Episode Details

Join Ashwath Balakrishnan and Neel Daftary as they explore the future of DeFi infrastructure with Connor Howe, co-founder of Enso. After nine years of building in crypto, Connor has created what he calls "the shortcut to building on-chain applications" - a developer tool that abstracts away the complexity of integrating with hundreds of DeFi protocols. From powering Berachain's $3.1 billion launch to enabling developers to reduce build times from seven months to just days, Enso is positioning itself as the Unity engine for Web3.

Enso: https://www.enso.build

🎯 Key Highlights

▸ Connor's nine-year journey from writing Solidity in Mist Wallet to building crypto infrastructure

▸ How Enso powered Berachain's $3.1 billion DeFi launch behind the scenes

▸ Reducing developer build times from 7 months to 1.5 days through abstraction

▸ Why crypto needs more apps (4,800) than blockchains (1,000+) for mass adoption

▸ The "fat engine thesis" - how abstraction layers will control blockchain routing

▸ Enso's upcoming network model: action providers, grafters, and validators

▸ The "Enso Drop" - accessing 370+ potential airdrops through network participation

▸ Security through simulation: 4ms response times vs industry standard 2.6 seconds

▸ Chain abstraction vs. application abstraction: the real path to user adoption

▸ Why product beats paper in crypto's current critical juncture

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▸ Connor's Twitter: @connor_enso

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Timestamps

00:00 — Intro: Connor Howe, Enso co-founder

01:15 — Nine years building in crypto: from Bitcoin to Ethereum

03:00 — Early DeFi development challenges and the birth of Enso

05:00 — Chain abstraction vs. application abstraction philosophy

08:30 — Serving 8% of Web3's developer mindshare (2,250+ developers)

11:00 — Berachain's $3.1B launch: Enso's behind-the-scenes role

13:15 — AI agents, automation, and new use cases emerging

15:00 — Reducing build times: from 7 months to 1.5 days case study

17:30 — Security through simulation: 4ms response times

21:30 — Why we need products people actually want to use

23:15 — New developer onboarding trends and product directions

26:30 — The Enso Network: action providers, grafters, validators

30:00 — Self-service protocol integration and scalability

33:00 — Enso vs. Yearn comparison and strategy differences

35:15 — Network economics and fee distribution mechanisms

39:00 — Upcoming TGE and token utility design

41:00 — The "Enso Drop": accessing 370+ protocol airdrops

42:00 — Developer relations strategy: YouTube, universities, incubators

45:15 — Keeping developers away from crypto Twitter for innovation

47:15 — Fat protocols vs. fat apps: the abstraction layer thesis

51:30 — "Product beats paper" - crypto's critical juncture

Disclaimer

This podcast is strictly informational and educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any tokens