This week’s guest, Reffo, co-founder of Puffpaw, leads the only vape-to-earn crypto project. He dives into an innovative model combining vaping and gaming, aiming to encourage healthier habits. The conversation highlights their unique in-house manufacturing and the choice of Berachain for community culture. They explore how the project merges traditional smoking with blockchain rewards, overcoming regulatory hurdles. Reffo also shares insights on tokenomics and the exciting future of user engagement in DeFi.

This week we dive into Initia, a permissionless interwoven system of rollups that aims to support the next generation of appchains.Timeline:00:00 Introduction and Background07:30 The Initia Idea10:47 Building a Permissionless Interwoven Ecosystem12:15 Initia’s Apple Design Influence15:53 The 3 Pillars of Initia19:54 Enshrined Liquidity, initUSDC Pool and Fees24:48 Rollbacks and Fraud-proofs26:16 Instant Bridging w/ MinitiaSwap31:35 Building on the L1 vs L234:28 Attracting and Incubating Appchains43:00 Aligned Interwoven Projects and Users46:39 The Origin of “Interwoven”49:37 Community Alignment and Long-Term Success51:54 Initia’s Comprehensive Product Suite 55:05VIP Program: Rewarding Engagement and Loyalty1:08:06 Memetic and Communication Strategy 1:13:24 Post-Game Show~~~~Subscribe to the Flywheel mailing list: https://flywheeldefi.com~~~~Follow FlywheelTwitter: https://twitter.com/FlywheelDeFiTelegram: https://t.me/FlywheelDeFiYouTube: @flywheeldefiSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/34xXNO289naHrPB2h4uN4J?si=7aa710b683c04a66Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/flywheel-defi/id1628697864~~~~ConnectDeFi Dave: https://twitter.com/defidave22Kiet: https://twitter.com/0xkapital_kSam: https://twitter.com/traders_insightLewy: https://x.com/lewquidity~~~~Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.

In this week’s episode, Stuti from Kraken Ventures shares her journey into crypto and what winning GTM strategies for stablecoins looks like. Timeline: 00:00 Introduction and Background10:00 Go-to-Market Strategies for Stablecoins13:00 The Signal Waterfall19:09 DeFi Builders and Apps21:00 The Brain Surgeons of DeFi22:04 Crypto Institutions26:19 The Degens32:46 General Consumers38:25 How to “Stay in The Market”; Long-Term Success41:40 Scaling and Competing with Established Stablecoins43:14 The Success Metrics of Stablecoin Projects51:07 What Does Success Mean?54:04 Exploring Potential Angles to Take Market Share1:03:04 Post-Game Show~~~~Subscribe to the Flywheel mailing list: https://flywheeldefi.com~~~~Follow Flywheel Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlywheelDeFi Telegram: https://t.me/FlywheelDeFi YouTube: @flywheeldefi Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/34xXNO289naHrPB2h4uN4J?si=7aa710b683c04a66Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/flywheel-defi/id1628697864~~~~Connect DeFi Dave: https://twitter.com/defidave22Kiet: https://twitter.com/0xkapital_kSam: https://twitter.com/traders_insightLewy: https://x.com/lewquidity~~~~Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.

This week we hosted Joey Roth, the founder of Dyad, “The first capital efficient overcollateralized stablecoin”. We dive into Joey’s journey in building DYAD througout the bear and its unique stablecoin design. We dive into the the Kerosene flywheel, building a user friendly platform, how DYAD plans to scale in the future. Timeline: 00:00 Introduction03:00 Building Dyad in the Bear Market13:30 Introducing DYAD: Enhancing Capital Efficiency22:27 The Liquidation Process for Undercollateralized Positions29:42 Understanding Notes as NFTs33:01 XP Boosts36:00 The Secondary Market for Notes43:17 The Kerosene Flywheel 45:00 Airdrops48:45 Raising the Right Amount of Funding49:30 DYAD GTM52:33 What a DYAD Anchor would look like1:00:18 Solving The Stablecoin Trilemma1:06:09 Buying Bananas at The Supermarket w/ DYAD ~~~~Subscribe to the Flywheel mailing list: https://flywheeldefi.com~~~~Follow Flywheel Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlywheelDeFiTelegram: https://t.me/FlywheelDeFiYouTube: @flywheeldefiSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/34xXNO289naHrPB2h4uN4J?si=7aa710b683c04a66Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/flywheel-defi/id1628697864~~~~Connect DeFi Dave: https://twitter.com/defidave22Kiet: https://twitter.com/0xkapital_kSam: https://twitter.com/traders_insightLewy: https://x.com/lewquidity~~~~Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.

