Emerging Protocols Episodes

In this episode of Level Up, David and Sean sit down with Yair Cleper, Co-Founder of Magma Devs and contributor to the Lava Network. Yair shares his entrepreneurial journey and how Lava Network is building a decentralized RPC protocol that ensures uptime, reduces fragmentation, and supports blockchain infrastructure. He also discusses Lava’s smart routing technology, token economics, the long-term vision of establishing a resilient access layer for Web3 applications, and more. View the Full Leve...

In this episode of Level Up, David and Sean speak with Marcin Kaźmierczak, co-founder of RedStone Finance. They explore RedStone’s modular oracle architecture, its staking model as an EigenLayer AVS, and how the team is positioning across DeFi and institutional markets. Marcin walks through the business model, token utility, and RedStone’s approach to gaining market share in the decentralized oracle space. The conversation also covers near-term catalysts, including RedStone’s acquisition of Cred...

In this episode of Level Up, hosts David and Sean Farrell speak with David Tse, Co-Founder of Babylonchain, and Ted Breyer of Breyer Capital. David shares how Babylon introduces a trustless, slashable Bitcoin staking primitive—creating a native, self-custodial use case for Bitcoin that expands its utility beyond store of value. Ted offers his perspective as an early investor, reflecting on the protocol's technical depth, market potential, and long-term vision. They discuss Babylon’s role as a se...