ Topics Covered 00:00 - Intro 04:25 - Bob's background 07:50 - What is Maverick AMM 08:48 - Early traction for Maverick 11:10 - How Maverick automates concentrated LPs 15:08 - 4 Modes for directional LPs 17:28 - Which mode(s) are popular? 18:42 - Can Maverick LPs outperform Uniswap V2? 20:05 - Can LPs ever really be passive? 24:15 - Customizability of Maverick pools 26:03 - Boosted Positions 28:35 - The LSTfi opportunity 30:35 - Why launch on zkSync Era 32:30 - What's next? 33:40 - Closing ------ Guest Links Bob Baxley on Twitter https://twitter.com/Bob_Baxley Learn about Maverick https://www.mav.xyz/ Follow Maverick on Twitter https://twitter.com/MavProtocol ------ 🙏 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.

Emad Mostaque is the Founder and CEO at Stability AI. In this episode of The Edge Podcast, we interview one of the most sought after AI experts in the world! Emad's team at Stability AI is building the world’s leading open source generative AI company, which is known for their flagship Stable Diffusion, first released in August 2022. Stable Diffusion text-to-image model is widely used to generate detailed images based on text descriptions. Just one month after the release of StableDiffusion 2.0, four of the top 10 applications on Apple’s App Store were powered by Stable Diffusion. Emad has been invested and experimenting with crypto for many years but despite all his media appearances, few have asked him about his thoughts on the synergies between cryptocurrencies, Web3, and AI--until now! We ask every burning question, including how he believes AI can leverage crypto, how crypto can leverage AI, how tokenization can be used by AI startups, and what the future holds specifically for Stability AI and Web3. ------ 📺 If you prefer video, watch episodes of The Edge Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNzMl-Xdbc4YfQcYdy96wgTAWoMr-3b-j THIS IS NOT A RECOMMENDATION OR ENDORSEMENT TO BUY ANY TOKEN OR NFT RELATED TO ANY PLATFORMS DISCUSSED. ------ 🌲 LINKTREE FOR THE EDGE PODCAST: https://linktr.ee/edge_pod 🔎 DISCOVER DEFI & WEB3 BLOG POSTS, PODCASTS, TUTORIALS: http://defidad.com/ ✅ FOLLOW DEFI DAD ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/DeFi_Dad ✅ FOLLOW NOMATIC ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/Nomaticcap ------ The Edge Podcast Sponsor Resources 🏗️ MANTLE | HIGH-PERFORMANCE ETHEREUM L2 WITH MODULAR DESIGN, LOW FEES, AND HIGH SECURITY https://linktr.ee/mantle.xyz ⚖️ KYBERSWAP | DECENTRALIZED EXCHANGE AGGREGATOR AND AMM https://kyberswap.com/?&utm_source=KOL&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=defidad&utm_content=overview 📈 GTRADE | DECENTRALIZED LEVERAGE TRADING https://gains.trade/ 🥑 INSTADAPP | CHECK OUT THE NEW AVOCADO SMART CONTRACT WALLET https://avocado.instadapp.io/ ⛩️ UTOPIA | PAYROLL AND EXPENSE MANAGEMENT FOR DAOS https://www.utopialabs.com/ 🌊 STADER | MULTICHAIN LIQUID STAKING https://staderlabs.com/ 🚀 LIQUITY | UNSTOPPABLE ETH-BACKED STABLECOINS AND LEVERAGE https://www.liquity.org/ 🙋‍♀️ Interested to sponsor The Edge Podcast? Fill this out: https://hl6pu9d99u5.typeform.com/to/E3NY5Mqn ------ Topics Covered 00:00 - Intro 05:45 - Emad's background 08:13 - The impact of AI 13:18 - Founding Stability AI 16:10 - Exponential growth of StableDiffusion 17:43 - Why open source AI 21:02 - Synergies between Web3 x AI 25:10 - Tokenization for AI startups 28:33 - Big business investing in AI 31:46 - AirBnB for graphics cards model 33:53 - AI agents using smart contracts 35:45 - Education reimagined with AI 41:43 - AI using blockchain for data provenance, digital rights, governance 45:44 - Zero knowledge tech x ML 48:07 - Worldcoin 49:43 - Advice for crypto startups on AI strategies 50:37 - What's next for Stability AI x Web3 51:36 - Next year for Stability AI 52:32 - Closing ------ Guest Links Emad on Twitter https://twitter.com/EMostaque Learn about Stability AI https://stability.ai/ Follow Stability AI on Twitter https://twitter.com/stabilityai Careers at Stability AI https://stability.ai/careers GitHub Stars Chart Referenced for StableDiffusion https://twitter.com/EMostaque/status/1587038222722408450?s=20 ------ 🙏 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 the pre-seed round for Stability AI in spring 2022. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. Do your own research.