The Edge Podcast

By DeFi DadBusiness Investing

The Edge Podcast episodes

June 25, 2023 Prepare For The Crypto Bull Run with Austin Barack
Austin Barack is a Partner in Venture & Liquid Investments at CoinFund.
In this episode of The Edge Podcast, we interview a crypto veteran and full-time investor about all the emerging sectors in DeFi and Web3 you need to know about next crypto bull run including Ethereum L2s, ETH LSTs, LSTfi, the ETH burn (EIP-1559 and its impact on the future ETH supply), Bitcoin DeFi, and the intersection of crypto and AI.
Having begun investing at the age of 10 back in 2001, Austin is a rare breed who has lived through multiple crypto bull/bear cycles, with a background in traditional finance, and lots of lessons for investors wondering when the next crypto bull run will come and how to prepare!
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THIS IS NOT A RECOMMENDATION OR ENDORSEMENT TO BUY ANY TOKEN(S) RELATED TO ANY PLATFORM(S) DISCUSSED.
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https://www.utopialabs.com/
🌊 STADER | MULTICHAIN LIQUID STAKING
https://staderlabs.com/
🚀 LIQUITY | UNSTOPPABLE ETH-BACKED STABLECOINS AND LEVERAGE
https://www.liquity.org/
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Topics Covered
00:00 - Intro
04:35 - Austin's background
09:39 - Investing since age 10
10:36 - Where are we in this crypto cycle
13:11 - Macro conditions to impact crypto
15:14 - When markets stop dumping on bad news
16:36 - Most exciting verticals for next crypto bull run
18:25 - Investment theses for LSTs
23:07 - ETH LST as a base token for DeFi
29:47 - LSTfi and Stablecoins
31:10 - LST value accrual vs competing on fees
36:00 - Alt-L1s next bull cycle
39:54 - L2s next bull cycle
46:45 - The return of mass bullishness
48:58 - The ETH burn
52:54 - The bull case for ETH due to utility and burn
54:44 - Opportunity for "Bitcoin DeFi"
59:30 - Opportunity vs risk in future changes to Bitcoin
1:06:41 - Crypto x AI synergies
1:09:06 - Outlook on crypto regulation in the US
1:16:30 - Growth in DeFi derivatives markets
1:18:05 - Growth in RWAs on-chain
1:19:31 - Closing
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Guest Links
Austin Barack on Twitter
https://twitter.com/AustinBarack
Learn about CoinFund
https://www.coinfund.io/
Follow CoinFund on Twitter
https://twitter.com/coinfund_io
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🙏 The Edge Podcast is produced by 4RC Labs. If you're a DeFi/Web3 builder, contact our team at: https://fourthrevolution.capital/
All opinions expressed by hosts and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and not necessarily those of Fourth Revolution Capital. Podcast guests and 4RC may have positions in the assets or other matters discussed in this podcast. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. Do your own research.
1 hr 22 min
June 16, 2023 The Ethereum AMM for All Market Conditions with Maverick Protocol | Quick Hit
Bob Baxley is a Core Contributor at Maverick Protocol.
In this episode of The Edge Podcast, we cover a rising star among new AMMs on Ethereum Mainnet and zkSync Era--Maverick. Maverick has earned a spot as a top 5 DEX on Ethereum based on daily trading volume and the 2nd highest traded DEX on zkSync Era. Since launching in March 2023, Maverick has introduced new innovations to the AMM sector with automated directional liquidity provisions.
Bob drops all the alpha on different liquidity strategies unlocked by their automated directional LPs!
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THIS IS NOT A RECOMMENDATION OR ENDORSEMENT TO BUY ANY TOKEN(S) RELATED TO ANY PLATFORM(S) DISCUSSED.
