In this podcast, Tarun shares his insights on ZK technology, DeFi governance, PoW vs PoS, Bitcoin L2s, and more. He discusses the challenges of marketing ZK tech, the importance of dynamic availability in PoW, and the potential for Bitcoin to adopt new opcodes. Tarun also shares his thoughts on the future of DeFi and the crypto industry as a whole.

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Chapter Markers:
00:00:00 Start
00:01:44 Tarun's background
00:02:04 Uniswap SEC case
00:04:47 Tarun's current focus
00:09:17 ZK tech's appeal
00:14:38 ZK tech applications
00:18:48 Solana fees & networking
00:25:44 State of DeFi governance
00:30:32 PoW vs PoS debate
00:40:31 Token voting & centralization
00:44:55 Token governance issues
00:49:55 PoW as better money
00:57:58 PoS issuance & staking
01:03:40 PoS & rational agents
01:09:11 ETF impact on staking
01:15:59 Tarun on Bitcoin L2 Alpen
01:18:54 Bitcoin ready for L2 tech?
01:21:03 OP_CTV & political will
01:22:46 Ideal Bitcoin L2 tech
01:25:02 Bitcoin Covenants (OP_CAT)

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