Excited about a multichain world? Polkadot will turbo-charge it and Moonbeam will play a prominent role. LongHash Ventures’ GP Shi Khai returns to speak with Derek Yoo, co-founder of Moonbeam on Polkadot and Moonriver on Kusama. We’ll discuss the immense potential that Polkadot’s cross-chain interactions will unlock, before diving into the parachain auctions, the future of Kusama, and what we can look forward to with Moonbeam.

00:00:10 Intro to Derek's Background

00:04:16 Why Polkadot & Moonbeam

00:10:20 Multichain Network Effects

00:14:31 Potential for Cross-chain Interaction on Polkadot

00:18:11 Lido on Polkadot

00:19:22 Intro to Parachains

00:20:45 Benefits of Parachain Auctions

00:22:53 Learnings from Kusama

00:28:14 Community Influence on Auctions

00:32:50 Moonbeam's Value Proposition

00:36:23 Evolution of Kusama

00:39:59 Implications of Unstaking DOT/KSM

00:47:05 How to Accumulate a Treasury

00:54:35 Crowdloan Shoutout

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