Uploaded June 2021 | Updated September 2026, 6 minutes ago

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Evan Shapiro - O(1) Labs contributor to the Mina Protocol, sits down with Adam Leon from MouseBelt to talk about Mina Protocols lightweight architecture in design, the evolution of zk-snarks, and the importance of a long term strategy.

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Guest: Evan Shapiro, CEO at O(1) Labs

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Host: Adam Leon

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0:00 Introduction
2:21 Current Focus
3:40 Thoughts On DeFi
5:23 Mina and DeFi
7:27 Decentralization
10:42 NFTs Trend Or Bubble?
13:47 NFTs And DeFi Overlap
15:00 NFTs Popularity
16:42 Mina Community
18:51 How To Get More Developers?
22:06 Switching To Blockchain Development
25:01 Usecases
27:27 Credit Scores and Blockchain
28:51 Other Usecases
30:25 Credit Scores Integration
32:20 Learning More About Mina
33:00 University Landscape
35:32 Innovating In Blockchain
39:45 Big Companies Going Decentralized?
41:05 Reaching Out Mina

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NFTs As Gateway Into DeFI | Evan Shapiro - O(1) Labs | REIMAGINE v9.0 #18

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