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The Defiant - DeFi Podcast Camila Russo
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4.3 • 68 Ratings
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The internet of money is being built with blockchain technology and without banks. We call it DeFi, short for Decentralized Finance, and this is where you can hear the builders and users of this cutting edge world tell their stories first hand. Hosted by Camila Russo.
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OG DeFi Pioneer Kain Warwick Aims To Transform Crypto UX With Infinex
Kain Warwick is the founder of Synthetix, an OG DeFi protocol which allows users to mint and trade a wide variety of synthetic assets, including cryptocurrencies, fiat currencies, commodities, and stocks, providing liquidity and exposure without the need for traditional financial intermediaries. His latest project, Infinex, is focused on solving crypto’s UX problems, aiming to make the user experience more intuitive and accessible for all. During EthCC[7], we had the opportunity to interview Kain to dive deeper into Infinex and the solutions they’re planning to solve Crypto UX.
0:00 Synthetix and Infinex
4:05 Incentive Schemes
8:00 Crates
11:35 NFT Governance Token
15:21 Integrations
17:40 Infinex Vision
23:00 Passkeys
28:30 Infinex Business Model
36:46 Synthetix
38:35 DeFi
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The Superchain Thesis: Scaling Ethereum with Optimism - A Deep Dive with Benjamin Jones
Benjamin Jones is the director of the Optimism Foundation, which is dedicated to scaling Ethereum and the team building Optimism Layer 2. Currently, Optimism sits in third place among Layer 2s with $6.42B in Total Value Locked. In this episode, we dive deep into the Superchain Thesis and explore how Optimism aims to optimize Ethereum scalability. We start by discussing what Optimism is and its mission to scale Ethereum, moving on to the foundation's end goal and its vision for the future. We also take a closer look at Benjamin Jones, his role, background and contributions. We also compare various scaling solutions, assess their effectiveness and potential, and discuss the future of zero-knowledge proofs (ZK). Benjamin also explains the philosophy underpinning Optimism's Retro Funding approach.
0:00 What Is Optimism?
2:04 End Goal
3:44 Security
5:50 Benjamin Jones
10:00 Open Source
13:02 OP Token
16:25 1 Human = 1 Vote
20:32 Scaling Solutions
30:00 Is ZK The Future?
36:27 Optimism Superchain
49:00 Retro Funding
57:34 Arbitrum
01:01:27 Building On Optimism
01:05:52 Mainstream
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The Most Rational View on Crypto with Noah Seidman, AKA Captain Rational
Our guest today is Noah Seidman, who has an impressive systematic view on crypto and how crypto fits into the overall macro market. Noah is a technologist with a career spanning two decades. He has a unique perspective on the intersection of crypto and finance, garnering him a reputation as a thought leader. While most on Crypto Twitter are talking about memecoins and the next few months, Noah has been thinking about crypto over a long time horizon. We talk about his macro views, how he chooses to build his portfolio, advice he has for someone starting out, maybe in their 20s, and the secret to him staying on top of all of the market news. He understands things like the monetary premium and categorizes tokens in a very interesting way. Before we dive into this, we discussed what Noah is focused on on his day to day.
0:00 Captain Rational
1:47 Global Macro
4:45 Before Crypto
5:52 Entering Crypto
11:20 Crypto In Macro
17:30 Bitcoin As Reserve Currency
21:13 L1 Value
22:25 Long Term Narratives
25:22 Investment Strategy
28:30 Self Realization
38:45 Decentralization
45:30 Time
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Unlocking Bitcoin's Potential: How Rootstock Uses EVM For Scalability
Daniel Fogg is the CEO of RootstockLabs, the organization behind the Rootstock sidechain, which is a Bitcoin Layer 2 solution designed to enhance Bitcoin's capabilities with smart contract functionality. Rootstock was launched in January 2018, becoming the first Bitcoin sidechain, and is secured by Bitcoin's hashing power through a merged mining process. The sidechain leverages Bitcoin's security while enabling Ethereum compatible smart contracts, aiming to reduce transaction costs and improve scalability
0:00 Rootstock's Story
7:11 The Architecture
14:52 Use Cases
21:25 Bitcoin Community
27:00 Ordinals and BRC20
30:32 BitVM
36:00 Merged Mining
41:17 Competition
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Bridging Web2 and Web3: Suji Yan on Mask Network's Vision
Suji Yan is the founder of Mask Network, a platform that brings privacy and benefits from Web3 to traditional social media like Facebook & Twitter. Suji Yan launched Mask to provide users with tools to encrypt their social media interactions and protect their online privacy. His goal is to create an internet where individuals have more control over their digital presence. In our conversation, we get into the current SocialFi landscape, its limitations, and the importance of decentralized social media for everyday users.
0:00 Intro
0:40 Mask Network
9:30 Web2 + Web3 Social Media
22:05 Content Creation
36:11 Adoption
45:15 Problems With SocialFi
54:07 Why Should We Care?
57:23 Current SocialFi Landscape
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YGG's Guild Protocol, Onchain Reputation, And The Next Wave Of Web3 Gaming With Gabby Dizon
Gabby Dizon is the Co-Founder of Yield Guild Games (YGG), a decentralized autonomous organization that invests in virtual world assets. Yield Guild Games focuses on creating a global community of gamers who earn rewards by playing blockchain-based games. YGG operates on the play-to-earn model, allowing players to generate income through in-game activities and ownership of digital assets.
0:00 Intro
1:23 Yield Guild Games
4:34 New Games
5:42 Gabby Dizon
8:39 Ronin
10:21 YGG Token
15:30 Criticisms
18:05 Protocol Transition
24:15 Onchain Guilds
33:33 Badges and Onchain Reputation
40:25 Gaming and NFT Activity
44:40 Building in 2024
48:35 Mass Applications
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Customer Reviews
Great content but weak audio quality
Love the show but would really really love to see more care and concern for the sound quality of the host.
The youtube channel is over the top quality so the podcast audio quality was a surprise for me.
Such a wealth of knowledge! 🧠
It’s obvious Camila puts extraordinary effort into every single episode. But what makes this show a true standout is the quality of the guests, the stories they tell, and tactics they bring to the table. Don't miss it!
CRINGE Personified
This show was on a recommended list from someone who’s opinions in the space I take very seriously, so the shocking weakness of this pod was very surprising. She sounds like an uninformed, insecure 20 year old intern thrown into an interview seat with no idea how to conduct an interview (or even have a normal-ish adult conversation) or basic level of understanding of the topics, people, or businesses at hand. Almost a surreally bad podcast, which came as both a massive surprise and disappointment.