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Gm! This week we're joined by Kyle Samani & Chris Heaney to discuss the state of Solana DeFi today. Enjoy!
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Zenrock is a permissionless, decentralized custody network backed by 1RoundTable Partners, 10T, Maven11, and Spartan. Live on Jupiter, $ROCK is the native token for transactions within the Zenrock ecosystem and secures Zenrock’s decentralized custody network.
The first application launching on Zenrock is zenBTC – yield-bearing Bitcoin on Solana. zenBTC will be live in April 2025. Visit zenbtc.io to learn about earning yield with Bitcoin on Solana.
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(00:00) Introduction
(02:36) The State Of Solana DeFi
(05:38) Market Making Onchain
(10:10) Zenrock Ad
(10:59) Solana Network Upgrades
(17:56) The Axiom Success Story
(21:30) Competing As A Perps DEX
(23:26) The Future Of Tokenization
(29:42) Zenrock Ad
(30:31) Bitcoin
(34:30) Solana: The L1 vs Apps
(39:51) Why Does DeFi Matter?
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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 Emon Motamedi to discuss the Solana incubator. We deep dive into how to find great ideas, building in crypto, finding product market fit, advice for founders, what is cohort 3 & more. Enjoy!
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Find out more about the Solana Incubator: https://x.com/incubator
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Grab your tickets to Permissionless IV. Use code LIGHTSPEED10 for 10% off: https://blockworks.co/event/permissionless-iv
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Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/
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(00:00) Introduction
(02:14) Post Accelerate Takeaways
(11:55) Ledger Ad
(12:47) How To Find Great Ideas
(19:41) Building In Crypto
(22:43) What Has PMF In Crypto?
(29:32) Ledger Ad
(30:25) Should Founders Launch Tokens?
(35:30) Real World Use Cases In Crypto
(39:25) Advice For Founders
(44:53) Examples From The Solana Incubator
(52:56) The Stablecoin Business Model
(55:50) What Is Cohort 3?
(58:59) Outro
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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.
