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The Defiant - DeFi Podcast

By Camila Russo

The internet of money is being built with blockchain technology and without banks. We call it DeFi, short for Decentralized Finance, and this is where you can hear the builders and users of this cutting edge world tell their stories first hand. Hosted by Camila Russo.
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Funding the Future Onchain: Empowering Open Source & Public Goods with Gitcoin | Kevin Owocki & Meg Lister

Funding the Future Onchain: Empowering Open Source & Public Goods with Gitcoin | Kevin Owocki & Meg Lister

In today's podcast we host two guests: Kevin Owocki, co-founder of Gitcoin, and Meg Lister, GM at Gitcoin Grants Labs. Gitcoin is a platform that connects developers with open-source projects for funding, collaboration, and building digital public goods through various forms of contribution like coding, design, and more. In our conversation we learn about the origin story of Gitcoin and breakdown the main funding mechanisms, such as quadratic funding and retroactive funding, benefits of onchain capital allocation over traditional funding mechanisms, and we delve into Allo Protocol, an open-source protocol that enables groups to efficiently and transparently allocate pooled capital.


0:00 Intro

1:37 Kevin Owocki and Meg Lister

4:12 The Story of Gitcoin

12:39 Quadratic and Retroactive Funding

18:21 Main Usecases

24:35 Grants Programs in the Bull

28:44 Onchain Capital Allocation

33:53 Allo Protocol

37:33 Gitcoin Token

38:17 Revenue

41:01 Ultimate Vision

49:05 Fiat Onramps


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Mar 18, 202454:16
Exploring the Ex-Apple Engineer Led Sui Network

Exploring the Ex-Apple Engineer Led Sui Network

Evan Cheng is the Co-founder & CEO at Mysten Labs, which is the team behind Sui Network. In their words, Sui is a Layer 1 blockchain and smart contract platform "designed to make digital asset ownership fast, private, secure, and accessible". In our conversation we explore the potential of this up and coming Layer 1 by learning about the underlying motivation of the founder, what makes it different from other blockchains, in particular Aptos, the current main uses cases, and more.


0:00 Intro

1:06 Who is Evan Cheng

8:32 Why Web2 doesn't work

12:05 Lessons from building Libra

15:46 Sui vs Other Layer 1s

27:11 Modular Blockchains

28:50 Sui Use Cases

33:51 Challenges of usng Move

36:43 Future of DeFi

44:00 Bull Market 2024

46:12 Incentive Program on Sui

51:30 Future of Blockchains

53:50 What's Next for Sui?


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Mar 11, 202455:29
How USDe Pays The Highest Stablecoin Yield | Ethena Founder & CEO Guy Young

How USDe Pays The Highest Stablecoin Yield | Ethena Founder & CEO Guy Young

Guy Young is the founder and CEO of Ethena Labs, which is the entity behind Ethena, the synthetic dollar protocol built on Ethereum. Ethena also introduces a universally available dollar-linked savings option known as the 'Internet Bond'. Ethena introduces an innovative stablecoin model. Throughout our discussion, we thoroughly explore the mechanics and intricacies of Ethena, gaining a deeper understanding of its operation and the risks involved.


0:00 Intro

1:24 Guy Young's Background and Ethena Origin Story

5:33 How is USDe Different?

11:56 Off Exchange Provider Risks

20:23 ETH Short Positions

31:08 Insurance Fund

38:35 USDe Scalability

42:44 New Collateral

45:35 Staked ETH Depeg

48:48 Stablecoin / USDe Use Cases

57:33 Ethena Airdrop

1:00:00 Biggest Risk

1:02:42 Success for Ethena

1:05:40 Revenue


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Mar 04, 202401:07:11
The Ultimate Guide to Aptos (APT) in 2024 with Co-Founder Avery Ching

The Ultimate Guide to Aptos (APT) in 2024 with Co-Founder Avery Ching

Avery Ching is the co-founder and CTO of Aptos, which is a Layer 1 blockchain developed by former Facebook employees that launched towards the end of 2022. Aptos uses the Proof of Stake consensus mechanism and aims to achieve high throughput and high security for smart contracts. In our conversation, we cover the fundamentals of Aptos, with Avery highlighting the unique features that set Aptos apart from other Layer 1s, we delve into the technical aspect, focusing on the concept of Dynamic Parallelism, Avery addresses the concerns surrounding the significant venture capital investment in Aptos, we also explore the current and potential future use cases, including the introduction of the Aptos Phone.


Chapters

0:00 Intro

0:45 What makes Aptos different?

10:15 Trilemma

15:07 Aptos fundamentals

17:45 Aptos VS Sui

20:07 Dynamic Parallelism

23:30 VC Chain

25:15 Points and Airdrops

27:05 Aptos Labs + Foundation

28:27 Aptos Use cases

38:17 Verifying Content On Chain

42:30 Aptos Phone

48:33 Future of Blockchain

51:45 Success for Aptos


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Feb 26, 202454:57
Polygon's Plan for a Simplified Blockchain Experience

Polygon's Plan for a Simplified Blockchain Experience

Brendan Farmer is the co-founder of Polygon, which is a project that is focused on scaling Ethereum.

