The Edge Podcast

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Is It Time to Buy ENA? Ethena Pay, The Equity Basis Trade, and The Token Cleanup
video · apps · 3.2k views · 12d ago
chapters (13)
1. 0:00Intro
2. 2:33Lito’s background in DeFi
3. 10:45What is Ethena Pay?
4. 14:14Ethena Pay’s edge as a neobank and stablecoin issuer
5. 19:45The mobile app breakthrough for DeFi
6. 25:05Competing in the DeFi neobank sector
7. 29:41What is Ethena’s new equity basis trade?
8. 34:18What other strategies underpin sUSDe yield?
9. 36:56ENA token cleanup: buyouts, equity, buybacks, unlocks
10. 40:23StablecoinX, the ENA DAT
11. 42:47What’s next at Ethena?
12. 45:23Ethena Pay's key features and expected launch in US
13. 50:26Closing
Private DeFi Is Coming: Why Privacy Is Ethereum's Next Frontier | Lean Ethereum
video · protocol · 3.6k views · 28d ago
chapters (15)
1. 0:00Intro
2. 2:31Why Ethereum?
3. 5:11What is broken with privacy today?
4. 6:52What should be private in DeFi?
5. 11:50The call for privacy runs deep in Ethereum
6. 15:05How Ethereum gets native private transactions by next year
7. 20:53The importance of FOCIL for Ethereum
8. 26:51When will private DeFi be ready on Ethereum?
9. 30:58Network-based privacy vs protocol-based vs wallet-based privacy
10. 35:04What is unique about Aztec’s approach to privacy on Ethereum?
11. 38:14How will private DeFi on Ethereum compare to Zcash?
12. 41:22What will privacy mean for institutional investors?
13. 43:36The challenge with network meta data and privacy
14. 45:44Lack of privacy today vs future private UX on Ethereum
15. 51:22Closing
Could Derive V3 Be "The Lighter" of Ethereum's Onchain Options? | DeFi Frontier
video · apps · 4.3k views · 34d ago
chapters (11)
1. 0:00Intro
2. 2:29Derive's building blocks for onchain options
3. 7:56How big is the TAM for onchain options?
4. 11:28What is Derive V3? A new ZK application
5. 16:48Where will V3 launch and why Ethereum seems most likely
6. 22:12Could Derive V3 be a zkRollup like Lighter?
7. 26:37What is the advantage of onchain options over TradFi?
8. 31:47New era of tokenized stocks and RWA markets
9. 35:50Onchain options still in the early innings
10. 42:16V2 settled billions, V3 is about trillions
11. 46:06Closing
Will Ethereum Be Quantum Safe? This EF Lead Researcher Says Yes | Lean Ethereum
video · protocol · 2.7k views · 49d ago
chapters (13)
1. 0:00Intro
2. 2:40Background and why focus on Ethereum
3. 6:51What is Lean Ethereum?
4. 13:58What is the quantum risk to blockchains like Ethereum?
5. 17:18How real is the quantum threat? How soon?
6. 21:52What resources does a quantum attack actually require?
7. 27:01Will users need to migrate to quantum-safe Ethereum?
8. 32:51Will Glamsterdam or Hegota help post-quantum Ethereum?
9. 34:49Tradeoffs in upgrading to quantum resistance
10. 41:56The quantum research team at EF
11. 46:28Can AI accelerate this research and the EF strawmap?
12. 50:22Is Ethereum on track to be quantum-safe?
13. 53:29Closing
Polaris: Earn Yield On Gold, ETH, and BTC With No Counterparty Risk | DeFi Frontier
video · apps · 62d ago
chapters (13)
1. 0:00Intro
2. 1:46Why Ethereum and Polaris are mutually self-reinforcing
3. 3:27What’s “the yield trap” most decentralized stablecoins run into?
4. 6:38How Polaris solves the yield trap?
5. 12:25What is pETH? Why hold it instead of just ETH?
6. 15:15The rising floor price of pETH, risks vs rewards
7. 24:03More core assets coming like GOLDp and BTCp
8. 28:44Why GOLDp could be hugely popular
9. 31:03Polaris Testnet demo
10. 35:49What is fpETH vs vpETH?
11. 38:56Stewardship, not governance
12. 41:03Why Polaris aligns with Ethereum's CROPS mandate
13. 45:05Closing