In this episode of DePINed, host Tom Trowbridge — co-founder of Fluence — has a conversation with Salvador Gala, Co-founder of Escape Velocity (EV3) and co-host of the Proof of Coverage podcast.
They dive into the nuances of decentralization, token design, and how emerging infrastructure projects like Fluence and EV3 are shaping the next evolution of Web3 economics.
What you’ll learn in this episode:
– The trade-offs of decentralization: where it creates strength, and where it introduces friction
– How Salvador’s journey from Goldman Sachs and Ribbit Capital led to founding EV3
– The evolution of crypto-native talent and how it’s shaping protocol development
– Fluence’s approach to cloudless compute and approximating demand via CPU staking
– Why governance-minimized DePIN protocols are gaining traction
– How complex crypto-economic systems drive (and distort) market cycles
– What’s next for DePIN and infrastructure-first investing
About DePINed Podcast
DePINed is a podcast exploring the frontier of decentralized physical infrastructure, hosted by Tom Trowbridge, co-founder of Fluence. Each episode features in-depth conversations with founders, builders, and investors who are shaping the future of real-world Web3 networks.
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