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Mission: DeFi

Mission: DeFi

By Brad Nickel

Mission DeFi showcases innovation in the DeFi ecosystem. Our mission is to advance the cause of freedom that decentralized finance & cryptocurrencies like Ethereum, Bitcoin, and many others represent. Hosted by Brad Nickel with 26 years of experience in tech, startups, & crypto, he interviews and profiles innovative projects, their founders, & provides how-tos for investing in the DeFi ecosystem. Mission: DeFi is presented by Material Indicators(https://materialindicators.com) & Blacknox (https://blacknox.com)
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DeFi (degen) Lunch - October 18, 2021

Mission: DeFiOct 18, 2021

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DeFi Lunch (Ep 364) - July 27, 2023 - Crypto Bills / BTC & ETH CME Futures Up / @PancakeSwap everywhere / Can @FantomFDN recover? /

DeFi Lunch (Ep 364) - July 27, 2023 - Crypto Bills / BTC & ETH CME Futures Up / @PancakeSwap everywhere / Can @FantomFDN recover? /

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Crypto bills pass congressional committee in ‘huge win’ for US crypto - https://md1.to/mp4sh

White House Derailed Negotiation on U.S. House Stablecoin Bill: McHenry - https://md1.to/kufbw

Bitocin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) CME Futures See Record Participation From Big Traders - https://md1.to/vw5q4

Bitcoin whales are in accumulation mode, says CryptoQuant | The Block - https://md1.to/g4go7

Decentralized Exchange PancakeSwap Expands to zkSync Era Blockchain - https://md1.to/dk82d

Overview - Info | PancakeSwap - https://md1.to/bweys

Smart contracts continue to rise amid market downturn: BNB Chain Q2 report - https://md1.to/xb66g

Animoca Brands Invests $30 Million in Proof of Human Identity Payments Application Hi - https://md1.to/i0t67

A Progressive's Case for Bitcoin: A Path Toward a More Just, Equitable, and Peaceful World: Maier, C. Jason, McCormack, Peter: 9798987636305: Amazon.com: Books - https://md1.to/up5ru

Worldcoin Hype Causes Optimism to Leapfrog Arbitrum in Daily Transactions - https://md1.to/4jw1s

https://twitter.com/b05crypto/status/1684005975508779008 - https://md1.to/g84fg

Fantom - DefiLlama - https://md1.to/s4u7r

LayerZero and Axelar Introduce USDC, USDT, WETH, and WBTC to Fantom | Fantom - https://md1.to/t77yb

Crypto bills pass congressional committee in ‘huge win’ for US crypto - https://md1.to/rr86c

Joe Cawley and Brad Nickel cover the DeFi news of the day, new opportunities in the space including liquidity pools, yield farming, staking, and much more.

This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel, Joe Cawley, and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypto is high risk and dangerous. If you decide to participate, do your own research. Never count on the research of others. We don't know what we are talking about and you can lose all your money. Never invest more than you can afford to lose, because you probably will lose it all.

Jul 27, 202301:17:28
DeFi Lunch (Ep 363) - July 13, 2023 - Shaun and Joe

DeFi Lunch (Ep 363) - July 13, 2023 - Shaun and Joe

If you haven't joined our community yet, you are missing out on amazing analysis and Alpha. https://t.me/missiondefi

Joe Cawley and Brad Nickel cover the DeFi news of the day, new opportunities in the space including liquidity pools, yield farming, staking, and much more.

This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel, Joe Cawley, and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypto is high risk and dangerous. If you decide to participate, do your own research. Never count on the research of others. We don't know what we are talking about and you can lose all your money. Never invest more than you can afford to lose, because you probably will lose it all.

Jul 26, 202301:14:09
Mission: DeFi - EP 103 - Maverick (@MavProtocol) changes everything for #DeFi! - Bob Baxley (@Bob_Baxley)

Mission: DeFi - EP 103 - Maverick (@MavProtocol) changes everything for #DeFi! - Bob Baxley (@Bob_Baxley)

Mark these words: Maverick Protocol has the potential to dramatically change the fundamentals of DeFi.

I can usually whip through 3-4 use cases for a protocol within minutes of understanding it, but Maverick gives me a headache, because the possibilities seem endless and more powerful than what we’ve seen before.

And, that’s a good thing!

In this interview with Bob Baxley, one of the founders of Maverick, we walk through not only how they ended up creating Mav after a couple of pivots, but also the secret to their rapid growth into a top 5 dex in volume.

Then we walked through several use cases that could dramatically change multiple segments of DeFi, which in turn led to several more ideas of use cases across the ecosystem.

All of this is managed through a brilliant interface model that will blow you away!

Being an LP sucks. While Uni V3 helped a bit, they are still only offering you rectangular models, while all the data suggests you need to be able to manage exponentially. LPs get stuck over and over again in impermanent loss and there’s no way to avoid it.

Mav can solve this.

The number one complaint I hear from founders, is that rather than build, they spend all their time thinking about liquidity and tokenomics.

Mav can solve this.

Protocols in order to maintain liquidity have to constantly worry about maintaining price levels.

Mav can solve this.

Algo stablecoins like Liquity have basically had to hope and pray that the models they use will hold the peg, but what if you could draw a model that fit your peg profile perfectly.

Mav can do this through boosted models that could beat anything available in the market.

The list goes on and on and on.

Once you start playing with the platform, you are going to think of another dozen ways that can improve the way you run your protocol, manage your positions, and much much more.

Project Name: Maverick Protocol

Project URL: ⁠https://mav.xyz⁠

Project Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/mavprotocol/

Guest Name: Bob Baxley

Guest Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/bob_baxley


This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypto is high risk and dangerous. If you decide to participate, do your own research. Never count on the research of others. We don't know what we are talking about and you can lose all your money. Never invest more than you can afford to lose, because you probably will lose it all.


Jul 11, 202351:17
Mission: DeFi - EP 102 - Casper the Chain has an enterprise focus & a powerful model - Ralf Kubli of the Casper Association

Mission: DeFi - EP 102 - Casper the Chain has an enterprise focus & a powerful model - Ralf Kubli of the Casper Association

Ralf Kubli has been advocating for Switzerland to properly arbitrage its regulatory advantage in crypto and now the Casper Association is working to build a powerful enterprise focused chain that will take advantage of that.

We discussed not only Casper, but also the future of crypto, regulation historically and where Ralf sees crypto going from here and its impact on the wider economic system.

Some really powerful ideas and thoughts for how crypto navigates the future.

Project Name: Casper Network & Casper Association

Project URL: https://casper.network/en-us/

Project Twitter: https://twitter.com/Casper_Network

Guest Name: Ralf Kubli

Guest Twitter: https://twitter.com/RRKUBLI

This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypto is high risk and dangerous. If you decide to participate, do your own research. Never count on the research of others. We don't know what we are talking about and you can lose all your money. Never invest more than you can afford to lose, because you probably will lose it all.

Jul 10, 202301:18:05
DeFi Lunch (Ep 360) - July 3, 2023 - @ShrimpyApp gone / @Coinbase filing / @Cantonamespace / @CantoPublic on @Pancakeswap / Gensler under fire / SCOTUS to check SEC? / $ETH staking over exchanges

DeFi Lunch (Ep 360) - July 3, 2023 - @ShrimpyApp gone / @Coinbase filing / @Cantonamespace / @CantoPublic on @Pancakeswap / Gensler under fire / SCOTUS to check SEC? / $ETH staking over exchanges

@Coinbase filing for dismissal is a thing of beauty - https://md1.to/cpgom
Step By Step - How to secure your .canto name at Canto Namespace - https://md1.to/9tq5g
@CantoPublic on @PancakeSwap! $CANTO / ETH pool using the @LayerZero_Labs SUPER FAST bridging. - https://md1.to/yhb8g
SEC Chair Gary Gensler has wrongly prejudged that all digital assets are securities. As a result, federal law requires that he recuse himself - https://md1.to/ihtip
SCOTUS granted cert to a case that will decide the legality of @SECGov's in-house administrative court - https://md1.to/yqtgq
@ShrimpyApp⁩ shutdown - https://md1.to/7jxan
Crypto bettors’ uproar over Titan submarine puts spotlight on ‘decentralised truth’ - https://md1.to/2pdrk
Yield-hunting investors send staked Ether beyond $43bn to eclipse exchanges - https://md1.to/ub36l
Fidelity races BlackRock to a Bitcoin ETF — but Cathie Wood’s Ark is first in line - https://md1.to/u582y
Bittrex challenges SEC’s authority in crypto lawsuit, seeks dismissal - https://md1.to/7qp81
Elon Musk imposes ‘rate limit’ on Twitter, citing extreme ‘system manipulation’ - https://md1.to/shmip
Rocket boost for UK economy as Financial Services and Markets Bill receives Royal Assent - GOV.UK - https://md1.to/w99ks
Slovakia just passed a bill that will lower the tax on crypto from 39% to 7% - https://md1.to/jjr4p
Reserve Bank of New Zealand - https://md1.to/rfrmx
Fidelity, WisdomTree, VanEck and Invesco/Galaxy have all re-filed their spot bitcoin ETF applications - https://md1.to/uil0r
Security Alerts - https://md1.to/32brd
Web3 Security Alerts - https://md1.to/nisv1
OKX Overcomes FTX-Related Concerns Around Crypto Industry to Expand Sponsorship With Manchester City - https://md1.to/x717a
FTX Crypto Exchange Owed Customers $8.7B. - https://md1.to/zfldg

Joe Cawley and Brad Nickel cover the DeFi news of the day, new opportunities in the space including liquidity pools, yield farming, staking, and much more.


This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel, Joe Cawley, and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypto is high risk and dangerous. If you decide to participate, do your own research. Never count on the research of others. We don't know what we are talking about and you can lose all your money. Never invest more than you can afford to lose, because you probably will lose it all.

Jul 03, 202350:42
DeFi Lunch (Ep 359) - June 29, 2023 - Shaun Day!

DeFi Lunch (Ep 359) - June 29, 2023 - Shaun Day!

You are missing out if you haven't joined our community yet. Airdrops news, Bitcoin debates, great DeFi news, and much more - https://t.me/missiondefi


Joe Cawley and Brad Nickel cover the DeFi news of the day, new opportunities in the space including liquidity pools, yield farming, staking, and much more.

This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel, Joe Cawley, and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypto is high risk and dangerous. If you decide to participate, do your own research. Never count on the research of others. We don't know what we are talking about and you can lose all your money. Never invest more than you can afford to lose, because you probably will lose it all.

Jul 03, 202357:27
DeFi Lunch (Ep 358) - June 27, 2023 - Should @FantomFDN be the #AI Chain? / A look at DeFi raises via @DeFiLLama / Cats? / #DeSci - @ResearchHub / @LensProtocol / @gensynai / @mnemonichq /

DeFi Lunch (Ep 358) - June 27, 2023 - Should @FantomFDN be the #AI Chain? / A look at DeFi raises via @DeFiLLama / Cats? / #DeSci - @ResearchHub / @LensProtocol / @gensynai / @mnemonichq /

Join the community: https://t.me/missiondefi

Earndrop Crypto Airdrops Finder - https://md1.to/l5v0b
Linea Voyage Quest - https://md1.to/ke8mv
Cash App Status - https://md1.to/ez5rs
(4) Brad Nickel on Twitter on @CashApp - https://md1.to/r7tq5
As Ether staking yields fall, protocols will have to get creative - https://md1.to/trlom
Sequoia partner says investing in FTX was the right move - https://md1.to/bejar
Crypto funding: Firms concentrated heavily in DeFi sector raise $50M - https://md1.to/cg4g8
Raises - DefiLlama - https://md1.to/dlraises
Lens Protocol on Twitter - https://md1.to/8ln1o
Lens Protocol Closes $15 Million Funding Round - https://md1.to/8hwrm
Taiko 🥁 on Twitter - https://md1.to/d6f5b
Taiko Labs raises $22 million - https://md1.to/7xqqy
Blockchain-Based, AI Compute Protocol Gensyn Closes $43M - https://md1.to/0n2d4
gensyn (@gensynai) / Twitter - https://md1.to/l2e2q
Mnemonic | Web3 data and intelligence (@mnemonichq) / Twitter - https://md1.to/vlayb
Mnemonic | NFT Data and Analytics APIs for Web3 - https://md1.to/jl0ar
Connext - https://md1.to/mqrax
CoinDesk on Twitter: ".@ResearchHub, the startup co-founded by @coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, has raised $5 million - https://md1.to/46fx3
ResearchHub (@ResearchHub) / Twitter - https://md1.to/cykfy
Botany on ResearchHub - https://md1.to/td8qj
ResearchHub Docs - ResearchHub docs - https://md1.to/5bufg
Poko raises $4.5m to reduce Web3 payments friction - https://md1.to/rxeiv
Intuition 👁️ on Twitter: "🎉 Announcing our $4M seed round - https://md1.to/vygqs
Crypto Exchange Bit2Me Raises $15M - https://md1.to/828wb
Bit2Me (@bit2me) / Twitter - https://md1.to/52gof
DeFi Credit Protocol Concordia Raises $4M - https://md1.to/q4g5f
Cat Paradise Secures Seed Funding - https://md1.to/85882
Mitsui Animoca Brands - https://md1.to/2l6jj
Bitcoin Cash: What Is Going On? - https://md1.to/mo0u4

Joe Cawley and Brad Nickel cover the DeFi news of the day, new opportunities in the space including liquidity pools, yield farming, staking, and much more.

