Episodes

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...
April 12, 2022

DeFi Lunch (Ep 116) - April 12, 2022 @twister_cash on @FraxFinance, @BofA_News says crypto will soar, Awesome web3 resource @useWeb3, @iearnfinance #ERC4626, #NFT Lending, @epsylon_finance on $FTM

New privacy mixer for $FRAX - https://twistercash.xyz/ Bank of America says economy could crash and crypto will soar - US Banking Giant Issues Dire Economic Warning, Says Shock Wave Could Send Crypto and Commodities Soaring: Report - The Daily Hodl Amazing set of Web3 resources - useWeb3.xyz · Learn Web3 development Yearn backing ERC-4626 standard - DeFi Giant Yearn Leads the Way on ERC-4626 Token Standard Adoption New vault provider Epsylon on Fantom with nice and simple model - Deposit - Epsyl...
April 9, 2022

DeFi Lunch (Ep 115) - April 8, 2022 Mint a luxurious surfing condo in El Salvador, #ERC4626, @Wonderland_Fi, Looking for @lopp,

An in depth look at the first NFT property ever and it is being launched in El Salvador. Beautiful and luxurious condos at the premier surf beach in the world. 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...
April 7, 2022

DeFi Lunch (Ep 114) - April 7, 2022 - @thedefiedge on #tokenomics, @Valkenburgh, @SenToomney, @Coincenter - donate, @bobanetwork raise #AI #ML, @BribeProtocol

@thedefiedge on tokenomics models - A primer - https://twitter.com/thedefiedge/status/1511737802655903744?s=28&t=SFzft-SJuur1ycg9Ba7c0A $MTA / $ETH yields on balancer. MStable is a stablecoin backed token / platform. 4 digit APY - via Coindix $AVAX / $BRIBE pair on Pangolin paying 900% + APY @BribeProtocol @Valkenburgh of @Coincenter analyzes the new Stablecoin TRUST Act via @SenToomney in a thread Boba raises $45m for a $1.5 billion valuation to build the blockchain layer for #AI & #ML This ...
April 6, 2022

DeFi Lunch (Ep 113) - April 6, 2022 - Covered @SecretsOfCrypto entire epic investing thread. Must see how-to. Jamie Dimon, UK Passes US in DeFi Regs, @Ronin_Network, @AxieInfinity, VPNs,

@Ronin_Network, @AxieInfinity, raises $150 million to get out of bind from exploit Turned out to be social engineering Covered @SecretsOfCrypto entire epic crypto investing thread. A must see how-to. Jamie Dimon, UK Passes US in DeFi Regs, VPNs, Jamie Dimon talking about crypto being real "Inevitability When the politicians are arguing over how, not if, you’re almost there. 🇬🇧 is going to kick 🇺🇸ass. U.K. to Make Stablecoins a Recognized Payment Method, Relax Crypto Rul...
April 6, 2022

DeFi Lunch (Ep 112) - April 5, 2022 @Convex Finance @OpenZeppelin @Coinbase @Bancor $WAVES $USDN

DeFi Lunch (Ep 115) - April 8, 2022 @Convex Finance @OpenZeppelin @Coinbase @Bancor $WAVES $USDN Brad getting a Mac Studio Waves saga continues with USDN losing the peg Lending was not the reason that it regained part of peg - per @GuyStewart @CryptoCondom tweet on @Convex Finance exploit @OpenZeppelin audit on behalf of @Coinbase Poorly worded summary of what happened led to thinking Open Zeppelin was holding them hostage How sensationalized language can cause problems Bad @Algo...
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April 5, 2022

Mission: DeFi EP 51 - Justin Bebis of Reaper / @Reaper_Farm & Byte Masons / @ByteMasons is taking a proactive approach to a better & safer ecosystem.

