Flare Networks co-founder Hugo Philion joins the show to discuss the potential of decentralized data in various industries, from finance and gaming to leveraging the latest innovations, from machine learning to oracles.

A must-listen episode if you're interested in bridging the gap between Web2 and Web3 and the development of native stablecoins and real-world asset protocols on decentralized networks.

Show Highlights

→ Overview of Flare Networks and its layer one blockchain running the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)

→ Discussion on Flare's decentralized data acquisition protocols for time series and deterministic data

→ Upgrades to the Flare Time Series Oracle (FTSO) and their impact on scalability

→ Ensuring data accuracy and validator consensus on Flare Network

→ Future opportunities in DeFi, including AI integration and real-world asset tokenization

→ Comparison of Flare with other oracle protocols like Chainlink

→ The role of decentralized data in the future and potential challenges

→ Introduction of USDX, the first native stablecoin on Flare Network, and its integration with real-world assets

Everything you need to know about the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT21) that the U.S. House of Representatives recently passed and its potential impact on the digital assets ecosystem, from the legislative process behind FIT21 and the challenges of defining digital assets to the power dynamics between the SEC and CFTC, the role of LabCFTC, and the timeline for regulatory clarity.

Show Highlights

→ Key drivers behind the push for FIT21

→ How FIT21 creates clear lines of regulatory authority between the SEC and CFTC

→ Next steps for the bill after passing the House and what compromises or modifications will

need to be made to clear the Senate

→ The timeline for regulatory clarity for the digital assets ecosystem

→ The role of LabCFTC

QCP Founder and CEO Darius Sit joins the Future of Money podcast to break down the dynamic crypto derivatives ecosystem.

From options and futures to other exotic products, Darius provides a crash course on the state of the global crypto derivatives landscape, contrasting these innovative digital asset instruments with their counterparts in spot crypto markets and traditional finance.

Show Highlights:

→ Understand the intricacies of options, futures, and other exotic products.

→ How do crypto derivatives markets compare with spot crypto markets and TradFi?

→ Discover which global entities Darius thinks are poised to transform the crypto derivatives space

→ Darius's predictions on the trajectory of digital asset derivatives