
DeFi Decoded
Alex Tapscott, Andrew Young and guests break down the fundamentals of Decentralized Finance (DeFi) and how this cutting edge technology enables individuals and institutions to transact, and create value, without the need for traditional financial intermediaries.
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Latest episodes

Feb 8, 2024 • 33min
DeFi Decoded - Tether Money Printer Go Brrrrr, Plus when Elon Coin?
Tether's profits and over collateralization, ENS-GoDaddy partnership, Mt. Gox's bankruptcy and FTX token value, potential of a decentralized Twitter

Feb 2, 2024 • 21min
DeFi Decoded - Is the Bitcoin Halving the Bull Market’s Next Catalyst?
Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of DeFi and Web3. Listen in as they discuss an update on Bitcoin ETF flows after their first two official trading weeks, Bitcoin’s fast-approaching halving in less than 75 days, Bitwise’s decision to publicly disclose their Bitcoin wallet address, Bitcoin ETF issuers’ fee competition and pledge differentiators, our Bitcoin beard commitment, Noble’s $100 million milestone, and more!

Jan 25, 2024 • 41min
DeFi Decoded - Noble CEO Jelena Juric on Democratizing Dollars and RWAs
Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of DeFi and Web3 with special guest Jelena Djuric, Founder and CEO of Noble. Listen in as they discuss an update following Noble’s launch of bringing USDC to Cosmos, key metrics they use to measure their success, dYdX’s impact on the ecosystem, exciting upcoming projects within Cosmos, some fun facts encompassing demand for the U.S. dollar, Noble’s new partnership with Hashnote, their decision to transition to Interchain Security, what’s next for Noble, Jelena’s Bad Kid NFT, and more!

Jan 18, 2024 • 39min
DeFi Decoded - Bull Market Vibes? We Unveil our Top Web3 Predictions for 2024
Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of DeFi and Web3. Listen in as they discuss a roundup of the current crypto market post-ETF approval, the potential for a revenge rally from original alternative layer-1 chains, possible attention shift from underlying fundamentals toward growth, the chance of Ethereum ETFs taking longer than expected, how the stablecoin market could amass to $200 billion by year-end, why enterprise adoption of public blockchains could accelerate in 2024, whether a ‘D Everything’ market will occur this year, and more.

Jan 11, 2024 • 38min
DeFi Decoded - Bitcoin ETFs Get the Green Light, a Conversation with Osmosis Co-Founder Sunny Aggarwal
Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3 and DeFi with special guest Sunny Aggarwal, Co-Founder of Osmosis. Listen in as they discuss the Bitcoin ETF approvals and their potential implications, the state of Web3 and Osmosis’ role within it, the impact of having native USDC on Cosmos, exciting narratives circulating within the ecosystem, Osmosis’ DEX market share, the prospect of a successful crypto native stablecoin, and more.

Jan 4, 2024 • 39min
DeFi Decoded - dYdX ditches Ethereum and migrates to Cosmos. Why it matters - with Charles d’Haussy of dYdX
Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of DeFi and Web3 with special guest Charles d’Haussy, CEO of the dYdX Foundation. Listen in as they discuss Charles’ journey into crypto, the history of dYdX, the thought process behind and decision to migrate, the reasoning for Cosmos SDK selection, their rare situation and chance at becoming a profitable protocol, experience moving exchange and users from one network to another, dYdX builders’ product focus moving forward, future growth opportunities for dYdX, Cosmos USD liquidity, some fantastic blockchain analogies, and more!

Dec 21, 2023 • 36min
DeFi Decoded - Top Gaming VC Reveals why Web3 will Reinvent Gaming, The Metaverse and More
Join Alex Tapscott as he decodes the world of Web3 and gaming with special guest Justin Swart, Principal, Investment Team of BITKRAFT Ventures. Listen in as they discuss BITKRAFT’s discovery of Web3 gaming’s potential, the significance of property rights in gameplay and gaming economics, the gaming market’s biggest opportunity moving forward, the ‘third place’ and its relevance to an increasingly immersive shared internet reality for humanity, and more!

Dec 14, 2023 • 34min
DeFi Decoded - Investing in Web3, the Easy Way with ML Tech
Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of DeFi and Web3 with special guest Leo Mindyuk, Co-Founder and CEO of ML Tech. Listen in as they discuss an overview of ML Tech, Leo’s trading experience and journey into the crypto space, differentiating features from first-generation firms within the decentralized quant trading movement, potential opportunity to become a software provider, popular crypto trading strategies and key differences to those in traditional finance (tradFi), how ML Tech thinks about and manages counterparty risk, which types of investors they’ve had the most traction with, current challenges with deploying institutional capital in DeFi protocols, growth drivers in 2024, interchangeability of strategies, the crypto market’s efficiency moving forward, asset tokenization future market size, and more!

Dec 8, 2023 • 26min
DeFi Decoded - “Silent Rally” Pushes Bitcoin Through $40,000. Where to Next?
Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of DeFi and Web3. Listen in as they discuss Bitcoin’s ‘silent’ rally beyond $44,000 and its driving forces, crypto market trajectory predictions based on past cycle experiences, interesting metrics regarding retail investor sentiment and Bitcoin supply, the intersection of AI and blockchain as seen in Alex’s AI stack, the growing popularity of Web3 social, how decentralized exchanges’ on-chain trading volumes could surpass CEXs, sustainable growth models, and more!

Dec 1, 2023 • 24min
DeFi Decoded - Missionaries, Mercenaries and Pragmatists - The Debate Between Decentralization and Growth Rages On
Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of DeFi and Web3. Listen in as they discuss the crypto market rally following Binance’s $4B settlement last week, key signals of growing confidence in Bitcoin ETF approvals, the controversy encompassing Ethereum layer-2 (L2) Blast, the potential upcoming Cosmos fork, and more!