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Dec 11, 2024 • 1h 7min
The Fraxtal Vision Roadmap Revealed w/ Sam Kazemian - Flywheel #131
On this special episode, we welcome back Sam Kazemian, co-founder of Frax, to dive into the Fraxtal Vision Roadmap. A plan set in 3 phases, introducing token upgrades, AIVM, and becoming the microstrategy of ETH with Frax’s Crypto Strategic Reserve.Timeline:00:00 Introduction & Background03:05 State of Crypto Post-Elections08:10 Convos w/ Legislators + Staffers in DC11:48 Reflections on Fraxtal and the L2 Playbook15:36 Running a Protocol vs an L217:23 The Vision Roadmap: Sovereign Assets and AI Integrations18:37 Phase 1: Tokenomic upgrades, The Future of FRAX.36:43 Proof of Inference and AI Agents Onchain49:18 Retaking on Fraxtal Securing Different VMs53:30 Frax: The MicroStrategy of ETH1:01:55 The Crypto Strategic Reserve1:04:37 Key Takeaways of The Vision Roadmap1:06:31 Post-Game~~~~Subscribe to the Flywheel mailing list: https://flywheeldefi.com~~~~Follow FlywheelX: https://twitter.com/FlywheelDeFiTelegram: https://t.me/FlywheelDeFiYouTube: @flywheeldefiSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/34xXNO289naHrPB2h4uN4J?si=7aa710b683c04a66Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/flywheel-defi/id1628697864~~~~ConnectDeFi Dave: https://twitter.com/defidave22Kiet: https://twitter.com/0xkapital_kSam: https://twitter.com/traders_insightLewy: https://x.com/lewquidity~~~~Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.

Nov 13, 2024 • 57min
Yeet’s Big Plans For Berachain w/ Lord Pemberton Squigglebop - Flywheel #130
This week, we hosted Lord Pemberton Squigglebop, founder and chief Yeetard of Yeet, an innovative suite of products and games making DeFi more Yeetard-friendly. Timeline: 00:00 Introduction & Background04:36 What is Yeet + Game Mechanics08:20 Yeet Economics: Prize Pool and Taxes13:45 Staking and Unstaking Mechanics15:45 The Liquidity Trifecta: The Yeetwheel23:20 Yeetard NFTs and Burning Culture25:50 Making DeFi Yeetard Friendly + Yeet Bonds28:40 Yeet’s Master Plan34:10 Exploring Proof of Liquidity36:50 Building Social Welfare and Resilience in DeFi40:36 Yeeting on Berachain vs Other Chains42:51 Building Community on Berachain45:46 Yeet’s GTM Strategy50:35 TG Bot & Group Yeeting54:21 Post-Game Show~~~~Subscribe to the Flywheel mailing list: https://flywheeldefi.com~~~~Follow FlywheelX: https://twitter.com/FlywheelDeFiTelegram: https://t.me/FlywheelDeFiYouTube: @flywheeldefiSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/34xXNO289naHrPB2h4uN4J?si=7aa710b683c04a66Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/flywheel-defi/id1628697864~~~~ConnectDeFi Dave: https://twitter.com/defidave22Kiet: https://twitter.com/0xkapital_kSam: https://twitter.com/traders_insightLewy: https://x.com/lewquidity~~~~Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.

