

The blocmates Podcast
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The weekly podcast from the blocmates camp with Alex, Grant and Gazz, covering all the news that we've found the most worthwhile to talk about from the past week in crypto. Rate us FIVE STARS or please do one.
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Apr 9, 2024 • 45min
Say goodbye to Bridged assets! Clone Protocol on the horizon | Founder Series
Bridged assets are out, and Cloned assets are in. In this episode of the Blocmates podcast, Jedi catches up with the dynamic duo behind Clone protocol: Mark and Ku. Together, they dive deep into what sets Clone apart and how it's adding value to the Solana ecosystem, especially with its USDC-backed liquidity. Plus, they look at the fascinating influence of meme coins in attracting fresh faces to the platform and what it might spell out for Solana down the road. Don't forget to show some love - give us a like, drop a comment, and hit that subscribe button for more insightful content!--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blocmates/message

Apr 8, 2024 • 38min
Liquidity Unleashed on Berachain: The Ooga Booga Effect
In this episode of Beramates, Grant dives into a one-on-one chat with Kevin from Ooga Booga. They delve deep into Ooga Booga's impact on the Berachain Ecosystem as a native liquidity aggregator. They explore everything from Ooga Booga’s distinctive features to the competitive landscape within the dex aggregator realm. Plus, they dissect the dynamics between trade execution mechanisms and the ever-growing market demand for streamlined trading solutions. It's a conversation with insights and perspectives you won't want to miss. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blocmates/message

Apr 2, 2024 • 44min
PepperDEX: The Ultimate Perps Trading Protocol on Solana | Founder Series
Today Jedi is joined by Peprika Inferno, Founder of PepperDEX. PepperDEX is a community-driven perpetuals and expiring futures DEX platform, offering Trading Vaults, Zero-Day Futures and utilizing the SPANDEX Risk Engine, and a Dexterity Order Book. Jedi and Peprika sit down to discuss Trading Vaults, PepperDEX’s user-acquisition strategy, the maturation of Solana, revenue generation and fee model, oPEP, future roadmap, $PEP token, and much more—enjoy!--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blocmates/message

Mar 28, 2024 • 54min
Turning Loss into Liquidity | Founders Series | Interview with Smilee
Today Jedi is joined by Smilee Finance Co-Founder Albiwara to discuss all things derivatives — this is THE on-chain derivatives trading episode you’ve been waiting for. The two discuss; Resolving DeFi’s biggest crux: Impermanent Loss & the Impermanent Gain infrastructure, Smilee's value-prop, Lending/Borrowing roadmap, LP incentives, Smilee’s Product features, the future of Options Trading in crypto, and much more—enjoy!--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blocmates/message

Mar 28, 2024 • 52min
Blockchain Banking with Sling | Founder Series
Grant is joined by Sling Money Co-Founder Simon Amor to discuss the power of blockchain banking and why now is the time to bring banking into the 21st century. Simon shares his early days at FinTech behemoth, Monzo, Sling’s origin story, Sling’s blockchain rails, the next iteration of FinTech UI/UX, Sling’s roadmap, and much more! For those interested in exploring a true crypto use case, this episode is not one to miss.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blocmates/message

Mar 28, 2024 • 34min
Restaking on Berachain with Beradrome | Beramates Episode 2
Grant was joined by MXM and BowTiedBart from Beradrome on the second episode of the Beramates series. Beradrome is a restaking and liquidity marketplace on Berachain. These guys initially started out as a velodrome fork, but once they saw the DEX space was becoming increasingly crowded they decided to pivot to a unique take on restaking using the Berachain governance token BGT. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blocmates/message

Mar 28, 2024 • 54min
Fractionalization of NFTs: ERC404s vs "Items" | Interview with EthereansOS
Grant was joined by the EthereansOS team to discuss their full suite of no-code products on top of Ethereum. The Ethereans guys came up during the explosion of ERC404s as they had in fact, built a similar product in early 2019. In this episode, you will learn about the pros and cons of ERC404 vs "Items" which is the token standard in question.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blocmates/message

Mar 28, 2024 • 48min
Algebra Protocol - UniSwap's Biggest Threat | An Interview
Vladimir from Algebra Protocol joins the podcast to discuss the liquidity DEX engine you've never heard of but probably used daily as it powers a number of popular DEXes. We discuss the comparison against UniSwap, why it's a threat, and how Algebra Plug-Ins differ and compete against UniSwap V4 Hooks.We also dig deep into Integral.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blocmates/message

Mar 7, 2024 • 38min
API3: Unlocking Web3 with Blockchain-Native APIs with Ugur Mersin
Today Jedi sits down with API3 DAO member, Ugur Merin to discuss the great blockchain-API unlock. Ugur explains the potential for API3, getting buy-in from Web2 clients, business developments, API3 Perp DEX integration, and much more! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blocmates/message

Mar 1, 2024 • 51min
Berachain Explained | Beramates 001
Dive into the Berachain ecosystem with discussions on bespoke design principles, tri-token model, liquidity mechanics, and future ecosystem expectations. Learn about the balance of playfulness and quality in product development, Bear Chain's innovative liquidity focus, Bara token model, and strategies for boosting token liquidity. Explore challenges and improvements in scaling high-demand test projects.