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September 26, 2024·1:06:49

How DePIN Is Revolutionizing Social Coordination | Sean Carey

Gm! In this episode, Sean Carey, Partner at Borderless Capital, joined us to discuss all things DePIN! We dove into DePIN selling points, the sustainability of DePIN projects, and what infrastructure makes the most sense for DePIN. Additionally, we spoke about why crypto and DePIN work so well together. Finally, we closed the episode by discussing Solana’s impact on the future of DePIN networks. Enjoy! -- Follow Borderless Capital: https://x.com/borderless_cap Follow Sean: https://x.com/densone Follow Jack: https://x.com/whosknave Follow Lightspeed: https://twitter.com/Lightspeedpodhq

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Utilize the Solana Dashboard by Blockworks Research: http://solana.blockworksresearch.com/ -- DragonSwap is the DeFi Hub on Sei’s Layer 1, allowing users to swap, provide liquidity, and farm! Built on Sei’s sub-second execution environment, DragonSwap is transforming the DEX landscape by building an “onchain CEX” that leverages chain-abstracted AVSs, enabling users to buy any asset on any chain.  With tons of incentives already available, September will bring even more to Sei users with partners like Stargate and Frax! Start farming on Sei today by visiting https://dragonswap.app/ -- Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/43o3Syk Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3OhiXgV Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3OkF7PD

Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ -- (00:00) Introduction (04:53) Borderless Capital's DePIN Fund (11:59) DePIN Selling Points to LPs (28:09) Sei Ad (28:36) How Many DePIN Projects Are Sustainable? (35:02) What Infrastructure Makes the Most Sense For DePIN? (43:21) DePIN Needs Crypto (58:33) Solana's Impact on DePIN (1:03:01) Optimizing L1s For DePIN -- Disclaimers:

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