In this episode of Empire, Jason is joined by Qiao Wang, contributor to DeFi Alliance. As a former quant trader & now busy funding projects in the DeFi & Web 3.0 ecosystem, Qiao has a unique understanding of crypto's past and what new innovations lay in store for the crypto economy at large. While looking at the timeline of DeFi, they touch on the Layer 1 wars, DAOs, the 10 year supercycle and more.
-
Thank you to Avalanche for sponsoring Empire. Avalanche is one of the best and fastest growing smart-contract platforms in the industry.
Learn more about them at [ Ссылка ]
Timestamps
00:00・ Introduction
03:39・ The Hype cycles in crypto
05:54・ The timeline of DeFi
08:44・ DeFi Layer 1 versus Layer 2 scaling
13:45・ The crypto supercycle
17:27・ Maximalism is inconsequential to the success of a network
19:38・ Avalanche Ad
21:00・ Maximalism is inconsequential to the success of a network
24:14・ Decentralized autonomous organizations
29:18・ DeFi Alliance
33:45・ Personal health & longevity
---
Empire is brought to you by Blockworks, a financial media brand delivering breaking news and premium insights about digital assets to millions of investors. For more content like Empire, subscribe to Blockworks' free daily newsletter: [ Ссылка ]
![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/oMmllT1pQMU/maxresdefault.jpg)