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Gm! This week, Dan & Mert begin by discussing the return of meme coin season by asking an honest question: have more people used DeFi or meme coins? We then take a deep dive into scaling, Ethereum's EIP-4844 upgrade & Solana's transaction fee structure.
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Monad is a fully EVM compatible Layer 1 blockchain that can support 10,000 real transactions per second. Monad aims to open up the design space for the EVM to support high fidelity DeFi, consumer facing applications, and more generally allow crypto to scale to the masses.
If you are interested in participating in Monad's journey, follow: https://twitter.com/monad_xyz and join: https://discord.gg/monad.
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(00:00) Introduction
(02:14) Meme Coins
(09:20) Monad Ad
(10:15) Have More People Used DeFi Or Meme Coins?
(14:05) MEV On Solana
(27:32) Transaction Fees On Solana
(37:39) Blockchain Scaling & Ethereum's EIP-4844
(54:22) Data Availability
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Disclaimers:
Lightspeed was kickstarted by a grant from the Solana Foundation.
Nothing said on Lightspeed 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. Mert, Dan and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
This week, Craig Burel Partner at Reciprocal Ventures joins the show to discuss his journey from TradFi into crypto. We deep dive into Craig's thesis on Solana, building consumer products & backing great founders, investing in SOL vs applications as a VC, crypto gaming & much more. Enjoy!
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Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/43o3Syk
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(00:00) Introduction
(06:25) Reciprocal's Journey To Solana
(11:34) Access Protocol Ad
(12:24) Finding Product & Founder Market Fit
(17:52) Only Possible On Solana
(20:12) Investing in SOL vs Applications
(24:05) Advice For Founders
(34:34) Token Incentives
(40:00) Crypto Needs More Product & Applications
(43:12) Crypto Gaming
(48:01) Tokenization
(55:27) Meme Coins
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Disclaimers:
https://www.recvc.com/disclaimer/
Lightspeed was kickstarted by a grant from the Solana Foundation.
Nothing said on Lightspeed 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. Mert, Dan and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