Nov 6, 2024 • 1h 29min
Cybernetics and Redefining Culture w/ Jani - Flywheel #129
This week, the legend himself Jani to dive into the role of Cybernetics in crypto and what it takes to create a meaningful, long-lasting cult(ure).Timeline:00:00 Introduction & Background06:00 Understanding Cults in a Crypto Context08:30 Maintaining Fresh Perspectives15:50 Cybernetics, Feedback Loops, and its Role in Crypto21:19 Improving Airdrops and Incentivizing High-Value Behaviour24:08 Going All In and Leveraging Bong Bears32:39 Building The Honey Jar36:28 Honeycombs, Integrators and Community Engagement40:00 Developing a Cybernetic Culture w/ Honeycombs45:00 Cybernetic Culture of Berachain vs Other L1s/L2s48:40 The Rise of Honeycomb and Community Dynamics50:53 Personas and Social Interactions in Different Spheres55:20 A New Definition for Cults1:03:05 Sustainably Prioritizing Communities1:08:30 Cults As Cybernetic Organizations1:10:46 The Key to Long-Lasting Cults1:25:42 Post-Game Show~~~~Subscribe to the Flywheel mailing list: https://flywheeldefi.com~~~~Follow FlywheelX: https://twitter.com/FlywheelDeFiTelegram: https://t.me/FlywheelDeFiYouTube: @flywheeldefiSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/34xXNO289naHrPB2h4uN4J?si=7aa710b683c04a66Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/flywheel-defi/id1628697864~~~~ConnectDeFi Dave: https://twitter.com/defidave22Kiet: https://twitter.com/0xkapital_kSam: https://twitter.com/traders_insightLewy: https://x.com/lewquidity~~~~Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.

Oct 30, 2024 • 1h 14min
Redefining The Next Generation of Yield w/ Chunda McCain - Flywheel #128
This week, we brought on Chunda McCain to learn more about Nucleus which introduces “Yield by Default” and the financialization of infrastructure risk.Timeline:00:00 Introduction & Background03:44 What was Ion and its evolution into Nucleus08:48 Financializing Infrastructure Risks11:00 Yield by Default15:23 Engaging User Incentives and Infra Revenue Sharing19:37 App Chains and Ecosystem-Specific Rollups26:09 Are AVS’s Bottlenecks in Restaking?30:35 Scaling ETH vs The Rollup-Centric Roadmap36:52 Ethereum's Identity and EIP-155939:23 Narratives from Precious Metals to Crypto42:15 Nucleus Architecture and User Journey46:08 Yield Generation Strategies and Risk Management54:38 Default Yield in all Ecosystems1:05:05 What Sets Nucleus Apart?1:10:50 Post-Game Show~~~~Subscribe to the Flywheel mailing list: https://flywheeldefi.com~~~~Follow FlywheelX: https://twitter.com/FlywheelDeFiTelegram: https://t.me/FlywheelDeFiYouTube: @flywheeldefiSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/34xXNO289naHrPB2h4uN4J?si=7aa710b683c04a66Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/flywheel-defi/id1628697864~~~~ConnectDeFi Dave: https://twitter.com/defidave22Kiet: https://twitter.com/0xkapital_kSam: https://twitter.com/traders_insightLewy: https://x.com/lewquidity~~~~Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.

Oct 23, 2024 • 1h 15min
Everything Election 2024 + Native Cross-Chain Bitcoin Swaps w/ Thad - Flywheel #127
This week, we hosted Thad, co-founder of El Dorado, to discuss the upcoming election and its implications on Crypto and DeFi.Timeline:00:00 Introduction & Background04:00 US Election: Candidates and Their Stance on Crypto08:56 The Current Political Landscape12:33 Economic Issues: Inflation, Immigration18:30 Bull Case for Crypto and The US30:00 Crypto Under Different Political Outcomes34:00 Political Implications in The Worst-Case Scenario43:03 The US Identity Crisis Post-Cold War46:30 What is El Dorado and its Vision50:00 The Membership Model and Dorito Utility1:03:03 Understanding Thorchain and Its Innovations1:10:00 Single-Sided Bitcoin Yield w/ El Dorado1:14:45 Post-Game Show~~~~Subscribe to the Flywheel mailing list: https://flywheeldefi.com~~~~Follow FlywheelX: https://twitter.com/FlywheelDeFiTelegram: https://t.me/FlywheelDeFiYouTube: @flywheeldefiSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/34xXNO289naHrPB2h4uN4J?si=7aa710b683c04a66Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/flywheel-defi/id1628697864~~~~ConnectDeFi Dave: https://twitter.com/defidave22Kiet: https://twitter.com/0xkapital_kSam: https://twitter.com/traders_insightLewy: https://x.com/lewquidity~~~~Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.

