Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchSolana vs Ethereum: Two Paths, One Endgame | Jon Charbonneau
Jon Charbonneau joins us to discuss how integrated and modular chains are on an inevitable path toward the same endgame. Jon is an investor and the most prolific researcher in the space who understan…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
The Rise of Crypto's Superapp | Fiskantes, Matti (Zee Prime Capital)
Fisk and Matti, from Zee Prime Capital, join us to discuss the rise of crypto's first superapp. In this episode, we cover the Fappening Thesis (superapp), why everyone invests in middleware, how prot…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
Solana's Path to Mass Adoption: Gradually, Then All At Once | Mert Mumtaz, Garrett Harper
Episode 28
Welcome to Lightspeed's second "Roundup" episode, where Mert and Garrett discuss the top stories of the week and trends they are seeing in crypto. In this episode, we discuss Solana disinformation, t…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
How Onchain Attribution Will Catalyze Crypto's Growth | Antonio García Martínez (Spindl)
Episode 27
Antonio García Martínez joins us to discuss why onchain attribution and advertising are crucial to crypto's growth. Antonio is a prolific ad tech entrepreneur, the author of Chaos Monkeys and now the…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
The dYdX Appchain Vision: One of Crypto's Boldest Bets | Antonio Juliano
Episode 26
Antonio Juliano, the founder of dYdX, joins us to discuss why dYdX is launching an appchain. dYdX has over $1T in exchange volume, 50%+ market share of onchain perps market, and is one of the few cry…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
Solving Crypto's Onboarding Problem | Arianna Simpson, Riyaz & Nass (Bastion's Founders)
Episode 25
Arianna Simpson, Riyaz Faizullabhoy and Nass Eddequiouaq join us to discuss how crypto needs to shift its focus back to the user experience. We cover crypto's friction points, the application vs infr…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
Permissionless Frontends: The Rise of Crypto's Aggregators | Kain Warwick (Infinex)
Kain Warwick, the founder of Synthetix and Infinex, joins us to discuss how permissionless frontends are crypto's next battleground. Crypto has the infrastructure to support the next wave of users, b…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
How Helium Is Leading Crypto's DePIN Revolution | Abhay Kumar
Abhay Kumar, the CEO of the Helium Foundation, joins us to discuss how DePIN and Helium are bringing undeniable utility to crypto. Helium is a DePIN protocol that coordinates and incentivizes the bui…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
How SVM Adoption Impacts the Solana Thesis | Joe McCann, Mike Dudas
Joe McCann and Mike Dudas join us to discuss their Web3 investment framework. We cover Solana's core advantage and if SVM adoption impacts their thesis, investing in monolithic vs modular infrastruct…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
Web3 Gaming: A False Hope or Crypto's Path to Mass Adoption? | Ryan Wyatt
Episode 21
Ryan Wyatt is the former Head of YouTube Gaming and President at Polygon Labs. He is a master at business development, strategy and product. In this episode, Ryan explains why crypto gaming is here t…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago