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Gm! This week, Andrej Radonjic joins the show to discuss the recent Grass airdrop, how crypto can help fix the internet, the intersection of AI & crypto & much more. Enjoy!
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(00:00) - Introduction
(02:08) - Airdrop Takeaways
(11:35) - Web Scraping
(18:38) - Sei Ad
(19:04) - DePiN & Grass Data Capacity
(27:54) - Token Demand & Utility
(30:36) - Training AI Models
(33:56) - Can Crypto Fix The Internet?
(37:14) - Monetizing AI
(40:04) - Building On Solana
(42:55) - Rollups
(45:30) - What's Next For Grass?
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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, Jack, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
Gm! This week, we're joined by Anatoly Yakovenko Co-Founder of Solana Labs. We deep dive into Solana transaction fee's, how to remain competitive within crypto, SOL inflation, competing with Apple & Google, does Solana have a moat & so much more. Enjoy!
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(00:00) Introduction
(01:51) Solana's Transaction Front Running
(06:37) Solana Fee Markets
(10:18) Composability At Scale
(12:50) Competing With L2s
(19:43) Ledger Ad
(20:20) Synchronous Composability
(21:59) Validators
(27:06) Solana Inflation
(29:16) How Does Solana Compete?
(32:31) Execution Is A Moat
(35:36) Firedancer
(40:47) Solana Mobile
(45:25) Competing With Apple & Google
(47:04) L1 Business Models
(49:49) Solana Bandwidth
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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, Jack, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
