Talking Tokens

On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn sat down with Antonio Juliano, the CEO of dYdX. They dive into Antonio’s journey as a founder and CEO, how the DeFi and crypto derivatives market has changed since 2017, what the US election means for traders, his outlook for 2025 and more. ====================== Follow Antonio: https://x.com/AntonioMJuliano Follow dYdX: https://x.com/dYdX Follow Jacquelyn: https://twitter.com/jacqmelinek Follow Talking Tokens: https://twitter.com/_TalkingTokens Follow Token Relations: https://twitter.com/Token_Relations ======================= Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0LOgWxIQ0NnNUD5eXsSuoZ?si=9a9fda1d29224d57&nd=1&dlsi Subscribe to the podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talking-tokens/id1743669141 Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TalkingTokens ======================= Please note that this podcast is for informational purposes only and any views shared by anyone on the show are opinions, not financial advice. The host or guests may have a direct or indirect financial interest in content mentioned in this episode.

On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn sat down with Adrian Brink, co-founder ofAnoma and Namada. They discuss building decentralized technology that can withstand catostrophic disasters, the importance of privacy through blockchain technology and the impact it has on national defense. ======================= Follow Adrian: https://x.com/adrianbrink Follow Jacquelyn: https://twitter.com/jacqmelinek Follow Talking Tokens: https://twitter.com/_TalkingTokens Follow Token Relations: https://twitter.com/Token_Relations ======================= Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0LOgWxIQ0NnNUD5eXsSuoZ?si=9a9fda1d29224d57&nd=1&dlsi Subscribe to the podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talking-tokens/id1743669141 Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TalkingTokens ======================= Please note that this podcast is for informational purposes only and any views shared by anyone on the show are opinions, not financial advice. The host or guests may have a direct or indirect financial interest in content mentioned in this episode.

On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn sat down with Mert Mumtaz, CEO of Helius Labs. They discuss why Mert left Coinbase to start a Solana-focused developer platform, how he looks at Solana compared to other blockchains, the impact of the US Presidential Election on crypto, founder life and more. ======================= Follow Mert: https://x.com/0xmert_ Follow Jacquelyn: https://twitter.com/jacqmelinek Follow Talking Tokens: https://twitter.com/_TalkingTokens Follow Token Relations: https://twitter.com/Token_Relations ======================= Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0LOgWxIQ0NnNUD5eXsSuoZ?si=9a9fda1d29224d57&nd=1&dlsi Subscribe to the podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talking-tokens/id1743669141 Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TalkingTokens ======================= Please note that this podcast is for informational purposes only and any views shared by anyone on the show are opinions, not financial advice. The host or guests may have a direct or indirect financial interest in content mentioned in this episode.

On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn interviewed Vijay Chetty, Eclipse CEO. They talk about Eclipse’s recent mainnet launch, how it’s bringing Solana and Ethereum together, the types of builders coming into its ecosystem, DeFi opportunities and more. ======================= Follow Vijay: https://x.com/0xLitquidity Follow Eclipse: https://x.com/EclipseFND Follow Jacquelyn: https://twitter.com/jacqmelinek Follow Talking Tokens: https://twitter.com/_TalkingTokens Follow Token Relations: https://twitter.com/Token_Relations ======================= Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0LOgWxIQ0NnNUD5eXsSuoZ?si=9a9fda1d29224d57&nd=1&dlsi Subscribe to the podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talking-tokens/id1743669141 Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TalkingTokens ======================= Please note that this podcast is for informational purposes only and any views shared by anyone on the show are opinions, not financial advice. The host or guests may have a direct or indirect financial interest in content mentioned in this episode.

On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn sat down with Polygon’s Chief Legal and Policy Officer Rebecca Rettig. They dive into the current state of policymaking in crypto, the impact the US Presidential Election has on the industry, her regulatory and policy outlook after President Trump retakes office, the SEC and more. ======================= Follow Rebecca: https://x.com/RebeccaRettig1 Follow Polygon: https://x.com/0xPolygon Follow Jacquelyn: https://twitter.com/jacqmelinek Follow Talking Tokens: https://twitter.com/_TalkingTokens Follow Token Relations: https://twitter.com/Token_Relations ======================= Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0LOgWxIQ0NnNUD5eXsSuoZ?si=9a9fda1d29224d57&nd=1&dlsi Subscribe to the podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talking-tokens/id1743669141 Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TalkingTokens ======================= Please note that this podcast is for informational purposes only and any views shared by anyone on the show are opinions, not financial advice. The host or guests may have a direct or indirect financial interest in content mentioned in this episode.

