Episode 3 - Interview w/ Meter.io Horizon DeFi Podcast

Welcome to the third episode of the Horizon DeFi Podcast, where we explore DeFi, synthetic assets, and the potential impact they will have on our economy.

For this episode, we are excited to interview Xiaohan Zhu, the CEO of Meter.io. Meter.io's project is described as a "High Performance Blockchain Infrastructure catalyzing borderless economy with disruptive innovations in DeFi, Interoperability, Scalability, Freedom of Money".

Breaking that down some more, fundamentally, Meter does 3 things:
1. They have their own stablecoin that is independent of the fiat system.
2. They built out an innovative consensus hybrid Proof of work/proof of stake consensus to allow for high-speed performance while maintaining security, like against front running
3. Bridging assets and smart contracts between chains for maximum interoperability to enable scaling and value interaction.

Join us for an exciting episode that explores the ideas and decisions behind building full on blockchain ecosystem.

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TIMESTAMPS

(00:00) Intro to Meter.io and Xiaohan Zhu
(02:31) Xiaohan'z summary of Meter.io
(04:42) How Meter.io transitioned into what it is today
(09:56) Ethereum's proof of stake vs Meter.io's hotstuff consensus
(14:45) What is Byzantine Fault Tolerance?
(16:43) How Meter.io created their stablecoin based on energy
(25:43) How are bridges getting hacked?
(28:25) How is Meter.io doing bridging between chains?
(32:41) How does Xiaohan envision the future of crypto?
(33:45) What projects are on Meter.io right now?
(34:25) What role will synthetic assets play?
(35:29) Summary and Outro

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Learn more about Meter.io by visiting:
- Website: https://meter.io/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/Meter_IO
- Official Telegram: https://t.me/Meter_IO

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The Horizon DeFi Podcast is sponsored by Horizon Protocol. Learn more by going to our:
- Website: https://horizonprotocol.com/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/HorizonProtocol
- Official Telegram: https://t.me/HorizonProtocol
- Academy: https://academy.horizonprotocol.com/

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Music by Yrii Semchyshyn from Pixabay

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DISCLAIMERS

The information in this video is an opinion and is for informational purposes only. It is not intended as investment advice, tax advice or legal advice, nor does it represent any entity's opinion but my own. Seek a duly licensed professional for investment advice.

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