Brendan's contributions have been instrumental in the research and development of key scaling technologies within Polygon's framework, including Polygon PoS, Polygon zkEVM, and Polygon Miden. Our conversation begins with an exploration of the foundational elements that constitute the Polygon ecosystem. We then delve into the realm of ZK technology, discussing its advantages as a preferred scaling solution, its comparison with optimistic rollups, and the intricacies of Polygon's Aggregation Layer and CDK. We also discuss how the future of blockchain activity can be made more efficient and optimized with Aggregation Layer.


Chapters

0:00 Intro

1:13 Polygon's Products

7:55 Zero Knowledge Proofs

11:15 ZKP vs Optimistic Rollup

15:42 Aggregation Layer

38:00 Non-EVM Chains x AggLayer

41:40 Monolithic Chain

47:40 Consumer Apps

50:30 Polygon in 2024


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Feb 19, 202451:52
Crypto's Most Dystopian Project? Worldcoin Deep Dive with Alex Blania

Crypto's Most Dystopian Project? Worldcoin Deep Dive with Alex Blania

Alex Blania is a cofounder of Worldcoin alongside Sam Altman and Max Novendtsern. Worldcoin is aiming to become the world's largest digital identity and financial network, giving ownership to everyone. Worldcoin could be considered the frontrunner in terms of ambition, leveraging unique methods to accelerate the widespread adoption of cryptocurrency technologies globally, to a point where critics have labelled it as "dystopian". In our conversation we dive into the controversial aspect of Worldcoin, get a better grasp of what the project is about and its founding story, the $WLD token, the (new) Orb, how scanned data is stored, and much more.


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1:20 What is Worldcoin?

7:52 $WLD Token

8:35 Who is Alex Blania?

12:04 The Orb

22:28 Dystopian Scenario

27:16 How Scanned Data is Stored

31:08 Bribing with Crypto

33:40 $WLD Utility

34:36 UBI

36:00 Usecases of Worldcoin

48:20 Bigger Issues

50:55 The New Orb

53:30 Decentralizing

54:50 The End State

56:30 Biggest Risk

57:30 Treasury

01:00:50 Doing things differently

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Feb 12, 202401:04:56
How Terra is Trying to Rise from its Ashes with Terraform Labs' New CEO Chris Amani

How Terra is Trying to Rise from its Ashes with Terraform Labs' New CEO Chris Amani

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Today we're joined by Chris Amani, who's the CEO of Terraform Labs. Our conversation with Chris unfolds in two parts. Initially recorded on January 17th, we begin by catching up on the latest developments and the new strategic direction of the Terra ecosystem following its collapse in May 2022. Intriguingly, just days after our initial dialogue, Terraform Labs announced its filing for bankruptcy. In the latter part of our discussion, we delve into the intricacies of this voluntary decision to explore the potential implications and expected outcomes stemming from the bankruptcy filing.


Chapters

0:00 Important Notice

0:49 Podcast Intro

1:50 Terra Reborn

5:55 The Day of the Crash

18:58 Terra Recap

31:20 The SEC Trial

36:30 Terra Classic vs Terra 2.0

41:04 Terra 2.0 Vision

54:02 TFL Treasury

58:00 Lessons from Building in Crypto

1:13:00 Terra 2.0 Roadmap

1:15:28 EXTENSION: Terraform Labs Files for Bankruptcy

1:22:54 Ideal outcome

1:26:13 Impacts on Roadmap


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Feb 08, 202401:27:53
Deep Dive into Celestia (TIA) with CEO Mustafa Al-Bassam

Deep Dive into Celestia (TIA) with CEO Mustafa Al-Bassam

Today we're joined by Mustafa Al-Bassam, CEO and Co-Founder of Celestia Labs. 15 years after Satoshi, we finally have what a blockchain actually is Celestia provides the ability to publish data and make sure that data is available. Celestia had what many are calling one of the best launches of 2023, and they are the first Data Availability Layer live today. In our conversation we get into how Mustafa built Celestia, other Data Availability Layers in the space, how Celestia can be thought of as a bulletin board for computers with some cryptographic and economic assurances - computers posting info so everyone can see it. It's so simple. It's an obvious fundamental building block. Yet they were the first to do it. Prior to Celestia, Mustafa was generally known for his expertise in ethical hacking. He had the US government at the age of 16 and was sentenced for it. We get into this and so much more, but first to ground the conversation, Mustafa shares what he is focused on at Celestia today.


