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This week Mert & Dan discuss Colosseum's hackathon, why Solana needs to double down on building more applications, defining active users within crypto, the roadmap for Ethereum, the rollup thesis & more!
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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
(01:09) Colosseum Hackathon: Crypto's Y Combinator
(09:26) Monad Ad
(10:21) Crypto Needs More Applications
(14:44) DRiP
(17:44) Defining Active Users In Crypto
(30:51) Consensus On Solana
(40:33) Ethereum's Roadmap
(47:15) Bridging & The Rollup Thesis
(55:25) Blast L2
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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, Vibhu Norby CEO of DRiP joins the show for a discussion on building one of crypto's most popular applications. We deep dive into the growth & business model of DRiP, measuring real active users, building great UX in crypto & finally Vibhu shares some advice for founders looking to build a company & raise funding. To hear all this & more, you'll have to tune in!
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Access Protocol is the best way to discover premium content from crypto's top publishers and independent creators. Access Protocol has reinvented content monetization, meaning you can access this premium content without endless ads or hard-to-cancel subscriptions.
Access Protocol is crypto-native, built on Solana, and already has 225K users reading content, receiving NFTs and interacting with creators! Use this link to check out Access Protocol today:https://bit.ly/AccessProtocol_Lightspeed
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Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/43o3Syk
Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3OhiXgV
Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3OkF7PD
Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:25) What Is DRiP?
(05:52) DRiP's Growth
(11:20) Access Protocol Ad
(12:08) Crypto UX
(17:44) DRiP's Mobile App
(20:24) DRiP's Active Users
(35:19) DRiP's Business Model
(44:11) Tips For Founders Raising VC Money
(50:48) Building A Start-Up
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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.
