Episode 5 of The Crypto Beat

This episode features The Block’s Editor-In-Chief Tim Copeland, Senior Reporter RT Watson, and co-founders of Hivemapper, Helium, and Helio: Amir Haleem, Stijn Paumen, and Ariel Seidman.

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Tim Copeland and RT Watson discuss projects on the Solana blockchain and how to integrate crypto into everyday life with their guests.

Outline

• 00:00 Introduction
• 00:41 Is adoption close?
• 04:57 Challenges to adoption
• 07:20 Sustainable incentive models
• 14:48 Balancing supply & demand
• 20:44 Helio on stablecoin adoption
• 26:59 Onboarding non-crypto companies
• 31:08 Network coverage
• 37:06 Solana volatility and its effects
• 44:02 Breakpoint vibes
• 45:45 What’s next for DePIN?

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