0:00 Intro

1:10 Mustafa Al-Bassam

8:45 Hacking the US Government

10:47 Lazy Ledger

14:13 Colab with Vitalik

16:00 Challenges

18:00 DA and Celestia within Blockchain

19:27 Modular Blockchain

21:54 Monolithic Chains

24:55 Celestia within Cosmos

25:40 Celestia technicals

29:08 Requirements to run a node

35:05 The Graph vs Celestia

36:42 Developer experience

38:23 Starting fresh

40:21 Advice for teams

41:10 Celestia's culture

43:27 Payments

45:10 Decentralized Stablecoins


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Jan 22, 202447:41
The Real Impact of Bitcoin ETFs on Markets: Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan

The Real Impact of Bitcoin ETFs on Markets: Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan

Matt Hougan is the CIO of Bitwise, which is a crypto index fund manager and one of the issuers of Bitcoin ETFs. Hougan is a renowned figure in the financial sector, known for his expertise in cryptocurrency and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). In our conversation we get into Matt's initial reaction to the BTC ETF launch, the expected inflows for 2024, and the often underestimated impacts of these developments. We also discuss unique Vanguard's stance, the evolution of Bitcoin ETFs, why Bitwise maintains the lowest fees, Matt Hougan's background, possibility of Ethereum ETFs, and the growing understanding of Ethereum in traditional finance. Finally, we touch upon the centralization risks of Bitcoin, the future of Bitcoin ETFs, and Bitcoin price forecast.


0:00 Intro

0:46 Initial thoughts on BTC ETF launch

2:17 Inflows for 2024

4:37 Underestimated impact

8:11 Vanguard is goofy

9:40 Self sovereignty

12:30 History of Bitcoin ETFs

16:53 Why Bitwise has the lowest fees

20:20 Matt Hougan's background

23:10 ETF hate

26:45 Crypto ETFs

29:08 Ethereum ETF

31:07 TradFi understand Ethereum better than Bitcoin

36:30 Normalizing Bitcoin

42:00 Centralization risk of Bitcoin

45:47 What's next for Bitcoin ETFs

47:20 We're in a bull market

48:40 Bitcoin price forecast


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Jan 15, 202450:00
Accidentally Airdropping $300 Million: NFT OG Jason Bailey

Accidentally Airdropping $300 Million: NFT OG Jason Bailey

Today we're joined by Jason Bailey, Co-Founder and CEO of ClubNFT. ClubNFT provides solutions to help collectors analyze, monitor, and protect their NFT collections. Jason is an O.G. in the NFT space and today he shares many stories from back in the day. He was an early collector on SuperRare. He created the first NFT IRL drop at Christie's art event back in 2018. He'd been Red Pilling traditional art collectors before the term NFT was even coined. In our conversation we get into Jason's background in both art and tech, his views on generative art, as well as a deep dive into ClubNFT and the solutions they help solve for. But first, Jason tells us why he's passionate about the NFT space.


Chapters

0:53 Passion for NFTs

2:52 Blockchain x Art

7:22 IRL NFT Airdrop

11:42 TradArt vs Crypto Art

17:20 Problem with NFTs

22:34 Arweave

24:40 ClubNFT

33:28 NFT standards

35:30 NFT culture

41:25 AI

43:39 Hopium for NFT space

48:30 Embracing crypto art

50:55 Imposter syndrome


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Jan 08, 202458:03
What is NEAR Protocol? | A Comprehensive Overview & Future Prospects

What is NEAR Protocol? | A Comprehensive Overview & Future Prospects

Illia Polosukhin is the Co-Founder of NEAR Protocol, which is a sharded, proof-of-stake, Layer 1 blockchain. Originally conceived as an Artificial Intelligence endeavor, NEAR underwent a transformation, pivoting its focus to become a crypto project. We begin our conversation by exploring NEAR's shift into crypto, and later gain deeper insight into NEAR's core principles, underlying technology, the users, builders, as well as anticipated new features in the near future.


Chapters

1:04 Who is Illia Polosukhin?

4:04 NEAR’s design

7:52 Mini Blockchains

9:30 Consensus mechanism

10:29 NEAR token

12:30 Participating in NEAR Network

13:11 Physical shards

18:10 Delegation

19:32 Liquid staking on NEAR

20:50 Goal & Design

26:23 Ideal use cases for NEAR

33:54 Bridging

39:38 Attracting users and builders

44:38 New crosschain mechanism

48:10 Future of Blockchain

54:31 Future of NEAR

59:15 AI run governance


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Jan 02, 202401:04:58
Deep Dive into Bitcoin with GOAT Jameson Lopp (TRIGGER WARNING FOR ETHEREUM COMMUNITY)

Deep Dive into Bitcoin with GOAT Jameson Lopp (TRIGGER WARNING FOR ETHEREUM COMMUNITY)

Jameson Lopp is the CTO of CasaHODL, a company specializing in Bitcoin security solutions. He has played a pivotal role in developing products and services that empower individuals to safeguard their digital assets. Jameson is a globally recognized voice from his written work on cybersecurity, privacy and the social implementations of Bitcoin. Trigger warning for those in the Ethereum community and beyond as this is a spicy episode that gets gritty with the importance of individual privacy and protecting personal info in the digital age.

