AVS Will Change Crypto Forever | Nikhil Raghuveera, CEO Predicate

In this conversation, Nikhil, CEO of Predicate, highlights the importance of transaction prerequisites in Web2 and Web3, the challenges of decentralization, and Eigenlayer's role in economic security. He discusses Predicate's origins, the strategic decisions startups face, and touches on debates about crypto terminology and the AI-crypto intersection.

Nikhil Raghuveera is Co-Founder and CEO of Predicate, a network built to simplify transaction prerequisites. Nikhil is also a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council's GeoEconomics Center, a leading think tank focused on global economic policy.

Predicate is a network for simplifying transaction prerequisites. Through Predicate, users, developers, and communities define rules for onchain interactions, integrating expressive pre-transaction logic into decentralized applications. These rules, like legos, can be stacked to form policies, which are enforced by the Predicate Network.

Chapters:
00:00 Understanding Transaction Prerequisites
05:00 The Genesis of Predicate
10:07 Decentralization and Operator Networks
14:54 Leveraging Eigenlayer for Economic Security
19:45 Challenges and Opportunities in Web3
25:01 Strategic Decision-Making in Startups
29:48 Controversial Opinions and Quickfire Round

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