Welcome to the Financial Frontier 🚀

In this episode of the Financial Frontier, host Patrick Camuso welcomes Shihan Chandrasekera, CPA and head of tax strategy at CoinTracker. 

Shehan shares his journey into the world of crypto taxes, starting from his initial foray into the field in 2017-2018 to becoming a key player at CoinTracker. 

Tune in to learn about the intricacies of crypto tax preparation and consulting, and gain insights from Shehan’s extensive experience in this rapidly evolving sector. 🎙️

The Financial Frontier : Navigating Crypto Taxes for Investors and Professionals With Shehan

A Rivool Finance, fintech pioneira em conectar investidores ao mercado de crédito brasileiro através da tokenização, acaba de anunciar a criação de um novo braço de Investment Banking. 
A plataforma tecnológica da Rivool será essencial para atender às demandas dos investidores, oferecendo operações transparentes e equilibradas. A proposta é integrar processos de originação, qualificação, estruturação e distribuição de crédito, facilitando o acesso de investidores a oportunidades de crédito no Brasil.

Artigo: https://bitcoinblock.com.br/2024/10/16/rivool-finance-investment-banking/

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Tokenização, Credito & Investimentos com Tiago Piassum Fundador da Rivool Finance.

Bitcoin’s lack of native programmability, coupled with advancements in zero knowledge cryptography, has led to rollups being explored as a substitute for an execution layer. Citrea’s approach involves using Bitcoin as a data availability & settlement layer for their zero knowledge rollup. These rollups not only lower transaction costs, but they also enable smart contracts to use Bitcoin’s L1 security and further incentivise miners to secure the chain despite halving rewards. In order to inherit Bitcoin’s security, zk proofs are inscribed in Bitcoin blocks.

Topics discussed in this episode:
- Orkun’s background
- Inscriptions, BitVM and zk rollups on Bitcoin
- Optimistic bridging
- Sequencer
- Programmability solutions on Bitcoin
- BitVM development
- Citrea ecosystem development
- cBTC vs. custodial wrapped BTC
- There is no second best!
- PoW, halving block rewards and how rollups incentivise miners
- Citrea’s efficiency & fee reduction
- Bitcoin as an inflation hedge

Links mentioned in this episode: 
- Orkun Mahir Kilic on Twitter: https://bit.ly/40DS51p
- Citrea on Twitter: https://bit.ly/40ESMrj
- BitVM: https://bit.ly/4etJL7J

Sponsors: 
- Chorus1: Chorus One is one of the largest node operators worldwide, supporting more than 100,000 delegators, across 45 networks. The recently launched OPUS allows staking up to 8,000 ETH in a single transaction. Enjoy the highest yields and institutional grade security at chorus.one - 
- Gnosis: Gnosis builds decentralized infrastructure for the Ethereum ecosystem, since 2015. This year marks the launch of Gnosis Pay— the world's first Decentralized Payment Network. Get started today at gnosis.io -

This episode is hosted by Felix Lutsch. Show notes and listening options: https://epicenter.tv/573

#573 Orkun Mahir Kilic: Citrea – Modular Rollup Framework on Bitcoin

Bootstrapping and maintaining a validator set can be a challenging endeavour, especially for projects that are in search of a product market fit. However, this does not mean one should abandon the ethos of decentralisation in favour of a more streamlined centralised approach. The notion of shared security had been previously explored in the Cosmos ecosystem, but Symbiotic takes it a step further, making it readily available for any project, regardless of its native blockchain, through restaking. Symbiotic is a modular coordination layer that sources node operators and economic security in a maximally capital-efficient manner.

Topics discussed in this episode:
- Misha’s background
- Symbiotic’s origin story
- How Symbiotic tackles decentralisation
- The role of restaking in proof-of-stake models
- The economics of restaking
- The architecture of Symbiotic
- Liquid restaking tokens (LRT)
- Expanding restaking beyond Ethereum
- Slashing
- Symbiotic smart contract immutability and future updates
- Ecosystem development

Links mentioned in this episode: 
- Misha Putiatin on Twitter: https://bit.ly/4eQXW6K
- Symbiotic on Twitter: https://bit.ly/4fLRRtE

Sponsors: 
- Chorus1: Chorus One is one of the largest node operators worldwide, supporting more than 100,000 delegators, across 45 networks. The recently launched OPUS allows staking up to 8,000 ETH in a single transaction. Enjoy the highest yields and institutional grade security at chorus.one - 
- Gnosis: Gnosis builds decentralized infrastructure for the Ethereum ecosystem, since 2015. This year marks the launch of Gnosis Pay— the world's first Decentralized Payment Network. Get started today at gnosis.io -

