Bell Curve
Blockworks
Bell Curve breaks down the most important themes in crypto for people who, like us, are confined to the middle of the bell curve. Each season explores a different thesis that we'll test and refine through debate with crypto's best. If you're a crypto native, degen or investooor, this podcast is for you.Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3R1D1D9Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3pQTfmDSubscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3cpKZXHGet top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/Join the Bell Curve Telegram group: https://t.me/+nzyxAvQ0Xxc3YTEx
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May 8, 2024 • 51min
Interoperability's Product-Market Fit | Deep Dive
Expert Nikhil Suri discusses multichain and interoperability in crypto, highlighting challenges in seamless user experience, general message passing protocols like Wormhole, and the potential of zero-knowledge proofs. They explore social challenges of standards adoption and product-market fit for cross-chain applications, focusing on token transfers and multichain governance.
May 3, 2024 • 1h 16min
Eigen's Dual Staking Dilemma: Eth vs Eigen Security | Roundup
Mike and Myles delve into Eigen token airdrop details and dual staking with ETH, critiquing poor communication and geofencing. They explore green shoe options, market manipulation, regulatory challenges, and slashing mechanisms in PoS networks. The discussion highlights eigen tokens' value, restaking protocols, market competition, and industry dynamics in cryptocurrency.
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Apr 24, 2024 • 1h 33min
Crypto's Multichain Masterplan | S7 E8
Exploring the multichain endgame of crypto, including ZK tech for interoperability and standardization. Discussions on L1 assets as commodities, achieving sub-second finality, and reinventing global financial infrastructure. Season 7 wrap-up with insights on industry standards, the power of ZK proofs, and the democratic potential of crypto.
Apr 23, 2024 • 1h 3min
Solana: State Of The Network | Mert Mumtaz, Dan Smith | Lightspeed
Podcast featuring Mert Mumtaz and Dan Smith from Lightspeed discussing Solana network, MarginFi drama, Uniswap vs SEC, airdrops, Monad's $225M raise. Topics include network challenges, client diversity, controversy in projects, user incentives, decentralized governance, regulatory concerns, crypto innovations, and competing strategies.
Apr 19, 2024 • 1h 10min
Bitcoin's Renaissance: Inside Runes, Ordinals, and Transaction Revenue | Roundup
The podcast discusses the recent Bitcoin correction, Runes launch on Bitcoin, merging of Bitcoin and Ethereum, challenges faced by Solana, L1 performance for L2 functionality, profits and fees for L1s, growth of restaking, and the role of apps in shaping the future of crypto.
Apr 16, 2024 • 55min
Inside the Crypto Options and Derivatives Boom | Nick Trileski
Nick Trileski, a crypto options trader at Cumberland DRW, discusses the current state of the crypto options and derivatives market. Topics include the growth of options trading, institutional demand, dynamics of perps versus options, risks and opportunities in basis trades like Athena, and potential growth in the crypto options space.
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Apr 12, 2024 • 1h 3min
The Battle of Restaking Platforms & Alt L1s | Roundup
This podcast delves into Uniswap's battle with the SEC, Bearchain's $100M raise, risks of hedging altcoins with perpetual futures, Circle and BlackRock bridging traditional finance with DeFi, implosion at lending protocol MarginFi, and competition in the restaking platform space.
Apr 9, 2024 • 1h 27min
Solana's MEV Inflection Point: Users vs Protocol | Deep Dive | Eugene & Lucas
Listen to Eugene from Ellipsis Labs and Lucas from Jito as they discuss Solana's MEV challenges, network congestion, user experience vs decentralization, spam prevention, meme coins, transaction fees, Solana L2 solutions, and economic rights in a lively podcast debate.
Apr 5, 2024 • 1h 6min
The Evolution of Crypto Venture Funds | Roundup
The podcast explores the new market structure in crypto, the impact of early liquidity on founders, Coinbase's impressive growth, and the role of collateral. They discuss decentralized interoperability platforms, DeFi protocols, financial innovation in angel investing, and trading experience enhancement. Also covered are crypto trading practices, personal anecdotes in stock market investments, liquid restaking dynamics, and the dichotomy between meme coins and fundamental coins.
Apr 2, 2024 • 1h 20min
Network Effects and Value Accrual in Crypto | S7 E7 | Kyle Samani
Kyle Samani from Multicoin Capital joins to discuss network effects in blockchain, anti-network effects caused by high gas fees, potential for blockchain in global finance, end state of L1 blockchains, value accrual in the crypto stack, importance of technological innovation vs. monetary characteristics in driving value
