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As gas prices continue to be an obstacle for Ethereum adoption, Arbitrum represents a state-of-the-art Layer 2 solution that could improve user experience in DeFi, NFTs, and more in the long run. During SCB10x’s DeFi Virtual Summit, we sat down with Steven (CEO of Offchain Labs & Arbitrum) to discuss his story transitioning from academia to Arbitrum, considerations for developers when building on Layer 2, and how the future could look like with multiple Layer 2 solutions.

This podcast should not be considered as investment advice. LongHash Ventures may hold positions in the assets mentioned.

00:10 Reddit & Arbitrum

01:52 Roots of Arbitrum: How Arbitrum and Steven started in crypto

05:11 Transition from Academia to Arbitrum

08:07 Status of the Arbitrum Ecosystem Today

11:00 Ease of Deploying on Arbitrum

15:57 Network Effects of the Arbitrum Ecosystem

19:59 Bridging Layer-2s to Address Fragmentation

22:42 Segmenting Chains by Verticals

25:59 Role of Arbitrum in Scalability

28:23 Advice for Crypto Community

As Axie Infinity continues to break records, we speak with Gabby Dizon, CEO and Co-Founder of Yield Guild Games. Together, we discuss the incredible growth of play-to-earn models while outlining how we can sustain such growth. We also dive deep into YGG: the roles of its scholars and investors, and the power of its community mining program and sub-guild structure. We conclude with some advice for aspiring play-to-earn developers, from whether to build your own sidechain to how to keep users sticky.

00:01:05 Origins of Gabby and YGG

00:03:04 Triggers to NFT & Metaverse adoption

00:04:50 How did it feel to be building around NFTs in bear markets

00:06:47 Axie Infinity's Growth & SLP token

00:09:19 Building games on YGG

00:11:34 Rise of Play-to-Earn vs. Free-to-Play

00:14:38 Why upfront cost?

00:16:16 Is going full-time on AXS feasible?

00:19:50 Sustainability of Play-to-Earn projects

00:23:35 Best Practices for Future Play-to-Earn models?

00:26:04 The Core Model of YGG

00:33:43 The Role of YGG Scholars

00:35:58 The Role of YGG Investors

00:40:06 YGG's Organisational "Arms"

00:43:15 YGG's Community Mining Program

00:49:03 Freedom of Choice for sub-DAOs

00:52:51 Correlation of YGG to the Crypto Market

00:54:20 Intersecting Gaming NFTs and DeFi

00:58:37 Scaling Play-to-Earn Gaming with Sidechains?

01:00:22 Advice for Game Developers

01:02:12 What it takes for Play-to-Earn to be default

01:04:00 Advice for Entrepreneurs in Play-to-Earn

01:06:00 Games Gabby's Excited About

01:07:16 Potential for Southeast Asia

01:08:13 How to Contact YGG

In this episode, we explore Tranchess: a tokenised asset management protocol. Tranchess features various structured, chess-themed products catered for investors of varying risk appetites: Queen, Bishop, and Rook. Co-founder Danny walks us through these products, how Tranchess fills the gaps of DeFi, and explains the mechanics behind the protocol.

03:20 What is Tranchess

04:53 The gaps that Tranchess fill in DeFi

07:30 Intro to Tranchess Products

08:24 Product 1: Queen & Target Investor

09:15 Product 2: Bishop & Target Investor - For risk-averse users

11:23 Product 3: Rook & Target investor - For risk-loving users

16:05 How Tranchess is different from existing products

20:35 Explanation of rebalancing and risk management

30:30 Net Asset Value and TWAP pricing explained

34:24 TWAP and Market Makers

41:36 Game Theory on Tranchess

43:30 Why Anonymous Team?

46:16 Anonymous nature of the team and assurances for users

49:17 Why they launched on BSC

51:00 Community building approach

58:29 Future of Tranchess

Tranchess protocol: https://tranchess.com/

Web 3 Native is a podcast for crypto-native founders and users to learn about the most innovative models of Web 3.0.

Disclaimer: All opinions expressed in this podcast do not represent the views of LongHash Ventures in any way. This podcast is for educational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice. LongHash Ventures may hold positions in the tokens and companies mentioned.

