David from Ika: "If you're reintroducing trust, then you're losing the biggest value of crypto" - EP18
In this episode I talk with David from IKA about bridgeless cross-chain custody, D-wallets, expanding from Sui to Solana, and their privacy stack Encrypt, plus why crypto has to become “invisible rails” without giving up self-custody. https://x.com/d3h3d_ https://ika.xyz https://x.com/ikadotxyz https://x.com/encrypt_xyz https://encrypt.xyz
David from Ika: "If you're reintroducing trust, then you're losing the biggest value of crypto" - EP18
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