Solving the Interchain's Liquidity Problem with Mitya Argunov of Drop

Mitya Argunov, Co-Founder of Drop, highlights the need for a new liquid staking protocol in the Cosmos ecosystem, emphasizing its integration with DeFi partners to enhance liquidity and use cases. Drop, built on Neutron, allows users to stake ATOM tokens, receive dATOM, and participate in DeFi, with plans to expand to Celestia and integrate with other roll-ups.

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TOPICS

00:00 Introduction

04:12 Drop Launch

06:36 Droplets Explained

10:43 Native Staking & The Interchain

20:04 Another LST?

28:23 Beyond the Hub: What’s Next?

31:58 Future Assets

36:39 Drop vs Milkyway

40:35 Celestia Liquid Staking

43:15 Liquid Staking Opportunities

47:41 Drop Architecture

52:43 Exchange Rate Secrets

62:15 How to Use Drop Today

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• Mitya Argunov of Drop on Future Is Liquid: Launch of Drop
• Mitya, Vishal, Josie & Edgar on Liquid Staking: Fractional Reserve Banking for Crypto?
  
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