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The Edge Podcast Sponsor Resources
🏗️ MANTLE | HIGH-PERFORMANCE ETHEREUM L2 WITH MODULAR DESIGN, LOW FEES, AND HIGH SECURITY
https://linktr.ee/mantle.xyz
⚖️ KYBERSWAP | DECENTRALIZED EXCHANGE AGGREGATOR AND AMM
https://kyberswap.com/?&utm_source=KOL&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=defidad&utm_content=overview
📈 GTRADE | DECENTRALIZED LEVERAGE TRADING
https://gains.trade/
🥑 INSTADAPP | CHECK OUT THE NEW AVOCADO SMART CONTRACT WALLET
https://avocado.instadapp.io/
⛩️ UTOPIA | PAYROLL AND EXPENSE MANAGEMENT FOR DAOS
https://www.utopialabs.com/
🌊 STADER | MULTICHAIN LIQUID STAKING
https://staderlabs.com/
🚀 LIQUITY | UNSTOPPABLE ETH-BACKED STABLECOINS AND LEVERAGE
https://www.liquity.org/
🙋‍♀️ Interested to sponsor The Edge Podcast? Fill this out:
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Topics Covered
00:00 - Intro
04:25 - Bob's background
07:50 - What is Maverick AMM
08:48 - Early traction for Maverick
11:10 - How Maverick automates concentrated LPs
15:08 - 4 Modes for directional LPs
17:28 - Which mode(s) are popular?
18:42 - Can Maverick LPs outperform Uniswap V2?
20:05 - Can LPs ever really be passive?
24:15 - Customizability of Maverick pools
26:03 - Boosted Positions
28:35 - The LSTfi opportunity
30:35 - Why launch on zkSync Era
32:30 - What's next?
33:40 - Closing
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Guest Links
Bob Baxley on Twitter
https://twitter.com/Bob_Baxley
Learn about Maverick
https://www.mav.xyz/
Follow Maverick on Twitter
https://twitter.com/MavProtocol
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🙏 The Edge Podcast is produced by 4RC Labs. If you're a DeFi/Web3 builder, contact our team at: https://fourthrevolution.capital/
All opinions expressed by hosts and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and not necessarily those of Fourth Revolution Capital. Podcast guests and 4RC may have positions in the assets or other matters discussed in this podcast. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. Do your own research.
37 min
June 13, 2023 The Future of Cryptocurrency and AI with Emad Mostaque
Emad Mostaque is the Founder and CEO at Stability AI.
In this episode of The Edge Podcast, we interview one of the most sought after AI experts in the world! Emad's team at Stability AI is building the world’s leading open source generative AI company, which is known for their flagship Stable Diffusion, first released in August 2022. Stable Diffusion text-to-image model is widely used to generate detailed images based on text descriptions. Just one month after the release of StableDiffusion 2.0, four of the top 10 applications on Apple’s App Store were powered by Stable Diffusion.
Emad has been invested and experimenting with crypto for many years but despite all his media appearances, few have asked him about his thoughts on the synergies between cryptocurrencies, Web3, and AI--until now! We ask every burning question, including how he believes AI can leverage crypto, how crypto can leverage AI, how tokenization can be used by AI startups, and what the future holds specifically for Stability AI and Web3.
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THIS IS NOT A RECOMMENDATION OR ENDORSEMENT TO BUY ANY TOKEN OR NFT RELATED TO ANY PLATFORMS DISCUSSED.
