Medici Level Up with Yair Cleper, Contributor of Lava Network
Fri Jan 30 2026
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.
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Key Points From This Episode:
[00:00:00] Introduction
[00:10:00] Yair’s background, early startup experience, and introduction to crypto
[00:12:06] The RPC problem Lava Network aims to solve
[00:14:54] Lava token utility and service coordination model
[00:16:49] How node operators stake and provide regional coverage
[00:18:22] Subscription-based access for wallets and apps
[00:21:08] Lava’s SaaS-style pricing tiers and on-chain payments
[00:22:56] Provider payouts based on service quality scoring
[00:24:59] Fireblocks use case and evolution to smart router
[00:26:29] Centralized vs decentralized RPCs and Lava’s advantage
[00:29:45] How Lava’s smart router handles outages and false data
[00:33:18] Revenue flows from enterprise clients to node providers
[00:35:01] Permissionless gateways and network extensibility
[00:38:38] Off-chain data routing and on-chain session scoring
[00:39:46] Differentiation from other decentralized RPC networks
[00:41:51] Key performance metrics: uptime, latency, availability
[00:45:48] Protocol growth: revenue, subscribers, and adoption
[00:47:55] Lava’s roadmap and vision for scaling infrastructure
[00:49:52] Token supply, staking, and reward dynamics
[00:53:29] Burn mechanism and protocol deflationary design
[00:54:58] Governance process and recent community proposals
[00:57:39] Risks, outlook for 2026, and Yair’s closing thoughts
Links:
The Medici Network: https://www.medici.network/
Podcast Site: https://levelup.medici.network/
Interested in being a Guest? Connect with Elmira on X: https://x.com/elmira_yilham
Co-Hosts
David Grider, Finality Capital - https://x.com/David_Grid
Sean Farrell, Fundstrat Global Advisors - https://x.com/SeanMFarrell
Guests
Yair Cleper, Lava Network
X: https://x.com/yaircleper
LinkedIn: - https://www.linkedin.com/in/cleper
Production and editing by The Podcast Consultant - https://thepodcastconsultant.com/
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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 Level Up Podcast Disclaimer Here: https://level-up-podcast-disclaimer.super.site/ Key Points From This Episode: [00:00:00] Introduction [00:10:00] Yair’s background, early startup experience, and introduction to crypto [00:12:06] The RPC problem Lava Network aims to solve [00:14:54] Lava token utility and service coordination model [00:16:49] How node operators stake and provide regional coverage [00:18:22] Subscription-based access for wallets and apps [00:21:08] Lava’s SaaS-style pricing tiers and on-chain payments [00:22:56] Provider payouts based on service quality scoring [00:24:59] Fireblocks use case and evolution to smart router [00:26:29] Centralized vs decentralized RPCs and Lava’s advantage [00:29:45] How Lava’s smart router handles outages and false data [00:33:18] Revenue flows from enterprise clients to node providers [00:35:01] Permissionless gateways and network extensibility [00:38:38] Off-chain data routing and on-chain session scoring [00:39:46] Differentiation from other decentralized RPC networks [00:41:51] Key performance metrics: uptime, latency, availability [00:45:48] Protocol growth: revenue, subscribers, and adoption [00:47:55] Lava’s roadmap and vision for scaling infrastructure [00:49:52] Token supply, staking, and reward dynamics [00:53:29] Burn mechanism and protocol deflationary design [00:54:58] Governance process and recent community proposals [00:57:39] Risks, outlook for 2026, and Yair’s closing thoughts Links: The Medici Network: https://www.medici.network/ Podcast Site: https://levelup.medici.network/ Interested in being a Guest? Connect with Elmira on X: https://x.com/elmira_yilham Co-Hosts David Grider, Finality Capital - https://x.com/David_Grid Sean Farrell, Fundstrat Global Advisors - https://x.com/SeanMFarrell Guests Yair Cleper, Lava Network X: https://x.com/yaircleper LinkedIn: - https://www.linkedin.com/in/cleper Production and editing by The Podcast Consultant - https://thepodcastconsultant.com/