This week we hosted Anon of Apollo DAO. He shares his origin story, his involvement in the Cosmos ecosystem, and much more. He discusses the challenges he faced during the fall of Terra his spot-on predictions of the collapse of FTX, and what he is up to now in the land of Cosmos. Timeline: 00:00 Introduction and Background02:59 Into the Cosmos and Apollo DAO10:00 Challenges and Decisions During the Collapse of Terra15:00 Navigating Crisis and Rebuilding18:07 Skepticism Towards FTX Before Their Collapse25:27 Challenges in the Cosmos Ecosystem28:35 What Are Conflict of Interests30:56 The Need for Transparency and Competition36:15 Customizability and Interesting Tech in Cosmos45:30 Promising Projects in the Cosmos Ecosystem~~~~Subscribe to the Flywheel mailing list: https://flywheeldefi.com~~~~Follow Flywheel Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlywheelDeFiTelegram: https://t.me/FlywheelDeFiYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FlywheelDeFiSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/34xXNO289naHrPB2h4uN4J?si=7aa710b683c04a66Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/flywheel-defi/id1628697864~~~~ConnectDeFi Dave: https://twitter.com/defidave22Kiet: https://twitter.com/0xkapital_kSam: https://twitter.com/traders_insightLewy: https://x.com/lewquidity~~~~Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.

In this week’s episode Sam Williams, founder of Arweave & AO, dives into the the concept of permanent storage on blockchains and the importance of user rights in cyberspace. Sam explains how Arweave was built to provide decentralized replication of data sets that can't be easily censored. In addition, Sam shares some spicy takes on Ethereum and restaking.Timeline 00:00 Introduction to Arweave and Permanent Storage06:49 The Philosophy of User Rights in Cyberspace 10:45 Ethereum Hot Take21:30 The Future of Arweave25:36 Introduction to AO and its Approach38:02 Building with Purpose and Passion41:30 The Technical Details of AO49:21 Security and Scalability in AO54:34 Payment Options and Conclusion56:18 Token Mint Model for Incentivizing Growth01:11:35 Rapid Growth in TVL~~~~Subscribe to the Flywheel mailing list: https://flywheeldefi.com~~~~Follow FlywheelTwitter: https://twitter.com/FlywheelDeFiTelegram: https://t.me/FlywheelDeFiYouTube: @flywheeldefiSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/34xXNO289naHrPB2h4uN4J?si=7aa710b683c04a66Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/flywheel-defi/id1628697864~~~~Connect DeFi Dave: https://twitter.com/defidave22Kiet: https://twitter.com/0xkapital_kSam: https://twitter.com/traders_insightLewy: https://x.com/lewquidity~~~~Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.

In this week's episode, Cindy shares her journey from prop trader to builder and all the trials and tribulations that come with being a founder. She goes into what Drift is, how it works, and the future roadmap they have in store. Timeline00:00 Introduction to Drift and Solana DeFi03:04 Building on Solana and the Challenges Faced07:21 Early Days of Building on Solana09:54 Navigating the Bear Market and Building Through the Dark Times18:12 Positioning Drift in the Meme Coin Craze21:14 The Inflection Point and Grounded Organic Interest26:04 Drift's Vision and Capturing the Entire Asset Lifecycle31:11 The Role of Smaller Market Makers in Solana's Liquidity33:13 The Liquidity Trifecta 35:42 The Backstop AMM for Less Liquid Markets37:27 Just-in-Time Liquidity for Market Orders40:32 Lessons Learned from LP Pool Marketing43:41 Exploring the Architecture of Drift v346:39 The Ideal Future for Drift's Execution Environment53:15 Dealing with the Influx of Airdrop Farmers55:32 Drift's Metrics and Future Goals58:54 Recommended Guest: FP from Sanctum~~~~Subscribe to the Flywheel mailing list: https://flywheeldefi.com~~~~ Follow Flywheel Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlywheelDeFi Telegram: https://t.me/FlywheelDeFi YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FlywheelDeFiSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/34xXNO289naHrPB2h4uN4J?si=7aa710b683c04a66 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/flywheel-defi/id1628697864~~~~Connect DeFi Dave: https://twitter.com/defidave22 Kiet: https://twitter.com/0xkapital_k Sam: https://twitter.com/traders_insight Lewy: https://x.com/lewquidity~~~~Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.

