Episodes
June 21, 2022
DeFi Lunch (Ep 153) - June 20, 2022 - Ultimate DCA with @Liquity #RadicalDecentralization, @solendprotocol mess, @CryptoRank_io cool tool & More
The ultimate DCA using liquidations at @Liquity - https://twitter.com/korpi87/status/1538490313110880256 The Solend Mess - https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/06/20/defi-protocol-solend-passes-governance-vote-to-reverse-emergency-powers/ Coinbase is facing class-action suits over unstable stablecoins GYEN, USTC - https://cointelegraph.com/news/coinbase-is-facing-class-action-suits-over-unstable-stablecoins-gyen-terrausd Cool tool - https://cryptorank.io/ Another Terra/ Luna lawsuit - https://...
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June 20, 2022
Mission DeFi EP 63 - Trade at the Speed of Light with Bloxroute - Uri Klarman - founder and CEO / @bloXrouteLabs / @uriklarman
Optimizing trades in DeFi is difficult and timing is a real problem. In addition, MEV can make it a real nightmare and actually cost us money. Bloxroute has optimized all the network connections of blockchain and made it function literally at the speed of light. It is an amazing system used by the largest traders in the space, but is also available to everyone. Uri Klarman is building a powerful platform at Bloxroute and one you will want to be familiar with. Project Name: Bloxroute ...
Guests: Uri Klarman , Bloxroute
June 19, 2022
DeFi Lunch (Ep 152) - June 17, 2022 - @0x_illuminati amazing DeFi resources, @BeanstalkFarms status, 3AC disgust, @0xmaki & others help retail & $FEI, $rETH on Maker & more
Amazing DeFi investing & learning resources at https://0xilluminati.com/ ☹️ things aren't going great with the Beanstalk barn raise so far - https://app.bean.money/ Three Arrows Capital positions liquidated by FTX, Deribit and BitMEX - https://www.theblock.co/post/152665/ftx-deribit-bitmex-liquidated-three-arrows-capital Maki, Sam Kazemian, Zeus/OlympusDAO, Babylon, and Tetra get together to do the right thing for retail & Fei PCV in the Fuse exploit - https://twitter.com/0xmaki/status/153760516...
June 16, 2022
DeFi Lunch (Ep 151) - June 16, 2022 - Japan's bond issues, @punk6529 on crypto in metaverse, @feiprotocol on repayment, @Coinbase layoffs mess,
Fei Protocol on Exploit Repayment - https://medium.com/@fei-labs/fei-labs-at-this-time-cannot-support-or-endorse-any-proposal-which-includes-use-of-protocol-aecaea999c47 https://www.tally.xyz/governance/eip155:1:0x0BEF27FEB58e857046d630B2c03dFb7bae567494/proposal/54737972228715148291831450377954475770670423675395942151334883116464258243647 Why crypto needs the metaverse - https://twitter.com/punk6529/status/1536046825047736326 3 Stages of a bear market - https://twitter.com/JasonYanowitz/st...
June 16, 2022
DeFi Lunch (Ep 150) - June 15, 2022 - The Macro picture, 3 Arrows Capital/ Zhu So Collapse, Celsius, What projects and Investors should do next,
We cover all the news of the latest collapse and the idiots at centralized large companies that can't control their arrogance and greed enough to think about the impact to the ecosystem. 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...
June 14, 2022
DeFi Lunch (Ep 149) - June 14, 2022 - Ben Lakoff (@benlakoff) of Charged Particles(@DefiNft) discusses #NFTs as #DeFi containers.
Ben Lakoff (@benlakoff) of Charged Particles (@DefiNft) discusses #NFTs as #DeFi containers. Learn more: https://www.charged.fi/ Also: Monitoring the stETH/ETh Curve pool imbalance - https://curve.fi/steth Justin Sun trolls by repeating Do Kwon while his USDD project loses peg - https://twitter.com/b05crypto/status/1536716837492297730 Ripple counsel slams SEC for trying to bulldoze and bankrupt crypto - https://cointelegraph.com/news/ripple-counsel-slams-sec-for-trying-to-bulldoze-and-bankru...
