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SEC Episodes

June 6, 2023

DeFi Lunch (Ep 350) - June 6, 2023 SEC Attacks @Coinbase! Legal analysis.

You are missing out on a community of like-minded folks discussing the big and little topics of the day - https://md1.to/mdtg MetaLawMan on Twitter: "BREAKING: SEC sues @Coinbase In May of 2021, SEC Chairman Gary Gensler testified ( https://md1.to/gyha3 ) DeFi Llama + ChatGPT ( https://md1.to/alhy2 ) Adam Cochran - 1/20 Breakdown of the SEC Coinbase complaint - ( https://md1.to/4jo60 ) @GaryGensler to @CNBC this morning: “We don’t need more digital currency. We already have digital curr...
April 17, 2023

DeFi Lunch (Ep 331) - Apr 17, 2023

BNB Chain on Twitter: "BNB Greenfields code is now open source 🍀 Everyones invited to experiment with Greenfields features and code, give us feedback, and co-build this promising ecosystem! Find out how you can start developing today by reading this blog from @v_bnbchain. ( https://twitter.com/BNBCHAIN/status/1646487578659495938 ) BNB Chain on Twitter: "🚀1/ 🎉 Exciting news! BNB Greenfield Testnet is LIVE! 🧵 ( https://twitter.com/BNBCHAIN/status/1645662845756121094 ) BNB Greenfield: A Dece...
March 8, 2023

DeFi Lunch (Ep 308) - Mar 8, 2023 - @neelsalami / @EclipseFND

Great interview today with Neel Salami the founder of Eclipse a rollup as a service provider for specialized protocols in DeFi, GameFi, and much more. This is a powerful platform that will make it easier for protocols to manage performance of their applications on whatever chain they choose. Eclipse website - https://md1.to/eclipse1 Ecplipse Twitter - https://md1.to/eclipsetwitter Neel's Twitter - https://md1.to/neelsalammitwitter Discuss Eclipse in our community - https://t.me/missionDefi Ne...
Feb. 14, 2023

DeFi Lunch (Ep 293) - Feb 13, 2023 - Get your $OP Airdrop / @Paxos sued / @jespow "if only I knew..." / Guest: @ChaoticBeautys of @BNBChain /

Get your OP airdrop! https://bit.ly/checkopairdrop / https://bit.ly/opairdropdl Special guest @ChaoticBeautys U.S. Tech Evangelist of BNB Greenfield - a fascinating decentralized data project from BNBChain - https://bit.ly/bnbgreen Paxos sued by the SEC, India takes lead on global crypto regulations, Coinbase defends staking services – DL News - https://bit.ly/3jWNLr4 Jesse Powell of Kraken - If only I knew there was a form - https://bit.ly/3K3NBsq Gabriel Shapiro on staking regs - https://bit.l...
Feb. 9, 2023

DeFi Lunch (Ep 291) - Feb 9, 2023 - Choke Point 2.0 / Canto Messaging / Staking / Canto Llama Swap

Join the discussion on Telegram: https://t.me/missiondefi Joe Cawley and Brad Nickel cover the DeFi news of the day, new opportunities in the space including liquidity pools, yield farming, staking, and much more. This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel, Joe Cawley, and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypt...
Jan. 24, 2023

DeFi Lunch (Ep 278) - Jan 23, 2023 - @VariantFund in @CantoPublic / @Coinbase Director over skis / @Uniswap on @BNBChain? / Women investing more in crypto /

Don't miss out on our new community. Come grow and learn with us: https://bit.ly/3H2mj2K Variant Fund is in @Canto and tells why: https://bit.ly/3ws2uNs Coinbase and Binance at War, Coinbase Alleges Price Manipulation - https://bit.ly/3WwoP78 Insider trading at Coinbase results in a 10-month prison sentence - https://bit.ly/3D6nvRy Coinbase Director over his skis on Binance accusations - https://bit.ly/3DdhYsf Early vote shows strong support for deploying Uniswap on BNB Chain - https://bit.ly...
Nov. 16, 2022

DeFi Lunch (Ep 238) - Nov 15, 2022 - Chase Bank ❤️ DeFi? / @deBankDeFi Pro / Proof of Reserves

