In this episode of the DeFi Podcast, we sit down with Excel Baller (@ExcelBaller), creator of Satly - the revolutionary Bitcoin L1 built on Avalanche that makes sending Bitcoin as easy as sending an email.

Excel reveals how Satly is solving Bitcoin's biggest UX problems by enabling users to email Bitcoin like Venmo, without wallets, seed phrases, or 30-minute confirmation waits. Just type an email address, send Bitcoin, and the recipient gets it instantly with a simple click to claim.

We explore why Lightning Network hasn't achieved mass adoption, how Satly's native BTC gas token works on Avalanche, and Excel's vision for making Bitcoin accessible to everyone - including grandmothers who just want to send their grandsons birthday money.

The conversation also dives into Bitcoin's 290% outperformance vs Ethereum's 35%, the $500M locked in Avalanche's Bitcoin bridge showing real demand, and why Bitcoin's disciplined "store of value" narrative is winning over institutional adoption.

Key Topics:

🔸 Satly's email-based Bitcoin payment system on Avalanche L1

🔸 Why Lightning Network UX fails for mainstream adoption

🔸 Native BTC gas token and instant settlement technology

🔸 Bitcoin vs Ethereum performance analysis (290% vs 35%)

🔸 MicroStrategy's distressed company pivot to Bitcoin treasury

🔸 The future of Bitcoin DeFi and institutional yield strategies

🔸 Why Bitcoin's "money" narrative beats all other crypto pitches

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction and Market Update

04:50 Deep Dive into Avalanche and Crypto Journey

10:01 Introducing Satly: Bitcoin L1 on Avalanche

27:23 Mastering Payments: The Key to Success

28:43 Focusing on Users and Product Development

30:17 Bitcoin vs. Ethereum: Market Dynamics

31:38 Exploring Bitcoin DeFi and Future Prospects

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Disclaimer: Nothing discussed on this podcast constitutes financial advice. The hosts and guest may hold positions in some of the assets or projects mentioned during the episode. Please consult a professional investment advisor and do your own research before making any financial decisions.

In this episode of the DeFi Podcast, hosts Bill, JF, Jared, and Rhett dive deep into Tesla's revolutionary potential beyond just being a car company.

JF makes the compelling case for why Tesla is actually an AI company positioned to dominate two massive markets: robotaxis and humanoid robots.

Key Topics:

- Tesla's robotaxi business model and profit potential

- End-to-end AI vs LIDAR approaches to self-driving

- Economic transformation through automation

- Job displacement and historical precedents

- Battery longevity concerns for fleet vehicles

- The future intersection of blockchain and AI

- Market dynamics and competition in autonomous driving

The conversation takes fascinating turns into job displacement concerns, drawing historical parallels to agricultural automation, and whether this time might truly be different.

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction

01:20 Market Update and Crypto Insights

02:11 Trump's Influence on the Market

07:13 Tesla's Market Potential

10:35 Tesla vs. Waymo: The Future of Autonomous Vehicles

17:15 Economic Impact of Autonomous Vehicles

20:21 The Future of Urban Transportation

21:26 AI's Real Market Potential

23:21 Tesla's Battery Longevity Debate

27:06 Job Displacement and Automation

37:32 AI and Blockchain Synergy

38:36 Blockchain as the Economy of the Future

42:55 Upcoming Bitcoin Discussions

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Disclaimer: Nothing discussed on this podcast constitutes financial advice. The hosts and guest may hold positions in some of the assets or projects mentioned during the episode. Please consult a professional investment advisor and do your own research before making any financial decisions.

In this episode of the DeFi Podcast, we sit down with Anar and Nikolai, co-founders of CX Chain, to explore their purpose-built gaming L1 on Avalanche that's democratizing liquidity for on-chain gaming.

The CX Chain team explains how traditional web2 casinos systematically disadvantage players through non-transparent random number generation and liquidity manipulation. They demonstrate how Avalanche's breakthrough VRF technology enables sub-millisecond random number generation, making truly fair gambling possible for the first time.

We dive deep into their vision for a "Pump.fun for casino games" where developers can easily launch gambling applications using shared liquidity pools, and how their family background in traditional casinos gives them unique insights into player psychology and game mechanics.

Key Topics:

🔺 Why traditional casino randomness can't be trusted

🔺 How Avalanche's VRF technology solves speed and cost problems

🔺 The CX Chain liquidity model and validator economics

🔺 Building a community-driven game development platform

🔺 Node sale details and tokenomics

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction and Initial Thoughts

00:28 Welcome to the Defi Podcast

01:00 Market Update and Current Events

01:36 Tesla and AI Discussion

03:32 Federal Reserve Meeting Insights

04:16 TikTok Betting Trends

04:43 Introduction to CX Chain

06:03 Challenges and Innovations in Decentralized Gambling

16:41 Future Vision for CX Chain

27:17 Node Sale and Final Thoughts

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Disclaimer: Nothing discussed on this podcast constitutes financial advice. Please consult a professional investment advisor and do your own research before making any financial decisions.

