In today’s podcast I have two special guests. First is AJ Warner. He is the Chief Strategy Officer at Offchain Labs, the team behind Arbitrum. They are one of the leading scaling solutions using Optimistic Rollups. My second guest is Tegan Kline. She is the co-founder of Edge & Node, the initial team behind The Graph Protocol. Tegan will help co host The Defiant Podcasts with me so you can expect her in future episodes as well. We begin our conversation with an introduction from AJ to Offchain Labs. ? Thanking our podcast sponsors: This episode is brought to you by Circle, the sole issuer of USDC, and a leader in crypto that’s held to a higher standard. Learn more at https://www.circle.com/en/usdc Aave Grants is a community-led grants program, focused on growing a thriving ecosystem of contributors within Aave by funding ideas, projects and events that benefit the protocol or surrounding ecosystem. Head to aavegrants.org to learn more and apply for a grant. Now for the first time, you can keep your crypto and NFTs safe with tech the “big guys” have used for years, thanks to ZenGo. Download the ZenGo app from the App Store or Google Play and use code defiant to get $20 back on your first purchase of $200 or more. Terms and conditions apply. See site for details. Built by the team behind Avalanche, Core is an all-in-one command center for Web3 supporting Avalanche, Ethereum, and Bitcoin, a rich ecosystem of dApps, Bitcoin & Ethereum bridges, NFTs, Subnets, and more. Visit https://core.app/ to download now. ✨Check out our new website✨ https://thedefiant.io/ ?Sign up to our newsletter? https://newsletter.thedefiant.io/ Follow The Defiant team on Twitter Camila Russo: https://twitter.com/CamiRusso Alp Gasimov: https://twitter.com/alpgasimov ✊ Follow The Defiant Twitter https://twitter.com/defiantnews Discord https://discord.com/thedefiant Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thedefiant.io/ Telegram News https://t.me/DefiantNews #TheDefiant​ #DeFi​ #Decentralized​ #Finance​ #Blockchain ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_9m_jRzDms

The United Kingdom wants to become the next global hub for crypto, but is it too late for London to catch up to Miami, Beijing, and Singapore? What does Elon Musk’s stake in Twitter mean for Web2 and Web3? And does Ledger’s partnership with Sandbox mean a whole new slew of metaverse users is on the horizon? Robin Schmidt and Camila Russo join Real Vision’s Elaine Ly to break down all that and more. Follow The Defiant team on Twitter: Camila Russo: https://twitter.com/CamiRusso Robin Schmidt: https://twitter.com/iamsupermassive Alp Gasimov: https://twitter.com/alpgasimov ✊ Follow The Defiant https://newsletter.thedefiant.io/ https://twitter.com/defiantnews https://thedefiant.io/ https://t.me/DefiantNews https://t.me/DefiantChat https://discord.com/invite/svJ7dZ75J3 #TheDefiant​ #DeFi​ #Decentralized​ #Finance​ #Blockchain ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKfxwPPciMQ

✨ Check out our new website ✨ https://thedefiant.io/ ? Sign up to our newsletter ? https://thedefiant.io/go-premium#pricing?utm_source=YT&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=signup ? Find DeFi investment opportunities & educational primers here https://thedefiant.io/promo?utm_source=YT&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=alpha ✊ Follow The Defiant Twitter: https://twitter.com/defiantnews Discord: https://discord.gg/thedefiant Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedefiant.io/ Telegram: https://t.me/DefiantNews ? Contact our Newsroom editorial@thedefiant.io ? Sponsorships & Partnerships sponsors@thedefiant.io ? Follow The Defiant team on Twitter Camila Russo: https://twitter.com/CamiRusso Alp Gasimov: https://twitter.com/alpgasimov yyctrader: https://twitter.com/yyctrader1 Owen Fernau: https://twitter.com/ofernau Devin Sawyer: https://twitter.com/devinsawyer Samuel Haig: https://twitter.com/samuel_haig Diego Cabral: https://twitter.com/DiegoCabral__ Pab: https://twitter.com/pprhsk Tegan Kline: https://twitter.com/theklineventure Jeremy: https://twitter.com/ETH_Nation #TheDefiant​ #DeFi​ #Decentralized​ #Finance​ #Blockchain #Web3 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPhOtPJ9qug

At the opening event of Decentral House in Geneva, we caught up with Pierre Kaklamanos of the Cardano Foundation. In this chat, Pierre gives the latest updates on Cardano, discusses upcoming collaborations, and explains Cardano remains unhacked. He touches on the eUTXO model, shares insights on regulatory approaches, and offers a glimpse into what to expect from Cardano in 2024. Chapters 0:00 Unhacked 0:26 Latest on Cardano 1:42 Roadmap 3:03 3rd generation blockchain 5:38 eUTXO 6:26 Partnership with UNHCR 8:50 Recent applications and innovations 11:51 What's next for Cardano 13:13 Toxic communities 16:42 Regulation ✨ Check out our new website ✨ https://thedefiant.io/ ? Sign up to our newsletter ? https://thedefiant.io/go-premium#pricing?utm_source=YT&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=signup ? Find DeFi investment opportunities & educational primers here https://thedefiant.io/promo?utm_source=YT&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=alpha ✊ Follow The Defiant Twitter: https://twitter.com/defiantnews Discord: https://discord.com/invite/3SdRdEs5ag Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedefiant.io/ Telegram: https://t.me/DefiantNews ? Contact our Newsroom editorial@thedefiant.io ? Sponsorships & Partnerships sponsors@thedefiant.io #TheDefiant​ #DeFi​ #Decentralized​ #Finance​ #Blockchain #Web3 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-GRypGMH18