0:54 Casa

1:50 The Bitcoin Journey

4:34 Time at BitGo

5:41 Blocksize Wars

9:24 Disappearance of Satoshi

10:49 F*ck You Money

12:17 Bitcoin's major accomplishment

13:12 Why did Bitcoin survive?

14:30 Why did Satoshi not touch his Bitcoin?

17:04 What happens after all Bitcoins are mined?

22:09 Jameson's passion towards crypto

24:10 Bitcoin node syncing

29:50 Decentralization

31:10 Privacy on Bitcoin

32:31 Setting up a home node

33:31 The Swatting Story

43:03 More on Casa

51:36 Self custody

53:10 Casa supporting Ethereum

56:10 Thoughts on Ethereum

59:41 Is $ETH Money?

1:02:06 Bitcoin developers

1:05:06 Evolution of Bitcoin/crypto

1:0838 Bitcoin's Roadmap

1:15:00 How is Jameson Defiant?


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Dec 25, 202301:17:03
Becoming the Front Page of Finance: The Summer.fi Vision

Becoming the Front Page of Finance: The Summer.fi Vision

Chris Bradbury is the CEO of Summer.fi (previously oasis.app). Summer.fi is the 6th largest DeFi protocol that enables users to borrow, lend, and multiply assets across multiple DeFi protocols. In our conversation we dive into the basics of Summer.fi, the rebrand from oasis.app, learn about popular strategies within the platform and their risks, UX updates, competition, and much more.


0:04 Intro to Chris Bradbury

0:50 TL;DR Summer.fi

2:26 Rebrand from oasis.app

9:20 DeFi in one frontend

16:20 Popular DeFi strategies

30:30 Risks of looping strategies

40:40 Risks of leverage

47:40 DeFi vs CeFi

57:26 UX changes coming for summer.fi

1:02:55 Summer.fi competition

1:06:55 noob vs degen

1:09:01 wen token?

1:09:45 Summer.fi in 10 years

Dec 18, 202301:14:44
How Paradigm Is Shifting The Crypto Policy Landscape | Policy Lab's Brendan Malone

How Paradigm Is Shifting The Crypto Policy Landscape | Policy Lab's Brendan Malone

Paradigm announces the launch of the Paradigm Policy Lab, a collaborative space for academics, policy experts, lawyers, and technologists in the crypto sector.

The lab, a first in the field, focuses on research and analytical thinking applied to policy in the crypto world. Over the last year, Paradigm has become a policy leader, involved in legal battles, hosting discussions, and publishing research.

The Policy Lab, guided by three principles, aims to impact the crypto policy landscape through evidence-based advocacy, interdisciplinary research with technical depth, and a commitment to humility, iteration, and crypto expertise.

Dec 16, 202301:02:33
DEX Aggregator Matcha Adds NEW Cross Chain Functionality

DEX Aggregator Matcha Adds NEW Cross Chain Functionality

Matcha recently launched cross-chain swap functionality, allowing users to swap one asset on a particular chain for an new asset on a separate chain with one transaction. Cross-chain swaps on Matcha are available on 7 chains: Ethereum, Optimism, Polygon, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Base and BNB Chain.

1:05 Will's background

4:41 Matcha origin story

8:30 USP of Matcha

11:30 Cross-chain swaps

19:13 Bridge security

25:00 Supported chains

35:40 Mainstream catalyst for DeFi

40:03 Hopes for the upcoming bull

42:42 Biggest learnings of Matcha

44:07 Monetization of Matcha

49:25 Developments and Milestones

Dec 11, 202352:06
Seamless Crosschain Interactions with Connext: The HTTP of Web3

Seamless Crosschain Interactions with Connext: The HTTP of Web3

Today we're joined by Arjun Bhuptani, founder and CEO of Connext Labs. We get an in-depth look at Connext, an important component in the Web 3 stack. In a world of many Layer 1s and Layer 2s, connecting the chains is so important, especially doing it in a secure way. We get into how they approach security, we dive into the nuance of Vitalik's post on bridging, we talk about rollups-as-a-service, how Connext abstracts away the hassle from a user standpoint around interacting with multiple chains, their proposal for bridged assets, as well as they're recent launch and so much more. But first, Arjun tells us about what he's focused on at Connext. Chapters

0:50 What is Arjun focused on?

1:37 History of Connext

4:26 Arjun's vision on Web3

8:42 Improving UX

12:54 Connext Users

14:55 Bridging

18:05 Where does Connext fit in Web3?

20:25 Connext Security

24:46 Connext Roadmap

27:33 XRC20

32:10 Competition

37:22 $NEXT Launch

40:41 $NEXT Utility

44:23 Connext DAO

46:24 What surprised Arjun the most

49:30 Decentralization

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Dec 05, 202355:34
Why Is dYdX Ditching Ethereum?

Why Is dYdX Ditching Ethereum?

David Gogel is the VP of Strategy and Operations at the dYdX Foundation.

In today's podcast, David will discuss the recent milestone of the foundation operating on its independent app chain. This transition involved multiple stages and intriguing tokenomics mechanisms, marking a significant moment for the organization.