Guests: Ben Lakoff , Charged Particles
June 13, 2022
DeFi Lunch (Ep 148) - June 13, 2022 - The Celsius Mess, Do Kwon loses a fight, USDD loses it's peg & more
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...
June 9, 2022
DeFi Lunch (Ep 147) - June 9, 2022 - $ETH merge by @parithosh_j / @Checkout stables settlement / @bobanetwork $FTM / @robindavidji on tokenomics / @SalomonCrypto on PCV / @optimismPBC fail /
Checkout.com launches 24/7 stablecoin settlement in partnership with Fireblocks - https://cointelegraph.com/news/checkout-com-launches-24-7-stablecoin-settlement-in-partnership-with-fireblocks?utm_source=Telegram&utm_medium=social Boba's hybrid compute launches on Fantom and why it is important - https://fantom.foundation/blog/boba-network-to-integrate-with-fantom/ Solace investment insurance is live on Fantom - https://twitter.com/SolaceFi/status/1532802908999254017 Robin D. Ji | Liqu...
June 8, 2022
DeFi Lunch (Ep 146) - June 8, 2022 - @0xPolygon is killing & why $Matic / @zrowgz joins to discuss @BeanstalkFarms Barn Raise $BEAN / @Stepnofficial $BST is up / @iearnfinance adopts @llamapay_io /
Our friend Eamon joined us to discuss the Beanstalk Farms barn raise - https://app.bean.money/ - https://twitter.com/zrowgz ANKR is the partner launching BNB Chain side chains Homemade sodas Unifi protocol goes 10X, but what the hell is it? - https://dropstab.com/unifi-protocol-dao @Stepn token explodes @iearnfinance adopts @llamapay_io and why it is strategically important to niche down your strategy - https://twitter.com/iearnfinance/status/1533555526302412802 Polygon is kill...
Guests: Beanstalk Farms , Eamon
June 8, 2022
DeFi Lunch (Ep 145) - June 7, 2022 - Guest @coreycottrell from @theupliftworld - Minecraft Metaverse / Lummis Gillibrand Crypto regulations bill
Our friend Corey Cottrell joined us to talk about all the news of their metaverse on Minecraft that ia growing rapidly and how he took over complete ownership for their DAO. We discussed the Lummis/Gillibrand crypto regulation bill 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 j...
Guests: Corey Cottrell , Uplift World
June 8, 2022
DeFi Lunch (Ep 144) - June 6, 2022 - @CelerNetwork bridge / @Coinbase hiring screwups / @Danielesesta @Wonderland_fi at it again / @RichardHeartWin - Douchebaggery / @thedefiedge on ibonds
Brad tried the Celer Network bridge and loved it - https://cbridge.celer.network/#/transfer Coinbase told new hires they wouldn't rescuind offers and then did - https://twitter.com/TeamBlind/status/1532769735393169410?s=20&t=1CsjGpBQTsnvr8xJVi8tVQ Brad reported on Daniele Sestas latest shenanigans at Wonderland - https://twitter.com/b05crypto/status/1532889158640979968?s=20&t=1CsjGpBQTsnvr8xJVi8tVQ 5 reasons why Bitcoin could be a better long-term investment than gold - https://cointele...
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June 6, 2022
Mission DeFi EP 62 - Marcello Mari of SingularityDAO - AI in DeFi for better investing outcomes
Former Tech Crunch journalist joins Brad to discuss SingularityDAO a sister project to SingularityNet that is using AI to provide better outcomes for DeFi investors. We discuss how they got started, his cofounders, what it is like moving into the role of a CEO in DeFi, the ecosystem, communities, and much more. Project Name: SingularityDAO Project URL: https://singularitydao.ai/ Project Twitter: https://twitter.com/singularityDAO Guest Name: Marcello Mari Guest Twitter: https:/...
