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Jan 15, 2021 • 39min

Deep Dive: Quantstamp | The Golden Rubber Stamp Protecting Your $$

We unstack:► Early trends observed from auditing various projects from DeFi to Layer 1s and NFTs► Richard's thoughts on the various economic attacks of smart contracts we saw in 2020► How Quantstamp is bundling insurance into their suite of services+ much more!FOLLOW OUR GUESTTwitter: @QuantstampFOLLOW AMBER GROUP Twitter: https://twitter.com/ambergroup_ioEmail: contact@ambergroup.ioWebsite: https://www.ambergroup.io/DISCLOSUREThe Crypto Unstacked Podcast is meant for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial or investment advice. Nothing expressed in this podcast should be construed as a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement or offer by Amber Group to buy or sell any financial products. Information expressed by the host or guest in this podcast does not necessarily reflect the views of Amber Group.#AmberGroup #Quantstamp #Auditing #CUPofCrypto #CryptoUnstacked
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Jan 8, 2021 • 48min

Deep Dive: Aave | Celebrating Aaveversary and $2.7 Billion+ TVL

We unstack:► V2 features: stable/variable rate borrowing, enhanced flash loans, credit delegation► Aave on other L1 and L2 chains► Response to Fred Ehrsam's governance minimalism► Creating new money markets & private money marketsFOLLOW OUR GUESTStani's Twitter: @StaniKulechov Aave's Twitter: @AaveAave FOLLOW AMBER GROUPTwitter: https://twitter.com/ambergroup_ioEmail: contact@ambergroup.ioWebsite: https://www.ambergroup.io/DISCLOSUREThe Crypto Unstacked Podcast is meant for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial or investment advice. Nothing expressed in this podcast should be construed as a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement or offer by Amber Group to buy or sell any financial products. Information expressed by the host or guest in this podcast does not necessarily reflect the views of Amber Group.#AmberGroup #Aave #CUPofCrypto #CryptoUnstacked
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Jan 1, 2021 • 54min

Deep Dive: Maple Leaf Capital | Web 3, DeFi, and 2021 Predictions

We unstack:► Emerging permissionless and permissioned valuenets► Tools for a multi-chain world► Smart contract insurance models► Category-leading coins + 2021 predictions+ much more!FOLLOW OUR GUESTMapleleaf Capital's Twitter: @MapleLeafCapFOLLOW AMBER GROUPTwitter: https://twitter.com/ambergroup_ioEmail: contact@ambergroup.ioWebsite: https://www.ambergroup.io/DISCLOSUREThe Crypto Unstacked Podcast is meant for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial or investment advice. Nothing expressed in this podcast should be construed as a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement or offer by Amber Group to buy or sell any financial products. Information expressed by the host or guest in this podcast does not necessarily reflect the views of Amber Group.#AmberGroup #MapleLeafCapital #Web3 #CUPofCrypto #CryptoUnstacked
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Dec 18, 2020 • 45min

Deep Dive: Kerman Kohli & ARC | Making $$ by Unlocking Value in Illiquid Assets

We unstack:► ARC's value proposition unlocking the liquidity of long tail assets► Stablex - leveraged yield-bearing stablecoins that allow users to access liquidity and earn higher returns in DeFi► Gamifying network participation through "ARC Levels"► The social finance #SoFi revolution and being an early personal token pioneer ($KERMAN)FOLLOW OUR GUESTKerman's Twitter: @KermankohliDeFi Weekly NewsletterDeFi Weekly YouTube ChannelFOLLOW AMBER GROUPTwitter: https://twitter.com/ambergroup_ioEmail: contact@ambergroup.ioWebsite: https://www.ambergroup.io/DISCLOSUREThe Crypto Unstacked Podcast is meant for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial or investment advice. Nothing expressed in this podcast should be construed as a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement or offer by Amber Group to buy or sell any financial products. Information expressed by the host or guest in this podcast does not necessarily reflect the views of Amber Group.#AmberGroup #ARCx #DeFiWeekly #KERMAN #CUPofCrypto #CryptoUnstacked
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Dec 11, 2020 • 17min

