91. Intents as protocol moats w/ Andrew Hong

Andrew is the Headmaster at Dune Analytics. We talk the modular stack ‒ Andrew gives an accessible overview of account abstraction and intents, the potential for intents as protocol moats, where censorship and centralization might become a risk, and what the future of interacting onchain might look like. - - (00:00) Intro (02:07) Modular Stack (04:00) What is account abstraction? (08:28) What are intents? (14:00) Future of Intents (21:30) Are intents centralized? (24:30) Intents and censorship (29:00) Why is everyone sick of intents? (31:20) Intents as Protocol Moats (35:36) Front-ends as Distribution (43:32) Front-end Moats (45:03) The Back-End of the Modular Stack (47:15) Wrapping Up - - Follow Andrew: https://twitter.com/andrewhong5297 Follow Chase: https://twitter.com/chaserchapman Follow On the Other Side: https://twitter.com/ontheOSpod Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3pJInKm Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3M7wHbP Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3pMRbiM - -  Disclaimer: Nothing said on On The Other Side is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Chase and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.