The Story Behind The Multibillion-Dollar Infra Protocol, Veda

In the newest episode of The Edge Podcast, we interview Veda Labs CoFounder and CEO, Sunand Raghupathi, about how they’re building what he calls, “The DeFi Earn Network.” Veda’s vision is to transform passive yield generation into a simple, secure, and accessible experience. Learn how Veda is breaking down DeFi’s complexities, leading in a new frontier of yield curation and tokenization, and unlocking opportunities across onchain ecosystems. We explore what it takes to bring DeFi to the masses, the opportunity in interoperability, and why vaults are key to adoption.

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Timestamps

0:00 - Intro

4:14 - What led to building Veda?

6:34 - What is Veda’s mission?

7:04 - Why are vaults and curation so crucial for DeFi?

9:22 - Veda’s breakout moment with ether.fi

14:16 - How will Veda protocol move closer to the end-user?

17:21 - Why do protocols turn to Veda?

21:46 - Which networks does Veda support?

22:57 - Mantle mid-roll

23:38 - What else do we need to take DeFi mainstream?

25:59 - How big can BTC restaking get?

28:21 - Puffer Finance mid-roll

29:06 - Thoughts on AI merging with DeFi products

31:45 - The role of modularity in Veda

34:32 - The opportunity with interoperability

36:12 - Closing

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