Guests: Marcello Mari , SingularityDAO
June 3, 2022
DeFi Lunch (Ep 143) - June 3, 2022 - Special Guest: Sam Forman(@pgpsam) from @SturdyFinance a powerful new lending platform,
Special Guest: Sam Forman from Sturdy Finance Sturdy is a 0% interest lending protocol that incentivizes lending by staking deposited collateral. Currently available on Fantom and launching today on Ethereum mainnet. Website: https://sturdy.finance/ Discord: https://discord.gg/tRVHp6Vx5N Twitter: https://twitter.com/SturdyFinance Sam's Twitter: https://twitter.com/pgpsam Here's what's in New York's new bitcoin mining ban - https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/03/heres-whats-in-new-yorks-new-bitc...
Guests: Sam Forman , Sturdy Finance
June 2, 2022
DeFi Lunch (Ep 142) - June 2, 2022 - @RitualTypist about the @gelatonetwork spinout he's leading - @ArrakisFinance, $SOL crashes again, @CryptoHayes - Shut it Down! & more $GEL $SPICE $BTC
Guest: Kassandra - @RitualTypist leading @ArrakisFinance spun out of @gelatonetwork Arrakis Finance - Web3's Liquidity Layer Lock $GEL to receive $SPICE Gelato Governance Dashboard Arrakis Discord - https://discord.gg/arrakisfinance Major crypto firms reportedly cut up to 10% of staff amid bear market What does this mean for the status of NFTs and tokens in crypto as it relates to securities regulations? Former OpenSea exec arrested and charged with insider trading of NFTs | TechCrunch VCs ...
Guests: Kassandra , Arrakis Finance
June 1, 2022
DeFi Lunch (Ep 141) - June 1, 2022 - Own your content! - Leo(@leonardkish) of Cortex(@app_cortex) / #W2E @walken_io closes $4.7m / @aptoslabs /
Leo Kish from Cortex joins us to discuss their powerful new decentralized content and social media platform so that users can own their data. https://www.crtx.app/info.html https://twitter.com/app_cortex https://twitter.com/leonardkish Walken the strongest entry in the Walk To Earn field with a high caliber team announces closing $4.7 million round. https://twitter.com/walken_io/status/1532006409847640069?s=20&t=c022EnwsIp__Tk589wKQsA https://cointelegraph.com/press-releases...
May 31, 2022
DeFi Lunch (Ep 140) - May 31, 2022 - Sex2Earn?, @Quantify_Crypto tools, Anti-crypto activists, @Superfluid_HQ merch!, @tesseract_fi down, ETH reorg FUD, @YieldGuild & moronic @MeritCircle_IO
- Brad's Superfluid merch - Quantify Crypto's great trading and analysis tools for CEX and DeFi - Economic macro indicators and status from Joe - Merit Circle DAO's moronic move on their investors YGG - The ridiculous & dishonest anti-crypto activists. Molly White is becoming the crypto world's biggest critic - Teseract shitting down - Token project red flags by @uniwhalesio - How to grow a small amount of $ into a large amount by - @Cov_duk - SEXN finance - Sex2 Earn? - Learn ...
May 27, 2022
Mission DeFi EP 61 - Matt Luongo wants to get us out of the centralized wallet trap we are in with Tally Ho
Tally Ho is an open source wallet and soon DAO to make wallets safer, easier to use and more powerful, while eliminating our centralized dependence on other wallet companies. The product is being built by Thesis headed by my guest Mll Luongo and they have an amazing history of success in crypto / DeFi. Project Name: Tally Ho Project Website: https://tally.cash/ Project Twitter: https://twitter.com/tallycash Project Discord: https://chat.tally.cash/ Guest Name: Matt Luongo Guest Twit...
