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2024-12-11

The Fraxtal Vision Roadmap Revealed w/ Sam Kazemian - Flywheel #131

On this special episode, we welcome back Sam Kazemian, co-founder of Frax, to dive into the Fraxtal Vision Roadmap. A plan set in 3 phases, introducing token upgrades, AIVM, and becoming the microstrategy of ETH with Frax’s Crypto Strategic Reserve. Timeline: 00:00 Introduction & Background 03:05 State of Crypto Post-Elections 08:10 Convos w/ Legislators + Staffers in DC 11:48 Reflections on Fraxtal and the L2 Playbook 15:36 Running a Protocol vs an L2 17:23 The Vision Roadmap: Sovereign Assets and AI Integrations 18:37 Phase 1: Tokenomic upgrades, The Future of FRAX. 36:43 Proof of Inference and AI Agents Onchain 49:18 Retaking on Fraxtal Securing Different VMs 53:30 Frax: The MicroStrategy of ETH 1:01:55 The Crypto Strategic Reserve 1:04:37 Key Takeaways of The Vision Roadmap 1:06:31 Post-Game ~~~~ Subscribe to the Flywheel mailing list: https://flywheeldefi.com ~~~~ Follow Flywheel X: https://twitter.com/FlywheelDeFi Telegram: https://t.me/FlywheelDeFi YouTube: @flywheeldefi Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/34xXNO289naHrPB2h4uN4J?si=7aa710b683c04a66 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/flywheel-defi/id1628697864 ~~~~ Connect DeFi Dave: https://twitter.com/defidave22 Kiet: https://twitter.com/0xkapital_k Sam: https://twitter.com/traders_insight Lewy: https://x.com/lewquidity ~~~~ Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.

1h 7m
2024-11-13

Yeet’s Big Plans For Berachain w/ Lord Pemberton Squigglebop - Flywheel #130

This week, we hosted Lord Pemberton Squigglebop, founder and chief Yeetard of Yeet, an innovative suite of products and games making DeFi more Yeetard-friendly. Timeline: 00:00 Introduction & Background 04:36 What is Yeet + Game Mechanics 08:20 Yeet Economics: Prize Pool and Taxes 13:45 Staking and Unstaking Mechanics 15:45 The Liquidity Trifecta: The Yeetwheel 23:20 Yeetard NFTs and Burning Culture 25:50 Making DeFi Yeetard Friendly + Yeet Bonds 28:40 Yeet’s Master Plan 34:10 Exploring Proof of Liquidity 36:50 Building Social Welfare and Resilience in DeFi 40:36 Yeeting on Berachain vs Other Chains 42:51 Building Community on Berachain 45:46 Yeet’s GTM Strategy 50:35 TG Bot & Group Yeeting 54:21 Post-Game Show ~~~~ Subscribe to the Flywheel mailing list: https://flywheeldefi.com ~~~~ Follow Flywheel X: https://twitter.com/FlywheelDeFi Telegram: https://t.me/FlywheelDeFi YouTube: @flywheeldefi Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/34xXNO289naHrPB2h4uN4J?si=7aa710b683c04a66 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/flywheel-defi/id1628697864 ~~~~ Connect DeFi Dave: https://twitter.com/defidave22 Kiet: https://twitter.com/0xkapital_k Sam: https://twitter.com/traders_insight Lewy: https://x.com/lewquidity ~~~~ Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.

57 min
2024-11-06

Cybernetics and Redefining Culture w/ Jani - Flywheel #129

This week, the legend himself Jani to dive into the role of Cybernetics in crypto and what it takes to create a meaningful, long-lasting cult(ure). Timeline: 00:00 Introduction & Background 06:00 Understanding Cults in a Crypto Context 08:30 Maintaining Fresh Perspectives 15:50 Cybernetics, Feedback Loops, and its Role in Crypto 21:19 Improving Airdrops and Incentivizing High-Value Behaviour 24:08 Going All In and Leveraging Bong Bears 32:39 Building The Honey Jar 36:28 Honeycombs, Integrators and Community Engagement 40:00 Developing a Cybernetic Culture w/ Honeycombs 45:00 Cybernetic Culture of Berachain vs Other L1s/L2s 48:40 The Rise of Honeycomb and Community Dynamics 50:53 Personas and Social Interactions in Different Spheres 55:20 A New Definition for Cults 1:03:05 Sustainably Prioritizing Communities 1:08:30 Cults As Cybernetic Organizations 1:10:46 The Key to Long-Lasting Cults 1:25:42 Post-Game Show ~~~~ Subscribe to the Flywheel mailing list: https://flywheeldefi.com ~~~~ Follow Flywheel X: https://twitter.com/FlywheelDeFi Telegram: https://t.me/FlywheelDeFi YouTube: @flywheeldefi Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/34xXNO289naHrPB2h4uN4J?si=7aa710b683c04a66 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/flywheel-defi/id1628697864 ~~~~ Connect DeFi Dave: https://twitter.com/defidave22 Kiet: https://twitter.com/0xkapital_k Sam: https://twitter.com/traders_insight Lewy: https://x.com/lewquidity ~~~~ Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.