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✅ FOLLOW DEFI DAD ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/DeFi_Dad
✅ FOLLOW NOMATIC ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/Nomaticcap
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The Edge Podcast Sponsor Resources
🏗️ MANTLE | HIGH-PERFORMANCE ETHEREUM L2 WITH MODULAR DESIGN, LOW FEES, AND HIGH SECURITY
https://linktr.ee/mantle.xyz
⚖️ KYBERSWAP | DECENTRALIZED EXCHANGE AGGREGATOR AND AMM
https://kyberswap.com/?&utm_source=KOL&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=defidad&utm_content=overview
📈 GTRADE | DECENTRALIZED LEVERAGE TRADING
https://gains.trade/
🥑 INSTADAPP | CHECK OUT THE NEW AVOCADO SMART CONTRACT WALLET
https://avocado.instadapp.io/
⛩️ UTOPIA | PAYROLL AND EXPENSE MANAGEMENT FOR DAOS
https://www.utopialabs.com/
🌊 STADER | MULTICHAIN LIQUID STAKING
https://staderlabs.com/
🚀 LIQUITY | UNSTOPPABLE ETH-BACKED STABLECOINS AND LEVERAGE
https://www.liquity.org/
🙋‍♀️ Interested to sponsor The Edge Podcast? Fill this out:
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Topics Covered
00:00 - Intro
05:45 - Emad's background
08:13 - The impact of AI
13:18 - Founding Stability AI
16:10 - Exponential growth of StableDiffusion
17:43 - Why open source AI
21:02 - Synergies between Web3 x AI
25:10 - Tokenization for AI startups
28:33 - Big business investing in AI
31:46 - AirBnB for graphics cards model
33:53 - AI agents using smart contracts
35:45 - Education reimagined with AI
41:43 - AI using blockchain for data provenance, digital rights, governance
45:44 - Zero knowledge tech x ML
48:07 - Worldcoin
49:43 - Advice for crypto startups on AI strategies
50:37 - What's next for Stability AI x Web3
51:36 - Next year for Stability AI
52:32 - Closing
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Guest Links
Emad on Twitter
https://twitter.com/EMostaque
Learn about Stability AI
https://stability.ai/
Follow Stability AI on Twitter
https://twitter.com/stabilityai
Careers at Stability AI
https://stability.ai/careers
GitHub Stars Chart Referenced for StableDiffusion
https://twitter.com/EMostaque/status/1587038222722408450?s=20
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🙏 The Edge Podcast is produced by 4RC Labs. If you're a DeFi/Web3 builder, contact our team at: https://fourthrevolution.capital/
All opinions expressed by hosts and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and not necessarily those of Fourth Revolution Capital. Podcast guests and 4RC may have positions in the assets or other matters discussed in this podcast. 4RC invested in the pre-seed round for Stability AI in spring 2022. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. Do your own research.
54 min
June 10, 2023 The Ultimate Guide to Trading Perps on Kwenta | Quick Hit
Andrew Trudel is a Core Contributor at Kwenta.
In this episode of The Edge Podcast, we cover one of the top decentralized perps trading protocols in DeFi by trade volume. With over $3.7B in lifetime trade volume, Kwenta is on a path to realizing Synthetix Founder Kain Warwick's original vision for DeFi leverage trading to outcompete crypto centralized exchanges and legacy finance. Given the launch of a 20-week program for Synthetix Perps Optimism Trading in April, we break down all you need to know about how perps traders are earning weekly rewards in OP and KWENTA by trading on Kwenta, and other Synthetix powered perps trading platforms like Polynomial, dHEDGE, and Decentrex.
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THIS IS NOT A RECOMMENDATION OR ENDORSEMENT TO BUY ANY TOKEN OR NFT RELATED TO ANY PLATFORMS DISCUSSED.
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✅ FOLLOW DEFI DAD ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/DeFi_Dad
✅ FOLLOW NOMATIC ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/Nomaticcap
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The Edge Podcast Sponsor Resources
🏗️ MANTLE | HIGH-PERFORMANCE ETHEREUM L2 WITH MODULAR DESIGN, LOW FEES, AND HIGH SECURITY
https://linktr.ee/mantle.xyz
⚖️ KYBERSWAP | DECENTRALIZED EXCHANGE AGGREGATOR AND AMM
https://kyberswap.com/?&utm_source=KOL&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=defidad&utm_content=overview
📈 GTRADE | DECENTRALIZED LEVERAGE TRADING
https://gains.trade/
🥑 INSTADAPP | CHECK OUT THE NEW AVOCADO SMART CONTRACT WALLET
https://avocado.instadapp.io/
⛩️ UTOPIA | PAYROLL AND EXPENSE MANAGEMENT FOR DAOS
https://www.utopialabs.com/
🌊 STADER | MULTICHAIN LIQUID STAKING
https://staderlabs.com/
🚀 LIQUITY | UNSTOPPABLE ETH-BACKED STABLECOINS AND LEVERAGE
https://www.liquity.org/
🙋‍♀️ Interested to sponsor The Edge Podcast? Fill this out:
https://hl6pu9d99u5.typeform.com/to/E3NY5Mqn
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Topics Covered
00:00 - Intro
