How Restaking Could Reshape DeFi and Infrastructure with Mirko & Felix
Episode description
Bitcoin staking is here, and the debate is heating up. At the Staking Summit 2024, Mirko from Staking Rewards and Felix from Symbiotic dive into the latest trends: the growing role of restaking, Bitcoin’s proof-of-stake potential, and the institutional capital fueling innovation. They also explore how Ethereum, Cosmos, and Bitcoin are converging in unexpected ways, and why meme coins might still be the crypto industry’s best experiment.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Staking Summit Highlights
02:10 Growth of Staking Summits
04:18 Bitcoin Staking and Proof of Stake
07:45 Ethereum Meets Cosmos, Then Bitcoin
10:21 Restaking's Role in Crypto Infrastructure
14:02 Institutional Capital and Meme Coins
18:06 New Use Cases for Staking
20:20 Symbiotic vs. Eigenlayer: Key Differences
26:26 Meme Coins and Infrastructure Impacts
30:02 Symbiotic Mainnet and Future Plans
31:43 Closing Thoughts and Upcoming Events
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