The blocmates Podcast

The boys are back for the weekly catch-up after a wild week in the markets. The big news today is Gensler and the SEC are going after crypto staking, Kraken and CoinBase CEO Brian Armstrong was right about the rumours he was hearing.  Digging into some charts as Rocketpool hits an ATH live on air, the holy GRAIL that is Camelot Dex keeps going and MATIC...somebody knows something as it has been holding up stronger than any other chart. Maybe a zkEVM announcement coming at ETH Denver?  Like, Share, and Subscribe for more cryptocurrency, deep dives, and market news.  Sign up for THE APE ENCLOSURE - Our free newsletter digging into a big topic, the latest hot crypto news, the charts and industry secrets happening across the blockchain you won't find anywhere else.  👉 blocmates.beehiiv.com/subscribe 👈  Join the official Ape Enclosure telegram news channel to keep up to date 👉 https://t.me/theapeenclosure 👈  🏋️ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blocmatesdotcom https://twitter.com/jediblocmates https://twitter.com/byChadManDan https://twitter.com/theapeenclosure Join us in Discord: 🦧 https://discord.gg/blocmates Here's our Patreon: 🏋️ https://www.patreon.com/blocmates   and online at: 🦧 https://blocmates.com/ Note: This is simply for entertainment purposes. Nothing in this video is financial advice as we are simply commenting on what is going on in the markets and the world. Do your own research--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blocmates/message

Grant sat down with Publius from Beanstalk to discuss the origin of the project, how Publius got into this space, the upcoming roadmaps and developments of the Beanstalk ecosystem.   Like, Share, and Subscribe for more cryptocurrency, deep dives, and market news.  👉 blocmates.beehiiv.com/subscribe 👈  Sign up for THE APE ENCLOSURE - Our free newsletter digging into a big topic, the latest hot crypto news, the charts and industry secrets happening across the blockchain you won't find anywhere else.  Join the official Ape Enclosure telegram news channel to keep up to date 👉 https://t.me/theapeenclosure 👈  🏋️ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blocmatesdotcom https://twitter.com/jediblocmates https://twitter.com/byChadManDan Join us in Discord: 🦧 https://discord.gg/blocmates Here's our Patreon: 🏋️ https://www.patreon.com/blocmates   and online at: 🦧 https://blocmates.com/ Note: This is simply for entertainment purposes. Nothing in this video is financial advice as we are simply commenting on what is going on in the markets and the world. Do your own research--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blocmates/message

Grant sat down with Darren from Roket Pool to discuss the genius behind Rocket Pool. In this episode, you will learn what Rocket Pool is, the benefits of rETH over other LSDs, the upcoming Atlas upgrade, and how the Shanghai Upgrade affects liquid staking derivatives too.  https://rocketpool.net/ https://twitter.com/Rocket_Pool   Like, Share, and Subscribe for more cryptocurrency, deep dives, and market news.  👉 blocmates.beehiiv.com/subscribe 👈  Sign up for THE APE ENCLOSURE - Our free newsletter digging into a big topic, the latest hot crypto news, the charts and industry secrets happening across the blockchain you won't find anywhere else.  Join the official Ape Enclosure telegram news channel to keep up to date 👉 https://t.me/theapeenclosure 👈  🏋️ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blocmatesdotcom https://twitter.com/jediblocmates https://twitter.com/byChadManDan Join us in Discord: 🦧 https://discord.gg/blocmates Here's our Patreon: 🏋️ https://www.patreon.com/blocmates   and online at: 🦧 https://blocmates.com/ Note: This is simply for entertainment purposes. Nothing in this video is financial advice as we are simply commenting on what is going on in the markets and the world. Do your own research --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blocmates/message

