

The blocmates Podcast
blocmates
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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Feb 15, 2023 • 52min
WEN LLAMA? Yield Generating NFTs from the Curve Ecosystem
Grant sat down with The Llamas (https://twitter.com/WenLlama) to discuss their upcoming mint and how this NFT meets DeFi project is going to revolutionise how the treasuries from mint projects will put their capital to use. Join 3,500 others trying to stay ahead in the crypto, DeFi, NFT and Web3 space but subscribing to our free newsletter. Get ahead in less than 5 minutes, 2 times a week. 👉 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

Feb 13, 2023 • 1h 5min
What is Eigen Layer With Sreeram Kannan? ETH Restaking
Grant sat down with Sreeram Kannanthe founder of Eigen Layer. Eigen Layer is a highly anticipated infrastructure layer on top of Ethereum which allows users who stake their ETH to Restake through the Eigen layer to earn additional rewards. This additional yield will be generated from leveraging the security of Ethereum to lend trust to other infrastructure projects. Sreeram https://twitter.com/sreeramkannan https://www.eigenlayer.com/ https://twitter.com/eigenlayer Join 3,500 others trying to stay ahead in the crypto, DeFi, NFT and Web3 space but subscribing to our free newsletter. Get ahead in less than 5 minutes, 2 times a week. 👉 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

Feb 13, 2023 • 36min
Gensler Goes After Kraken & ETH Staking
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

Feb 8, 2023 • 49min
An Interview With Publius from Beanstalk
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

Feb 8, 2023 • 49min
What is Rocket Pool? Decentralised Liquid Staking Derivative | ETH RPL rETH
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

Feb 7, 2023 • 39min
An Interview with MONAD | An EVM Compatible L1 1000x faster than Ethereum?!
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

Feb 6, 2023 • 46min
How Shanghai & ETH Liquid Staking Go Hand in Hand | StakeWise Interview
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

Feb 6, 2023 • 1h 3min
How to Make Bitcoin NFTs?! What is Canto & How to Bridge FTM, MATIC and 🤫 Look Primed..
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

Jan 30, 2023 • 1h 1min
An Interview With DeFi Devin From GammaSwap | GOODBYE Impermanent Loss, HELLO Impermanent Gain?!
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

Jan 29, 2023 • 49min
How to GROW Your Crypto and Web3 Newsletter | An Interview with Beehiiv Founder - Tyler Denk 🐝
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


