AI Will Supercharge DeFi

In the newest episode of The Edge Podcast, we interview the CoFounder of Allora Labs, Nick Emmons, about the transformative potential of decentralized AI to supercharge DeFi, including how it differs from traditional, centralized AI systems and how Allora is reshaping the way intelligence is shared, accessed, and monetized. If you’ve been struggling to understanding why so many builders are working feverishly to figure out how DeFi can integrate AI and how AI can leverage DeFi, this is the pod for you, our best yet on the enormous impact yet to come from marrying crypto and AI technologies. Don't miss it!

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Timestamps

0:00 - Intro

3:59 - Why AI and crypto go together

6:09 - AI’s current impact on society

7:49 - Exciting use cases for AI in crypto

12:21 - How AI can supercharge DeFi lending

14:45 - How Upshot led to Allora

17:40 - What is Allora?

19:51 - Productizing Allora’s value

24:27 - Allora's DeFi partnerships

26:29 - FBTC mid-roll

27:10 - How far off is an AI-dominant future?

29:39 - Getting started with Allora

31:35 - Incentivizing participants in Allora Network

34:40 - AI verification x Allora

36:34 - Puffer Unifi mid-roll

37:20 - Is the rapid pace of innovation for AI sustainable?

40:31 - Institutional investor interest in crypto x AI sector

42:23 - Thoughts on Coinbase’s future role in AI

45:05 - Allora preparing for Mainnet

45:54 - Closing

🔗 Guest Links 🔗

► Allora Network Website: https://www.allora.network/

► Allora Network on Twitter: https://x.com/alloranetwork

► Allora Labs on Twitter: https://x.com/AlloraLabsHQ

► Nick on Twitter: https://x.com/nick_emmons

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