The Decrypting Crypto Podcast
Matthew Howells-Barby & Austin Knight
We highlight the people, products, and protocols shaping the future of crypto, DeFi, and web3. Your hosts, Matthew Howells-Barby and Austin Knight, will take you on a journey of decrypting the various concepts related to blockchain and web3 technology, explaining them in a language that everyone can understand.
Episodes
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Aug 10, 2023 • 35min
Off Chain 8/10/23: PayPal's Stablecoin, Rollbit's Rally, and Another Twist in the Curve Exploit Tale
In this week's episode we cover:+ PayPal launches PYUSD stablecoin+ Alchemix got back the 4,820 Alchemix ETH (alETH), worth $8.3M, from the Curve hacker+ The rise of GambleFi
Aug 3, 2023 • 25min
Off Chain 8/3/23: Unpacking the Curve Exploit
In this episode, we give an update on the $70mn Curve exploit that's led to nearly 50% of Curve's TVL moving out of the protocol, as well as the huge portion of $CRV tokens at risk of liquidation from founder, Michael Egorov's, loans.
Jul 27, 2023 • 51min
Off Chain 7/27/23: Worldcoin - An Eye-Opening Discussion into Crypto's Most Controversial Project
In this week's episode we dig into the highly controversial Worldcoin project, uncovering the tech, token economics and issues is raises.
Jul 20, 2023 • 43min
Off Chain 7/20/23: The Curious Case of Multichain; Plus, What Does the XRP Ruling Mean for Crypto?
In this week's episode we cover:1. The unbelievable story of the death of Multichain Bridge2. Judge Rules Ripple Sales of XRP Were Not Securities—Except to Institutions
Jun 29, 2023 • 46min
Off Chain 6/29/23: Bearish NFTs; Bullish BTC
In this week's episode we cover the following stories:- The much anticipated Azuki “Elementals” mint went live… and holders weren’t very happy- FTX “reboot” talks have begun- Microstrategy bought a ton more Bitcoin over the past month
Jun 22, 2023 • 21min
Off Chain 6/22/23: TradFi is Coming for Bitcoin
In this week's episode, we cover the following stories:. There’s been a slew of news relating to major institutions that typically operate outside of crypto, entering the space more aggressively with their own crypto products. Fed Chair Jerome:Powell: Bitcoin Has 'Staying Power' as an Asset Class
Jun 8, 2023 • 29min
Off Chain 6/8/23: The TL;DR of the SEC Complaints Against Binance & Coinbase
In this week's episode, we do a deep dive into the SEC complaints against both Coinbase and Binance to summarise all the important information.
Jun 1, 2023 • 30min
Off Chain 6/1/23: Multichain's Missing CEO and a 20% Discount on Bitcoin
In this week's episode of Off Chain, we cover the following stories: $587M worth of Optimism ($OP) tokens unlocked yesterday Crypto Bridging Protocol Multichain ‘Unable to Contact’ CEO Zhaojun Bitcoin was trading at ~20% discount on Binance Australia this week Binance are Reportedly Cutting 20% of its Workforce
May 25, 2023 • 33min
Off Chain 5-25-23: Bitcoin NFT Surge & Binance Commingling
In this week's episode of the podcast, we cover the following stories: Bitcoin is Now the Second Most Popular Blockchain for NFTs Binance commingled customer funds and company revenue, according to a Reuters report with former insiders Gemini Says DCG Missed $630M Genesis Loan Payment
May 18, 2023 • 27min
Off Chain 5-18-21: Steady Lads… Tether is Deploying More Capital
In this week's episode of the podcast, we cover the following stories: Tether Says It Will Buy Bitcoin for Stablecoin Reserves Has Ledger just destroyed its reputation? Axie Infinity: Origins app is launching on the App Store
