Still Early Podcast

In this episode of Still Early, Dom shares updates on his recent developments in the NFT space. Dom offers insights into the shifting focus from NFTs to more liquid and accessible meme coins, using major events like Pepe's rise as examples. He also discusses the challenges faced by NFT project founders in this changing landscape and the potential of SocialFi, citing examples like 404s and Pandora.

The discussion then shifts to Solana's challenges and future plans, focusing on the ACP 77 proposal and its implications for network growth and sustainability. The implementation of ACP 77, removes the need for staking AVAX, reduces inflation with a burn mechanism, and makes the network more competitive with solutions like Celestia and Layer 2. All this and more on this insightful discussion.

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In this episode of Still Early, Grant and 563 analyze AI and Crypto projects to bring you projects that are worth their salt. They stress the importance of distinguishing between real innovations and mere hype, especially regarding AI projects that use blockchain. 

The discussion spans various aspects of AI training, data, computing power, and DePINs. They dive into four major projects, highlighting those that have successfully implemented innovative approaches. The conversation explores the dynamic interplay between early adopters, security concerns, and the potential for innovation with these technologies. It also touches on spotting red flags for passive investors and assessing project viability in the rapidly growing field of AI initiatives.


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In this episode of Still Early, Grant chats with Dewpey from Karak about the innovative restaking protocol they're developing. The conversation delves Karak’s flexibility and composability, which allow for a wide range of assets to be restaked, reducing capital costs and fostering the emergence of new services. 

They explore the operational mechanics of Delegated Staking Systems (DSSs), including user interactions, asset flow, slashing mechanisms, and the role of a veto committee. Dewpey introduces K2, a rollup that addresses limitations in current restaking processes and provides a sandbox environment for DSS development. Finally, Dewpey gives an overview of upcoming developments, including V2, SDK, and native restaking, and an invitation for developers to contribute to the ecosystem.

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In this episode of Still Early, we’re venturing into the Berachain universe. Grant sits down with Yu Kimura from Sunrise, a company specializing in proof of liquidity data layers. They dive deep into the role of data availability in secure transactions, and its importance for rollups. Yu elaborates on Sunrise’s innovative fee abstraction mechanism, which enables liquidity provision instead of direct fee payments. 

They also explore cross-chain interoperability and the future of supporting various assets as proof of liquidity. The conversation shifts to Sunrise's sister project, focusing on yield and modularity, and potential collaborations with different blockchain ecosystems. Yu also outlines their current development stage, including internal and upcoming public testnets and their business development efforts.

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In this episode of Still Early, Grant and 563 are back again with major alpha on projects upcoming in Q2 2024. They delve into innovations across diverse ecosystems from Solana to Ethereum, BTC to Arbitrum, EVMs and Layer 2s.

The discussion highlights each project's unique features, potential challenges, and investment prospects, offering valuable insights into how to get positioned to take advantage of every opportunity. Finally, they reflect on the current crypto environment, emphasizing the importance of fair launches and decentralized structures. 

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In this episode of Still Early, we venture into the spick-and-span realm of social-fi. From Solana to DeSo, social apps are being built all across the blockchain. Grant and 563 dig into the players in the social-fi scene and what they’re doing uniquely across their blockchain networks. They cover the Trojan horse strategy for mainstream adoption and the balance between innovation and practicality in social-fi development. Don't be shy - show us some love by giving us a thumbs up, dropping your two cents in the comments, and hitting that subscribe button to keep the good vibes flowing with more insightful chats!