Exploring TON: How The Blockchain Designed By Telegram Grew 50X This Year
Alena is the TON Foundation Ecosystem Lead. In this episode, we explore TON (The Open Network) and how this blockchain designed by Telegram grew 50X this year! Alena shares how TON leverages the distribution of 900M Telegram downloads to onramp new users to their ecosystem of dApps, what's the long term vision behind TON, and how to start earning incentives in The Open League as a TON DeFi user. ------ 🔗 Essential Show Links 🔗 ► Youtube: https://youtube.com/@DeFiDad ► Apple: https://tinyurl.com/edgepod ► Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/edgepodspotify ► Linktree: https://linktr.ee/edge_pod ► Follow DeFi Dad: https://twitter.com/DeFi_Dad ► Follow Nomatic: https://twitter.com/Nomaticcap ► Learn about DeFi and Web3: http://defidad.com/ ------ The Edge Podcast Sponsor Resources ☀️ SUMMER.FI | THE BEST PLACE TO BORROW AND EARN IN DEFI https://summer.fi/?utm_source=DeFidad 🚀 FLAT MONEY | THE LOW VOLATILITY YIELD-BEARING FLATCOIN DESIGNED TO OUTPACE INFLATION https://flat.money/ 🍵 MATCHA.XYZ | THE BEST PRICE ON OVER 5 MILLION TOKENS https://matcha.xyz/?utm_source=theedgepodcast&utm_campaign=2q24 🧑🌾 MANTLE | THE ETHEREUM L2 FOR TOP NATIVE YIELDS https://www.mantle.xyz/ 🐡 PUFFER FINANCE | LIQUID RESTAKING FOR THE LITTLE FISH https://puffer.fi/ 💰 TELLER | DEFI'S CASH ADVANCE https://teller.org/ 🌕 MOONBEAM | INTEGRATED WEB3 FOR BUILDERS AND USERS https://moonbeam.network/ ------ Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 4:35 - Background 6:55 - TON's founding 9:22 - 50X growth in TVL 17:08 - The Open League 18:11 - Mantle mid-roll 19:04 - TON user onboarding 28:52 - Attracting builders 32:22 - TON tech stack 35:06 - Teller & Moonbeam mid-roll 36:20 - Security 38:05 - Sustaining growth 42:41 - Closing ------ 🔗 Guest Links 🔗 ► TON Website: https://ton.org/ ► The Open League Website: https://ton.org/en/open-league ► TON on Twitter: https://x.com/ton_blockchain ► Alena on Twitter: https://x.com/alenka_w3 ------ 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. This is not a recommendation or endorsement to buy any token(s) related to any platform(s) discussed.
Creativity with Extinction Rebellion — Charlie Waterhouse
Charlie Waterhouse is a co-founder of the Art Group and Media team at Extinction Rebellion based in London. He’s Creative Director of This Ain’t Rock ’n’ Roll, and a director of the Brixton Pound. We talk about the origins of Extinction Rebellion, a global movement using non-violent direct action to persuade governments to take action on climate, and inspire public consciousness to the cause.
Creativity In Multiplayer with Metalabel — Austin Robey
Austin Robey is a member of the founding squad at Metalabel. An assembly of founders, creators and producers emerging from the web2 economy, now helping to amplify the meme of the metalabel. Imagined as a release club where groups of people with shared interests create and release work together.
Making Art, Code & Lore with Crypto Coven — Nyx
Nyx is a co-founder of Crypto Coven, focusing mostly on art, code and lore for an NFT collection of 9999 witches created by five friends. We talk about creating a project like this from the inside perspective. The power of lore, storytelling and world building. What can be accomplished in smart contract design and doing creative things with the tech.
Building The Next Wave of GenArt Lovers: Interview with Erick Calderon
Kicking off a series of interviews with platform founders, we are thrilled to bring you this conversation with Erick Calderon aka Snowfro. We dive deep into the recently announced changes with AB, Sansa, and the market as a whole. In this episode we discuss: -Racing cars, Magic: the Gathering & Minecraft -Surviving in Crypto for 7+ years, surviving the 2018 bear market and our current downswing & the simple math behind the generative art market -What the experience could be for new collectors that are no longer "early" -Why buy Sansa? What do they bring to Art Blocks and their role in the future of the platform? -Who will be allowed to release on Sansa & the challenges of being a truly open platform -Expanding Engine Partners to brands & bringing new communities to web3 through physical generative objects -How Curated is changing and when we can expect the next Curated release -Can we expect new chains, sale mechanisms, release styles & more from Art Blocks & Sansa? Follow Erick on Twitter @ArtOnBlockchain and join the Art Blocks Discord to stay up to date on their upcoming announcements
Everything You Need to Know About Fraxtal w/ Frax Founder Sam Kazemian - Flywheel #91
In this episode the Flywheel team DeFi Dave and Kiet interview Sam Kazemian, the founder of Frax, to discuss the launch of Fraxtal, a modular L2 blockchain. We grill Sam Kazemian on what we should expect from Fraxtal, how it will function with Flox, boosting, and blockspace incentives. We also discussed the long-term view of Frax and their goal of becoming the largest issuer of important units, including USD, ETH, and BTC. Read: https://flywheeldefi.com/article/7-new-things-we-learned-about-fraxtal-from-our-interview-with-frax-founder-sam-kazemian Chapters 00:00 Introduction 03:09 The Launch of Fraxtal and the Fraxtal Era 05:05 Understanding Fraxtal as a Modular L2 Blockchain 08:23 The Difference Between Monolithic and Modular Blockchains 11:32 The Benefits of Modularity in Fraxtal 13:52 Why FXS is King in the Fraxtal Ecosystem 16:40 The FLOX Mechanism and Block Space Incentives 20:56 Boosters and the Role of veFXS 26:43 The Importance of Mechanism Design in Frax 37:05 Frax's Long-Term View and Building for the Future 40:18 Frax's Track Record in Mechanism Design 43:39 The Significance of frxBTC 50:53 Frax's Approach to Building and Collaboration 54:06 Frax's Long-Term Vision and Commitment 57:48 Conversion of Fractal Points to veFXS 58:44 Scenarios for Fractal Points Conversion 01:03:54 Fraxtal's End Game: Interoperability and Global State 01:12:23 Upcoming Speaking Engagements and Fraxtal Launch 01:16:26 Summary and Takeaways ~~~~ Subscribe to the Flywheel mailing list: https://flywheeldefi.com ~~~~ Have ETH but don't know what to do with it? Swap it to FrxETH for the highest staking yields in crypto. https://app.frax.finance/frxeth/mint ~~~~ Calling all threadoors, researchers, and dashboard creators 📢 Earn rewards for your original Frax content. Learn more: https://flywheeldefi.com/p/announcing-the-frax-educational-incentives ~~~~ Follow Flywheel Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlywheelDeFi Telegram: https://t.me/FlywheelDeFi YouTube: @flywheeldefi Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/34xXNO2... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... ~~~~ Connect DeFi Dave: https://twitter.com/defidave22 Kiet: https://twitter.com/0xkapital_k Sam: https://twitter.com/traders_insight ~~~~ Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research. Timeline
