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The Lounge

The Lounge

Written by: Burt Rock
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Welcome to The Lounge with Burt Rock! Join me as I sit down with the visionaries building the apps and infrastructure driving crypto and DeFi forward. From groundbreaking projects to the future of Web3, we dive deep into what’s shaping decentralized finance.Copyright 2024 All rights reserved. Economics Personal Finance
Episodes
  • Building a Better Oracle with Pyth
    Jan 3 2025

    Everything has a price. In this episode, Burt Rock learns about decentralized data feeds with Marc from Pyth Network. Discover how Pyth is transforming DeFi with its approach to oracles, providing accurate, real-time financial data to decentralized applications. Learn about Pyth’s architecture, powered by a dedicated app chain and cross-chain interoperability via Wormhole. Marc explains how Pyth secures billions in value across platforms like Synthetix, enabling decentralized perpetual trading, borrowing, and lending. From challenges in delivering decentralized oracles to the future of multi-chain expansion, this conversation unpacks the critical role of data feeds in the DeFi ecosystem. Host, Burt Rock: https://x.com/BurtRock69 Guest, Marc: https://x.com/KemarTiti Learn more about Pyth Network: https://pyth.network/ Brought to you by Synthetix Exchange: https://exchange.synthetix.io/ Tune in for a deep dive into the infrastructure driving DeFi derivatives! 🎧

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    48 mins
  • Unwrapping tBTC with Threshold Network
    Nov 19 2024

    In this episode, Burt Rock dives into the innovative world of DeFi with MacLane Wilkison of Threshold Network. Learn about the pioneering on-chain merger that created Threshold Network and the groundbreaking concept of tBTC—a decentralized, permissionless Bitcoin bridge designed to unlock Bitcoin liquidity for DeFi.

    Explore how tBTC is revolutionizing Bitcoin's role across chains like Ethereum and Solana, integrating into platforms like Aave, and enabling new Bitcoin L2 ecosystems. MacLane shares insights on threshold cryptography, decentralized custodianship, and the challenges of bridging Bitcoin to DeFi securely and seamlessly.

    Host, Burt Rock: https://x.com/BurtRock69 Guest, MacLane Wilkison: https://x.com/MacLaneWilkison Learn more about Threshold Network: https://threshold.network/ Brought to you by Kwenta: https://kwenta.io/

    Tune in for a glimpse into Bitcoin’s evolving role in the decentralized future! 🎙️

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    40 mins
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