In this episode, we spoke to Winston Zhang, one of the Co-Founders of Cega Cega is building the next evolution in DeFi derivatives with safer, high-yielding products for users powered by exotic options. In this episode you'll learn: - What are exotic options? How do they differ from more "vanilla" calls and puts? - How do they achieve APY's of 13-4…

It's clear that US regulators are shining a spotlight on DeFi. It's essential that we have a group that is dedicated to educating policymakers and shaping the future of DeFi. In this episode, we had the honour to speak to Miller Whitehouse-Levine, Policy Director at the DEF. You'll learn: - What different members of Congress are thinking about DeFi…

Bluejay Finance is a capital-efficient protocol for multi-currency stablecoins. Why? Because crypto desperately needs to move away from USD-denominated stablecoins! In this episode, we speak with Sherry Jiang, Co-Founder and CEO of Bluejay Finance. You'll learn: - How they mirror the FX market in the fiat world onto the blockchain - How locally den…

Morpho has built an innovative p2p layer on top of AAVE and Compound, allowing enhanced yields for all users! In this episode you will learn: - The current inefficiencies in borrowing and lending markets - How you can optimise your yield on your stablecoins - The technical challenges of building DeFi on top of existing protocols - Advice for founde…

We were fortunate to sit with Matt Fiebach, a Research Analyst within the Blockworks DeFi Research Team. Blockworks Research is trusted by some of the largest institutions in the world to give them deep insights into the crypto space and where they could be allocated capital. This episode is packed with Alpha, that's with a capital A. You'll learn:…

Maple is transforming the way that borrowers access on-chain credit. We had the opportunity to speak to Joe Flanagan, a Co-Founder of Maple Finance. In this episode you'll learn: - How does Maple Finance work? - Who the next generation of borrowers will be? - Lessons learnt when building a DeFi protocol - xMPL token utility - What success looks lik…

In this episode, we speak to Rob Alcorn, the CEO and Founder of clearpool.finance. Rob is an incredibly passionate DeFi builder who firmly believes that in the future all debt-based lending will take place on-chain. You will learn: - How to earn sustainable USDC yield on your USDC by providing loans to Tier 1 institutions - The risks of uncollatera…

Dopex is by far the leading decentralised options protocol. Often, many investors overlook it as they don't fully understand what it is or how to use the protocol efficiently. However, there are huge opportunities for those that take the time to understand the power of Dopex. In this episode you will learn: - Who are the team behind Dopex? - Why do…

In this episode we had the privilege of speaking to Ryan Rasmussen, one of the lead Analysts at BitWise Investments. In this episode we go into detail about: - The breakdown of their $1.3bn in Assets - Why there are so many different stablecoins - Is there any substance to the Tether FUD? - What their institutional investors are thinking - The futu…

Ribbon is the first and largest crypto-structured products protocol. Essentially you deposit your ETH, AVAX or any other eligible asset into one of their vaults. Under the hood, they then run an options strategy and you simply collect the yield! In this episode you will learn: - How the Ribbon vaults work under the hood - Why would an investor buy …

It's undoubtedly been a testing few weeks for DeFi. Despite this, the team at Euler Finance continue to grow. In this episode you will learn: - What it means to have permissionless borrowing and lending markets - How to use Euler to be short sETH (borrow staked ETH) - Why DeFi needs a platform like Euler - Some of the early risks when building a De…

Goldfinch are on a mission to bring crypto loans to the real world. They are a passionate team that is using DeFi infrastructure to bring about financial inclusion. In this episode you will learn: - What is Goldfinch finance and how does it work? - How can they provide uncollateralised loans to their borrowers? - What are the opportunities for liqu…

Babylon Finance has a mission to make the future of DeFi investing as simple as possible. Rather than figure out all the latest protocols, you can simply join an investment club and participate straight away in proposals on how the funds are spent. Alternatively, you can just sit back and watch your garden grow! In this episode you will learn: - Wh…

In this episode we speak with one of founders of Angle Protocol. Why should you listen? - To understand why we need to diversify away from USD denominated stablecoins - How do you create a decentralised and over-collateralised stablecoin - Upcoming innovations including the ability to use ANY asset as collateral to mint agEUR - Preferred chains to …