06:15 - Andrew's background
08:16 - Synthetix throwback
10:18 - What is Kwenta
12:26 - How DeFi protects against FTX
13:22 - Differences compared to GMX, gTrade
15:35 - Smart Margin account
17:21 - Kwenta liquidity on L1/Optimism
18:22 - Challenges filling orders
22:18 - Stop-loss/take-profit orders
23:48 - Kwenta funding rate
25:53 - Kwenta funding rate history
26:26 - DeFiLlama Long-Short Strats for Kwenta
27:48 - Synthetix Perps OP / KWENTA rewards
29:15 - KWENTA staking
29:44 - Aggregation Terminal tool
30:50 - KWENTA token utility
33:58 - Andrew's Alpha
35:56 - Closing
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Guest Links
Andrew on Twitter
https://twitter.com/Andotlas
Learn about Kwenta
https://kwenta.eth.limo/
Follow Kwenta on Twitter
https://twitter.com/Kwenta_io

Kwenta's Guide to OP / KWENTA Trading Rewards
https://mirror.xyz/kwenta.eth/8KyrISnjOcuAX_VW-GxVqxpcbWukB_RlP5XWWMz-UGk
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🙏 The Edge Podcast is produced by 4RC Labs. If you're a DeFi/Web3 builder, contact our team at: https://fourthrevolution.capital/
All opinions expressed by hosts and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and not necessarily those of Fourth Revolution Capital. Podcast guests and 4RC may have positions in the assets or other matters discussed in this podcast. DeFi Dad holds the KWENTA token as of this podcast recording. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. Do your own research.
38 min
May 31, 2023 KyberAI: A DeFi Trading Supertool | Quick Hit
Imran Mohamad is the Head of Marketing at KyberSwap.
In this episode of The Edge Podcast, we cover Kyber's newest supertool for DeFi traders, built on a lifetime trading volume of $19B in data--KyberAI. Using AI, machine learning, and on-chain data, KyberAI assigns a score to how bullish or bearish a token might be over the short term (hours or days). It's an excellent example of the DeFi OG team at Kyber Network continually building to empower the average DeFi user with the most comprehensive trading experience.
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THIS IS NOT A RECOMMENDATION OR ENDORSEMENT TO BUY ANY TOKEN OR NFT RELATED TO ANY PLATFORMS DISCUSSED.
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✅ FOLLOW DEFI DAD ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/DeFi_Dad
✅ FOLLOW NOMATIC ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/Nomaticcap
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The Edge Podcast Sponsor Resources
🏗️ MANTLE | HIGH-PERFORMANCE ETHEREUM L2 WITH MODULAR DESIGN, LOW FEES, AND HIGH SECURITY
https://linktr.ee/mantle.xyz
📈 GTRADE | DECENTRALIZED LEVERAGE TRADING
https://gains.trade/
🥑 INSTADAPP | CHECK OUT THE NEW AVOCADO SMART CONTRACT WALLET
https://avocado.instadapp.io/
⛩️ UTOPIA | PAYROLL AND EXPENSE MANAGEMENT FOR DAOS
https://www.utopialabs.com/
🌊 STADER | MULTICHAIN LIQUID STAKING
https://staderlabs.com/
🚀 LIQUITY | UNSTOPPABLE ETH-BACKED STABLECOINS AND LEVERAGE
https://www.liquity.org/
🙋‍♀️ Interested to sponsor The Edge Podcast? Fill this out:
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Topics Covered
00:00 - Intro
05:13 - Imran's background
08:20 - Background on Kyber Network
14:36 - Lessons learned building in DeFi
22:40 - Elastic vs Classic AMM and bug patched
34:00 - Kyber Discover tool
37:23 - What is KyberAI and KyberScore
44:15 - Timeframe for KyberAI signal
46:38 - How KyberAI was trained
47:30 - KyberAI beta
48:55 - New fees for Kyber Network
50:40 - What's next for Kyber
52:45 - Closing
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Guest Links
Sign up for the KyberAI beta
https://kyberswap.com/KyberAI?&utm_source=KOL&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=defidad&utm_content=
Imran on Twitter
https://twitter.com/imranfaststart
Learn about KyberSwap
https://kyberswap.com/?&utm_source=KOL&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=defidad&utm_content=overview
Follow Kyber Network on Twitter for updates on the KyberAI beta
https://twitter.com/KyberNetwork?&utm_source=KOL&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=defidad&utm_content=
Read the thread below on KyberAI
https://twitter.com/KyberNetwork/status/1660628749757616128?s=20?&utm_source=KOL&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=defidad&utm_content=
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🙏 The Edge Podcast is produced by 4RC Labs. If you're a DeFi/Web3 builder, contact our team at: https://fourthrevolution.capital/
All opinions expressed by hosts and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and not necessarily those of Fourth Revolution Capital. Podcast guests and 4RC may have positions in the assets or other matters discussed in this podcast. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. Do your own research.
