December 08, 2025

Roham Gharegozlou on Flow and Dapper Labs' Mission to Take DeFi Mainstream

38 minutes

Dapper Labs Co-Founder & CEO, Roham Gharegozlou discusses the expansion of the Flow ecosystem into DeFi and how programmable assets and Agentic AI will power the next generation of tokenized creator economies.

Dapper Labs Co-Founder & CEO Roham Gharegozlou joins Gen C to discuss the evolution of digital collectibles and the next major wave of crypto adoption. He shares the strategy behind building the Flow blockchain, from NBA Top Shot’s success to onboarding millions of consumers, emphasizing economic alignment through their pivot to DeFi with Peak Money. He sees the future powered by stablecoins and Agentic AI, where every creator manages their own tokenized economy on platforms like Disney and TikTok.

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Dapper Labs Website

Flow Website

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