Bankless DAO is a movement. Their goal is to progress the world towards greater freedom. In this podcast we talk about a wide range of topics: 1. DeFi Indices that they are building that you can passively invest in 2. A discussion on L2 protocols to watch out for 3. Rari Fuse Pools 4. Their thoughts on FaaS! 5. Outlook for DeFi in 2022 There is so …

In this episode we talk with Publius, one of the founders of an innovative algorithmic stablecoin that is built on Ethereum. Beanstalk uses credit instead of collateral to create price stability for it's stablecoin. In this episode you will learn: - Why do we need a new type of Stablecoin? - What is Beanstalk? - How can they issue a stablecoin that…

BeethovenX is one of the fastest growing DeFi protocols on Fantom. There are a bunch of opportunities available for investors. In this episode you will learn: - What is BeethovenX and what is unique about their offering? - How do the index pools work, and where do the yields come from? - What is a bootstrapping liquidity pool (LBP) and which launch…

Hundred.finance have a bold vision to be the primary borrowing and lending platform across 100 different blockchains. That's quite an ambitious goal, but they may well pull it up given the team. In this podcast you will learn: - Why the future of DeFi will be multi-chain - Thoughts on the Wormhole hack and considerations when bridging - Lessons fro…

There is a growing consensus that derivatives and other "synthetic" products will grow in importance as DeFi matures. Crazy Fact: The notional traded today on Derivatives in TradFi is x10 of the notional traded in stocks, bonds and real estate COMBINED. We talk to Lafa, one of the founders of DEUS Finance about how they are building the infrastruct…

With all the market volatility, this was a very timely conversation! Jack is the Founder of The Crypto Pragmatist, a crypto research firm. He has a large Twitter following (34.2k) and is one of my favourite followers. We cover: - How Jack would prepare for a 'crypto winter' - His thoughts on the FaaS sector - Narratives he is focusing on in 2022 - …

Is DeFi 2.0 over? Is there a place in the crypto investment world for the Olympus DAO model? Here we speak to the team at Midas Dao and cover: - The revamped tokenomics on v2 to address the issues with the $TIME model - Degen APY wars and what happened in v1 - How they built such a strong community - What differentiates Midas Dao - Innovative staki…

We were thrilled to connect and chat with Justin Bebis, the founder of reaper.farm. Justin deployed the first few contracts on the Fantom network and knows almost EVERYBODY in the Fantom ecosystem. He is a security expert and deeply understands the technology underpinning many of the largest DeFi protocols. In this episode we cover: - How reaper.fa…

We had the rare opportunity to sit down with one of the most prolific investors and educators in DeFi. In this episode we touch upon: - blocmates' personal portfolio - projects to look out for - his research process - what is a dutch auction - knowing when to enter or exit a trade I'm sure you'll agree, blocmates is one of the smartest minds in cry…

There is a saying that goes, "If you're the smartest person in the room, then you're in the wrong room" That's certainly the case here with the founders of NEWO and Redacted Cartel (BTRFLY). In this episode we cover: - What is NEWO, and how you can participate - How the idea for BTRFLY came about and what their grand vision is for the project - 3 m…

We were DELIGHTED to have Nicholas Klaiber from Magnus Capital on the show. Nick is an investment analyst at one of the fastest growing digital asset funds. In this episode we deep dive into: - The "Curve wars" , what they are and how investors are positioning for this - Current market volatility and outlook - Major narratives that may play out in …

In our second episode, we have a special educational session with shivsak.eth. Shiv is a leader in the DeFi education space. He writes informative Twitter threads, creates stunning visual DeFi breakdowns and has a growing YouTube channel. In this episode we cover: - How to find the best yields on your crypto portfolio - His highest conviction play …

In our inaugural episode, we are delighted to host a conversation with @rektfoodfarmer, a DeFi OG who has made millions in the DeFi space. This was a fascinating conversation in which we covered: - How he got into DeFi - His highest conviction plays right now - Airdrops - His biggest trading mistakes - and ... how he would invest $10,000 today if h…