This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel, Joe Cawley, and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypto is high risk and dangerous. If you decide to participate, do your own research. Never count on the research of others. We don't know what we are talking about and you can lose all your money. Never invest more than you can afford to lose, because you probably will lose it all.

Jun 27, 202301:12:29
DeFi Lunch (Ep 357) - June 26, 2023 - Dog nose wrinkles? / @AndreCronjeTech w/@FantomFDN latest / $LUNC is back? / @NEARProtocol / IMF can't stop crypto /Blackrock effect / @arpaofficial

DeFi Lunch (Ep 357) - June 26, 2023 - Dog nose wrinkles? / @AndreCronjeTech w/@FantomFDN latest / $LUNC is back? / @NEARProtocol / IMF can't stop crypto /Blackrock effect / @arpaofficial

What do AC/DC and Sinead O'Connor have to do with DeFi? Nothing, but we have an amazing music discussion going on in our crazy DeFi community. Join us now to take part - https://t.me/missiondefi

‘Blockchain for dog nose wrinkles’ Ponzi makes off with $127m – DL News - https://md1.to/w5zug
(8) Andre Cronje on Twitter: "7/7 We are close to releasing our next 2 big milestones; Carmen: EVM optimized DB, mainnet storage -98%, overall throughput 9.8x faster (read & write) Tosca: optimized EVM with large range of enhancements (FVM), overall gain 50% over current EVM architecture, 4x throughput" / Twitter - https://md1.to/93g2f
Terra Classic Revival Plans Continue as 'Six Samurai' Aim to Revive LUNC Ecosystem - https://md1.to/z5z22
NEAR Foundation and Alibaba Cloud Join Hands to Accelerate Web3 Growth in Asia - https://md1.to/zl4l4
U.S. SEC to Forego $30M BlockFi Fine to Maximize and Speed Up Investor Repayment - https://md1.to/of78f
IMF admits that banning crypto won’t work – Cryptopolitan - https://md1.to/3h1k5
BlackRock exec says Wall Street wants crypto but needs KYC: ‘We go to jail if we don’t know who we’re trading with.’ – DL News - https://md1.to/ncdbw
Arpa's Privacy Network Goes Live on Ethereum Mainnet - https://md1.to/gok0w
What Is ARPA Chain? The ARPA Crypto Scaling Network | Gemini - https://md1.to/rskhl
Secure Computation Network for Blockchain-adapted Cryptography | ARPA - https://md1.to/cnuqi
Exodus adds Bitcoin-backed stablecoin Sovryn Dollar to its balance sheet | The Block - https://md1.to/zh4or
Arbitrum Orbit — Launch new chains in the Arbitrum ecosystem - https://md1.to/sk1vq
MakerDAO's DAI has reduced its dependence on USDC as collateral | The Block - https://md1.to/kov1t
Lightning Network hits all-time high in bitcoin and US Dollar capacity | The Block - https://md1.to/zwfmw
ZkSync Developer Matter Labs Releases Toolkit for Building Zero-Knowledge Rollups on Ethereum - https://md1.to/91c4w
Optimism changes name to OP Mainnet in line with 'superchain' vision | The Block - https://md1.to/cjkry
Revolutionizing DeFi Derivatives with Syndr Chain: Introducing World’s 1st Layer 3 Decentralized Exchange | by Vyom Sharma | VCrizpy | Syndr | Jun, 2023 | Medium - https://md1.to/j679q
NEAR | The OS for an Open Web - https://md1.to/l21wt

Joe Cawley and Brad Nickel cover the DeFi news of the day, new opportunities in the space including liquidity pools, yield farming, staking, and much more.

This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel, Joe Cawley, and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypto is high risk and dangerous. If you decide to participate, do your own research. Never count on the research of others. We don't know what we are talking about and you can lose all your money. Never invest more than you can afford to lose, because you probably will lose it all.

Jun 26, 202301:08:15
DeFi Lunch (Ep 356) - June 22, 2023 - @at0x_eth Hybrid NFT/AI projects!

DeFi Lunch (Ep 356) - June 22, 2023 - @at0x_eth Hybrid NFT/AI projects!

Have you secured your place in the history of DeFi - Hobnob with the brilliant members of Mission: DeFi - https://t.me/missiondefi


Today's special guest Carlos is developing platforms at the bleeding edge of AI & NFTs and the possibilities are pretty amazing. Do not miss this episode that will have you thinking about all the ways you could create and build on top of what he is creating.


Joe Cawley and Brad Nickel cover the DeFi news of the day, new opportunities in the space including liquidity pools, yield farming, staking, and much more.


This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel, Joe Cawley, and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypto is high risk and dangerous. If you decide to participate, do your own research. Never count on the research of others. We don't know what we are talking about and you can lose all your money. Never invest more than you can afford to lose, because you probably will lose it all.

Jun 26, 202301:14:37
DeFi Lunch (Ep 354) - June 15, 2023 - Shaun Day - Market outlook and strategies

DeFi Lunch (Ep 354) - June 15, 2023 - Shaun Day - Market outlook and strategies

Join our community and speak with Shaun and lots of other smart folks - https://t.me/missiondefi


Joe Cawley and Brad Nickel cover the DeFi news of the day, new opportunities in the space including liquidity pools, yield farming, staking, and much more.

This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel, Joe Cawley, and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypto is high risk and dangerous. If you decide to participate, do your own research. Never count on the research of others. We don't know what we are talking about and you can lose all your money. Never invest more than you can afford to lose, because you probably will lose it all.

Jun 20, 202301:19:41
DeFi Lunch (Ep 351) - June 8, 2023 - "All of DeFi is A Failure"?!?! - BTC Maxi (@XBT3D) vs. DeFi Degen

DeFi Lunch (Ep 351) - June 8, 2023 - "All of DeFi is A Failure"?!?! - BTC Maxi (@XBT3D) vs. DeFi Degen

@XBT3D and Brad has a great time fiercely debating whether everything in DeFi has been a failure. It is one of those episodes you just can't miss and can't turn off.

Content Warning! This event contains language not suitable for those under 3, Evangelical Christians, Gary Gensler, No Coiners, Liz Warren, Frauds pretending to be Satoshi Nakamoto or Jim Cramer!

Discuss the "failure of DeFi" in our community: https://t.me/missiondefi

To be read in booming ringside announcer voice. BTC vs DeFi - The Showdown of the Century! You'll tell you grandkids about this epic battle! The rumble in the bumble! The swoon at noon! Don't miss the ultimate smackdown between BTC Maxi (Ring announcer: Beee Teeee Ceeee Max Eeeee!) (@XBT3D) and his arch nemesis DeFi Degen (Ring announcer: Deee Fiiii Deee Gennnnn!) (@b05crypto). Listen as Maxi pummels the DeFi world by declaring that every experiment in the space is a total failure! Pay attention as Degen slowly explains to the aging maxi, that just because he's done, doesn't mean the experiments are done.


Joe Cawley and Brad Nickel cover the DeFi news of the day, new opportunities in the space including liquidity pools, yield farming, staking, and much more.


This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel, Joe Cawley, and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypto is high risk and dangerous. If you decide to participate, do your own research. Never count on the research of others. We don't know what we are talking about and you can lose all your money. Never invest more than you can afford to lose, because you probably will lose it all.

Jun 14, 202301:08:58
DeFi Lunch (Ep 353) - June 13, 2023

DeFi Lunch (Ep 353) - June 13, 2023

As crypto burns, solo bitcoin miner wins BTC ‘lottery’ - Blockworks - https://md1.to/juoum

*** Join the community to discuss this and more: https://t.me/missiondefi ***

Who needs the Metaverse? Meet the people still living on Second Life | Second Life | The Guardian - https://md1.to/1vt79
Uniswap Builder Invites Community Feedback for DEX's New Version - https://md1.to/96avz
Bitcoin Price (BTC) Rises After U.S. CPI Inflation Slowed to 0.1% - https://md1.to/ka8fb
Lawyers lay out what’s at stake in Curve founder lawsuit – DL News - https://md1.to/bahgo
Asset Freeze to Halt Binance US Operations, Exchange Says, Seeks Rejection of SEC Request – Exchanges Bitcoin News - https://md1.to/xw7al
House Republicans' Bill Shows Challenge of Regulating Crypto Without Giving Traditional Securities a Free Pass - https://md1.to/m22qg
(3) Bankless on Twitter: "🚨 Sounding the Lido Alarm 🚨 Lido's growth is unlikely to slow and crypto needs YOUR HELP in preventing its domination of Ethereum staking A THREAD 🧵 1/6 https://t.co/6fRl3moOHr" / Twitter - https://md1.to/32eee
Crypto lobby rallies to stop SEC from forcing DEXs to register as exchanges – DL News - https://md1.to/8141d
How Peter McCormack is turning an unknown town into a Bitcoin hub - https://md1.to/7339z
Republican Congressman Seeks to Oust SEC Chair Gensler With SEC Stabilization Act – Bitcoin News - https://md1.to/b7bnb
Ripple CEO: Hinman docs are ‘well worth the wait’ - https://md1.to/0totx
(3) Brad Nickel - Host: Mission DeFi & DeFi Lunch on Twitter: "If a CEX bans coins because the SEC made a claim, then they (@eToro), don’t deserve your business. Support a CEX willing to fight for us. eToro will never have your back & they don’t deserve to be part of the ecosystem. My CEX is @coinbase #boycottEtoro #CullTheWeak $matic" / Twitter - https://md1.to/8v75n
(3) Material Scientist on Twitter: "2/3 The *hype* around alts (or otherwise volatile assets) is the very thing that attracts new capital. But as you can see they don't survive the bear, and eventually transfer their value into majors, such as BTC." / Twitter - https://md1.to/qxa91
Spaces | Galxe - https://md1.to/3rwih
(3) 6457.eth on Twitter: "Always. Be. Shipping 🚢 I'm excited to share, "Chess with Frens", a Web3 Chess App powered by @LensProtocol. -Login with Lens -On-chain game results (as NFTs) and ratings -Peer to peer -On-chain prizes -and much more... Sign-up now for early access! https://t.co/FWfyNf1v2S https://t.co/6levDwizFB" / Twitter - https://md1.to/9n6qk
Chess With Frens - https://md1.to/n1ih3
28 Gwei | Zapper - Your Home to Web3 - https://md1.to/769kt

Joe Cawley and Brad Nickel cover the DeFi news of the day, new opportunities in the space including liquidity pools, yield farming, staking, and much more.

This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel, Joe Cawley, and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypto is high risk and dangerous. If you decide to participate, do your own research. Never count on the research of others. We don't know what we are talking about and you can lose all your money. Never invest more than you can afford to lose, because you probably will lose it all.