[Mini Dive] 10 Things You Need to Know About The STABLE Act

10 things we discuss:1. What is the STABLE Act?2. What does the bill define as a stablecoin?3. What does the current version of the bill propose?4. What does Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire think about the proposed legislation?5. What is the purpose of this Bill?6. What do bill advocates have to say about tech companies assuming the role of a currency issuer?7. Are stablecoins a tool of regulatory arbitrage and evasion?8. Does this bill regulate decentralized networks?9. What are the systemic risks that the bill focuses on?10. Will the STABLE Act pass?*Bonus* What do I think this STABLE Act is really about?LINKS► https://tlaib.house.gov/sites/tlaib.house.gov/files/STABLEAct.pdf► https://tlaib.house.gov/media/press-releases/tlaib-garcia-and-lynch-stableact► https://www.forbes.com/sites/seansteinsmith/2020/12/09/cryptocurrency-legislation-is-on-the-rise--what-the-proposed-stable-act-could-mean-for-crypto/?sh=16d1e367633d► https://www.coincenter.org/the-unintended-consequences-of-the-stable-act/► https://twitter.com/jerallaire/status/1336487497505923072► https://twitter.com/jerallaire/status/1334277525044940800► https://twitter.com/rohangrey/status/1335280373358465026► https://twitter.com/ronwhammond/status/1334279937767993349?s=21FOLLOW AMBER GROUP Twitter: https://twitter.com/ambergroup_ioEmail: contact@ambergroup.ioWebsite: https://www.ambergroup.io/DISCLOSUREThe Crypto Unstacked Podcast is meant for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial or investment advice. Nothing expressed in this podcast should be construed as a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement or offer by Amber Group to buy or sell any financial products. Information expressed by the host or guest in this podcast does not necessarily reflect the views of Amber Group.#AmberGroup #FreeFormFridays #STABLEAct #stablecoins #CUPofCrypto #CryptoUnstacked
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Nov 27, 2020 • 13min

[Mini Dive] Bitcoin Flipping the Pareto Principle of Power Distribution

We unstack:► The Pareto Principle► Jack Ma's view of the "2-8" principle and focusing on the 80%► Wealth distribution of Bitcoin and how it can flip the top-down social power distribution LINKS ► https://fs.blog/2018/09/mental-model-winner-take-all/► https://hbr.org/2017/02/ai-is-going-to-change-the-8020-rule► https://coinmetrics.substack.com/p/coin-metrics-state-of-the-network-2d3► https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-rally-2020-vs-2017► https://bytemaster.medium.com/decentralizing-in-spite-of-pareto-principle-eda86bb8228bFOLLOW AMBER GROUPTwitter: https://twitter.com/ambergroup_ioEmail: contact@ambergroup.ioWebsite: https://www.ambergroup.io/DISCLOSUREThe Crypto Unstacked Podcast is meant for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial or investment advice. Nothing expressed in this podcast should be construed as a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement or offer by Amber Group to buy or sell any financial products. Information expressed by the host or guest in this podcast does not necessarily reflect the views of Amber Group.#AmberGroup #FreeFormFridays #Bitcoin #Pareto #Power #Wealth #CUPofCrypto #CryptoUnstacked
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Nov 20, 2020 • 35min

Deep Dive: CoinFLEX | flexUSD - The world's first interest-bearing stablecoin?