The Gensler/SBF Deal Poll - https://bit.ly/3AkUIat Gensler is so pissed - https://bit.ly/3EeL3Dd Jake is pissed - https://bit.ly/3EjbTui BREAKING NEWS: JP MORGAN CHASE TO IMPLEMENT PROOF OF RESERVES USING MERKLE TREE ALGORITHM - https://bit.ly/3tx36j9 CEX Transparency - https://bit.ly/3AiJQda BitMEX Provides Snapshot Update to Bitcoin Proof of Reserves & Proof of Liabilities | BitMEX Blog - https://bit.ly/3X78ZRB Proof of Reserves: A Report on Mitigating Crypto Custody Risk - https://bit.ly/3g3w...
Nov. 11, 2022

DeFi Lunch (Ep 235) - Nov 10, 2022 - @SBF_FTX is sorry / @Sequoia deletes SBF love story / @weremeow & @DefiantNews on @Solana impacts / @CryptoHayes - What's next /

Join the convo on our Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/MissionDeFi/ Sorry folks, but deleted the SBF love post I mentioned that showed how stupid they were about investing. Thankfully, the WayBack machine never forgets. - https://web.archive.org/web/20221027180945/https://www.sequoiacap.com/article/sam-bankman-fried-spotlight/ Binance Processed Around $8 Billion In Trade With Iran Despite Sanctions - https://bitcoinist.com/binance-processed-around-8-billion-with-iran/ I'm sorry. That's the big...
Oct. 4, 2022

DeFi Lunch (Ep 207) - Oct. 3, 2022 - @Mashinsky took $10m before freeze / @LidoFinance #stETH peg / @Binance NZ / @TMobile staking / Goofy Gensler Video /

Reddit - Join us on Reddit where we want to hear your favorite projects, your ideas, your opinions, and your feedback on our shows: https://www.reddit.com/r/MissionDeFi/ We need your help to keep the show going. Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mission-defi/id1574134305 or Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5STK6Qr0jXI57pLIvGK6Mn Feds Seized $311M in Bitcoin (BTC). A Hacker Stole It Back - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-10-03/...
Sept. 28, 2022

DeFi Lunch (Ep 203) - Sept. 27, 2022 - Epic @0xPolygon deal @RobinhoodApp / How to BizDev / Newsom kills regs / @cosmos forward / @lavanetxyz / Miner stupid /

$1.50 hot-dog-and-soda combo is 'forever' - https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/26/costco-cfo-says-hot-dog-and-soda-combo-price-is-forever.html Fed Speaks - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_9GrgvNkxY Mission DeFi EP 74 - Delta Neutral Strategies Paying Nice Conservative Yields by Robo-Vault - Interview with founder - Sam | Mission: DeFi - https://www.missiondefi.com/robo-vault/ Another epic Polygon deal - https://twitter.com/0xPolygon/status/1574751140809691137?s=20&t=g2UM0JvXZIYrjDn02G-r1w Jeremy Sie...
Sept. 21, 2022

DeFi Lunch (Ep 200) - Sept. 21, 2022 - 200 Episodes! / What will Powell / Putin sigh / Stablecoin ban / @Wonderland_fi kicks @danielesesta / @PandaDAO_Office

Discuss this episode here: https://www.reddit.com/r/MissionDeFi/ 200 Episodes!!! Inflation and what will Powell do Putin calls out the reservists and threatens nukes market dumps 10% - https://twitter.com/Sino_Market/status/1572199432921419777 Congress weighs ban of algo stables - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-20/house-stablecoin-bill-would-put-two-year-ban-on-terra-like-coins Apple previews innovative accessibility features - Apple - https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2022/0...
Sept. 21, 2022

DeFi Lunch (Ep 199) - Sept. 20, 2022 - SEC wants all of $ETH / $ETH miners mostly idiots / Treasury dept input / @Helium phone service / @joel_john95 bldg mobile first

Discuss this episode here: https://www.reddit.com/r/MissionDeFi/comments/xk7fh7/defi_lunch_ep_199_sept_20_2022_sec_wants_all_of/ 'Massive Dumping’ by Ethereum Miners Punishes ETH - https://bit.ly/3fakNBn In a civil complaint against a crypto influencer, the SEC suggested that it believes the U.S. government has jurisdiction over all Ethereum transactions - https://bit.ly/3UrKOfx Treasury Asks for Public Input to Shape Crypto Regulations—Including NFTs and DeFi https://bit.ly/3Luxdjv Where...
Sept. 16, 2022