Grant was joined by Keone the founder of Monad. Monad is an EVM-Compatible L1 with transactions times 1000x faster than Ethereum. The team are ex-Jump and Jump crypto employees with an extreme level of understanding of how a blockchain should work in the financial world. this was a fascinating interview with an L1 that isn't yet launched. Could Monad be a main contender in 2023 and beyond?  Sign up for the fastest-growing newsletter in the crypto space -  THE APE ENCLOSURE - Our free newsletter gives out our personal picks for the week, what trends we are seeing in the crypto space, and front-running information you cannot find anywhere else.   Monad Links - https://linktr.ee/monad_xyz   👉 https://blocmates.beehiiv.com/  👈  Follow us on Twitter: 🏋️ https://twitter.com/blocmatesdotcom🦧 https://twitter.com/jediblocmates  Join us in Discord: 🦧 https://discord.gg/blocmates Here's our Patreon: 🏋️ https://www.patreon.com/blocmates   and online at: 🦧 https://blocmates.com/ Note: This is simply for entertainment purposes. Nothing in this video is financial advice as we are simply commenting on what is going on in the markets and the world. Do your own research--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blocmates/message

Grant sat down with Kirill from StakeWise to discuss their new upgrade coming to the protocol. Liquid Staking Derivatives are getting a lot of hype right now and for good reason. We talked about the importance of the Shanghai upgrade and what this means for LSDs and their tokens.   Follow StakeWise - https://twitter.com/stakewise_io   Like, Share, and Subscribe for more cryptocurrency, deep dives, and market news.  Sign up for THE APE ENCLOSURE - Our free newsletter digging into a big topic, the latest hot crypto news, the charts and industry secrets happening across the blockchain you won't find anywhere else.  👉 blocmates.beehiiv.com/subscribe 👈  Join the official Ape Enclosure telegram news channel to keep up to date 👉 https://t.me/theapeenclosure 👈  🏋️ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blocmatesdotcom https://twitter.com/jediblocmates https://twitter.com/byChadManDan Join us in Discord: 🦧 https://discord.gg/blocmates Here's our Patreon: 🏋️ https://www.patreon.com/blocmates   and online at: 🦧 https://blocmates.com/ Note: This is simply for entertainment purposes. Nothing in this video is financial advice as we are simply commenting on what is going on in the markets and the world. Do your own research--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blocmates/message

The boys are back! Grant, Jedi and Dan are in the studio for the weekly catch-up talking about NFT season on Bitcoin, how do you even create an NFT on Bitcoin? A look into the Canto ecosystem with the Canto Longneck NFTs plus a sneak peek at some of the governance proposals that might move markets including Floki, Rocketpool and Optimism.  Oh....and Grant gets bored again, explaining his very own Polygon Matic thesis and why the zkEVM narrative might be coming sooner than we all think  Like, Share, and Subscribe for more cryptocurrency, deep dives, and market news.  Sign up for THE APE ENCLOSURE - Our free newsletter digging into a big topic, the latest hot crypto news, the charts and industry secrets happening across the blockchain you won't find anywhere else.  👉 blocmates.beehiiv.com/subscribe 👈  Join the official Ape Enclosure telegram news channel to keep up to date 👉 https://t.me/theapeenclosure 👈  🏋️ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blocmatesdotcom https://twitter.com/jediblocmates https://twitter.com/byChadManDan Join us in Discord: 🦧 https://discord.gg/blocmates Here's our Patreon: 🏋️ https://www.patreon.com/blocmates   and online at: 🦧 https://blocmates.com/ Note: This is simply for entertainment purposes. Nothing in this video is financial advice as we are simply commenting on what is going on in the markets and the world. Do your own research  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blocmates/message

Grant sat down with Devin from GammaSwap a new DeFi protocol that allows users to provide liquidity and stop LOSING MONEY. The risks of impermanent loss (IL) in DeFi are well documented. GammaSwap will bring an innovative product to the market that allows users to hedge their IL and bet on volatility.   For more info see:   https://twitter.com/GammaSwapLabsDevin -  @0xDevinG -  https://twitter.com/0xDevinG Like, Share, and Subscribe for more cryptocurrency, deep dives, and market news   Sign up for THE APE ENCLOSURE - Our free newsletter gives out our personal picks for the week, what trends we are seeing in the crypto space, and front-running information you cannot find anywhere else.   👉 https://blocmates.beehiiv.com/  👈  Follow us on Twitter: 🏋️ https://twitter.com/blocmatesdotcom🦧 https://twitter.com/jediblocmates  Join us in Discord: 🦧 https://discord.gg/blocmates Here's our Patreon: 🏋️ https://www.patreon.com/blocmates   and online at: 🦧 https://blocmates.com/ Note: This is simply for entertainment purposes. Nothing in this video is financial advice as we are simply commenting on what is going on in the markets and the world. Do your own research--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blocmates/message

