Open DeFi Podcast

In this episode of the Open DeFi podcast, we invite CEO @ OptyFi , Faisal Qureshi; serial entrepreneur with 15+ years experience in Finance, Technology and Data Science. Faisal has been a convert to DeFi since 2019 when he first realized the tremendous potential of combining finance with open source software in a self-regulated decentralized consensus based system. In September 2020, Faisal founded the Opty.Fi, a multi-chain yield optimizer with a flexible on-chain strategy execution engine that can perform multi-step, leveraged yield strategies across multiple protocols.

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In this episode of the Open DeFi podcast, we invite CEO @ Alkemi Network, Ryan Breen. Alkemi's main focus is Bridging CeFi to DeFi by building an on-chain liquidity network with a suite of tools and products that serve as onramps for everyone to participate in decentralized finance. We take a look into Alkemi Network and Ryans overall views on the current landscapes of CeFi and DeFi, and where we can bridge the two.

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In this episode of the Open DeFi podcast, we invite Do Kwon, Founder of Terralabs to speak about Mirror, one of the fastest-growing protocols in the DeFi space focused on building new synthetic tokens intended to be used as key building blocks in smart contracts and to bring the world’s assets to the blockchain. In today's episode, we will take a deep dive into the Mirror protocol, how it works, the vision behind it, and how the future of the product is shaping out. 

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In this episode of the Open DeFi podcast, we invite Lukas Schor from Gnosis, one of the first-mover on Ethereum focused on building new market mechanisms for decentralized finance. We take a dive into one of their flagship projects Gnosis Safe, what it is, how it works, and the importance of Safe in the growing DeFi ecosystem.

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In this episode of the Open DeFi podcast, we invite David Gogel from dYdX Protocol. dYdX is a decentralized margin trading platform based on Ethereum. We review what dYdX is, their plans for layer-2 implementation, and the DeFi ecosystem in China.

In this episode of the Open DeFi podcast, we invite Mindao Yang, founder of dForce. An integrated and interoperable open finance and monetary protocol matrix covering assets, trading, and lending. We review what dForce is, their plans for cross-chain, and the DeFi ecosystem in China.

In this episode of the Open DeFi podcast, we invite Jeremy Musighi, head of growth at Balancer Labs. An AMM DEX and non-custodial portfolio manager, liquidity provider, and price sensor. In this episode, we review what Balancer Labs is, their new V2, and future plans for 2021.