Staking Insider: Exploring BabylonChain and Bitcoin Staking

Namada is a privacy-focused PoS chain driven by a decentralized inception, no vesting schedules, and liquid markets from day one. Rooted in advanced cryptography, Namada merges privacy and decentralization in a novel environment.

Mirko spoke with Jacob Phillips (Co-founder of Lombard) about how Lombard is paving the way forward for Bitcoin's DeFi renaissance.

Celestia already has a towering lead in the DA space, with around a 75% market share across all dedicated DA solutions.Co-Founder John Adler joined Mirko for our latest Staking Insider podcast, to discuss light nodes, ambitious block sizes &  achieving the same throughput that Ethereum is aiming for years down the line.

Sui now ranks as the world's third-largest proof-of-stake chain—backed by a staggering US$29 billion in staked assets.Sui network's Move language is designed around an object-centric model, allowing each transaction to declare which assets it will change, boosting parallel execution and mitigating network bottlenecks.Mirko (Co-Founder & CEO of Staking Rewards) spoke with Sam Blackshear (Co-Founder & CTO of Mysten Labs) on how Sui is poised to reshape the future of finance and gaming on-chain.

We explore the dynamic relationship between Cosmos and Bitcoin, examining how they can mutually benefit each other. We trace Cosmos' journey since its 2017 launch, its relationship with BabylonChain, and the potential shift of Bitcoin to Proof of Stake. Additionally, we discuss the future interplay of blockchain ecosystems like EVM, Solana, and CosmWasm, and review key concepts like economic finality, restaking, and the Osmosis roadmap. This interview features Sunny Aggarwal, whose history includes working at Tendermint, helping build the Cosmos SDK, IBC, and launching the Cosmos Hub (aka Gaia). He is also the co-founder of Osmosis, the Cosmos DeFi hub.

From EigenLayer origins to slashing mechanisms, we delve into securing networks with Bitcoin collateral. Discover validator roles, resource needs, and yield payouts. Plus, get a sneak peek into BabylonChain's testnet and the future of Bitcoin staking. Mirko spoke with Fisher Yu, who is the Co-Founder of BabylonChain.

In this episode we speak to Burnt Banksy, founder of XION, a new L1 purpose build for consumer adoption. From hosting over 150 projects to achieving a million users on their testnet, XION is paving the way for consumer applications in the crypto space.

Monad is an EVM compatible high-performant, layer-1, which uses parallel execution to achieve 1 second blocktimes and almost instant finality, that is supposedly 1000x faster than Ethereum. Mirko spoke to Keone (Co-Founder and CEO) ahead of their testnet, to learn more about the basics, the roadmap over the coming months and an early look at Monad's validator ecosystem and plans around staking.

Puffer Finance is a Liquid Restaking Protocol that offers Native Restaking & Anti-Slasher Protection. The protocol has already surpassed $1b in stETH deposits, making Puffer the second biggest LRT by TVL. In this episode we talk to Amir (CEO, Puffer Finance) to explore Puffer's journey to where they are now, their anti-slashing technology and helping to decentralize Ethereum.

We sit down with serial founder Pablo Villalba to discuss his latest venture, Diva Labs. As the mastermind behind two successful exits in the past, Pablo brings his extensive experience to the table as he shares how Diva Labs is revolutionizing staking with their new Liquid Staking protocol that combines two of the most exciting developments in staking - Liquid Staking and Distributed Validator Technology.