Fundamentals

Anatoly Yakovenko, Co-Founder of Solana, joined us for an episode to discuss what Solana’s core value proposition is, the optimizations Solana has focused on, and how they are positioned within a multi-chain ecosystem. Also, we cover how blockchains can be valued, how economic sustainability should be addressed, the most exciting things happening on Solana right now, who the core contributors behind the blockchain are, and more!

Wouter Kampmann, Co-Founder at MakerDAO Sustainable Ecosystem Scaling (SES) – a Core Unit that focuses on sustainably growing the Maker Protocol’s moats by removing barriers between decentralized workforce, capital, and work – joined us for an episode to discuss the basics of Maker and the SES Core Unit.

Tyson, CTO & Co-Founder of Zora, joined us for an episode the discuss what Zora is, how it works, the state of the NFT market, current growth drivers and challenges, plans for the future, and more. Zora is a non-custodial NFT protocol built on Ethereum that makes it easy for creators and collectors to experience and express creativity and imagination on-chain.

Zora's dashboard on Token Terminal: https://tokenterminal.com/terminal/projects/zora

Zora: https://zora.co/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ourZORA

Tyson: https://twitter.com/tbtstl

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Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

01:42 The core pain-points that Zora solves for creators and collectors

03:20 Overview of Zora’s product: Protocol & platform

04:05 Most common use-cases for Zora today

05:04 State of the NFT market & Zora’s position within it

06:38 Analyzing the market potential for Zora

07:39 The role of partnerships on Zora: Case “Base, introduced”

09:02 Current growth drivers & challenges

10:54 Technical overview of how Zora works

13:18 Economic and business models

14:06 The team behind Zora

15:10 What’s next for Zora?

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Murloc from Trader Joe joined us for another episode of 15-minute fundamentals to discuss the basics of Trader Joe, its mission, how it works, current growth drivers, expanding to new chains, the protocol’s economic model, and more. Trader Joe is a non-custodial exchange protocol built on Avalanche, Arbitrum, and the BNB Chain.

Trader Joe’s dashboard: https://tokenterminal.com/terminal/projects/trader-joe

Trader Joe: https://traderjoexyz.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/traderjoe_xyz

Murloc: https://twitter.com/0xmurloc

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00:00 Introduction

02:50 Trader Joe’s mission

05:13 Overview of Trader Joe’s core products

07:37 Process for choosing the ecosystems to build in

09:40 The market and Trader Joe’s position within it

11:43 Analyzing market potential

13:00 Current growth drivers

18:55 Technical overview of Liquidity Book

22:20 Economic and business models

24:39 The JOE token

26:41 The team building Trader Joe

27:24 What’s next for Trader Joe?

Crypto redefines the way businesses are built and operated.

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Mike Silagadze, Founder & CEO of ether.fi joined us for another episode of 15-minute fundamentals to discuss the basics of ether.fi, how it works, its position whiting the staking market, current opportunities and challenges, the team behind the projects, what effects the Shanghai upgrade might have, plans for the future, and more. Ether.fi is a non-custodial delegated staking protocol.

Ether.fi’s dashboard: https://tokenterminal.com/terminal/projects/etherfi

ether.fi: https://ether.fi/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ether_fi

Mike: https://twitter.com/MikeSilagadze

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00:00 Introduction

02:08 What problem does ether.fi solve?

04:14 Overview of ether.fi’s product

07:28 Technical breakdown of staking & the ether.fi protocol

11:50 Ether.fi’s current users and target audience

13:23 Economic and business model

15:03 Current state of the staking market (opportunities and risks)

17:58 Growth drivers and challenges

19:22 The team building ether.fi

20:01 What’s next for ether.fi?

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#etherfi #ethereum #staking #DeFi #TokenTerminal

Gauntlet is a financial modelling platform that uses battle-tested techniques from the algorithmic trading industry to inform on-chain protocol management.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

01:07 Gauntlet’s mission

01:55 What pain-points does Gauntlet solve for protocols and DAOs?

03:07 Overview of Gauntlet’s core product

03:30 How does Gauntlet work with DAOs in practice?

05:46 Case example: How does Gauntlet work with Aave?

07:34 Helping DAOs maintain sustainable business models

09:03 How does Gauntlet work under the hood?

13:52 Analyzing the market opportunity for Gauntlet

16:31 How does Gauntlet make money?

17:19 Current growth drivers and challenges

18:30 The team building Gauntlet

19:34 What’s next for Gauntlet?