In our conversation, we will delve deeper into the evolution of this move and its implications, offering insights into dYdX's journey going forward.

Dec 04, 202353:31
Crypto has a major problem says MakerDAO Co-Founder

Crypto has a major problem says MakerDAO Co-Founder

This conversation between The Defiant and Rune Christensen was recorded during Devconnect 2023 in Istanbul.

Chapters

0:28 Why Rune is in Istanbul

1:02 Crypto Adoption in Türkiye

5:03 Interest for DeFi in Türkiye

8:09 Emerging Markets

10:50 Regulatory Landscape in Türkiye

24:15 MakerDAO Rebrand

27:51 MakerDAO Endgame Update

33:57 MakerDAO's Exposure to T-Bills vs Macro Conditions

38:00 Different Stablecoins

47:14 MKR and Governance

Nov 27, 202355:22
Vitalik Buterin | Ethereum's Past, Present, Future & Thoughts on Türkiye

Vitalik Buterin | Ethereum's Past, Present, Future & Thoughts on Türkiye

This conversation between The Defiant and Vitalik Buterin was recorded during Devconnect 2023 in Istanbul. Chapters 0:18 First time in Türkiye? 1:20 Significance of crypto in Türkiye 3:40 Key takeaways from Türkiye 4:56 Türkiye as a crypto hub 7:20 Vitalik's favorite Turkish dish 8:25 Ethereum roadmap update 12:03 Can the roadmap be dynamic? 14:25 Dencun upgrade 16:34 Rollup risks & costs 18:25 Scaling rollups 19:30 UX problems 22:27 Ethereum Security 23:25 Solution to centralized servers 26:53 Client centralization 33:18 Scaling with Plasma 39:50 L2 fragmentation 42:02 Sharding / Danksharding 44:40 Future of Ethereum 47:12 Vitalik responds to Anatoly 51:42 Ethereum's core message 56:09 Thoughts on DeFi ✨ Check out our new website ✨ https://thedefiant.io/

Nov 27, 202359:45
The Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin ETFs | Bloomberg Analyst Explains

The Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin ETFs | Bloomberg Analyst Explains

The cryptocurrency world has been buzzing with news of a potential Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) in recent weeks.

The idea of a Bitcoin ETF has been around since 2013, with early proposals like the one from the Winklevoss twins facing repeated rejections by the SEC.

However, the recent optimism stems from BlackRock's involvement in the application process. This prominent financial institution's interest has reignited hope for the ETF's approval and sparked a new rally in the cryptocurrency market.

Investors see the ETF as a way to bridge the gap between traditional finance and crypto, potentially increasing Bitcoin's value and adoption. The market eagerly awaits the SEC's decision on BlackRock's application.

Nov 24, 202355:24
The MOST Crypto Friendly Nation In Europe?

The MOST Crypto Friendly Nation In Europe?

This week's podcast features a number of interviews we conducted in Romania, during the xDay conference hosted by MultiversX.

In this podcast, we will hear from

  • Beniamin Mincu - founder of MultiversX
  • Bogdan Ivan - Romanian Minister of Digitalization
  • Sheraz Ahmed - Managing Partner at Storm Partners
  • Sunny Aggarwal - Co-Founder of Osmosis
  • Sergiu Biriș - Head of Product at MultiversX
  • Grigore Rosu - Founder of Runtime Verification
  • Danilo Carlucci - Founder and CEO of Morningstar Ventures.

In this episode, we discuss the current state of MultiversX and the transition from Elrond, crypto adoption in Romania, Universal zkRollups and its benefits, upcoming trends and narratives, challenges lying ahead for MultiversX, and much more.

But first, Beniamin will introduce us to xDay.

Oct 30, 202342:00
Ethereum Staking: Centralization Risk, Lido vs Rocket Pool, $RPL + $RETH Utility

Ethereum Staking: Centralization Risk, Lido vs Rocket Pool, $RPL + $RETH Utility

Darren Langley is the general manager of Rocket Pool which provides liquid staking services for ETH holders.

Liquid staking on Ethereum has been a major trend this year as it enables ETH holders to earn rewards by staking on the Ethereum network while additionally allowing stakers to seek financial opportunities with their staked ETH.

In our conversation, we will get into the Rocket Pool story since their ICO, details of what it takes to become an Ethereum validator and node operator, the utility of their native token, the issue of centralization among liquid staking protocols, and more.

But first, Darren will begin with an introduction to Rocket Pool.

Oct 23, 202301:03:32
Unlocking Trillions of Dollars with RWAs (Real World Assets)

Unlocking Trillions of Dollars with RWAs (Real World Assets)

Lucas Vogelsang is the founder of Centrifuge, a credit platform that brings Real World Assets onchain.

Real World Assets (RWAs) have been a growing sector in DeFi over the last year.

In our conversation, we’ll talk about how RWAs bridge the gap between tradfi and DeFi, how the process of beginning on institutional lenders and matching with real-life borrowers works, what protections are in place in case of loan defaults, and what the future looks like for this sector.