This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain. Show notes and listening options: https://epicenter.tv/575

#575 Misha Putiatin: Symbiotic – Scaling Shared Security Through Restaking

Polynomials are quintessential in machine learning for establishing relationships between outputs and inputs. However, there is also a field in cryptography which could not be made possible without polynomials - zero-knowledge technology. In zero-knowledge proof systems, computations are often represented as arithmetic circuits, and these circuits are translated into polynomials. This process is crucial for generating proofs that can demonstrate the correctness of computations without revealing the underlying data. The involved complexity explains the massive adoption hurdle for zk rollups compared to optimistic ones. Succinct aims to simplify the use of zero-knowledge proofs by providing a zkVM (SP1) that allows code written in languages like Rust to be proven in a privacy-preserving way. By doing so, it aims to lower the barrier to implementing zk-rollups and increase their adoption.

Topics discussed in this episode:
- Uma’s background and her interest in zero knowledge tech
- How Succinct’s story began
- ZK light clients
- ZK circuits
- SP1 and the RISC-V instruction set
- The prover network
- Use cases
- ZK rollups and commoditizing ZKPs
- Incentivizing provers
- Succinct’s business model
- Supported blockchain applications
- Bottlenecks in ZK adoption
- Succinct metrics
- SP1’s competitive advantage and future roadmap
- The real world impact of verifiability

Links mentioned in this episode: 
- Uma Roy on X: https://bit.ly/3OOQ0sk
- Succinct on X: https://bit.ly/41lzdoe

Sponsors: 
- Chorus1: Chorus One is one of the largest node operators worldwide, supporting more than 100,000 delegators, across 45 networks. The recently launched OPUS allows staking up to 8,000 ETH in a single transaction. Enjoy the highest yields and institutional grade security at chorus.one - 
- Gnosis: Gnosis builds decentralized infrastructure for the Ethereum ecosystem, since 2015. This year marks the launch of Gnosis Pay— the world's first Decentralized Payment Network. Get started today at gnosis.io -

This episode is hosted by Friederike Ernst. Show notes and listening options: https://epicenter.tv/577

#577 Uma Roy: Succinct – Every Rollup With Be a ZK Rollup!

The status quo for developers choosing an ecosystem for their blockchain usually revolves around trade-offs: do they go for Ethereum’s network effect, liquidity and decentralisation, or sacrifice some features in favour of a higher throughput. Monad aims to combine the best of both worlds, while not being limited by excessive hardware requirements. Monad built an EVM-compatible L1 from the ground up, completely rethinking execution and consensus, in order to achieve the infamous 10,000 TPS. This extreme scalability is made possible through Monad’s optimistic parallel execution which is asynchronous from consensus. The latter has also been optimized in order to achieve single-slot finality. Monad’s proprietary database architecture allows for states to be stored on SSDs instead of RAM, which ensures that consumer-grade hardware can run a Monad node, further increasing decentralisation.

Topics discussed in this episode:
- Keone’s background
- TradFi vs. DeFi and how Monad was founded
- EVM’s network effect vs. other VMs
- How Monad aims to improve EVM’s performance
- MonadDB
- MonadBFT - New consensus mechanism
- Asynchronous execution
- MEV and proposer-builder separation (PBS)
- Monad’s throughput
- Further scaling and limitations
- Alternatives & trade-offs
- DevEx
- Community & ecosystem development

Links mentioned in this episode: 
- Keone Hon on X: https://bit.ly/3Dq8k8Q
- Monad on X: https://bit.ly/3P47Esi

Sponsors: 
- Chorus1: Chorus One is one of the largest node operators worldwide, supporting more than 100,000 delegators, across 45 networks. The recently launched OPUS allows staking up to 8,000 ETH in a single transaction. Enjoy the highest yields and institutional grade security at chorus.one - 
- Gnosis: Gnosis builds decentralized infrastructure for the Ethereum ecosystem, since 2015. This year marks the launch of Gnosis Pay— the world's first Decentralized Payment Network. Get started today at gnosis.io -

This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain. Show notes and listening options: https://epicenter.tv/578

#578 Keone Hon: Monad – The EVM-Compatible 10,000 TPS L1 Blockchain

One of the most limited blockchain resources is blockspace. From Bitcoin’s Blocksize Wars to Ethereum’s scaling roadmap, a common denominator seems to have emerged in the form of rollups. Advancements in zero knowledge proofs have enabled trustless bridges, which are a cornerstone to onboarding liquidity to any blockchain. Furthermore, Celestia’s modular approach to blockchain architecture and their recent commitment to gigabyte blocks of data availability marked the beginning of commoditization for rollups. Abundance is the first rollup-as-a-service platform that is able to scale to 1 gigagas/second throughput, finally bringing off-chain applications, on-chain.

