Ep. 21 - Chris Blec from Blec Report on the risks of DeFi and defending decentralization

Jan 19, 2023

52:21

forum

Ask episode

view_agenda

Chapters

auto_awesome

Transcript

info_circle

Episode notes

You can also watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/mJ5CKcW4GsQ

Matthew and Brileigh are joined by Chris Blec. Chris is a crypto content creator known for his adversarial approach to writing about the world of DeFi. Following the launch of Blec Report—a website dedicated to analyzing the risks of DeFi protocols and organizations—Chris created a Juicebox project to raise funds from supporters in a trustless and transparent way.

In this conversation, Chris tells us about his career in marketing and growth and how he fell down the crypto rabbit hole. We learn more about the motivations behind his writing and what he thinks about the future of DeFi, regulations, and some of the most popular Dapps being used today.

Chapters:

00:00:00 Intro

00:00:49 Welcome

00:01:06 Chris' background in marketing and growth

00:03:18 How Chris' background informs his writing about DeFi

00:05:31 What drew Chris down the crypto rabbit hole

00:09:44 Blec Report and how it got started

00:13:43 Utopic vs. critical thinking in crypto

00:17:35 The importance of self-publishing

00:19:53 How Twitter affects crypto and DeFi discourse

00:23:46 Why Chris started a Juicebox project for Blec Report

00:27:19 Chris' NFTs on Juicebox and how they were made