Jamie Holmes from Perpetual Protocol joined us for another episode of 15-minute fundamentals to discuss the past few months at Perp, current growth drivers and challenges, new products and markets, ensuring security, and more. Perpetual Protocol is an on-chain perpetual futures DEX built on Optimism, with deep liquidity and builder-ready composability.

https://tokenterminal.com/terminal/projects/perpetual-protocol

Perpetual Protocol: https://perp.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/perpprotocol

Jamie: https://twitter.com/JHolme5

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Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

01:39 Recap of the past few months at Perpetual Protocol

03:54 Drivers behind current momentum

05:05 Lazy River 2.0 – introduction of fee sharing

06:28 Overview of Lazy River’s smart contracts

08:07 Hot Tub vaults

08:27 The problem that Hot Tub vaults solve

08:55 Overview of Hot Tub’s smart contracts

11:05 Ensuring security – smart contract development process

12:26 The market and Perpetual Protocol’s position within it

14:29 Growth drivers and challenges

19:02 What’s next for Perpetual Protocol?

Crypto redefines the way businesses are built and operated.

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#PerpetualProtocol #PERP #Crypto #DeFi #TokenTerminal

Mike Griffith & Matt Losquadro, core contributors at Synthetix – a derivatives liquidity protocol – joined us for an episode to discuss the basics of the protocol, how it works, Synthetix V3, the market, what makes Synthetix unique, current growth drivers and challenges, economic model, plans for the future, and more.

Synthetix’s dashboard on Token Terminal: https://tokenterminal.com/terminal/projects/synthetix

Synthetix

Site: https://synthetix.io/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/synthetix_io

Mike: https://twitter.com/MikeGriff11

Matt: https://twitter.com/MattLosquadro

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Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction & what is Synthetix

02:52 What is Synthetix’s purpose?

04:35 Core products & their features

07:39 Innovations and smart contract infrastructure

10:15 The market & Synthetix’s position within it

12:50 Synthetix V3

15:08 Analyzing the market opportunity

17:22 Economic and business models

18:46 Growth drivers and challenges

21:07 Core contributors at Synthetix

23:18 The SNX token

24:12 What’s next for Synthetix?

Crypto redefines the way businesses are built and operated.

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#Synthetix #Crypto #DeFi #TokenTerminal

Andriy Velykyy, Co-Founder of Allbridge – a cross-chain bridge between EVM and non-EVM compatible blockchains – joined us for an episode to discuss the basics of the protocol, how it works, the bridge market, what makes Allbridge unique, current growth drivers and challenges, economic model, plans for the future, and more.

Allbridge’s dashboard on Token Terminal: https://tokenterminal.com/terminal/projects/allbridge

Allbridge

Site: https://allbridge.io/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Allbridge_io

Andriy: https://twitter.com/avelykyy

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Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction & what is Allbridge

02:30 What is Allbridge’s purpose?

03:48 Core products & their features (Classic & Core)

07:27 The bridge market & Allbridge’s position within it

12:08 Analyzing the market opportunity

13:50 Technical breakdown of Allbridge Core

16:51 Economic and business models

21:47 Growth drivers and challenges

24:42 Approach to ensuring the technical security of the protocol

26:41 The team behind Allbridge

27:31 Allbridge BaaS

28:18 Cross-chain privacy

29:37 What’s next for Allbridge?

Crypto redefines the way businesses are built and operated.

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The information provided in this episode does not constitute investment advice, financial advice, trading advice, or any other sort of advice and you should not treat any of the website's content as such. Token Terminal does not recommend that any cryptocurrency or token should be bought, sold, or held by you. Do conduct your own due diligence and consult your financial advisor before making any investment decisions.

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Chef Mochi, Head Chef at PancakeSwap – a multichain all-in-one DeFi hub – joined us for an episode to discuss the basics of PancakeSwap, how it works, the market, what makes PancakeSwap unique, expanding to new chains, current growth drivers and challenges, economic model, the CAKE token, plans for the future, and more.

PancakeSwap’s dashboard: https://tokenterminal.com/terminal/projects/pancakeswap

PancakeSwap:

Site: https://pancakeswap.finance/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/PancakeSwap

Chef Mochi: https://twitter.com/chef_mochi

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Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

00:42 What is PancakeSwap?

02:52 What problem does PancakeSwap solve? 

03:38 Core products and their features

05:37 The market & how PancakeSwap is positioned within it

07:50 Analyzing market potential

09:17 Launching PancakeSwap on Ethereum

11:39 Main differences in building on BNB Chain vs. Ethereum

12:37 Approach to capturing market share on new chains

13:49 The team behind PancakeSwap

15:18 Overview of the economic model & stakeholders involved

16:19 Growth drivers & challenges

17:28 The CAKE token & incentives

18:39 What’s next for PancakeSwap?

Crypto redefines the way businesses are built and operated.

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The information provided in this episode does not constitute investment advice, financial advice, trading advice, or any other sort of advice and you should not treat any of the website's content as such. Token Terminal does not recommend that any cryptocurrency or token should be bought, sold, or held by you. Do conduct your own due diligence and consult your financial advisor before making any investment decisions.

#PancakeSwap #DeFi #TokenTerminal