But first, Lucas will provide an overview of Centrifuge.

Oct 17, 202301:05:29
"Layer 2s and AppChains Will Converge" : Aurora Labs CEO Alex Shevchenko

"Layer 2s and AppChains Will Converge" : Aurora Labs CEO Alex Shevchenko

Alex Shevchenko is the CEO of Aurora Labs, which is a Layer 2 scaling solution built on Near. Alex has a doctoral degree in math and physics.

Today, we get into the details behind Aurora Labs, the difference between Aurora Cloud and the Aurora EVM, how they have survived the market crash, Alex's vision of Ethereum Layer 2s, his conviction in an AppChain future, and so much more.

We begin our conversation with Alex's focus at Aurora Labs.

Oct 10, 202347:32
Blockchain Capital's Spencer Bogart on the Future of Crypto and DeFi

Blockchain Capital's Spencer Bogart on the Future of Crypto and DeFi

Today we're diving deep into the mind of Spencer Bogart, who is a partner at Blockchain Capital.

Spencer has played a pivotal role in shaping the landscape of decentralized technologies and digital assets over the last decade.

We get into his journey impact in the blockchain sector, their investment thesis around the controversial WorldCoin, how he's continued to thrive among many economic downturns, and we get into their recent news of a $580 million for two new funds.

But first, Spencer tells us about the history of the firm.

Oct 03, 202358:11
What is MetaMask Snaps? Main Functions & Features Explained

What is MetaMask Snaps? Main Functions & Features Explained

This week, we were joined by Christian Montoya, Senior Product Manager for Metamask Snaps

Weekly Recap is your one-stop show for the most compelling news of the week, brought to you by the writers at The Defiant. This series delves deeper into our reports, revealing further insights and perspectives that help you make sense of the latest developments.

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Sep 26, 202353:16
Deep Dive into MetaMask Snaps with Director of Product Erik Marks

Deep Dive into MetaMask Snaps with Director of Product Erik Marks

Erik Marks is the director of product for permissionless innovation at MetaMask.

MetaMask, the popular non-custodial wallet owned by Consensys, has been in the spotlight following the launch of Snaps on open beta. You can think of Snaps as plugins that allow developers to add new and different apps that we can use in MetaMask.

One of the biggest implications of this is that Snaps will connect MetaMask to non-Ethereum chains, including Bitcoin and Solana.

In our conversation, we dive deep into the vision and the broader implications of Snaps.

Sep 25, 202357:07
Mainstream Brands Are Joining Web3 In The Bear Market
Sep 18, 202353:19
SEC Kills Stoner Cats' Buzz // friendtech Activity Surges

SEC Kills Stoner Cats' Buzz // friendtech Activity Surges

Weekly Recap is your one-stop show for the most compelling news of the week, brought to you by the writers at The Defiant. This series delves deeper into our reports, revealing further insights and perspectives that help you make sense of the latest developments.

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Sep 18, 202301:09:43
CFTC Cracks Down On DeFi

CFTC Cracks Down On DeFi

This week, we were joined by Will Warren and Ashley Ebersole from 0x to discuss the CFTC's recent enforcement actions against three DeFi protocols.

Weekly Recap is your one-stop show for the most compelling news of the week, brought to you by the writers at The Defiant. This series delves deeper into our reports, revealing further insights and perspectives that help you make sense of the latest developments.

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Don't forget to visit our YouTube channel for a regular dose of content that keeps you in the loop!

Sep 12, 202344:20
Exploring The State Of Solana With Anatoly Yakovenko

Exploring The State Of Solana With Anatoly Yakovenko

This week, we were joined by Anatoly Yakovenko, founder and CEO of Solana.

Weekly Recap is your one-stop show for the most compelling news of the week, brought to you by the writers at The Defiant. This series delves deeper into our reports, revealing further insights and perspectives that help you make sense of the latest developments.

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Don't forget to visit our YouTube channel for a regular dose of content that keeps you in the loop!

Sep 09, 202349:23
SEC Delays Bitcoin ETFs + Grayscale Ruling + Uniswap Class Action

SEC Delays Bitcoin ETFs + Grayscale Ruling + Uniswap Class Action

Weekly Recap is your one-stop show for the most compelling news of the week, brought to you by the writers at The Defiant. This series delves deeper into our reports, revealing further insights and perspectives that help you make sense of the latest developments.

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Don't forget to visit our YouTube channel for a regular dose of content that keeps you in the loop!

Sep 03, 202358:37
Tether's CTO Explains Why USDT is Still Not Audited

Tether's CTO Explains Why USDT is Still Not Audited

In this episode of The Defiant podcast, we are joined by Tether CTO Paolo Ardoino.

We discuss Tether's banking partners, its reserve composition, its latest attestation, and why the stablecoin issuer still hasn't presented an audit. Ardoino puts some of the blame on auditing firms.

