March 16, 2024

Althea: The L1 Built For Liquid Infrastructure & Connectivity｜Quick Hit

43 minutes

Deborah Simpier is the CEO of Hawk Networks and CoFounder of Althea.

In this episode, we spotlight a Cosmos L1 built for liquid infrastructure and connectivity called Althea. We’ll learn about the emerging world of liquid infrastructure, how Althea enables the funding and coordination of networked utilities, and how this can benefit us as both end users and owners of crypto-powered physical infrastructure.

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Timestamps

0:00 - Intro

6:55 - Founding Althea

9:11 - How infra is part of what ruined the Internet

11:37 - What is Althea?

13:22 - DePIN vs Liquid Infrastructure

18:09 - Incentives for Althea infra owners and end users

19:59 - Why Althea needs a blockchain

24:12 - Maverick mid-roll

25:21 - Partnerships

28:25 - Example of community using Althea

30:48 - Design of Althea L1

33:24 - Gravity bridge

34:18 - Gas token(s) on Althea

35:04 - Teams building on Althea

37:42 - Pay Per Forward

38:24 - Price-aware routing protocol

40:27 - KeyLTE

41:15 - Closing

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🔗 Guest Links 🔗

► Althea website: althea.net

► Althea on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AltheaNetwork

► Deborah on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DeborahSimpier

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