• The Edge

  • By: 4RC
  • Podcast

  • Summary

  • Join investors and power-users, DeFi Dad and Nomatic from Fourth Revolution Capital (4RC) as they guide through the fast-paced world of crypto, including DeFi, NFTs, Web3 social media, gaming, and more! Gain your own edge from conversations with industry leaders, such as founders, developers, and fund managers who share insights and analysis at the edge of new technology. Whether you're a seasoned pro or just starting your crypto journey, this is the podcast for you.
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Episodes
  • Symbiotic & Tanssi: Blockchain Deployment Made Easy with Shared Security
    Jan 29 2025

    Misha Putiatin is CoFounder of Symbiotic and Francisco Agosti is CoFounder of Tanssi.

    In this episode, we interview Misha and Francisco break about the launch of Symbiotic Mainnet and how it finally brings to fruition a long anticipated vision for shared security for decentralized networks. We also dive into how Tanssi is making blockchain deployment seamless, enabling developers to spin up sovereign chains with ease.

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    🔗 Essential Show Links 🔗

    ► Edge Newsletter: https://the-edge.xyz
    ► 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://x.com/DeFi_Dad
    ► Follow Nomatic: https://x.com/Nomaticcap
    ► Learn DeFi: http://defidad.com/

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    Timestamps

    0:00 - Intro
    5:01 - What is Symbiotic?
    9:42 - What is Tanssi?
    12:23 - Designing Symbiotic to be both immutable and flexible
    16:34 - The importance of decentralization
    19:58 - How Tanssi productizes Symbiotic shared security for developers?
    24:43 - Mantle mid-roll
    25:22 - How are builders leveraging Tanssi?
    29:45 - How does Symbiotic differ from EigenLayer?
    32:49 - Moonwell & Puffer Finance mid-roll
    34:04 - Why did Tanssi build on Symbiotic?
    35:49 - Symbiotic Mainnet and what happens next?
    40:26 - Tanssi Let’s Forkin’ Dance program
    41:58 - Closing

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    🔗 Guest Links 🔗

    ► Symbiotic website: https://symbiotic.fi/
    ► Symbiotic on X/Twitter: https://x.com/symbioticfi
    ► Misha on X/Twitter: https://x.com/psalom
    ► Tanssi website: https://www.tanssi.network/
    ► Tanssi Let's Forkin' Dance program: https://lfd.tanssi.network/
    ► Tanssi on X/Twitter: https://x.com/tanssinetwork
    ► Francisco on X/Twitter: https://x.com/fjagosti

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    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.

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    44 mins
  • YIELD TALKS: Earning Fixed Rates and Trading Yields on Spectra Finance
    Jan 28 2025

    Gaspard Peduzzi is CoFounder of Spectra Finance, joined by Tim Shekikhachev, CoFounder of Resolv and Amadeo Brands, Founder of YieldNest.

    In this episode, we host a panel to discuss how to use the decentralized, permissionless interest rate protocol that is Spectra, how it grew to over $220M TVL in less than 8 months, and how it enables users to earn fixed rates and trade yields while protocols can grow liquidity.

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    🔗 Essential Show Links 🔗

    ► Edge Newsletter: https://the-edge.xyz
    ► 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://x.com/DeFi_Dad
    ► Follow Nomatic: https://x.com/Nomaticcap
    ► Learn DeFi: http://defidad.com/

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    The Edge Podcast Sponsor Resources

    🔮 PYTH NETWORK | SMARTER DATA FOR SMARTER CONTRACTS

    ⏳ HOURGLASS | LEVERAGED AIRDROP FARMING AND BOOSTED POINTS

    🪄 TANSSI | LAUNCH YOUR SYMBIOTIC RESTAKED NETWORK IN MINUTES

    📈 iYIELD | YOUR FINANCIAL PICTURE, SIMPLIFIED

    🧪 MANTLE | START YOUR RESTAKING JOURNEY TODAY WITH CMETH

    🐡 PUFFER UNIFI | A BASED ROLLUP TO ETHEREUM WITH NATIVE YIELDS

    🌔 MOONWELL | THE LEADING LENDING AND BORROWING APP ON BASE

    ⚙️ GEARBOX PROTOCOL | ONCHAIN LENDING REIMAGINED

    🐐 GOAT NETWORK | A BITCOIN L2 TO EARN WITH BTC & DOGE

    📈 DEFINITIVE | THE MOST ADVANCED PLATFORM FOR ONCHAIN TRADE EXECUTION

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    Timestamps

    0:00 - Intro
    1:26 - Founding of Spectra
    4:38 - Sponsor pre-roll
    6:57 - How is Spectra different from Pendle?
    8:12 - What’s made Spectra such a breakout app?
    10:17 - What is Resolv building?
    13:58 - How Spectra and partner protocols benefit each other
    16:58 - How Spectra helps protocols build community
    19:12 - What is YieldNest and why do they work with Spectra?
    22:07 - Sponsor mid-roll
    23:49 - How ve(3,3) bribes work on Spectra?
    25:42 - Thoughts on Spectra’s permissionless pool creation
    33:47 - How will Spectra keep growing after points hype?
    40:08 - Closing