55 min
May 26, 2023 Scaling Web3 Social Media with Stani Kulechov
Stani Kulechov is the Founder of Aave and Lens protocols.
In this episode of The Edge Podcast, we interview this legendary DeFi founder. Having built Aave into one of the world's largest DeFi protocols with an all-time high of $30B TVL, Stani made the bold move in 2021 to jumpstart another wildly challenging Web3 startup that would deliver a self-sovereign alternative to social media–called Lens.
Lens is a decentralized composable social layer. You can think of it as "not your keys, not your follower graph" and it has proven to be the most foundational lego in the decentralized social stack jumpstarting a Web3 alternative to apps like Twitter and YouTube. Stani joins us to talk about their recently announced scaling solution for decentralized social called Momoka.
THIS IS NOT A RECOMMENDATION OR ENDORSEMENT TO BUY ANY TOKEN OR NFT RELATED TO ANY PLATFORMS DISCUSSED.
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🔎 WATCH THIS PODCAST INTERVIEW ON LENSTUBE: https://lenstube.xyz/watch/0x2e09-0x010c
✅ FOLLOW DEFI DAD ON LENS: https://lenster.xyz/u/defidad
✅ FOLLOW NOMATIC ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/Nomaticcap
✅ FOLLOW 4RC ON LENS: https://lenster.xyz/u/4rcapital
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The Edge Podcast Sponsor Resources
🏗️ MANTLE | HIGH-PERFORMANCE ETHEREUM L2 WITH MODULAR DESIGN, LOW FEES, AND HIGH SECURITY
https://linktr.ee/mantle.xyz
⚖️ KYBERSWAP | DECENTRALIZED EXCHANGE AGGREGATOR AND AMM
https://kyberswap.com/?&utm_source=KOL&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=defidad&utm_content=overview
📈 GTRADE | DECENTRALIZED LEVERAGE TRADING
https://gains.trade/
🥑 INSTADAPP | CHECK OUT THE NEW AVOCADO SMART CONTRACT WALLET
https://avocado.instadapp.io/
⛩️ UTOPIA | PAYROLL AND EXPENSE MANAGEMENT FOR DAOS
https://www.utopialabs.com/
🌊 STADER | MULTICHAIN LIQUID STAKING
https://staderlabs.com/
🚀 LIQUITY | UNSTOPPABLE ETH-BACKED STABLECOINS AND LEVERAGE
https://www.liquity.org/
🙋‍♀️ Interested to sponsor The Edge Podcast? Fill this out:
https://hl6pu9d99u5.typeform.com/to/E3NY5Mqn
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Topics Covered
00:00 - Intro
06:23 - What is Lens
11:48 - First year of Lens
15:48 - Lens as an alternative to Web2
22:48 - Why Lens opted for on-chain
27:16 - Introducing Momoka
34:36 - Dumbing down Momoka
38:04 - Defining an L3
42:03 - Why open source
43:34 - Opening Lens to the public
45:46 - Future decentralization roadmap
49:58 - Closing
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Guest Links
Stani on Lens
https://lenster.xyz/u/stani
Learn about Lens
http://lens.xyz/
Try Lenstube
https://lenstube.xyz/
Learn about Momoka
https://mirror.xyz/lensprotocol.eth/3Hcl0dGE8AOYmnFolzqO6hJuueDHdsaCs3ols2ruc9E
Learn about Lens SDK 1.0
https://mirror.xyz/lensprotocol.eth/LtJBLD6zX_P9EYdsJ2DrT9RaCbiE2vvtajF4Md6wHr0
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🙏 The Edge Podcast is produced by 4RC Labs. If you're a DeFi/Web3 builder, contact our team at: https://fourthrevolution.capital/
All opinions expressed by hosts and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and not necessarily those of Fourth Revolution Capital. Podcast guests and 4RC may have positions in the assets or other matters discussed in this podcast. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. Do your own research.
