Lightspeed Mert Mumtaz and Garrett Harper | Blockworks

Ben Chow joins us to discuss how Meteora will multiply Solana's TVL. Ben is the co-founder of Meteora and a Solana DeFi OG. In this conversation, we discuss Meteora's origin story, why TVL matters, Meteora's 3-pronged plan to increase Solana's TVL, how Meteora prevents cascading risk, Solana's DeFi competition, how to launch a token and more!
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Timestamps
(00:00) Introduction
(01:02) The Origin Story: From Mercurial to Meteora
(09:16) Building for Sustainable Yield
(11:33) Solana Needs TVL
(14:51) How to Use Meteora
(19:06) DAS LDN Plug
(20:04) Meteora’s 3-Pronged Plan to Grow TVL
(32:08) Composability and Cascading Risk
(40:31) Meteora’s DAO, Goals and Incentives
(44:49) Solana DeFi Competition
(48:13) Tips for Teams Launching Tokens
(51:58) Protocol Fees, Value Capture and POL

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Resources

Meteora
https://twitter.com/MeteoraAG
https://meteora.ag/

Lightspeed's first episode with Ben
https://spoti.fi/47EPS6p

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Disclaimers:

Lightspeed was kickstarted by a grant from the Solana Foundation.

Nothing said on Lightspeed is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Mert, Garrett and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

Ariel Seidman, CEO of Hivemapper, joins us to discuss how Hivemapper has built the most successful DePIN product in crypto. In just twelve months, Hivemapper has mapped over 6M unique road kilometers (10% of the world's roads!) and has over 25,000 contributors. In this episode, we discuss Hivemapper's origin story, how Hivemapper maps the world, Hivemapper's killer feature, what DePIN projects get wrong, founder lessons and more!

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Timestamps

(00:00) Introduction
(01:12) Hivemapper’s Origin Story: From Drones to Dash Cams
(12:32) How Hivemapper Maps the World
(21:25) DAS London Plug
(22:23) Where Will Demand Come From?
(29:13) Why Solana and the DePIN Network Effect
(35:23) Hivemapper’s Main KPI
(37:10) The Biggest Challenges
(39:33) Costs and Potential Filecoin Integration
(42:52) Ariel’s Thoughts On Crypto Today
(45:30) Attracting Top Talent and Crypto’s Unlock
(51:12) Founder Lessons: Tolerance for Pain
(57:28) Rapid Fire


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Hivemapper
https://twitter.com/Hivemapper

Ted Livingston joins us to discuss crypto's micropayments opportunity and Code's big announcement! Ted is a product legend who built the fastest-growing messenger app (Kik) and is now building the best payments experience in crypto. In this episode, we discuss the history of micropayments, how micropayments unlock new use cases, why Code uses Kin, why Code built an L2 on Solana, Ted's Bitcoin thesis and more!

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Timestamps

(00:00) Introduction
(00:55) Ted’s Story: Building The #1 Messaging App
(05:36) Crypto's Micropayments Opportunity
(20:52) DAS London Plug
(21:50) Breaking News: Code Is Officially Open Source
(30:15) Why Code Uses Kin, Not USDC
(40:39) Live Micropayments Demo
(43:08) Code’s 2024 Roadmap
(45:18) How Developers Leverage Code’s SDK
(47:18) Unique Use Cases and Institutional Partnerships
(51:26) Solana, Code’s L2 and Appchains
(01:03:46) Ted’s Bitcoin Thesis


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Resources

Code Is Now Fully Open Source
https://tedlivingston.substack.com/p/code-is-now-fully-open-source

Code
https://www.getcode.com/
https://twitter.com/getcode

Lightspeed's Previous Episode With Ted
https://spoti.fi/3T03NzE
https://bit.ly/3SWZ8hE

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Disclaimers:

Lightspeed was kickstarted by a grant from the Solana Foundation.

Nothing said on Lightspeed is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Mert, Garrett and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

Did Pyth's airdrop overwhelm the Solana network? Was the degraded user experience an application fault, the result of a crude fee market or a stability issue? Garrett and Mert answer these questions in today's roundup. We also cover the SEC's attack on crypto, Solana's airdrop season, the changing L2 sentiment, Bonk's meteoric rise and more!
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Timestamps
(00:00) Introduction
(00:23) The SEC vs Kraken, SOL and Airdrops
(6:03) Pyth’s Airdrop and Solana’s Network Stability
(13:46) Priority Fees, Jito and Out-Of-Network Payments
(17:33) The Changing L2 Sentiment
(26:08) Coinbase Continues to Ignore Solana
(29:31) Will L2s Ever Be Immutable?
(33:48) Durable Nonces and Preconfirmations
(39:18) Product vs Decentralization
(44:20) Bonk’s Meteoric Rise
(47:18) Gameable Metrics, Onchain Identity & Competition

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Resources

Dune's Headmaster
https://twitter.com/andrewhong5297

A Guide to Solana for Ethereum Analysts
https://read.cryptodatabytes.com/p/a-guide-to-solana-for-ethereum-analysts
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Disclaimers:

Lightspeed was kickstarted by a grant from the Solana Foundation.

Nothing said on Lightspeed is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Mert, Garrett and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

Emon Motamedi joins us to discuss how Solana Labs hopes to find the next killer app. Emon leads product at Solana Labs and is the founder of Reddit's Digital Currency team. In this episode, we discuss Solana Labs' new incubator, finding the next killer app, multichain strategies, what crypto teams get wrong and more!
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Timestamps

(00:00) Introduction
(00:41) What is Solana Labs?
(02:16) Solana Labs Product Incubator
(23:25) What Teams Often Get Wrong
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Resources

Application for Solana Labs Incubator
https://incubator.solanalabs.com/

Solana Labs
https://twitter.com/solanalabs
https://solanalabs.com/

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Disclaimers:

Lightspeed was kickstarted by a grant from the Solana Foundation.

Nothing said on Lightspeed is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Mert, Garrett and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

Paul Bohm joins us to discuss how decentralized marketplaces, like ride-sharing, can leverage crypto's coordination tools to compete against today's incumbents. Paul is a visionary, crypto OG and founder of Teleport. In this episode, we discuss Paul's core insight, Teleport's design, go-to-market strategies, how to ensure quality in decentralized services, why AirBnB onchain isn't a thing and more!

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Join us at DAS (Digital Asset Summit) in London this March! DAS is the #1 institutional conference in crypto, hosted by Blockworks. Use the link below to learn more, and use BLACKROCKLIGHTSPEED to get 20% off your ticket! Sign up now because the price goes up every month and the discount code expires November 27th!

Learn more + get your ticket here: https://blockworks.co/event/digital-asset-summit-2024-london/home
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Timestamps

(00:00) Introduction
(01:16) Paul’s Core Insight that Lead to Teleport
(10:32) How Teleport Works
(19:25) Why Build Teleport on Solana?
(21:32) DAS LDN Plug
(22:17) How Governance Plays a Role
(25:02) Go-to-Market and Market Forces
(36:08) How Drivers, Users and Dispatchers Get Started on Teleport
(41:55) How to Ensure Consistency and Quality of Service
(45:34) What Teleport Means for Solana
(47:59) Biggest Learnings as a Founder
(51:03) Why Not Onchain AirBnB?
(57:07) Rapid Fire

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Resources

Teleport
https://twitter.com/TeleportXYZ
https://www.teleport.xyz/

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Disclaimers:

Lightspeed was kickstarted by a grant from the Solana Foundation.

Nothing said on Lightspeed is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Mert, Garrett and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.