On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn sat down with Hayden Adams, CEO of Uniswap Labs, and Hart Lambur, co-founder and CEO of Across. They dive into Unichain, Uniswap’s new L2 chain built on the OP stack, Across being a bridging partner for the chain and why it’s important to have easy access for cross-chain swaps, scaling Ethereum, DeFi and more. ======================= Follow Hayden: https://x.com/haydenzadams Follow Hart: https://x.com/hal2001 Follow Jacquelyn: https://twitter.com/jacqmelinek Follow Talking Tokens: https://twitter.com/_TalkingTokens Follow Token Relations: https://twitter.com/Token_Relations ======================= Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0LOgWxIQ0NnNUD5eXsSuoZ?si=9a9fda1d29224d57&nd=1&dlsi Subscribe to the podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talking-tokens/id1743669141 Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TalkingTokens ======================= Please note that this podcast is for informational purposes only and any views shared by anyone on the show are opinions, not financial advice. The host or guests may have a direct or indirect financial interest in content mentioned in this episode.

On today’s Talking Tokens episode, Jacquelyn interviewed Tristan Frizza, founder of Zeta Markets. They talk about what traders want more of on DeFi trading platforms, why Zeta is building a layer-2 on top of Solana, how it will scale the network and more. ======================= Follow Tristan: https://x.com/tristan0x Follow Zeta Markets: https://x.com/ZetaMarkets Follow Jacquelyn: https://twitter.com/jacqmelinek Follow Talking Tokens: https://twitter.com/_TalkingTokens Follow Token Relations: https://twitter.com/Token_Relations ======================= Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0LOgWxIQ0NnNUD5eXsSuoZ?si=9a9fda1d29224d57&nd=1&dlsi Subscribe to the podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talking-tokens/id1743669141 Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TalkingTokens ======================= Please note that this podcast is for informational purposes only and any views shared by anyone on the show are opinions, not financial advice. The host or guests may have a direct or indirect financial interest in content mentioned in this episode.

On today’s Talking Tokens episode, we're sharing a fireside chat Jacquelyn moderated with Stani Kulechov, founder and CEO of Avara (formerly Aave), in Buenos Aires, Argentina. While on stage at the Avalanche Summit LATAM, they discuss the current state of stablecoins, tokenization of real world assets (RWAs), and opportunities to drive mass adoption through Latin America and other regions. ======================= Follow Stani: https://x.com/StaniKulechov Follow Avara: https://x.com/Avara Follow Jacquelyn: https://twitter.com/jacqmelinek Follow Talking Tokens: https://twitter.com/_TalkingTokens Follow Token Relations: https://twitter.com/Token_Relations ======================= Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0LOgWxIQ0NnNUD5eXsSuoZ?si=9a9fda1d29224d57&nd=1&dlsi Subscribe to the podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talking-tokens/id1743669141 Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TalkingTokens ======================= Please note that this podcast is for informational purposes only and any views shared by anyone on the show are opinions, not financial advice. The host or guests may have a direct or indirect financial interest in content mentioned in this episode.

For this week’s Thursday's episode, we’re sharing an episode I recorded last week in a podcast studio near the Avalanche Summit, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Our guests include Michael Martin, director of Codebase at Ava Labs, and Inertia co-founders Marc Villafuerte, Anish Lathker and Kainoa Kanter. Codebase is an Avalanche-focused web3 accelerator program and Inertia is a community-led predictions market. We discuss what accelerator programs are like into today’s market, why Inertia chose to build on Avalanche, the state of prediction markets and more. ======================= Follow Michael: https://x.com/mmartinxyz Follow Inertia: https://x.com/inertia_social Check out Codebase: https://codebase.avax.network/ Follow Jacquelyn: https://twitter.com/jacqmelinek Follow Talking Tokens: https://twitter.com/_TalkingTokens Follow Token Relations: https://twitter.com/Token_Relations ======================= Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0LOgWxIQ0NnNUD5eXsSuoZ?si=9a9fda1d29224d57&nd=1&dlsi Subscribe to the podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talking-tokens/id1743669141 Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TalkingTokens ======================= Please note that this podcast is for informational purposes only and any views shared by anyone on the show are opinions, not financial advice. The host or guests may have a direct or indirect financial interest in content mentioned in this episode.

On today's talking tokens episode, Jacquelyn interviewed Ava Labs co-founder and CEO Emin Gün Sirer. We recorded this during the Avalanche Summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina. They dive into the latest developments on Avalanche in the past quarter, the Avalanche-based Off The Grid game seeing explosive success, what the Avalanche9000 upgrade really means, his outlook on Latin America, institutional adoption and more. ======================= Follow Emin: https://x.com/el33th4xor Folow Avalanche: https://x.com/avax Follow Talking Tokens: https://twitter.com/_TalkingTokens Follow Token Relations: https://twitter.com/Token_Relations ======================= Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0LOgWxIQ0NnNUD5eXsSuoZ?si=9a9fda1d29224d57&nd=1&dlsi Subscribe to the podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talking-tokens/id1743669141 Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TalkingTokens ======================= Please note that this podcast is for informational purposes only and any views shared by anyone on the show are opinions, not financial advice. The host or guests may have a direct or indirect financial interest in content mentioned in this episode.