Jun 14, 202347:14
DeFi Lunch (Ep 352) - June 12, 2023 - @Hashflow Rug? / @mcuban hits SEC / Loki DAO loses / UK Bans Airdrops / Crypto Leaders Screwing up Politics

DeFi Lunch (Ep 352) - June 12, 2023 - @Hashflow Rug? / @mcuban hits SEC / Loki DAO loses / UK Bans Airdrops / Crypto Leaders Screwing up Politics

FatManHashflow on Twitter: "Hashflow - a DeFi exchange - has rugged early supporters of their tokens through implementation of a DAO proposal authored by their CTO. At the time of writing, an estimated 7-8 figures USD worth of locked $HFT tokens belonging to users have been voided to the DAO treasury. - https://twitter.com/FatManHashflow/status/1667954514157248513


Mark Cuban on Twitter: "This is an SEC WEB PAGE about the howey test and tokens that often conflicts with what @SEC_Enforcement has said publicly. - https://twitter.com/mcuban/status/1667914770651987970?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw


ross on Ooki DAO: "The CFTC just won a court case against a DAO and "as members" some founders are now on the hook for $643,542, and the DAOs websites and ops have been ordered to shut down. - https://twitter.com/z0r0zzz/status/1667272302294360064?s=20


Using free crypto airdrops and NFTs for promotions will be banned in the U.K. - https://twitter.com/coindesk/status/1667122397441318913?s=52&t=K41FvHwlVL5YAFz7rppRhg


Binance CEO CZ responds as data points to billions in exchange outflows - https://cointelegraph.com/news/binance-ceo-changpeng-zhao-address-billions-exchange-outflows


Democrats’ ‘war on crypto’ will lose its key voters: Winklevoss twins - https://cointelegraph.com/news/democrats-crypto-war-alienate-youth-voters-winklevoss


a16z opening London crypto office citing ‘predictable’ environment - https://cointelegraph.com/news/a16z-open-london-office-international-expansion


Mission: DeFi - EP 101 - DeFi to grow #AI & open source applications - Max Howell(@mxcl) of @teaxyz explains the powerful model - https://www.missiondefi.com/mission-defi-ep-101-defi-to-grow-ai-open-source-applications-max-howellmxcl-of-teaxyz-explains-the-powerful-model/


Former SEC Chairman Jay Clayton on Enforcement Actions: Crypto Should Be Treated With Nuance – Regulation Bitcoin News - https://news.bitcoin.com/former-sec-chairman-jay-clayton-on-enforcement-actions-crypto-should-be-treated-with-nuance/


If Microstrategy Chose ETH Over BTC, the Firm Would Be up 54% and Ahead by More Than $2B, Data Reveals – Bitcoin News - https://news.bitcoin.com/microstrategy-chose-eth-over-btc-the-firm-be-up-ahead-by-more-than-2b/


Gensyn - https://www.gensyn.ai/


Blockchain-Based, AI Compute Protocol Gensyn Closes $43M Series A Funding Round Led by a16z Crypto - https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/06/11/blockchain-based-ai-compute-protocol-gensyn-closes-43m-series-a-funding-round-led-by-a16z/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines


Did Gary Genslers SEC Break the Law by Suing Coinbase? - https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2023/06/09/the-new-crypto-bill-gary-gensler-doesnt-want-you-to-know-about/


BinanceUS to suspend dollar deposits, Vitalik pledges $100m to Covid relief – https://www.dlnews.com/articles/markets/binanceus-to-halt-usd-deposits-as-vitalik-donates-to-india/?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=organic_social&utm_campaign=


Joe Cawley and Brad Nickel cover the DeFi news of the day, new opportunities in the space including liquidity pools, yield farming, staking, and much more.

This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel, Joe Cawley, and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypto is high risk and dangerous. If you decide to participate, do your own research. Never count on the research of others. We don't know what we are talking about and you can lose all your money. Never invest more than you can afford to lose, because you probably will lose it all.

Jun 12, 202356:59
Mission: DeFi - EP 101 - DeFi to grow #AI & open source applications - Max Howell(@mxcl) of @teaxyz explains the powerful model

Mission: DeFi - EP 101 - DeFi to grow #AI & open source applications - Max Howell(@mxcl) of @teaxyz explains the powerful model

Tea combines the benefits of #DeFi with incentives to build open source & makes it easy for users to use all kinds of complex applications including the latest in #AI.

Max Howell joined Chuck and Brad for a powerful Twitter Spaces on his model for Tea (https://tea.xyz). Max is the original founder and developer of Brew which makes it easy to install open source packages with all their dependencies, but this time with Tea he's taken it to another level with a beautiful UI, lots of AI to make AI easier, and a crypto-based model to reward developers and projects.

Do not miss this amazing utility application of crypto/DeFi.

Project Name: Tea

Project URL: https://tea.xyz

Project Twitter: https://twitter.com/teaxyz

Guest Name: Max Howell

Guest Twitter: https://twitter.com/mxcl

This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypto is high risk and dangerous. If you decide to participate, do your own research. Never count on the research of others. We don't know what we are talking about and you can lose all your money. Never invest more than you can afford to lose, because you probably will lose it all.



Jun 12, 202358:55
DeFi Lunch (Ep 350) - June 6, 2023 SEC Attacks @Coinbase! Legal analysis.

DeFi Lunch (Ep 350) - June 6, 2023 SEC Attacks @Coinbase! Legal analysis.

You are missing out on a community of like-minded folks discussing the big and little topics of the day - https://md1.to/mdtg

MetaLawMan on Twitter: "BREAKING: SEC sues @Coinbase In May of 2021, SEC Chairman Gary Gensler testified ( https://md1.to/gyha3 )

DeFi Llama + ChatGPT ( https://md1.to/alhy2 )

Adam Cochran - 1/20 Breakdown of the SEC Coinbase complaint - ( https://md1.to/4jo60 )

@GaryGensler to @CNBC this morning: “We don’t need more digital currency. We already have digital currency, it’s called the US Dollar, it’s called the Euro, it’s called the Yen. They’re all digital right now.”" / Twitter ( https://md1.to/mog3t )

Joe Weisenthal - Polygon (Matic) is a security. - ( https://md1.to/5n71l )

CFTC Chair Benham just gave the following response on how crypto can bolster financial inclusion - ( https://md1.to/2xa66 )

The SEC is arguing that if you provide a wallet that can be used to acquire any token available onchain, YOU ARE OFFERING AND SELLING THOSE TOKENS to users of the wallet, regardless of whether you actually handle any of the tokens - ( https://md1.to/16aqh )

Jake Chervinsky on Twitter: "I sense two reactions to the SECs cases - ( https://md1.to/htx79 )

gabrielShapir0 on Twitter: "Probably the most interesting thing in the Binance complaint is the claim that BUSD is a security. - ( https://md1.to/tjnnx )

Higher Bitcoin Transaction Fees Spur Good Month for Miners - Blockworks ( https://md1.to/vyjd2 )

UK Considers ‘Crypto Tsar’ to Head Up Regulation - Blockworks ( https://md1.to/k1mlo )

Mission: DeFi EP 97 - Can $R be the decentralized stablecoin we need? David Garai of Raft thinks borrowing against staked $ETH is the way to go | Mission: DeFi ( https://md1.to/raftep )

How to Build a Crypto Exchange Post-Coinbase – Preston Byrne ( https://md1.to/gmelt )

Volcano Energy Secures $1B in Commitments, Including From Tether, For 241 MW Bitcoin (BTC) Mine in El Salvador ( https://md1.to/8xp9l )

Gas.zip ( https://www.gas.zip/ )

Origin Ether (OETH) ( https://www.oeth.com/ )

Raft – Generate R stablecoin against your stETH with Raft ( https://www.raft.fi/ )

Joe Cawley and Brad Nickel cover the DeFi news of the day, new opportunities in the space including liquidity pools, yield farming, staking, and much more.

This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel, Joe Cawley, and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypto is high risk and dangerous. If you decide to participate, do your own research. Never count on the research of others. We don't know what we are talking about and you can lose all your money. Never invest more than you can afford to lose, because you probably will lose it all.

Jun 06, 202301:00:38
DeFi Lunch (Ep 349) - June 5, 2023 - CZ Sued by SEC

DeFi Lunch (Ep 349) - June 5, 2023 - CZ Sued by SEC

Be a part of the community and give us your thoughts: https://t.me/missiondefi

gabrielShapir0 on Twitter: "okay, as promised, here is my long/stream-of-consciousnessy thread on the proposed crypto market structure bill CAVEAT: this is one of the most of complex & ambitious financial laws ever written. I might miss stuff. I am paraphrasing some things for ease of readability. ( https://twitter.com/lex_node/status/1665693527735517184?s=20 )

Justin Slaughter on Twitter: "Its Friday night, the kids are in bed, the biggest piece of crypto legislation for this year has dropped—the McHenry-Thompson bill on market structure— so lets get this party started. Here’s a deep dive into the bill’s contents. ( https://twitter.com/JBSDC/status/1664791786038935552?s=20 )

CZ 🔶 Binance on Twitter: "4. Our team is all standing by, ensuring systems are stable, including withdrawals, and deposits. We will issue a response once we see the complaint. Havent seen it yet. Media gets the info before we do. 🙏" / Twitter ( https://twitter.com/cz_binance/status/1665742100845961217?s=20 )

Atomic Wallet exploited, users report loss of entire portfolios ( https://cointelegraph.com/news/atomic-wallet-exploited-users-report-loss-of-entire-portfolios )

US lawmakers aim for crypto regulatory clarity with proposed bill putting the screws to SEC ( https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-lawmakers-aim-for-crypto-regulatory-clarity-with-proposed-bill-putting-the-screws-to-sec )

SEC files 13 charges against Binance and founder CZ - MarketWatch ( https://www.marketwatch.com/story/sec-files-13-charges-against-binance-and-founder-cz-55864243 )

Binance Hands Rising Star Teng Key Role to Replace CEO Zhao at Largest Crypto Exchange ( https://finance.yahoo.com/news/binance-hands-rising-star-teng-090307107.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall )

SEC vs Binance complaint (2023.03.27 FINAL TO FILE) ( https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ilnd.431767/gov.uscourts.ilnd.431767.1.0_1.pdf )

CFPB warns about storing funds in payment apps like PayPal, Venmo | CNN Business ( https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/02/investing/payment-apps-safety/ )

SEC Sues Crypto Exchange Binance, CEO Changpeng Zhao ( https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/06/05/sec-sues-crypto-exchange-binance-ceo-changpeng-zhao/?utm_campaign=coindesk_main&utm_term=organic&utm_source=twitter&utm_content=editorial&utm_medium=social )

A 162-page bill would give the CFTC big chunks of US crypto markets. Here’s what else is in it – DL News ( https://www.dlnews.com/articles/regulation/house-bill-would-give-cftc-chunks-of-crypto-and-spot-markets/ )


SEC v Binance (4).pdf | DocDroid ( https://www.docdroid.net/I02zzqT/sec-v-binance-4-pdf )

Joe Cawley and Brad Nickel cover the DeFi news of the day, new opportunities in the space including liquidity pools, yield farming, staking, and much more.

This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel, Joe Cawley, and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypto is high risk and dangerous. If you decide to participate, do your own research. Never count on the research of others. We don't know what we are talking about and you can lose all your money. Never invest more than you can afford to lose, because you probably will lose it all.

Jun 05, 202358:07
DeFi Lunch (Ep 348) - June 1, 2023 - Trader's Journey - Michael L.

DeFi Lunch (Ep 348) - June 1, 2023 - Trader's Journey - Michael L.

Michael joins us to discuss his journey from guessing about trading to a full system, but there is so much more in between about his life journey to this point.

Join our community to discuss your investing journey - https://t.me/missiondefi

Joe Cawley and Brad Nickel cover the DeFi news of the day, new opportunities in the space including liquidity pools, yield farming, staking, and much more.

This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel, Joe Cawley, and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypto is high risk and dangerous. If you decide to participate, do your own research. Never count on the research of others. We don't know what we are talking about and you can lose all your money. Never invest more than you can afford to lose, because you probably will lose it all.

