The Edge Podcast

Sonya Kim and Romeo Ravagnan are CoFounders of 3F Labs.

In this episode, we explore how 3F is pioneering the next generation of leveraged tokenized fund yield by bringing institutional-grade arbitrage strategies fully onchain. Sonya and Romeo break down how transparency, adjustable leverage thanks to bridge loans, and new legal frameworks will open the door for a new wave of professional capital entering DeFi while still offering th...

James Smith is Head of Ecosystem at the Ethereum Foundation.

In this episode, we unpack everything Ethereum is building right now, some of it driven by initiatives at the Ethereum Foundation. From breakthroughs in zk technology and privacy to a growing wave of real-world asset tokenization poised to bring trillions onchain, this conversation highlights why we remain laser-focused on Ethereum. Our guest, James, is among the best at b...

Ruca is Head of Growth and Giel (aka deepcryptodive) is Head of Risk Curation at kpk.

In this episode, we discuss the role of DeFi's risk curators, the individuals and teams responsible for assessing, pricing, and managing risk across DeFi lending markets and tokenized yield vaults. We talk about how risk curation has become both an essential service and a risky business of its own, as witnessed firsthand in Stream Finance's...

RightSide is a Core Contributor at Pendle and Vivaldi is a CoFounder at Symphony.

In this live session of Yield Talks, we explore whether AI can improve upon the work of human curators in evaluating, managing, transacting, and securing DeFi markets.

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Michael Egorov is the Founder of Curve and yieldbasis.

In this episode, the legendary DeFi founder walks us through his newly launched protocol called yieldbasis on Ethereum, designed to deliver the best Bitcoin yield yet. We explore how it works, its synergy with Curve, and how it aims to deliver a competitive yield-bearing version of BTC onchain in nearly any market conditions.

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Bartek Kiepuszewski is the Founder of L2BEAT.

In this episode, Bartek breaks down the current landscape of Ethereum’s L2 ecosystem, from how L2s are categorized by stage, to what defines true decentralization, and why transparency remains a part of the foundation of Ethereum's social layer.

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Laurence Day is the CoFounder and CEO of Wildcat Labs.

In this episode, we explore how Wildcat is reinventing private credit onchain, building what Laurence calls “the Craigslist of private credit.” We explore why DeFi is ready to scale undercollateralized lending, the money multiplier effect to follow it, and how Wildcat aims to be a foundational primitive to make borrowing and lending more open, flexible, and accessible for everyo...

James Craig is the Director of the movie Code Is Law.

In this episode, we go behind the scenes of Code Is Law: Crypto’s Unstoppable Heists, a new documentary retracing the history of DeFi’s biggest smart contract exploits. James walks us through the fascinating stories he investigated behind these famous hacks, including The DAO, Indexed Finance, KyberSwap, and Mango Markets. Plus, how the human stories behind these events continue ...

Billy Luedtke is the Founder of Intuition.

In this episode, we explore how Intuition is building a new decentralized network for reputation, trust, and decision-making on Ethereum. Plus, why this could be the foundation for a universal knowledge graph that reshapes how we share and verify information online.

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Behrin is the Founder of Neutrl Labs.

In this episode, Behrin reveals how Neutrl is bringing a new yield to DeFi with asymmetric stablecoin returns powered by OTC arb strategies. We explore how their synthetic dollar NUSD and the yield-bearing form sNUSD work, why it reminds us of Ethena, and what makes their approach stand out in today’s market.

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Luke Youngblood is the Founder of Moonwell and Mamo.

In this episode, Luke shares what opportunity he sees ahead for Base builders and users, as one of the earliest DeFi founders on Coinbase's Ethereum L2. We explore Coinbase’s vision for integrating Base into its retail products, including DeFi mullet style products like the new USDC lending on Morpho. He even drops insights on the future Base token, and how projects like Moonwell ...

Ryan Berckmans is an Ethereum community member and investor in ETH.

In this episode, Ryan explains why Ethereum’s fundamentals are still outpacing ETH’s price, even after a 3x run since his last guest appearance in April. We dive into why he believes Ethereum can power 1000x growth in the onchain economy, what that means for ETH’s value, and the key catalysts ahead, from Vitalik’s vision for low-risk DeFi to the upcoming Fusaka upgr...

Shiv Shankar is the CEO at Boundless Network.

In this episode, we dive into the rise of Zero-Knowledge (ZK) technology, exploring how ZK can transform blockchains like Ethereum and beyond. From quantum-proof security to a universal ZK protocol, learn why so many builders in DeFi and Web3 believe ZK is key to the next era of scalability, privacy, and interoperability.

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Sid Powell is the CoFounder and CEO at Maple.

In this episode, interview Sid about how Maple achieved 10X growth in 2025, from $400M to $4B TVL, and what the next five years could look like for onchain lending, institutional adoption, and new products like syrupBTC.

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Paul Faecks is the Founder of Plasma.

In this episode, we prepare for Plasma's mainnet launch with all you need to know as a DeFi stablecoin user. Paul shares his vision for Plasma DeFi, why they chose to build an L1 specifically for stablecoins, how they'll attract liquidity, and what to look for at mainnet launch.

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Tim is the Global Head of Strategy at Mantle and YZ is Product Lead.

Mantle is placing some of the biggest bets on their Ethereum L2, a DeFi neobank (UR), a long-standing $500M ETH treasury, and a new major Bybit partnership. In this episode, we unpack the implications of all this in growing demand for their DeFi economy.

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Jacob Chudnovsky is the Founder of 3Jane.

In this episode, we explore how 3Jane is pioneering the holy grail of DeFi, unsecured credit and loans. Jacob explains how 3Jane will unlock a multi-trillion-dollar credit-based market for DeFi, by combining onchain and offchain credit scoring using zkTLS, innovative repayment mechanics, and a dual-token yield model to offer competitive lending yield, plus new DeFi use cases.

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Zak is a long time Ethereum developer and a member of the Ethereum Community Foundation (ECF).

In this brief Yield Talks session, we discuss a clever new idea for tracking tokenized burned ETH called BETH, designed to make it easily visible and auditable for anyone who's voluntarily burns ETH to improve ETH's monetary value. Zak shares how it might be useful for Ethereum ecosystem players such as L2s, who could prove how much ETH th...

Matthias Seidl (Matze) is CoFounder and Lorenz Lehmann is Research Lead at growthepie.

In this episode, we review growthepie's recent report on Ethereum's 10-year anniversary, "Building The World Ledger." Ethereum’s first decade has been defined by landmark upgrades such as The Merge and Dencun, the rise of Layer 2 scaling, and bold experiments that shape how value flows back to ETH. This episode breaks down the ke...