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Not Financial Advice | Cryptonary

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In Not Financial Advice (NFA), we aim to bring you the latest perspective on cryptocurrency markets. We cover everything from Bitcoin, Ethereum, and DeFi. From time to time we will cover special topics and invite guest speakers.
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ZetaMarkets | Options platform on Solana

Not Financial Advice | CryptonaryAug 28, 2021

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Really Understanding Crypto w/ Karim | NFA Ep. 11

Really Understanding Crypto w/ Karim | NFA Ep. 11

What really is crypto? What does it mean? Is it an asset  class, a technology, a scammer paradise, or a way to overthrow governments around the world? Join Max and Karim to find out! 



Dec 12, 202243:21
NFA Ep. 10 | The FTX F*ck-Up

NFA Ep. 10 | The FTX F*ck-Up

FTX has gone under and officially filed for bankruptcy. FU Sam.  Welcome back to NFA; in this episode, Karim (Co-Founder) and Max (Head of Research) hopped on this episode to discuss how FTX reached this very unlikely scenario and how the market may move forward.

Nov 18, 202201:02:02
NFA Ep. 9 | Why Crypto Is Here To Stay w/ Murad Mahmudov

NFA Ep. 9 | Why Crypto Is Here To Stay w/ Murad Mahmudov

In this episode, Stan and our head of research Max speak with crypto investor Murad Mahmudov, who is now working on a DeFi/SocialFi initiative called STFX to speak about why crypto is so vital to our society. 



Intro 00:00 - 02:00 

The bear market 02:00 - 09:50 

Mainstream adoption 09:50 - 17:22 

Is Ethereum a danger to Bitcoin? - 17:22 - 22:41 

Bitcoin as a store of value - 17:22 - 28:54 

Crypto regulations 28:54 - 37:09 

Trading & STFX 37:09 - 47:49 

Outro 47:49 - 52:32

Oct 26, 202252:29
NFA Ep. 7 | The Numbers Will Lead Us Higher w/ Kain Warwick

NFA Ep. 7 | The Numbers Will Lead Us Higher w/ Kain Warwick

In this episode of the NFA podcast, Stan and Karim are joined by Kain Warwick, Founder of Synthetix, to discuss the Real Yields narrative and whether revenue will be what kickstarts the next bull market. They also discuss the most recent developments in the Synthetix ecosystem and the Layer 2 ecosystem.


02:00 - 06:45 a summary of Synthetix's recent developments

06:45 10:44 How do SNX stakers benefit from protocols building on top of Synthetix?

10:51 20:34 Will the intrinsic value of DeFi's fees fuel the next bull market?

20:34- 24:08 What is the best way to share revenue as a protocol?

24:08 - 29:24 How does one value a base layer if high fees mean poor UX?

29:24 - 35:22 Growth in TVL of Optimism

35:22 - 38:58 How high will the price of SNX go

38:58 - 39:14 Outro

Sep 02, 202239:15
NFA Ep 6 | Friktion: Is automated portfolio management the future of DeFi?

NFA Ep 6 | Friktion: Is automated portfolio management the future of DeFi?

In this episode of Non-Financial Advice, our podcast host Stan and researcher Max speak with Uddhav, Co-Founder of Friktion. about how the project offers an automated portfolio manager (APM) to generate profits over the market cycles. We learn about the different strategies and how it plans to offer treasury management for DAOs

May 10, 202201:10:35
NFA Ep 4 | Nomad: The future of blockchain bridges

NFA Ep 4 | Nomad: The future of blockchain bridges

In this episode of Non-Financial Advice, our podcast host Stan and researcher Eugene talk with Pranay Mohan, founder of Nomad, a security-first cross-chain messaging protocol, about developments in cross-chain communications and how Nomad seeks to build more secure and scalable bridges.

Apr 07, 202251:22
NFA Episode 3 | THORSwap: Swap all your tokens on a single DEX
Mar 23, 202251:34
NFA Ep. 2 | Lifinity Protocol: When DeFi meets NFTs
Mar 13, 202239:18
NFA Ep. 1 | The Synthetix Vision with Kain
Mar 04, 202201:03:37
Hello Moon - Get an edge by tracking on-chain activity
Feb 12, 202235:45
Hundred Finance - A multi-chain lending protocol

Hundred Finance - A multi-chain lending protocol

In this episode of the Cryptonary Podcast, our host Stan talks to two core members of Hundred Finance AcidBird & TerraBellus about how Hundred Finance wants to become a multi-chain lending protocol available on 100 different blockchains and why it decided to use the voting token model similar to the one developed by Curve Finance.

Feb 05, 202248:31
Socean Finance: Changing the Game on Tokenomics?
Jan 29, 202201:02:27
 John Le - The Artistic Ascension

John Le - The Artistic Ascension

In this episode of the Cryptonary Podcast, our host Stan joins Bill to talk about John Le, a 1:1 NFT artist on Solana. We talk about why John decided to dive into NFTs and how he managed to become a successful artist.

Jan 22, 202201:04:02
Message Party | Enabling Web3 Expression
Jan 15, 202234:40
Katana | The Yield Generation Protocol
Jan 09, 202239:53
FRAKT |The first generative art on Solana

FRAKT |The first generative art on Solana

In this episode of the Cryptonary Podcast, our host Stan talks to the creators of FRAKT, the first generative NFT art collection on Solana. The art collection has evolved into an entire ecosystem, with the governance and utility token $FRKT, staking, art drops, and the ability to create, buy, and sell "fraktions" of NFTs.

Jan 01, 202248:32
Jet Protocol | Lending and Borrowing of Crypto Assets

Jet Protocol | Lending and Borrowing of Crypto Assets

In this episode of the Cryptonary Podcast, our host Stan joins our researcher Bill to speak with the co-founder of Jet Protocol, a Solana-based protocol for lending and borrowing crypto.

Dec 26, 202144:29
Navigating NFTs: The Good & The Bad

Navigating NFTs: The Good & The Bad

In this episode of the Cryptonary Podcast, our host Stan talks with our researchers Karim & Bill about the NFT space. How can you tell a good NFT project and how can you avoid the bad ones?


Dec 12, 202140:04
Premia Finance | Next-Generation Options AMM
Nov 27, 202155:19
DefiSpot | The New Standard Decentralized Trading Platform
Nov 20, 202146:24
Exchange.Art | Solana NFT Marketplace for Everyone
Nov 10, 202150:16
Spottie WiFi | The CryptoPunk Rapper
Oct 09, 202101:03:32
TropoFarmer | NFT Strategist & Trader
Oct 02, 202101:10:04
Phantasia | Fantasy Sports powered by Solana
Sep 25, 202147:35
XDEFI Wallet | A chain-agnostic wallet
Sep 18, 202123:36
Orca | The DEX for people, not programs
Sep 11, 202142:21
Grape Network | Decentralized Social Networking
Sep 04, 202149:25
ZetaMarkets | Options platform on Solana
Aug 28, 202157:47
Norbert Bodziony | CEO of Synthetify
Aug 21, 202101:18:32
Alex Svanevik | CEO of Nansen.Ai
Aug 07, 202119:05
Snowfro Founder of Art Blocks
Jul 31, 202145:04
What is it like to be a validator on Solana?
Jul 26, 202124:37