The DeFi Decoded Podcast

Join Alex Tapscott as he decodes the world of Web3 with special guest Christopher Giancarlo, the thirteenth Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Senior Counsel of Willkie Farr & Gallagher. Listen in as they discuss whether Web3 will be an important agenda topic in upcoming presidential elections, the industry's ideal regulatory framework they want in the United States, the global race of emerging Web3 hubs, why the CFTC's work with Bitcoin futures was instrumental for Bitcoin ETF approvals, the origin and meaning behind Chris' "money is too important to be left to the central bankers" quote, important considerations and odds of Ethereum ETF approvals, and more!

Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of DeFi and Web3 with special guest Sidney Powell, Co-Founder and CEO of Maple Finance. Listen in as they discuss key takeaways from the ETHDenver 2024 conference, the different types of stablecoins, potential lending opportunities that exist with restaking, Maple's next growth areas, the size of the on-chain institutional market, the benefits and challenges with lending to protocols, lending with locked tokens of early investors or token treasuries, real-world asset tokenization versus crypto-native lending yields, attractive horizontal and vertical future opportunities, and more!

Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of DeFi and Web3. Listen in as they discuss this past week's Bitcoin-led market rally, their current takes on the crypto market and what's next, gaining digital asset exposure through MicroStrategy vs. Bitcoin ETFs, the potential for SEC approval on Ethereum ETFs, the emergence of Bitcoin layer 2s and some exciting projects, Uniswap Foundation's proposal to distribute protocol revenue to token holders, Coinbase's app store ranking and significance, Andrew's Bitcoin story, Bitcoin reflexivity, and more!

Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of DeFi and Web3 with special guest James Seyffart, ETF Research Analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence. Listen in as they discuss James' methodology behind the Bitcoin ETF approval odds he set last year, reading between the lines of GBTC and ETHE's discounts to NAV, the likelihood of Ethereum ETF approvals, how the SEC differs from other nations' regulators, the historic flows into Bitcoin ETFs, next cryptoasset to get ETF beyond BTC and ETH, Canadian Bitcoin ETF outflows following U.S. approvals, GBTC's high 1.50% fee, whether Ethereum staking and leveraged Bitcoin ETFs will come, key dates and deadlines for Ethereum ETF approvals, Bloomberg Intelligence and James' story, and more!

Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of DeFi and Web3 with special guest Rebecca Liao, Co-Founder and CEO at Saga. Listen in as they discuss an update of the past year for Saga, their upcoming $SAGA community genesis airdrop to five different ecosystems, thoughts on crypto loyalty 'points' with projects like Blur, the thesis behind modular blockchains and its relevance to Saga, their recent $6.5 million raise plans for the year ahead, if the space is finally ready for consumer crypto applications, and more!

Tether's profits and over collateralization, ENS-GoDaddy partnership, Mt. Gox's bankruptcy and FTX token value, potential of a decentralized Twitter

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!

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!

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.

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.