DeFi Lunch (Ep 197) - Sept. 16, 2022 - FIRE! - @b05crypto & @pathfinder305 let the fireworks fly discussing #Gensler & #SEC / @jchervinsky / @adamscochran /

Video and reviews of this episode on Twitter - https://twitter.com/b05crypto/status/1570829218845687808?s=20&t=MotLUxAqMavB0drop4-wPA Join our new community on Reddit! Comment, post, and share your thoughts and ideas for investing , technology, and much more. - https://www.reddit.com/r/MissionDeFi/ Damn, @CantoPublic is burning up today. - https://twitter.com/b05crypto/status/1570612797758750721?s=20&t=KlU3ldK0bNo3RxefYzvkLw Incoming proposal for the Canto DAO - https://twitter.com/CantoPubli...
Sept. 8, 2022

DeFi Lunch (Ep 191) - Sept. 8 2022 - @DefiLlama DEX / @FraxFinance FraxLend / Gensler under pressure / @Binanceus $ETH Liquid Staking /

All DEX volumes - DefiLlama - https://defillama.com/dexs SEC’s Gensler Supports Commodities Regulator Having Bitcoin Oversight - WSJ - https://www.wsj.com/articles/secs-gensler-supports-commodities-regulator-having-bitcoin-oversight-11662641115 Binance US launches low-barrier Ethereum staking ahead of The Merge - https://cointelegraph.com/news/binance-us-launches-low-barrier-ethereum-staking-ahead-of-the-merge?utm_source=Telegram&utm_medium=social NFT Marketplace OnePlanet Leaves Terra’s Orbit f...
Aug. 18, 2022

DeFi Lunch (Ep 177) - August 17, 2022 -

Hey folks, going to try to get time stamps added, but have to do it while we are recording, because definitely don't have time to listen again every day. Will try to start tomorrow. 🤞 Brad's forever vacation plans Kids and college Big discussion of the macro economic picture and potential impact on crypto Discussion about Paladin SEC Sues Dragonchain for $16.5 Million Dragon Token ICO - Decrypt - https://decrypt.co/107567/securities-and-exchange-commission-sues-dragonchain-for-16-...
July 25, 2022

DeFi Lunch (Ep 164) - July 22, 2022

Crypto to reach 1 billion users in 2030: BCG Report - https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-to-reach-1-billion-users-in-2030-bcg-report Crowdhealth - https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/bitcoin Analysts Suspect the Fed Will Bump Federal Funds Rate by 75 bps Next Week, Others Predict the 'Biggest Hike in Decades’ - https://news.bitcoin.com/analysts-suspect-the-fed-will-bump-federal-funds-rate-by-75-bps-next-week-others-predict-the-biggest-hike-in-decades/ South Korea Delays 20% Cryptocurrency Tax To ...
July 20, 2022

DeFi Lunch (Ep 162) - July 20, 2022 - zkEVM from @0xPolygon ($MATIC) is a big deal / Trading F&G? / @DeFiPulse / @MustCometh Mktg / @Consensys Audit NFT / @0xTracker / @BinanceUS IPO? / SEC Narcs

Crypto exchange FTX is in talks to raise more funding, Bloomberg reports - https://www.theblock.co/post/158705/crypto-exchange-ftx-is-in-talks-to-raise-more-funding-bloomberg-reports MustCometh with the nice marketing at ethcc - https://twitter.com/vincentlg/status/1548355514702057472?s=28&t=N487aJU-5DjKlvT_XUOrxQ This is a Big Deal - The Future is Now for Ethereum Scaling: Introducing Polygon zkEVM - https://blog.polygon.technology/the-future-is-now-for-ethereum-scaling-introducing-polygon-zkev...
July 20, 2022

DeFi Lunch (Ep 161) - July 19, 2022 - Fear up to 30 / Major chains & their status / Gensler & SEC getting shredded in Congress / 3AC in some deep trouble / Lido Launching L2 staking / Lightning ATH

Fear and greed hits 30 and we're out of extreme fear range - https://alternative.me/crypto/fear-and-greed-index/ We climb into major chains and where they stand: https://defillama.com/chains Gensler and the SEC getting shredded in Congress for extra jurisdictional actions and beckoning for projects to come in and talk and then hitting them with enforcement actions. https://news.todayq.com/news/come-in-talk-to-us-says-sec-chair-gary-gensler-to-crypto-firms/ https://twitter.com/twobitidiot/stat...
July 18, 2022

