In our 13th episode of PoV, our Director of Protocol Services Kirk, had on Adam, Co-Founder & COO at Dolomite.

Dolomite stands out as a money market supporting 1000+ assets across chains, providing a variety of strategies for users to earn.

In this episode, we discuss Dolomite's role in the lending space, what users can expect in the near-term, & more...

Have a listen 👇

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro and History of Dolomite
07:00 - Background on Dolomite
10:30 - How Dolomite can support 1K+ assets
13:00 - Virtual Liquidity Opportunities 
16:00 - How Strategies on Dolomite Work 
22:43 - Why Hasn't Delomite Deployed on Ethereum Mainnet?
25:15 - Process of Expanding to New Chains
30:56 - Bolomite (Dolomite on Berachain)
37:00 - Benefits of Berachain's Proof of Liquidity
47:17 - $DOLO Token Approach
58:03 - What's in the Future for Dolomite

Important Links:
- Follow Adam on X
- Follow Dolomite on X
- Dolomite Website

In our 12th PoV episode, our Director of Protocol Services, Kirk, welcomed on Mike, Founder & CEO of ether.fi. 

ether. fi needs no introduction as the dominant LRT provider, responsible 60%+ of total $ETH LRT market share. 

Now, ether. fi is expanding its offerings with a focus on its neobank & debit card. ether. fi's neobank provides a financial hub for users to efficiently save, earn, & spend their crypto...

Have a listen 👇

Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
01:43 - ether. fi Origins
05:43 - How ether. fi Pulled Ahead in the LRT Space
09:10 - Current State of LRTs
14:49 - How has Regulation Impacted ether. fi's Business Model?
16:27 - ether. fi Neobank User Flow
24:00 - ether. fi Corporate Use Cases
29:30 - Evolution of ether. fi Product Offerings
32:13 - Enabling Credit for ether. fi Users
36:06 - $ETHFI Revenue Share & Buybacks
38:30 - Balancing Reinvestment vs Dividends for Shareholders
42:00 - What the Future Holds for ether. fi

Important Links
Follow Mike on X: https://x.com/MikeSilagadze
Follow ether.fi on X: https://x.com/ether_fi
ether.fi Website: https://www.ether.fi/

In our 11th episode of PoV, we had on Ahmed and Ramiro, the CEO and CTO of Soul Labs, respectively.

Soul is the first unified omnichain liquidity layer designed to enhance capital efficiency and borrowing power across DeFi ecosystems. By connecting multiple blockchains, Soul enables seamless cross-chain lending and borrowing while mitigating risks typically associated with traditional asset bridges or wrapped tokens. We get into Soul's protocol architecture, the team's journey with Soul, & more...

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro 

02:40 - Soul Team Background

05:30 - Solving Omnichain Lending 

08:12 - Omnichain Expansion

10:30 - Process of Integrating Lending Markets 

14:53 - Protocol Liquidations Process

22:23 - Soul User Flow

26:11 - Omnichain Messaging Architecture

32:00 - Future of Infrastructure & Chains in Crypto

36:14 - Soul User Interface

40:58 - Role of Governance

44:00 - Soul's Approach to Voting Power

50:00 - Future of Soul & Plans Ahead

Important Links:

Follow Soul Labs: https://x.com/0xSoulProtocol
Follow Ahmed: https://x.com/As_Hatom
Follow Ramiro: https://x.com/efectorami
Soul Website: https://www.soul.io/
Soul Deep Dive: https://alearesearch.io/deep-dives/soul/
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In our 10th episode of PoV, we had on James Zhang, Co-Founder & CEO of Jambo.

Jambo is a Web3 superapp for users in emerging markets, providing earning opportunities, on & offramping services, & more.

Jambo is known for the $99 JamboPhone, and is now expanding to launch its own satellites to create the largest on-chain mobile network...

We got into it all on this pod; have a listen!

⏲ Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro  

01:03 - Overview of Jambo

05:10 - Do tariffs impact Jambo?

07:10 - What does building a crypto phone look like?

09:12 - Thoughts on Solana Saga

12:20 - Why focus on emerging markets?

16:25 - How to distribute in emerging markets

22:39 - Splitting hardware vs software operations

30:30 -  Why build a phone?

34:00 - Pitching Jambo to Pantera, Coinbase etc.

37:20 - Jambo user flow

42:40 - Jambo satellites & rolling out user connectivity

45:22 - Jambo roadmap 2025

52:15 - Thoughts on Worldcoin, Humanity Protocol

56:15 - Web2 entering Web3?

Shard Dubai Summit 2025 is right around the corner!

Shard Dubai (May 3) brings together crypto's sharpest founders, investors & raw talent across sectors...

We had on Belinda, Founding Partner at Sharding Capital & Sarah, Co-Founder of ShardDXB to discuss:

- Background on Sharding Capital & ShardDXB
- Origins of Shard Dubai
- what to expect at the event
- & more...

Have a listen!

 Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro & Background on Sharding Capital
02:45 - Background on ShardDXB
05:34 - Origins of Shard Dubai + Who it's for
09:26 - Focus of the Summit & What to Expect
11:35 - Shard Dubai Growth Summit
13:00 - Event Demographics & Networking

In our 9th episode of PoV, we had on JayB, Co-Founder & CEO at MilkyWay.

MilkyWay is the premier modular liquid staking & restaking platform, expanding staking services beyond $TIA to other assets...

We discussed the modularity thesis, what it's like to build on $TIA  since early days, & more...

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro
01:14 - JayB Background
02:40 - Thoughts on Cosmos Ecosystem
06:06 - MilkyWay Overview
11:19 - Why Choose Celestia?
15:36 - Celestia & Modularity in 2025
20:00 - What Users Can Access with MilkyWay
30:30 - Evolution of the MilkyWay Protocol
37:43 Taking the Restaking Route
48:50 Thoughts on Current Crypto Market

Important Links:
Follow MilkyWay: https://x.com/milky_way_zone
Follow JayB: https://x.com/jaybxyz
MilkyWay App: https://www.milkyway.zone/

In our 8th episode of PoV, we had on Humayun, Chairman of ASI Alliance. 

ASI is an alliance formed by some of the largest players in the decentralized AI space, including Fetch . ai, SingularityNET, Ocean Protocol, and CUDOS, looking to research and help develop decentralized AGI.

We discussed what traditional research in the AI space looks like, how ASI compares to centralized players like OpenAI & DeepSeek, & more...

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro 
01:03 - Overview of the ASI  
06:07 - Overview of Fetch. ai
11:43 - Development Process & Goals of ASI-1 Mini 
17:37 - Development Process at ASI 
27:35 - How is ASI Positioned Compared to Centralized Incumbents?
30:00 - Future for ASI & Roadmap 
37:29 - 'Cleaning up' Crypto AI Space?

Important Links:

Follow Humayun: https://x.com/HMsheikh4
Follow ASI Alliance: https://x.com/ASI_Alliance
Subscribe to our daily newsletter: https://alearesearch.substack.com/