The Decrypting Crypto Podcast Matthew Howells-Barby & Austin Knight
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We highlight the people, products, and protocols shaping the future of crypto, DeFi, and web3. Your hosts, Matthew Howells-Barby and Austin Knight, will take you on a journey of decrypting the various concepts related to blockchain and web3 technology, explaining them in a language that everyone can understand.
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How Pendle is innovating in the liquid restaking space
In this week's episode we do a deep dive into the DeFi innovation happening within the liquid restaking space via Pendle.
Alongside this, we give a regulatory update on the SEC's fight with Coinbase, Ripple, and more. -
Blobs Hit Ethereum, Saylor Engages Beast Mode, and the Sphere Has a Hat
In this week's episode of Off Chain, we discuss the following stories:
* The Ethereum Dencun Upgrade
* Microstrategy Doubles Down on Bitcoin... AGAIN
* WIF is set to appear on the Las Vegas Sphere -
Farming airdrops as a node operator with Sami & Theo from Noder
In case you didn't notice, it's airdrop season. Free money is raining down but airdrop farmers have to get smarter about how they're going to qualify for these juicy payouts.
We speak with Theo and Sami, the cofounders of Noder.bot which is a node-as-a-service platform focused on setting you up with pre-mainnet nodes. You don't need any technical knowledge and it's a simple one-click install. If you're exploring airdrops, you have to check this out.
Listeners can get early access to Noder.bot using code: decrypt -
Off Chain 2/15/24: Our Killer ETF Trade, PLUS Sotherby's Lists an Ether Rock
In this week's episode of Off Chain, we cover the following stories:
* Sotherbys is auctioning off an Ether Rock… we must be back!
* Inflows to Bitcoin ETFs reach new highs, powering a BTC rally
* The Ethereum ETF applications are coming in thick and fast - we share an interesting trade that could really pay off in the run up to the spot ETF approval -
Off Chain 2/8/24: Staked ETH ETF? AI Passing KYC, and the Ethereum Dencun Upgrade
In this week's episode we cover:
* Ark 21shares amended its spot ETH ETF filing to include a cash creation/redemption process (similar to spot BTC ETFs) and some language surrounding staking.
* A look at the underground site where basic AI is being used to bypass KYC and AML.
* Ethereum's Dencun upgrade reaches the final stages of testing, going live on the Holesky testnet, paving the way for it to hit the Ethereum mainnet in late Feb or early March. -
The Future of Restaking with Mike Silagadze from EtherFi
We do a deep dive into the latest major theme in the crypto space: Restaking.
We bring in Mike Silagadze, CEO of EtherFi to break down what restaking is and why it's such an important innovation for the Ethereum ecosystem and beyond. We talk about the more than $700m of TVL that EtherFi has gained in the past few weeks and what's next.
Customer Reviews
Everything crypto now makes sense!!
I’m studying my MSc in Tech Law and I’ve struggled to find a resource that explains cryptocurrencies in enough detail, but is equally understandable... until now! I’ve been on some long car journeys lately and this has been the perfect companion whilst driving. That language is easy to follow and the episodes are well thought out and planned so that it all comes together by the end of each one. Also the relationship between the two hosts really makes it feel like you’re sat listening to two of your friends chat about a hobby of theirs, rather than some podcasts which feel like lectures. A must listen for anyone interested in investing, or just wanting to know what the hell it is all about!
Really welcome voice in the space
The guys have a great rapport to listen to and make understanding the fundamentals of what initially to me seemed a totally impenetrable world of cryptocurrency and the block chain. Hope that they enjoy making the show as much as I do trying to learn from it.