Topics discussed in this episode:
- Gelato’s pivot to rollup-as-a-service platform
- Sovereign rollups
- Enshrined bridges and settlement proofs
- Abundance and 1 Gigagas/second rollups
- Modularity
- Security assumptions
- Sequencer (de)centralisation
- Social consensus
- Celestia’s DA layer bandwidth
- Ethereum native rollups
- Decentralisation and censorship-resistance

Links mentioned in this episode: 
- Hilmar Orth on X: bit.ly/3I98z6T
- Gelato Network on X: bit.ly/3k1uZir
- Abundance on X: http://bit.ly/4iR1HMH

Sponsors: 
- Chorus1: Chorus One is one of the largest node operators worldwide, supporting more than 100,000 delegators, across 45 networks. The recently launched OPUS allows staking up to 8,000 ETH in a single transaction. Enjoy the highest yields and institutional grade security at chorus.one - 
- Gnosis: Gnosis builds decentralized infrastructure for the Ethereum ecosystem, since 2015. This year marks the launch of Gnosis Pay— the world's first Decentralized Payment Network. Get started today at gnosis.io -

This episode is hosted by Friederike Ernst. Show notes and listening options: https://epicenter.tv/579

#579 Hilmar Orth: Abundance – The First 1 Gigagas/second Stack for Sovereign Rollups

In this episode of Marathons Meet Web3, we explore how NFTs are redefining the world of marathons. From digital finish certificates powered by blockchain to unlocking new perks and engaging communities, we dive deep into the possibilities of Web3 technology in the running world. Join us as we highlight Swandive's groundbreaking work with the Ehime Marathon and their innovative platform, "2.99," designed to make NFT adoption seamless for runners. Discover how NFTs can preserve memories, offer tangible benefits, and connect runners in ways never imagined. Lace up your virtual shoes and get ready to run toward the future of marathons!

Revolutionizing the Finish Line: NFTs Transforming the Marathon Experience

The K9 Finance DAO Booth Anthem is a vibrant, synth-pop track with a danceable 171 BPM beat, crafted to energize crowds at Blockchain Futurist Miami (November 5-6, 2025). It features a pulsating synth bassline, crisp drum machine hits, and shimmering synth chords, creating an ‘80s-inspired, futuristic vibe that mirrors the Web3 conference’s dynamic energy. A catchy synth riff drives the song through its verses, pre-choruses, and sing-along-friendly chorus (“Ooh, I’m howlin’ at the moon / K9 Finance, join us soon”), with a brief bridge adding variety. The bold, melodic vocals blend urgency and optimism, using dog-themed imagery tied to K9’s Shiba Inu branding to promote staking $BONE and locking $KNINE. Harmonies in the pre-chorus and bridge enhance its anthemic feel, while the outro fades with an inviting “join the pack.” Perfect for a lively booth atmosphere, the song captures K9 Finance’s DeFi mission in a fun, memorable way.

K9 Finance DAO Miami Booth Anthem

The K9 Finance DAO Booth Anthem is a vibrant, synth-pop track with a danceable 171 BPM beat, crafted to energize crowds at Blockchain Futurist Miami (November 5-6, 2025). Running at ~3:20, it features a pulsating synth bassline, crisp drum machine hits, and shimmering synth chords, creating an ‘80s-inspired, futuristic vibe that mirrors the Web3 conference’s dynamic energy. A catchy synth riff drives the song through its verses, pre-choruses, and sing-along-friendly chorus (“Ooh, I’m howlin’ at the moon / K9 Finance, join us soon”), with a brief bridge adding variety. The bold, melodic vocals blend urgency and optimism, using dog-themed imagery tied to K9’s Shiba Inu branding to promote staking $BONE and locking $KNINE. Harmonies in the pre-chorus and bridge enhance its anthemic feel, while the outro fades with an inviting “join the pack.” Perfect for a lively booth atmosphere, the song captures K9 Finance’s DeFi mission in a fun, memorable way.

K9 Finance DAO Miami Booth Anthem (2)

K9 Finance community member, just mining the Bone Gas token for the Shibarium Blockchain while doing what is possible for the K9 Project. Checkout the links below!

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