Amir Forouzani is the CEO of Puffer Labs.
In this episode, we cover Ethereum native liquid restaking protocol, Puffer Finance. Less than a month since its pre-Mainnet launch kicked off, Puffer has attracted over $1B in liquid staked ETH deposits. Learn about the vision behind one of the biggest LRT projects to launch this year, including how Puffer’s native LRT works, Puffer's anti-slashing tech, how node operators will run ETH validators with as little as 1 ETH, and what they have planned in their roadmap for 2024.

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Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
5:19 - Founding Puffer
14:10 - Liquid restaking vs native liquid restaking
19:22 - Puffer's launch campaign
25:42 - Blueberry and Maverick mid-roll
27:21 - stETH depositors earning points
28:56 - pufETH token and withdrawals
30:43 - What happens when pufETH native liquid restaking is live?
32:32 - Future is LRTs
34:56 - Vault controlling stETH deposits
37:16 - AVS yield
40:27 - Closing
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? Guest Links ?
► Puffer Website: https://puffer.fi/
► Puffer Quest: https://quest.puffer.fi/
► Puffer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/puffer_finance
► Amir on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AmirOnchain
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