Oct 16, 2024 • 1h 34min
Everything You Need To Know About Exponents w/ Ryan Park - Flywheel #126
This week we hosted Ryan Park, co-founder of Exponents, the first liquidation-free, oracle-less perp dex and explored how Exponents is reimagining market efficiency with its novel mathematical mechanisms.Timeline:00:00 Introduction & Background10:48 Lessons from Anchor13:50 What Lido Did Right16:46 Distribution + Growth in Terra and Anchor19:27 “The End User is Capital”22:30 Transitioning from Anchor to Exponents28:54 The Liquidation Free, Oracle-less Perp Dex34:04 “Spot Arbitrage”, The Lifecycle of a Position41:49 Synthetic Positions and Collateralization Mechanism50:40 How Does Exponents Work1:01:23 Institutional Perspectives on DeFi & Crypto1:07:43 The Future of DeFi and Its Value Prop1:13:34 Incentivizing Speculation in Crypto Markets1:23:15 Building in the Bera Eco1:29:29 Post-Game Show~~~~Subscribe to the Flywheel mailing list: https://flywheeldefi.com~~~~Follow FlywheelX: https://twitter.com/FlywheelDeFiTelegram: https://t.me/FlywheelDeFiYouTube: @flywheeldefiSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/34xXNO289naHrPB2h4uN4J?si=7aa710b683c04a66Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/flywheel-defi/id1628697864~~~~ConnectDeFi Dave: https://twitter.com/defidave22Kiet: https://twitter.com/0xkapital_kSam: https://twitter.com/traders_insightLewy: https://x.com/lewquidity~~~~Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.

Oct 10, 2024 • 1h 44min
Why Solana is Winning w/ Jordan Prince - Flywheel #125
This week, we had on Jordan Prince, an OG Solana dev and co-founder of Metaplex who shared his thoughts on the evolution of the Solana ecosystem and why he believes it could overtake Ethereum's position.Timeline:00:00 Introduction & Background15:25 How L2s have impacted Ethereum25:37 The Future of Solana: Flipping ETH?30:23 The Hacker House Phenomenon41:58 The Birth of Metaplex and Solana NFT Standards51:09 EIPs vs Solana Standards55:30 The Flaws of DAOs and the Need for Representative Governance1:03:35 B&J Studios and Its Role in Innovation1:08:50 Memecoins & Market Dynamics1:18:41 Solana PVP & Ethereum MEV1:23:38 The Solution to L2s: A New Ethereum1:26:44 Are New L1s A Threat to Solana?1:34:09 The Real Threat to Crypto1:42:48 Post-Game Show~~~~Subscribe to the Flywheel mailing list: https://flywheeldefi.com~~~~Follow FlywheelX: https://twitter.com/FlywheelDeFiTelegram: https://t.me/FlywheelDeFiYouTube: @flywheeldefiSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/34xXNO289naHrPB2h4uN4J?si=7aa710b683c04a66Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/flywheel-defi/id1628697864~~~~ConnectDeFi Dave: https://twitter.com/defidave22Kiet: https://twitter.com/0xkapital_kSam: https://twitter.com/traders_insightLewy: https://x.com/lewquidity~~~~Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.