We unstack:► Introducing flexUSD - the world's first natively interest bearing stablecoin► Disrupting the borrow/lend space and making it more efficient via orderbooks► The magic of physical delivery enabling flexUSD holders to earn perp funding through CoinFLEX repo+ more!LINKS► Website: www.coinflex.com► Telegram Group: https://t.me/coinflex_EN► Learn more about flexUSD► FlexUSD launch announcement► CoinFLEX repo market launch announcementFOLLOW OUR GUESTSudhu’s Telegram: @Sudhu_coinflexSudhu’s interview with Chat with Traders: https://chatwithtraders.com/ep-186-sudhu-arumugam/ FOLLOW AMBER GROUPTwitter: https://twitter.com/ambergroup_ioEmail: contact@ambergroup.ioWebsite: https://www.ambergroup.io/DISCLOSUREThe Crypto Unstacked Podcast is meant for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial or investment advice. Nothing expressed in this podcast should be construed as a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement or offer by Amber Group to buy or sell any financial products. Information expressed by the host or guest in this podcast does not necessarily reflect the views of Amber Group.#AmberGroup #CoinFLEX #flexUSD #stablecoin #CUPofCrypto #CryptoUnstacked
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Nov 16, 2020 • 10min

[Mini Dive] BCH Fork | Checkmate - The King (ABC) is Dead

Quick takeaways:- The incumbent ABC team’s controversial funding plan proposal posed massive implications for the utility and development for BCH down the line.- BCHN’s win over ABC preserves the decentralized nature of the BCH blockchain- The fact that miners largely had consensus for the BCHN protocol design means that it should be a forcing function for smoother blockchain development going forward.LINKS ►https://coin.dance/►https://read.cash/@georgedonnelly/amaury-sechet-is-forking-bitcoin-abc-away-from-bitcoin-cash-8734adc1►https://news.bitcoin.com/prepping-for-an-airdrop-prominent-bch-community-members-bid-bitcoin-abc-devs-farewell/FOLLOW AMBER GROUPTwitter: https://twitter.com/ambergroup_ioEmail: contact@ambergroup.ioWebsite: https://www.ambergroup.io/DISCLOSUREThe Crypto Unstacked Podcast is meant for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial or investment advice. Nothing expressed in this podcast should be construed as a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement or offer by Amber Group to buy or sell any financial products. Information expressed by the host or guest in this podcast does not necessarily reflect the views of Amber Group.#AmberGroup #BCH #Hardfork #CUPofCrypto #CryptoUnstacked
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Nov 6, 2020 • 12min

[Mini Dive] Business-as-a-Game (BAAG)

LINKShttps://notboring.substack.com/p/secure-the-baagFOLLOW AMBER GROUPTwitter: https://twitter.com/ambergroup_ioEmail: contact@ambergroup.ioWebsite: https://www.ambergroup.io/DISCLOSUREThe Crypto Unstacked Podcast is meant for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial or investment advice. Nothing expressed in this podcast should be construed as a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement or offer by Amber Group to buy or sell any financial products. Information expressed by the host or guest in this podcast does not necessarily reflect the views of Amber Group
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Oct 27, 2020 • 49min

Deep Dive: Huobi DeFi Labs | The Price is Right! Or is It?

We unstack:► Emergence of information symmetric world► First principle of financial product design► AMM designs (Uniswap v. CoFix) + advantages of a decentralized price oracle (Nest)► Current DeFi logic holes: pricing risk and risk management+more!TIMESTAMP6:00 Credit risk and volatility risk8:30 Information symmetric world of DeFi12:00 Deconstructing financial structures19:40 Fundamental problem with Uniswap20:50 CoFix - generalized MM model25:10 Price discovery in CeFi and DeFi29:20 Verifying prices in Nest36:30 Incentivising liquidity providers38:08 Huobi DeFi Labs’ vision43:45 Choosing not to build DeFi products in-house46:50 Can DeFi enable financial inclusion? LINKShttps://medium.com/@sharlyn_wuFOLLOW AMBER GROUPTwitter: https://twitter.com/ambergroup_ioEmail: contact@ambergroup.ioWebsite: https://www.ambergroup.io/DISCLOSUREThe Crypto Unstacked Podcast is meant for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial or investment advice. Nothing expressed in this podcast should be construed as a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement or offer by Amber Group to buy or sell any financial products. Information expressed by the host or guest in this podcast does not necessarily reflect the views of Amber Group.#AmberGroup #Huobi #HuobiGlobal #DeFi #Capital #CUPofCrypto #CryptoUnstacked #InvestorInsight #InvestorSeries

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