Crypto's US Return, Rise of Purpose-Built Infra, Rethinking Rollups | Nick White & Ezaan Mangalji

In this episode, Mike and Nick are joined by special guest Zon from Initia to discuss the implications of Trump's victory on the crypto industry. Shifting gears they explore Polymarket's remarkable accuracy in predicting the election outcome and what it means for decentralized prediction markets. They also dive deep into Eclipse's groundbreaking launch, examining the future of SVM rollups and alternative VMs. The discussion concludes with an analysis of purpose-built chains versus app-specific chains, and what it means for the future of crypto infra. Thanksf or tuning in!
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Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
01:41 Thailand's Crypto Scene
04:04 Crypto's Post Election Thoughts
11:11 Crypto Regulatory Clearance
23:15 Eclipse Launch
32:45 Will Solana have L2s?
39:58 AAS
43:09 Purpose Built Chains
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