1h 29m
2024-10-30

Redefining The Next Generation of Yield w/ Chunda McCain - Flywheel #128

This week, we brought on Chunda McCain to learn more about Nucleus which introduces “Yield by Default” and the financialization of infrastructure risk. Timeline: 00:00 Introduction & Background 03:44 What was Ion and its evolution into Nucleus 08:48 Financializing Infrastructure Risks 11:00 Yield by Default 15:23 Engaging User Incentives and Infra Revenue Sharing 19:37 App Chains and Ecosystem-Specific Rollups 26:09 Are AVS’s Bottlenecks in Restaking? 30:35 Scaling ETH vs The Rollup-Centric Roadmap 36:52 Ethereum's Identity and EIP-1559 39:23 Narratives from Precious Metals to Crypto 42:15 Nucleus Architecture and User Journey 46:08 Yield Generation Strategies and Risk Management 54:38 Default Yield in all Ecosystems 1:05:05 What Sets Nucleus Apart? 1:10:50 Post-Game Show ~~~~ Subscribe to the Flywheel mailing list: https://flywheeldefi.com ~~~~ Follow Flywheel X: https://twitter.com/FlywheelDeFi Telegram: https://t.me/FlywheelDeFi YouTube: @flywheeldefi Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/34xXNO289naHrPB2h4uN4J?si=7aa710b683c04a66 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/flywheel-defi/id1628697864 ~~~~ Connect DeFi Dave: https://twitter.com/defidave22 Kiet: https://twitter.com/0xkapital_k Sam: https://twitter.com/traders_insight Lewy: https://x.com/lewquidity ~~~~ Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.

1h 14m
2024-10-23

Everything Election 2024 + Native Cross-Chain Bitcoin Swaps w/ Thad - Flywheel #127

This week, we hosted Thad, co-founder of El Dorado, to discuss the upcoming election and its implications on Crypto and DeFi. Timeline: 00:00 Introduction & Background 04:00 US Election: Candidates and Their Stance on Crypto 08:56 The Current Political Landscape 12:33 Economic Issues: Inflation, Immigration 18:30 Bull Case for Crypto and The US 30:00 Crypto Under Different Political Outcomes 34:00 Political Implications in The Worst-Case Scenario 43:03 The US Identity Crisis Post-Cold War 46:30 What is El Dorado and its Vision 50:00 The Membership Model and Dorito Utility 1:03:03 Understanding Thorchain and Its Innovations 1:10:00 Single-Sided Bitcoin Yield w/ El Dorado 1:14:45 Post-Game Show ~~~~ Subscribe to the Flywheel mailing list: https://flywheeldefi.com ~~~~ Follow Flywheel X: https://twitter.com/FlywheelDeFi Telegram: https://t.me/FlywheelDeFi YouTube: @flywheeldefi Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/34xXNO289naHrPB2h4uN4J?si=7aa710b683c04a66 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/flywheel-defi/id1628697864 ~~~~ Connect DeFi Dave: https://twitter.com/defidave22 Kiet: https://twitter.com/0xkapital_k Sam: https://twitter.com/traders_insight Lewy: https://x.com/lewquidity ~~~~ Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.

1h 15m
2024-10-16

Everything You Need To Know About Exponents w/ Ryan Park - Flywheel #126

This week we hosted Ryan Park, co-founder of Exponents, the first liquidation-free, oracle-less perp dex and explored how Exponents is reimagining market efficiency with its novel mathematical mechanisms. Timeline: 00:00 Introduction & Background 10:48 Lessons from Anchor 13:50 What Lido Did Right 16:46 Distribution + Growth in Terra and Anchor 19:27 “The End User is Capital” 22:30 Transitioning from Anchor to Exponents 28:54 The Liquidation Free, Oracle-less Perp Dex 34:04 “Spot Arbitrage”, The Lifecycle of a Position 41:49 Synthetic Positions and Collateralization Mechanism 50:40 How Does Exponents Work 1:01:23 Institutional Perspectives on DeFi & Crypto 1:07:43 The Future of DeFi and Its Value Prop 1:13:34 Incentivizing Speculation in Crypto Markets 1:23:15 Building in the Bera Eco 1:29:29 Post-Game Show ~~~~ Subscribe to the Flywheel mailing list: https://flywheeldefi.com ~~~~ Follow Flywheel X: https://twitter.com/FlywheelDeFi Telegram: https://t.me/FlywheelDeFi YouTube: @flywheeldefi Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/34xXNO289naHrPB2h4uN4J?si=7aa710b683c04a66 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/flywheel-defi/id1628697864 ~~~~ Connect DeFi Dave: https://twitter.com/defidave22 Kiet: https://twitter.com/0xkapital_k Sam: https://twitter.com/traders_insight Lewy: https://x.com/lewquidity ~~~~ Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.