Aug 31, 202343:09
Friend Tech: Turn Your Friends Into Revenue // Tornado Cash Update

Friend Tech: Turn Your Friends Into Revenue // Tornado Cash Update

Weekly Recap is your one-stop show for the most compelling news of the week, brought to you by the writers at The Defiant. This series delves deeper into our reports, revealing further insights and perspectives that help you make sense of the latest developments.

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Aug 26, 202301:06:10
Reimagining Work and Community: Unveiling the Cabin Lifestyle and Polycentric Governance

Reimagining Work and Community: Unveiling the Cabin Lifestyle and Polycentric Governance

Today we're joined by the driving force behind a venture that has redefined the concept of modern travel and community: Jon Hillis, the founder of Cabin, a network city for remote workers in nature, who is actively working to grow a global network of neighborhoods for people interested in community-centric living and working.

Cabin exists today and they have many different locations around the world. Cabin is a great example of merging the digital with the physical and using Web 3 tools in real life.

We delve into the purpose behind Cabin, how the COVID lockdowns inspired and allowed room for a Cabin to emerge, the shift in the remote work mindset, the different governance structures that exist within the DAO ecosystem, why Cabin chose polycentric governance, the best DAO practices, how you can get involved in Cabin communities and so much more.

But first, Jon will introduce us to Cabin.

Aug 21, 202354:59
Everything You Need To Know About Liquid Staking & LSTfi

Everything You Need To Know About Liquid Staking & LSTfi

This week, we dived into liquid staking and LSTFi, which has been the hottest narrative of 2023.

With special guests:

Amit Gajjala - cofounder, Stader Labs

Daniel Dizon - founder, Swell Network

Ken Chia - institutional sales, Pendle

Weekly Recap is your one-stop show for the most compelling news of the week, brought to you by the writers at The Defiant. This series delves deeper into our reports, revealing further insights and perspectives that help you make sense of the latest developments.

Every Friday, we go live on our YouTube channel, offering a unique mix of analysis and commentary. Stay informed and ahead of the curve by tuning into our weekly broadcasts.

Don't forget to visit our YouTube channel for a regular dose of content that keeps you in the loop!

Aug 19, 202301:02:04
Base: Coinbase's New Layer 2 Kicks Off

Base: Coinbase's New Layer 2 Kicks Off

Jesse Pollak is the creator of Base, which is a Layer 2 scaling solution from Coinbase that launched last week.

Base has quickly become a trending topic this summer, attracting more than $200M of value in its short life. Coinbase is the world’s second-largest crypto centralized exchange by volume, and now it’s moving to the on-chain world, so it’s worth watching.

In our conversation, we dive into the origin story of Base, why opt for a Layer 2 and not start a new Layer 1, why go for Optimistic rollups, how Base is unique in the already crowded Layer 2 space, their decentralization road map and more.

Aug 14, 202351:31
PayPal launches stablecoin on Ethereum, Onchain Summer takes off, Fed updates

PayPal launches stablecoin on Ethereum, Onchain Summer takes off, Fed updates

Weekly Recap is your one-stop show for the most compelling news of the week, brought to you by the writers at The Defiant. This series delves deeper into our reports, revealing further insights and perspectives that help you make sense of the latest developments.

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Don't forget to visit our YouTube channel for a regular dose of content that keeps you in the loop!

Aug 13, 202301:07:06
Revealing ONE Secret for Crypto Adoption: Art Blocks Founder Erick Calderon

Revealing ONE Secret for Crypto Adoption: Art Blocks Founder Erick Calderon

Today we are joined by Erick Calderon, founder of Art Blocks. You may also know him as Snowfro. Erick is not only a talented artist but also a tech innovator and entrepreneur who has redefined the limits of artistic expression in the digital era. Today we get into how Art Blocks fosters creativity and community via the platform, how they differ from other projects, Erick's views on why you should even buy art in the first place, as well as his passion for generative art and decentralization. We also get into his views on the NFT market fluctuations and he shares a bit about the community of curators that are curating art on Art Blocks and how you can get involved there. But first, Erick will begin by telling us about his crypto origin story and early involvement in the Crypto Punks community.

Aug 07, 202357:32
WTF went down with Curve Finance?

WTF went down with Curve Finance?

Weekly Recap is your one-stop show for the most compelling news of the week, brought to you by the writers at The Defiant. This series delves deeper into our reports, revealing further insights and perspectives that help you make sense of the latest developments.

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Aug 05, 202356:21
Worldcoin goes Live, Bank of Italy taps Polygon, Avalanche asset tokenization

Worldcoin goes Live, Bank of Italy taps Polygon, Avalanche asset tokenization

Weekly Recap is your one-stop show for the most compelling news of the week, brought to you by the writers at The Defiant. This series delves deeper into our reports, revealing further insights and perspectives that help you make sense of the latest developments.

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Aug 04, 202344:22
UniswapX, POL Token, MetaMask Snaps, Ripple Ruling

UniswapX, POL Token, MetaMask Snaps, Ripple Ruling

Weekly Recap is your one-stop show for the most compelling news of the week, brought to you by the writers at The Defiant. This series delves deeper into our reports, revealing further insights and perspectives that help you make sense of the latest developments.