From a terrorizing bug that locked up $2 million Justin Bebis went even deeper into security and safety and is building an org founded on those principles and more. We always hear about the scams and the exploits, but it is important to understand the people that are taking a holistic approach to building a better DeFi. That is the goal of Justin Bebis and Byte Masons as they work to train new people in the space, build an ethic around how they operate, and create products that benefit everyone ...
April 4, 2022

DeFi Lunch (Ep 111) - April 4, 2022 - $WAVES / $USDN mess @WAVESProtocol, @MetisDAO CMO in prison, @PolynomialFi, @SphereDeFi, @TheTweetDao, @chainbinders, @dokidokinft, @CryptoHayes on ETH

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. Sphere Finance | The S&P 500 of Crypto - @SphereDeFi @TheTweetDao Polynomial.fi - https://twitter.com/PolynomialFi $WAVES https://twitter.com/sasha35625/status/1510589946926673920 https://twitter.com/Darrenlautf/status/1510653261711241218 https://twitter.com/0xHamz/status/1509581295621451779 https://forum.vires.finance/t/set-waves-usdn-...
April 4, 2022

DeFi Lunch (Ep 110) - April 1, 2022

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 1, 2022

DeFi Lunch (Ep 109) - March 31, 2022 @AxieInfinity, @Ronin_Network, @cartesiproject, @opera, @terra_money / $BTC, @AstarNetwork, @AstarNetwork,

Cartesi Project - BlockchainOS - Layer 2 @opera - Integrates 8 blockchains DeFi TVL up Terra buys more BTC AstarNetwork 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, part...
April 1, 2022

DeFi Lunch (Ep 108) - March 30, 2022

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...
March 29, 2022

DeFi Lunch (Ep 107) - March 29, 2022 - @WavesProtocol, @revestfinance exploit, @Ronin_network (@AxieInfinity) hit for $650 million, @NEARProtocol lending, @beefyfinance, @autofarmnetwork

Waves Protocol: On March 10th Brad thought it was a good play and didn't buy and today it is up 111% since then. One of our favorite projects Revest was hit with a $2 million exploit. We discussed the impact, but also how powerful the model is for it. @Ronin_Network, the @AxieInfinity blockchain has been hit with a $650 million dollar breach. Pretty brutal. NEAR Protocol is growing in the lending world. General market conditions Joe Cawley and Brad Nickel cover the DeFi news of th...
March 28, 2022

DeFi Lunch (Ep 106) - March 28, 2022 - @Nansen_AI Free & Int. w/@ASvanevik, #MOVE, @aptoslabs, @MEVProtection, @CoinExams, @StargateFinance, @Fetch_ai

Diem-based Chains launching. Teams from @Facebook's Diem are launching new chains with big funding using the Diem tech and smart contract language - #MOVE @aptoslabs / Aptos https://twitter.com/aptoslabs?s=11&t=Bi1-Uc-DyS4-fDDLEFBo6w @Mysten_Labs / Sui https://twitter.com/mysten_labs?s=11&t=Bi1-Uc-DyS4-fDDLEFBo6w @MEVProtection COWSwap tokens are now tradable https://cowswap.exchange/#/swap CoinExams - @CoinExams - Rates chain coins based on set of criteria https://coinexams.com ...
March 24, 2022

Mission: DeFi EP 50 - Alex Svanevik founder of Nansen onchain analytics: How investors use for success, How they built a powerhouse in #DeFi & #NFTs, What they've learned & what means for the future

I can't think of a better guest for my 50th episode of the show. Alex Svanevik, his co-founders, and the team embody what DeFi is all about & their powerful model for growth is something from which we can all learn as we grow our own endeavors. Guest Name: Alex Svanevik Guest Twitter: https://twitter.com/ASvanevik Company Name: Nansen Company Twitter: https://twitter.com/nansen_ai Company URL: https://nansen.ai - How and why they started their rapidly growing successful company - How...
Guests: Alex Svanevik , Nanses
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March 18, 2022

Mission: DeFi EP 49 - Ondo Finance is working to solve the liquidity problem & Justin Bram the #DeFi explainer celebrity is helping them grow

Project Name: Ondo Protocol Guest Name: Justin Bram Guest Twitter: https://twitter.com/JustinCBram Justin's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/justinbram Project URL: https://ondo.finance Project Twitter: https://twitter.com/OndoFinance This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered financial advice. This is just the opinions of Brad Nickel and his guests. None of us are financial advisors. Trading, participating, yield farming, liquidity pools, and all...
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March 17, 2022

Mission: DeFi EP 48 - Paladin is solving the DAO governance problem & providing powerful incentives to make it work

@Paladin_vote - Project Name: Paladin - Project URL: https://www.paladin.vote - Project Twitter: https://twitter.com/Paladin_vote - Project Telegram: https://t.me/paladinprotocol - Project Discord: https://t.co/8HxPCVfJpV - Project Medium: https://medium.com/paladin-protocol - Guests: - Name: Figue - Guest Twitter: https://twitter.com/Figue_me - Name: Alejandro - Guest Twitter: https://twitter.com/BaqueroLima - Show Notes - A better method for governance involvement - Vote l...
Guests: Paladin , Figue , Alejandro
March 16, 2022