54 min
May 21, 2023 Why India Is Poised For A Gaming Boom
Roby John is the CoFounder and CEO of SuperGaming.
In this episode of The Edge Podcast, we interview the founder of the "Epic Games of India," SuperGaming. Roby explains how India's population of 1.4 billion with 450 million gamers playing battle royale games, and the most accessible cheap internet in the world has delivered the perfect storm for India to be the epicenter of the next gaming boom! When you talk with Roby, it feels like his career has been building towards this moment. Once a founder of an educational software startup, and now a repeat builder of the most downloaded games in India, their upcoming Indo-futuristic game called Indus is poised to deliver a gaming franchise that celebrates Indian culture by "building the Wakanda of India."
Having recently met with Apple's Tim Cook during his widely publicized visit to India, Roby is the perfect guide to help us understand why India could become the center of the gaming universe and how SuperGaming, with 200 million users across its games, is implementing Web3 into games like Tower Conquest: Metaverse Edition.
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📺 If you prefer video, watch episodes of The Edge Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNzMl-Xdbc4YfQcYdy96wgTAWoMr-3b-j
THIS IS NOT A RECOMMENDATION OR ENDORSEMENT TO BUY ANY TOKEN OR NFT RELATED TO ANY PLATFORMS DISCUSSED.
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🌲 LINKTREE FOR THE EDGE PODCAST: https://linktr.ee/edge_pod
🔎 DISCOVER DEFI & WEB3 BLOG POSTS, PODCASTS, TUTORIALS: http://defidad.com/
✅ FOLLOW DEFI DAD ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/DeFi_Dad
✅ FOLLOW NOMATIC ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/Nomaticcap
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The Edge Podcast Sponsor Resources
🏗️ MANTLE | HIGH-PERFORMANCE ETHEREUM L2 WITH MODULAR DESIGN, LOW FEES, AND HIGH SECURITY
https://linktr.ee/mantle.xyz
⚖️ KYBERSWAP | DECENTRALIZED EXCHANGE AGGREGATOR AND AMM
https://kyberswap.com/
📈 GTRADE | DECENTRALIZED LEVERAGE TRADING
https://gains.trade/
🥑 INSTADAPP | CHECK OUT THE NEW AVOCADO SMART CONTRACT WALLET
https://avocado.instadapp.io/
⛩️ UTOPIA | PAYROLL AND EXPENSE MANAGEMENT FOR DAOS
https://www.utopialabs.com/
🌊 STADER | MULTICHAIN LIQUID STAKING
https://staderlabs.com/
🚀 LIQUITY | UNSTOPPABLE ETH-BACKED STABLECOINS AND LEVERAGE
https://www.liquity.org/
🙋‍♀️ Interested to sponsor The Edge Podcast? Fill this out:
https://hl6pu9d99u5.typeform.com/to/E3NY5Mqn
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Topics Covered
00:00 - Intro
06:18 - Background on Roby
07:19 - Tailwinds for gaming in India
09:48 - History of India importing games
13:43 - Ban on games from China
15:28 - Background through SuperGaming
20:18 - Putting Indian culture into games
29:43 - Building Wakanda for India
37:51 - Building community for games
44:18 - Working with Indian content creators
47:53 - Designing guns and ballistics
55:18 - How SuperGaming is tackling Web3
59:03 - Other games by SuperGaming
1:04:58 - When Indus?