Jun 01, 202301:06:57
DeFi Lunch (Ep 347) - May 30, 2023 - How Brad made 32x on a BRC-20 - Where to bank in crypto / AI / Burn More ETH! / #Ordinals Explode / $ETH #NFTs -> Ordinals / The latest raises / $OP Dump

DeFi Lunch (Ep 347) - May 30, 2023 - How Brad made 32x on a BRC-20 - Where to bank in crypto / AI / Burn More ETH! / #Ordinals Explode / $ETH #NFTs -> Ordinals / The latest raises / $OP Dump

Nobody likes to fly alone. Join the Mission: DeFi community to get the insights, debates, edu, and alpha you long for and maybe a friend or two a long the way - https://t.me/missiondefi

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News

A new ONNX Runtime in Cairo 1.0, a verifiable, fully open-source framework for ML inference. - https://twitter.com/gizatechxyz/status/1662111117613645825?s=20

Why the Devs Want to Burn More ETH | Bankless - https://www.bankless.com/mev-burn-podcast-breakdown

Bitcoin Ordinals surpass 10M inscriptions as creator Rodarmor steps down - https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-ordinals-surpass-inscription-as-casey-rodarmor-steps-down?utm_source=Telegram&utm_medium=social

Bitcoin Ordinals to bridge Ethereum NFTs with the launch of BRC-721E - https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-ordinals-to-bridge-ethereum-nft-with-new-standard?utm_source=Telegram&utm_medium=social

Buying a bank won’t solve crypto’s debanking issue — Binance CEO - https://cointelegraph.com/news/binance-ceo-cz-wont-buy-bank-despite-crypto-debanking

Optimism set to unlock $587M worth of OP tokens, will investors unload? - https://cointelegraph.com/news/optimism-unlock-millions-op-token-may-price-pressure

Wintermute moves over $4M of Optimism tokens to Binance ahead of OP unlock - https://cointelegraph.com/news/wintermute-moves-over-4m-in-optimism-to-binance-ahead-of-token-unlock

Best Crypto-friendly Banks to Use in 2023 - DailyCoin - https://dailycoin.com/best-crypto-friendly-banks/

Fantom Gas Monetization - https://earngas.fantom.network/

How Nikes Industry-Leading Web3 Strategy Marks a New Era for Consumer Brands - https://dematerialzd.substack.com/p/just-do-it-how-nikes-industry-leading


Recent Raises

Blocktrade Raises €4.5M Prior to Public Round of BTEX Token Sale - https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/blocktrade-raises-4-5m-prior-to-public-round-of-btex-token-sale-301835886.html

Blocktrade - Start your crypto journey today - https://blocktrade.com/


Excited to announce a $4M strategic round investment in Burgercities - https://burgercities.medium.com/excited-to-announce-a-4m-strategic-round-investment-in-burgercities-4a23bc51f779

BurgerCities - https://burgercities.org/


BNB NFT marketplace Tabi raises $10M in angel funding - https://cointelegraph.com/news/bnb-nft-marketplace-tabi-raises-10m-in-angel-funding

Tabi - https://tabi.lol/


Leading the AI Revolution in Web3: Orbofi AI Raises $2.8M - https://www.theblock.co/post/232259/leading-the-ai-revolution-in-web3-orbofi-ai-raises-2-6m-in-high-profile-funding-round

Orbofi - https://www.orbofi.com/


SCHWAP - https://schwap.app/


TomoChain secures strategic investment from @coin98_labs - ⁠https://twitter.com/TomoChainANN/status/1661661019759050753?s=20⁠

TomoChain - https://tomochain.com/


Joe Cawley and Brad Nickel cover the DeFi news of the day, new opportunities in the space including liquidity pools, yield farming, staking, and much more.

This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel, Joe Cawley, and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypto is high risk and dangerous. If you decide to participate, do your own research. Never count on the research of others. We don't know what we are talking about and you can lose all your money. Never invest more than you can afford to lose, because you probably will lose it all.

May 30, 202354:36
Mission: DeFi - EP 100 - Building in AI with Corey Cottrell - EPISODE 100! 🥳 That's a bit nuts

Mission: DeFi - EP 100 - Building in AI with Corey Cottrell - EPISODE 100! 🥳 That's a bit nuts

Can't think of anyone better for my 100th episode 🥳 than my good friend Corey Cottrell. We always have a great time just chatting and this conversation is no different.

We had a wide ranging chat about AI, the future, and his projects.

Corey has been building innovative platforms with his amazing team and community for a while now. They built a really powerful Minecraft-based metaverse with token and NFT integration called The Uplift and then Microsoft decided to restrict NFTs in Minecraft, so they started rebuilding on an open source platform. Then, ChatGPT and AI exploded on the scene and Corey had an idea 💡.

He and the team built a powerful AI platform integrated with Discord and it goes beyond just a chat interface. They create distinct and fine-tuned AI agents for projects in crypto and elsewhere and the results are really amazing. They keep communities engaged, can handle topics and issues related to a project and much much more. If you run a community on Discord, you need MetaMind.app.

They have much bigger plans and are determined to stay ahead of the curve.

Project Name: Metaminds.app

Project URL: https://metaminds.app

Guest Name: Corey Cottrell

Guest Twitter: https://twitter.com/coreycottrell

Corey's Music: https://Fb.com/coreycottrellmusic

This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypto is high risk and dangerous. If you decide to participate, do your own research. Never count on the research of others. We don't know what we are talking about and you can lose all your money. Never invest more than you can afford to lose, because you probably will lose it all.

May 30, 202355:40
DeFi Lunch (Ep 346) - May 25, 2023 - A Trader's Journey - Hammie - From ShitCoins to Calling the Pico Top with Shaun!

DeFi Lunch (Ep 346) - May 25, 2023 - A Trader's Journey - Hammie - From ShitCoins to Calling the Pico Top with Shaun!

From ShitCoins to Calling the Pico Top - A Trader's Journey

Hammie (https://twitter.com/sibolero) is a member of the Material Indicators community and when she started her trading journey, she basically knew next to nothing about trading. She started off investing in shitcoin projects on a fundamentals level and over time had done really well. She also took a journey into NFTs on Solana and much more. Then she decided that she wanted to learn more from Shaun and she transformed her approach and now trades perps very successfully.

Learn the lessons she learned and learn how she trades.

Ask Hammie, Shaun, Brad, or Joe any questions you have in our community - ⁠https://t.me/missiondefi⁠

Joe Cawley and Brad Nickel cover the DeFi news of the day, new opportunities in the space including liquidity pools, yield farming, staking, and much more.

This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel, Joe Cawley, and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypto is high risk and dangerous. If you decide to participate, do your own research. Never count on the research of others. We don't know what we are talking about and you can lose all your money. Never invest more than you can afford to lose, because you probably will lose it all.

May 28, 202301:23:44
DeFi Lunch (Ep 345) - May 23, 2023 - Is @VitalikButerin trying to kill @Eigenlayer? / @Dashpay Dead? Last of the @Masternodes? / FTX 2.0 - Worst or best idea ever? / Bonkers @Bitcoin NFTs/ #BRC-20?

DeFi Lunch (Ep 345) - May 23, 2023 - Is @VitalikButerin trying to kill @Eigenlayer? / @Dashpay Dead? Last of the @Masternodes? / FTX 2.0 - Worst or best idea ever? / Bonkers @Bitcoin NFTs/ #BRC-20?

Psst... Hey you, Yes, you – Before you listen to the show, just know that we took a bet today about what your excuse is for not joining the community yet.

Sadly, you won't like the option with the best odds, because it is really perverted.

So instead of humiliating you, we're just going to encourage you to join, so you don't have to be embarrassed: https://t.me/missiondefi


Just kidding. There's no expiration on true love ❤️ - We'll all be here patiently awaiting arrival and not really feeling like we can do much of anything til you get here...

Coinbase all wrong? Another Brad rant - https://md1.to/5sghk

Don't overload Ethereums consensus - https://md1.to/qcqlx

Vitalik Buterin warns against overloading Ethereum consensus layer - https://md1.to/swaik

Bad Journalism - Breaking: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. First to ever accept campaign donations in Bitcoin - https://md1.to/ulmc9

Dash blockchain down for hours after hard fork fail, devs to try upgrade again June 14 - https://md1.to/vciud

FTX 2.0 launching soon? Court filing shows a reboot plan in the works - https://md1.to/wrggw

Ledger CEO says ‘sharded’ wallet keys could be shared if subpoenaed - https://md1.to/rppyr

Hong Kong Steps Up Crypto Hub Push in Contrast With Clampdowns in Asia - https://md1.to/fsrr9

Bitcoin NFTs Take No. 2 Spot In Months - https://md1.to/sioc9

Gemini Says Genesis Parent DCG Missed $630 Million Payment - https://md1.to/49oh1


Joe Cawley and Brad Nickel cover the DeFi news of the day, new opportunities in the space including liquidity pools, yield farming, staking, and much more.

This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel, Joe Cawley, and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypto is high risk and dangerous. If you decide to participate, do your own research. Never count on the research of others. We don't know what we are talking about and you can lose all your money. Never invest more than you can afford to lose, because you probably will lose it all.

May 24, 202301:07:04
DeFi Lunch (Ep 344) - May 22, 2023 - @mavprotocol changing how liquidity gets done in DeFi - @alvinxuzj

DeFi Lunch (Ep 344) - May 22, 2023 - @mavprotocol changing how liquidity gets done in DeFi - @alvinxuzj

Fantastic interview with Alvin Xu of Maverick Protocol with a new approach to managing liquidity that is attracting a ton of attention and TVL.

Stay tuned for Brad's longer form interview with Alvin's co-founder for a deep dive into how it works and what it does.


Discuss Maverick in the community: https://t.me/missiondefi


Project Name: Maverick Protocol

Project URL: https://www.mav.xyz/

Project Twitter: https://twitter.com/mavprotocol?s=20

Guest Name: Alvin Xu

Guest Twitter: https://twitter.com/alvinxuzj?s=20


Joe Cawley and Brad Nickel cover the DeFi news of the day, new opportunities in the space including liquidity pools, yield farming, staking, and much more.

This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel, Joe Cawley, and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypto is high risk and dangerous. If you decide to participate, do your own research. Never count on the research of others. We don't know what we are talking about and you can lose all your money. Never invest more than you can afford to lose, because you probably will lose it all.

May 23, 202301:05:31
Mission: DeFi EP 99 - Crypto news done right - Ekin Genç Managing Editor of @DLNews on how they plan to change the face of DeFi Reporting

Mission: DeFi EP 99 - Crypto news done right - Ekin Genç Managing Editor of @DLNews on how they plan to change the face of DeFi Reporting

We're big fans of DeFi Llama and not such big fans of the current state of crypto "journalism". So, you could say we were pretty damn excited to find out that the Llamas were building a DeFi news project to do crypto journalism right.

Our excitement was further enforced, after meeting Managing Editor Ekin Genç. They are approaching the entire operation the way professional journalism should be.

Real journalists, real standards, real editorial ethics, and a platform and approach with no ads, that means they won't sell out and they won't create clickbait garbage.

Learn why and how in this episode.

Project Name: DLNews

Project URL: https://dlnews.com

Project Twitter: https://twitter.com/DLNewsInfo?s=20

Guest Name: Ekin Genç

Guest Twitter: https://twitter.com/eking0x

This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypto is high risk and dangerous. If you decide to participate, do your own research. Never count on the research of others. We don't know what we are talking about and you can lose all your money. Never invest more than you can afford to lose, because you probably will lose it all.

May 23, 202347:02
DeFi Lunch (Ep 343) - May 18, 2023 - Shaun Day!

DeFi Lunch (Ep 343) - May 18, 2023 - Shaun Day!

Why do you think it is that you haven't joined the most intelligent community in DeFi? - https://t.me/missiondefi

You hate interacting with really smart, experienced people?

You don't like hearing the latest news?

You can't stand humorous interactions and complete smart asses?

You don't like getting Alpha on new projects and Airdrop opps?

You hate the idea of chatting directly with the amazing Shaun?

Seriously though, do you think waiting will make you better informed, educated, and having more fun?

Join us now: https://t.me/missiondefi⁠

Joe Cawley and Brad Nickel cover the DeFi news of the day, new opportunities in the space including liquidity pools, yield farming, staking, and much more.

This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel, Joe Cawley, and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypto is high risk and dangerous. If you decide to participate, do your own research. Never count on the research of others. We don't know what we are talking about and you can lose all your money. Never invest more than you can afford to lose, because you probably will lose it all.

May 22, 202301:31:04
Mission: DeFi EP 98 - Can Akash be a major player in AI with their GPU market? Founder Greg Osuri joins my Twitter Space to discuss

Mission: DeFi EP 98 - Can Akash be a major player in AI with their GPU market? Founder Greg Osuri joins my Twitter Space to discuss

Our first episode on Twitter Spaces and we will likely do more. To get notified so you can listen and ask questions, be sure to follow Brad on Twitter - https://md1.to/b05 and turn on notifications 🔔

and join our Telegram community - https://t.me/missiondefi

Much thanks for my friend and business partner - Chuck Shotton (https://twitter.com/cshotton) joining me for this Twitter Space. Looking forward to having him do that regularly.

