Chengelly's 'Build It or Kill It: DeFi Edition' event is scheduled for July 2. The event will bring together top Web3 speakers to decide which DeFi narratives are worth building — and which should be scrapped.
The topics up for debate
The agenda covers six key areas: AI agents, yield, wallet super-apps, stablecoins on DEXs, and cross-chain interoperability. Each topic will face a live judgment from the speakers, who will argue whether the narrative has real potential or is a dead end. The format is meant to push past hype and focus on what actually works in decentralized finance.
Who's involved
Organizers haven't released the full speaker list yet, but the event is drawing from leading Web3 builders and thinkers. The idea is to get honest takes from people who are actively shipping products, not just talking about them. Attendees can expect direct, no-filter assessments of what's overhyped and what's underappreciated.
The DeFi space has been flooded with narratives over the past year — AI agents that trade for you, yield strategies that promise outsized returns, wallet apps that want to be your financial hub, stablecoin liquidity on decentralized exchanges, and cross-chain bridges that aim to connect everything. But many of these ideas have struggled to gain traction or have turned out to be more speculative than practical. Chengelly's event aims to cut through the noise by having experienced builders publicly vote on what deserves real resources.
The 'kill it' part is just as important as the 'build it' side. By identifying narratives that don't have a future, the event could help steer developer attention and capital toward projects with better odds of surviving. Whether that actually happens depends on how seriously the industry takes the verdicts.
For now, the event is set for July 2. No further details on location or streaming have been announced, but given the lineup of speakers and the stakes involved, it's likely to draw a focused audience of builders, investors, and DeFi users looking for clarity in a crowded market.
