Daniel & Mr Kind from Beethoven X on Fantom - Episode 1

DeFi Sparks Podcast

The DeFi Sparks podcast, hosted by Nick Drakon, involves long form conversations with
the sharpest minds in DeFi.
In this inaugural episode we talk to Daniel & Mr Kind from the Beethoven X protocol on Fantom. We discuss a wide range of topics which you can see a summary of in the chapters section. Both Daniel & Mr Kind demonstrate a depth of understanding around operational excellence that is rare in the space.
Beethoven X is a leading DEX on the Fantom $FTM. Beethoven X is in partnership with the Balancer protocol on Ethereum, and uses cutting edge technology that allows for multi asset liquidity pools. This technology is a more efficient way of facilitating swaps and results in better price execution for users. They have recently announced, in partnership with Balancer, an expansion onto the Optimism blockchain.
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Beethoven X Video 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P84DYOiTfIM
Beethoven X App 👉 https://beets.fi/
Beethoven X Discord 👉 https://discord.gg/beethovenx
Beethoven X Twitter 👉https://twitter.com/beethoven_x

Chapters

1. Backgrounds & professional experience (00:00:00)

2. Why a transition to DeFi? (00:10:20)

3. Managing shocks to the system (00:17:15)

4. Organisational Resilience (00:24:20)

5. Distributed Remote Anonymous Teams (00:28:50)

6. Multi Chain World (00:40:20)

7. One DEX to rule them all? (00:55:50)

8. Consolidation vs Specialisation in DeFi (01:01:20)

9. Social Impact Considerations (01:07:25)

10. Protecting users from themselves (01:11:38)

11. Real Time Decision Making (01:24:20)

12. Positive Expected Value (01:26:20)

13. Finding Your Edge (01:29:00)

14. Negative Sentiment for VC (01:35:30)