Grant sat down with Beehiiv Founder Tyler Denk to discuss how The Ape Enclosure can leverage the incredible platform that is Beehiiv. We chatted about Tyler's journey to where he is now, and how he helped Morning Brew go from 100,000 to 3.5 million subscribers!   We also took a look at some of Beehiiv's best features. How would you grow your newsletter in the crypto space?   Enjoy the episode!   Beehiiv links -   YouTube -  @beehiiv   Twitter - https://twitter.com/beehiivWebsite - https://app.beehiiv.com/   Like, Share, and Subscribe for more cryptocurrency, deep dives, and market news.   Sign up for THE APE ENCLOSURE - Our free newsletter gives out our personal picks for the week, what trends we are seeing in the crypto space, and front-running information you cannot find anywhere else.   👉 https://blocmates.beehiiv.com/ 👈  Follow us on Twitter: 🏋️ https://twitter.com/blocmatesdotcom🦧 https://twitter.com/jediblocmates Join us in Discord: 🦧 https://discord.gg/blocmates Here's our Patreon: 🏋️ https://www.patreon.com/blocmates   and online at: 🦧 https://blocmates.com/ Note: This is simply for entertainment purposes. Nothing in this video is financial advice as we are simply commenting on what is going on in the markets and the world.Do your own research--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blocmates/message

Grant and Jedi dive deeper into the Sturdy ecosystem with CEO Sam Forman. Sturdy is the first DeFi lending protocol for interest-free borrowing and 10x leverage yield lending. Sturdy has achieved upwards of $27m+ in TVL with no token (YET 👀).  Liquid Staking Products are also coming soon!    Follow Sturdy on Twitter 🏋️ https://twitter.com/pgpsam🦧 https://twitter.com/SturdyFinanceDiscord: https://discord.gg/tRVHp6Vx5N Like, Share, and Subscribe for more cryptocurrency, deep dives, and market news.   Sign up for THE APE ENCLOSURE - Our free newsletter gives out our personal picks for the week, what trends we are seeing in the crypto space, and front-running information you cannot find anywhere else.   👉Blocmates.substack.com 👈  Follow us on Twitter: 🏋️ https://twitter.com/blocmatesdotcom🦧 https://twitter.com/jediblocmates Join us in Discord: 🦧 https://discord.gg/blocmates Here's our Patreon: 🏋️ https://www.patreon.com/blocmates   and online at: 🦧 https://blocmates.com/ Note: This is simply for entertainment purposes. Nothing in this video is financial advice as we are simply commenting on what is going on in the markets and the world. Do your own research--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blocmates/message

nftperp is just plain awesome! It is a perpetual futures decentralised exchange for NFTs on Arbitrum. This innovative platform that 0xJose and his team have built allows users to take long and/or short positions, speculating on the movement of the floor price of various popular NFT collections.   Imagine going long or short on BAYC!  Read about nftperp here: https://blocmates.com/blogmates/what-is-nftperp-a-complete-guide/ Follow nftperp -  https://twitter.com/The0xJoseTwitter: https://twitter.com/nftperpDiscord: https://discord.com/invite/m8DGMgfhMgBlog: https://app.nftperp.xyz/blogMedium: https://medium.com/@nftperp Like, Share, and Subscribe for more cryptocurrency, deep dives, and market news.   Sign up for THE APE ENCLOSURE - Our free newsletter gives out our personal picks for the week, what trends we are seeing in the crypto space, and front-running information you cannot find anywhere else.   👉https://blocmates.beehiiv.com/ 👈  Follow us on Twitter: 🦧 https://twitter.com/blocmatesdotcom🦧 https://twitter.com/jediblocmates  Join us in Discord: 🦧 https://discord.gg/blocmates Here's our Patreon: 🏋️ https://www.patreon.com/blocmates   and online at: 🦧 https://blocmates.com/ Note: This is simply for entertainment purposes. Nothing in this video is financial advice as we simply comment on what is happening in the markets and the world. Do your own research--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blocmates/message