Today BCB speaks with Dan Reecer, much respected VP of Growth at Acala. With an impressive team and codebase, ACALA is a decentralized finance hub and stablecoin platform powering cross-blockchain liquidity and applications; a gamechanger in DeFi! Thanks to Dan's extensive knowledge and blockchain expertise, we talk about multichain protocols, composable smart contract platforms such as Acala and Plasm etc, key DeFi Hubs of tomorrow built on the substrate, Kusama and Polkadot; and of course we discuss the all important Parachains and the slot auctions! ●▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬● Timestamps: 00:07 Introduction 00:55 DeFi hub (we discuss Polkadot & Kusama's DeFi Hubs- Acala & Karura) 05:23 Layer-0 to Layer-1 and beyond in the 3-layered tech stack. 10:00 Acala in the context of Ethereum; likened as a parachain? 12:18 Relationship with Karura & Kusama: 14:26 Future token of Karura: as key as the others. 16:22 Process of the Parachain Crowdloan; a breakdown 21:07 Crowdloan preparation, exploring crowdsourcing as a new support mechamism 23:46 "Polka" and parachains. What is polkadot/substrate legit startup, what is a polka-not? 27:27 Exciting features coming! 30:20 The teams, the tech & the potential 36:51 The future of DeFi: so much more than one platform (proof in Compound collab example) 39:15 Last words ●▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬● Links: Website: https://acala.network/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcalaNetwork Telegram: https://t.me/acalaofficial Discord: https://discord.com/invite/6QHVY4X GitHub: https://github.com/AcalaNetwork ●▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬● ►Join The BCB Tele https://t.me/BlockchainBradCommunity​​​ ► Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Brad_Laurie​​​ ●▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬● PAYMENT/DONATION DISCLOSURE: This was free content (I even pay editors to help). I have not received financial compensation for doing this video in any way. INVESTMENT DISCLOSURE: I do not own any Acala tokens. Of course I wish I did own some! ●▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬● GENERAL DISCLAIMER: The information provided is not to be considered as a recommendation to buy or invest in certain assets or currencies and is provided solely as an educational and information resource to help traders make their own decisions. Past performance is no guarantee of future success. It is important to note that no system or methodology has ever been developed that can guarantee profits or ensure freedom from losses. BlockchainBrad shall not be liable to the participant for any damages, claims, expenses or losses of any kind (whether direct or indirect) suffered by the participant arising from or in connection with the information obtained from this website or directly from the website owner.