1h 34m
2024-10-10

Why Solana is Winning w/ Jordan Prince - Flywheel #125

This week, we had on Jordan Prince, an OG Solana dev and co-founder of Metaplex who shared his thoughts on the evolution of the Solana ecosystem and why he believes it could overtake Ethereum's position. Timeline: 00:00 Introduction & Background 15:25 How L2s have impacted Ethereum 25:37 The Future of Solana: Flipping ETH? 30:23 The Hacker House Phenomenon 41:58 The Birth of Metaplex and Solana NFT Standards 51:09 EIPs vs Solana Standards 55:30 The Flaws of DAOs and the Need for Representative Governance 1:03:35 B&J Studios and Its Role in Innovation 1:08:50 Memecoins & Market Dynamics 1:18:41 Solana PVP & Ethereum MEV 1:23:38 The Solution to L2s: A New Ethereum 1:26:44 Are New L1s A Threat to Solana? 1:34:09 The Real Threat to Crypto 1:42:48 Post-Game Show ~~~~ Subscribe to the Flywheel mailing list: https://flywheeldefi.com ~~~~ Follow Flywheel X: https://twitter.com/FlywheelDeFi Telegram: https://t.me/FlywheelDeFi YouTube: @flywheeldefi Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/34xXNO289naHrPB2h4uN4J?si=7aa710b683c04a66 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/flywheel-defi/id1628697864 ~~~~ Connect DeFi Dave: https://twitter.com/defidave22 Kiet: https://twitter.com/0xkapital_k Sam: https://twitter.com/traders_insight Lewy: https://x.com/lewquidity ~~~~ Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.

1h 44m
2024-10-02

Everything You Need To Know About Usual Money (Stablecoin Alpha) w/ Pierre Person - Flywheel #124

This week, Pierre Person is a former French Politician and current founder of the stablecoin protocol Usual Money. He discusses Usual’s novel mechanisms and how it aims to be a fully on-chain Tether. Timeline: 00:00 Introduction & Background 06:19 Working In French Politics 9:24 From Politics to Stablecoins 14:14 What is Usual Money 20:00 Stablecoin Lifecycle in Usual (Minting USD0) 22:48 Usual Governance Token Model 28:12 GTM Strategy (0 to 100 Real Quick) 33:40 Bridging the Gap Between DeFi and CeFi 37:50 USD0++ and Speculative Yield 41:54 Usual’s Mechanism Against Dilution 44:11 Base Interest Guarantee 45:45 Withdrawing USD0 from USD0++ 51:35 Token Emissions and Protocol Revenue 55:45 Regulation and MICA 1:06:07 Post-Game Show ~~~~ Subscribe to the Flywheel mailing list: https://flywheeldefi.com ~~~~ Follow Flywheel Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlywheelDeFi Telegram: https://t.me/FlywheelDeFi YouTube: @flywheeldefi Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/34xXNO289naHrPB2h4uN4J?si=7aa710b683c04a66 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/flywheel-defi/id1628697864 ~~~~ Connect DeFi Dave: https://twitter.com/defidave22 Kiet: https://twitter.com/0xkapital_k Sam: https://twitter.com/traders_insight Lewy: https://x.com/lewquidity ~~~~ Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.

1h 9m

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Flywheel DeFi is the destination for Crypto, DeFi, & everything in between. We're here to help you harness the power of the Flywheel. flywheeldefi.com

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DeFi Dave, kapital_k
Years Active

2022 - 2024
Episodes

152
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Flywheel DeFi

Flywheel DeFi

Episodes

The Fraxtal Vision Roadmap Revealed w/ Sam Kazemian - Flywheel #131

Yeet’s Big Plans For Berachain w/ Lord Pemberton Squigglebop - Flywheel #130

Cybernetics and Redefining Culture w/ Jani - Flywheel #129

Redefining The Next Generation of Yield w/ Chunda McCain - Flywheel #128

Everything Election 2024 + Native Cross-Chain Bitcoin Swaps w/ Thad - Flywheel #127

Everything You Need To Know About Exponents w/ Ryan Park - Flywheel #126

Why Solana is Winning w/ Jordan Prince - Flywheel #125

Everything You Need To Know About Usual Money (Stablecoin Alpha) w/ Pierre Person - Flywheel #124

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