In this episode, we sat down at Permissionless with Felipe and Noah from Theia to cover crypto's macro environment, stablecoin market dynamics, and the evolution of onchain interest rates. We also explore fixed-rate lending demand, crypto equities, tokenized assets, transparency frameworks, and trends in TradFi's onchain activity.

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Introduction

(1:59) Macro Outlook

(7:59) Demand For Fixed-Rate Lending

(10:07) Aptos Ad

(10:29) Crypto Equities

(17:31) Do We Need Equities Onchain?

(26:17) Aptos Ad

(26:50) Should Crypto Companies IPO Onchain?

(33:22) Disclosure & Transparency

(43:26) Algorand Ad

(44:01) TradFi's Onchain Activity

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