We chat with Instadapp founder Sowmay Jain to talk about Instadapp's newly-distributed, airdropped INST token dedicated to decentralizing the protocol. Learn how Instadapp incentivised and distributed INST to lower-net-worth individuals to participate in governance, why it was distributed to Aave/Compound/MakerDAO users, and Sowmay's vision for Instadapp's progressive decentralization.

This segment from our Web 3.0 Governance Roundtable is a must-listen for protocols decentralising governance! Anjan from ParaFi explains the best practices from protocols like Maker DAO and Indexcoop/Set Protocol, and suggests ways in which governance can improve moving forward, with delegation, automation, data-driven proposals.

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LongHash Ventures is an investment fund and accelerator focused on catalysing the growth of the native Web 3.0 economy. To enable true ownership, permissionless access, and trustless interactions, we launched a DeFi-focused fund and invested in projects such as Balancer, Acala Network, Instadapp, and Zapper. We have also partnered with Polkadot and Filecoin to accelerate more than 40 global Web 3 projects which have raised more than $100m in the past 2 years. Through such investments and venture building, we are committed to realising our vision where anyone can access a more transparent, secure, and decentralised Web.

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We all share a common goal to decentralise, but how do you actually do it? We gathered an all-star DeFi cast to answer that question in Web 3.0 Governance: Roadmap to Decentralization.

03:05 Stani: Aave's Road to Decentralisation

28:04 Jordan: Synthetix's Road to Decentralisation

48:32 Anjan from ParaFi Capital: How Governance can Develop

1:04:46 Arthur from Defiance Capital: Investor's Perspective

1:19:50 Kristen and Marta from Balancer: Plan for Decentralisation

1:23:09 Ruitao from Acala: Plan for Decentralisation

1:30:55 Samyak from Instadapp: Plan for Decentralisation

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Shi Khai sits down with Seb Audet, CEO of Zapper, to discuss the startup’s past, present and future. Since Seb’s creation of DefiSnap, Zapper has grown leaps and bounds, most recently raising a $15m Series A round to build its decentralised “App Store” of DeFi dApps. In this episode, learn how Zapper has become a key pillar in DeFi, from its single-minded user-centric approach to its emphasis on educating the masses.

01:04 What is Zapper, and how and why did it come about?

09:41 Why did Zapper build Exchange, Pool, Farm, and Bridge?

15:03 The crucial role of education in DeFi

19:29 The Balance of Freedom and Responsibility in DeFi

24:36 How does Zapper make money and incentivise engagement?

30:00 “DeFi has never been about institutions coming in”

31:30 Zapper’s Priorities Moving Forward

34:21 Decentralising Zapper & The Role of Tokens in DeFi

39:00 The Keys to Zapper’s Lively Community

44:59 Competition? What competition?

50:57 Seb’s views on the future of DeFi: Going Beyond TradFi

$130m worth of KSM has been locked (at the time of posting) just within days of Karura Network's Crowdloan. In this backdrop, Acala/Karura Network's Ruitao Su breaks down the basics of Polkadot, parachains, and crowdloans with our host and General Partner Shi Khai, before diving into Karura's token distribution, crowdloan mechanics, and the vision of Acala Network.

After the launch of Balancer V2, we collected questions from the Balancer China community for Fernando (CEO of Balancer), Martin (CEO of Gnosis), and Marta (Head of Community at Balancer). We talk about how Balancer V2 enables trading at the best price, lowers gas fees, and enhances capital efficiency. Then, we dive into the long-term future of Balancer, exploring the incorporation of real-world assets, NFTs, and Layer 2 on the DEX.

Starting or growing a community in Asia? Learn practical tips and insights from the people who are operating on the ground in Asia, investing and overseeing the projects who have successfully penetrated the region.

Host: Shi Khai Wei, COO of LongHash Ventures

Guests:

From China, Mable Jiang of Multicoin Capital

From Singapore, Arthur Cheong of DeFiance Capital

From Malaysia, TM Lee of Coingecko

From Thailand, Tai Panich of SCB10x

We talk about:

- Segmenting the massive region of Asia

- The importance of recruiting a community leader

- The appeal of rapid iteration

- Institutional adoption in Asia

- Tailoring your Asia strategy by country

... and more