Hi everyone, we are back with another episode of our podcast allowing you to get to know people working behind the scenes of the crypto industry. Today we are joined by Tushar Aggarwal, founder and CEO of Persistence. They are a Tendermint based specialized Layer-1 powering an ecosystem of DeFi applications focused on unlocking the liquidity of staked assets.
Welcome to the one hundred and sixteenth episode of the Inside Crypto Podcast. This episode was recorded on November 2nd 2022. Today we dive into the world of liquid staking on Cosmos, the opportunities it affords as well as the risks.
Thanks everyone for listening and don’t forget to tune in later this week where we cover the news and macro events influencing the crypto sphere.
Topics Covered Today:
Tushar, for those who don’t know, you are on the Forbes 30, under 30 list. You’ve accomplished so much. How did these accomplishments lead to Persistence and what do you do?
Some of the people listening and watching this podcast understand what liquid staking is? What are you doing that is different?
Compared to Lido, Marinade etc…
There’s been a lot of talk about maximizing capital efficiency? Liquid staking is the first step. What is next?
What is pStake Finance and how is that related to Persistence?
How can devs and regular users get started with your platform?
You currently support BNB, Ethereum and Cosmos. How’s the progress coming on Avalanche and Solana?
Defi has changed a lot with this global economic downturn. What do you think it will look like in 2023?
I always like to end of the show talking about something exciting coming for your organization next year. Is there anything you can hint at to get our listeners excited?
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