The 'perpetual-ification' of all assets is coming onchain

Kaledora Fontana Kiernan-Linn, Co-Founder, Ostium

Episode 45 of Season 6 of The Scoop was recorded with The Block's Frank Chaparro and Ostium co-founder Kaledora Fontana Kiernan-Linn.

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Kaledora Fontana Kiernan-Linn is the co-founder of Ostium — a startup that facilitates the trading of digitized commodities perpetual swaps.

In this episode, Kaledora discusses Ostium's integration of perpetual swaps with real-world assets, highlighting the maturation of digital asset trading.

The conversation also addresses technical and structural challenges in creating perpetual-like instruments, emphasizing the need for robust onchain data systems.

Outline

Introduction
Ostium Overview
RWA Landscape
Post-Covid Market
Geopolitical Risk
Ostium Value Prop
RWA Perps
Ostium Architecture
Onchain Price Oracles
Price Data Innovations
Predictions

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