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Don't forget to visit our YouTube channel for a regular dose of content that keeps you in the loop!

Aug 04, 202335:57
Red Pilling Institutions: Raising in the Bear Market and How CeFi implosions grew DeFi

Red Pilling Institutions: Raising in the Bear Market and How CeFi implosions grew DeFi

Aya Kantorovich is the co-CEO and co-founder of Fractal, which is an infrastructure provider enabling institutions to clear, settle, and margin digital asset trades on-chain.

In today's podcast, Aya shares her founder journey at Fractal, the impact of the FTX collapse on institutional players, DeFi growth since many CeFi companies imploded, how Fractal is red-pilling institutions, as well as her prediction on how many institutions will be cosseting crypto and having tokens on the balance sheet in 5 to 10 years time and so much more.

But first, Aya tells us about her crypto journey thus far.

Jul 31, 202344:31
Linea is a new ZK Rollup from Consensys - but how is it different from the others?

Linea is a new ZK Rollup from Consensys - but how is it different from the others?

Nicolas Liochon is the Global Lead for Linea, which is a new zkEVM rollup by Consensys. Rollups play a crucial role in scaling Ethereum as they reduce computational load on the main network by processing transactions off-chain. The two prominent rollups currently available on Ethereum are ZK Rollups and Optimistic Rollups, and Linea is the latest ZK Rollup to launch.

In our conversation, we will explore how Linea sets itself apart in the already highly competitive Ethereum Layer 2 landscape. But first, we will begin our conversation with an introduction to Linea.

Jul 17, 202348:29
Learning Linea: zkEVM from Consensys + Arkham CEO shares intel

Learning Linea: zkEVM from Consensys + Arkham CEO shares intel

Weekly Recap is your one-stop show for the most compelling news of the week, brought to you by the writers at The Defiant. This series delves deeper into our reports, revealing further insights and perspectives that help you make sense of the latest developments.

Every Friday, we go live on our YouTube channel, offering a unique mix of analysis and commentary. Stay informed and ahead of the curve by tuning into our weekly broadcasts.

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Jul 14, 202357:31
Ethereum is "Terrifyingly" Centralized but there's a way out, ether.fi founder says

Ethereum is "Terrifyingly" Centralized but there's a way out, ether.fi founder says

Mike Silagadze is the founder and CEO of ether.fi, which is a new player in ethereum staking space, which allows stakers to control their keys while delegating their stake. A reminder that Ethereum now runs on Proof of Stake, which requires users to deposit, or stake, their ETH. Ethereum’s Shapella upgrade introduced the ability for early stakers to withdraw their ETH, which made Ethereum staking and the projects around it one of the hottest themes of crypto this year. Tokens that function as a receipt of staked ETH, called Liquid Staking Tokens, grew in popularity, as did concerns about centralization. We will begin our conversation with an introduction to ether.fi, followed by their differentiation in the already competitive liquid staking sphere.


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Jul 10, 202301:02:25
What's Next for the Crypto Markets with Alex Krüger

What's Next for the Crypto Markets with Alex Krüger

Weekly Recap is your one-stop show for the most compelling news of the week, brought to you by the writers at The Defiant. This series delves deeper into our reports, revealing further insights and perspectives that help you make sense of the latest developments.

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Jul 08, 202301:28:11
How The World's First Web3 Company ConsenSys Is Catalyzing Ethereum’s Growth

How The World's First Web3 Company ConsenSys Is Catalyzing Ethereum’s Growth

Neal Gorevic is the Chief Marketing Officer at ConsenSys, which drives Ethereum ecosystem development. ConsenSys is behind key pieces of Ethereum infrastructure, including Metamask and Infura. In today's podcast, Neal discusses his transition from web2 marketing at Spotify, to web3 marketing. He goes into why ConsenSys is rebranding and provides insights into the strategic vision for the company. But first, we begin our conversation with an introduction on why Neal decided to make the jump to crypto.

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Jul 03, 202351:43
Consensys Reveals A Global Crypto Awakening

Consensys Reveals A Global Crypto Awakening

Weekly Recap is your one-stop show for the most compelling news of the week, brought to you by the writers at The Defiant. This series delves deeper into our reports, revealing further insights and perspectives that help you make sense of the latest developments.

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Jul 03, 202301:07:12
Wall Street Veteran Explains How US Regulators Are Protecting Incumbents

Wall Street Veteran Explains How US Regulators Are Protecting Incumbents

Today, we're joined by Caitlin Long, the founder and CEO of Custodia Bank, which provides payment rails and custody services for digital assets.

We explore the recent surge of institutional interest in crypto, regulatory pressure in the US, and whether US regulators are prioritizing investor protection or incumbent interest.

But first, we start by delving into Caitlin's journey as an early adopter of blockchain tech.

Jun 26, 202350:49