What a great conversation with the founder of Akash - Greg Osuri. The platform provides a way to gain access to compute and soon GPU based compute in a less expensive and easier way. Akash is a model for not only democratizing access, but also a way to introduce the power of blockchain and crypto to so many more people.

Project Name: Akash Network

Project URL: https://md1.to/9fdu7

Project Twitter: https://md1.to/akashtw

Guest Name: Greg Osuri

Guest Twitter: https://md1.to/gotwsp

This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypto is high risk and dangerous. If you decide to participate, do your own research. Never count on the research of others. We don't know what we are talking about and you can lose all your money. Never invest more than you can afford to lose, because you probably will lose it all.

May 17, 202353:10
DeFi Lunch (Ep 342) - May 16, 2023

DeFi Lunch (Ep 342) - May 16, 2023

Join the community and make a difference - https://t.me/missiondefi

Adam Cochran - In the US and abroad that guidance came almost a decade ago for everyone but the SEC - https://md1.to/jfnf0

Robert Scoble on Twitter: "This is the scariest tweet Ive made in a long time. On Friday I met with a psychiatrist - https://md1.to/xbmx8

Louis Zuzalu - Balancing the Power of AI/ML: The Role of ZK and Blockchain - https://md1.to/gngiq

Sam Kazemian (¤, ¤) on Twitter: "I always say stablecoins are the 3rd trillion dollar opportunity - https://md1.to/eifkz

Brad - Dear DeFi Founders, You have a website, right? - https://md1.to/tepup

UX suggestion @coinbase - integrate your status alerts with your send/receive interface - https://md1.to/lnvw2

Ethereum validators earn a record $46M as staking rewards rate surges - https://md1.to/bh0b0

Balancing the Power of AI/ML: The Role of ZK and Blockchain - https://md1.to/x0et3

Record Profits, Reserve Surpluses, and USDT at All-Time Highs - https://md1.to/85yon


Joe Cawley and Brad Nickel cover the DeFi news of the day, new opportunities in the space including liquidity pools, yield farming, staking, and much more.

This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel, Joe Cawley, and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypto is high risk and dangerous. If you decide to participate, do your own research. Never count on the research of others. We don't know what we are talking about and you can lose all your money. Never invest more than you can afford to lose, because you probably will lose it all.

May 16, 202354:24
DeFi Lunch (Ep 341) - May 15, 2023 - @MakerDAO Chain & #AI / @hourglasshq / 👍 @native_fi / @LidoFinance 🆕 / @litecoin ⚡️ / @gitcoin 😡 / @binance 👋🏻 Canada /

DeFi Lunch (Ep 341) - May 15, 2023 - @MakerDAO Chain & #AI / @hourglasshq / 👍 @native_fi / @LidoFinance 🆕 / @litecoin ⚡️ / @gitcoin 😡 / @binance 👋🏻 Canada /

Join the fam - https://t.me/missiondefi ❤️

Spark Protocol - https://md1.to/3b8jl

Binance exit Canada - https://md1.to/2614q

Hourglass - https://md1.to/z28ji

Lido V2 update - https://md1.to/5mem2

Lido V2 — Next Step In Decentralization - ⁠https://md1.to/e4pf9⁠

Litecoin Lightning - https://md1.to/0ywe2

Spark Protocol launch - https://md1.to/e7vsw

U.S. Chamber of Commerce filed a brief in @Coinbase v. SEC - https://md1.to/ohjy9

MetaMask🦊 - buy ETH using PayPal - https://md1.to/cmqsp

Canto CSR on any EVM chain - EIP-6969 - https://md1.to/b4gal

Stripe expands access to its crypto onramp with hosted option - https://md1.to/qlwzm

BRC-20 tokens surpass $1B market cap - https://md1.to/tt6em

Bitcoin a top 3 asset in the event of US debt default - https://md1.to/qzo7v

Bitcoin addresses holding 1 BTC or more reach one million - https://md1.to/jcxfr

Hourglass - https://md1.to/geo7v

MakerDAO unveils AI-fueled roadmap to new blockchain - ⁠https://md1.to/k2q3f⁠

The 5 phases of Endgame - Maker - https://md1.to/err8y

Native - Be Your Own DEX - https://md1.to/ag9fe

Arkham Connected Wallets - https://md1.to/pdjc9

Venom Foundation - Secure by design, scalable by nature - https://venom.foundation/

Venom Blockchain Testnet Campaign - https://md1.to/08mm9

Alibaba Cloud Builds Metaverse Launchpad on Avalanche - https://md1.to/c5cfp

SEC Wants to Slash $22M Fine on LBRY - https://md1.to/wz1rm

Gitcoin faces accusations ‘power was abused’ over diversity grant process - https://md1.to/uutc1

Jump and Jane Street retreat from crypto - https://md1.to/75tdw

Humane’s Screenless Tech - https://md1.to/rhbig


Joe Cawley and Brad Nickel cover the DeFi news of the day, new opportunities in the space including liquidity pools, yield farming, staking, and much more.

This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel, Joe Cawley, and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypto is high risk and dangerous. If you decide to participate, do your own research. Never count on the research of others. We don't know what we are talking about and you can lose all your money. Never invest more than you can afford to lose, because you probably will lose it all.

May 16, 202301:03:00
DeFi Lunch (Ep 340) - May 11, 2023 - Shaun (@XBT3D) Day! How to play shitcoins properly and BRC-20s, Bitcoin network

DeFi Lunch (Ep 340) - May 11, 2023 - Shaun (@XBT3D) Day! How to play shitcoins properly and BRC-20s, Bitcoin network

Another banger of an episode with the illustrious and never boring Shaun. Today he tells us how he picks and speculates on shitcoins as well as what is up with Bitcoin, Ordinals, and BRC-20 tokens.

Get all the episodes in audio and video at https://missiondefi.com

Ask your self, why are you missing out on the opportunity to interact with Shaun, Brad, and Joe as well as the entire team directly. Now is the time, join our community to learn from others and share your ideas, insights, and learnings. https://t.me/missiondefi

Joe Cawley and Brad Nickel cover the DeFi news of the day, new opportunities in the space including liquidity pools, yield farming, staking, and much more.

This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel, Joe Cawley, and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypto is high risk and dangerous. If you decide to participate, do your own research. Never count on the research of others. We don't know what we are talking about and you can lose all your money. Never invest more than you can afford to lose, because you probably will lose it all.

May 15, 202301:25:15
Mission: DeFi EP 97 - Can $R be the decentralized stablecoin we need? David Garai of Raft thinks borrowing against staked $ETH is the way to go

Mission: DeFi EP 97 - Can $R be the decentralized stablecoin we need? David Garai of Raft thinks borrowing against staked $ETH is the way to go

Get ready for a powerful new idea to alter the framework of DeFI!

When the bear market forced Tempus Finance to build something new, David Garai and his team refused to back down. Searching for the next revolutionary idea, they identified one of the most challenging problems in DeFi: the need for a truly decentralized stablecoin.

Enter Raft and the groundbreaking stablecoin, $R. Tying it to borrowed staked ETH, they've developed a game-changing solution that promises longevity and success. Prepare to be blown away by David's riveting conversation, as he shares vital lessons for founders in this era of constant innovation. Don't miss this incredible journey into the heart of DeFi's untamed frontier!

Join the Mission: DeFi community as we discuss $R and so much more - https://t.me/missiondefi

Project Name: Raft

Project URL: https://md1.to/raft

Project Twitter: https://md1.to/rafttwitter

Guest Name: David Garai

Guest Twitter: https://md1.to/davidgaraitw


This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypto is high risk and dangerous. If you decide to participate, do your own research. Never count on the research of others. We don't know what we are talking about and you can lose all your money. Never invest more than you can afford to lose, because you probably will lose it all.


May 05, 202345:57
DeFi Lunch (Ep 339) - May 4, 2023 - @Cowswap & @Yearnfi Dump / @0xMantle v @Hela_Network v #MultiData / #BRC20 #Ordinals @unisat_wallet - @MarkJeffrey /

DeFi Lunch (Ep 339) - May 4, 2023 - @Cowswap & @Yearnfi Dump / @0xMantle v @Hela_Network v #MultiData / #BRC20 #Ordinals @unisat_wallet - @MarkJeffrey /

Don't miss Brad's Spaces with @GregOsuri (https://md1.to/grego) of @akashnet_ (https://md1.to/akash) Tuesday, May 8th at 11:00 AM eastern. Click here to get reminded - https://md1.to/tsosuri


🎉 Our amazing community is waiting for your insights! Join - https://t.me/missiondefi


Sui Mainnet has launched - https://md1.to/suilaunch


All funds impacted by the march Euler hack have now been recovered - https://md1.to/eulerrec


When it comes to the fine art of token dumping… there’s a new player in town. - https://md1.to/ycdump


BRC20 tokens - https://md1.to/brc

UniSat BRC-20 Wallet - https://md1.to/unisat


36% of the top 1,000 crypto projects went silent on blogging this year - https://md1.to/blogdrop


CEX trading volumes decline - https://md1.to/cexdec

Coinbase to cease issuing new Bitcoin-backed loans - https://md1.to/cbloans


Which chain in testnet looks most and least legit to you? Survey Below! 👇

Multidata oracles - https://md1.to/multihome

HelaLabs - https://md1.to/hela

Mantle | Trusted L2 Solutions to Hyperscale Ethereum - https://md1.to/mantle


Bitcoin Decouples From Stocks As Fed Decision Looms -https://md1.to/btcdec


Memecoin hype fuels bullish Ethereum narrative as ‘burn’ hits 10-month high – https://md1.to/memestupid


FTC Chair Lina Khan: We Must Regulate A.I. Here’s How - https://md1.to/ftcregai


Joe Cawley and Brad Nickel cover the DeFi news of the day, new opportunities in the space including liquidity pools, yield farming, staking, and much more.


This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel, Joe Cawley, and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypto is high risk and dangerous. If you decide to participate, do your own research. Never count on the research of others. We don't know what we are talking about and you can lose all your money. Never invest more than you can afford to lose, because you probably will lose it all.

May 04, 202301:04:25
DeFi Lunch (Ep 338) - May 2, 2023 - $COIN @Coinbase Perps / @0xProject / @eigenlayer Mainnet / @DefiLlama Protocol Pages / @CryptoHayes - Nationalized banks

DeFi Lunch (Ep 338) - May 2, 2023 - $COIN @Coinbase Perps / @0xProject / @eigenlayer Mainnet / @DefiLlama Protocol Pages / @CryptoHayes - Nationalized banks

So much edu, alpha, and great people. Join the Mission: DeFi community: https://t.me/missiondefi


0x | Powerful APIs to build financial apps on crypto rails - https://md1.to/d89lc


Arthur Hayes - US regulators decided to nationalise the banking system - https://md1.to/375gh


Wormhole Connect: Integrate In-App Bridging in as Few as 3 Lines of Code - https://md1.to/976s7


All Funds on Trust Wallet browser extension could have been stolen - https://md1.to/xdzkd


3AC founders run into fresh trouble in Dubai - https://md1.to/07vvn


SEC crackdown on crypto staking in the US could boost decentralization - https://md1.to/gpwcf


DefiLlama - New Protocol Pages - https://md1.to/top86


EigenLayer Mainnet Launch: Benefits of Early Restaking - https://md1.to/2dmyt


Coinbase launches international perps exchange — starting with 5x leverage - https://www.theblock.co/post/229021/coinbase-launches-perps-exchange


Joe Cawley and Brad Nickel cover the DeFi news of the day, new opportunities in the space including liquidity pools, yield farming, staking, and much more.


This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel, Joe Cawley, and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypto is high risk and dangerous. If you decide to participate, do your own research. Never count on the research of others. We don't know what we are talking about and you can lose all your money. Never invest more than you can afford to lose, because you probably will lose it all.

