Althea: The L1 Built For Liquid Infrastructure & Connectivity｜Quick Hit

Deborah Simpier is the CEO of Hawk Networks and CoFounder of Althea. In this episode, we spotlight a Cosmos L1 built for liquid infrastructure and connectivity called Althea. We’ll learn about the emerging world of liquid infrastructure, how Althea enables the funding and coordination of networked utilities, and how this can benefit us as both end users and owners of crypto-powered physical infrastructure. ------ 🔗 Essential Show Links 🔗 ► Youtube: https://youtube.com/@defidad ► Apple: https://tinyurl.com/edgepod ► Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/edgepodspotify ► Linktree: https://linktr.ee/edge_pod ► Follow DeFi Dad: https://twitter.com/DeFi_Dad ► Follow Nomatic: https://twitter.com/Nomaticcap ► Learn about DeFi and Web3: http://defidad.com/ ------ The Edge Podcast Sponsor Resources 🚀 FLAT MONEY | NEW FLATCOIN AND DELTA-NEUTRAL MARKETPLACE BACKED BY RETH 🌊 SWELL NETWORK | NATIVE LIQUID RESTAKING WITH RSWETH 💧 INSTADAPP | NEW LENDING AND BORROWING VAULTS WITH FLUID 🧑‍🌾 MANTLE | THE ETHEREUM L2 FOR TOP NATIVE YIELDS 🦊 METAMASK PORTFOLIO | TRACK AND MANAGE YOUR WEB3 EVERYTHING 🟢 KELP DAO | THE FIRST LIQUID RESTAKING PLATFORM FOR LSTS 🟣 MAVERICK PROTOCOL | DEFI INFRA MADE TO CUSTOMIZE, AUTOMATE & INCENTIIZE LIQUIDITY ------ Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 6:55 - Founding Althea 9:11 - How infra is part of what ruined the Internet 11:37 - What is Althea? 13:22 - DePIN vs Liquid Infrastructure 18:09 - Incentives for Althea infra owners and end users 19:59 - Why Althea needs a blockchain 24:12 - Maverick mid-roll 25:21 - Partnerships 28:25 - Example of community using Althea 30:48 - Design of Althea L1 33:24 - Gravity bridge 34:18 - Gas token(s) on Althea 35:04 - Teams building on Althea 37:42 - Pay Per Forward 38:24 - Price-aware routing protocol 40:27 - KeyLTE 41:15 - Closing ------ 🔗 Guest Links 🔗 ► Althea website: althea.net ► Althea on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AltheaNetwork ► Deborah on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DeborahSimpier ------ If you're a DeFi/Web3 builder, contact our team at: https://fourthrevolution.capital/ All opinions expressed by hosts and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and not necessarily those of Fourth Revolution Capital. Podcast guests and 4RC may have positions in the assets or other matters discussed in this podcast. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. Do your own research. This is not a recommendation or endorsement to buy any token(s) related to any platform(s) discussed.