Guests: Matt Luongo , Tally Ho Wallet
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May 25, 2022
Mission DeFi EP 60 - Raghav Reggie Jerath runs Gather helping creators earn more & is a VC partner at Ghaf Capital Partners / @Gather_Network @GhafCapital
I met Reggie because his firm Ghaf Capital invested in my client Walken in the Move2Earn space & I was thoroughly impressed with how they supported a portfolio project & then I discovered that Reggie is also CEO of Gather which is making ethical & low resource consumption browser-based mining on their own Layer 1 chain to help websites and apps earn more and eliminate advertising. We discuss what it is like to have to overcome the negative stereotypes of previous players in the browser mining...
May 25, 2022
DeFi Lunch (Ep 139) - May 24, 2022 - @Stablecoinswtf / @SBF_FTX bets big on politics / @BeanstalkFarms Barn Raise news / Chrome extension wallet hack / @Coinbase in F500 / @danielesesta limited & More
Do Kwon is a Lunatic in Korea stablecoins.wtf Grayscale CEO: Recent crypto sell-off hasn’t deterred investors Analyst Who Called 2021 Bitcoin Crash Unveils Realistic Price Path to New BTC All-Time High - The Daily Hodl Coinbase introduces crypto to Fortune 500 while FTX CEO featured in TIME 100 Nancy Pelosi’s House Majority PAC Received $6 Million From Crypto Billionaire Shortly Before Backing Oregon Candidate [RFC] Defining Dani's Role at Wonderland - 2. [RFC] Request for Comment - Wonderland G...
May 23, 2022
DeFi Lunch (Ep 138) - May 23, 2022 - #Bitcoin bear candles / @twobitidiot Gensler / $ETH = commodity / $FTM up / Forget Andre / @VitalikButerin Soulbound tokens / #Pulsechain / #Milady slime & more!
DeFi Lunch (Ep 138) - May 23, 2022 - Bitcoin 8W bear candles / @twobitidiot Gensler bankers / CFTC $ETH is commodity / $FTM up 20% / Forget Andre / @VitalikButerin Soulbound tokens / Pulsechain disaster / @AlchemixFi new tokenomics / Milady slime / & more Bitcoin Closes Eighth Bearish Weekly Candle First Time in History Hashstack Finance Ryan Selkis 📖 🖊🔑 on Twitter: "“Gensler hears from bankers: Gensler said his concerns became more acute over the last year after “several bank executives…share...
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...
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May 17, 2022
Mission DeFi EP 59 - Swell Network is creating a powerful marketplace for liquid staking & easily integrated vaults for easier derivative earning @SwellNetworkio
Swell Network is launching what they call Liquid Staking V2.0. Not only will they offer easy to use staking for users and nodes, but they will also offer the platform in a composable and white label format. This will allow them to create a marketplace for liquid staking with nodes competing on earnings to optimize what stakers will earn. In addition, they make it easier for stakers to earn more, by building in vaults to earn more on their yields, without having to move their derivative tokens...
May 16, 2022
DeFi Lunch (Ep 136) - May 16, 2022 - @ANKR @JoshNeuroth / @Binance @Terra_money @stablekwon / El Salvador & Central Banks / @SBF_FTX on Bitcoin / @jerallaire on $USDC / @FantomFDN after Terra Projects
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...
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May 15, 2022
Mission DeFi EP 58 - Earn more while you help decentralize & secure the chain. @joshneuroth of @ANKR $ANKR
The infrastructure of Ethereum and other chains is still not decentralized and this is a serious threat to the future of #DeFi. Josh Neuroth of Ankr explains how they are decentralizing the infrastructure of blockchains with decentralized RPC nodes and liquid staking on multiple chains and now they are combining both so you RPC nodes can also be staking nodes. You can now earn on their protocol for helping to secure your favorite chain. Project Name: Ankr Project URL: https://www.ankr.c...
Guest: Josh Neuroth