1:06:53 - Closing
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Guest Links
Roby on Twitter
https://twitter.com/robytj
SuperGaming on Twitter
https://twitter.com/SuperGamingNPC
Learn about SuperGaming
https://www.supergaming.com/
Pre-register for Indus: Battle Royale
https://www.indusgame.com/
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🙏 The Edge Podcast is produced by 4RC Labs. If you're a DeFi/Web3 builder, contact our team at: https://fourthrevolution.capital/
All opinions expressed by hosts and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and not necessarily those of Fourth Revolution Capital. Podcast guests and 4RC may have positions in the assets or other matters discussed in this podcast. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. Do your own research.
1 hr 10 min
May 10, 2023 Instadapp's New Avocado Wallet
Samyak Jain is the CoFounder of Instadapp.
In this episode of The Edge Podcast, we interview one of the earliest and most respected builders in DeFi. Sam and his brother Sowmay Jain have an epic story to tell going back to 2019, when they won an ETHGlobal hackathon building what is now known as Instadapp.
Instadapp is a rich platform for both users and developers to leverage the full potential of DeFi. With Instadapp, you have access to the most powerful flashloan recipes allowing users to create leveraged positions and move them across the most popular DeFi protocols, in just a few clicks. Since 2018, Instadapp has been trusted with as much as $13B in value deposited at once in its smart contracts.
Today, we discuss their latest innovation--Avocado, a smart contract wallet enabling what's known as network abstraction, gas abstraction, and account abstraction. Buckle up because this podcast is packed with new information that you won't find elsewhere, about the future of Instadapp and DeFi!
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THIS IS NOT A RECOMMENDATION OR ENDORSEMENT TO BUY ANY TOKEN OR NFT RELATED TO ANY PLATFORMS DISCUSSED.
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Topics Covered
00:00 - Intro
06:54 - Background on Sam
10:24 - Why share the spoils of DeFi
12:49 - Starting with Instadapp
14:44 - What is Avocado
16:24 - Fees on Instadapp
17:49 - Benefits of Avocado
27:14 - Impact of Avocado innovations
31:29 - Avocado Team (Avocado Multisig)
33:44 - Getting started with Avocado
34:29 - Value accrual to INST holders
38:24 - Demo of Avocado wallet
43:00 - Closing
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Guest Links
Samyak on Twitter
https://twitter.com/smykjain
Instadapp on Twitter
https://twitter.com/Instadapp
Learn about Instadapp Avocado
https://avocado.instadapp.io/
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🙏 The Edge Podcast is produced by 4RC Labs. If you're a DeFi/Web3 builder, contact our team at: https://fourthrevolution.capital/
All opinions expressed by hosts and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and not necessarily those of Fourth Revolution Capital. Podcast guests and 4RC may have positions in the assets or other matters discussed in this podcast. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. Do your own research.
45 min
May 03, 2023 Gaming Reimagined with NOR
Brooks Brown is the Founder and CEO of NOR.
In this episode of The Edge Podcast, we interview a creative with 18 years of experience working on some of the most iconic brands and franchises in the world, including Avatar and Star Wars. After an illustrious career at places like LucasArts and James Cameron's Lightstorm Entertainment working with AAA console and mobile game studios, Brooks has set his sights on reimagining game with a greater sense of "permanence," or as he puts it, where "death and winning matter again..."
Despite pushback from legacy gamers on crypto and NFTs, Brooks believes Web3 is the key to unlocking a world of gaming he's always dreamed of--where there's real skin in the game, where anyone is truly free to play and rise up through the ranks. Similar to professional sports, but where everything is on the line. For example, an NFT that represents all your winnings, stats, and reputation lost to your competitor in a final match!
We talk about what's broken in gaming today, why monetization isn't the enemy, and how NOR is designing a gaming platform to truly test the grit of its players each season, as they compete on a playing field that more closely mirrors the highest level of competition in professional sports.