DeFi Lunch (Ep 105) - March 16, 2022 - ETH Investment options, OlympusDAO & @JackNiewold, Biz Dev/Marketing, @LidoFinance, @Rocket_Pool, #Ethereum Merge,

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. ETH Investment options Lido and Rocket Pool Ethereum Staking Crypto Pragmatist list of ETH investment options Jack Niewold and OlympusDAO and why this is about percpetions, marketing, and comms rather than about Jack Ethereum Merge and more. This is not financial advice. Nothing said on the show should be considered fin...
March 16, 2022

DeFi Lunch (Ep 104) - March 15, 2022 - @Wonderland_fi tax, @gelatonetwork, EU bans BTC?, Metamask/OpenSea blocking countries, & 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. Wonderland takes one more gouge out of investors before they leave - https://twitter.com/b05crypto/status/1503703031669534720 EU Votes no on Bitcoin ban ​MetaMask and OpenSea prepare to block customers from certain countries - https://kravox.com/metamask-and-opensea-prepare-to-block-customers-from-certain-countries Gelato G-UNI mess - h...
March 11, 2022

DeFi Lunch (Ep 102) - March 11, 2022

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. Tempus episode is up with David Garai Crystl revenue model is new. LA Token launches LACHAIN to bridge Ethereum-based networks Stripe Global payment solutions for Web3 Smart Contracts on Stellar: Why Now? Kicking off Project Jump Cannon - SDF Blog (3) Chad Barraford on Twitter: "Synthetic assets are now available @THORChain. Why is this a ...
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March 11, 2022

Mission: DeFi EP 47 - Tempus' David Garai - Fixed Income & Yield Speculation go DeFi!

As we all work to move DeFi into the real world, there is also an opportunity to bring institutional products into DeFi and give us and institutions new opportunities. The team at Tempus is doing just that with their fixed income/yield speculation protocol. They've taken a unique approach to the concept and have seen great growth. David and I discussed what is has been like building this platform, the complexities of making it work and the work they do to train users on how it works. As a bear m...
Guests: David Garai , Tempus
March 10, 2022

DeFi Lunch (Ep 101) - March 10, 2022 - @wavesprotocol - #EVM / Growth / #Miami, #BIden's Executive Order on Crypto, @Binance acquiring IRL, @BainCapCrypto

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. - Biden's Executive order on crypto - https://twitter.com/b05crypto/status/1501683673569144839 - Binance buying in Fintech - https://cointelegraph.com/news/binance-unveils-plans-for-world-domination-by-buying-up-companies-in-every-sector - Bain Capital Crypto Fund - https://twitter.com/b05crypto/status/1501938851744342018?s=20&t=u9wKkGC1_r...
March 10, 2022

DeFi Lunch (Ep 100) - March 9, 2022

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. Using stETH as collateral on @AaveAave - https://twitter.com/lidofinance/status/1498653508731645959?s=28 Avalanche Subnets - https://twitter.com/stanikulechov/status/1501225901388099584?s=28 Coinbase Conforms To Sanctions, Blocks 25,000 'Illicit' Russian Crypto Wallet Addresses | Bitcoinist.com - https://bitcoinist.com/coinbase-joins-sanct...
March 9, 2022

DeFi Lunch (Ep 99) - March 8, 2022

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. Coinbase Conforms To Sanctions, Blocks 25,000 'Illicit' Russian Crypto Wallet Addresses | Bitcoinist.com - https://bitcoinist.com/coinbase-joins-sanctions/ Crypto funds register largest weekly inflows since December - https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-funds-register-largest-weekly-inflows-since-december ​Biden executive order on cry...
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March 8, 2022

Mission: DeFi EP 46 - Walken wants to drive millions of users to DeFi. With 50 million downloads, $10 million in annual revenue & a marketing & dev machine

Walken is a highly successful mobile app company with dozens of high quality developers and a marketing machine that drives user signups for their apps. This has resulted in over 50 million downloads of their apps and $10 million in annual revenue. Now they are taking their expertise in building successful exercise apps to the world of DeFi and NFTs with a walk/exercise to earn app. The founders Alexei, Konstantin, and Alexei joined me to discuss their plans: how they started their compan...