In this episode of the DeFi Podcast, hosts Bill, Rhett, and Jared sit down with Kory Shipp to break down why Avalanche is dominating the L1 space and how ACP-77 changed everything.

Kory explains how Avalanche's genius strategy of slashing validator costs from 2000 AVAX to just 1 AVAX per month triggered a flood of Web2 companies building their own L1s. We dive deep into why this approach beats Ethereum's expensive L2 model and Polkadot's failed auction system.

The conversation covers Avalanche's current meme coin season, native Warp messaging advantages, and why the C-chain is now the fastest and cheapest EVM in crypto.

Key Topics:

🔺 ACP-77: How validator cost cuts changed everything

🔺 Why AVAX L1s are crushing Ethereum L2s

🔺 Avalanche meme coin season analysis (Cat coin, Arena app)

🔺 Native bridging vs expensive Ethereum bridges

🔺 Web2 companies flooding into Avalanche ecosystem

🔺 GoGoPool rebrand to Haifa and L1 infrastructure

🔺 Why low fees beat high revenue extraction models

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction to Meme Coins

01:19 Market Update and Trends

03:42 Discussion on Fed Policy and Economic Indicators

11:19 Avalanche and Meme Coin Season

18:14 Debate on the Value of Meme Coins

22:25 Bitcoin: A Meme or More?

24:15 Regulatory Shield of Meme Coins

24:52 Avalanche and the Om Fork

26:54 Avalanche's Fee Reduction and L1 Model

28:43 Ethereum's Fee Market and L2s

29:37 Value Drivers for L1 and L2 Chains

35:36 Avalanche's Validator Fee Reduction Impact

38:40 Haifa's Role in the L1 Ecosystem

44:13 User Experience and Cost in Blockchain

48:29 Concluding Thoughts and Future Discussions

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Disclaimer: Nothing discussed on this podcast constitutes financial advice. Please consult a professional investment advisor and do your own research before making any financial decisions.

In this episode of the DeFi Podcast, hosts Bill, JF, and Rhett sit down with Andrea Muttoni, President of Story Foundation, to explore how blockchain technology is revolutionizing intellectual property rights and creating the IP-Fi ecosystem.

Andrea reveals how Story Protocol is tackling the $70 trillion IP market by making intellectual property programmable on blockchain.

Key Topics:

- Story Protocol's approach to programmable IP rights

- The $70 trillion intellectual property market opportunity

- IP-Fi: applying DeFi primitives to intellectual property

- Music royalty tokenisation and yield generation

- AI training rights and creator compensation

- The emergence of community-built Hollywood-tier IP

- Legal innovation through blockchain technology

We also discuss Story's partnerships with Stability AI, the tokenisation of music royalties through projects like Aria Protocol, and how David Goyer's Emergence project is creating community-driven Hollywood-tier IP.

Chapters:

00:19 Welcome Back to the DeFi Podcast

00:54 Market Update: Traditional and Crypto Markets

03:02 Conference Insights and Market Sentiments

10:30 Ethereum Foundation's New Initiatives

16:35 Introduction to Story Protocol

23:07 The Future of IP on Blockchain

29:59 Decentralized IP Attestation and Dispute Resolution

31:02 Challenges and Solutions in IP Management

31:52 AI's Role in IP and Content Creation

33:45 The Future of IP and AI Collaboration

38:53 Tokenizing Music Royalties and Beyond

42:20 Exploring New IP Asset Classes

49:34 Emergence: Community-Driven IP Creation

51:43 Business Model and Future of Story Protocol

54:09 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

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In this special episode recorded live at the Avalanche Summit at Historic Hatfield Park, we sit down with John Nahas, Chief Business Officer at Ava Labs, for an in-depth conversation about Avalanche's vision for the future of blockchain.

John shares his fascinating journey from international affairs and policy work to becoming a key figure in crypto, including his early Bitcoin discovery at a Los Angeles coffee shop in 2012 and his path through traditional finance, media, and eventually to Ava Labs.

We explore why John believes we're entering "L1 season" and how Avalanche's multi-chain architecture is positioned to capture this shift. From Web3 gaming finally becoming indistinguishable from traditional gaming to enterprises needing their own purpose-built chains, John breaks down why general-purpose blockchains are becoming obsolete.

Key Topics:

🔺 John's background: from political wonk to international trade to crypto pioneer

🔺 Why Web3 gaming is "just starting" and how Avalanche enables true scalability

🔺 The coming "L1 season" and why L2s are starting to falter

🔺 How the C-chain acts as a hub without fragmenting liquidity

🔺 Enterprise adoption and why every business will need its own chain

🔺 The importance of regulatory clarity and building in New York

🔺 Why the best tech doesn't always win and how Avalanche is addressing this

Recorded at the Avalanche Summit, this episode offers unique insights into one of crypto's most ambitious ecosystems and the strategy behind making blockchain technology truly accessible for enterprises, gamers, and developers alike.

