Flywheel DeFi

In this episode of Flywheel, we invited guests Tarun from Gauntlet and Robot Ventures and special guest-host Chunda from Ion Protocol dive deep into the latest topics in crypto. They discuss the Eigen token's potential success and challenges, the tokenomics behind it, and decentralized systems' needs for attribution to ensure participant accountability. The conversation also touches on the concept of restaking in various crypto protocols, the evolving landscape of AVS and the predicted yield from these services in the future. Additionally, they explore meme coins' emergence as a new asset class, potential future black swan events in crypto, and the impact of Bitcoin staking and L2s on the overall crypto ecosystem.

00:00 Intro
01:12 Interview Start - Eigen Tokenomics
06:49 Tarun Defines Intersubjective
12:41 Chunda Wonders Why Eigen Needs a Token?
21:38 Expected Use Cases For Eigenlayer
24:53 Chunda on how Eigenlayer will Supercharge Ion Protocol
30:17 Where Will the Yields Come From In Eigenlayer?
37:45 Bitcoin Restaking
40:29 Tarun Discusses Bitcoin L2s
42:43 Tarun Reflects on Token 2049 in Dubai
43:17 Tarun on Why the Soalana DAO is so Powerful
47:52 Blockchain Nirvana - Fully Homorphic Encryption
52:32 Tarun on the Current Meme Coin Cycle
55:48 Potential Black Swan Events
57:15 Tarun's Red Bull Obsession
01:00:58 All In Podcast vs The Chopping Block
01:02:28 When did Tarun First Touch the CHain
01:03:51 Advice to his Younger Self
01:05:58 Next Guest and Outro

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