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May 22, 2024 • 1h 19min
The End of NFT Scarcity | Analyst Round Table
Join Boccaccio and analysts Boffin, Tervo, and Tolks as they dive into the world of NFTs, tokenization, and memecoins. They discuss the shift from scarcity to abundance in the NFT market, the importance of onchain reputation, and the potential for tokenizing real-world assets. Topics also include fantasy sports-like games in the crypto space, airdrop meta, memecoin super cycle, and experimental primitives like Rug.Fun.
May 16, 2024 • 1h 7min
Ethereum's Staking Debate: Decentralization vs. Security vs. Yield | Hasu & Vasiliy
Hasu from Flashbots and Vasiliy from Lido DAO dive into Ethereum's staking dynamics, discussing institutional demand, solo staking, liquid staking derivatives, and the impact on issuance policy. They explore the balance between decentralization, security, and yield, highlighting the challenges and opportunities in the evolving staking ecosystem.
May 15, 2024 • 1h 10min
Consumer Crypto's Frictionless Speculation | Analyst Round Table
The podcast delves into topics like VanEck's meme coin index launch, consumer crypto adoption challenges, controversy around Key Opinion Leader investment rounds, Loss Risk Rebalancing in AMMs, and the comparison between LVR and impermanent loss. They also touch on memes onchain fun, LayerZero's EtherFi segment, and LP returns in Ethereum and Solana ecosystems.
May 9, 2024 • 1h 10min
Reclaiming Your Online Identity with Intuition | Matt & Billy
Matt, Co-founder of Intuition, talks about decentralized identity protocols, credible neutrality in knowledge graphs, user incentives, and Intuition's middleware layer refining data for efficiency. They discuss the evolution of cryptocurrency, data ownership, exploring sponsor offerings, redefining data interpretation for user experiences, incentive mechanisms in online platforms, network effects, and product launch strategy in the crypto space.
May 8, 2024 • 1h 22min
Fantasy Top & FriendTech: SocialFi or Speculation? | Analyst Round Table
Analysts discuss Fantasy Top's unique social media speculation, FriendTech's token challenges, Layer Zero's Sybil attack prevention, and BlackRock's tokenized treasuries in this entertaining and informative podcast.
May 2, 2024 • 1h 7min
Inside M0: The Decentralized Bank of DeFi | Luca Prosperi
Luca Prosperi, CEO & Co-Founder of M^0 Labs, discusses M minting and redemption, two-token governance, decentralized bank vision for DeFi, incentivizing participation, and stable crypto dollar goal. Talks about governance importance, transparent collateral pool, and long-term protocol vision. Explores DeFi platforms like Guelmo, Par, and Marinate, liquidity in stable coins, D5 protocol pitch, team building, decentralized governance, and company growth in the DeFi ecosystem.
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May 1, 2024 • 1h 10min
VC Tokens vs. Memecoins: Which is Ruining Crypto? | Analyst Round Table
Analyst team discusses challenges of low float token models, drama at Io.net, Stripe's crypto payments integration, ezETH depeg incident, and Hyperliquid's points program end. They explore meme coins' impact, decentralized AI projects, risks in the crypto space, and development of native spot trading. The episode emphasizes transparent communication and managing complex environments in the crypto market.
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Apr 25, 2024 • 54min
Is Ethena's Yield Sustainable? Protocol Risks & Scaling Strategy w/ Founder Guy Young
Founder of Ethena Protocol, Guy Young, discusses scaling challenges, USD yield generation, risk management, governance, and the role of centralized exchanges. Topics include BTC and ETH derivatives as collateral, strategic treasury management, partnerships, and the importance of liquidity in crypto products.
Apr 24, 2024 • 1h 14min
Runes: BRC-20s Replacement or Just More Hype?
Analysts debate the Runes phenomenon on Bitcoin and Ionet's GPU partnership. Avalanche's progress with Vryx enabling 100K TPS is discussed. Topics include Layer 2 incentives, ZKasino scandal, and AI agents in financial decisions.
Apr 18, 2024 • 50min
Navigating DeFi's Evolving Yield Landscape with Pendle | TN, Co-founder
TN, Co-founder of Pendle, discusses how Pendle enables users to tokenize and trade yield, focusing on fixed rates and speculating on yield. He talks about the protocol's growth, partnerships, user behavior changes, decision to deploy on Arbitrum, and future roadmap including Pendle V3 and expanding yield trading across ecosystems.
