Today, Matteo & Raul join me to discuss how Fluid Tokens is revolutionizing decentralized finance (DeFi) on Bitcoin. As pioneers in leveraging Bitcoin’s UTXO model with Ordinals & Runes, they’re building innovative DeFi primitives like staking, lending, and decentralized exchanges (DEXs) in a trustless and permissionless way.

In this episode, we explore:

• [00:00] Surviving the Bear Market and Building in Web3

• [07:00] Matteo & Raul’s Journey into Crypto

• [13:00] Understanding UTXO: Why It’s Better for DeFi

• [23:30] Fluid’s Current Products: Lending, Staking, and DEXs

• [30:00] The Future of Bitcoin OS and ZK Bridges

• [37:00] Pushing Bitcoin Script to Its Limits

• [45:00] The Role of Account Abstraction in DeFi’s UX Evolution

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• Website:https://fluidtokens.com/

• Twitter: @FluidTokensXBT

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Bitcoin-Backed Stablecoins: A Deep Dive with Jakob Schillinger

Jakob Schillinger, CEO & Founder of Hermetica, joins me to discuss the exciting potential of Bitcoin-backed stablecoins. Hermetica is building a system of decentralized finance on Bitcoin, using stablecoins as a key building block.

In this conversation, we explore: [00:00] Bitcoin and Stablecoin Adoption Curve [08:10] Jakob's Journey into Bitcoin [18:50] The Different Types of Stables [27:30] What is Hermetica & How it Works. [47:45] Building Useful Products (Practically)

Follow Jakob Schillinger on Twitter: @Jakob_btc

Learn more about Hermetica: https://hermetica.fi/

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Today we have Mithil Thakore, co-founder of Velar, on the podcast.

Velar is a DeFi application focused on providing yield on Bitcoin.

Mithil shares his journey in the crypto space, the vision behind Velar, and the importance of building on Bitcoin's secure infrastructure. The discussion delves into the differences between L1 and L2 solutions, the current product offerings of Velar, and an in-depth explanation of derivatives and perpetual contracts in the crypto market. The intricacies of perpetual decentralized exchanges (perp DEXs), their development, and the future of Bitcoin DeFi. He explains the differences between perpetual contracts and futures, the importance of liquidity and low latency in trading, and the trust assumptions involved in using Bitcoin Layer 2 solutions. Finally, he emphasizes the potential of decentralized finance on Bitcoin and his vision for it to surpass Ethereum DeFi in the coming years.

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Check out Velar on their website: https://velar.com/