In this week's episode, 0xSami reveals the first major news in Redacted's metamorphosis into Dinero with ipxETH, a first-of-its-kind income fund from Nomura's Digital Asset Unit, Laser Digital Group. 0xSami reveals how the collaboration was forged and emphasizes the importance of distribution for DeFi.Follow Flywheel Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlywheelDeFiTelegram: https://t.me/FlywheelDeFiYouTube: @flywheeldefiSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/34xXNO2...Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... ~~~~Connect DeFi Dave: https://twitter.com/defidave22Kiet: https://twitter.com/0xkapital_kSam: https://twitter.com/traders_insightTimestamps02:28 DeFi Growing Up and Recognizing the Market05:22 Introducing ipxETH: An Institutional Staked ETH Income Fund08:54 Going the Institutional Route to Scale and Onboard Capital16:03 How ipxETH is Structured25:34 Building the Rails for Institutional Capital33:38 DINERO Token Migration43:17 Separate Tokens and Distribution of Yield48:37 Distribution Strategy for Dinero51:46 Vision for Dinero54:00 Berachain Updates

Watch the full EP to dive into how Ostium is bringing the “perpification” of RWAs to the masses 🥇Timestamps 00:00 Introduction and Background15:08 Tokenization vs. Purpification21:12 Focus on FX, Commodities, and Indices26:12 The Role of Oracles28:35 Building Ostium’s Oracles35:09 Consensus and Verification38:33 Settlement in Ostium45:41 Challenges in Scaling RWA Perp Dex’s54:16 Integrating Interest-Bearing Assets56:01 Starting with the Basics and Adding Complexity58:30 Building a Trustless and Decentralized System01:06:16 Upcoming Launch and Partnerships01:09:43 Go-to-Market Strategy~~~~Subscribe to the Flywheel mailing list: https://flywheeldefi.com~~~~Follow FlywheelTwitter: https://twitter.com/FlywheelDeFiTelegram: https://t.me/FlywheelDeFiYouTube: @flywheeldefiSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/34xXNO2...Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...~~~~Connect DeFi Dave: https://twitter.com/defidave22Kiet: https://twitter.com/0xkapital_kSam: https://twitter.com/traders_insightLewy: https://x.com/lewquidity~~~~Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.

Jay from Royco discusses the background and motivation behind the creation of Royco. He shares his journey in the DeFi space and how it led to the development of Rari Capital and eventually Royco which aims to bring efficiency to liquidity on-chain by creating a two-sided marketplace for liquidity providers and seekers. Royco is set to launch soon, and the team is focused on finalizing the protocol. Timeline00:00 Introduction and Background06:25 Creating Efficiency in On-Chain Liquidity10:21 The Order Book for Yielding Opportunities21:41 Expanding Use Cases for Royco28:51 The Developer Ecosystem and Future Opportunities32:19 Liquid Staked Bribe Tokens and Efficiency35:12 Segmentation of Liquidity Profiles36:24 The Open Liquidity Graph37:52 The Value of Royco Integration for Protocols39:29 Worrying about Demand on the Liquidity Provider Side41:09 Bringing Back DeFi Summer with Royco46:18 Abstracting Negotiation with Royco47:46 The Role of Institutions in DeFi49:02 Capturing the Internet Economy53:27 Expanding DeFi from Within56:01 The Importance of Focusing on the Internet~~~~Subscribe to the Flywheel mailing list: https://flywheeldefi.com~~~~Follow Flywheel Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlywheelDeFiTelegram: https://t.me/FlywheelDeFiYouTube: @flywheeldefiSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/34xXNO2...Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... ~~~~ Connect DeFi Dave: https://twitter.com/defidave22Kiet: https://twitter.com/0xkapital_kSam: https://twitter.com/traders_insightLewy: https://x.com/lewquidity ~~~~ Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.