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    🔗 Guest Links 🔗

    ► Spectra website: https://www.spectra.finance/
    ► Spectra on X/Twitter: https://x.com/spectra_finance
    ► Gaspard Peduzzi on X/Twitter: https://x.com/GaspardPeduzzi
    ► Resolv website: https://resolv.xyz/
    ► Tim Shekikhachev on X/Twitter: https://x.com/timsheki
    ► YieldNest website: https://www.yieldnest.finance/
    ► Amadeo Brands on X/Twitter: https://x.com/amadeobrands

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    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.

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    48 mins
  • Why 2025 Will Be Ethereum’s Comeback Year
    Jan 24 2025
    Juan Leon is a Senior Investment Strategist at Bitwise. In this episode, we sit down to discuss Bitwise's recent CIO memo, 'Ethereum: The Comeback Kid of 2025.' We explore why Juan’s team sees a turning point ahead for Ethereum and ETH, the significance of surging ETH ETF inflows, the $100T opportunity in tokenized real-world assets (RWAs), and how these trends could drive value accrual for ETH the asset. ------ 🔗 Essential Show Links 🔗 ► Edge Newsletter: https://the-edge.xyz ► 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://x.com/DeFi_Dad ► Follow Nomatic: https://x.com/Nomaticcap ► Learn DeFi: http://defidad.com/ ------ The Edge Podcast Sponsor Resources 🔮 PYTH NETWORK | SMARTER DATA FOR SMARTER CONTRACTS ⏳ HOURGLASS | LEVERAGED AIRDROP FARMING AND BOOSTED POINTS 🪄 TANSSI | LAUNCH YOUR SYMBIOTIC RESTAKED NETWORK IN MINUTES 📊 iYIELD | YOUR FINANCIAL PICTURE, SIMPLIFIED 🧪 MANTLE | START YOUR RESTAKING JOURNEY TODAY WITH CMETH 🐡 PUFFER UNIFI | A BASED ROLLUP TO ETHEREUM WITH NATIVE YIELDS 🌔 MOONWELL | THE LEADING LENDING AND BORROWING APP ON BASE ⚙️ GEARBOX PROTOCOL | ONCHAIN LENDING REIMAGINED 🐐 GOAT NETWORK | A BITCOIN L2 TO EARN WITH BTC & DOGE 📈 DEFINITIVE | THE MOST ADVANCED PLATFORM FOR ONCHAIN TRADE EXECUTION ------ Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 4:28 - What happened in 2024? 7:26 - ETH ETF inflows close strong EOY 9:59 - Will ETH ETFs incorporate staking in 2025? 11:52 - Why is tokenization such an outsized opportunity for Ethereum? 14:04 - RWA opportunity is $100T 16:20 - Stablecoin growth ahead 19:04 - Mantle mid-roll 19:43 - Ethereum’s dominance in tokenized assets 23:49 - Will more value onchain lead ETH to a higher price? 26:34 - Moonwell & GOAT Network mid-roll 27:42 - How will Ethereum onboard more retail investors? 30:37 - Can AI agents lead to sustainable utility on Ethereum? 33:07 - Why Juan remains a COIN bull? 35:43 - Dept of Labor to relax guidance against crypto in 401(k) plans 38:34 - New use case to catalyze more growth on Ethereum 41:37 - Price prediction for ETH in 2025 44:09 - Closing ------ 🔗 Guest Links 🔗 ► Bitwise website: https://bitwiseinvestments.com/ ► Juan's memo on ETH: https://experts.bitwiseinvestments.com/cio-memos/ethereum-the-comeback-kid-of-2025 ► Bitwise financial advisor survey: https://bitwiseinvestments.com/crypto-market-insights/the-bitwise-vettafi-2025-benchmark-survey ► Bitwise on X/Twitter: https://x.com/bitwiseinvest ► Juan Leon on X/Twitter: https://x.com/singularity7x ------ 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 and Nomatic both hold ETH. 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.
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    47 mins

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