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Founder & CEO of Baxus, Tzvi Wiesel, discusses building a global marketplace for spirits on Solana. They cover topics like account abstraction, marketplace dynamics, DeFi, institutional demand, and the market size of rare spirits & wine. They also explore user flow, app chain vs Solana, and the evolution of building a whiskey marketplace on blockchain.

Brandon Millman and Donnie Dinch discuss Phantom's growth in the Solana ecosystem, including the acquisition of Bitski and onboarding new users. They explore wallet services, chain integration, user retention, and wallet security. Insights on the monetization of wallets, cross-chain integration, and upcoming industry event, Permissionless Three, are also shared.

This podcast discusses the potential approval of an Ethereum ETF, challenges in launching high valuation tokens with low floats, startup funding dynamics, community approaches in crypto, engineering feats in blockchain protocols, and the operation of validator nodes.

Amir Haleem, CEO of Nova Labs, discusses Helium's DePin infrastructure for crypto opportunities. Topics include Helium's origin story, building the Helium network, bootstrapping a network, using Helium Mobile, why build on Solana, SIM swaps, and onboarding to Helium Mobile.

The podcast discusses the potential for Solana to surpass Ethereum in economic value, comparing MEV and fees. It also explores the profitability of running a validator, value accrual on Layer 1 and Layer 2, Solana's node count, VanEck's bullish meme coins index, and SocialFi hype.

FP Lee, expert on liquid staking on Solana and founder of Sanctum, discusses launching LSTs, solving liquidity issues, and value accrual. They explore Sanctum products, winner-take-all scenarios, and stake-weighted QoS. Delve into the growth of liquid staking on Solana with insights on the future of the ecosystem.

This podcast discusses Stripe's integration with Solana, MEV comparison between Solana and Ethereum, upcoming Permissionless III event, trade-offs in blockchain tech, and complexities of token launches in the Solana ecosystem.

Alex Smirnov discusses how deBridge is aiming to power the crypto economy with cross chain bridging & interoperability. They cover topics like decentralization vs performance, intent bridging model, bridging mechanics, bringing liquidity on chain, bridging risks, governance & validators. The conversation also touches on MEV, fee compression, and the role of market makers in the crypto industry.

Gm! This week Patrick O'Grady, Aaron Buchwald & Stephen Buttolph join the show to discuss the path forward for the Avalanche ecosystem.--Follow Patrick: https://twitter.com/_patrickogradyFollow Aaron: https://twitter.com/AaronBuchwaldFollow Stephen: https://twitter.com/stephenbuttolphFollow Dan: https://twitter.com/smyyguy--Try 3 months FREE of Helium Mobile with the code LIGHTSPEEDMOBILE: hellohelium.com Experience a new phone service that uses the Helium Network – a decentralized wireless network built by the people – AND the nation’s largest 5G network. Drastically save costs while you enjoy unlimited talk, text, and data for just $20/month. Plus, you can earn MOBILE tokens for sharing where you use your phone the most.--Use Code LIGHTSPEED10 for 10% off your ticket to Permissionless III: https://blockworks.co/event/permissionless-iii--Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/43o3SykSubscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3OhiXgVSubscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3OkF7PDGet top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/--(00:00) Introduction (01:20) The Avalanche Architecture (07:38) Helium Mobile Ad (08:41) Reinventing Subnets: ACP-13 & ACP-77 (20:38) ACP-77 New Fee Mechanism (35:58) Permissionless III Ad (37:00) The HyperSDK Unlock (43:56) Vryx 100k TPS Breakthrough (54:51) C-Chain Functionality (01:03:42) Future Of The EVM--Disclaimers:Lightspeed was kickstarted by a grant from the Solana Foundation.Nothing said on Lightspeed is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Mert, Garrett and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

Rushi Manche of Movement Labs discusses the shift from EVM to VMs in 2024, VM's composability, L1 vs L2 trade-offs, Zk vs Optimistic Rollups, app fragmentation, shared sequencers, attracting new devs to Web3, and scaling solutions to watch in 2024