Chapters:

00:00 Welcome to the Defi Podcast at Avalanche Summit

00:32 Introducing John Neha: From Tradify to Crypto

01:19 John Neha's Journey into Blockchain

07:50 Building Token Vault and Early Blockchain Ventures

11:57 Exciting Developments in Avalanche

14:24 The Future of Web3 Gaming on Avalanche

17:44 Avalanche's Unique Approach to Blockchain

20:41 The Evolution and Future of Crypto

24:16 Launching Your Own L1 Chain

24:42 The Rise of L1 Season

25:31 Challenges and Opportunities for L2s

27:10 The Value of L1 Chains

29:32 The Role of the C-Chain

34:19 Highlighting Use Cases and Supporting Builders

41:48 The Importance of Transparency in Crypto

44:49 Avalanche Summit and Community Building

47:01 Final Thoughts and Wrap-Up

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Disclaimer: Nothing discussed on this podcast constitutes financial advice. The hosts and guest may hold positions in some of the assets or projects mentioned during the episode. Please consult a professional investment advisor and do your own research before making any financial decisions.

#Avalanche #L1 #Web3Gaming #Enterprise #Blockchain #DeFi #AvalancheSummit

In this episode of the DeFi Podcast, we're joined by Clayton Menzel, Head of BD at Babylon, to explore how they're revolutionizing Bitcoin by enabling staking functionality without bridging or wrapping.

Clayton explains Babylon's innovative approach that allows Bitcoin holders to put their BTC to work through a delegated proof-of-stake system while maintaining custody of their assets. Learn how Babylon is creating both a security layer and liquidity layer for Bitcoin, allowing it to secure other chains while injecting Bitcoin liquidity into various ecosystems.

Key Topics:

🔹 How Babylon enables Bitcoin staking without leaving the Bitcoin network

🔹 The slashing risk profile compared to other DeFi activities

🔹 Babylon Genesis Chain and its role in the ecosystem

🔹 The future of trustless LST creation using BitVM technology

🔹 How Babylon contributes to Bitcoin's long-term security model

🔹 Partnerships with chains like Osmosis and Tac

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction to Bitcoin Use Cases

00:42 Market Update and Bitcoin Performance

03:31 Ethereum and Crypto News Highlights

10:24 Deep Dive into Babylon and Bitcoin Staking

13:37 Understanding Babylon's Staking Mechanism

17:11 Comparing Babylon with Other Protocols

19:44 Security and Liquidity in Bitcoin Staking

26:04 Shared Security and Bitcoin Liquidity

28:32 Bitcoin Renaissance and Staking Functionality

31:05 Yield and Rewards for Staking Bitcoin

32:51 Babylon Genesis Chain and Its Use Cases

36:26 Bitcoin's Role in Decentralized Finance

40:17 Challenges and Opportunities for Bitcoin Security

44:20 The Future of Bitcoin and Babylon's Vision

51:04 Final Thoughts and Closing Remarks

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Disclaimer: Nothing discussed on this podcast constitutes financial advice. Please consult a professional investment advisor and do your own research before making any financial decisions.

#DeFi #Bitcoin #Babylon #Staking #BTC #Crypto

In this episode of the DeFi Podcast, we're joined by Brendan Joyce (@azzabazazz), CEO of Pakt (@PaktWorld), who is revolutionizing how businesses are built on blockchain.

Brendan shares his fascinating journey from Hollywood screenwriter to Obama campaign worker to blockchain innovator, and how winning a pitch contest launched Pakt as the "WordPress for Web3." Learn how Pakt is using AI tools to dramatically lower the barrier to creating blockchain-powered businesses, potentially changing the way we think about entrepreneurship in the digital age.

Our hosts Bill, Jared (@M0xrrissey), and Rhett also cover recent market moves with Bitcoin hitting 97K, the Movement Labs controversy, and the challenges crypto projects face when working with market makers.

Key Topics:

- How Pakt creates "chain sites" that seamlessly integrate blockchain functionality

- Non-custodial escrow systems that protect both freelancers and clients

- Using AI to create blockchain businesses in days instead of months

- The vision for turning early adopters into builders

- The journey from Rwanda to Nairobi building with a global team

Whether you're interested in building on blockchain, AI's impact on crypto, or the future of decentralized business models, this episode offers fresh insights into how the industry is evolving beyond price speculation toward real utility.

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Chapters:

00:00 Introduction and Welcome

01:16 Market Update and Economic Insights

06:14 Movement Labs Controversy

09:05 Challenges with Market Makers

15:15 Oiler Protocol's Comeback

29:09 Brendan's Journey in the Avalanche Ecosystem

35:38 Pitching at Avalanche Creates

38:53 Introducing Pakt: The WordPress for Web3

42:47 The Evolution of Pakt with AI

49:14 Addressing Security and Reputation Concerns

53:19 The Future of Blockchain-Powered Businesses

56:16 Live Demo and User Experience

01:06:29 Closing Remarks and Upcoming Events

Disclaimer: Nothing discussed on this podcast constitutes financial advice. The hosts and guest may hold positions in some of the assets or projects mentioned during the episode. Please consult a professional investment advisor and do your own research before making any financial decisions.

#DeFi #Blockchain #AI #Pakt #WebThree #Avalanche