May 02, 202347:13
DeFi Lunch (Ep 337) - May 1, 2023 - @TinyTapAB edu co has cool NFT model / Hong Kong Crypto / @berachain vs @CantoPublic / @ambosstech for lightning / @aki_protocol / $PEPE sigh /

DeFi Lunch (Ep 337) - May 1, 2023 - @TinyTapAB edu co has cool NFT model / Hong Kong Crypto / @berachain vs @CantoPublic / @ambosstech for lightning / @aki_protocol / $PEPE sigh /

Don't miss out! Join the community - https://t.me/missiondefi

Berachain $42.0M fundraise - https://md1.to/23vk7

Amboss Technologies, a data analytics firm that focuses on the Bitcoin Lightning Network, has raised $4 million in seed funding - https://md1.to/532ba

TinyTap $8.5M raise - https://md1.to/sedaj

NFT Project Landing page | TinyTap - https://md1.to/gr9s1

Brad: The only thing you need to know about the difference between Berachain & @CantoPublic is that Canto didnt need to raise $4 million - https://md1.to/a2emw

Aki Protocol | StarMap - https://md1.to/diw9c

Into The Next Chapter: Ethereum’s Proto-Danksharding - https://md1.to/0c7eg

Ethereum Staking 🥩 (Lido, Coinbase, Kraken, Binance, RocketPool, Frax) - ⁠https://md1.to/a1jut⁠

Hong Kong regulator requires banks to open accounts for crypto firms -https://md1.to/20zlf

DefiLlama News

PEPE jumps 112% after major exchange listing - https://md1.to/iqucf

PEPE - ⁠https://md1.to/uo7y1⁠

MetaCRM - https://md1.to/pcadm

Aki Protocol raised seed round - https://md1.to/xdtp0

Hashnote - https://md1.to/7td1e

Redeem Technologies - https://md1.to/ha3f2

Joe Cawley and Brad Nickel cover the DeFi news of the day, new opportunities in the space including liquidity pools, yield farming, staking, and much more.

This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel, Joe Cawley, and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypto is high risk and dangerous. If you decide to participate, do your own research. Never count on the research of others. We don't know what we are talking about and you can lose all your money. Never invest more than you can afford to lose, because you probably will lose it all.



May 01, 202358:13
Mission: DeFi EP 96 - Vega - The Power of Financial Legos on an App Chain - Founder: Barney Mannerings

Mission: DeFi EP 96 - Vega - The Power of Financial Legos on an App Chain - Founder: Barney Mannerings

What is it like to watch DeFi summer pass you by while you are building a powerful app-based financial platform to bring financial derivative products to anyone with an idea?

For 5 years, Barney Mannerings and the team at Vega Protocol have been building not only a derivatives trading app, but more importantly, a powerful derivatives building platform for any kind of financial application. The potential of the platform to bridge all of finance into DeFi is very compelling.

Project Name: Vega Protocol Project URL: https://vega.xyz/ Project Twitter: https://twitter.com/vegaprotocol Guest Name: Barney Mannerings Guest Twitter: https://twitter.com/barnabee This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypto is high risk and dangerous. If you decide to participate, do your own research. Never count on the research of others. We don't know what we are talking about and you can lose all your money. Never invest more than you can afford to lose, because you probably will lose it all.

Apr 28, 202354:28
DeFi Lunch (Ep 336) - Apr 27, 2023 - Learn Market Making & Algos with Shaun

DeFi Lunch (Ep 336) - Apr 27, 2023 - Learn Market Making & Algos with Shaun

Who knew market making was such an amazing way to make money? Shaun was here and told all.

Fantastic insights into what market making is, how it works, ways to do it, and why it is an amazing way to make money.

This is not financial advice. This is complex and difficult and you could lose it all if you don't know what you are doing.

We've created a channel in our Telegram for Market Making - Join now to learn more: 💰 https://md1.to/mdmm

Joe Cawley and Brad Nickel cover the DeFi news of the day, new opportunities in the space including liquidity pools, yield farming, staking, and much more.

This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel, Joe Cawley, and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypto is high risk and dangerous. If you decide to participate, do your own research. Never count on the research of others. We don't know what we are talking about and you can lose all your money. Never invest more than you can afford to lose, because you probably will lose it all.

Apr 27, 202301:01:51
DeFi Lunch (Ep 335) - Apr 25, 2023 - @Coinbase 🥊 SEC / @Binance AI 🥱 / Bridge Volume @Defillama / @Arbitrum Beats Ethereum? / @SPGlobalRatings goes DeFi? / @Coincenter 🥷

DeFi Lunch (Ep 335) - Apr 25, 2023 - @Coinbase 🥊 SEC / @Binance AI 🥱 / Bridge Volume @Defillama / @Arbitrum Beats Ethereum? / @SPGlobalRatings goes DeFi? / @Coincenter 🥷

Are you missing out on Alpha?!? Join the Mission: DeFi community: https://t.me/missiondefi


Coinbase filed a narrow action in the U.S. Circuit Court to compel the SEC to respond “yes or no” to a rulemaking petition

https://md1.to/h7a8s


Binance Sensei AI Chatbot.

https://md1.to/95krb


Bridge Volume - DefiLlama

https://defillama.com/bridges


Arbitrum Overtakes Ethereum in Daily Transactions

https://md1.to/ev45y


One Billion Users will Flood Crypto Markets this Cycle, Says Former Goldman Sachs Exec

https://md1.to/mw3zb


S&P Global Puts Decentralized Finance at the Forefront

https://md1.to/7nc2p


CoinCenter - Comments to the Securities Exchange Commission on Amendments Regarding the Definition of ‘Exchange’ and Alternative Trading Systems

https://md1.to/5d3ey


Waves founder Ivanov is a nut job — ‘I’ll find you if I want to’ – DL News

https://md1.to/obrti


Joe Cawley and Brad Nickel cover the DeFi news of the day, new opportunities in the space including liquidity pools, yield farming, staking, and much more.


This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel, Joe Cawley, and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypto is high risk and dangerous. If you decide to participate, do your own research. Never count on the research of others. We don't know what we are talking about and you can lose all your money. Never invest more than you can afford to lose, because you probably will lose it all.

Apr 25, 202345:14
DeFi Lunch (Ep 334) - Apr 24, 2023 - #AI will change all / Bank of @AndreCronjeTech / @DFYN V2 Wow! / @Gemini Derivs / Could #SCOTUS slap #SEC back? / @0xPolygon Researcher departs for @AvailProject

DeFi Lunch (Ep 334) - Apr 24, 2023 - #AI will change all / Bank of @AndreCronjeTech / @DFYN V2 Wow! / @Gemini Derivs / Could #SCOTUS slap #SEC back? / @0xPolygon Researcher departs for @AvailProject

More people are joining us to discuss the show and much, much more in our community?

Do you really want to miss this?

https://md1.to/mdtg


Microsoft working on its own AI chips that may rival Nvidia’s

⁠https://md1.to/msaichip⁠


Are regulators like the SEC abusing their power? Supreme court thinks so in some cass. What does that mean for crypto? Brad pontificates.

⁠https://md1.to/2icei⁠


Andre Cronje is building a crypto bank with payments infrastructure

https://md1.to/acbank


Gemini Foundation – a non-US crypto derivatives platform. Coming soon!

https://md1.to/eminierivatives


Polygon researcher lead leaves Polygon for modular blockchain data availability project - @AvailProject as a Co-Founder alongside @anuragarjun.

https://md1.to/i80nj


Top 5 chains by economic activity

https://md1.to/un0f7


Verified Disney Junior UK account?

https://md1.to/d1lsh


South Korean court rules LUNA is not a security

https://md1.to/zliz7


OPNX CEO scolds claimed backers

https://md1.to/tmaed


Trust Wallet to reimburse users after $170,000 security incident

https://md1.to/tkq02


VC funding into Web3 startups down 82% year-over-year

https://md1.to/itlel


DFYN Exchange Launches Amazing V2

https://md1.to/cffdq

Exchange

https://md1.to/o22wr


Joe Cawley and Brad Nickel cover the DeFi news of the day, new opportunities in the space including liquidity pools, yield farming, staking, and much more.


This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel, Joe Cawley, and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypto is high risk and dangerous. If you decide to participate, do your own research. Never count on the research of others. We don't know what we are talking about and you can lose all your money. Never invest more than you can afford to lose, because you probably will lose it all.

Apr 24, 202354:57
DeFi Lunch (Ep 333) - Apr 20, 2023 - Shaun Day!

DeFi Lunch (Ep 333) - Apr 20, 2023 - Shaun Day!

Shaun is back and he's sharing more brilliant analysis on the market and why nothing has changed for him on his bearish outlook.

Shaun is sharing even more in our community. Don't miss out here: https:// t.me/missiondefi

Joe Cawley and Brad Nickel cover the DeFi news of the day, new opportunities in the space including liquidity pools, yield farming, staking, and much more.

This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel, Joe Cawley, and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypto is high risk and dangerous. If you decide to participate, do your own research. Never count on the research of others. We don't know what we are talking about and you can lose all your money. Never invest more than you can afford to lose, because you probably will lose it all.

Apr 21, 202301:10:42
Mission: DeFi EP 95 - VC Evan Mair of Gumi Cryptos explains how they fund startups in crypto & what they see on horizon

Mission: DeFi EP 95 - VC Evan Mair of Gumi Cryptos explains how they fund startups in crypto & what they see on horizon

Traditional VCs get gun shy when the markets turn, but the partners at Gumi Cryptos just keep moving forward and looking for compelling innovation in the space. Today we interviewed Evan Mair to find out what it is like in today's bear market for crypto and DeFi.

We discuss:

  • Evan's background and how he fulfilled a dream he had since he was a child to become a VC
  • How they are more about innovation than just investing in a theme
  • How they look at investments
  • Their investing process
  • Why pitch decks and pitching are important for all projects
  • Their most recent bets in cool new protocols about to come online
  • How they structure deals and how that models out for tokens vs. equity
  • and much much more.

Project Name: Gumi Cryptos

Project URL: https://www.gumi-cryptos.com/

Project Twitter: https://twitter.com/GumiCryptos

Guest Name: Evan Mair

Guest Twitter: https://twitter.com/ETM612

This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypto is high risk and dangerous. If you decide to participate, do your own research. Never count on the research of others. We don't know what we are talking about and you can lose all your money. Never invest more than you can afford to lose, because you probably will lose it all.

Apr 19, 202301:08:48
DeFi Lunch (Ep 332) - Apr 18, 2023

DeFi Lunch (Ep 332) - Apr 18, 2023

Are you missing out on the community? Join now for all the news and discussions you need. https://t.me/missiondefi

NEWS: Rocket Pools Atlas upgrade goes live, lowering Ethereum staking limits. ( https://twitter.com/Blockworks_/status/1648262994218852353?s=20 )

For the past 48hrs Ive been unwinding a massive wallet draining operation - since Dec 2022 its drained 5000+ ETH and ??? in tokens / NFTs / coins across 11+ chains. Its rekt my friends & OGs who are reasonably secure. No one knows how. https://t.co/MafntG7RkP" / Twitter ( https://twitter.com/tayvano_/status/1648187031468781568?s=20 )

BNB Chain issues list of 191 high-risk, untrustworthy DApps and fake tokens ( https://cointelegraph.com/news/bnb-chain-issues-list-of-191-high-risk-untrustworthy-dapps-and-fake-tokens )

Hundred Finance loses $7 million in Optimism hack ( https://cointelegraph.com/news/hundred-finance-loses-7-million-in-optimism-hack )

Tether market cap eyes record high after regaining 65% stablecoin dominance ( https://cointelegraph.com/news/tether-market-cap-eyes-record-high-after-regaining-65-stablecoin-dominance )

Video of SEC chair praising Algorand resurfaces after recently deeming it a security ( https://cointelegraph.com/news/video-of-sec-chair-praising-algorand-resurfaces-after-recently-deeming-it-a-security?utm_source=Telegram&utm_medium=social )

Raft | Unlock Financial Freedom with R ( https://raft.fi/ )

Shapella Activated: DeFi Week of Apr. 9 - The Defiant ( https://thedefiant.io/shapella-activated-defi-week-of-apr-9 )

Uniswap V3 To Launch On Polygon zkEVM - The Defiant ( https://thedefiant.io/uniswap-v3-polygon-zkevm )

Major Photography Prize Winner Reveals Image Is AI-Generated, Rejects Award ( https://www.vice.com/en/article/dy3vxy/sony-world-photography-awards-ai-generated )

Coinbase Could Move Away From U.S. if No Regulatory Clarity: CEO Brian Armstrong ( https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/04/18/coinbase-could-move-away-from-us-if-no-regulatory-clarity-ceo-brian-armstrong/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines )

Crypto Investments Report Positive Flows for Fourth Consecutive Week: CoinShares ( https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/04/17/crypto-investments-see-positive-flows-for-fourth-consecutive-week-coinshares/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines )

Joe Cawley and Brad Nickel cover the DeFi news of the day, new opportunities in the space including liquidity pools, yield farming, staking, and much more.

