On a day when CT is dominated by a founder who’s all about max extracting on launch day, I talked to another founder who’s still building — 4 years after TGE.
Lessons in there
New Professionally Curious w/ @justsayuluvjo + @valardragon Co-Founder of @osmosiszone
From cryptography to Cosmos, Dev shares how Osmosis is tackling MEV, privacy, and cross-chain UX to shape the next era of DeFi. A deep dive into decentralization, performance, and why privacy-first infrastructure will define the future of crypto.
SOON takeaway: The next wave of DeFi belongs to systems that balance speed, privacy, and trust. Like Osmosis, SOON is building high-performance infrastructure where transparency and user control coexist — powering a more private, scalable on-chain future.
Key Highlights:
• From cryptography to founding Osmosis
• Privacy and anonymity as DeFi’s next frontier
• Tackling MEV and fairness in decentralized systems
• Cross-chain UX as the key to mainstream adoption
• Institutional influence on DeFi infrastructure
• Balancing decentralization, performance, and scale
• Why privacy is essential in the age of AI
⏱️ Timestamps
00:00 Founding Osmosis & Dev's early crypto journey
04:12 Cryptography, privacy, and anonymity
07:40 Solving MEV and improving fairness in DeFi
10:35 The importance of cross-chain UX
13:55 How institutions are reshaping DeFi
17:10 Decentralization vs. performance
20:45 Why privacy matters in the AI era
23:30 The future of DeFi and Osmosis’ long-term vision
Listen to the full episode below👇
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