Season 5 | Episode 6

In this episode of Bell Curve, Mike and Myles are joined by Aidan, co-founder of Stride labs, and Felix, the Godfather of Liquid Staking. Today they explore the nuances of Liquid Staking across the Cosmos & Ethereum ecosystems. They also dig into the relationship of liquid staking & professional validators, the liquid staking module user flow with NFTs, and solving the principle agent problem.

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro: Pre-Interview

(02:02) “Permissionless Ad”

(02:57) Interview Start: Felix & Aidan

(04:04) The Godfather of Liquid Staking

(08:15) Liquid Staking: A Force for Decentralization

(12:27) LSTs Thriving in Eth First

(16:44) Liquid Staking & Professional Validators

(25:01) Decentralizing Eth Validator Set

(37:45) Ossifying Ethereum Protocol

(42:03) Minting Liquid Staking Tokens

(51:50) Staking Module Risk Parameters

(57:53) Principle Agent Mitigation

(1:04:37) Liquid Staking Module User Flow

(1:15:39) Recap: Post-Interview

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Resources:

Felix Liquid Staking Blog Post

https://medium.com/chorus-one/delegation-vouchers-cfb511a29aac

Stride Labs

https://www.stride.zone/

Jon Charbonneau "Endgame: Proof of Governance"

https://dba.mirror.xyz/UTPfxWe65dYrUu_RJX-5VkAJypFRyw3AZh6m0dRXYZk

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Disclaimer: Nothing said on Bell Curve is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Mike, Jason, Michael, Vance and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.