This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel, Joe Cawley, and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypto is high risk and dangerous. If you decide to participate, do your own research. Never count on the research of others. We don't know what we are talking about and you can lose all your money. Never invest more than you can afford to lose, because you probably will lose it all.

Apr 18, 202344:06
DeFi Lunch (Ep 331) - Apr 17, 2023

DeFi Lunch (Ep 331) - Apr 17, 2023

BNB Chain on Twitter: "BNB Greenfields code is now open source 🍀 Everyones invited to experiment with Greenfields features and code, give us feedback, and co-build this promising ecosystem! Find out how you can start developing today by reading this blog from @v_bnbchain. ( https://twitter.com/BNBCHAIN/status/1646487578659495938 )

SEC reopens dark pools rule proposal that would regulate DeFi – DL News ( https://www.dlnews.com/articles/regulation/sec-reopens-comment-period-reg-ats-defi-exchange-amendments/ )

  • @_gabrielShapir0 on Twitter: "I dont fully agree with @NYcryptolawyer s analysis but one thing sfor sure--the SEC is going gonzo by saying most/all tokens are a new thing called "crypto-asset securities" this does *not* align with the Howey test" / Twitter ( https://twitter.com/lex_node/status/1647272386201522177?s=20 )

@Harbour_fi on Twitter: "1/ 🚀 Introducing Harbour: The Future of Transparent Banking! We’re thrilled to finally announce Harbour to the world, a groundbreaking crypto-native banking experience, connecting traditional finance & crypto within a single app. #HarbourLaunch Twitter ( https://twitter.com/harbour_fi/status/1646136165609644033 )

EOS EVM to allow interoperability across Ethereum, EOS ( https://cointelegraph.com/news/eos-evm-to-allow-interoperability-across-ethereum-eos )

Governance - DefiLlama ( https://defillama.com/governance )

NFTs - DefiLlama ( https://defillama.com/nfts )

Short seller Jim Chanos says Coinbase ‘will still lose money’ even as crypto prices soar – DL News ( https://www.dlnews.com/articles/defi/jim-chanos-coinbase-coin-enron-short-seller/ )

Joe Cawley and Brad Nickel cover the DeFi news of the day, new opportunities in the space including liquidity pools, yield farming, staking, and much more.

This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel, Joe Cawley, and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypto is high risk and dangerous. If you decide to participate, do your own research. Never count on the research of others. We don't know what we are talking about and you can lose all your money. Never invest more than you can afford to lose, because you probably will lose it all.

Apr 17, 202356:44
DeFi Lunch (Ep 330) - Apr 13, 2023 - What the hell is going on with @Beanstalkfarms? / Somebody @Uniswap need biz lessons / Death of @TronDAO & $BSV? / US is a loser /

DeFi Lunch (Ep 330) - Apr 13, 2023 - What the hell is going on with @Beanstalkfarms? / Somebody @Uniswap need biz lessons / Death of @TronDAO & $BSV? / US is a loser /

We give a great example why you shouldn't be missing from our Telegram community in the show today! - https://t.me/missiondefi

"Interesting developments from @BeanstalkFarms The address that exploited $180M may be linked to a @krakenfx deposit, which opens the door for law enforcement & prosecution. The link is established by looking at addys that deposited 101 ETH in Tornado Cash 1.5 mos before attack https://t.co/8rSClBqV1j" / Twitter ( https://md1.to/bcissues )

Why do we need a Uniswap Wallet? We don't. ( https://md1.to/uniwallet )

Binance US to Delist Justin Suns Tron Token Next Week - Decrypt ( https://md1.to/deathtron )

The U.S. Is Losing Its Edge in Crypto, Says Andreessen Horowitz - Decrypt ( https://md1.to/a16zuslosers )

Euler Finance opens redemptions after hacker returns funds ( https://md1.to/ulerback )

Visa+ Gives Consumers Option to Send P2P Payments to Anyone | PYMNTS.com ( https://md1.to/visaplus1 )

FTX considering a comeback as more funds are recovered ( https://md1.to/ftx2 )

The Ethereum Shanghai (Shapella) Upgrade Dashboard ( https://md1.to/ftx2 )

Craig Wrights Bitcoin SV Falls to Lowest Levels Against Bitcoin ( https://md1.to/notsatoshi )

Twitter to Enable Crypto, Stocks Trading ( https://md1.to/twittertrading )

Crypto | Money is evolving | Visa ( https://md1.to/isarypto )

Visa+ | Visa ( https://md1.to/visaaplus2 )

Mission: DeFi / DeFi Lunch Community › Bitcoin ( https://md1.to/mdcommbtc )

Bitcoin Outflows to Personal Wallets Signal Strong Support, says BofA – Cryptopolitan ( https://md1.to/outflows1 )

Ukraine’s crypto dream derailed by currency controls – DL News ( https://md1.to/ukrainecrypto )

Joe Cawley and Brad Nickel cover the DeFi news of the day, new opportunities in the space including liquidity pools, yield farming, staking, and much more.

This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel, Joe Cawley, and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypto is high risk and dangerous. If you decide to participate, do your own research. Never count on the research of others. We don't know what we are talking about and you can lose all your money. Never invest more than you can afford to lose, because you probably will lose it all.


Apr 13, 202301:00:29
DeFi Lunch (Ep 329) - Apr 11, 2023

DeFi Lunch (Ep 329) - Apr 11, 2023

If you haven't joined our Telegram community, you are missing out: https://t.me/missiondefi


Eva Beylin on Twitter: "I’m sick & tired of being sick & tired about banks. ( https://twitter.com/evabeylin/status/1645253108925071361?s=20 )


Camelot DEX | Arbitrum native Decentralized Exchange ( https://app.camelot.exchange/pools/?type=v2 )


Bitcoin miner CleanSpark purchases 45,000 ASICs for $145M ( https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-miner-cleanspark-purchases-45-000-asics-for-145m?utm_source=Telegram&utm_medium=social )


Microstrategy Bitcoin bet turns green as BTC price climbs to 10-month high ( https://cointelegraph.com/news/microstrategy-bitcoin-bet-turns-green-as-btc-price-climbs-to-10-month-high?utm_source=Telegram&utm_medium=social )


Coinbase Extends Lobbying Fees - The Cryptonomist ( https://en.cryptonomist.ch/2023/04/10/coinbase-extends-lobbying-fees/ )


Buying Crypto in Portfolio Dapp For An Easy Experience, the MetaMask Way ( https://metamask.io/news/latest/buying-crypto-in-portfolio-dapp-for-an-easy-experience-the-metamask-way/ )


MEV Blocker - Everyday protection from harmful MEV ( https://mevblocker.io/ )


Trading-focused blockchain Sei raises $30M, bringing valuation up to $800M | TechCrunch ( https://techcrunch.com/2023/04/11/trading-focused-blockchain-sei-raises-30m-bringing-valuation-up-to-800m/ )


Variant Founder Fellowship – Variant ( https://variant.fund/variant-founder-fellowship/ )


Multicoin Leads $4M Strategic Round for Web3 Co-Ownership Platform Lore ( https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/04/06/multicoin-leads-4m-strategic-round-for-web3-co-ownership-platform-lore/ )


Sei ( https://www.seinetwork.io/ )


Joe Cawley and Brad Nickel cover the DeFi news of the day, new opportunities in the space including liquidity pools, yield farming, staking, and much more.

This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel, Joe Cawley, and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypto is high risk and dangerous. If you decide to participate, do your own research. Never count on the research of others. We don't know what we are talking about and you can lose all your money. Never invest more than you can afford to lose, because you probably will lose it all.

Apr 11, 202301:01:43
DeFi Lunch (Ep 328) - Apr 10, 2023

DeFi Lunch (Ep 328) - Apr 10, 2023

(1) Brian on Twitter: "1/ Currently those who want to on/off-ramp must register for a centralized exchange and incur long delays before money reaches your accounts or use centralized fiat on-ramps which charge high fees (5%). We (@asoong91, @richardzliang, @0xSachinK) think there’s a better way… https://t.co/5faRCUQIQt" / Twitter ( https://twitter.com/Bmwball56/status/1643620546914000896 )


(1) Fantom Foundation on Twitter: "🗳️ Vote Open: Reducing Validator Staking Requirement A proposal to lower financial barriers allowing participants across the world to join in securing the #Fantom network via staking & validating. 🔹 50,000 $FTM 🔹 75,000 $FTM 🔹 100,000 $FTM Cast vote: https://t.co/cPS8iU3Cnm https://t.co/6PEGkVShYD" / Twitter ( https://twitter.com/FantomFDN/status/1644362866391228417 )


0xngmi (llamazip arc) on Twitter: "Seeing a lot of people talking about USDT mcap quickly falling by billions At defillama we collect on-chain data for all the chains where USDT is deployed to and were not seeing that drop https://t.co/iu7cucLAtI (data is updated hourly)" / Twitter ( https://twitter.com/0xngmi/status/1644174534445088776?s=20 )


Brad Nickel - Host: Mission DeFi & DeFi Lunch on Twitter: "Hey @brian_armstrong, Ive been highly critical of you at times, while also praising your teams work on the #DeFi regulatory front. Over the last few weeks, you & your team have been making all the right steps & saying all the right things. I am impressed with the moves you… https://t.co/z5okZ9XbMz" / Twitter ( https://twitter.com/b05crypto/status/1644459764112343040 )


Brad Nickel - Host: Mission DeFi & DeFi Lunch on Twitter: "If you use @Rabby_io, this is a simple process to revoke. Just choose Approvals button in each of your wallets and then search on the contract address in the box that comes up. If you have one of the impacted contracts, click it, choose all coins and Revoke. Contracts are in… https://t.co/glv1jc6j1Q" / Twitter ( https://twitter.com/b05crypto/status/1644931795236933633?s=20 )


Brad Nickel - Host: Mission DeFi & DeFi Lunch on Twitter: "Wow..." / Twitter ( https://twitter.com/b05crypto/status/1644565190128574465?s=20 )


Airtm | Unlock your potential ( https://airtm.com/en/ )


The Last Days of SVB - Puck ( https://puck.news/the-last-days-of-svb/ )


Binance.US Unable to Secure Banking Partner — TradingView News ( https://www.tradingview.com/news/cryptodaily:effdcf03b094b:0/ )


Community on SushiSwap exploit: The $3.3 hack is ‘weird’ — TradingView News ( https://www.tradingview.com/news/cointelegraph:f6bbca2b8094b:0/ )


fWallet ( https://wallet.fantom.network/governance/proposal/0x7c3b85a71e4fce1209a81d67f1af46b5a068770e/0x22 )


Deloitte: 75% of retailers plan to accept crypto payments in 2 years ( https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/29/deloitte-75-percent-of-retailers-plan-to-accept-crypto-payments-in-2-years.html )


Joe Cawley and Brad Nickel cover the DeFi news of the day, new opportunities in the space including liquidity pools, yield farming, staking, and much more.

This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel, Joe Cawley, and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypto is high risk and dangerous. If you decide to participate, do your own research. Never count on the research of others. We don't know what we are talking about and you can lose all your money. Never invest more than you can afford to lose, because you probably will lose it all.

Apr 11, 202345:51
DeFi Lunch (Ep 327) - Apr 6, 2023 - Reviews of Newly funded projects / Treasury Dept is Ridic

DeFi Lunch (Ep 327) - Apr 6, 2023 - Reviews of Newly funded projects / Treasury Dept is Ridic

You are missing out - Join our community -> https://t.me/missiondefi

On today's show:


The Treasury Department released their split personality report on DeFi

https://md1.to/treasreport

Reading it though is difficult, so instead we rely on the legal experts from Brad's Crypto Legal List (https://md1.to/cryptolegal)

DeFi Education Fund (@fund_defi) summarized most of it very nicely - https://md1.to/defifundtreas

In addition, @Timccopeland noted the split personality of agreeing that most illicit activity doesn't happen on DeFi, while they claim it can happen on DeFi... Sigh - https://md1.to/opereas

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Then we ran through how much @Coinbase is doing to protect DeFi and crypto legally and technically and read through @iampaulgrewal's thread on their legal filings in the #TornadoCash case - https://md1.to/cbtreas

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In more news about Coinbase, we discussed an anonymous donor's gift of Base.ETH to the Base Chain (@BuildOnBase) to reward them for their focus on decentralization - https://md1.to/baseeth

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We spent more time discussing what Coinbase is doing with Base and the potential it has as well as potential revenue models for it.

