The blocmates Podcast

Grant was joined by Gunny from Hxro Labs to discuss the upcoming airdrops, point systems, TGEs and LBPs that will happen on Solana and in particular, the Hxro Network. Hxro Network is a liquidity layer on Solana that enables protocols to build derivatives products such as perps, futures, options, gambling products and anything you can think of! In Q4 2024, there will be a series of projects launching with their products and tokens, and in this interview, Gunny takes Grant through how these builders are thinking about the next wave of Solana projects. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blocmates/message

Jedi and Chiel discuss how Florence Finance acts as a bridge between cryptocurrency lenders and real-world borrowers, allowing them to interact in a transparent and mutually beneficial fashion.Real World Assets (RWA) will be a huge narrative going forward, not only for 2024 but for the evolution of crypto for the next 10 years. How do we empower the blockchain to make things easier for us? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blocmates/message

Grant sat down with long-time (in crypto terms) friend Huf to chat about everything they are building over at Pear Protocol. They spoke about the best pair trades that have existed in 2023 and what trades that people could be on the lookout for in 2024 in the crypto markets. Pear Protocol is a one-stop shop pair trading perps DEX that also acts as an aggregator for on-chain trading. The team are set to launch in early 2024 and if you tuned into the DYOR episode you will have noticed Grant and 563 mentioned Pear Protocol in their ones to watch series. Pear protocol also leverages intents. A new trading protocol that we have covered extensively on blocmates.com and on our YouTube channel. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blocmates/message

Grant sat down with Hamzah who is the ex-head of growth at Polygon and now he has co-founded his own liquid crypto fund. This episode covers why 3poch Labs decided to be a liquid crypto fund over seed investments, the top altcoins of 2024 (in their opinion) and their trading strategy going into the new bull market and more. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blocmates/message

Grant and 563 sat down once more to chat about an emerging trend happening in the crypto space - Intents... Intents are pretty standard across the traditional finance world. RFQ or request for quote is a standard order type in finance, now people are beginning to take notice that the automated market maker AMM design for decentralized exchanges may not be great for the user or the liquidity provider. Intents have been operation in the spot markets with protocols such as CoW Swap, 1Inch Fusion, Hashflow, UniswapX and 0x Protocol for quite some time (a lot of these would use an RFQ model). Now, we are beginning to see the emergence of Intents for perpetual futures (Perps) which could change the game.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blocmates/message

Grant chats with Chef Icy, aka "BD Bunny," about his journey into the DeFi and arrival at PancakeSwap. The two discuss the current mindsets of those shaping the DeFi space and explore the grassroots movement driving its growth.PancakeSwap, a pivotal player in DeFi's transformation, has evolved from its early native-only DEX roots on Binance Chain to embracing new paradigms with its V3 model as a fully cross-chain DEX. Get insight on the significance of transitioning to $VeCake tokenomics and the exciting opportunities it opens up for protocols to create Convex-like wrappers, such as CAKE. Chef Icy delves into the multitude of burn sinks and innovative products, both current and upcoming, that contribute to PancakeSwap's enduring success in the ever-evolving DeFi landscape. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blocmates/message

The blocmates Founder and CEO Grant rattles through 13 of the best learnings he's taken from multiple cycles in the crypto market. With coins moving and liquidity increasing, the signs look good for a 2024 crypto bull run. But how do set yourself up for success?If you're new to the market, or trading in general, Grant runs through some of the things he wishes he knew earlier and offers insight you can potentially take note of. This is not financial advice and you should do your own research before making any financial decisions. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blocmates/message

Grant and 563 are back. This time they both took turns to go through some unreleased crypto projects that are set to either go live or launch their project token in the coming months. Funnily enough, a lot of these revolved around the DEX landscape with the odd curve ball there. Both Grant and 563 are full-time researchers in DeFi so naturally, all these projects fall under that category. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blocmates/message

Luca Netz joins Dan for a catch up on all-things Pudgy Penguins and how the brand is revolutionising the way retail views NFTs and the blockchain. The two chat about the brilliant marketing move to use toys as a trojan horse for blockchain technology and crypto, by simplifying the UI experience for the public. Scan a QR code and enter the world of blockchain, without even knowing. Genius. Also covered is the decision to use zkSync, the roll-ups and why Pudgy Penguins felt it was the right choice. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blocmates/message

Grant and 563 sat down to go through a brief history of blockchains and how their purpose and use cases have changed over the years. From a standard peer-to-peer electronic cash system which is Bitcoin, to Ethereum and the EVM, smart contracts and DeFi. Now we are entering the next paradigm shift in how blockchain technology reaches the masses. Is this through a hyper-scalable blockchain with ultra-high performance like Solana? Or, does something like a modular blockchain that uses Celestia for data availability become the preferred design of choice?--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blocmates/message