

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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May 7, 2024 • 50min
From Vacation Idea to Game Changer: DeFi Saver’s Journey | Founder series
In this episode of the blocmates podcast, Jedi is joined by the Co-founder of DeFi Saver, Nenad Palinkasevic. Nenade provides insights on the importance of thinking long-term and keeping a keen eye on security and user-friendliness. They dive into concepts like account abstraction, smart wallets, and multi-signature wallets, all aimed at streamlining complex DeFi manoeuvres and beefing up security measures. And while they're all for the exciting possibilities of meme coins and other new trends, they're also quick to acknowledge the challenges they bring.Don't forget to spread the love - give us a thumbs up, leave your thoughts below, and hit that subscribe button to stay tuned for more enriching conversations!--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blocmates/message

May 3, 2024 • 46min
What The Government Doesn't Want You To Know About Decentralized Society | Founder Series
In this episode of the blocmates podcast, Jedi is joined by the Founder of Mask Network, Suji Yan. They dive deep into Suji Yan's journey and the groundbreaking decentralized platform set to transform social networking and journalism.Yan shares captivating insights into Mask Network's core mission and the hurdles encountered in attracting users within the decentralized realm. Throughout the discussion, the speakers stressed the pivotal roles of education, awareness, and collaboration in propelling their objectives forward. Don't forget to spread the love - give us a thumbs up, leave your thoughts below, and hit that subscribe button to stay tuned for more enriching conversations!--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blocmates/message

Apr 26, 2024 • 45min
This is Why Your Order Books are Dry: Unveiling Elixir's Liquidity Secrets
Philip Forte, Founder of Elixir Network, discusses market-making, order books, and Elixir's unique customer reward program. They talk about Elixir's mainnet launch, decentralized liquidity provision, and community engagement in cryptocurrency. Excitement builds for the upcoming main net launch and liquidity solutions.

Apr 19, 2024 • 49min
From Labs to Galaxies: Vector Space Biosciences' Journey with AI and Crypto | Founder Series
In this episode of Founder Series, Jedi teams up with Kasian, CEO of Vector Space Biosciences for an enlightening conversation. They take a deep dive into what makes Vector Space Biosciences stand out as a Decentralized Science company, and how they're harnessing the power of AI. They cover it all from practical uses of language modeling to its impact on space exploration. And of course, they don't shy away from talking about the bottom line – the profit side and the business buzz around crypto and protocols. If you vibed with this chat as much as we did, show some love by hitting that like button, spreading the word, and subscribing for more!--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blocmates/message

Apr 11, 2024 • 44min
Is io.net the Most Anticipated Product in Crypto x AI? | Founder Series
In today’s episode Grant sits down with io.net’s COO Tory Green. The two kick things off by breaking down the GPU gold rush & centralized cloud challenges, io.net's value-prop, as well as the Web3 efficiencies of cloud-compute. Tory then outlines io.net’s rates, drops a date on wen $I0 token, and the two discuss the future of the Solana ecosystem. They then discuss IO Ventures and the advantages of compute-for-equity for early stage startups. Tory also breaks down the go-to-market strategy for cloud services in Web2 vs Web3. This one is back-to-back with valuable insights so be sure to listen out for gems throughout.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blocmates/message

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