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@CoWSwap, in collaboration with @beaverbuild and Agnostic Relayer launched MEVBlocker to protect you from Sandwich attacks and front running. A fantastic service that is now being integrated with dapps as well - https://md1.to/mevblocker

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New Raises in DeFi

Then we went old school and ran through a number of projects that have recently raised money to see if there are any of value in the mix. We use @DefiLlama to find these nuggets - https://md1.to/dlraises

Projects Discussed:

Carbonable (@Carbonable_io) is doing Real World investments to stem climate change with nice payouts over long periods and ownership secured by NFTs - https://md1.to/carbonable

Radix (@radixdlt) recently had a raise, which we found interesting, since they haven't been much in the news of late. Developers with Rust skills can build on the project - https://md1.to/radix

Another odd investment round is in Metaverse infrastructure provider @Hadeaninc. Neither Brad or Joe feel like there's much to do there, so were surprised by anyone putting money in at this stage, but there may be more there than what we can see - https://md1.to/hadean

Brad and Joe love a good infrastructure investment, so they gave a thumbs up to a new round in @ParticleNtwrk - https://md1.to/particle

They were also excited to see a Real World Asset (#RWA) play for @polytrade_fin that has a market for investing in invoice receivable a market that Brad and Joe are both high on seeing an integration into DeFi - https://md1.to/polytrade - $TRADE

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Joe Cawley and Brad Nickel cover the DeFi news of the day, new opportunities in the space including liquidity pools, yield farming, staking, and much more.

This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel, Joe Cawley, and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypto is high risk and dangerous. If you decide to participate, do your own research. Never count on the research of others. We don't know what we are talking about and you can lose all your money. Never invest more than you can afford to lose, because you probably will lose it all.

Apr 07, 202301:02:03
DeFi Lunch (Ep 326) - Apr 5, 2023 - Marek Olszewski (@marek_) of Celo (@CeloOrg)

DeFi Lunch (Ep 326) - Apr 5, 2023 - Marek Olszewski (@marek_) of Celo (@CeloOrg)

We had a great interview today with Marek Olszewski of Celo. Celo is a Layer 1 blockchain in existence since 2020 with a strong mobile first, consumer friendly, social impact oriented ethos. They provide tools to make it easy for devs to get started, have released an open source onramp connector for numerous countries, and have some of the biggest protocols in DeFi deploying to their platform.

Project Name: Celo

Project URL: https://celo.org

Project Twitter: https://cantoecosystem.build/

Guest Name: Marek Olszewski

Guest Twitter: https://cantoecosystem.build/

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Celo projects discussed:

Fiat Connect - https://fiatconnect.org/

Valora Wallet - https://valoraapp.com/

Celo Composer - https://github.com/celo-org/celo-composer

Impact Market - https://www.impactmarket.com/

Numoen - https://www.numoen.com/

Celo Tracker - https://celotracker.com/invest/

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News Discussed on the show:

Texas Republicans are trying to rug Bitcoin Miners - https://md1.to/ruggingminers

Fantom Network Adds De.Fi's Security Tools to Bolster Dapp Protection - https://md1.to/ftmaddsdefisecurity

Crypto Protocol LayerZero Raises $120M at $3B Valuation - https://md1.to/layerzeroraise


Joe Cawley and Brad Nickel cover the DeFi news of the day, new opportunities in the space including liquidity pools, yield farming, staking, and much more.

This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel, Joe Cawley, and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypto is high risk and dangerous. If you decide to participate, do your own research. Never count on the research of others. We don't know what we are talking about and you can lose all your money. Never invest more than you can afford to lose, because you probably will lose it all.

Apr 06, 202301:14:23
DeFi Lunch (Ep 325) - Apr 4, 2023

DeFi Lunch (Ep 325) - Apr 4, 2023

Have you joined the best community in DeFi yet? https://t.me/missiondefi


Joe Cawley and Brad Nickel cover the DeFi news of the day, new opportunities in the space including liquidity pools, yield farming, staking, and much more.


This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel, Joe Cawley, and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypto is high risk and dangerous. If you decide to participate, do your own research. Never count on the research of others. We don't know what we are talking about and you can lose all your money. Never invest more than you can afford to lose, because you probably will lose it all.

Apr 05, 202338:11
Mission: DeFi EP 94 - Josh Rosenthal - 🤯 A new model for framing crypto against the backdrop of renaissance & revolution parallels

Mission: DeFi EP 94 - Josh Rosenthal - 🤯 A new model for framing crypto against the backdrop of renaissance & revolution parallels

Get ready to be blown away by the insights and frameworks Josh Rosenthal uses for building companies, investing, and understanding the full potential of crypto.

His interviews on Bankless have created a storm of theories on how crypto plays out, based on the historical context of the Renaissance and the American Revolution. He takes that further in this interview with a presentation that reframes how we talk to others about crypto, by helping them see the value before they know what it is.

Bankless Interviews:

126 - The Crypto Revolution | Josh Rosenthal | Bankless

🎙️ The Crypto Renaissance | Josh Rosenthal | Bankless

From a Fulbright historian to multiple startups with very successful exits, Josh, and his partners have built a framework for success in tech.

    • Fulbright research & medieval manuscripts
    • Built complex systems & started a company with his wife & sold
    • Multiple startups with successful exits
    • As investors - how to help the little guy succeed
    • How to start a new firm based on a new model
    • Stumbled on crypto. Went all in.
    • Crypto as an unlock for founders.
    • Began to see the parallels between crypto and the Renaissance

    Renaissance

    • How changing the nature of communications & value recreated the world.
    • Sees it as a prediction for crypto
    • How authority tries to tamp it down
    • Renaissance was decentralized and distributed
    • Could understand imagery
    • Beginning of memes
    • Authorities had to fight or join

How he layers in the arguments for crypto to entrepreneurs and others by showing how crypto unlocks new possibilities. Presentation.

    • His philosophy on investing and an entrepreneur's focus on exits
    • Positions entrepreneurs to be in control & have an advantage
    • Simulating the differences between the old world and then in the new world decentralized innovation world
    • How to keep control
    • Understand rules of the game. Make intentional decision.
    • Axiom: Trick people into doing the right thing and build a better world
      • Try to figure out a way to make not doing something an actual thing
      • Use market forces to make things flow.
      • How to forget the sales and marketing and move around the motes built
      • How can you step outside the frame and beat the boss and turn their source of power into a liability
    • Why things are incentivized wrong for the founder and how they can flip it.
    • Understanding the different models of Web2 in crypto versus web3 in crypto
    • How he graphically demonstrates it with widgets
    • Decentralized innovation
      • Bottom up
      • Capital to cooperate
      • Owning the rails
    • Explains the value and benefits
      • Always accessible
      • Smart contracts
      • peer to peer
      • Data owned by each user
      • Determining factors of user-owned business models
    • Thought exercise
      • Users share ownership as an incentive
      • Ads drive costs and never stop
      • Imagine can do everything through code
      • Users own like they might own Facebook
      • Funding the new way
    • LLC was revolutionary - Decentralization with fractional ownership
    • From Mainframe to LAMP
      • Cheaper and faster
    • New way to finance yourself
    • We are all medieval peasants
    • Books he recommends
      • Paul Arden - Whatever You Think, Think The Opposite
      • John Micklethwait - The Company: A Short History of a Revolutionary Idea
      • James Dale Davidson - The Sovereign Individual: Mastering the Transition to the Information Age
      • Neal Stephenson - Snow Crash
    • Videos
      • Easy To Learn Hard To Master: The Fate of Atari
      • Bankless 63. - The Crypto Renaissance
    • How they invest in crypto
    • How anybody can be a venture investor in crypto without getting in early

This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypto is high risk and dangerous. If you decide to participate, do your own research. Never count on the research of others. We don't know what we are talking about and you can lose all your money. Never invest more than you can afford to lose, because you probably will lose it all.

Apr 04, 202302:02:07
DeFi Lunch (Ep 324) - Apr 3, 2023

DeFi Lunch (Ep 324) - Apr 3, 2023

Don't miss out on our great community. Amazing discussions, alpha, & new projects: https://t.me/missiondefi

DON'T GET SCAMMED - Our community's own ZrowGz writes up how he almost got scammed - https://md1.to/avoidscams1

US crackdown will push crypto ‘center of gravity’ to Hong Kong: Kaiko CEO - https://md1.to/hongkong

Sweet move to steal projects and devs from Solana - Injective launches layer-2 testnet for Solana-based apps in Cosmos - https://md1.to/solanaoncosmos

Stupid is as stupid does - Arbitrum anger after $1bn ARB self-allocation - https://md1.to/arbanger

How Arbitrum responded - https://md1.to/arbstupid2

Do Kwon prosecutor on how crypto king got caught: ‘Those passports were suspicious and that was the alarm’ - https://md1.to/badpaper

Horizon Worlds - https://md1.to/horizonworlds

How Does an Increase in Validators Impact Fantom? - https://md1.to/morenodes

Joe Cawley and Brad Nickel cover the DeFi news of the day, new opportunities in the space including liquidity pools, yield farming, staking, and much more.

This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel, Joe Cawley, and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypto is high risk and dangerous. If you decide to participate, do your own research. Never count on the research of others. We don't know what we are talking about and you can lose all your money. Never invest more than you can afford to lose, because you probably will lose it all.

Apr 03, 202357:46
Mission: DeFi EP 93 - @redstone_defi is taking on @ChainLink in a big way

Mission: DeFi EP 93 - @redstone_defi is taking on @ChainLink in a big way

ChainLink is basically a monopoly of oracles in DeFi, but more players are popping up and RedStone has a powerful model that may just be the competition that ChainLink and the ecosystem needs. Faster, cheaper, and better in many ways, the team at RedStone has a powerful approach.


- How they are taking on ChainLink and what it is like taking on a monopoly

- How they developed a superior oracle model

- Why it is cheaper and faster than ChainLink

- What technologies they used to build it

- How their needs drove them to create a powerful smart contact capability for Arweave

- How the system works for data providers/node operators


Discuss this episode in the Mission: DeFi community: ⁠https://t.me/missiondefi⁠

Project Name: RedStone Finance

Project URL: https://redstone.finance

Project Twitter: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/redstone_defi

Guests:

Marcin Kaźmierczak - https://twitter.com/Marcin_Kaz13

Jakub Wojciechowski - https://twitter.com/kuba_eth


This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypto is high risk and dangerous. If you decide to participate, do your own research. Never count on the research of others. We don't know what we are talking about and you can lose all your money. Never invest more than you can afford to lose, because you probably will lose it all.


Mar 31, 202346:17
DeFi Lunch (Ep 323) - Mar 30, 2023 - Shaun Day!

DeFi Lunch (Ep 323) - Mar 30, 2023 - Shaun Day!

We've got Shaun back and he's even more bearish than normal, but we really climbed into the money fleeing crypto at this time and much more.

Join the community to discuss - https://t.me/missiondefi

Do Kwon faces ‘grim’ year in Montenegro jail, lawyer says - https://md1.to/owonfacesgrimyearinontenegrojaillawyersays

$4,500,000,000,000 Asset Manager Fidelity Hiring for ‘Crypto Token Research’ Position - https://md1.to/cji2d

Schoolhouse Rock - I'm Just a Bill - https://md1.to/xgsdf

Greenpeace Unveils ‘Skull of Satoshi’ to Spark Debate Over Bitcoin’s Environmental Impact; Creator Clarifies It ‘Wasn’t Meant to Be Anti-Bitcoin’

https://md1.to/x2tvr

Von Wong - Artist responds - https://md1.to/w3vza

King Charles Has Hilarious Reply for Fan Who Tried to Hand Him Burger King Crown - https://md1.to/pl6u5


Joe Cawley and Brad Nickel cover the DeFi news of the day, new opportunities in the space including liquidity pools, yield farming, staking, and much more.

This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel, Joe Cawley, and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypto is high risk and dangerous. If you decide to participate, do your own research. Never count on the research of others. We don't know what we are talking about and you can lose all your money. Never invest more than you can afford to lose, because you probably will lose it all.

Mar 30, 202351:57