Brian was joined by Felix Lutsch, CCO of Chorus One, for a discussion of what is going on in crypto today. The discussion included the evolving Proof-of-Stake landscape, the role of and trends around liquid staking and interoperability. They also discussed the crypto markets and the possible impact of a changing macro environment with increasing inflation.

Topics covered in this episode:

• Felix's background and how he got into crypto
• How the staking landscape is evolving
• The increasing complexity within the staking industry and the impact this will bring, including compliance and MEV
• Liquid staking - where it is today and where it is headed
• Interoperability - IBC adoption, Terra, composability
• Crypto markets - inflation and predicting the future

Episode links:

• Chorus One
• Chorus One on Twitter
• Felix on Twitter
• The Q-Trap by Arthur Hayes

Sponsors:

• Chorus One: Chorus One runs validators on cutting edge Proof of Stake networks such as Cosmos, Solana, Celo, Polkadot and Oasis. - https://epicenter.rocks/chorusone
• ParaSwap: ParaSwap aggregates all major DEXs and makes sure you beat the market price at every single swap and with the lowest slippage - paraswap.io/epicenter

This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/439