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Where we interview thought leaders in the DeFi space so that you can learn and attain financial freedom.
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#28: Cega
In this episode, we spoke to Winston Zhang, one of the Co-Founders of CegaCega is building the next evolution in DeFi derivatives with safer, high-yielding products for users powered by exotic options.In this episode you'll learn:- What are exotic options? How do they differ from more "vanilla" calls and puts?- How do they achieve APY's of 13-40%?- Who are the market makers buying these options from retail users in DeFi?- How the 'worst-of' and 'best-of' payoff works- What the next stage of D...
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#27: DeFi Education Fund (DEF)
It's clear that US regulators are shining a spotlight on DeFi. It's essential that we have a group that is dedicated to educating policymakers and shaping the future of DeFi.In this episode, we had the honour to speak to Miller Whitehouse-Levine, Policy Director at the DEF.You'll learn:- What different members of Congress are thinking about DeFi- Miller's insight into what happened with Tornado Cash- A great analogy he uses when educating policymakers about DeFi- An overview of the advocacy w...
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#26: BlueJay Finance
Bluejay Finance is a capital-efficient protocol for multi-currency stablecoins.Why?Because crypto desperately needs to move away from USD-denominated stablecoins!In this episode, we speak with Sherry Jiang, Co-Founder and CEO of Bluejay Finance.You'll learn:- How they mirror the FX market in the fiat world onto the blockchain- How locally denominated stablecoins accelerate financial inclusion- Opportunities for liquidity providers that hold DAI and other assets- Real-world lending that is alr...
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#25: Morpho Labs
Morpho has built an innovative p2p layer on top of AAVE and Compound, allowing enhanced yields for all users!In this episode you will learn:- The current inefficiencies in borrowing and lending markets- How you can optimise your yield on your stablecoins- The technical challenges of building DeFi on top of existing protocols- Advice for founders raising capital from the likes of a16z- Paul's thoughts on the Ethereum MergeIf you're interested in the future of DeFi, this is a must listen episod...
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#24: Blockworks Research
We were fortunate to sit with Matt Fiebach, a Research Analyst within the Blockworks DeFi Research Team.Blockworks Research is trusted by some of the largest institutions in the world to give them deep insights into the crypto space and where they could be allocated capital.This episode is packed with Alpha, that's with a capital A.You'll learn:- What his research process looks like- Why Matt is cautious about the Ethereum Merge- Opportunities in the Ethereum Middleware market- dydx moving to...
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#23: Maple Finance
Maple is transforming the way that borrowers access on-chain credit.We had the opportunity to speak to Joe Flanagan, a Co-Founder of Maple Finance.In this episode you'll learn:- How does Maple Finance work?- Who the next generation of borrowers will be?- Lessons learnt when building a DeFi protocol- xMPL token utility- What success looks like for the Maple Team - How DeFi needs to evolveWebsite: https://www.maple.finance/Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/joe_defi