Oct 2, 2024 • 1h 9min
Everything You Need To Know About Usual Money (Stablecoin Alpha) w/ Pierre Person - Flywheel #124
This week, Pierre Person is a former French Politician and current founder of the stablecoin protocol Usual Money. He discusses Usual’s novel mechanisms and how it aims to be a fully on-chain Tether.Timeline:00:00 Introduction & Background06:19 Working In French Politics 9:24 From Politics to Stablecoins14:14 What is Usual Money20:00 Stablecoin Lifecycle in Usual (Minting USD0)22:48 Usual Governance Token Model28:12 GTM Strategy (0 to 100 Real Quick)33:40 Bridging the Gap Between DeFi and CeFi37:50 USD0++ and Speculative Yield41:54 Usual’s Mechanism Against Dilution44:11 Base Interest Guarantee45:45 Withdrawing USD0 from USD0++51:35 Token Emissions and Protocol Revenue55:45 Regulation and MICA1:06:07 Post-Game Show~~~~Subscribe to the Flywheel mailing list: https://flywheeldefi.com~~~~Follow FlywheelTwitter: https://twitter.com/FlywheelDeFiTelegram: https://t.me/FlywheelDeFiYouTube: @flywheeldefiSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/34xXNO289naHrPB2h4uN4J?si=7aa710b683c04a66Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/flywheel-defi/id1628697864~~~~ConnectDeFi Dave: https://twitter.com/defidave22Kiet: https://twitter.com/0xkapital_kSam: https://twitter.com/traders_insightLewy: https://x.com/lewquidity~~~~Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.

Sep 25, 2024 • 1h 13min
The Art of Memecoins w/ Charlie Curran - Flywheel #123
This week, Charlie Curran dives into how Memecoins are an avant-garde art form and what his experiences in the trenches has been like since the launch of pump(dot)fun.Timeline:00:00 Introduction & Background07:19 From Fashion and Film to Crypto10:40 Finding Pump(dot)fun13:20 Memecoins vs Culture coins15:35 $P*SSYINBIO Lore20:55 Community and Cult Formation24:00 Cultural Shifts and CT Blindspots30:49 Avant-Garde Art and Crypto Culture37:10 The Rise of Ball Up Top42:46 Ball Up Top Community vs P*SSYINBIO47:28 Trying To Fork Culture50:30 Ethereum vs Solana54:54 Future of Culturecoins & Memecoins1:02:07 Celebrities & Memecoins ~~~~Subscribe to the Flywheel mailing list: https://flywheeldefi.com~~~~Follow FlywheelTwitter: https://twitter.com/FlywheelDeFiTelegram: https://t.me/FlywheelDeFiYouTube: @flywheeldefiSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/34xXNO289naHrPB2h4uN4J?si=7aa710b683c04a66Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/flywheel-defi/id1628697864~~~~ConnectDeFi Dave: https://twitter.com/defidave22Kiet: https://twitter.com/0xkapital_kSam: https://twitter.com/traders_insightLewy: https://x.com/lewquidity~~~~Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.

Sep 19, 2024 • 57min
Filterworld: How Algorithms Rule Our Lives w/ Kyle Chayka - Flywheel #122
This week we hosted Kyle Chayka, author of Filterworld. We dive into his key findings on how algorithms flatten culture, impact the crypto industry and more.Timeline:00:00 Introduction and Background03:47 Writing Filterworld05:55 Stuck Culture: The Rise of Mainstream Social Internet08:00 Understanding How Algorithms Work11:35 Different Flavours of Algorithms14:47 Flattening16:20 TikTok’s Optimized Algorithm 21:45 The Homogenization of Culture22:40 Taste or Algorithmic Recommendations?24:37 Platform-Based Cultures30:45 Ineffable Taste vs Data-driven Recommendations34:00 Sandcastle Platforms & Non-Algo Platforms36:17 Better Regulation for Social Networks45:00 AI Further Flattening Culture and Creativity53:13 Balancing Novelty and Taste in Content Consumption56:35 Post-Game Show~~~~Subscribe to the Flywheel mailing list: https://flywheeldefi.com~~~~Follow FlywheelTwitter: https://twitter.com/FlywheelDeFiTelegram: https://t.me/FlywheelDeFiYouTube: @flywheeldefiSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/34xXNO289naHrPB2h4uN4J?si=7aa710b683c04a66Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/flywheel-defi/id1628697864~~~~ConnectDeFi Dave: https://twitter.com/defidave22Kiet: https://twitter.com/0xkapital_kSam: https://twitter.com/traders_insightLewy: https://x.com/lewquidity~~~~Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.