DeFi Lunch (Ep 160) - July 18, 2022 - Fear & Greed better / $ETH & $MATIC runs / @CantoPublic a new Layer 1 with DeFi primitives built in / China collapse? / @cred_protocol / Ripple $100m in legal

Things are looking better Fear and Greed doing better - https://alternative.me/crypto/fear-and-greed-index/ Polygon ($MATIC) making a big announcement in 2 days. Canto a new layer 1 with DeFi primitives built in to the base for lending, Dex, and bridge - https://settlers.canto.io/ China on the brink of collapse? NFT rewards / membership platform Hang raises $16 million Series A - https://www.theblock.co/post/157419/nft-membership-platform-hang-raises-16-million-series-a Sui making advan...
July 15, 2022

DeFi Lunch (Ep 159) - July 15, 2022 - Gensler loosens up on crypto? / The Merge - September 19 / Putin bans crypto - Again / @Digitalx / 3AC's Su speaks up

Video version is here: https://youtu.be/k05GsajvOhY Brad's thread of good follows: https://twitter.com/b05crypto/status/1547942459224641536 Gensler: SEC could tailor disclosures for crypto firms - https://www.theblock.co/post/157658/gensler-sec-could-tailor-disclosures-for-crypto-firms The Ethereum merge may happen as soon as September 19 - https://twitter.com/superphiz/status/1547643255335968771?s=20&t=XbsgNJ13HLXr0-SBWW6dMQ Digitalax hits Coinbase and sees a nice price increase. We discussed t...
May 22, 2022

DeFi Lunch (Ep 137) - May 17, 2022 - Brad's take on his experience at @Permissionless ( @Ankr / @BobaNetowork / @Bancor / @Alchemix / @FantomFDN ), #SEC enforcement unconstitutional,

@Permissionless wrapup by Brad @Ankr $ANKR @BobaNetowork $BOBA @Bancor $BNT @Alchemix $ALCX @FantomFDN $FTM @AvalancheAvax $AVAX @Chainabuse - to warn users SEC enforcement ruled unconstitutional. Joe Cawley and Brad Nickel cover the DeFi news of the day, new opportunities in the space including liquidity pools, yield farming, staking, and much more. This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opin...
May 4, 2022

DeFi Lunch (Ep 128) - May 3, 2022 - Impact or Roe decision on Crypto politics, American Opinions on Crypto, SEC doubles, $APE fiasco, Tinder scams, @SPANK

Joe Cawley and Brad Nickel cover the DeFi news of the day, new opportunities in the space including liquidity pools, yield farming, staking, and much more. This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel, Joe Cawley, and our guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all of DeFi and crypto is high risk and dangerous. If you decide to participate, d...
April 13, 2022

DeFi Lunch (Ep 117) - April 13, 2022 - @rentmynft #P2E #Guilds, @AxieInfinity / @Ronin_Network hack, @CelestiaOrg / @Delphi_Digital, @CelsiusNetwork = accredited only, @0xPolygon carbon neutral

Rent NFT Once and Earn Forever | RentMyNFT.xyz - Interesting platform targeting play to earn guilds for NFT startup. Twitter - (1) rentmynft (@rentmynft) / Twitter Crypto Mixers and their scrutiny by regulators - Crypto mixers’ relevance wanes as regulators take aim What happened to the money after the hack of Ronin / Axie Infinity - The aftermath of Axie Infinity’s $650M Ronin Bridge hack Virgil Griffith gets 5 years in prison for violating N. Korea sanctions @CelestiaOrg's modular blockchai...
Feb. 17, 2022

DeFi Lunch (Ep 87) - February 17, 2022

Crypto Raiders / OIympusDAO bonds @0xSifu and #QuadrigaCX Confessions of a Bitcoin Widow: How a Dream Life Turned into a Nightmare | The Walrus Binance Halts Activities in Israel Philippines Crypto Exchange PDAX Raises $50M Series B Led by Tiger Global UAE granting federal crypto licenses Munger calls crypto venereal disease Warren invests a billion in a cryptobank Sequoia raising a 600M fund for cryptocurrency, Binance US reportedly under investigation, The $50 Tri...
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