Summary

Nikita Ovchinnik, co-founder of BarterSwap, shared his perspective on the evolution of DeFi and the vision behind BarterSwap. He highlighted the concept of superposition, a new DeFi primitive that allows wallets to function as liquidity sources, potentially solving liquidity fragmentation while improving user experience. Nikita explained the importance of community building and user acquisition in an increasingly competitive market, while also outlining BarterSwap’s roadmap, which includes launching a more decentralized version of Superposition.

Takeaways

— Nikita entered crypto in 2017 and sees DeFi as still in its early phase.

— BarterSwap is focused on creating a cross-protocol liquidity solution.

— Superposition enables wallets to act as liquidity sources.

— Liquidity fragmentation remains a key challenge in DeFi.

— User acquisition is becoming more difficult as competition grows.

— Community engagement is essential to the project’s growth.

— BarterSwap raised $3M to strengthen its credibility.

— The project caters to sophisticated DeFi users.

— User feedback is central to shaping future development.

— The roadmap includes decentralizing Superposition further.

Chapters

— 00:00 The Evolution of DeFi and Crypto Enthusiasm

— 05:06 Introducing BarterSwap: A New DeFi Project

— 10:02 Superposition: Revolutionizing Liquidity in DeFi

— 15:04 Navigating Liquidity Fragmentation and Bridging Challenges

— 19:51 User Acquisition Strategies in a Competitive Market

— 26:21 Sustainability and Business Models in DeFi

— 27:00 Introducing New DeFi Primitives

— 28:38 The Evolution of Liquidity Sources

— 30:21 Competing with AMMs: A New Paradigm

— 31:41 Engagement with Other Protocols

— 33:22 The Invisible Hand of the Market

— 34:52 User Relationships and Market Dynamics

— 37:16 Challenges of User Acquisition

— 40:07 Community Growth Strategies

— 42:41 Roadmap and Future Goals

— 51:54 The Duality of Chess and Poetry

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