In this episode of the Applied Blockchain Podcast, Adi Ben-Ari speaks with Julien Bouteloup - serial builder, investor, and contributor to some of DeFi’s most pivotal projects - about the journey from hackathons to helping shape the foundations of decentralised finance.

Julien reflects on a decade of bold experimentation - from building ID systems in Papua New Guinea and AI tools for coconut farms, to co-founding StakeDAO, launching Rekt News, and shaping protocols like Curve and Aave.

They discuss:

• The roots of DeFi: hackathons, AMMs, flash loans, and governance• Decentralised identity and innovation in emerging markets

• AI in agriculture, autonomous drones, and carbon markets

• Curve’s tokenomics, veCRV, and liquidity dynamics• StakeDAO, protocol governance, and market coordination

• Rekt News and transparency in Web3• The intersection of AI, privacy, and decentralised finance

📚 Resources Mentioned

• Rekt News

• StakeDAO & Curve Finance

• Zero Health: Privacy-preserving medical AI

• Giza: Agentic AI trading bots

• Perplexity & Claude: AI-powered research tools

This podcast is brought to you by Applied Blockchain, a leading blockchain development company shaping the future of Web3 and decentralised technologies.

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