THIS IS NOT A RECOMMENDATION OR ENDORSEMENT TO BUY ANY TOKEN OR NFT RELATED TO ANY PLATFORMS DISCUSSED.
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The Edge Podcast Sponsor Resources
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⚖️ KYBERSWAP | DECENTRALIZED EXCHANGE AGGREGATOR AND AMM
📈 GTRADE | DECENTRALIZED LEVERAGE TRADING
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Topics Covered
00:00 - Intro
07:38 - Background on Brooks
13:43 - What's broken in gaming
16:33 - Making death matter in games
24:28 - Lessons from professional sports
29:34 - What is the NOR platform
33:46 - The opportunity for meta-gaming
39:53 - Crypto is a game
41:13 - Rearranging parts vs rebuilding gaming
47:43 - The Game vs The City
54:23 - "Permanence" in NOR aka death
57:58 - NOR token design
1:11:33 - Streamers, broadcasting rights, and more
1:20:43 - Bringing back a level playing field to gaming
1:26:43 - Games built on NOR
1:32:48 - What's next for NOR
1:37:13 - Closing
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Guest Links
Brooks Brown on Twitter
https://twitter.com/playisfree
NOR on Twitter
https://twitter.com/welcome_to_nor
Learn about NOR
https://welcometonor.com/

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🙏 The Edge Podcast is produced by 4RC Labs. If you're a DeFi/Web3 builder, contact our team at: https://fourthrevolution.capital/
All opinions expressed by hosts and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and not necessarily those of Fourth Revolution Capital. Podcast guests and 4RC may have positions in the assets or other matters discussed in this podcast. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. Do your own research.
1 hr 40 min
April 24, 2023 Mastering The Crypto PR Playbook
Samantha Yap is the Founder and CEO of YAP Global.
In this episode of The Edge Podcast, we speak with one of leading experts on PR (public relations) specific to the the crypto industry. Samantha Yap is a former journalist who started the crypto PR firm YAP Global in 2016. She has worked with clients from teams such as Frax Finance, Gitcoin, ETHDenver, and The Ethereum Foundation.
We'll apply her insights and strategies to a variety of major crypto events (ie the Euler hack) to demonstrate how founders and teams can strategically approach PR to build trust and credibility in their brand, including in times of crisis.
THIS IS NOT A RECOMMENDATION OR ENDORSEMENT TO BUY ANY TOKEN OR NFT RELATED TO ANY PLATFORMS DISCUSSED.
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The Edge Podcast Sponsor Resources
⚖️ KYBERSWAP | DECENTRALIZED EXCHANGE AGGREGATOR AND AMM
📈 GTRADE | DECENTRALIZED LEVERAGE TRADING
⛩️ UTOPIA | PAYROLL AND EXPENSE MANAGEMENT FOR DAOS
🌊 STADER | MULTICHAIN LIQUID STAKING
🔔 PUSH PROTOCOL | WEB3 COMMUNICATIONS
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Topics Covered
00:00 - Intro
07:00 - Background and what is PR
11:15 - Typical PR services in crypto
14:05 - PR in crypto vs elsewhere
18:00 - Social media comms
22:15 - Marketing vs comms vs PR
25:00 - Analyzing crisis comms for Euler hack
28:00 - Importance of repetition in PR
31:00 - Analyzing Sequoia's response to FTX debacle
33:45 - Why many VCs are bad at PR
39:00 - Common PR mistakes
42:45 - Avoiding drama
48:00 - PR insights for liquid staking teams
52:30 - Analyzing Balaji's $1M BTC bet
1:01:20 - Closing
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Guest Links
Samantha Yap on Twitter
https://twitter.com/samanthawyap
YAP Global on Twitter
https://twitter.com/YAPGlobalTeam
Learn about YAP Global
https://yapglobal.com
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All opinions expressed by hosts and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and not necessarily those of Fourth Revolution Capital. Podcast guests and 4RC may have positions in the assets or other matters discussed in this podcast. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. Do your own research.
1 hr 4 min

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