Zcash Resurgence, Privacy, and Quantum w/ Zcash cofounder Ian Miers
Ian Miers, Zcash co-founder & cryptographer, discusses zero-knowledge proofs, crypto privacy, identity solutions, quantum computing threats, and why blockchain transparency is fundamentally broken for payments.
Launching Monad
Monad’s Keone and Kevin discuss November 24 launch, why they spent years building infrastructure, the Momentum grants program focused on user acquisition metrics over TVL, and navigating crypto Twitter’s short attention spans.
The Perpification of Everything
Kaledora Linn, Co-Founder of Ostium, discusses bringing traditional finance assets onchain through perpetuals instead of tokenization. Learn why perps are more capital-efficient and better suited for traders who want exposure to stocks, commodities, and FX from their crypto wallets.
Restaking’s Killer App w/ DeFi Dave
DeFi Dave explains Cap, a stablecoin protocol using restaking to protect users while operators access capital. Market makers get undercollateralized loans backed by restaked ETH/BTC. If operators fail, risk takers get slashed—not users. Plus: lore building & why restaking finally found PMF.
Circle’s Bet On The Future Of Money
Gordon Liao from Circle discusses USDC’s $50B market cap, stablecoin adoption, regulatory challenges, IPO plans, and how blockchain-based payments are transforming global finance through faster, cheaper cross-border transactions.
Why Internet Is Too Slow for Trading Now W/ Austin Federa
Austin Federa discusses Double Zero, a layer zero network using private fiber to optimize blockchain performance.
The Tether Monopoly Is Over
Ex-Tether country manager Facundo Werning shares why he joined Agora, how stablecoins work in Argentina, and why the duopoly is ending. Plus: Bitcoin predictions, banking’s future, and what missionaries taught him about crypto’s real impact.
Saylor Survives, other crypto DATs are cooked
James Christoph breaks down why MicroStrategy can’t be replicated, DATs are doomed, and crypto markets are more efficient than people think. Plus: Celestia’s inflation problem, Ethena’s systemic risks, and why Hyperliquid nailed their stablecoin strategy.
Inside Tempo: Stripe’s New L1 For Payments
Malesh from Special Mechanisms Group discusses joining Tempo, Stripe’s new payments-focused L1 blockchain, covering MEV, stablecoins, credible neutrality, and why they didn’t build on existing chains.
Bitcoin venture investing, bitcoin banks, and stablecoins
Eric Yakes from Epoch Ventures discusses Bitcoin’s evolution from store of value to banking system integration, stablecoin dynamics